1 Banakwaina bangu, pakujiba, shantani munaTezi. Azwitondinyaja imi kukwala zwinhu zwimwempela kwamuli, akale chitabilijo kunamwi. 2 Chenjelelani bananga sembwa, chenjelelani bashingi bobubi, chenjelelani banonyonyonganya umbili. 3 Nokuti timhalajo yechokomende, inonamata Mwali mumpepo, akale tishiya munaKristo Jesu, tisinobiga lubimbo mumbili. 4 Kojoba imi nokwangu ndinachisoko cholubimbo mumbili bo. Kana umwe unhu eyeya kuti unachisoko cholubimbo mumbili, imi ndinanacho chilopindilija, 5 ndakamhalajwa nezhuba lyashanu lina matatu, ndili umwe wabaIzilayeli, woluji lwaBhenjamini, uHebhelu wakazwalwa namaHebhelu, kumulawo ndili umFalisi, 6 mukusungwala ndili unjabisi wegubungano, kubululami ndipo pasi pomulawu ndisina ndandu. 7 Ingwano yose indakawana, ndakaitola sokulashikilwa pezhulu paKristo. 8 Pezhulu paizwo zwose ndinolaba zwose sokulashikilwa pezhulu pokuziba Kristo Jesu Tezi wangu kunopinda zwose. Pezhulu pape ndakayabula kulashikilwa nezwinhu zwose, ndikazwilaba seshambwa, kutila kuti ndiwane Kristo, 9 akale ndiwanikwe mwaali, ndisina kululama kwangu, kunova mumulawo, koga bunova mukudimbwa munaKristo, bululami bunova kunaMwali buloyaama mukudimbwa, 10 kuti ndunzibe nesimba lyokumuka kukwe, akale kuti ndikobane naye mukuyabula kukwe, nditojane naye mukufa kukwe, 11 akale ndina chibimbo kuti ndowana kumuka kubafi.

12 Kusi kuti yezwi ndakazwiwana kale kana kuti ndakapeleleswa kale, koga ndimulwisa kuti ndizwite zwangu, yezwo Kristo Jesu zwakanditila kale. 13 Banakwaina, anditoleba kuti chakaba changu, koga chinhu chimwempela chandinota, ndokanganwa zwimushule akale ndilwisila zwikombeli, 14 imi ndilwisila kundambeli kuchinangwa chombhailo wopezhulu undikumushobelwa naMwali munaKristo Jesu.

15 Tose takubuka mumpepo ngatibe nendangalilo yeyo, akale kana besina indangalilo yeyo, Mwali unoomuzhulila yezwo. 16 Atibhatilileni chete muchokomende kunezwo zwatakawana.

17 Banakwaina shanganyilanani mukundikwejejela, akale lingisisani yabo banolalama betobela chitondejelo chibuya munasu. 18 Banji, bandakamubuja nozwabo tunjinji akale mane ngweno ndinomubuja ndilila, bagele sezwita zwonchinjikwa waKristo. 19 Mapejelejo abo kupalajwa, mwali wabo untumbu, akale beshiya nokuswaba kwabo, nendangalilo jipo pazwinhu zwenyika. 20 Koga bugalo bwedu bukokudenga, akale kuvila kwalili tilomilila unchiji, Tezi Jesu Kristo, 21 iye uchashandula mibili yedu yopasi inabutela kuti ibe sombili uwe wongaima, nesimba linota kuti etubule kubiga zwinhu zwose pasi pape.