1 Qoronttoosa 13
1 Taani asa qaalanne kiitanchcho qaala odettanaw dandda7ikkoka, taw siiqoy dhayikko, coo giiriya daala mela.
If I were to have eloquence in human languages—even the language of angels—but have no love, then I would only be an echoing gong or a clashing cymbal.
2 Tinbbite odiya imoy taw de7ikkoka, xuura ubbaa erikkoka, eratethi ubbay de7ikkoka, qassi deriya denthidi harasoo efiya ammanoy taw de7ikkoka, siiqoy dhayikko, ta aykkoka gidikke.
If I were to speak prophecies, to know every secret mystery and be completely knowledgeable, and if I were able to have so much faith I could move mountains, but have no love, then I am nothing.
3 Taw de7iyaba ubbaa manqotas immikokka, hari attoshin, tana tamas aatha immikokka, siiqoy dhayikko tana aykkoka maaddenna.
If I were to donate everything I own to the poor, or if I were to sacrifice myself to be burned as a martyr, and have no love, then I gain nothing.
4 Siiqoy dandda7anchcho. Siiqoy keeha. Siiqoy qanaatenna. Siiqoy ceeqettenna. Siiqoy otorenna.
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous. Love is not boastful. Love is not proud.
5 Siiqoy bessonnabaa oothenna. Siiqoy uuzettenna. Siiqoy yilotenna. Siiqoy ba qoho paydenna.
Love does not act improperly, or insist on having its own way. Love is not argumentative and doesn't keep a record of wrongs.
6 Siiqoy tuman ufayttesippe attin worddon ufayttenna.
Love takes no delight in evil but celebrates the truth.
7 Siiqoy ubbaa dandda7ees; ubbaa ammanees; lo77obay hanana gidi, ufayssan naagees; ubbaa genccees.
Love never gives up, keeps on trusting, stays confident, and remains patient whatever happens.
8 Siiqoy wurssethi gakkanaw dhayenna. Shin tinbbitey attana; dumma dumma doonan odetteyssi attana; eratethika aadhdhana.
Love never fails. Prophecies will come to an end. Tongues will become silent. Knowledge will become useless.
9 Nu eratethaafe guuthi eroos; tinbbitiyappe baggaa odoos.
For our knowledge and our prophetic understanding are incomplete.
10 Shin polo gididayssi yaa wode polo gidonnayssi attana.
But when completeness comes, then what is incomplete disappears.
11 Taani na7a de7iya wode na7ada haasays; na7ada qoppays; na7ada akeekays. Ta kahaamida wode na7atetha hanuwa aggas.
When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I grew up I left behind such child-like ways.
12 Ha77i poo7oy baynna son masttoten be7eyssada be7oos, shin he wode nu qonccen be7ana. Ha77i nu eratethaafe guutha eroos, shin he wode Xoossay nuna ereyssada polo erana.
At the moment we peer into a mirror's dim reflection, but then we shall see face to face. For now I only have partial knowledge, but then I shall know completely, just as I am completely known.
13 Hiza, ammanoy, ufayssinne siiqoy, ha heedzati eqqidi daana. Shin hayssatappe aadhdhey siiqo.
Trust, hope, and love last forever—but the most important is love.
