1Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman.
1 Sohõ day, hayey din kaŋ araŋ hantum ay se ciine ra, ngey neeya: A ga boori alboro se a ma si lamba wayboro gaa.
2But, because of sexual immoralities, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
2 Amma, zama i ma si zina, wa naŋ alboro kulu ma bara nda nga boŋ wande, wayboro kulu mo ma bara nda nga boŋ kurnye.
3Let the husband render to his wife the affection owed her, and likewise also the wife to her husband.
3 Kurnye ma nga wando no haŋ kaŋ hagu a se, wande mo yaadin nga kurnyo se.
4The wife doesn’t have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise also the husband doesn’t have authority over his own body, but the wife.
4 Wando sinda nga boŋ gaahamo dabari, kala day kurnyo. Yaadin mo no kurnyo sinda nga boŋ gaahamo dabari, kala day wando.
5Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
5 Araŋ ma si wangu care se, kala day d'araŋ yadda araŋ ma te alwaatiyaŋ zama araŋ ma du ka mo ye adduwa gaa. Amma woodin banda araŋ ma ye ka margu, hala Saytan* ma si araŋ si zama araŋ jaŋ boŋ hiniyaŋ.
6But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.
6 Amma woodin ay goono ga ci no yadda boŋ, manti lordi* boŋ no.
7Yet I wish that all men were like me. However each man has his own gift from God, one of this kind, and another of that kind.
7 Kulu nda yaadin, ay diyaŋo gaa a ga bisa boro kulu ma bara sanda ay cine. Amma boro kulu gonda nga boŋ nooyaŋ kaŋ Irikoy n'a no. Boro fo woone cine, boro fo mo yaadin cine.
8But I say to the unmarried and to widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I am.
8 Amma borey kaŋ sinda wande nda wayborey kaŋ kurnye bu se, ay ga ne woone: a ga boori i se d'i ga goro sanda ay cine.
9But if they don’t have self-control, let them marry. For it’s better to marry than to burn.
9 Amma d'i si du ka hin ngey boŋ, kal i ma hiiji, zama i ma hiiji ga bisa i ma ton.
10But to the married I command—not I, but the Lord—that the wife not leave her husband
10 Amma borey kaŋ go hiijay ra se ay ga lordi no -- manti ay boŋ wane no bo, amma Rabbi wane no -- wande ma si nga kurnye fay.
11(but if she departs, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband), and that the husband not leave his wife.
11 (Amma d'a fay, a ma goro yaadin, kurnye si, wala a ma ye ka saba nda nga kurnyo.) Kurnye mo ma si nga wande fay.
12But to the rest I—not the Lord—say, if any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she is content to live with him, let him not leave her.
12 Amma cindey se ay no go ga salaŋ, manti Rabbi no. Ay ne: da Almasihu ganako fo go no kaŋ wando mana cimandi, wando mo yadda nga ma goro a banda, ganakwa ma s'a fay.
13The woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is content to live with her, let her not leave her husband.
13 Wande mo kaŋ kurnyo mana cimandi, kurnyo mo yadda nga ma goro a banda, wando ma s'a fay.
14For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
14 Zama kurnye kaŋ mana cimandi, a hanan wando do, wande mo kaŋ mana cimandi, a hanan kurnye kaŋ ga ti ganakwa do. Da manti yaadin no doŋ araŋ izey si hanan. Amma sohõ hananteyaŋ no.
15Yet if the unbeliever departs, let there be separation. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such cases, but God has called us in peace.
15 Amma da boro kaŋ mana cimandi ga nga boŋ fay, a ma nga boŋ fay. Ganako alboro wala wayboro kaŋ go yaadin si tamtaray ra. Amma Irikoy n'araŋ ce araŋ ma goro nda laakal kanay.
16For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
16 Zama nin, wande, mate ni ga te ka bay hala nin no ga ni kurnyo faaba? Ni mo, kurnye, mate ni ga te ka bay hala nin no ga ni wando faaba?
17Only, as the Lord has distributed to each man, as God has called each, so let him walk. So I command in all the assemblies.
17 Kala day boro kulu ma nga goray te mate kaŋ Rabbi n'a no, mate kaŋ a go d'a waato kaŋ Irikoy n'a ce. Yaadin no ay go ga lordi ka ne Almasihu margey kulu ra.
18Was anyone called having been circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Has anyone been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.
18 Irikoy na boro fo ce kaŋ jin ka du dambanguyaŋ* no? A ma si dambanguyaŋo kaa. Irikoy na afo mo ce kaŋ mana dambangu no? A ma s'a ceeci.
19Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.
19 Dambanguyaŋ manti hay fo no, dambanguyaŋ-jaŋay mo manti hay fo no, amma day Irikoy lordey ganayaŋ no ga ti hay kulu.
20Let each man stay in that calling in which he was called.
20 Goray kaŋ ra Irikoy na boro ce, boro kulu ma goro yaadin.
21Were you called being a bondservant? Don’t let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.
21 Irikoy na ni ce waato kaŋ ni go bannya no? Woodin ma si ni kankam. Amma da ni gonda daama ka du fansayaŋ, dambe ni ma nafa nd'a.
22For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord’s free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ’s bondservant.
