The Resurrection of the Dead
1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;
Basi, ndugu zangu, nawaarifu ile injili niliyowahubiri; ambayo ndiyo mliyoipokea, na katika hiyo mnasimama,
2 by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
na kwa hiyo mnaokolewa; ikiwa mnayashika sana maneno niliyowahubiri isipokuwa mliamini bure.
3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
Kwa maana naliwatolea ninyi hapo mwanzo yale niliyoyapokea mimi mwenyewe, ya kuwa Kristo alikufa kwa ajili ya dhambi zetu, kama yanenavyo maandiko;
4 and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
na ya kuwa alizikwa; na ya kuwa alifufuka siku ya tatu, kama yanenavyo maandiko;
5 and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
na ya kuwa alimtokea Kefa; tena na wale Thenashara;
6 after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.
baadaye aliwatokea ndugu zaidi ya mia tano pamoja; katika hao wengi wanaishi hata sasa, ila baadhi yao wamelala;
7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
baadaye akamtokea Yakobo; tena na mitume wote;
8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
na mwisho wa watu wote, alinitokea mimi, kama ni mtu aliyezaliwa si kwa wakati wake.
9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Maana mimi ni mdogo katika mitume, nisiyestahili kuitwa mitume, kwa sababu naliliudhi Kanisa la Mungu.
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Lakini kwa neema ya Mungu nimekuwa hivi nilivyo; na neema yake iliyo kwangu ilikuwa si bure, bali nalizidi sana kufanya kazi kupita wao wote; wala si mimi, bali ni neema ya Mungu pamoja nami.
11 Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
Basi, kama ni mimi, kama ni wale, ndivyo tuhubirivyo, na ndivyo mlivyoamini.
12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Basi, ikiwa Kristo anahubiriwa ya kwamba amefufuka katika wafu, mbona baadhi yenu husema kwamba hakuna kiyama ya wafu?
13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
Lakini kama hakuna kiyama ya wafu, Kristo naye hakufufuka;
14 and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
tena kama Kristo hakufufuka, basi, kuhubiri kwetu ni bure na imani yenu ni bure.
15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
Naam, na sisi tumeonekana kuwa mashahidi wa uongo wa Mungu; kwa maana tulimshuhudia Mungu ya kuwa alimfufua Kristo, ambaye hakumfufua, ikiwa wafu hawafufuliwi.
16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:
Maana kama wafu hawafufuliwi, Kristo naye hakufufuka.
17 and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
Na kama Kristo hakufufuka, imani yenu ni bure; mngalimo katika dhambi zenu.
18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.
Na hapo wao nao waliolala katika Kristo wamepotea.
19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.
Kama katika maisha haya tu tumemtumaini Kristo, sisi tu maskini kuliko watu wote.
20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
Lakini sasa Kristo amefufuka katika wafu, limbuko lao waliolala.
21 For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.
Maana kwa kuwa mauti ililetwa na mtu, kadhalika na kiyama ya wafu ililetwa na mtu.
22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
Kwa kuwa kama katika Adamu wote wanakufa, kadhalika na katika Kristo wote watahuishwa.
23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
Lakini kila mmoja mahali pake; limbuko ni Kristo; baadaye walio wake Kristo, atakapokuja.
24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
Hapo ndipo mwisho, atakapompa Mungu Baba ufalme wake; atakapobatilisha utawala wote, na mamlaka yote, na nguvu.
25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
Maana sharti amiliki yeye, hata awaweke maadui wake wote chini ya miguu yake.
26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
Adui wa mwisho atakayebatilishwa ni mauti.
27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
Kwa kuwa, Alivitiisha vitu vyote chini ya miguu yake. Lakini atakaposema, Vyote vimetiishwa, ni dhahiri ya kuwa yeye aliyemtiishia vitu vyote hayumo.
28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.
Basi, vitu vyote vikiisha kutiishwa chini yake, ndipo Mwana mwenyewe naye atatiishwa chini yake yeye aliyemtiishia vitu vyote, ili kwamba Mungu awe yote katika wote.
29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?
Au je! Wenye kubatizwa kwa ajili ya wafu watafanyaje? Kama wafu hawafufuliwi kamwe, kwa nini kubatizwa kwa ajili yao?
