1 Ngweno, ndoda kumukumbuluja banakwaina, inzila yandakamubhaunulila iNdebo iMbuya, yeyo imwakatambula akale imumile paili, 2 iyo ichamuchija kana mubhatilila kundebo yandakamubhaunulila, kuzhe kwokuti kudimbwa kwenu kwakakusi kwechokomende.

3 Zwandakatambula zwilokosha ndizwo zwandakamupa, zwokuti Kristo wakafila luchinyo lwedu, sobuzwili mumakwalo, 4 kuti wakajikwa, akamuswa nezhuba lyatatu sokuleba kwaMakwalo Machena, 5 akale kuti wakazwitondejela kunaKefasi, akale kubalayijwa babe baligumi nababili. 6 Wakaboneka kubanakwaina banopinda mazana mashanu panshaji umwempela, banji babo bachibapenyu, kojoba bamwe babo bakanyetutukwa. 7 Wakabonwa naJemusi, nokubapositoli bose.

8 Kumapejelejo wakazwitondejela kwandili, imi ndili sonhu wokuzwalwa unshaji usanu wakwana, akale wakaboneka kunami. 9 Nokuti imi ndili untukutuku kubapositoli bose, ndisilokwelela kuwhi ndimpositoli nokuti ndakayabisa igubungano lyaMwali. 10 Koga nechipiwo chaMwali ndili yezwo zwandili, akale chipiwo chiche kwandili achijakaba chisina unshingo. Kojoba zwakadalo, ndakashinga kupinda ibo bose, kusili imi asi chili chipiwo chaMwali chimo mwandili. 11 Kungaba kuwhi kwakabeli imi kana ibo, ndizwo zwatinobhaunula akale imwi ndizwo zwamwakadimbwa.

12 Ngweno kana Kristo ebhaunulwa kuwhi wakamuswa kuna bakafa, bamwe benu bangaleba chini kuti apana kumuka kuna bakafa? 13 Koga kana pesina kumuka kubafi, zwinova kuti naiye Kristo aajakamuswa, 14 kana Kristo esakamuswa, zwinova kuti kubhaunula kwedu akunanshingo akale nokudimbwa kwenu akunanshingo bo. 15 Isu towanika tida kupita Mwali, nokuti takasumikija kuti Mwali wakomusa Kristo, waasakamusa kana chili chokomende kuti bakafa abatomuswa. 16 Kana bakafa besinomuswa, ndiko kuti Kristo aajakamuswa. 17 Kana Kristo esakamuswa, kudimbwa kwenu mayabwe, akale muchimo muluchinyo lwenu. 18 Nezwo bose yabo bakafa beli munaKristo, bakapalala. 19 Kana lubimbo lwedu muna Kristo lulibubuya kubupenyu chetechete, nokudalo tokwelela kuwhilwa ishe kupinda bose munyika. 20 Koga ilebeswa ngelyokuti Kristo wakamuswa kubafi, ndiye unchelo wokutanga kunaabo bakafa. 21 Sezwo lufu lwakabuzwa nonhu, nokumuka kubafi kwakabuzwa nonhu bo. 22 Sezwabanofa bose munaAdamu, nokudalo munaKristo banooba bapenyu bose. 23 Koga umwe nomwe nenzila yiye, Kristo unchelo wokutanga, kova pakuzha kukwe yabo baiko kunaKristo. 24 Ndipo pachaswika umpejelejo, paachasenga bushe kunaMwali Tate mushule mwokupalaja bushe bwose, nobutongi bose akale namasimba ose. 25 Nokuti iye unokwelela kutonga ejine ebige bose babengi babe pasi pamakumbo awe. 26 Umbengi wopejeleja uchapalajwa, lufu. 27 Lukwalo luchena lunoti, "Mwali wakabiga zwinhu zwose pasi pamakumbo awe." Koga kana kuwhi, "Zwinhu zwose zwilobigwa pasi pape," zwipopachena kuti azwitoshanganisila Mwali nokukwe, wakabiga zwinhu zwose pasi paKristo. 28 Kana zwose zwinhu zwichabigwa pasi pape, ndipo pakuchabigwa iye Mwananhulumyana pasi paiye, iye wakabiga zwose zwinhu pasi pape, kutila kuti Mwali ebe zwinhu zwose kubanhu bose. 29 Biya banotini banhu nokubhabhatizwa bekamilila bakafa? Kana bakafa besinomuswa zwachose, ini bebhabhatizwa bekabamilila? 30 Ini tigala tilimumakubaji unshaji wose, 31 banakwaina ndilolingana nolufu izhuba nezhuba? Yezwi ichokomende, sokushiya kwangu munamwi kwandinanako muna Kristo Jesu Tezi wedu, 32 Ini chandinowana kana ndakalwana nemhuka kuEfesasi nezwinangwa zwabanhu? Kana bakafa besinomuswa, "Ngatilyeni akale tinwe, nokuti mangwana tofa."

