Spiritual Gifts
1 My friends, you asked me about spiritual gifts. 2 I want you to remember that before you became followers of the Lord, you were led in all the wrong ways by idols that cannot even talk. 3 Now I want you to know that if you are led by God's Spirit, you will say that Jesus is Lord, and you will never curse Jesus.
4 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they all come from the same Spirit. 5 There are different ways to serve the same Lord, 6 and we can each do different things. Yet the same God works in all of us and helps us in everything we do.
7 The Spirit has given each of us a special way of serving others. 8 Some of us can speak with wisdom, while others can speak with knowledge, but these gifts come from the same Spirit. 9 To others the Spirit has given great faith or the power to heal the sick 10 or the power to work mighty miracles. Some of us are prophets, and some of us recognize when God's Spirit is present. Others can speak different kinds of languages, and still others can tell what these languages mean. 11 But it is the Spirit who does all this and decides which gifts to give to each of us.
One Body with Many Parts
12 The body of Christ has many different parts, just as any other body does. 13 Some of us are Jews, and others are Gentiles. Some of us are slaves, and others are free. But God's Spirit baptized each of us and made us part of the body of Christ. Now we each drink from that same Spirit.
14 Our bodies don't have just one part. They have many parts. 15 Suppose a foot says, “I'm not a hand, and so I'm not part of the body.” Wouldn't the foot still belong to the body? 16 Or suppose an ear says, “I'm not an eye, and so I'm not part of the body.” Wouldn't the ear still belong to the body? 17 If our bodies were only an eye, we couldn't hear a thing. And if they were only an ear, we couldn't smell a thing. 18 But God has put all parts of our body together in the way that he decided is best.
19 A body isn't really a body, unless there is more than one part. 20 It takes many parts to make a single body. 21 That's why the eyes cannot say they don't need the hands. That's also why the head cannot say it doesn't need the feet. 22 In fact, we cannot get along without the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest. 23 We take special care to dress up some parts of our bodies. We are modest about our personal parts, 24 but we don't have to be modest about other parts.
God put our bodies together in such a way that even the parts that seem the least important are valuable. 25 He did this to make all parts of the body work together smoothly, with each part caring about the others. 26 If one part of our body hurts, we hurt all over. If one part of our body is honored, the whole body will be happy.
27 Together you are the body of Christ. Each one of you is part of his body. 28 First, God chose some people to be apostles and prophets and teachers for the church. But he also chose some to work miracles or heal the sick or help others or be leaders or speak different kinds of languages. 29 Not everyone is an apostle. Not everyone is a prophet. Not everyone is a teacher. Not everyone can work miracles. 30 Not everyone can heal the sick. Not everyone can speak different kinds of languages. Not everyone can tell what these languages mean. 31 I want you to desire the best gifts. So I will show you a much better way.
Noora Kuliŋo la soorifeŋolu
1 Baadiŋolu*, m maŋ lafi, ali ye tu lombaliyaa kono Noora Kuliŋo la soorifeŋolu la kuwo to. 2 Ali ye a loŋ ne ko, biriŋ ali mu Alla lombaloolu ti nuŋ, jalaŋ mumunewolu le ye ali filindi ko ì lafita a la ñaameŋ. 3 Wo kamma la, nte lafita ali ye ñiŋ fahaamu ko, moo-wo-moo meŋ ka diyaamu ka bo niŋ Alla la Nooroo la, wo te Yeesu danka la, aduŋ moo te a fo noo la ko, “Yeesu mu Maariyo le ti,” niŋ a maŋ bo niŋ Noora Kuliŋo la.
4 Saayiŋ, soorifeŋ siifaa jamaa le be keriŋ, bari Nooroo mu kiliŋ ne ti. 5 Aduŋ dookuu siifaa jamaa le be keriŋ, bari Maariyo mu kiliŋ ne ti. 6 Aduŋ dookuuñaa siifaa jamaa le be keriŋ, bari ate Alla kiliŋo ka ñiŋ dookuwo taamandi moolu bee kono. 7 Moo-wo-moo ye, Alla ka a la Nooroo la semboo yitandi moolu bee le nafaa kaŋ. 8 Moo doo ye ñaameŋo kumoo le soto ka bo niŋ Nooroo la, doo ye londoo kumoo soto ka bo niŋ wo Noora kiliŋo la. 9 Moo doo ye lanna bambandiŋo soto ka bo niŋ Nooroo la, doo ye kendeyandiroo semboo soto ka bo niŋ wo Noora kiliŋo la. 10 Doo ye soorifeŋo soto ka kaawakuu sembemaalu ke, doo ye soorifeŋo le soto ka Alla la kiilaariyaa kumoolu fo, aduŋ doo la soorifeŋo mu ka nooroolu bo ñoo to. Doo ye soorifeŋo soto ka diyaamu kaŋ koteŋolu la, doo la soorifeŋo mu ka wo fasari. 11 Ñiŋ soorifeŋolu bee mu wo Noora kiliŋo la dookuwo le ti, aduŋ a lafita a la ñaameŋ, a ka a dii moo-wo-moo la wo le ñaama.
