¹Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

¹ Ay no Bulos. Irikoy n'ay ce nga miila boŋ ay ma ciya Almasihu* Yesu diya. Iri nya-izo Sostano go ay banda.

²Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their's and our's:

² Iri go ga Irikoy marga fo kaŋ go Korint kwaara, ngey kaŋ yaŋ ciya hananteyaŋ Almasihu Yesu ra, kaŋ yaŋ Irikoy ce i ma bara hananteyaŋ. Iri go g'i fo, ngey nda borey kulu mo kaŋ yaŋ goono g'iri Rabbi Yesu Almasihu maa ce, nangu kulu kaŋ i go. Nga ga ti i Rabbo d'iri wano mo.

³Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ Gomni nda laakal kanay ma bara araŋ banda kaŋ yaŋ ga fun iri Baabo Irikoy da Rabbi Yesu Almasihu do.

⁴I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

⁴ Ay ga Irikoy saabu waati kulu araŋ se d'a gomno kaŋ a n'araŋ no Almasihu Yesu ra sabbay se.

⁵That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;

⁵ Hay kulu ra a n'araŋ arzakandi Almasihu do, araŋ sanno d'araŋ bayra kulu ra.

⁶Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

⁶ Irikoy na seeda kaŋ iri te Almasihu boŋ tabbatandi araŋ game ra

⁷So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

⁷ hal araŋ mana jaŋ nooyaŋ kulu waati kaŋ araŋ goono g'iri Rabbi Yesu Almasihu bangandiyaŋo batu.

⁸Who shall also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸ Nga no g'araŋ tabbatandi hala bananta, hal araŋ ma bara boroyaŋ kaŋ sinda taali iri Rabbi Yesu Almasihu zaaro ra.

⁹God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

⁹ Irikoy ya Naanaykoy no, nga kaŋ n'araŋ ce hal araŋ ma furo nga Izo, kaŋ ga ti iri Rabbo Yesu Almasihu, markasina ra.

¹⁰Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

¹⁰ Sohõ binde, ay nya-izey, ay g'araŋ yaamar iri Rabbi Yesu Almasihu maa gaa: araŋ boro kulu ma te sanni folloŋ. Fay-fayyaŋ ma si bara araŋ game ra, amma araŋ ma bara margante care banda laakal folloŋ da saaware folloŋ ra.

¹¹For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.

¹¹ Zama Kuluwe windi borey do ay maa araŋ baaru, ay nya-izey, kaŋ i ne: canda-canda go no araŋ game ra.

¹²Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

¹² Haŋ kaŋ se ay na woodin ci ga ti araŋ boro fo kulu gonda nga kambe sanni. Afo ga ne: «Ay wo Bulos boro no.» Afo ga ne: «Ay ya Abolos wane no.» Afo ga ne: «Ay ya Kefas wane no.» Afo mo ga ne: «Ay wo Almasihu wane no.»

¹³Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul?

¹³ Day mate nooya? Almasihu wo fay-fayante no? Wala i na Bulos kanji araŋ sabbay se no? E! I te araŋ se baptisma Bulos maa ra no?

¹⁴I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius;

¹⁴ Ay ga Irikoy saabu kaŋ ay mana baptisma te araŋ boro kulu se, kala day Kirisbos da Gayos,

¹⁵Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.

¹⁵ zama boro kulu ma si ne araŋ du baptisma ay maa ra!

¹⁶And I baptized also the household of Stephanas: besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

¹⁶ (Amma ay na baptisma te Istifana almayaaley se mo. Woodin banda ay si bay hal ay na baptisma te boro fo se.)

¹⁷For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

¹⁷ Zama Almasihu man'ay donton ay ma baptisma te se, amma ay ma Baaru Hanna waazu se. Woodin mo, ay ma s'a te da sanni gonitaray. Zama d'ay ga woodin te, Almasihu kanjiyaŋ* bundo ga ciya yaamo.

¹⁸For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

¹⁸ Zama kanjiyaŋ bundo sanno ya saamotaray no borey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga halaci se, amma iri kaŋ goono ga du faaba se Irikoy dabaro no.

¹⁹For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

¹⁹ Zama i n'a hantum ka ne: «Ay ga laakalkooney laakaley halaci, fahamantey fahama mo, ay g'a ganandi.»

²⁰Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

²⁰ Man laakalkooni? Man hantumko? Man zamana wo kakawko? Manti Irikoy na ndunnya wo laakalo himandi saamotaray no?

²¹For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

²¹ Zama za kaŋ Irikoy laakalo ra, a te hala ndunnya mana Irikoy bay ngey laakaley do, a kaan Irikoy se nga ma cimandikoy faaba «saamotaray» waazo do.

²²For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

²² Zama Yahudancey ga alaamayaŋ hã. Garekey mo ga fahamay ceeci,

²³But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

²³ amma iri wo, iri goono ga Almasihu kaŋ i kanji waazo te. Sanno wo ciya katiyaŋ hari Yahudancey se, saamotaray mo no dumi* cindey se.

²⁴But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

²⁴ Amma borey kaŋ yaŋ Irikoy ce, da Yahudancey no wala Garekey no, i se Almasihu ya Irikoy dabaro no da Irikoy laakalo mo.

²⁵Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

²⁵ Zama Irikoy laakal-jaŋa bisa borey laakal. Irikoy londibuuna mo bisa borey gaabi.

²⁶For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called:

²⁶ Ay nya-izey, wa fongu da mate kaŋ araŋ go kaŋ Irikoy n'araŋ ce. A mana ndunnya wo laakalkooni boobo, wala dabarikooni boobo, wala darzante boobo ce bo.

²⁷But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

²⁷ Amma Irikoy na ndunnya saamotaray harey suuban hal a ma laakalkooney haawandi. Irikoy na ndunnya londibuuney mo suuban hal a ma gaabikooney haawandi.

²⁸And base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are:

²⁸ Ndunnya kayna hayey, da hayey kaŋ yaŋ i ga donda mo, Irikoy n'i suuban. Oho mo, hala baa hayey kaŋ yaŋ si no, a n'i suuban zama a ma hayey kaŋ yaŋ go no ciya yaamo.

²⁹That no flesh should glory in his presence.

²⁹ Zama boro kulu ma si fooma Irikoy gaa.

³⁰But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

³⁰ Amma Irikoy no k'araŋ daŋ Almasihu Yesu ra, nga kaŋ Irikoy do a te iri se laakal, da adilitaray*, da hananyaŋ, da fansa,

³¹That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

³¹ hal a ma bara mate kaŋ i n'a hantum ka ne: «Boro kaŋ goono ga fooma ma fooma Rabbi ra.»