1Kuyazwakala ukuthi kukhona ubufebe phakathi kwenu;
2Kepha nina nizikhukhumezile, kunalokho alililanga, ukuze asuswe phakathi kwenu owenze lesi senzo.
3Ngokuba mina, njengokuba ngingekho ngomzimba, kepha ngikhona ngomoya, sengahlulele owenze lesisenzo njengokungathi ngikhona;
4Egameni leNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, nxa nibuthene nomoya wami namandla eNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu,
5ukunikela onjalo kuSathane ukuze kubhujiswe inyama, ukuze umoya usindiswe ngosuku lweNkosi uJesu.
6Ukuzigqaja kwenu akukuhle. Anazi yini ukuthi imvubelo encane ibilisa inhlama yonke na?
7Khiphani imvubelo endala, ukuze nibe yinhlama entsha, njengalokhu ningabangenamvubelo. Ngokuba iphasika lethu lihlatshelwe uKristu;
8Ngakho-ke kasiwugcineni umkhosi, kungabi ngemvubelo endala, kungabi ngemvubelo yobubi nokubi; kodwa ngesinkwa esingelamvubelo sobuqotho leqiniso.
9Ngalibhalela encwadini ukuthi lingahlangani leziphingi;
10Kodwa kungeyisikho kanye leziphingi zalumhlaba, kumbe labahahayo, labaphangi, loba abakhonza izithombe; ngokuba uma kunjalo nimelwe ukuphuma emhlabeni.
11Kodwa khathesi-ke ngilibhalela ukuthi lingahlangani loba ngubani othiwa ungumzalwane eyisifebe, kumbe isihwaba, kumbe okhonza izithombe, kumbe isithuki, kumbe isidakwa, kumbe umphangi; onjalo lingadli.
12Ngokuba nginamsebenzi muni ukuba ngahlulele nabangaphandle na? Anibahluleli yini abangaphakathi na?
13Kodwa uNkulunkulu uyabahlulela abangaphandle. Ngakho susani phakathi kwenu lowomuntu omubi.