1 Ŵakolinto 12
1 Sambano achalongo achinjangu ngusaka mmanyilile yambone yankati mituuka jajikutyochela kwa Mbumu jwa Akunnungu.
Now, my fellow believers, [I will answer your questions] about the things God’s Spirit [enables believers to do]. I want you to know clearly [LIT] [about these things].
2 Nkumanyilila kuti pamwaliji ngankwamanyilila Akunnungu, mwatawalikwe ni kulongoswa mpopelele minungu jangali ni umi yaani inyago.
You know that before you became Christians, various things led you to [worship] idols, which are unable to tell you [any of God’s message].
3 Kwaligongo lyo ngusaka mmanyilile kuti, ngapagwa mundu jwakulongoswa ni Mbumu jwa Akunnungu jwakukombola kuŵecheta, “Che Yesu alweseche.” Ni sooni ngapagwa mundu jwakukombola kuŵecheta kuti, “Che Yesu ali Ambuje,” pangalongoswa ni Mbumu jwa Akunnungu.
So [the first thing] that I will tell you now is that it is not the Spirit of God who would cause anyone to say, “Jesus deserved to die,” and that the Holy Spirit is the only one who can enable anyone to say, “Jesus is [truly] the Lord.”
4 Jipali mituuka jakupisyangana, nambo Mbumu jwakupeleganya ali jumope.
There are various things [that God’s] Spirit enables [various believers to do], but it is that same Spirit [who enables us to do them].
5 Sooni kutumichila kuli kwa kupisyangana nambo Ambuje ŵakutumichilwa ali ŵamope.
There are many different ways to serve [the Lord], but it is the same Lord [whom we all are serving].
6 Ni sooni kupali kupisyangana kwa masengo, nambo Akunnungu ali ŵalaŵala ŵakupanganya masengo gose kwa ŵandu wose.
[We believers] have the power to do various [tasks], but it is the same God who gives all of us the power [to do] these things.
7 Mbumu jwa Akunnungu akuliunukula kwa kila mundu kwa uŵele wakupisyangana kwaligongo lya upoche wa ŵandu wose.
[God’s] Spirit gives his power to each believer in order to benefit all the other [believers].
8 Mbumu jwa Akunnungu akumpa mundu jwine liloŵe lya lunda, ni Mbumu jwa Akunnungu jujojo akumpa mundu jwine liloŵe lya umanyilisi yakuti pakusaka.
To some, the Spirit gives the ability to speak very wise messages. To others, the same Spirit gives the ability to know [things that he reveals to them].
9 Mbumu jujojo akumpa mundu jwine chikulupi, Mbumu jujojo akumpa mundu jwine ntuuka wa kwalamya ŵandu.
To others, the same Spirit gives the ability to believe [that God will work miracles]. To others, the Spirit gives the ability to heal [sick people].
10 Mbumu jwa Akunnungu akumpa mundu jwine ntuuka wa kupanganya yakusimonjeka. Mbumu jujojo akumpa mundu jwine ntuuka wa kulondola, ni Mbumu jujojo akumpa mundu jwine ntuuka wa kujimanyilila mbumu ja unami ni Mbumu ja usyene. Ni mundu jwine akupegwa ntuuka wa kuŵecheta iŵecheto ineine ni mundu jwine akupegwa ntuuka wa kugopolela.
To others, he gives the power [to perform] miracles. To others, he gives the ability to speak messages that come directly from God. To others, he gives the ability to tell [if a message is really from God or not]. To others he gives the ability to speak messages in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned]. To others, he gives the ability to tell the meaning of those messages [MTY].
11 Nambo masengo gose go akugapanganya Mbumu jwa Akunnungu jumo pejo, achingaŵilaga kila mundu ntuuka wakupisyangana mpela yakuti pakusaka nsyene.
It is the same Spirit who gives all these abilities. He gives whatever abilities he wants to give, to whatever person he wants to give them.
12 Mpela ila chiilu yachitite kuŵa chimo chachili ni iŵalo yeijinji, ni iŵalo yo namuno ili yejinji, ikuchigumba chiilu chimo, ni yaitite kuŵa kwa Kilisito.
Although a person’s body has many parts, all the parts form just one body [DOU]. It is like that [with those who belong to] Christ.
13 Pakuŵa uweji wose twabatiswe kwa Mbumu jumo tuŵe chiilu chimo, iŵaga tuli Ŵayahudi pane ŵandu ŵangaŵa Ŵayahudi, iŵaga tuli achikapolo pane ŵandu ŵalechelelwe, wose twang'wechekwe Mbumu julajula jumo.
When we were baptized {When people baptized us}, the one [Holy] Spirit caused us to become one group [of believers]. It does not matter whether we are Jews or non-Jews. It does not matter whether we are slaves or not slaves. [When we believed in Christ], the one Spirit came to live [MET] within all of us.
14 Pakuŵa chiilu nganichigumbikwa kwa chiŵalo chimo pe, nambo kwa iŵalo yejinji.
[Our] bodies do not have only one part. They have many parts [with various functions].
15 Lukongolo lwatiji, “Une nganima nkono, kwapele une ngaŵa ŵa chiilu,” Ana lukongolo ngaluŵa lwa chiilu kwa ligongo lyo?
If our foot could [talk and] say [to us], “Because I am not [your] hand, I am not a part of [your] body,” it would still be a part of [our] body.