30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?
Na sisi, kwa nini tumo hatarini kila saa?
31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
Naam, ndugu, kwa huku kujisifu kwangu niliko nako juu yenu katika Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu, ninakufa kila siku.
32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
Ikiwa, kwa jinsi ya kibinadamu, nalipigana na hayawani wakali kule Efeso, nina faida gani? Wasipofufuliwa wafu, na tule, na tunywe, maana kesho tutakufa.
33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Msidanganyike; Mazungumzo mabaya huharibu tabia njema.
34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.
Tumieni akili kama ipasavyo, wala msitende dhambi; kwa maana wengine hawamjui Mungu. Ninanena hayo niwafedheheshe.
35 But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
Lakini labda mtu atasema, Wafufuliwaje wafu? Nao huja kwa mwili gani?
36 Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
Ewe mpumbavu! Uipandayo haihuiki, isipokufa;
37 and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain :
nayo uipandayo, huupandi mwili ule utakaokuwa, ila chembe tupu, ikiwa ni ya ngano au nyingineyo;
38 but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.
lakini Mungu huipa mwili kama apendavyo, na kila mbegu mwili wake.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.
Nyama yote si nyama moja; ila nyingine ni ya wanadamu, nyingine ya hayawani, nyingine ya ndege, nyingine ya samaki.
40 There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
Tena kuna miili ya mbinguni, na miili ya duniani; lakini fahari yake ile ya mbinguni ni mbali, na fahari yake ile ya duniani ni mbali.
41 There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
Kuna fahari moja ya jua, na fahari nyingine ya mwezi, na fahari nyingine ya nyota; maana iko tofauti ya fahari hata kati ya nyota na nyota.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
Kadhalika na kiyama ya watu. Hupandwa katika uharibifu; hufufuliwa katika kutokuharibika;
43 it is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:
hupandwa katika aibu; hufufuliwa katika fahari; hupandwa katika udhaifu; hufufuliwa katika nguvu;
44 it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.
hupandwa mwili wa asili; hufufuliwa mwili wa roho. Ikiwa uko mwili wa asili, na wa roho pia uko.
45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Ndivyo ilivyoandikwa, Mtu wa kwanza, Adamu, akawa nafsi iliyo hai; Adamu wa mwisho ni roho yenye kuhuisha.
46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.
Lakini hautangulii ule wa roho, bali ule wa asili; baadaye huja ule wa roho.
47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
Mtu wa kwanza atoka katika nchi, ni wa udongo. Mtu wa pili atoka mbinguni.
48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
Kama alivyo yeye wa udongo, ndivyo walivyo walio wa udongo; na kama alivyo yeye wa mbinguni, ndivyo walivyo walio wa mbinguni.
49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
Na kama tulivyoichukua sura yake yule wa udongo, kadhalika tutaichukua sura yake yeye aliye wa mbinguni.
50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
Ndugu zangu, nisemayo ni haya, ya kuwa nyama na damu haziwezi kuurithi ufalme wa Mungu; wala uharibifu kurithi kutokuharibika.
51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
Angalieni, nawaambia ninyi siri; hatutalala sote, lakini sote tutabadilika,
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
kwa dakika moja, kufumba na kufumbua, wakati wa parapanda ya mwisho; maana parapanda italia, na wafu watafufuliwa, wasiwe na uharibifu, nasi tutabadilika.
53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
Maana sharti huu uharibikao uvae kutokuharibika, nao huu wa kufa uvae kutokufa.
54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
Basi huu uharibikao utakapovaa kutokuharibika, na huu wa kufa utakapovaa kutokufa, hapo ndipo litakapokuwa lile neno lililoandikwa, Mauti imemezwa kwa kushinda.
55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
Ku wapi, Ewe mauti, kushinda kwako? U wapi, Ewe mauti, uchungu wako?
56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
Uchungu wa mauti ni dhambi, na nguvu za dhambi ni torati.
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lakini Mungu na ashukuriwe atupaye kushinda kwa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Basi, ndugu zangu wapendwa, mwimarike, msitikisike, mkazidi sana kutenda kazi ya Bwana sikuzote, kwa kuwa mwajua ya kwamba taabu yenu siyo bure katika Bwana.
