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1Nokudalo, banhu balokwelela kutilinga sabashingi baKristo akale sabanhu balobhatiswa isiswa lyaMwali.2Akale zwinokwelela kuti babhati bebe balobimbika.3Koga kunami, chinhu chitukutuku kuti nditongeswe namwi, kana kutongeswa negota lyabanhu. Kana imi nokwangu anditozwitongesa.4Luyeyo lwangu luchena, koga azwitoleba kuti andina undandu. Iye Tezi ndiye unonditonga.5Nokudalo musipe untongo unshaji usanu waswika, asi imani kujine Tezi eswike, iye uchabiga pachena zwinhu zwose zwilosisika munhilima akale uchabhisila pachena zwinangwa zwomwoyo. Nokudalo unhu wose unootambula lukujo lulwe kunaMwali.6Banakwaina ndashingisa zwose yezwi ndikwejanisa imi naApolosi sezwibonelo kumulayija kuti indebo yeyi inotini inoti, “Musipindilile pana zwilokwalwa,” akale kusibe noumwe wenu unozwifufumula nokuda koumwe unhu kupinda umwe.7Ndiani unokupa isimba kuti upe untongo kunabamwe? Ini chauna nacho chausakapiwa? Kana wakachitambula, unoshiyilani biya sokuti achitoba chipo?8Munanazo zwose zwamunoda! Mwafuma kale! Mwaba mashe kale musina nasu! Akale ndokwemuja kuti ngana mwaba mashe, kutila kuti tikobelane butongi namwi!9Sokuyeya kwangu ndinoti Mwali wakatondejela isu bapositoli sabokupejeleja kunaibo bose, sabanhu bakatongelwa lufu, nokuti tatiwa chinu chokuyebwa munyika yose, kungilozi nokubanhu.10Isu timalema pezhulu paKristo, asi imwi mulochenjela munaKristo! Isu tinabutela, asi imwi mubasimu! Imwi munolemekejwa, asi isu atitolemekejwa!11Kuswikila unshaji yono tinanenzhala nenyota, tilojelukilwa, timulobwa akale tisina pokugala,12akale timushinga nesimba, tishinga namaboko edu. patinotukwa, tokombolela, patinoyabiswa, tobhatilila,13patinoniepejelwa, toshandula zwinyolonyolo. Nangweno ali tishambwa lyopenyika yose, sezwisheshemo zwezwinhu zwose.14Andijimumukwalila yezwi kuti mubeneshoni, asi kuti ndimuchenjeje sabana bangu banodikana.15Kojoba muli nabaleli zwiulu munaKristo, amuna matate manji. Nokuti imi ndakaba tate benu munaKristo Jesu pezhulu pokumubhaunulila indebo iMbuya.16Ndikumumusungwaja kuti mube bakwejejeli bangu.17Nokudalo ndakamutumila Timoti, mwana wangu unodikana akale unobimbika munaTezi, kuti emukumbuluje inzila jangu munaKristo, sobundinolayija mubugalo bose nomumakubungano ose.18Bamwe banozwitunhumwija babweni soti andichinoozha kwamuli.19Koga ndinoozha kunamwi nokukambijisa, kana Tezi evuma, ndipo pandichoobona, kusi chete indebo jaabo banozwitunhumwija akale kuti banesimba lipi.20Nokuti bushe bwaMwali abumo mukulebeleka, koga isimba.21Ini chamunoda? Ndizhe kwamuli nonzato, kana ndizhe noludo mumpepo unyolo?
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