1 W haia te aroha; kia matenui ki nga mea wairua, ko te mea nui rawa ia kia poropiti koutou.

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

2 K i te mea he reo ke te korero a tetahi, ehara tana i te korero ki nga tangata, engari ki te Atua: e kore hoki te tangata e matau; heoi e korero ana ia, ara te wairua, i nga mea ngaro.

For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

3 K o te tangata ia e poropiti ana, e korero ana ia ki nga tangata hei hanga i te pai, hei whakahirihiri, hei whakamarie.

But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

4 K o te tangata e korero ana he reo ke, e hanga ana i te pai mona ake; ko te tangata ia e poropiti ana e hanga ana i te hahi.

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

5 H e pai tonu ki ahau me i korero koutou i nga reo ke, erangi ia kia poropiti koutou: nui atu hoki te poropiti i te tangata korero i nga reo, ki te kore ia e whakamaori, hei hanga mo te whare, ara mo te hahi.

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

6 N a, e oku teina, ki te haere atu ahau ki a koutou me te korero i nga reo ke, ma te aha ka whiwhi ai koutou i te pai i ahau, ki te mea ehara taku korero ki a koutou i te whakakite, i te matauranga, i te mahi poropiti, i te whakaako ranei?

Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?

7 N a ahakoa nga mea kahore he ora, he reo tona, he putorino ranei, he hapa ranei, ki te kore e puta ke te tangi, me pehea e mohiotia ai te rangi o te putorino, o te hapa ranei?

And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?

8 K i te kahore hoki e marama te tangi o te tetere, ko wai e takatu ki te whawhai?

For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

9 W aihoki ko koutou, ki te kahore o koutou arero e korero i te kupu marama, me pehea ka mohiotia ai te mea i korerotia? e korero hoki koutou ki te hau.

So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air.

10 T ena pea kei te ao aua reo maha, heoi kahore he reo tikangakore.

There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.

11 N a, ki te kore e kitea e ahau te tikanga o te reo, ka meinga ahau e te tangata e korero ana he tautangata; hei tautangata ano ki ahau taua tangata e korero ana.

Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.

12 M e koutou ano, ka matenui na koutou ki nga mea wairua, me whai kia hira to koutou pai hei hanga i te whare, ara i te hahi.

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

13 N a, ko te tangata e korero ana i te reo ke, me inoi kia taea e ia te whakamaori.

Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

14 K i te mea hoki he reo he toku ina inoi, ko toku wairua te inoi ana; ko toku mahara ia kahore he hua.

For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth but my understanding is unfruitful.

15 M e pehea ra? Ka inoi ahau i runga i te wairua, a ka inoi ano i runga i te mahara; ka waiata ahau i runga i te wairua, ka waiata ano i runga i te mahara.

What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

16 P enei, mehemea ki te whakapai koe i runga i te wairua, me pehea te tangata e noho ana i te wahi o te kuware ka mea ai, Amine, ki tau whakawhetai? e kore hoki ia e mohio ki tau e korero ai.

Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

17 H e pono ka pai tau whakawhetai, otiia e kore e hanga te pai o tera.

For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is not edified.

18 E whakawhetai ana ahau ki te Atua, moku i korero i nga reo maha atu i o koutou katoa:

I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

19 O tiia i roto i te hahi, pai ke atu ki ahau te korero i nga kupu e rima i runga i te mahara, hei ako mo era atu, i te korero i nga kupu tekau mano i te reo ke.

yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

20 E oku teina, aua o koutou mahara e whakatupu tamariki; ko te mauahara ia, tena hei kohungahunga koutou, engari ko nga mahara kia kaumatua.

Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

21 K a oti te tuhituhi i roto i te ture, He tangata reo ke, he ngutu ke hei kaikorero maku ki tenei iwi; heoi e kore tonu ratou e rongo ki ahau, e ai ta te Ariki.

In the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

22 N o reira hei tohu nga reo ke, ehara ki te hunga whakapono, engari ki te hunga kahore e whakapono: ko te mahi poropiti ia he tohu, ehara ki te hunga kahore e whakapono, engari ki te hunga e whakapono ana.

Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

23 N a, kite huihui te hahi katoa ki te wahi kotahi, a ka korero te katoa i nga reo, a ka tomo mai te hunga kuware, te hunga whakaponokore, e kore ranei ratou e mea he porangi koutou?

If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

24 T ena ka poropiti katoa, a ka tapoko mai tetahi tangata whakaponokore, kuware ranei, ka mau tona he i te katoa, ka whakawakia e te katoa;

But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:

25 K a whakakitea nga mea ngaro o tona ngakau; na ka takoto tapapa ia, ka koropiko ki te Atua, me tana ki ake ano, he pono kei roto i a koutou te Atua.

and thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

26 N a, e pehea ana tena, e oku teina? Ka huihui koutou, he waiata ta tetahi o koutou, he whakaako ta tetahi, he reo ta tetahi, he whakakitenga ta tetahi, he whakamaoritanga ta tetahi. Meinga nga mea katoa hei hanga mo te whare.

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.

27 K i te korero tetahi i te reo ke, kia tokorua, kei neke ake i te tokotoru ki te korero, me takikotahi; kia kotahi hoki hei whakamaori:

If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

28 K i te kahore ia he kaiwhakamaori, kaua ia e korero i roto i te hahi; engari me korero ki a ia ano, ki te Atua hoki.

But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

29 K ia tokorua, kia tokotoru nga poropiti hei korero, ma etahi e hurihuri atu.

Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the other judge.

30 K i te whakakitea mai ia he mea ki tetahi e noho noa ana, me noho puku to mua.

If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace.

31 E ahei hoki koutou katoa te poropiti takitahi, kia ako ai te katoa, kia whakamarietia ai te katoa;

For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted.

32 E ngohengohe ana hoki ki nga poropiti nga wairua o nga poropiti.

And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.

33 E hara hoki te Atua i te Atua o te whakararuraru, engari no te rangimarie; e pera ana hoki i roto i nga hahi katoa o te hunga tapu.

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

34 K aua nga wahine e korero i roto i nga hahi: e kore hoki ratou e tukua kia korero; engari me whakarongo marie, ko ta te ture hoki tena e mea nei.

Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

35 K i te hiahia hoki ratou ki te ako i tetahi mea, me ui ki a ratou tahu i roto i te whare: he mea whakama hoki kia korero te wahine i roto i te hahi.

And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

36 H e aha? i puta mai koia te kupu a te Atua i a koutou? i tae atu ranei ki a koutou anake?

What? came the word of God out from you? or came it unto you only?

37 K i te mea tetahi he poropiti ia, he tangata ranei i te Wairua, mana e whakaae ki aku e tuhituhi atu nei ki a koutou, he ture ena na te Ariki.

If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

38 O tira ki te kuware tetahi, waiho atu kia kuware ana.

But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

39 N a, e oku teina, matenuitia te mahi poropiti, kaua hoki e riria te korero i nga reo ke.

Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid not to speak with tongues.

40 O tira kia atanga te mahi i nga mea katoa, kia totika.

Let all things be done decently and in order.