1 Korintian 1
1 Pwknvyarnv gv mvngnambv, Kristo Jisu gvbv Apostol gubv goklin kunam Paul ngo gvlokv, okv ngonugv achiboru Sostenes gvlokv—
To the Church of God in Corinth, to those who have been consecrated by union with Christ Jesus and called to become his People, and also to all, wherever they may be, who invoke the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ — their Master and ours,
2 Korinth lo doonv Pwknvyarnv gv gvrja nga, Pwknvyarnv gv darwk kunv gubv goklin kunam nyi mvnwngnga, yvvbunudw Jisu Kristonyi akin gubv rilaku ninyi gvbv rikunv vdwa, okv ngonu gvla bunugv Ahtu bv rikunv Jisu Kristonyi kumnvjonv mooku mvnwng gv nyi mvnwngnga mintala kumrwk sunama jidunv:
from Paul, who has been called to be an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and from Sosthenes, our Brother.
3 Ngonugv Abu Pwknvyarnv okv Ahtu Jisu Kristo nonu mvnwngnga aya okv sarsopoyo nga jigv yika.
May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
4 Ngo alu gv dwkia ngoogv Pwknvyarnvnyi umbonyikv vdunv ogulvgavbolo Kristo Jisu gv lokv Nw nonua aya nga jinam lvgabv.
I always thank God about you for the blessing bestowed upon you in Christ Jesus.
5 Kristonyi lvkobv akin kunam lvgalo nonu minamtamnam lo, chinampanam lo okv ogumvnwnglo nyitv nvgobv ridukunv.
For through union with him you were enriched in every way — in your power to preach, and in your knowledge of the Truth;
6 Kristo gv lvkwngbv doin minammv, nonu gvlo alvrungbv haatinla hvngdwng dukunv
and so became yourselves a confirmation of my testimony to the Christ.
7 vkvlvgabv vbolo nonugv Ahtu Jisu Kristo gv kaatam kose nga toyala donammv bokta lwkji nama achuk guka ngemu mabv naarwkla ridukunv.
And thus there is no gift in which you are deficient, while waiting for the Appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8 Nw nonua ataranya alu lobv haatin rungbv vvpv reku, Jisu Kristo gv Jwngkadakadw Alu lo nonua gungnying doomu manam lvgabv.
And God himself will strengthen you to the end, so that at the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ you may be found blameless.
9 Ngonua ninyigv kuunyilo Jisu Kristo ngonugv Ahtunyi akin gubv ribamdakbam dukubv goknv Pwknvyarnvnyi mvngtin rungdubv ridu.
God will not fail you, and it is he who called you into communion with his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
10 Ngoogv achiboru vdwa, ngo nonu mvnwngnga ngonugv Ahtu Jisu Kristo gv jwkrw lokv dinchibv mindunv, nonugv aralo apinain maanam lvgabv nonu ogugo minje rijeka tolwktoak minsula baakin gubv mvngbam la ribamdobam laka.
But I appeal to you, Brothers, by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to agree in what you profess, and not to allow divisions to exist among you, but to be united — of one mind and of one opinion.
11 Achiboru vdwa, Kloe gv vpin lokv nyi mego nga minpa toku nonugv aralo bumi sidu vla.
For I have been informed, my Brothers, by the members of Chloe’s household, that party feeling exists among you.
12 Nonunogv aku-aku subv minamv nga vbv mimubv: akonv mindu, “Ngo Paul gvbv ridunv”; kvvbi gunv mindu “Ngo Apollos gvbv ridunv”; kvvbi gunv mindu; “Ngo Pitar gvbv ridunv”; okv ako kvvbi gunv mindu, “Ngo Kristo gvbv ridunv.”
I mean this: that every one of you says either ‘I follow Paul,’ or ‘I Apollos,’ or ‘I Kephas,’ or ‘I Christ.’
13 Kristo akin ha nonuno aku akusunv nyitwng gubv mvpin mvin pvku laka! Paul nonunogv lvgabv daapo lo siji pvnvri? Nonuno Paul gv lvbwlaksu gubv ridubv ogolo baptisma naapvnv?
You have rent the Christ in pieces! Was it Paul who was crucified for you? or were you baptized into the Faith of Paul?
14 Ngo Pwknvyarnvnyi umbonyikv vdunv ogulvgavbolo Krispas nyila Gayus bunyia mimabv ngo nonua yvvnyika baptisma jima.
I am thankful that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
15 Vbvrikunamv, ngoogv lvbwlaksu gubv baptisma naapvnv vla nonuno yvvka minyu mare.
so that no one can say that you were baptized into my Faith.
16 (Ho mvngpa mabvnyi, ngo Stepanas nyila ninyigv vpin ha baptisma jita pvnvmabv; vbvritola ngo kvvbi nga yvvnyika baptisma jinam go mvngpama.)
I baptized also the household of Stephanas. I do not know that I baptized any one else.
17 Kristo nga baptisma jinam lvgabv vngmuma. Nw nga Alvnv Yunying nga minji modubv vngmuto, okv hum nyia chinampanam gaam lokv minvnvmabv mintoka vbvrimabolo Kristo gv daapo lo sinam gv jwkrw v anyung kaamare vla.
