1. Pakuti sindifuna, kuti mukhale osadziwa, abale, kuti makolo athu onse anali pansi pa mtambo, naoloka nyanja onse;
2. nabatizidwa onse kwa Mose, mumtambo, ndi m'nyanja,
3. nadya onse cakudya cauzimu cimodzimodzi;
4. namwa onse cakumwa cauzimu cimodzimodzi; pakuti anamwa mwa thanthwe lauzimu lakuwatsata; koma thanthwelo ndiye Kristu.
5. Koma ocuruka a iwo Mulungu sanakondwera nao; pakuti anamwazika m'cipululu.
6. Koma zinthu izi zinacitika, zikhale zoticenjeza ife, kuti tisalakalake zoipa ife, monganso iwowo analakalaka.
7. Kapena musakhale opembedza mafano, monga ena a iwo, monga kwalembedwa, Anthu anakhala pansi kudya ndi kumwa, nanyamuka kusewera.
8. Kapena tisacite dama monga ena a iwo anacita dama, nagwa tsiku limodzi zikwi makumi awiri ndi zitatu.
9. Kapena tisayese Ambuye, monga ena a iwo anayesa, naonongeka ndi njoka zija.
10. Kapena musadandaula, monga ena a iwo anadandaula, naonongeka ndi woonongayo.
11. Koma izi zinacitika kwa iwowa monga zoticenjeza, ndipo zinalembedwa kuticenjeza ife, amene matsirizidwe a nthawi ya pansi pano adafika pa ife.
12. Cifukwa cace iyewakuyesa kuti ali ciriri, ayang'anire kuti angagwe,
13. Sicinakugwerani inu ciyeso koma ca umunthu; koma Mulungu ali wokhulupirika, amene sadzalola inu kuyesedwa koposa kumene mukhoza; koma pamodzi ndi ciyeso adzaikanso populumukirapo, kuti mudzakhoze kupirirako.
14. Cifukwa cace, okondedwa anga, thawani kupembedza mafano.
15. Ndinena monga kwa anzeru; lingirirani inu cimene ndinena.
16. Cikho ca dalitso cimene tidalitsa, siciri ciyanjano ca mwazi wa Kristu kodi? Mkate umene tinyema suli ciyanjano ca thupi la Kristu kodi?
17. Pakuti mkate ndiwo umodzi, cotero ife ambiri ndife thupi limodzi; pakuti ife tonse titengako ku mkate umodzi.
18. Tapenyani Israyeli monga mwa thupi; kodi iwo akudya nsembezo alibe ciyanjano ndi guwa la nsembe?