1 Korintofoɔ 12

1 Me nuanom, merebɛkyerɛ mo nsɛm a ɛfa Honhom Kronkron no akyɛdeɛ no mu. Anuanom, mepɛ sɛ mohunu nokorɛ no.

Now concerning spirituall giftes, brethren, I would not haue you ignorant.

2 Monim sɛ ɛberɛ a na moyɛ abosonsomfoɔ no na ahoni a awuwu na ɛdi mo so de mo kɔ bɔne mu.

Ye know that ye were Gentiles, and were caried away vnto the dumme Idoles, as ye were led.

3 Deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ mote aseɛ ne sɛ, obiara a ɔwɔ Onyankopɔn Honhom akwankyerɛ no ka sɛ “Yesu yɛ Awurade,” na ɔnnome Yesu.

Wherefore, I declare vnto you, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Iesus execrable: also no man can say that Iesus is the Lord, but by the holy Ghost.

4 Ɛwom sɛ Honhom Kronkron no ara na ɛkyɛ akyɛdeɛ no, nanso saa akyɛdeɛ no gu ahodoɔ.

Now there are diuersities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

5 Akwan ahodoɔ bebree wɔ hɔ a wɔfa so som, nanso Awurade korɔ no ara na wɔsom no.

And there are diuersities of administrations, but the same Lord,

6 Tumi ahodoɔ bebree wɔ hɔ a wɔnam so som, nanso Onyankopɔn korɔ no ara na ɔma obiara tumi ma wɔde som.

And there are diuersities of operations, but God is the same which worketh all in all.

7 Honhom Kronkron no nam yɛn mmaako mmaako so da ne ho adi ɛkwan bi so ma ɛboa yɛn nyinaa.

But the manifestation of the Spirit is giuen to euery man, to profite withall.

8 Honhom Kronkron no ma obi nyansa na Honhom Kronkron no ara nso ama obi osuahunu.

For to one is giuen by the Spirit the word of wisdome: and to an other the word of knowledge, by the same Spirit:

9 Saa Honhom Kronkron no ara ma obi gyidie na ɔma obi nso tumi a ɔde sa nyarewa.

And to another is giuen faith by the same Spirit: and to another the giftes of healing, by the same Spirit:

10 Honhom Kronkron no ma obi tumi ma ɔyɛ anwanwadeɛ; obi nso, ɔma no tumi ma ɔka Onyankopɔn asɛm; na ɔfoforɔ nso ɔma no tumi ma ɔtumi kyerɛ nsonsonoeɛ a ɛda akyɛdeɛ a ɛfiri Honhom Kronkron no ne deɛ ɛmfiri Honhom Kronkron no mu. Honhom Kronkron no ma obi tumi ma ɔka kasa foforɔ na ɔma ɔfoforɔ nso tumi ma ɔkyerɛ kasa foforɔ no ase.

And to another the operations of great workes: and to another, prophecie: and to another, the discerning of spirits: and to another, diuersities of tongues: and to another, the interpretation of tongues.

11 Ɛyɛ Honhom Kronkron korɔ no ara na ɔyɛ yeinom nyinaa; akyɛdeɛ ahodoɔ a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔde ma obiara no, ɔde ma no.

And all these thinges worketh one and the selfe same Spirit, distributing to euery man seuerally as he will.

12 Kristo te sɛ nipadua baako a ɛwɔ akwaa bebree; ɛwom sɛ ɛwɔ akwaa bebree, nanso ɛyɛ onipadua korɔ no ara.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, which is one, though they be many, yet are but one body: euen so is Christ.

13 Wɔnam saa ɛkwan korɔ no ara so abɔ yɛn Yudafoɔ ne amanamanmufoɔ ne nkoa ne yɛn a yɛde yɛn ho no asu. Wɔnam Honhom Kronkron korɔ no so abɔ yɛn asu ahyɛ saa onipadua korɔ no ara mu. Na wɔde saa Honhom Kronkron no ama yɛn sɛ yɛnnom.

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we bee Iewes, or Grecians, whether we be bonde, or free, and haue bene all made to drinke into one Spirit.

14 Nipadua no ankasa nyɛ akwaa baako; ɛyɛ akwaa bebree.

For the body also is not one member, but many.

15 Sɛ nan ka sɛ, “Esiane sɛ menyɛ nsa enti, menka onipadua no ho” a, ɛnkyerɛ sɛ ɔnyɛ onipadua no fa bi.

If the foote would say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?

