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1 Nxa ngingakhuluma ngendimi zabantu lezezingilosi, kodwa ngingelathando, ngizakuba lithusi elikhalayo kumbe insimbi encencethayo.
ⲁ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲖⲀⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲪⲀ ⲚⲒⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲒⲈⲢ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲞⲘⲦ ⲈϤⲤⲈⲚⲤⲈⲚ ⲒⲈ ⲞⲨⲔⲨⲘⲂⲀⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϤⲈϢⲖⲎⲖⲞⲨⲒ.
2 Njalo loba ngingaba lesiprofetho, ngisazi imfihlo zonke lokwazi konke, njalo uba ngilokholo lonke, ukuze ngisuse izintaba, kodwa ngingelathando, angisilutho.
ⲃ̅ⲔⲀⲚ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲎⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲈⲒⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲚⲒⲘⲨⲤⲦⲎⲢⲒⲞⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲘⲒ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲔⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲦⲎⲢϤ ⲚⲦⲞⲦ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲈⲞⲨⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲦⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ϨⲖⲒ.
3 Njalo loba ngingabela abayanga konke engilakho, njalo uba nginganikela umzimba wami ukuthi ngitshiswe, kodwa ngingelathando, kakungisizi ngalutho.
ⲅ̅ⲔⲀⲚ ⲀⲒϢⲀⲚϮ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲀϮ ⲘⲠⲀⲔⲈⲤⲰⲘⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲀϢⲞⲨϢⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲞⲚϮ ⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚϮϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲀⲚ.
4 Uthando luyabekezela, lulobubele; uthando kalulamona; uthando kaluzincomi, kalukhukhunyezwa,
ⲇ̅ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ϢⲀⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϢⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖϪⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲬⲞϨ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲈⲢⲠⲈⲢⲠⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϬⲒⲤⲒ ⲚϨⲎⲦ.
5 kaluziphathi ngokungafanelanga, kaluzidingeli okwalo, kalucunuki, kalunakani okubi,
ⲉ̅ⲘⲠⲀⲤϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϪⲰⲚⲦ ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ.
6 kaluthokozi ngokungalunganga, kodwa luthokoza eqinisweni;
ⲋ̅ⲘⲠⲀⲤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲈⲦϬⲒⲚϪⲞⲚⲤ ϢⲀⲤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲘⲎⲒ.
7 lusibekela izinto zonke, lukholwa izinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lubekezelela izinto zonke.
ⲍ̅ϢⲀⲤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲚⲀϨϮ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ϢⲀⲤⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲤ ϦⲈⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
8 Uthando kalungeke lwehluleke. Kumbe-ke iziprofetho, zizakwenziwa ziphele; kumbe indimi, zizakhawula; kumbe ulwazi, luzakwenziwa luphele.
ⲏ̅ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲘⲠⲀⲤϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎ ⲦⲒⲀ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲚⲒⲖⲀⲤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲖⲞϪⲞⲨ ⲒⲦⲈ ⲞⲨⲈⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
9 Ngoba sazi nganxanye, siprofetha nganxanye;
ⲑ̅ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲈⲨⲒⲚ.
10 kodwa lapho sekufikile okupheleleyo, khona okuyingxenye kuzakwenziwa ize.
ⲓ̅ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤϢⲀⲚⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲦⲈⲖⲒⲞⲚ ⲠⲒⲀⲠⲞⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϤⲚⲀⲔⲰⲢϤ.
11 Lapho ngilusane, ngakhuluma njengosane, ngaqedisisa njengosane, nganakana njengosane; kodwa kuthe sengiyindoda, ngazenza ize izinto zosane.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲈⲒⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲤⲞϬⲚⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲖⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲈⲢⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲒⲔⲰⲢϤ ⲚⲚⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲀⲖⲞⲨ.
12 Ngoba khathesi sibona esibukweni kaluvivi, kodwa ngalesosikhathi ubuso ngobuso; khathesi ngazi nganxanye, kodwa ngalesosikhathi ngizakwazi njengoba-ke ngangisaziwa.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲄⲀⲢ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲒⲀⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲦⲞⲦⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲚⲀⲨ ⲚϨⲞ ⲞⲨⲂⲈ ϨⲞ ⲀⲒⲈⲘⲒ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲢⲞⲤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ϮⲚⲀⲈⲘⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲞⲨⲰⲚⲦ.
13 Njalo khathesi-ke kumi ukholo, ithemba, uthando, lokhu kokuthathu; kodwa okukhulu kulokhu luthando.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲀⲒⲄ ⲤⲈⲤⲘⲞⲚⲦ ⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ϮϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲦⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ ⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲀϤ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ϮⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎ.

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