¹ Nolusununguko Kristu wakati supula. Imani musime, nokudalo, usibe ijogwe lobulanda. ² Linga, imi, Pawulo, ndinoti kwawuli mukazuleka mumalajwa, apana zwamuchawana kuna Kristu. ³ Ndichapupula kuwose nhu uchamalajwa kuti ulokwelela kutobeleja mulawu. ⁴ Wabhiswa munaKristu, mulawu uchakumilila; amutobubona kana kuwana bushe. ⁵ Kupindilija nomumpepo, nokudimbwa, tinolamba tikamilila lubimbo lokululama. ⁶ Muna Kristu Jesu kumalajwa kana kusamalajwa kulokosha, koga kudimbwa chete mushinga muludo. ⁷ Mwabeta zubuya. Ndiani wakomujibisa kuti muwhilile ichokomende na? ⁸ Lukwekwetejo yolu alutova kunayiye wakamushoba! ⁹ Unkunkumiso unshoma unokukumalisa zose. ¹⁰ Ndinechibimbo kunaIshe kuti uyeye zumwe zulosiyana. Unoku shetesa uchashupeka pezhuba lyokutongwa. ¹¹ Banakwayina, kana ndichinopupula kumalajwa, mumundishupilani? Chilovalila unchinjikwa chabhiswa. ¹² Bose bamuku kanganisa, ngana babazubhisa zwabo! ¹³ Nokuti mwabashobelwa kosunungula, banakwayina. Koga musushingise kusununguka yoku kuti muchinye nemibili yenu; koga, muludo shingani pamwempela. ¹⁴ Nokuti mulawu unozhajikijwa pawunoti: ''Ida umbakijani wuwo sokuzuda kwawunozuta.'' ¹⁵ Koga mukalumana musino whanana pachenu, lingisisani musilyane chenu chenu. ¹⁶ Asi ndinoti, kwendani mumpepo kuti musite zudo zwenyama. ¹⁷ Nokuti chido chenyama achitokwendelana nompepo, akale chompepo chilopesana nenyama. Nokuti yozu zulopesana, kutila kuti musute zwamunoda. ¹⁸ Koga ukatungamilwa nompepo, wabhuda mumulawu. ¹⁹ Mishingo yenyama inozupupulila: busangu, kuswibha, kupenga, ²⁰ kunamata zufanikijo, kunyema, kulwana, inyonganyonga, ²¹ kuchiba, kupembela mukolwa, kupalajana, zose yozu. Ndomuchenjeja, sokumuchenjeja kwandinohala ndita, bose banota zunhu yozu abatobona bushe bwaMwali. ²² Koga unchelo wompepo ludo, lushanto, lunyalalo, mwoyo ndefu, mwoyo nchena, bubhodo, kudimbwa, ²³ kujikama, kuzubhata; kupesana zozu akuna mulawu. ²⁴ BaKristu Jesu bakalasha zose zokuchinya. ²⁵ Kana tigala mumpepo, ngatikwendeni mumpepo akale. ²⁶ Tisuzukuje, kutukana, kana kutilana ishanje.