¹Zvino maererano nezvipo zveMweya, hama, handidi kuti musaziva.

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

²Munoziva kuti maiva vahedheni, muchitungamirirwa kuzvifananidzo izvi mbeveve, sevanokwehwa.

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

³Saka ndinokuzivisai, kuti hakuna munhu unotaura neMweya waMwari unoti: Jesu rushambwa; Uye hakuna munhu ungati: Jesu ndiIshe, kunze kwekuda kweMweya Mutsvene.

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.

⁴Zvino kune marudzi akasiyana ezvipo, asi Mweya ndeumwe.

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

⁵Uye kune nzira dzakasiyana dzekushumira, asi Ishe mumwe.

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

⁶Kuti marudzi amabasa akasiyana siyana, asi ndiMwari mumwe, iye unobata zvose mune vose.

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

⁷Asi umwe neumwe unopiwa kuratidza kweMweya, kune zvinobatsira.

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

⁸Nekuti kune umwe kunopiwa neMweya shoko reuchenjeri, nekune umwe shoko reruzivo neMweya iwoyu,

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

⁹nekune umwe rutendo, neMweya iwoyu, nekune mumwe zvipo zvekuporesa neMweya iwoyu,

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

¹⁰nekune umwe kuita mabasa esimba, nekune umwe kuporofita, nekune umwe kunzwisisa zvemweya, nekune umwe marudzi endimi, nekune umwe kududzira ndimi;

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:

¹¹asi izvi zvose zvinoitwa neMweya iwoyu mumwe chete, unogovera umwe neumwe sezvaanoda.

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

¹²Nekuti muviri sezvauri umwe, uye une mitezo mizhinji, nemitezo yose yemuviri uyu umwe, kunyange iri mizhinji, muviri umwe; wakadarowo Kristu.

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.

¹³Nekuti neMweya umwe isu tose takabhabhatidzirwa mumuviri umwe; kana vaJudha kana vaGiriki, kana varanda kana vakasununguka; isu tose takamwiswa paMweya umwe.

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.

¹⁴Nekuti muviri hausi mutezo umwe asi mizhinji.

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

¹⁵Kana rutsoka rukati: Nekuti handisi ruoko, handisi wemuviri; zvisinei naizvozvi, harwusi rwemuviri here,

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

¹⁶Nenzeve kana ikati: Nekuti handisi ziso, handisi wemuviri; nekuda kwezvizvi haizi yemuviri here?

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?

¹⁷Dai muviri wose raiva ziso, kunzwa kwaivepi? Kana wose waiva kunzwa, kunhuwidza kungadai kuripi?

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

¹⁸Asi zvino Mwari wakagadza mutezo umwe neumwe pamuviri sezvaakada.

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

¹⁹Asi kana yose yaiva mutezo umwe, muviri ungadai uri kupi?

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

²⁰Asi zvino mitezo mizhinji, asi muviri umwe.

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

²¹Uye ziso harigoni kuti kuruoko: Handinei newe; kanazve musoro kutsoka: Handinei newe;

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.

²²Asi zvikuru mitezo iyo yemuviri inoonekwa seisina simba, ndiyo inodikamwa;

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

²³naiyo yemuviri yatinofunga kuti haikudzwi, ndiyo yatinopa rukudzo zvakawedzerwa; nemitezo iyo yedu isina kunaka, kunaka kwakawedzerwa;

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.

²⁴asi yedu yakanaka haishaiwi; asi Mwari wakabatanidza muviri pamwe, achipa rukudzo rukuru kune iyo yaishayiwa,

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

²⁵kuti parege kuva nokupatsanurana pamuviri; asi mitezo ichengetane zvakaenzana.

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

²⁶Kana mutezo umwe uchitambudzika, mitezo yose inotambudzika pamwe nawo; kana mutezo umwe uchikudzwa, mitezo yose inofara pamwe nawo.

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

²⁷Zvino imwi muri muviri waKristu, nemutezo umwe neumwe.

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

²⁸Mwari wakagadza vamwe pakereke, kutanga vaapositori, kechipiri vaporofita, kechitatu vadzidzisi, kozouya mabasa esimba, tevere zvipo zvekuporesa, mabasa erubatsiro, utungamiriri, ndimi dzakasiyana siyana.

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.

²⁹Vose vaapositori here? Vose vaporofita here? Vose vadzidzisi here? Vose mabasa esimba here?

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

³⁰Vose vane zvipo zvekuporesa here? Vose vanotaura nendimi here? Vose vanodudzira here?

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

³¹Asi shuvai zvipo zvakanakisisa. Uye zvakadaro ndinokuratidzai nzira yakaisvonaka kupfuura dzose.

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