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

¹Now concerning spiritual things, brothers, I don’t want you to be ignorant.

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

²You know that when you were heathen or Gentiles , you were led away to those mute idols, however you might be led.

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

³Therefore I make known to you that no man speaking by God’s Spirit says, “Jesus is accursed.” No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” but by the Holy Spirit.

⁴Zvino kune marudzi akasiyana ezvipo, asi Mweya ndeumwe.

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

⁵Uye kune nzira dzakasiyana dzekushumira, asi Ishe mumwe.

⁵There are various kinds of service, and the same Lord.

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

⁶There are various kinds of workings, but the same God, who works all things in all.

⁷Asi umwe neumwe unopiwa kuratidza kweMweya, kune zvinobatsira.

⁷But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the profit of all.

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

⁸For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom, and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit;

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

⁹to another faith, by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by 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 workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

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

¹¹But the one and the same Spirit works all of these, distributing to each one separately as he desires.

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 has many members, and all the members of the 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 in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given 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 would say, “Because I’m not the hand, I’m not part of the body,” it is not therefore not part of the body.

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

¹⁶If the ear would say, “Because I’m not the eye, I’m not part of the body,” it’s not therefore not part 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 would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?

¹⁸Asi zvino Mwari wakagadza mutezo umwe neumwe pamuviri sezvaakada.

¹⁸But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

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

¹⁹If they were all one member, where would the body be?

²⁰Asi zvino mitezo mizhinji, asi muviri umwe.

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

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

²¹The eye can’t tell the hand, “I have no need for you,” or again the head to the feet, “I have no need for you.”

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

²²No, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary.

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

²³Those parts of the body which we think to be less honorable, on those we bestow more abundant honor; and our unpresentable parts have more abundant propriety;

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

²⁴whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God composed the body together, giving more abundant honor to the inferior part,

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

²⁵that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

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

²⁶When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

²⁷Zvino imwi muri muviri waKristu, nemutezo umwe neumwe.

²⁷Now you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

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

²⁸God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

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

²⁹Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all miracle workers?

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

³⁰Do all have gifts of healings? Do all speak with various languages? Do all interpret?

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

³¹But earnestly desire the best gifts. Moreover, I show a most excellent way to you.