1 Corinthians 9
1 I am certainly free [to do all the things that God allows me to do.] [RHQ] I am an apostle. [RHQ] [You] certainly [know that] I have seen Jesus our Lord. [RHQ] It is a result of my work that you [have believed in] the Lord [Jesus]. [RHQ]
Ana une ngaŵa mundu junechelelwe? Ana une ngaŵa nduna? Ana une nganinawona Ambuje ŵetu Che Yesu? Ana ŵanyamwe nganintyochela ni masengo gangu ga kwatumichila Ambuje?
2 And even though other people may think that I am not an apostle, you certainly should know that I am an apostle. [Remember that] your having become Christians [MET] [as a result of my telling you about] the Lord (confirms/shows that it is true) that I am an apostle.
Natamuno une nganiŵa nduna kwa ŵandu ŵane nambo isyene ndili nduna kukwenu mwanyamwe. Ŵanyamwe nli ŵaumboni ŵa unduna ŵangu pakuŵa nlumbikene ni Ambuje.
3 In order to defend myself, this [is what I say] to those who criticize me [by claiming that I do not act like an apostle].
Yele ni inguti pakulichenjela kwa ŵandu ŵakuusya une.
4 As for Barnabas and me, we certainly have the right [as apostles] to receive [from you and other congregations] food and drink [for our work]. [RHQ]
Ana ngatukusachilwa kulya ni kung'wa kwaligongo lya masengo getu?
5 [We have the] same right [that] the other apostles and the Lord Jesus’ [younger] brothers and [especially] Peter have. They all take along a wife who is a believer [when they travel various places in order to tell people about Christ. And they have a right that the people whom they work among will support their wives, too]. So Barnabas and I certainly have those same rights. [RHQ]
Ana ngatukusachilwa kulongana nawo ulendo umo achiŵankwetu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito mpela yakuti kupanganya achinduna ŵane ni achapwakwe Ambuje ni che Kefa?
6 It would be ridiculous to think that Barnabas and I are the only apostles who must work to earn money to pay our expenses [while we are doing God’s work! [RHQ]]
Pane uweji jikape, uneji ni che Banaba ni ŵatukusachilwa kupanganya masengo kuti tukole yatukuisaka?
7 Soldiers certainly do not pay their own wages. [RHQ] Those who plant a vineyard would certainly eat some of the grapes [when they become ripe]. [RHQ] Those who care for sheep would certainly drink the milk from those sheep. [RHQ] [Similarly, those who tell others about Christ certainly have a right to receive] ([financial help/food]) [from the people to whom they preach].
Ana jwangondo chi jwakwaula ku ngondo ni kulilipila nsyene? Ana jwakulima chi jwa ngunda wa misabibu jwangalya isogosi ya itela yakwe? Ana jwakuchinga chi jwangakug'wa maŵele ga ilango yakwe?
8 I am saying that, not only because people think that it is right. [RHQ] [No], I am [RHQ] saying it because it is what [God said] in the laws [that he gave to Moses].
Ana nguŵecheta gelego chiundu? Ana Malajisyo ga Che Musa ngagakusala maloŵe gagogo pego?
9 Moses wrote in one of those laws, “While an ox is threshing [grain], you must not tie its mouth shut [so that it cannot eat the grain].” (God was not only concerned about oxen [when he gave that law]./Was God [only] concerned about oxen [when he gave that law]?) [RHQ]
Pakuŵa ilembekwe Mmalajisyo ga che Musa, “Ngasimwataŵa ng'ombe kang'wa pakujiliŵata ngano.” Ana pele Akunnungu akukunguluchila nkati ng'ombe?
10 [No], he was [RHQ] concerned about us, also! Yes, [God caused Moses to] write those words [because he is concerned] about us! Those who plow the ground confidently expect [to eat some of] the crop [that grows]. Those who thresh grain confidently expect [to eat some of the grain that they thresh. Similarly, we who proclaim the message about Christ have the right to confidently expect to receive financial help for our work].
