¹Therefore having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

¹Naizvozvo zvatinonzi takarurama nerutendo, tine rugare kuna Mwari kubudikidza naIshe wedu Jesu Kristu;

²by whom we have also access by faith into this favour in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God.

²watakawanawo naye mapindiro nerutendo munyasha idzi dzatinomira madziri; tichizvikudza mutariro yekubwinya kwaMwari.

³And not only [that], but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;

³Zvisati zviri izvo chete, asi tichizvikudzawo mumatambudziko, tichiziva kuti dambudziko rinouyisa kutsungirira;

⁴and endurance, experience; and experience, hope;

⁴kutsungirira kusimba; nekusimba tariro;

⁵and hope does not make ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by [the] Holy Spirit which has been given to us:

⁵tariro hainyadzisi, nekuti rudo rwaMwari rwakadirwa mumoyo yedu neMweya Mutsvene unopiwa kwatiri.

⁶for we being still without strength, in [the] due time Christ has died for [the] ungodly.

⁶Nekuti tichiri pakushaiwa simba, Kristu panguva yakafanira wakafira vasingadi Mwari.

⁷For scarcely for [the] just [man] will one die, for perhaps for [the] good [man] some one might also dare to die;

⁷Nekuti zvinorema kuti umwe afire munhu wakarurama; nekuti zvimwe kungava neumwe ungatsunga kufira wakanaka.

⁸but God commends *his* love to us, in that, we being still sinners, Christ has died for us.

⁸Asi Mwari unosimbisa rudo rwake omene kwatiri, pakuti tichiri vatadzi Kristu wakatifira.

⁹Much rather therefore, having been now justified in [the power of] his blood, we shall be saved by him from wrath.

⁹Zvikuru zvino zvatinonzi hatina mhosva neropa rake, tichaponeswa kubudikidza naye pahasha.

¹⁰For if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much rather, having been reconciled, we shall be saved in [the power of] his life.

¹⁰Nekuti kana pataiva vavengi takayananiswa naMwari nerufu rweMwanakomana wake, kunyanya kana tichiyananiswa tichaponeswa neupenyu hwake;

¹¹And not only [that], but [we are] making our boast in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom now we have received the reconciliation.

¹¹zvisati zviri saizvozvo chete, asi tinozvikudzawo muna Mwari kubudikidza naIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, watakapiwa zvino naye iko kuyananiswa.

¹²For this [cause], even as by one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death; and thus death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

¹²Naizvozvo chivi sezvachakapinda munyika nemunhu umwe, nerufu rukapinda nechivi; naizvozvo rufu rwakapfuurira kumunhu wose, nekuti vose vakatadza;

¹³(for until law sin was in [the] world; but sin is not put to account when there is no law;

¹³nekuti kusvika murairo wavapo chivi chakanga chiri panyika; nekuti chivi hachiverengerwi pasinomurairo.

¹⁴but death reigned from Adam until Moses, even upon those who had not sinned in the likeness of Adam's transgression, who is [the] figure of him to come.

¹⁴Asi rufu rwakabata ushe kubva kuna Adhamu kusvikira kuna Mozisi, kunyange nepamusoro pevasina kutadza sezvakaita mufananidzo wokudarika kwaAdhamu, unova iye mufananidzo wewakange achizouya.

¹⁵But [shall] not the act of favour [be] as the offence? For if by the offence of one the many have died, much rather has the grace of God, and the free gift in grace, which [is] by the one man Jesus Christ, abounded unto the many.

¹⁵Asi hazvina kuita sekudarika, zvakaitawo chipo chekungopiwa pachena. Nekuti kana kubudikidza nekudarika kweumwe vazhinji vakafa, kunyanya nyasha dzaMwari nechipo chakauya nenyasha dzemunhu mumwe, Jesu Kristu, zvakawandira vazhinji.

¹⁶And [shall] not as by one that has sinned [be] the gift? For the judgment [was] of one to condemnation, but the act of favour, of many offences unto justification.

¹⁶Asi chipo hachina kuita seumwe unotadza; nekuti kutonga kwaiva neumwe kuchienda mukupiwa mhosva, asi chipo chenyasha chinobva pazvitadzo zvizhinji chichienda mukururamiswa.

¹⁷For if by the offence of the one death reigned by the one, much rather shall those who receive the abundance of grace, and of the free gift of righteousness, reign in life by the one Jesus Christ:)

¹⁷Nekuti kana nekudarika kwemumwe rufu rwakatonga naiyeyu oga kunyanyisa, avo vanogamuchira kuwanda kwenyasha, nekwechipo chekururama vachatonga paupenyu kubudikidza neumwe, Jesu Kristu.

¹⁸so then as [it was] by one offence towards all men to condemnation, so by one righteousness towards all men for justification of life.

¹⁸Naizvozvo, kutonga sezvakwakauya kuvanhu vose nekudarika kweumwe, kuti vapiwe mhosva; saizvozvowo nekururama kweumwe, nyasha dzakauya pamusoro pevanhu vose, zvikapa kururamisirwa kuupenyu.

¹⁹For as indeed by the disobedience of the one man the many have been constituted sinners, so also by the obedience of the one the many will be constituted righteous.

¹⁹Nekuti sezvo nekusateerera kwemunhu umwe vazhinji vakaitwa vatadzi, saizvozvo nekuteerera kwemumwe, vazhinji vachaitwa vakarurama.

²⁰But law came in, in order that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded grace has overabounded,

²⁰Asi murairo wakapinda kuti kudarika kuwande; asi zvivi pazvakawanda, nyasha dzakawanda nekupfuurisa;

²¹in order that, even as sin has reigned in [the power of] death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

²¹kuti kunyange chivi sezvachakatonga parufu, saizvozvo nyasha dzitongewo kubudikidza nekururama kusvika kuupenyu hwusingaperi naJesu Kristu Ishe wedu.