1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
Lakini, ndugu zangu, mimi sikuweza kusema nanyi kama na watu wenye tabia ya rohoni, bali kama na watu wenye tabia ya mwilini, kama na watoto wachanga katika Kristo.
2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it , neither yet now are ye able.
Naliwanywesha maziwa sikuwalisha chakula; kwa kuwa mlikuwa hamjakiweza. Naam, hata sasa hamkiwezi,
3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
kwa maana hata sasa ninyi ni watu wa tabia ya mwilini. Maana, ikiwa kwenu kuna husuda na fitina, je! Si watu wa tabia ya mwilini ninyi; tena mnaenenda kwa jinsi ya kibinadamu?
4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
Maana hapo mtu mmoja asemapo, Mimi ni wa Paulo; na mwingine, Mimi ni wa Apolo, je! Ninyi si wanadamu?
5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
Basi Apolo ni nani? Na Paulo ni nani? Ni wahudumu ambao kwao mliamini; na kila mtu kama Bwana alivyompa.
6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
Mimi nilipanda, Apolo akatia maji; bali mwenye kukuza ni Mungu.
7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Hivyo, apandaye si kitu, wala atiaye maji, bali Mungu akuzaye.
8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
Basi yeye apandaye, na yeye atiaye maji ni wamoja, lakini kila mtu atapata thawabu yake mwenyewe sawasawa na taabu yake mwenyewe.
9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
Maana sisi tu wafanya kazi pamoja na Mungu; ninyi ni shamba la Mungu, ni jengo la Mungu.
10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
Kwa kadiri ya neema ya Mungu niliyopewa, mimi, kama mkuu wa wajenzi mwenye hekima, naliuweka msingi, na mtu mwingine anajenga juu yake. Lakini kila mtu na aangalie jinsi anavyojenga juu yake.
11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Maana msingi mwingine hakuna mtu awezaye kuuweka, isipokuwa ni ule uliokwisha kuwekwa, yaani, Yesu Kristo.
12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Lakini kama mtu akijenga juu ya msingi huo, dhahabu au fedha au mawe ya thamani, au miti au majani au manyasi, kazi ya kila mtu itakuwa dhahiri.
13 every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
Maana siku ile itaidhihirisha, kwa kuwa yafunuliwa katika moto; na ule moto wenyewe utaijaribu kazi ya kila mtu, ni ya namna gani.
14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
Kazi ya mtu aliyoijenga juu yake ikikaa, atapata thawabu.
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
Kazi ya mtu ikiteketea, atapata hasara; ila yeye mwenyewe ataokolewa; lakini ni kama kwa moto.
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Hamjui ya kuwa ninyi mmekuwa hekalu la Mungu, na ya kuwa Roho wa Mungu anakaa ndani yenu?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Kama mtu akiliharibu hekalu la Mungu, Mungu atamharibu mtu huyo. Kwa maana hekalu la Mungu ni takatifu, ambalo ndilo ninyi.
18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
Mtu asijidanganye mwenyewe; kama mtu akijiona kuwa mwenye hekima miongoni mwenu katika dunia hii, na awe mpumbavu, ili apate kuwa mwenye hekima.
19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
Maana hekima ya dunia hii ni upuzi mbele za Mungu. Kwa maana imeandikwa, Yeye ndiye awanasaye wenye hekima katika hila yao.
20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
Na tena, Bwana anayafahamu mawazo ya wenye hekima ya kwamba ni ya ubatili.
21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;
Basi, mtu ye yote na asijisifie wanadamu. Kwa maana vyote ni vyenu;
22 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;
kwamba ni Paulo, au Apolo, au Kefa; au dunia, au uzima, au mauti; au vile vilivyopo sasa, au vile vitakavyokuwapo; vyote ni vyenu;
23 and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
nanyi ni wa Kristo, na Kristo ni wa Mungu.
