The Church and Its Leaders
1Brothers and sisters, I couldn’t speak to you as people who live by the Holy Spirit. I had to speak to you as people who were still following the ways of the world. You aren’t growing as Christ wants you to. You are still like babies. 2The words I spoke to you were like milk, not like solid food. You weren’t ready for solid food yet. And you still aren’t ready for it. 3You are still following the ways of the world. Some of you are jealous. Some of you argue. So aren’t you following the ways of the world? Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings? 4One of you says, “I follow Paul.” Another says, “I follow Apollos.” Aren’t you acting like ordinary human beings?
5After all, what is Apollos? And what is Paul? We are only people who serve. We helped you to believe. The Lord has given each of us our own work to do. 6I planted the seed. Apollos watered it. But God has been making it grow. 7So the one who plants is not important. The one who waters is not important. It is God who makes things grow. He is the important one. 8The one who plants and the one who waters have the same purpose. The Lord will give each of them a reward for their work. 9We work together to serve God. You are like God’s field. You are like his building.
10God has given me the grace to lay a foundation as a wise builder. Now someone else is building on it. But each one should build carefully. 11No one can lay any other foundation than what has already been laid. That foundation is Jesus Christ. 12A person may build on it using gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay or straw. 13But each person’s work will be shown for what it is. On judgment day it will be brought to light. It will be put through fire. The fire will test how good each person’s work is. 14If the building doesn’t burn up, God will give the builder a reward for the work. 15If the building burns up, the builder will lose everything. The builder will be saved, but only like one escaping through the flames.
16Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple? Don’t you know that God’s Spirit lives among you? 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. God’s temple is holy. And you all together are that temple.
18Don’t fool yourselves. Suppose some of you think you are wise by the standards of the world. Then you should become “fools” so that you can become wise. 19The wisdom of this world is foolish in God’s eyes. It is written, “God catches wise people in their own evil plans.” (Job 5:13) 20It is also written, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of wise people don’t amount to anything.” (Psalm 94:11) 21So no more bragging about human leaders! All things are yours. 22That means Paul or Apollos or Peter or the world or life or death or the present or the future. All are yours. 23You are joined to Christ and belong to him. And Christ is joined to God.
Ũhoro wa Nyamũkano thĩinĩ wa Kanitha
13:1 1Akor 2:15; 1Akor 2:14; 1Akor 14:20Ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, ndingĩahotire kũmwarĩria ta mũrĩ andũ a kĩĩroho, no ndaamwarĩirie ta mũrĩ andũ a thĩ, o ta twana tũnini thĩinĩ wa Kristũ. 23:2 Ahib 5:12-14; 1Pet 2:2; Joh 16:12Ndaamũheire iria, no ti irio nyũmũ ndaamũheire, nĩgũkorwo mũtiakinyĩte a gũcirĩa. Ti-itherũ o na rĩu mũtikinyĩte a gũcirĩa. 33:3 Agal 5:20O na rĩu mũrĩ andũ a thĩ. Kuona atĩ kũrĩ na ũiru na ngũĩ thĩinĩ wanyu-rĩ, githĩ mũtikĩrĩ andũ a thĩ? Githĩ mũtiragĩĩka o ta ũrĩa andũ a ndũire mekaga? 4Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, rĩrĩa mũndũ ũmwe ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ nũmagĩrĩra Paũlũ,” nake ũrĩa ũngĩ akoiga atĩrĩ, “Niĩ nũmagĩrĩra Apolo,” githĩ mũtikĩrĩ o andũ a ndũire?
53:5 Atũm 18:24Kaĩ Apolo akĩrĩ ũ? Nake Paũlũ akĩrĩ ũ? Acio maarĩ o ndungata, iria ciatũmire mwĩtĩkie, o ta ũrĩa Mwathani aagaĩire o mũndũ wĩra wake. 63:6 Atũm 18:4-11Niĩ nĩ mbeũ ndahaandire, nake Apolo agĩciitĩrĩria maaĩ, no nĩ Ngai watũmire ikũre. 7Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ti mũndũ ũrĩa ũhaandaga kana ũrĩa ũitagĩrĩria maaĩ ũrĩ bata, no ũrĩa ũrĩ bata nĩ Ngai, ũrĩa ũtũmaga ikũre. 8Mũndũ ũrĩa ũhaandaga na mũndũ ũrĩa ũitagĩrĩria maaĩ makoragwo na muoroto ũmwe, na o mũndũ akaarĩhwo kũringana na wĩra wake we mwene. 93:9 2Akor 6:1; Isa 61:3; Aef 2:20-22Nĩgũkorwo tũrutithanagia wĩra hamwe na Ngai; na inyuĩ mũrĩ mũgũnda wa Ngai, na mwako wa Ngai.
