1 Korinte
14:1 Landelani uthando, futhi nifisa izipho zomoya, kodwa kunalokho ukuze nibe
profetha.
14:2 Ngoba lowo okhuluma ngezilimi akakhulumi kubantu, kodwa
kuNkulunkulu, ngokuba akakho omaziyo; kodwa emoyeni yena
ukhuluma izimfihlakalo.
14:3 Kodwa oprofethayo ukhuluma kubantu kube ngukwakha, futhi
isikhuthazo, nenduduzo.
14:4 Lowo okhuluma ngezilimi uyazakha yena; kodwa yena lokho
uyaprofetha wakha ibandla.
14:5 Ngingathanda ukuba nonke nikhulume ngezilimi, kodwa kakhulu ukuthi niprofethe.
ngokuba oprofethayo mkhulu kunalowo okhuluma ngezilimi.
ngaphandle kokuthi ehumushe, ukuze ibandla lamukele ukwakhiwa.
14:6 Manje, bazalwane, uma ngiza kini ngikhuluma ngezilimi, ngizothini?
kuyakusiza, ngaphandle kokuthi ngikhulume kuwe noma ngesambulo, noma nge
ngokwazi, noma ngokuprofetha, noma ngesifundiso na?
14:7 Futhi ngisho nezinto ezingenakuphila ezikhalayo, noma umtshingo noma ihabhu, ngaphandle
bahlukanisa imisindo ukuthi kuyokwaziwa kanjani ukuthi yini
ngepayipi noma ngehabhu?
14:8 Ngoba uma icilongo likhipha umsindo ongaqondakali, ngubani oyozilungiselela
impi?
14:9 Ngokunjalo nani, ngaphandle kokuba nikhulume amazwi alula ngolimi
kuzokwaziwa kanjani okukhulunywayo na? ngoba lizakhuluma
emoyeni.
14:10 Kukhona, mhlawumbe, izinhlobo eziningi kangaka zamazwi emhlabeni, futhi akukho nelilodwa
azinancazelo.
14:11 Ngakho uma ngingazi incazelo yezwi, ngizoba kuye
okhuluma owezizwe, nokhulumayo uyakuba ngowezizweni
kimi.
14:12 Kanjalo nani, njengokuba nishisekela iziphiwo zomoya, funani
lingase liphumelele ekwakhiweni kwebandla.
14:13 Ngakho-ke okhuluma ngezilimi makakhulekele ukuba akhulekele
tolika.
14:14 Ngoba uma ngikhuleka ngezilimi, umoya wami uyakhuleka, kodwa owami
ukuqonda akutheli.
14:15 Kuyini-ke? ngiyakukhuleka ngomoya, ngikhuleke kanye noJehova
nokuqonda: Ngizohlabelela ngomoya, futhi ngizocula kanye
nokuqonda futhi.
14:16 Uma kungenjalo, lapho uyobusisa ngomoya, kanjani lowo odlayo
ikamelo labangafundile lithi Amen ekubongeni kwakho, ibona yena
Awukuqondi okushoyo na?
14:17 Ngoba wena ngempela ubonga kahle, kodwa omunye akakhiwa.
14:18 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami, ngoba ngikhuluma ngezilimi kakhulu kunani nonke.
14:19 Nokho ebandleni kungcono ngikhulume amazwi amahlanu ngengqondo yami.
ukuze ngezwi lami ngifundise nabanye, kunamazwi ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi phakathi
ulimi olungaziwa.
14:20 Bazalwane, ningabi abantwana ekuqondeni, kodwa ebubini yibani
abantwana, kodwa ekuqondeni nibe ngamadoda.
14:21 Emthethweni kulotshiwe ukuthi: "Ngabezinye izilimi nangezindebe zomlomo kuyoba."
Ngikhuluma kulababantu; kepha nokho konke lokho abayikungizwa;
usho uJehova.
14:22 Ngakho izilimi ziyisibonakaliso, hhayi kwabakholwayo, kodwa kubo
abangakholwa, kepha ukuprofetha akusikho okwabangakholwayo.
kodwa kwabakholwayo.
14:23 Ngakho uma ibandla lonke libuthene ndawonye, futhi bonke
bakhulume ngezilimi, bese kungena abangafundile, noma
abangakholwayo, abazukusho yini ukuthi niyahlanya na?
14:24 Kodwa uma bonke beprofetha, futhi kungena ongakholwayo, noma oyedwa
ongafundile, ukholwa yibo bonke, wahlulelwa yibo bonke;
14:25 Kanjalo izimfihlo zenhliziyo yakhe zibonakaliswa; kanjalo awe phansi
ebusweni bakhe uyakukhuleka kuNkulunkulu, abike ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukuwe a
iqiniso.
14:26 Kunjani-ke, bazalwane? nxa nibuthana, yilowo nalowo abe negazi
ihubo, linemfundiso, linolimi, linesambulo, linesisho
incazelo. Konke makwenziwe kube ngukwakha.
14:27 Uma umuntu ekhuluma ngezilimi, akube ngababili, noma bangadluli
ngabathathu, futhi kanjalo; omunye atolike.
14:28 Kodwa uma kungekho umhumushi, makathule ebandleni; futhi
kakhulume yedwa, lakuNkulunkulu.
14:29 Abaprofethi mabakhulume ababili noma abathathu, futhi abanye ake bahlulele.
14:30 Uma kukhona okwambulelwa omunye ohlezi lapho, makubambe owokuqala
ukuthula kwakhe.
14:31 Ngokuba ningaprofetha nonke ngabanye ngabanye, ukuze bonke bafunde, futhi bonke bafezeke
iduduzekile.
14:32 Futhi imimoya yabaprofethi ithobela abaprofethi.
14:33 Ngoba uNkulunkulu akayena umsunguli wesiphithiphithi, kodwa owokuthula, njengoba kunjalo kuwo wonke amabandla
labangcwele.
14:34 Abesifazane benu mabathule emabandleni, ngoba akuvunyelwe
kubo ukukhuluma; kodwa bayalwa ukuba balalele, njengoba
usho nomthetho.
14:35 Futhi uma befuna ukufunda utho, mababuze abayeni babo ekhaya.
ngoba kuyihlazo ukuthi abesifazane bakhulume ebandleni.
14:36 Yini? izwi likaNkulunkulu laphuma kini na? noma lafika kinina nodwa na?
14:37 Uma umuntu ecabanga ukuthi ungumprofethi, noma ungowomoya, makenze
vumani ukuthi izinto enginilobela zona ziyimiyalo
yeNkosi.
14:38 Kodwa uma umuntu engazi, makangabi nalwazi.
14:39 Ngakho-ke, bazalwane, zondelelani ukuprofetha, ningakuvimbeli ukukhuluma
izilimi.
14:40 Zonke izinto mazenzeke ngokufaneleyo nangohlelo.