¹ Kubwo lelo, dufise uyu mulimi, nu kuntu twakiye imbabazi, ntiduchichika intege. ² Ahubwo duhakana inzila zosi zisoni hamwe ni zihishije. Ntitubayeho kugwanko, kandi ijambo dyi ana ntitulikolesha Nabi. Kugila ngo dusohoze ikili ukuli, twiyeleka twebwe nyene twihinyula buli muntu imbele Yimana. ³ Aliko nimba ubutumwabwiza bwachu bwihishije, bwihishije kuli baliya gusa bahana. ⁴ Mu guhitamwo kwabo, lmana yi yisi yalaba humye ubwenge bwabo butizela. Impinduka yavye, ntibashobora kubona umucho wu butumwa bwiza bwela bwa Kristo, aliwe rumuli gwi lmana. ⁵ Kubela, nti twitangaza ubwachu, kiletse Kristo Yesu Mwami, natwe ubwachu nka bakazi banyu ku bw'a Yesu. ⁶ Kuko lmana niyo yavu iti, "Umucho uzomulika kuva mumwijima." uvumuli mumitima yachu ngo atange uvumuli gwu ubumenyi bwu bwela bwi lmana, mu kubaho kwa Yesu Kristo. ⁷ Mze dufise ubu butunzi mu vyombo vyi bumba ngo bimenyekane yuko ubushobozi bunini chane ali ubwi lmana, naho su bwachu. ⁸ Tulababazwa mwa buli ngene, aliko nticuhombana, tulagila ubwaba, aliko ntiduchka umutima. ⁹ Talahanwa, aliko ntiduhebubwa. Dukubitwa hasi, aliko ntituhahelela. ¹⁰ Imisi yosi tugendana mu mibili yachu urupfu gwa Yesu, kugila ngo ubuzima bwa Yesu bubaneke mu mibili yachu. ¹¹ Twebe tuli bazima imisi yosi dutangwa ngo dupfe kulowa Yesu kugila ngo ubuzima bwa Yesu buboneke mu mibili yachu. ¹² Nuko lelo, urupfu rukolela kazi muli twebwe, naho ubuzima bugakolela muli mwbwe. ¹³ Aliko dufise uwo mutima wizela nkuko vyanditswe ngo." Nalizeye, niho navuze." Natwe kandi twalizeye niho kandi tuvuga. ¹⁴ Tumenya yuko uwazuye Umwami Yesu a zotu zula natwe hamwe nawe. Tulazi yuko azotuzana hamwe namwe mumaso yiwe. ¹⁵ Buli kintu ni kubwanyu kugila ngo, ubuntu Bwimana uko bugwila mu bantu benshi, ishima dyiyongeleho mu kwubahiliza lmana. ¹⁶ Nuko lelo, ntiduchika imitima, naho kumubili tuboneka ko dushila, aliko mu mutima tuguma tuli bashasha uko bukeye. ¹⁷ Ikigiha gito, uyu umubabaro uhwahutse udutegula twebwe kubwu buzima bundahela bulemeye bwu bwela bulushiliza. ¹⁸ Ntilaba ibibonaka, ahubwo ibitaboneka ivyo tubona ni vyi giha gito, aliko ibitaboneka nivyo vyi bihe bidashila.