1Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
1 Nanu jàll nag léegi ci laaj, yi ngeen ma doon bind, ci bañ a ànd ak jigéen, ndax lu baax la ci góor.
2Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.
2 Lii mooy sama xalaat: moy gu bare gi tax na ba, na góor gu nekk am jabaram, jigéen ju nekk am jëkkëram.
3Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
3 Jëkkër war na def warugaru jëkkër ci jabaram; jabar it def warugaru jabar ci jëkkëram.
4The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.
4 Jigéen ji amul sañ-sañ ci yaramam moom kenn; jëkkëram moo ko moom. Niki noonu it jëkkër ji amul sañ-sañ ci yaramam; jabaram moo ko moom.
5Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
5 Bu kenn tere boppam moroomam, su dul ne dangeen a mànkoo ci def noonu ab diir, ngir gën a man a wéet ak Yàlla ciy ñaan. Waaye su loolu weesoo, nangeen doxal yoonu séy; lu ko moy, Seytaane dina leen fiir ndax seen ñàkk maandute.
6But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.
6 Li ma leen di wax fii du ndigal, waaye dama leen di xamal li ñu leen may, ngeen def ko.
7For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.
7 Ndaxte dëgg-dëgg su ma sañoon, kon ñépp mel ni man; waaye ku nekk ak li la Yàlla jagleel, kii ak may gii, kee ak may gale.
8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.
8 Lii laay yégal ñi séyul ak it ñi seen jëkkër dee: baax na ci yéen, su fekkee dangeen a toog rekk ni man, bañ a séy.
9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.
9 Waaye su ngeen mënul a téye seen bopp, nangeen séy, ndaxte séy moo gën xemmem di leen gaañ.
10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:
10 Ñi séy nag, maa ngi leen di jox ndigal lii --Boroom bi moo ko waxoon, du man — jigéen ju séy warul a teqalikoo ak jëkkëram.
11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.
11 Te bu teqalikoo ak moom, bumu séyaat, mbaa boog na juboo ak jëkkëram. Te bu jëkkër ji fase jabaram.
12But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with him, let him not put her away.
12 Ñi ci des nag, lii laa leen di wax --Boroom bi waxu ko woon — su nit ku gëm Kirist amee jabar ju gëmul, te mu nangoo séy ak moom, waru koo fase.
13And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not, and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.
13 Naka noonu it su jigéen ju gëm Kirist amee jëkkër ju gëmul, te mu nangoo nekk ak moom, warul a tas.
14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.
14 Li tax ma wax ko moo di, jëkkër ji gëmul, Yàlla sellal na ko, ndax li mu ànd ak jabaram. Te it jigéen ji gëmul, Yàlla sellal na ko, ndax li mu ànd ak jëkkëram ji gëm; lu ko moy, seeni doom dinañu am sobe, te fekk dañoo sell.
15But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
15 Waaye nag, su fekkee ki gëmul bëgg na dem, na dem. Ci wàll googu nag, ki gëm Kirist, muy jëkkër ji walla jabar ji, amul benn tënk, ndaxte Yàlla moo leen woo ngir ngeen dund ci jàmm.
16For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
16 Loo ci xam, yaw jigéen ji, ndax dinga gëmloo sa jëkkër Musalkat bi walla déet? Loo ci xam yaw jëkkër ji it, ndax dinga gëmloo sa jabar Musalkat bi walla déet?
17But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.
17 Ku nekk nag na dund, ni ko ko Boroom bi jagleele, mu mengoo ak ni mu meloon, bi ko Yàlla wooyee. Moom laay tëral ci mboolooy ñi gëm yépp.
18Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
18 Ki xaraf, bi ko Yàlla wooyee, warul a jéem a far màndargam xaraf bi. Ki xaraful, bi ko Yàlla wooyee, aajowul mu xaraf.
19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
19 Xaraf ak ñàkka xaraf lépp a yem; li am solo moo di topp ndigali Yàlla.
20Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.
