2 VaKorinte
3:1 Tinotangazve kuzvirumbidza here? kana kuti tinoda savamwe;
Tsamba dzokurumbidza kwamuri, kana dzokurumbidza kwamuri?
3:2 Imwi muri tsamba yedu, yakanyorwa mumoyo yedu, inozikamwa nekuverengwa nevanhu vose;
3:3 muchiratidza kuti muri tsamba yaKristu
inoshumirwa nesu, isina kunyorwa neingi, asi neMweya weMweya
Mwari mupenyu; kwete pamahwandefa amabwe, asi pamahwandefa enyama emoyo.
3:4 Uye tariro yakadaro tinayo kubudikidza naKristu kuna Mwari.
3:5 Kwete kuti takakwana isu pachedu, kufunga pamusoro pechimwe chinhu;
isu pachedu; asi kukwaniswa kwedu kunobva kuna Mwari;
3:6 iye wakatigonesa kuva vashumiri vesungano itsva; kwete zve
retsamba, asi remweya; nekuti chakanyorwa chinouraya, asi mweya unopa
hupenyu.
3:7 Asi kana kushumira kwerufu, kwakanyorwa nekutemerwa pamabwe, kwaiva
nokubwinya, zvokuti vana vaIsraeri vakanga vasingagoni kutarisisa
chiso chaMozisi nokuda kwokubwinya kwechiso chake; kubwinya kwaifanira kuva
zvapera:
3:8 Ko kushumira kweMweya kungasanyanya kubwinya?
3:9 Nekuti kana kushumira kwekupiwa mhosva kuri kubwinya, zvikuru sei vaya vanopiwa mhosva
kushumira kwekururama kunopfuura kubwinya.
3:10 Nokuti naicho chakabwinyiswa chakanga chisina kubwinyiswa nenzira iyi
nokuda kwokubwinya kunopfuura.
3:11 Nekuti kana icho chinopfuudzwa chaiva nekubwinya, zvikuru sei icho chinopfuudzwa
chinosara chine kubwinya.
3:12 Zvatine tariro yakadai, tinotaura nokujeka kukuru;
3:13 uye kwete saMozisi waiisa chifukidziro pachiso chake, kuti vana ve
Isiraeri vakanga vasingagoni kutarira kuguma kwechinhu chakanga chapedzwa;
3:14 Asi fungwa dzavo dzakapofumadzwa, nekuti kusvikira zuva rino chifukidziro ichocho chichiripo
isina kubviswa pakuverengwa kwetesitamende yekare; icho chifukidziro chaitwa
kure muna Kristu.
3:15 Asi kunyange kusvikira zuva rino, kana Mozisi achiverengwa, chifukidziro chiri pamusoro pavo
mwoyo.
3:16 Asi kana munhu achidzokera kuna Ishe, chifukidziro chichabviswa
kure.
3:17 Zvino Ishe ndiye Mweya uyo; uye pane Mweya waIshe, ipapo
rusununguko.
3:18 Asi isu tose tine zviso zvakashama tichiona sepachioni-oni kubwinya kwaShe
Ishe mushandurwe mumufananidzo iwoyo kubva pakubwinya kuenda pakubwinya, sezvinobva pakubwinya
Mweya waJehovha.