Tsamba Yakutoma Kuna Akristu a ku Korinto

9 Kodi ine nee ndiri na ufulu wakucita pinafuna ine? Nee ndine mpostolo? Kodi ine nee ndaona Yezu, Mbuyathu?+ Kodi imwe nee ndimwe basa yanga mwa Mbuya? 2 Maseze nee ndine mpostolo kuna anango, mwakukhonda penula, ine ndine mpostolo kuna imwe! Thangwi imwe ndimwe cidzindikiro cinapangiza kuti ine ndine mpostolo wa Mbuya.

3 Ntawiro wanga kuna ale anandipenula ndi uyu: 4 Kodi ife nee tiri na ufulu toera kudya na kumwa? 5 Kodi ife nkhabe ufulu wakusemba* nkazi anakhulupira Kristu,+ buluka penepo mbatiperekera mʼmaulendo athu ninga pinacita apostolo anango, abale a Mbuya,+ na Kefa?*+ 6 Kodi ndine na Bharnabhe+ basi akuti nee tiri na ufulu wakusiya kuphata basa toera kutsalakana umaso wathu? 7 Kodi alipo anaphata basa ninga nyankhondo mbatambirisika ekhene? Mbani analima munda wa mauva mbakhonda kudya misapo yace?+ Peno, mbani anakumbiza pifuyo mbakhonda kumwa nkaka wa pifuyo pyenepi?

8 Kodi ine ndisalonga pinthu pyenepi mwakubverana na maonero a anthu? Kodi Mwambo nee usalongambo pinthu pyenepi? 9 Thangwi pyalembwa mu Mwambo wa Mose kuti: “Leka kumanga mulomo wa ngʼombe mu ndzidzi unaphata iyo basa yakutingʼinda mbeu.”+ Kodi Mulungu asadzudzumika thangwi ya ngʼombe? 10 Peno iye alonga pyenepi thangwi ya imwe? Mwandimomwene, mafala anewa alemberwa ife, thangwi nyakulima na nyakububuda* mbeu asafunika kuphata basa yawo mbadikhira kuti anadzatambira mbeu zenezi.

11 Khala ife tabzwala pinthu pyauzimu pakati panu, kodi mphyakuipa tingadikhira kuti munatipasa pinthu pyakumanungo toera kutsalakana umaso wathu?+ 12 Khala anthu anango ali na ufulu wakuphedzwa na imwe, kodi ife nee tiri nawombo kakamwe? Ngakhale tenepo, ife nee taphatisira ufulu unoyu,+ mbwenye tisapirira pyathu pinthu pyonsene toera tikhonde kupingiza mphangwa zadidi zinalonga pya Kristu.+ 13 Nee musadziwa kuti anthu anaphata mabasa akucena asadya pinthu pya mu templo, pontho ale akuti ndzidzi onsene asatumikira pa guwa ya ntsembe asatambira khundu ya ntsembe zinaperekwa pa guwa?+ 14 Munjira ibodzi ene, Mbuya apereka citsogolero cakuti ale anamwaza mphangwa zadidi asafunika agumane pinthu pyakutsalakana napyo umaso wawo kubulukira mu mphangwa zadidi.+

15 Mbwenye ine nee ndisaphatisira ufulu unoyu.+ Mwandimomwene, ine nee ndalemba pinthu pyenepi toera picitirwe ine, thangwi mbapidakhala pyadidi kufa kwene pyanga, kupiringana kutawirisa kuti munthu unango andibulusire ufulu wanga wakugaya nawo!+ 16 Mphapo, khala ine ndisamwaza mphangwa zadidi, ineyi nee ndi thangwi toera kugaya nayo, thangwi ndi pinthu pyakuti ndisafunika kupicita. Mwandimomwene, dzedze kuna ine ndingakhonda kumwaza mphangwa zadidi!+ 17 Ndingacita pyenepi nakufuna kwanga, ndinatambira muoni; mbwenye maseze ndicite pyenepi mwakukakamizika, ndisafunika kupitiriza kupicita, thangwi ndasankhulwa toera kucita pyenepi.+ 18 Mphapo muoni wanga ndi upi? Muoni wanga ndi wakumwaza mphangwa zadidi, mbandikhonda kupaswa cinthu. Munjira ineyi, ndinakwanisa kucalira kuphatisira mwakuipa ufulu* wanga unakhala na ine thangwi yakumwaza mphangwa zadidi.

19 Thangwi maseze ine nee ndine bitcu wa munthu, ine ndacitika ndekhene bitcu wa anthu onsene, toera ndikwanise kuphedza* anthu azinji. 20 Kuna Ayuda, ine ndakhala ninga Muyuda toera kuphedza* Ayuda;+ kuna ale anatoweza mwambo, ndakhala ninga munthu anatoweza mwambo, maseze ine nee ndisatsogolerwa na mwambo, ndacita pyenepi toera ndikwanise kuphedza* ale anatsogolerwa na mwambo.+ 21 Kuna ale adasowa mwambo, ine ndakhala ninga munthu wakusowa mwambo, maseze nee ndine munthu wakusowa mwambo kuna Mulungu, mbwenye ndisatsogolerwa na mwambo wa Kristu,+ ndacita pyenepi toera ndikwanise kuphedza ale adasowa mwambo. 22 Kuna anthu akufewa, ine ndakhala ninga munthu wakufewa, toera ndikwanise kuphedza anthu akufewa.+ Ine ndacita pyonsene pinakwanisa ine toera kuphedza anthu a makhaliro onsene, toera munjira zonsene ndikwanise kupulumusa anango. 23 Mbwenye ine ndisacita pinthu pyonsene thangwi ya mphangwa zadidi, toera ndikwanise kuzimwazira* anango.+

24 Kodi imwe nkhabe dziwa kuti anyakuthamanga pa mapika, onsene asathamanga, mbwenye anatambira muoni ndi mʼbodzi basi? Mphapo, thamangani munjira yakuti munakwanisa kutambira muoni.+ 25 Pontho, anthu onsene anacita mapika akuthamanga asafunika kutongeka okhene mu pinthu pyonsene. Mwandimomwene, iwo asacita pyenepi toera kutambira nthimba yakuti inakwanisa kufudzika,*+ mbwenye ife tisacita pyenepi toera kutambira nthimba yakuti nkhabe kufudzika.+ 26 Natenepa, ine nee ndisathamanga ninga munthu wakuti nkhabe dziwa kunaenda iye;+ pontho ndisaponya mwadidi maxoko anga toera ndikhonde kumenya mphepo; 27 mbwenye ndisasandika* manungo anga,+ mbandiatsogolera ninga bitcu, toera ndingamala kumwazira mphangwa anthu anango, Mulungu akhonde kundiona ninga munthu wakukhonda thema* kuna iye.