1 Wakoritho 13

1 Tujovaghe kuuti ku njovele isa vaanhu kange njovele isa vanyamola. Looli nambe nilinsila lughano, nilishaba jino jikuta nambe iking'ola kino kikujila.

If I speak with the tongues of humans and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong, or a clanging cymbal.

2 Nakuuti nilinikipelua ikya vuviili nhuvukagusi vwa kyang'haani vuno vufisime nuvukagusi, nakuuti nilinilwitiko ulwakuhamia ifidunda. Looli nave nilinsila ulughano, une na kyekiinu.

If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

3 Pe tujove kuuti nihumia kutema kulyumue na kukuvalasia avakotofu, na kuuti nihumia um'bili ghwango ninyanyue nu mwooto. Looli nave nilinsila lughano, nanikwambula kimonga.

If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, it profits me nothing.

4 Ulughano lukuguda kange lulinulutango. Ulughano nalukughinia kange nalukupula. Ghulinsila matingo

Love is patient and is kind; love does not envy. Love does not brag, is not proud,

5 nambe umovesi. naghulonda amasio ghaghene, nalukujagha uvuvafi vwa ng'aning'ani, nambe naluvalila amavivi.

does not behave itself inappropriately, does not seek its own way, is not irritable, does not keep a record of wrongs;

6 Naluhovoka uvuvotevote. Apene looli luhovoka nuvwa kyang'haani.

does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;

7 Ulughano lukughana amasio ghoni; lukwitika amasio ghoni, lulinulukangasio mumasio ghooni, kange lunoghile amasio ghoni.

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

8 Ulughano naludugha. Nave kwevule uvu viili, lwoni lukiling'ania. Nave kwejile injovele, sidughaghe. Nave kwevule uvu mang'anyi vukiling'ania.

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are tongues, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

9 Ulwakuva tukagule lubale kange tuvomba uvuviili lubale.

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part;

10 Looli luliva lukwisa luno lukiline, lula luno nalukwiline lukiling'ania.

but when that which is complete has come, that which is partial will be done away with.

11 Pano nilyale mwana, nikajovagha ndavule umwana, nikasaghile ndavule umwana, nikalamulagha ndavule umwana. pano nilyale muunhu n'goyo, nilyaghavikile kutaali nune ghoni ghaala agha kijana.

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child. Now that I have become an adult, I have put away childish things.

12 Ulwakuva lino tulola heene ni kilolelo, heene sura ku ng'isi, looli unsiki ghula tulolagha maso kwa maso. Lino nikagwile lubale, looli unsiki ghula nilakagula kyongo ndavule najune nikagulike kyongo.

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I will know fully, even as I was also fully known.

13 Looli lino agha gha tatu ghali nhi danda: lwitiko, uluhumilo luno lukwisa, nulughano. Loolibilivaha kyongo kukila iisi lwe lughano.

But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.