1 ghorgh jIH ghoSta' Daq SoH, loDnI'pu', jIH ta'be' ghoS tlhej excellence vo' speech joq vo' valtaHghach, proclaiming Daq SoH the testimony vo' joH'a'.
2 vaD jIH determined ghobe' Daq Sov vay' among SoH, except Jesus Christ, je ghaH crucified.
3 jIH ghaHta' tlhej SoH Daq weakness, Daq taHvIp, je Daq 'ar trembling.
4 wIj speech je wIj preaching were ghobe' Daq persuasive mu'mey vo' human valtaHghach, 'ach Daq demonstration vo' the qa' je vo' HoS,
5 vetlh lIj HartaHghach wouldn't Qam Daq the valtaHghach vo' loDpu', 'ach Daq the HoS vo' joH'a'.
6 maH jatlh valtaHghach, however, among chaH 'Iv 'oH teblu'ta' grown; yet a valtaHghach ghobe' vo' vam qo', ghobe' vo' the DevwIpu' vo' vam qo', 'Iv 'oH choltaH Daq pagh.
7 'ach maH jatlh joH'a' valtaHghach Daq a mystery, the valtaHghach vetlh ghajtaH taH hidden, nuq joH'a' foreordained qaSpa' the worlds vaD maj batlh,
8 nuq pagh vo' the DevwIpu' vo' vam qo' ghajtaH Sovta'. vaD ghajta' chaH Sovta' 'oH, chaH wouldn't ghaj crucified the joH vo' batlh.
9 'ach as 'oH ghaH ghItlhta', “ Dochmey nuq an mIn ta'be' legh, je an qogh ta'be' Qoy, nuq ta'be' 'el Daq the tIq vo' loD, Dochvammey joH'a' ghajtaH prepared vaD chaH 'Iv muSHa' ghaH.” { Note: Isaiah 64:4 }
10 'ach Daq maH, joH'a' 'angta' chaH vegh the qa'. vaD the qa' searches Hoch Dochmey, HIja', the deep Dochmey vo' joH'a'.
11 vaD 'Iv among loDpu' SovtaH the Dochmey vo' a loD, except the qa' vo' the loD, nuq ghaH Daq ghaH? 'ach vaj, ghobe' wa' SovtaH the Dochmey vo' joH'a', except joH'a' qa'.
12 'ach maH Hevta', ghobe' the qa' vo' the qo', 'ach the qa' nuq ghaH vo' joH'a', vetlh maH might Sov the Dochmey vetlh were freely nobpu' Daq maH Sum joH'a'.
13 nuq Dochmey je maH jatlh, ghobe' Daq mu'mey nuq man's valtaHghach teaches, 'ach nuq the le' qa' teaches, comparing spiritual Dochmey tlhej spiritual Dochmey.
14 DaH the natural loD ta'be' Hev the Dochmey vo' joH'a' qa', vaD chaH 'oH foolishness Daq ghaH, je ghaH ta'laHbe' Sov chaH, because chaH 'oH spiritually discerned.
15 'ach ghaH 'Iv ghaH spiritual discerns Hoch Dochmey, je ghaH himself ghaH judged Sum ghobe' wa'.
16 “ vaD 'Iv ghajtaH Sovta' the yab vo' the joH, vetlh ghaH should instruct ghaH?” { Note: Isaiah 40:13 } 'ach maH ghaj Christ's yab.