22 Zama boro kaŋ Rabbi n'a ce, a go bannya, bora din te Rabbi burcini. Yaadin mo no, boro kaŋ Rabbi n'a ce a go burcini, a te Almasihu bannya.
23You were bought with a price. Don’t become bondservants of men.
23 Irikoy n'araŋ day da hay bambata, wa si ciya Adam-izey se bannyayaŋ.
24Brothers, let each man, in whatever condition he was called, stay in that condition with God.
24 Ay nya-izey, boro kulu ma goro Irikoy banda mate kaŋ a go waato kaŋ Irikoy n'a ce.
25Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.
25 Wandiyey ciine ra binde, ay sinda lordi kaŋ fun Rabbi do. Amma ay g'ay diyaŋey no, sanda boro kaŋ ciya naanaykoy Rabbi suujo sabbay se.
26I think that it is good therefore, because of the distress that is on us, that it is good for a man to be as he is.
26 Ay lasaabuyaŋo gaa, sohõ gurzuga sabbay se, a bisa bora se a ma goro mate kaŋ a go.
27Are you bound to a wife? Don’t seek to be freed. Are you free from a wife? Don’t seek a wife.
27 Ni gonda wande? Ma si ceeci ni m'a fay. Ni na ni wando fay no? To, ma si wande ceeci.
28But if you marry, you have not sinned. If a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet such will have oppression in the flesh, and I want to spare you.
28 Amma baa da ni hiiji, ni mana zunubi te. Da wandiyo mo hiiji, a mana zunubi te. Amma borey din ga taabi haŋ ndunnya goray ra. Ay mo ga ba ay m'araŋ waa da taabi.
29But I say this, brothers: the time is short, that from now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;
29 Haŋ kaŋ ay ga ci neeya, nya-izey: alwaati boobo mana cindi. Zama hunkuna banda, baa borey kaŋ yaŋ gonda wande, i ga te danga ngey sinda.
30and those who weep, as though they didn’t weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn’t rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn’t possess;
30 Borey kaŋ yaŋ go ga hẽ mo, sanda i si ga hẽ. Borey kaŋ yaŋ go ga farhã mo, sanda i si ga farhã. Daykoy mo, sanda boroyaŋ kaŋ sinda hay kulu.
31and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.
31 Borey kaŋ yaŋ go ga goy da ndunnya harey mo, i ga te sanda ngey na saalay kaa i gaa. Zama ndunnya wo alhaalo go ga bisa.
32But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;
32 Amma ay ga ba araŋ ma si goro nda karhã. Boro kaŋ si hiijay ra ga laakal da Rabbi muraadey, mate kaŋ a ga te ka kaanu Rabbi se.
33but he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.
33 Amma boro kaŋ go hiijay ra ga laakal da ndunnya muraadey, mate kaŋ a ga te ka kaan nga wando se, a laakalo ciya fayante mo.
34There is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about the things of the world—how she may please her husband.
34 Wayboro kaŋ sinda kurnye nda wandiyo mo ga laakal nda Rabbi muraadey, hal ngey ma goro ihanno gaaham nda biya ra. Amma wayboro kaŋ hiiji ga laakal da ndunnya muraadey, mate kaŋ a ga te ka kaan nga kurnyo se.
35This I say for your own profit; not that I may ensnare you, but for that which is appropriate, and that you may attend to the Lord without distraction.
35 Woodin ay go ga ci araŋ nafa se. Manti sanda ay ma korfo zorti araŋ gaa se no ay go ga woodin ci bo, amma day haŋ kaŋ ga hagu araŋ se, zama araŋ goyo kaŋ araŋ ga te Rabbi se ma si te da laakal fayante mo.
36But if any man thinks that he is behaving inappropriately toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of her age, and if need so requires, let him do what he desires. He doesn’t sin. Let them marry.
36 Amma da boro fo di kaŋ a mana hagu nga ize wandiyo ma bisa hiijay alwaato gaa, d'a ga miila nga m'a hiijandi, a ma te haŋ kaŋ a ga ba, a mana zunubi te. Wa naŋ i ma hiiji.
37But he who stands steadfast in his heart, having no necessity, but has power over his own heart, to keep his own virgin, does well.
37 Amma boro kaŋ na sanka sambu nga bina saaware gaa, woodin mana tilas a gaa, amma a gonda dabari nga bumbo miila boŋ, a jin ka suuban mo nga bina ra kaŋ nga ize wandiya si hiiji, bora din te haŋ kaŋ ga boori.
38So then both he who gives his own virgin in marriage does well, and he who doesn’t give her in marriage does better.
38 Yaadin mo no boro kaŋ na nga ize wandiya hiijandi te ihanno, amma boro kaŋ man'a hiijandi bis'a.
39A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.
39 Hiijay ga wande haw hala nga kurnyo fundo me. Amma da kurnyo bu, hiija n'a taŋ, a ma hiiji nda boro kaŋ a ga ba, kala day Rabbi ra.
40But she is happier if she stays as she is, in my judgment, and I think that I also have God’s Spirit.
40 Amma, ay diyaŋ gaa, a ga farhã ka bisa d'a goro yaadin. Ay ga tammahã mo ay gonda Irikoy Biya.