Ndimi Tsamba Yedu
Vakwikwidzi vasvika vakatakura tsamba dzokuvarumbidza. Pauro anopindura kuti vaKorinde ivo pachavo ndivo tsamba yake, yakanyorwa noMweya waBaba vedu vapenyu pamwoyo yavanhu. Anoenzanisa sungano yakavezwa pamabwe, ine kubwinya asi kuchipera, neiyo inogara, umo chifukidziro chinobviswa uye mune rusununguko.
3 1Tava kutangazve kuzvirumbidza here? Kana kuti, savamwe vanhu, tinoda tsamba dzokutirumbidza kwamuri kana tsamba dzinobva kwamuri? 2Imi pachenyu ndimi tsamba yedu, yakanyorwa mumwoyo yedu, inozivikanwa uye inoverengwa nevanhu vose. 3Munoratidza kuti muri tsamba inobva kuna Kristu, yakaunzwa nesu—yakanyorwa kwete neingi asi noMweya waBaba vedu vapenyu, kwete pamahwendefa amabwe asi pamahwendefa emwoyo yevanhu.
4Ndiko kuvimba kwatinako kubudikidza naKristu kuna Baba vedu. 5Kwete kuti tinogona isu pachedu kuti titi chimwe chinhu ndechedu, asi kugona kwedu kunobva kuna Baba vedu. 6Ivo vakatiita kuti tigone kushumira sungano itsva—kwete yezvakanyorwa asi yoMweya. Nokuti zvakanyorwa zvinouraya, asi Mweya unopa upenyu.
Sungano Itsva Inopenya Zvinopfuura
7Zvino kana ushumiri hworufu, hwakatemwa namavara pamabwe, hwakauya nokubwinya kukuru zvokuti vaIsraeri vakanga vasingagoni kutarisa chiso chaMozisi nokuda kwokubwinya kwahwo—kubwinya kwaipera, 8ko ushumiri hwoMweya hahungauyi nokubwinya kukuru kupfuura here? 9Nokuti kana ushumiri hwokupa mhosva hwaiva nokubwinya, ushumiri hwokururama hunopfuura sei nokuzara nokubwinya! 10Icho chaiva nokubwinya hachina kubwinya zvino, chakundwa nokubwinya kunopfuura kwazvo. 11Nokuti kana icho chaipera chakauya nokubwinya, kubwinya kwechinogara nokusingaperi kukuru zvakadini!
12Zvatine tariro yakadai, tinoita noushingi hukuru. 13Hatina kufanana naMozisi, akaisa chifukidziro pachiso chake kuti vaIsraeri varege kutarisisa magumo echinhu chaipera. 14Asi pfungwa dzavo dzakaomeswa. Kusvikira nhasi, chifukidziro chimwe chetecho chinoramba chiripo kana sungano yekare ichiverengwa—chisina kubviswa, nokuti chinobviswa chete muna Kristu. 15Hongu, kusvikira nhasi, pose panoverengwa Mozisi, chifukidziro chinofukidza mwoyo yavo. 16Asi pose panotendeukira munhu kuna Ishe wedu Jesu, chifukidziro chinobviswa. 17Ishe wedu Jesu ndiye Mweya, uye pane Mweya waIshe wedu Jesu, ndipo pane rusununguko. a a v17 Pauro anoita kutaura kunoshamisa pano pamusoro pokuti ndiani: Ishe uyo vaIsraeri vanotendeukira kwaari noMweya anouya norusununguko ndiMwari mumwe chete—kwete masimba maviri anokwikwidzana, asi Baba, Mwanakomana, uye Mweya Mutsvene mumwe chete vanoshanda kuti vasunungure mwoyo. 18Isu tose, zviso zvisina kufukidzwa, takatarira kubwinya kwaIshe wedu Jesu, tinoshandurwa tichifanana nomufananidzo iwoyo, kubva pakubwinya kuenda kukubwinya, sezvinobva kuna Ishe wedu Jesu, Mweya.