1 Nezwo banakwaina bachena, imwi muloshanganyila mukushobwa kokudenga, langalilani Jesu umpositoli nontebuji unkulwana wobusumikiji bwedu. 2 Wakaba ekabimbika kunoyo wakomponcha, saMozesi wakabakabimbika mungumba yaMwali. 3 Koga Jesu wakakwelela lukujwo lunji kupinda Mozesi, sobuzwili kuti umbaki wengumba ndiye unokujwa kupinda ingumba. 4 Nokuti ingumba yose inobakwa nonhu, koga umbaki wezwinhu zwose ndiMwali. 5 Nezwo Mozesi wakaba ekabimbika mungumba yaMwali yose soshingi, kuti esumikije zwinhu zwakaba zwaloolebwa mumazhuba ambeli, 6 koga Kristo wakaba akabimbika mungumba yaMwali soMwananhulumyana. Akale tinoba ingumba iye kana tigala mukubimba nomukushiya mulubimbo lwedu.
7 Nokudalo uMpepo uNchena unoti,
"Nasi mungowha iwhi lilye,
8 musikomise myoyo yenu sonshaji wokupandukila Mwali,
nezhuba lyokukwejwa mugwegulu,
9 yopo matategulu enu pabakandikweja,
kojoba bakabona mishingo yangu kwamakole makumi mana.
10 Nezwo ndakanyemiswa nechizekululu yechiya,
‘ndikati banogala bakapambuka mumyoyo yabo.’
abajanu baziba inzila jangu.
11 Zwandakakowa mubukali bwangu nditi,
‘Abatoongwina mulunyetutuko lwangu.’"
12 Chenjelani, banakwaina, kuti kusibe nomwempela pakati penu unano moyo umbi, unamwoyo usinodimbwa, emutungamilila mukuwa kuva kunaMwali umpenyu. 13 Koga sungwajanani mazhuba ose, sezwo lishobwa "nasi," kutila kuti kusibe noumwe wenu uchakomeselwa mwoyo mukuchengwa noluchinyo. 14 Nokuti tinoshanganyilana muna Kristo, kana chete tibhatilila mulubimbo lwedu lwotanga kujine kube kumapejelejo, 15 kana kuwhi,
"Nasi, pamunowha iwhi lilye,
musikomise myoyo yenu
soponshaji wokupanduka."
16 Ndibanhi bakawha koga bakapanduka? Abatoba yaba bose na bakava kuIjipiti, betungamililwa naMozesi? 17 Ndiani wakonyeteja kwamakole makumi mana? Abatoba yabo bakachinya, bakashayikila mugwegulu na? 18 Akale ndikunani kwaakakowa kuti abajilokwelela kungwina mulunyetutuko lulwe, koga kunaabo basakawhilila? 19 Nokudalo tinobona kuti abajakatubula kungwina pezhulu pokusodimbwa kwabo.