Christ Was Raised to Life
1 My friends, I want you to remember the message I preached and that you believed and trusted. 2 You will be saved by this message, if you hold firmly to it. But if you don't, your faith was all for nothing.
3 I told you the most important part of the message exactly as it was told to me. This part is:
Christ died for our sins,
as the Scriptures say.
4 He was buried,
and three days later
he was raised to life,
as the Scriptures say.
5 Christ appeared to Peter,
then to the twelve.
6 After this, he appeared
to more than five hundred
other followers.
Most of them are still alive,
but some have died.
7 He also appeared to James,
then to all of the apostles.
8 Finally, he appeared to me, even though I am like someone who was born at the wrong time.
9 I am the least important of all the apostles. In fact, I caused so much trouble for God's church that I don't even deserve to be called an apostle. 10 But God treated me with undeserved grace! He made me what I am, and his grace wasn't wasted. I worked much harder than any of the other apostles, although it was really God's grace at work and not me. 11 But it doesn't matter if I preached or if they preached. All of you believed the message just the same.
God's People Will Be Raised to Life
12 If we preach that Christ was raised from death, how can some of you say the dead will not be raised to life? 13 If they won't be raised to life, Christ himself wasn't raised to life. 14 And if Christ wasn't raised to life, our message is worthless, and so is your faith. 15 If the dead won't be raised to life, we have told lies about God by saying he raised Christ to life, when he really did not.
16 So if the dead won't be raised to life, Christ wasn't raised to life. 17 Unless Christ was raised to life, your faith is useless, and you are still living in your sins. 18 And those people who died after putting their faith in him are completely lost. 19 If our hope in Christ is good only for this life, we are worse off than anyone else.
20 But Christ has been raised to life! And he makes us certain that others will also be raised to life. 21 Just as we will die because of Adam, we will be raised to life because of Christ. 22 Adam brought death to all of us, and Christ will bring life to all of us. 23 But we must each wait our turn. Christ was the first to be raised to life, and his people will be raised to life when he returns. 24 Then after Christ has destroyed all powers and forces, the end will come, and he will give the kingdom to God the Father.
25 Christ will rule until he puts all his enemies under his power, 26 and the last enemy he destroys will be death. 27 When the Scriptures say he will put everything under his power, they don't include God. It was God who put everything under the power of Christ. 28 After everything is under the power of God's Son, he will put himself under the power of God, who put everything under his Son's power. Then God will mean everything to everyone.
29 If the dead are not going to be raised to life, what will people do who are being baptized for them? Why are they being baptized for those dead people? 30 And why do we always risk our lives 31 and face death every day? The pride that I have in you because of Christ Jesus our Lord is what makes me say this. 32 What do you think I gained by fighting wild animals in Ephesus? If the dead are not raised to life,
“Let's eat and drink.
Tomorrow we die.”
33 Don't fool yourselves. Bad friends will destroy you. 34 Be sensible and stop sinning. You should be embarrassed that some people still don't know about God.
What Our Bodies Will Be Like
35 Some of you have asked, “How will the dead be raised to life? What kind of bodies will they have?” 36 Don't be foolish. A seed must die before it can sprout from the ground. 37 Wheat seeds and all other seeds look different from the sprouts that come up. 38 This is because God gives everything the kind of body he wants it to have. 39 People, animals, birds, and fish are each made of flesh, but none of them are alike. 40 Everything in the heavens has a body, and so does everything on earth. But each one is very different from all the others. 41 The sun isn't like the moon, the moon isn't like the stars, and each star is different.
42 That's how it will be when our bodies are raised to life. These bodies will die, but the bodies that are raised will live forever. 43 These ugly and weak bodies will become beautiful and strong. 44 As surely as there are physical bodies, there are spiritual bodies. And our physical bodies will be changed into spiritual bodies.
