Mharidzo yaPauro paKorinde

2Zvino ini, hama, pakusvika kwangu kwamuri, handina kusvika neunyanzvi hweshoko kana hwenjere, ndichiparidza kwamuri uchapupu hwaMwari.

2 Nokuti ndakagura kuti ndisaziva chinhu pakati penyu, kunze kwaJesu Kristu, naiye wakarovererwa pamuchinjikwa.

3 Uye ini ndaiva ndinemwi muutera nemukutya nemukudedera kukuru.

4 Neshoko rangu nemharidzo yangu hazvina kuva nemashoko ekugombedzera enjere dzevanhu, asi mukuratidza kweMweya nekwesimba;

5 kuti rutendo rwenyu rwurege kuva munjere dzevanhu, asi musimba raMwari.

6 Asi njere tinodzitaura pakati pevakakwana, asi njere dzisati dziri dzenyika ino, kana dzevatongi venyika ino, vanozoshaiswa maturo;

7 asi tinotaura njere dzaMwari muchakavanzika, dzakavigwa, Mwari dzaakagara agadza nyika isati yavapo dzive kubwinya kwedu;

8 dzisina umwe wevatongi venyika ino wakaziva; nokuti dai vakaziva, vangadai vasina kuroverera pamuchinjikwa Ishe wekubwinya.

9 Asi sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi: Izvo ziso zvarisina kuona, nenzeve zvaisina kunzwa, nezvisina kupinda mumoyo wemunhu, izvo Mwari zvaakagadzirira vanomuda.

10 Asi Mwari wakazarurira isu neMweya wake; nokuti Mweya unonzvera zvinhu zvose, kunyange zvinhu zvakadzika zvaMwari.

11 Nokuti ndiani pavanhu anoziva zvemunhu, kunze kwemweya wemunhu uri maari? Saizvozvowo zvaMwari hakuna munhu anoziva, kunze kweMweya waMwari.

12 Nesu hatina kugamuchira mweya wenyika, asi Mweya unobva kuna Mwari, kuti tizive zvinhu zvatinopiwa pachena naMwari;

13 zvatinotaurawo, kwete mumashoko njere dzevanhu adzinodzidzisa, asi Mweya Mutsvene waanodzidzisa, tichienzanisa zvemweya nezvemweya.

14 Asi munhu wechisikirwo haagamuchiri zvinhu zveMweya waMwari; nokuti upenzi kwaari, uye haagoni kunzwisisa, nokuti zvinonzverwa pamweya.

15 Asi wemweya anonzvera zvinhu zvose, asi iye haanzverwi nemunhu.

16 Nokuti ndiani wakaziva pfungwa yaIshe, kuti amuraire? Asi isu tine pfungwa yaKristu.