1 Khawrin 12

1 Manuca rhoek, mueihla ah na mangvawt uh ham ka ngaih moenih.

Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

2 Namtom rhoek bangla na om uh vaengah mueirhol olmueh taengla ngahngah m'mawt uh tih n'khuen uh te na ming uh.

Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

3 Pathen kah Mueihla neh aka cal loh, “Jesuh tah kosi ni,” a ti pawt te nangmih taengah kam phoe. Te dongah Mueihla Cim nen pawt atah, “Boeipa Jesuh,” a ti thai moenih.

Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God, calleth Jesus accursed: and [that] no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.

4 Te dongah kutdoe cungkuem om dae Mueihla tah amah boeiloeih ni.

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 Bibinah khaw a cungluem la om dae Boeipa tah amah boeiloeih ni.

And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

6 Pongthohnah khaw a cungkuem la om dae Pathen amah te cungkuem dongah cungkuem la tueng.

And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God who worketh all in all.

7 Tedae Mueihla kah a phoenah loh amih a rhoei nah ham rhip a paek coeng.

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit.

8 Pakhat te Mueihla loh cueihnah olka a paek tih, a tloe taengah Mueihla amah loh mingnah olka khaw,

For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another, the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

9 Mueihla amah loh a tloe tangnah, Mueihla pakhat loh a tloe taengah hoeihnah kutdoe,

To another, faith by the same Spirit; to another, the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

10 a tloe taengah thaomnah kah pongthohnah, a tloe taengah tonghma ol, a tloe taengah mueihla kah boelhkhoehnah, a tloe te namtom ol, pakhat te ol a kongnah a paek.

To another, the working of miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, discerning of spirits; to another, [divers] kinds of languages; to another, the interpretation of languages:

11 Te dongah he boeih he Mueihla amah pakhat loh pakhat rhip taengah a tueng sak tih a ngaih bangla a tael pah.

But all these worketh that one and the same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

12 Pum tah pakhat la om tih pumrho muep om. Pum kah pumrho boeih loh muep om cakhaw a pum pakhat a om bangla Khrih khaw om van.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also [is] Christ.

13 Mamih khaw, Judah rhoek khaw, Greek rhoek khaw, Sal khaw, aka loeih khaw mueihla pakhat dongah pum pakhat la boeih n'nuem uh. Te dongah mueihla pakhat la boeih n'tul coeng.

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

14 Pum tah pakhat bueng van pawt tih pumrho muep om.

For the body is not one member, but many.

15 Kho loh, “Kut te kai moenih, pum kah a hut la ka om moenih,” ti koinih he kongah pum kah koe la a om pawt moenih.

If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

16 Hna long khaw, “Mik te kai moenih, pum kah koe la ka om moenih,” ti koinih he kongah pum kah koe la a om pawt moenih.

And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

17 Pum tah mik la boeih om koinih hnavue tah melam a om eh? Hnavue la boeih om koinih a bova tah metlam a him eh?

If the whole body [were] an eye, where [were] the hearing? If the whole [were] hearing, where [were] the smelling?

18 Tedae pumrho te Pathen loh rhip a khueh coeng. Amih pakhat rhip pum dongkah ham a ngaih ta.

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

19 Te dongah pumrho loh pakhat la boeih om koinih pum te melam a om eh?

And if they were all one member, where [were] the body?

20 Tedae tahae ah pumrho loh yet ngawn cakhaw pum pakhat ni a om.

But now [are they] many members, yet but one body.

21 Te dongah mik loh kut te, “Nang kan ngoe moenih,” te phoeiah lu loh kho te, “Nangmih kang ngoe moenih,” a ti thai moenih.

And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

22 Tedae pum dongkah pumrho muep la aka poek loh tattloel la lat om om tangkik.

Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

23 Pum kah sawtsit aka om la m'poek uh pumrho te khaw hinyahnah neh anah la n'thingcam uh. Mamih kah rhaidaeng long khaw thenrhuep a khueh khungdaeng.

And those [members] of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness.

24 Tedae mamih kah hlangcong pumrho loh ngoe pawt cakhaw Pathen loh pum te a sombong tih aka vawt rhoek taengah hinyahnah muep a paek.

For our comely [parts] have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honor to that [part] which lacked:

25 Te daengah ni pum dongah paekboenah a om pawt eh. Tedae pumrho amah te pakhat ham khaw mawn puei saeh.

That there should be no schism in the body; but [that] the members should have the same care one for another.

26 Te dongah pumrho pakhat loh a tloh atah pumrho loh boeih patang. Pumrho pakhat a thangpom atah pumrho boeih loh a omngaih puei.

And thus if one member suffers all the members suffer with it; or, if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Nangmih tah Khrih kah pum neh cungvang ah a pumrho la na om uh.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

28 Te dongah amih te Pathen loh hlangboel khuiah, lamhma la caeltueih rhoek, pabae ah tonghma rhoek, pathum ah saya rhoek neh thaomnah, hoeihnah kutdoe, talongkung rhoek, boelrhaikung rhoek, namtom ol neh rhep a khueh.

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, next miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of languages.

29 Hlang boeih he caeltueih moenih. Hlang boeih he tonghma moenih. Hlang boeih he saya moenih. Hlang boeih he thaomnah moenih.

[Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all workers of miracles?

30 Hlang boeih loh hoeihnah kutdoe a khueh uh moenih. Hlang boeih loh olka a thui moenih. Hlang boeih loh a thuicaih moenih.

Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak in languages? do all interpret?

31 Tedae kutdoe tanglue te yakvawt uh lah. Te dongah longpuei he a puehkan la nangmih kan tueng pueng.

But covet earnestly the best gifts. And yet I show to you a more excellent way.