1 Corinthians 14
1 You must want to love others more [than you want anything else]. But you should [also] eagerly desire the abilities that [God’s] Spirit [gives to believers]. And you should desire most of all to have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God [MTY].
Mulubhega okwenda no kwenda muno ebhiyanwa ebhya mu Mwoyo, nawe kukilao muno mubhone okusosha obhulagi.
2 [I say that] because those who speak messages that come directly from God [are speaking in languages that they and the other believers in the congregation know, and so] they are able to strengthen them [spiritually] and to encourage and comfort them. But those who speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned] are not speaking to people. Instead, they are [only] speaking to God. No one understands them. By [the power/guidance of God’s] Spirit (OR, From within [their own] spirit) they speak things that others do not know.
Kulwo kubha mwenene unu kaika mu nyaika atakwaika na bhanu nawe kaika Nyamuanga. Kulwo kubha atalio unu kamenya kunsonga kaika emisango jinu jiselekele mu Mwoyo.
Mbe nawe omwene unu kasosha obhulagi, kaika na bhanu no kubhombaka, no bhasimbagilisha, no kubhasilisha.
4 Those who speak in languages [that they have not learned] are receiving a blessing for themselves, but those who speak messages that come directly from God are giving a blessing to [all the believers in] the congregation [because they are speaking in a language that the congregation knows].
Omwene unu kaika mu nyaika keyumbaka omwene, mbe nawe unu kasosha obhulagi kalyumbaka likanisa.
5 I would like you all to have the ability to speak in languages [MTY] [you have not learned]. But I would like even more for you to have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God. People can speak messages in a language that they have not learned, but if there is no one there who can explain the meaning, that situation is not as helpful to the congregation as speaking messages that come directly from God [in the language that the congregation knows].
Woli enenda ati emwe bhone mwaike mu nyaika. Mbe nawe kukilao ejo jone, enenda ati musoshega obhulagi. Unu kasosha obhulagi ni mukulu kukila unu kaika mu nyaika (mbe nawe abheo owokugajula), koleleki ati likanisa libhone okumbakwa.
6 My fellow believers, suppose I came and spoke to you in a language that none of you knows [and I did not explain the meaning of what I told you]. Even if I told you something that God had revealed to me, or told you some message that had come directly from him, or taught you something that you needed to know, (that certainly would not help you!/how would that help you?) [RHQ]
Mbe nawe woli, mumula wasu na bhayala bhasu, nikabhajako kwo kwaika kwa inyaika yo lulimi lundi, okubhakomesha chinuki emwe? Nitakutula, atali enaika nemwe mu njila yo kuswelulilwa amwi mu njila yo bhengeso, amwi mu bhulagi, amwi mu njila ya ameigisho.
7 [It is like] lifeless [musical instruments], like flutes and harps for example. When they are played, if the notes are not played {if [those playing those instruments] do not play the notes} clearly, no one will know what tune is being played {what tune they are playing}. [RHQ]
Ikabha ebhinu bhinu bhitana bhuanga lwo lukuli amwi litungu bhikalema okusosha obhulaka bhunu bhutasikene, ebhumenyekana atiki ati chinu ni chinu-ki chinu echenywa?
8 If someone playing the trumpet [wants to signal that the soldiers should prepare to fight a battle], [the soldiers] certainly will not get ready if [the call to battle] is not played {he does not play [the call to battle]} clearly. [RHQ]
Kulwo kubha ikabha linyawegona likasosha obhulaka bhunu bhutakumenyekana, okulubhana naki omunu kamenya ati omwana gunu nigwo kwiikanya lilemo?
9 It is the same with you! If you do not speak words that other people can understand, (no one will know what you are saying./how will anyone know what you are saying?) [RHQ] [It will be as though] you are just speaking to the air!
Nkokutyo nemwe. Mukasosha kwo lulimi omusango gunu gutali abhwelu, ni kulubhana naki omunu kamenya chinu omwaika? Omutula okubha nimwaika, mbe nawe atalio unu katula okubhelelwa.
10 There are many different languages in the world, and all of them convey meaning [LIT] [to the people who know those languages].
Kutaliwo kwitimata ati jilio inyaika nyafu mu ndimi nyafu-nyafu muchalo, na italio nolwo imwi inu itana nsonga.
11 But if we do not understand the language that others are speaking, [it will be as though] they are foreigners to us, and we will be foreigners to them.
Mbe nawe alabha nitakumenya nsonga ya jinyaka, enibha mugenyi ku mwene ku unu kaika, na unu kaika kabha mugenyi kwanye.
12 So [I say this to] you: Because you are eager to have the abilities that God’s Spirit gives, earnestly desire those abilities that will do the most to help [all the believers in] the congregation.
Nikwo kutyo nemwe. Kulwo kubha mukenele muno okulola okubhulisibhwa okwa Mwoyo, mwende ati mwongeshe muno okulyumbaka likanisa.
13 So, those who have the ability to speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned] should pray that [God will give them the ability to] explain the meaning of what they say.
kwibhyo, unu kaika kwa jinyaika na nasabhwe koleleki ayanwe okugajula.
