Korintotɔwo 1 13
1 Ne metsɔ amewo kple mawudɔlawo ƒe gbegbɔgblɔ ƒo nui, evɔ lɔlɔ̃ mele asinye o la, ɖeko mele abe gakogoe alo ayawagba ƒe ɖiɖi ene.
if the/this/who tongue the/this/who a human to speak and the/this/who angel love then not to have/be to be copper/bronze/coin to resound or cymbal to wail
2 Ne nyagblɔɖi ƒe nunana le asinye, eye nunya katã hã le asinye be mate ŋu ase nu ɣaɣlawo gɔme, eye ne xɔse le asinye be maɖe gbe na towo be woaho, evɔ lɔlɔ̃ mele asinye o la, nyemenyo na naneke o.
and if to have/be prophecy and to know the/this/who mystery all and all the/this/who knowledge and if to have/be all the/this/who faith so mountain to move love then not to have/be none to be
3 Nenye ɖe matsɔ nu sia nu si le asinye la ana ame dahewo, eye matsɔ nye ŋutilã ana be woatɔ dzoe, gake nyemelɔ̃a amewo o la, viɖe aɖeke kura manɔ nu sia ŋu o.
and if to feed/dole out all the/this/who be already me and if to deliver the/this/who body me in order that/to (to boast *N(K)(o)*) love then not to have/be none to help
4 Lɔlɔ̃ gbɔa dzi ɖi blewuu, eye wònyoa dɔme. Lɔlɔ̃ mebiã ŋu hã o; meƒoa adegbe o, eye medana o.
the/this/who love to have patience be kind the/this/who love no be eager the/this/who love no to boast no to inflate
5 Lɔlɔ̃ medoa eɖokui ɖe dzi o, media eɖokui tɔ o, eye mefiaa amemabumabu hã o. Lɔlɔ̃ mebiaa dzi o, meléa ehavi ɖe dɔ me o, eye medea dzesi nu vɔ̃ siwo amewo wɔ ɖe eŋu ɖi o.
no to act improperly no to seek the/this/who themself no to provoke no to count the/this/who evil/harm: harm
6 Lɔlɔ̃ medzɔa dzi le nu madzɔmadzɔ ŋu o, ke ekpɔa dzidzɔ le nyateƒe la me.
no to rejoice upon/to/against the/this/who unrighteousness to rejoice with then the/this/who truth
7 Lɔlɔ̃ menaa ta o, ekana ɖe nu dzi ɣe sia ɣi, ekpɔa mɔ ɣe sia ɣi, eye wòdoa vevi nu ɣe sia ɣi.
all to endure all to trust (in) all to hope/expect all to remain/endure
8 Lɔlɔ̃ la nu metsina gbeɖe o. Nyagblɔɖiwo katã nu ava yi, afi si aɖe yeye gbɔgblɔ le la atɔ eye afi si sidzedze le la, enu ava yi,
the/this/who love never (to collapse *N(k)O*) whether then prophecy to abate whether tongue to cease whether knowledge to abate
9 elabena míenya nu afã kple afã, eye míegblɔa nya ɖi afã kple afã,
out from part (for *NK(o)*) to know and out from part to prophesy
10 gake ne blibodede va la, ekema nu si mede blibo o la abu ɖa.
when(-ever) then to come/go the/this/who perfect (then *K*) the/this/who out from part to abate
11 Esi menye ɖevi la, meƒo nu, eye mebu ta me abe ɖevi ene. Ke esi metsi la, nye susuwo tsi sãa wu nye ɖevimesusuwo, eye azɔ la meɖe asi le ɖevimenuwo ŋu.
when to be child to speak as/when child to reason as/when child to count as/when child when (then *k*) to be man to abate the/this/who the/this/who child
12 Ke azɔ la, nu siwo li la ƒe vɔvɔli ko kpɔm míele le ahuhɔ̃e me, emegbe míakpɔ nuawo ŋkume kple ŋkume. Azɔ la, menya nu afã kple afã; emegbe la, manyae blibo, abe ale si wonyam keŋkeŋkeŋ egbea ene.
to see for now through/because of mirror in/on/among obscure thing then then face to/with face now to know out from part then then to come to know as/just as and to come to know
13 Nu etɔ̃e nɔa anyi ɖaa. Esiawoe nye xɔse, mɔkpɔkpɔ kple lɔlɔ̃, eye nu si ƒo wo katã ta lae nye lɔlɔ̃.
now then to stay faith hope love the/this/who Three this/he/she/it great then this/he/she/it the/this/who love
