1 VaKorinde 14

¹Teverai rudo, shingairirai zvipo zvoMweya, asi zvikuru kuti muprofite.Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

²Nokuti unotaura norumwe rurimi haatauri kuvanhu, asi kunaMwari; nokuti hakuna unomunzwa; asi noMweya unotaura zvakavanzika.For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

³Asi unoporofita, unotaura kuvanhu, kuti vasimbiswe nokurairwa, nokunyaradzwa.But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

⁴Unotaura norurimi, unozvisimbisa iye; asi unoporofita, unosimbisa kereke.He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

⁵Zvino ndinoda kuti imi mose mutaure nendimi, asi zvikuru kuti muprofite; unoporofita mukuru kunounotaura nendimi, asi kana achidudzira, kuti kereke isimbiswe.I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

⁶Asi zvino, hama dzangu, kana ndichivuya kwamuri, ndichitaura nendimi, ndingakubatsirai neiko, kana ndisingatauri nokuzarurirwa, kana nokuziva, kana nokuporofita, kana nokudzidzisa?Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

⁷Kunyange zvinhu zvisinovupenyu, zvinorira kana iri nyere, kana rudimbwa kana zvisingasiyani pakurira kwazvo, zvingazikanwa seiko chinoridzwa nenyere kana rudimbwa?And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

⁸Nokuti kana hwamanda isingariri kwazvo, ndianiko ungazvigadzira kundorwa?For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

⁹Zvakadaro vo nemi, kana musingatauri norurimi mashoko anonatso-zikanwa, zvinotaurwa zvichazikanwa seiko? Nokuti muchangotaura henyu mumhepo.So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

¹⁰Manzwi anamarudzi mazhinji panyika, hakunechinhu chisinenzwi racho.There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

¹¹Zvino kana ndisingazivi kuti inzwi rinorevei, ini ndichava somunhu worumwe rurimi kuno unotaura, nounotaura uchava kwandiri somunhu worumwe rurimi.Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

¹²Saizvozvovo imi, zvamunoshingairira zvinhu zvoMweya, tsvakai zvikuru kuti musimbise kereke.Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

¹³Saka unotaura norumwe rurimi,ngaanyengetere kuti adudzirevoWherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

¹⁴Nokuti kana ndichinyengetera norumwe rurimi,mweya wangu unonyengetera asi kufunga kwangu kunoshaiwa zvibereko.For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

¹⁵Zvino chinyiko? Ndichanyengetera nomweya wangu vuye ndichanyengetera nokufunga kwangu vo; ndichaimba nomweya wangu, vuye ndichaimba nokufunga kwangu vo.What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

¹⁶Kana zvisakadaro, kana iwe uchivonga nomweya, ko uyo ugere pachigaro chavasina kudzidza, uchati Ameni seiko pakuvonga kwako, zvaasingazivi chaunotaura iwe?Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

¹⁷Nokuti iwe unovonga hako zvakanaka, asi mumwe haasimbiswi.For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

¹⁸Ndinovonga Mwari, kuti ini ndinotaura nendimi zhinji kukunda imi mose;I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

¹⁹asi pakereke ndinoda zvikuru kutaura mashoko mashoma nokufunga kwangu, kuti ndidzidzise vamwe vo, pakutaura norumwe rurimi mashoko anezvuru zvinegumi.Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

²⁰Hama dzangu, musava vana pakuziva, asi muve vacheche pazvakaipa, asi pakuziva muve vakuru.Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

²¹Pamurairo pakanyorwa, pachiti: Ndichataura kuvanhu ava, ndichireva navanhu vedzimwe ndimi nemimwe miromo; kunyange zvakadaro, havanganditereri ndizvo zvinoreva Ishe.In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

²²Saka ndimi hadzizi chiratidzo kunavanotenda, asi kunavasingatendi; asi kunavanotenda.Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

²³Naizvozvo, kana kereke yose yavungana, vose vakataura nendimi, vasinakudzidza kana vasina kutenda vakapinda, havati munopenga here?If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

²⁴Asi kana vose vakaporofita, mumwe usingatendi kana usina kudzidza akapinda, uchatendiswa; navose, uchatongwa navose;But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

²⁵nenzira iyi zvakavanzika zvomoyo wake zvinoratidzwa; naizvozvo uchawira pasi nechiso chake, achinamata Ishe, nokupupura kuti Mwari uri pakati penyu zvirokwazvo.And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

²⁶Zvino tichatiyiko, hama dzangu? Kana muchivungana, mumwe nomumwe unepisarema, unechokudzidzisa, unechaakazarurirwa, unorumwe rurimi, unechokududzira. Ngazviitwe zvose, kuti musimbiswe.How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

²⁷Kana mumwe achitaura norurimi, ngazviitwe navaviri, kana varege kupfuvura vatatu, vachiravana; nomumwe ngaadudzire.If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

²⁸Asi kana pasina unodudzira, ngaanyarare mukereke; ngaazvitaurire iye, nokunaMwari.But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

²⁹Vaporofita ngavataure vaviri, kana vatatu, navamwe ngavaidze.Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

³⁰Zvino kana chimwe chinhu chikazarurirwa mumwe ugerepo, wokutanga ngaanyarare.If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

³¹Nokuti mungaporofita mose, muchiita mumwe-mumwe, kuti vose vadzidze, vose vanyaradzwe.For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

³²Mweya yavaporofita inozviisa pasi pavaporofita;And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

³³nokuti Mwari haazi Mwari wenyonganiso, asi worugare, sapakereke dzose dzavatsvene.For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

³⁴Vanhukadzi venyu ngavanyarare mukereke; nokuti havatenderwi kutaura; asi vanorairwa kuti vazviise pasi, sezvinoreva vo murairo.Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

³⁵Kana vachida kudzidza chinhu, ngavabvunze varume vavo kumusha; nokuti chinhu chinonyadzisa kuti vanhukadzi vataure mukereke.And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

³⁶Ko shoko raMwari rakabva kwamuri here?What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

³⁷Kana munhu achiti, ndiri muporofita, kana ndiri womweya, ngaatende kuti izvo zvandinokunyorerai, murairo waShe,If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

³⁸Asi kana munhu asingazivi, ngaave usingazivi hake.But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

³⁹Saka, hama dzangu, shingairirai kuporofita, musingadzivisi mumwe kutaura nendimi.Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

⁴⁰Asi zinhu zvose ngazviitwe nomutovo wakafanira zvinemirairo yazvo.Let all things be done decently and in order.