1 Corinthians 15
1 Now I declare to you, brothers, the Good News which I preached to you, which also you received, in which you also stand,
Sasa ndugu, napenda kuwakumbusha ile Habari Njema niliyowahubirieni nanyi mkaipokea na kusimama imara ndani yake.
2 by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
Kwa njia yake mnaokolewa, ikiwa mnayazingatia maneno niliyowahubirieni, na kama kuamini kwenu hakukuwa bure.
3 For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
Mimi niliwakabidhi ninyi mambo muhimu sana ambayo mimi niliyapokea: kwamba Kristo alikufa kwa ajili ya dhambi zetu kufuatana na Maandiko Matakatifu;
4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
kwamba alizikwa, akafufuka siku ya tatu kama ilivyoandikwa;
5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve.
kwamba alimtokea Kefa, na baadaye aliwatokea wale kumi na wawili.
6 Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep.
Kisha aliwatokea ndugu zaidi ya mia tano kwa mara moja; wengi wao wanaishi bado, lakini baadhi yao wamekwisha kufa.
7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles,
Baadaye alimtokea Yakobo kisha akawatokea mitume wote.
8 and last of all, as to the child born at the wrong time, he appeared to me also.
Baada ya wote, akanitokea hata mimi, mimi niliyekuwa kama mtu aliyezaliwa kabla ya wakati.
9 For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.
Maana mimi ni mdogo kabisa miongoni mwa mitume na wala sistahili kuitwa mtume, kwa sababu nililidhulumu kanisa la Mungu.
10 But by the grace of God I am what I am. His grace which was given to me was not futile, but I worked more than all of them; yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
Lakini, kwa neema yake Mungu, nimekuwa kama nilivyo. Na neema yake kwangu haikuwa bure. Mimi nimefanya kazi kuliko wote; si mimi hasa, ila ni neema ya Mungu ifanyayo kazi pamoja nami.
11 Whether then it is I or they, so we preach, and so you believed.
Lakini hata hivyo, iwe wao ndio wahubirio au mimi nihubiriye, haidhuru, hiki ndicho tunachuhubiri, na hiki ndicho mnachoamini.
12 Now if Christ is preached, that he has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
Sasa, maadam inahubiriwa kwamba Kristo amefufuliwa kutoka wafu, baadhi yenu wanawezaje kusema kwamba hakuna ufufuo wa wafu?
13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither has Christ been raised.
Kama hakuna ufufuo wa wafu, basi, Kristo naye hakufufuka;
14 If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith also is in vain.
na kama Kristo hakufufuka, basi mahubiri yetu hayana maana na imani yenu haina maana.
15 Yes, we are also found false witnesses of God, because we testified about God that he raised up Christ, whom he didn’t raise up if it is true that the dead are not raised.
Zaidi ya hayo sisi tungekuwa mashahidi wa uongo mbele ya Mungu, maana tulisema kwamba Mungu alimfufua Kristo kutoka wafu na kumbe yeye hakumfufua—kama ni kweli kwamba wafu hawafufuliwi.
16 For if the dead aren’t raised, neither has Christ been raised.
Maana, ikiwa ni kweli kwamba wafu hawafufuki, basi naye Kristo hakufufuka.
17 If Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain; you are still in your sins.
Na kama Kristo hakufufuliwa, basi, imani yenu ni ya bure; mngali bado katika dhambi zenu.
18 Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
Zaidi ya hayo, wale wote waliokufa wakiwa wameungana na Kristo wamepotea kabisa.
19 If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.
Kama matumaini yetu katika Kristo yanahusu tu maisha haya ya sasa, basi, sisi ni watu wa kusikitikiwa zaidi kuliko wengine wote duniani.
20 But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruit of those who are asleep.
Lakini ukweli ni kwamba Kristo amefufuliwa kutoka wafu, limbuko lao wale waliolala katika kifo.
21 For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man.
Maana kama vile kifo kilivyoletwa duniani na mtu mmoja, vivyo hivyo nako kufufuka kutoka wafu kumesababishwa na mtu mmoja.
