¹Naizvozvo kana makamutswa pamwe naKristu, tsvakai zvinhu zviri kumusoro, uko Kristu ugere kuruoko rwerudyi rwaMwari.

¹If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated,

²Isai fungwa dzenyu kuzvinhu zviri kumusoro, kwete zvinhu zvepanyika.

²the things above mind ye, not the things upon the earth,

³Nekuti makafa, uye upenyu hwenyu hwakavigwa pamwe naKristu muna Mwari.

³for ye did die, and your life hath been hid with the Christ in God;

⁴Kana Kristu, unova upenyu hwedu, achionekwa, ipapo imwiwo muchaonekwa pamwe naye mukubwinya.

⁴when the Christ — our life — may be manifested, then also we with him shall be manifested in glory.

⁵Naizvozvo urayai mitezo yenyu iri panyika, upombwe, tsvina, kushumba, kuda zvakaipa, uye kuchiva, kunova kunamata zvifananidzo.

⁵Put to death, then, your members that [are] upon the earth — whoredom, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and the covetousness, which is idolatry —

⁶Nekuda kwezvinhu izvi, hasha dzaMwari kunouya pavana vekusateerera;

⁶because of which things cometh the anger of God upon the sons of the disobedience,

⁷imwiwo maimbofamba mazviri, pamaigara mukati mazvo.

⁷in which also ye — ye did walk once, when ye lived in them;

⁸Asi zvino imwiwo bvisai zvose izvi, kutsamwa, hahsa, kuvenga, kunyomba, nekutaura zvinonyadzisa mumuromo wenyu.

⁸but now put off, even ye, the whole — anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking — out of your mouth.

⁹Regai kureverana nhema, zvamakabvisa munhu wekare nemabasa ake,

⁹Lie not one to another, having put off the old man with his practices,

¹⁰mukafuka mutsva, unovandudzwa paruzivo, semufananidzo wewakamusika;

¹⁰and having put on the new, which is renewed in regard to knowledge, after the image of Him who did create him;

¹¹apo pasina muGiriki kana muJudha, kudzingiswa kana kusadzingiswa, mutorwa, muSitia, musungwa, wakasununguka; asi Kristu ndiye zvose, uye uri mune vose.

¹¹where there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, servant, freeman — but the all and in all — Christ.

¹²Naizvozvo pfekai sevasanangurwa vaMwari, vatsvene nevanodikamwa, moyo yetsitsi, moyo munyoro, kuzvininipisa mufungwa, unyoro, nemoyo murefu;

¹²Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

¹³muchiitirana moyo murefu, nekukangamwirana kana munhu ane mhosva neumwe; Kristu sezvaakakukangamwirai, saizvozvowo imwi.

¹³forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any one with any one may have a quarrel, as also the Christ did forgive you — so also ye;

¹⁴Zvino pamusoro pezvinhu izvi zvose fukai rudo, ndicho chisungo chekuzadzisa.

¹⁴and above all these things, [have] love, which is a bond of the perfection,

¹⁵Nerugare rwaMwari ngarwutonge mumoyo yenyu, ndirwo rwamakadanirwawo mumuviri mumwe; uye ivai vanovonga.

¹⁵and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.

¹⁶Shoko raKristu ngarigare mamuri neufumi neuchenjeri hwose muchidzidzisana nekurairana namapisarema, nenziyo, nenziyo dzomweya, muimbire Ishe nenyasha mumoyo yenyu;

¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing each other, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to the Lord;

¹⁷uye choga choga chamunoita pashoko kana chiito, itai zvose muzita raIshe Jesu, muchivonga Mwari naBaba kubudikidza naye.

¹⁷and all, whatever ye may do in word or in work, [do] all things in the name of the Lord Jesus — giving thanks to the God and Father, through him.

¹⁸Vakadzi zviisei pasi pevarume venyu, sezvo zvakafanira muna Ishe.

¹⁸The wives! be subject to your own husbands, as is fit in the Lord;

¹⁹Varume, idai vakadzi venyu, regai kuvavavira.

¹⁹the husbands! love your wives, and be not bitter with them;

²⁰Vana, teererai vabereki pazvinhu zvose, nekuti izvi zvinofadza kwazvo kuna Ishe.

²⁰the children! obey the parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord;

²¹Madzibaba, musatsamwisa vana venyu, kuti varege kuora moyo.

²¹the fathers! vex not your children, lest they be discouraged.

²²Varanda, teererai pazvinhu zvose vari vatenzi venyu panyama; kwete nokushumira maziso sevafadzi vevanhu, asi nemoyo wakarurama muchitya Mwari.

²²The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God;

²³uye zvose kunyange chipi chamunoita, itai nomoyo sekuna Ishe, uye kwete kuvanhu;

²³and all, whatever ye may do — out of soul work — as to the Lord, and not to men,

²⁴muchiziva kuti kuna Ishe muchagamuchira mubairo wenhaka; nekuti munoshandira Ishe Kristu.

²⁴having known that from the Lord ye shall receive the recompense of the inheritance — for the Lord Christ ye serve;

²⁵Nekuti unoita zvisakarurama, uchagamuchira zvisakarurama zvaakaita; hakuna kusarurwa kwavanhu.

²⁵and he who is doing unrighteously shall receive what he did unrighteously, and there is no acceptance of persons.