¹Pauro, muranda waKristu Jesu, wakadamwa kuva muapositori, atsaurirwa evhangeri yaMwari,

¹Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

²(yaakagara avimbisa nevaporofita vake mumagwaro matsvene),

²(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

³maererano neMwanakomana wake, wakabva kumbeu yaDhavhidhi maererano nenyama;

³Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

⁴wakatemerwa kuva Mwanakomana waMwari nesimba, maererano neMweya weutsvene, nekumuka kuvakafa, ndiye Jesu Kristu Ishe wedu,

⁴And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

⁵watakagamuchira naye nyasha nevuapositori, kuti kuve kuteerera kwerutendo pakati pevahedheni vose nekuda kwezita rake;

⁵By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

⁶vamuri pakati pavo, vakadamwa vaJesu Kristu.

⁶Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

⁷Kune vose vari muRoma, vadikamwa vaMwari, vakadamwa kuva vatsvene: Nyasha kwamuri nerugare rwunobva kuna Mwari baba vedu naIshe Jesu Kristu.

⁷To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸Pakutanga ndinovonga Mwari wangu kubudikidza naJesu Kristu pamusoro penyu mose, kuti rutendo rwenyu rwunoparidzirwa panyika yose.

⁸First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

⁹Nekuti Mwari ndiye chapupu changu, iye wandinoshumira pamweya wangu muevhangeri yeMwanakomana wake, kuti handiregi kukutaurai,

⁹For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

¹⁰nenguva dzose muminyengetero yangu, ndinokumbira kuti kana zvichigoneka ndive nerwendo rwunobudirira nerudo rwaMwari kusvika kwamuri.

¹⁰Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

¹¹Nekuti ndinoshuva zvikuru kukuonai, kuti ndikupei chimwe chipo chemweya kuti musimbiswe,

¹¹For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

¹²ndiko kuti ini ndinyaradzwe pamwe nemwi pakati penyu, umwe neumwe nerutendo rweumwe, zvose rwenyu nerwangu.

¹²That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

¹³Zvino handidi kuti musaziva, hama, kuti kazhinji ndaizvipira kuuya kwamuri (asi ndikabatikana kusvikira zvino), kuti zvimwe ndive nechibereko kwamuriwo, sapakati pevamwe vahedheni.

¹³Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

¹⁴Ndine ngava zvose kuvaGiriki nekuvatorwa, zvose kuvakachenjera nekune vasina kuchenjera;

¹⁴I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

¹⁵naizvozvo kana ndiri ini, ndakazvigadzira kuparidza evhangeri kwamuri imwi muri paRomawo.

¹⁵So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

¹⁶Nekuti handinyari neevhangeri yaKristu; nekuti isimba raMwari rinoendesa kuruponeso kune umwe neumwe unotenda, kumuJudha pakutanga, uye kumuGirikiwo.

¹⁶For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

¹⁷Nekuti mairi kururama kwaMwari kunoratidzwa kubva parutendo kusvika parutendo; sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi: Asi wakarurama uchararama nerutendo.

¹⁷For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

¹⁸Nekuti kutsamwa kwaMwari kunoratidzwa kubva kudenga, pamusoro pokusada Mwari kose nokusarurama kwavanhu vanodzivisa chokwadi nokusarurama;

¹⁸For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

¹⁹nekuti izvo zvinozikamwa pamusoro paMwari zvinoratidzwa pakati pavo; nekuti Mwari wakazviratidza kwavari.

¹⁹Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

²⁰Nekuti zvinhu zvisingaonekwi zvake kubvira pakusikwa kwenyika zvakanzwisisika pazvinhu zvakaitwa, zvikaoneswa pachena, simba rake risingaperi pamwe neuMwari hwake; kuti varege kuva nemanzvengero;

²⁰For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

²¹nekuti vakati vaziva Mwari, havana kumurumbidza saMwari kana kuvonga; asi vakava vasina matura mukurangarira kwavo, nemoyo yavo ine upenzi yakasvibiswa.

²¹Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

²²Vachizvipupurira kuva vakachenjera, vakava mapenzi;

²²Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²³vakashandura kubwinya kwaMwari usingaparari, kumufananidza nechifananidzo chemunhu unoparara, neshiri, nemhuka dzine makumbo mana, nezvinokambaira.

²³And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

²⁴Saka Mwari wakavapa kutsvina kubudikidza nekuchiva kwemoyo yavo, kuti vazvidze miviri yavo pakati pavo.

²⁴Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

²⁵Avo vakashandurira chokwadi chaMwari kunhema, vakanamata nokushumira chisikwa kupfuura musiki; iye unorumbidzwa nekusingaperi. Ameni.

²⁵Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

²⁶Nekuda kweizvozvo Mwari wakavapa kukuchiva kunonyadzisa; nekuti kunyange vanhukadzi vavo vakashandura basa rechisikirwo rive riya rinopesana nechisikirwo;

²⁶For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

²⁷saizvozvo vanhurumewo vakasiya basa rechisikirwo revanhukadzi, vakapiswa nekuchivana, munhurume nemunhurume vachiita zvinonyadzisa, vachigamuchira mukati mavo muripo wakafanira kurashika kwavo.

²⁷And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

²⁸Uye zvavakange vasingadi kugara naMwari muruzivo, Mwari wakavapa kumirangariro yakaora, kuti vaite zvinhu zvisakafanira;

²⁸And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

²⁹vakazadzwa nekusarururama kose, ufeve, kuipa, ruchiva, unhubu, kuzara negodo, umhondi, gakava, kunyengera, utsotsi, vanoita makuhwa,

²⁹Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

³⁰vacheri, vavengi vaMwari, vazvidzi, vadadi, vanozvikudza, vavambi vezvakaipa, vasingateereri vabereki,

³⁰Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

³¹vasingafungi, vaputsi vesungano, vasina rudo rwechisikirwo, vasingagoni kuchenurwa, vasina tsitsi.

³¹Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

³²Avo kunyange vachiziva havo murairo waMwari, kuti vanoita zvakadai vakafanirwa nerufu, havaiti izvo chete, asi vanotenderana nevanozviita.

³²Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.