1 Ndakapeleledza ndabona kuti ndisitjabe nekumwe mukumba kunowhomuwhisa zogwadza kakale. 2 Ngobe hapa ndingamuwhisa zogwadza, ndiyani ungandiyeta ahanha kuhhe kwenyu imwi bandawhisa zogwadza? 3 Ndakakwala sekwandakathama, kuyetila kuti pandinobuya ndisiwhisiwe zogwadza nayibabo baka bakafanila ndithama kuti ndihanhe, ngobe ndaka ndimugalabgwe mose, kuti hanha kwangu kowhobahanha kwenyu mose. 4 Ndakamukwalila ndina kudziyidzika kakale ndiwha zogwadza mumoyo, ndilila n'hodzi, kusi kuti ndohaka muwhisa zogwadza koga kuti muzibe ludo gukulu gwandinomuda nago.

5 Koga hapa kuna wagwadzisa umwe, azogwadzisa imi, koga nedzimwe zila wagwadzisa imwi mose-ndisikubige kukaba tjinhu tjikulukulu kwazo. 6 Langiwa kukwe nebunji gwenyu kwakalizanila; 7 koga ke makafanila wuyetila mazwibhatigwa newunkuludzila, kuti ndizo asikuligwe ngebuyendasi gwakapindilila. 8 Ndizo ndomukumbilisisa kuti mulayidze ludo gwenyu kuwunli. 9 Ikoku ndiko kwathama kuti ndimukwalile, kuyetila kuti ndimuholesese nekuti ndizibe kuti kene mubanhu banowhilila muzwinhu zose. 10 Kene yani wamunoyetila mazwibhatigwa, nami bo ndowuyetila mazwibhatigwa. Tjandayetila mazwibhatigwa, hapa kuli kuti ndina tjandayetila mazwibhatigwa, kungentha yenyu mbeli kwaKhirisitu, 11 kudze tidzibilile Satane mukutikulila; ngobe akuta kuli kuti atitoziba bupitipiti gugwe.

12 Pandakabuya kuThirowasi ndiwhosumikila ndebo mbuya yaKhirisitu, He bakandihhulila nkoba; 13 koga nkumbulo wangu awusongogadzikana ngobe gamu langu Thayithasi andizowuwana ko. Ndizo ndakamilika ndiyenda kuMakhedoniya.

14 Koga ke Ndzimu ngaabokewe, iye muna Khirisitu unogala etitungamila mukukunda, kakale uno andamisa nhuwilila kweluzibo gugwe pose pose ehingisa iswi. 15 Ngobe kuNdzimu iswi tinhuwilila kwaKhirisitu pakati kwayibabo banotjidziwa nayibabo banopalala, 16 kuwumwe tinhuwa kunohhisa lufu, kuwumwe bo tinhuwilila kunohhisa bupenyu. Ndiyani wakalizanila n'hingo wakajali? 17 Ngobe iswi atitonga ibabo, bunji gwabo banoyingidza dama leNdzimu; koga sebanhu bakatambunuka, bakatumwa neNdzimu, mbeli kweNdzimu tolebeleka muna Khirisitu.