¹ Hamudziwi, wabale, cuti mutemu unaonerera munhu ade mutemu? Nacuti ndiri culanga cuna wanhu cuti wanadziwa mutemu. ² Nacuti, mucadzi adaloriwa halibe cussunuguca cuna mamuna wache pangani yache alimupenhu, apo hangakala mamuna wache hafa, iye anadzakala adaphuthumudwa na mutemo waculoriwa. ³ Na diyalo, cana angaoneca na wenango mamuna, ali mupenhu, mucadzi weneyo anadaidziwa hule. Apo cana mamuna wache afa, iye adaphuthumulwa pa mutemo, na ngira ineyi cuti hadzazvi hule angaloriwa na wenango mamuna. ⁴ Natenepo imwepo wabale wangu, mudaitiwa wanhu wakufa na cuda kwa muiri wa Kristu na ngira ineyi cuti madikala na wenango mamuna, izvi ndidyalo, uyo cuti adamussiwa mucati mwa cufa, pacuti tibala misapho cuna Mulungu. ⁵ Nacuti panganiyathu tikale munyama, nzeru zacuita zvacunyangara, idamussiwa na mutemo, nzeru zenezi zikalimumitezo ya muiri yathu pacuti ibale misapho inapinza mucufa. ⁶ Apo chinehino tidaphuthumulwa pa mutemo. Tinafa pazvile zva cuti tikale mucaidi, pacuti tadi cusowenzera pa mutemo muswa mumuzimu, futi apachina cuseya. ⁷ Apo chehino? Codi tindatanga cuti mutemno chinyangazi cani? Nkabe cuita tenepo. Na cudyalo, ine ndikalibe cudziwa chinavi mutemo na cuda kwachinyangazi, nacuti ine andikadziwa cussirira ninga mutemo hauna culanga lecani cussilira". ⁸ Apo chinyangazi," chidauya nacuda kwamutemo, udanyiosa mushobowense wacussirira, cunaine. Cunza kwamutemo, zvinyangazi zvinafa shose. ⁹ Ndikana upenhu nem mutemo apo pangari padauya mutemo zvinyangazi zvidandimukira ine ndidafa. ¹⁰ Mutemo cuti ukandipassa upenhu, ndiyo udandika pacufa ine. ¹¹ Nacuti zvinyangazi zvidauya nacuda kwamutemo zvidandifulira vazvabuda zvandiulaya. ¹² Nadyalo, mutemo chinhu chacuchena, futi mupango chinhu chidachena, wacululama, futi wacudeca. ¹³ Kodi izvi zvinhu zvangu ndinati zvirimushe ndizvenezvi zvidandibweressera cufa cuna ine? Nkabe azvilibe cuita diyalo. Apo chinyangazi, pacuti chikapanguiza ninga chinyangazi pacati cuti chirimushe, chandibalira cufa. Izvi, pacuti na cuda kwa mutemo chinyangazi chidanyanya cudzala. ¹⁴ Nathangwe tinadziwa cuti mupango ndiwa muzimu, apo ine ndine wanyama, ndidagulissiwa ninga nvabassa wachinyangazi. ¹⁵ Nathangwe zvinaitaine, handizvivessessi. Na dyalo cuti ndinada cuita, apo andidzaiti chenecho; futi chile chinazonda ine, ndicho changu ndinaita. ¹⁶ Apo cana ndiri cuita chinhu chile changu andidi cuita, ndinatenderana nacho nacuda kwa mutemo wamushe. ¹⁷ Apo chinehino handissi inepano ponho ndinaita icho chinhu nkabe, apo chinyangazi cuti chapinda muna ine. ¹⁸ Natenepo ine ndina zvidziwa cuti mucati mwangu, izvi ndiyalo, munyama yangu, hamukali zvinhu zvacudeca, penango ndinacho chidalo chacuita zvacudeca cuna ine, apo handikwanisse cuita chacudeca. ¹⁹ Natenepo zvamushe zvinada ine cuti ndizvite, handi zviti, apo chacunyangara changu cuti handidi, chinecho ndinaita. ²⁰ Nacudiyalo, ningaita chinhu changu andidi cuita, napenepo handissi ndinepano ponho cuti ndiri cuita, apo chinyangazi cuti chidakala muna ine. ²¹ Ndava, napenepo na ine, mutemo uchisowenza pangu ndinada cuita zvile zviri mushe, apo pambuto yeneyo chacunyangala chinaoneca padeca pana ine. ²² Natenepo munhu wangu wamucate mwangu unafhane na mutemoi wa Mulungu. ²³ Nazvense izvi ndinaona mutemo udatsayna mitezo ya muiri wangu, cuti unanerana uchikala nkondo na mutemo. Uswayo munseru zangu. Zvinezvi zvianandita nyamucaidi wamutemo wachinyangazi cuti uli mucati mwa mitezo yamwiri wangu. ²⁴ Inepano ndine munhu wa wanyatwa! mbanimbo hachandi unulira mumuiri wense wacupai? ²⁵ Nsisi za Mulungu nacuna Changamire Djesu Kristu? Na dyalo, natenepo, ine ndinasowensela mutemo wa Mulungu ne nseru zangu, pazvense, apo nyama yinasonuwensera mutemo wazvi.