1 Corinthians 11

1 You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

1 Igeni mfano wangu, kama ninavyouiga mfano wa Kristo.

2 Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.

2 Ninawasifu kwa kuwa mnanikumbuka katika kila jambo na kwa kushika mafundisho niliyowapa.

3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

3 Napenda mfahamu kwamba kichwa cha kila mwanaume ni Kristo, na kichwa cha mwanamke ni mwanaume, nacho kichwa cha Kristo ni Mungu.

4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

4 Kila mwanaume anayeomba au kutoa unabii akiwa amefunika kichwa chake, anakiaibisha kichwa chake.

5 And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

5 Naye kila mwanamke anayeomba au kutoa unabii pasipo kufunika kichwa chake, anakiaibisha kichwa chake, kwani ni sawa na yeye aliyenyoa nywele.

6 If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

6 Kama mwanamke hatajifunika kichwa chake, basi inampasa kunyoa nywele zake. Lakini kama ni aibu kwa mwanamke kukata au kunyoa nywele zake, basi afunike kichwa chake.

7 A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

7 Haimpasi mwanaume kufunika kichwa chake kwa kuwa yeye ni mfano wa Mungu na utukufu wa Mungu, lakini mwanamke ni utukufu wa mwanaume.

8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.

8 Kwa maana mwanaume hakutoka kwa mwanamke, bali mwanamke alitoka kwa mwanaume.

9 Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

9 Wala mwanaume hakuumbwa kwa ajili ya mwanamke, bali mwanamke kwa ajili ya mwanaume.

10 For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

10 Kwa sababu hii na kwa sababu ya malaika, inampasa mwanamke awe na ishara ya mamlaka juu yake.

11 In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

11 Lakini katika Bwana, mwanamke hajitegemei pasipo mwanaume na mwanaume hajitegemei pasipo mwanamke.

12 For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

12 Kama vile mwanamke alivyoumbwa kutoka kwa mwanaume, vivyo hivyo mwanaume huzaliwa na mwanamke. Lakini vitu vyote vyatoka kwa Mungu.

13 Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

13 Hukumuni ninyi wenyewe: Je, inafaa kwa mwanamke kumwomba Mungu bila kufunika kichwa chake?

14 Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

14 Je, maumbile ya asili hayatufundishi kuwa ni aibu kwa mwanaume kuwa na nywele ndefu?

15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

15 Lakini mwanamke akiwa na nywele ndefu ni utukufu kwake? Kwa maana mwanamke amepewa nywele ndefu ili kumfunika.

16 If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

16 Kama mtu anataka kubishana juu ya jambo hili, sisi wala makanisa ya Mungu hatutambui desturi nyingine.

17 In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.

17 Basi katika maagizo yafuatayo, siwezi kuwasifu, kwa sababu mkutanikapo si kwa ajili ya faida bali kwa hasara.

18 First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

18 Kwanza, mnapokutana kama kanisa, nasikia kwamba kuna mgawanyiko miongoni mwenu, nami kwa kiasi fulani nasadiki kuwa ndivyo ilivyo.

19 And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

19 Bila shaka lazima pawe na tofauti miongoni mwenu ili kuonyesha ni nani anayekubaliwa na Mungu.

20 Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.

20 Mkutanikapo pamoja si chakula cha Bwana mnachokula,

21 For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.

21 kwa kuwa mnapokula, kila mmoja wenu anakula bila kuwangoja wengine. Mmoja hukaa njaa na mwingine analewa.

22 Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!

22 Je, hamna nyumbani kwenu ambako mnaweza kula na kunywa? Au mnalidharau kanisa la Mungu na kuwadhalilisha wale wasio na kitu? Niwaambie nini? Je, niwasifu juu ya jambo hili? La, hasha!

23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,

23 Kwa maana mimi nilipokea kutoka kwa Bwana yale niliyowapa ninyi, kwamba Bwana Yesu, usiku ule aliposalitiwa, alitwaa mkate,

24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

24 naye akiisha kushukuru, akaumega, akasema, “Huu ndio mwili wangu, uliotolewa kwa ajili yenu. Fanyeni hivi kwa ukumbusho wangu.”

25 In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

25 Vivyo hivyo baada ya kula, akakitwaa kikombe, akisema, “Kikombe hiki ni agano jipya katika damu yangu. Fanyeni hivi kila mnywapo, kwa ukumbusho wangu.”

26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.

26 Maana kila mlapo mkate huu na kunywea kikombe hiki, mnatangaza mauti ya Bwana mpaka ajapo.

27 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.

27 Kwa hiyo, mtu yeyote alaye mkate huo au kukinywea kikombe hicho cha Bwana isivyostahili, atakuwa na hatia ya dhambi juu ya mwili na damu ya Bwana.

28 Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.

28 Inampasa mtu ajichunguze mwenyewe, kabla ya kula mkate na kukinywea kikombe.

29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

29 Kwa maana mtu yeyote alaye na kunywa pasipo kuutambua mwili wa Bwana, hula na kunywa hukumu juu yake mwenyewe.

30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

30 Hii ndiyo sababu wengi miongoni mwenu ni wagonjwa na dhaifu na wengine wenu hata wamekufa.

31 Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.

31 Lakini kama tungejichunguza wenyewe tusingehukumiwa.

32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

32 Tunapohukumiwa na Bwana, tunaadibishwa ili tusije tukahukumiwa pamoja na ulimwengu.

33 So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

33 Kwa hiyo, ndugu zangu, mkutanikapo pamoja ili kula, mngojane.

34 If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.

34 Kama mtu akiwa na njaa, ale nyumbani kwake ili mkutanapo pamoja msije mkahukumiwa. Nami nitakapokuja nitawapa maelekezo zaidi.