¹Munhu ngaatirangarire sezvizvi, sevaranda vaKristu, nevachengetedzi vezvakavanzika zvaMwari.

¹Let a man so reckon us as officers of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God,

²Pamusoro pazvo zvinotarisirwa kuti pavatariri, kuti munhu awanikwe akatendeka.

²and as to the rest, it is required in the stewards that one may be found faithful,

³Asi kwandiri chinhu chiduku-duku kuti nditongwe nemwi, kana nekutonga kwemunhu; asi neni handizvitongi.

³and to me it is for a very little thing that by you I may be judged, or by man`s day, but not even myself do I judge,

⁴Nekuti handirangariri chinhu kwandiri, zvakadaro handiruramiswi neizvozvo; Asi unonditonga ndiIshe.

⁴for of nothing to myself have I been conscious, but not in this have I been declared right — and he who is discerning me is the Lord:

⁵Naizvozvo regai kutonga chinhu nguva isati yasvika, kusvikira Ishe auya, iye zvose uchabudisa pachena zvinhu zvakavanzika zverima, uye ucharatidza mazano emoyo; uye ipapo munhu umwe neumwe ucharumbidzwa naMwari.

⁵so, then, nothing before the time judge ye, till the Lord may come, who will both bring to light the hidden things of the darkness, and will manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then the praise shall come to each from God.

⁶Zvino zvinhu izvi, hama, ndinozvifananidzira neni naAporo nekuda kwenyu, kuti mudzidze kwatiri kuti musafunga kupfuura izvo zvakanyorwa, kuti umwe arege kuzvikudza achitsaura umwe kune umwe.

⁶And these things, brethren, I did transfer to myself and to Apollos because of you, that in us ye may learn not to think above that which hath been written, that ye may not be puffed up one for one against the other,

⁷Nekuti ndiani wakaita kuti musiyane? Uye chii chaunacho chausina kupiwa? Zvino kana wakapiwa, unozvikudzirei seusina kupiwa?

⁷for who doth make thee to differ? and what hast thou, that thou didst not receive? and if thou didst also receive, why dost thou glory as not having received?

⁸Matoguta, matofuma, matotonga kunze kwedu; ndinodawo kuti mutonge, kuti isuwo titonge pamwe nemwi.

⁸Already ye are having been filled, already ye were rich, apart from us ye did reign, and I would also ye did reign, that we also with you may reign together,

⁹Nekuti ndinofunga kuti Mwari wakatigadza isu vaapositori vekupedzisira, sevakatemerwa rufu; nekuti takaitwa chivokero kunyika, nekuvatumwa nekuvanhu.

⁹for I think that God did set forth us the apostles last — as appointed to death, because a spectacle we became to the world, and messengers, and men;

¹⁰Isu tiri mapenzi nekuda kwaKristu, asi imwi makachenjera muna Kristu; isu tine utera, asi imwi makasimba; imwi munokudzwa, asi isu tinozvidzwa.

¹⁰we [are] fools because of Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we [are] ailing, and ye strong; ye glorious, and we dishonoured;

¹¹Kunyange kusvikira nguva ino tine nzara, uye tine nyota, takashama, tinorohwa netsiva, uye tiri vambeyi;

¹¹unto the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and wander about,

¹²tinochama, tichishanda nemaoko edu; kana tichinyombwa tinoropafadza, kana tichishushwa tinotsunga moyo;

¹²and labour, working with [our] own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;

¹³kana tichinyeyewa tinonyengerera; tinoitwa setsvina yenyika, marara ezvinhu zvose, kusvikira zvino.

¹³being spoken evil of, we entreat; as filth of the world we did become — of all things an offscouring — till now.

¹⁴Handinyoreri zvinhu izvi kuti ndikunyadzisei, asi savana vangu vanodikamwa ndinokunyeverai.

¹⁴Not [as] putting you to shame do I write these things, but as my beloved children I do admonish,

¹⁵Nekuti kunyange mune vadzidzisi zvuru gumi muna Kristu, zvakadaro hamuna madzibaba mazhinji; nekuti muna Kristu Jesu ini ndakakuberekai kubudikidza neevhangeri.

¹⁵for if a myriad of child-conductors ye may have in Christ, yet not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus, through the good news, I — I did beget you;

¹⁶Naizvozvo ndinokukumbirisai: Ivai vatevedzeri vangu.

¹⁶I call upon you, therefore, become ye followers of me;

¹⁷Nemhaka iyi ndakatuma Timotio kwamuri, unova mwana wangu unodikamwa, uye wakatendeka muna Ishe; iye uchakuyeuchidzai mitoo yangu iri muna Kristu, sezvandinodzidzisa kose pakereke dzose.

¹⁷because of this I sent to you Timotheus, who is my child, beloved and faithful in the Lord, who shall remind you of my ways in Christ, according as everywhere in every assembly I teach.

¹⁸Zvino vamwe vanozvikudza sezvinonzi handingauyi kwamuri.

¹⁸And as if I were not coming unto you certain were puffed up;

¹⁹Asi ndichauya kwamuri nekukurumidza, kana Ishe achida, uye ndichaziva, kwete shoko revanozvikudza, asi simba.

¹⁹but I will come quickly unto you, if the Lord may will, and I will know not the word of those puffed up, but the power;

²⁰Nekuti ushe hwaMwari hahwuzi pashoko asi pasimba.

²⁰for not in word is the reign of God, but in power?

²¹Munodei? Ndiuye kwamuri netsvimbo here kana murudo nemweya weuyoro?

²¹what do ye wish? with a rod shall I come unto you, or in love, with a spirit also of meekness?