1 Kolinitō 12

1 Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he ngaahi foaki fakalaumālie, ʻe kāinga, ʻoku ʻikai ko hoku loto ke mou taʻeʻilo.

Now about “spiritual gifts.” My brothers and sisters, I want to explain this to you.

2 ‌ʻOku mou ʻilo naʻa mou nofo ko e ngaahi Senitaile, naʻe ʻāvea ʻakimoutolu ki he ngaahi tamapua noa, ʻo hangē ko hono taki ʻakimoutolu.

You know that when you were pagans, you were deceived, being led astray by worshiping idols who couldn't even speak.

3 Ko ia ʻoku ou tala atu kiate kimoutolu, ʻoku ʻikai ha taha ʻoku lea ʻi he Laumālie ʻoe ʻOtua ʻe pehē ʻe ia, ko e malaʻia ʻa Sisu: pea ʻoku ʻikai ha taha te ne faʻa pehē, ko e ʻEiki ʻa Sisu, ka ʻi he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni.

Let me make it clear to you: no one who speaks in the Spirit of God says, “Curse Jesus!” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord!” except by the Holy Spirit.

4 Pea ko eni, ʻoku ai ʻae ngaahi foaki kehekehe, ka ko e Laumālie pe taha.

Now there are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they come from the same Spirit.

5 Pea ʻoku ai ʻae ngaahi tauhi kehekehe, ka ko e ʻEiki pe taha.

There are different kinds of ministries, but they come from the same Lord.

6 Pea ʻoku ai ʻae ngaahi ngāue kehekehe, ka ko e ʻOtua pe taha ʻoku fai kotoa pē ʻi he kakai kotoa pē.

There are different ways of working, but they come from the same God, who is at work in all of them.

7 Ka kuo foaki ʻae fakahā ʻoe Laumālie ki he tangata taki taha kotoa pē ke feʻaongaʻaki.

The Spirit is given to each of us and is revealed for the good of all.

8 He kuo foaki ki he tokotaha ʻi he Laumālie ʻae lea ʻoe poto; ki he tokotaha ʻae lea ʻoe ʻilo ʻi he Laumālie ko ia;

One person is given by the Spirit the ability to speak words of wisdom. Another is given a message of knowledge by the same Spirit.

9 Ki he tokotaha ʻae tui ʻi he Laumālie ko ia; ki he tokotaha ʻae foaki ʻoe fakamoʻui ʻi he Laumālie ko ia;

Another receives the gift of strongly trusting in God by the same Spirit. Another receives gifts of healing from that one Spirit.

10 Ki he tokotaha ʻae fai ʻoe ngaahi mana; ki he tokotaha ʻae kikite; ki he tokotaha ʻae ʻilo ki he ngaahi laumālie; ki he tokotaha ʻae lea kehekehe; ki he tokotaha hono fakamatala ʻoe ngaahi lea:

Another is given the ability to perform miracles. Another receives the gift of prophecy. Another is given the gift of spiritual discernment. Another receives the ability to speak different languages while another is given the gift of interpreting languages.

11 Ka ʻoku langaʻi eni kotoa pē ʻe he Laumālie pe taha ko ia, ʻo vahevahe taki taha ki he tangata kotoa pē ko ʻene faʻiteliha pe.

But all of these gifts are the work of the one and the same Spirit, sharing with each person as he alone chooses.

12 He ʻoku hangē ʻoku taha pe ʻae sino, ka ʻoku lahi hono ngaahi kupu, pea ko e ngaahi kupu kotoa pē ʻoe sino pe taha ko ia ʻoku lahi, ka ko e sino pe taha ʻoku pehē pe foki ʻa Kalaisi.

Just like the human body is one unit but has many parts—all the parts of the body even though there are many of them, make up one body—so is Christ.

13 He kuo tau papitaiso kotoa pē ʻi he Laumālie pe taha ki he sino pe taha, pe ko ha kakai Siu pe ko ha kakai Senitaile, ko ha pōpula pe ha tauʻatāina; pea naʻe fakainu ʻakitautolu kotoa pē ki he Laumālie pe taha.

For it was through one Spirit that we were all baptized into one body. It doesn't matter whether we are Jews or Greeks, slave or free—we all were given the one Spirit to drink.

14 He ʻoku ʻikai ko e kupu pe taha ʻae sino, ka ʻoku lahi.

The body is not made of one part, but many parts.

15 Kapau ʻe lea ʻae vaʻe, “Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ko e nima au, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻoe sino au;” pea ʻoku ʻikai ai ʻi he sino ia?

If the foot were to say, “Because I'm not a hand, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?

16 Pea kapau ʻe lea ʻae telinga, “Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai ko e mata au, pea ʻoku ʻikai ʻoe sino au;” pea ʻoku ʻikai ai ʻi he sino ia?

