1 Corinthians 14
1 Pursue love; nevertheless be envious of the spiritual gifts, —and, rather, that ye may be prophesying.
Fundumanina luyando alimwi unangatile kukujana zipo zyamuuya, kapati nkukuti ukonzye kusinsima.
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;
Nkambo ooyo uwambula mululimi tawambuli abantu pesi uwambuila a Leza. Nkambo takwe umumvwisisya nkambo uwaambula zigambyo zyamumuuya.
3 But, be that prophesieth, unto men, doth speak—edification, and exhortation, and comfort.
Pesi oyo usinsima wambuula abantu kuti aba yake, kubasimya akubawonga.
4 He that speaketh with a tongue, buildeth up, himself, whereas, he that prophesieth, buildeth up, an assembly.
Ooyo wambula mululimi uliyaka lwakwe, pesi oyo usinsima uyaka mbungano.
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.
Lino ndipeekezya kuti anoli moonse mukonzya kwambuula mundimi. Pesi nikuba kwinda ezyo, ndali kupeekezya kuti kansiinga mwali kusinsima. Oyo usinsima mupati kwinda kwinda ooyo uwambula mundimi ( ado umwi wapandulula kuchitila kuti imbungano ijane luzibo).
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?
Pesi lino, nobakwesu, kuti ndeza kulindinywe nkewambula mundimi, ngandamugwasya biyeni? Takwe pe, adokuti ndambula andinywe akuyubununa, na aluzibo, na businsimi, na kuyiisya.
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?
Muli njiyeyo inzila, awo zibelesyo zitaponi nizichita muyoliyoli mbuli muteetele kana kantimbwa kuti tezyasiyana ndililo, umwi muntu nga ulaziba biyeni kuti ndwimbonzi lulikulizigwa amuteetele kana kantimbwa.
8 For, if also, an uncertain sound, a trumpet, should give, who shall prepare himself for battle?
Nkambo kakuti inyele yasibwa akalizyo katazibinkene, umwi muntu nga ulaziba buti kuti chaba chindi chakubambila inkondo?
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.
Njimwi inzila anduwe nowambula mundimi. Kuti waamba zyambo zyakubulunguzya, zilamvwisisigwa biyeni zilimukwambwa? Unoli kowambula muluwo biyo.
10 There may happen to be so many kinds of languages in the world, and, not one, unspoken: —
Chilizibinkene kuti kuli milaka myiingi isiyene siyene munyika, aboobo tuuwo pe utakwe nchuwamba.
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.
Pesi kuti nkesizi mulaka nchuwamba, ndinoli muzwakule kuli oyo sikuwambula, alubo sikwambula unoli muzwakule kuli ndime.
12 So, ye, also—since ye are, envious, of spirits, unto the upbuilding of the assembly, seek to be pre-eminent.
Nkokuti chili kuli nduwe. Mbulikuti ulachiyandisyo chakuyubununwa kwamuuya, yanduula kuyungizizigwa kwambungano kuchitila kuti muvule.
13 Wherefore, he that speaketh with a tongue, let him pray that he may translate;
Nkokuti oyo uwambula mundimi welede kukombela kuti akonzye kupandulula.
14 [For], if I am praying in a tongue, my spirit, is praying, but, my mind, is unfruitful.
Nkambo kuti ndakomba mundimi, imuuya wangu ulakkomba, pesi mizeezo yangu inooli tayikwe michelo.
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.
Ndicheteenzi? Ndilakomba amuuya wangu, pesi ndilakomba alimwi amiyeeyo yangu. Ndiyoyimba amuuya wangu, alimwi ndinoyimba amizezo yangu.
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;
Anolikuti, na walongezya Leza amuuya, muntu wakunze ulaamba biyeni kuti “Amen” aawo nolikupa kulumba kuti kotazi nzli kwaamba?
17 For, thou, indeed, excellently art giving thanks, but, the other, is not being built up.
Nkambo chanchonzyo ukwizi loko kupa kulumba, pesi umwi muntu tabumbikene.
18 I give thanks unto God!—More than ye all, am I speaking with tongues;
Ndilumba Leza kuti ndilamwinda monse kwambula mundimi.
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.
Pesi mumbungano chili kabotu kuti ngambuule majwi musanu muku mvwisisisya kwangu kuchitila kuti ndikonzye kulayilila bamwi, kwinda kwamba kkumi lyamajwi mundimi.
20 Brethren! do not become children, in your understandings; but, in baseness, become babes, while, in your understandings, ye become, full-grown.
