¹Pauro, muranda waKristu Jesu, wakadamwa kuva muapositori, atsaurirwa evhangeri yaMwari,

¹Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God —

²(yaakagara avimbisa nevaporofita vake mumagwaro matsvene),

²which He announced before through His prophets in holy writings —

³maererano neMwanakomana wake, wakabva kumbeu yaDhavhidhi maererano nenyama;

³concerning His Son, (who is come of the seed of David according to the flesh,

⁴wakatemerwa kuva Mwanakomana waMwari nesimba, maererano neMweya weutsvene, nekumuka kuvakafa, ndiye Jesu Kristu Ishe wedu,

⁴who is marked out Son of God in power, according to the Spirit of sanctification, by the rising again from the dead,) Jesus Christ our Lord;

⁵watakagamuchira naye nyasha nevuapositori, kuti kuve kuteerera kwerutendo pakati pevahedheni vose nekuda kwezita rake;

⁵through whom we did receive grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, in behalf of his name;

⁶vamuri pakati pavo, vakadamwa vaJesu Kristu.

⁶among whom are also ye, the called of Jesus Christ;

⁷Kune vose vari muRoma, vadikamwa vaMwari, vakadamwa kuva vatsvene: Nyasha kwamuri nerugare rwunobva kuna Mwari baba vedu naIshe Jesu Kristu.

⁷to all who are in Rome, beloved of God, called saints; Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ!

⁸Pakutanga ndinovonga Mwari wangu kubudikidza naJesu Kristu pamusoro penyu mose, kuti rutendo rwenyu rwunoparidzirwa panyika yose.

⁸first, indeed, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world;

⁹Nekuti Mwari ndiye chapupu changu, iye wandinoshumira pamweya wangu muevhangeri yeMwanakomana wake, kuti handiregi kukutaurai,

⁹for God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the good news of His Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you,

¹⁰nenguva dzose muminyengetero yangu, ndinokumbira kuti kana zvichigoneka ndive nerwendo rwunobudirira nerudo rwaMwari kusvika kwamuri.

¹⁰always in my prayers beseeching, if by any means now at length I shall have a prosperous journey, by the will of God, to come unto you,

¹¹Nekuti ndinoshuva zvikuru kukuonai, kuti ndikupei chimwe chipo chemweya kuti musimbiswe,

¹¹for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, that ye may be established;

¹²ndiko kuti ini ndinyaradzwe pamwe nemwi pakati penyu, umwe neumwe nerutendo rweumwe, zvose rwenyu nerwangu.

¹²and that is, that I may be comforted together among you, through the faith in one another, both yours and mine.

¹³Zvino handidi kuti musaziva, hama, kuti kazhinji ndaizvipira kuuya kwamuri (asi ndikabatikana kusvikira zvino), kuti zvimwe ndive nechibereko kwamuriwo, sapakati pevamwe vahedheni.

¹³And I do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, that many times I did purpose to come unto you — and was hindered till the present time — that some fruit I might have also among you, even as also among the other nations.

¹⁴Ndine ngava zvose kuvaGiriki nekuvatorwa, zvose kuvakachenjera nekune vasina kuchenjera;

¹⁴Both to Greeks and to foreigners, both to wise and to thoughtless, I am a debtor,

¹⁵naizvozvo kana ndiri ini, ndakazvigadzira kuparidza evhangeri kwamuri imwi muri paRomawo.

¹⁵so, as much as in me is, I am ready also to you who [are] in Rome to proclaim good news,

¹⁶Nekuti handinyari neevhangeri yaKristu; nekuti isimba raMwari rinoendesa kuruponeso kune umwe neumwe unotenda, kumuJudha pakutanga, uye kumuGirikiwo.

¹⁶for I am not ashamed of the good news of the Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to every one who is believing, both to Jew first, and to Greek.

¹⁷Nekuti mairi kururama kwaMwari kunoratidzwa kubva parutendo kusvika parutendo; sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi: Asi wakarurama uchararama nerutendo.

