1 Wakoritho 1

1 U Paulo, juno alyakemelilue nu Kilisite u Yesu kuva m'bombi muvughane vwa Nguluve,

Paul, called by the will of God to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, and Sosthenes, his brother.

2 nu Sosthene unyalukolo ghwitu, kulukong'ano lwa Nguluve luno luli ku Korintho, kavala vano valing'anisivue mwa Yesu kiliste vano vakamemesivue kuuva vaanhu vimike. Tukavalembela vala vooni vano vikulikemela ilitavua lya Mutwa ghwitu Yesu Kilisite pooni pooni, u Mutwa ghwa vanave kange ghwitu.

to the Church of God at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all, wherever they are, who call upon the name of the Lord Jesus.

3 Ulusungu nulutengano luvisaghe kulyumue kuhuma kwa Nguluve u Nhaata ghwitu nu Mutwa ghwitu Yesu Kilisite.

Grace to you, and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

4 Ifighono fyooni nikumongesia u Nguluve ghwango vwimila umue, vwimila ulusungu lwa Nguluve luno u Kilisite Yesu alyavapelile.

I am always thanking God on your behalf, for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus;

5 Avavikile kuva vamofu musiila sooni, vuujofi palikimo nuvumanyani vwooni.

that in everything you have been enriched in him, in all speech, and in all knowledge

6 Avaviikile vamofu, heene vwolesi ulwa Kilisite ulwakuuti lun'kangasivue kuuva kyaang'haani mun'kate mulyumue.

(for thus my witness for Christ was confirmed among you);

7 Pauluo namukwaghilua ifipelua fya mhunumbula, ndavule mulinuvunoghelua uvwakughulila ulyusyuko lwa Mutwa ghwitu u Yesu Kilisite.

so that you lack no divine gift, while you are waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

8 Ikuvakangasia umue kufika kuvusililo, ulwakuuti muleke kupikua mukighono kya Mutwa ghwitu Yesu Kiliste.

He will also keep you perfectly stedfast unto the end, so that you will be unreprovable in the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 U Nguluve n'koola juno alyavakemelile umue muvumo vwa mwana ghwa mwene, Yesu Kiliste Mutwa ghwitu.

Faithful is the God by whom you were called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

10 Lino nikuvapelepesia mwevakulu vango numue va mwanilumbu, kukila mulitavua lya Mutwa ghwitu Yesu Kilisite, kuuti vooni mwitike, nakuuti nakulavesagha kughaving'ana mun'jate mulyumue. Nikuvapelepesia kuuti muvisaghe palikimo nu luvelo luumo nuvufumbue vwumo.

Now I beg you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to speak in accord, all of you, and to have no divisions among you, but to be knit together in a common mind and temper.

11 Ulwakuva avaanhu va munyumba ija Kloe vam'bulile kuuti kwelule ulughaving'ano luno lughendelela pakate palyumue.

For it has been plainly told me concerning you, my brothers, by Chloe’s people, that there are dissensions among you.

12 Nilonda kuuti: Umuunhu ghweni kulyumue ijoova, “Une nilii hwa Paulo,” nambe “Une nili ghwa Apolo,” nambe “Une nilii ghwa Kefa” nambe “Une nili ghwa Kilisite”.

I mean by this that one of you says, "I am a follower of Paul"; another, "I of Apollos"; another, "I of Cephas"; another, "I of Christ."

13 Vuuli! U Kilisite aghaving'ine? Vuuli! U Paulo alyakomelilue vwimila umue? Vuuli! Mhulyofufughilue mulitavua lya Paulo?

Has Christ been divided? Paul, was he crucified for you? or was it into the name of Paul that you were baptized?

14 Nikumongesia u Nguluve kuuti nanilyamwofughe nambe jumo, looli u Kirispo nhu Gayo.

I am thankful to God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

15 Ulu lulyale kuuti nakwale nambe jumonga juno ale iiti mulyofughue mulitavua lyango.

so that no one can say you were baptized in my name.

16 (Kange nilyavofuighe avaa munyumba ja Stephania. Kukila apuo, nanikagwile kuuti nilyamwofuighe nhu muunhu juunge jujuno avisaghe).

Yes, I did baptize the house of Stephanas also, but I do not think I baptized any one else.

