ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎨᎪᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 9
1 ᏝᏍᎪ ᎠᏴ ᎥᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᏱᎩ? ᏝᏍᎪ ᎠᏆᏓᏤᎵᎦ ᏱᎩ? ᏝᏍᎪ ᏥᎪᎥᎯ ᏱᎩ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ? ᏝᏍᎪ ᎠᏴ ᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ ᏱᎩ ᏂᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎡᏥᏍᏓᏩᏕᎩ ᏥᎩ?
Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are ye not my work in the Lord?
2 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎥᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎬᎩᏰᎸᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏭᏅᏧᏛᎢ, ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏎ ᏄᏜᏓᏏᏛᏒᎾ ᎥᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᏍᎩᏰᎸᏗ; ᏂᎯᏰᏃ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎠᏴ ᎥᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎡᏥᏍᏓᏩᏕᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ.
If I am not an apostle to others, yet doubtless I am to you: for ye are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.
3 ᎦᏥᏯᏬᎢᎵᏴᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᎩᎶ ᎬᎩᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ.
My answer to them that examine me is this,
4 ᏝᏍᎪ ᏲᎩᎭ ᎣᎦᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᎦᏗᏔᏍᏗᏱ?
Have we no right to eat and to drink?
5 ᏝᏍᎪ ᏲᎩᎭ ᏦᏘᏂᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᎯ ᏦᎦᏓᎵᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ, ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲ ᎠᏂᏐᎢ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ, ᎠᎴ ᏏᏆᏏ?
Have we no right to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?
6 ᏥᎪᎨ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎴ ᏆᏂᏆ ᎣᎩᏅᏒ, ᎥᏝ ᏲᎩᏂᎭ ᎣᎩᏂᏲᎯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏓᏛᏁᎲᎢ?
Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to forbear working?
7 ᎦᎪ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏓᎿᎭᏩ ᎡᎪᎢ ᎤᏩᏒᏉ ᎤᎫᏴᎯᏓᏍᏗ ᎠᎫᏴᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ? ᎦᎪ ᏓᏫᏍᎪ ᏖᎸᎳᏗ ᏂᏗᎦᏰᏍᎬᎾᏃ ᎨᏐ ᎤᎾᏓᏛᏅᎯ? ᎠᎴ ᎦᎪ ᏓᎦᏘᏲ ᎠᏫ, ᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏍᎬᎾᏃ ᎨᏐ ᎤᏅᏗ ᎠᏫ ᎤᏂᏁᏅᎯ?
Who goeth to war at any time at his own expense? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of its fruit? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
8 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏂᏥᏪᎠ, ᏥᎪ ᏴᏫᏉ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏛ ᏂᏥᏪᎠ? ᎾᏍᏉᎨ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᎦᏪᎭ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ?
Do I say these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
9 ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎪᏪᎳ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᎼᏏ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ; ᎥᏝ ᎯᏴᏑᎶᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏩᎦ ᎠᎦᏔᏙᎥᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᎴᏍᏗ. ᏩᎦᏉᏍᎪ ᏓᏓᏅᏖᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ?
For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the grain. Doth God take care for oxen?
10 ᏥᎪᎨ ᎠᏴ Ꮀ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎭ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏂᎦᏪᎭ? ᎥᏝ ᏳᏜᏓᏏᏛᎭ ᎠᏴ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏂᎬᏅ ᏥᎪᏪᎳ; ᎩᎶᏰᏃ ᎦᏓᎷᎩᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᏳᏩᎭ ᎦᏓᎷᎩᏍᎬᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏩᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᏙᎥᏗᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏳᏪᎳᏗᏍᏗᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎤᏩᏒᎢ
Or saith he this altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
11 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏗᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏱᏨᏫᏎᎸ, ᏥᏌ ᎡᏉᎯᏳᏉ ᎢᎩ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏇᏓᎵ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏱᏨᏍᎫᏕᏎᎭ?
If we have sown to you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?
12 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏅᏩᎾᏓᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎨᏨᏁᏗᏱ ᏳᏂᎭ; ᏝᏍᎪ ᎠᏴ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ? ᎥᏝᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎦᏲᎦᏛᏁᏗ ᎣᎩᎲ ᏱᏃᎦᏛᏁᎸ; ᎤᏁᎳᎩᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎣᎨᎵᏒ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎣᎩᏂᎬᏎᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᎦᎵᏫᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᎢᏒᎢ.
If others are partakers of this right over you, are not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this right; but endure all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.
