1 Corinthians 14
1 Pursue love; nevertheless be envious of the spiritual gifts, —and, rather, that ye may be prophesying.
Itna nung zui tavun, taciang thaa tel te dei vun, ahihang tuate sang in mailamthu pualak tu dei zaw vun.
2 For, he that speaketh with a tongue, not unto men, doth speak, but, unto God, —for, no one, understandeth, although, in spirit, he is speaking sacred secrets;
Banghangziam cile kam tuam apau te sia mihing tung ah hi ngawl a, Pathian tung ah a pau a hihi: banghangziam cile kuama in a he bua hi; ahihang thaa in thuku te a pau a hihi.
3 But, be that prophesieth, unto men, doth speak—edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
Ahihang mailamthu a pualak peuma in mihing te tung ah khantona, thapiakna le henepna thu te son hi.
4 He that speaketh with a tongue, buildeth up, himself, whereas, he that prophesieth, buildeth up, an assembly.
Kam tuam in a pau sia in ama le ama ki khangtosak hi; ahihang mailamthu a pualak peuma in pawlpi khangtosak hi.
5 Howbeit I wish you all to speak with tongues, but, rather, that ye may prophesy, —moreover, greater, is he that prophesieth, than he that speaketh with tongues, —unless indeed he translate, that, the assembly, may receive upbuilding.
Note theampo in kam tuam na pau tu uh ka dei hi, ahihang mailamthu na pualak tu uh ka dei zaw lai hi: banghangziam cile mailamthu a pualak te kam tuam pau te sang in thupi zaw hi, kam tuam pau te zong kamphen a om ciang bek in pawlpi khangtosak tu hi.
6 But, now, brethren—if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit, you, except I speak, unto you, either by way of revelation, or knowledge, or prophesying, or teaching?
Tu in suapui te awng, kam tuam pau in note kung ah kong pai hang in, thu pualakna, heakna, mailamthu pualakna le hilna taw thu ka hil bua ahile, note atu in bang ka phatuam tu ziam?
7 In like manner, the things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, if, a distinction in the sounds, they do not give, how shall it be known, what is being piped or harped?
Taciang nuntakna nei ngawl a nging thei van, tamngai le tengtong te na ngawn, a ngin dan aw tatuam a ki tumdang bale, bangbang in tamngai le tengtong kitum sia kua in bang aw ci tel thei tu ziam?
8 For, if also, an uncertain sound, a trumpet, should give, who shall prepare himself for battle?
Banghangziam cile lemle a kitel vaset ngawl in a tum le kua in ngalsim tu in ki nging tu ziam?
9 So, also, ye, through means of the tongue, except ye give intelligible discourse, how shall it be known what is being spoken? for ye will be speaking, to the air.
Tasia bangma in na lei taw na pauna uh sia a ki tel kammal na pau bua uh le, na son uh thu bangbang in ki tel thei tu ziam? Banghangziam cile note sia huisung ah a son na hi tu uh hi.
10 There may happen to be so many kinds of languages in the world, and, not one, unspoken: —
Leitung ah kam nam tam mama om tu hi, taciang a khiakna nei ngawl khat zong om ngawl hi.
11 If, then, I do not know the meaning of the language, I shall be, unto him that is speaking, a foreigner, and, he that is speaking, shall be, in my case, a foreigner.
Tua ahikom a kam i khiakna ka he bua le, tua a pau sia i tung ah keima sia mimawl pa thuson taw ka kibang tu hi, taciang a pau sia zong keima tung ah mimawl pa bang hi tu hi.
12 So, ye, also—since ye are, envious, of spirits, unto the upbuilding of the assembly, seek to be pre-eminent.
Tabang ahikom in note thaa i tel thu ah na thalawp mama uh bangma in, pawlpi sia nasiatak in na khantosak natu uh tel te zong tavun.
13 Wherefore, he that speaketh with a tongue, let him pray that he may translate;
Tua ahikom kam tuam a pau peuma in kamphen a thiam thei natu in thungen tahen.
14 [For], if I am praying in a tongue, my spirit, is praying, but, my mind, is unfruitful.
Banghangziam cile kam tuam in thu ka ngen ahile ka thaa in thungen hi, ahihang ka heaktheina atu in bangma zong phatuam ngawl hi.
15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, but I will pray also with the mind, —I will strike the strings with the spirit, [but] I will strike the strings also with the mind.
Tabang ahile bang ziam? thaa taw thu ka ngen tu a, heaktheina taw zong thu ka ngen tu hi: thaa taw ka sa tu a, taciang heaktheina taw zong la ka sa tu hi.
16 Else, if thou be blessing in a spirit, he that filleth up the place of the ungifted person, how shall he say the Amen upon thy thanksgiving? since indeed, what thou art saying, he knoweth not;
Na thaa taw thupha na piak ciang in, a inndoi sung ah a om sinna nei ngawl pa in na son thu he ngawl ahikom, bangbang in na lungdamko na sia Amen ci thei tu zia?
17 For, thou, indeed, excellently art giving thanks, but, the other, is not being built up.
Banghangziam cile nangma in phatak in lungdam na ko hi, ahihang ngualdang khangtosak ngawl hi.
18 I give thanks unto God!—More than ye all, am I speaking with tongues;
Kam tuam taw note theampo sang in a tam zaw ka pau hu in ka Pathian ka pok hi:
19 But, in assembly, I desire to speak five words with my mind, that, others also, I may instruct, than myriads of words in a tongue.
Ahihang pawlpi sung ah ngualdang te ka kam taw hil tu in kam tuam taw kam tul sawm sang in, ka heak kam taw kam nga ka pau zaw tu hi.
