¹Now I make known unto you brethren, the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye received, wherein also ye stand,

¹Sasa ndugu, napenda kuwakumbusha ile Habari Njema niliyowahubirieni nanyi mkaipokea na kusimama imara ndani yake.

²by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.

²Kwa njia yake mnaokolewa, ikiwa mnayazingatia maneno niliyowahubirieni, na kama kuamini kwenu hakukuwa bure.

³For I delivered unto you first of all that which also I received: that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

³Mimi niliwakabidhi ninyi mambo muhimu sana ambayo mimi niliyapokea: kwamba Kristo alikufa kwa ajili ya dhambi zetu kufuatana na Maandiko Matakatifu;

⁴and that he was buried; and that he hath been raised on the third day according to the scriptures;

⁴kwamba alizikwa, akafufuka siku ya tatu kama ilivyoandikwa;

⁵and that he appeared to Cephas; then to the twelve;

⁵kwamba alimtokea Kefa, na baadaye aliwatokea wale kumi na wawili.

⁶then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;

⁶Kisha aliwatokea ndugu zaidi ya mia tano kwa mara moja; wengi wao wanaishi bado, lakini baadhi yao wamekwisha kufa.

⁷then he appeared to James; then to all the apostles;

⁷Baadaye alimtokea Yakobo kisha akawatokea mitume wote.

⁸and last of all, as to the [child] untimely born, he appeared to me also.

⁸Baada ya wote, akanitokea hata mimi, mimi niliyekuwa kama mtu aliyezaliwa kabla ya wakati.

⁹For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

⁹Maana mimi ni mdogo kabisa miongoni mwa mitume na wala sistahili kuitwa mtume, kwa sababu nililidhulumu kanisa la Mungu.

¹⁰But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

¹⁰Lakini, kwa neema yake Mungu, nimekuwa kama nilivyo. Na neema yake kwangu haikuwa bure. Mimi nimefanya kazi kuliko wote; si mimi hasa, ila ni neema ya Mungu ifanyayo kazi pamoja nami.

¹¹Whether then [it be] I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

¹¹Lakini hata hivyo, iwe wao ndio wahubirio au mimi nihubiriye, haidhuru, hiki ndicho tunachuhubiri, na hiki ndicho mnachoamini.

¹²Now if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

¹²Sasa, maadam inahubiriwa kwamba Kristo amefufuliwa kutoka wafu, baadhi yenu wanawezaje kusema kwamba hakuna ufufuo wa wafu?

¹³But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither hath Christ been raised:

¹³Kama hakuna ufufuo wa wafu, basi, Kristo naye hakufufuka;

¹⁴and if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.

¹⁴na kama Kristo hakufufuka, basi mahubiri yetu hayana maana na imani yenu haina maana.

¹⁵Yea, we are found false witnesses of God; because we witnessed of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead are not raised.

¹⁵Zaidi ya hayo sisi tungekuwa mashahidi wa uongo mbele ya Mungu, maana tulisema kwamba Mungu alimfufua Kristo kutoka wafu na kumbe yeye hakumfufua--kama ni kweli kwamba wafu hawafufuliwi.

¹⁶For if the dead are not raised, neither hath Christ been raised:

¹⁶Maana, ikiwa ni kweli kwamba wafu hawafufuki, basi naye Kristo hakufufuka.

¹⁷and if Christ hath not been raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

¹⁷Na kama Kristo hakufufuliwa, basi, imani yenu ni ya bure; mngali bado katika dhambi zenu.

¹⁸Then they also that are fallen asleep in Christ have perished.

¹⁸Zaidi ya hayo, wale wote waliokufa wakiwa wameungana na Kristo wamepotea kabisa.

¹⁹If we have only hoped in Christ in this life, we are of all men most pitiable.

¹⁹Kama matumaini yetu katika Kristo yanahusu tu maisha haya ya sasa, basi, sisi ni watu wa kusikitikiwa zaidi kuliko wengine wote duniani.

²⁰But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.

²⁰Lakini ukweli ni kwamba Kristo amefufuliwa kutoka wafu, limbuko lao wale waliolala katika kifo.

²¹For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the resurrection of the dead.

