¹ Kubyerekeye kugaruka k'Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo no guhuzwa kwacu nawe , turabasaba turikubinginga bavandiwe . ^{2 2} kugira ngo mutagwa mukava mu bwenge , cangwa ngo muhagarike imitima , naho mwaba mubitewe na bimwe mu by'Umwuka, cangwa n'amagambo gamwe na gamwe , cangwa n'urwandiko, rurikugamba ngo: umusi gw'Umwami Mana gwamaze gusohora . ³ Ntihazagire umuntu wose wo kubosha , kubera ko , ni ngombwa ko ubuhakanyi bumanza kuboneka , ariwe umwana wo kurimbuka . ^{4 4} Umwanzi wishiraga hejuru y'icitwa imana cose cangwa igisengwaga , kugazaho yicara mukanisa ry'Imana , we wenyine yiyitaga imana . ⁵ Ntaho muri kwibuka ko nababwiraga ibi bintu , igihe nari ndi iwanyu ? , ⁶ Kandi muziko ikimubuzaga kuza , arukugira ngo azahishurwe mugihe ce . ^{7 7} Kubera ko amayoberane g'ubugome buno gatangiye gukora, ariko ntaho gazahishurwa keretse ugabuzaga namara gukurwaho. ⁸ Niho umugome azagaragara , uwo Umwami Yesu azicisha umwuka guri kuva mu kanwa ke , kandi aza mukurishaho urumuri ruzaboneka igihe co azaza . ⁹ Kubonekana k'uwo mugome kugaragaraga , binyuriye mu mbaraga za shetani , arigukoresha uburyo bwose bw'ibitangaza , n'ibimenyesto by'ibinyoma . ¹⁰ Nuko hamwe n'uburyarya bwabo bw'ibibi, kuko bazarimbuka kubera ko batizeye no kwakira urukundo rw'ukuri kugira ngo bakizwe. ¹¹ Nico gituma Imana izabatumira ingufu zo kubabesha kugira ngo bizere ububeshi. ¹² kugira ngo abanze kwizera ukuri bose , ahubwo bakishimira gukora ibyaha , bose bahanwe. ¹³ Kuri twewe , bavandimwe bakundwa b'Umwami , dukwiriye kubashimira Imana imisi yose , kuko Imana yabatoranirije agakiza gaheshwa no kubonezwa kwa ku Mwuka no kwizera ukuri . ^{14 14} Ibyo nibyo yabahamagariye binyuze k'ubutumwa twabagejejeho , kugira ngo muhabwe ubwiza bw'Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo . ^{15 15} Nuko rero bavandimwe muhagarare bwuma , mukomeze amigisho go mwigishijwe , mwabonye binyuriye mu magambo gacu , cangwa mu barua zacu. ¹⁶ Nuko rero, Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo wo wenyine , n'Imana Data wacu twese , wadukunze , kandi waduhaye k'ubuntu bwe ihumure ridashira , n'ibyiringiro byiza . ¹⁷ Ihumurize imitima yanyu kandi ibakomeze mu mirimo yose iboneye, n'amagambo gose gaboneye.