16 Ni liwiwi lyatiji, “Pakuŵa une ngaŵa liso, une ngaŵa lya chiilu,” Ana liwiwi ngaliŵa lya chiilu kwa ligongo lyo?
If our ear could [talk and] say, “Because I am not [your] eye, I am not a part of your body,” it would still be a part of our body.
17 Naga chiilu chose chikaliji liso kupikana kukaliji kwapi? Ni chiilu chose chikaliji liwiwi, mundu akakombwele chinauli kunusya?
If our body were only an eye, (we would not be able to hear./how could we hear?) [RHQ] If our body were only an ear, (we would not be able to smell [anything]!/how could we smell [anything]?) [RHQ]
18 Nambo Akunnungu aiŵisile iŵalo yose mu chiilu cha kila mundu mpela iŵatite pakusaka.
But the truth is that God has put all the parts of our bodies together exactly as he wanted to put them.
19 Nambo iŵalo yose ikaliji chiŵalo chimo, chiilu chikaliji kwapi?
If [our body] had only one part, it would not be a body. [RHQ]
20 Mpela yachitite kuŵa, chikwete iŵalo yejinji nambo chiilu chili chimo pe.
But the truth is that there are many parts [in our body], but it is still only one body.
21 Liso ngalikukombola kuusalila nkono, “Ngangunsaka!” Namose ntwe nawo ngaukukombola kugasalila makongolo kuti, “Ngangunsaka!”
That is why if our eye [could talk], it should never say to our hand, “I do not need you!” And if our head [could talk], it should not say to our feet, “I do not need you!”
22 Kupunda pele chiiwoneche kuti iŵalo ya chiilu yaili yakulepetala ni yaili yakusachilwa nnope.
Instead, the parts of our body that seem to be weaker are the ones that are absolutely necessary.
23 Sooni aila iŵalo yatukwiganisya kuti yangali uchimbichisyo ni yatukuichimbichisya, ni iŵalo ya chiilu yaikuwoneka ili ya soni ni itukuiunichila nnope.
And the parts that we do not think highly of are the parts that we clothe carefully. And we protect carefully those parts that we do not show to people.
24 Nambo iŵalo yaikuwoneka pa meeso pa ŵandu, ngaikusaka kuunichikwa. Akunnungu nsyene achiŵisile chiilu mu chikotopasyo chanti yele ni kuipa uchimbichisyo aila iŵalo yaili yakulepetala.
The parts that are [all right to] show people, we do not need to protect. Instead, God, who has put all the parts of our bodies together, causes us to care for in a special way the parts that we think are less important.
25 Kwapele kukaŵa ni kulekangana muchiilu, nambo iŵalo inayose igosane.
He does that in order that all the parts of our body will work together harmoniously [LIT], and so that all the parts will care for all the other parts equally.
26 Chiŵalo chimo chapotekaga iŵalo ine ikupoteka pamo nacho. Chiŵalo chimo chalapikwaga iŵalo ine ikusengwa pamo nacho.
If one part of our body hurts, [it is as though] all the parts of our body are hurting. If we pay special attention to one part of our body, [it is as though] all the parts of our body feel pleasure [MET].
27 Nipele ŵanyamwe wose ndi chiilu cha Kilisito, kila jumo jwenu ali chiŵalo cha chiilu cho.
[Everything I have just said about how the parts of our bodies relate to each other applies to how] all of you who belong to Christ [should relate to each other]. Each of you belongs to him, [but you have not all been given the same abilities and work].
28 Mu mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito, Akunnungu ŵaŵisile ŵandanda achinduna ni ŵaŵili ŵakulondola ŵa Akunnungu ni ŵatatu ŵakwiganya, sooni ŵakupanganya yakusimonjeka ni sooni ŵaali ni mituuka jakulamya ŵakulwala, ni ŵakukombola kwakamusya ŵandu, ni ŵakukombola kwimilila masengo ni ŵakukombola kuŵecheta iŵecheto ineine.
God has placed apostles in our congregations. Apostles are first [in rank]. Next [in rank] are those who speak messages which come directly from God. Next [in rank] are those who teach [spiritual truth]. Then there are those who have the power to work miracles, those who have the ability to heal [sick people], those who have the ability to help [others], those who have the ability to govern [the affairs of the congregation], and those who have the ability to speak [messages] in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned].
29 Ana wose ali achinduna? Ana wose ali ŵakulondola? Ana wose ali ŵakwiganya? Ana wose ali ŵakupanganya yakusimonjeka?
Certainly not all [believers] are apostles. [RHQ] They all do not have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God. [RHQ] They do not all have the ability to teach [spiritual truth]. [RHQ] They do not all have the power to work miracles. [RHQ]
30 Ana wose akwete mituuka jakulamya ŵakulwala? Ana wose akuŵecheta iŵecheto ineine? Ana wose akwete ntuuka wa kugopolela iŵecheto ineine?
They do not all have the ability to heal people. [RHQ] They do not all have the ability to speak [messages] in languages [MTY] [they have not learned]. [RHQ] They do not all have the ability to tell others the meaning of those messages. [RHQ] [Certainly not!]
31 Nipele nlajile kwannope kupata mituuka jajili jekulungwa. Nambo sambano chinannosye litala lyambone kupunda matala gose.
But you should eagerly desire to have [the abilities that will help other believers] the most (OR, [the abilities that God considers] to be the most important). But now I will tell you the best way [to use the abilities that God’s Spirit has given you].
