1 Corinthians 12
1 Now about “spiritual gifts.” My brothers and sisters, I want to explain this to you.
Mayelana lezipho zikamoya, bazalwane, kangifuni ukuba lingaze lazi.
2 You know that when you were pagans, you were deceived, being led astray by worshiping idols who couldn't even speak.
Liyakwazi ukuthi ngesikhathi lingakabi ngabakholwayo, ngezinye indlela laholelwa njalo ledukiselwa ezithombeni eziyizimungulu.
3 Let me make it clear to you: no one who speaks in the Spirit of God says, “Curse Jesus!” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord!” except by the Holy Spirit.
Ngakho ngiyalitshela ukuthi kakho okhuluma ngoMoya kaNkulunkulu othi, “UJesu kathukwe,” njalo kakho ongathi, “UJesu yiNkosi,” ngaphandle kokuba kungoMoya oNgcwele.
4 Now there are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they come from the same Spirit.
Kulenhlobo ezehlukeneyo zezipho zikamoya kodwa uMoya munye.
5 There are different kinds of ministries, but they come from the same Lord.
Kulezindlela ezehlukeneyo zokukhonza, kodwa iNkosi yinye.
6 There are different ways of working, but they come from the same God, who is at work in all of them.
Kulezindlela ezehlukeneyo zokukhonza kodwa uNkulunkulu munye njalo uzisebenza zonke ebantwini bonke.
7 The Spirit is given to each of us and is revealed for the good of all.
Emuntwini ngamunye ukubonakaliswa kukaMoya kwenzelwa ukusiza umuntu wonke.
8 One person is given by the Spirit the ability to speak words of wisdom. Another is given a message of knowledge by the same Spirit.
Omunye ngoMoya uphiwa amandla okukhuluma ngokuhlakanipha, omunye amandla okukhuluma ngokwazi ngaye uMoya munye lowo,
9 Another receives the gift of strongly trusting in God by the same Spirit. Another receives gifts of healing from that one Spirit.
omunye uphiwa ukukholwa ngoMoya munye lowo, omunye uphiwa izipho zokusilisa ngawona lowo Moya munye,
10 Another is given the ability to perform miracles. Another receives the gift of prophecy. Another is given the gift of spiritual discernment. Another receives the ability to speak different languages while another is given the gift of interpreting languages.
omunye uphiwa amandla okwenza izimangaliso, omunye uphiwa ukuphrofitha, omunye uphiwa amandla okuhlola omoya, omunye njalo aphiwe ukuchasisa izindimi.
11 But all of these gifts are the work of the one and the same Spirit, sharing with each person as he alone chooses.
Konke lokhu kungumsebenzi kaMoya munye, njalo ukupha umuntu ngamunye, njengokuthanda kwakhe.
12 Just like the human body is one unit but has many parts—all the parts of the body even though there are many of them, make up one body—so is Christ.
Umzimba munye lanxa ubunjwe ngezitho ezinengi; njalo lanxa izitho zawo zonke zinengi, zibumba umzimba owodwa. Kunjalo ngoKhristu.
13 For it was through one Spirit that we were all baptized into one body. It doesn't matter whether we are Jews or Greeks, slave or free—we all were given the one Spirit to drink.
Ngoba sonke sabhaphathizwa ngoMoya munye kulowomzimba munye, loba singamaJuda kumbe abeZizwe, izigqili loba abakhululekileyo, sonke saphiwa uMoya munye ukuba siwunathe.
14 The body is not made of one part, but many parts.
Umzimba kawenziwanga ngesitho esisodwa kodwa ezinengi.
15 If the foot were to say, “Because I'm not a hand, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?
Nxa unyawo lungathi, “Njengoba ngingasisandla, kangisingxenye yomzimba,” ngalesosizatho alungeke lwekele ukuba yingxenye yomzimba.
16 If the ear were to say, “Because I'm not an eye, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?
Njalo nxa indlebe ingathi, “Njengoba ngingasilihlo, kangisingxenye yomzimba,” ngalesosizatho ayingeke yekele ukuba yingxenye yomzimba.
17 If the whole body was an eye, how could you hear anything? If the whole body was an ear, how could you smell anything?
Aluba umzimba wonke wawulilihlo, pho ukuzwa kwakuzakuba ngaphi na? Aluba umzimba wonke wawuyindlebe, pho kwakuzanukwa ngani na?
18 But God has arranged each part in the body, every last one of them, placing them just as he wanted.
Kodwa okuyikho yikuthi uNkulunkulu wabeka izitho zomzimba, zonke, njengayefune ukuba zibe yikho khona.
19 If they were all the same part, what would happen to the body?
Aluba zonke zaziyisitho sinye, pho umzimba wawuzakuba ngaphi na?
20 However, since there are many parts, they make up the body.
Njengoba kunjalo, kulezitho ezinengi, kodwa umzimba munye.
21 The eye can't tell the hand, “I don't need you,” or the head tell the feet, “I don't need you.”
Ilihlo alingeke lithi esandleni, “Kangikudingi!” Lekhanda alingeke lithi enyaweni, “Kangikudingi!”
22 Quite the opposite: some of those parts of the body that seem the most insignificant are the most essential.
Kodwa, lezozitho zomzimba ezikhanya zibuthakathaka ziyadingeka,
23 In fact those parts of the body we do not consider to be decent to reveal we “honor” more by covering them up—what is indecent we treat with greater modesty!
lezitho thina esicabanga ukuthi kazihlonipheki kakhulu siziphatha ngokuhlonipha okuthize.
24 What's presentable doesn't need such covering up. God has so arranged the body that more honor is given to the parts that are less presentable.
Izitho ezihloniphisayo siziphatha ngokuhlonipha kakhulu. Kodwa uNkulunkulu wahlanganisa izitho zomzimba njalo usenike udumo olukhulu kulezozitho ezazingelalo,
25 This is so there wouldn't be any conflict within the body—the different parts should care equally for each other.
ukuze kungabi lokwehlukana emzimbeni, kodwa ukuba izitho zawo zibe lokuzwelana okufananayo.
26 So when one part is suffering, all the other parts of the body suffer with it, and when one part is treated well, then all the other parts of the body are happy too!
Nxa esinye isitho sibongwa, izitho zonke zithokoza laso.
27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one makes up a part of it.
Lina lingumzimba kaKhristu njalo omunye lomunye wenu uyingxenye yawo.
28 In the church, God has arranged first for some to be apostles, secondly for some to be prophets, thirdly teachers. Then there are those who perform miracles, those with healing gifts, those who can help others, those good at administration, and those who can speak different languages.
Ebandleni uNkulunkulu wabeka abapostoli kuqala kulabo bonke, okwesibili abaphrofethi, okwesithathu abafundisi, kwaba labenza izimangaliso, lalabo abalezipho zokusilisa, abalezokusiza abanye, abalezipho zokuthungamela, kanye lalabo abakhuluma inhlobo zezindimi ezehlukeneyo.
29 Not everyone is an apostle, or a prophet, or a teacher, or able to perform miracles.
Bonke bangabapostoli na? Bonke bangabaphrofethi na? Bonke bangabafundisi na? Bonke bayazenza izimangaliso na?
30 Not all have healing gifts, or the ability to speak languages, or to interpret languages.
Bonke balezipho zokusilisa na? Bonke bakhuluma ngendimi na? Bonke bayachasisa na?
31 But you should really want to have the most significant gifts. So now I will show you a far better way.
Kodwa zifuneni ngokutshiseka izipho ezinkulu. Khathesi-ke ngizalitshengisa indlela eyiyo enhle kakhulu.
