4 Uthando luyabekezela, uthando lumnene, alunamhawu, uthando aluzigabisi, aluzikhukhumezi;
5 aluziphathi ngokungafanele, aluzifuneli okwalo, alucunuki, alunagqubu;
6 aluthokozi ngokungalungile, kepha luthokozela iqiniso;
7 lubekezelela izinto zonke, lukholwa yizinto zonke, luthemba izinto zonke, lukhuthazelela izinto zonke.
8 Uthando alusoze lwaphela; kepha nokuba kukhona ukuprofetha, kuyakukhawuka; nokuba kuyizilimi, ziyakunqamuka; nokuba kungukwazi, kuyakukhawuka.
9 Ngokuba sazi inxenye, siprofetha inxenye.
10 Kepha nxa sekufikile okupheleleyo, lokho okuyinxenye kuyakukhawuka.