1 Corinthians 12

1 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].

Mme jaanong bakaulengwe, ke batla go kwala kaga dineo tse di faphegileng tse Mowa O O Boitshepo o di nayang bangwe le bangwe ba lona, gonne ga ke batle tlhoka-kutlwisisanyo kaga tsone.

2 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].

Lo tlaa gakologelwa gore pele ga lo nna Bakeresete lo ne lo tlhatlologanya medimo ya disetwa, lo tswa mo go o lo tsena mo go o mongwe, go se ope wa yone o o neng o ka bua lefoko le le lengwe.

3 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.”

[Mme jaanong lo kopana le batho ba ba reng ba bua melaetsa e e tswang mo Moweng wa Modimo.] Lo itse jang gore ba tlhotlheleditswe ke Modimo tota kgotsa ke batsietsi? Itlhatlhobo ke e: ga go na ope yo o buang ka nonofo ya Mowa wa Modimo yo o ka hutsang Jesu, le gone ga go na ope yo o ka reng, “Jesu ke Morena,” mme e le boammaaruri, fa a sa thusiwe ke Mowa O O Boitshepo.

4 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].

Jaanong Modimo o re naya mefuta e mentsi ya dineo tse di faphegileng, mme ke Mowa O O Boitshepo o le mongwe fela o e leng one motswedi wa tsone tsotlhe.

5 There are many different ways to serve [the Lord], but it is the same Lord [whom we all are serving].

Go na le mefuta e e farologanyeng ya ditirelo Modimo, mme ke Morena a le mongwe fela yo re mo direlang.

6 [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.

Go na le ditsela di le dintsi tse Modimo o dirang ka tsone mo matshelong a rona, mme ke Modimo o le mongwe fela o o dirang tiro mo go rona rotlhe ba re leng ba one.

7 [God’s] Spirit gives his power to each believer in order to benefit all the other [believers].

Mowa O O Boitshepo o bonatsa nonofo ya Modimo mo go mongwe le mongwe wa rona e le go thusa phuthego yotlhe.

8 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].

Motho mongwe mowa o mo naya nonofo go ntsha kgakololo e e siameng; mongwe o ka bo a siame thata ka fa go ithuteng le go ruta, mme se ke mpho ya gagwe e e tswang e ntse e le mo go one Mowa O O Boitshepo.

9 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].

O naya yo mongwe tumelo e e faphegileng, yo mongwe nonofo ya go fodisa balwetse.

10 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].

O naya bangwe nonofo ya go dira dikgakgamatso, ba bangwe nonofo ya go porofesa le go rera, o naya mongwe nonofo ya go itse fa mewa e e bosula e bua mo go ba ba ipitsang gore ba naya melaetsa ya Modimo, kgotsa gore a ke one tota Mowa wa Modimo o o buang. Fela jalo, motho yo mongwe o kgona go bua dipuo tse a iseng a ke a di ithute; mme ba bangwe ba ba sa itseng puo, ba newa nonofo ya go tlhaloganya se a se buang.

11 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.

E ntse ke one Mowa O O Boitshepo fela o o nayang dimpho tsotlhe le dinonofo, go bona gore mongwe le mongwe wa rona o tshwanetse go newa eng.

12 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.

Mebele ya rona e na le ditokololo di le dintsi, mme ditokololo tse dintsi di dira mmele o le mongwe fela fa di kopantswe. Go ntse fela jalo ka “mmele” wa ga Keresete.

13 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.

Mongwe le mongwe wa rona ke tokololo ya mmele wa ga Keresete. Bangwe ba rona ke Bajuta, bangwe ke Badichaba, bangwe ke magolegwa mme bangwe ba gololesegile. Mme Mowa O O Boitshepo o re tshwaragantse mmogo mo mmeleng o le mongwe. Re kolobeditswe mo mmeleng wa ga Keresete ka Mowa o le mongwe, ra bo ra newa one Mowa O O Boitshepo oo.

14 [Our] bodies do not have only one part. They have many parts [with various functions].

Ee, mmele o na le ditokololo tse dintsi, e seng tokololo e le nngwe fela.

15 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.

