¹ Paulo, yahamagawe na kristo Yesu ukubha umutumwa wa kukushima kwa Mungu, na Sosthene ndugu wachu, ² Kwikanisa dyamungu ililidya ikolintho, kwabhaya bhasizweho iwazifu. Hatubhandikila bhaya bhose abhalisigamo izina dyage Data Yesu kristo kwisehemu zose, Data wabho nawachu. ³ Neema niamani yibhe iwanyu ukuva iwa Mungu baba wachu na Data wachu yesu kristo. ⁴ Imisi yose ndashimila Mungukwiajiri yanyu, kwisababu yineema ya Mungu yiko Kristo Yesu yabhahaye. ⁵ Abhakoze ukubha amatajiri kwakila nzila, nukugamba nukumenya kwose. ⁶ Alabhakoze amatajiri, nkakubhushuhuda uguhusu kristo ukugilango alazihilishijwe ukubha kweli mwalimwemwe. ⁷ Ukugilango humupungukiwa ikalama zikiloho kuko mubhanye ihamu yukutegela ukubhona kwa Data wachu Yesu Kristo. ⁸ Alabhaimalisha na mwemwe hadi kumwisho, ili himulaumiwe isiku ya Data wachu Kristo. ⁹ Mungu numwaminifu aliwo yabhahamagaye mwemwe mubhushilika numwana wage, Yesu kristo Data wachu. ¹⁰ Handabhasihi kaka na Dada wanje, ikuchilila izina dya Data wachu Yesu kristo, kwamba mwese mwemele, nikugilango hihabheho umugawanyiko mwa limwemwe. Handabhasihi kwamba mungane hamwe kwilengo limwe nakwikusudi limwe. ¹¹ Kwani abhantu bhimuhila ya kloe bhalambiye kuko haliho umugawanyiko uwuhawendeleya mwali mwemwe. ¹² Mbana Imana iyi: kili wumwe malimwemwe agamba, " Jewe ndi Paulo, au jewe ndi Apolo," au jewe ndi Kefa" au jewe ndi Kristo." ¹³ Je! Kristo alagabhanyise? je! Paulo yasulubiwe kwiajili yanyu? je! Mwabhatijwe kwizina dya Paulo? ¹⁴ Ndamushimiye Mungu kuko sindamubhatije wowose, labda krispo na Gayo. ¹⁵ Iyi ukugilango ntanawumwe yogavyemwabhatijwe kwizina dyanje. ¹⁶ ( piya ndabhabhatije abhalinyuma ya stephaniya. Imbele yaho, simenya kondabhatije umuntu uwundi wowose). ¹⁷ Ukugilango, Kristo hiyantumye ukubatiza bali uguhubili injiri. Hiyantumye uguhubili kumaneno yihekima yikibinadamu, ili inguvu yumsalaba wa Kristo hibhayivaneho. ¹⁸ Kwakuwa ubhujumbe bwumsalaba nubhutani kwabhaya habhafa. Lakini kwabhaya bhiko Mungu hayabhokowa, ninguvu yimana. ¹⁹ Kuko yandiswe, " Ndayonona ihekima ya bhene ukwitonda, Ndanona ubhufahamu bwabho bubwenke." ²⁰ Alihehe umuntu abhamye ishule? alihehe uwugamba uwushawishi wintala iyi? Je! Mungu hiyageuje ubwenke ihekima yintala iyi ukubha ubhufila? ²¹ Ukuva intala yabhaye kwihekima yayene hiyammenyese Mungu, yalamubheleye Mungu kubhujinga bwabho abhahubili ili ugukiza kwabhaya bhamini. ²² Kubhayahudi hubhaza itaarifa zimiujiza kubha Yunani hulonda ihekima. ²³ Lakini hatumtangaza Yesu yateshejwe, uwali ishida kubhayahudi na nubhujinga bwa bhayunani. ²⁴ Lakini kwabhaya bhahamagawe ni Mana, Abhayahudi nabhayunani,tumtangaza Kristo nkinguvu ni hekima yi Mana. ²⁵ Ukugilango ubhujinga bwa Mungu bhubhana ihekima ugusumba bwabhayahudi, nubhudhaifu bwa Mungu bhulabhana inguvu ugusumba bwabhanadamu. ^{26 26} Labha ukwitabha kwa Mungu lugulu yanyu, kaka na dada wanje. Siyo ubwishi bwanyu mwalimubhanye ihekima kubhiwango vyikibinadamu. siyo bheshi bhanyu mwalimubhanye ingivu. Siyo bheshi bhanyu bhali bhavuse kubhukulu. ²⁷ Likini Mungu yachaguye ibhintu ibhijinga vyintala ili ukubhitela insoni ibhibhanye ihekima. Mungu yachaguye ikili dhaifu mwintara ukukitela insoni chenye nguvu. ²⁸ Mungu yachaguye kiya chihali ya hefo nichakejejwemwiyi ntala. Yalachaguye hadi ibhintu vyiko hivyahesabiwe ukubha ikintu, ukubhikola siyo ikintu kibhanye ithamani. ²⁹ Yakoze itya hihabheho uwowose abhanye isababu yukwibhona imbele yage. ³⁰ Ukugilango yakiya Mungu chikoyakoze, sasa mlihamwe na Kristo Yesu, uwukolese ihekima kwiniaba yachu ukuva iwa Mungu. Yali ihaki yanyu, ubwela nubhukombozi. ³¹ Kabha amatokeyo, kuko amandiko yagamba, " Uwuhayisifu, yisifu mwili Data.