13 ᏝᏍᎪ ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎠᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗᏍᎬ ᏗᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎨᎳᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏂᎦᏘᏯᏕᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏗᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏥᎸ ᎨᎳᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ?
Do ye not know that they who minister about holy things live from the things of the temple? and they who wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?
14 ᎾᏍᎩᏯᏉ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏚᏭᎪᏔᏅ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎠᎾᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎩ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗᏱ.
Even so hath the Lord ordained that they who preach the gospel should live by the gospel.
15 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏋᏔᏅᎯ ᏱᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ; ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏱᎪᏪᎸᎦ, ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏴᏆᏛᏁᏗᏱ; ᎤᏟᏰᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏯᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏯᎩᏲᎱᏒᏉ, ᎠᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎠᏎᏉ ᏱᏄᏩᏁᎸ ᎠᏆᏢᏆᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done to me: for it were better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.
16 ᎾᏍᏉᏰᏃ ᏱᎦᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎦ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ, ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏯᎩᎭ ᎠᏆᏢᏈᏍᏙᏗ. ᎠᏎᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏯᏆᏛᏁᏗ ᏅᏋᏁᎸ; ᎥᎥ, ᎤᏲ ᎢᏯᏆᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏂᎦᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎬᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of: for necessity is laid upon me; and, woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel!
17 ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏱᏂᎦᏛᏁᎭ ᎥᏆᎫᏴᎡᎭ; ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᏅᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎿᎭᏉ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎥᏆᏒᎦᎶᏔᏅ.
For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed to me.
18 ᎦᏙᏃ ᎥᏆᎫᏴᎡᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ? ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎦᎵᏥᏙᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏯᏋᏁᏗᏱ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏯᏆᏛᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏆᏒᎦᎸ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my right in the gospel.
19 ᎩᎶᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᎩᎾᏝᎢ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎬᎩᎾᏝᎢ ᎾᏆᏓᏛᏁᎸ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏟ ᎢᏯᏂᎢ ᎬᎩᏁᏉᏤᏗᏱ.
For though I am free from all men, yet I have made myself servant to all, that I might gain the more.
20 ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᏥᏧᏏ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎬᎩᏁᏉᏤᏗᏱ; ᎾᏃ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏓᏄᏴᏗ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᏣᏆᏓᏄᏴᏙ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᎩᏁᏉᏤᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏓᏄᏴᏗ.
And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;
21 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᏄᎾᏓᏄᏴᏛᎾ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏆᏓᏄᏴᏛᎾ ᏥᎨᏐ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᎩᏁᏉᏤᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᏄᎾᏓᏄᏴᏛᎾ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏆᏓᏄᏴᏛᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎠᏆᏓᏄᏴᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ.
To them that are without law, as without law, ( being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ, ) that I might gain them that are without law.
22 ᏗᏂᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲ, ᏥᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏂᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᎬᎩᏁᏉᏤᏗᏱ; ᏂᎦᎥᏉ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏄᎾᏓᎴᏒ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᏎ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎦᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ.
To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak: I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
23 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏂᎦᏛᏁᎰ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᏇᎳᏗᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be a partaker of it with you.
24 ᏝᏍᎪ ᏱᏥᎦᏔ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᎾᏙᎩᏯᏍᎩ, ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᎾᏙᎩᏯᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏏᏴᏫᏉ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏌᏍᏛᎢ? ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏙᎩᏯᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
Know ye not that they who run in a race all run, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎤᎾᏓᏎᎪᎩᏍᏗᏱ ᏣᎾᏟᏂᎬᏁᎰ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏳ ᎨᏐᎢ. ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏲᎩᏉ ᎠᎵᏍᏚᎶ ᎨᏥᏅᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏲᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏴ ᎦᏙᎩᏯᏍᎬ ᎥᏝ ᎬᏁᎳᎩᏉ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏱᎦᏙᎩᏯᏍᎦ; ᎦᎵᎲ ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏃᎴᏉ ᏥᎦᎵᎥᏂᎰ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏱᎦᎵᎭ.
I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so I fight, not as one that beateth the air:
27 ᏥᏰᎸᏍᎩᏂ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏂᏥᏴᏫᏕᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᏂᏥᏴᏁᎰᎢ; ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᎾᏆᏚᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏥᏯᎵᏥᏙᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏭᏅᎫᏛᎢ, ᎠᏴ ᎠᏋᏒ ᎥᎩᏐᏅᎢᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
