1 Imi Paulu umpositoli, anditova kubanhu kana pezhulu ponhu, koga munaJesu Kristo naMwali Tate, bakoumusa mubafi, 2 akale nabo bose banakwaina bandina nabo,

Kumakubungano okuGalatiya.

3 Chipiwo nolunyalalo ngazwibe namwi, zwiva kunaMwali Tate nokunaTezi wedu Jesu Kristo.

4 Iye wakazwipila pezhulu poluchinyo lwedu, kuti etimunule kuva kububi bwonshaji wangweno, sokuda kwaMwali Tate bedu, 5 kuna iye ngakube lukujo kujine kube lini nalini. Ameni.

6 Ndilochenama kuti mukumukambija kuundamba, iye wakamushobela muchipiwo chaKristo akale mushandukila kundebo ilosiyana, 7 akutoba kuti kuna neNdebo iMbuya imwe, koga kuna bamwe bakumumushunda, beda kushandula iNdebo iMbuya yaKristo. 8 Kojoba isu kana ingilozi inova kudenga ibhaunula iNdebo iMbuya kwamuli, ilosiyana nendiya yatakamubhaunulila, ngefhizhwe. 9 Sezwatakaleba kale, feno ndinoleba akale, kana umwe emubhaunulila iNdebo iMbuya imwe kuna yeyi yamwakatambula, ngefhizhwe.

10 Biya feno ndinoda kuti ndidikanwe nabanhu kana naMwali na? Kana ndinobabalila kushantisa banhu na? Ngana ndabechinoshantisa banhu, andaluba unshingi waKristo.

11 Banakwaina, ndinomuzibisa kuti iNdebo iMbuya yakapupulwa nami aitoba iNdebo iMbuya yakava kunhu. 12 Nokuti andijakaitambula kuva kunhu, kana kuilayijwa, asi yakezha nokutondejwa naJesu Kristo.

13 Nokuti mwakawha ungalilo wangu wantolo ndichimukudimbwa kwabaJuda, kuti ndakajiija igubungano lyaMwali zwikulwana ndikweja kulipalaja, 14 akale muna zwobuJuda, ndakapinda banji isamwali jangu boluji lwangu, ndikasungwala zwikulwana nengalilo yamatate angu.

15 Koga Mwali wakabandishala Ndisanhu ndazwalwa akale wakandishoba nechipiwo chiche, 16 wakashanta kutondejela Mwananhulumyana uwe kunami, kutila kuti ndibhaunule iNdebo iMbuya nezwizwe kubanhu Bokuzhe, andijakabhuza unhu, 17 kana kunda kuJelusalema kunaabo bakabeli bapositoli mbeli kwangu, koga ndakenda kuAlabhiya akale ndikabwilila kuDamasikasi. 18 Kwapinda makole matatu, ndakenda kuJelusalema kunoshanyila *Kefasi, ndikagala naye mazhuba igumi namashanu. 19 Koga andijakabonana nomwe wabamwe babapositoli kuzhe kwaJemusi ununa waShe.

20 Kunezwi zwandimumukwalila, pambeli paMwali, anditoniepa!

21 Ndipo pandakenda munyika jeSiliya neSilisiya. 22 Ndakaba ndisinozibwa nechiso namakubungano aKristo omuJudiya. 23 Bakabewha chete kuti, "yondiya wakabetijiija, ukumubhaunula ngweno luvumilo lwaakabeda kupalaja." 24 Bakava bakuja Mwali pezhulu pangu.