Korintotɔwo 1 14

1 Mina lɔlɔ̃ nanye miaƒe taɖodzinu gãtɔ, ke mibia nunana tɔxɛ siwo Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la nana hã, vevietɔ nyagbɔgblɔɖi ƒe nunana hena Mawu ƒe nyawo gbɔgblɔ.

Labour for love and covet spretuall giftes: and most chefly forto prophesye.

2 Ke ne wò nunanae nye be nàte ŋu agblɔ “gbe bubuwo” si gɔmee nye nàƒo nu le gbe siwo mèsrɔ̃ kpɔ o me la, ànɔ nu ƒom na Mawu ko, ke menye na amewo o, esi amewo mate ŋu ase wò nyawo gɔme o ta. Àƒo nu kple Gbɔgbɔ la ƒe ŋusẽ, ke wò nuƒoƒo la katã anye nya ɣaɣla.

For he that speaketh with toges speaketh not vnto men but vnto god for no man heareth him how be it in the sprete he speaketh misteries.

3 Ke ame si gblɔa nya ɖi, eye wògblɔa Mawu ƒe nya la le kpekpeɖeŋu nam ame bubuwo be woatsi le Aƒetɔ la me, eye wòle ŋusẽ dom wo, hele akɔ fam na wo.

But he that prophesieth speaketh vnto men to edifyinge to exhortacion and to comforte.

4 Ale ame si “gblɔa gbe bubuwo” la kpena ɖe eɖokui ŋu, eye wòtsina le gbɔgbɔ me, ke ame si gblɔa nya ɖi, eye wògblɔa nya siwo tsoa Mawu gbɔ la kpena ɖe hame blibo la ŋu be wòatsi le kɔkɔenyenye kple dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ me.

He that speaketh with tonges proffiteth him silfe: he that prophesyeth edifieth the congregacion.

5 Madi be “gbe bubuwo gbɔgblɔ” ƒe nunana nanɔ mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe si, ke nu si wu esiae nye be mi katã miate ŋu agblɔ nya ɖi, agblɔ Mawu ƒe nya, elabena esia nye ŋusẽ gã kple ŋusẽ si ŋu viɖe le wu be woagblɔ gbe manyamanyawo, negbe ne miate ŋu aɖe nya siwo miegblɔ la gɔme na amewo emegbe, ale be hame la nakpɔ ŋgɔdede.

I wolde that ye all spake with tonges: but rather that ye prophesied. For greater is he that prophisieth? then he yt speaketh with tonges except he expounde it also that the congregacion maye have edifyinge.

6 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo, ne nye ŋutɔ mava aƒo nu na mi le gbe si mienya o me la, viɖe ka wòanye na mi? Ke ne magblɔ nu si Mawu ɖe fiam kple nu siwo menya kple nu siwo le eme va ge kple Mawu ƒe nya si nye nyateƒe la, nu siawoe miehiã eye woawoe akpe ɖe mia ŋu.

Now brehren if I come vnto you speakige wt tonges: what shall I profit you excepte I speake vnto you other by revelacio or knowledge or prophesyinge or doctrine.

7 Mate ŋu atsɔ dzewo alo kasaŋkuwo aɖo kpɔɖeŋu, afia be nyagbɔgblɔ le gbe siwo míenya me la le vevie wu le gbe siwo míenya o la me. Ame aɖeke manya ha si kum wole o, negbe ɖeko woku gbeɖiɖi ɖe sia ɖe pɛpɛpɛ eme kɔ.

Moreover whe thinges with out lyfe geve sounde: whether it be a pype or an harpe: except they make a distinccion in the soundes: how shall it be knowen what is pyped or harped?

8 Ne aʋakpẽkula meku gbeɖiɖiawo pɛpɛpɛ o la, aleke asrafoawo awɔ hafi anya be wole yewo yɔm na aʋakpekpe?

And also if the trope geve an vncertayne voyce who shall prepare him silfe to fyght?

