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

¹Le tu pala e dragostia, ai roden le podarki le Devleske, mai but kucha le profesia, chaches.

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.

²Kodo kai del duma pel shiba chi del duma le manushensa, numa le Devlesa; ke khonik chi haliarel leske; ai ando duxo phenel shodenia.

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

³Kodo kai del profesia aver fial del duma le manushensa, zuralel le, zhutil le, pechil le.

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

⁴Kodo kai del duma pel shiba vazdel pek korkorho, kodo kai profetil vazdel e khangeri.

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.

⁵Mangav te den duma savorhe pel shiba, numa mai but te profetis, kodo kai profetil mai baro lo sar kodo kai del duma pel shiba. De ferdi kodo vi te haliarela le shiba. Kashte te vazdel e khangeri.

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?

⁶Akana, phrala le, che mishtimos kerava tumenge te avavas tumende te dav duma pel shiba, ai te na dav duma katar O Del, vai pa zhanglimos, vai pa profesia, vai pai zakono.

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?

⁷Le dieluria kai chi mishkin, ai kai bashen sar iek fishtoko vai iek tsitura, chi bashen but fialuri, sar haliarasa so diilaben po flishtoko vai pe tsitura?

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

⁸Ai e tutraza te bashela bi goresko, kon lashardiol po marimos?

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.

⁹Vi tume, iek fialo la shibasa te na den iek vorba vorta sar zhangliape, so phenen? Dena duma pe barval.

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

¹⁰Makar ke but shiba si ande lumia, chi iek nai te na avel iek shib.

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.

¹¹No te na haliarava kodia shib, sim iek sirbatiko kodo leske kai del duma, ai kodo kai del duma si mange sirbatiko.

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

¹²Saikfialo tume, roden le podarki le Devleske te vazden e khangeri.

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

¹³Kodo kai del duma pa shiba, rhugilpe te mothol so phendia.

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

¹⁴Te rhugiva ma pel shiba, murho duxo rhugilpe, numa murhi goji chi kerel kanchi.

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.

¹⁵So te kerav? Rhugiv ma le duxosa, ai rhugiv ma vi la gojako, jilabav le duxosa, ai jilabav vi la gojasa.

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?

¹⁶Te na nichi, te naisisaras le Devles, pa le duxosa sar phenela o manush and narodo, Amen, kai naisardia, ke chi zhanel so phenes?

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

¹⁷Chaches mishto naisis, numa kaver nai vazdino.

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

¹⁸Naisiv le Devleske, ke dav duma pel shiba mai but sar tume savorhe.

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.

¹⁹Numa ande khangeri mai drago mange te phenav panzh vorbi murhe gojasa, kashte te sicharav vi le kavren, de sar desh mi vorbi pel shiba.

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

²⁰Phrala le, te na aven shavorhe po haliarimos, aven manush numa keren sar le shavorhe kai chi zhanen sar te keren bezex.

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

²¹Ramome ande zakono, katar manush avre shibake ai andal mursh streino dava duma kadale narodos, ai chi kadia chi ashunena mande, phenel O Del.

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.

²²Anda kadia le shiba si semno, na kodolenge kai pachanpe, numa kodolenge kai chi pachanpe. E profesia aver fialo semno si, na kodolenge kai chi pachanpe, numa kodolenge ka pachanpe.

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?

²³Te ande khangeri kana si chidine savorhe, den duma pel shiba, ai te avena manush anda narodo, vai kai chi pachanpe, chi phenena ke dile san?

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

²⁴Numa savorhe te profetina, ai te avela iek manush kai chi pachanpe, vai iek manush anda narodo, savorhe keren les te haliarel, ai savorhe keren kris pe leste.

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.

²⁵O garaimata anda lesko ilo sikadiol, kadia ke perela tele mosa te rhugilape ka Del, ai vestila ke O Del chaches mashkar tumende lo.

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.

²⁶So te keras phralen? Kana chiden tume, iek vai avres si tume iek kantik, vai iek sicharimos, vai iek sikaimos, iek shib, iek parhuimos te kerdiol sa po vazdimos.

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

²⁷Si kai den duma pa shib, dui vai trin, vai mai but den duma swako te pesko rhindo, vai vari kon te parhuvel.

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

²⁸Te na avela vari kon kai parhuvel, te na den duma ande khangeri, ai swako te del duma pe sa, ai le Devles.

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

²⁹Andal profeturia dui vai trin te den duma, ai kaver te keren kris.

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

³⁰Te avres kai beshel tele avel sikaimos, o pervo te na mai del duma.

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

³¹Ke savorhe sai profetin pala iek kavreske, kashte te aven sicharde. Ai savorhe te aven raduime.

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

³²O duxo le profetongo ninkeren le profeturia.

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

³³Ke O Del nai iek Del bi gorasko, numa pacha, sar ande sa le khangeria le Swuntonge.

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.

³⁴Le zhuvlia te na den duma kana si chidine ande khangeri, ke nai lenge slobodo te den duma, o zakono Zhidovisko phenel kodia.

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.

³⁵Te mangena te sichon pe vari soste te beshen penge rhomen khere. Ke zhungales ieka zhuvliake te del duma ande khangeri.

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

³⁶Tumendar ankliste le Vorba le Devleski vai ferdi tumende avili?

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.

³⁷Te gindilpe vari kon profeto, vai ke zhanel te dikhel, ke so ramov tumenge, zakono si katar O Del.

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

³⁸Ai te na zhanel vari kon, mek te na zhanel.

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

³⁹Kadia, phrala le, roden e podarka le profesiaki, ai chi aterdion le te den duma pel shiba.

⁴⁰Let all things be done decently and in order.

⁴⁰Numa swako fialo te kerdiol mishto ai vorta.