1 Nokuti toziba kuti kana unshasha mwatigele wopenyika ungozakunyulwa, tina nechibakwa chinova kunaMwali, ingumba isakabakwa namaboko, yemisi isinopela kumatenga. 2 Yopano chokomende tikumumimila, akale tikumulakamila kumbala ingumba yedu yokudenga, 3 kutila kuti kuyimbala kwedu kute kuti tisiwanikwe tili chinkuna. 4 Nokuti kana tichimunshasha yoyu, totula ibhika lyokubilila, nokuti atidi kumbulwa, koga kuti timbajikwe mibili yokudenga, kutila kuti chinofa chiminywe nobupenyu. 5 Iye wakatibambanyila yechi chinhu ndiMwali, iye wakatipa uMpepo sechibimbiso.

6 Nokudalo, tilosima unshaji wose, toziba kuti kana tichimumbili, tiko kule naTezi, 7 nokuti tokwenda nokudimbwa, kusi nokubona. 8 Tina myoyo, akale tokwemuja kubhuda mumbili yoyu, akale tibe kusha naTezi. 9 Kojoba tili kusha kana tisi kwakale, tinota kuti chibe chinangwa chedu kuunshantisa. 10 Nokuti tose tooma pambeli pechigalo chobutongi chaKristo, kuti umwe noumwe enambijwe bubuya kana bubi, zwikwendelana nozwaakata echimumbili uwe.

11 Nokudalo, nokuziba kutya Tezi, tobabweta banhu, koga zwatili zwinozibikana kunaMwali, akale ndobimba kuti tozibikana mumiyeyo yenu. 12 Atijikumuzwisuma isu kunamwi kabili koga timumupa zwingata kuti mushiye nasu, kutila kuti mushandule yabo banoshiya nobukulwana bonhu usimoyo uwe. * 13 Nokuti kana tipenga, ngezwaMwali, kana tilimundangalilo jedu jizhele ngozwenu. 14 Nokuti ludo lwaKristo lunotichinga, nokuti tilogunchikana kuti unhu umwempela wakafila bose, nokudalo bose bakafa. 15 Akale iye wakafila bose, kuti yabo bapenyu besizwigalile ibo nokwabo koga begalile iye wakabafila akale akamuswa. 16 Kuva ngweno zwindilambeli, atichinolinga kana aanhi nenzila yobunhu, kojoba noumwe unshaji takabelinga Kristo nenzila yobunhu, koga ngweno atichinondinga alo. 17 Nokudalo, wose umo munaKristo, waba chibumbwa chipya, zwantolo zwapinda, chokomende zwipya zwezha. 18 Zwose yezwi zwinova kunaMwali, munaKristo wakatita kuti tibwilizane naye akale akatipa unshingo wokubwilizana, 19 kuti, munaKristo Mwali wakata kuti ebwilizana nenyika kwaali, esinolaba luchinyo lwabo, akale ebhatisa isu chilayo chokubwilizana. 20 Sezwo tilibamilili baKristo, Mwali unoteteja eshingisa isu. Tomubweta takamilila Kristo, bwilizanani naMwali. 21 Pezhulu pedu Mwali wakoonta luchinyo iye usakabeziba luchinyo, kutila kuti munaiye tibe balolulama baMwali.