1 Abakorinto 9: 1 Ntabwo ndi intumwa? sindi umudendezo? Sinigeze mbona Yesu Kristo wacu Mwami? Ntimuri umurimo wanjye muri Nyagasani? 9: 2 Niba ntari intumwa kubandi, ariko ntagushidikanya ko ndi kuri wewe: kubwa Uwiteka Ikimenyetso cy'intumwa zanjye uri muri Nyagasani. 9: 3 Igisubizo cyanjye kubansuzuma ni iki, 9: 4 Ntabwo dufite imbaraga zo kurya no kunywa? 9: 5 Ntidufite imbaraga zo kuyobora mushiki wawe, umugore, kimwe nabandi intumwa, kandi nkabavandimwe ba Nyagasani, na Kefa? 9: 6 Cyangwa njye na Barinaba gusa, ntidufite imbaraga zo kubuza gukora? 9: 7 Ni nde uzajya kurwana igihe icyo ari cyo cyose ashinja? utera a uruzabibu, ntirurya ku mbuto zarwo? cyangwa uwagaburira umukumbi, kandi ntarya amata y'ubusho? 9: 8 Vuga ibi bintu nkumuntu? cyangwa ntivuga amategeko nayo? 9 Kuko kubanga byanditswe mu mategeko ya Musa, Ntuzaziba umunwa y'inka ikandagira ibigori. Imana yita ku bimasa? 9:10 Cyangwa arabivuga rwose kubwacu? Ku bwacu, nta gushidikanya, ibi byanditswe: ko uhinga agomba guhinga afite ibyiringiro; kandi ko ari we thresheth mubyiringiro bigomba gusangira ibyiringiro bye. 9:11 Niba twabibibye ibintu byumwuka, nikintu gikomeye niba twe uzasarura ibintu byawe bya kamere? 9:12 Niba abandi basangiye ubwo bubasha kuri wewe, si byo? Nyamara, ntabwo twakoresheje izo mbaraga; ariko mubabare byose, kugira ngo tutabikora igomba kubangamira ubutumwa bwiza bwa Kristo. 9:13 Ntimuzi ko abakorera ibintu byera babaho ibintu byo mu rusengero? kandi abategereza ku gicaniro ni abasangira n'urutambiro? 9:14 Nubwo Uwiteka yategetse ko abamamaza ubutumwa bwiza bagomba kubikora Kubaho mu butumwa bwiza. 9:15 Ariko nta na kimwe muri ibyo nakoresheje: kandi sinigeze nandika ibi ibintu, kugira ngo binkorere, kuko byari byiza kuri njye bapfa, kuruta uko umuntu uwo ari we wese agomba guhindura icyubahiro cyanjye ubusa. 9:16 Kuko nubwo mbwiriza ubutumwa bwiza, ntacyo mfite cyo kwishimira: kuko Nkeneye ko nshyirwaho; yego, ndabona ishyano, niba ntabwirije Uwiteka ubutumwa bwiza! 9:17 Kuberako ninkora iki kintu kubushake, nzabona ingororano, ariko niba ari uwanjye ubushake, gutanga ubutumwa bwiza niyemeje. 9:18 Noneho ibihembo byanjye ni ibihe? Mubyukuri ibyo, iyo mbwiriza ubutumwa bwiza, ndashobora kora ubutumwa bwiza bwa Kristo nta kiguzi, ko ntakoresha imbaraga zanjye ubutumwa bwiza. 9:19 Nubwo nidegembya mu bantu bose, ariko nihinduye umugaragu byose, kugirango nshobore kunguka byinshi. 9:20 Kandi ku Bayahudi nabaye Umuyahudi, kugira ngo mbone Abayahudi; Kuri bo ibyo bigengwa n'amategeko, nkuko amategeko abiteganya, kugira ngo mbigereho bari munsi y'amategeko; 9:21 Kubatagira amategeko, nkabadafite amategeko, (kutaba amategeko kuri Mana, ariko nkurikije amategeko kuri Kristo,) kugirango mbone inyungu nta tegeko. 9:22 Ku ntege nke nabaye umunyantege nke, kugira ngo nshobore kubona abanyantege nke: Nagize byose ibintu kubantu bose, kugirango nshobore gukiza bimwe. 9:23 Kandi ibi ndabikora kubwubutumwa bwiza, kugira ngo mbusangire hamwe nawe. 9:24 Ntimuzi yuko abiruka mu isiganwa biruka bose, ariko umwe yakira Uwiteka igihembo? Iruka rero, kugirango ubone. 9:25 Kandi umuntu wese uharanira ubuhanga aba afite ubushishozi muri byose. Noneho barabikora kugirango babone ikamba ryangirika; ariko twe tutabora. 9:26 Ndiruka rero, ntabwo ari ugushidikanya; kurwana rero njye, ntabwo ari umwe ikubita ikirere: 9:27 Ariko ndagumya munsi yumubiri wanjye, nkawuyoboka: kugira ngo hatagira uwo ubikora bivuze, iyo nabwirije abandi, nanjye ubwanjye ngomba kuba umutego.