1 Ndakalangalila kuti ndisipamhe kumushanyila zwinoomulwajisa moyo akale. 2 Nokuti kana ndita kuti mulwajilwe, ndiani biya uchandishantisa koga wakaleyo undimuwhisa kulwaja? 3 Akale ndakakwala sobundakata, kuti ndingoozha ndisiwhiswe kulwaja kunaabo babekwelela kundishantisa, nokuti ndakabebimba namwi mose, kuti kushanta kwangu kube kushanta kwenu mose. 4 Nokuti ndakamukwalila nokuyabiswa kukulwana akale nokulwajilwa kwomoyo akale nemishoji minji, kusikuda kuti mulwajilwe koga kumuzibisa buwando boludo lwangu kwamuli.

5 Koga kana pelina wakatisa kuti kube nokulwajilwa, aajakatila imi pe, koga neimwe inzila ndisinokantula wakatila imwi mose. 6 Kunooyo wakadalo yechi chilango chabanji chilozhulila, 7 sokudalo mokwelela muundekejele nokuunyalaja, nokuti angakubukilwa neshungu ihulwana. 8 Nezwo ndomukumbila kuti muuntondejele akale ludo lwenu. 9 Yezwi ndizwo zwakatisa kuti ndikwale, kuti ndimukweje akale kuti ndizibe kana mowhilila na muzwinhu zwose. 10 Yoyo wamunolekejela, namibo ndondekejela. Yezwo zwandalekejela, kana pelina zwokulekejela, zwatilwa imwi nokuba ipo kwaKristo, 11 kutila kuti Satani esiwane isimba pezhulu pedu, nokuti tobuziba buchengeji bubwe.

12 Pandakezha kuToluwasi kobhaunula iNdebo iMbuya yaKristo, ndakazhulilwa unkoba munaTezi, 13 koga indangalilo yangu ayijakagajikana nokuti mwanakwaina wangu Taitasi andijakongwana kwakale. Nokudalo ndakabakoneka ndikenda kuMasedoniya.

14 Koga Mwali ngebokwe, Iye munaKristo unotitungamila mukukoma unshaji wose, akale nomunasu unomwalaja bunde boluzibo lulwe kwosekwose. 15 Nokuti tibunde bwaKristo kunaMwali mukati mwaabo bamuchijwa naabo bamupalala, 16 kuna umwe tilupepo lunonhuwa zwitungamija kulufu, asi kuna umwe tibunde bunonhuwilila bubuza bupenyu. Ndiani unotubula kuta unshingo yoyu? 17 Isu atinanga, sabanjinji, batengesi beWhi lyaMwali, koga sabanhu bechokomende, koga Mwali wakatituma, tolebeleka muchokokomende pambeli paMwali munaKristo.