1 Corinthians 14
1 Pursue love; nevertheless be envious of the spiritual gifts, —and, rather, that ye may be prophesying.
Ka ịhụnanya bụrụ isi ihe unu na-achọ. Chọsienụ onyinye nke Mmụọ Nsọ ike, nke ka nke onyinye inwe ike ibu amụma.
2 For, he that speaketh with a tongue, not unto men, doth speak, but, unto God, —for, no one, understandeth, although, in spirit, he is speaking sacred secrets;
Onye ọbụla na-asụ asụsụ ọ na-amụghị amụ, bụ Chineke ka ọ na-agwa okwu, ọ bụghị mmadụ. Nʼezie, ọ dịghị onye na-aghọta ihe ọ na-ekwu; nʼihi na okwu ọ na-ekwu bụ ihe omimi site nʼike Mmụọ Nsọ.
3 But, be that prophesieth, unto men, doth speak—edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
Ma onye ọbụla na-ebu amụma na-ezisa ozi na-enyere ndị mmadụ aka ito eto. Ọ na-agwakwa ha okwu nkasiobi na okwu na-ebuli mmụọ ha elu.
4 He that speaketh with a tongue, buildeth up, himself, whereas, he that prophesieth, buildeth up, an assembly.
Ya mere, onye ahụ na-ebu amụma na-enyere chọọchị aka, ma onye ahụ na-asụ asụsụ ọzọ, na-enyere naanị onwe ya aka.
5 Howbeit I wish you all to speak with tongues, but, rather, that ye may prophesy, —moreover, greater, is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh with tongues, —unless indeed he translate, that, the assembly, may receive upbuilding.
Ọ gaara atọ m ụtọ ma a sị na unu niile nwere onyinye ịsụ asụsụ dị iche iche; ma ọ ga-atọ m karịa ma ọ bụrụ na unu niile enwee onyinye ibu amụma. Nke a bụ nʼihi na onye ahụ na-ebu amụma bara uru karịa onye na-asụ asụsụ dị iche iche. Ịsụ asụsụ ya ga-aba uru ma ọ bụrụ na ọ dị onye na-aghọta ihe ọ na-asụ, ka e nwee ike wulie chọọchị.
6 But, now, brethren—if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit, you, except I speak, unto you, either by way of revelation, or knowledge, or prophesying, or teaching?
Ụmụnna m ọ bụrụ na m bịakwutere unu malite ịsụ asụsụ unu na-adịghị aghọta, ole uru m baara unu, ma ọ bụghị ma m na-ekwu okwu banyere ihe ekpughere gosi m, maọbụ ihe niile m maara, maọbụ ihe gaje ime, maọbụ ihe nkuzi?
7 In like manner, the things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, if, a distinction in the sounds, they do not give, how shall it be known, what is being piped or harped?
Ọ bụkwa otu a ka ọ dị nʼetiti ihe niile na-enweghị ndụ, nke na-ada ụda, dịka ọja, maọbụ ụbọ akwara. Ọ bụrụ na ha enyeghị ụda dị iche site na nke ọzọ, olee ụzọ mmadụ ga-eji mara maọbụ ọja ka a na-afụ, maọbụ ụbọ akwara ka a na-akpọ.
8 For, if also, an uncertain sound, a trumpet, should give, who shall prepare himself for battle?
Ọ bụrụkwa na opi ike e ji akpọ ndị agha oku adapụtaghị ụda nke ọma, onye ga-ejikere ije agha?
9 So, also, ye, through means of the tongue, except ye give intelligible discourse, how shall it be known what is being spoken? for ye will be speaking, to the air.
Nʼotu aka ahụ kwa, ọ bụrụ na ị na-agwa mmadụ okwu nʼasụsụ ọ na-adịghị anụ, olee otu ọ ga-esi ghọta ihe ị na-ekwu? Nʼoge ahụ, ifufe ka unu na-agwa okwu.
10 There may happen to be so many kinds of languages in the world, and, not one, unspoken: —
Asụsụ a na-asụ nʼụwa a dị ukwuu, ma ha niile bara uru nye ndị na-anụ ha.
11 If, then, I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be, unto him that is speaking, a foreigner, and, he that is speaking, shall be, in my case, a foreigner.
Ọ bụrụ na m aghọtaghị ihe onye na-asụ otu nʼime asụsụ ndị a na-ekwu, aga m abụ ọbịa nʼebe onye na-asụ asụsụ ahụ nọ, ya onwe ya ga-abụkwa ọbịa nʼebe m nọ.
12 So, ye, also—since ye are, envious, of spirits, unto the upbuilding of the assembly, seek to be pre-eminent.
Ebe ọ na-agụ unu agụụ inweta onyinye nke Mmụọ Nsọ, chọọnụ onyinye ndị ahụ ga-enyere unu aka iwuli nzukọ elu.
