1 Abakorinso 13 - Baibuli Erikwera

Oku okukunda kukira ebindi

¹ N'obu naakugamba endimi z'abantu n'eza baamaraika, kwonka ntaine kukunda, nkaaba ndi nk'omuringa ogurikurangira n'ekyoma ekirikugamba.

² Kandi n'obu naakugira ekiconco eky'obunabi, nkamanya enaama zoona n'obwengye bwona, kandi n'obu naakugira okwikiriza kwona, okwakumbaasisa kwihaho enshozi, kwonka ntaine kukunda, nkaaba ntari kintu.

³ Kandi n'obu naakugaba ebintu byangye byona kuriisa abooro, kandi n'obu naakuhayo omubiri gwangye kwokibwa, kwonka ntaine kukunda, tikiine ki kyakungasira.

⁴ Okukunda kugumisiriza, kugira embabazi; okukunda tikugira ihari; okukunda tikwehimbisa, tikwetunguura;

⁵ tikukora birikwitsa enshoni, tikwesherurira byakwo; tikurahuka kuguubwa kubi, tikuteekateeka kibi aha muntu;

⁶ tikushemerererwa kutahikiirira, kureka kushemerererwa amazima.

⁷ Okukunda kwemera byona, kwikiriza byona, kugira amatsiko ahari byona, kugimisiririza byona.

⁸ Okukunda tikuhwaho ebiro byona; obunabi bwo buryaihwaho, okugamba “endimi” kuryahwaho; n'obwengye buryaihwaho;

⁹ ahakuba nitumanyaho kakye; nituragura kakye;

¹⁰ kwonka ebihikire ku biriija, ebitahikire biryaihwaho.

¹¹ Obu naabaire ndi muto, nkaba ngamba nk'omuto, nyetegyereza nk'omuto, nteekateeka nk'omuto; ku naakuzire, naareka eby'obuto.

¹² Nimumanya ngu hati nitureebera omu ndeeberwamu tutarikuhweza gye; kwonka omu biro ebyo turyareebana butunu. Hati nimmanyaho kakye; kwonka omu biro ebyo ndyamanyira kimwe nk'oku naamanyiirwe kimwe.

¹³ Mbwenu ebirikugumaho ni bishatu, okwikiriza, amatsiko n'okukunda; kwonka ekirikukira byona n'okukunda.