¹ Umwe wenyu, ndinomazvi noumweni, kana kuenda konovatongwi pamberi yokushata, kana pamberi yokushena? ² Amuzviziwi kuti wakatchena vanozotonga yomunyika? Apo nyika inotongwa ndimwi, nkokuti imwimwi yokushata kuda kutonga zviro padhoko? ³ Amuzvizivi kuti tinozotonga vangwirozi? Apo nasi zviro zvoupenyu! ⁴ Kana kuoneka mazvi kuno Vatongi, apo zviro zvoupenyu, imwimwi munovatongi aasi vari padoko kunyangajua no ngwereki? ⁵ Inini ndinomuvunja izvi kuda kumunyoweja. Apana muziwi umwe kuna imwimwi, neh kana umwe, atchingadi kutonga hama jenyu? ⁶ Asi hama inoenda kuno vatongi noumweni hama, pamberi povokushata? ⁷ Apo vakushota umwe wenyu, Kuti pawenyu panooneka zvishashi. Ngokuti amuzivi kutenda kutongwa? Ngwenyi amuziwi kutenda zvokushata? ⁸ Asi imwimwi yokushata novaparaji, na izvo hama. ⁹ Asi amuzviziwi kuti wokushata ava ngweni Munhymba yaMwari? Mutchashaisha: neh vatazi vanoita zviro zvokushata, neh vawengwi , uhwure, nen okushatiwa, neh mwanarume ano hwura nomwanarume mudhoni, ¹⁰ Kana mambabva, vano thima, novanomwa, yokushatihwa, neh magananga avatchazongweni Munyumba yaMwari. ¹¹ Apo vamweni wenyu zvishaishi. Asi mwapera kusukwa, nokusheneswa no zina raMambo Jesu, noMweya va vaMwari. ¹² Zviro zweshe zvakandinakira, aasi zveshe zviro zvakandinakira; zveshe zviro zvakanaka, apo inini anditshasiyi kukwederera notshiro. ¹³ Chingwa itchi ngotsho mundani, mundani ngozvokudya; asi Mwari atshazo engwejera, naumwe, novamweni. Ngokuti muwiri asipi kuita zviro zvokushata, apo ngwa Mambo, kuna Mambo ndimuwiri wedu. ¹⁴ Apo Mwari akamuka kuna Mwari, apo no simba rake tishazomuka. ¹⁵ Amuzviziwi kuti muwiri wenyu ndimuwiri va Kristu? Ndinozotora asi muwiri vaKristu, apo ndomupa muwiri vokushata? Asi tshimwe! ¹⁶ Kana amuzviziwi kuti uyana anowata nomnhu anoita zviro zvokushata anogara muwiri umwe? Ngokuti zwakathava: Weshe wovawiri anozo ita nyama imwe. ¹⁷ Apo anobvungajira na Mambo, iena anoita Mweya umwe. ¹⁸ Budhai pazviro zvokushata. Umbaliwi weshe anoita zvokushata ali kunja konyama; asi anoita zvokushata, alikujishaishira ega. ¹⁹ Kana amuzviziwi kuti muwiri wenyu ndinyumba yoMweya Mutswene, uriwa kuna imwimwi, vamakapuha ndiMwari, kuti azviripi kuna imwimwi? ²⁰ Ngokuti imwimwi makatengwa nomutengo vakakura; zvino rumijirai Mwari pakati ponyama wenyu.