Ana paŵaŵechete yeleyo nganatugambaga uwe? Eloo, yele yalembekwe kwa liwamba lyetu kuti jwakulima ni jwakugowola wose akusachilwa apanganye masengo go kwa kulolela kukola mmagowolo.
11 And because we have proclaimed God’s message to you, we certainly have the right to receive from you the things that we need for our bodies [MET]! [MET, RHQ]
Uweji twapandile mbeju ja mmbumu mwa ŵanyamwe. Ana ngaŵa chindu chachikulungwa uweji kupata yaikutusoŵa kutyochela kukwenu?
12 Since other people [who preached to you] had that right, certainly Barnabas and I have the same right. [RHQ] However, neither of us insisted [that you give us the things that] we have a right [to receive from you]. Instead, we were willing to endure anything in order that we not hinder [anyone from believing] the message about Christ.
Iŵaga ŵandu ŵane akusachilwa kupata indu kutyochela kukwenu, ana uwe ngatukusachilwa kwannope kupata kwapunda ŵelewo? Nambo uweji nganitutumia lipesa lyo, nambo twapililile kila chindu kuti tukajisiŵila Ngani Jambone ja Kilisito kulalichilwa kwa ŵandu.
13 You should keep in mind that [the priests and servants] in the Temple eat [some of the food that people bring to] the Temple. [RHQ] Specifically, the priests who work at the altar eat some of [the food that the people bring to sacrifice on] the altar.
Ngankwimanyilila kuti ŵakupanganya masengo pa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu, akupata chakulya chao pa Nyuumba ja Akunnungu, ni aŵala ŵakutumichila pakutyochesya mbopesi akupata liunjili mu mbopesi jo?
14 So the Lord has commanded that those who proclaim the good message [about him] should receive from [those who hear that] message what they need to live on.
Ambuje iyoyopeyo ŵalajisye kuti aŵala ŵakwalalichila ŵandu Ngani Jambone apate yaikwasoŵa kila lyuŵa kutyochela mmasengo go.
15 However, I have not requested that you [give me] those things that I have a right [to receive from you]. Furthermore, I am writing this to you, not in order to request you to begin [giving me financial help now]. I would rather die than to [receive help from you]. I do not want anyone to prevent me from boasting [about my proclaiming God’s message to you without receiving financial help from you].
Nambo une nganindumia namose lipesa limo mwa gelego. Namose ngangulemba gelega kuti iŵeje yeleyo kukwangu, mmbaya une nyasiche kupunda kuilechelela yeleyi inguipanganya, ni mundu amone kuti ngulilapa pangali chindu.
16 When I proclaim the message about Christ, I cannot boast [about doing it], because [Christ] has commanded me [to do it]. I would be very miserable (OR, [I am afraid that] God would punish me) if I did not proclaim that message.
Naga une ngwalalichila ŵandu Ngani Jambone, chelecho ngaŵa chindu chakulilapila, gele gali masengo gangu gambegwilwe ni Ambuje kugapanganya, ulaje kukwangu naga ngangwalalichila ŵandu Ngani Jambone!
17 If I had decided by myself to proclaim it, [God] would reward me. But I did not decide by myself to do that. I am simply doing the work that [God] entrusted to me.
Ikaliji ngwalalichila ŵandu Ngani Jambone kwa lisosa lyangu, ngalolele mbote, nambo pakuŵa ngusachilwa mbanganye masengo go, yeleyo ikulosya kuti Akunnungu angulupilile kuti mbanganye.
18 So perhaps you wonder what my reward is. [RHQ] [I will tell you]. When I proclaim the good message [about Christ], I do not ask people for financial help. It [makes me very happy not to ask for help, and being happy is the] reward I get. I do not want to use the rights that I have [when I proclaim] the gospel.
Sambano ngupochela mbote chi? Mbote jangu jili lipesa lindinalyo lya kwalalichila ŵandu Ngani Jambone pangali malipilo, pangaŵenda indu yaikusachilwa kupegwa kwaligongo lya masengo ga kulalichila Ngani Jambone.
19 I am not obligated to do what anyone else thinks that I should do. Nevertheless, when I have been with any group of people, I have made myself [do what they believed that I should do, just like a slave does what his master wants him to do]. I have done that in order that I might convince more people [to trust in Christ].
