1. UPawulu, umphostoli kaKristu Jesu ngentando kaNkulunkulu, noThimothewu umzalwane kulo ibandla likaNkulunkulu eliseKorinte nakubo abangcwele bonke abakulo lonke lase-Akhaya:
2. Makube kini umusa nokuthula okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba wethu naseNkosini uJesu Kristu.
3. Makabongwe uNkulunkulu noYise weNkosi yethu uJesu Kristu, uYise wobubele, uNkulunkulu wenduduzo yonke,
4. osiduduza osizini lwethu lonke, ukuze nathi sibe namandla okududuza abasosizini, nolunjani, ngenduduzo esiduduzwa ngayo nathi nguNkulunkulu.
5. Ngokuba njengalokho izinhlupheko zikaKristu zivamile kithi, kanjalo nokududuzeka kwethu kuvamile ngoKristu.
6. Kepha noma sikhathazeka, kungenxa yokududuzwa nokusindiswa kwenu, noma siduduzeka, kungenxa yokududuzwa kwenu okusebenza ukukhuthazela ezinhluphekweni zona lezi esihlupheka ngazo nathi.
7. Nethemba lethu ngani liqinile, sazi ukuthi njengalokhu ningabahlanganyeli bezinhlupheko, kanjalo ningabahlanganyeli nabenduduzo.
8. Ngokuba asithandi, bazalwane, ukuba ningazi ngosizi lwethu olwasehlela e-Asiya ukuthi sasindwa kakhulu impela ngaphezu kwamandla ethu, saze salahlekelwa nayithemba lokuphila.