¹ Zvinopano, wabhae wangu, ndinacudviwisani zvacunamata zvandacacuparidzinani, riya ramacutambira, futi na napenepo agare mbuto udamisa. ² Iyo waminoponesiwa nayo cana mudhaibhatisisa, namuto wangu ndidha - paridza cuna imwe, apo cana mudhta tenda zvanu hapana. ³ Nakuti pacutoma ndidhacupasani zvire zvangundithambira: Cuti Kristu adhafera zvitadzo zvatnhu. Ninga zvidhalangua pamosoco; ⁴ futi kuti iye adhaingwa futi adhamuca pansicu yatchitatu, cachiwir pamasoco. ⁵ Futi cuti wacazvipangisa cuna Kefasi, cupera kumina wairi. ⁶ Na penepo, wadhauya wagingi cupindiriza pa zvuru zvichanu wabhale. Pa nguwa ibhodzibhodziyo, waginji wawo wacuaama nero, apo wanango wogona. ⁷ Cudzapeapenepo padhauya Tiago teera vanamati wose. ⁸ Pacupedzesera adhazviratidza curaine, cuita ninga mwana adhabhariwa nguwa haisati cuswica. ⁹ Nacuti ine ndine mwana cuna wanamati wense, hazvitibha cuti ndibvunziwe munamati mucuu hazviti nacuti ndidhabhoneresa cheche ya Mukungu. ¹⁰ Mangi, na nsisi za Muungu, ndine ninga ndine, futi nsisizaco cuna ine azina kwenda mahala, tabhudha mwinemo, ndidhasewenza maningi. Cupinda wense wanewo pangu pacuti andisati cusvica, apo nsisi za Mulungu cuti zigare na ine. ¹¹ Cana ndaenda ine cana iwo, apo tikaparidza, futi ndidha cutenderani. ¹² Zvinopano cana Kristu achiparidziwa cuti, wana mumussa pacufa? ¹³ Codhi wanangawa pacuti panu wahaanga tani cuti hacuna cuenu kwacufa. ¹⁴ Zvinopano, dheca hapana cumuca kwawacufa, na Kristu dheca dhiano hana cumusiwawo. Cana ninga Kristu hana cumusiwa, cuparidza kwathu cungaitahano curauya hapana, cuti kwanu cungadhiano cuchiuya hapana bha. ¹⁵ Naifembo tingawoniwe cuti tiriu zvipupuo zvamulungu zvacuphwata, thangwe tikapupua nhamusososo na Muungu, wadhaanga cuti ife hanabha cumumusa na Kristu, pache iye hana cuzvita. ¹⁶ Nacuti cana wacufa hawamusiwi, na ife Kristuyombo hanacumusiwambo. ¹⁷ Zvinopano cana Kristu hanabha cumusiwa, cutemda kwanu hacuna choquadhi muchiri mutva cunhangaa zvanu. ¹⁸ Apo, wanewae wadhafa muna Kristu ponwo wadhatsaca. ¹⁹ Cana tina chiemero cuna Kristu paculalama nguphwephwa tinabvesesa urombe cucudha wamwe wense. ²⁰ Zvinopano Kristu acumusirwa pacufa, acaita chacubharanacho chacutanga wadagona. ²¹ Zvawoneca cuti cufa cudhauya na munwu, cumuca kwa cufa cudhauyax«zve namunwcu. ²² Nacuti wanwu wense ningfa wadhafa muna adamu, na zvinezvo zvense zvense wachalalamamisca muna Kristu. ²³ Apo mubhodzinamubhodzi pachimiro chache: Kristu chibharco changuisa, teera wanewae wari watiristu pacuiya kwache. ²⁴ Kwadhiswicazvi cupedzesera, panguwa yache achadzacuemidzica ucuu cuna Muungu, bhambo, panguwa yandacafudza cubha uculu kwense, nachinacurira chense pansimba. ²⁵ Nacuti adhicana cuita mucuo cudzapeza aiye muzondi wache pansi pansoca zache. ²⁶ Muzondi wacupedzesera achafudziwa ndico cufa. ²⁷ Thangwe " iye adhaiga zvimwu zvense zvacunyangaa pansi pamuendo yache". Manji angaonga cuti" Iye adhaiga zvense zvinwu" zviri pacuyecha cuti hawaewi cuiga zvinwu zvense pansi pache. ²⁸ Apozvino cana zvinwu zvense zvacaigua pansi pache, napinepo mwana wamuphae pacheche achaigua pansi pauneiyo adhaiga zvense pansi pache cuti Mulungu aite zvense cuna wense. ²⁹ Na mudhobho unango, codhi wae vacababatziwa wacufa? Cana wacufa hawamuqui ninga muchobho wawanango, thangwe waka babatidza