1 Kolinitō 14

1 Tuli ki he ʻofa, pea holi ki he ngaahi foaki fakalaumālie, kae lahi pe ke mou kikite.

Pursue love; nevertheless be envious of the spiritual gifts, —and, rather, that ye may be prophesying.

2 He ko ia ʻoku lea ʻi he lea taʻeʻilo, ʻoku ʻikai lea ia ki he tangata, ka ki he ʻOtua: he ʻoku ʻikai ʻilo ia ʻe ha taha; ka ʻoku lea ʻaki ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi meʻa fufū ʻi he laumālie.

For, he that speaketh with a tongue, not unto men, doth speak, but, unto God, —for, no one, understandeth, although, in spirit, he is speaking sacred secrets;

3 Ka ko ia ʻoku kikite, ʻoku lea ia ki he kakai ke langa hake, mo enginaki, mo fakafiemālie.

But, be that prophesieth, unto men, doth speak—edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

4 Ko ia ʻoku lea ʻi he lea taʻeʻiloa, ʻoku ne langa hake ʻe ia ia; ka ko ia ʻoku kikite, ʻoku ne langa hake ʻae siasi.

He that speaketh with a tongue, buildeth up, himself, whereas, he that prophesieth, buildeth up, an assembly.

5 ‌ʻAmusiaange ʻeau ʻoku mou lea kotoa pē ʻi he lea kehekehe, kae lahi pe ke mou kikite: he ʻoku lahi hake ʻaia ʻoku kikite ʻiate ia ʻoku lea ʻi he lea kehekehe, ʻo kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke ne fakamatala, koeʻuhi ke maʻu ai ʻe he siasi ʻae langa hake.

Howbeit I wish you all to speak with tongues, but, rather, that ye may prophesy, —moreover, greater, is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh with tongues, —unless indeed he translate, that, the assembly, may receive upbuilding.

6 Pea ko eni, ʻe kāinga, kapau te u ʻalu atu kiate kimoutolu ʻoku ou lea ʻi he lea kehekehe, ko e hā ʻeku ʻaonga kiate kimoutolu, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te u lea kiate kimoutolu ʻi he fakahā, pe ʻi he ʻilo, pe ʻi he kikite, pe ʻi he akonaki?

But, now, brethren—if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit, you, except I speak, unto you, either by way of revelation, or knowledge, or prophesying, or teaching?

7 Pea ko e ngaahi meʻa taʻemoʻui ka ʻoku ongo, pe ko ha fangufangu, pe ha haʻape, kapau ʻe ʻikai fai kehekehe ia ʻi he ongo, ʻe ʻilo fēfē pe ko e hā ʻoku ifi, pe ko e hā ʻoku tā?

In like manner, the things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, if, a distinction in the sounds, they do not give, how shall it be known, what is being piped or harped?

8 He kapau ʻoku ongo noa mai ʻae meʻa lea, ko hai te ne teu ia ki he tau?

For, if also, an uncertain sound, a trumpet, should give, who shall prepare himself for battle?

9 Pea ʻe pehē pe ʻakimoutolu, ʻo kapau ʻe ʻikai te mou lea ʻaki ʻae ʻelelo ʻae lea ʻilongofua, ʻe ʻilo fēfē pe ko e hā ia ʻoku lea ʻaki? He temou lea ki he ʻatā.

So, also, ye, through means of the tongue, except ye give intelligible discourse, how shall it be known what is being spoken? for ye will be speaking, to the air.

10 Pea neongo ʻoku ai ʻae ngaahi lea kehekehe ʻi māmani, pea ʻikai ha taha taʻehanoʻuhinga,

There may happen to be so many kinds of languages in the world, and, not one, unspoken: —

11 Ka ʻi he ʻikai te u ʻilo hono ʻuhinga ʻoe lea, teu tatau mo e muli kiate ia ʻoku lea, pea ko e muli kiate au ʻaia ʻoku lea mai.

If, then, I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be, unto him that is speaking, a foreigner, and, he that is speaking, shall be, in my case, a foreigner.

12 Pea ke pehē pe ʻakimoutolu, koeʻuhi ko hoʻomou fai feinga ki he ngaahi foaki fakalaumālie, mou kumi ke mou poto hake ʻi hono langa hake ʻoe siasi.

So, ye, also—since ye are, envious, of spirits, unto the upbuilding of the assembly, seek to be pre-eminent.