16 Na sɛ aso ka sɛ, “Esiane sɛ menyɛ aniwa enti, menka onipadua no ho” a, ɛnkyerɛ sɛ ɔnyɛ onipadua no fa bi.

And if the eare would say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body, is it therefore not of the body?

17 Na sɛ onipadua no nyinaa yɛ aniwa a, anka ɛbɛyɛ dɛn ate asɛm? Na sɛ ɛyɛ aso a anka ɛbɛyɛ dɛn ahua adeɛ?

If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smellling?

18 Sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn pɛ no no na ɔde akwaa biara siiɛ.

But nowe hath God disposed the members euery one of them in the bodie at his owne pleasure.

19 Sɛ onipadua no nyinaa yɛ akwaa korɔ a, anka onipadua no bɛyɛ ɛdeɛn?

For if they were all one member, where were the body?

20 Sɛdeɛ ɛte no, akwaa gu ahodoɔ, nanso onipadua no yɛ baako pɛ.

But now are there many members, yet but one body.

21 Yei enti, aniwa ntumi nka nkyerɛ nsa sɛ, “wo ho nhia me!” Saa ara na etire rentumi nka nkyerɛ nan sɛ, “Wo ho nhia me!”

And the eye cannot say vnto the hand, I haue no neede of thee: nor the head againe to the feete, I haue no neede of you.

22 Saa ara na yɛrentumi nyɛ biribiara a akwaa a ɛyɛ mmerɛ no nka ho mma ɛnyɛ yie.

Yea, much rather those members of the body, which seeme to be more feeble, are necessarie.

23 Akwaa a yɛsusu sɛ ɛnni mu pii no mmom na yɛhwɛ no yie, na deɛ ɛnyɛ fɛ wɔ onipadua ho no nso yɛhwɛ no yie pa ara.

And vpon those members of the body, which wee thinke most vnhonest, put wee more honestie on: and our vncomely parts haue more comelinesse on.

24 Na akwaa a ɛdi mu no, saa ɔhwɛ no ho nhia no. Onyankopɔn ankasa nam ɛkwan bi so akeka onipadua no asisi animu de ahyɛ akwaa a wɔmmuo no animuonyam.

For our comely partes neede it not: but God hath tempered the body together, and hath giuen the more honour to that part which lacked,

25 Enti nkyekyɛmu biara nni onipadua no mu. Akwaa no nyinaa keka wɔn ho wɔn ho bom.

Lest there should be any diuision in the body: but that the members shoulde haue the same care one for another.

26 Sɛ akwaa baako ho ka a, akwaa a aka no nyinaa ho ka bi. Na sɛ wɔkamfo akwaa no bi a, anigyeɛ ka akwaa a aka no nyinaa.

Therefore if one member suffer, all suffer with it: if one member be had in honour, all the members reioyce with it.

27 Enti mo nyinaa moyɛ Kristo onipadua. Na mo mu biara yɛ nʼakwaa.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members for your part.

28 Onyankopɔn ahyehyɛ biribiara pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ asafo no mu: Deɛ ɛdi ɛkan, asomafoɔ; deɛ ɛtɔ so mmienu, adiyifoɔ; deɛ ɛtɔ so mmiɛnsa, akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ; afei wɔn a wɔyɛ anwanwadeɛ ɛnna wɔn a wɔama wɔn tumi de sa yadeɛ anaa wɔboa afoforɔ anaa wɔkyerɛ wɔn ɛkwan anaa wɔka kasa foforɔ.

And God hath ordained some in the Church: as first Apostles, secondly Prophetes, thirdly teachers, then them that doe miracles: after that, the giftes of healing, helpers, gouernours, diuersitie of tongues.

29 Wɔn nyinaa nyɛ asomafoɔ anaa adiyifoɔ anaa akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ. Ɛnyɛ wɔn nyinaa na wɔwɔ tumi a wɔde yɛ anwanwadeɛ

Are all Apostles? are all Prophetes? are all teachers?

30 anaa wɔsa nyarewa, anaa wɔka kasa foforɔ anaa wɔkyerɛ deɛ wɔka no ase.

Are all doers of miracles? haue all the gifts of healing? doe all speake with tongues? doe all interprete?

31 Monhwehwɛ akyɛdeɛ a ɛbɛboa mo yie akyiri kwan. Mɛkyerɛ mo ɛkwan foforɔ a ɛyɛ pa ara.

But desire you the best giftes, and I will yet shewe you a more excellent way.