¹Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,

¹ Man Pool, ndawul Kirist Yeesu ci coobareg Yàlla, man ak Sosten sunu mbokk,

²to the assembly of God which is at Corinth; those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both theirs and ours:

² noo leen di bind, yéen mbooloom Yàlla, mi dëkk Korent. Nu ngi leen di nuyu, yéen ñi Yàlla sédde boppam jaare ci Kirist Yeesu, yéen ñi Yàlla woo, ngeen sell, boole leen ak ñi nekk ci àddina sépp tey tudd turu sunu Boroom Yeesu Kirist, miy seen Boroom, di sunu bos.

³Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³ Na leen Yàlla sunu Baay ak Yeesu Kirist Boroom bi may yiw ak jàmm.

⁴I always thank my God concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

⁴ Duma jóg ci di sant Yàlla sama Boroom ci seen mbir ndax yiw, wi mu leen may ci seen bokk ci Kirist Yeesu.

⁵that in everything you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge;

⁵ Ndaxte ci yiwi Yàlla yépp ngeen woomle ci Kirist, muy ci wax, muy ci xam-xam.

⁶even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

⁶ Ndaxte li nu doon seedeel Kirist, Yàlla dëggal na ko ci yéen.

⁷so that you come behind in no gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;

⁷ Noonu nag ñàkkuleen genn may léegi bi ngeen di séentu waxtu, wi sunu Boroom Yeesu Kirist di feeñ ci biir ndamam.

⁸who will also confirm you until the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸ Kirist dina leen dooleel ba ca muj ga, ngir ngeen bañ a am wenn ŋàññ bés bu sunu Boroom Yeesu Kirist dellusee.

⁹God is faithful, through whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

⁹ Yàlla kuy sàmm kóllëre la, moom mi leen woo, ngir ngeen bokk ak Doomam Yeesu Kirist, sunu Boroom.

¹⁰Now I beg you, brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” through the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

¹⁰ Waaye bokk yi, maa ngi leen di dénk ci turu sunu Boroom Yeesu Kirist, ngeen juboo te bañ a féewaloo ci seen biir. Waaye nangeen ànd te booloo, bokk xel, bokk xalaat.

¹¹For it has been reported to me concerning you, my brothers, by those who are from Chloe’s household, that there are contentions among you.

¹¹ Ndaxte bokk yi, waa kër Kelowe xamal nañu ma ne, dangeen di xuloo.

¹²Now I mean this, that each one of you says, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” and, “I follow Christ.”

¹² Maa ngi ñëw ca wax ja: kenn ku nekk ci yéena ngi naan: «Man ci Pool laa bokk!» «Man ci Apolos!» «Man ci Sefas!» «Man ci Kirist!»

¹³Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized into the name of Paul?

¹³ Ndax Kirist dafa xaajoo? Ndax Pool lañu daajoon ca bant ba, mu dee ngir yéen? Ndax sóob nañu leen ci ndox, ngir wone ne bokk ngeen ci Pool?

¹⁴I thank God that I baptized none of you, except Crispus and Gaius,

¹⁴ Maa ngi sant Yàlla ci li ma sóobul kenn ci yéen, ku dul Kirispus ak Gayus,

¹⁵so that no one should say that I had baptized you into my own name.

¹⁵ ngir kenn bañ a wax ne, ci sama tur lañu ko sóob.

¹⁶(I also baptized the household of Stephanas; besides them, I don’t know whether I baptized any other.)

¹⁶ Aaŋkay! Sóob naa it ci ndox waa kër Estefanas. Waaye ci sama pàttaliku sóobuma keneen.

¹⁷For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the Good News—not in wisdom of words, so that the cross of Christ wouldn’t be made void.

¹⁷ Ndaxte Kirist yebalu ma ngir may sóobe ci ndox, waaye da maa yebal, ngir may yégle xebaar bu baax bi, te ma bañ koo def ak waxi xam-xamu nit, ngir bañ a ñàkkal faayda deewu Kirist ca bant ba.

¹⁸For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are dying, but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

¹⁸ Ndaxte yégleb deewu Kirist ca bant ba, ag ndof la ci ñiy sànku. Waaye ci nun ñi aw ci yoonu mucc gi, dooley Yàlla la.

¹⁹For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.” Isaiah 29:14

¹⁹ Ndaxte Mbind mi nee na:«Dinaa folli xam-xamu boroom xam-xam yi,lem xalaati ñi am xel.»

²⁰Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Hasn’t God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

²⁰ Ana boroom xam-xam bi? Ana kaaŋ mi? Ana boroom làmmiñ wu neex, wi ci àddina sii? Xanaa Yàlla wonewul ne, xam-xamu àddina si ag ndof la?

²¹For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom didn’t know God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe.

²¹ Gannaaw àddina si ci xam-xamam demul ba xam Yàlla --te Yàllaa dogal loolu ci xam-xamam — soob na Yàlla mu musal ñi gëm, jaar ci yégleb xebaaru Kirist, fekk ag ndof la ci bëti nit.

²²For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,

²² Ndaxte Yawut yi ñu ngi laaj ay firnde; Gereg yi di wut xam-xam.

²³but we preach Christ crucified; a stumbling block to Jews, and foolishness to Greeks,

²³ Waaye nun nu ngi yégle Kirist, mi ñu reyoon ca bant ba, te loolooy téq ngëmu Yawut yi, di ag ndof ci ñi dul Yawut.

²⁴but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God.

²⁴ Waaye ci ñi Yàlla woo, ñuy Yawut mbaa di Gereg, Kirist mooy dooley Yàlla, di xam-xamu Yàlla.

²⁵Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

²⁵ Li ñuy wax ag ndof ca wàllu Yàlla moo gën a tedd xam-xamu nit. Te li ñuy wax ñàkk dooley Yàlla moo ëpp kàttan dooley nit.

²⁶For you see your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble;

²⁶ Bokk yi, seetleen seen nekkin, bi leen Yàlla di woo. Barewul woon ci yéen, ñi ñuy tudde ay boroom xam-xam mbaa ay boroom doole mbaa ñu rafet ab juddu.

²⁷but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

²⁷ Waaye li àddina teg ag ndof, Yàlla tànn na ko, ngir rusloo boroom xam-xam yi; te li àddina teg ag ñàkk doole, Yàlla tànn na ko, ngir rusloo boroom doole yi.

²⁸and God chose the lowly things of the world, and the things that are despised, and the things that are not, that he might bring to nothing the things that are:

²⁸ Li dul juddu bu rafet te mat a xeeb ci àddina, Yàlla tànn na ko; Yàlla tànn na li nekkul, ngir neenal li nekk.

²⁹that no flesh should boast before God.

²⁹ Noonu kenn du man a damu ca kanam Yàlla.

³⁰But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

³⁰ Waaye Yàlla moo def ba ngeen bokk ci Kirist, moom mi doon ci nun xam-xam bu jóge ca Yàlla, maanaam: sunu njubte, sunu sellaay, sunu njot.

³¹that, according as it is written, “He who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.” Jeremiah 9:24

³¹ Loolu dafa am, ngir li Mbind mi wax am, ne: «Kuy damu, na damu ci Boroom bi.»