20 Brethren! do not become children, in your understandings; but, in baseness, become babes, while, in your understandings, ye become, full-grown.
Suapui te awng, heakna sang ah patang hi heak vun: ahihang phatngawlna sang ah nausen hi tavun, ahihang heakna sang ah pasal na hi tavun.
21 In the law, it is written—With strange tongues, and with lips of strangers, will I speak unto this people; and, not even so, will they hearken unto me, —saith the Lord.
Thukham sung ah hibang in ki atkhol hi, hi minam te kung ah kam tuam a pau mihing te muk taw thu ka hil tu hi; ahihang amate in hong ngai nuam batu hi, ci in Topa in ci hi.
22 So that, the tongues, are for a sign—not unto them that believe, but, unto them that believe not; whereas, prophesying, is not for them that believe not, but, for them that believe.
Tua ahikom, kam tuam te sia thu um ngawl te atu in musakna hi a, a um te atu hi ngawl hi: ahihang mailamthu pualakna sia thu um ngawl te atu hi ngawl a, a um te atu a hihi.
23 If, then, the whole assembly come together with one consent, and, all, are speaking with tongues, —and there come in persons unskilled or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are raving?
Tua ahikom pawlpi bup ki kaikhop ciang in, na vekpi in kam tuam taw na pau uh a, sinna nei ngawl te, a hibale, a um ngawl te zong hongpai ahile, amate in, thin-am te, hong ci tu hi ngawl ziam?
24 But, if, all, be prophesying, —and there come in one who is unbelieving or unskilled, he is convicted by all, he is searched by all, the secrets of his heart, become manifest,
Ahihang note theampo in mailamthu na pualak uh a, thu um ngawl, a hibale, sinna nei ngawl te hong tum ahile, note in a mawna ki phawksak a, thu na khen uh hi:
25 And, so, falling down upon his face, he will do homage unto God, reporting that, in reality, God is, among you.
Taciang a thinsung ah thuku te kilang tu a; bok in Pathian bia tu uh hi, taciang note sung ah Pathian om takpi hi, ci tu uh hi.
26 What, then, is it, brethren? Whensoever ye are coming together, each one, hath a psalm, hath a teaching, hath a revelation, hath a tongue, hath a translation: —let, all things, be done, unto building up.
Tabang hile, suapui te awng, bangbang ziam? na kikhop uh ciang in, mi khatsim in Psalm la, hil na, kam tuam, thu pualakna le kamphen thiamna te na nei tek uh hi. Na theampo khangtosak tu in seam tek tahen.
27 If, with a tongue, one is speaking, let it be by two, or, at the most, three, —and by turns; and let, one, be translating;
Mi khatpo in kam tuam taw thu a hil le, mihing ni, a hibale a tambel thum, khat zawkciang khat in kamphen tahen.
28 But, if there be none to translate, let him keep silence in assembly, and, unto himself, be speaking, and, unto God!
Ahihang kamphen a om bale, pawlpi sung ah om khipkhep tahen; taciang ama le ama Pathian tung ah pau tahen.
29 Prophets, moreover, let two or three speak, and let, the others, judge.
Kamsang te sia ni, a hibale thum in thu son tahen, taciang a dang te in thukhen tahen.
30 If, however, unto another, a revelation be made, as he is sitting, let the first be silent;
A to khat i tung ah bang khatpo a ki pholak le, amasabel pa sia om khipkhep tahen.
31 For, one by one, ye can, all, be prophesying, —that, all, may learn, and, all, be encouraged.
Banghangziam cile na vekpi in khat zawkciang khat mailamthu pualak a, na vekpi in sin in, henepna na nga tu uh hi.
32 And, spirits of prophets, unto prophets, do submit themselves;
Taciang kamsang te i thaa te sia kamsang te in uk hi.
33 For God is not [a God] of confusion, but, of peace: —as in all the assemblies of the saints.
Banghangziam cile Pathian sia buai bialbual na i kipatna hi ngawl hi, ahihang mithiangtho te pawlpi theampo ah kilemna a om bang in Ama sia kilemna i Pathian a hihi.
34 As for the women, in the assemblies, let them be silent, for it is not permitted them to be speaking; but let them be in submission, —even as, the law, saith.
Pawlpi theampo sung ah numei te om khipkhep tahen: banghangziam cile thupiak a om bang in, amate sia thuhil tu oai ngawl a; thu zui tu in thu a kipia te a hihi.
35 If, however, they are wishing to learn something, at home, their own husbands, let them question; for it is a shame for a woman to be speaking in assembly.
Numei te in thu khatpo a sin nuam ahile, inn ah a pasal te dong ta hen: banghangziam cile biakinn sung ah numei te thuhil sia maizumhuai hi.
36 Or, from you, did the word of God come forth? Or, unto you alone, did it extend?
Bangziam? Pathian thu sia na sung uh pan in pusuak ziam? a hibale note tung bek ah hong theng ziam?
37 If anyone thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge the things which I am writing to you, —that they are, a commandment, of the Lord.
Mi khatpo in ama le ama kamsang bang in, a hibale, thaa mi bang in a ki ngaisun le, note kung ah kong at Topa thupiakna te thukimpui na nei tahen.
38 But, if anyone knoweth not, he is unknown!
Ahihang mi khatpo in a thusim bale, ama zong ki thusim ba tahen.
39 So, then, my brethren, —be zealous to prophesy, and do not forbid, to be speaking with tongues;
Tua ahikom suapui te awng, mailamthu pualak tu eang tavun, taciang kam tuam taw pau tu zong kham heak vun.
40 But let, all things, with comeliness, and by arrangement, be done.
Na theampo sia a kiphu a kilawm le a ban a ban in vawt tu a hihi.
