1 Corinthians 14
1 Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
Lungnaak ve hquut unawh taw myihla ben kutdo ve ngaih soeih lah uh, kutdo ak khuiawh awikqawnnaak ve ngaih khqoet lah uh.
2 For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God, for no one understands, but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.
Ikawtih amsim awi na ak pau ing thlang a venawh am pau nawh Khawsa venawh ni a pau hy. Amsim awina awihkqawn ing thlanghqing venawh awi ak kqawnna am awm nawh, Khawsa venawh ak kqawn ni, u ingawm ak awihkqawn ce am zasim uhy; cehlai myihla ing awihyp ak kqawn ni.
3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.
Cehlai awi ak kqawn ingtaw thlang ak thaawmnaak, thapeeknaak ingkaw ngaihdingnaak aham awi kqawn pehy.
4 He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.
Amsim awi ak pau ing amah doeng tlaihvawng nawh, awihkqawnkung ingtaw thlangboel tlaihvawng hy.
5 Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but even more that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.
Amsim awi nami pau boeih aham ngaih hlai nyng, cehlai awi namik kqawn a hamna ni ngaih pyi khqi bet nyng. Amsim awi ak pau ing thlangboel a hawihkhangnaak aham kqawn caihnaak ama taak awhtaw, amsim awi pau anglakawh awi ak kqawn taw leek bet hy.
6 But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?
Koeinaakhqi, nangmih a venawh law nawh amsim awina kqawn nawh, simsaknaak mai aw, simnaak mai aw, awikqawnnaak mai aw, cawngpyinaak mai aw nami venawh am kak kqawn mantaw nangmih hamna ikaw phu a taak kaw?
7 Even lifeless things that make a sound, whether pipe or harp, if they didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?
Ik-oeih hqingnaak amak awm, ak qeng thai, khqung maiaw, tingtoeng mai aw thlang ing a oei awm kaana a tum sawhqat mantaw u ing ang zak thai kaw?
8 For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
Uut awm a lawng a lam na ama qeng mantaw, qaal tuk aham u nu ak hlah kaw?
9 So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.
Cemyih nani nangmih awm nami awm hly. Nam lai ing zaksim kawi awi am nak kqawn ce u ing ang zaksim kaw? Zilh awh awi nak kqawn amyihna man a awm kaw.
10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without meaning.
Khawmdek khan awh awi khawzah awm hlai hy, zaksim na amak awm awi pynoet awm am awm hy.
11 If then I don’t know the meaning of the language, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.
Thlang ing awi ak kqawn ce am kang zaksim mantaw, kai taw anih aham thlanglang na awm kawng nyng saw, anih awm kai aham thlanglang na awm kaw.
12 So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.
Cemyihna ce nangmih awm Myihla ben thempeek ce huh aham nami ngaih adawngawh, thlangboel hamna a hawihkhang naak hly ben thempeek ce ngaih lah uh.
13 Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.
Ve a dawngawh amsim awi ak pau ing ak kqawncaihnaak thai a hamna cykcah seh nyng.
14 For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Amsim awi na kak cykcah mantaw kang myihla ni ak cykcah hy, cehlai ka simnaak ing am hawihkhaang hy.
15 What should I do? 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.
Cawhtaw ikawmyihna nu ka ti hly? Myihla ing cykcah kawng nyng saw, kak kawlung ingawm cykcah kawng; myihla ing laa sa kawng nyng saw, kawlung ingawm laa sa kawng.
16 Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?
Myihla ing Khawsa namim kyihcah mantaw nami venawh ak awm amak zasimkhqi ing ikawmyihnanu nangmih a zeelnaak awi kqawnnaak awh ce, “Amen” ami ti thai kaw?
17 For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.
Nangmih ingtaw zeelnaak awi kqawn hly pai hlai uhyk ti, thlakchang aham hawihkhang naak am awm hy.
18 I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.
Nangmih boeih anglakawh amsim awi khawzah ngaina ka pau dawngawh Khawsa kyihcah nyng.
19 However, in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
Cehlai thlangboel ak khuiawh amsim awi thonghqa kqawn anglakawh thlang cukkiknaak aham thlang ing ang zaksim awi lung nga ni kak kqawn hly lat hy.
20 Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
Koeinaakhqi, kawpoeknaak benawh koeh nasen voel uh; cehlai thawlh sainaak awhtaw nasen unawh, kawpoeknaak awhtaw hqamca law uh.
21 In the law it is written, “By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. They won’t even listen to me that way, says the Lord.”
