¹Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

¹Vana, teererai vabereki venyu muna Ishe; nekuti izvi zvakarurama.

²Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;

²Kudza baba vako namai, unova murairo wekutanga une chivimbiso,

³That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

³kuti zvikunakire, uye urarame nguva refu panyika.

⁴And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

⁴nemwi madzibaba, musatsamwisa vana venyu; asi varerei pakuranga nekutsiura kwaIshe.

⁵Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

⁵Varanda, teererai avo vari vatenzi panyama, nekutya nekudedera, nemoyo wakarurama sekuna Kristu;

⁶Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

⁶kwete nekushandira maziso, sevafadzi vevanhu, asi sevaranda vaKristu, vanoita kuda kwaMwari kubva pamoyo;

⁷With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

⁷muchibata nechido chakanaka sekuna Ishe uye kwete kuvanhu;

⁸Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.

⁸muchiziva kuti chinhu chipi nechipi chakanaka chinoitwa nemunhu umwe neumwe, uchachipiwa zvakadaro naIshe, kana wakasungwa kana wakasununguka.

⁹And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

⁹nemwi madzishe, itai zvinhu zvimwezvo kwavari, muchirega kuvhundudzira muchiziva kuti Ishe wenyuwo uri kumatenga; uye kwaari hakurangarirwi zvinoonekwa zvevanhu.

¹⁰Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

¹⁰Pakupedzisira hama dzangu, simbai muna Ishe, nemusimba reukuru hwake.

¹¹Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹¹Shongai zvombo zvose zvaMwari, kuti mugone kumirisana nemano adhiabhorosi.

¹²For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

¹²Nekuti hatirwisani nenyama neropa, asi neutongi, nemasimba, nemadzishe erima enyika ino, nemweya yetsvina yematenga.

¹³Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

¹³Saka torai zvombo zvose zvaMwari kuti mugone kuramba mumire pazuva rakaipa, maita zvose, mumire.

¹⁴Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

¹⁴Naizvozvo mirai zvivuno zvenyu zvakasungwa nechokwadi, makapfeka chidzitiro chechifuva chekururama,

¹⁵And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁵uye tsoka dzenyu dzakasungwa nekugadzirira kweevhangeri yerugare;

¹⁶Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

¹⁶pamusoro pezvose matora nhovo yerutendo, yamungagona kudzima nayo miseve yose inopfuta yewakaipa.

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

¹⁷Torai ngowani yeruponeso, nemunondo weMweya, unova Shoko raMwari;

¹⁸Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

¹⁸munyengetere nguva dzose nemunyengetero wose nemukumbiro muMweya, muchirinda pazvinhu izvi nokutsungirira kose nekukumbirira vatsvene vose.

¹⁹And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,

¹⁹uye kana ndiri ini, kuti shoko ripiwe kwandiri pakushamisa muromo wangu neushingi ndidudzire zvakavanzika zveevhangeri,

²⁰For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

²⁰yandiri nhume yayo mumaketani; kuti mairi nditaure ndisingatyi, sezvandinofanira kutaura.

²¹But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:

²¹Asi kuti imwi muzivewo zvakanangana neni, kuti ndinoitei, Tikiko hama inodikamwa, nemushumiri wakatendeka muna Ishe, uchakuzivisai zvinhu zvose;

²²Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.

²²wandakamutuma kwamuri neshoko irori, kuti muzive zvakanangana nesu, uye anyaradze moyo yenyu.

²³Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²³Rugare kuhama, nerudo pamwe nerutendo zvinobva kuna Mwari Baba naIshe Jesu Kristu.

²⁴Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

²⁴Nyasha ngadzive nevose vanoda Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu nekusingaperi. Ameni.