¹Pauro, muranda waKristu Jesu, wakadamwa kuva muapositori, atsaurirwa evhangeri yaMwari,

¹Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

²(yaakagara avimbisa nevaporofita vake mumagwaro matsvene),

²which he promised afore through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

³maererano neMwanakomana wake, wakabva kumbeu yaDhavhidhi maererano nenyama;

³concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

⁴wakatemerwa kuva Mwanakomana waMwari nesimba, maererano neMweya weutsvene, nekumuka kuvakafa, ndiye Jesu Kristu Ishe wedu,

⁴who was declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; [even] Jesus Christ our Lord,

⁵watakagamuchira naye nyasha nevuapositori, kuti kuve kuteerera kwerutendo pakati pevahedheni vose nekuda kwezita rake;

⁵through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

⁶vamuri pakati pavo, vakadamwa vaJesu Kristu.

⁶among whom are ye also called [to be] Jesus Christ's:

⁷Kune vose vari muRoma, vadikamwa vaMwari, vakadamwa kuva vatsvene: Nyasha kwamuri nerugare rwunobva kuna Mwari baba vedu naIshe Jesu Kristu.

⁷To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸Pakutanga ndinovonga Mwari wangu kubudikidza naJesu Kristu pamusoro penyu mose, kuti rutendo rwenyu rwunoparidzirwa panyika yose.

⁸First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

⁹Nekuti Mwari ndiye chapupu changu, iye wandinoshumira pamweya wangu muevhangeri yeMwanakomana wake, kuti handiregi kukutaurai,

⁹For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers

¹⁰nenguva dzose muminyengetero yangu, ndinokumbira kuti kana zvichigoneka ndive nerwendo rwunobudirira nerudo rwaMwari kusvika kwamuri.

¹⁰making request, if by any means now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come unto you.

¹¹Nekuti ndinoshuva zvikuru kukuonai, kuti ndikupei chimwe chipo chemweya kuti musimbiswe,

¹¹For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

¹²ndiko kuti ini ndinyaradzwe pamwe nemwi pakati penyu, umwe neumwe nerutendo rweumwe, zvose rwenyu nerwangu.

¹²that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.

¹³Zvino handidi kuti musaziva, hama, kuti kazhinji ndaizvipira kuuya kwamuri (asi ndikabatikana kusvikira zvino), kuti zvimwe ndive nechibereko kwamuriwo, sapakati pevamwe vahedheni.

¹³And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles.

¹⁴Ndine ngava zvose kuvaGiriki nekuvatorwa, zvose kuvakachenjera nekune vasina kuchenjera;

¹⁴I am debtor both to Greeks and to Barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.

¹⁵naizvozvo kana ndiri ini, ndakazvigadzira kuparidza evhangeri kwamuri imwi muri paRomawo.

¹⁵So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you also that are in Rome.

¹⁶Nekuti handinyari neevhangeri yaKristu; nekuti isimba raMwari rinoendesa kuruponeso kune umwe neumwe unotenda, kumuJudha pakutanga, uye kumuGirikiwo.

¹⁶For I am not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

¹⁷Nekuti mairi kururama kwaMwari kunoratidzwa kubva parutendo kusvika parutendo; sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi: Asi wakarurama uchararama nerutendo.

¹⁷For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from faith unto faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by faith.

¹⁸Nekuti kutsamwa kwaMwari kunoratidzwa kubva kudenga, pamusoro pokusada Mwari kose nokusarurama kwavanhu vanodzivisa chokwadi nokusarurama;

¹⁸For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness;

¹⁹nekuti izvo zvinozikamwa pamusoro paMwari zvinoratidzwa pakati pavo; nekuti Mwari wakazviratidza kwavari.

¹⁹because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it unto them.

²⁰Nekuti zvinhu zvisingaonekwi zvake kubvira pakusikwa kwenyika zvakanzwisisika pazvinhu zvakaitwa, zvikaoneswa pachena, simba rake risingaperi pamwe neuMwari hwake; kuti varege kuva nemanzvengero;

²⁰For the invisible things of him since the creation of the world are clearly seen, being perceived through the things that are made, [even] his everlasting power and divinity; that they may be without excuse:

²¹nekuti vakati vaziva Mwari, havana kumurumbidza saMwari kana kuvonga; asi vakava vasina matura mukurangarira kwavo, nemoyo yavo ine upenzi yakasvibiswa.

²¹because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.

²²Vachizvipupurira kuva vakachenjera, vakava mapenzi;

²²Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²³vakashandura kubwinya kwaMwari usingaparari, kumufananidza nechifananidzo chemunhu unoparara, neshiri, nemhuka dzine makumbo mana, nezvinokambaira.

²³and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

²⁴Saka Mwari wakavapa kutsvina kubudikidza nekuchiva kwemoyo yavo, kuti vazvidze miviri yavo pakati pavo.

²⁴Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves:

²⁵Avo vakashandurira chokwadi chaMwari kunhema, vakanamata nokushumira chisikwa kupfuura musiki; iye unorumbidzwa nekusingaperi. Ameni.

²⁵for that they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

²⁶Nekuda kweizvozvo Mwari wakavapa kukuchiva kunonyadzisa; nekuti kunyange vanhukadzi vavo vakashandura basa rechisikirwo rive riya rinopesana nechisikirwo;

²⁶For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:

²⁷saizvozvo vanhurumewo vakasiya basa rechisikirwo revanhukadzi, vakapiswa nekuchivana, munhurume nemunhurume vachiita zvinonyadzisa, vachigamuchira mukati mavo muripo wakafanira kurashika kwavo.

²⁷and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.

²⁸Uye zvavakange vasingadi kugara naMwari muruzivo, Mwari wakavapa kumirangariro yakaora, kuti vaite zvinhu zvisakafanira;

²⁸And even as they refused to have God in [their] knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

²⁹vakazadzwa nekusarururama kose, ufeve, kuipa, ruchiva, unhubu, kuzara negodo, umhondi, gakava, kunyengera, utsotsi, vanoita makuhwa,

²⁹being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

³⁰vacheri, vavengi vaMwari, vazvidzi, vadadi, vanozvikudza, vavambi vezvakaipa, vasingateereri vabereki,

³⁰backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

³¹vasingafungi, vaputsi vesungano, vasina rudo rwechisikirwo, vasingagoni kuchenurwa, vasina tsitsi.

³¹without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural affection, unmerciful:

³²Avo kunyange vachiziva havo murairo waMwari, kuti vanoita zvakadai vakafanirwa nerufu, havaiti izvo chete, asi vanotenderana nevanozviita.

³²who, knowing the ordinance of God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also consent with them that practise them.