1 Wakolinto 1 - Dilagano Disha ku Wanhu wose

¹ Paulo kunangigwa na uwendo we Mulungu kuwa Mutumigwa wa Mubakigwa Yesu, na imundugu setu sositene,

² Ku wanhu we Mulungu wowile Kolinto, ku waya wasunhigwe mu Mubakigwa Yesu, wenangigwe kuwa wasunhile hamwedu na wose waya wowile chila hanhu howekitang'anyila kumutasa Mundewa Yesu Kilisito: Yekuchilanga aseye na wene.

³ Ibeka ukwenu na dihewa kulawa kwe Mulungu Baba iwetu na iMundewa wetu Yesu Kilisito.

⁴ Nikumwingha Mulungu malumbo chila ugele kosoko yenu, kosoko ya Ibeka ye Mulungu yoyawenghile kwe njila ya Mubakigwa Yesu.

⁵ Kosoko ku chila chinhu hamumotesigwa ukwakwe, mu nonga yose na ubala wose;

⁶ Imbuli ya Yesu ika misisi yakwe bila kusingisika munyikala yenu.

⁷ Kahi musikosole ibeka yoyose ikulawa kwe Muhe Musunhile fina fomukugojela kukugubuligwa kwa Mundewa wetu Yesu Kilisito.

⁸ Imwene kowaguma ludole mwijuwa dyoyekuja.

⁹ Mulungu yakuhuwilika imwene kawenanga muwe hamwedu ne imwanagwe. Yesu Kilisito Mundewa wetu.

Matemanuko Mwikanisa

¹⁰ Dededeni wandugu sangu nikumutasani mwisina dya Mundewa wetu Yesu Kilisito, mwifumilise kwa gaya gomukulonga na kunghowe na matemanuko mugati yenu, ninga wandugu sangu.

¹¹ Kosoko wanhu kulawa munyumba ya Kiloe wanhamila fina kwina lukani mugati yenu wandugu sangu.

¹² Ninga nikulonga nhafi, chila munhu wa ukwenu yakugamba, “Aniye na wa Paulo,” ama “Aniye na wa Apolo” ama “Aniye na wa Kefa” ama “Aniye na wa Kilisito.”

¹³ iKilisito kakigawa? iPaulo hakofa mumusalaba kosoko yenu? Ama hamubatisigwa kudisina dya Paulo?

¹⁴ Nikumulumba Mulungu kosoko sibatise yoyose ila Kilisipo na Gayo.

¹⁵ Munhu yangheje yegamba fina hakabatisigwe kwe disina dyangu. (

¹⁶ Kahi haniwabatisa wanhu wa munyumba ya Sitefano, muchanhy ya wawo sikutanga nghona Babatise yungi).

¹⁷ Kosoko Kilisito nghanitumile soko nibatise ninga kuhubili mbuli swamu, kahi si kwa ubala wa nonga, umusalaba wa Kilisito ungheje uleusiligwa uludole lwakwe.

Kilisito no ludole na ubala we Mulungu

¹⁸ Kosoko imbuli yo umusalaba kwa wekwagilila ni ubwalasi, amba ukwetu chikuhonyigwa na ludole lwa Mulungu.

¹⁹ Yandikigwa, Nombana ubala wawo awena ubala, na mahala gawo awena mahala nogalema

²⁰ Iyena ubala kowahe? Kowahe iMutulumi? Kowahe imulukani we chigele chino? Langa! iMulungu nghaugolose ubala we chilunga chino kuwa ubwalasi?

²¹ Kosoko mu ubala we Mulungu, hayuwa fikugutu kuwanhu kumumanya imwene kwa kuhuwila ubala wawo awecho. Haimwendesa Mulungu kuwahonya wanhu wahuwile kupulutila auya ukoneka fina ni ubwalasi wo chikuhubili.

²² Wayahudi wakuhananga majumo na Wayunani wakuhananga ubala,

²³ amba seye chikumuhubili Kilisito yasambasigwe; kwa Wayahudi ni chikwakwaliso, na kwa Wayunani ni ubwalasi;

²⁴ amba kwa waya wekwinangigwa Wayahudi kwa Wayunani, Kilisito ni lwe Mulungu na ubala we Mulungu.

²⁵ Ichikoneka fina ubwalasi we Mulungu china ubala kusuma wanhu, na uhololi we Mulungu wina ludole kusuma wanhu.

²⁶ Mulange hamuwa wanhu wa namuna yaki ugele wo mwenangigwe, si wengi wowile na ubala kwe fipimo fye chimunhumunhu, si wengi wowile na ludole, kahiwelekigwe mulukolo lwe chindewa.

²⁷ Ninga Mulungu hakasagula ifinhu fikoneka fya chibwalasi muchilunga, kuwaguma chinyala awena ubala, na hakasagula ifinhu fikoneka fyechaka ludole kuwanhu kuwaguma chinyala awanhu wena ludole.

²⁸ Kahi Mulungu hakafisagula ifinhu fibwalasike muchilunga, Langa! Ifinhu fihechaka, soko afileuse afiya fikoneka.

²⁹ Imunhu yoyose yena mutufi yangheje yekiyona kumwande ye Mulungu.

³⁰ Mulungu kenda ugima wetu uwe hamwedu na Kilisito Yesu, na kupulutila Yesu hachingha ubala wakwe. Imulungu kachisunha, na kwa njila ya Kilisito chigaluka wanhu wakwe wasaguligwe na kachileusa wihi.

³¹ Fina foitulumigwe Iyakiyona, yakiyone muchanhya ye Mundewa.