¹Munhu ngaatirangarire sezvizvi, sevaranda vaKristu, nevachengetedzi vezvakavanzika zvaMwari.

¹Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

²Pamusoro pazvo zvinotarisirwa kuti pavatariri, kuti munhu awanikwe akatendeka.

²Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

³Asi kwandiri chinhu chiduku-duku kuti nditongwe nemwi, kana nekutonga kwemunhu; asi neni handizvitongi.

³But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.

⁴Nekuti handirangariri chinhu kwandiri, zvakadaro handiruramiswi neizvozvo; Asi unonditonga ndiIshe.

⁴For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

⁵Naizvozvo regai kutonga chinhu nguva isati yasvika, kusvikira Ishe auya, iye zvose uchabudisa pachena zvinhu zvakavanzika zverima, uye ucharatidza mazano emoyo; uye ipapo munhu umwe neumwe ucharumbidzwa naMwari.

⁵Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.

⁶Zvino zvinhu izvi, hama, ndinozvifananidzira neni naAporo nekuda kwenyu, kuti mudzidze kwatiri kuti musafunga kupfuura izvo zvakanyorwa, kuti umwe arege kuzvikudza achitsaura umwe kune umwe.

⁶And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

⁷Nekuti ndiani wakaita kuti musiyane? Uye chii chaunacho chausina kupiwa? Zvino kana wakapiwa, unozvikudzirei seusina kupiwa?

⁷For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

⁸Matoguta, matofuma, matotonga kunze kwedu; ndinodawo kuti mutonge, kuti isuwo titonge pamwe nemwi.

⁸Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

⁹Nekuti ndinofunga kuti Mwari wakatigadza isu vaapositori vekupedzisira, sevakatemerwa rufu; nekuti takaitwa chivokero kunyika, nekuvatumwa nekuvanhu.

⁹For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

¹⁰Isu tiri mapenzi nekuda kwaKristu, asi imwi makachenjera muna Kristu; isu tine utera, asi imwi makasimba; imwi munokudzwa, asi isu tinozvidzwa.

¹⁰We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.

¹¹Kunyange kusvikira nguva ino tine nzara, uye tine nyota, takashama, tinorohwa netsiva, uye tiri vambeyi;

¹¹Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

¹²tinochama, tichishanda nemaoko edu; kana tichinyombwa tinoropafadza, kana tichishushwa tinotsunga moyo;

¹²And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

¹³kana tichinyeyewa tinonyengerera; tinoitwa setsvina yenyika, marara ezvinhu zvose, kusvikira zvino.

¹³Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

¹⁴Handinyoreri zvinhu izvi kuti ndikunyadzisei, asi savana vangu vanodikamwa ndinokunyeverai.

¹⁴I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.

¹⁵Nekuti kunyange mune vadzidzisi zvuru gumi muna Kristu, zvakadaro hamuna madzibaba mazhinji; nekuti muna Kristu Jesu ini ndakakuberekai kubudikidza neevhangeri.

¹⁵For though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.

¹⁶Naizvozvo ndinokukumbirisai: Ivai vatevedzeri vangu.

¹⁶Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

¹⁷Nemhaka iyi ndakatuma Timotio kwamuri, unova mwana wangu unodikamwa, uye wakatendeka muna Ishe; iye uchakuyeuchidzai mitoo yangu iri muna Kristu, sezvandinodzidzisa kose pakereke dzose.

¹⁷For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

¹⁸Zvino vamwe vanozvikudza sezvinonzi handingauyi kwamuri.

¹⁸Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.

¹⁹Asi ndichauya kwamuri nekukurumidza, kana Ishe achida, uye ndichaziva, kwete shoko revanozvikudza, asi simba.

¹⁹But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.

²⁰Nekuti ushe hwaMwari hahwuzi pashoko asi pasimba.

²⁰For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

²¹Munodei? Ndiuye kwamuri netsvimbo here kana murudo nemweya weuyoro?

²¹What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?