** Nangwa
ng'amba
na
njimi
ya
bantu
ne
ya
bamalaika
If
I
speak
with
tongues
of
men
and
angels
Umvwe
ne
kwikala
na
butemwe
ne
But
if
I
have
no
love
Naaluka
pamo
nobe
kuvuma
kwa
kyela
Iā
m
just
a
noisy
gong
Kya
lubemba
nangwa
kuvuma
kwa
ngengele
Kabiji
nangwa
nji
na
bungauzhi,
kuyuka
byonse
Even
if
I
have
prophecy,
all
knowledge
Ne
lwitabilo
lwa
kutuntulula
mitumba
Faith
to
move
mountains
Umvwe
ne
kwikala
na
butemwe
ne
But
have
no
love
Abo
ne
watu...
I
am
nothing **
Nangwa
mpane
byonse
byami
ku
bakayaya
If
I
give
all
I
have
to
the
poor
Ne
mubiji
wami
namba
asokwe
Even
my
body
to
be
burned
Umvwe
ne
kwikala
na
butemwe
ne
Without
love
Kechi
mmwenamo
kintu
ne...
I
gain
nothing ** *
Butemwe
butekanyatu,
buba
lusa* *
Love
is
patient,
love
is
kind* *
Kechi
buba
kichima,
kechi
bwilundumika* *
It
does
not
envy,
it
is
not
proud* *
Butemwe
busenda
byonse,
bwazhindama* *
Always
protects,
always
hopes* *
Pakuba
kikatampe
kya
mu
byonse...
BO
BUTEMWE*
Butemwe
kechi
bwikebela
bintu
ne
Love
is
not
self-seeking
Kechi
buzhingila,
kechi
butaako
pa
kubiwa
Not
easily
angered,
keeps
no
record
Kechi
busekela
mu
byabula
koloka
Does
not
delight
in
evil
Kana
na
bya
bukine...
rejoices
in
truth
Butemwe
busenda
byonse,
bwitaba
byonse
It
always
protects,
always
trusts
Buketekela
byonse,
butekanya
mu
byonse
Always
hopes,
always
perseveres ** _
Piano +
strings,
drums drop_
Bya
bungauzhi
bikapita...
Prophecies
will
cease
Njimi
ikapwa...
Tongues
will
be
stilled
Maana
akapita...
Knowledge
will
pass
away
Pakuba
pa
kino
kimye
tumona
mu
katajilo
Now
we
see
in
a
mirror
dimly
Lelo
tukamona
kilungi
ne
kilungi...
Face
to
face
Nayukisha
bulongo
byonka
byo
nayukanyikwa
Then
I
shall
know
fully,
even
as
I
am
fully
known ** *
Pakuba
bino
bisatu:
Lwitabilo,
Luketekelo,
ne
Butemwe* *
Faith,
Hope,
and
Love
remain* *
Kabiji
kikatampe
kya
mu
bino
bisatu...* *
But
the
greatest
of
these...* *
BO
BUTEMWE!
BO
BUTEMWE!
IS
LOVE!* *
BO
BUTEMWE!
BO
BUTEMWE!
IS
LOVE!*
Butemwe...
kechi
bupwa
ne
Love
never
fails...
Butemwe...
ni
Lesa
For
God
is
Love...