¹Naizvozvo ini musungwa waIshe ndinokukumbirisai, kuti mufambe zvakafanira kudamwa kwamakadamwa nako,

¹I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

²nekuzvininipisa kose nevunyoro, nemoyo murefu, muchiitirana moyo murefu murudo,

²With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

³muchishingaira kuchengeta umwe hweMweya muchisungo cherugare.

³Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

⁴Kune muviri mumwe noMweya mumwe, sezvamakadamwawo mutariro imwe yekudamwa kwenyu;

⁴There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling;

⁵Ishe mumwe, rutendo rumwe, rubhabhatidzo rwumwe,

⁵One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

⁶Mwari mumwe, naBaba vavose, uri pamusoro pavose, uye kubudikidza navose, nekwamuri mose.

⁶One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

⁷Asi kune umwe neumwe wedu kwakapiwa nyasha zvichienderana nechiyero chechipo chaKristu.

⁷But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

⁸Naizvozvo unoti: Paakakwira kumusoro, wakatapa utapwa, akapa zvipo kuvanhu.

⁸Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

⁹Zvino kuti wakakwira chii, kunze kwekuti wakaburukawo pakutanga kunzvimbo dzakaderera dzepanyika?

⁹(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

¹⁰Uyo wakaburuka ndiyewo wakakwira kumusoro-soro kwematenga ose, kuti azadzise zvinhu zvose.

¹⁰He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

¹¹Zvino wakapa vamwe kuva vaapositori, nevamwe vaporofita, nevamwe vaevhangeri, nevamwe vafudzi nevadzidzisi,

¹¹And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

¹²kuitira kukwaniswa kwevatsvene pabasa reushumiri, pakuvakwa kwemuviri waKristu;

¹²For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

¹³kudzimara tose tasvika paumwe hwerutendo nehweruzivo rweMwanakomana waMwari, nepamunhu wakazara, pachiyero chechimiro chekuzara kwaKristu;

¹³Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

¹⁴kuti tisazova vachechezve, vanodzungaidzwa kuenda nekudzoka nekupepereswa nemhepo ipi neipi yedzidziso nekunyengera kwevanhu, neusvatu hwemano ekutsauka;

¹⁴That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

¹⁵asi titaure chokwadi murudo, tigokura maari pazvinhu zvose, iye musoro Kristu;

¹⁵But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

¹⁶kunobva kwaari muviri wose, wakabatanidzwa pamwe zvakaringana nekuumbanidzwa, kubudikidza nemudemhe mudemhe wefundo rimwe nerimwe, zvichienderana nemashandiro anobudirira muchiero chenhengo imwe neimwe achikurisa muviri pakuvakwa kwawo murudo.

¹⁶From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

¹⁷Naizvozvo ndinoreva ichi, nekupupura muna Ishe, kuti imwi kubva zvino musachifamba sevamwe vahedheni mukushaya maturo kwefungwa yavo,

¹⁷This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind,

¹⁸vakasvibiridzwa mufungwa, vari vatorwa paupenyu hwaMwari nekuda kwekusaziva kuri mukati mavo, nekuda koukukutu hwemoyo yavo;

¹⁸Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

¹⁹ivo vakazvipa vatindivara kuunzenza, kuti vabate utsvina hwose neruchiva.

¹⁹Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

²⁰Asi imwi hamuna kudzidza Kristu saizvozvo,

²⁰But ye have not so learned Christ;

²¹kana zvakadaro makamunzwa nekudzidziswa maari, sezvo chokwadi chiri muna Jesu:

²¹If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

²²kuti murase zvinoenderana nemufambiro wenyu wekutanga, munhu wekare, unoodzwa nekuchiva kwekunyengera;

²²That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

²³uye muvandudzwe mumweya wefungwa yenyu,

²³And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

²⁴uye kuti mufuke munhu mutsva, wakasikwa akafanana naMwari pakururama, neutsvene hwechokwadi.

²⁴And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

²⁵Naizvozvo muchirasa nhema, mutaure chokwadi umwe neumwe neumwe wake; nekuti tiri mitezo, mumwe wemumwe.

²⁵Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

²⁶Tsamwai musingatadzi; zuva ngarirege kuvira pamusoro pekutsamwa kwenyu;

²⁶Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

²⁷uye musapa dhiabhorosi nzvimbo.

²⁷Neither give place to the devil.

²⁸Wakaba ngaarege kubazve; asi zviri nani kuti atambudzike achibata chinhu chakanaka namaoko, kuti ave nechaangapa unoshaiwa.

²⁸Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

²⁹Shoko rakaora ngarirege kubuda mumuromo menyu, asi iro rakanakira kusimbisa zvakafanira, ripe nyasha vanzwi.

²⁹Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

³⁰Uye regai kushungurudza Mweya Mutsvene waMwari, wamakasimbiswa maari kusvikira pazuva redzukunuro.

³⁰And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

³¹Shungu dzose, nehasha, nekutsamwa, nekupopota, nokutuka ngazvibviswe kwamuri neuipi hwose;

³¹Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

³²asi ivai nemoyo munyoro mumwe kune mumwe, muchinzwirana tsitsi, muchikangamwirana, sezvamakakangamwirwa naMwari nekuda kwaKristu.

³²And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.