1 Ontumwafo ndjika oya zi kuPaulus, ngoka i ithanwa pahalo lyaKalunga, a ninge omuyapostoli gwaJesus Kristus, nokomumwatate Sostenes.
2 Oya nyolelwa kegongalo lyaKalunga lyomuKorinto, kwaayehe mboka yi ithanwa kuKalunga, ya ninge aantu ye aayapuki muukumwe naKristus Jesus, kumwe naayehe mboka ye li akuhe haa ithana edhina lyOmuwa gwetu Jesus Kristus nohaa ti kutya oye Omuwa gwawo nongaashi e li wo Omuwa gwetu.
3 Silweni ohenda, ne mu kale mu na ombili yaKalunga Tate noyOmuwa Jesus Kristus.
Omayambeko molwaJesus Kristus
4 Otandi hambelele Kalunga kandje aluhe omolweni nomolwomagano gesilohenda ngoka e ge mu pe medhina lyaJesus Kristus. 5 Oshoka mokukala muukumwe naKristus omwa ningi aayamba miinima ayihe ngaashi mokupopya nomokutseya akuhe. 6 Elaka tali popi Kristus olya tsama nawa mune, 7 onkee inamu hunutha eyambeko nando olimwe mokutegelela eholoko lyOmuwa gwetu Jesus Kristus. 8 Kalunga ote mu kankameke sigo okehulilo, opo mu ka adhike mwaa na oshipo sigo okesiku lyOmuwa gwetu Jesus Kristus. 9 Kalunga oye omwiinekelwa. Oye ngoka e mu ithanene muukumwe nOmwana Jesus Kristus, Omuwa gwetu.
Omatopoko megongalo
10 Aamwameme, otandi mu kumagidha medhina lyOmuwa gwetu Jesus Kristus: Uvathaneni mwaashihe shoka tamu popi, opo mokati keni mwaa kale omatopoko. Kaleni nekwatathano, mu na edhiladhilo limwe nelalakano limwe. 11 Oshoka onda hokololelwa kuyamwe ya zi kaandjaKloe kutya mokati keni omu na oontamanana. 12 Onda hala okutya: Kehe gumwe gwomune ota popi i iyukila. Gumwe ota ti: “Ngame onda gama kuPaulus;” mukwawo ota ti: “Ngame onda gama kuApollos;” mukwawo ota ti: “Ngame onda gama kuPetrus;” mukwawo ota ti: “Ngame onda gama kuKristus.” 13 Kristus okwa topolwa ano moongundu? Nenge ngoka a si komushigakano molweni, oPaulus? Omwa shashwa, mu ninge aalongwa yaPaulus?
14 Otandi pandula Kalunga, sho inaandi shasha nando omuntu gumwe, kakele kaKrispus naGaius. 15 Kaku na nando ogumwe gwomune ta vulu okutya omwa shashwa, mu ninge aalongwa yandje. 16 Eeno, onda shasha wo Stefanas pamwe naanegumbo lye, ihe itandi dhimbulukwa kutya onda shashele omuntu gwontumba gulwe. 17 Kristus ina tuma ndje, ndi ka shashe aantu. Oye okwa tumu ndje ndi ka uvithe elaka etoye, nondi ke li uvithe itaandi longitha uunongo wopantu. Oshoka uunongo wopantu otau ningi eso lyaKristus lyokomushigakano li kale lyaa na oshilonga.
Kristus oye uunongo noonkondo dhaKalunga
18 Oshoka ohapu ndjoka tayi popi eso lyaKristus lyokomushigakano, oya nika uugoya kumboka ye li mondjila ndjoka yu uka mekano, ihe kutse mbaka tu li mondjila ndjoka yu uka mehupitho, oyo oonkondo dhaKalunga. 19 Oshoka enyolo otali ti:
“Otandi hanagula po uunongo waanongo,
oondunge dhaanandunge otandi dhi shundula.”
20 Nena ano aanongo oye li peni? Aalongimpango oye li peni? Aanongo mokuludhika yomuuyuni mbuka oye li peni? Kalunga okwe shi holola kutya uunongo wopauyuni mbuka owo uugoya wowala.
21 Oshoka uunongo waKalunga inau shi pitika, aantu ye mu tseye noondunge dhawo. Onkee Kalunga okwa tokola, a hupithe aantu mboka yi itaala keuvitho ndyoka tatu li uvitha, lya nika uugoya. 22 Aajuda oya hala okwiitaalithwa kiikumithalonga, nAagreka otaa kongo uunongo. 23 Ihe tse otatu uvitha Kristus omwaalelwa komushigakano. Ohapu ndjika oya tsikitha Aajuda noya nika uugoya kaapagani. 24 Ihe kombinga yAajuda naapagani mboka yi ithanwa kuKalunga, ohapu ndjika oKristus. Oye oonkondo dhaKalunga nuunongo waKalunga 25 Oshoka kehe shoka Kalunga te shi longo sha fa uugoya, oshu udha oondunge dhi vule dhaantu, naashoka tashi ulike Kalunga a fa kee na oonkondo, oshu udha oonkondo dhi vule dhaantu.
26 Aamwameme, dhimbulukweni kutya omwa li mwa tya ngiini, Kalunga sho e mu ithana, mu ninge aakriste. Ngele tandi popi pantu, aashona yowala yomokati keni ya li aanongo nenge aanankondo nenge ya valekeka. 27 Oshoka Kalunga oha hogolola shoka uuyuni tau shi tala kutya osha nika uugoya, opo aanongo ya sithwe ohoni. Kalunga oha hogolola aankundi, opo aanankondo ya sithwe ohoni. 28 Kalunga oha hogolola mbyoka uuyuni tau yi tala yopevilela, ya dhinika noyaa na oshilonga, opo a hanagule po shoka uuyuni tau shi tala kutya oshi na oshilonga. 29 Onkee inaku kala ku na nando omuntu gumwe ta vulu okwiitanga koshipala shaKalunga. 30 Ihe Kalunga okwe mu eta muukumwe naKristus Jesus nokwa ningi Kristus uunongo wetu. MuKristus omwa zi ompito, tu ningwe aayuuki koshipala shaKalunga. Otse otwa ningi aantu yaKalunga notwa mangululwa. 31 Onkee ano ngaashi enyolo tali ti: “Kehe ngoka a hala okwiitanga, ni itangele shoka Omuwa e shi longa.”
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