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.