²¹Maana kama vile kifo kilivyoletwa duniani na mtu mmoja, vivyo hivyo nako kufufuka kutoka wafu kumesababishwa na mtu mmoja.

²²For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.

²²Kama vile watu wote wanavyokufa kwa kujiunga na Adamu, vivyo hivyo wote watafufuliwa kwa kuungana na Kristo.

²³But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they that are Christ's, at his coming.

²³Lakini kila mmoja kwa mpango wake: Kristo kwanza, halafu wale walio wake Kristo wakati Kristo atakapokuja.

²⁴Then [cometh] the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have abolished all rule and all authority and power.

²⁴Baada ya hayo, mwisho utafika wakati ambapo Kristo atamkabidhi Mungu Baba Utawala, baada ya kufutilia mbali kila tawala na mamlaka na nguvu.

²⁵For he must reign, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet.

²⁵Maana Kristo sharti atawale mpaka Mungu atakapowashinda adui zake na kuwaweka chini ya miguu yake.

²⁶The last enemy that shall be abolished is death.

²⁶Adui wa mwisho atakayeangamizwa ni kifo.

²⁷For, He put all things in subjection under his feet. But when he saith, All things are put in subjection, it is evident that he is excepted who did subject all things unto him.

²⁷Maana, Maandiko yasema: "Mungu ameweka vitu vyote chini ya miguu yake." Lakini, Maandiko yanaposema: "Vitu vyote vimewekwa chini ya miguu yake avitawale" ni dhahiri kwamba Mungu haingii katika kundi hilo la vitu, maana yeye ndiye anayeviweka vitu hivyo chini ya Kristo.

²⁸And when all things have been subjected unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subjected to him that did subject all things unto him, that God may be all in all.

²⁸Lakini vitu vyote vitakapowekwa chini ya Utawala wa Kristo, ndipo naye Mwana atakapojiweka chini ya Mungu, aliyeweka vyote chini ya Utawala wake; ili Mungu atawale juu ya vyote.

²⁹Else what shall they do that are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, why then are they baptized for them?

²⁹Kama hakuna ufufuo, je watu wale wanaobatizwa kwa ajili ya wafu wanatumainia kupata nini? Kama wafu hawafufuliwi, ya nini kubatizwa kwa ajili yao?

³⁰Why do we also stand in jeopardy every hour?

³⁰Na sisi, ya nini kujitia hatarini kila saa?

³¹I protest by that glorifying in you, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

³¹Ndugu, mimi nakikabili kifo kila siku! Fahari niliyo nayo juu yenu katika kuungana na Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu inanifanya nitangaze jambo hili.

³²If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

³²Kama kusudi langu lingalikuwa la kibinadamu tu, kule kupigana kwangu na wanyama wakali hapa Efeso kungalinifaa kitu gani? Kama wafu hawafufuki, basi, "Tule na tunywe, maana kesho tutakufa."

³³Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.

³³Msidanganyike! Urafiki mbaya huharibu tabia njema.

³⁴Awake to soberness righteously, and sin not; for some have no knowledge of God: I speak [this] to move you to shame.

³⁴Amkeni! Anzeni kuishi vema, na acheni kutenda dhambi. Baadhi yenu hawamjui Mungu kabisa. Hii nawaambieni, ni aibu kubwa kwenu!

³⁵But some one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what manner of body do they come?

³⁵Lakini mtu anaweza kuuliza: "Wafu watafufuliwaje? Watakuwa na mwili wa namna gani wakati watakapokuja tena?"

³⁶Thou foolish one, that which thou thyself sowest is not quickened except it die:

³⁶Hayo ni maswali ya kijinga! Ukipanda mbegu, isipokufa kwanza haitaota.

³⁷and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall be, but a bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other kind;

³⁷Unachopanda ni mbegu tu, labda ya ngano au nafaka nyingine, na si mmea mzima ambao hutokea baadaye.

³⁸but God giveth it a body even as it pleased him, and to each seed a body of its own.

³⁸Mungu huipa hiyo mbegu mwili anaoutaka mwenyewe; kila mbegu hupata mwili wake wa pekee.

³⁹All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one [flesh] of men, and another flesh of beasts, and another flesh of birds, and another of fishes.

