1 Corinthians 11
1 [Follow my example], just like I [try to] follow Christ’s example.
Amwiiye ndime, mbuli mbwendi sikwiiya wa Kkilisitu.
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.
Lino ndilamulumbayizya nkambo mulajatisisya kutunsiyansiya mbuli mbondakamwambila.
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.
Lino ndiyanda kuti mumvwisye kuti Kkilisito nguwe mutwe wamwanakazi akuti Leza mutwe wa Kkilisitu.
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].
Kufumbwa mwalumi ukomba nekuba kusinsima kavumbide kumutwe wakwe wawubula mutwe wakwe.
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.
Pesi kufumbwa mwanakazi ukomba nekuba kusinsima kavumbide mutwe wakwe ulawubula mutwe wakw. Aboobo chilikozyenie akuti mutwe wakwe wakululwa.
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].
Nkabela kuti mwanakazi tavumba mutwe wakwe, uleelede kugela masusu aakwe afwimpe. Na chitawusisya insoni kuti mwanakazi agele masusu naa kukululwa mutwe wakwe, avumbe mutwe wakwe.
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.
Nkabela mwalumi tayelede kuvumba mutwe wakwe, nkambo kakuti nchikozyanisyo chabulemu bwa Leza. Pesi mwanakazi mbulemu bwamwaalumi.
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.
Nkambo mwalumi takalengwa kuzwa kumwanakazi. Anukuti mwanakazi wakalengwa kuzwa kumwalumi.
9 Also, [God] did not create [the first] man [to help] the woman. Instead, [he] created the woman [to help] the man.
Nkabela teensi mwalumi wakalengelwa mwanakazi. Anukuti, mwanakazi wakalengelwa mwalumi.
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].
Nchenchicho mwanakazi nchayelede kuba chitondezyo chabulemu amutwe wakwe, nkambo kabaangelo.
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.
Nekubaboobo, mu Mwami, mwanakazi taponi chakulyiminina katakwe mwalumi, naba mwalumi taponi chakulyiminina katakwe mwanakazi wakwe.
Mbuli mwanakazi mbwazwa kumwalumi, alakwe mwalumi uzwa kumwanakazi. Alimwi zintu zyonse zizwa kuli Leza.
13 Consider this for yourselves: Is it proper for [RHQ] women to pray to God while they do not have coverings over their heads?
Amulibeteke nobeni: Saa chililuleme kuti mwanakazi kakomba kuli Leza amutwe wakwe kutavumbidwe?
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]
Saa bulenwe bwanu tabumuyiisyi kuti naa mwalumi waba amasusu malamfu, nkutalemeka kwakwe?
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].
Bulengwe bwanu tabumuyiisyi naa kuti mwanakazi aaba amasusu malamfu, mbulemu bwakwe? Nkambo masusu akwe akapegwa kulinuwe mbuli chilivumbyo.
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.
Pesi kuti umwi wayanda atala azeezi, tatukwe nechiba chimwi chaanza, neziba mbungano zya Leza.
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].
Pesi mumalayilile atobela, tandikonzyi kumutembawula. Nikuba nemubungana, tensi nkwakubotya pesi nkwakubisya.
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.
Nkabela lutanzi, ndilamvwa kuti nemuswanana mumbungano, kuli mipampo mipampo akati kanu, alimwi mubuche ndilasyoma.
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!
Nkenkaako kulelede alimwi tubunga tubuna akati kanu, kuchitila kuti abo bakalomesegwa ngabala libonia akati kenu.
20 When you gather together, you [IRO] eat the meal [that you say is to remember the death of] the Lord [Jesus for us].
Nkenkaako nemubungana, tensi nchilyo chamwami nchemulya.
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].
Nemulya, awumwi awumwi ulya kulya kwakwe mwini bamwi kabatana kujana chilyo chabo. Umwi waba anzala, alimwi umwi wakolwa.
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!
Tamukwe maanda na mukalye akunywida mukati? Mulasampawulana imbungano ya Leza akulangilila aansi abo batakwe nzebalazyo? Ngambe buti kulindinywe? Ndimutembawule na? Nsikomutembawula nkambo kazeezi!
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.
Eelyo ndakatambula kuzwa ku Mwami makani ngendakamusiila, kuti Mwami Jesu, mansiku nakaabwa, wakatola chibune.
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].”
Musule akupa kulumba, wakachikwamuna akwamba kuti, “Oyu mubili wangu, nonguwe wenu. Muchiite obu kukundiyeya ndime.”
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].”
Mbubonya obo wakatola nkomeki musule achilalilo, alimwi wakati, “Eyi nkomeki nchizuminano chipya chabulowa bwanu. Amuchite boobo muzyindi nemubunywa, kuti mukandiyeeye.”
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].
Kuchindi choonse nchemulya echi chibunge akunywa eyi nkomeki, kamuyeeya lufu lwa Mwami mane akaboole.
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].
Nkabela, oyo, uulya chibune nawanywa inkomeki ya Mwami munzila italuleme uyoba amulandu wamubili abulowa bwa Mwami.
28 Before any believer eats that bread and drinks that wine [MTY], he should think carefully about [what he is doing],
Muleke muntu alilingule lwakwe chakusanuna, alimwi muleyi inzila amumuleke alye chibune akunywa munkomeki.
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].
Alakwe oyo uulya akunywa katalililinguli mubili walya akunywa lubeta kulinguwe mwini.
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].
Nkenkako biingi akati kanu mulamana manguzu akuchiswa, alimwi bamwi benu bafwa.
31 If we would think carefully about what we [are doing], [God] would not judge [and punish] us [like that].
Pesi kuti twalilingula tobeni, tatukoyo betekwa.
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].
Pesi elyo notubetekwa a Mwami, tulalulamikwa, kuchitila kuti tutakabetekwi anyika.
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].
Nkeenkako, nobakwesu, nemuswanana antomwe kukulya, amulindane.
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].
Naa umwi wenu wafwanzala, mumuleke akalye kumunzi, kuchitila kuti nemuswanana antomwe kutakabi kwalubeta. Alimwi atala aamwi makani ngemwakalemba, ndiyomupa malayilile elyo ndasika.
