¹ Pawulo, umupositoli- winonsumupositoli uwakufuma kuyanthu pamwi ukulonda kwa munthu ., kweni muli Yesu Khilisitu na Leza tata, wino wamukatusizge kuyafwe- ² nayakundwe wonsi nanene, kumangánda yamapepo yamugalatiya . ³ Inkhumbu kuli mwemwe numutende wino wafuma kuli Leza tatawitu na Leza Yesu Khilisitu, ⁴ wino wayipile pamaluyembu yitu ukuti atupususye kuwononyi wankhulo yino, mukulonda kwakwe Leza witu na tata, kuliweliwe kuye uwukulu wamuyayaya. Amen. ⁵ kuli mwemwe mweyano mwafuma kuli Leza ⁶ Nkhuwazunguka amuno mukufumako zuwazuwa kuli weliwe wino wawamile ninkhumbu yakwe Khilisitu. Nazunguka ukuti mukusenuchila kumazwi yuze, ⁷ kusi amazwi yawuze, kweni kuli ayanthu yamwi yano yakuwachuzga nukuti yakulonda ukuvulunganya izwi lyakwe Leza. ⁸ Nanthi asweswe nanthi ayangelo ukufuma kwiyulu yavwange kuli mwemwe izwi ilisuma lyakwe Leza kulusya vino tukuvwanga kulimwemwe , mulekini atipwe. ⁹ Namuno twavwanjile, nomba lino nkhuvwanga nupya , ''' Nanthi wumwi akuvwanga kuli mwemwe izwi lakwe Leza lino salino twapochelile , mulekini atipwe.'' ¹⁰ Amuno wuzge nkhulonda ukuzumilizwa kwa munthu nanthi a Leza. Wuzge nkhulonda ukusechelesya ayanthu? Nanthi nchili nkhwezga ukusechelesya ayanthu , sine muwonvi wakwe Khilisitu. ¹¹ Muno nkhulonda mumanye, yakundwe, ukulti amazwi yano navyanzile sayamunthu. ¹² Nthapochelile kumunthu aliwensi, nukuti nthasambililapo. Kweni walinji uwuvumbuzi ea Yesu Khilisitu kuli nene. ^{13 14} Muvwile kali ivyawumi uwa mu Judayizimu, muno nakanizganga ing'anda yakwe Leza ukuchizga nga alino nalondanga ukulyonona . Nayile pankholelo muchiyuda ukulusya ayinji ayankwatwa yane, ukufuma muyanthu yane. Amuno nayipelechile kukikalile kakwe yatata. ^{15 16 17} Kweni lino Leza, wino wanfumyizge munda mwakwe mama, nawuno wangamile munkhumbu yakwe, vwamusechelesizge ukuwumbula ivwamwanakwe muli nene, ukuti ningatanda vwakwe weliwe kuyamitundu, papokwene nawuzichisizge numwili nu wazi. Nthayile ku Jelusalemu kuli yano yizile yaya amapositole lino nene nthani nize. Achino , nayile ku Alebiya nuwelela ku Damascus. ¹⁸ Lino kwapita imyaka yitatu nayile ku Jelusalemu pakumumanya Sefasi nganikazile nawe amanda ikumi nayasano(15). ¹⁹ Kweni nthaweni umupositoli nawumwi ukupawula Yakobe, umuto wakwe Leza. ²⁰ Chino nkhuwawatichila , nkhuwasimichila pali paminso yakwe Leza ukuti nthakuyipa. ²¹ Ngalino nayile kuchigawo chaku Siliya na silisiya. ²² Nachilinji nthakumanyikwa muwunthu kumang'anda yamapepo mu Yudeya yano yali muli Khilisitu. ²³ Yuvwile sile chikuvwanga , '' Umunthu wino watukanyile sweswe nomba akuvwanga izwi lya lusuwilo luno walondanga awowononepo.'' ²⁴ Yizile yamulumbula Leza umulandu wakwe nene.