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

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

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

²Ye know that when ye were Gentiles [ye were] led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might led.

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 make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.

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

⁴Now there are diversities of gifts, but 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, but the same God, who worketh all things in all.

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

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

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

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

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

⁹to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one 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 workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues:

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

¹¹but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.

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

¹²For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is 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 in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.

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

¹⁴For 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 shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not 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!

¹⁶And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore 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 were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²¹And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or 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.

²²Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble 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 [parts] of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness;

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

²⁴whereas our comely [parts] have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that [part] which lacked;

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

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

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

²⁶And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or [one] member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

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

²⁷Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

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 God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, [divers] kinds of tongues.

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

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

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.

³¹But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you.