¹Pauro musungwa waKristu Jesu naTimotio hama, kuna Firimoni mudiwa wedu zvikuru nemushumiri pamwe nesu,

¹Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow-worker,

²nekumudiwa Apifia, naAkipo, muuto pamwe nesu, nekukereke iri mumba mako;

²and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:

³Nyasha kwamuri nerugare rwunobva kuna Mwari baba vedu naIshe Jesu Kristu.

³Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴Ndinovonga Mwari wangu, ndichikureva nguva dzose paminyengetero yangu,

⁴I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers,

⁵ndichinzwa zverudo rwako nerutendo rwaunarwo kuna Ishe Jesu nekuvatsvene vose,

⁵hearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;

⁶kuti kudyidzana kwerutendo rwako kuve nesimba pakugamuchira chinhu chipi nechipi chakanaka chiri mamuri muna Kristu Jesu.

⁶that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual, in the knowledge of every good thing which is in you, unto Christ.

⁷Nekuti tine mufaro mukuru nekunyaradzwa murudo rwako, nekuti moyo yevatsvene yakavandudzwa newe, hama.

⁷For I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.

⁸Naizvozvo kunyange ndingashinga zvikuru muna Kristu kukuraira izvo zvakafanira,

⁸Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,

⁹zvakadaro nekuda kwerudo zviri nani kukukumbirisai, zvandakadai hangu, ini Pauro mutana, uye zvinowo musungwa waJesu Kristu.

⁹yet for love's sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:

¹⁰Ndinokukumbirisa pamusoro pemwana wangu, wandakabereka muzvisungo zvangu Onesimo,

¹⁰I beseech thee for my child, whom I have begotten in my bonds, Onesimus,

¹¹wakange asingambokubatsiri, asi zvino unobatsira iwe neni;

¹¹who once was unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me:

¹²wandatumirazve kwauri; naizvozvo iwe umugamuchire uyo ndiko kuti moyo wangu;

¹²whom I have sent back to thee in his own person, that is, my very heart:

¹³wandaida kuramba naye, kuti panzvimbo yako andishumire pazvisungo zveevhangeri;

¹³whom I would fain have kept with me, that in thy behalf he might minister unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

¹⁴asi handina kuda kuita chinhu iwe usati watenda, kuti zvakanaka zvako zvaungaita zvirege kuitwa nekurovererwa, asi nechido.

¹⁴but without thy mind I would do nothing; that thy goodness should not be as of necessity, but of free will.

¹⁵Nekuti zvimwe wakaparadzaniswa newe chinguva nemhaka iyi, kuti ugozova naye nekusingaperi;

¹⁵For perhaps he was therefore parted [from thee] for a season, that thou shouldest have him for ever;

¹⁶arege kuzova zvino semuranda, asi unopfuura muranda, hama inodikamwa zvikuru kwandiri, asi zvikuru sei kwauri. zvose panyama nemuna Ishe.

¹⁶no longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

¹⁷Naizvozvo kana uchindiverenga seumwe wako, umugamuchire sezvaungandigamuchira ini.

¹⁷If then thou countest me a partner, receive him as myself.

¹⁸Asi kana akakutadzira, kunyange ane ngava newe, undiravire ini izvozvo.

¹⁸But if he hath wronged the at all, or oweth [thee] aught, put that to mine account;

¹⁹Ini Pauro ndanyora noruoko rwangu ndomene, ndicharipa; kuti ndirege kuti kwauri, unengava kwandiri newewo womene.

¹⁹I Paul write it with mine own hand, I will repay it: that I say not unto thee that thou owest to me even thine own self besides.

²⁰Hongu hama, ngandive nemufaro pamusoro pako muna Ishe; uvandudze moyo wangu muna Ishe.

²⁰Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my heart in Christ.

²¹Ndakunyorera ndichivimba kuteerera kwako, ndichiziva kuti uchaitawo kupfuura zvandinoreva.

²¹Having confidence in thine obedience I write unto thee, knowing that thou wilt do even beyond what I say.

²²Asi ipapo ndigadzirirewo pekugara; nekuti ndinotarisira kuti kubudikidza neminyengetero yenyu ndichapiwa kwamuri.

²²But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I hope that through your prayers I shall be granted unto you.

²³Unokukwazisai Epafrasi musungwa pamwe neni muna Kristu Jesu.

²³Epaphras, my fellow-prisoner in Christ Jesus, saluteth thee;

²⁴Mako, Arisitako, Dhemasi, Ruka, vabati pamwe neni.

²⁴[and so do] Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-workers.

²⁵Nyasha dzaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu ngadzive nemweya wenyu.

²⁵The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.