13 Ko ia ia ʻoku lea ʻi he lea taʻeʻiloa, ke ne kole ʻe ia ke ne fai hono fakamatala.

Wherefore, he that speaketh with a tongue, let him pray that he may translate;

14 He kapau ʻoku ou lotu ʻi he lea taʻeʻiloa, ʻoku lotu hoku laumālie, ka ʻoku taʻefua ʻeku ʻilo.

[For], if I am praying in a tongue, my spirit, is praying, but, my mind, is unfruitful.

15 Pea ka ko ia pea hā? Te u lotu ʻaki ʻae laumālie, pea te u lotu ʻaki ʻae ʻilo foki: teu hiva ʻaki ʻae laumālie, pea teu hiva ʻaki ʻae ʻilo foki.

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray also with the mind, —I will strike the strings with the spirit, [but] I will strike the strings also with the mind.

16 Ka ʻikai, pea ka ke ka fakafetaʻi ʻaki ʻae laumālie, ʻe fēfeeʻi ʻene pehē, “ʻEmeni,’ ʻi hoʻo fakafetaʻi, ʻaia ʻoku nofo ʻi he potu ʻoe taʻepoto, he ʻoku ʻikai te ne ʻilo ʻaia ʻoku ke lea ʻaki?

Else, if thou be blessing in a spirit, he that filleth up the place of the ungifted person, how shall he say the Amen upon thy thanksgiving? since indeed, what thou art saying, he knoweth not;

17 He ko e moʻoni ʻoku ke fakafetaʻi lelei, ka ʻoku ʻikai langa hake ai ha tokotaha.

For, thou, indeed, excellently art giving thanks, but, the other, is not being built up.

18 ‌ʻOku ou fakafetaʻi ki hoku ʻOtua, ʻoku lahi ʻeku lea ʻaki ʻae lea kehekehe ʻiate kimoutolu kotoa pē:

I give thanks unto God!—More than ye all, am I speaking with tongues;

19 Ka ʻoku lelei kiate au ʻeku lea ʻaki ʻae lea ʻilo ʻe nima pe ʻi he siasi, koeʻuhi ke ako ʻaki ʻae niʻihi, ʻi he lea ʻe mano ʻi he lea taʻeʻiloa.

But, in assembly, I desire to speak five words with my mind, that, others also, I may instruct, than myriads of words in a tongue.

20 ‌ʻE kāinga, ʻoua naʻa mou anga fakatamaiki ʻi he ʻilo: ʻi he anga kovi ke mou tatau mo e valevale, ka mou tangata pe ʻi he ʻilo.

Brethren! do not become children, in your understandings; but, in baseness, become babes, while, in your understandings, ye become, full-grown.

21 Kuo tohi eni ʻi he fono, “ʻOku pehē ʻe he ʻEiki, Te u lea ki he kakai ni ʻaki ʻae kau tangata lea kehe mo e loungutu kehe; ka neongo ia kotoa pē ʻe ʻikai te nau fanongo ai kiate au.”

In the law, it is written—With strange tongues, and with lips of strangers, will I speak unto this people; and, not even so, will they hearken unto me, —saith the Lord.

22 Ko ia ko e ngaahi lea kehekehe ko e fakaʻilonga, ka ʻoku ʻikai kiate kinautolu ʻoku tui, ka kiate kinautolu ʻoku taʻetui: ka ko e kikite ʻoku ʻikai maʻanautolu ʻoku taʻetui, ka kiate kinautolu ʻoku tui.

So that, the tongues, are for a sign—not unto them that believe, but, unto them that believe not; whereas, prophesying, is not for them that believe not, but, for them that believe.

23 Ko ia kapau kuo kātoa ʻae siasi ki he potu pe taha, pea lea kotoa pē ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea kehekehe, pea hū ki [ai ha niʻihi ]ʻoku taʻepoto, pe taʻetui, ʻikai te nau lau kuo mou faha?

If, then, the whole assembly come together with one consent, and, all, are speaking with tongues, —and there come in persons unskilled or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are raving?

24 Pea kapau ʻoku kikite kotoa pē, pea hū ki ai ha taha ʻoku taʻetui, pe ha taʻepoto, kuo takitalaʻi kotoa pē ia, kuo fakamaau kotoa pē ia:

But, if, all, be prophesying, —and there come in one who is unbelieving or unskilled, he is convicted by all, he is searched by all, the secrets of his heart, become manifest,

25 Pea pehē pe hono fakahā ʻoe ngaahi meʻa fufū ʻa hono loto; pea tō fakafoʻohifo ia ki hono mata, pea hū ki he ʻOtua, ʻo fakahā ko e moʻoni ʻoku ʻiate kinautolu ʻae ʻOtua.

