1 Lebeswa, kolebgwa iko kuti kuna kusazwibhata pakati kwenyu, sazwibhata kusanhu kukawanika kene pakati kweBataya; ngobe nlume unoyizela nemfumakadzi watate babe. 2 Kakale mozwikudza kwazo! Mamusakafanila kuti mulile? Unothama ikoku ngaatakhwe pakati kwenyu. 3 Ngobe nekutobe mbili wangu usipo koga ndiyapo mumeya, kakale ndinga ndinoyi ndiyapo, ndatjileba tongwa kale panhu wakathama tjinhu tjakajali. 4 Hapa mukubungana muzina laHe Yesu, ndinamwi mumeya, nemasimba aHe wedu Yesu, 5 mutulile nhu iwhoyu kuna Satane kuti awumpaladze munyama, kudze meya iye itjidziwe muhhuba laHe.

6 Zwikudza kwenyu akuzonaka. Amutoziba kuti mbidzo homanana inobidza bhundu lose? 7 Dusani mbidzo whulukugwi kuti mube nebhundu dzwa, malebeswa saku musakasiwa mbidzo. Ngobe Khirisitu, mhwizana yedu yephasika, wakayetiwa tjibhayilo. 8 Ndizo ayihanhileni nzano, tisina mbidzo whulukugwi, iyo mbidzo yebengana nebubi, koga netjinkwa tjisina mbidzo tjebubuya nemalebeswa.

9 Ndakamukwalila mulukwalo gwangu kuti musiwhanane nebanhu basakazwibhata; 10 ndisingabve basakazwibhata bemuhango ino, kene bapupi nembava, kene banonamata midzimwana, ngobe kobe kobva kuti matjifanila bva muhango. 11 Koga ndakamukwalila* kuti musidlidzane nenhu unazina linoyi gamu koga ananlandu wekusazwibhata kene bupupi, kene unonamata midzimwana, kene unotukana, kene nlaladzi, kene mbobola. Musitongogala madla naye.

12 Ngobe ndineni netonga banhu bakuhhe? Ata banhu bamukati kwegubungano lebanamati bamakafanila tonga? 13 Ndzimu unowhotonga banhu bakuhhe. "Tatani nhu mbi pakati kwenyu."