Nobakwesu, tamubi bana mukuyeeya kwenu. Chilabota kuti, kuzibi mube mbuli zisukasuka. Pesi kukuyeeya muzikitizye chipati.
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.
Mumulawu kulilembedwe kuti, “Kwindilila kubantu bandimi zita zibinkene akumilomo yamazwakule ndiyowambula kubantu aaba. Nikuba obo tabakoyo ndimvwa,” mbwawamba Mwami.
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.
Nkokuti lino, indimi nzitondezyo, pepe kubasyomi, pesi kuli batasyomi. Pesi businsimi mbwa chitondezyo, peepe chabatasyomi, pesi chabasyomi.
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?
Na, kakuli boobo, imbungano yoonse yaza aamwi alimwi boonse baambula mundimi, alimwi ibazwa kunze abatasyomi banjila, tabakombi kuti muli pengede na?
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,
Pesi anoli moonse mwali kusinsimi alimwi utasyomi na oyo uuzwa kunze kanjila, wali kunotusika kuli zyonse nzyali kumvwa. Zyonse zyali kunowambwa zyali kunomubeteka.
25 And, so, falling down upon his face, he will do homage unto God, reporting that, in reality, God is, among you.
Insiswa zyamumoyo wakwe zyali kunobbusigwa. Mbuli chitondezyo, wali kunowa kavundama akukomba Leza. Wali kunopa bukamboni kuti nchoonzyo Leza mpali akati kenu.
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.
Niinzi chitobela bakwesu? Nimubungana, awumwi uli antembawuzyo, injiisyo, chiyubunuzyo, indimi, kana bupanduluzi. Amuzichite zyonse kuchitila kuti muyake imbungano.
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;
Ikuti imwi wambuula mundimi, ababe babili kanakuti batatu, batobelane umwi awumwi, alimwi kwelede kuti umwi apandulule zilimukwambwa.
28 But, if there be none to translate, let him keep silence in assembly, and, unto himself, be speaking, and, unto God!
Pesi kuti kakutakwe uupandulula, boonse abo ngabawumune biyo mumbungano. Kube kuti umwi awumwi alyambwide lwakwe mwini kuli Leza.
29 Prophets, moreover, let two or three speak, and let, the others, judge.
Akwambuule basinsimi bobile kana batatu bamwi baswilizye akutobelezya zilikwambwa.
30 If, however, unto another, a revelation be made, as he is sitting, let the first be silent;
Pesi kuti kwaba chiyubunuzyo kuli umwi uukkede, wakusanguna ngawumune.
31 For, one by one, ye can, all, be prophesying, —that, all, may learn, and, all, be encouraged.
Nkambo monse mulakonzya kusinsima uumwi awumwi kuchitila kuti umwi awumwi ayiiye alimwi bonse basungwazigwe.
32 And, spirits of prophets, unto prophets, do submit themselves;
Nkambo myuuya yabasinsimi ilangene abasinsimi.
33 For God is not [a God] of confusion, but, of peace: —as in all the assemblies of the saints.
Nkambo Leza teensi ngu Leza walunyongano, pesi ngwa lumuno. Oyui ngomulawu wambungano zyoonse zyabantu ba Leza basalala.
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.
Banakazi belede kuba chumunizi mumbungano. Nkambo kakuti tabazumizigwi kwambula. Anukuti, belede kulibombya, alimwi nkambo mulawu mbuwamba.
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.
Kuti kakuli chimwi chintu nchibayanda kwiiya, ngababuzye balumi babo kumyunzi yabo. Nkambo chipa mawuse kuti mwanakazi awambuule mumbungano.
36 Or, from you, did the word of God come forth? Or, unto you alone, did it extend?
Ijwi lya Leza lyakazwa kuli ndinywe na? Lyakasika kulindinywe amulikke na?
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.
Kuti kuli uyeya kuti musinsimi na kuti uli a muuya, ulelede kubbusya kuti zintu nzindamulembela amalayilile a Mwami.
38 But, if anyone knoweth not, he is unknown!
Pesi kuti kakuli umwi utazitambuli eezi, alakwe atatambuliki.
39 So, then, my brethren, —be zealous to prophesy, and do not forbid, to be speaking with tongues;
Nkokuti, bakwesu, amube achiyandisyo chukusinsima, alimwi tamukasyi umwi kukwaambula mundimi.
40 But let, all things, with comeliness, and by arrangement, be done.
Pesi amuchite kuti zyonse zintu zichitwe kabotu akubambikana munzila mbotu.