9 Nenema ke, ne ègblɔ nya na ame aɖe le gbe si menya o me la, aleke wòawɔ hafi anya nya si gblɔm nèle? Asɔ kple nànɔ nu ƒom le xɔ si me ame aɖeke mele o la me.

Eve so lykwyse whe ye speake with toges excepte ye speake wordes that have signification how shall yt be vnderstonde what is spoke? For ye shall but speake in the ayer.

10 Mebu be gbe vovovo geɖewo le xexea me, eye wo katã nye gbe xɔasiwo na wo gblɔlawo,

Many kyndes of voyces are in the worlde and none of them are with out signification.

11 ke womenye naneke na nye ya o. Ame si aƒo nu nam le gbe siawo dometɔ ɖeka me la anye amedzro nam, eye nye hã manye amedzro nɛ.

If I knowe not what the voyce meaneth I shalbe vnto him that speaketh an alient: and and he that speaketh shalbe an alient vnto me

12 Esi miele didim vevie alea be yewoaxɔ nunana tɔxɛwo tso Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ la gbɔ la, mibia nu nyuitɔ kekeakee; mibia nu siwo anye tutuɖedzi na hame blibo la.

Eve so ye (for as moche as ye covet spretuall giftes) seke that ye maye have plentye vnto ye edifyinge of the congregacion.

13 Ne wona nunana ame aɖe be wòate ŋu agblɔ nya le gbe manyamanyawo me la, ele be wòado gbe ɖa be woana nunana ye be yeanya nu si yegblɔ, ale be yeate ŋu aɖe egɔme na amewo emegbe.

Wherfore let him that speaketh with tonges praye that he maye interpret also.

14 Elabena ne mado gbe ɖa le gbe si nyemenya o me la, nye gbɔgbɔ ado gbe ɖa gake nyemanya nya si megblɔ o.

If I praye with tonge my sprete prayeth: but my mynde is with out frute.

15 Ekema nu ka mawɔ? Mawɔ nu eve siawo. Mado gbe ɖa kple gbɔgbɔ eye magado gbe ɖa le kple tamesusu, ale be ame sia ame nase egɔme. Madzi ha le gbe manyamanyawo me eye magadzii le gbe nyanyɛ la hã me, ale be mase kafukafuha si dzim mele la gɔme,

What is it then? I will praye with the sprete ad will praye wt the mynde also. I will singe with the sprete and will singe with the mynde also.

16 elabena ne èkafu Mawu, eye nèda akpe nɛ le gbɔgbɔ me ko kple nuƒoƒo le gbe bubu me la, ame siwo mese nu si wɔm nèle gɔme o la ate ŋu agblɔ “Amen” kpli wòa? Aleke woate ŋu akpe ɖe ŋuwò miada akpe na Mawu ne womese nu si gblɔm nèle la gɔme o?

For els when thou blessest with ye sprete how shall he that occupieth the roume of the vnlearned saye amen at thy gevinge of thankes seynge he vnderstondeth not what thou sayest

17 Àte ŋu anɔ akpe dam vevie, gake manye kpekpeɖeŋu aɖeke na ame bubuawo o.

Thou verely gevest thankes well but the other is not edyfied.

18 Meda akpe na Mawu be, “megblɔa gbe manyamanyawo” le ɖokuinye si wu mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe.

I thanke my god I speake with toges moare then ye all.

19 Ke ne míele Mawu subɔm le hame la, anyo be magblɔ nya atɔ̃ siwo gɔme amewo ase, eye wòanye kpekpeɖeŋu na wo wu magblɔ nya akpe ewo “ɖe gbe manyamanyawo me.”

Yet had I lever in ye cogregacio to speake five wordes with my mynde to ye informacio of other rather then ten thousande wordes wt the tonge.

