1 Corinthians 14
1 Follow after love and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
Ka ịhụnanya bụrụ isi ihe unu na-achọ. Chọsienụ onyinye nke Mmụọ Nsọ ike, nke ka nke onyinye inwe ike ibu amụma.
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.
Onye ọbụla na-asụ asụsụ ọ na-amụghị amụ, bụ Chineke ka ọ na-agwa okwu, ọ bụghị mmadụ. Nʼezie, ọ dịghị onye na-aghọta ihe ọ na-ekwu; nʼihi na okwu ọ na-ekwu bụ ihe omimi site nʼike Mmụọ Nsọ.
3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.
Ma onye ọbụla na-ebu amụma na-ezisa ozi na-enyere ndị mmadụ aka ito eto. Ọ na-agwakwa ha okwu nkasiobi na okwu na-ebuli mmụọ ha elu.
4 He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.
Ya mere, onye ahụ na-ebu amụma na-enyere chọọchị aka, ma onye ahụ na-asụ asụsụ ọzọ, na-enyere naanị onwe ya aka.
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.
Ọ gaara atọ m ụtọ ma a sị na unu niile nwere onyinye ịsụ asụsụ dị iche iche; ma ọ ga-atọ m karịa ma ọ bụrụ na unu niile enwee onyinye ibu amụma. Nke a bụ nʼihi na onye ahụ na-ebu amụma bara uru karịa onye na-asụ asụsụ dị iche iche. Ịsụ asụsụ ya ga-aba uru ma ọ bụrụ na ọ dị onye na-aghọta ihe ọ na-asụ, ka e nwee ike wulie chọọchị.
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?
Ụmụnna m ọ bụrụ na m bịakwutere unu malite ịsụ asụsụ unu na-adịghị aghọta, ole uru m baara unu, ma ọ bụghị ma m na-ekwu okwu banyere ihe ekpughere gosi m, maọbụ ihe niile m maara, maọbụ ihe gaje ime, maọbụ ihe nkuzi?
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?
Ọ bụkwa otu a ka ọ dị nʼetiti ihe niile na-enweghị ndụ, nke na-ada ụda, dịka ọja, maọbụ ụbọ akwara. Ọ bụrụ na ha enyeghị ụda dị iche site na nke ọzọ, olee ụzọ mmadụ ga-eji mara maọbụ ọja ka a na-afụ, maọbụ ụbọ akwara ka a na-akpọ.
8 For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?
Ọ bụrụkwa na opi ike e ji akpọ ndị agha oku adapụtaghị ụda nke ọma, onye ga-ejikere ije agha?
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.
Nʼotu aka ahụ kwa, ọ bụrụ na ị na-agwa mmadụ okwu nʼasụsụ ọ na-adịghị anụ, olee otu ọ ga-esi ghọta ihe ị na-ekwu? Nʼoge ahụ, ifufe ka unu na-agwa okwu.
10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of languages in the world, and none of them is without meaning.
Asụsụ a na-asụ nʼụwa a dị ukwuu, ma ha niile bara uru nye ndị na-anụ ha.
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.
Ọ bụrụ na m aghọtaghị ihe onye na-asụ otu nʼime asụsụ ndị a na-ekwu, aga m abụ ọbịa nʼebe onye na-asụ asụsụ ahụ nọ, ya onwe ya ga-abụkwa ọbịa nʼebe m nọ.
12 So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.
Ebe ọ na-agụ unu agụụ inweta onyinye nke Mmụọ Nsọ, chọọnụ onyinye ndị ahụ ga-enyere unu aka iwuli nzukọ elu.
13 Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.
Onye ọbụla na-asụ asụsụ nʼolu dị iche iche, ga-ekpe ekpere ka e nye ya onyinye ịkọwa olu dị iche iche.
14 For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Ọ bụrụ na m ji asụsụ dị iche na-ekpe ekpere, mmụọ m ga-eso m na-ekpe ekpere ahụ, ma uche m agaghị aghọta ekpere m na-ekpe.
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.
Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị otu a, olee ihe m ga-eme? Aga m eji mmụọ m kpee ekpere, jirikwa uche kpee ekpere. Aga m ejikwa mmụọ m bụọ abụ, jirikwa uche m bụọ abụ.
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?
Ma o bụghị otu a, mgbe i ji asụsụ ọzọ nke a na-amaghị na-eto Chineke nʼime mmụọ, olee otu ndị niile nọ nʼụlọ nzukọ ahụ na-aghọtaghị ihe ị na-ekwu ga-esi zaa Amen?
17 For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.
Ọ bụ ezie na ị na-enye ekele nke ọma, ma ọ naghị ewuli onye ọbụla elu.
18 I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.
Ana m ekele Chineke nʼihi na ana m asụ asụsụ dị iche iche karịa unu niile.
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.
Ma mgbe ọbụla a gbakọrọ na nzukọ ife ofufe, ọ na-akara m mma ikwu naanị mkpụrụ okwu ise nke mmadụ niile ga-aghọta na nke ga-abakwara ha uru, karịa na m kwuru puku mkpụrụ okwu iri nʼasụsụ dị iche iche nke onye ọbụla na-apụghị ịghọta.
20 Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.
Ụmụnna m, unu abụla ụmụntakịrị nʼechiche unu. Bụrụnụ ụmụntakịrị nʼihe gbasara ime ihe ọjọọ, ma bụrụnụ ndị nwere uche nʼihe gbasara ụdị okwu a.
