1 Niehe Paolo mmuhûnyire, mwe mukasinga, obutûdu n’obwinjà bwa Kristu burhumire, nie erya ngonyi nka ndi embere zinyu, na nka ntammuliho nshube ntwâli. 2 Mmuhunyirage, mwe mukasinga, hano mpika eyo munda, ntarhengagamwo bulya burhwâli abagerêreza mpu mubiri gurhuhêka bacikêbwa mpu mbamwo. 3 Omu mubiri rhubà, nêci, ci rhurhalwa kwa mubiri. 4 Nanga, amatumu rhulwamwo garhali ga bunya-mubiri, ci oku buzibu bwa Nyamuzinda gagwêrhe obuhashe bw’okuhongola ebishagala by’entambala by’abashombanyi. Emirâli rhwe rhuyitwamwo, 5 na ngasi bucîbone buderha mpu bwacîgererakwo okumanya Nyamuzinda, na ngasi bukengêre rhubugwârha mpira nti bushige Kristu. 6 Na hano obumvi bwinyu bubà bwimâna, rhulingûzize okuhana ngasi yêshi waciderhe mpu arhenguha.

7 Okuli mûshi murhakubishaga! Ocîkubagire mpu ali wa Kristu, ashub’icija emurhima, amanye oku ali wa Kristu kwo nîrhu rhuli bâge. 8 Bulya, ciru obwo buhashe bwîrhu nankabulimbira okurhalusire olugero hitya, obwo buhashe Nyakasane àrhuhâga mpu rhummuyûbakemwo mwoyo, arhali mpu rhummushâbemwo ntankabubêra nshonyi. 9 Bulyâla ntalonzizi mumanye mpu kummuyôbohya nnonza okummuyôbohya n’amaruba gâni. 10 «Amaruba gâge, kwo baderha, gali ga bulume ganali makali; ci erhi wankamubona yêne, ngonyi, n’iderha lyâge liri ntâlyo»; 11 Olimw’okwo kwa bene okwo, amanye oku oku rhuyôrha omu iderha ly’amaruba gîrhu nka rhurhahali, kwo rhwanayish’iyôrha omu bijiro bîrhu hano rhubà rhukola rhuli ekarhî kinyu.

12 Rhurhadesiri nti rhucihiremwo oburhwâli bw’okucîyumanyanya nîsi erhi obw’okucîgererakwo balya bacikunga bône. Ci omu kucîkunga bône n’omu kucîshushanya bône na nnene, ntà bukengêre! 13 Rhwêhe rhurhacîkuza kurhaluka olugero*10, 13 Olugè lw’omukolo gw’obugo bwa Paolo, liri igulu lyoshi. Muli okwo ntâye wankaderha mpu acigerera kuli ye., ci olugero Nyamuzinda arhugereragamwo erhi arhuhisa emwinyu, lwo rhwanacîgereramwo. 14 Rhurhanagandâzizi okurhalusire olugero lwîrhu, nka kulya rhurhali rhushubig’ihika emwinyu; ci rhwammuhisireho erhi rhummudwîrhîre Emyanzi y’Akalembe ka Kristu. 15 Rhurharhalusire olugero n’okucîkungira emirimo ya bene, ci rhucîkubagîre oku, omu kuyûshûka emunda muli buzira kurhalusa olugero lwîrhu, 16 rhunalangâlîre okuhisa Emyanzi y’Akalembe omu zindi ntambi kurhaluka emwinyu, ahâli h’okulimbira emikolo mikole omu kwa bene. 17 Owalonza obukuze†10, 17 Owalonza obukuze…: Yer 9, 22-23; 1 Kor 1, 31., abulongeze muli Nyakasane! 18 Bulya arhali ocîkunga yêne ye gera, ci oyu Nyakasane akunga.