1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
Paulo, aliyeitwa kuwa mtume wa Yesu Kristo kwa mapenzi ya Mungu, na Sosthene ndugu yetu,
2 unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:
kwa kanisa la Mungu lililoko Korintho, wale waliotakaswa katika Kristo Yesu, walioitwa wawe watakatifu, pamoja na wote wanaoliitia jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo kila mahali, Bwana wao na wetu.
3 grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Neema na iwe kwenu na amani, zitokazo kwa Mungu Baba yetu, na kwa Bwana Yesu Kristo.
4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
Namshukuru Mungu sikuzote kwa ajili yenu, kwa sababu ya neema ya Mungu mliyopewa katika Kristo Yesu;
5 that in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
kwa kuwa katika kila jambo mlitajirika katika yeye, katika maneno yote, na maarifa yote;
6 even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:
kama ushuhuda wa Kristo ulivyothibitika kwenu;
7 so that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
hata hamkupungukiwa na karama yo yote, mkikutazamia sana kufunuliwa kwake Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo;
8 who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
ambaye atawathibitisha hata mwisho, ili msilaumiwe siku ile ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Mungu ni mwaminifu ambaye mliitwa na yeye mwingie katika ushirika wa Mwanawe, Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu.
Divisions in the Church
10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Basi ndugu, nawasihi, kwa jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, kwamba nyote mnene mamoja; wala pasiwe kwenu faraka, bali mhitimu katika nia moja na shauri moja.
11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
Kwa maana, ndugu zangu, nimearifiwa habari zenu na wale walio wa nyumbani mwa Kloe, ya kwamba iko fitina kwenu.
12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
Basi, maana yangu ni hii, ya kwamba kila mtu wa kwenu kusema, Mimi ni wa Paulo, na, Mimi ni wa Apolo, na, Mimi ni wa Kefa, na, Mimi ni wa Kristo.
13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?
Je! Kristo amegawanyika? Je! Paulo alisulibiwa kwa ajili yenu? Au je! Mlibatizwa kwa jina la Paulo?
14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;
Nashukuru, kwa sababu sikumbatiza mtu kwenu, ila Krispo na Gayo;
15 lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
mtu asije akasema kwamba mlibatizwa kwa jina langu.
16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.
Tena naliwabatiza watu wa nyumbani mwa Stefana; zaidi ya hao, sijui kama nalimbatiza mtu ye yote mwingine.
17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.
Maana Kristo hakunituma ili nibatize, bali niihubiri Habari Njema; wala si kwa hekima ya maneno, msalaba wa Kristo usije ukabatilika.
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Kwa sababu neno la msalaba kwao wanaopotea ni upuzi, bali kwetu sisi tunaookolewa ni nguvu ya Mungu.
19 For it is written,
I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
Kwa kuwa imeandikwa, Nitaiharibu hekima yao wenye hekima, Na akili zao wenye akili nitazikataa.
20 Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
Yu wapi mwenye hekima? Yu wapi mwandishi? Yu wapi mlete hoja wa zamani hizi? Je! Mungu hakuifanya hekima ya dunia kuwa ni upumbavu?
21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Kwa maana katika hekima ya Mungu, dunia isipopata kumjua Mungu kwa hekima yake, Mungu alipenda kuwaokoa waaminio kwa upuzi wa lile neno linalohubiriwa.
22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
Kwa sababu Wayahudi wanataka ishara, na Wayunani wanatafuta hekima;
23 but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
bali sisi tunamhubiri Kristo, aliyesulibiwa; kwa Wayahudi ni kikwazo, na kwa Wayunani ni upuzi;
24 but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
bali kwao waitwao, Wayahudi kwa Wayunani, ni Kristo, nguvu ya Mungu, na hekima ya Mungu.
25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Kwa sababu upumbavu wa Mungu una hekima zaidi ya wanadamu, na udhaifu wa Mungu una nguvu zaidi ya wanadamu.
26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called :
Maana, ndugu zangu, angalieni mwito wenu, ya kwamba si wengi wenye hekima ya mwilini, si wengi wenye nguvu, si wengi wenye cheo walioitwa;
27 but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
bali Mungu aliyachagua mambo mapumbavu ya dunia awaaibishe wenye hekima; tena Mungu alivichagua vitu dhaifu vya dunia ili aviaibishe vyenye nguvu;
28 and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea , and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:
tena Mungu alivichagua vitu vinyonge vya dunia na vilivyodharauliwa, naam, vitu ambavyo haviko, ili avibatilishe vile vilivyoko;
29 that no flesh should glory in his presence.
mwenye mwili awaye yote asije akajisifu mbele za Mungu.
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
Bali kwa yeye ninyi mmepata kuwa katika Kristo Yesu, aliyefanywa kwetu hekima itokayo kwa Mungu, na haki, na utakatifu, na ukombozi;
31 that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
kusudi, kama ilivyoandikwa, Yeye aonaye fahari na aone fahari juu ya Bwana.