¹⁷For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, `And the righteous one by faith shall live,`

¹⁸Nekuti kutsamwa kwaMwari kunoratidzwa kubva kudenga, pamusoro pokusada Mwari kose nokusarurama kwavanhu vanodzivisa chokwadi nokusarurama;

¹⁸for revealed is the wrath of God from heaven upon all impiety and unrighteousness of men, holding down the truth in unrighteousness.

¹⁹nekuti izvo zvinozikamwa pamusoro paMwari zvinoratidzwa pakati pavo; nekuti Mwari wakazviratidza kwavari.

¹⁹Because that which is known of God is manifest among them, for God did manifest [it] to them,

²⁰Nekuti zvinhu zvisingaonekwi zvake kubvira pakusikwa kwenyika zvakanzwisisika pazvinhu zvakaitwa, zvikaoneswa pachena, simba rake risingaperi pamwe neuMwari hwake; kuti varege kuva nemanzvengero;

²⁰for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead — to their being inexcusable;

²¹nekuti vakati vaziva Mwari, havana kumurumbidza saMwari kana kuvonga; asi vakava vasina matura mukurangarira kwavo, nemoyo yavo ine upenzi yakasvibiswa.

²¹because, having known God they did not glorify [Him] as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

²²Vachizvipupurira kuva vakachenjera, vakava mapenzi;

²²professing to be wise, they were made fools,

²³vakashandura kubwinya kwaMwari usingaparari, kumufananidza nechifananidzo chemunhu unoparara, neshiri, nemhuka dzine makumbo mana, nezvinokambaira.

²³and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.

²⁴Saka Mwari wakavapa kutsvina kubudikidza nekuchiva kwemoyo yavo, kuti vazvidze miviri yavo pakati pavo.

²⁴Wherefore also God did give them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies among themselves;

²⁵Avo vakashandurira chokwadi chaMwari kunhema, vakanamata nokushumira chisikwa kupfuura musiki; iye unorumbidzwa nekusingaperi. Ameni.

²⁵who did change the truth of God into a falsehood, and did honour and serve the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed to the ages. Amen.

²⁶Nekuda kweizvozvo Mwari wakavapa kukuchiva kunonyadzisa; nekuti kunyange vanhukadzi vavo vakashandura basa rechisikirwo rive riya rinopesana nechisikirwo;

²⁶Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

²⁷saizvozvo vanhurumewo vakasiya basa rechisikirwo revanhukadzi, vakapiswa nekuchivana, munhurume nemunhurume vachiita zvinonyadzisa, vachigamuchira mukati mavo muripo wakafanira kurashika kwavo.

²⁷and in like manner also the males having left the natural use of the female, did burn in their longing toward one another; males with males working shame, and the recompense of their error that was fit, in themselves receiving.

²⁸Uye zvavakange vasingadi kugara naMwari muruzivo, Mwari wakavapa kumirangariro yakaora, kuti vaite zvinhu zvisakafanira;

²⁸And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

²⁹vakazadzwa nekusarururama kose, ufeve, kuipa, ruchiva, unhubu, kuzara negodo, umhondi, gakava, kunyengera, utsotsi, vanoita makuhwa,

²⁹having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

³⁰vacheri, vavengi vaMwari, vazvidzi, vadadi, vanozvikudza, vavambi vezvakaipa, vasingateereri vabereki,

³⁰evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

³¹vasingafungi, vaputsi vesungano, vasina rudo rwechisikirwo, vasingagoni kuchenurwa, vasina tsitsi.

³¹unintelligent, faithless, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful;

³²Avo kunyange vachiziva havo murairo waMwari, kuti vanoita zvakadai vakafanirwa nerufu, havaiti izvo chete, asi vanotenderana nevanozviita.

³²who the righteous judgment of God having known — that those practising such things are worthy of death — not only do them, but also have delight with those practising them.