¹Vana, teererai vabereki venyu muna Ishe; nekuti izvi zvakarurama.

¹Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

²Kudza baba vako namai, unova murairo wekutanga une chivimbiso,

²Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),

³kuti zvikunakire, uye urarame nguva refu panyika.

³that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

⁴nemwi madzibaba, musatsamwisa vana venyu; asi varerei pakuranga nekutsiura kwaIshe.

⁴And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

⁵Varanda, teererai avo vari vatenzi panyama, nekutya nekudedera, nemoyo wakarurama sekuna Kristu;

⁵Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

⁶kwete nekushandira maziso, sevafadzi vevanhu, asi sevaranda vaKristu, vanoita kuda kwaMwari kubva pamoyo;

⁶not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

⁷muchibata nechido chakanaka sekuna Ishe uye kwete kuvanhu;

⁷with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:

⁸muchiziva kuti chinhu chipi nechipi chakanaka chinoitwa nemunhu umwe neumwe, uchachipiwa zvakadaro naIshe, kana wakasungwa kana wakasununguka.

⁸knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.

⁹nemwi madzishe, itai zvinhu zvimwezvo kwavari, muchirega kuvhundudzira muchiziva kuti Ishe wenyuwo uri kumatenga; uye kwaari hakurangarirwi zvinoonekwa zvevanhu.

⁹And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.

¹⁰Pakupedzisira hama dzangu, simbai muna Ishe, nemusimba reukuru hwake.

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

¹¹Shongai zvombo zvose zvaMwari, kuti mugone kumirisana nemano adhiabhorosi.

¹¹Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹²Nekuti hatirwisani nenyama neropa, asi neutongi, nemasimba, nemadzishe erima enyika ino, nemweya yetsvina yematenga.

¹²For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual [hosts] of wickedness in the heavenly [places].

¹³Saka torai zvombo zvose zvaMwari kuti mugone kuramba mumire pazuva rakaipa, maita zvose, mumire.

¹³Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

¹⁴Naizvozvo mirai zvivuno zvenyu zvakasungwa nechokwadi, makapfeka chidzitiro chechifuva chekururama,

¹⁴Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

¹⁵uye tsoka dzenyu dzakasungwa nekugadzirira kweevhangeri yerugare;

¹⁵and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

¹⁶pamusoro pezvose matora nhovo yerutendo, yamungagona kudzima nayo miseve yose inopfuta yewakaipa.

¹⁶withal taking up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil [one].

¹⁷Torai ngowani yeruponeso, nemunondo weMweya, unova Shoko raMwari;

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

¹⁸munyengetere nguva dzose nemunyengetero wose nemukumbiro muMweya, muchirinda pazvinhu izvi nokutsungirira kose nekukumbirira vatsvene vose.

¹⁸with all prayer and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching thereunto in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,

¹⁹uye kana ndiri ini, kuti shoko ripiwe kwandiri pakushamisa muromo wangu neushingi ndidudzire zvakavanzika zveevhangeri,

¹⁹And on my behalf, that utterance may be given unto me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,

²⁰yandiri nhume yayo mumaketani; kuti mairi nditaure ndisingatyi, sezvandinofanira kutaura.

²⁰for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

²¹Asi kuti imwi muzivewo zvakanangana neni, kuti ndinoitei, Tikiko hama inodikamwa, nemushumiri wakatendeka muna Ishe, uchakuzivisai zvinhu zvose;

²¹But that ye also may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:

²²wandakamutuma kwamuri neshoko irori, kuti muzive zvakanangana nesu, uye anyaradze moyo yenyu.

²²whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.

²³Rugare kuhama, nerudo pamwe nerutendo zvinobva kuna Mwari Baba naIshe Jesu Kristu.

²³Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴Nyasha ngadzive nevose vanoda Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu nekusingaperi. Ameni.

²⁴Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with [a love] incorruptible.