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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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

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.

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:

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

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

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

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,

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.

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,

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

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

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

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;

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.`

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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

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.

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;

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

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

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

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

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

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