¹Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings,

¹Naizvozvo rashai uipi hwose nemano mano ose neunyepedzeri negodo neucheri hwose,

²As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

²savacheche vachangoberekwa, pangai mukaka usina kusanganiswa nechinhu weshoko, kuti mukuriswe nawo;

³If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

³kana zvakadaro, ivai vakaravira kuti Ishe une nyasha.

⁴To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

⁴Wamunouya kwaari, ibwe benyu, rakarambwa zvirokwazvo nevanhu, asi rakasarudzwa naMwari, rinokosha.

⁵Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

⁵Imwiwo semabwe mapenyu makavakwa muve imba yemweya, upristi utsvene, kuti mubayire zvibayiro zvemweya, zvinogamuchirika kuna Mwari nekuda kwaJesu Kristu.

⁶Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

⁶Nekuti murugwaro zvirimowo, zvinoti: Tarira, ndinoteya muZiyoni mbiru yebwe repakona, rakasarudzwa rinokosha; neunotenda kwaari haanganyadziswi.

⁷Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

⁷Naizvozvo kwamuri imwi munotenda unokosha, asi kune vasingateereri, ibwe rakarabwa nevavaki, ndiro rakazova musoro wekona,

⁸And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

⁸uye ibwe rekugumbusa, nedombo rekupinganidza; vanogumburwa neshoko vasingariteereri; ndizvo zvavakagadzirwawo.

⁹But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

⁹Asi imwi muri rudzi rwakasarudzwa, upristi hweumambo, rudzi rutsvene, vanhu vakatengwa, kuti muparidze kose kunaka kwaiye wakakudanai kubva parima muuye kuchiedza chake chinoshamisa.

¹⁰Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

¹⁰imwi maimbova musi vanhu, asi ikozvino muri vanhu vaMwari; makange musina kuwana tsitsi, asi zvino manzwirwa tsitsi.

¹¹Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

¹¹Vadiwa, ndinokukumbirisai, sevatorwa nevapfuuri, kuti muzvidzore pakuchiva kwenyama kunorwa nemweya;

¹²Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

¹²mune mafambiro wakanaka pakati pevahedheni; kuti pavanokumhurai sevaiti vezvakaipa, vaona mabasa enyu akanaka varumbidze Mwari nezuva rekushanyirwa.

¹³Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

¹³Muzviise pasi pechiga chimwe nechimwe chevanhu nekuda kwaIshe: kana ari mambo, saiye mutungamiriri;

¹⁴Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

¹⁴kana kuvatungamiriri, sekuna ivo vakatumwa naye pakurangwa kwevaiti vezvakaipa, asi ive rumbidzo yevanoita zvakanaka.

¹⁵For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

¹⁵Nekuti ndizvo zvakaita chido chaMwari, kuti nekuita zvakanaka munyaradze kusaziva kwemapenzi;

¹⁶As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

¹⁶sevakasununguka, asi musingashandisi kusungunuka kwenyu sechifukidzo chezvakaipa, asi sevaranda vaMwari.

¹⁷Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

¹⁷Kudzai vose. Idai ukama. Ityai Mwari. Kudzai mambo.

¹⁸Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

¹⁸Varanda zviisei pasi pevatenzi venyu nekutya kose, kwete kune vakanaka nevanyoro chete, asiwo kune vasakarurama.

¹⁹For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

¹⁹Nekuti idzi inyasha kana nekuda kwehana kuna Mwari munhu achitsungirira pakutambudzika, achitambudzika zvisakafanira.

²⁰For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

²⁰Nekuti zvine mbiri yei, kana muchitsungirira mukarobwa matadza? Asi kana mukatsungirira kana muchiita zvakanaka uye muchitambudzika muchitsungirira, izvozvi inyasha kuna Mwari.

²¹For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

²¹Nekuti makadanirwa izvozvo, nekuti Kristu wakatitambudzikirawo, akatisiira muenzaniso, kuti mutevere makwara ake;

²²Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

²²iye usina kuita chivi, nekunyengera hakuna kuwanikwa mumuromo make;

²³Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

²³iye wakati achinyombwa, haana kunyombawo; achitambudzika haana kutyityidzira; asi wakazvikumikidza kune unotonga zvakarurama;

²⁴Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

²⁴iye wakatakura amene zvivi zvedu pamuviri wake pamuti, kuti isu takafa kuzvivi tiraramire kururama; iye wamakaporeswa nemavanga ake.

²⁵For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

²⁵Nekuti makange makaita semakwai akarasika; asi zvino madzokera kumufudzi neMutariri wemweya yenyu.