22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
Kama vile watu wote wanavyokufa kwa kujiunga na Adamu, vivyo hivyo wote watafufuliwa kwa kuungana na Kristo.
23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, then those who are Christ’s at his coming.
Lakini kila mmoja kwa mpango wake: Kristo kwanza, halafu wale walio wake Kristo wakati Kristo atakapokuja.
24 Then the end comes, when he will deliver up the Kingdom to God the Father, when he will have abolished all rule and all authority and power.
Baada ya hayo, mwisho utafika wakati ambapo Kristo atamkabidhi Mungu Baba Utawala, baada ya kufutilia mbali kila tawala na mamlaka na nguvu.
25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
Maana Kristo sharti atawale mpaka Mungu atakapowashinda adui zake na kuwaweka chini ya miguu yake.
26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death.
Adui wa mwisho atakayeangamizwa ni kifo.
27 For, “He put all things in subjection under his feet.” But when he says, “All things are put in subjection”, it is evident that he is excepted who subjected all things to him.
Maana, Maandiko yasema: “Mungu ameweka vitu vyote chini ya miguu yake.” Lakini, Maandiko yanaposema: “Vitu vyote vimewekwa chini ya miguu yake avitawale” ni dhahiri kwamba Mungu haingii katika kundi hilo la vitu, maana yeye ndiye anayeviweka vitu hivyo chini ya Kristo.
28 When all things have been subjected to him, then the Son will also himself be subjected to him who subjected all things to him, that God may be all in all.
Lakini vitu vyote vitakapowekwa chini ya Utawala wa Kristo, ndipo naye Mwana atakapojiweka chini ya Mungu, aliyeweka vyote chini ya Utawala wake; ili Mungu atawale juu ya vyote.
29 Or else what will they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead aren’t raised at all, why then are they baptized for the dead?
Kama hakuna ufufuo, je watu wale wanaobatizwa kwa ajili ya wafu wanatumainia kupata nini? Kama wafu hawafufuliwi, ya nini kubatizwa kwa ajili yao?
30 Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?
Na sisi, ya nini kujitia hatarini kila saa?
31 I affirm, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
Ndugu, mimi nakikabili kifo kila siku! Fahari niliyo nayo juu yenu katika kuungana na Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu inanifanya nitangaze jambo hili.
32 If I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then “let’s eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”
Kama kusudi langu lingalikuwa la kibinadamu tu, kule kupigana kwangu na wanyama wakali hapa Efeso kungalinifaa kitu gani? Kama wafu hawafufuki, basi, “Tule na tunywe, maana kesho tutakufa.”
33 Don’t be deceived! “Evil companionships corrupt good morals.”
Msidanganyike! Urafiki mbaya huharibu tabia njema.
34 Wake up righteously and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
Amkeni! Anzeni kuishi vema, na acheni kutenda dhambi. Baadhi yenu hawamjui Mungu kabisa. Hii nawaambieni, ni aibu kubwa kwenu!
35 But someone will say, “How are the dead raised?” and, “With what kind of body do they come?”
Lakini mtu anaweza kuuliza: “Wafu watafufuliwaje? Watakuwa na mwili wa namna gani wakati watakapokuja tena?”
36 You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.
Hayo ni maswali ya kijinga! Ukipanda mbegu, isipokufa kwanza haitaota.
37 That which you sow, you don’t sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.
Unachopanda ni mbegu tu, labda ya ngano au nafaka nyingine, na si mmea mzima ambao hutokea baadaye.
38 But God gives it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.
Mungu huipa hiyo mbegu mwili anaoutaka mwenyewe; kila mbegu hupata mwili wake wa pekee.
39 All flesh is not the same flesh, but there is one flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.
Miili ya viumbe vyote si sawa. Miili ya binadamu ni ya namna moja, ya wanyama ni ya namna nyingine, ya ndege ni ya namna nyingine na miili ya samaki pia ni ya namna nyingine.
