1 Abakorinto
13: 1 Nubwo mvuga n'indimi z'abantu n'abamarayika, ariko simbivuze
umugiraneza, nabaye nk'umuringa wumvikana, cyangwa cymbal.
13: 2 Kandi nubwo mfite impano yo guhanura, kandi nkumva amabanga yose,
n'ubumenyi bwose; kandi nubwo mfite kwizera kwose, kugirango nshobore gukuraho
imisozi, kandi nta mugiraneza mfite, ntacyo ndi cyo.
3 Kandi nubwo ntanze ibintu byanjye byose kugirango ngaburire abakene, kandi nubwo ntanze ibyanjye
umubiri gutwikwa, kandi udafite urukundo, ntacyo bimariye.
13: 4 Abagiraneza barababara, kandi ni abagwaneza; urukundo ntirugirira ishyari; imfashanyo
ntiyemera ubwayo, ntabwo yishyizwe hejuru,
13: 5 Ntabwo yitwara nabi, ntishake ibye, ntabwo byoroshye
uburakari, ntatekereza ikibi;
13: 6 Ntabwo yishimira ibicumuro, ahubwo yishimira ukuri;
13: 7 Yihanganira byose, yizera byose, yiringira byose, yihangane
byose.
13: 8 Abagiraneza ntibacogora, ariko niba hariho ubuhanuzi, bazatsindwa;
niba hari indimi, bazahagarara; niba hari ubumenyi,
Bizashira.
13: 9 Kuberako tuzi igice, kandi duhanura igice.
13:10 Ariko iyo ibitunganye nibizaza, nibice bizaba
bikurweho.
13:11 Nkiri umwana, navuze nkiri umwana, numvise nkumwana, njye
natekereje nkumwana: ariko igihe nabaye umugabo, nakuyeho ibintu byabana.
13:12 Kuri ubu tubona binyuze mu kirahure, umwijima; ariko rero imbonankubone: ubu njye
menya igice; ariko rero nzabimenya nkuko nanjye nzwi.
13:13 Noneho hagumaho kwizera, ibyiringiro, urukundo, ibi bitatu; ariko ikiruta ibindi
iyi ni imfashanyo.