Isipho sokuprofetha sidlula esokukhuluma ngendimi

14Landelani uthandoa; lifiseb kakhulu izipho zomoyac, kodwa ikakhulu ukuthi liprofethed. 2 Ngoba okhuluma ngendimie kakhulumi ebantwini, kodwa kuNkulunkulu; ngoba kakho ozwayof, kanti ukhuluma izimfihlo ngomoya. 3 Kodwa oprofethayog ukhuluma ebantwini ukwakhah lenkuthazoi lenduduzo. 4 Okhuluma ngendimi uyazakha yena, kodwa oprofethayoj wakha ibandlak. 5 Njalo ngiyathanda ukuthi lonke likhulume ngendimil, kodwam kakhulu ukuthi liprofethen; ngoba oprofethayo mkhulu kulokhuluma ngendimi, ngaphandle kokuthi atolikeo, ukuze ibandla lemukele ukwakhiwa.

6 Khathesi-ke, bazalwane, uba ngifika kini ngikhuluma ngendimi, ngizalisiza ngani, nxa ngingakhulumi kini kumbe ekwembulelwenip, loba ekwaziniq, loba kusiprofethor, kumbe emfundiswenis? 7 Ngokunjalo izinto ezingelampilo ezikhalayo, loba umhlanga, loba ichacho, uba zinganiki umehluko ngokukhalat, kuzakwaziwa njani okuvuthelwayo ngomhlanga kumbe okutshaywayo ngomqangala? 8 Ngoba-ke nxa uphondo lunikau ukukhala okungaqondakaliyo, ngubani ozazilungisela impiv? 9 Kunjalo lani, uba linganiki inkulumo ecacileyo ngolimi, kuzakwaziwa njani okukhulunywayo? Ngoba lizakuba likhuluma emoyeniw. 10 Kukhona, nxa kungenzakalax, imihlobo eminengi kangaka yemisindoyz emhlabeni kodwa kawukho ongatsho lutho; 11 ngakho uba ngingawazi umqondo welizwi, ngizakuba ngowezizwenia kulowo okhulumayo, lalowo okhulumayo uzakuba ngowezizweni kimi. 12 Kunjalo lani, lokhu litshisekela izipho zomoya, dingani ukuthi livame ekwakhiwenib kwebandla.

13 Ngakho-ke okhulumayo ngendimic kakhuleke ukuthi atoliked. 14 Ngoba uba ngikhuleka ngendimi, umoya wami uyakhuleka, kodwa ingqondo yami kayilasithelo. 15 Ngakho kuyini? Ngizakhuleka ngomoya, njalo ngizakhuleka langengqondo; ngizahlabelela indumisoe ngomoya, njalo ngizahlabelela indumiso langengqondof. 16 Uba kungenjalo, nxa ubonga ngomoyag, lowo ogcwalisa indawo yongafundangah uzamutsho njani uAmenii ekubongeni kwakhoj, lokhu engakwazi okutshoyo? 17 Ngoba isibili wena ubonga kuhlek, kodwa omunye kakhiwa. 18 Ngiyambonga uNkulunkulu wami ukuthi ngikhuluma ngendimil kakhulu kulani lonke; 19 kodwa ebandleni ngithanda ukukhuluma amazwi amahlanu ngengqondo yami, ukuze ngifundise labanyem, kulamazwi ayizinkulungwane ezilitshumi ngendimi.

20 Bazalwane, lingabi ngabantwana engqondwenin; kodwa ebubini banini zinganeo, lekunakaneni libe ngabakhulileyo. 21 Emlaywenip kulotshiwe ukuthi: Ngezinye indimiq langezinye indebe ngizakhuluma lalesisizwe, langokunjalo labo kabayikungizwa, itsho iNkosi. 22 Ngakho indimi zingezesibonakaliso, kungeyisikho kwabakholwayo, kodwa kwabangakholwayo; kanti isiprofethor, kungayisiso sabangakholwayo, kodwa sabakholwayo. 23 Ngakho uba ibandla lonke libuthene ndawonye, labo bonke bakhulume ngendimi, besekungena abangafundangas loba abangakholwayo, kabazukuthi liyahlanya yinit? 24 Kodwa uba bonke beprofethau, njalo kungene othile ongakholwayo loba ongafundangav, uyakhuzwaw yibo bonke, ahlolwe yibo bonke, 25 langokunjalo izinto ezifihliweyo zenhliziyo yakhe ziyadalulwa; ngokunjalo uzakuwa ngobusox akhonze uNkulunkuluy, ebika ukuthi uNkulunkulu ngoqotho uphakathi kwenuz.

Indlela yokukhonza kwebandla

26 Ngakho kuyini, bazalwane? Loba nini libuthana, ngulowo lalowo wenu elesihlabeleloa, elemfundisob, elolimic, elesambulelod, elokutolikae. Konke kakwenzelwe ekwakhenif. 27 Uba umuntu ekhuluma ngendimig, kakube ngababili, kumbe bangadluli kwabathathu, njalo badedelane, lomunye katolike; 28 kodwa uba kungekho umtoliki, kumele athule ebandleni; akhulume kuye ngokwakhe lakuNkulunkulu. 29 Abaprofethi-keh ababili loba abathathu kabakhulume, labanye kabahlolisisei. 30 Kodwa uba kusembulwa komunye ohleziyo, kathule owokuqalaj. 31 Ngoba lonke lingaprofethak munye ngamunye, ukuze bonke bafunde, njalo bonke bakhuthazwel; 32 lemimoya yabaprofethim iyathotshiselwa abaprofethi. 33 Ngoba uNkulunkulu kayisuye owesiphithiphithi, kodwa ngowokuthula, njengemabandlenin wonke abangcwele. 34 Abesifazanao benu kabathule emabandleni; ngoba kabavunyelwap ukukhuluma, kodwa ukuzithobaq, njengoba lawo umlayor usitsho. 35 Uba-ke bethanda ukufunda ulutho, kababuze kubomkabo ekhaya; ngoba kulihlazo kowesifazana ukukhuluma ebandleni. 36 Kumbe ilizwi likaNkulunkulu laphuma kini? Kumbe lafika kini lodwa yini?

37 Uba umuntu ecabangas ukuthi ungumprofethi loba ungowomoya, umele ukwemukelat izinto engilibhalela zona, ukuthi ziyimilayo yeNkosi; 38 uba umuntu engazi, kumele engazi. 39 Ngakho, bazalwane, tshisekelaniu ukuprofethav, njalo lingakuvimbeli ukukhuluma ngendimiw; 40 konkex kakwenziwe ngemfanelo langokulandelanay.