¹Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

¹Ndugu, kuhusu vipaji vya kiroho, napenda mfahamu vizuri mambo haya:

²Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.

²Mnajua kwamba, kabla ya kuongoka kwenu, mlitawaliwa na kupotoshwa na sanamu tupu.

³Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

³Basi, jueni kwamba mtu yeyote anayeongozwa na Roho wa Mungu hawezi kusema: "Yesu alaaniwe!" Hali kadhalika, mtu yeyote hawezi kusema: "Yesu ni Bwana," asipoongozwa na Roho Mtakatifu.

⁴Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.

⁴Vipaji vya kiroho ni vya namna nyingi, lakini Roho avitoaye ni mmoja.

⁵And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

⁵Kuna namna nyingi za kutumikia, lakini Bwana anayetumikiwa ni mmoja.

⁶And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.

⁶Kuna namna mbalimbali za kufanya kazi ya huduma, lakini Mungu ni mmoja, anayewezesha kazi zote katika wote.

⁷But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

⁷Kila mtu hupewa mwangaza wa Roho kwa faida ya wote.

⁸For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

⁸Roho humpa mmoja ujumbe wa hekima, na mwingine ujumbe wa elimu apendavyo Roho huyohuyo.

⁹To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

⁹Roho huyohuyo humpa mmoja imani, na humpa mwingine kipaji cha kuponya;

¹⁰To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

¹⁰humpa mmoja kipaji cha kufanya miujiza, mwingine kipaji cha kusema ujumbe wa Mungu, mwingine kipaji cha kubainisha vipaji vitokavyo kwa Roho na visivyo vya Roho; humpa mmoja kipaji cha kusema lugha ngeni, na mwingine kipaji cha kuzifafanua.

¹¹But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

¹¹Hizo zote ni kazi za Roho huyohuyo mmoja, ambaye humpa kila mtu kipaji tofauti, kama apendavyo mwenyewe.

¹²For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

¹²Kama vile mwili ulivyo mmoja wenye viungo vingi, na viungo hivyo vyote--ingawaje ni vingi--hufanya mwili mmoja, ndivyo ilivyo pia kwa Kristo.

¹³For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

¹³Maana sisi, tukiwa Wayahudi au watu wa mataifa mengine, watumwa au watu huru, sote tumebatizwa kwa Roho mmoja katika mwili huo mmoja; na sote tukanyweshwa Roho huyo mmoja.

¹⁴For the body is not one member, but many.

¹⁴Mwili hauna kiungo kimoja tu, bali una viungo vingi.

¹⁵If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

¹⁵Kama mguu ungejisemea: "Kwa kuwa mimi si mkono, basi mimi si mali ya mwili", je, ungekoma kuwa sehemu ya mwili? La hasha!

¹⁶And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

¹⁶Kama sikio lingejisemea: "Kwa vile mimi si jicho, basi mimi si mali ya mwili", je, kwa hoja hiyo lingekoma kuwa sehemu ya mwili? La!

¹⁷If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

¹⁷Kama mwili wote ungekuwa jicho, sikio lingekuwa wapi? Na kama mwili wote ungekuwa sikio, mtu angewezaje kunusa?

¹⁸But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

¹⁸Lakini kama ilivyo, Mungu alizipanga sehemu hizo tofauti katika mwili kama alivyopenda.

¹⁹And if they were all one member, where were the body?

¹⁹Kama sehemu zote zingekuwa kiungo kimoja, mwili ungekuwa wapi?

²⁰But now are they many members, yet but one body.

²⁰Ukweli ni kwamba, sehemu za mwili ni nyingi, lakini mwili ni mmoja.

²¹And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

²¹Basi, jicho haliwezi kuuambia mkono: "Sikuhitaji wewe", wala kichwa hakiwezi kuiambia miguu: "Siwahitaji ninyi."

²²Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:

²²Zaidi ya hayo, inaonekana kwamba sehemu zile za mwili zinazoonekana kuwa ni dhaifu ndizo zilizo muhimu zaidi.

²³And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.

²³Tena, viungo vile tunavyovifikiria kuwa havistahili heshima kubwa, ndivyo tunavyovitunza kwa uangalifu zaidi; viungo vya mwili ambavyo havionekani kuwa vizuri sana, huhifadhiwa zaidi,

²⁴For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked.

²⁴ambapo viungo vingine havihitaji kushughulikiwa. Mungu mwenyewe ameuweka mwili katika mpango, akakipa heshima zaidi kiungo kile kilichopungukiwa heshima,

²⁵That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.

²⁵ili kusiweko na utengano katika mwili bali viungo vyote vishughulikiane.

²⁶And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

²⁶Kama kiungo kimoja kinaumia viungo vyote huumia pamoja nacho. Kiungo kimoja kikisifiwa viungo vingine vyote hufurahi pamoja nacho.

²⁷Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

²⁷Basi, ninyi nyote ni mwili wa Kristo; kila mmoja wenu ni kiungo cha mwili huo.

²⁸And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

²⁸Mungu ameweka katika kanisa: kwanza mitume, pili manabii, tatu walimu; kisha ameweka wale wenye kipaji cha kufanya miujiza, kuponya, kusaidia; viongozi na wenye kusema lugha ngeni.

²⁹Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles?

²⁹Je, wote ni mitume? Wote ni manabii? Wote ni walimu? Wote ni wenye kipaji cha kufanya miujiza?

³⁰Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

³⁰Je, wote ni wenye kipaji cha kuponya? Wote ni wenye kipaji cha kusema lugha ngeni? Je, wote hufafanua lugha?

³¹But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

³¹Muwe basi, na tamaa ya kupata vipaji muhimu zaidi. Nami sasa nitawaonyesheni njia bora zaidi kuliko hizi zote.