¹Zvino tinokuzivisai, hama, nyasha dzaMwari dzakapiwa pakereke dzeMakedhonia;

¹Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

²kuti pakati pekuidzwa kukuru kwedambudziko, kuwanzwa kwemufaro wavo neurombo hwavo ukuru, zvakawedzera pafuma yekupa kwavo.

²How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

³Nekuti vakanga vakasununguka pavanokwanisa napo, ndinopupura, kunyange kupfuura pavakakwanisa napo,

³For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves;

⁴nechikumbiro chikuru vakatikumbirisa, kuti tigamuchire chipo nekugovana parubatsiro rwevatsvene;

⁴Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints.

⁵uye kwete sezvatakatarisira, asi ivo vakatanga kuzvipa kuna Ishe, nekwatiri nechido chaMwari.

⁵And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

⁶Zvekuti takakumbira Tito, kuti sezvaakanga atanga, apedzisewo kwamuri basa iri renyasha.

⁶Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.

⁷Zvino sezvamakawanza pazvose, parutendo, pashoko, paruzivo, nepakushingaira kose, neparudo rwenyu kwatiri, tarirai kuti muwanze pabasa iri renyashawo.

⁷Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

⁸Handitauri sekutema murairo, asi nekushingaira kwevamwe uye ndichiidza uchokwadi hwerudo rwenyu.

⁸I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

⁹Nekuti munoziva nyasha dzaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, kuti kunyange akanga akafuma, asi nekuda kwenyu wakava murombo, kuti imwi kubudikidza neurombo hwake mufume.

⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

¹⁰Pachinhu ichi ndinopa zano; nekuti izvi zvichakubatsirai, imwi makatotanga gore rakapera, kwete kuita chete, asi muchidawo.

¹⁰And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.

¹¹Asi zvino pedzisai kuitawo; kuti sezvamakanga mune moyo unoda, saizvozvo kuripo kupedzisa pane zvamunazvo.

¹¹Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.

¹²Nekuti kana chishuwo chiripo chipo chinogamuchirika zvichiinda nezvine munhu, zvisingaindi nezvaasina.

¹²For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

¹³Nekuti hakusi kuti vamwe vave nekurerusirwa, imwi muremerwe;

¹³For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened:

¹⁴kuti pave nekuenzana; panguva ino kupamhidzira kwenyu kuenderane nemashayiro avo kuti kuwanza kwavo kuve semashayiro enyuvo; kuti kuve nekuenzana;

¹⁴But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:

¹⁵sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi: Wakaunganidza zvizhinji haana kusarirwa nechinhu; naiye wakaunganidza zvishoma haana kushaiwa.

¹⁵As it is written, He that had gathered much had nothing over; and he that had gathered little had no lack.

¹⁶Asi kuvonga kuve kuna Mwari, wakaisa mumoyo maTito kushingaira nemoyo wose kwakadaro kwamuri,

¹⁶But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

¹⁷Nekuti zvirokwazvo wakagamuchira kurudziro, asi zvaakange achishingaira zvikuru, wakapfuurira kwamuri nechido chake.

¹⁷For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.

¹⁸Zvino takatuma pamwe naye hama, rumbidzo yake muevhangeri iri pakereke dzose;

¹⁸And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

¹⁹zvisati zviri izvozvo chete, asi iye wakasarudzwawo nekereke kuti atiperekedze nenyasha idzi, dzakabatwa nesu mukurumbidzwa kwaiyeyu Ishe; nechishuwo chemoyo wenyu chiratidzwe;

¹⁹And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:

²⁰tichichenjerera izvi, zvimwe mumwe ungatimhura pamusoro pezvipamhidzirwa izvi zvinobatwa nesu.

²⁰Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us:

²¹Tichirangarira zvinhu zvakanaka, kwete pamberi paIshe chete, asi pamberi pevanhuwo.

²¹Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

²²Uye takatumawo navo hama yedu, yatakapupurira kazhinji kushingaira pazvinhu zvizhinji, asi zvino unonyanya kushingaira nekuda kwekuvimba kukuru mamuri.

²²And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

²³Zvimwe zvaTito shamwari yangu nemushandi pamwe neni kwamuri, zvimwe hama dzedu vaapositori vekereke kukudzwa kwaKristu.

²³Whether any do enquire of Titus, he is my partner and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren be enquired of, they are the messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.

²⁴Naizvozvo ratidzai kwavari nepamberi pekereke uchapupu hwerudo rwenyu nehwekuzvikudza kwedu pamusoro penyu.

²⁴Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.