Love
1 I may be able to speak the languages of human beings and even of angels, but if I have no love, my speech is no more than a noisy gong or a clanging bell. 2 I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have all the faith needed to move mountains—but if I have no love, I am nothing. 3 I may give away everything I have, and even give up my body to be burned —but if I have no love, this does me no good.
4 Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud; 5 love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs; 6 love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. 7 Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.
8 Love is eternal. There are inspired messages, but they are temporary; there are gifts of speaking in strange tongues, but they will cease; there is knowledge, but it will pass. 9 For our gifts of knowledge and of inspired messages are only partial; 10 but when what is perfect comes, then what is partial will disappear.
11 When I was a child, my speech, feelings, and thinking were all those of a child; now that I am an adult, I have no more use for childish ways. 12 What we see now is like a dim image in a mirror; then we shall see face-to-face. What I know now is only partial; then it will be complete—as complete as God's knowledge of me.
13 Meanwhile these three remain: faith, hope, and love; and the greatest of these is love.
Orusuvero
1 Nende hungire omaraka wovandu nowovaengeri, nungwari ambi hi norusuvero, mba rire otjitenda tji matji rokoha, nondiwo, ndji mai pose! 2 Ami nandi mba kara notjiyandjewa tjokuzuvarisa ombuze ya Ndjambi, nende tjiwa oviundikwa avihe, nandi mba kara nondjiviro aihe, nu nandi mba kara nongamburiro aihe okusokurundurura ozondundu, nungwari ambi hi norusuvero, ami kawami otjiṋa. 3 Nende yandja ouini wandje auhe kovandu, nu nende yandja orutu rwandje kokuningiririsiwa, nungwari ambi hi norusuvero, imbi avihe omungandjo.
4 Orusuvero ru nomuretima, ru nouwa; orusuvero karu neruru nu karu ritongamisa nu karu rihivi. 5 Orwo karu nongaro mbi nu karu ripahere ombwiro yarwo nu karu handjisiwa; orusuvero karu zemburuka ouvi; 6 orwo karu nyandere ouhasemba, nungwari ru yorokera ouatjiri. 7 Orusuvero ru zara oviṋa avihe nu ru nongamburiro moviṋa avihe, ru nomaundjiro moviṋa avihe nu ru nonḓaro orure mu avihe.
8 Orusuvero kamaaru yanda ko, nungwari otjiyandjewa tjokuzuvarisa ombuze ya Ndjambi matji yandekwa; nokuhungira omaraka pekepeke maku mwinisiwa, notjiyandjewa tjondjiviro matji kapita. 9 Orondu ondjiviro yetu yokutjiwa Ndjambi okarupa okaṱiṱi uriri, nokuzuvarisa ombuze ya Ndjambi kwetu oko wina okarupa okaṱiṱi uriri; 10 nungwari ouatjiri auhe tji wa munika, imbwi outupa ouṱiṱi mbwi mau yandekwa.
11 Ami tji mba ri omuatje, ee hungire otja omuatje, nu ee rizemburuka otja omuatje, nu ee ripura otja omuatje. Nungwari nambano tji mba rira omurumendu, mba za ko koviṋa vyounatje. 12 Ihi eṱe tji matu munu nambano, tji ri otja otjisanekero motjiritarero otjiṱumbe, nungwari eyuva rimwe avihe matu vi munu otja tjinga avi ri tjiri. Nambano ami me tjiwa outupa ouṱiṱi uriri, nungwari eyuva rimwe me kevitjiwa okuura otja Ndjambi tjinga e ndji tjiwa nai.
13 Nu imbi vitatu mbi mavi karerere: Ongamburiro nomaundjiro norusuvero. Nu ihi tji tja kapita avihe mbi orondwi orusuvero.
