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¹Zvino, kana zviri zvipo zvoMweya, hama dzangu, handidi kuti muve vasingazivi.Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

²Munoziva kuti panguva yamaiva vahedheni, makanga muchikweverwa kuzvifananidzo, zvisingagoni kutaura, sezvamaitungamirirwa.Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

³Saka ndinokuzivisai kuti hakunomunhu unotaura noMweya waMwari, ungati: Jesu ngaatukwe! Vuye, hakunomunhu ungati: Jesu ndiye Ishe, asi noMweya Mutsvene.Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

⁴Zvino marudzi mazhinji ezvipo aripo, asi Mweya ndomumwe.Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

⁵Marudzi mazhinji okushumira aripo, vuye Ishe mumwe.And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

⁶Marudzi mazhinji amabasa aripo, asi Mwari mumwe, iye unobata zvose munavose.And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

⁷Asi mumwe nomumwe unopiwa kuratidzwa kwoMweya, kuti vose vabatsirwe.But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

⁸Nokuti mumwe unopiwa noMweya shoko rovuchenjeri, mumwe shoko rokuziva noMweya iwoyu;For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

⁹mumwe, kutende muMweya iwoyu; mumwe iwoyu; mumwe zipo zokuporesa muMweya iwoyu;To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

¹⁰mumwe, kuita mabasa esimba; mumwe, kuporofita; mumwe, kuzivisisa mweya; mumwe, marudzi endimi; mumwe, kududzira ndimi;To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

¹¹asi izvi zvose zvinoitwa noMweya iwoyu mumwe chete, unogovera mumwe nomumwe sezvaanoda.But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

¹²Nokuti somuviri uri mumwe, unemitezo mizhinji, nemitezo yose yomuviri, kunyange iri mizhinji, muviri ndomumwe chete; wakadaro vo Kristu.For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

¹³Nokuti muMweya mumwe isu tose takabhabhatidzirwa mumuviri mumwe; kana tiri vaJudha, kana vaGiraiki, kana varanda, kana vakasununguka; isu tose takanwiswa paMweya mumwe.For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

¹⁴Nokuti muviri hauzi mutezo mumwe, asi mizhinji.For the body is not one member, but many.

¹⁵Kana rutsoka rukati: Zvandisati ndiri ruvoko, handizi womuviri; ko haruzi rwomuviri, zvarwadaro here?If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

¹⁶Nenzeve kana ikati: Zvandisati ndiri ziso, handizi womuviri; ko haizi yomuviri here?And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

¹⁷Kana muviri wose raiva ziso, kunzwa kwaivepiko? Kana wose kwaiva kunzwa, kunhuwidza kwaivepiko?If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

¹⁸Asi zvino Mwari wakaisa mutezo mumwe nomumwe pamuviri sezvaakada.But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

¹⁹Kana yose waiva mutezo mumwe, muviri waive piko?And if they were all one member, where were the body?

²⁰Asi zvino kune mitezo mizhinji, asi muviri mumwe.But now are they many members, yet but one body.

²¹Ziso haringati kuruvoko: Handikudi; kana musoro vo kutsoka; Handikudiyi imi.And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

²²Kwete, zvikuru mitezo iyo yomuviri inenge isinesimba, ndiyo inodikanwa;Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

²³nemitezo iyo yomuviri yatinoti haikudzwi, ndiyo yatinokudza kwazvo; nemitezo iyo yedu isina kunaka, ndiyo yova nokunaka kunopfuvurisa;And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

²⁴asi mitezo yedu yakanaka, haishaiwi kukudzwa. Asi Mwari wakabatanidza muviri wose, akakudza anokupfuvurisa mitezo inoshaiwa kunaka;For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:

²⁵kuti pamuviri parege kuva nokupesana; asi kuti mitezo ichengetane zvakaenzana.That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

²⁶Kana mutezo mumwe uchitambudzika, mitezo yose inotambudzika pamwe chete nawo; kana mutezo mumwe uchikudzwa, mitezo yose inofara pamwe chete nawo.And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

²⁷Zvino, imi muri muviri waKristu, nomumwe, nomumwe mitezo yawo.Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

²⁸Mwari wakaisa vamwe pakereke, pakutanga vaapostora, rwechipiri vaporofita, rwechitatu vadzidzisi, tevere vaiti vamabasa esimba, tevere zvipo zvokuporesa, navabatsiri navabati, namarudzi mazhinji endimi.And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

²⁹Vose vaapostora here? Vose vaporofita here? Vose vadzidzisi here? Vose vaiti vamabasa esimba here?Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

³⁰Vose vanezvipo zvokuporesa here? Vose vanotaura nendimi here? Vose vanodudzira here?Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

³¹Asi shingairirai zvipo zvikuru. Ndinokuratidzai vo nzira yakaisvonaka inopfuvura dzose.But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.