1 Corinthians 14
1 Be eager in your pursuit of this Love, and be earnestly ambitious for spiritual gifts, but let it be chiefly so in order that you may prophesy.
Mugobererenga okwagala era muluubirirenga ebirabo eby’Omwoyo, na ddala ekirabo eky’okwogera eby’obunnabbi.
2 For he who speaks in an unknown tongue is not speaking to men, but to God; for no one understands him. Yet in the Spirit he is speaking secret truths.
Kubanga ayogera mu nnimi tayogera n’abantu, wabula ayogera na Katonda. Kubanga tewali n’omu ategeera by’agamba. Aba ayogera bya kyama mu Mwoyo.
3 But he who prophesies speaks to men words of edification, encouragement and comfort.
Naye oyo ategeeza abantu eby’obunnabbi ayogera ebibazimba, ebibagumya era n’okubazzaamu amaanyi.
4 He who speaks in an unknown tongue does good to himself, but he who prophesies does good to the Church.
Ayogera ennimi yeezimba yekka, naye oyo ayogera eby’obunnabbi azimba ekibiina kyonna eky’abakkiriza.
5 I should be right glad were you all to speak in 'tongues,' but yet more glad were you all to prophesy. And, in fact, the man who prophesies is superior to him who speaks in 'tongues,' except when the latter can interpret in order that the Church may get a blessing.
Nandyagadde mwenna mwogere mu nnimi, naye ekisingira ddala nandyagadde mwenna mwogere eby’obunnabbi, kubanga ayogera eby’obunnabbi akira oyo ayogera mu nnimi, okuggyako nga waliwo avvuunula, Ekkanisa eryoke egasibwe.
6 But, brethren, as things are, if I come to you speaking in 'tongues,' what benefit shall I confer on you, if the utterance is neither in the form of a revelation nor of additional knowledge nor of prophecy nor of teaching?
Kale kaakano, abooluganda, bwe nzija gye muli ne njogera mu nnimi mbagasa ntya? Naye bwe mbategeeza ebyo Katonda by’ambikulidde oba bye njize mu kutegeera, oba eby’obunnabbi, oba bye njigiriza, olwo mmanyi nga mbagasa.
7 Even inanimate things--flutes or harps, for instance--when yielding a sound, if they make no distinction in the notes, how shall the tune which is played on the flute or the harp be known?
Era n’ebivuga ebitalina bulamu, ng’endere oba ennanga, bwe bitavuga mu maloboozi gategeerekeka, omuntu ayinza atya okutegeera oluyimba olufuuyibwa oba olukubibwa?
8 If the bugle--to take another example--gives an uncertain sound, who will prepare for battle?
Era singa omufuuyi w’eŋŋombe tafuuwa ddoboozi Iitegeerekeka, ani ayinza okweteekerateekera olutalo?
9 And so with you; if with the living voice you fail to utter intelligible words, how will people know what you are saying? You will be talking to the winds.
Mu ngeri y’emu, bwe mwogera n’omuntu mu lulimi lw’atamanyi, asobola atya okutegeera kye mugamba? Muba mwogeredde bwereere.
10 There are, we will suppose, a great number of languages in the world, and no creature is without a language.
Weewaawo waliwo ennimi nnyingi mu nsi, era zonna zirina amakulu.
11 If, however, I do not know the meaning of the particular language, I shall seem to the speaker of it, and he to me, to be merely talking some foreign tongue.
Naye omuntu bw’ayogera olulimi lwe simanyi, aba ng’omugwira gye ndi, nange mba ng’omugwira gy’ali.
12 Therefore, seeing that you are ambitious for spiritual gifts, seek to excel in them so as to benefit the Church.
Bwe mutyo nga bwe mwegomba okufuna ebirabo eby’Omwoyo, mufubenga nnyo mulyoke musobole okuzimba Ekkanisa ya Kristo.
13 Therefore let a man who has the gift of tongues pray for the power of interpreting them.
Kale buli ayogera mu lulimi asabe Katonda amusobozese okuluvvuunula.
14 For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is barren.
Kubanga bwe nsaba Katonda mu lulimi lwe sitegeera, omwoyo gwange gusaba, naye sibaako kye nganyulwa.
15 How then does the matter stand? I will pray in spirit, and I will pray with my understanding also. I will praise God in spirit, and I will praise Him with my understanding also.
Kale kino ki? Nnaasinzanga Katonda n’omwoyo gwange awamu n’amagezi gange era nnaayimbanga mu mwoyo gwange awamu n’amagezi gange.
16 Otherwise, if you bless God in spirit only, how shall he who is in the position of an ungifted man say the 'Amen' to your giving of thanks, when he does not know what your words mean?
Kubanga bw’otendereza Katonda mu mwoyo gwo, omuntu atategeera ky’ogamba ayinza atya okuddamu nti, “Amiina!” ng’omaliriza okwebaza, ng’ebigambo ebyebazizza tabitegedde?
17 Rightly enough you are giving thanks, and yet your neighbor is not benefited.
Weewaawo oyinza okuba nga weebazizza Katonda, naye omulala nga tagasibbwa.
18 I speak in a tongue, thank God, more than all of you;
Neebaza Katonda kubanga njogera ennimi okubasinga mwenna.
19 but in the Church I would rather speak five words with my understanding--so as to instruct others also--than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
Naye mu lukuŋŋaana njagala njogere n’amagezi gange ebigambo bitaano abalala bye bategeera nga mbayigiriza, okusinga okwogera ebigambo omutwalo mu nnimi, bye bataategeere.
20 Brethren, do not prove yourselves to be children in your minds. As regards evil, indeed, be utter babes, but as regards your minds prove yourselves to be men of ripe years.
