1 Wakoritho 8

1 Lino vwimila vwa kyakulia fino fihumisivue litekolo kufihwani: tukagwile kuuti “Usue tweeni tulinuvumang'anyi.” Uvumang'anyi vuleta ulughinio, looli ulughano lujenga.

Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

2 Nave umuunhu ghweni isagha kuuti akagwile limongo, umuunhu ujua nambe nakagwile heene jilondua akagule.

But if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he does not yet know as he ought to know.

3 Looli nave umuunhu amughanile u Nguluve, umuunhubujuo ikagulika nu mwene.

But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.

4 Kange vwimila vwa fakulia fino fihumisivue fihumisivue litekelo ku fihweni: tukagwile kuuti “Ikihwani nakwekuuti kinu mu iisi iji,” ulwakuva nakwale u Nguluve ila jumo mwene.”

Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God but one.

5 Ulwakuva kwevale vinga vano vitambulua manguluve ndavuve vulanga, nambe iisi, ndavule ghalivuo “Amanguluve na vatua vinga.”

For though there are things that are called "gods," whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many "gods" and many "lords;"

6 “Palikimo nakuva kulyusue kwale u Nguluve jumo mwene juno ghwa Nhaata, ifinu fyoni fihumile kwa mwene, tatusue tukale kwa mwene, u Mutwa jumo u Yesu Kilisite, juno vwimila umwene ifinu fyoni kwefile, kwa mwene jujuo na jusue kwetule.”

yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus (the) Messiah, through whom are all things, and we live through him.

7 Nambe vulevule, uvukagusi uvuo namwevule n'kate mwa muunhu ghweni. pauluo, avange valyahasing'ine kukufunya ku fihwani pakali apuo, nambe lino vali ifakulia ifi hwene kuuti kinu kino kihumisivue kuva litekelo ku fihwani. Inyivonelo save sisoveleng'ine ulwakuva mbotembote.

However, not all have this knowledge. But some, being so accustomed to idols until now, eat as of a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

8 Looli ikyakulia nakyekino kilatuhufia usue kwa Nguluve. Usue natulivavivi kyoongo nave natulile ikyakulia, nave uvulugu kyoongo nave tulile.

But food will not commend us to God. For neither, if we do not eat, are we the worse; nor, if we eat, are we the better.

9 Looli mulolelaghe ulwakuuti uvwavuke vwiinu vuleke kuva vwe vwambusio ulwa kun'kuvasia um'botebote mulwitiko.

But be careful that by no means does this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to the weak.

10 Leka usaghaghe kuuti umuunhu akuvwene, uve ghwejuno ulinuvukagusi, ghulia ikyakulia mu nyumba ija kufunyila ija fihwani. Inyivonelo sake umuunhu ujuo kwande sikunua pikagulika nambe jumwene jujuo valisaghe ifiinu fino vasanguile kuva litekelo kufihwani?

For if someone sees you who have knowledge sitting in an idol's temple, won't his conscience, if he is weak, be emboldened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

11 Pa uluo vwimila vwa vukagusi vwako uvwa lweli ulwa muvuhumo vwa fihwani, n'kulu nambe umwanilumbu juno m'botem'bote, juno kange n'kilisite alyafwile vwimila umwene, itipulua.

And through your knowledge, he who is weak perishes, the brother for whom the Messiah died.

12 Pauluo, pano ghuvomba inyivi palikimo avakuulu nava lumbu vakomukusilemasia inyivonelo sivanave sino mbotembote, muvomba inyivi kwa Kilisite.

Thus, sinning against the brothers, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Messiah.

13 Pauluo, nave ikyakulia kikwambusia pikunkuvasia un'kulu nambe umwanilumbu, nanilalia inyama kange, ulwakuuti nimwambusie unkulu nambe umwanilumbu kughua. (aiōn g165)

Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat forevermore, that I do not cause my brother to stumble. (aiōn g165)