1 Ulonzi uno uwa kweli, kamba munhu yahalonda kuwa kilangizi wa wanhu wamtogole Kilisto, kosulukila sang'hano inogile. 2 Avo kilangizi wa wanhu wamtogole Kilisto kolondigwa sambiyawe na mbuli na munhu, yawe mbigalo wa mtwanzi imwe, yadahe kukiizuila, yakiitawale mwenyego, yahishimilwe. Kolondigwa yawabokele wahenza mng'anda yake, na yadahe kufundiza. 3 Sambiyakoligwe na divai, sambiyawe munhu wa kufafalika, ila yawe munhu yaholile, sambiyawe na kiyahiyahi, ama munhu wa kunogela hela. 4 Kolondigwa yaichunge goya ng'anda yake na kona kamba wanage womtegeleza na hishima ilondigwa. 5 Ihawa munhu havitanga vija viyolondigwa kuichunga goya ng'anda yake, kodahaze kuwachunga wanhu wamtogole Kilisto? 6 Sambiyawe munhu yamtogole Kilisto mkipigiti kiguhi, giladi sambiyaitope na kugwila mnhaguso ija yondayaibokele Mwenembago. 7 Vivija kolondigwa yawe na nhogolwa inogile na wanhu wa kunze, giladi sambiyawe na mbuli na munhu na kugwila mumtego uja Mwenembago uyawikile sama ya kuwanamata wanhu kipigiti vondayawageze.

8 Vivija na mashemasi*Mashemasi nhegulo yake wanhu wosang'hanika mdidale da wanhu wamtogole Kilisto. wawe wanhu wa kuhishimilwa, sambiwawe videlenya, sambiwakoligwe na divai, ama sambiwanogelwe na hela ya uzenzeleganye. 9 Wolondigwa kuigoga ng'hani ikweli ya nhamanila na udaho ung'alile wa kusambula gehile na ganogile. 10 Tanhu wolondigwa wagezigwe, na wahakoneka kamba wabule mbuli zihile, wasang'hanike kamba mashemasi. 11 Vivija na watwanzi zao,†Wasomi wayagwe wogelegeza kamba watwanzi zao wakala wasang'hana wa kitwanzi wa wanhu wamtogole Kilisto. wolondigwa wawe watwanzi wohishimilwa, sambiwawalonge wanhu vihile, ila wadahe kukiizuila na kuwa bule uzenzeleganye mzimbuli zose. 12 Shemasi kolondigwa yawe mbigalo wa mtwanzi imwe, na kolondigwa yawachunge goya wanage na wanhu wa mng'anda yake. 13 Waja wasang'hanike goya kamba mashemasi wopata nhogolwa inogile ng'hani na wodaha kulonga bila kidumbo mnhamanila yao mkuilumba hamoja na Kilisto Yesu.

14 Notamanila kwiza kumwako sambisambi. Ila nokwandika ndagizi zino giladi 15 kamba nihakawa, uvitange vija wanhu wali mng'anda ya Mulungu viwolondigwa kuwa, awo wanhu wamtogole Kilisto, wanhu wa Mulungu yali na ugima, awo wali nguzo na msingi wa ikweli. 16 Bila kudungwadungwa mmoyo, kija kifisigwe mnhamanila yetu kikulu.