1 Corinthians 11
1 [Follow my example], just like I [try to] follow Christ’s example.
Bolanda ndakisa na ngai, ndenge ngai nalandaka ndakisa ya Klisto.
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.
Nakumisaka bino kati na makambo nyonso, pamba te bokanisaka ngai mpe bopengwaka te kati na malakisi oyo napesaki bino.
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.
Nzokande, nalingi boyeba ete Klisto azali Mokonzi ya mobali nyonso, mobali azali mokonzi ya mwasi, mpe Nzambe azali Mokonzi ya Klisto.
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].
Mobali nyonso oyo asambelaka to asakolaka, wana moto na ye ezali ya kozipama, ayokisaka Mokonzi na ye soni.
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.
Kasi mwasi nyonso oyo asambelaka to asakolaka, wana moto na ye ezali polele, ayokisaka mokonzi na ye soni, pamba te azali lokola mwasi oyo bakokola suki.
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].
Mwasi oyo alataka kitambala te na moto na ye asengeli kokokola suki na ye. Kasi soki ezali soni mpo na mwasi kokatisa to kokokola suki, ekoleka malamu mpo na ye kolata kitambala na moto na ye.
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.
Mobali asengeli te kolata kitambala, pamba te azali elilingi mpe lokumu ya Nzambe; kasi mwasi azali lokumu ya mobali.
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.
Pamba te mobali akelama te wuta na mwasi, kasi mwasi akelama wuta na mobali.
9 Also, [God] did not create [the first] man [to help] the woman. Instead, [he] created the woman [to help] the man.
Mobali akelama te mpo na mwasi, kasi mwasi akelama mpo na mobali.
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].
Yango wana, likolo ya ba-anjelu, mwasi asengeli kozala na elembo ya bokonzi na moto na ye.
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.
Nzokande, kati na Nkolo, mwasi azali te soki mobali azali te, mpe mobali azali te soki mwasi azali te.
Pamba te ndenge mwasi akelamaki wuta na mobali, ndenge mpe mobali abotamaki na nzela ya mwasi. Kasi makambo nyonso ewutaka na Nzambe.
13 Consider this for yourselves: Is it proper for [RHQ] women to pray to God while they do not have coverings over their heads?
Botala nanu bino moko: boni, ezali malamu mpo na mwasi kosambela Nzambe moto polele?
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]
Boni, mokili yango moko eteyaka bino te ete ezali soni mpo na mobali kozala na suki milayi,
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].
kasi ezali nde lokumu mpo na mwasi kozala na suki milayi? Pamba te suki epesama na mwasi lokola kitambala.
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.
Soki moto moko akanisi ete ezali malamu mpo na ye kotia tembe na tina na likambo oyo, biso elongo na Mangomba ya Nzambe tozalaka na ezaleli wana te.
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].
Kati na malako oyo ezali kolanda, nakokumisa bino te; pamba te mayangani na bino esungaka bino te mpo bokoma bato ya esengo koleka, kasi ekomisaka bino lisusu bato na pasi makasi.
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.
Liboso, nazali koyoka ete bozalaka na bokabwani kati na bino, tango boyaka na mayangani; mpe nazali kondima yango mwa moke.
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!
Solo, bokabwani esengeli kozala kati na bino mpo ete Baklisto ya solo bayebana kati na bino.
20 When you gather together, you [IRO] eat the meal [that you say is to remember the death of] the Lord [Jesus for us].
Boye, tango boyaka na mayangani, ezalaka lisusu te mpo na kolia bilei ya Nkolo;
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].
pamba te emonanaka ete, soki kaka bokomi na mesa, moto na moto awelaka nanu kolia bilei na ye moko; mpe mpo na yango, bamoko batikalaka na nzala, mpe bamosusu balangwaka.
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!
Boni, bozangi bandako oyo kati na yango bokoki kolia mpe komela? Boni, bosalaka bongo mpo na kotiola Lingomba ya Nzambe mpe kosambwisa bato oyo bazangi bilei? Nini nakoki koloba na bino? Nakumisa bino? Na likambo oyo, nakokumisa bino te!
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.
Pamba te, nateyaki bino makambo oyo nazwaki epai ya Nkolo: Nkolo Yesu, na butu oyo batekaki Ye, azwaki lipa;
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].”
mpe, sima na Ye kozongisa matondi epai ya Nzambe, akataki yango mpe alobaki: « Oyo ezali nzoto na Ngai; epesami mpo na bino! Bosalaka boye mpo na kokanisa Ngai. »
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].”
Ndenge moko mpe, sima na Ye kolia, azwaki kopo mpe alobaki: « Kopo oyo ezali Boyokani ya sika kati na makila na Ngai! Tango nyonso bokobanda komela yango, bosalaka boye mpo na kokanisa Ngai. »
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].
Boye, tango nyonso bokozala kolia lipa oyo mpe komela kopo oyo, bokozala kosakola kufa ya Nkolo kino akozonga.
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].
Yango wana, moto nyonso oyo akolia lipa to akomela kopo ya Nkolo na lolenge oyo ebongi te, akomema ngambo epai ya nzoto mpe makila ya Nkolo.
28 Before any believer eats that bread and drinks that wine [MTY], he should think carefully about [what he is doing],
Boye tika ete moto nyonso amitala malamu liboso ya kolia lipa mpe komela wuta na kopo!
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].
Pamba te moto oyo azali kolia lipa mpe komela, na kozanga kososola ete ezali nzoto ya Nkolo, azali komikatela etumbu na kolia mpe komela bongo.
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].
Yango wana mingi kati na bino bakoma na bolembu mpe na bokono, mpe ebele kati na bino bakufa.
31 If we would think carefully about what we [are doing], [God] would not judge [and punish] us [like that].
Kasi soki tozalaki kososola oyo tozali, tolingaki kozwa etumbu te.
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].
Nzokande, Nkolo apesaka biso etumbu mpo na kozongisa biso na nzela, mpo ete tozwa etumbu te elongo na mokili.
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].
Boye bandeko na ngai, tango boyaka na mayangani mpo na kolia elongo, bozelanaka.
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].
Moto nyonso oyo azali na nzala asengeli nanu kolia na ndako na ye, mpo ete mayangani na bino ememela bino etumbu te. Mpe na tina na makambo oyo etikali, nakopesela yango malako tango nakoya.