Anaa awi awh, “Thlak chang awi ak paukhqi ingkaw qapchang thlangkhqi a hui am lai hawnaak ing, ve thlangkhqi venawh awi kqawn kawng, cawh pateng awm kak awi ve am ngai kawm uh,” tinawh Bawipa ing kqawn hy.
22 Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.
Amsim awi vetaw, ak cangnaak thlangkhqi ham am nawh amak cangnaak thlangkhqi aham hatnaak ni; cehlai awiphawng taw amak cangnaak thlangkhqi aham am nawh ak cangnaak thlangkhqi ham ni.
23 If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?
Thlangboelkhqi pynoet na a ming cun awh amsim awi na ami pau boeih mantaw, cawhkaw ak awm amsim awi na amak pau thlang, am awhtaw amak cangnaak thlangkhqi ing, nangmih ve ami cyih am awm voel hy, amni tina hlyk khqi nawh nu?
24 But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.
Cehlai nangmih ing awi namik kqawn awh, amsim awi amak zasim ingkaw amak cangnaak thlang ce a law mantaw, anih ce nangmih ing ak nepna namik kqawn peeknaak ak caming thlakthawlh na awm nyng, tice sim kaw,
25 And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
ang hyp kawlung poeknaakkhqi boeih ce dang sak na awm kaw. Cawhtaw anih ing khuk sym doena Khawsa ce bawk kaw, “Nangmih anglakawh Khawsa awm tang tang hy!” ti kaw.
26 What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, or has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.
Cawhtaw Koeinaakhqi ikawmyihna nu ni ti lah voei uh? Kutnoet na naming cun law awh, laa sak ham, am awhtaw nyhtahnaak awi aw, awiphawng ham aw, amsim awi pau ham aw, am awhtaw kqawncaih ham aw ta qip uhyk ti. Vemyihkhqi boeih ve thlangboel thaawmnaak aham nami sai aham awm hy.
27 If any man speaks in another language, let there be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.
Amsim awi ak pau a awm awhtaw, thlang pakkhih pakthum ce pynoet na pau kawm usaw, cawh thlang pynoet ing ak kqawn caih aham awm hy.
28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.
Ak kqawn, caihkung ama awm awhtaw, thlangboel anglakawh amsim awi ak pau ce awm dym seitaw amah ingkaw Khawsa anglak law awh pau seh nyng.
29 Let two or three of the prophets speak, and let the others discern.
Thlang pakkhih pakthum ing awi phawng kawmsaw, thlak chang ing cawhkaw awi ce ak nepna a nai a nawng aham awm hy.
30 But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent.
Ak ngawi thlang a venawh phawng hly kawi awi a pha awhtaw, awi ak kqawn lamma ce ang dym aham awm hy.
31 For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be exhorted.
Thlang boeih cukkik na awm nawh thaawmnaak a mi huh thainaak aham, pynoet qip ing awikqawn thai uhyk ti.
32 The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,
Awi ak phawngkungkhqi ang myihla taw awi phawngkung a hquinaak khuiawh ni a awm.
33 for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.
Ikawtih Khawsa taw kqonaak Khawsa am nawh qoepnaak Khawsa ni. Thlakciimkhqi cunnaak thlangboel khuiawh a awm amyihna.
34 Let the wives be quiet in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to be talking except in submission, as the law also says,
Nukhqi ing awi kqawn kaana ami awm dym aham awm hy. A mingmih aham awi kqawn thainaak am awm hy. Anaa awi ing ak kqawn amyihna awi ngainaak ing ami awm aham awm hy.
35 if they desire to learn anything. “Let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a wife to be talking in the assembly.”
Ik-oeih akawng sim aham ami ngaih awhtaw, im na ami vaakhqi ce doet u seh; kawtih nu ing thlangboel khuiawh awi ak kqawn ve chahqai na awm hy.
36 What!? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?
Nangmih a venawh nu Khawsak awi ve a law ma? Am awhtaw nangmih doeng nu ak pha ma na nami awm uh?
37 If any man thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.
U ingawm tawngha am awhtaw myihla kutdo ak hu na ang ngai qu awhtaw, kai ing nangmih a venawh ka qee law awi ve Bawipa ak awipeek ni ti sim seh.
38 But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Cehlai Ikawna ama sui awhtaw anih awm Ikawna am sui lawt kaw.
39 Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking with other languages.
Cedawngawh, koeinaakhqi, awiphawng ve ngaih bet uh, Cehlai amsim awi pau awm koeh kham law uh.
40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
Ik-oeih soepkep ve a lawng a im amyihna ang qoep cana sai aham awm hy.
