¹Naizvozvo, hama dzangu, vadikamwa zvikuru vanoshuviwa, mufaro wangu, nekorona, mirai nesimba saizvozvo muna Ishe, vadikamwa zvikuru.

¹So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand ye in the Lord, beloved.

²Ndinokumbirisa Yuodhia, ndinokumbirisa Sindike, kuti vave nemoyo umwe muna Ishe.

²Euodia I exhort, and Syntyche I exhort, to be of the same mind in the Lord;

³Uye ndinonyengerera iwewo, umwe wangu wechokwadi pajoko; batsira vanhukadzi vaya, vakabatirana neni paevhangeri, pamwe naKiremenziwo, navamwe vakabata zvikuru neni, mazita avo ari mubhuku reupenyu.

³and I ask also thee, genuine yoke-fellow, be assisting those women who in the good news did strive along with me, with Clement also, and the others, my fellow-workers, whose names [are] in the book of life.

⁴Farai muna Ishe nguva dzose; ndinotizve: Farai.

⁴Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice;

⁵Unyoro hwenyu ngahwuzikamwe kuvanhu vose. Ishe uri pedo.

⁵let your forbearance be known to all men; the Lord [is] near;

⁶Musafunganya pamusoro pechimwe chinhu; asi pazvinhu zvose nemunyengetero nemukumbiro nekuvonga, mikumbiro yenyu ngaizikamwe kuna Mwari.

⁶for nothing be anxious, but in everything by prayer, and by supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God;

⁷Zvino rugare rwaMwari runopfuura kunzwisisa kose, rucharinda moyo yenyu nemifungo yenyu kubudikidza naKristu Jesu.

⁷and the peace of God, that is surpassing all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

⁸Pakupedzisira, hama, zvinhu zvose zvechokwadi, zvinhu zvose zvinokudzwa, zvinhu zvose zvakarurama, zvinhu zvose zvakachena, zvinhu zvose zvinodikamwa, zvinhu zvose zvinorumbidzwa, kana kunaka kupi nekupi, kana chingarumbidzwa chipi nechipi, fungai zvinhu izvi.

⁸As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as [are] grave, as many as [are] righteous, as many as [are] pure, as many as [are] lovely, as many as [are] of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

⁹Zvinhu izvo zvamakadzidza nekugamuchira nekunzwa nekuona mandiri, itai; Mwari werugare uchava nemwi.

⁹the things that also ye did learn, and receive, and hear, and saw in me, those do, and the God of the peace shall be with you.

¹⁰Asi ndakafara zvikuru muna Ishe, nekuti zvino makamutsiridzazve kundirangarira; makanga marangarira, asi makashaiwa mukana.

¹⁰And I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye flourished again in caring for me, for which also ye were caring, and lacked opportunity;

¹¹Kwete kuti ndinotaura izvi nekuda kwekushaiwa, nekuti ndadzidza kugutsikana nezvinhu zvandiri.

¹¹not that in respect of want I say [it], for I did learn in the things in which I am — to be content;

¹²Ndinoziva zvose kuzvidzwa uye ndinoziva kuva nezvakawandawo; pachinhu chipi nechipi nepazvinhu zvose ndakadzidziswa zvose kuguta nekunzwa nzara, zvose kuva nezvizhinji nekushaiwa.

¹²I have known both to be abased, and I have known to abound; in everything and in all things I have been initiated, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in want.

¹³Ndinogona kuita zvinhu zvose kubudikidza naKristu unondisimbisa.

¹³For all things I have strength, in Christ`s strengthening me;

¹⁴Kunyange zvakadaro makaita zvakanaka zvamakabatana neni pakutambudzika kwangu.

¹⁴but ye did well, having communicated with my tribulation;

¹⁵Uye munozivawo imwi vaFiripi, kuti pakutanga kweevhangeri, pandakabva Makedhonia, hapana kereke yakadyidzana neni maererano nekupa nokugamuchira, asi imwi moga;

¹⁵and ye have known, even ye Philippians, that in the beginning of the good news when I went forth from Macedonia, no assembly did communicate with me in regard to giving and receiving except ye only;

¹⁶Nekuti kunyange paTesaronika makatumira kamwe, nekupamha pakushaiwa kwangu.

¹⁶because also in Thessalonica, both once and again to my need ye sent;

¹⁷Kwete kuti ndinotsvaka chipo, asi ndinotsvaka chibereko chinowedzera kuchikwama chenyu.

¹⁷not that I seek after the gift, but I seek after the fruit that is overflowing to your account;

¹⁸Zvino ndine zvose, uye zvakawanzwa; ndaguta, ndagamuchira kuna Epafrodito zvinhu zvinobva kwamuri, hwema hwezvinonhuhwira, chibayiro chinogamuchirwa, chinofadza kwazvo kuna Mwari.

¹⁸and I have all things, and abound; I am filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you — an odour of a sweet smell — a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God:

¹⁹Asi Mwari wangu uchazadzisa kushaiwa kwenyu kose zvichienderana nefuma yake, mukubwinya, muna Kristu Jesu.

¹⁹and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

²⁰Zvino kuna Mwari naBaba vedu, ngakuve nekubwinya kusvikira rinhi narinhi. Ameni.

²⁰and to God, even our Father, [is] the glory — to the ages of the ages. Amen.

²¹Kwazisai mutsvene umwe neumwe muna Kristu Jesu. Hama dzineni dzinokukwazisai.

²¹Salute ye every saint in Christ Jesus; there salute you the brethren with me;

²²Vatsvene vose vanokukwazisai, zvikuru avo veimba yaKesari.

²²there salute you all the saints, and specially those of Caesar`s house;

²³Nyasha dzaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu ngadzive nemwi mose. Amen.

²³the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you all. Amen.