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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, by the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, by 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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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 would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be?

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

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

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

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

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."

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.”

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

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

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;

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

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

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

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

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

²⁶When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Or when 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 you are the body of Christ, and members individually.

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.

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.

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 miracle workers?

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

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

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

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