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.