Bakorintha I 12

1 Mme jaanong bakaulengwe, ke batla go kwala kaga dineo tse di faphegileng tse Mowa O O Boitshepo o di nayang bangwe le bangwe ba lona, gonne ga ke batle tlhoka-kutlwisisanyo kaga tsone.

Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.

2 Lo tlaa gakologelwa gore pele ga lo nna Bakeresete lo ne lo tlhatlologanya medimo ya disetwa, lo tswa mo go o lo tsena mo go o mongwe, go se ope wa yone o o neng o ka bua lefoko le le lengwe.

You know that when you were heathen, you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.

3 [Mme jaanong lo kopana le batho ba ba reng ba bua melaetsa e e tswang mo Moweng wa Modimo.] Lo itse jang gore ba tlhotlheleditswe ke Modimo tota kgotsa ke batsietsi? Itlhatlhobo ke e: ga go na ope yo o buang ka nonofo ya Mowa wa Modimo yo o ka hutsang Jesu, le gone ga go na ope yo o ka reng, “Jesu ke Morena,” mme e le boammaaruri, fa a sa thusiwe ke Mowa O O Boitshepo.

Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Yeshua is accursed.” No one can say, “Yeshua is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit.

4 Jaanong Modimo o re naya mefuta e mentsi ya dineo tse di faphegileng, mme ke Mowa O O Boitshepo o le mongwe fela o e leng one motswedi wa tsone tsotlhe.

Now there are various kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 Go na le mefuta e e farologanyeng ya ditirelo Modimo, mme ke Morena a le mongwe fela yo re mo direlang.

There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord.

6 Go na le ditsela di le dintsi tse Modimo o dirang ka tsone mo matshelong a rona, mme ke Modimo o le mongwe fela o o dirang tiro mo go rona rotlhe ba re leng ba one.

There are various kinds of workings, but the same God who works all things in all.

7 Mowa O O Boitshepo o bonatsa nonofo ya Modimo mo go mongwe le mongwe wa rona e le go thusa phuthego yotlhe.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.

8 Motho mongwe mowa o mo naya nonofo go ntsha kgakololo e e siameng; mongwe o ka bo a siame thata ka fa go ithuteng le go ruta, mme se ke mpho ya gagwe e e tswang e ntse e le mo go one Mowa O O Boitshepo.

For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit,

9 O naya yo mongwe tumelo e e faphegileng, yo mongwe nonofo ya go fodisa balwetse.

to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit,

10 O naya bangwe nonofo ya go dira dikgakgamatso, ba bangwe nonofo ya go porofesa le go rera, o naya mongwe nonofo ya go itse fa mewa e e bosula e bua mo go ba ba ipitsang gore ba naya melaetsa ya Modimo, kgotsa gore a ke one tota Mowa wa Modimo o o buang. Fela jalo, motho yo mongwe o kgona go bua dipuo tse a iseng a ke a di ithute; mme ba bangwe ba ba sa itseng puo, ba newa nonofo ya go tlhaloganya se a se buang.

and to another workings of miracles, and to another prophecy, and to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of languages, and to another the interpretation of languages.

11 E ntse ke one Mowa O O Boitshepo fela o o nayang dimpho tsotlhe le dinonofo, go bona gore mongwe le mongwe wa rona o tshwanetse go newa eng.

But the one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.

12 Mebele ya rona e na le ditokololo di le dintsi, mme ditokololo tse dintsi di dira mmele o le mongwe fela fa di kopantswe. Go ntse fela jalo ka “mmele” wa ga Keresete.

For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Messiah.

13 Mongwe le mongwe wa rona ke tokololo ya mmele wa ga Keresete. Bangwe ba rona ke Bajuta, bangwe ke Badichaba, bangwe ke magolegwa mme bangwe ba gololesegile. Mme Mowa O O Boitshepo o re tshwaragantse mmogo mo mmeleng o le mongwe. Re kolobeditswe mo mmeleng wa ga Keresete ka Mowa o le mongwe, ra bo ra newa one Mowa O O Boitshepo oo.

For in one Spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.

14 Ee, mmele o na le ditokololo tse dintsi, e seng tokololo e le nngwe fela.

For the body is not one member, but many.