103:10 Arom 12:3; Arom 15:20Nĩ ũndũ wa wega ũrĩa Ngai aaheete, niĩ nĩ gwaka ndaakire mũthingi haana ta mwakithia ũrĩa mũũgĩ nake mũndũ ũngĩ nĩ gwaka araaka igũrũ rĩa mũthingi ũcio. No o mũndũ nĩamenyagĩrĩre ũrĩa egwaka igũrũ rĩaguo. 113:11 Aef 2:20Nĩgũkorwo gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩaka mũthingi ũngĩ tiga ũrĩa ũrĩkĩtie gwakwo, na nĩguo Jesũ Kristũ. 12Angĩkorwo mũndũ o na ũ egwaka igũrũ rĩa mũthingi ũyũ akĩhũthagĩra thahabu, kana betha, kana mahiga ma goro, kana mbaũ, kana nyeki, o na kana rũũa-rĩ, 13wĩra wake nĩũkoneka ũrĩa ũtariĩ, tondũ Mũthenya ũcio nĩũgaatũma woneke ũtheri-inĩ. Wĩra ũcio ũkaaguũrio na mwaki, nĩgũkorwo wĩra wa o mũndũ nĩũkagerio na mwaki ũcio. 14Angĩkorwo kĩrĩa mũndũ aakĩte mũthingi-igũrũ nĩgĩgetiiria mwaki ũcio-rĩ, nĩakarĩhwo mũcaara wake. 153:15 Jud 23Angĩkorwo nĩũkahĩa-rĩ, nĩakoorwo nĩguo; nowe mwene nĩakahonoka, no akaahonoka ta mũndũ ũgereire mwaki-inĩ.
163:16 2Akor 6:16; Arom 8:9Kaĩ inyuĩ mũtooĩ atĩ inyuĩ ene mũrĩ hekarũ ya Ngai, na atĩ Roho wa Ngai atũũraga thĩinĩ wanyu? 17Mũndũ o wothe angĩananga hekarũ ya Ngai-rĩ, Ngai nĩakamwananga; nĩgũkorwo hekarũ ya Ngai nĩ theru, na nĩ inyuĩ hekarũ ĩyo.
18Mũtikae kwĩheenia. Mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ thĩinĩ wanyu angĩkorwo nĩeciiragia nĩ mũũgĩ na ũũgĩ wa mahinda maya tũrĩ-rĩ, nĩagĩtuĩke “kĩrimũ” nĩguo atuĩke mũũgĩ. 193:19 Arom 1:22; Ayub 5:13Nĩgũkorwo ũũgĩ wa thĩ ĩno nĩ ũrimũ maitho-inĩ ma Ngai. O ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ, “Nĩanyiitaga arĩa oogĩ waara-inĩ wao”; 203:20 Thab 94:11o na ningĩ nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ, “Mwathani nĩoĩ atĩ meciiria ma arĩa oogĩ nĩ ma tũhũ.” 213:21 Arom 8:32Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ndakae kwĩraha na ũhoro wa andũ! Maũndũ mothe nĩ manyu, 22kana nĩ Paũlũ, kana nĩ Apolo, kana nĩ Kefa, kana nĩ thĩ ĩno, kana nĩ muoyo, kana nĩ gĩkuũ, kana nĩ maũndũ marĩa marĩ ho rĩu, kana nĩ maũndũ marĩa magooka, mothe nĩ manyu, 233:23 2Akor 10:7; Agal 3:29na inyuĩ mũrĩ a Kristũ, nake Kristũ nĩ wa Ngai.
