¹Saizvozvo imwi vakadzi, ivai pasi pevarume venyu; kuti kana varipo vamwe vasingateereri shoko, vawanikwe nemafambiro evakadzi pasina shoko,

¹Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

²kana vachiona mafambiro enyu akachena pakutya.

²While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

³Kushonga kwenyu ngakurege kuva kwekunze, kwekuruka vhudzi nekwekushonga ndarama, kana kupfeka nguvo ;

³Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

⁴asi ngakuve munhu wakavanzika wemoyo pachinhu chisingaori chemweya munyoro wakanyarara, unokosha zvikuru pamberi paMwari.

⁴But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

⁵Nekuti saizvozvo panguva dzakare vakadzi vatsvenewo vaivimba naMwari vakazvishongedza vakazviisa pasi pevarume vavo,

⁵For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

⁶saSara akateerera Abhurahamu achimuidza ishe; vakunda vake vamuri imwi kana muchingoita zvakanaka chete, uye musingatyiswi nechipi nechipi chinovhundusa.

⁶Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

⁷Saizvozvo imwi varume, garisanai neruzivo, muchikudza mukadzi semudziyo usina simba, uye savadyi venhaka yenyasha dzeupenyu pamwe nemwi; kuti minyengetero yenyu irege kudziviridzwa.

⁷Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

⁸Pakupedzisira, muve nemoyo umwe mose, muchinzwirana tsitsi, mudanane sehama, muve nemoyo munyoro, mune rudo;

⁸Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

⁹musingatsivi zvakaipa nezvakaipa, kana kutuka nekutuka; asi pachinzvimbo chaizvozvo muchiropafadze, muchiziva kuti ndizvo zvamakadanirwa, kuti mugare nhaka yeropafadzo.

⁹Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

¹⁰Nekuti uyo unoda upenyu, nokuona mazuva akanaka, ngaadzore rurimi rwake pane zvakaipa, nemiromo yake kuti irege kutaura zvinonyengera.

¹⁰For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

¹¹Ngaanzvenge zvakaipa, aite zvakanaka; ngaatsvake rugare arutevedze.

¹¹Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

¹²Nekuti meso aIshe ari pamusoro pevakarurama, nenzeve dzake paminyengetero yavo. Asi chiso chaIshe chinopikisa vanoita zvakaipa.

¹²For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

¹³Zvino ndiani uchakuitirai zvakaipa, kana muri vatevedzeri vezvakanaka?

¹³And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

¹⁴Asi kana muchitambudzikawo nekuda kwekururama, makaropafadzwa; uye musatya kutyisa kwavo, kana kumanikidzika.

¹⁴But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

¹⁵Asi kudzai Ishe Mwari mumoyo yenyu; mugare makazvigadzira kupindura umwe neumwe unokubvunzai chikonzero chetariro iri mukati menyu neunyoro nekutya;

¹⁵But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

¹⁶mune hana yakanaka, kuti pavanokucherai sevaiti vezvakaipa vanyare, ivo vanomhura mafambiro enyu akanaka muna Kristu.

¹⁶Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

¹⁷Nekuti zviri nani kutambudzika muchiita zvakanaka, kana chido chaMwari chichida, muchiita zvakaipa.

¹⁷For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

¹⁸Nekuti Kristuwo wakatambudzika kamwe nekuda kwezvivi, iye wakarurama nekuda kwavasakarurama, kuti atiise kuna Mwari; aurawa zvirokwazvo panyama, asi wakararamiswa nemweya;

¹⁸For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

¹⁹mauri wakaendawo akaparidzira kumweya iri mutirongo,

¹⁹By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

²⁰iyo yaimbova isingateereri, panguva iya moyo murefu waMwari uchimirira, pamazuva aNowa apo areka ichagadzirwa, kukaponeswa mairi vashoma, mweya misere nemvura.

²⁰Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

²¹Mufananidzo wayo ndirwo rubhabhatidzo rwunotiponesawo zvino, kwete kubviswa kwesvina yenyama, asi kutsvaka hana yakanaka kuna Mwari nekumukazve kwaJesu Kristu;

²¹The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

²²wakaenda kudenga, uye uri kuruoko rwerudyi rwaMwari; vatumwa nevatungamiriri nemasimba zvakaiswa pasi pake.

²²Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.