¹Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

¹Qbel kullec nadit aț-țesɛum leḥmala n tideț. Nadit daɣen ɣef tukciwin n Ṛṛuḥ iqedsen, lameɛna nadit axiṛ a d-țxebbiṛem s wayen i d-ițțasen s ɣuṛ Sidi Ṛebbi.

²For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

²Win yețmeslayen tutlayin ur nețwassen ara, mačči i yemdanen i gețmeslay lameɛna i Ṛebbi, imi yiwen ur ifehhem acu i d-yeqqaṛ ; axaṭer s tezmert n Ṛṛuḥ iqedsen i d-iqqaṛ ayen ur nezmir a t-nefhem.

³But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

³Ma d win i d-ițxebbiṛen s ɣuṛ Sidi Ṛebbi, ițmeslay-ed i yemdanen, yesnernay liman-nsen, inehhu-ten, yețṣebbiṛ-iten.

⁴He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.

⁴Win yețmeslayen tutlayin ur nețwassen ara, yesseǧhad iman-is di liman, ma d win i d-ițxebbiṛen s wayen i d-ițțasen s ɣuṛ Sidi Ṛebbi, yesseǧhad tajmaɛt n Sidi Ṛebbi meṛṛa.

⁵Now I desire to have you all speak with other languages, but rather that you would prophesy. For he is greater who prophesies than he who speaks with other languages, unless he interprets, that the assembly may be built up.

⁵Bɣiɣ aț-țemmeslayem meṛṛa s tutlayin ur nețwassen ara, lameɛna bɣiɣ axiṛ ma tețxebbiṛem s ɣuṛ Sidi Ṛebbi. Win yețxebbiṛen s ɣuṛ Sidi Ṛebbi yenfeɛ akteṛ n win yețmeslayen tutlayin-agi, anagar ma yella izmer a d-yessefhem ayen i d-yenna, iwakken tajmaɛt meṛṛa aț-țestenfeɛ.

⁶But now, brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

⁶Tura ay atmaten, lemmer a n-aseɣ ɣuṛ-wen a wen-d mmeslayeɣ s tutlayt ur nețwassen ara, deg wacu ara kkun-nefɛeɣ ? A kkun-nefɛeɣ ma wwiɣ-awen-d ayen i yi-d-ițțuweḥḥan d wayen i yi-d-yețțuxebṛen s ɣuṛ Sidi Ṛebbi, neɣ țamusni akk-d uselmed !

⁷Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?

⁷A d-nefk lemtel n dduzan n lmusiqa am tjewwaqt d snitra : ma yella ur yemxalaf ara ṣṣut-nsent, amek ara neɛqel ṣṣut n tjewaqt neɣ win n snitra ?

⁸For if the trumpet gave an uncertain sound, who would prepare himself for war?

⁸Neɣ daɣen m'ur neɛqil ara mliḥ ṣṣut n lbuq s wayes i țheggin imnayen iman-nsen ɣer imenɣi, anwa ara iheggin iman-is ɣer umenɣi ?

⁹So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.

⁹Kunwi daɣen, ma yella tneṭqem-d s tutlayt ur nețwassen ara, amek ara nefhem d acu i d-teqqaṛem ? Am akken tețmeslayem i waḍu !

¹⁰There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without meaning.

¹⁰Llant aṭas n tutlayin yemxalafen di ddunit, lameɛna sɛant akk lmeɛna.

¹¹If then I don’t know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.

¹¹Ma yella ur fhimeɣ ara tameslayt n walebɛaḍ, ad iliɣ d abeṛṛani ar ɣuṛ-es, nețța daɣen ad yili ɣuṛ-i d abeṛṛani.

¹²So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

¹²Kunwi daɣen, imi tețnadim aț-țesɛum tukciwin i d-yețțak Ṛṛuḥ iqedsen, nadit axiṛ aț-țesɛum ayen ara inefɛen tajmaɛt n Sidi Ṛebbi.

¹³Therefore let him who speaks in another language pray that he may interpret.