15 Fa lonao lo re, “Ga ke tokololo ya mmele ka gore ga ke letsogo,” seo ga se dire lonao tokololo e potlana ya mmele.

If the foot would say, “Because I’m not the hand, I’m not part of the body,” it is not therefore not part of the body.

16 Mme o ne o ka reng fa o utlwa tsebe e re, “Ga ke tokololo ya mmele ka gore ke tsebe fela, ga ke leitlho”. A seo se ne se tlaa e dira tokololo e potlana ya mmele?

If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not part of the body.

17 A re re fa mmele otlhe e ne e le leitlho, o ne o ka utlwa jang? Kgotsa mmele wa gago otlhe fela e le tsebe e le nngwe e tona, o ne o ka dupelela jang?

If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?

18 Mme ga se kafa Modimo o re dirileng ka gone. O diretse mebele ya rona ditokololo di le dintsi thata, mme wa baya tokololo nngwe le nngwe fa o e batlang gone.

But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

19 Go ne go tlaa hakgamatsa jang fa mmele o ne o na le tokololo e le nngwe fela?

If they were all one member, where would the body be?

20 Jalo o dirile ditokololo tse dintsi, mme le fa go ntse jalo, mmele o ntse o mongwe fela.

But now they are many members, but one body.

21 Leitlho ga le kake la raya letsogo la re, “Ga ke go batle,” Tlhogo ga e kake ya raya dinao ya re, “Ga ke lo batle”.

The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”

22 Mme ditokololo dingwe tse di lebegang di le bokoa ebile di se botlhokwa thata ke tsone tota tse di tlhokegang thata,

No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

23 mme ditokololo tse re akanyang gore ga di botlhokwa thata, re di eleng tlhoko thata; fa ditokololo tsa mmele tse di sa lebegeng di le dintle thata di amogela kelotlhoko e e faphegileng,

Those parts of the body which we think to be less honourable, on those we bestow more abundant honour; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant modesty,

24 fa tota ditokololo tse di ka bonwang di sa batle tlhokomelo e e faphegileng e. Jalo Modimo o bopile mmele ka tsela e e leng gore tlotlo le tlhokomelo di newe ditokololo tse di lebegang di sa tlotlwa thata.

while our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honour to the inferior part,

25 Se se dira boitumelo mo ditokololong, gore ditokololo tse di nne le tlhokomelo e e tshwanelang tse dingwe gore di itirele ka bo tsone.

that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

26 Fa tokololo nngwe e utlwa botlhoko, ditokololo di utlwa botlhoko nayo, mme fa tokololo e le nngwe e tlotlwa, ditokololo tsotlhe di a itumela.

When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Jaanong se ke batlang go se bua ke se: Lotlhe lo mmele o le mongwe fela wa ga Keresete mme mongwe le mongwe wa lona ke tokololo e e faphegileng e e tlhokegang ya one.

Now you are the body of Messiah, and members individually.

28 Thulaganyo ya ditokololo dingwe tse a di beileng mo phuthegong ya gagwe ke e, e e leng mmele wa gagwe: Baporofiti—bao ba rerang Lefoko la Modimo, Baruti, bao ba dirang dikgakgamatso, bao ba nang le neo ya phodiso, bao ba ka thusang ba bangwe, bao ba ka dirang ba bangwe gore ba dire mmogo, bao ba ba buang ka diteme tse ba sa di ithutang.

God has set some in the assembly: first emissaries, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

29 A mongwe le mongwe ke moaposetoloi? Nnyaa. A mongwe le mongwe ke moreri? Nnyaa. A botlhe ke baruti? A mongwe le mongwe o na le nonofo go dira dikgakgamatso?

Are all emissaries? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?

30 A mongwe le mongwe o ka fodisa bolwetse? Nnyaa. A Modimo o re naya rotlhe nonofo ya go bua ka diteme tse re sa di ithutang? A mongwe fela o ka tlhaloganya a bo a ranola se se buiwang ke ba ba nang le neo ya puo ya seeng?

Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?

31 Nnyaa, leka bojotlhe jwa gago go nna le neo e e di gaisang tsotlhe. Pele, le fa go ntse jalo, mma ke go bolelele sengwe se sele se se botoka go di gaisa tsotlhe!

But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.