na nyaia zawo? ³⁰ Apo kswanyi tiri panguwa wacuchisa tense? ³¹ Andina pica nsicu zense. Chinchi ndichokwadhi cuti ndina langa na cudhicudza cuna imwe, muna Kristu Djesu, Changamire wathu. ³² Nchayi changu ndina wina, na thanguce a muculalama, ndidhapoca na zvinyama zvansimba na Efeso, cana wacufa hawamusiwa? Ngatirge nacumwa zvathu, nacuti mangwana tinadzafa. ³³ Musanyengeziwe: "Uchamwari wacainyangala unabvunza ngira zacudheca." ³⁴ Phambucani na ngira yacururama tilalama pabhodzipene! Musatadze. Nacuti wanago ha wadziwi Mulungu. Ndina langa izvi cuti munyadzisiwe. ³⁵ Apo Mulungo achibvi: Nswanyi wacufa wanamusiwa ? Futi ndikandianyi yamwir ichadzauya na iyo? ³⁶ Imwe ndimwe maswilu! zvina checa imwe hazvicusi cana cuti hachifi. ³⁷ China checa iye hauchiti mwiri, apo mbeu inangembo zvayo, cuti zvidzaite uta cana muti unango. ³⁸ Apo Mulungu anapasa mwiri ninga zvinadha iye nambeu ibhodzinaibhodzi mu wiri wawo. ³⁹ Haise nhama ibhodzibhodzio, apo nyama ibhodzi ndinhama yawanwu, inango ndinyama yazvinyama, inango njazvimbalame futi inango njazinsomba. ⁴⁰ Cuna mwiri yacudzaulu na mwiri yapansipano, Apo nsimba ya mwiri yacudzaulu ndikaindi ibhodzi, na yapansipano idha siana. ⁴¹ Cuna simba yadzuwa, inango yamwezi futi na inango nsimba yanyenyezi, apo pana nyenyezi ibhodzi idhasiana na inango pansimba. ⁴² Nizwo zvidhaita cumuca kwawadhafa: Cunazvaliwa pacubvunda uchidzamusiwa pacubvunsa. ⁴³ Cunazvariwa pacuneta cuchidzamusa pansimba. ⁴⁴ China zvariwa mumwiri waupenhu futi uchidzamusiwa uri mwiri wamuzimu. Cana ulipo mwiri wacubherequiwa, paewo uripo mwiri wamuzimu. ⁴⁵ Ponwo zvidha nembiwa zvichiti" Munwu, Adamu, scsitiwa munwu mupenhu". Pacupedzesera Adamu adhabhatwa na muzimu waculalama. ⁴⁶ Natdenepo muzimu hauna cutanga cuiyai padhatanga cuzvariwa, napenepo nkudzapedzesera muzimu. ⁴⁷ Munwu wandanga gwapansipano, adha lonziwa na dhongo, munwu wachiwiri gwacudzaulu. ⁴⁸ Cusiana kwamunwu adhalonziwa na dhongo, apo ponwo diwo wane wale wadha lonziwa na dhongo; futi ndizvo zvidhaita wacudzaulu, natenepo bhasindhiyo wale cuti mbacudzaulu. ⁴⁹ Ninga zvathu tina mutsazaniso wamunwu wadhongo, panwo tidhauya na mutsazaniso wamunwu wacudhenga. ⁵⁰ Zvinopano wabhale wangu, ndinacubvunzani izvi ndichati, nfama negazi hazvigari mbuto ya Changamire wa Mulungu, na cubvunda hacudzagari mbuto yacubvundauksbhe. ⁵¹ Onani ndinacubvunzani chinwu chacasewenzeca: nsintense tidhafa, apo tense tinadza chinguisca. ⁵² Cabhodzibhodzico, ndibani ibhodzi yadzico, na pompipo yacupedzesera. Napenepo pimpipoyo idhakuwa, napenepo wadhafa wanadzamusiwa hawana cubvunda, na ife ticha chingiskwa. ⁵³ Thangwe mwiri wacubvunda uyu chinadhicana chibhudhe pacubvunda, na chinafa ichi chidhicana cureca cufazve. ⁵⁴ Apozwino cana chinabvunda ichi chacanbudha cubvunda, na chinabvunda chafuca, curecacufa, napenepo choco rire ridhanembiwa richitica cufa quacaemessiwa mucucodziwa. ⁵⁵ Kodhi iwe, cucunda kwaco cufa cy«uipi? Iwe rufu, horerawaco uricupi? ⁵⁶ Horera wacufa ndicho chitadzo, futi nsima yacunhangaza ndiwo mutemo. ⁵⁷ Na nsisi za Mulungu ndizo zinatipasa cuwina na cudha kwachangamiri Djesu Kristu! ⁵⁸ Saca wabhae wangu zinadhiwa, emani nansimba mungazucunusqui, muchissenzera Mulungu maningui nezuwa zense muchidziwa cuti cubhata bhasa kwanu hacuwiri hapana Mulungu.