1 Corinthians 11
1 [Follow my example], just like I [try to] follow Christ’s example.
Hu zamu, towa mi huza Yesu.
2 I praise you because you remember all the things [that I taught you] and because you follow the instructions that I gave you. You have done just like I told you to do.
Zizanyi, mi gbreyi san niwa bi 'taka mu ni ko ngyeri. Mi gbreyi sar nitu wa bi rji njii tre ba ngbangban me towa mi nna yi'a.
3 [Now], I want you to know that the one who has authority over [MTY] every man is Christ, and the ones who have authority over women are men (OR, their husbands), and the one who has authority over Christ is God.
Zizanyi me son ndu yi toh ndi Kristi mba hi tu' u lilon, u lilon hi tu' u' wa, u ndi Irji hi tu' Kristi.
4 [So] if any man [wears a covering over] his head when he prays or speaks a message God gave him, he disgraces himself [SYN].
U lilon wa a tie aduwa ka a to' tsu ni tu' ma i kika', a tsri tu' ma.
5 Also, if any woman does not wear a covering over her head when she prays or speaks a message that God gave her, she disgraces herself (OR, she dishonors her husband). That would be acting like [SIM] [women who are ashamed because] their heads have been shaved.
Twa' waa a tie aduwa ka a to tsuni tu' msa ni wuo'a tsri tu'ma. Ahe towa a ndi na kron tu'maa.
6 So, if women do not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], they should let someone shave their heads [so that they will be ashamed]. But since women are ashamed if someone cuts their hair [short] or shaves off their hair, they should wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them].
U iwa ni ta'na ka' tu'ma na, ka' kron nfu tu'a, tie kpunkpu. Wa' ani taa kpye u shan ndu wa kron ngbolo ka ndu kron tu'ma wa' ka kaa' tu'ma.
7 Men should not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], because they represent what God is like [MET] and they show how great God is. But women show how great men (OR, their husbands) are.
Lilon na ka' tuma na, ni wa ahi yu' nda hi kpan kristi U wa ahi kpan u lilon.
8 [Remember that God intends that men have authority over women. We know that] because [God] did not make [the first] man, [Adam], from the [first] woman, [Eve]. Instead, he made that woman [from a bone that he took] from the man.
Bana ti lilon rji ni wa' na. Ahi wa. mba ba tie rji ni lilon.
9 Also, [God] did not create [the first] man [to help] the woman. Instead, [he] created the woman [to help] the man.
U bana tie lilon ni wa' ni. Ahi wa' mba ba tie wu ni lilon.
10 For that reason, women should wear something [to cover] their heads [as a symbol of their being under their husbands’] [MTY] authority. They should also [cover their heads] so that the angels [will see that and rejoice].
Ani tu kimayi a mla ndu wa' he ni ngban u ngbengblen ni tuma, don malaiku.
11 However, remember that [even though God created the first] woman from [the first] man, all other men [have been born] from women. So men cannot be independent of women, nor can women be independent of men. But all things, [including men and women], come from God.
U nakime ni Baci, iwa na' son tuma nkon ni lilon na, towaa lilon na' son tuma nkan ni wa na.
Towaa i'wa' ye rji ni lilon, na kima me lilon ye rji ni wa'. U kpi wawuu ba rji ni Rji.
13 Consider this for yourselves: Is it proper for [RHQ] women to pray to God while they do not have coverings over their heads?
Ban ya kimbi: a bi ndu wa' tie a duwa ni Rji ni tuma wuo?
14 (Everyone senses that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair./Doesn’t everyone sense that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair?) [RHQ]
Yaa u Ndji me na tsroyi ndi lilon nita he ni ngbondo nfutu ahi kpatsri niwu na?
15 But it is very delightful if women have long hair, because [God] gave them long hair to be like a [beautiful] covering [for their heads].
Yaa u ndji me na tsro yi ndi wa' nita he ni ngbondo nufutu, ahi kpan ni wu na. nfutu ma a' nno ka'.
16 But whoever wants to argue [with me about my saying that women should have a covering over their heads when they pray or speak a message from God should consider the fact that] we [apostles] do not [permit] any other custom, and the [other] congregations of God do not have any other custom.
U indjio' nita son sen nyu ni waa, kie na he ni ikpyeri nkan wa ba tie 'a na, ko ni ba coci u Rji mba.
17 Now I want to tell you [about some other things]. I do not praise you about them, because whenever you believers meet together, good [things do not happen]. Instead, bad things [happen].
U ni tre biyi ba, mina gbre yi san na. Niwa bita ye kii kabi, ana u mla tie ndindi na, ani u kpa hlo tie meme.
18 First of all, people have told me that when you gather together as a group [to worship God], you divide into groups [that are hostile to each other]. To some extent I believe that is true.
Uni u mumla, mi wo ndi bita ye kabi ni mi coci, bi gatu' kpambi, wa ni nkon ri mi kpany'me.
19 It seems that you must divide into [groups that despise each other] in order that it might be clear/evident which people among you [God] approves of!
E ahi gbigbi ndu gatu ndu he ni mi mbi, n'du ba' toh wa' ba nyme ni ba' ni mi mbi.