20 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃awo; migazu abe ɖeviwo ene le nu siawo gɔmesese me o. Mizu abe ɖevi maɖifɔwo ene le ɖoɖowɔwɔ ɖe nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ ŋu me, ke mizu ame nugɔmeselawo le nya siawo tɔgbi gɔmesese me.

Brethre be not chyldre in witte. How be it as cocerninge maliciousnes be chyldre: but in witte be perfet.

21 Wogblɔe na mí le Nubabla Xoxoa me be, “Matsɔ ame bubuwo ƒe aɖewo kple ame bubuwo ƒe nuyiwo aƒo nu kple dukɔ sia, ke le ɣe ma ɣiwo me gɔ̃ hã la, womaɖo tom o, Aƒetɔ la gblɔe.”

In the lawe it is written with other toges and with other lyppes wyll I speake vnto this people and yet for all that will they not heare me sayth the Lorde.

22 Ale miakpɔe be nuƒoƒo le gbe bubuwo me, nye dzesi, menye Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ ɖeɖefia Mawu ƒe amewo o, ke boŋ enye ɖeɖefia na ame siwo mekpɔ ɖeɖe o. Nu si kristotɔwo hiã lae nye nyagbɔgblɔɖi si nye gbeƒãɖeɖe Mawu ƒe nyateƒenya detoawo; ke dzimaxɔsetɔwo mele klalo nɛ o.

Wherfore tonges are for a signe not to them that beleve: but to them that beleve not. Contrary wyse prophesyinge serveth not for them that beleve not: but for them which beleve.

23 Hekpe ɖe esia ŋu la, ne ame si mekpɔ ɖeɖe o alo ame si si nunana siawo mele o, ava miaƒe sɔleme, eye wòase mi katã mianɔ gbe bubuwo gblɔm la, abu mi tsukunɔwoe.

Yf therfore when all the cogregacion is come to gedder and all speake with tonges ther come in they yt are vnlearned or they which beleve not: will they not saye that ye are out of youre wittes?

24 Ke ne mi katã miegblɔ nya ɖi, eye miegblɔ Mawu ƒe nya la, togbɔ be xɔsetɔwoe miegblɔa nya siawo na hã la, ame aɖe si mekpɔ ɖeɖe o alo kristotɔ yeye aɖe si va, eye mese nu siawo gɔme o la, nyagbɔgblɔ siawo katã ana wòadze sii be nu vɔ̃ wɔla yenye. Ekema nya sia nya si wòase la awɔ dɔ ɖe eƒe dzitsinya dzi.

But and yf all prophesy and ther come in one that beleveth not or one vnlearned he is rebuked of all men and is iudged of every man:

25 Esime wòle to ɖom la, ahe eƒe susu ɣaɣlawo ɖe go, adze klo asubɔ Mawu eye wòaɖe gbeƒã be vavã Mawu le mia dome le afi ma.

and so are ye secretes of his hert opened and so falleth he doune on his face and worshippeth God and sayth yt God is wt you in dede.

26 Azɔ la nɔviwo, nu kae míagagblɔ? Ne miekpe ta la, ame aɖewo adzi ha, ame bubu aɖe afia nu alo agblɔ gbedeasi tɔxɛ aɖe si Mawu nae alo agblɔ nya le gbe manyamanya aɖe me alo aɖe nya si ame bubu aɖe le gbɔgblɔm le gbe manyamanya aɖe me la gɔme. Ke ele be nu sia nu si woawɔ la nanye viɖe na ame sia ame, eye wòatu wo ɖo ɖe Aƒetɔ la me.

How is it then brethre? When ye come to gedder every ma hath his songe hath his doctryne hath his toge hath his revelacio hath his interpretacio. Let all thinges be done vnto edifyinge.

27 Ame siwo aƒo nu le gbe manyamanyawo me la mawu eve alo etɔ̃ o. Woaƒo nu ɖekaɖeka, eye ele be ame aɖe nanɔ klalo aɖe nu si gblɔm wole la gɔme.

If eny man speake wt tonges let it be two at once or at the most thre at once and that by course: and let another interprete it.

