1 Wa be misil da, taʼarfu kadar al-Masiih ligi taʼab fi jismah. Wa gawwu nufuusku be fikir misil fikrah achaan al-naadum al-khibil taʼab al-jisim khalla minnah al-zunuub. 2 Wa hu ma yidoor yitaabiʼ chahwat al-naas battaan, laakin yidoor yitaabiʼ al-Allah yidoorah tuul al-wakit al-faddal leyah fi l-dunya. 3 Kafaaku ! Achaan min zamaan, intu gaʼadtu wakit tawiil fi amal al-gaaʼidiin yisawwu al-naas al-ma muʼminiin. Humman gaaʼidiin yisawwu al-fasaad wa chahwaathum al-cheeniin wa l-sakar wa haflaat al-zina wa l-safaaha. Wa yaʼabudu al-asnaam al-Allah harramaahum.
4 Wa humman yiʼajjubu minku achaan ma tilimmu maʼaahum fi fasaadhum al-ma indah hadd wa achaan da yiʼayyuruuku. 5 Laakin fi l-akhiir Rabbina yihaasibhum fi fiʼilhum. Hu jaahiz achaan yihaasib al-hayyiin wa l-maytiin. 6 Wa fi chaan da bas, al-bichaara ballakhooha hatta le l-naas al-maytiin. Wa kan hakamo leehum be l-moot misil naas al-dunya kula, humman yiʼiichu giddaam Allah be gudrat al-Ruuh al-Khudduus.
Al-masʼuuliiye al-akhawiiye
7 Kumaalit kulla cheyy gariib. Achaan da, khuttu baalku wa agoodu saabtiin daayman achaan tagdaro tisallu fi ayyi wakit. 8 Gubbaal kulla cheyy, arraayado ambeenaatku be mahabba chadiide achaan al-indah mahabba yisaamih ziyaada le l-naas al-yakhto foogah. 9 Khalli ayyi naadum minku yifaddil akhwaanah al-yaju leyah wa ma yachki.
10 Allah anta ayyi naadum minku gudra achaan yakhdim beeha le akhwaanah. Wa khalli ayyi naadum yichiil masʼuuliiytah fi barakat Allah al-gaaʼide tisawwi ambeenaatku khidme chig chig. 11 Masalan, ayyi naadum al-yikallim le l-akhwaan fi l-malamma, khalli yikallim leehum be kalaam Allah. Wa ayyi naadum al-yakhdim le l-akhwaan, khalli yakhdim be l-gudra al-Allah antaaha leyah. Achaan kulla cheyy al-tisawwuuh yimajjid Allah be waasitat Isa al-Masiih. Wa leyah hu al-majd wa l-muluk daayman wa ila l-abad. Aamiin.
Chaarikiin fi taʼab al-Masiih
12 Ya akhwaani al-nihibbuku, ma tiʼajjubu min al-taʼab al-chadiid al-yaji foogku achaan yijarribku. Ma tuguulu da cheyy ma maʼruuf ja foogku. 13 Intu gaaʼidiin tichaaruku fi taʼab al-Masiih wa achaan da, afraho fi ust al-taʼab. Wa kan chaaraktu fi taʼab al-Masiih da, tafraho farha chadiide wakit hu yibiin fi majdah.
14 Kan al-naas yiʼayyuruuku achaan intu naas al-Masiih, khalaas induku baraka achaan Ruuh Allah al-majiid gaaʼid foogku. 15 Wa khalli naadum minku abadan ma yitaʼʼubuuh be sabab katiliin dimme walla sirge walla jariime walla dakhiliin fi chuʼuun al-naas. 16 Wa laakin kan yitaʼʼubuuh achaan hu Masiihi bas, khalli ma yakhjal. Fi badalah, khalli yimajjid Allah achaan al-naas jaʼalooh naadum hana l-Masiih. 17 Achaan al-wakit tamma wa l-hisaab yabda. Wa akiid yabda be naas beet Allah. Wa kan al-hisaab yabda beena aniina al-muʼminiin, yabga kikkeef le l-naas al-abo ma taabaʼo bichaarat Allah ? 18 <Kan yabga gaasi le l-naadum al-saalih le yalga al-naja, kikkeef yabga le l-aasi wa l-muznib ?> 19 Wa be misil da, khalli al-naas al-yatʼabo hasab al-Allah yidoorah yisawwu daayman al-kheer wa yitwakkalo ale Khaalighum al-Saadikh.