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Ebirabo bya Mwoyo Mutukuvu

12 (A)Abooluganda, ssaagala mmwe obutategeera ebikwata ku birabo ebya Mwoyo. (B)Mumanyi nti bwe mwali Abaamawanga mwabuzibwabuzibwanga ne mutwalibwa eri ebifaananyi ebitayogera. (C)Noolwekyo njagala mutegeere nti tewali muntu aba ne Mwoyo wa Katonda n’ayogera nti, “Yesu akolimirwe.” Era tewali n’omu asobola okwogera nti, “Yesu ye Mukama waffe,” wabula ku bwa Mwoyo Mutukuvu.

(D)Waliwo ebirabo bya ngeri nnyingi, naye Mwoyo abigaba y’omu. Waliwo engeri nnyingi ez’okuweererezaamu, naye Mukama aweerezebwa y’omu. (E)Waliwo okukola kwa ngeri nnyingi kyokka Katonda asobozesa bonna mu byonna bye bakola y’omu.

(F)Mwoyo Mutukuvu yeeragira mu buli omu olw’okugasa bonna. (G)Omu Omwoyo amuwa okwogera ekigambo eky’amagezi, omulala Omwoyo oyo omu n’amuwa okuyiga n’ategeera. (H)Omulala Omwoyo y’omu n’amuwa okukkiriza, n’omulala n’amuwa obuyinza okuwonyanga abalwadde. 10 (I)Omu, Omwoyo amuwa okukolanga ebyamagero, n’omulala n’amuwa okwogera eby’obunnabbi, ate omulala n’amuwa okwawulanga emyoyo emirungi n’emibi. Omulala amuwa okwogera ennimi ezitali zimu, n’omulala n’amuwa okuzivvuunula. 11 (J)Naye Omwoyo akola ebyo byonna y’omu, y’agabira buli muntu ng’Omwoyo oyo bw’ayagala.

Omubiri guli gumu naye ebitundu byagwo bingi

12 (K)Kuba omubiri nga bwe guli ogumu, ne guba n’ebitundu bingi, ate ebitundu byonna ne byegatta ne biba omubiri gumu, kale, ne Kristo bw’ali bw’atyo. 13 (L)Bwe tutyo ffenna twabatizibwa mu Mwoyo omu, ne tufuuka omubiri gumu, oba Bayudaaya, oba baamawanga, oba baddu, oba ba ddembe, era ne tunywa ku Mwoyo oyo omu.

14 Kubanga omubiri tegulina kitundu kimu, naye gulina ebitundu bingi. 15 Singa ekigere kigamba nti, “Nze siri mukono, noolwekyo siri kitundu kya mubiri,” ekyo tekikifuula butaba kitundu kya mubiri. 16 Era singa okutu kugamba nti, “Siri liiso, noolwekyo siri kitundu kya mubiri,” ekyo kikiggyako okubeera ekitundu ky’omubiri? 17 Kale singa omubiri gwonna gwali liiso, olwo okuwulira kwandibadde wa? Era singa omubiri gwonna gwali kutu, olwo okuwunyiriza kwandibadde wa? 18 (M)Naye kaakano Katonda yakola ebitundu bingi eby’enjawulo n’alyoka abifuula omubiri gwaffe nga bwe yayagala. 19 Singa byonna byali ekitundu kimu olwo omubiri gwandibadde wa? 20 (N)Naye kaakano ebitundu bingi naye ng’omubiri guli gumu.

21 Eriiso terisobola kugamba mukono nti, “Ggwe sikwetaaga,” oba n’omutwe teguyinza kugamba bigere nti, “Mmwe sibeetaaga.” 22 Era ebitundu ebyo eby’omubiri ebirabika ng’ebisinga obunafu bye byetaagibwa ennyo. 23 Era n’ebitundu ebyo eby’omubiri bye tulowooza obutaba bya kitiibwa bye bisinga okwambazibwa, n’ebitundu ebitukwasa ensonyi bye tusinga okulabirira, 24 so ng’ebitundu byaffe ebisinga okwolekebwa mu bantu tebikyetaaga. Bw’atyo Katonda bwe yakola omubiri, ebitundu ebyandibadde biragajjalirwa n’abyongera ekitiibwa, 25 olwo omubiri ne guteeyawulamu naye ebitundu byonna, ne biyambagana byokka ne byokka. 26 Ekitundu ekimu bwe kirumwa, ebitundu ebirala byonna birumirwa. Era ekitundu ekimu bwe kigulumizibwa, ebitundu byonna bijaguliza wamu nakyo.

27 (O)Kale mwenna awamu muli mubiri gwa Kristo, era buli omu ku mmwe kitundu kyagwo. 28 (P)Era abamu Katonda yabateekawo mu kkanisa: abasooka be batume, abookubiri be bannabbi, n’abookusatu be bayigiriza, ne kuddako abakola eby’amagero, ne kuddako abalina ebirabo eby’okuwonya endwadde, n’okuyamba abali mu kwetaaga, abakulembeze, era n’aboogezi b’ennimi. 29 Bonna batume? Bonna bannabbi? Bonna bayigiriza? Bonna bakola ebyamagero? 30 (Q)Bonna balina ekirabo ky’okuwonya endwadde? Bonna boogera mu nnimi? Bonna bavvuunula ennimi? 31 (R)Kale mwegombenga ebirabo ebisinga obukulu, naye ka mbalage ekkubo eddungi erisinga gonna.

Concerning Spiritual Gifts

12 Now about the gifts of the Spirit,(A) brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed.(B) You know that when you were pagans,(C) somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.(D) Therefore I want you to know that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,”(E) and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,”(F) except by the Holy Spirit.(G)

There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit(H) distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone(I) it is the same God(J) at work.

Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.(K) To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom,(L) to another a message of knowledge(M) by means of the same Spirit, to another faith(N) by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing(O) by that one Spirit, 10 to another miraculous powers,(P) to another prophecy,(Q) to another distinguishing between spirits,(R) to another speaking in different kinds of tongues,[a](S) and to still another the interpretation of tongues.[b] 11 All these are the work of one and the same Spirit,(T) and he distributes them to each one, just as he determines.

Unity and Diversity in the Body

12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body,(U) so it is with Christ.(V) 13 For we were all baptized(W) by[c] one Spirit(X) so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free(Y)—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink.(Z) 14 Even so the body is not made up of one part but of many.(AA)

15 Now if the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body,” it would not for that reason stop being part of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18 But in fact God has placed(AB) the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.(AC) 19 If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.(AD)

21 The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22 On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, 23 and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, 24 while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the parts that lacked it, 25 so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. 26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

27 Now you are the body of Christ,(AE) and each one of you is a part of it.(AF) 28 And God has placed in the church(AG) first of all apostles,(AH) second prophets,(AI) third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing,(AJ) of helping, of guidance,(AK) and of different kinds of tongues.(AL) 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues[d]?(AM) Do all interpret? 31 Now eagerly desire(AN) the greater gifts.

Love Is Indispensable

And yet I will show you the most excellent way.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
  2. 1 Corinthians 12:10 Or languages; also in verse 28
  3. 1 Corinthians 12:13 Or with; or in
  4. 1 Corinthians 12:30 Or other languages