< 1 KwabaseKhorinte 13 >
1 Nxa ngingakhuluma ngendimi zabantu lezezingilosi, kodwa ngingelathando, ngizakuba lithusi elikhalayo kumbe insimbi encencethayo.
Jodi moi manu aru sorgo duth khan laga bhasha pora koi, kintu moi logote morom nai koile, titia hoile ami to ekta hala kori thaka tina nisena ase nohoile bhi ekta awaj di thaka thali nisena ase.
2 Njalo loba ngingaba lesiprofetho, ngisazi imfihlo zonke lokwazi konke, njalo uba ngilokholo lonke, ukuze ngisuse izintaba, kodwa ngingelathando, angisilutho.
Aru jodi moi logote bhabobani laga bordan aru bujhi bole napara kotha aru sob bujhi jaa gyaan khan ase koile, aru jodi moi logote pahar ke hata bole para laga biswas ase, kintu jodi ami logote morom to nai, tinehoile ami to eku bhi nohoi.
3 Njalo loba ngingabela abayanga konke engilakho, njalo uba nginganikela umzimba wami ukuthi ngitshiswe, kodwa ngingelathando, kakungisizi ngalutho.
Aru jodi ami laga dhun sompoti khan sob bhag kori diye, aru jodi moi laga gaw ke boli nimite daan di diye, kintu ami logote morom nai koile, moi eku bhi labh nohobo.
4 Uthando luyabekezela, lulobubele; uthando kalulamona; uthando kaluzincomi, kalukhukhunyezwa,
Morom to rukhibole pare aru norom ase; morom to suku najule; morom to phutani nadikhai, etu khong nohoi.
5 kaluziphathi ngokungafanelanga, kaluzidingeli okwalo, kalucunuki, kalunakani okubi,
Etu khechera nakore, etu nijor nimite nabisare, etu joldi ghusa nauthe, etu golti khan ke monte narakhe.
6 kaluthokozi ngokungalunganga, kodwa luthokoza eqinisweni;
Etu adharmik kaam khan te khushi nakore, hoilebi hosa te khushi kore.
7 lusibekela izinto zonke, lukholwa izinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lubekezelela izinto zonke.
Etu sobke dhorjo kori bole pare, sob te biswas rakhe, sob asha rakhe, dukh digdar te dhorjo kori bole pare.
8 Uthando kalungeke lwehluleke. Kumbe-ke iziprofetho, zizakwenziwa ziphele; kumbe indimi, zizakhawula; kumbe ulwazi, luzakwenziwa luphele.
Morom kitia bhi khotom nohoi. Kintu bhabobani khan laga bordan khan bhi sob khotom hoi jabo: alag kisim laga bhasha kori bole para laga bordan, aru gyaan laga bordan khan sob khotom hoi jabo.
9 Ngoba sazi nganxanye, siprofetha nganxanye;
Kilekoile amikhan etu bhabobani aru gyaan ke pura najane aru adha kaam he kore.
10 kodwa lapho sekufikile okupheleleyo, khona okuyingxenye kuzakwenziwa ize.
Kintu jitia pura thik thaka to ahibo, titia juntu khan pura nohoi, eitu khan sob khotom hoi jabo.
11 Lapho ngilusane, ngakhuluma njengosane, ngaqedisisa njengosane, nganakana njengosane; kodwa kuthe sengiyindoda, ngazenza ize izinto zosane.
Jitia moi bacha thakisele, moi bacha nisena kotha korise, moi bacha nisena bhabona korise, moi bacha nisena kaam kori thakise. Jitia moi dangor manu hoise, moi bacha nisena laga kaam khan sob chari dise.
12 Ngoba khathesi sibona esibukweni kaluvivi, kodwa ngalesosikhathi ubuso ngobuso; khathesi ngazi nganxanye, kodwa ngalesosikhathi ngizakwazi njengoba-ke ngangisaziwa.
Kilekoile etiya amikhan ayna te bhal pora sabole napare, kintu pichete usor pora ekjon-ekjon laga chehera sabole paribo. Etiya moi olop bhag he jane, kintu pichete moi pura jani jabo, jineka Isor pora amike pura janikena ase.
13 Njalo khathesi-ke kumi ukholo, ithemba, uthando, lokhu kokuthathu; kodwa okukhulu kulokhu luthando.
Kintu etu tinta to thaki jabo: biswas, asha aru morom. Kintu eitu khan majote sob pora dangor to morom ase.