Uneji nechelelwe kwa ŵandu wose, nambo nalitesile kapolo jwa wose kuti naichisye Kilisito ŵandu achajinji.
20 Specifically, when I was with fellow Jews, I did the things that Jews [think that people should do]. I did that in order that I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ]. Although I am now not obligated to obey the Jewish laws and rituals, when I was with those who believe that they are obligated to obey those laws, I did the things that they [think that people should do]. I did that in order to convince some of them [to trust in Christ].
Panaliji nkupanganya masengo ni Ŵayahudi naliji mpela Myahudi, kuti napate Ŵayahudi ŵakulupilile Kilisito. Namose une nansyene nganima paasi pa Malajisyo ga che Musa, nambo naliji mpela ndili paasi pa Malajisyo go kuti napate aŵala ŵaali paasi pa Malajisyo ga che Musa.
21 When I was with (non-Jews/those who do not know those laws), I did the things that non-Jews [think that people should do], in order that I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ]. I do not mean that I disobey God’s laws. No, I obey the things that Christ commanded us to do.
Panaliji nkupanganya masengo ni ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi, natamaga mpela ŵanyawo, kuti napate ŵelewo ŵakulupilile Kilisito. Pakusala yeleyo ngawa kuti une ngangugakamula malajisyo paujo pa Akunnungu, kusyene une ngugajitichisya malajisyo ga Kilisito.
22 When I was with those who doubt [whether God will permit them to do certain things that others] ([disapprove of/think it is not right to do]), I [avoided doing those things], in order that I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ]. In summary, I have done all the things [that the people I have been with think that others should do], in order that by every possible means I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ].
Panaliji nkutama ni ŵandu ŵakulepetala, natemi mpela jwakulepetala kuti napate ŵele ŵaali ŵakulepetala. Nalitesile yailiyose kwa ŵandu wose kuti natesye akulupuswe kwa litala lyalili lyose.
23 I do all these things in order that [more people will believe] the message about Christ, and in order that I, along with other believers, may receive the good things [that God promises to give us].
Noneji ngutenda yele yose kwaligongo lya Ngani Jambone kuti mbate ntuuka wakwe.
24 When people run in a race, they all run, but only one of them wins the race and as a result gets a prize. You certainly know that [RHQ]. So, [just like] runners [exert themselves fully to win a race] [MET], [you should exert yourselves fully to do the things that God wants you to do], in order that you may receive the reward [that God wants to give you].
Ana ngankwimanyilila kuti aŵala ŵakuutuka luwilo, akuutuka wosepe, nambo jwakwalongolela achinjakwe ni jwakupochela ntulilo? Mbutuche iyoyopeyo kuti ni ŵanyamwe mpochele ntulilo.
25 All athletes exercise their bodies strenuously in many ways. They do that in order to receive a wreath [as a reward to wear on their heads]. Those wreaths fade, but we will receive a reward that will last forever [LIT].
Mundu jwalijose jwakusaka kwapunda achinjakwe mu ung'asi wa kuutuka, akulekaga yose kaje, akutenda yele kuti apochele chindu chachili mpela singwa chakwonasika nambo uweji tutupochele chindu mpela singwa changajonasika.
26 For that reason, I [try hard to please God] [MET], [like a] runner who runs toward the goal [LIT]. I [try hard to accomplish what God wants me to accomplish, like] a boxer tries hard to hit his opponent, not to miss hitting him.
Noneji nguutuka iyoyopeyo mpela mundu jungusaka kupunda. Nganguputana mpela mundu jwakujiputa mbungo lingumi.
27 I beat my body [to make it do what I want it to do] [MET], [as] slaves [obey their masters], in order that, after I have proclaimed [God’s message] to others, he will not [say that I do] not deserve to receive a reward.
Nambo nguchilagasya chiilu changu kuti ngombole kuchitawala, ngutenda yeleyo kuti pangumalisya kwalalichila ŵandu ŵane, une nansyene ngasaika kukanikwa.