20 Na kenn ku nekk jàpp ci li mu nekkoon, bi ko Yàlla wooyee.
21Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
21 Ndax jaam nga woon, bi la Yàlla wooyee? Na ci sa xel dal. Waaye soo amee bunt, ba yiwiku, nanga ci jaar.
22For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
22 Ku nekkoon jaam, bi la Boroom bi wooyee, Boroom bi goreel na la. Ba tey it ku nekkoon gor, bi ñu la wooyee, jaamu Kirist nga.
23Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.
23 Gannaaw Yàlla jot na leen ak njëg gu réy, buleen doon jaamub nit.
24Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
24 Bokk yi, fàww ku nekk wéy ca kanam Yàlla ci fànn ga mu nekkoon, bi ko Yàlla wooyee.
25Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful.
25 Ci li jëm ci janq yi, awma ndigalu Boroom bi, waaye maa ngi joxe sama xalaat, ni ku ñu wóolu ndax li ma jot yërmandey Boroom bi.
26I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be.
26 Bu nu seetee tiis wii fi teew nag, defe naa ne li baax ci nit, moo di mu sax ci li mu nekk.
27Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.
27 Ndax takk nga jabar? Bul wut a tàggoo ak moom. Ndax takkuloo jabar? Bul wut jabar.
28But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
28 Waaye nag boo séyee, defoo bàkkaar, te bu janq séyee, deful bàkkaar. Waaye ñi séy dinañu am naqar ci àddina, te naqar woowu dama leen koo bëggoon fanqal, yéen ñi séyagul.
29But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
29 Lii laa bëgg a wax, bokk yi: diir bu gàtt rekk a fi des. Lu weesu tey, na góor ñi am jabar di def, ni bu ñu ko amul woon;
30And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not;
30 ñiy jooy, mel ni ñu jooyul; ñiy bég, mel ni ñu bégul; ñiy jënd, ni ñu moomul li ñu jënd;
31And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
31 ñiy jariñoo àddina, bañ cee xér. Ndaxte àddina sii, ci ni mu mel, dootul yàggati.
32But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:
32 Bëggoon naa, ngeen bañ a am benn xalaat. Góor gu takkul jabar dafay bàyyi xel ci mbiri Boroom bi, di wut a neex Boroom bi.
33But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
33 Waaye ku takk jabar, fàww mu bàyyi xel ci mbiri àddina si, ak nu mu man a neexe jabaram,
34There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
34 te noonu dafay daldi bare soxla. Te jigéen ju séyul, walla janq, dafay bàyyi xel ci mbiri Boroom bi — bëgg koo jox yaramam ak xelam. Waaye jigéen ji séy dafay bàyyi xel ci mbiri àddina, ak nu mu man a neexe jëkkëram.
35And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
35 Seen njariñ a tax ma wax lii, du ngir teg leen yen bu ngeen àttanul, waaye ngeen man a jàppandil Boroom bi ci njaamu gu rafet gu àndul ak genn njaaxle.
36But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry.
36 Nanu jàll nag ci mbiri kiy takk ngoro te amul pasteefu takk ndaw si. Su fekkee ne waxambaane wi xalaat na ne, jëfewul nu jekk ak janq bi, fekk muy wees ag ndawam, te mu xalaat ne dafa koo war a takk, kon na ko takk, ni mu ko bëgge; deful bàkkaar.
37Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.
37 Waaye nag su dogoo dëgg ci bañ a takk, fekk sagoom rekk a tax te kenn tegu ko ko, kon ba tey def na lu baax.
38So then he that giveth her in marriage doeth well; but he that giveth her not in marriage doeth better.
38 Noonu ku takk as ndawam def na lu baax, rawatina nag ku takkul.
39The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
39 Jigéen ji séy dina ànd ak jëkkëram giiru dundam. Waaye su jëkkër ji faatoo, man na séy ak ku ko neex, su fekkee ne góor gu gëm la.
40But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.
40 Moona nag dina gën a bég, bu toogee noonu rekk. Loolu mooy sama xalaat, te defe naa ne, man it am naa Xelum Yàlla.