¹Uvayeudzire kuzviisa pasi pevatungamiriri nemasimba, kuti vateerere vatongi, vakazvigadzira basa rose akanaka,

¹Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready,

²varege kunyomba munhu, varege kuva vebongozozo, vanyoro, vaitire vanhu vose unyoro hwose.

²of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome -- gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

³Nekuti nesu pacheduwo taimbova matununu, tisingateereri, takatsauswa, tichishumira kuchiva nemafaro zvakasiyana siyana, tichirarama mukushata negodo, tichivenga, tichivengana.

³for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;

⁴Kuzoti unyoro nerudo rwaMwari Muponesi wedu kuvanhu zvaonekwa,

⁴and when the kindness and the love to men of God our Saviour did appear

⁵kwete zvichibva pamabasa ekururama atakaita, asi zvichienderana netsitsi dzake wakatiponesa kubudikidza nekushambidzwa kwekuberekwa kutsva nokuvandudzwa kweMweya Mutsvene,

⁵(not by works that [are] in righteousness that we did but according to His kindness,) He did save us, through a bathing of regeneration, and a renewing of the Holy Spirit,

⁶waakawodzvorera pamusoro pedu kubudikidza naJesu Kristu muponesi wedu,

⁶which He poured upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour,

⁷kuti tichinzi takarurama nenyasha dzake, tiitwe vadyi venhaka zvichienderana netariro yeupenyu hwusingaperi.

⁷that having been declared righteous by His grace, heirs we may become according to the hope of life age-during.

⁸Ishoko rakatendeka uye zvinhu izvi ndinoda kuti murambe muchisimbisa, kuti vakatenda kuna Mwari vachenjerere kuchengetedza mabasa akanaka. Zvinhu izvi zvakanaka uye zvinobatsira kuvanhu;

⁸Stedfast [is] the word; and concerning these things I counsel thee to affirm fully, that they may be thoughtful, to be leading in good works -- who have believed God; these are the good and profitable things to men,

⁹asi nzvenga mibvunzo yeupenzi, nenhoroondo dzamazita amadzinza, nemakakatamwa nemakakava pamusoro pemurairo, nekuti hazvibatsiri uye hazvina maturo.

⁹and foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about law, stand away from -- for they are unprofitable and vain.

¹⁰Munhu unotsauka shure kwekurairwa kwekutanga nekwechipiri umusiye,

¹⁰A sectarian man, after a first and second admonition be rejecting,

¹¹uchiziva kuti uyo wakadaro wakatsauka, uye unotadza, achizvipa mhosva amene.

¹¹having known that he hath been subverted who [is] such, and doth sin, being self-condemned.

¹²Pandichituma Artema kwauri, kana Tikiko, ushingaire kuuya kwandiri kuNikopori; nekuti ndakazvipira kugarapo pachando.

¹²When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis, for there to winter I have determined.

¹³Shingaira kubatsira Zenasi nyanzvi yemutemo naAporo parwendo rwavo kuti varege kushaiwa chinhu.

¹³Zenas the lawyer and Apollos bring diligently on their way, that nothing to them may be lacking,

¹⁴Nevekweduwo ngavadzidze kuchengetedza mabasa akanaka anodikamwa pakushaiwa, kuti varege kuva vasina zvibereko.

¹⁴and let them learn -- ours also -- to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

¹⁵vose vaneni vanokukwazisa. Kwazisa avo vanotida parutendo. Nyasha ngadzive nemwi mose. Ameni.

¹⁵Salute thee do all those with me; salute those loving us in faith; the grace [is] with you all!