14 If they pray in a language [MTY] [that they have not learned], their spirits are praying, but they are not using their minds.
Kulwo kubha nikasabhwa mu nyaika, omwoyo gwani one ogusabhwa, mbe nawe obhwenge bhwani bhitana matwasho.
15 So I will tell you [RHQ] what we should do. [At times] we may pray, [using] only our spirits, [in languages we have not learned. And at other times] we should pray using our minds, [thinking about the words that we are praying. Similarly], at times we may sing using only our spirits, using languages that we have not learned, and at other times we should sing using our minds, [thinking about the words that we are singing].
Nikole-ki? Enisabhwa kwo Mwoyo gwani, mbe nawe one enisabhwa kwo bhwenge bhwani. Enimba kwo Mwoyo gwani, na enimba kwo bhwenge bhwani one.
16 Suppose that any one of you praises God (OR, thanks God for what he has done), using only your [(sg)] spirit [and not using your mind]. Maybe some people [will be present who] do not know about [the abilities that God’s Spirit gives to believers]. Because they do not know what you are saying, after you thank God, they will not [RHQ] know when to say “Amen!/I agree!”
Kujindi jone, ukamukuya Nyamuanga kwo Mwoyo, omwene unu ali mugenyi ketabhwa atiki “Amina” Anu ousosha isime, na akabha atakujimenya jinu owaika?
17 You may be thanking God very well, but you are not helping them.
Kulwo kubha ni chimali ati awe wasima kisi, mbe nawe oundi uliya atakumbakwa.
18 I thank God that I speak in languages [MTY] [that I have not learned] more than any of you do.
Enimusima Nyamuanga kulwo kubha enaika mu nyaika nyafu kukila nemwe bhone.
19 But during a worship service, [in order that others will understand what I am saying], I would prefer to speak five words using my mind, in order that I may teach others, rather than to speak 10,000 words in a language [MTY] [that is not understood by the congregation].
Mbe nawe mwikanisa ni akili naike misango etanu kwo bhumenyi bhwani koleleki nibhone okubheigisha abhandi, kukila okwaika misango bhiumbi ekumi mu nyaika.
20 My fellow believers, stop being like little children in the way that you think [about these abilities that God’s Spirit gives]. Instead, think about them in a mature way. If you really want to be like little children, do as few wicked things as babies do!
Bhamula bhasu na bhayala bhasu, mwasiga kubha bhana bhatoto mu kwiganilisha kwemwe. Amwi nejo, okulubhana no bhunyamuke, nimubhe lwa bhana abhalela. Mbe nawe mu kwiganilisha kwemwe mubhee bhanu bhakulu.
21 [When the Jews long ago refused to obey God, he warned them about what would happen when he allowed their enemies to punish them]. In the Scriptures it is written {[the prophet Isaiah] wrote} what the Lord [God] said [about that], [They didn’t listen to prophets speaking their own language, so I will send] people from foreign [lands to attack] my people. Those foreigners will speak languages that my people do not know [DOU]. [In that way], I will warn my people, but they will still not pay attention to what I say.
Jandikilwe mu bhilagilo ati, “Mu bhanu bha nyaika indi na mu minwa eja bhagenyi nilwaika na bhanu bhanu. Nolwo kutyo bhatalinyungwa,” kaika Latabhugenyi.
22 If we speak in languages [MTY] [that we have not learned], unbelievers [who are there will realize that the Spirit of God is truly among us]. That will warn them [that they need to fear God]. But believers do not [need such a warning].
Kwibhyo, jindimi ja jinyaika ni chibhalikisho, mbe nawe atali kubhanu bhekilisishe, nawe ku bhanu bhatekilisishe. Mbe nawe okusosha obhulagi ni chibhalikisho, atali ku bhanu bhatekilisishe, nawe ni ingulu yebhwe ya bhanu bhekilisishe.
23 Suppose during the worship service everyone started to speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned]. If unbelievers or people who do not know [about the abilities that God’s Spirit gives to believers] come in [and hear that], they will surely think that you are crazy. [RHQ]
Mbe, likabha likanisa lyona likofyanyishe amwi na bhona nibhaika mu nyaika indi, bhagenyi na bhanu bhatekilisishe one bhengiyemo, angu bhatakutula okwaika ati bhanu ni bhasasi?
24 But if an unbeliever or someone who does not know [about those abilities] comes in while all of you believers are [one by one] speaking messages that come directly from God, everything that you [say] will show that person that he is a sinner and that [God] will punish him [if he does not turn from his sinful behavior].
Mbe nawe akabha bhona nimusosha obhulagi na unu atekilisishe amwi mugenyi engiyemo, kakongibhwa nejo kongwa. kalamulwa nejo ejaikwa.
25 He will realize that [God knows the evil things that he has done that], things that other people do not know. Then he will kneel down and worship God and say, “God is truly among you!”
Jimbisike jo Mwoyo gwaye jakasuluywe. Mukubhonekana kwaye, akaguye bhwifumbike no kumulamya Nyamuanga. Na akekilisishe ati Nyamuanga ali agati yemwe.