Fa lonao lo re, “Ga ke tokololo ya mmele ka gore ga ke letsogo,” seo ga se dire lonao tokololo e potlana ya mmele.

16 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.

Mme o ne o ka reng fa o utlwa tsebe e re, “Ga ke tokololo ya mmele ka gore ke tsebe fela, ga ke leitlho”. A seo se ne se tlaa e dira tokololo e potlana ya mmele?

17 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]

A re re fa mmele otlhe e ne e le leitlho, o ne o ka utlwa jang? Kgotsa mmele wa gago otlhe fela e le tsebe e le nngwe e tona, o ne o ka dupelela jang?

18 But the truth is that God has put all the parts of our bodies together exactly as he wanted to put them.

Mme ga se kafa Modimo o re dirileng ka gone. O diretse mebele ya rona ditokololo di le dintsi thata, mme wa baya tokololo nngwe le nngwe fa o e batlang gone.

19 If [our body] had only one part, it would not be a body. [RHQ]

Go ne go tlaa hakgamatsa jang fa mmele o ne o na le tokololo e le nngwe fela?

20 But the truth is that there are many parts [in our body], but it is still only one body.

Jalo o dirile ditokololo tse dintsi, mme le fa go ntse jalo, mmele o ntse o mongwe fela.

21 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!”

Leitlho ga le kake la raya letsogo la re, “Ga ke go batle,” Tlhogo ga e kake ya raya dinao ya re, “Ga ke lo batle”.

22 Instead, the parts of our body that seem to be weaker are the ones that are absolutely necessary.

Mme ditokololo dingwe tse di lebegang di le bokoa ebile di se botlhokwa thata ke tsone tota tse di tlhokegang thata,

23 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.

mme ditokololo tse re akanyang gore ga di botlhokwa thata, re di eleng tlhoko thata; fa ditokololo tsa mmele tse di sa lebegeng di le dintle thata di amogela kelotlhoko e e faphegileng,

24 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.

fa tota ditokololo tse di ka bonwang di sa batle tlhokomelo e e faphegileng e. Jalo Modimo o bopile mmele ka tsela e e leng gore tlotlo le tlhokomelo di newe ditokololo tse di lebegang di sa tlotlwa thata.

25 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.

Se se dira boitumelo mo ditokololong, gore ditokololo tse di nne le tlhokomelo e e tshwanelang tse dingwe gore di itirele ka bo tsone.

26 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].

Fa tokololo nngwe e utlwa botlhoko, ditokololo di utlwa botlhoko nayo, mme fa tokololo e le nngwe e tlotlwa, ditokololo tsotlhe di a itumela.

27 [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].

Jaanong se ke batlang go se bua ke se: Lotlhe lo mmele o le mongwe fela wa ga Keresete mme mongwe le mongwe wa lona ke tokololo e e faphegileng e e tlhokegang ya one.

28 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].

Thulaganyo ya ditokololo dingwe tse a di beileng mo phuthegong ya gagwe ke e, e e leng mmele wa gagwe: Baporofiti—bao ba rerang Lefoko la Modimo, Baruti, bao ba dirang dikgakgamatso, bao ba nang le neo ya phodiso, bao ba ka thusang ba bangwe, bao ba ka dirang ba bangwe gore ba dire mmogo, bao ba ba buang ka diteme tse ba sa di ithutang.

29 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]

A mongwe le mongwe ke moaposetoloi? Nnyaa. A mongwe le mongwe ke moreri? Nnyaa. A botlhe ke baruti? A mongwe le mongwe o na le nonofo go dira dikgakgamatso?

30 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!]

A mongwe le mongwe o ka fodisa bolwetse? Nnyaa. A Modimo o re naya rotlhe nonofo ya go bua ka diteme tse re sa di ithutang? A mongwe fela o ka tlhaloganya a bo a ranola se se buiwang ke ba ba nang le neo ya puo ya seeng?

31 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].

Nnyaa, leka bojotlhe jwa gago go nna le neo e e di gaisang tsotlhe. Pele, le fa go ntse jalo, mma ke go bolelele sengwe se sele se se botoka go di gaisa tsotlhe!