Eyokuqala KwabaseKhorinte 13:1-13
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Uthando—indlela engcono kulazo zonke (1-13)
13 Nxa ngikhuluma ngezindimi zabantu lezezingilosi kodwa ngingelathando, ngiyinsimbi elomsindo loba ekhencezayo.
2 Nxa ngilesipho sokuphrofetha futhi ngizwisisa zonke imfihlo ezingcwele lalo lonke ulwazi+ njalo ngilalo lonke ukholo olungasusa izintaba kodwa ngingelathando, angisilutho.*+
3 Nxa nginganikela ngempahla yami ukuze ngisuthise abanye,+ nginikele langomzimba wami ukuze ngizigqaje kodwa ngingelathando,+ akungincedi ngalutho ngitsho.
4 Uthando+ luyabekezela+ njalo lulomusa.+ Uthando alulamhawu.+ Aluzitshayi isifuba, aluzikhukhumezi,+
5 aluziphathi ngendlela engafanelanga,*+ aluzifuneli okwalo,+ alucaphuki.+ Alugcini izikhwili.+
6 Aluthokoziswa ngokungalunganga+ kodwa luthokoziswa liqiniso.
7 Lubekezelela zonke izinto,+ lukholwa zonke izinto,+ luthemba zonke izinto,+ luqinisela ezintweni zonke.+
8 Uthando alupheli.* Kodwa nxa kulezipho zokuphrofetha zizaqedwa, nxa kulezindimi* zizaphela, nxa kulolwazi luzaqedwa
9 ngoba ulwazi esilalo aluphelelanga,+ lesikuphrofethayo akuphelelanga.
10 Kodwa nxa okupheleleyo kungafika, okungaphelelanga kuzaqedwa.
11 Ngisesengumntwana ngangikhuluma njengomntwana, ngicabanga njengomntwana, nginakana njengomntwana. Kodwa khathesi njengoba sengingumuntu omdala sengiyitshiyile imikhuba yobuntwana.
12 Khathesi kasiboni kuhle* ngesibuko sensimbi kodwa esikhathini esizayo sizabona kuhle njengabantu ababonana ubuso ngobuso. Khathesi ulwazi engilalo kalwenelanga kodwa ngizakuba lolwazi oluqondileyo,* njengoba nje ngisaziwa kuhle.
13 Loba kunjalo kuzasala izinto lezi ezintathu: ukholo lethemba lothando. Kodwa okukhulu kulakho konke luthando.+
Amabala angaphansi
^ Kumbe, “kangilancedo.”
^ Kumbe, “kalusisosiqholo.”
^ Kumbe, “alwehluleki.”
^ Lapha kutshiwo ukukhuluma ezinye izindimi ngendlela eyisimangaliso.
^ Kumbe, “sibona buvilibana.”
^ Kumbe, “olugcweleyo.”
