1. UPawulos, umpostile* kaYesu Kristu, obizwe ngokuthanda kukaThixo, noSostenes umzalwana,
2. ubhalela ibandla likaThixo eliseKorinte, abangcwaliselwe kuKristu Yesu, ababizwe ukuba babe ngcwele, kunye nabo bonke abalinqulayo igama leNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu ezindaweni zonke, ezabo kwanezethu:
3. uthi, Makube lubabalo kuni, noxolo oluvela kuThixo uBawo wethu, neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.
4. Ndihlala ndibulela kuye uThixo wam ngani, ngenxa yobabalo lukaThixo, awanibabala ngalo nikuKristu Yesu;
5. kuba natyetyiswa kuye ngezinto zonke, ngokuthetha konke, nangokwazi konke;
6. njengokuba ubungqina bukaKristu baqiniswayo kuni;
7. ngokokude ningasileli nakwesìnye isipho enisibabalweyo; nílindé kakhulu ukutyhileka kweNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu;
8. oya kuniqinisa nokuniqinisa ase ekupheleni, ukuze ningabi nakumangaleleka ngemini yeNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu.