¹Zvino iwe taura zvinhu zvakafanira dzidziso mhenyu.

¹But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:

²Varume vakuru kuti vave vakadzikama, vanokudzwa, vakangwara, vapenyu parutendo, parudo, pakutsungirira;

²that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:

³saizvozvowo vakadzi vakuru, kuti pamafambiro vave sezvakafanira utsvene, kwete vacheri, kana vanokarira waini zhinji, vadzidzisi vezvinhu zvakanaka,

³that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

⁴kuti vadzidzise vakadzi vaduku kusvinura mufungwa, kuda varume vavo, nekuda vana vavo,

⁴that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

⁵vakachenjera, vakachena, vachengeti vemisha, vakanaka, vanoteerera varume vavo, kuti shoko raMwari rirege kunyombwa.

⁵[to be] sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

⁶Varume vaduku saizvozvo ukurudzire kuti vave vakasvinura;

⁶the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:

⁷pazvinhu zvose iwe uzviratidze semufananidzo wamabasa akanaka, padzidziso isakasvibiswa, nemugariro unokudzwa nekuvimbika,

⁷in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine [showing] uncorruptness, gravity,

⁸nhauro yakagwinya isingagoni kushoorwa, kuti uyo wedivi rinopikisa anyare, asina chinhu chakaipa chaangareva pamusoro penyu.

⁸sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

⁹Kurudzira varanda kuzviisa pasi pavatenzi vavo, kuti vafadze pazvose, vasingakakavari,

⁹[Exhort] servants to be in subjection to their own masters, [and] to be well-pleasing [to them] in all things; not gainsaying;

¹⁰vasingabi, asi varatidze kutendeka kwakanaka kose, kuti vashongedze dzidziso yaMwari Muponesi wedu pazvinhu zvose.

¹⁰not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

¹¹Nekuti nyasha dzaMwari dzinoponesa dzakaratidzwa kuvanhu vose,

¹¹For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

¹²Dzichitidzidzisa kuti, tichiramba kusava neuMwari nekuchiva kwenyika, tirarame nekusvinura, kururama neuMwari panyika yazvino,

¹²instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;

¹³tichimirira tariro yakaropafadzwa, nekuratidzwa kwekubwinya kwaMwari mukuru neMuponesi wedu Jesu Kristu.

¹³looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

¹⁴wakazvipa nekuda kwedu, kuti atidzikinure pakuipa kose, kuti azvinatsire vanhu vakasanangurwa, vanoshingairira mabasa akanaka.

¹⁴who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.

¹⁵Taura zvinhu izvi, ukurudzire, utsiure nesimba rose; kurege kuva nomunhu unokuzvidza.

¹⁵These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.