40 There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial differs from that of the terrestrial.
Iko miili ya mbinguni na miili ya duniani; uzuri wa miili ya mbinguni ni mwingine, na na uzuri wa miili ya duniani ni mwingine.
41 There is one glory of the sun, another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differs from another star in glory.
Uko uzuri wa jua, wa mwezi na wa nyota; hata nyota nazo huhitilafiana kwa uzuri.
42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. The body is sown perishable; it is raised imperishable.
Ndivyo ilivyo kuhusu ufufuo wa wafu. Kama vile mbegu, mwili huzikwa ardhini ukiwa katika hali ya kuharibika, lakini hufufuliwa katika hali ya kutoharibika.
43 It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.
Huzikwa katika hali duni, hufufuliwa katika hali tukufu; huzikwa katika hali dhaifu, hufufuliwa ukiwa wenye nguvu.
44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body and there is also a spiritual body.
Unapozikwa ni mwili wa kawaida, unapofufuliwa ni mwili wa kiroho. Kuna mwili wa kawaida na kutakuwa na mwili wa kiroho.
45 So also it is written, “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
Maana Maandiko yasema: “Mtu wa kwanza, Adamu, alikuwa kiumbe mwenye uhai;” lakini adamu wa mwisho ni Roho awapaye watu uzima.
46 However, that which is spiritual isn’t first, but that which is natural, then that which is spiritual.
Lakini unaotangulia kuwako si ule mwili wa kiroho, ila ule mwili wa kawaida kisha ule mwili wa kiroho.
47 The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.
Adamu wa kwanza aliumbwa kwa udongo, alitoka ardhini; mtu wa pili alitoka mbinguni.
48 As is the one made of dust, such are those who are also made of dust; and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
Wote walio wa dunia wako kama huyo mtu aliyeumbwa kwa udongo; wale walio wa mbinguni wako kama yule aliyetoka mbinguni.
49 As we have borne the image of those made of dust, let’s also bear the image of the heavenly.
Kama vile tulivyofanana na yule aliyeumbwa kwa udongo, vivyo hivyo tutafanana na huyohuyo aliyetoka mbinguni.
50 Now I say this, brothers, that flesh and blood can’t inherit God’s Kingdom; neither does the perishable inherit imperishable.
Basi, ndugu, nasema hivi: kile kilichofanywa kwa mwili na damu hakiwezi kuushiriki Ufalme wa Mungu; na chenye kuharibika hakiwezi kuwa na hali ya kutoharibika.
51 Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,
Sikilizeni, nawaambieni siri: sisi hatutakufa sote, ila sote tutageuzwa
52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.
wakati wa mbiu ya mwisho, kwa nukta moja, kufumba na kufumbua. Maana mbiu itakapolia, wafu watafufuliwa katika hali ya kutoweza kufa tena, na sisi tutageuzwa.
53 For this perishable body must become imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.
Maana ni lazima kila kiharibikacho kijivalie hali ya kutoharibika, mwili uwezao kufa ujivalie hali ya kutokufa.
54 But when this perishable body will have become imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then what is written will happen: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”
Basi, mwili huu wenye kuharibika utakapojivalia hali ya kutoharibika, na kile chenye kufa kitakapojivalia hali ya kutokufa, hapo ndipo litakapotimia lile neno lililoandikwa: “Kifo kimeangamizwa ushindi umekamilika!”
“Kifo, ushindi wako uko wapi? Uwezo wako wa kuumiza uko wapi?” (Hadēs g86)
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
Ukali wa kifo hutokana na dhambi, nayo dhambi hupata nguvu yake katika Sheria.
57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Lakini tumshukuru Mungu anayetupatia ushindi kwa njia ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Basi, ndugu zangu wapenzi, simameni imara na thabiti. Endeleeni daima kuwa na bidii katika kazi ya Bwana, mkijua kwamba kazi mnayofanya katika utumishi wa Bwana haitapotea bure.