45 The first man was named Adam, and the Scriptures tell us that he was a living person. But Jesus, who may be called the last Adam, is a life-giving spirit. 46 We see that the one with a spiritual body did not come first. He came after the one who had a physical body. 47 The first man was made from the dust of the earth, but the second man came from heaven. 48 Everyone on earth has a body like the body of the one who was made from the dust of the earth. And everyone in heaven has a body like the body of the one who came from heaven. 49 Just as we are like the one who was made out of earth, we will be like the one who came from heaven.
50 My friends, I want you to know that our bodies of flesh and blood will decay. This means they cannot share in God's kingdom, which lasts forever. 51 I will explain a mystery to you. Not every one of us will die, but we will all be changed. 52 It will happen suddenly, quicker than the blink of an eye. At the sound of the last trumpet the dead will be raised. We will all be changed, so we will never die again. 53 Our dead and decaying bodies will be changed into bodies that won't die or decay. 54 The bodies we now have are weak and can die. But they will be changed into bodies that are eternal. Then the Scriptures will come true,
“Death has lost the battle!
55 Where is its victory?
Where is its sting?”
56 Sin is what gives death its sting, and the Law is the power behind sin. 57 But thank God for letting our Lord Jesus Christ give us the victory!
58 My dear friends, stand firm and don't be shaken. Always keep busy working for the Lord. You know that everything you do for him is worthwhile.
Efo Kristo ro
1 Ago yauono male talogone drî amiro ya, ädrupii maro, ta Lazokado se mapebe ämiri rota, se mirute, ago se taoma amiro edrete ŋgyiri kigye. 2 Se ni lazokado yi, lazo se mapete ämiri owo. Apa ami te lazokado si ondro nyätite anda owo, e'be gialo ondro taoma amiro ni awi.
3 Mocope tase musube ono te ämiri, se ni orivoya parandra anjioko Kristo drate takozi amaro ta, oso egyibe Taegyi ya ronye. 4 Anjioko ase nda te ago eŋga nda te adri ya u'du nina si, oso egyibe Taegyi ya ronye, 5 ago nda ka'darute Petero ri ago 'dooko lazo'bai cini 'butealo foritu ri. 6 'Dooko nda ka'darute oso'bai nda vo se ndrani kama nji (500) drisi ri saa alo si, ambana dri gi'du lidriidriro, rukäna dra gica owo. 7 'Dooko nda ka'darute Yakoba ri, ago ono vosi lazo'bai cini ri.
8 Äduro nda ka'daru kpate märi, malaba gica oso 'dise ätite tu utina ro osaako ronye. 9 Tana ma ni tipari lazo'bai cini lakosi; si ko ma uzine lazo'ba tana meza känisa Lu rote. 10 Oko yauni Lu rosi nda 'ba mate oso ma'dobe yauono ronye ago yauni se nda kozobe märi ono ko teinye ta ako. Oko vona ro, maye losi te mbara ndrani lazo'bai azi drisi, caoko ṛo ko ni taoye andivo maro ro, oko yauni Lu ro ka ugu losi oye ni ma be. 11 Ka'do inye, kode anya ikyi ni maresi kode ànya resi, ono ni tase ama cini màbe opena, ago ono ni tase nyàbe omana owo.
Efo Amaro ni Odra yasi
12 Yauono, lazo amaro orivoya ni anjioko olofo Kristo teni odra yasi, ka'do inye rukä amiro ka ata ekye avo eŋgane adri ya i'do 'do eŋwanye ya? 13 Ondro ka'do gindi endaro inye, anjioko olofo Kristo kote, 14 ago ondro olofo Kristo kote ni odra yasi, 'dooko ama ta aza ako opene ago ami ta aza ako omane. 15 Ndrani ono risi, aka'da ama te a'done koweoga'bai ro ta Lu rota, tana matate makye nda eŋga Kristo teni odra yasi, oko ondro ka'do gindi endaro ekye eŋga avo kote adri ya, 'dooko nda eŋga Kristo kote. 16 Tana ondro eŋga avo kote, anjioko eŋga Kristo kote. 17 Ago ondro eŋga Kristo kote, 'dooko taoma amiro orivoya awi ago ami orivoya 'du ujeujero takozi amiro ya. 18 Ago anjioko taoma'bai se Kristo ya kodrate iyi jeyi kpate. 19 Ondro mio'ba amaro Kristo ya orivoya kado toto ori ono ya ago aza tona i'do 'dooko màle yauni te ndrani 'dise azaka orivoya 'bädri cini ya drisi.
