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

¹And concerning the spiritual things, brethren, I do not wish you to be ignorant;

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

²ye have known that ye were nations, unto the dumb idols — as ye were led — being carried away;

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 one, in the Spirit of God speaking, saith Jesus [is] anathema, and no one is able to say Jesus [is] Lord, except in the Holy Spirit.

⁴Zvino kune marudzi akasiyana ezvipo, asi Mweya ndeumwe.

⁴And there are diversities of gifts, and the same Spirit;

⁵Uye kune nzira dzakasiyana dzekushumira, asi Ishe mumwe.

⁵and there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord;

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

⁶and there are diversities of workings, and it is the same God — who is working the all in all.

⁷Asi umwe neumwe unopiwa kuratidza kweMweya, kune zvinobatsira.

⁷And to each hath been given the manifestation of the Spirit for profit;

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

⁸for to one through the Spirit hath been given a word of wisdom, and to another a word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

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

⁹and to another faith in the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healings in the same Spirit;

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

¹⁰and to another in-workings of mighty deeds; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; and to another [divers] kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues:

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

¹¹and all these doth work the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each severally as he intendeth.

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

¹²For, even as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the one body, being many, are one body, so also [is] the Christ,

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

¹³for also in one Spirit we all to one body were baptized, whether Jews or Greeks, whether servants or freemen, and all into one Spirit were made to drink,

¹⁴Nekuti muviri hausi mutezo umwe asi mizhinji.

¹⁴for also the body is not one member, but many;

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

¹⁵if the foot may say, `Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body;` it is not, because of this, not of the body;

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

¹⁶and if the ear may say, `Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body;` it is not, because of this, 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 the hearing? if the whole hearing, where the smelling?

¹⁸Asi zvino Mwari wakagadza mutezo umwe neumwe pamuviri sezvaakada.

¹⁸and now, God did set the members each one of them in the body, according as He willed,

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

¹⁹and if all were one member, where the body?

²⁰Asi zvino mitezo mizhinji, asi muviri umwe.

²⁰and now, indeed, [are] many members, and one body;

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

²¹and an eye is not able to say to 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;

²²But much more the members of the body which seem to be more infirm are necessary,

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

²³and those that we think to be less honourable of the body, around these we put more abundant honour, and our unseemly things have seemliness more abundant,

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

²⁴and our seemly things have no need; but God did temper the body together, to the lacking part having given more abundant honour,

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

²⁵that there may be no division in the body, but that the members may have the same anxiety for one another,

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

²⁶and whether one member doth suffer, suffer with [it] do all the members, or one member is glorified, rejoice with [it] do all the members;

²⁷Zvino imwi muri muviri waKristu, nemutezo umwe neumwe.

²⁷and 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 some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

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

²⁹[are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all teachers? [are] all powers?

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

³⁰have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

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

³¹and desire earnestly the better gifts; and yet a far excelling way do I shew to you: