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Paulo, aliyeitwa kuwa mtume wa Yesu Kristo kwa mapenzi ya Mungu, na Sosthene ndugu yetu,
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
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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.
To 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:
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Neema na iwe kwenu na amani, zitokazo kwa Mungu Baba yetu, na kwa Bwana Yesu Kristo.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Namshukuru Mungu sikuzote kwa ajili yenu, kwa sababu ya neema ya Mungu mliyopewa katika Kristo Yesu;
I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
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kwa kuwa katika kila jambo mlitajirika katika yeye, katika maneno yote, na maarifa yote;
For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,
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kama ushuhuda wa Kristo ulivyothibitika kwenu;
because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.
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hata hamkupungukiwa na karama yo yote, mkikutazamia sana kufunuliwa kwake Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo;
Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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ambaye atawathibitisha hata mwisho, ili msilaumiwe siku ile ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Mungu ni mwaminifu ambaye mliitwa na yeye mwingie katika ushirika wa Mwanawe, Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu.
God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
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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.
I 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.
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Kwa maana, ndugu zangu, nimearifiwa habari zenu na wale walio wa nyumbani mwa Kloe, ya kwamba iko fitina kwenu.
My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
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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.
What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
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Je! Kristo amegawanyika? Je! Paulo alisulibiwa kwa ajili yenu? Au je! Mlibatizwa kwa jina la Paulo?
Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
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Nashukuru, kwa sababu sikumbatiza mtu kwenu, ila Krispo na Gayo;
I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
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mtu asije akasema kwamba mlibatizwa kwa jina langu.
so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.
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Tena naliwabatiza watu wa nyumbani mwa Stefana; zaidi ya hao, sijui kama nalimbatiza mtu ye yote mwingine.
Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.
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Maana Kristo hakunituma ili nibatize, bali niihubiri Habari Njema; wala si kwa hekima ya maneno, msalaba wa Kristo usije ukabatilika.
For 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.
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Kwa sababu neno la msalaba kwao wanaopotea ni upuzi, bali kwetu sisi tunaookolewa ni nguvu ya Mungu.
For 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.
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Kwa kuwa imeandikwa, Nitaiharibu hekima yao wenye hekima, Na akili zao wenye akili nitazikataa.
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
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Yu wapi mwenye hekima? Yu wapi mwandishi? Yu wapi mlete hoja wa zamani hizi? Je! Mungu hakuifanya hekima ya dunia kuwa ni upumbavu?
Where 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?
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Kwa maana katika hekima ya Mungu, dunia isipopata kumjua Mungu kwa hekima yake, Mungu alipenda kuwaokoa waaminio kwa upuzi wa lile neno linalohubiriwa.
For 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.
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Kwa sababu Wayahudi wanataka ishara, na Wayunani wanatafuta hekima;
Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
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bali sisi tunamhubiri Kristo, aliyesulibiwa; kwa Wayahudi ni kikwazo, na kwa Wayunani ni upuzi;
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
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bali kwao waitwao, Wayahudi kwa Wayunani, ni Kristo, nguvu ya Mungu, na hekima ya Mungu.
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
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Kwa sababu upumbavu wa Mungu una hekima zaidi ya wanadamu, na udhaifu wa Mungu una nguvu zaidi ya wanadamu.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
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Maana, ndugu zangu, angalieni mwito wenu, ya kwamba si wengi wenye hekima ya mwilini, si wengi wenye nguvu, si wengi wenye cheo walioitwa;
Brothers, 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.
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bali Mungu aliyachagua mambo mapumbavu ya dunia awaaibishe wenye hekima; tena Mungu alivichagua vitu dhaifu vya dunia ili aviaibishe vyenye nguvu;
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
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tena Mungu alivichagua vitu vinyonge vya dunia na vilivyodharauliwa, naam, vitu ambavyo haviko, ili avibatilishe vile vilivyoko;
He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
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mwenye mwili awaye yote asije akajisifu mbele za Mungu.
so that no one may boast in His presence.
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Bali kwa yeye ninyi mmepata kuwa katika Kristo Yesu, aliyefanywa kwetu hekima itokayo kwa Mungu, na haki, na utakatifu, na ukombozi;
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
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kusudi, kama ilivyoandikwa, Yeye aonaye fahari na aone fahari juu ya Bwana.
Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”