¹ Paulo, ghi ghakutwanga no Jeesu kubha mulaghisibhwa kukanyomwa kwake Kabhumba, no Sosthene ghwamaghana ghwetu, ² kwipelelo lyeke kabhumba lyolili Korintho, kubhalya bhobha bhikwa wakifu kwa Jeesu Kilisito, bhobhajitwa kubha bhantu bhakondeke. Tunawaandikia pia wale wote wanaoliitia jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo katika mahali pote, Bwana wao na wetu. ³ Neehema ne amani jibhe kumwenyu kufuma kwa kabhumba ufwe ne bhuona ghetu Jeesu Kilisito. ⁴ Nsukushyonse ndikumushukulu kabhumba kwaajili jenyu, kusabhabhu ja nehema jeke kabhumba jo Jeesu Kilisito ghakobhahanga. ⁵ Ghobhela kubha bhatunsi kukila nsila, kukubenda kumwene maarifa ghonse. ⁶ Ghabhele bhatunsi bhushuhuda kuhusu Kilisito kukubha ghasibhitisibhwa kubha bhwene miongoni mwenyu. ⁷ Kutetyo temuli kupungukilwa kalama shya mwegho, kabhebho mulinehamu jakumembela bhughambulo ghwa bhwana ghwetu Jeesu Kilisito. ⁸ Alokabha imalisyonawe kumwikadi habhuhela, mukubha masikalaumiwi iyukulya bhwana ghwetu Jeesu Kilisito. ⁹ Kabhumba ni mwaminifu ghogha kabhetango mwe kabhusilika bhwamwana je, Jeesu Kilisito bhwana bhwetu. ¹⁰ Nomwe ndikukubha sihi bhakulubhane ne bhetumbubhane, kuhitilesina lya bhwana ghwetu Jeesu Kilisito, kubha bhonse muslwe, nekubha musighabhwika ni mundiongoni jenyu. Ndikubhali kubha mwiunge hamwi kunia jimwi ne kikusudio limwi. ¹¹ Bhukobha bhantu bhanyumba ja Kloe bhamba lila kubhamulikughabhunkana mwakaghankana miongoni jenyu. ¹² Ndinemana jeji: Kila ghumwi kati jenyu kutenda, ''Une ndi ghwa Paulo,'' Au ''Une ndighwa Apolo,'' Ninga une ndi Kefa'' Ninga une ndighwa Kilisito.'' ¹³ Jee! Kilisito ghaghabhunkana? Je! Paulo ghakasubhisibhwabga kwaajili jenyu? Je! Mwabhatizibhwanga kwi sina lyeke Paulo? ¹⁴ Ndikumushukulu kabhumba shayakambatizanga ghoghonse, ila Krispo ne Gayo. ¹⁵ Jiji jikabhele kubha kutuhu ghaghonse anakatende mwabhatiza kwisima lyane. ¹⁶ (Kumwi nankabhatiza bhanyumba jeke Stephania. Zaidi ja hoho sijinsi kubha nanka mbatizanga mutu ghundi ghoghonse). ¹⁷ Bhukobha Kilisito teghwa ntumanga kubatiza ila kuhubhili injili teghakantumanga kuhubhili kumaghambo gha hekima ja bhuntu, mukubhamanagha ghamsalabhaghwa Kilisito ghasifukusibhwi. ¹⁸ Bhukobha bhujembe bhwa musalabha nibhupalusi kubhalya bhalikufwa lakini kubhalya bho kabhumba alikubhasabhula, ni managha gheke kabhumba. ¹⁹ Bhukobha ja nyeghwa, ''Nankujibhinkya hekima ja bhaline bhwala. Nankubhubhihlya bhufahamu bhwa kumasala.'' ²⁰ Alihe muntu ghwa bhwara? Alihe ghakasomanga? Alihe muntu nsi mkenso ghwabhwelo bhobhu? Je, Kabhumba teghakajuhi ndalanga hekima ja bhwelelo bhabhu kubha bhunkansa? ²¹ Tangu bhwelelo bhwa kuhekima jaje tebhwakamumanyanga Kabhumba, jakamaendelezanga Kabhumba kubhunkansa bhwabho bhwa kuhubhili ili kusabhula bhalya bhaloka amini. ²² Kubhayahudi bhakabhashya mshara miujiza ne Kubhayunani kuhensa hekima. ²³ Lakini tuli kumuhembela Kilisito ghakasulubhisi bhwanga ali kikwazo ku Bhayahudi ne nibhunkansa ku Bhayunani. ²⁴ Lakini kubhalya bhaketwanga na kabhumba, Bhayahudi ne Bhayunani, tulikumuhubhili Kilisito kobhe managhane hekima jeke Kabhumba. ²⁵ Bhukobha bhunkonsa bhweke Kabhumba bhuli ne hekima kuliko bhwa bhantu ne bhudhaifu bhweke kabhumba bhuli ne managha zaidi ja bhantu. ²⁶ Kunga bhwito bhweke Kabhumba juu jenyu,bhaku nebhulumbu bhane tebhengi kati jenyu mukabhele ne hekima kufiwango fya bhuntu tebhenji kati jenyu mukabhale na managha. Tebhengi kai jenyu mukabhele na kulu. ²⁷ Lakini Kabhumba ghakasaghulanga fintu finkansa fyabhwelelo mwabha afipondike nsonyi fyofili nr hekima. Kabhumba ghakasaghulanga shyosili dhaifu kubhwelelo kusipondeka nsonyi sili nimanagha. ²⁸ Kabhumba ghakasaghulanga silyasiline hali ja hefo ne shyaka dhalaulika kubhwelelo ghakasaghwalanga ninga fintu fyote fyakapandwanga kubhasintu ne kufilia kubha sintu fintu zezyo ne samani. ²⁹ Ghakelanga teti mukubha asibhiho aline sabhabhu ja kwivuna mbele shyaje. ³⁰ Kusabhabhu ja silya Kabhumba shyo ghakela, nomwe mulimukati mwa Jeesu Kilisitu, ghoghajilwa hekima kwaajili jetu kufuma kwa Kabhumba. Akabhele haki jeetu, bhutakatifu ne bhakombozi. ³¹ Kobhe matokeo, kobhe bhwiyegho bhobhuli kutenda, ''Alikwiteha, aliteha kukuhitila Bhwana.''