1 Qoronttosa 13
1 Ta asa qaalanine salo kiittanchata qaalan hasa7ikoka taas siiqoy bayinda aggiko coo mela birata giiretha mala woykko daala giiretha malakko.
Supposing we could speak [all] the various languages [MTY] that people [in the world speak] and even speak [the language] that angels [speak]. If we did not love [others, speaking those languages] would be [as useless as beating] a brass gong or clanging cymbals [together].
2 Tinbite hasa7iza imotay taas diikoka, woykko xuura yootane erateth ubbaa ta erikoka, zuma izi dizasope dhooqqada haraso digiza ammanoy taas diikoka hessa wursaka siiqoy bayinda ta oothiko mela hadakko.
Supposing we had the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, and we could understand the plans that he has not yet revealed [to others], and we could know everything [about everything], and we believed in God so strongly that we could [do impossible things like] causing mountains to move. If we did not love [others, God would consider all that] to be worthless.
3 Taas dizaz ubbaa ta manqqotas immikoka, ta asatetha ta taman xuugikoka, siiqoy bayinda aggiko tana ayne maadena.
And supposing we would give everything that we own to poor people, and would let others kill us in order that we could boast about [sacrificing our] own bodies. If we did not love [others], we would not get any reward [from God].
4 Siiqoy danda7akko qasseka kiya, siiqoy miqaynena, ceeqettena, otorettena,
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] act patiently and kindly toward them. Those who [PRS] truly love [others] are not jealous of them, they do not boast [about what they themselves have done], and are not proud.
5 Bessonttaz oothena, berika ba go7a xalala xeelena. Qoho qoodan yegena.
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not act in disgraceful/disrespectful ways towards them. They do not (act selfishly/think only of themselves and what they want). They do not quickly become angry. They do not keep remembering the bad things [that others have done to them].
6 Siiqoy tumanipe attin makali7an ufa7ettena.
Those who [PRS] truly love [others] do not rejoice when [people do] evil things, but they do rejoice when [people act] righteously.
7 Siiqoy wurso wode danda7es. Wuriso wodeka ammanes. ufays oothesine minni eqees.
Those who truly love [others] patiently put up [the faults of others]. They do not quickly assume [that others have done something bad]. They confidently expect [that others will act righteously]. They patiently endure [all their own troubles].
8 Siiqoy muleka kundena. Tinbitey gidiko attana. Hara qaalan hasa7ayka attana. Eratethika shaaristana.
We should never [PRS] let anything stop us from continuing to love [others]. As for the ability to speak messages that come directly from God, some day that will come to an end. As for the ability to speak languages [MTY] [that we have not learned], that will [also] come to an end some day. And as for the ability to know things that God reveals to us, that will come to an end some day [because it will not be necessary any more].
9 Gaasoyka nu erizay wursi gidontta shaakii erosu. Tinbite hasa7a gidikkoka bagga hasa7osu.
God does not reveal everything to us, and we cannot know everything that he knows.
10 Gido attin wursethi gakkiza wode kumethi gidontta imotay he wode shaaristana.
But when everything is perfect [after Christ returns], things which are not perfect [now], [such as the abilities which God’s Spirit gives us], will (disappear/come to an end).
11 Ta guutha naatetethan dashe na mala hasa7ayssine na mala qopayss. Na malaka yuusha qopayss. Kaha kunthidape guye kase naatethan hanizayssa wursaka yega aggadis.
When we were children, we talked like children talk, we thought like children think, we reasoned like children reason. But when we grew up, we got rid of our childish ways [MET]. [Similarly], [you need to get rid of your childish thinking about the abilities that the Spirit has given you].
12 Nu ha7i beyizayssi haathan xeelliza mala coo bozhibozhes shin he wode gidiko nu iza ayfeso lo7ethi beyana. Ta ha7i kumethi gidontta bagga xalala erayss. He wode gidiko ta ta hu7es erettida yssa mala erana.
In this life we do not understand everything fully. It is like [MET] looking at something indirectly by seeing it in a mirror. But [when we get to heaven] [MTY], we will [understand everything clearly. It will be like] talking to someone face-to-face. Now we know only part [of everything that God wants us to know]. Then we will know everything completely, just like [God] knows us completely.
13 Hessa gishshi ammanoy, hidotayine siiqoy hayti heedzdzati eqi daana. Hayta wursofe adhizay siiqokko.
So now there are three things [that we must] continue [to do]: To trust [in God], to confidently expect [to receive what he will give us], and to love [others]. But the greatest of those three things is loving [others].
