1 Wo yoyo nlhatu uyo, mii Paolo, kittukiye wo nlhatu wa ukaviha mitheko cha Yesu Kuristo ni uhimiacherani Malhove Orera mwaatti attu nhiri Ayahudi va. 2 We ikekhiaye, nheewa wiira Nlhuku wo nnema wawe, hokivaha kipange ntheko wo nlhatu winyu. 3 Nlhuku hokipatakulhelha chittu chawe chivithiye wiira kichuwelhe, thoko chinre aka wo ulhepa wo makhuvi. 4 Mwashomaka, nnowooria uchuwelha chineera aka wo uchuwelha iphiro cha Kuristo chivithiye. 5 Khalhayi, attu khayaahimeriye chittu chivithiye chi, nansho vano, Nlhuku hopatakulha wo iphiro cha akarumiya ni anamilhohi awe atakatifu wo iphiro ya Iphumu awe. 6 Chittu chivithiye chiyo phi chilha, wo Malhove Orera a Yesu Kuristo, attu ahiri Ayahudi anovahiya mahalha o nnema a Nlhuku vamoka ni Ayahudi, yayo phiri itturi cho iruttu imoka yeyo. Ni ayo anoopochera chiicho mahalha a Nlhuku alhehilhe awe wo iphiro ya Yesu Kuristo.
7 Kihovaheriya ukhalha karumiya o uhimiacha Malhove Orera a Yesu Kuristo wo nnema wo ushangiha wa Nlhuku, kivahilhe awe wo wooria wawe. 8 Mii phi mwankani upwaha attu onkhaye a Nlhuku, nansho Nlhuku hokivahera nnema awe wo uhimiacha wa ahiri Ayahudi ibarakha cho Malhove Orera a Kuristo vahinooria uhimiachiya, 9 wiira attu onkhaye oone chittu cha Nlhuku chivinthe awe chineera wo upanga ntheko. Nlhuku, oopilhe chittu chonkhaye, ahovitha chittu chawe toka machokholhelho, 10 ikhalhe wiira naanano va, wo iphiro yo attu onkhaye anrumelhenlhe Kuristo, Nlhuku nowaapanga o utawara ni ari ni ikuru yo wooria yo wiirimu, achuwelhe irusho chawe chiri aya wo iphiro chinchi. 11 Nlhuku aapannge chiicho wo uttwaraana ni nlhatu wawe toka mahuku o uhimalha ni uhimalha, waapannge awe wo iphiro ya Yesu Kuristo, Athithi.
12 Ni wo ulhutaana wihu ni Kuristo ni wo upisha nrima wihu nhina mwawe, ninowooria uphiya wa Nlhuku ninari ni nikhulhuvelho nulhupalhe wo uhoova. 13 Paahi etu, kinolhepelhani wiira nhikhwe nrima, ukhalhawaya kiri mu uhuvani wo nlhatu winyu, ukhalhawaya yeyo phi nthimicho winyu.
Uttuna wa Kuristo
14 Wo yoyo nlhatu uyo etu, kinowaakhoromelha Athithi, 15 arii machokholhelho o iyari chonkhaye wiirimu ni velhaponi, chineehaniya wo nchina naya. 16 Kinonlhepelha Nlhuku wo nhakhu wawe wo nthimicho mwinchi, ovaheni machiri wo iphiro ya Iphumu, nkhalhe rata mmamirimani mwinyu, 17 chiicho kinolhapelha wiira Kuristo eeshe mapuro awe mmamirimani mwinyu wo nrima unopisha inyu. Kinolhapelha wiira, nkhalheke ni mithithaari ni nsingi wo uttunana nhina Nlhuku, 18 chiicho etu, mwaattiva vamoka ni attu onkhaye a Nlhuku, mmwe mwaakhalha ni wooria uchuwelha uttuna wa Kuristo unowanelha aya wo maphimelho onkhaye, wo urekama, wo nchusha ni wiisha waya. 19 Eiyo, nnowa mwaachuwelha uttuna wawe Kuristo, inakhalhaka khunowa waachuwania rata ni attu onkhaye. Nansho mwaattiva nnotimirihiya wo kila iphiro ni unchuwelha Nlhuku chiri awe.
20 Paahi etu, Nlhuku ri ni machiri anovara ntheko nhina mwihu, nowooria upanga chittu chulhupalhe chinene upwaha chinovekelha ihu ama chinoopuwelha ihu. 21 Avahiye nthimicho Nlhuku wo nlhatu wa attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo ni wo nlhatu wa Yesu Kuristo mwanene, wo ikatema chonkhaye wo mahuku o uhimalha ni uhimalha! Aye.
