¹Simioni Petro, muranda nemuapositori waJesu Kristu, kune avo vakawana rutendo rwunokosha rwakafanana nerwedu kubudikidza nekururama kwaMwari neMuponesi wedu Jesu Kristu:

¹Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

²Nyasha nerugare kwamuri ngazviwanzwe paruzivo rwaMwari nerwaJesu Ishe wedu;

²Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord!

³sesimba rake reuMwari raakapa kwatiri zvinhu zvose zveupenyu neuMwari kubudikidza neruzivo rwaiye wakatidanira kubwinya nekunaka;

³As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,

⁴akatipa nazvo zvivimbiso zvikurusa uye zvinokosha; kuti nazvo muve vagovani vechimiro cheuMwari, matiza kuora kuri panyika kubudikidza nekuchiva.

⁴through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.

⁵Zvino pasina izvozvi muchishingaira kwazvo wedzerai parutendo rwenyu kunaka, nepakunaka ruzivo,

⁵And this same also — all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

⁶neparuzivo kuzvidzora, nepakuzvidzora kutsungirira, nepakutsungirira umwari,

⁶and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,

⁷nepauMwari rudo rwehama, neparudo rwehama, rudo.

⁷and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;

⁸Nekuti kana zvinhu izvi zviri mamuri, uye zvichiwanda zvichakuitai vanhu vasina usimbe navasingashaiwi zvibereko paruziva Ishe wedu, Jesu Kristu.

⁸for these things being to you and abounding, do make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁹Asi usina zvinhu izvi ibofu, unoonera pedo, uye wakangamwa kuti wakasukwa pazvivi zvake zvakare.

⁹for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;

¹⁰Naizvozvo, hama, zviri nani mushingaire kwazvo kuti musimbise kudamwa nekusanangurwa kwenyu; nekuti kana muchiita zvinhu izvi hamungatongogumburwi.

¹⁰wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,

¹¹Nekuti saizvozvo muchawedzerwa nekufumiswa pakupinda muushe hwusingaperi hwaIshe wedu neMuponesi Jesu Kristu.

¹¹for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

¹²Saka handingashaiwi hanya nekukuyeudzirai zvinhu izvi nguva dzose, kunyange muchizviziva, uye makasimba pachokwadi chiripo.

¹²Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth,

¹³Uye ndinofunga zvakanaka kuti kana ndichingori mutende rino chete ndikumutsei nechiyeudziro;

¹³and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding [you],

¹⁴ndichiziva kuti kunokurumidza kubviswa kwetende rangu, Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu sezvaakandiraira.

¹⁴having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me,

¹⁵Zvino neni ndichashingaira kuti nguva dzose shure kwekuenda kwangu muve nechirangaridzo chezvinhu izvi.

¹⁵and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.

¹⁶Nekuti hatina kutevera ngano dzemano mano patakakuzivisai simba nekuuya kwaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, asi takanga tiri vakazvionera ukuru hwake.

¹⁶For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty —

¹⁷Nekuti wakagamuchira rukudzo nekubwinya kubva kuna Mwari Baba panguva iya yakauya inzwi rakadai kwaari richibva kukubwinya kukurukuru richiti: Uyu ndiye Mwanakomana wangu unodika, wandinofara maari.

¹⁷for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: `This is My Son — the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;`

¹⁸Uye inzwi iri isu ratakanzwa richibva kudenga pataiva naye mugomo dzvene.

¹⁸and this voice we — we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.

¹⁹uye tine shoko rakasimba kwazvo rechiporofita, ramunoita zvakanaka muchiriteerera semwenje unovhenekera panzvimbo ine rima, kusvikira utonga hwuchitsuka, nenyamasase ichibudira mumoyo yenyu;

¹⁹And we have more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise — in your hearts;

²⁰muchiziva izvi pakutanga, kuti hakuna chiporofita cherugwaro chinobva mududziro yewakazvimiririra;

²⁰this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,

²¹Nekuti chiporofita hachina kuuyiswa panguva pedare nekuda kwemunhu, asi vanhu vatswene vaMwari vakataura, vachisundwa neMweya Mutsvene.

²¹for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.