33 Musichengwe, "Kukwenda nababi kunopalaja chimilo chibuya." 34 Bwililani kundangalilo jenu imbuya, musoochinye. Nokuti bamwe abana luzibo lwaMwali. Ndikumuleba yezwi kuti mube neshoni.

35 Koga umwe unobhuza eti, "Bakafa banomuswa chini? Banozha beli nombili wakata chini?" 36 Iwi ilema lyonhu! Chaunobyala achitomela kuzhe kokuti chitange chafa. 37 Akale zwaunobyala azwitoba iwo umbili uchooba ipo, koga unobyala imbeyu yekoloni kana imwe imbeyu. 38 Koga Mwali unoyipa umbili sokushala kukwe, akale imwe, neyimwe imbeyu unoyipa umbili wayo.

39 Nokuti mibili yose ayijilotojana, asi kuna imwe yabanhu, neyimwe yemhuka, neyimwe yenyuni, akale neyimwe yehobe.

40 Kuna mibili yokudenga, nemibili yopenyika, asi kungaima kweyokudenga kumwe, akale nokungaima kweyomunyika kumwe bo. 41 Kuna kungaima kwezhuba, nokumwe kungaima kwomweji, akale nokumwe kungaima kwenyenyeji, nokuti imwe neimwe inyenyeji inongaima zwilosiyana.

42 Kwakadalo bo kumuka kwabakafa. Umbili unojikwa unobola, unomuswa autobola. 43 Unojikwa zwisilolemekejwa, umuswa mulukujo. unojikwa mubutela, unomuswa mumasimba. 44 Unojikwa uli umbili wenyama, umuswa uli umbili wompepo. Kana pelinombili wenyama, pana bo nombili wompepo. 45 Nokudalo zwilokwalwa kuti, "Unhu wotanga Adamu wakaba unhu umpenyu," Adamu wokupejeleja wakaba umpepo unopa bupenyu. 46 Achitoba chompepo chinotanga, asi ngechombili, kova kutobela chompepo. 47 Unhu wotanga wehuluba wakava munyika, unhu wabili unova kudenga. 48 Sezwaakaba eli unhu wehuluba, ndibo bubali behuluba, akale sobwaali unhu wokudenga, ndibo bubali bo bokudenga. 49 Sezwo tili nechimo chonhu wehuluba, tooba akale nechimo chonhu wokudenga.

50 Ndomubuja yezwi banakwaina, kuti inyama nelopa azwingawane ifuma yobushe bwaMwali, Nezwino palala azwingalye ifuma isinopalala.

51 Whililani! Ndimubuje isiswa. Tose atitoofa, asi tose tooshandulwa, 52 munshaji unshomanana, sokubhwinya kwezhisho, mulukwembo lwopejeleja. Lukwembo paluchoolila, bakafa banoomuswa besichinopalala, akale isu tooshandulwa. 53 Nokuti umbili unopalala unokwelela kumbala umbili usinopalala, akale noyu umbili unofa unokwelela kumbala umbili usinofa.

54 Kana umbili unopalala wambala usinopalala, nounofa wambala usisofa, ndipo pachazhajikijwa isumo ilokwalwa kuti, "Lufu lunominywa mukuzunda."

"Awe! Lufu kukoma kuko kupo poni?

Awe! Lufu, lubola lulo lupo poni?

56 Lubola lwolufu luchinyo, nesimba lyoluchinyo mulawo. 57 Koga toboka Mwali, unotipa kukoma nomuna Tezi wedu Jesu Kristo.

58 Nokudalo, banakwaina bangu banodikana, imani mukasima, musisundwe nechinhu, unshaji wose mushingila Tezi, muziba kuti kushinga kwenu munaTezi akutoba kwamayabwe.