28 Ke ne ame aɖeke meli aɖe nyaawo gɔme o la, ekema mele be woaƒo nu le ha la me o, ke boŋ woaƒo nu na wo ɖokuiwo kple Mawu ko le gbe manyamanya la me, ke menye woaƒo nu sesĩe na ameha la o.

But yf ther be no interpreter let him kepe silence in the cogregacion and let him speake to him selfe and to God.

29 Ale Nyagblɔɖilawo la, ame eve alo ame etɔ̃ naƒo nu eye ame mamlɛawo nadzro nu siwo gblɔm wole la me kpɔ nyuie.

Let the Prophetes speake two at once or thre at once and let other iudge.

30 Ke nenye be ɖeɖefia aɖe va na ame siwo nɔ anyi dometɔ aɖe la, ekema ame gbãtɔ nazi ɖoɖoe, ana mɔ nɔvia.

Yf eny revelacio be made to another that sitteth by let the fyrst holde his peace.

31 Ale ame siwo katã si nyagbɔgblɔɖi ƒe nunana le la ate ŋu aƒo nu ɖekaɖeka, eye ame sia ame nasrɔ̃ nu, eye nu si wòsrɔ̃ la nade dzi ƒo nɛ, eye wòakpe ɖe eŋu.

For ye maye all prophesy one by one that all maye learne and all maye have comforte.

32 Miɖo ŋku edzi be ame si xɔ gbedeasi aɖe tso Mawu gbɔ la ate ŋu azi eɖokui dzi alo alala va se ɖe esime wòaɖo edzi be wòaƒo nu.

For ye spretes of the Prophetes are in the power of the Prophetes.

33 Mawu menye ame si lɔ̃na be woawɔ nuwo basabasa o; elɔ̃a nuwo wɔwɔ ɖe ɖoɖo nyuitɔ nu abe ale si wòle le hame bubuwo katã me ene.

For God is not causer of stryfe: but of peace as he is in all other congregacions of the saynctes.

34 Ele be nyɔnuwo nazi ɖoɖoe le hamea ƒe takpekpewo me. Womade nu nyameɖeɖewo me o, elabena wole ŋutsuwo te abe ale si se la hã fia ene.

Let youre wyves kepe silence in the cogregacions. For it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but let them be vnder obedience as sayth the lawe.

35 Ne nya aɖe le wo si woabia la, woabia wo srɔ̃wo le aƒe me, elabena mesɔ be nyɔnuwo naɖe woƒe susuwo afia le hamea ƒe takpekpewo me o.

If they will learne enythinge let the axe their husbandes at home. For it is a shame for wemen to speake in the cogregacio.

36 Mia gbɔe Mawu ƒe nya dze egɔme tsoa? Alo miawo gbɔ koe wòɖoa?

Sproge ye worde of god fro you? Ether came it vnto you only?

37 Ne ame aɖe susu be yenye nyagblɔɖila alo gbɔgbɔmenunana le ye si la, nexɔe se be nu siwo meŋlɔ na mi la nye sedede tso Aƒetɔ la gbɔ.

Yf eny ma thinke him sylfe a prophet ether spirituall: let him vnderstonde what thinges I write vnto you. For they are the comaundementes of the Lorde.

38 Gake ne ame aɖe gbe nya siawo xɔxɔ kokoko la, migblẽe ɖe eƒe numanyamanya me.

But and yf eny man be ignorat let him be ignorant.

39 Eya ta nɔvi xɔsetɔwo, midi vevie be miagblɔ nya ɖi, eye migaxe mɔ na aɖe bubuwo gbɔgblɔ o.

Wherfore brethren covet to prophesye and forbyd not to speake with tonges.

40 Ke boŋ mikpɔ egbɔ be yewowɔ nu sia nu nyuie to mɔ nyuitɔ dzi le ɖoɖo nyuitɔ nu.

And let all thinges be done honestly and in order.