¹Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

¹ Te it bu kenn ci yéen amee lëj-lëj digganteem ak mbokku taalibeem, lu tax muy dem ca àttekaayi ñi xamul Yàlla, te bañ a dem ca gaayi Yàlla yi, ñu àtte ko?

²Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

² Xanaa dangeen a xamul ne, gaayi Yàlla yi ñooy àtteji àddina? Te ndegam yéenay àtteji àddina, lu tere ngeen man a àtte mbir yu ñàkk solo yi?

³Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to this life?

³ Xanaa xamuleen ne, nooy àtteji malaaka yi? waxatumaak mbiri àddina sii.

⁴If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church?

⁴ Bu ngeen amee ay lëj-lëj yu mel noonu, dangeen di wuti ay àttekat ci ay nit, ñi amul wenn yoon ci mbooloom ñi gëm!

⁵I say [this] to move you to shame. What, cannot there be [found] among you one wise man who shall be able to decide between his brethren,

⁵ Ma ne kon, war ngeen a rus! Xanaa amul ci seen biir kenn ku am xel, ku man a àtte mbokkam yi?

⁶but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?

⁶ Waaye defuleen loolu; mbokk a ngi layoo ak moroomam, rax-ca-dolli ci kanamu ñi gëmul lañu koy defe!

⁷Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded?

⁷ Layoo bi sax wone na ne, bàyyi ngeen seen warugar. Lu tax muñuleen sax tooñ, yi ñu leen di tooñ? Lu tax far nanguwuleen, ñu sàcc leen?

⁸Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] brethren.

⁸ Waaye yéen sax yéenay tooñ ak di sàcc, te seeni bokk ngeen koy def!

⁹Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,

⁹ Xanaa xamuleen ne, ñi jubadi duñu bokk ci nguuru Yàlla? Bu leen ci kenn nax: ñiy doxaan walla xërëmkat yi ak njaalookat yi ak góor-jigéen ñi ak ñi ko nangu,

¹⁰nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

¹⁰ walla sàcc yi ak ñu bëgge ñi ak màndikat yi ak ñiy xaste ak njublaŋ yi, duñu bokk ci nguuru Yàlla.

¹¹And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

¹¹ Te am na ñu meloon noonu ci yéen. Waaye Yàlla fóotal na leen seeni bàkkaar, sellal leen, àtte leen ni ñu jub, ci turu Boroom bi Yeesu Kirist ak ci dooley Xelum Yàlla, sunu Boroom.

¹²All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

¹² Am na ci yéen ñu naan: «Sañ naa lépp.» Waaw, waaye du lépp a jariñ nit. «Sañ naa lépp,» waaye duma bàyyi dara, mu noot ma.

¹³Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

¹³ Am na ci yéen ñu naan: «Ñam mooy jariñ biir, te biir ay jariñoo ñam.» Waaw, te Yàlla dina leen yàq, ñoom ñaar yépp. Waaye sàkkuñu yaram ngir moy Yàlla; dañu koo sàkk, ngir muy jariñ Boroom bi, Boroom bi di ko jariñoo.

¹⁴and God both raised the Lord, and will raise up as through his power.

¹⁴ Te Yàlla, mi dekkal Boroom bi, dina dekkal it sunu yaram jaare ko ci dooleem.

¹⁵Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid.

¹⁵ Xanaa xamuleen ne, seen yaram ñooy céri Kirist? Ndax kon damay jël céri Kirist, def ko céri jigéeni moykat? Mukk!

¹⁶Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

¹⁶ Xanaa xamuleen ne, kuy ànd ak jigéen juy moy dafay booloo ak moom, nekk benn? Ndaxte Mbind mi nee na: «Ñoom ñaar dinañu doon benn.»

¹⁷But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

¹⁷ Waaye nag kuy ànd ak Boroom bi, xel yi dañuy booloo, nekk benn.

¹⁸Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

¹⁸ Dawleen njaaloo! Bépp bàkkaar bu nit man a def, du laal yaramam, waaye nag kuy njaaloo, dafay bàkkaar, di lor yaramam.

¹⁹Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

¹⁹ Xanaa xamuleen ne, seen yaram mooy kër Yàlla gi? Gannaaw Xel mu Sell maa ngi ci yéen, te Yàllaa leen ko may, kon moomuleen seen bopp,

²⁰for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

²⁰ ndaxte Yàlla jot na leen ak njëg gu réy. Kon nag màggal-leen Yàlla ci seen yaram.