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14 ¹Phishekelani uthando, nifise ngokushisekela izipho zikaMoya, kodwa ikakhulukazi ukuba niprofethe. ²Lowo okhuluma ngolimi akakhulumi kubantu kodwa kuBaba wethu—akekho omqondayo—ukhuluma izimfihlakalo ngoMoya. ³Kodwa lowo oprofethayo ukhuluma kubantu ukuze bakhiwe, bakhuthazwe, baduduzwe. ⁴Lowo okhuluma ngolimi uyazakha yena; lowo oprofethayo wakha ibandla. ⁵Ngithanda ukuba nonke nikhulume ngezilimi, kodwa kunalokho ukuba niprofethe. Lowo oprofethayo mkhulu kunalowo okhuluma ngezilimi, ngaphandle uma echaza, ukuze ibandla lakhiwe.

⁶Manje, bazalwane, uma ngifika kini ngikhuluma ngezilimi, ngizonisiza ngani ngaphandle uma ngikhuluma isambulo, ulwazi, isiprofetho, noma imfundiso? ⁷Nokho izinto ezingenampilo ezikhipha umsindo—kungaba umtshingo noma ihabhu—uma imisindo yazo ingahlukene, uyokwazi kanjani umuntu ukuthi kudlalwani? ⁸Uma-ke icilongo likhala umkhosi ongacacile, ngubani oyozilungiselela impi? ⁹Kunjalo nakini: ngaphandle uma ulimi lwenu lukhuluma izwi elicacile, umuntu uyokwazi kanjani ukuthi kushiwoni? Ngokuba niyobe nikhuluma emoyeni nje. ¹⁰Ngempela kukhona izinhlobo eziningi kangaka zezilimi emhlabeni; kwayona ayikho engenancazelo. ¹¹Ngakho uma ngingayazi incazelo yomsindo, ngiyoba umfokazi kulowo okhulumayo, nalowo okhulumayo abe umfokazi kimi. ¹²Kunjalo nakini: njengoba nishisekela izipho zikaMoya, funani ukuvelela ekuqiniseni ibandla. ¹³Ngalokho, lowo okhuluma ngolimi makakhuleke ukuze alichaze. ¹⁴Uma ngikhuleka ngolimi, umoya wami uyakhuleka kodwa ingqondo yami ayitheli lutho.

¹⁵Pho ngiyokwenzenjani? Ngiyokhuleka ngomoya wami, ngikhuleke nangengqondo yami; ngiyohuba indumiso ngomoya wami, ngihube indumiso nangengqondo yami. ¹⁶Ngaphandle kwalokho, uma ubonga ngomoya, uyothi kanjani ongaphandle ohlezi lapho athi “Amen” ekubongeni kwakho, njengoba engakwazi okushoyo? ¹⁷Ungase ubonge kahle impela, kodwa omunye umuntu akakhiwa. ¹⁸Ngiyambonga uBaba wethu ngokuba ngikhuluma ngezilimi kakhulu kunani nonke. ¹⁹Kodwa ebandleni ngingathanda ukukhuluma amazwi amahlanu ngengqondo yami, ukuze ngifundise nabanye, kunamazwi ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi ngolimi.

²⁰Bazalwane, ningacabangi njengezingane. Yibani zinsana ebubini, kodwa nivuthwe ekucabangeni.

²¹UMthetho uthi: “Ngiyokhuluma kulesi sizwe ngezilimi ezingaziwa nangezindebe zabezizwe, kodwa nalapho ngeke bangilalele,” kusho uBaba wethu.

²²Ngakho izilimi ziwuphawu hhayi kwabakholwayo kodwa kwabangakholwa; isiprofetho siwuphawu hhayi kwabangakholwa kodwa kwabakholwayo. ²³Ngakho uma lonke ibandla lihlangana, bonke bakhulume ngezilimi, kungene abangaphandle noma abangakholwa, abayikuthi senihlanya yini? ²⁴Kodwa uma bonke beprofetha, kungene ongakholwa noma ongaphandle, ukhalinyelwa yibo bonke, ahlolwe yibo bonke, ²⁵izimfihlo zenhliziyo yakhe zembulwe; ngakho uwe ngobuso bakhe akhonze uBaba wethu, ememezela ukuthi uBaba wethu ukhona ngempela phakathi kwenu.

Ukukhonza Ngokuhleleka Okufanele

²⁶Pho kuthiwani, bazalwane? Lapho nibuthana, ngamunye uneculo, imfundiso, isambulo, ulimi, noma incazelo. Konke makwenziwe ngenjongo yokwakha. ²⁷Uma ekhona okhuluma ngolimi, makube babili noma kungedlule kwabathathu, ngamunye ngokulandelana, futhi oyedwa makachaze. ²⁸Uma kungekho umchazi, makathule ebandleni, akhulume kuye yedwa nakuBaba wethu kuphela. ²⁹Abaprofethi ababili noma abathathu mabakhulume, kuthi abanye bakuhlole ngokucophelela lokho okushiwoyo. ³⁰Uma kufika isambulo komunye ohlezi lapho, okhulume kuqala makathule. ³¹Ngokuba nonke ningaprofetha ngamunye ngamunye, ukuze wonke umuntu afunde futhi wonke umuntu akhuthazwe, ³²futhi imimoya yabaprofethi iyazithoba kubaprofethi. ³³Ngokuba uBaba wethu akasiye uNkulunkulu wesiyaluyalu kodwa owokuthula, njengakuwo onke amabandla abangcwele. ³⁴Abesifazane mabathule emabandleni; abavunyelwe ukukhuluma, kodwa mabazithobe, njengoba noMthetho usho. ^a a v34 Eminye imibhalo yesandla ibeka amavesi 34-35 ngemuva kwevesi 40. ³⁵Uma befuna ukufunda utho, mababuze amadoda abo ekhaya; kuyihlazo ukuba owesifazane akhulume ebandleni. ³⁶Noma izwi likaBaba wethu laqala kini? Noma lafika kini kuphela? ³⁷Noma ngubani ozibona engumprofethi noma engowomoya makabone ukuthi lokho engikubhalela kona kuwumyalo weNkosi. ³⁸Kodwa uma ekhona okunganakile lokhu, naye uyonganakwa.

³⁹Ngakho-ke, bazalwane bami, shisekelani ukuprofetha, ningakuvimbeli ukukhuluma ngezilimi. ⁴⁰Kodwa konke makwenziwe ngendlela efanele nangokuhleleka.