And, so, falling down upon his face, he will do homage unto God, reporting that, in reality, God is, among you.

26 Pea ʻoku fēfē, ʻe kāinga? ʻOka mou ka fakataha ʻoku mou taki taha maʻu ha saame, ha akonaki, ha lea kehe, ha fakahā, ha fakamatala. Ke fai kotoa pē ʻae meʻa ke langa hake.

What, then, is it, brethren? Whensoever ye are coming together, each one, hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath a translation: —let, all things, be done, unto building up.

27 Kapau ʻoku lea ha taha ʻi he lea taʻeʻiloa, ke fai ʻe he toko ua, pea lahi ʻoka toko tolu, ʻonau lelea taha pe; pea ke fakamatala ʻe ha tokotaha.

If, with a tongue, one is speaking, let it be by two, or, at the most, three, —and by turns; and let, one, be translating;

28 Pea kapau ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ke fakamatala, ke longo pē ia ʻi he siasi; pea tuku ke lea ia kiate ia pe, pea ki he ʻOtua.

But, if there be none to translate, let him keep silence in assembly, and, unto himself, be speaking, and, unto God!

29 Ke lea ʻae kau kikite ʻe toko ua pe toko tolu, pea fakamaau ki ai ʻae niʻihi.

Prophets, moreover, let two or three speak, and let, the others, judge.

30 Kapau ʻoku fakaʻilo ha meʻa ki ha tokotaha ʻoku nofo ofi, ke longo pē ʻae ʻuluaki.

If, however, unto another, a revelation be made, as he is sitting, let the first be silent;

31 He te mou kikite hokohoko kotoa pē, koeʻuhi ke akonekina kotoa pē, pea ke fakafiemālieʻi kotoa pē.

For, one by one, ye can, all, be prophesying, —that, all, may learn, and, all, be encouraged.

32 He ko e ngaahi laumālie ʻoe kau kikite, ʻoku faʻa puleʻi ʻe he kau kikite.

And, spirits of prophets, unto prophets, do submit themselves;

33 He ʻoku ʻikai mei he ʻOtua ʻae maveuveu, ka ko e melino, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻoku ʻi he ngaahi siasi kotoa pē ʻoe kakai māʻoniʻoni.

For God is not [a God] of confusion, but, of peace: —as in all the assemblies of the saints.

34 Ke longo pē homou kau fefine ʻi he ngaahi siasi: he ʻoku ʻikai ngofua kiate kinautolu ke lea: ka ke nau anganofo, ʻo hangē foki ko e tala ʻe he fono.

As for the women, in the assemblies, let them be silent, for it is not permitted them to be speaking; but let them be in submission, —even as, the law, saith.

35 Pea kapau te nau fie ʻilo ha meʻa, ke nau fehuʻi ki honau husepāniti ʻi ʻapi: he ko e meʻa fakamā ke lea ʻae fefine ʻi he siasi.

If, however, they are wishing to learn something, at home, their own husbands, let them question; for it is a shame for a woman to be speaking in assembly.

36 He ko e moʻoni naʻe haʻu ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua meiate kimoutolu? Pe naʻe hoko atu ia kiate kimoutolu pe?

Or, from you, did the word of God come forth? Or, unto you alone, did it extend?

37 Kapau ʻoku mahalo ʻe ha taha ko e palōfita ia, pe ko e fakalaumālie, tuku ke fakahā ʻe ia, ko e ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ou tohi atu kiate kimoutolu, ko e ngaahi fekau ia ʻae ʻEiki.

If anyone thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge the things which I am writing to you, —that they are, a commandment, of the Lord.

38 Pea kapau ʻoku ai ha taha ʻoku taʻeʻilo, ke ʻiate ia pe ʻene taʻeʻilo.

But, if anyone knoweth not, he is unknown!

39 Ko ia, ʻe kāinga, mou holi ke mou kikite, pea ʻoua naʻa taʻofi ʻae lea ʻaki ʻae lea kehekehe.

So, then, my brethren, —be zealous to prophesy, and do not forbid, to be speaking with tongues;

40 Ka ke fai ʻae ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ke matamatalelei, pea fai hokohoko lelei pe.

But let, all things, with comeliness, and by arrangement, be done.