1 Coríntios 12

Ngā Koha a te Wairua Tapu

1 Nā, mō ngā mea wairua, e ōku tēina, kāhore ahau e pai kia kūware koutou. 2 E mātau ana koutou, i a koutou e tauiwi ana, he mea kāhaki koutou ki ngā whakapakoko reokore, me koutou i kāhakina rā. 3 Koia ahau ka whakakite nei ki a koutou, e kore tētahi tangata, nā te Wairua nei o te Atua āna kōrero, e kī, "He mea kanga a Īhu!" E kore anō e taea e tētahi te mea, "Ko Īhu te Ariki" ki te kāhore te Wairua Tapu.

4 Nā, he maha ngā wehewehenga o ngā mea e hōmai ana, kotahi anō ia Wairua, 5 ā, he maha ngā wehewehenga o ngā minitatanga, kotahi anō ia Ariki. 6 He maha anō hoki ngā tū āhua o ngā mahi; kotahi anō ia Atua hei mahi i ngā mea katoa i roto i te katoa.

7 Otirā, e hōmai ana ki tēnā, ki tēnā, te whakakitenga a te Wairua hei pai. 8 E hōmai ana hoki ki tētahi e te Wairua te kupu whakaaro; ki tētahi atu ko te kupu mātau, he mea nā taua Wairua anō; 9 ki tētahi atu ko te whakapono, nā taua Wairua rā anō; ki tētahi atu ko ngā mana whakaora, nā taua Wairua anō; 10 ki tētahi atu ko ngā mahi merekara; ki tētahi atu ko te mahi poropiti; ki tētahi atu ko te mātauranga ki ngā wairua; ki tētahi atu ko ngā reo huhua; ki tētahi atu ko te whakamāoritanga i ngā reo. 11 Nā, ko ēnei mea katoa, he mea mahi nā taua Wairua kotahi rā anō, ko ia hei tuwha i tāna e pai ai ki tētahi, ki tētahi.

Kotahi te Tinana, he Tini ōna Wāhi

12 Pērā hoki i te tinana e kotahi ana, he tini anō ōna wāhi, ā, ko ngā wāhi katoa o taua tinana kotahi, ahakoa tini, kotahi anō tinana; he pērā hoki a te Karaiti. 13 Kotahi nei hoki te Wairua i iriiria ai tātou katoa ki roto ki te tinana kotahi, ahakoa ngā Hūrai, ahakoa ngā Kariki, ahakoa herehere, ahakoa rangatira; kotahi tonu te Wairua i whakainumia mai ai tātou katoa.

14 Ehara hoki te tinana i te wāhi kotahi, engari he tini. 15 Ki te mea te waewae, "He teka nō te tinana ahau, ehara hoki ahau i te ringa"; ehara mā tēnā e kāhore ai ia hei wāhi mō te tinana? 16 Ki te mea te taringa, "He teka nō te tinana ahau, ehara hoki ahau i te kanohi"; ehara mā tēnā e kāhore ai ia hei wāhi mō te tinana? 17 Mehemea hoki he kanohi te tinana katoa, kei hea te wāhi hei whakarongo? Mehemea he whakarongo tā te katoa, kei hea te wāhi hei hongi? 18 Ko tēnei, kua oti i te Atua te whakanoho tēnei wāhi, tēnei wāhi, ki roto ki te tinana, āna hoki i pai ai. 19 Mehemea hoki kotahi anō wāhi rātou katoa, kei hea te tinana? 20 Ko tēnei, he tini ngā wāhi, kotahi anō te tinana.

21 E kore hoki te kanohi e āhei te mea ki te ringa, "Kāhore āku mahi māu"; te māhunga rānei ki ngā waewae, "Kāhore āku mahi mā kōrua." 22 Engari, ko ngā wāhi o te tinana e kīia ana he ngoikore, nui rawa te mahi, mā ērā; 23 ko ngā wāhi hoki o te tinana e kīia ana e tātou he iti te hōnore, nui atu te hōnore e whakataua iho ana e tātou ki ērā; nui atu hoki te ātaahua ki ō tātou wāhi marutuna; 24 ko ō tātou wāhi ātaahua ia kāhore he aha e meatia ai; heoi he mea huihui mārire nā te Atua ngā wāhi o te tinana, he mea whakarite mārie, nui atu hoki te hōnore i hoatu e ia ki te wāhi i hapa; 25 kia kore ai he wehewehenga o te tinana; engari kia kotahi tonu te whakaaro o ngā wāhi mō tētahi, mō tētahi. 26 Ā, ki te mamae tētahi wāhi, mamae tahi ana ngā wāhi katoa; ki te whakahōnoretia tētahi wāhi, hari tahi ana ngā wāhi katoa.

27 Nā, ko koutou te tinana o te Karaiti, he wāhi anō nōna tēnei, tēnei. 28 Ā, kua whakanohoia e te Atua ētahi i roto i te hāhi, ko ngā āpōtoro ki mua, tuarua ko ngā poropiti, tuatoru ko ngā kaiwhakaako, muri iho ko ngā merekara, me i reira ko ngā mana whakaora, ko ngā hoa mahi, ko ngā kaiwhakahaere tikanga, ko ngā reo huhua.

29 He āpōtoro oti katoa? He poropiti oti katoa? He kaiwhakaako katoa? He kaimahi katoa i te merekara? 30 Kei te katoa oti ngā mana whakaora? E kōrero katoa ana oti i ngā reo? He kaiwhakamāori anake rānei? 31 Nā, whāia ngā mea hōmai papai rawa.

Tēnei ia te ara tino pai rawa, māku e whakaatu ki a koutou.

1 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. 2 Ye know that when ye were Gentiles ye were led away unto those dumb idols, howsoever ye might be led. 3 Wherefore I make known unto you, that no man speaking in the Spirit of God saith, Jesus is anathema; and no man can say, Jesus is Lord, but in the Holy Spirit.

4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of workings, but the same God, who worketh all things in all. 7 But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit to profit withal. 8 For to one is given through the Spirit the word of wisdom; and to another the word of knowledge, according to the same Spirit: 9 to another faith, in the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healings, in the one Spirit; 10 and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits: to another divers kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues: 11 but all these worketh the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each one severally even as he will.

12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ. 13 For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. 16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. 17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 18 But now hath God set the members each one of them in the body, even as it pleased him. 19 And if they were all one member, where were the body? 20 But now they are many members, but one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 22 Nay, much rather, those members of the body which seem to be more feeble are necessary: 23 and those parts of the body, which we think to be less honorable, upon these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness; 24 whereas our comely parts have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked; 25 that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 26 And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. 27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof. 28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? 30 have all gifts of healings? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret? 31 But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you.