1 Abhakorintho 14
1 Mulubhega okwenda no kwenda muno ebhiyanwa ebhya mu Mwoyo, nawe kukilao muno mubhone okusosha obhulagi.
Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
2 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.
For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God, for no one understands, but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.
3 Mbe nawe omwene unu kasosha obhulagi, kaika na bhanu no kubhombaka, no bhasimbagilisha, no kubhasilisha.
But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.
4 Omwene unu kaika mu nyaika keyumbaka omwene, mbe nawe unu kasosha obhulagi kalyumbaka likanisa.
He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.
5 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.
Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but even more that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.
6 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.
But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?
7 Ikabha ebhinu bhinu bhitana bhuanga lwo lukuli amwi litungu bhikalema okusosha obhulaka bhunu bhutasikene, ebhumenyekana atiki ati chinu ni chinu-ki chinu echenywa?
Even lifeless things that make a sound, whether pipe or harp, if they didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?
8 Kulwo kubha ikabha linyawegona likasosha obhulaka bhunu bhutakumenyekana, okulubhana naki omunu kamenya ati omwana gunu nigwo kwiikanya lilemo?
For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
9 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.
So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.
10 Kutaliwo kwitimata ati jilio inyaika nyafu mu ndimi nyafu-nyafu muchalo, na italio nolwo imwi inu itana nsonga.
There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without meaning.
11 Mbe nawe alabha nitakumenya nsonga ya jinyaka, enibha mugenyi ku mwene ku unu kaika, na unu kaika kabha mugenyi kwanye.
If then I don’t know the meaning of the language, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.
12 Nikwo kutyo nemwe. Kulwo kubha mukenele muno okulola okubhulisibhwa okwa Mwoyo, mwende ati mwongeshe muno okulyumbaka likanisa.
So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.
13 kwibhyo, unu kaika kwa jinyaika na nasabhwe koleleki ayanwe okugajula.
Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.
14 Kulwo kubha nikasabhwa mu nyaika, omwoyo gwani one ogusabhwa, mbe nawe obhwenge bhwani bhitana matwasho.
For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
15 Nikole-ki? Enisabhwa kwo Mwoyo gwani, mbe nawe one enisabhwa kwo bhwenge bhwani. Enimba kwo Mwoyo gwani, na enimba kwo bhwenge bhwani one.
What should I do? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.
16 Kujindi jone, ukamukuya Nyamuanga kwo Mwoyo, omwene unu ali mugenyi ketabhwa atiki “Amina” Anu ousosha isime, na akabha atakujimenya jinu owaika?
Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?
17 Kulwo kubha ni chimali ati awe wasima kisi, mbe nawe oundi uliya atakumbakwa.
For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.
18 Enimusima Nyamuanga kulwo kubha enaika mu nyaika nyafu kukila nemwe bhone.
I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.
19 Mbe nawe mwikanisa ni akili naike misango etanu kwo bhumenyi bhwani koleleki nibhone okubheigisha abhandi, kukila okwaika misango bhiumbi ekumi mu nyaika.
However, in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
20 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.
Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
21 Jandikilwe mu bhilagilo ati, “Mu bhanu bha nyaika indi na mu minwa eja bhagenyi nilwaika na bhanu bhanu. Nolwo kutyo bhatalinyungwa,” kaika Latabhugenyi.
In the law it is written, “By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. They won’t even listen to me that way, says the Lord.”
22 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.
Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.
23 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?
If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?
24 Mbe nawe akabha bhona nimusosha obhulagi na unu atekilisishe amwi mugenyi engiyemo, kakongibhwa nejo kongwa. kalamulwa nejo ejaikwa.
But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.
25 Jimbisike jo Mwoyo gwaye jakasuluywe. Mukubhonekana kwaye, akaguye bhwifumbike no kumulamya Nyamuanga. Na akekilisishe ati Nyamuanga ali agati yemwe.
And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
26 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.
What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.
27 Alabha wone wine kaika mu lulimi lundi, bhabheo bhanu bhabhili amwi bhasatu, na bhuli umwi nibhabhalanwa. No munu ni bhusi-bhusi agajule chinu echaikwa.
If any man speaks in another language, let there be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.
28 Mbe nawe alabha atalio munu wo kugajula, mbe bhuli umwi webhwe enyanje ajibhile jibhi mwikanisa. Mbe bhuli umwi aike enyele-la na ku Nyamuanga.
But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.
29 Na bhalagi bhabhili amwi bhasatu bhaike, na abhandi bhategeleshe no kusombokelwa chinu chaikwa.
Let two or three of the prophets speak, and let the others discern.
30 Mbe nawe unu enyanjile no kuswelulilwa no musango mu bhufulubhendi, unu saga naika najibhile.
But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent.
31 Kulwo kubha bhuli umwi wemwe katula okusosha obhulagi oumwi akamala oundi nalubha koleleki ati bhuli umwi atule okwiigila na bhone bhatule okusimbagilisibhwa.
For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be exhorted.
32 Kulwo kubha emyoyo ja bhalagi jili emwalo yo bhwangalisi bhwa abhalagi.
The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,
33 Kulwo kubha Nyamuanga atali Nyamuanga wo bhunyamuke, mbe nawe wo mulembe. Lwakutyo jili mu mwikanisa gona aga bhekilisha,
for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.
34 kubheile abhagasi bhenyanje mukanisa nibhajibhila jibhi. Kulwo kubha bhatakwikilisibhwa okwaika. Amwi nejo, kubheile bhabhe bhololo, lwa kutyo one ebhilagilo ebhyaika.
Let the wives be quiet in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to be talking except in submission, as the law also says,
35 Alabha chilio chone chone chinu abhenda okwiigila, mbe nibhabhabhushe abhalume bhebhwe ika. Kulwo kubha ni nswalo omugasi okuloma mwikanisa.
if they desire to learn anything. “Let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a wife to be talking in the assembly.”
36 Angu omusango gwa Nyamuanga gusokele kwemwe? Nangu gubhakingiye emwe-la?
What!? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?
37 Nolwo omunu akelola ati ni mulagi amwi we chinyamwoyo, jimwiile ajimenye emisango jinu enibhandikila ati ni malagililo aga Latabhugenyi.
If any man thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
38 Mbe nawe akalema okumenya jinu, mumusige abhao.
But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
39 Kwibhyo woli, bhamula na bhayala bhasu, mwende muno okusosha obhulagi, na mwasiga kumuganya munu wone wone unu kaika kwa jindimi ejindi.
Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking with other languages.
40 Mbe nawe emisango jone jikoleke kwo bhwekisi na kwo bhwiti.
Let all things be done decently and in order.
