¹O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

¹Haiwa vaGaratia matununu, ndiani wakakuroyai, kuti murege kuteerera chokwadi, imwi makaratidzwa Jesu Kristu pachena pamberi pemeso enyu, akarovererwa pamuchinjikwa pakati penyu?

²This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

²Ichechi chete ndinoda kudzidza kwamuri: Makagamuchira Mweya nemabasa emurairo here, kana nekunzwa kwerutendo?

³Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?

³Ko muri matununu akadai? Mambotanga muMweya, zvino mopedzeredzwa nenyama here?

⁴Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.

⁴Makatambudzika zvikuru zvakadai pasina here? Kana zvakadaro ndinoreva pasina!

⁵He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

⁵Naizvozvo uyo unokupai Mweya nekuita mabasa esimba pakati penyu, unozviita nemabasa emurairo here, kana nekunzwa kwerutendo?

⁶Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.

⁶Abhurahamu sezvaakatenda Mwari zvikaverengwa kwaari kuti kururama.

⁷Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

⁷Naizvozvo munoziva kuti avo vari verutendo ndivo vana vaAbhurahamu.

⁸And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

⁸Nerugwaro zvarwakaona zviri mberi kuti Mwari unoti vahedheni vakarurama kubudikidza nerutendo, rwakagara rwaparidza evhangeri kuna Abhurahamu, ruchiti: Mauri marudzi ose acharopafadzwa.

⁹So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.

⁹Naizvozvo ivo vari verutendo vanoropafadzwa pamwe naAbhurahamu wakatendeka.

¹⁰For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

¹⁰Nekuti vose vari vemabasa emurairo vari pasi perushambwa; nekuti kwakanyorwa, kuchinzi: Vakapiwa rushambwa vose vasingarambiri pazvinhu zvose zvakanyorwa mubuku yemurairo kuti vazviite.

¹¹But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

¹¹Zvino, zviri pachena kuti hakuna munhu unonzi wakarurama nemurairo pamberi paMwari, nekuti kunonzi: Wakarurama uchararama nerutendo.

¹²And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.

¹²Zvino murairo haubvi parutendo; asi uyo unozviita uchararama mazviri.

¹³Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

¹³Kristu wakatidzikunura parushambwa rwemurairo, aitwa rushambwa nekuda kwedu, nekuti kwakanyorwa, kuchinzi: Vane rushambwa vose vanoturikwa pamuti;

¹⁴That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

¹⁴Kuti ropafadzo yaAbhurahamu isvike kuvahedheni kubudikidza naJesu Kristu; kuti tigamuchire chivimbiso cheMweya kubudikidza nerutendo.

¹⁵Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

¹⁵Hama, ndinotaura nemutowo wevanhu; kunyange iri sungano yevanhu, kana yasimbiswa hakuna munhu unoikonesa kana kuwedzera kwairi.

¹⁶Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

¹⁶Zvino zvivimbiso zvakaitwa kuna Abhurahamu nekumbeu yake. Haarevi, achiti: Nekumbeu dzako sevanenge vazhinji; asi saanenge ari mumwe, unoti; Nokumwana wako; unova Kristu.

¹⁷And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

¹⁷Zvino ndinoreva ichi: Sungano yakagara yasimbiswa naMwari muna Kristu, murairo wakazouya makore mazana mana nemakumi matatu apfuura haungaishaisi maturo, kuti chivimbiso chishaiswe maturo.

¹⁸For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.

¹⁸Nekuti kana nhaka ichibva kumurairo, haichabvi kuchivimbiso; asi Mwari wakapa kuna Abhurahamu nechivimbiso.

¹⁹Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

¹⁹Ko murairo chii? Wakawedzerwa nekuda kwekudarika, kusvikira mbeu yasvika yakaitirwa chivimbiso; wakagadzwa nevatumwa muruoko rwemurevereri.

²⁰Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.

²⁰Asi murevereri haazi weumwe, asi Mwari ndeumwe.

²¹Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

²¹Ko murairo unopesana nezvivimbiso zvaMwari here? Ngazvisadaro! Nekuti dai pakanga pane murairo wakapiwa unogona kuraramisa, zvirokwazvo kururama kungadai kuchiuya nemurairo.

²²But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

²²Asi rugwaro rwakapfigira zvose pasi pechivi, kuti chivimbiso chinobva parutendo rwaJesu Kristu chipiwe kune vanotenda.

²³But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

²³Asi rutendo rwusati rwasvika, taichengetwa pasi pemurairo, takapfigirwa murutendo rwaizozarurwa shure.

²⁴Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

²⁴Saizvozvo murairo wakange uri murairidzi wedu, kutiisa kuna Kristu kuti tinzi takarurama nerutendo.

²⁵But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

²⁵Zvino rutendo rwakati rwasvika, hatisisiri pasi pemurairidzi.

²⁶For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.

²⁶Nekuti mose muri vana vaMwari nerutendo rwaKristu Jesu.

²⁷For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.

²⁷Nekuti mose makabhabhatidzwa muna Kristu makafuka Kristu;

²⁸There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

²⁸Hakuna muJudha kana muGiriki, hakuna wakasungwa kana wakasununguka, hakuna munhurume kana munhukadzi; nekuti imwi mose muri vamwe muna Kristu Jesu.

²⁹And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.

²⁹Zvino kana muri vaKristu, saka muri vana vaAbhurahamu, vadyi venhaka maererano nechivimbiso.