¹ Kubera ibyo mureke batubone nk'abakozi ba Kristo kandi nk'abatanga ibihishwe by'Imana. ² Ibisigaye, buri mwigisha werekana ibihishwe by'Imana asabwe kuba intungane. ³ Kuri njewe, ntaho mpangayitse kubyerekeye kuncira imanza, cangwa si mu turubinali y'abantu. Ntaho ndikwicira urubanza, kuko nta na kimwe kirikuntsinda. ⁴ Ariko ntaho ari ukubera ibyo nagizwe umunyakuri. Umwami niwe uncira urubanza. ⁵ Nico gituma mutagomba guca urubanza mbere y'igihe, murindire Umwami aze, niwe uzahishura ibihishwe mu muyobe, akerekana imigambi y'imitima. Nuko buri muntu azahabwa ku Mana ishimwe akwiriye. ⁶ Ni mwewe mwatumye, bavandimwe, nakoresha ibi bintu ndikugamba : Ibinyerekeyeho na Apolo kugira ngo mutwigireho mutazaja kure y'ibyanditswe. Kandi hatagira uwiratira umwe cangwa undi. ⁷ None si, niki kigutandukanyije ? N'iki si ufite co utahawe ? None si niba warabihawe, kuki urikwirata ? Nkaho atari ibyo wahawe ? ⁸ Ko muhaze si, mukaba abakire, tutahari mwatangiye gutegeka. Ni mutegeke kugira ngo natwe dutegeke hamwe namwe. ⁹ Kuko, ndikubona Imana yaratugize intumwa, abanyuma muri bose, abaciriweho urubanza rwo gupfa mu nzira imwe, kuko twabereye isi, abamalaika n'abantu ibyo gushungera. ¹⁰ Turi abasazi kubera Kristo, ariko mwewe muri abanyabwenge muri Kristo, nta kamaro dufite ariko mwewe murakomeye. Murashimwaga twewe tukagawa ! ¹¹ Kugeza buno, twishwe n'inzara, n'imyota, twambaye busha dufashwe nabi, turiguhangaika hino no hirya. ¹² Turarushe gukoresha amaboko, turigutukwa, turigutanga imigisha, tukicwa ariko turikwihangana. ¹³ Turikubesherwa, tukagamba twitonze, twahindutse nkaho turi umuchafu gw'isi, ibyo gutabwa n'abantu kugeza na buno. ¹⁴ Ntaho mbandikiye ibi kugira ngo mbamwaze, ariko mbanjije kubabwira kuko muri abana nikundiraga. ¹⁵ Kuko naho mwoba mufite abigisha ibihumbi icumi muri Kristo, ntaho mufite ba so kangari, kuko ari njewe wababyaye muri Kristo Yesu mu ubutumwa buboneye. ¹⁶ Kubera ibyo ndabihanangirije munyigane. ¹⁷ Ni ukubera ibyo nabatumiye Timoteyo, umwana wanje, mukundwa kandi umwizerwa mu Mwami, azabibutsa inzira zanje muri Kristo niba izo ari zo, uko nigishaga hose mu makanisa gose. ¹⁸ Bamwe buzuyemo ubwirasi ngo ntaho mfite uruhusha rwo kuza iwanyu. ¹⁹ Ariko ngiye kuzaza, niba Imana ibishaka, kandi nzamenya, atari amagambo gabo gusa, ahubwo niba ari ingufu z'abo birasi. ²⁰ Kuko ubwami bw'Imana atari amagambo gusa, ahubwo ni ingufu z'Imana. ²¹ Mushaka iki ? Nzaze si iwanyu mfite inkoni cangwa si urukundo no mu mutima go kwitonda ?