Bumwempela bwombili
1 Nokudalo imi unsungwa, waTezi, ndinokumbila kuti mulalame bupenyu bunokwelela kushobwa kwenu, 2 nokuzwideluja kose, nobunyolo nomwoyo ndefu, mutambulana umwe nomwe noludo. 3 Mudisisa kulondota bumwempela bwoMpepo muchisungo cholunyalalo. 4 Kuna uMbili umwempela noMpepo umwempela, sezwa mwakashobwa kuchibimbo chimwempela, chimo mukushobwa kwenu, 5 Tezi umwempela, luvumilo lumwempela, umbhabhatizo umwempela, 6 kuna Mwali umwempela akale eli Tate bedu tose, iye upezhulu pabose, nomuna bose akale muna bose.
7 Koga umwe noumwe wakapiwa chipiwo chinokwelaniswa nechipo munzila yanopa nayo Kristo. 8 Nokudalo kwakawhi,
"Paakatanha pezhulu
Wakatungamilila batapwa banji,
Akapa zwipo kubanhu."
9 Pakuti "wakatanha zhezhulu" zwinoleba ni? Zwinoleba kuti wakaba abhulukila kubugalo bunomila bwenyika. 10 Iye wakabhuluka, ndiye wakatanha akale pezhulu kumatenga ose, kuti ezhajise zwinhu zwose. 11 Wakapa zwipo zwizwe kuti bamwe bebe bapositoli, bamwe bebe bapolofeti, bamwe bebe babhaunuli beNdebo iMbuya, bamwe bebebalyisi begubungano, nabamwe bo bebe balayiji, 12 kupa bachena zwishingiso kuti bezwibambile kutamishingo yokubaka uMbili waKristo,