1 VaKorinde 15:45-58

Zvakanyorwawo saizvozvo, zvichinzi, “Munhu wokutanga, Adhamu, akaitwa munhu mupenyu;” Adhamu wokupedzisira akaitwa mweya, unopa upenyu. Asi zvomweya hazvizi zvokutanga, asi zvokuberekwa; tevere zvomweya kudenga. Munhu wokutanga ndowenyika, wevhu; munhu wechipiri akabva kudenga. Saiye wevhu, ndizvo zvakaitawo avo vevhu; saiye wokudenga, ndizvo zvakaitawo ivo vokudenga. Uye, sezvatakanga tinomufananidzo womunhu wevhu, tichavawo nomufananidzo waiye wokudenga. Zvino, hama dzangu, ndinoreva ndichiti, nyama neropa hazvingagari nhaka youshe hwaMwari; nokuora hakungagari nhaka yokusaora. Tarirai, ndinokuudzai chakavanzika, Hatingavati tose, asi tichashandurwa tose; pakarepo, nokubwaira kweziso, nehwamanda yokupedzisira; nokuti hwamanda icharira, ipapo vakafa vachamutswa nokusaora; nesu tichashandurwa; nokuti ichi chinoora chinofanira kufuka kusafa. Zvino kana ichi chinoora chafuka kusaora, nechichi chinofa chafuka kusafa, ipapo shoko rakanyorwa richaitika, rinoti, “Rufu rwakamedzwa nokukunda.” “Iwe rufu, kukunda kwako kuripiko? Iwe rufu, rumborera rwako ruripiko?” Rumborera rworufu ndizvo zvivi; nesimba rezvivi ndiwo murayiro. Zvino Mwari ngaavongwe, uyo anotipa kukunda naIshe wedu, Jesu Kristu. Saka, hama dzangu dzinodikanwa, mirai makasimba, murege kuzununguswa, mushandire Ishe zvikuru nguva dzose, muchiziva kuti kubata basa kwenyu hakungavi pasina muna Ishe.