1Pauro naSivhano naTimotio, kukereke yevaTesaronika muna Mwari Baba, naIshe Jesu Kristu:
1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2Tinovonga Mwari nguva dzose pamusoro penyu mose, tichikudomai muminyengetero yedu,
2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
3tichirangarira pasina kumira basa renyu rerutendo nebasa rinorema rerudo nekutsungirira kwetariro muna Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu pamberi paMwari naBaba vedu;
3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
4tichiziva, hama dzinodikamwa naMwari, kusanangurwa kwenyu;
4Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
5Nekuti evhangeri yedu haina kuvuya kwamuri mushoko chete, asiwo musimba, nemuMweya Mutsvene, nemukuvimbisa kukuru; sezvamunoziva kuti takanga tiri vanhu vakadini pakati penyu nekuda kwenyu.
5For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
6nemwi makava vateveri vedu nevaIshe, magamuchira shoko mukutambudzika kukuru, nemufaro weMweya Mutsvene,
6And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.
7zvokuti makava muenzaniso kune vose vanotenda muMakedhonia neAkaya.
7So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
8Nekuti kubva kwamuri kwakanzwikwa shoko raIshe, kwete kuMakedhonia neAkaya chete, asiwo kunzvimbo dzose rutendo rwenyu kuna Mwari rwakabudira kunzvimbo dzose; zvekuti hatifaniri kutaura chero chinhu.
8For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
9Nekuti ivo vamene vanoparidza pamusoro pedu, kuti takapinda nemutowo upi kwamuri; uye kuti makatendevukira kuna Mwari sei, muchibva pazvifananidzo, kuti mushumire Mwari mupenyu uye wechokwadi,
9For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
10nekumirira Mwanakomana wake achibva kumatenga, waakamutsa kuvakafa, ndiye Jesu unotinunura pahasha dzinouya.
10And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.