1Mii Paolo, karumiya a Kuristo Yesu kiihaniye wo uttuna wa Nlhuku, kiri vamoka ni munnihu Timotheo,
Kinolhepa iwarakha iwe uwaninyu mwaattiva nrii nlhoko wa attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo o Ukorintho, vamoka ni attu onkhaye a Nlhuku kila vakittu mu Uakaya mu.
2Ninoulhapelhelhani nnema ni mpuha ukhuma wa Nlhuku Athumwanihu ni Athithi Yesu Kuristo.
Napaolo anonshukuru Nlhuku
3Atotopelhiye Nlhuku Athumwanaya Athithi Yesu Kuristo, Athumwanihu o ikiriri, Nlhuku noteelhiha mirima cha attu onkhaye. 4Nlhuku phi noniteelhiha mirima mu uhuvani wihu mwonkhaye. Akina vanohuva aya naateelhihe mu uhuvani waya wo kila iphiro, wo yoyo nrima unonihelha awe uyo. 5Eiyo, thoko chineera ihu wo utwarushiya wo uvara ntheko wa Kuristo, phi chiichammo Nlhuku chinothepa awe uniteelha mirima chihu chinene wo iphiro ya Kuristo. 6Nahuvaka, paahi etu irii wo nlhatu wo uhelhiya nrima ni woopolhiya winyu. Nateelhihiyaka nrima iri wo nlhatu wo uhelhani nrima mwaatti wiira mpatte machiri o uvilhelha ntwarusho yoyoyoyo unotwaruwa ihu hii uyo. 7Tho, ukhulhuvelha urina ihu wo nlhatu winyu uheemelha rata. Ukhalhawaya nihochuwelha wiira nakhalhaka vamoka mu utwarushiyani wihu ni inyu chiicho nnookhalha akavihi mu uteelhiyani nrima wihu. 8Ashilhoko ihu, ninothanana uchuwelhihani mwaha wo uhuva waanipatilhe ilhapo yo Uasiya ilhe. Wowo uhuva wahonithepelha upwaha chinooria ihu uvilhelha, mpaka nkanaakhwa nrima wonkhaye wiira khaninolhama ni ukhalha akumi. 9Eiyo, mmamirimani mwihu neechoona thoko attu ahukumulhiye wiiviya. Nansho yeerelhe chiicho wiira niittuchihiye unkhulhuvelha Nlhuku naahihimusha akhwilhe, wo uhikulhuvelha machiri ihu hiyaano naashinene. 10Yayo yahonoopolha mu itatako yulhupalhe thoko yelhe yaathanana uniiva ilhe. Ni ayo anoothepa unoopolha, ni hiyaano niheeshera nikhulhuvelho nihu wiira anonoopolha tho. 11Ni inyu mwaatti nnikavihaka wo iphiro yo unilhapelhelha. Paahi etu, chechiyo ibarakha chinowa ihu upatta wo nlhatu wo waakhulhiya unilhapelha winyu uwo, chinowa chaakhalha nlhatu wo attu enchi unlhapelha ni unshukuru Nlhuku wo nlhatu wihu.
Napaolo anorukunusha nkwaha waya
12Hii nineeshipa wo ittu imoka. Nrima ihu uhinonihimiechesha wiira niholhokelha velhaponi va, chinene nikhalhaka munlhokoni mwinyu, wo wiitimarikha ni utakatifu uvaheriye ihu ni Nlhuku. Khanipannge chiicho wo irusho cha ntu nansho wo nnema wa Nlhuku. 13Ukhalhawaya khaninolhepa malhove makina ahinooria inyu ushoma ni uchuwelha, nansho ayo anooria inyu ayo. Kinokhulhuvelha wiira, 14nnonichuwelha rata cheene, inakhalhaka wo naanano va nnichuwenlhe vakani tu. Ukhalhawaya nihochuwelha wiira, nihuku no uhokolhia tho Athithi Yesu nno nnoowa mweefuna wo nlhatu wihu, thoko ni hii chinowa ihu wiifuna wo nlhatu winyu mwaattiva va.
15Ukhalhawaya kaari kikhulhuvelhaka, kaholhakelha uwa uwaninyu khalhayi vawo wiira mpatte ibarakha cho nkwaha wo nayelhi. 16Kaholhakelha uvirelha uwaninyu vanorwaa aka nkwaha wo ulhukama ilhapo yo Umakedoniya ni ikatema yo uhokolhia chiicho, wiira kiwe kaapatta ittu uwaninyu yo ukikavihera nkwaha aka wo Uyudea. 17Chani, nnaanyihera wiira vaalhakenlhe aka chiicho kaari thoko ntu o urukunuwacha? Ama chani, nnaanyihera wiira vanopanga aka kinopanga wo irusho cho munttuni ni wiira kineera “Eiyo,” ni “Kuhiwe” vavawovavawo? 18Nlhuku phi o ukhulhuvelhiya chinene, paahi ilhe inoohimeria ihuni ilhe khanihii nlhove no “Eiyo” ama no “Kuhiwe” vavawovavawo. 19Yesu Kuristo, Mwaana a Nlhuku, nanhimianche ihu mii ni Nasuluwano ni Natimotheo uwaninyu, kaahiwe ntu o “Eiyo” ama o “Kuhiwe”. Nansho yoyo aari ntu o “Eiyo” ya Nlhuku mahuku onkhaye. 20Ukhalhawaya nhina mwawe, malhehano onkhaye a Nlhuku ahokhalha “Eiyo.” Paahi etu vaneera ihu “Aye” wo iphiro ya Kuristo, nineera wo nlhatu wo unthimicha Nlhuku.
21Nlhuku mwanene phi nonilhipiha hii ni inyu mwaattiva chiicho mu ulhutaanani ni Kuristo. Ni uyo phi nonihika makhura. 22Phi uyo nivanhe Iphumu mmamirimani mwihu wooniha wiira awawe ni ukhalha imboote yo chittu chonkhaye chineeshenre awe.
23Nlhuku phi o ukihimiechesha, hochuwelha nrima aka wiira kinohimiaka phi ikeekhene! Paahi etu, akaawilhe tho Ukorintho uwo, wo uwoonelhani ikiriri vaattuna aka uchacherani vawo. 24Khaninottuna utawarani vachulhu mwaha unopishera inyu nrima, nihochuwelha wiira mwaatti nheemelha rata munrimani. Nansho ninovara ntheko vamoka ni inyu wo nlhatu wo uteelhiha mirima chinyu.