20 Oko taŋgye orivoya ni ono anjioko eŋga Kristo teni odra yasi, tao'baro ro ànya se kabe u'du odra ya ri anjioko eŋgana ànya kpa 'da. 21 Tana kpa oso odra, ikyite 'dialo si ronye, kpa oso inye oŋga ni odra yasi ikyi kpa 'dialo si. 22 Tana kpa oso 'dicini kabe odra tana rudro'be ànyaro Adama be 'ba ni 'do ronye, kpa oso inye eŋgana vona cini 'da adri ya ta rudro'bero ànyaro Kristo be rota. 23 Oko 'dicini alo alo eŋgana gi a'do ndaro ronye. Käti ono, Kristo, 'dooko ikyi tu ndaro si ànya se ndaro iyi. 24 'Dooko tu ädu esana 'da; Kristo opena 'dimiri'bai cini tori voro, drikaca'bai, ndi mbara'bai be 'da ṛe, ago ozona Miri 'Bädri'ba ro 'da Lu Täpi ri. 25 Tana beṛo Kristo ri vo mirine madale Lu opena kyila'baazii cini gwo ṛe ago o'bana ànya gwo pa ndaro zele. 26 Kyila'baazi se opene ṛe äduro ni odra. 27 Tana taegyi ka ata ekye: “Lu 'ba ŋga cini te pa ndaro zele.” Orivoya ŋbelero anjioko ata gi (ŋga cini) ono loci Lu modo ko kigye, nda se kabe ŋga cini o'ba Kristo zele. 28 Ondro a'ba ŋga cini te miri Kristo ro zele oko, 'dooko nda, Ŋgwa andivo, o'bana andivo ndaro 'da Lu zele; se ko'ba ŋga cini be nda zele ono; ago Lu mirina ŋga cini 'da kpeye.
29 Ka'do inye, lidri se abapatisi te ta avo rota oyena e'di ya? Ànya kayi mio'ba e'di ta ya? Ondro ka'do ndi endaro, oso rukäna kabe ata ronye, ekye eŋga avo ko adri ya, abapatisi lidri kai te avo ta etaya? 30 Ago ta amaro ta, tana e'di mà umu rriti odra roya tu cini si niya? 31 Ädrupii maro, ma drio'be odra be tu cini si! Driuŋgyi se ma sina ami ya, ori amaro ya rudro'be Kristo Yesu Opi amaro be ya, kani ma o'ba ta ono atane. 32 Aba ondro ka'do kyila se lakole adri ndi odra be ro se maye be Epeso ya noŋwa ono, maye gwo tavousu lidri rosi ŋgase musube e'diya? Oko ondro eŋga avo kote adri ya, 'dooko oso ugu atana be ronye ekye: “Mi'de manya ŋga, ago mämvu ŋga, tana ondo madrana 'da.”
33 Mi'ba odo ami ko. “Bereazi 'dikozi be ka taoye kado enjini.” 34 Nyego tauni kado ya ago nye'be litii takozi oyero. Ma ta ono ayo ko'ba ami robe driupi ro tana rukä amiro ni Lu ko.
Efo Lomvo ro ni Odra Yasi
35 'Diaza ejina ta 'da ekye: “A lidri se kodrate eŋgana eŋwanye adri ya ya? Ànya a'dona beti lomvo ro eŋwani be ya?” 36 Mi amama yi! Ondro nyikyi'di kwari te gyini ya, anya unina ko oŋgane adri be e'be gialo odrana lutu. 37 Ago ŋgase nyikyi'dibe orivoya toto keci yi, kode keci kyifo ro kode keci inya azaka ro, ondro nyate ŋga kyi'di, nya ko lomvo se ka oyebe a'done kyi'di. 38 Lu kani lomvo ozo rigye oso nda kolebe ronye, beti keci alo ri nda ozo lomvo modo ànyaro rote.