If the ear were to say, “Because I'm not an eye, I'm not part of the body,” would that make it not part of the body?

17 Ka ne ko e mata ʻae sino kotoa, pea ʻe ʻi fē ʻae fanongo? Pea ka ne ko e fanongo ʻae kupu kotoa pē, pea ʻe ʻi fē ʻae nanamu?

If the whole body was an eye, how could you hear anything? If the whole body was an ear, how could you smell anything?

18 Ka ko eni, kuo fakahoko ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae ngaahi kupu taki taha kotoa pē ʻi he sino, ko ʻene faʻiteliha pe ia.

But God has arranged each part in the body, every last one of them, placing them just as he wanted.

19 Pea ka ne ko e kupu pe taha ʻaia kotoa pē, pea ʻe ʻi fē ʻae sino?

If they were all the same part, what would happen to the body?

20 Ka ko eni, ko e ngaahi kupu ʻoku lahi ka ko e sino pe taha.

However, since there are many parts, they make up the body.

21 Pea ʻoku ʻikai faʻa lea ʻae mata ki he nima, “ʻOku ʻikai te ke ʻaonga kiate au:” pea pehē ʻe he ʻulu ki he vaʻe, “ʻOku ʻikai te mo ʻaonga kiate au.”

The eye can't tell the hand, “I don't need you,” or the head tell the feet, “I don't need you.”

22 ‌ʻIkai, ka ko e ngaahi kupu ko ia ʻoe sino, ʻaia ʻoku matamatavaivai, ʻoku lahi hake hono ʻaonga:

Quite the opposite: some of those parts of the body that seem the most insignificant are the most essential.

23 Pea ko e ngaahi kupu ko ia ʻoe sino, ʻoku tau mahalo ki ai ʻoku siʻi hifo ʻenau matamatalelei, ʻoku tau tokanga lahi ʻaupito ki ai; pea ko hotau ngaahi potu taʻematamatalelei ʻoku ai hono matamatalelei lahi hake ʻaupito.

In fact those parts of the body we do not consider to be decent to reveal we “honor” more by covering them up—what is indecent we treat with greater modesty!

24 He ko hotau ngaahi potu matamatalelei, ʻoku ʻikai hanau masiva: ka kuo fakatatau fakataha ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae sino, ʻo ne foaki ʻae matamatalelei lahi hake ʻaupito ki he potu ko ia ʻoku masiva:

What's presentable doesn't need such covering up. God has so arranged the body that more honor is given to the parts that are less presentable.

25 Koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa ai ha mavahevahe ʻi he sino; ka koeʻuhi ke maʻu ʻae fetokangaʻaki pe ʻe he ngaahi kupu kotoa pe.

This is so there wouldn't be any conflict within the body—the different parts should care equally for each other.

26 Pea kapau ʻe mamahi ʻae kupu ʻe taha, ʻoku mamahi mo ia ʻae ngaahi kupu kotoa pē; pea ka fakahikihiki ʻae kupu ʻe taha, ʻoku fiefia mo ia ʻae kupu kotoa pē.

So when one part is suffering, all the other parts of the body suffer with it, and when one part is treated well, then all the other parts of the body are happy too!

27 Pea ko eni, ko e sino ʻo Kalaisi ʻakimoutolu, pea ko e ngaahi kupu taki taha.

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one makes up a part of it.

28 Pea kuo tuʻutuʻuni ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae niʻihi ʻi he siasi, ko e ʻuluaki ko e kau ʻaposetolo, ko hono ua ko e kau palōfita, ko hono tolu ko e kau akonaki, hoko mo ia ʻae kau fai meʻa mana, hoko mo e ngaahi foaki ʻoe fakamoʻui, mo e kau tokoni, mo e kau enginaki, mo kinautolu ʻoku ʻilo ʻae lea kehekehe.

In the church, God has arranged first for some to be apostles, secondly for some to be prophets, thirdly teachers. Then there are those who perform miracles, those with healing gifts, those who can help others, those good at administration, and those who can speak different languages.

29 He ko e ʻaposetolo kotoa pē? He ko e palōfita kotoa pē? He ko e akonaki kotoa pē? He ko e kau fai meʻa mana kotoa pē?

Not everyone is an apostle, or a prophet, or a teacher, or able to perform miracles.

30 ‌ʻOku maʻu kotoa pē ʻae ngaahi foaki ʻoe fakamoʻui? ʻOku lea kotoa pē ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea kehekehe? ʻOku fakamatala lea kotoa pē?

Not all have healing gifts, or the ability to speak languages, or to interpret languages.

31 Ke mou holi lahi ki he ngaahi foaki fungani lelei. Pea ʻoku ou toe fakahā kiate kimoutolu ʻae hala ʻoku lelei lahi.

But you should really want to have the most significant gifts. So now I will show you a far better way.