¹Usajinyura mukuru, asi umugamuchire sababa, vaduku sevanin'ina,

¹Rebuke not an elder sharply, but exhort [him] as a father, younger [men] as brethren,

²vakadzi vakuru sanamai, vaduku sehanzvadzi neutsvene hwose.

²elder women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with all purity.

³Kudza chirikadzi dziri chirikadzi zvirokwazvo.

³Honour widows who are really widows;

⁴Asi kana chero chirikadzi ipi ine vana kana vazukuru, ngavatange ivo kudzidza rukudzo kumba, vadzosere zvakafanira kuvabereki vavo nekuti ndizvo zvakanaka zvinogamuchirwa pamberi paMwari.

⁴but if any widow have children or descendants, let them learn first to be pious as regards their own house, and to render a return on their side to [their] parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

⁵Zvino uyo uri chirikadzi zvirokwazvo yakasiiwa yoga, inovimba naMwari, inogara pamikumbiro neminyengetero siku nesikati.

⁵Now she who [is] a widow indeed, and is left alone, has put [her] hope in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

⁶Asi iyo inoraramira kuzvifadza yakafa ichiri mhenyu.

⁶But she that lives in habits of self-indulgence is dead [while] living.

⁷Uye raira zvinhu izvi, kuti varege kuva nechavangapomerwa.

⁷And these things enjoin, that they may be irreproachable.

⁸Asi kana munhu asingachengeti vekwake, zvikuru veimba yake, waramba kutenda, wakaipa kukunda usingatendi.

⁸But if any one does not provide for his own, and specially for those of [his] house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than the unbeliever.

⁹Chirikadzi ngairege kuverengwa iri pasi pemakore makumi matanhatu, yaiva mukadzi wemurume umwe,

⁹Let a widow be put upon the list, being of not less than sixty years, [having been] wife of one man,

¹⁰inopupurirwa mabasa akanaka, kana yakarera vana, kana yaigamuchira vaeni, kana yaishambidza tsoka dzevatsvene, kana yaibatsira vari mumatambudziko, kana yaichenjerera mabasa ose akanaka.

¹⁰borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work.

¹¹Asi chirikadzi duku urambe, nekuti kana dzochiva zvinopesana naKristu, dzinoda kuwanikwa;

¹¹But younger widows decline; for when they grow wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,

¹²dzava nemhosva, nekuti dzarasa rutendo rwadzo rwekutanga;

¹²being guilty, because they have cast off their first faith.

¹³uye ipapo dzinodzidza usimbe dzichipotedza dzimba; uye hadzizi simbe chete, asi vaitiwo vemakuhwa, vashereketi, vachitaura zvavasingafaniri.

¹³And, at the same time, they learn also [to be] idle, going about to people's houses; and not only idle, but also gossipers and meddlers, speaking things not becoming.

¹⁴Naizvozvo ndinoda kuti chirikadzi duku dziwanikwe, dzibereke vana, dzichengete dzimba dzadzo, dzirege kutongopa muvengi mukana wekupomera nawo.

¹⁴I will therefore that the younger marry, bear children, rule the house, give no occasion to the adversary in respect of reproach.

¹⁵Nekuti vamwe vatotsauka vachitevera Satani.

¹⁵For already some have turned aside after Satan.

¹⁶Kana murume upi neupi kana mukadzi unotenda ane chirikadzi, ngaadzibatsire, kereke irege kuremedzwa, kuti igobatsira chirikadzi chaidzo.

¹⁶If any believing man or woman have widows, let them impart relief to them, and let not the assembly be charged, that it may impart relief to those [that are] widows indeed.

¹⁷Vakuru vanobata zvakanaka ngavaverengerwe sevanofanirwa nekukudzwa kwakapetwa kaviri, zvikuru avo vanobata pashoko nepadzidziso.

¹⁷Let the elders who take the lead [among the saints] well be esteemed worthy of double honour, specially those labouring in word and teaching;

¹⁸Nekuti rugwaro rwunoti: Usasunga muromo wenzombe inopura; uye: Mushandi wakafanirwa nemubairo wake.

¹⁸for the scripture says, Thou shalt not muzzle an ox that treadeth out corn, and, The workman [is] worthy of his hire.

¹⁹Usangogamuchira mhaka inopomerwa mukuru, kunze kwemberi kwezvapupu zviviri kana zvitatu.

¹⁹Against an elder receive not an accusation unless where there are two or three witnesses.

²⁰Vanotadza uvatsiure pamberi pevose, kuti vamwewo vave nekutya.

²⁰Those that sin convict before all, that the rest also may have fear.

²¹Ndinokurairisa kwazvo pamberi paMwari naIshe Jesu Kristu, nevatumwa vakasanangurwa, kuti uchengete zvinhu izvi usingagari watotonga, kana kuita chinhu uchitsaura vanhu.

²¹I testify before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing by favour.

²²Usakurumidza kuisa maoko pamusoro pemunhu, kana kugovana pazvivi zvevamwe; uzvichengete uri mutsvene.

²²Lay hands quickly on no man, nor partake in others' sins. Keep thyself pure.

²³Usachiramba uchingomwa mvura, asi ushandise waini shoma nekuda kwemudumbu mako neundonda hwako hwekazhinji.

²³Drink no longer only water, but use a little wine on account of thy stomach and thy frequent illnesses.

²⁴Zvivi zvevamwe vanhu zvinogara zvaonekwa pachena, zvinotungamirira kukutongwa; zvavamwe zvichitevera,

²⁴Of some men the sins are manifest beforehand, going before to judgment, and some also they follow after.

²⁵Saizvozvowo mabasa akanaka anogara aonekwa pachena, neasina kudaro haangavanzwi.

²⁵In like manner good works also are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise cannot be hid.