1 Wakorintho 1
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Mimi Paulo, niliyeitwa kuwa mtume wa Kristo Yesu kwa mapenzi ya Mungu, na ndugu Sosthene,
1Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
2tunawaandikia ninyi mlio kanisa la Mungu huko Korintho. Ninyi mmefanywa watakatifu katika kuungana na Kristo Yesu, mkaitwa muwe watu wa Mungu, pamoja na watu wote popote wanaomwomba Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo aliye Bwana wao na wetu pia.
2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
3Nawatakieni neema na amani kutoka kwa Mungu Baba yetu na Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4Ninamshukuru Mungu wangu daima kwa ajili yenu kwa sababu amewatunukia ninyi neema yake kwa njia ya Kristo Yesu.
4I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
5Maana, kwa kuungana na Kristo mmetajirishwa katika kila kitu. Mmejaliwa elimu yote na uwezo wote wa kuhubiri,
5For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,
6kwani, ujumbe juu ya Kristo umethibitishwa ndani yenu,
6because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.
7hata hampungukiwi kipaji chochote cha kiroho mkiwa mnangojea kufunuliwa kwake Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
7Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8Yeye atawaimarisha ninyi mpaka mwisho mpate kuonekana bila hatia Siku ile ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
8He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9Mungu ni mwaminifu; yeye aliwaita ninyi muwe na umoja na Mwanae Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu.
9God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
10Ndugu, ninawasihi kwa jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo: pataneni nyote katika kila jambo msemalo; yasiweko mafarakano kati yenu; muwe na fikira moja na nia moja.
10I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
11Ndugu zangu, habari nilizopata kutoka kwa watu kadhaa wa jamaa ya Kloe, zaonyesha wazi kwamba kuna kutoelewana kati yenu.
11My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
12Nataka kusema hivi: kila mmoja anasema chake: mmoja husema, “Mimi ni wa Paulo,” mwingine: “Mimi ni wa Apolo,” mwingine: “Mimi ni wa Kefa,” na mwingine: “Mimi ni wa Kristo,”.
12What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
13Je, Kristo amegawanyika? Je, Paulo ndiye aliyesulubiwa kwa ajili yenu? Au je, mlibatizwa kwa jina la Paulo?
13Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
14Namshukuru Mungu kwamba sikumbatiza mtu yeyote miongoni mwenu isipokuwa tu Krispo na Gayo.
14I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
15Kwa hiyo hakuna awezaye kusema amebatizwa kwa jina langu.
15so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.
16(Samahani, nilibatiza pia jamaa ya Stefana; lakini zaidi ya hawa, sidhani kama nilimbatiza mtu mwingine yeyote.)
16Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.
17Kristo hakunituma kubatiza, bali kuhubiri Habari Njema; tena, niihubiri bila kutegemea maarifa ya hotuba za watu kusudi nguvu ya kifo cha Kristo msalabani isibatilishwe.
17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
18Maana ujumbe kuhusu kifo cha Kristo msalabani ni jambo la kipumbavu kwa wale walio katika mkumbo wa kupotea, lakini kwetu sisi tulio katika njia ya wokovu ujumbe huo ni nguvu ya Mungu.
18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
19Maana Maandiko Matakatifu yasema: “Nitaiharibu hekima yao wenye hekima, na elimu ya wataalamu nitaitupilia mbali.”
19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
20Yu wapi basi, mwenye hekima? Yu wapi basi, mwalimu wa Sheria? Naye bingwa wa mabishano wa nyakati hizi yuko wapi? Mungu ameifanya hekima ya ulimwengu kuwa upumbavu.
20Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
21Maana, kadiri ya hekima ya Mungu, watu hawawezi kumjua Mungu kwa njia ya hekima yao wenyewe. Badala yake, Mungu amependa kuwaokoa wale wanaoamini kwa njia ya kile ambacho wenye hekima wanakiona kuwa ni upumbavu, yaani ujumbe tunaohubiri.
21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
22Wayahudi wanataka ishara, na Wagiriki wanatafuta hekima;
22Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
23lakini sisi tunamhubiri Kristo aliyesulubiwa. Kwa Wayahudi jambo hili ni kikwazo, na kwa watu wa mataifa ni upumbavu;
23but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
24lakini kwa wale walioitwa, Wayahudi kwa Wagiriki, Kristo ni nguvu ya Mungu na hekima ya Mungu.
24but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25Maana kinachoonekana kuwa ni upumbavu wa Mungu, kina busara zaidi kuliko hekima ya binadamu; na kinachoonekana kuwa ni udhaifu wa Mungu, kina nguvu zaidi kuliko nguvu za binadamu.
25For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
26Ndugu, kumbukeni wakati mlipoitwa: wengi wenu hawakuwa wenye hekima hata kwa fikira za binadamu; wengi hawakuwa wenye nguvu au watu wa tabaka ya juu.
26Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
27Ndiyo kusema, Mungu aliyachagua yale ambayo ulimwengu huyaona ni upumbavu, ili awaaibishe wenye hekima; na aliyachagua yale ambayo ulimwengu huyaona ni dhaifu, ili awaaibishe wenye nguvu.
27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
28Mungu ameyachagua yale ambayo kwa fikira za dunia ni mambo yaliyo duni na yanayodharauliwa, mambo ambayo hata hayakuwako, ili kwa hayo ayafutilie mbali yale ambayo kwa fikira za binadamu ni mambo ya maana.
28He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
29Basi, hakuna mtu awezaye kujivunia chochote mbele ya Mungu.
29so that no one may boast in His presence.
30Mungu mwenyewe ndiye aliyewaunganisha ninyi na Kristo Yesu. Mungu amemfanya Kristo awe hekima yetu; kwa njia yake sisi tunapatanishwa na Mungu, tunakuwa watu wake Mungu na kukombolewa.
30It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
31Basi, kama yasemavyo Maandiko Matakatifu: “Mwenye kutaka kujivuna, basi, na ajivunie kazi ya Bwana.”
31Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
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