1
Mnifuate mimi kama mimi ninavyomfuata Kristo.
You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
2
Basi nawasifu, kwa sababu mmenikumbuka katika mambo yote, nanyi mmeyashika yale mapokeo vile vile kama nilivyowatolea.
Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
3
Lakini nataka mjue ya kuwa kichwa cha kila mwanamume ni Kristo, na kichwa cha mwanamke ni mwanamume, na kichwa cha Kristo ni Mungu.
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
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Kila mwanamume, asalipo, au anapohutubu, naye amefunikwa kichwa, yuaaibisha kichwa chake.
Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
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Bali kila mwanamke asalipo, au anapohutubu, bila kufunika kichwa, yuaaibisha kichwa chake; kwa maana ni sawasawa na yule aliyenyolewa.
And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.
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Maana mwanamke asipofunikwa na akatwe nywele. Au ikiwa ni aibu mwanamke kukatwa nywele zake au kunyolewa, na afunikwe.
If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
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Kwa maana kweli haimpasi mwanamume kufunikwa kichwa, kwa sababu yeye ni mfano na utukufu wa Mungu. Lakini mwanamke ni utukufu wa mwanamume.
A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
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Maana mwanamume hakutoka katika mwanamke, bali mwanamke katika mwanamume.
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
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Wala mwanamume hakuumbwa kwa ajili ya mwanamke, bali mwanamke kwa ajili ya mwanamume.
Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
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Kwa hiyo imempasa mwanamke awe na dalili ya kumilikiwa kichwani, kwa ajili ya malaika.
For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
11
Walakini si mwanamke pasipo mwanamume, wala mwanamume pasipo mwanamke, katika Bwana.
In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
12
Maana kama mwanamke alitoka katika mwanamume, vile vile mwanamume naye huzaliwa na mwanamke; na vitu vyote asili yake hutoka kwa Mungu. Hukumuni ninyi wenyewe katika nafsi zenu.
For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
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Je! Inapendeza mwanamke amwombe Mungu asipofunikwa kichwa?
Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
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Je! Hayo maumbile yenyewe hayawafundishi ya kwamba mwanamume akiwa na nywele ndefu ni aibu kwake?
Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
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Lakini mwanamke akiwa na nywele ndefu ni fahari kwake. Kwa sababu amepewa zile nywele ndefu ili ziwe badala ya mavazi.
but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
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Lakini mtu ye yote akitaka kuleta fitina, sisi hatuna desturi kama hiyo, wala makanisa ya Mungu.
If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
17
Lakini katika kuagiza haya, siwasifu, ya kwamba mnakusanyika, si kwa faida bali kwa hasara.
In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
18
Kwa maana kwanza mkutanikapo kanisani nasikia kuna faraka kwenu; nami nusu nasadiki;
First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
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kwa maana lazima kuwapo na uzushi kwenu, ili waliokubaliwa wawe dhahiri kwenu.
And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
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Basi mkutanikapo pamoja haiwezekani kula chakula cha Bwana;
Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
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kwa maana kila mmoja hutangulia kutwaa chakula chake katika kule kula; hata huyu ana njaa, na huyu amelewa.
For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
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Je! Hamna nyumba za kulia na kunywea? Au mnalidharau kanisa la Mungu, na kuwatahayarisha hao wasio na kitu? Niwaambieni? Niwasifu? La! Siwasifu kwa ajili ya hayo.
Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
23
Kwa maana mimi nalipokea kwa Bwana niliyowapa nanyi, ya kuwa Bwana Yesu usiku ule aliotolewa alitwaa mkate,
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
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naye akiisha kushukuru akaumega, akasema, Huu ndio mwili wangu ulio kwa ajili yenu; fanyeni hivi kwa ukumbusho wangu.
and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
25
Na vivi hivi baada ya kula akakitwaa kikombe, akisema, Kikombe hiki ni agano jipya katika damu yangu; fanyeni hivi kila mnywapo, kwa ukumbusho wangu.
In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
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Maana kila mwulapo mkate huu na kukinywea kikombe hiki, mwaitangaza mauti ya Bwana hata ajapo.
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
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Basi kila aulaye mkate huo, au kukinywea kikombe hicho cha Bwana isivyostahili, atakuwa amejipatia hatia ya mwili na damu ya Bwana.
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
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Lakini mtu ajihoji mwenyewe, na hivyo aule mkate, na kukinywea kikombe.
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
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Maana alaye na kunywa, hula na kunywa hukumu ya nafsi yake, kwa kutokuupambanua ule mwili.
For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
30
Kwa sababu hiyo wako wengi kwenu walio hawawezi na dhaifu, na watu kadha wa kadha wamelala.
That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
31
Lakini kama tungejipambanua nafsi zetu, tusingehukumiwa.
Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
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Ila tuhukumiwapo, twarudiwa na Bwana, isije ikatupasa adhabu pamoja na dunia.
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
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Kwa hiyo, ndugu zangu, mkutanikapo mpate kula, mngojaneni;
So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
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mtu akiwa na njaa, na ale nyumbani kwake; msipate kukutanika kwa hukumu. Na hayo yaliyosalia nijapo nitayatengeneza.
If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.