17 Ulwakuvaa, u Kilisite alyanyomuile kukwofugha looli kudalikila ilivangili. Looli nalyanyomwile kudalikila ni njovele inono ija kimuunhu, ulwakuuti ingufu sa kikovekano sileke pivuka.

For Christ did not think I baptized any one else. For Christ did not send me forth to baptize, but to proclaim the gospel; and that not in philosophic words, lest the Cross of Christ should be made an empty thing.

18 Ulwakuva imola ija kikovekano luunangano kuvano vifua. Looli kuvala vano u Nguluve ikuvapoka, se ngufu sa Nguluve.

For the message of the Cross is indeed for those on their way to destruction, foolishness; but for us who are on our way to salvation it is the power of God.

19 Ulwakuva liilembilue, “Ninanganiagha uvukola uvwa nyaluhala. Ninanganiagha injovele sa vanyaluala.”

For thus it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the philosophers, And the prudence of the prudent will I confound.

20 Alikughi umuunhu unya vukola? Alikughi unyavwimbi? Alikughi unjovaji ughwa kujishetulania iisi? Vuuli u Nguluve nalyasetulinie uvukola vwa iisi iji kuuva vujasu? (aiōn g165)

Sage, rabbi, skeptic of this present age - where are they all? Has not God made foolish the philosophy of the world? (aiōn g165)

21 Kuhuma iisi jilinuvwakyang'haani vwa jeene najilya n'kagwile u Nguluve, lulyanoghile u Nguluve mhuvuyasu vuvanave ulwakudalikila ulwakuuti avapoke vano vikwitika.

For when, in the wisdom of God, the world by its philosophy knew not God, the world by its philosophy knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of preaching, to save those who believe.

22 Kuvaa Yahudi kuposia ifivalilo fya fidegho na kuva Yahudi kulonda uvwakyang'ani.

Jews continue to ask for miracles and Greeks are ever wanting philosophy,

23 Looli tukun'dalikila u Kilisite juno alyakomelilue, juno aling'uvasi kuva Yahudi, kange vwe vuyasu kuva Yunani.

but we come preaching a crucified Messiah - to Jews a stumbling- block, to Greeks foolishness,

24 Looli kuvala vala vano valyakemelilue nu Nguluve, avaYahudi nava Yunani tukudalikila u akilisite heena ngufu nuvwakyang'haanivwa Nguluve.

but to those who are the called, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God.

25 Ulwakuva uvuyasu vwa Nguluve vuliinuvwa kyang'haani kukila uvwa vaanhu nuvuvotevote vwa Nguluve vuliiningufu kukila avaanhu.

For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

26 lagha ing'emelo ja Nguluve kulyumue, vakuulu vango numue va mwanilumbu. Namulyale viinga mulyumue kuuti namulyale nuvwakyang'haani mufighelelo fya vumuunhu. Namulyale viinga mwe vanyangufu mulyumue. Namulyale viinga mulyaholilue muvuvaha.

For consider your own calling, brothers, that not many wise in earthly wisdom, not many powerful, not many of noble birth, have been called.

27 Looli uNguluve alyasalwile ifinhu ifiyasu ifya mu iisi muno ulwa kuvafipelela i soni ifinyavwakyang'haani. U Nguluve alyasalwile ifivotevote mhu iisi pikukikosekesia isoni ikinya ngufu.

No, God has chosen the world’s folly to confound its philosophy; and the world’s weakness to confound its strength.

28 U Nguluve alyasalwile kila kino kilipasi kyongo nakila kino kilyasyojolilue mu iisi. Alyasalwile fyoni fino nafilyavalivue kuuva kiinu, kukufivika heene na kiinu ifinu ifinya luvumbulilo.

The world’s base things has God chosen, and the things that are not, to bring to naught the things that are;

29 Alyavombile vulevule ulwakuuti nakwangavisaghe nambe jumonga juno aliinulwakutosia pavulongolo pa mweene.

so that no mortal man should glory in his presence.

30 Vwimila vwa kila kino u Nguluve alya kivombile, lino mulimun'kate mwa kilisite Yesu, juno avombike mu vwakyang'haani vwimila usue kuhuma kwa Nguluve. Alyale ghwa kyang'haani ghwitu uvwimike muvuvangi.

It is of him that you are in Christ Jesus, whom God made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

31 Heene luhumilo, ndavule ililembe lijoova, “Juno ikughinia, ighiniaghe mwa Mutwa.”

so that as Scripture says, He that glories, let him glory in the Lord.