Abooluganda, temulowooza bya kito. Mube ng’abaana abato ku bikwata ku kukola ebibi, mube bakulu mu kulowooza kwammwe.
21 In the Law it stands written, "'By men of unknown tongues and by the lips of an unknown nation will I speak to this People, but even then they will not listen to Me', says the Lord."
Era kyawandiikibwa mu mateeka nti, “Ndyogera n’abantu bano mu nnimi endala, n’emimwa egy’abalala, naye era tebalimpulira, bw’ayogera Mukama.”
22 This shows that the gift of tongues is intended as a sign not to those who believe but to unbelievers, but prophecy is intended not for unbelievers but for those who believe.
Noolwekyo ennimi kyeziva ziba akabonero, si eri abo abakkiriza naye eri abo abatali bakkiriza, naye okutegeeza obunnabbi kw’abo abakkiriza so si abo abatali bakkiriza.
23 Accordingly if the whole Church has assembled and all are speaking in 'tongues,' and there come in ungifted men, or unbelievers, will they not say that you are all mad?
Kale singa Ekkanisa ekuŋŋaana bonna ne boogera mu nnimi abatamanyi oba abatali bakkiriza ne bayingira, tebagamba nti mulaluse?
24 If, on the other hand, every one is prophesying and an unbeliever or an ungifted man comes in, he is convicted by all and closely examined by all,
Naye singa bonna boogera eby’obunnabbi, atali mukkiriza oba atamanyi n’ayingira, ebyo ebyogerebwa byonna, bijja kumuleetera okulumirizibwa olw’ebibi bye, yeesalire omusango,
25 and the hidden evils of his heart are brought to light. And, as the result, he will fall on his face and worship God, and will report to others that of a truth God is among you.
ebyama by’omu mutima gwe bibikkulwe, alyoke afukamire asinze Katonda, nga bw’agamba nti, “Ddala Katonda ali mu mmwe.”
26 What then, brethren? Whenever you assemble, there is not one of you who is not ready either with a song of praise, a sermon, a revelation, a 'tongue,' or an interpretation. Let everything be done with a view to the building up of faith and character.
Kale abooluganda tugambe tutya? Bwe mukuŋŋaana buli omu aba ne zabbuli, oba eky’okuyigiriza, oba ekyo Katonda ky’amubikkulidde, oba okwogera mu nnimi, oba okuvvuunula. Ebyo byonna bisaana bikolebwe olw’okuzimba Ekkanisa ya Katonda.
27 If there is speaking in an unknown tongue, only two or at the most three should speak, and they should do so one at a time, and one should interpret;
Singa wabaawo aboogera mu nnimi bandyogedde babiri, oba obutasussa basatu, era nga boogera mu mpalo, ate wabeewo n’avvuunula.
28 or if there is no interpreter, let the man with the gift be silent in the Church, speaking to himself and to God.
Naye bwe watabaawo avvuunula omwogezi w’ennimi asirike busirisi mu Kkanisa wabula ayogerere munda ye ne Katonda.
29 But if there are Prophets, let two or three speak and let the rest judge.
Kyokka abo aboogera eby’obunnabbi boogerenga babiri oba basatu, ng’abalala bafumiitiriza ku ebyo ebyogerwa.
30 And if anything is revealed to some one else who is seated there, let the first be silent.
Naye singa omu ku batudde abikkulirwa ekigambo kya Katonda, oyo abadde ayogera asirikenga.
31 For you can all prophesy one by one, so that all may learn and all be encouraged:
Kubanga mwenna musobola okwogera eby’obunnabbi nga mwogera mu mpalo, bonna balyoke bayige era bongerwemu amaanyi.
32 and the spirits of Prophets yield submission to Prophets.
Abalina omwoyo ogw’obunnabbi bafugibwa bannabbi,
33 For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace, as He is in all the Churches of His people.
kubanga Katonda si wa luyoogaano, wabula wa mirembe. Kale nga bwe kiri mu Kkanisa z’abatukuvu zonna,
34 Let married women be silent in the Churches, for they are not permitted to speak. They must be content with a subordinate place, as the Law also says;
abakazi basirikenga busirisi mu kuŋŋaaniro, kubanga tebakkirizibwa kwogera, wabula okukulemberwa ng’amateeka bwe gagamba.
35 and if they wish to ask questions, they should ask their own husbands at home. For it is disgraceful for a married woman to speak at a Church assembly.
Bwe wabangawo kye baagala okubuuza babuuzenga ba bbaabwe eka, kubanga kya nsonyi omukazi okwogera mu Kkanisa.
36 Was it from you that God's Message first went forth, or is it to you only that it has come?
Kale mulowooza nti ekigambo kya Katonda kyatandikira mu mmwe oba nti mmwe be kyatuukako mwekka?
37 If any one deems himself to be a Prophet or a man with spiritual gifts, let him recognize as the Lord's command all that I am now writing to you.
Omuntu yenna alowooza okuba nnabbi oba omuntu ow’omwoyo, ategeere mu bujjuvu nti bino bye mbawandiikira kye kiragiro kya Mukama.
38 But if any one is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Naye omuntu yenna atabifaako naye si wa kufiibwako.
39 The conclusion, my brethren, is this. Be earnestly ambitious to prophesy, and do not check speaking with tongues;
Kale baganda bange muyaayaanirenga okwogera eby’obunnabbi, kyokka okwogera mu nnimi temukuziyiza.
40 only let everything be done in a becoming and orderly manner.
Naye byonna bikolebwenga nga bwe kisaana era mu ntegeka entuufu.
