Honhom Kronkron No Akyɛde
1Me nuanom, mempɛ sɛ morenhu nsɛm a ɛfa Honhom Kronkron akyɛde no ho no. 2Munim sɛ bere a na moyɛ abosonsomfo no, moyeraa kwan kɔɔ ahoni a awuwu no nkyɛn. 3Nea ɛsɛ sɛ mote ase ne sɛ, obiara a ɔwɔ Onyankopɔn Honhom akwankyerɛ no ka se “Yesu yɛ Awurade,” na ɔnnome Yesu.
4Akyɛde no gu ahorow nanso Honhom koro no ara na ɛkyekyɛ. 5Akwan ahorow bebree wɔ hɔ a wɔfa so som nanso Awurade koro no ara na wɔsom no. 6Tumi ahorow bebree wɔ hɔ a wɔnam so som, nanso Onyankopɔn koro no ara na ɔma obiara tumi ma ɔde som.
7Honhom Kronkron no nam yɛn mmaako mmaako so da ne ho adi wɔ akwan bi so ma ɛboa yɛn nyinaa. 8Honhom Kronkron no ma obi nyansa na Honhom Kronkron no ara nso ama obi osuahu. 9Saa Honhom Kronkron no ara ma obi gyidi na ɔma obi nso tumi a ɔde sa nyarewa. 10Honhom Kronkron no ma obi tumi ma ɔyɛ anwonwade; obi nso, ɔma no tumi ma ɔka Onyankopɔn asɛm; na ɔfoforo nso ɔma no tumi ma ɔkyerɛ nsonoe a ɛda akyɛde a efi Honhom Kronkron no ne nea emfi Honhom Kronkron no mu. Honhom Kronkron no ma obi tumi ma ɔka kasa foforo na ɔma ɔfoforo nso tumi ma ɔkyerɛ kasa foforo no ase. 11Ɛyɛ Honhom Kronkron koro no ara na ɔyɛ eyinom nyinaa; akyɛde ahorow a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔde ma obiara no, ɔde ma no.
Nipadua Koro
12Kristo te sɛ onipadua baako a ɛwɔ akwaa bebree; ɛwɔ mu sɛ ɛwɔ akwaa bebree de, nanso ɛyɛ nipadua koro no ara. 13Wɔnam saa ɔkwan koro no ara so abɔ yɛn Yudafo ne amanamanmufo ne nkoa ne yɛn a yɛde yɛn ho no asu. Wɔnam Honhom Kronkron koro no so abɔ yɛn asu ahyɛ saa onipa koro no ara mu. Na wɔde saa Honhom Kronkron no ama yɛn nyinaa se yɛnnom. 14Onipadua no ankasa nyɛ akwaa baako; ɛyɛ akwaa bebree.
15Sɛ nan ka se, “Esiane sɛ menyɛ nsa nti, menka nipadua no ho” a, ɛnyɛ ɛno na ɛremma no nyɛ nipadua no fa bi. 16Na sɛ aso ka se, “Esiane sɛ menyɛ aniwa nti, menka nipadua no ho” a, ɛnyɛ ɛno na ɛremma no nyɛ nipadua no fa bi. 17Na sɛ nipadua no nyinaa yɛ aniwa a, anka ɛbɛyɛ dɛn ate asɛm? Na sɛ ɛyɛ aso a anka ɛbɛyɛ dɛn ahua ade? 18Sɛnea Onyankopɔn pɛ no no na ɔde akwaa biara sii. 19Sɛ nipadua no nyinaa yɛ akwaa koro a, anka nipadua no bɛyɛ dɛn? 20Sɛnea ɛte no, akwaa gu ahorow, nanso nipadua no yɛ baako pɛ.
21Eyi nti, aniwa ntumi nka nkyerɛ nsa se, “Wo ho nhia me!” Saa ara na eti rentumi nka nkyerɛ nan se, “Wo ho nhia me!” 22Saa ara na yɛrentumi nyɛ biribiara a akwaa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no nka ho mma ɛnyɛ yiye. 23Akwaa a yesusuw sɛ enni mu pii no mmom na yɛhwɛ no yiye, na nea ɛnyɛ fɛ wɔ nipadua ho no nso yɛhwɛ no yiye pa ara. 24Na akwaa a edi mu no, saa ɔhwɛ no ho nhia no. Onyankopɔn ankasa nam ɔkwan bi so akeka nipadua no asisi anim de ahyɛ akwaa a wommu no no anuonyam. 25Enti nkyekyɛmu biara nni nipadua no mu. Akwaa no nyinaa keka wɔn ho wɔn ho bɔ mu. 26Sɛ akwaa baako ho ka a, akwaa a aka no nyinaa ho ka bi. Na sɛ wɔkamfo akwaa no bi a, anigye ka akwaa a aka no nyinaa.
