1 Ndokulaya mbeli kwaMwali naKristo Jesu iye uchootonga bapenyu nabakafa, akale nokuzha kukwe nobushe bubwe, 2 bhaunula iwhi, sungwala unshaji kana ulimbuya akale kana usili umbuya, bwetekeja, ukolola, ukalalila, akale usungwaja, nomwoyo undefu nokulayija. 3 Nokuti unshaji ukumuzha banhu pabachaleka kuwhilila indayilo ili iyo, koga beli nenzebe jinoluma, banoozwibunganisila balayiji banoobabuja zwabanoda, 4 akale banootukulila kuwhilila ichokomende betobela ingano. 5 Koga iwi, jikama unshaji wose, zwimisile kuyabula, ita unshingo wombhaunuli wendebo imbuya, zhajikija unshingo uwo.

6 Nokuti ndaswika kale panshaji wokuti ndipilwe sedilijo lyontebulo, unshaji wangu wokuti ndinde waswika. 7 Ndalwana ihondo imbuya, ndapeja unjiijano, ndalondota luvumilo. 8 Kuvila ngweno chilemba chobululami chandilobigilwa, chandichapiwa naTezi, untongi wobululami nelyo izhuba, kusi imi ndoga koga kunaibo bose bakada kuboneka kukwe.

9 Kweja nesimba lilyo kuswika kwandili nokukambijisa, 10 nokuti Dimasi, nokuda zwenyika yeeno wakanditizha, akenda kuTesalonika, Kresensi wakenda kuGalatiya, Taitasi kuDalumeshiya. 11 Luka ega ndiye unanami. Tola Mako uzhe naye, nokuti unalubhancho kasa kwandili pakundishingila. 12 Tichikasi ndakoontuma kuEfesu. 13 Pauchezha, undizhile neshashiko yandakasiya kunaKapasi kuTulowasi, akale newhalo, pezhulu paizwo zwose newhalo jamapapata.

14 Alekizanda unfuli wakandilwajisa kasa, Tezi unoondanga nezwito zwizwe. 15 Uunchenjelele, nokuti wakanyenyeja nesimba indayo yedu.

16 Pakuzwitabilija kwangu kotanga apana wakama nami, bose bakanditizha. Besipiwe undandu nazwo! 17 Koga Tezi wakamanami akale akandipa isimba lyokupupula indayilo zwizhele, kuti bose Bokuzhe beiwhe. Nokudalo ndakachijwa mundomo weshumba. 18 Tezi unoondinuna mububi bose akale unondiswincha zwibuyanana kubushe bubwe bokudenga. Lukujo lube kwaali kwemisi isinopela. Ameni.

19 Umuse Pulisika naAkwila nemhuli yaOnesifolasi. 20 Elasitasi wakasala kuKolinte, Tilofimusi ndakonsiya kuMiletusi nokuti wakabelwala. 21 Ukweje nesimba lilyo lyose kuzha unshaji wemhepo usanu waswika.

Yubhulasi ukumukumusa, naPudenisi, naLayinasi, naKilaudia nabanakwaina bose.

22 Tezi elondote umpepo uwo.

Chipiwo chaMwali chibe namwi mose.