My mission from Christ was not to baptize, but to tell the Good News; not, however, in the language of philosophy, lest the cross of the Christ should be robbed of its meaning.
18 Jisu Kristo gv daapo lo sinam gv doinv nyekunv nyi vdwgv lvgabv si ogu anyung kaama; vbvritola ngonu turnv nyi vdwgv lvgabv si Pwknvyarnv gv jwkrw v.
The Message of the Cross is indeed mere folly to those who are in the path to Ruin, but to us who are in the path of Salvation it is the very power of God.
19 Darwknv Kitaplo mindu, “Ngo chinvpanv nyi vdwgv mvngkimvnglak a mvyakre okv skular vdwgv chinggv nvnv ngaaka naa reku.”
For Scripture says — ‘I will bring the philosophy of the philosophers to nought, and the shrewdness of the shrewd I will make of no account.’
20 Vbvrikunamv chinvpanv nga vmalo skular a vmalo nyiamooku so gv minlakminku vdwa ogolo kayu pvku? Nyiamooku so gv mvngkimvnglak v pvcha nvngv vla pwknvyarnv kaatam toku! (aiōn g165)
Where is the Philosopher? where the Teacher of the Law? where the Disputant of to-day? Has not God shown the world’s philosophy to be folly? (aiōn g165)
21 Pwknvyarnv ninyigv chinampaanam mv nyi vdwa bunu atugv chinampaanam lokv ninyia chinla madubv mvpvku. Vmabvya nyiamooku nyi vdwgv pvcha gubv vnam doin a ngonu japji yadu, um yvvdw mvngjwng redw Pwknvyarnv ringdukubv minbwk toku.
For since the world, in God’s wisdom, did not by its philosophy learn to know God, God saw fit, by the ‘folly’ of our proclamation, to save those who believe in Christ!
22 Jius nyi vdwv rvbwngnam lvgabv lamrwpanam go makardu okv Grik nyi vdwv chinampanam ma makardu.
While Jews ask for miraculous signs, and Greeks study philosophy,
23 Ngonu gvbv, daapo lo sinv Kristo gv lvga doin nam mingo jidu, doin si Jius vdwa pamisunam gubv ridu okv Jentail nyi vdwgv lvgabv pvcha doin gubv ridu;
we are proclaiming Christ crucified! — to the Jews an obstacle, to the Gentiles mere folly,
24 vbvritola Pwknvyarnv gv goklin kunam nyi vdw Jius jeka Jentail jeka anyi gv lvgabv si doin si Kristo, ninyi Pwknvyarnv gv jwkrw v okv Pwknvyarnv gv chinampanam mv.
but to those who have received the Call, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ, the Power of God and the Wisdom of God!
25 Ogulvgavbolo vbvridu, Pwknvyarnv gv pvchayau ngv nyi tanyi gv chinampanam ma kaiyadunv, okv Pwknvyarnv gv abiktaik kv nyi tanyi gv ator a kaiyadunv.
For God’s ‘folly’ is wiser than men, and God’s ‘weakness’ is stronger than men.
26 Ngoogv achiboru vdwa vjak nonu mvngpa tvka, Pwknvyarnv gv nonua gokri ho nonuno ogunvbv rito. Nyi tanyi gv lokv kaabolo nyi meching gunv kvgonv nonuno chinvpanv gubv rito, vmalo jwkrw rwtv nvgobv rito vmalo nyitv nyigam nvgubv rito.
Look at the facts of your Call, Brothers. There are not many among you who are wise, as men reckon wisdom, not many who are influential, not many who are high-born;
27 Pwknvyarnv chinjv lvtola chinvpanv vdwa hinying monam lvgabv pvcha yaunv nyi vdwa darpvkunv. Okv kainv vdwa hinying monam lvgabv ala kaakumanv nyi vdwa darpvkunv.
but God chose what the world counts foolish to put its wise men to shame, and God chose what the world counts weak to put its strong things to shame,
28 Nw nyiamooku soogv nyi tolatoakunam okv ogu arv kaama vla mvngnam vdwa dartoku, nyiamooku soogv alvnvgo vla mvngnam vdwa mvyakriyak dubv.
and God chose what the world counts poor and insignificant — things that to it are unreal — to bring its ‘realities’ to nothing,
29 Svbvrinam si yvvka Pwknvyarnv gv kaakulo goosu manam lvgabv.
so that in his presence no human being should boast.
30 Vbvritola Pwknvyarnv nonua Kristo Jisu gvlo akin dukubv naalwk pvkunv, okv Pwknvyarnv Kristonyi ngonugv mvngkimvnglak gubv mvpvkunv. Ninyi gvlokv ngonu Pwknvyarnv gvlo rijwkdojwk yakulo aapv kunv; ngonu Pwknvyarnv gv darwknv nyi vdw gubv rilaku ajarabi bv ripvkunv.
But you, by your union with Christ Jesus, belong to God; and Christ, by God’s will, became not only our Wisdom, but also our Righteousness, Holiness, and Deliverance,
31 Vbvrikunamv, Darwknv Kitaplo vbv mindu, “Yvvdw goonvpv mvngdunv, Pwknvyarnv ogugo ripvdw ho lvkwnglo googing nvtoka.”
so that — in the words of Scripture — ‘Let him who boasts make his boast of the Lord!’