27Enti mo nyinaa moyɛ Kristo nipadua. Na mo mu biara yɛ nʼakwaa. 28Onyankopɔn ahyehyɛ biribiara pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ asafo no mu: Nea edi kan, asomafo; nea ɛto so abien, adiyifo; nea ɛto so abiɛsa, akyerɛkyerɛfo; afei wɔn a wɔyɛ anwonwade na wɔn a wɔama wɔn tumi de sa yare anaa wɔboa afoforo anaa wɔkyerɛ wɔn kwan anaa wɔka kasa foforo. 29Wɔn nyinaa nyɛ asomafo anaa adiyifo anaa akyerɛkyerɛfo. Ɛnyɛ wɔn nyinaa na wɔwɔ tumi a wɔde yɛ anwonwade 30anaa wɔsa nyarewa, anaa wɔka kasa foforo anaa wɔkyerɛ nea wɔka no ase. 31Monhwehwɛ akyɛde a ɛbɛboa mo yiye akyi kwan.
Ɔdɔ
Mɛkyerɛ mo ɔkwan foforo a eye pa ara.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
1Brothers and sisters, I want you to know about the gifts of the Holy Spirit. 2You know that at one time you were unbelievers. You were somehow drawn away to worship statues of gods that couldn’t even speak. 3So I want you to know that no one who is speaking with the help of God’s Spirit says, “May Jesus be cursed.” And without the help of the Holy Spirit no one can say, “Jesus is Lord.”
4There are different kinds of gifts. But they are all given to believers by the same Spirit. 5There are different ways to serve. But they all come from the same Lord. 6There are different ways the Spirit works. But the same God is working in all these ways and in all people.
7The Holy Spirit is given to each of us in a special way. That is for the good of all. 8To some people the Spirit gives a message of wisdom. To others the same Spirit gives a message of knowledge. 9To others the same Spirit gives faith. To others that one Spirit gives gifts of healing. 10To others he gives the power to do miracles. To others he gives the ability to prophesy. To others he gives the ability to tell the spirits apart. To others he gives the ability to speak in different kinds of languages they had not known before. And to still others he gives the ability to explain what was said in those languages. 11All the gifts are produced by one and the same Spirit. He gives gifts to each person, just as he decides.
One Body but Many Parts
12There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body. It is the same with Christ. 13We were all baptized by one Holy Spirit. And so we are formed into one body. It didn’t matter whether we were Jews or Gentiles, slaves or free people. We were all given the same Spirit to drink. 14So the body is not made up of just one part. It has many parts.
15Suppose the foot says, “I am not a hand. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body. 16And suppose the ear says, “I am not an eye. So I don’t belong to the body.” By saying this, it cannot stop being part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, how could it hear? If the whole body were an ear, how could it smell? 18God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be. 19If all the parts were the same, how could there be a body? 20As it is, there are many parts. But there is only one body.
21The eye can’t say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!” 22In fact, it is just the opposite. The parts of the body that seem to be weaker are the ones we can’t do without. 23The parts that we think are less important we treat with special honor. The private parts aren’t shown. But they are treated with special care. 24The parts that can be shown don’t need special care. But God has put together all the parts of the body. And he has given more honor to the parts that didn’t have any. 25In that way, the parts of the body will not take sides. All of them will take care of one another. 26If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part shares in its joy.
27You are the body of Christ. Each one of you is a part of it. 28First, God has placed apostles in the church. Second, he has placed prophets in the church. Third, he has placed teachers in the church. Then he has given to the church miracles and gifts of healing. He also has given the gift of helping others and the gift of guiding the church. God also has given the gift of speaking in different kinds of languages. 29Is everyone an apostle? Is everyone a prophet? Is everyone a teacher? Do all work miracles? 30Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in languages they had not known before? Do all explain what is said in those languages? 31But above all, you should want the more important gifts.
Love Is Necessary
But now I will show you the best way of all.