³⁹Miili ya viumbe vyote si sawa. Miili ya binadamu ni ya namna moja, ya wanyama ni ya namna nyingine, ya ndege ni ya namna nyingine na miili ya samaki pia ni ya namna nyingine.

⁴⁰There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the [glory] of the terrestrial is another.

⁴⁰Iko miili ya mbinguni na miili ya duniani; uzuri wa miili ya mbinguni ni mwingine, na na uzuri wa miili ya duniani ni mwingine.

⁴¹There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for one star differeth from another star in glory.

⁴¹Uko uzuri wa jua, wa mwezi na wa nyota; hata nyota nazo huhitilafiana kwa uzuri.

⁴²So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

⁴²Ndivyo ilivyo kuhusu ufufuo wa wafu. Kama vile mbegu, mwili huzikwa ardhini ukiwa katika hali ya kuharibika, lakini hufufuliwa katika hali ya kutoharibika.

⁴³it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

⁴³Huzikwa katika hali duni, hufufuliwa katika hali tukufu; huzikwa katika hali dhaifu, hufufuliwa ukiwa wenye nguvu.

⁴⁴it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual [body].

⁴⁴Unapozikwa ni mwili wa kawaida, unapofufuliwa ni mwili wa kiroho. Kuna mwili wa kawaida na kutakuwa na mwili wa kiroho.

⁴⁵So also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam [became] a life-giving spirit.

⁴⁵Maana Maandiko yasema: "Mtu wa kwanza, Adamu, alikuwa kiumbe mwenye uhai;" lakini adamu wa mwisho ni Roho awapaye watu uzima.

⁴⁶Howbeit that is not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; then that which is spiritual.

⁴⁶Lakini unaotangulia kuwako si ule mwili wa kiroho, ila ule mwili wa kawaida kisha ule mwili wa kiroho.

⁴⁷The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is of heaven.

⁴⁷Adamu wa kwanza aliumbwa kwa udongo, alitoka ardhini; mtu wa pili alitoka mbinguni.

⁴⁸As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

⁴⁸Wote walio wa dunia wako kama huyo mtu aliyeumbwa kwa udongo; wale walio wa mbinguni wako kama yule aliyetoka mbinguni.

⁴⁹And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

⁴⁹Kama vile tulivyofanana na yule aliyeumbwa kwa udongo, vivyo hivyo tutafanana na huyohuyo aliyetoka mbinguni.

⁵⁰Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

⁵⁰Basi, ndugu, nasema hivi: kile kilichofanywa kwa mwili na damu hakiwezi kuushiriki Ufalme wa Mungu; na chenye kuharibika hakiwezi kuwa na hali ya kutoharibika.

⁵¹Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed,

⁵¹Sikilizeni, nawaambieni siri: sisi hatutakufa sote, ila sote tutageuzwa

⁵²in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

⁵²wakati wa mbiu ya mwisho, kwa nukta moja, kufumba na kufumbua. Maana mbiu itakapolia, wafu watafufuliwa katika hali ya kutoweza kufa tena, na sisi tutageuzwa.

⁵³For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

⁵³Maana ni lazima kila kiharibikacho kijivalie hali ya kutoharibika, mwili uwezao kufa ujivalie hali ya kutokufa.

⁵⁴But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

⁵⁴Basi, mwili huu wenye kuharibika utakapojivalia hali ya kutoharibika, na kile chenye kufa kitakapojivalia hali ya kutokufa, hapo ndipo litakapotimia lile neno lililoandikwa: "Kifo kimeangamizwa ushindi umekamilika!"

⁵⁵O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?

⁵⁵"Kifo, ushindi wako uko wapi? Uwezo wako wa kuumiza uko wapi?"

⁵⁶The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:

⁵⁶Ukali wa kifo hutokana na dhambi, nayo dhambi hupata nguvu yake katika Sheria.

⁵⁷but thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁵⁷Lakini tumshukuru Mungu anayetupatia ushindi kwa njia ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.

⁵⁸Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not vain in the Lord.

⁵⁸Basi, ndugu zangu wapenzi, simameni imara na thabiti. Endeleeni daima kuwa na bidii katika kazi ya Bwana, mkijua kwamba kazi mnayofanya katika utumishi wa Bwana haitapotea bure.