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 people, or even of angels, yet have not love, I have become mere echoing brass, or a clanging 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.
Even though I have the gift of preaching, and fathom all hidden truths and all the depths of knowledge; even though I have such faith as might move mountains, yet 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.
Even though I dole my substance to the poor, even though I sacrifice my body in order to boast, yet have not love, it avails me nothing!
4 Ulugano bhujimba bhufadhili. Ulugano sebhuyitufya au huyilole. Sebhuli ni ngosi
Love is long-suffering, and kind; love is never envious, never boastful, never conceited, never behaves unbecomingly;
5 au uwandilizi. Sebhuhwanza amambo gakwe, sebhulola ukhali haraka, wala sebhubhazya amabhibhi.
love is never self-seeking, never provoked, never reckons up her wrongs;
6 Sebhusha huwalangani. Badala yakwe, bhusha ni lyoli.
love never rejoices at evil, but rejoices in the triumph of truth;
7 Ulugano lujimbila amambo gonti luhwitiha amambo gonti, bhuli nu dandamazu humambo gonti.
love bears with all things, ever trustful, ever hopeful, ever patient.
8 Ulugano selumaliha. Nkushe huli na akuwa, bhanzashile. Nkushele huli iluga zinzashile. Nkushele huli na maarifa ganzashile.
Love never fails. But, whether it be the gift of preaching, it will end; whether it be the gift of ‘tongues,’ it will cease; whether it be knowledge, it, too, will vanish.
9 Pipo timinye aje husehemu tibhomba ukuwa.
For our knowledge is incomplete, and our preaching is incomplete,
10 Lakini aje ila yiliho sikamilishe ila yesili kamili yayishila.
but, when the perfect has come, that which is incomplete will end.
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 talked as a child, I felt as a child, I reasoned as a child; now that I am a man, I have done with childish ways.
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.
As yet we see, in a mirror, dimly, but then – face to face! As yet my knowledge is incomplete, but then I will know in full, as I have been fully known.
13 Ishi amambo iga gatatu gadumu ulwitiho usubhizyo lyelihwinza nuu olugano. Lakini igosi hani ulugano.
Meanwhile faith, hope, and love endure – these three, but the greatest of these is love.
