Phezu kwalokho, bazalwane, ngimemezela kini ivangeli engalishumayela kini, enalamukela futhi, enimi kulo;
elisindiswa ngazo futhi, uma nikukhumbula lokho enganishumayeza khona, ngaphandle uma nikholwa ize.
Ngokuba kuqala kunakho konke nganinika lokho engakwamukela nami, ukuthi uKristu wafela izono zethu njengokwemibhalo;
lokuthi wembelwa, lokuthi wavuka ngosuku lwesithathu njengokwemibhalo;
lokuthi wabonwa nguKhefase, kwasekulandela kwabalitshumi lambili;
Emva kwalokho wabonwa ngasikhathi sinye kubazalwane abangaphezu kwamakhulu amahlanu; iningi labo lisekhona namanje, kepha abanye balele.
Emva kwalokho wabonwa nguJakobe; kwasekusithi kubo bonke abaphostoli.
Ekugcineni kwabo bonke wabonwa nakimi, njengakuwo owazalwa kungakabi yisikhathi.
Ngokuba mina ngingomncinyane kubaphostoli, engingafanele ukubizwa ngomphostoli, ngokuba ngazingela ibandla likaNkulunkulu.
Kepha ngomusa kaNkulunkulu ngiyikho engiyikho, nomusa wakhe kimi awubanga yize; kodwa ngisebenze kakhulu kakhulu kunabo bonke;
Ngakho-ke noma kuyimi noma yibo, sishumayela kanjalo, nakholwa ngokunjalo.
Kepha uma uKristu eshunyayelwa ukuthi uvukile kwabafileyo, basho kanjani abanye phakathi kwenu ukuthi akukho ukuvuka kwabafileyo na?
Kepha uma kungekho ukuvuka kwabafileyo, noKristu akavuswanga;
Uma uKristu engavuswanga kwabafileyo, ukushumayela kwethu kuyize, nokukholwa kwenu kuyize.
Yebo, sifunyanwa singofakazi bamanga bakaNkulunkulu; ngoba safakaza ngoNkulunkulu ukuthi wamvusa uKristu, angamvusanga, uba kambe abafileyo bengavuki.
Ngokuba uma abafileyo bengavuki, noKristu akavuswanga;
Uma uKristu engavuswanga, ukukholwa kwenu kuyize; nisesezonweni zenu.
Khona-ke nalabo asebalala bekuKristu babhubhile.
Uma sithembela kuKristu kulokhu kuphila kuphela, singabokudabuka kunabantu bonke.
Kodwa kalokhu uKristu uvusiwe kwabafileyo, elulibo lwabaleleyo.
Ngoba njengoba ukufa kweza ngomuntu, langomuntu ukuvuka kwabafileyo kweza.
Ngokuba njengalokhu ku-Adamu bonke bayafa, ngokunjalo kuKristu bonke bayakuphiliswa.
Kodwa ngulowo lalowo esigabeni sakhe: UKristu ulibo; ngasemuva abangabakaKristu ekufikeni kwakhe.