¹Zvino maererano nezvinhu zvamakandinyorera, ndinoti: Zvakanakira munhu kuti arege kubata mukadzi.

¹Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

²Asi nekuda kweupombwe, murume umwe neumwe ngaave nemukadzi wake, nemukadzi umwe neumwe ngaave nemurume wake.

²But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

³Murume ngaaripire mukadzi zvakamufanira; nemukadzi saizvozvowo kumurume.

³Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

⁴Mukadzi haana simba pamusoro pemuviri wake, asi murume; uye saizvozvowo murume haana simba pamusoro pemuviri wake, asi mukadzi.

⁴The wife hath not power over her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power over his own body, but the wife.

⁵Musanyimana, kunze kwekutenderana kwechinguva, kuti muzvipe kukutsanya nekunyengetera, mugosanganazve, kuti Satani arege kukuidzai pakusagona kwenyu kuzvidzora.

⁵Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.

⁶Asi ndinotaura izvi nemvumo, kwete nemurairo.

⁶But this I say by way of concession, not of commandment.

⁷Nekuti ndinoda kuti dai vanhu vose vava seni. Asi munhu umwe neumwe une chipo chake chinobva kuna Mwari, mumwe cherudzi urwu, mumwe cheurwo.

⁷Yet I would that all men were even as I myself. Howbeit each man hath his own gift from God, one after this manner, and another after that.

⁸Asi ndinoti kune vasina kuwana nechirikadzi: Zviri nani kwavari kana vachigara seni.

⁸But I say to the unmarried and to widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I.

⁹Asi kana vasingagoni kuzvidzora, ngavawane; nekuti zviri nani kuti vawane pakutsva.

⁹But if they have not continency, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

¹⁰Zvino kune vakawana ndinoraira, kwete ini asi Ishe, kuti mukadzi arege kubva kumurume wake,

¹⁰But unto the married I give charge, [yea] not I, but the Lord, That the wife depart not from her husband

¹¹Asi kana iye achibva, ngaarambe asina kuwanikwa, kana ayananiswe nemurume wake, nemurume ngaarege kurasa mukadzi wake.

¹¹(but should she depart, let her remain unmarried, or else be reconciled to her husband); and that the husband leave not his wife.

¹²Zvino kune vamwe ndini ndinotaura, kwete Ishe, Kana hama ine mukadzi usingatendi, kana iye achida kugara naye, ngaarege kumurasa.

¹²But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.

¹³Nemukadzi une murume usingatendi, kana iye achida hake kugara naye, ngaarege kumusiya.

¹³And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.

¹⁴Nekuti murume usingatendi unoitwa mutsvene nemukadzi, nemukadzi usingatendi unoitwa mutsvene nemurume. Kana zvisina kudaro vana venyu vaiva netsvina, asi zvino vatsvene.

¹⁴For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified in the brother: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

¹⁵Zvino kana usingatendi achizviparadzanisa, ngaaende. Hamarume kana hamakadzi haisungwi nezvakadaro; asi Mwari wakatidanira kurugare.

¹⁵Yet if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart: the brother or the sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but God hath called us in peace.

¹⁶Nekuti unozivei iwe mukadzi, zvimwe uchaponesa murume wako? Kana iwe murume unozivei, zvimwe uchaponesa mukadzi wako?

¹⁶For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or how knowest thou, O husband, whether thou shalt save thy wife?

¹⁷Asi Mwari sezvaakagovera kune umwe neumwe, Ishe sezvaakadana umwe neumwe, ngaafambe saizvozvo. Ndizvo zvandinoraira pakereke dzose.

¹⁷Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.

¹⁸Kune mumwe here wakadamwa adzingiswa? Ngaarege kuzova usakadzingiswa. Kune umwe here wakadamwa asakadzingiswa, ngaaarege kudzingiswa.

¹⁸Was any man called being circumcised? Let him not become uncircumcised. Hath any been called in uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised.

¹⁹Dzingiso hachizi chinhu, nekusadzingiswa hachizi chinhu, asi kuchengeta mirairo yaMwari.

¹⁹Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God.

²⁰Umwe neumwe ngaagare pakudamwa kwaakadamwa nako.

²⁰Let each man abide in that calling wherein he was called.

²¹Wakadamwa uri muranda here? Usazvidya moyo nazvo; asi kana ungasunungurwa, zviri nani uzvishandise.

²¹Wast thou called being a bondservant? Care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use [it] rather.