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.”
E dere ya nʼakwụkwọ iwu, “Site na egbugbere ọnụ ndị mba ọzọ sitekwa nʼire ndị na-asụ iche iche ka m ga-agwa ndị a okwu, ma ọbụladị otu a, ha agaghị ege m ntị, ka Onyenwe anyị kwuru.”
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.
Ịsụ asụsụ dị iche iche abụghị ihe nlere anya nye ndị kwere ekwe, kama ọ bụ ihe ama nye ndị na-ekweghị ekwe. Ma ibu amụma bụ maka ndị kwere ekwe, ọ bụghị maka ndị na-ekweghị ekwe.
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?
Ọ bụrụ na nzukọ niile ezukọọ nʼọgbakọ ekpere, mmadụ niile a na-asụ nʼolu dị iche iche nʼotu mgbe, ọ bụrụkwa na ndị na-aghọtaghị, maọbụ ndị na-ekweghị ekwe abata nʼebe ahụ, gịnị ka ha ga-ekwu? Ha ọ gaghị asị na isi emebiela ndị a?
24 But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.
Ma ọ bụrụ na onye na-ekweghị ekwe maọbụ onye ọhụrụ abata mgbe onye ọbụla na-ebu amụma, ha ga-abụ ndị mmadụ niile ga-atụ mmehie ha nʼanya maakwa ha ikpe mmehie.
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.
Mgbe a na-eme ka ihe nzuzo nke obi ha niile pụta ìhè, onye dị otu a ga-egbu ikpere nʼala kpọọ isiala nye Chineke sị, “Nʼezie, Chineke nọ nʼetiti unu.”
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.
Ugbu a, ụmụnna m, kedụ otu o kwesiri ịdị? Mgbe ọbụla unu zukọrọ, ụfọdụ kwesiri ịbụ abụ, onye ọzọ ga-ezi unu ihe; maọbụ gwa unu ozi dị mkpa e gosiri ya, maọbụ jiri asụsụ nke ọ na-amụghị gwa unu okwu, ka onye ọzọ kọwaa ihe onye ji asụsụ a dị iche kwuo okwu kwuru. Ma ka ihe ọbụla e mere nʼime ụlọ chọọchị bụrụ ihe ga-ewuli onye ọbụla elu.
27 If any man speaks in another language, let there be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.
A sịkwa na ọ dị ndị chọrọ iji asụsụ dị iche kwuo okwu, ka mmadụ abụọ maọbụ atọ kwuo. Kama ka ha kwuo nʼotu nʼotu nʼusoro. Ka onye ga-akọwa ihe ha kwuru nọrọkwa nʼebe ahụ.
28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself and to God.
Ọ bụrụ na ọ dịghị onye ga-akọwa ihe ha na-asụ, ka onye ahụ na-asụ asụsụ dị iche na chọọchị mechie ọnụ ya. Ya na Chineke sụrịta ya.
29 Let two or three of the prophets speak, and let the others discern.
Ka mmadụ abụọ maọbụ atọ nwere onyinye ibu amụma kwuo okwu nʼotu nʼotu, ka ndị ọzọ tulee ihe ha kwuru.
30 But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent.
Ọ bụrụ na-ekpughere onye ọzọ nọdụ nʼakụkụ ya ihe, ka onye mbụ mechie ọnụ ya.
31 For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be exhorted.
Nʼihi na unu nwere ike ibu amụma nʼotu nʼotu, ka mmadụ niile nwee ike ịmụta ihe ma bụrụkwa ndị a gbara ume.
32 The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,
Mmụọ niile nke ndị amụma ka a na-edokwa nʼokpuru ndị amụma.
33 for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.
Nʼihi na Chineke abụghị Chineke nke aghara, kama ọ bụ nke udo. Otu a ka ọ dị nʼime ọgbakọ niile nke ndị nsọ.
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,
Ụmụ nwanyị ekwesighị ikwu okwu nʼime chọọchị. Ha ekwesighị itinye ọnụ na ntụgha ụka ọbụla, nʼihi na iwu kwuru ka ha debe onwe ha nʼokpuru ndị ọchịchị.
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.”
Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị ihe ha chọrọ ịmata, ha jụọ di ha mgbe ha lara nʼụlọ. Nʼihi na ọ bụ ihe ihere na nwanyị ga-ekwu okwu nʼime ọgbakọ chọọchị.
36 What!? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?
Unu chere na okwu Chineke malitere nʼaka unu? Unu chekwara na ọ ga-akwụsị nʼaka unu? Ụgha!
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.
Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị onye na-eche na ya bụ onye amụma, maọbụ na ya nwere onyinye nke Mmụọ Nsọ, naanị ihe m na-achọ ka ọ ghọta bụ na ihe m na-edere unu bụ iwu Onyenwe anyị nʼonwe ya nyere m.
38 But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
Ọ bụrụ na ọ dị onye nọgidere jụ ịnabata ihe ndị a, unu aṅala ya ntị.
39 Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking with other languages.
Ya mere, ụmụnna m, ka ibu amụma bụrụ ihe na-agụ unu agụụ, unu egbochikwala onyinye nke ịsụ nʼire dị iche iche.
40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
Ma meenụ ihe niile nʼụzọ dị mma, ka ha dịkwa nʼusoro.