39 Ago iza ŋga cini lidriidriro ro vona cini ojo ko rere beti alo ro, lidri orivoya beti iza robe alo, koronyai ro azana, arii ro azana, ago ti'bi ro azana.
40 Ago lomvo vo'buyakuru ro orivoya ndi lomvo 'bädri robe. Liŋgyi se lomvoi vo'buyakuru ro orivoya to ni liŋgyi se lomvoi 'bädri ro ro ri. 41 Kitu orivoya liŋgyi modo iro robe, imba orivoya liŋgyi aza be, ago 'bi'bii orivoya liŋgyi to be, ago ca 'bi'bii lako beti toto liŋgyi ro orivoya.
42 Ka oye a'done oso 'do ronye ondro eŋga avo te adri ya owo. Ondro ase lomvo te, anya ŋgwa te; ondro eŋga anya te anya a'dona 'da oŋgwaako. 43 Ondro asete, anya te orivoya liŋgyiako ago mbaraako, ondro eŋgate, anya a'dona 'da liŋgyiekye ago mbara be. 44 Ondro asete, anya orivoya lomvo lomvo robe, ondro eŋgate, anya a'dona 'da lomvo tori robe, lomvo, lomvo ro orivoya, ago lomvo tori ro a'dona ndi. 45 Tana taegyi ka ata ekye: “Mano käti, Adama, a'bate lidri ro;” oko Adama äduro orivoya Tori adri ozoro. 46 Tori ikyi ko ni käti, oko lomvo ayani, ago 'dooko tori. 47 Adama käti a'bate ni gyini yasi, efo ni gyini yasi; Adama ṛiri ikyite ni vo'buyakuru ya. 48 Ànya se 'bädri ro laba orivoya oso nda se a'bate gyini si ronye; ànya se vo'buyakuru ro laba oso nda se ikyite ni vo'buyakuru yasi ronye. 49 Kpa oso maso a'do mano se edebe gyini si robe ronye, kpa inya masona a'do Mano se ikyite ni vo'buyakuru yasi ro 'da.
50 Tase mabe atana ni no, ädrupii, anjioko ŋgase a'bate iza ndi kari be si unina ko ŋga la'done Miri 'Bädri'ba Lu ro roya, ago ŋgase kabe oŋgwaoŋgwa unina ko oŋgwaako urune drimbi ro. 51 Nyèri ma tandrwiro ono tana itina ämiri; ama cini madrana ko, oko otozana ama cini 'da, 52 dori ndriŋwa oso miobi ronye ondro cekuṛe äduro kotrete owo. Tana ondro cekuṛe kotrete, avo efona 'da, go dra kote alona, ago otozana ama cini 'da. 53 Tana ŋgase ka oŋgwaoŋgwa beṛo tozane oŋgwaako; ŋgase ka odraodra beṛo tozane ŋgase unina ko odrane ro. 54 Ondro tase ono ka'dote, ago ŋgase oŋgwaoŋgwa ro otozate oŋgwaako ro, 'dooko taegyi a'dona 'da endaro, se ekye: “Epere odrate; ŋgaopeṛe ndete!”
55 “Odra, ŋgaopeṛe miro gaŋwaro ya?
Odra, mbara luwu miro ro gaŋwaro ya?”
56 Odra ka mbara iro usuna ni takozi resi, ago takozi ka mbara iro usu ni Ota resi. 57 Oko aro'boya ka'do Lu ri! Nda ozo ŋgaopeṛe te ämäri Opi amaro Yesu Kristo si!
58 Ka'do inye ädrupii maro, nyedre ŋgyiri. Mì'ba ŋga aza kuswe ami ko. Nyà'do ondoalo losi amiro ta Opi rota ya, tana mini ṛote anjioko ŋgase nyàbe oyena ruindu Opi riya ko orivoya ta awi yi.