1Mii Paolo kiihaniye ukhalha karumiya a Kuristo Yesu wo uthanana wa Nlhuku. Mii ni munnihu Sostene, 2ninoolhepa iwarakha uwiiha uwaninyu mwaatti nlhoko wa attu a Nlhuku nrii Ukorintho nhapihiye wo ulhutaana ni Kuristo Yesu, nkamweehaniya ukhalha attu a Nlhuku, vamoka ni attu onkhaye anrumelhenlhe Kuristo, Athithi, ari awihu ni hii. 3Kinoulhapelhelhani nnema ni mpuha ukhuma wa Nlhuku Athumwanihu ni Athithi Yesu Kuristo.
Ibarakha cha Nlhuku
4Kinonshukuru Nlhuku mahuku onkhaye alha wo nlhatu no uttuvani mwaattiva nnema wawe wo iphiro yo Kuristo Yesu. 5Ukhalhawaya wo ulhutaana ni Kuristo nhovahiya nhakhu wo chittu chonkhaye, vamoka ni uhimiacha nretelhe ni uvahiya irusho cho uchuwelha. 6Ukhalhawaya nttenga unonhimiechesha Kuristo we ikekhiaye uhokhomaalhihiya nhina mwinyu, 7nhiwukuwelhiyaka mahalha ariyoothe o munnepani vanoweherera inyu upatakulhiya wa Athithi Yesu Kuristo. 8Yoyo noukhomaalhihani mpaka umalhelha wiira mmwe mwoonia attu o uhikhuwachiya nihuku na Athithi Yesu Kuristo nne. 9Nlhuku owiihanneni mwaattiva nkhalhe nlhoko mmoka ni Mwaamwanawe Yesu Kuristo Athithi ri o ukhulhuvelhiya.
Umwalhaana nlhoko wa attu anrumelhenlhe Yesu
10Ashilhoko aka kinoulhepelhani wo nchina na Athithi Yesu Kuristo wiira mwiiwanane chittu chinolhumacha inyu, uhiiwanana uhikhalhe nhina mwinyu. Muupuwelheke wo irusho imoka ni nrima mmoka. 11Ashilhoko aka, attu akina amuchi a Nakiloe, ahohimia ikekhiaye wiira khanneewanana munlhokoni mwinyu. 12Ittu kinothanana aka uhimia etu phi ilhe kiiwilhe aka uwaninyu, kila mmoka noolhumacha chawawe, mmoka neera, “Mii kinaattwara Napaolo.” Nkina, “Mii kinaattwara Naapolo.” Nkina, “Mii a Nakefa”, ni akina, “Mii a Kuristo.” 13Chani, Kuristo homianihiya? Chani, Napaolo phi akhomelhelhiye vansalaabani wo nlhatu winyu? Ama chani, mwaabatiiziye wo nchina ni Napaolo? 14Kinonshukuru Nlhuku wiira akambatiizilhe ntu riyoothe munlhokoni mwinyu yaahikalheru Nakurispo ni Nagayo. 15Wo chiichammo etu khaawo ntu nohalha uhimia wiira batiiziye wo nchina naka. 16Eiyo, kahaabatiiza attu o unupani wa Nastefana nansho uthepa yayo, akambatinze ntu nkina riyoothe.
17Ukhalhawaya Kuristo khaakirumme waabatiiza attu, nansho kirumilhe uhimiacha Malhove Orera, tho, keettuchinhe wo uhikhulhuvelha irusho cho malhove a attu, ikhalhe wiira machiri o nookhwa a Kuristo vansalaabani ahirukunushiye.
Kuristo ni machiri ni irusho cha Nlhuku
18Ukhalhawaya nttenga wo nookhwa a Kuristo vansalaabani phi nlhove no ukumbafu wo alhe arii mu upoterani nansho wo hii noopolhiyeva, yoyo nttenga uyo phi machiri a Nlhuku. 19Ukhalhawaya Malhove Matakatifu aneera,
“Kinootanganya irusho chaya attu o irusho,
Kinoorihelha utayi ushoma waya attu ashomilhe.”
20Ri vayi etu, ntu o irusho? Ri vayi etu, owiittuchiha Ikekhia? Ri vayi etu ovanyiha o ilha ikatema ilha? Nlhuku hopanga irusho cho mwiilhaponi ukhalha cho uhikhalha maana.
21Ukhalhawaya Nlhuku wo irusho chawe, attu o velhaponi khanonchuwelha Nlhuku wo iphiro yo irusho chaya ashinene. Vatulhi waya, Nlhuku hottuna woopolha attu anonrumelhelha alhe wo nttenga unohimiacha ihu, iphiro inooniya ni attu o irusho wiira yo uhikhalha maana. 22Ayahudi anovekelha woona ithikineha ni Ayunani anaavia irusho 23nansho hii ninonhimiacha Kuristo aakhomelhelhiye vansalaabani. Nttenga unoonia wa Ayahudi wiira itiyelhelho, ni ukumbafu wa attu ahiri Ayahudi. 24Nansho wa onkhaye eehaniye ni Nlhuku alhe, Ayahudi ni Ayunani, Kuristo phi machiri a Nlhuku ni irusho cha Nlhuku. 25Ukhalhawaya inoonia ukhalha phi ukumbafu wa Nlhuku, phi irusho upwaha irusho cha ntu ni ittu inoonia uhikhalha ni machiri wa Nlhuku, phi yo machiri upwaha machiri a attu.
26Ashilhoko aka, muupuwelheke vano wiira ikatema veehaniye inyu ni Nlhuku enchi inyu khamwaarina irusho cho uchuwelha chittu cho munttuni enchi khayari attu o machiri ama attu o pilhi waapwaha attu akina. 27Nlhuku ahothanlha chittu choonia wiira cho ukumbafu cho mwiilhaponi wo nlhatu no woolhihacha muru attu o irusho, tho ahothanlha chittu chihiri ni machiri wiira olhihache muru attu o machiri. 28Nlhuku ahothanlha chittu cho uheulhachiya cho mwiilhaponi choonia wiira phi malhove o uhikhalha maana wo nlhatu no utanganya chittu choonia ni attu wiira phi chorera ata chahaariwo. 29Paahi etu, khaawo ntu nooria wiifunelha iriyoothe mmiholho mwa Nlhuku. 30Nlhuku mwanene phi uyo olhutaninheni mwaattiva ni Kuristo Yesu. Nlhuku homvaha Kuristo akhalhe phi uchuwelha wihu, ni ikekhia ni utakatifu ni woopolhiya. 31Paahi etu, thoko Malhove Matakatifu chinohimia aya,
“Ntu neeshipa,
Efunelheke etu ntheko wa Athithi.”