ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎨᎪᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 8
1 ᎾᏃ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎾᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏰᎸᎯ ᏗᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ, ᎢᏗᎦᏔᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏗᎥ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎨᎲᎢ. ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏢᏆᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏓᏍᏕᎵᏍᎪᎢ.
Now about things offered to images: we all seem to ourselves to have knowledge. Knowledge gives pride, but love gives true strength.
2 ᎢᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᏳᏬᎯᏳᎭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏏ ᎤᎦᏙᎥᏒᎯ ᏱᎩ.
If anyone seems to himself to have knowledge, so far he has not the right sort of knowledge about anything;
3 ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏳᎨᏳᎭ, [ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ] ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎦᏔᎰᎢ.
But if anyone has love for God, God has knowledge of him.
4 ᎾᏃ ᎠᎩᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎨᎳᏍᏗᏱ ᏗᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏰᎸᎯ, ᎢᏗᎦᏔᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏰᎸᎯ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏁᎲᎾ ᎨᏒ, ᏌᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ.
So, then, as to the question of taking food offered to images, we are certain that an image is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
5 ᎤᏂᏣᏔᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᏁᎭ ᎤᎾᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᎪᏎᎯ ᎦᎸᎶᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ, ( ᏧᏂᎶᏔᏉ ᎤᎾᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏂᏣᏔᏉ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ, )
For though there are those who have the name of gods, in heaven or on earth, as there are a number of gods and a number of lords,
6 ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏙᎯᏳᎲᏍᎬ ᏌᏉᎯᏳ ᎡᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏨᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎡᏓᏤᎵᎦ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏥᏕᎭ; ᎠᎴ ᏌᏉᎯᏳ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏤᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᏥᏕᎭ.
There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.
7 ᎥᏝᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏳᏁᎭ; ᎩᎶᏰᏃ ᏙᏧᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏰᎸᎯ ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏯᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏍᎪ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏰᎸᎯ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏣᏂᎩᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ; ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᏃ ᏗᏩᎾᎦᎳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᏙᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎪᎢ.
Still, all men have not that knowledge: but some, being used till now to the image, are conscious that they are taking food which has been offered to the image; and because they are not strong in the faith, their minds are troubled.
8 ᎠᎵ ᏍᏓᏴᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᎩᏰᎸᏗᏱ ᏱᏂᎬᏁᎭ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏱᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ ᎤᏟ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏱᏂᎬᏁᎰᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᏂᏓᎵᏍᏓᏴᏍᎬᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎡᏍᎦ ᏱᏂᎬᏁᎰᎢ.
But God's approval of us is not based on the food we take: if we do not take it we are no worse for it; and if we take it we are no better.
9 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏤᏯᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎨᏣᏛᏁᏗ ᎢᏥᎲ ᏗᏂᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᏧᏃᏕᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏱᏄᎵᏍᏔᏁᏍᏗ.
But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble.
10 ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏱᏣᎪᎲ ᏂᎯ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏤᎯ ᏱᏅᎦ ᏯᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎦ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏰᎸᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ; ᏝᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏓᏅᏛ, ᎠᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᎨᏒ, ᏂᎦᎾᏰᏍᎬᎾ ᏱᏅᎦᎵᏍᏓ ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏴᏙᏗᏱ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎵᏍᎪᎸᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏰᎸᎯ;
For if a man sees you, who have knowledge, taking food as a guest in the house of an image, will it not give him, if he is feeble, the idea that he may take food offered to images?
11 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏣᏤᎵᎦ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᎠᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᏗᏍᏓᏓᏅᏟ ᏴᎬᏲᎱᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏲᎱᎯᏎᎸᎯ?
And so, through your knowledge, you are the cause of destruction to your brother, for whom Christ underwent death.
12 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏣᏛᎦ ᏕᏥᏍᎦᏅᏥ ᎢᏣᎵᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏲ ᏂᏕᏨᎦ ᏗᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎡᏥᏍᎦᏅᏤᎰᎢ.
And in this way, doing evil to the brothers, and causing trouble to those whose faith is feeble, you are sinning against Christ.
