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

¹And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that I proclaimed to you, which also ye did receive, in which also ye have stood,

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

²through which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain,

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

³for I delivered to you first, what also I did receive, that Christ died for our sins, according to the Writings,

⁴kwamba alizikwa, akafufuka siku ya tatu kama ilivyoandikwa;

⁴and that he was buried, and that he hath risen on the third day, according to the Writings,

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

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

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

⁶afterwards he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain till now, and certain also did fall asleep;

⁷Baadaye alimtokea Yakobo kisha akawatokea mitume wote.

⁷afterwards he appeared to James, then to all the apostles.

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

⁸And last of all — as to the untimely birth — he appeared also to me,

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

⁹for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

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.

¹⁰and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that [is] towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that [is] with me;

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

¹¹whether, then, I or they, so we preach, and so ye did believe.

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

¹²And if Christ is preached, that out of the dead he hath risen, how say certain among you, that there is no rising again of dead persons?

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

¹³and if there be no rising again of dead persons, neither hath Christ risen;

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

¹⁴and if Christ hath not risen, then void [is] our preaching, and void also your faith,

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.

¹⁵and we also are found false witnesses of God, because we did testify of God that He raised up the Christ, whom He did not raise if then dead persons do not rise;

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

¹⁶for if dead persons do not rise, neither hath Christ risen,

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

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

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

¹⁸then, also, those having fallen asleep in Christ did perish;

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

¹⁹if in this life we have hope in Christ only, of all men we are most to be pitied.

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

²⁰And now, Christ hath risen out of the dead — the first-fruits of those sleeping he became,

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

²¹for since through man [is] the death, also through man [is] a rising again of the dead,

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

²²for even as in Adam all die, so also in the Christ all shall be made alive,

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

²³and each in his proper order, a first-fruit Christ, afterwards those who are the Christ`s, in his presence,

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

²⁴then — the end, when he may deliver up the reign to God, even the Father, when he may have made useless all rule, and all authority and power —

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

²⁵for it behoveth him to reign till he may have put all the enemies under his feet —

²⁶Adui wa mwisho atakayeangamizwa ni kifo.

²⁶the last enemy is done away — death;

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.

²⁷for all things He did put under his feet, and, when one may say that all things have been subjected, [it is] evident that He is excepted who did subject the all things to him,

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.

²⁸and when the all things may be subjected to him, then the Son also himself shall be subject to Him, who did subject to him the all things, that God may be the all in all.

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

²⁹Seeing what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? why also are they baptized for the dead?

³⁰Na sisi, ya nini kujitia hatarini kila saa?

³⁰why also do we stand in peril every hour?

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

³¹Every day do I die, by the glorying of you that I have in Christ Jesus our Lord:

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."

³²if after the manner of a man with wild beasts I fought in Ephesus, what the advantage to me if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die!

³³Msidanganyike! Urafiki mbaya huharibu tabia njema.

³³Be not led astray; evil communications corrupt good manners;

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

³⁴awake up, as is right, and sin not; for certain have an ignorance of God; for shame to you I say [it].

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

³⁵But some one will say, `How do the dead rise?

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

³⁶unwise! thou — what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;

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

³⁷and that which thou dost sow, not the body that shall be dost thou sow, but bare grain, it may be of wheat, or of some one of the others,

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

³⁸and God doth give to it a body according as He willed, and to each of the seeds its proper body.

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.

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

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

⁴⁰and [there are] heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies; but one [is] the glory of the heavenly, and another that of the earthly;

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

⁴¹one glory of sun, and another glory of moon, and another glory of stars, for star from star doth differ in glory.

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

⁴²So also [is] the rising again of the dead: it is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption;

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

⁴³it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power;

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

⁴⁴it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body; there is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body;

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

⁴⁵so also it hath been written, `The first man Adam became a living creature,` the last Adam [is] for a life-giving spirit,

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

⁴⁶but that which is spiritual [is] not first, but that which [was] natural, afterwards that which [is] spiritual.

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

⁴⁷The first man [is] out of the earth, earthy; the second man [is] the Lord out of heaven;

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

⁴⁸as [is] the earthy, such [are] also the earthy; and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] also the heavenly;

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

⁴⁹and, according as we did bear the image of the earthy, we shall bear also the image of the heavenly.

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

⁵⁰And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood the reign of God is not able to inherit, nor doth the corruption inherit the incorruption;

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

⁵¹lo, I tell you a secret; we indeed shall not all sleep, and we all 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.

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

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

⁵³for it behoveth this corruptible to put on incorruption, and this mortal to put on immortality;

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!"

⁵⁴and when this corruptible may have put on incorruption, and this mortal may have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the word that hath been written, `The Death was swallowed up — to victory;

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

⁵⁵where, O Death, thy sting? where, O Hades, thy victory?`

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

⁵⁶and the sting of the death [is] the sin, and the power of the sin the law;

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

⁵⁷and to God — thanks, to Him who is giving us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ;

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.

⁵⁸so that, my brethren beloved, become ye stedfast, unmovable, abounding in the work of the Lord at all times, knowing that your labour is not vain in the Lord.