¹³Daymi, win yețmeslayen tutlayt ur netwassen ara ilaq ad issuter i Ṛebbi a s-d-yefk ad yessefhem ayen i d-iqqaṛ.

¹⁴For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

¹⁴Axaṭer ma yella deɛɛuɣ s tutlayt ur nețwassen ara, d ṛṛuḥ-iw i gdeɛɛun ɣer Sidi Ṛebbi mačči d lefhama-inu.

¹⁵What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

¹⁵D acu ara xedmeɣ ihi ? Ad dɛuɣ s ṛṛuḥ, lameɛna ad dɛuɣ daɣen s lefhama-inu ; ad cnuɣ s ṛṛuḥ, ad cnuɣ daɣen s lefhama-inu.

¹⁶Otherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?

¹⁶Axaṭer ma yella tḥemdeḍ Ṛebbi s ṛṛuḥ-ik kan s tutlayt ur nețwassen ara, win yeqqimen gar-awen, ur nessin ara, amek ara d-yini « amin » i yimeslayen-ik, m'ur yefhim ara d acu i d-teqqaṛeḍ ?

¹⁷For you most certainly give thanks well, but the other person is not built up.

¹⁷Ɣas yimeslayen-ik s wayes i tḥemdeḍ Ṛebbi gerrzen aṭas, ur nfiɛen ara win ur nefhim ara d acu i d-teqqaṛeḍ.

¹⁸I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all.

¹⁸Ad ḥemdeɣ Ṛebbi imi țmeslayeɣ tutlayin ur nețwassen ara akteṛ-nwen meṛṛa.

¹⁹However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

¹⁹Meɛna di tejmaɛt, axiṛ-iyi a d-iniɣ xemsa yimeslayen yețwafehmen iwakken ad lemden wiyaḍ, wala ɛecṛa alaf imeslayen s tutlayt ur nețwassen ara.

²⁰Brothers, don’t be children in thoughts, yet in malice be babies, but in thoughts be mature.

²⁰Ay atmaten, ur țțilit ara am arrac m'ara tmeyyzem ɣef kra, lameɛna sɛut lɛeqliya n imeqqranen ; ma ɣef wayen yeɛnan cceṛ, ilit am arrac.

²¹In the law it is written, “By men of strange languages and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people. Not even thus will they hear me, says the Lord.” Isaiah 28:11-12

²¹Atan wayen yuran di tira : Sidi Ṛebbi yenna-d : A d-mmeslayeɣ i wegdud-agi+ seg imawen n ibeṛṛaniyen + s tutlayin nniḍen+ , meɛna ur iyi-d-smeḥsisen ara.+ +

²²Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

²²Ihi tutlayin-agi ur nețwassen ara, d licaṛa i wid ur numin ara mačči i wid yumnen ; ma d win i d ițxebbiṛen s ɣuṛ Ṛebbi, d licaṛa i wid yumnen mačči i wid ur numin ara.

²³If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?

²³Ma yella nnejmaɛen imasiḥiyen meṛṛa deg yiwen wemkan, bdan țḥemmiden akk Sidi Ṛebbi s tutlayin ur nețwassen ara, ma kecmen-d yemdanen ur nessin ara ayagi neɣ wid ur numin ara s Lmasiḥ, eɛni ur d-qqaṛen ara tedrewcem ?

²⁴But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.

²⁴Meɛna ma yella țxebbiṛen-d akk s ɣuṛ Sidi Ṛebbi, ma ikcem-ed win ur numin ara neɣ win ur nessin ara, a d-yawi s lexbaṛ belli d amednub i gella ɣef ddemma n wayen yesla, ad iḥuss deg iman-is belli ad ițțuḥaseb ;

²⁵And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.

²⁵ayen yeffren deg ul-is a d-iban, dɣa ad yeɣli ɣer lqaɛa ɣef wudem, ad yeɛbed Sidi Ṛebbi ad yini : ț-țideț Ṛebbi gar-awen i gella !