26 So, my fellow believers, I will tell you [RHQ] what I think that you should be doing. When you come together [to worship God], some of you may have a hymn to sing. Others may have something to teach [the congregation]. Others may have [something to say that God has] revealed to them. Others may give messages in languages [that they have not learned]. Others will explain the meaning of those messages. Make sure that all of these things that you do will make the congregation become more mature spiritually.
Woli ni chinuki chinu echilubha, bhamula na bhayala bhasu? Ungwa mukabhuga- ngana amwi, bhuli umwi ali no lwimbo lwo kusilisha, anameigisho, ano kuswelulilwa, ali no lulimi lundi, amwi okugajula. Nimukole bhuli chinu koleleki ati mulyumbake likanisa.
27 [It is all right] if two people, or at the most three people, speak in languages [MTY] [that they have not learned]. But they must speak one at a time, and someone must explain the meaning of what the others have said.
Alabha wone wine kaika mu lulimi lundi, bhabheo bhanu bhabhili amwi bhasatu, na bhuli umwi nibhabhalanwa. No munu ni bhusi-bhusi agajule chinu echaikwa.
28 If [those who want to speak in a language that they have not learned realize that] there is no one [there] who will be able to explain the meaning [of what they will say], they should not speak in that language during the meeting. Instead, they should speak to God by themselves, [somewhere else].
Mbe nawe alabha atalio munu wo kugajula, mbe bhuli umwi webhwe enyanje ajibhile jibhi mwikanisa. Mbe bhuli umwi aike enyele-la na ku Nyamuanga.
29 [During a meeting], two or three people should speak messages that come directly from God, and others who are there should think carefully about what those people have said.
Na bhalagi bhabhili amwi bhasatu bhaike, na abhandi bhategeleshe no kusombokelwa chinu chaikwa.
30 If someone receives a new message directly from God while someone else is speaking, the one who is speaking should stop speaking [and let the other person tell what God has revealed to him].
Mbe nawe unu enyanjile no kuswelulilwa no musango mu bhufulubhendi, unu saga naika najibhile.
31 You can all, one by one, speak messages that have come directly from God, in order that you can teach others and all be encouraged {encourage everyone}.
Kulwo kubha bhuli umwi wemwe katula okusosha obhulagi oumwi akamala oundi nalubha koleleki ati bhuli umwi atule okwiigila na bhone bhatule okusimbagilisibhwa.
32 Those who speak messages that come directly from God are in control of their own spirits, [so they can wait for their turn to speak].
Kulwo kubha emyoyo ja bhalagi jili emwalo yo bhwangalisi bhwa abhalagi.
33 Remember that God does not desire that things be done in a disorderly way [during your worship services]. Instead, he desires that everything be done in an orderly way. Just like it happens in all the other congregations of believers,
Kulwo kubha Nyamuanga atali Nyamuanga wo bhunyamuke, mbe nawe wo mulembe. Lwakutyo jili mu mwikanisa gona aga bhekilisha,
34 the women should not be permitted {do not permit the women} [to interrupt the meeting by] asking [questions]. They must keep quiet. They must be subject [to their husbands]. What Moses wrote [PRS] [about how God created the first two people] suggests [that the women should do that].
kubheile abhagasi bhenyanje mukanisa nibhajibhila jibhi. Kulwo kubha bhatakwikilisibhwa okwaika. Amwi nejo, kubheile bhabhe bhololo, lwa kutyo one ebhilagilo ebhyaika.
35 If they want to know [more] about something [that a speaker said], they should ask their husbands when they get home, for it is disgraceful for women to [interrupt a service by] asking [such questions].
Alabha chilio chone chone chinu abhenda okwiigila, mbe nibhabhabhushe abhalume bhebhwe ika. Kulwo kubha ni nswalo omugasi okuloma mwikanisa.
36 [If you do not agree with these things that I have been telling you], remember that [RHQ] the message from God did not first come from you [people in Corinth]. Also, you are not [RHQ] the only ones who have heard it! [Many others have heard it and accepted it, so you should not act as though you are the only believers who have heard the message from God].
Angu omusango gwa Nyamuanga gusokele kwemwe? Nangu gubhakingiye emwe-la?
37 Those of you who think that you have the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, or think that you have some other ability [that God’s] Spirit gives, should realize that the things that I have written about in this letter are things that the Lord has commanded.
Nolwo omunu akelola ati ni mulagi amwi we chinyamwoyo, jimwiile ajimenye emisango jinu enibhandikila ati ni malagililo aga Latabhugenyi.
38 But if they are not willing to accept [my authority], [God] will not accept them (OR, they will not be accepted [by the congregation]).
Mbe nawe akalema okumenya jinu, mumusige abhao.
39 So, my fellow believers, be eager to speak messages that come directly from God, and do not prevent anyone from speaking in a language [that he has not learned].
Kwibhyo woli, bhamula na bhayala bhasu, mwende muno okusosha obhulagi, na mwasiga kumuganya munu wone wone unu kaika kwa jindimi ejindi.
40 But make sure [that] everything that you do [during the worship services] is done in a proper and orderly way.
Mbe nawe emisango jone jikoleke kwo bhwekisi na kwo bhwiti.
