¹Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

¹Yahusu sasa vyakula vilivyotambikiwa sanamu: Tunajua kwamba sisi sote tuna ujuzi, lakini ujuzi huo huwafanya watu wawe na majivuno; lakini mapendo hujenga.

²And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

²Anayefikiri kwamba anajua kitu, kwa kweli hajui chochote kama inavyompasa.

³But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

³Lakini anayempenda Mungu huyo anajulikana naye.

⁴As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

⁴Kwa hiyo, kuhusu vyakula vilivyotambikiwa sanamu, twajua kwamba sanamu si kitu duniani; twajua kwamba Mungu ni mmoja tu.

⁵For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

⁵Hata kama viko vitu viitwavyo miungu duniani au mbinguni, na hata kama wako miungu na mabwana wengi,

⁶But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

⁶hata hivyo, kwetu sisi yuko Mungu mmoja tu: Baba, Muumba wa vyote, ambaye kwa ajili yake sisi tuko. Pia yuko Bwana mmoja tu, Yesu Kristo, ambaye kwa njia yake vitu vyote viliumbwa, na sisi twaishi kwa njia yake.

⁷Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

⁷Lakini, si kila mtu anao ujuzi huu. Maana wako watu wengine waliokwisha zoea sanamu, watu ambao mpaka hivi sasa wanapokula vyakula huviona bado kama vyakula vilivyotambikiwa sanamu. Na kwa vile dhamiri zao ni dhaifu, hutiwa unajisi.

⁸But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

⁸Lakini chakula hakiwezi kutupeleka karibu zaidi na Mungu. Tukiacha kukila hatupungukiwi kitu, tukikila hatuongezewi kitu.

⁹But take heed lest by any means this liberty of your's become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

⁹Lakini, jihadharini: huu uhuru wenu usiwafanye walio na imani dhaifu waanguke katika dhambi.

¹⁰For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

¹⁰Maana, mtu ambaye dhamiri yake ni dhaifu, akikuona wewe mwenye ujuzi unakula vyakula hivyo ndani ya hekalu la sanamu, je, hatatiwa moyo wa kula vyakula vilivyotambikiwa sanamu?

¹¹And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

¹¹Hivyo, huyo ndugu yako dhaifu ambaye Kristo alikufa kwa ajili yake, atapotea kwa sababu ya ujuzi wako.

¹²But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

¹²Kama mkiwakosesha ndugu zenu jinsi hiyo na kuzijeruhi dhamiri zao dhaifu, mtakuwa mmemkosea Kristo.

¹³Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.

¹³Kwa hiyo, ikiwa chakula husababisha kuanguka kwa ndugu yangu, sitakula nyama kamwe, nisije nikamfanya ndugu yangu aanguke katika dhambi.