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13Nxa ngingakhuluma ngendimia zabantu lezezingilosi, kodwa ngingelathando, ngizakuba lithusi elikhalayo kumbe insimbi encencethayob. 2 Njalo loba ngingaba lesiprofethoc, ngisazi imfihlo zonke lokwazid konke, njalo uba ngilokholoe lonke, ukuze ngisuse izintabaf, kodwa ngingelathando, angisilutho. 3 Njalo loba ngingabelag abayanga konke engilakho, njalo uba nginganikela umzimba wami ukuthi ngitshiswe, kodwa ngingelathando, kakungisizi ngalutho.

4 Uthando luyabekezelahi, lulobubelej; uthando kalulamonak; uthando kaluzincomi, kalukhukhunyezwal, 5 kaluziphathi ngokungafanelangam, kaluzidingeli okwalon, kalucunukio, kalunakani okubip, 6 kaluthokoziq ngokungalungangar, kodwa luthokoza eqiniswenist; 7 lusibekela izinto zonkeu, lukholwa izinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lubekezelela izinto zonkev.

8 Uthando kalungeke lwehluleke. Kumbe-ke iziprofethowx, zizakwenziwa zipheley; kumbe indimiza, zizakhawula; kumbe ulwazib, luzakwenziwa luphelec. 9 Ngoba sazid nganxanyee, siprofethaf nganxanye; 10 kodwa lapho sekufikile okupheleleyog, khona okuyingxenyeh kuzakwenziwa izei. 11 Lapho ngilusane, ngakhuluma njengosane, ngaqedisisa njengosane, nganakana njengosane; kodwa kuthe sengiyindoda, ngazenza ize izinto zosanej. 12 Ngoba khathesi sibonak esibukwenil kaluvivi1, kodwa ngalesosikhathi ubuso ngobusom; khathesi ngazi nganxanyen, kodwa ngalesosikhathi ngizakwazio njengoba-ke ngangisaziwap. 13 Njalo khathesi-ke kumi ukholo, ithemba, uthando, lokhu kokuthathu; kodwa okukhulu kulokhu luthando.

a Seb. 2.4.

b Hlab. 150.5.

c Seb. 2.18. Mat. 7.22.

d 12.8.

e 12.9.

f Mat. 17.20.

g Mat. 6.1,2.

h Zaga 10.12.

i 2 Kor. 6.6. Gal. 5.22. Kol. 3.12.

j 2 Kor. 6.6. Gal. 5.22. Kol. 3.12.

k Seb. 7.9; 17.5.

l 4.6.

m 7.36.

n 10.24.

o Seb. 15.39.

p 13.11. 2 Kor. 5.19.

q Roma 1.32.

r 2 Thes. 2.10,12.

s 2 Thes. 2.10,12.

t 2 Joha. 1.2,4.

u 9.12.

v Zaga 10.12.

w Seb. 19.6.

x 14.39.

y 2.6; 15.24,26. 13.10,11. Roma 3.31. 2 Kor. 3.7,11,13,14. Gal. 3.17; 5.4,11. 2 Tim. 1.10.

z Roma 1.32.

a 14.39.

b 12.8.

c 2.6; 15.24,26. 13.10,11. Roma 3.31. 2 Kor. 3.7,11,13,14. Gal. 3.17; 5.4,11. 2 Tim. 1.10.

d 8.2.

e 13.10,12. 12.27.

f Seb. 19.6.

g Joha. 15.15.

h 13.10,12. 12.27.

i 2.6; 15.24,26. 13.10,11. Roma 3.31. 2 Kor. 3.7,11,13,14. Gal. 3.17; 5.4,11. 2 Tim. 1.10.

j 2.6; 15.24,26. 13.10,11. Roma 3.31. 2 Kor. 3.7,11,13,14. Gal. 3.17; 5.4,11. 2 Tim. 1.10.

k Jobe 36.26. 2 Kor. 3.18; 4.18; 5.7. Fil. 3.12.

l Jak. 1.23.

1 kaluvivi: Gr. elibheni.

m Mat. 5.8. 1 Joha. 3.2. Isam. 22.4.

n 13.10,12. 12.27.

o Mat. 11.27.

p 8.3.