²²Nekuti uyo wakadamwa muna Ishe, ari muranda, wava musunungurwa waIshe; saizvozvowo uyo wakadamwa akasununguka, muranda waKristu.

²²For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord's freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ's bondservant.

²³Makatengwa nemutengo; musava varanda vevanhu.

²³Ye were bought with a price; become not bondservants of men.

²⁴Umwe neumwe zvaakadanirwa, hama, ngaagare pane izvozvo naMwari.

²⁴Brethren, let each man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God.

²⁵Zvino maererano nemhandara, handina murairo waIshe; asi ndinotema sewakawana tsitsi dzaIshe kuva wakatendeka.

²⁵Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy.

²⁶Naizvozvo ndinofunga kuti izvi zvakanaka nekuda kwematambudziko aripo, kuti zvakanakira munhu kuti zvidai.

²⁶I think therefore that this is good by reason of the distress that is upon us, [namely,] that it is good for a man to be as he is.

²⁷Wakabatanidzwa kumukadzi here? Usatsvaka kusunungurwa. Wakasunungurwa kubva kumukadzi here? Usatsvaka mukadzi.

²⁷Art thou bound unto a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek not a wife.

²⁸Asi zvino kana wawana, hauna kutadza; nemhandara kana ichiwanikwa, haina kutadza. Asi vakadaro vachava nedambudziko panyama; asi ini ndinoda kukutavirirai.

²⁸But shouldest thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Yet such shall have tribulation in the flesh: and I would spare you.

²⁹Asi zvino izvi ndinozvitaura hama, kuti nguva ipfupi; kuti kubva zvino vane vakadzi vave sevasina;

²⁹But this I say, brethren, the time is shortened, that henceforth both those that have wives may be as though they had none;

³⁰nevanochema, sevasingachemi; nevanofara sevasingafari; nevanotenga sevasina chinhu;

³⁰and those that weep, as though they wept not; and those that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and those that buy, as though they possessed not;

³¹nevanoshandisa nyika ino, sevasingaishandisi; nekuti chimiro chenyika ino chinopfuura.

³¹and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

³²Zvino ndinoda kuti murege kuva nekufunganya. Usina kuwana unofunganya zvinhu zvaIshe, kuti ungafadza Ishe sei;

³²But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

³³asi wakawana, unofunganya zvinhu zvenyika, kuti ungafadza mukadzi sei.

³³but he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,

³⁴Pane musiyano pakati pemukadzi nemhandara. Usina kuwanikwa unofunganya zvinhu zvaIshe, kuti ave mutsvene zvose pamuviri nepamweya; asi uyo wakawanikwa unofunganya zvinhu zvenyika, kuti ungafadza murume sei.

³⁴and is divided. [So] also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.

³⁵Izvi ndinotaurira rubatsiro rwenyu; kwete kuti ndikande musungo pamusoro penyu asi kuti mufambe zvakafanira nekunamatira Ishe musingakanganiswi.

³⁵And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

³⁶Asi kana mumwe achifunga kuti haazvibati zvakafanira kumhandara yake, iyo yakura, uye zvakafanira kuti zviitike saizvozvo, ngaaite zvaanoda, haatadzi; ngavawaniswe.

³⁶But if any man thinketh that he behaveth himself unseemly toward his virgin [daughter], if she be past the flower of her age, and if need so requireth, let him do what he will; he sinneth not; let them marry.

³⁷Asi unomira akasimba pamoyo pake, asingamanikidzwi chinhu, asi ane simba pamusoro pechido chake, akatema mumoyo make kuti uchachengeta mhandara yake unoita zvakanaka.

³⁷But he that standeth stedfast in his heart, having no necessity, but hath power as touching in his own heart, to keep his own virgin [daughter], shall do well.

³⁸Naizvozvo uyo unowananisa unoita zvakanaka; asi usingawananisi unoita zvinopfuura.

³⁸So then both he that giveth his own virgin [daughter] in marriage doeth well; and he that giveth her not in marriage shall do better.

³⁹Mukadzi wakasungwa nemurairo kana murume wake achingova mupenyu chete; asi kana murume wake afa, wasununguka kuwanikwa newaanoda; asi muna Ishe chete.

³⁹A wife is bound for so long time as her husband liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is free to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

⁴⁰Asi unganyanya kufara kana achigara akadaro, pakufunga kwangu uye ndinofungawo kuti neni ndine Mweya waMwari.

⁴⁰But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgment: and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.