1 Timutangisa kuzwisuma akale na? Kana kuti kunodikana makwalo okutisuma kwamuli, kana anova kwamuli, sezwinota bamwe? 2 Imwi momene ndimwi lukwalo lwedu, lulokwalwa mumyoyo yedu, lunozibikana akale lubalwa nabanhu bose. 3 Motondejela pachena kuti mulukwalo lunova kunaKristo lwakabuzwa nasu, lusakakwalwa noluboko koga noMpepo waMwali umpenyu, pesi pezwipemu zwamabwe mapapalaza, koga pemyoyo yabanhu.

4 Yolu ndilolubimbo lwatinanalo kupinda munaKristo tinda kunaMwali. 5 Azwitova kuti totubula nokwedu kuti titi yezwi zwatiwa nasu, koga zwinova kunaMwali, 6 iye wakatita kuti titubule kubabashingi bechivumilano chipya, chisi chomulawo ulokwalwa koga choMpepo, mulawo ulokwalwa unobulaya koga uMpepo unopa bupenyu.

7 Ngweno kana unshaji wolufu wakabakakwalwa pebwe, wakezha nokungaima kukulwana zwakata kuti baIzilayeli bekonwe kulinga kumesho kwaMozesi nokutaima kwako, kojoba kujujuka sozwakuli, 8 unshaji woMpepo autoba nokungaima kukulwana kupinda na? 9 Kana kwakaba nokungaima nonshaji wokulashwa, unshaji wobululami ulokwelela kuba nokungaima kulopindilija. 10 Chokomende, nenyaya yeyi, yezwo zwakaba zwingaima noyo unshaji azwichinongaima, nokuti kungaima kwabaipo kunopinda kwakabelipo. 11 Kana yezwo zwakajujuka zwakezha nokungaima, yezwo zwisinopela zwinokwelela kuba nokungaima kulopindilila.

12 Sobutina lubimbo lwakadai, tinamyoyo misimu, 13 atitoba saMozesi wakafuka kumesho kukwe noncheka etila kuti baIzilayeli besibone kupela kokungaima. 14 Koga indangalilo jabo jakakomeswa, kuswikila izhuba lyanasi, pabanobala chivumilano chantolo, uncheka wakale yondwa aujanu wafukulwa, nokuti munaKristo chete ndimo mwaunobhiswa. 15 Eya, kuswikila nasi yono, panobalwa iwhalo yaMozesi uncheka ulofuka indangalilo jabo, 16 koga unhu angochingunukila kuna Tezi, uncheka unofukulwa. 17 Ngweno Tezi uMpepo, akale panaMpepo waTezi, pana lusungunuko. 18 Akale isu tose, tilina kumesho kwakafukulwa, totondeja kungaima kwakaleko kunova kunaTezi uliMpepo, kumushandulwa kuti titojane naye kuva kuna kumwe kungaima kunda kuna kumwe.