Balajaata kiliŋ, bari suufu jamaalu
12 Baloo mu kiliŋ ne ti, bari a ye suufu jamaa le soto. Balasuufoolu siyaata ñaa-wo-ñaa, ì mu bala kiliŋ ne ti. Kiristu* fanaa be wo le ñaama. 13 Ntolu bee batiseeta* niŋ Noora kiliŋo le la ka ke balajaata kiliŋ ti, fo ntolu mu Yahuudoolu le ti baŋ, waraŋ Jirisinkoolu, joŋolu waraŋ foroolu. Noora kiliŋo diita ntolu bee le la ka a miŋ.
14 Baloo maŋ ke suufu kiliŋ ti, bari a mu suufu jamaa le ti. 15 Niŋ siŋo ko, “Baawo nte maŋ ke buloo ti, wo to nte maŋ ke baloo taa ti,” wo te a bondi noo la baloo bala. 16 Aduŋ niŋ tuloo ko, “Baawo nte maŋ ke ñaa ti, wo to nte maŋ ke baloo taa ti,” wo te a bondi noo la baloo bala. 17 Niŋ baloo bee mu ñaa le ti, moyiroo be ke la niŋ muŋ ne la? Niŋ baloo bee mu tuloo le ti, i be feŋo seeroo taa la muŋ ne la? 18 Bari saayiŋ, Alla ye suufoolu meŋ-wo-meŋ ke baloo bala le ko a lafita a la ñaameŋ. 19 Niŋ ì bee mu suufu kiliŋ ne ti, wo to baloo be tara la mintoo le? 20 Ko a be ñaameŋ, suufu jamaa le be jee, bari balajaata kiliŋ ne mu. 21 Ñaa te a fo noo la buloo ye ko, “Nte maŋ suula ite la!” aduŋ kuŋo te a fo noo la siŋolu ye ko, “Nte maŋ suula ali la!”
22 Tooñaa, wo balasuufoolu mennu maŋ bambaŋ, wolu le faŋo la kummaayaa warata baake, aduŋ ì buka jooseyi noo. 23 Suufoolu, m̀ buka mennu la kuwo kummaayandi, ǹ ka wolu le topatoo beteke, aduŋ suufoolu mennu jewo si ke malu kuwo ti, ǹ ka wolu le sutura kendeke. 24 Suufoolu mennu ñiiñaata, wolu maŋ suula wo la. Bari Alla ye baloo kafu ñoo ma teŋ ne, fo a si horoma baa dii suufoolu la, mennu mutata kummaayaabaloo ti. 25 A keta le, fo talaaroo kana soto baloo kono, bari suufoolu si topatoori kiliŋo soto ñoo ye. 26 Niŋ suufu kiliŋo toorata, suufoolu bee niŋ a ka toora ñoo la le. Niŋ suufu kiliŋ horomata, suufoolu bee niŋ a ka seewoo le.
27 Saayiŋ, alitolu mu Kiristu baloo le ti, aduŋ ali meŋ-wo-meŋ mu suufu kiliŋ ne ti a bala. 28 Alla ye kiilaalu* le foloo tomboŋ Yeesu la kafoo kono, fulanjaŋo kiilaariyaa kumafolaalu, sabanjaŋo karandirilaalu, wo koolaa moolu mennu ka kaawakuwolu ke, moolu mennu ka kendeyandiroo ke, maakoyirilaalu, maralilaalu, ì niŋ mennu ka diyaamu kaŋ koteŋolu la. 29 Ì bee mu kiilaalu* le ti baŋ? Ì bee mu kiilaariyaa kumafolaalu le ti baŋ? Ì bee mu karandirilaalu le ti baŋ? Ì bee ka kaawakuwolu le ke baŋ? 30 Fo ì bee ye kendeyandiroo soorifeŋo soto le baŋ? Fo ì bee ka diyaamu kaŋ koteŋolu la le baŋ? Fo ì bee ka wolu fasari le baŋ? 31 Ali si tara hameriŋ soorifeŋ baalu la.
Saayiŋ m be sila betoo yitandi la ali la, meŋ maŋ ñoŋ soto.