13 Wherefore, he that speaketh with a tongue, let him pray that he may translate;
Onye ọbụla na-asụ asụsụ nʼolu dị iche iche, ga-ekpe ekpere ka e nye ya onyinye ịkọwa olu dị iche iche.
14 [For], if I am praying in a tongue, my spirit, is praying, but, my mind, is unfruitful.
Ọ bụrụ na m ji asụsụ dị iche na-ekpe ekpere, mmụọ m ga-eso m na-ekpe ekpere ahụ, ma uche m agaghị aghọta ekpere m na-ekpe.
15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray also with the mind, —I will strike the strings with the spirit, [but] I will strike the strings also with the mind.
Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị otu a, olee ihe m ga-eme? Aga m eji mmụọ m kpee ekpere, jirikwa uche kpee ekpere. Aga m ejikwa mmụọ m bụọ abụ, jirikwa uche m bụọ abụ.
16 Else, if thou be blessing in a spirit, he that filleth up the place of the ungifted person, how shall he say the Amen upon thy thanksgiving? since indeed, what thou art saying, he knoweth not;
Ma o bụghị otu a, mgbe i ji asụsụ ọzọ nke a na-amaghị na-eto Chineke nʼime mmụọ, olee otu ndị niile nọ nʼụlọ nzukọ ahụ na-aghọtaghị ihe ị na-ekwu ga-esi zaa Amen?
17 For, thou, indeed, excellently art giving thanks, but, the other, is not being built up.
Ọ bụ ezie na ị na-enye ekele nke ọma, ma ọ naghị ewuli onye ọbụla elu.
18 I give thanks unto God!—More than ye all, am I speaking with tongues;
Ana m ekele Chineke nʼihi na ana m asụ asụsụ dị iche iche karịa unu niile.
19 But, in assembly, I desire to speak five words with my mind, that, others also, I may instruct, than myriads of words in a tongue.
Ma mgbe ọbụla a gbakọrọ na nzukọ ife ofufe, ọ na-akara m mma ikwu naanị mkpụrụ okwu ise nke mmadụ niile ga-aghọta na nke ga-abakwara ha uru, karịa na m kwuru puku mkpụrụ okwu iri nʼasụsụ dị iche iche nke onye ọbụla na-apụghị ịghọta.
20 Brethren! do not become children, in your understandings; but, in baseness, become babes, while, in your understandings, ye become, full-grown.
Ụmụnna m, unu abụla ụmụntakịrị nʼechiche unu. Bụrụnụ ụmụntakịrị nʼihe gbasara ime ihe ọjọọ, ma bụrụnụ ndị nwere uche nʼihe gbasara ụdị okwu a.
21 In the law, it is written—With strange tongues, and with lips of strangers, will I speak unto this people; and, not even so, will they hearken unto me, —saith the Lord.
E dere ya nʼakwụkwọ iwu, “Site na egbugbere ọnụ ndị mba ọzọ sitekwa nʼire ndị na-asụ iche iche ka m ga-agwa ndị a okwu, ma ọbụladị otu a, ha agaghị ege m ntị, ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru.”
22 So that, the tongues, are for a sign—not unto them that believe, but, unto them that believe not; whereas, prophesying, is not for them that believe not, but, for them that believe.
Ịsụ asụsụ dị iche iche abụghị ihe nlere anya nye ndị kwere ekwe, kama ọ bụ ihe ama nye ndị na-ekweghị ekwe. Ma ibu amụma bụ maka ndị kwere ekwe, ọ bụghị maka ndị na-ekweghị ekwe.
23 If, then, the whole assembly come together with one consent, and, all, are speaking with tongues, —and there come in persons unskilled or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are raving?
Ọ bụrụ na nzukọ niile ezukọọ nʼọgbakọ ekpere, mmadụ niile a na-asụ nʼolu dị iche iche nʼotu mgbe, ọ bụrụkwa na ndị na-aghọtaghị, maọbụ ndị na-ekweghị ekwe abata nʼebe ahụ, gịnị ka ha ga-ekwu? Ha ọ gaghị asị na isi emebiela ndị a?
24 But, if, all, be prophesying, —and there come in one who is unbelieving or unskilled, he is convicted by all, he is searched by all, the secrets of his heart, become manifest,
Ma ọ bụrụ na onye na-ekweghị ekwe maọbụ onye ọhụrụ abata mgbe onye ọbụla na-ebu amụma, ha ga-abụ ndị mmadụ niile ga-atụ mmehie ha nʼanya maakwa ha ikpe mmehie.
25 And, so, falling down upon his face, he will do homage unto God, reporting that, in reality, God is, among you.
Mgbe a na-eme ka ihe nzuzo nke obi ha niile pụta ìhè, onye dị otu a ga-egbu ikpere nʼala kpọọ isiala nye Chineke sị, “Nʼezie, Chineke nọ nʼetiti unu.”