²⁶What is it then, brothers? When you come together, each one of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a revelation, has another language, has an interpretation. Let all things be done to build each other up.

²⁶D acu ihi i glaqen ay atmaten ? M'ara tennejmaɛem akken tellam : wa a d-yawi ccna, wayeḍ d aselmed, wayeḍ d aweḥḥi, wayeḍ timeslayin ur nețwassen ara, wayeḍ a tent-id issefhem ; kullec ad yețwaxdem i wesnerni n tejmaɛt.

²⁷If any man speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.

²⁷Ma llan wid yețmeslayen timeslayin ur nețwassen ara, sin neɣ tlata a d-mmeslayen meɛna yal yiwen s nnuba-s, yerna ilaq ad yili win ara d-yesfehmen ayen i d-qqaṛen.

²⁸But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the assembly, and let him speak to himself, and to God.

²⁸Ma ulac win ara d-yesfehmen, ad ssusmen axiṛ di tejmaɛt, ad mmeslayen deg iman-nsen kan akk-d Sidi Ṛebbi.

²⁹Let the prophets speak, two or three, and let the others discern.

²⁹Ma llan wid i d-ițxebbiṛen s wayen i d-ițțasen s ɣuṛ Sidi Ṛebbi, sin neɣ tlata a d-mmeslayen, wiyaḍ ad meyzen ɣef wayen i d-nnan.

³⁰But if a revelation is made to another sitting by, let the first keep silent.

³⁰Ma yella gar-awen win iwumi i d-iweḥḥa Sidi Ṛebbi kra, ilaq ad iɛass alamma yessusem win akken yellan yețmeslay.

³¹For you all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted.

³¹Tzemrem akk a d tețxebbiṛem s ɣuṛ Sidi Ṛebbi, meɛna wa deffir wa, iwakken atmaten meṛṛa ad lemden, ad innerni liman-nsen.

³²The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,

³²Win i d-ițxebbiṛen s ɣuṛ Sidi Ṛebbi yeḥkem deg wayen i d-iqqaṛ,

³³for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints,

³³axaṭer Sidi Ṛebbi mačči d Ṛebbi n ussexṛeb, meɛna d win iḥemmlen lehna.

³⁴let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.

³⁴Am akken xeddmen di tejmuyaɛ n wid iḍuɛen Sidi Ṛebbi, ilaq tilawin ad ssusment di tejmaɛt, ur ilaq ara a d-grent iman-nsent ; meɛna ad qadṛent tajmaɛt, ad aɣent awal akken i t-id-tenna ccariɛa.

³⁵If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the assembly.

³⁵Ma yella bɣant ad steqsint ɣef wayen ur fhiment ara, ad steqsint irgazen-nsent deg wexxam ; axaṭer ur yessefk ara i tmeṭṭut a d-ger iman-is di tejmaɛt.

³⁶What? Was it from you that the word of God went out? Or did it come to you alone?

³⁶Eɛni s ɣuṛ-wen i d-yekka wawal n Ṛebbi ? Neɣ ɣuṛ-wen kan i gella ?

³⁷If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

³⁷Ma yella yiwen deg-wen iwala iman-is yețweḥḥi-yas-d Sidi Ṛebbi neɣ yețxebbiṛ-ed s ɣuṛ-es, ilaq ad iɛqel belli ayen akka i wen-d-uriɣ d lameṛ n Sidi Ṛebbi ;

³⁸But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.

³⁸meɛna ma yella inkeṛ-it, iban belli ur yețwaqbel ara ɣer Sidi Ṛebbi.

³⁹Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking with other languages.

³⁹Akka ihi ay atmaten, ssirmet a d-tețxebbiṛem s ɣuṛ Ṛebbi. Ur qeṭṭɛet ara i win yebɣan ad immeslay s tutlayin ur nețwassen ara,

⁴⁰Let all things be done decently and in order.

⁴⁰acu kan xḍut i ussexṛeb, xedmet kullec s țțawil.