1 Nokudalo ngweno apachina kulashwa kunabo baimo munaKristo Jesu. 2 Nokuti mulawo wompepo wobupenyu munaKristo Jesu wandisupula kuva kumulawu woluchinyo nolufu. 3 Nokuti Mwali wata zwakabakona kutiwa nomulawu pezhulu pobutela bwenyama, akatuma mwananhulumyana uwe muntojaniso wenyama inaluchinyo, etila luchinyo, wakalasha luchinyo elimunyama, 4 kuti zwimo mumulawo zwilokwelela kuti zwizhajikijwe kwatili isu tisinokwenda nokwenyama, koga nokwompepo . 5 Nokuti yabo banolalama nozwenyama banobiga miyeyo yabo muzwinhu zwenyama, koga yabo banolalama noMpepo banobiga miyeyo yabo muzwinhu zwompepo. 6 Kubiga miyeyo munazwenyama kunobuza lufu, asi kubiga miyeyo muMpepo kunobuza bupenyu nolunyalalo. 7 Miyeyo inobigwa panazwenyama inolwisana naMwali; aitowhilila mulawo waMwali, ndimo kasa aitotubula; 8 Akale yabo baimo munyama abatotubula kushantisa Mwali.

9 Asi amwimo munazwenyama, mumo muMpepo, kana uMpepo waMwali ugala mwamuli wose unhu usina uMpepo waKristo aatobeli uwe. 10 Koga kana Kristo eli mwamuli, kojoba mibili yenu yakafa pezhulu poluchinyo, mipepo yenu mipenyu pezhulu pokululama. 11 Kana uMpepo woyo wakamusa Jesu kubafi ugala mwamuli, Iye wakamusa Kristo Jesu mubafi, unoopa bupenyu mumibili yenu inopalala, akale nomuMpepo uwe, unogala munamwi.

12 Nokudalo, banakwaina tibacheneki, kusi kulalama kwenyama, kuti tilalame nokwenyama - 13 nokuti mungolalama nokwenyama munoofa, asi kana noMpepo mupalaja zwito zwenyama muchalalama. 14 Nokuti bose yabo banotungamililwa noMpepo waMwali bana baMwali . 15 "Nezwo amujakatambula umpepo wobulanda kuti muwile mushule mulutyo, koga mwakatambula uMpepo wokuba bana baMwali. Kana tishomeja titi Abha! Tate!" 16 umpepo nokukwe unopa busumikiji bwompepo wedu kuti tibana baMwali, 17 kana tili bana, tibalyi befuma, balyi befuma yaMwali akale tibalyi befuma naKristo, yopo patinoyabula pamwempela naye, tinookujwa tilitose naye.

18 Ndikalinga kuti kuyangata kupo nonshaji youno akungakwelane nolukujo luchootondejwa kunasu. 19 Nokuti zwibumbwa zwilomilila neshungu kutondejelwa kwabana baMwali; 20 nokuti zwibumbwa zwakamuka nokulambwa kuti kusizhajikijwe chinangwa, kusi kuda kwazwo koga mukuda kukwe iye wakazwibiga mulubimbo; 21 nokuti zwibumbwa izwo zwinoosungunulwa kuva mubulanda bwazo bwokubola akale zwiwane lukujo luna lusungunuko lwabana baMwali. 22 Toziba kuti zwose zwibumbwa zwabemimila zwilwajilwa pamwempela kuswikila ngweno; 23 akale atoba zwibumbwa chete, koga nasu nokwedu, tina michelo yotanga yoMpepo, tinomimila nechomukati, tikamilila kutambulwa sabana, nolusupuko lwemibili yedu. 24 Nokuti mulubimbo yolu takachijwa. Koga lubimbo lunoboneka alutoba lubimbo. Ndiyani unobimba muchinhu chabweni? 25 Asi kana tibimba kunoozwo zwatisinobona, tinozwimilila nomwoyo undefu.

26 Nokudalo uMpepo unotibhancha mubutela bwedu; nokuti atitoziba kunamata sezwatilokwelela, koga uMpepo nokukwe unotilebelela isu tinomimila namawhi atinokona kuleba. 27 Akale yoyo unoshaka myoyo yabanhu unoziba zwimo mundangalilo joMpepo, nokuti bachena banolebelelwa nompepo nokuda kwaMwali.

28 Toziba kuti muzwinhu zwose Mwali unota zwibuya eli naabo banounda, baloshobwa nechinangwa chiche. 29 Nezwo yabo baakaziba kale wakamuka nokubashala kuti bebe nechimo choMwananhulumyana uwe, kutila kuti ebe imbano pakati pabanakwaina banji. 30 Akale naabo baakashala kale wakabashoba, akale naabo baakashoba wakabalulamisa ; naabo baakalulamisa, neebo wakabakuja.

31 Totini biya pezhulu pezwi? Kana Mwali eli kubhazu lyedu, ndiyani angatilwisa? 32 Iye wakapila mwananhulumyana uwe, etila isu, angakonwa chini kutipa zwimwe zwose naiye? 33 Ndiyani angapa undandu kuna baloshalwa naMwali? NdiMwali unobalulamisa, 34 biya ndiyani uchapa undandu? Angaba Kristo Jesu na, iye wakafa, eya, iye wakamuka mubafi, ugele kululyi lwaMwali, iye emene unotikumbilila? 35 Ndiyani angatipambulanya noludo lwaKristo? Kungaba bujiili na, kana kusheta, kana luyabiso, kana ibhamba, kana bunkuna, kana impalajo, kana igwalabaza? 36 Sezwilokwalwa kuwhi,

"Timubulayilwa imwi unshaji wose,

tilotolwa semhwizi jimunda kunobulayiwa."

37 Pe, muna yezwi zwinhu zwose tibazundi nomuna iye wakatida. 38 Ndinechokomende kuti akutoba lufu kana bupenyu, kana ingilozi, kana bakulwana kulwana, kana zwinhu zwipo ngweno, kana zwikumuzha, kana isimba, 39 kana bulefu, kana untika, kana chimwe zwacho chinhu chakabumbwa, chingatubula kutipambulanya noludo lwaMwali munaKristo Jesu, Tezi wedu.