¹Saizvozvo imwi vakadzi, ivai pasi pevarume venyu; kuti kana varipo vamwe vasingateereri shoko, vawanikwe nemafambiro evakadzi pasina shoko,

¹In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

²kana vachiona mafambiro enyu akachena pakutya.

²having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

³Kushonga kwenyu ngakurege kuva kwekunze, kwekuruka vhudzi nekwekushonga ndarama, kana kupfeka nguvo ;

³whose adorning — let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,

⁴asi ngakuve munhu wakavanzika wemoyo pachinhu chisingaori chemweya munyoro wakanyarara, unokosha zvikuru pamberi paMwari.

⁴but — the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price,

⁵Nekuti saizvozvo panguva dzakare vakadzi vatsvenewo vaivimba naMwari vakazvishongedza vakazviisa pasi pevarume vavo,

⁵for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

⁶saSara akateerera Abhurahamu achimuidza ishe; vakunda vake vamuri imwi kana muchingoita zvakanaka chete, uye musingatyiswi nechipi nechipi chinovhundusa.

⁶as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him `sir,` of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror.

⁷Saizvozvo imwi varume, garisanai neruzivo, muchikudza mukadzi semudziyo usina simba, uye savadyi venhaka yenyasha dzeupenyu pamwe nemwi; kuti minyengetero yenyu irege kudziviridzwa.

⁷The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with [them], according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel — to the wife — imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

⁸Pakupedzisira, muve nemoyo umwe mose, muchinzwirana tsitsi, mudanane sehama, muve nemoyo munyoro, mune rudo;

⁸And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

⁹musingatsivi zvakaipa nezvakaipa, kana kutuka nekutuka; asi pachinzvimbo chaizvozvo muchiropafadze, muchiziva kuti ndizvo zvamakadanirwa, kuti mugare nhaka yeropafadzo.

⁹not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

¹⁰Nekuti uyo unoda upenyu, nokuona mazuva akanaka, ngaadzore rurimi rwake pane zvakaipa, nemiromo yake kuti irege kutaura zvinonyengera.

¹⁰for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips — not to speak guile;

¹¹Ngaanzvenge zvakaipa, aite zvakanaka; ngaatsvake rugare arutevedze.

¹¹let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

¹²Nekuti meso aIshe ari pamusoro pevakarurama, nenzeve dzake paminyengetero yavo. Asi chiso chaIshe chinopikisa vanoita zvakaipa.

¹²because the eyes of the Lord [are] upon the righteous, and His ears — to their supplication, and the face of the Lord [is] upon those doing evil;`

¹³Zvino ndiani uchakuitirai zvakaipa, kana muri vatevedzeri vezvakanaka?

¹³and who [is] he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

¹⁴Asi kana muchitambudzikawo nekuda kwekururama, makaropafadzwa; uye musatya kutyisa kwavo, kana kumanikidzika.

¹⁴but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy [are ye]! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

¹⁵Asi kudzai Ishe Mwari mumoyo yenyu; mugare makazvigadzira kupindura umwe neumwe unokubvunzai chikonzero chetariro iri mukati menyu neunyoro nekutya;

¹⁵and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And [be] ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that [is] in you, with meekness and fear;

¹⁶mune hana yakanaka, kuti pavanokucherai sevaiti vezvakaipa vanyare, ivo vanomhura mafambiro enyu akanaka muna Kristu.

¹⁶having a good conscience, that in that in which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who are traducing your good behaviour in Christ;

¹⁷Nekuti zviri nani kutambudzika muchiita zvakanaka, kana chido chaMwari chichida, muchiita zvakaipa.

¹⁷for [it is] better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

¹⁸Nekuti Kristuwo wakatambudzika kamwe nekuda kwezvivi, iye wakarurama nekuda kwavasakarurama, kuti atiise kuna Mwari; aurawa zvirokwazvo panyama, asi wakararamiswa nemweya;

¹⁸because also Christ once for sin did suffer — righteous for unrighteous — that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

¹⁹mauri wakaendawo akaparidzira kumweya iri mutirongo,

¹⁹in which also to the spirits in prison having gone he did preach,

²⁰iyo yaimbova isingateereri, panguva iya moyo murefu waMwari uchimirira, pamazuva aNowa apo areka ichagadzirwa, kukaponeswa mairi vashoma, mweya misere nemvura.

²⁰who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah — an ark being preparing — in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;

²¹Mufananidzo wayo ndirwo rubhabhatidzo rwunotiponesawo zvino, kwete kubviswa kwesvina yenyama, asi kutsvaka hana yakanaka kuna Mwari nekumukazve kwaJesu Kristu;

²¹also to which an antitype doth now save us — baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ,

²²wakaenda kudenga, uye uri kuruoko rwerudyi rwaMwari; vatumwa nevatungamiriri nemasimba zvakaiswa pasi pake.

²²who is at the right hand of God, having gone on to heaven — messengers, and authorities, and powers, having been subjected to him.