20 When you gather together, you [IRO] eat the meal [that you say is to remember the death of] the Lord [Jesus for us].
E bi taye ki kambi, an'a jibi Baci mba bi rli na.
21 But [what happens when] you eat is that each person eats his own meal before [he thinks about sharing his food with anyone else]. As a result, [when the meal is over], some people are [still] hungry and others are drunk! [So it is not a meal that honors the Lord].
Bita rli, ko' nha ni rli uma guci ni mbru ba. U yon ka tie ri, uri ka wua.
22 ([You act as though] you do not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]!/Do you not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]?) [RHQ] Do you not realize [RHQ] [that by acting selfishly in this way], it is God’s people whom you are despising, and it is the poor people [in your group] whom you are treating as though they were not important? What shall I say to you about that [RHQ]? Do [you expect] me to praise you [about what you do] [RHQ]? I certainly will not praise you!
Bi na he ba koh wa bi rli ndi so'a na? Bi kpa coci Rji tsri ndi ni tie wa bana he kpye'a ya? Mi tre ngye ni yiwu? Mi gbre yi san? Mina gbre yi san ni tu wa na.
23 The Lord taught me these things that I also taught you: During the night that Jesus was betrayed {[Judas] enabled [the enemies of] the Lord Jesus to seize him}, he took some bread.
E mi kpa kpye wa mi nno yyi ngme rji ni Rji, wa Baci mu Yesu, nivi wa ba le' ni wu'a a ban bredi.
24 After he thanked God for it, he broke it into pieces. [Then he gave it to his disciples] and said, “This bread [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my body, that [I am about to sacrifice] for you. Eat bread in this [way again and again] to remember my [offering myself as a sacrifice for you].”
Niwa a ngyri ni tuma, a mre wu nda tre din, “Iwa yi hi kpamu, waa ahi 'u mbi'a Tie wayi ndi ka taka mu”
25 Similarly, after they ate their meal, he took a cup [MTY] [of wine]. He [thanked God for it. Then he gave it to his disciples], saying, “[The wine in] [MTY] this cup [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my blood [that will flow from my body] ([to put into effect/to establish]) the new agreement [that God is making with people]. Whenever you drink wine in this way, do it to remember that [my blood flowed for you].”
Tokima me a ban kofi a' nda tre, “kofi yi ahi shirji sisa u mi yii mu. Tie wa brubru ni nton wa bi so' a, ndi taka mu. d'bu iki wu Baci hi nivi u k'ma ye ma.
26 [Remember that] until the Lord [Jesus] returns [to the earth], whenever you eat the [bread that represents his body] and drink the wine [MTY] [that represents his blood], you are telling other people that he died [for you].
U inton wa bi tan bredi yi'a ndi so ni kofi yia biki.
27 So, those who eat that bread and drink that wine [MTY] in a way that is not proper [for those who belong to the Lord] are guilty of [acting in a way that is contrary to what] our [Lord intended when he offered] his body [as a sacrifice] and his blood [flowed when he died].
U waa a tsatsa tan ka nda so ni kofi u Baci ni nkon wa ana bi'a na ani latre ni kpa u ni yii u Baci.
28 Before any believer eats that bread and drinks that wine [MTY], he should think carefully about [what he is doing],
Ndu ndji tsra kpama rli nda tan bredi'a nda so ni kofi'a.
29 because if anyone eats [the bread that represents Christ’s body] and drinks [the wine that represents his blood] without recognizing that all God’s [people should be united, God will] punish him [for doing that].
I waa a tan nda so hama ni tsra kpama, tan nda so tron ni tu'ma.
30 Many people in your group are weak and sick, and several have died [EUP] because of [the way they acted when they ate that bread and drank that wine].
Ahe nitu kima bari mbi gbugbu wuu ba grji ngble nda ni lo, u bari mbi na ku kurna
31 If we would think carefully about what we [are doing], [God] would not judge [and punish] us [like that].
U kita tsra kpambu, itron navu tana.
32 But when the Lord judges [and punishes] us [for acting wrongly], he disciplines us [to correct us], in order that he will not [need to] punish us when he punishes [the people who do not trust in Christ] [MTY].
U anita Baci mba ni tron ni tawu, u kie tie ndindi, ni ndu kie ka tie meme ni ngbungblu'a na.
33 So, my fellow believers, when you gather together to eat [food to remember the Lord’s dying for you], wait until everyone [has arrived so that you can find out who does not have enough food].
Tokima, imyri vayimu, biti ye ki kambi ndi ni tan, bika gben kpambi.
34 Those who are so hungry [that they cannot wait to eat until everyone else has arrived] should eat in their own homes [first], in order that when you gather together God will not judge [and punish them for] ([being inconsiderate of/not being concerned about]) [others]. And when I come [to Corinth] I will give you instructions about other matters [concerning the Lord’s Supper].
Iwa iyon ni tie wu'a, ka rli ni koh, to bina ye ki kambi ana ni u tron na uni tu kpyi bari wa bi nha mita ye mu yoyi ni nkon.
