1 Koriniti 12
1 Na mo nga mea wairua, e oku teina, kahore ahau e pai kia kuware koutou.
Now concerning spiritual gifts, my brethren, I would not have you ignorant.
2 E matau ana koutou, i a koutou e Tauiwi ana, he mea kahaki koutou ki nga whakapakoko reokore, me koutou i kahakina ra.
Ye know that ye were Gentiles, drawn aside after dumb idols, just as ye were led: wherefore,
3 Koia ahau ka whakakite nei ki a koutou, e kore tetahi tangata, na te Wairua nei o te Atua ana korero, e ki, He mea kanga a Ihu: e kore ano e taea e tetahi te mea, Ko Ihu te Ariki, ki te kahore te Wairua Tapu.
I must acquaint you, that no one speaking by the Spirit of God, calleth Jesus a curse: and no one can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the holy Ghost.
4 Na, he maha nga wehewehenga o nga mea e homai ana, kotahi ano ia Wairua.
Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit: and there are different offices, but the same Lord:
5 A he maha nga wehewehenga o nga minitatanga, kotahi ano ia Ariki.
and there are diversities of operations,
6 He maha ano hoki nga tu ahua o nga mahi; kotahi ano ia Atua hei mahi i nga mea katoa i roto i te katoa.
but it is the same God who worketh them all in every one.
7 Otira e homai ana ki tena, ki tena, te whakakitenga a te Wairua hei pai.
But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the advantage of all.
8 E homai ana hoki ki tetahi e te Wairua te kupu whakaaro; ki tetahi atu ko te kupu matau, he mea na taua Wairua ano;
For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
9 Ki tetahi atu ko te whakapono, na taua Wairua ra ano; ki tetahi atu ko nga mana whakaora, na taua Wairua ano:
to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10 Ki tetahi atu ko nga mahi merekara; ki tetahi atu ko te mahi poropiti; ki tetahi atu ko te matauranga ki nga wairua; ki tetahi atu ko nga reo huhua; ki tetahi atu ko te whakamaoritanga i nga reo:
to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the discerning of spirits; to another various kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
11 Na, ko enei mea katoa, he mea mahi na taua Wairua kotahi ra ano, ko ia hei tuwha i tana e pai ai ki tetahi, ki tetahi.
but all these worketh that one and the same Spirit distributing to every one in particular as He sees fit.
12 Pera hoki i te tinana e kotahi ana, he tini ano ona wahi, a ko nga wahi katoa o taua tinana kotahi, ahakoa tini, kotahi ano tinana; he pera hoki a te Karaiti.
For as the body is one, and hath many members; but all the parts of this one body, though many, are but one body:
13 Kotahi nei hoki te Wairua i iriiria ai tatou katoa ki roto ki te tinana kotahi, ahakoa nga Hurai, ahakoa nga Kariki, ahakoa herehere, ahakoa rangatira; kotahi tonu te Wairua i whakainumia mai ai tatou katoa.
so also is the mystical body of Christ; for by one Spirit we are all baptized into one body, (whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free) and are all made to drink into one Spirit:
14 Ehara hoki te tinana i te wahi kotahi, engari he tini.
for the body is not one member, but many.
15 Ki te mea te waewae, He teka no te tinana ahau, ehara hoki ahau i te ringa; ehara ma tena e kahore ai ia hei wahi mo te tinana.
If the foot should say, "Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?
16 Ki te mea te taringa, He teka no te tinana ahau, ehara hoki ahau i te kanohi; ehara ma tena e kahore ai ia hei wahi mo te tinana.
And if the ear should say, "Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body," is it therefore not of the body?
17 Mehemea hoki he kanohi te tinana katoa, kei hea te wahi hei whakarongo? Mehemea he whakarongo ta te katoa, kei hea te wahi hei hongi?
If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? and if the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
18 Ko tenei, kua oti i te Atua te whakanoho tenei wahi, tenei wahi, ki roto ki te tinana, ana hoki i pai ai.
But now God hath placed the members, every one of them in the body, as He pleased.
19 Mehemea hoki kotahi ano wahi ratou katoa, kei hea te tinana?
And if they were all one member, where were the body?
20 Ko tenei, he tini nga wahi, kotahi ano te tinana.
whereas now there are many members, yet but one body.
21 E kore hoki te kanohi e ahei te mea ki te ringa, Kahore aku mahi mau: te mahunga ranei ki nga waewae, Kahore aku mahi ma korua.
And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
22 Engari, ko nga wahi o te tinana e kiia ana he ngoikore, nui rawa te mahi ma era;
But those parts of the body, which seem to be weaker, are much more necessary:
23 Ko nga wahi hoki o te tinana e kiia ana e tatou he iti te honore, nui atu te honore e whakataua iho ana e tatou ki era; nui atu hoki te ataahua ki o tatou wahi marutuna;
and those which we judge the less honorable parts we clothe with more abundant honor; and so our less comely parts have more comeliness added to them, of which our comely ones have no need.
24 Ko o tatou wahi ataahua ia kahore he aha e meatia ai; heoi he mea huihui marire na te Atua nga wahi o te tinana, he mea whakarite marie, nui atu hoki te honore i hoatu e ia ki te wahi i hapa:
But God hath so blended the several parts of the body, giving greater honor to that which was deficient,
25 Kia kore ai he wehewehenga o te tinana; engari kia kotahi tonu te whakaaro o nga wahi mo tetahi, mo tetahi.
that there might be no schism in the body; but that all the members might have the same care one for another.
26 A ki te mamae tetahi wahi, mamae tahi ana nga wahi katoa; ki te whakahonoretia tetahi wahi, hari tahi ana nga wahi katoa.
And so if one member suffer all the members suffer with it; and if one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
27 Na, ko koutou te tinana o te Karaiti, he wahi ano nona tenei, tenei.
Now ye are the body of Christ, and his members each of you in particular.
28 A kua whakanohoia e te Atua etahi i roto i te hahi, ko nga apotoro ki mua, tuarua ko nga poropiti, tuatoru ko nga kaiwhakaako, muri iho ko nga merekara, me i reira ko nga mana whakaora, ki nga hoa mahi, ko nga kaiwhakahaere tikanga, ko nga reo h uhua.
And God hath placed you accordingly in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miraculous powers, then gifts of healing, helps, governments, and various kinds of tongues.
29 He apotoro oti katoa? he poropiti oti katoa? he kaiwhakaako katoa? he kaimahi katoa i te merekara?
Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers?
30 Kei te katoa oti nga mana whakaora? e korero katoa ana oti i nga reo? he kaiwhakamaori anake ranei?
have all miraculous powers? have all the gifts of healing? do all speak many languages? do all interpret? but ye are all zealous for the best gifts.
31 Na, whaia nga mea homai papai rawa: tenei ia te ara tino pai rawa, maku e whakaatu ki a koutou.
Though I will shew you a way yet more excellent.
