1 Abhakorintho 13
1 Tije huje iyanga ikabila zya bhantu ni zya malaika. Nkushele sindi ni nulugano indi shaba yililila nuupatu wewavuma.
Though I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have no love, I am become a clanging brass, or a clashing cymbal.
2 Na huje indi ni kalama iyi unabii nu ummanye uwilyoli zyeziyifishile na maarifa aje indi nu lwitiho ulwasamye amagamba. Lelo huje nkesindi nu lugano na hamo ahantu.
Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
3 Na tije huje imunya ivintu vya ni na hubhalisye apina na huje injifumya umbili gwani aje impye numwoto. Nkushe sindi nu lugano nahamo ahantu.
And though I sell all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it avails me nothing.
4 Ulugano bhujimba bhufadhili. Ulugano sebhuyitufya au huyilole. Sebhuli ni ngosi
Love suffers long and is kind; love envies not; love makes no parade, is not puffed up,
5 au uwandilizi. Sebhuhwanza amambo gakwe, sebhulola ukhali haraka, wala sebhubhazya amabhibhi.
is not rude, nor selfish, nor easily provoked. Love bears no malice, never rejoices over wrong-doing,
6 Sebhusha huwalangani. Badala yakwe, bhusha ni lyoli.
but rejoices when the truth rejoices.
7 Ulugano lujimbila amambo gonti luhwitiha amambo gonti, bhuli nu dandamazu humambo gonti.
It knows how to be silent, it is trustful, hopeful, patient, enduring.
8 Ulugano selumaliha. Nkushe huli na akuwa, bhanzashile. Nkushele huli iluga zinzashile. Nkushele huli na maarifa ganzashile.
Love never fails; but though there are prophecies, they will fail; though there are tongues, they will cease; though there is knowledge, it will be superseded.
9 Pipo timinye aje husehemu tibhomba ukuwa.
For our knowing is imperfect, and our prophesying is imperfect;
10 Lakini aje ila yiliho sikamilishe ila yesili kamili yayishila.
but when the perfect is come, then the perfect will be done away.
11 Le nahali mwana, nahayanjile ndeshe umwana, nahasibhililaga ndeshe umwana, nahamulaga ndeshe umwana. Nahamulaga ndeshe umwana, Leunahabha gosi, nahabhishile apatali amambo gishana.
When I was a child I spoke like a child, felt like a child, thought like a child; now that I am become a man, I have done with childish things.
12 Pipo isalizi tilola ndeshe hwigarasi ndeshe amaso huhisi, lakhini isiku lila tahayilolana humaso maso. Ishi imanya huje kwa sehemu, lakhini uwakati bhula nahayimanya hani aje shimanyihana haani.
For now we see as in a mirror, and are baffled, but then face to face; now I know in fragments, but then shall I understand even as I also have been understood.
13 Ishi amambo iga gatatu gadumu ulwitiho usubhizyo lyelihwinza nuu olugano. Lakini igosi hani ulugano.
Faith, Hope, Love endure - these three; but the greatest of these is Love.
