1Pauro naSivhano naTimotio, kukereke yevaTesaronika muna Mwari Baba, naIshe Jesu Kristu:
1Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.
2Tinovonga Mwari nguva dzose pamusoro penyu mose, tichikudomai muminyengetero yedu,
2We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention [of you] in our prayers;
3tichirangarira pasina kumira basa renyu rerutendo nebasa rinorema rerudo nekutsungirira kwetariro muna Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu pamberi paMwari naBaba vedu;
3remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;
4tichiziva, hama dzinodikamwa naMwari, kusanangurwa kwenyu;
4knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election,
5Nekuti evhangeri yedu haina kuvuya kwamuri mushoko chete, asiwo musimba, nemuMweya Mutsvene, nemukuvimbisa kukuru; sezvamunoziva kuti takanga tiri vanhu vakadini pakati penyu nekuda kwenyu.
5how that our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and [in] much assurance; even as ye know what manner of men we showed ourselves toward you for your sake.
6nemwi makava vateveri vedu nevaIshe, magamuchira shoko mukutambudzika kukuru, nemufaro weMweya Mutsvene,
6And ye became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit;
7zvokuti makava muenzaniso kune vose vanotenda muMakedhonia neAkaya.
7so that ye became an ensample to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.
8Nekuti kubva kwamuri kwakanzwikwa shoko raIshe, kwete kuMakedhonia neAkaya chete, asiwo kunzvimbo dzose rutendo rwenyu kuna Mwari rwakabudira kunzvimbo dzose; zvekuti hatifaniri kutaura chero chinhu.
8For from you hath sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith to God-ward is gone forth; so that we need not to speak anything.
9Nekuti ivo vamene vanoparidza pamusoro pedu, kuti takapinda nemutowo upi kwamuri; uye kuti makatendevukira kuna Mwari sei, muchibva pazvifananidzo, kuti mushumire Mwari mupenyu uye wechokwadi,
9For they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,
10nekumirira Mwanakomana wake achibva kumatenga, waakamutsa kuvakafa, ndiye Jesu unotinunura pahasha dzinouya.
10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, [even] Jesus, who delivereth us from the wrath to come.