12. Ke, ukuba uKristu uyashunyayelwa ukuba uvukile kwabafileyo, batsho ngani na abathile phakathi kwenu ukuthi, akukho luvuko lwabafileyo?
13. Ke, ukuba akukho luvuko lwabafileyo, woba akavukanga noKristu;
14. ukuba ke uKristu akavukanga, koba akunto ukushumayela kwethu, loba luyalambatha nokholo lwenu.
15. Sofunyanwa ke singawo namangqina amxokayo uThixo, ngokuba sangqinayo ngoThixo ukuba wamvusa uKristu: angàmvusanga, ukuba ke kanti abafileyo abavuki.
16. Kuba, ukuba abafileyo abavuki, noKristu woba akavukanga.
17. Ukuba ke uKristu akavukanga, loba luyinto engeyanto ukholo lwenu, noba nisesezonweni zenu;
18. ngoko nabalele ukufa bekuKristu, boba batshabalele.
19. Ukuba singabathembele kuKristu kobu bomi bodwa, soba sizezona ntsizana kubantu bonke.
20. UKristu yena kunje uvukile kwabafileyo, waba yintlahlela yabalele ukufa.