¹Naizvozvo Kristu sezvaakatitamburira panyama, nemwiwo muzvishongedze zvombo nemurangariro wakadaro; nekuti iye wakatambudzika panyama warega chivi;

¹Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, ye also with the same mind arm yourselves, because he who did suffer in the flesh hath done with sin,

²kuti panguva yakasara panyama musachiraramira kuchiva kwevanhu, asi chido chaMwari.

²no more in the desires of men, but in the will of God, to live the rest of the time in the flesh;

³Nekuti yakatiringana nguva yakapfuura yeupenyu kuita chido chevahedheni, patakafamba muutera, kuchiva, nekumwisa waini, mabongozozo, nemitambo yekunwa, nekunamata zvifananidzo zvisakafanira;

³for sufficient to us [is] the past time of life the will of the nations to have wrought, having walked in lasciviousnesses, desires, excesses of wines, revelings, drinking-bouts, and unlawful idolatries,

⁴zvavanoshamisika mazviri kuti hamumhanyidzani navo pakuwandisa kwenyonganyonga imwe, vachinyomba;

⁴in which they think it strange — your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil,

⁵vachazvidavirira kuna iye wakagadzirira kutonga vapenyu nevakafa.

⁵who shall give an account to Him who is ready to judge living and dead,

⁶Nekuti nekuda kwaizvozvi evhangeri yakaparidzirwawo kune vakafa, kuti vatongwe panyama nemutowo wevanhu, asi vararame nomutowo waMwari pamweya.

⁶for for this also to dead men was good news proclaimed, that they may be judged, indeed, according to men in the flesh, and may live according to God in the spirit.

⁷Zvino kuguma kwezvinhu zvose kwaswedera; naizvozvo svinurai murinde muminyengetero.

⁷And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,

⁸Uye pamusoro pezvinhu zvose dananai nerudo rwusingaperi, nekuti rudo ruchafukidzira zvivi zvizhinji.

⁸and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

⁹Gamuchiranai nerudo, musinganyunyuti.

⁹hospitable to one another, without murmuring;

¹⁰Umwe neumwe sezvaakagamuchira chipo, shumiranai ichocho sevatariri vakanaka venyasha zhinji dzaMwari.

¹⁰each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

¹¹Kana munhu achitaura, ngaataure semashoko aMwari; kana munhu achishumira ngazviitwe nesimba rinopiwa naMwari; kuti Mwari pazvinhu zvose akudzwe kubudikidza naJesu Kristu, kwaari kune kukudzwa nesimba kusvikira rinhi narinhi. Ameni.

¹¹if any one doth speak — `as oracles of God;` if any one doth minister — `as of the ability which God doth supply;` that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power — to the ages of the ages. Amen.

¹²Vadiwa, musashamisika nemuedzo unopisa pakati penyu, unokuidzai sezvinonzi mawirwa nechisingazikamwi;

¹²Beloved, think it not strange at the fiery suffering among you that is coming to try you, as if a strange thing were happening to you,

¹³asi farai sezvamuri vagovani vematambudziko aKristu, kuti pakuratidzwa kwekubwinya kwake mufarewo nemufaro mukurusa.

¹³but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice — exulting;

¹⁴Kana muchinyombwa nekuda kwezita raKristu, makaropafadzwa; nekuti Mweya wekubwinya newaMwari ugere pamusoro penyu; kwavari unonyombwa asi kwamuri unokudzwa.

¹⁴if ye be reproached in the name of Christ — happy [are ye], because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified;

¹⁵Nekuti kusva neumwe wenyu unotambudzika semhondi, kana mbavha, muiti wezvakaipa, kana unongongwarira zvevamwe;

¹⁵for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men`s matters;

¹⁶asi kana achitambudzika semuKristu, asanyara; asi ngaakudze Mwari nekuda kwezvizvi.

¹⁶and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;

¹⁷Nekuti nguva yasvika yekuti kutonga kutange paimba yaMwari; zvino kana kukatanga kwatiri, kuguma kwevasingateereri evhangeri yaMwari kuchavei?

¹⁷because it is the time of the beginning of the judgment from the house of God, and if first from us, what the end of those disobedient to the good news of God?

¹⁸uye kana zvichiremera wakarurama kuti aponeswe, uyo usingadi Mwari, nemutadzi, vachaonekwepi?

¹⁸And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner — where shall he appear?

¹⁹Naizvozvo naiwo vanotambudzika zvinoenderana nechodo chaMwari, sekuMusiki wakatendeka ngavakumikidze mweya yavo vachiita zvakanaka.

¹⁹so that also those suffering according to the will of god, as to a stedfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in good doing.