1 Imi, Paulu, unshingi waMwali, akale umpositoli waJesu Kristo.

Ndakashalwa kuti ndikubuse kudimbwa kwabo banhu baloshalwa naMwali, noluzibo lwabo lwechokomende zwinokwendelana nokutya Mwali, 2 mulubimbo lwobupenyu businopela, Mwali usinoniepa wakabimbiswa kuva kumatangisilo 3 akale panshaji ulokwelela zwakatondejela muwhi lilye mukubhaunula kwandakapiwa nokulaya kwaMwali uNchiji wedu.

4 Kuna Tayitasi, mwananhulumyana wangu wechokomende muluvumilo lumwempela.

Chipiwo nolunyalalo zwinova kunaMwali Tate nokunaKristo Jesu uNchiji wedu lube nawi.

5 Yezwi ndizwo zwandakakusiyila kuKileti, kuti ukolole nokambija palolunduka, akale ubige bakulwana bamakubungano mumakuta ose sokukulaya kwangu, 6 Unkulwana wegubungano unokwelela kuwanikwa esina chibi, eli ulobimbika kunkaji uwe akale bana babe beli bavumili besina bupalaji nokusowhilila. 7 Nokuti umbhishopi sombhati wezwinhu zwaMwali unokwelela kusoshundika, aatokwelela kuzwida, kana kukambija kunyema, kana kuba unkolwi, kana usinoda kulwana, kana ibhazwi kungwano, 8 koga untambuli wabezi, unoda bubuya, unozwikabula, ulolulama, unchena akale unozwitinha, 9 Yeli iWhi ndilechokomende akale lilobimbika sokulayijwa kukwe, kutila kuti etubule kulayija indayilo yechokomende nokukolola yabo banonyenyejana nayo.

10 Nokuti kuna banhu banji basinowhilila, banolebeleka zwamayabwe akale beli bachengeji, kasakasa igapo lyabemhalajo, 11 balokwelela kukalalilwa kuti bewhilijile, sezwo belimuzoza imhuli imhumbulu nokulayija zwabasinokwelela kulayija betila kuti bewane ingwano isina nolubhancho. 12 Umwe wabo, undebambeli waMwali wokuna ibo, wakati, "BaKileti baniepi unshaji wose, bananga samapuka obubi, mapazwi masimbe." 13 Busumikiji yobu ngubwechokomende. Nokudalo bakalalile nesimba, kuti bebe nokudimbwa kuliiko, 14 panokuti bewhilile ingano jabaJuda kana kulaya kwabanhu banoshunda ichokomende. 15 Kuna baloshambijika zwose zwinhu zwiloshambijika, koga kubabipisi nabasinodimbwa apana zwiloshambijika, indangalilo nemyoyo yabo zwiloswibha. 16 Banozwita banoziba Mwali, koga banondamba nezwito zwabo, banonengesa, abatowhilila akale abatokwelela kana chipi zwacho chito chibuyanana.