2Bongani uNkulunkulu wabonkulunkulu.Uthando lwakhe lumi laphakade.

12Ngesandla esilamandla lengalo eyeluliweyo,uthando lwakhe lumi laphakade.

19uSihoni inkosi yama-Amori,uthando lwakhe lumi laphakade,

16amaJebusi, ama-Amori, amaGigashi,

17amaHivi, ama-Arikhi, amaSini,

20La yiwo amadodana kaHamu ngokosendo lwawo langezindimi zawo, ezigodini zawo kanye langezizwe zawo.

14amaJebusi, ama-Amori, amaGigashi,

16ama-Avadi, amaZemari kanye lamaHamathi.

27lo-Abhrama (u-Abhrahama).

4Uthando luyabekezela, uthando lulomusa. Kalulamona, kaluzincomi, kaluzigqaji.

6Uthando kaluthokozeli okubi, kodwa luthokozela iqiniso.

13Okuthathu lokhu kuma kunjalo: ukukholwa, ithemba lothando. Kodwa okukhulu kwalokhu luthando.

9Uthando kumele lube qotho. Zondani okubi libambelele kokulungileyo.

10Zimiseleni omunye komunye ngothando lobuzalwane. Hloniphanani okudlula ukuzihlonipha kwenu.

13Bapheni abantu bakaNkulunkulu abaswelayo. Zejwayezeni ukuphana.

5Khathesi-ke, nkosikazi ethandekayo, ngikulobela umlayo omutsha, kodwa esasilawo kusukela ekuqaleni. Ngicela ukuba sithandane.

6Uthando yilolu: ukuba siphile ngokulalela imilayo yakhe. Njengoba uzwile kusukela ekuqaleni, umlayo wakhe yikuthi uphile impilo yothando.

11Lowo omamukelayo uyahlanganyela emisebenzini yakhe emibi.

5Amalungiselelo abakhutheleyo anika umvuzonjengoba nje amawala eletha ubuyanga.

16Umuntu ophambuka endleleni yokuzwisisaucina esendawonye labafileyo.

21Lowo odinga ukulunga lothandouzuza ukuphila, ukuphumelela lodumo.

1Ungcono umyanga ohamba ngobuqothokulesiwula esilezindebe ezingcolileyo.

21Inhliziyo yomuntu igcwele amacebo amanengi,kodwa yisimiso sikaThixo esimayo.

22Umuntu uloyisa uthando olungaqamukiyo;kungcono ukuba ngumyanga kulokuba lamanga.

12AmaShuphimu lamaHuphimu ayengawosendo luka-Iri, lamaHushimu engawosendo luka-Aheri.

34Amadodana kaShomeri yila:ngu-Ahi, loRohiga, loHubha kanye lo-Aramu.

39Amadodana ka-Ula yila:ngu-Ara, loHaniyeli kanye loRiziya.

28benza amathala amabili emagumbini asekucineni.

31Benza njalo imithando enqumayo ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya: emihlanu ingeyamathala akwelinye icele lethabanikeli,

33Umthando onquma phakathi bawenza wedlula usuka kwelinye icele usiya kwelinye phakathi laphakathi kwamathala.

14Yenzani konke ngothando.

22Nxa umuntu engayithandi iNkosi, kehlelwe yisithuko. Woza, awu Nkosi!

24Uthando lwami kini lonke kuKhristu uJesu. Ameni.

15Yenzani amathala ethabanikeli amiswayo ngezigodo zesihlahla somʼakhakhiya.

23lenze amathala amabili amagumbi asekucineni.

28Umthando waphakathi onqumayo uzakwedlula usuka kulelicele lokucina usiyacina kwelinye phakathi laphakathi kwamathala.

7Phanini abantu bonke okungokwabo: Nxa ungathelanga, thela imithelo, nxa kuyikuqoqwa kwemali, iqoqeni. Nxa kuyikwesaba, yesabani. Nxa kuyikuhlonipha, hloniphani; nxa kuyikudumisa, dumisani.

8Lingayekeli umlandu ungahlawulwanga, ngaphandle kokuqhubeka komlandu wokuthandana, ngoba lowo othanda umuntu wakibo usewugcwalisile umthetho.

10Uthando kalwenzi ngozi kumakhelwane. Ngakho uthando luyikugcwaliswa komthetho.

2labo bonke abazalwane abalami.Emabandleni aseGalathiya:

5udumo kalube kuye kuze kube laphakade. Ameni.

6Ngiyamangala ukuthi limdela masinya kangaka lowo owalibiza ngomusa kaKhristu njalo liphendukela evangelini elehlukileyo,

8UNkulunkulu angafakaza ukuthi lonke ngilifiselani ngothando lukaKhristu uJesu.

9Umkhuleko wami ngowokuthi uthando lwenu lwande kokuphela ekwazini lasekuzikeni kokuqedisisa

16Laba benza lokhu ngothando bekwazi ukuthi ngifakwe lapha ukuba ngivikele ivangeli.

3Kodwa imihlatshelo iyisikhumbuzo sezono zeminyaka yonke,

15LoMoya oNgcwele uyafakaza kithi ngalokho. Kuqala uthi:

24Njalo kasicabangeni ukuba singakhuthazana njani ethandweni lasezenzweni ezinhle.

11Ngaphezulu kwakulamatshe aqinileyo, ebazwe ngesilinganiso, kanye lemijabo yomsedari.

30Inqodlana nganye ilamavili lama-ekseli ethusi, njalo nganye ilomganu phezu kwezinsika ziceciswe ngemithando ekhandelwe inxa zonke.

35Phezu kwenqodlana kulomthando oyisizingelezi esitshona okwengxenye yengalo. Izisekelo lamapulanka kuxhume phezu kwenqodlana.

20Manje-ke, kwakulabafowabo abayisikhombisa. Owokuqala wathatha wasesifa engazalanga.

30Thanda iNkosi uNkulunkulu wakho ngenhliziyo yakho yonke langomphefumulo wakho wonke langengqondo yakho yonke langamandla akho wonke.’12.30 UDutheronomi 6.4-5

31Owesibili yilo: ‘Thanda umakhelwane wakho njengoba uzithanda.’12.31 ULevi 19.18 Kawukho umlayo omkhulu kulale."

32Wena mfazi oyisifebe! Uthanda izihambi kulomkakho.

37ngakho-ke ngizaziqoqa zonke izithandwa zakho, owawuthokoza lazo, lezo owawuzithanda kanye lalezo owawuzizonda. Ngizaziqoqa ukuba zimelane lawe zivela ezindaweni zonke ngikunqunule phambi kwazo, njalo zizabubona bonke ubunqunu bakho.

54ukuze uthwale ihlazo lakho njalo ube lenhloni ngokubaduduza.

6isikhathi sokudinga lesikhathi sokukhalala,isikhathi sokugcina lesikhathi sokulahla,

8isikhathi sokuthanda lesikhathi sokuzonda,isikhathi sempi lesikhathi sokuthula.

21Ngubani owaziyo ingabe umphefumulo womuntu uyakhwela uye phezulu kuthi owenyamazana wehlele phansi phakathi emhlabathini?"