¹Uvayeudzire kuzviisa pasi pevatungamiriri nemasimba, kuti vateerere vatongi, vakazvigadzira basa rose akanaka,

¹Put them in mind to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient to rule, to be ready to do every good work,

²varege kunyomba munhu, varege kuva vebongozozo, vanyoro, vaitire vanhu vose unyoro hwose.

²to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, [to be] mild, shewing all meekness towards all men.

³Nekuti nesu pacheduwo taimbova matununu, tisingateereri, takatsauswa, tichishumira kuchiva nemafaro zvakasiyana siyana, tichirarama mukushata negodo, tichivenga, tichivengana.

³For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.

⁴Kuzoti unyoro nerudo rwaMwari Muponesi wedu kuvanhu zvaonekwa,

⁴But when the kindness and love to man of our Saviour God appeared,

⁵kwete zvichibva pamabasa ekururama atakaita, asi zvichienderana netsitsi dzake wakatiponesa kubudikidza nekushambidzwa kwekuberekwa kutsva nokuvandudzwa kweMweya Mutsvene,

⁵not on the principle of works which [have been done] in righteousness which *we* had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through [the] washing of regeneration and renewal of [the] Holy Spirit,

⁶waakawodzvorera pamusoro pedu kubudikidza naJesu Kristu muponesi wedu,

⁶which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁷kuti tichinzi takarurama nenyasha dzake, tiitwe vadyi venhaka zvichienderana netariro yeupenyu hwusingaperi.

⁷that, having been justified by *his* grace, we should become heirs according to [the] hope of eternal life.

⁸Ishoko rakatendeka uye zvinhu izvi ndinoda kuti murambe muchisimbisa, kuti vakatenda kuna Mwari vachenjerere kuchengetedza mabasa akanaka. Zvinhu izvi zvakanaka uye zvinobatsira kuvanhu;

⁸The word [is] faithful, and I desire that thou insist strenuously on these things, that they who have believed God may take care to pay diligent attention to good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

⁹asi nzvenga mibvunzo yeupenzi, nenhoroondo dzamazita amadzinza, nemakakatamwa nemakakava pamusoro pemurairo, nekuti hazvibatsiri uye hazvina maturo.

⁹But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the law, shun; for they are unprofitable and vain.

¹⁰Munhu unotsauka shure kwekurairwa kwekutanga nekwechipiri umusiye,

¹⁰An heretical man after a first and second admonition have done with,

¹¹uchiziva kuti uyo wakadaro wakatsauka, uye unotadza, achizvipa mhosva amene.

¹¹knowing that such a one is perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.

¹²Pandichituma Artema kwauri, kana Tikiko, ushingaire kuuya kwandiri kuNikopori; nekuti ndakazvipira kugarapo pachando.

¹²When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, use diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for I have decided to winter there.

¹³Shingaira kubatsira Zenasi nyanzvi yemutemo naAporo parwendo rwavo kuti varege kushaiwa chinhu.

¹³Zenas the lawyer and Apollos set forward diligently on their way, that nothing may be lacking to them;

¹⁴Nevekweduwo ngavadzidze kuchengetedza mabasa akanaka anodikamwa pakushaiwa, kuti varege kuva vasina zvibereko.

¹⁴and let ours also learn to apply themselves to good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.

¹⁵vose vaneni vanokukwazisa. Kwazisa avo vanotida parutendo. Nyasha ngadzive nemwi mose. Ameni.

¹⁵All with me salute thee. Salute those who love us in [the] faith. Grace [be] with you all.