¹Asi zvenguva nemwaka, hama, hamufaniri kuti ndikunyorerei,

¹But concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that aught be written unto you.

²Nekuti imwi mumene munoziva kwazvo kuti zuva raIshe rinosvika sembavha usiku.

²For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

³Nekuti kana vachiti, Rugare nekugarika, pakarepo kuparadzwa kunovawira, sekurwadzwa kwemukadzi une mimba; uye havangapukunyuki.

³When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall in no wise escape.

⁴Asi imwi, hama, hamusi murima, kuti zuva iro rikubatei sembavha.

⁴But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief:

⁵Imwi mose muri vana vechiedza nevana vemasikati; hatizi veusiku kana verima;

⁵for ye are all sons of light, and sons of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness;

⁶naizvozvo ngatirege kuvata sevamwe, asi ngatirinde, tipengenuke.

⁶so then let us not sleep, as do the rest, but let us watch and be sober.

⁷Nekuti vanovata vanovata usiku; nevanodhakwa vanodhakwa usiku.

⁷For they that sleep sleep in the night: and they that are drunken are drunken in the night.

⁸Asi isu zvatiri vemasikati, ngatipengenuke, tichipfeka chidzitiro chechifuva cherutendo nerudo; nengowani ive tariro yeruponeso.

⁸But let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

⁹Nekuti Mwari haana kutitemera hasha, asi kuwana ruponeso naIshe wedu Jesu Kristu

⁹For God appointed us not into wrath, but unto the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

¹⁰wakatifira, kuti kana tikarinda kana kuvata, tirarame pamwe naye.

¹⁰who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

¹¹Saka nyaradzanai, musimbisane, sezvamunoitawo.

¹¹Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do.

¹²Asi tinokukumbirisai, hama, kuziva avo vanoshanda pakati penyu, vanokutungamirirai muna Ishe, nekukurairai;

¹²But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

¹³uye muvakudze zvikuru murudo, nekuda kwebasa ravo. Ivai nerugare pakati penyu.

¹³and to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.

¹⁴Asi tinokukurudzirai hama, yambirai vasingateereri murairo, musimbise vanopera moyo, mutsigire vasina simba, muve nemoyo murefu kune vose.

¹⁴And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be longsuffering toward all.

¹⁵Chenjerai kuti mumwe arege kutsiva mumwe zvakaipa nezvakaipa; asi nguva dzose teverai zvakanaka, zvose pakati penyu nekune vose.

¹⁵See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

¹⁶Farai nekusingaperi;

¹⁶Rejoice always;

¹⁷nyengeterai musingamiri;

¹⁷pray without ceasing;

¹⁸vongai pazvinhu zvose; nekuti ichi ndicho chido chaMwari muna Kristu Jesu maererano nemwi.

¹⁸in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.

¹⁹Musadzima Mweya;

¹⁹Quench not the Spirit;

²⁰musazvidza zviporofita;

²⁰despise not prophesyings;

²¹idzai zvinhu zvose; mubatisise zvakanaka;

²¹prove all things; hold fast that which is good;

²²regai zvose zvinoonekwa zvakaipa.

²²abstain from every form of evil.

²³Iye Mwari werugare amene ngaakuitei vatsvene zvakazara; neMweya wenyu wose, nemoyo, nemuviri, zvichengetwe zvisina zvazvingapomerwa pakuvuya kwaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu.

²³And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴wakatendeka iye unokudanai, uchazviitawo.

²⁴Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it.

²⁵Hama tinyengetererei.

²⁵Brethren, pray for us.

²⁶Kwazisai hama dzose nokutsvoda kutsvene.

²⁶Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss.

²⁷Ndinokupikirai naIshe, kuti tsamba iyi iverengerwe hama tsvene dzose.

²⁷I adjure you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the brethren.

²⁸Nyasha dzaIshe wedu Jesu ngadzive nemwi.

²⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.