26 What, then, is it, brethren? Whensoever ye are coming together, each one, hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath a translation: —let, all things, be done, unto building up.
Ugbu a, ụmụnna m, kedụ otu o kwesiri ịdị? Mgbe ọbụla unu zukọrọ, ụfọdụ kwesiri ịbụ abụ, onye ọzọ ga-ezi unu ihe; maọbụ gwa unu ozi dị mkpa e gosiri ya, maọbụ jiri asụsụ nke ọ na-amụghị gwa unu okwu, ka onye ọzọ kọwaa ihe onye ji asụsụ a dị iche kwuo okwu kwuru. Ma ka ihe ọbụla e mere nʼime ụlọ chọọchị bụrụ ihe ga-ewuli onye ọbụla elu.
27 If, with a tongue, one is speaking, let it be by two, or, at the most, three, —and by turns; and let, one, be translating;
A sịkwa na ọ dị ndị chọrọ iji asụsụ dị iche kwuo okwu, ka mmadụ abụọ maọbụ atọ kwuo. Kama ka ha kwuo nʼotu nʼotu nʼusoro. Ka onye ga-akọwa ihe ha kwuru nọrọkwa nʼebe ahụ.
28 But, if there be none to translate, let him keep silence in assembly, and, unto himself, be speaking, and, unto God!
Ọ bụrụ na ọ dịghị onye ga-akọwa ihe ha na-asụ, ka onye ahụ na-asụ asụsụ dị iche na chọọchị mechie ọnụ ya. Ya na Chineke sụrịta ya.
29 Prophets, moreover, let two or three speak, and let, the others, judge.
Ka mmadụ abụọ maọbụ atọ nwere onyinye ibu amụma kwuo okwu nʼotu nʼotu, ka ndị ọzọ tulee ihe ha kwuru.
30 If, however, unto another, a revelation be made, as he is sitting, let the first be silent;
Ọ bụrụ na-ekpughere onye ọzọ nọdụ nʼakụkụ ya ihe, ka onye mbụ mechie ọnụ ya.
31 For, one by one, ye can, all, be prophesying, —that, all, may learn, and, all, be encouraged.
Nʼihi na unu nwere ike ibu amụma nʼotu nʼotu, ka mmadụ niile nwee ike ịmụta ihe ma bụrụkwa ndị a gbara ume.
32 And, spirits of prophets, unto prophets, do submit themselves;
Mmụọ niile nke ndị amụma ka a na-edokwa nʼokpuru ndị amụma.
33 For God is not [a God] of confusion, but, of peace: —as in all the assemblies of the saints.
Nʼihi na Chineke abụghị Chineke nke aghara, kama ọ bụ nke udo. Otu a ka ọ dị nʼime ọgbakọ niile nke ndị nsọ.
34 As for the women, in the assemblies, let them be silent, for it is not permitted them to be speaking; but let them be in submission, —even as, the law, saith.
Ụmụ nwanyị ekwesighị ikwu okwu nʼime chọọchị. Ha ekwesighị itinye ọnụ na ntụgha ụka ọbụla, nʼihi na iwu kwuru ka ha debe onwe ha nʼokpuru ndị ọchịchị.
35 If, however, they are wishing to learn something, at home, their own husbands, let them question; for it is a shame for a woman to be speaking in assembly.
Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị ihe ha chọrọ ịmata, ha jụọ di ha mgbe ha lara nʼụlọ. Nʼihi na ọ bụ ihe ihere na nwanyị ga-ekwu okwu nʼime ọgbakọ chọọchị.
36 Or, from you, did the word of God come forth? Or, unto you alone, did it extend?
Unu chere na okwu Chineke malitere nʼaka unu? Unu chekwara na ọ ga-akwụsị nʼaka unu? Ụgha!
37 If anyone thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge the things which I am writing to you, —that they are, a commandment, of the Lord.
Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị onye na-eche na ya bụ onye amụma, maọbụ na ya nwere onyinye nke Mmụọ Nsọ, naanị ihe m na-achọ ka ọ ghọta bụ na ihe m na-edere unu bụ iwu Onyenwe anyị nʼonwe ya nyere m.
38 But, if anyone knoweth not, he is unknown!
Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị onye nọgidere jụ ịnabata ihe ndị a, unu aṅala ya ntị.
39 So, then, my brethren, —be zealous to prophesy, and do not forbid, to be speaking with tongues;
Ya mere, ụmụnna m, ka ibu amụma bụrụ ihe na-agụ unu agụụ, unu egbochikwala onyinye nke ịsụ nʼire dị iche iche.
40 But let, all things, with comeliness, and by arrangement, be done.
Ma meenụ ihe niile nʼụzọ dị mma, ka ha dịkwa nʼusoro.
