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¹Zvino, pamusoro pezvakabayirwa zvifananidzo, tinoziva kuti tose tinako kuziva. Kuziva kunovuyisa kuzvikudza, asi rudo runosimbisa.Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.

²Kana munhu achiti, ndinoziva chinhu, ugere kutongoziva sezvaakafanira kuziva.And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

³Asi kana munhu achida Mwari, iye unozikanwa naye.But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

⁴Zvino kana kuri kudya zvinhu zvakabayirwa zvifananidzo, tinoziva kuti chifananidzo hachizi chinhu panyika, vuye kuti hakunaMwari, asi iye mumwe chete.As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.

⁵Nokuti kunyange varipo vanonzi vamwari, kana kudenga kana panyika; se zvavaripo vamwari vazhinji, namadzishe mazhinji;For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

⁶asi isu tinongova naMwari mumwe bedzi, ndivo Baba; zvinhu zvose zvinobva kwaari, nesu tiri,po nokuda kwake; vuye Ishe mumwe, Jesu Kristu;zvinhu zvose zviripo naye, nesu tiripo naye.But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

⁷Asi vose havana kuziva ikoko; nokuti vamwe, vakarovera chifananidzo kusvikira zvino, vanodya vachiti zvakabayirwa zvifananidzo; hana yavo zvaisinesimba, inoshatiswa.Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.

⁸Zvino zvokudya hazvingatisvitsi kunaMwari; nokuti kana tisingadyi, hatiipiswi; kana tichidya, hatinatswi.But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

⁹Asi chenjerai, kuti simba renyu iri rirege kuva chigumbuso kunavasinesimba.But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

¹⁰Nokuti kana mumwe achikuvona iwe, unako kuziva, ugere pakudya mutembere yechifananidzo, ko hana yaiyeye usinesimba haingatsungiswi, kuti adye izvo zvakabayirwa zvifananidzo here?For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;

¹¹Nokuti nokuziva kwako uyo usinesimba unoparadzwa, iri hama yakafirwa vo naKrsitu.And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

¹²Zvino kana muchitadzira hama saizvozvo, muchirwadzisa hana yavo isinesimba, munotadzira Kristu.But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

¹³Saka kana zvokudya zvichigumbusa hama yangu, handingatongodyi nyama nokusingaperi, kuti ndirege kugumbusa hama yangu.Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend.