Al-mahabba
1 Kan nikallim be lukhkhaat al-naas wa be lukhkhaat al-malaaʼika wa ma indi al-mahabba, kalaami ma indah faayde. Be da kalaami bigi misil daggiin al-nahaas walla baki al-jaras. 2 Wa kan nitnabbaʼ be kalaam jaayi min Allah wa nafham kulla l-asraar wa kulli cheyy hana ilim wa kan indi iimaan gawi marra waahid lahaddi nihawwil al-jibaal min bakaanaathum kula wa kan ma indi al-mahabba, ana ma cheyy. 3 Wa kan nanti kulli cheyy al-indi le l-masaakiin lahaddi nisallim jismi achaan nistakbar wa laakin ma indi al-mahabba, ma nalga cheyy.
4 Al-naadum al-indah mahabba sabuur wa zeen. Al-indah mahabba ma hasuud. Al-indah mahabba ma fachchaar wa ma mustakbir. 5 Hu ma yisawwi cheyy hana eeb. Hu ma yifakkir fi nafsah bas. Wa ma yazʼal ajala. Hu ma yifakkir fi l-khata al-akhwaanah sawwooh. 6 Hu abadan ma yafrah be l-zulum laakin yafrah daayman be l-hagg. 7 Al-indah mahabba, hu yahmal ayyi cheyy. Hu yiʼaamin fi kulli haal wa achamah saabit fi kulli haal wa hu yasbur fi ayyi cheyy.
8 Al-mahabba abadan ma tikammil. Al-tanabbu yikammil. Wa l-lukhkhaat al-yaju min al-Ruuh al-Khudduus yabgo ma fiihum. Wa l-ilim yikammil. 9 Achaan al-ilim al-indina, muhaddad. Wa l-tanabbu al-nihajju beyah, muhaddad. 10 Laakin wakit kulli cheyy yabga tamaam, al-cheyy al-ma tamaam yikammil.
11 Masalan, wakit ana wileed sakhayyar ana hajjeet hije hana iyaal dugaag wa fikri kula hana iyaal dugaag wa agli kula hana iyaal dugaag. Wa laakin wakit ana kibirt khalaas wa bigiit raajil, khalleet minni al-iyaaliiye. 12 Achaan hassaʼ fi zamanna da, nichiifu al-hagg misil nichiifuuh fi amchawwaafa al-waskhaane wa fi l-aakhira, nichiifuuh adiil. Hassaʼ da, ana irift chiyya wa baʼadeen naʼarif adiil misil Allah irifni.
13 Wa khalaas al-talaata al-yagoodu daayman, humman al-iimaan wa l-acham wa l-mahabba. Wa l-akbar minhum hu al-mahabba.
'Yahe
1 Koo me gak faa ɓǝ ne zah dǝfuu, wala ne angeloi, me ka ne 'yah ya ɓe, ka ɓǝ faa ɓe a tǝgbana tǝwyah wala koŋkeere mai moo ciini. 2 Koo me ne fanɗǝǝ ma faa ɓǝ Masǝŋ nyi zana, koo me ne fatan fẽene daŋ, koo me tǝ mor ɓǝ ma tǝsyeɓ ɓo daŋ, koo me ne iŋ pǝlli ka me gak fiŋ waa pǝ cok ah ge cok ki, me ka ne 'yah ya ɓe, ka ame ye fan kolle. 3 Koo me woo fan ɓe daŋ wom nyi zana, koo me soɓ suu ɓe ka wii mo sye, amma me ka ne 'yah ya ɓe, ka ka ne yeɓ wo ɓe ya.
4 'Yah a ne rõm pǝlli, 'yah a kwan syakke, 'yah ka pǝ tǝwon a, ka yii suu ya, ka fuu suu ah ya, 5 ka rǝk swãa tǝ dǝɓ ya, ka kyeɓ fan mor suu ah to ya, ka ɓaŋ kpãh ya, ka gban ɓǝɓe' pǝ zahzyil a. 6 'Yah ka laa pǝ'nyah ne ɓǝɓe' ya, amma a laa pǝ'nyah ne goŋga. 7 'Yah a rõm fan daŋ, a nyiŋ fan daŋ, a byak fan daŋ, a pee pǝ fan daŋ mbaŋ.
8 'Yah ga lii, faa ɓǝ Masǝŋ a vǝrri, fanɗǝǝ ma faa ɓǝ ne zah camcam a vǝrri, fatan laŋ a vǝrri. 9 Mor fanɗǝǝ man ma fatanne, ne ma faa ɓǝ Masǝŋ a yea biŋ biŋ nai to. 10 Amma ne cok fan masãh ah mo ge ɓe, fan matǝ biŋ biŋ rai a ga vǝrri.
11 Ne cok me yea pǝlaŋne, me faa ɓǝ tǝgbana welaŋne, me foo ɓǝ na welaŋne, me joŋ fan na welaŋne. Amma zǝzǝ̃ǝko me joŋ dǝɓlii ɓe, me soɓ fan joŋ welaŋ ɓoo ɓe. 12 Zǝzǝ̃ǝko na tǝ ẽe goŋga tǝgbana dǝɓ moo ẽe cee pǝ fakwancee pǝryu pǝryu, amma cok ah mo ge ɓe, na ga kwo ryakryak ahe. Zǝzǝ̃ǝko me tǝ fan biŋ biŋ to, amma ne cok ah me ga tǝ belbel tǝgbana Masǝŋ mo tǝ me ɓo.
13 Zǝzǝ̃ǝko fan matǝ sai rai a yeara: iŋni, kyaŋni, ne 'yahe. Amma fan matǝ sai rai 'yah kal ra ɓo daŋ.
