¹Zvino pamusoro pezvakabayirwa zvifananidzo, tinoziva kuti tose tine ruzivo. Ruzivo rwunotutumadza, asi rudo rwunosimbisa.

¹ܥܠ ܕܒܚܐ ܕܝܢ ܕܦܬܟܪܐ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܒܟܠܢ ܐܝܬ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܘܝܕܥܬܐ ܡܚܬܪܐ ܚܘܒܐ ܕܝܢ ܒܢܐ ܀

²Uye kana ani nani achifunga kuti unoziva chinhu, haasati aziva chinhu sezvaanofanira kuziva.

²ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܕܝܢ ܤܒܪ ܕܝܕܥ ܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܥܕܟܝܠ ܡܕܡ ܝܕܥ ܐܝܟ ܡܐ ܕܘܠܐ ܠܗ ܠܡܕܥ ܀

³Asi kana ani nani achida Mwari, ndiye unozikamwa naye.

³ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܕܝܢ ܡܚܒ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܝܕܥ ܡܢܗ ܀

⁴Naizvozvo maererano nekudya zvinhu izvo zvakabayirwa zvifananidzo, tinoziva kuti chifananidzo hachizi chinhu panyika, uye kuti hakuna umwe Mwari kunze kweumwe.

⁴ܥܠ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܕܒܚܐ ܕܦܬܟܪܐ ܝܕܥܝܢܢ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܡܕܡ ܗܘ ܦܬܟܪܐ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܘܕܠܝܬ ܐܠܗ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܚܕ ܀

⁵Nekuti kunyange varipo vanonzi vamwari, kana kudenga kana panyika (sezvavaripo vamwari vazhinji, nemadzishe mazhinji),

⁵ܐܦܢ ܓܝܪ ܐܝܬ ܕܡܬܩܪܝܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܘ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܐܘ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܐܠܗܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܘܡܪܘܬܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܀

⁶asi kwatiri kuna Mwari mumwe, Baba, kwaari kunobva zvinhu zvose, nesu tiripo naye; naIshe umwe, Jesu Kristu; kwaari kunobva zvinhu zvose, nesu tiripo naye.

⁶ܐܠܐ ܠܢ ܕܝܠܢ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܟܠ ܡܢܗ ܘܚܢܢ ܒܗ ܘܚܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܟܠ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܀

⁷Asi ruzivo harwuko kwavari vose; nekuti vamwe vachine hana dzechifananidzo kusvikira zvino, vanodya sezvakabayirwa chifananidzo; nehana yavo isina simba inoshatiswa.

⁷ܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܒܟܠܢܫ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܓܝܪ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܒܬܐܪܬܗܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܬܟܪܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܕܒܝܚܐ ܐܟܠܝܢ ܘܡܛܠ ܕܟܪܝܗܐ ܬܐܪܬܗܘܢ ܡܬܛܘܫܐ ܀

⁸Zvino chikafu hachingatiswededzi kuna Mwari; nekuti kunyange tichidya, hazvirevi kuti tine mubairo; uye kana tisingadyi, hazvirevi kuti tinorashikirwa.

⁸ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܡܩܪܒܐ ܠܢ ܠܐܠܗܐ ܠܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܢ ܐܟܠܝܢܢ ܡܬܝܬܪܝܢܢ ܘܠܐ ܐܢ ܠܐ ܢܐܟܘܠ ܡܬܒܨܪܝܢܢ ܀

⁹Asi chenjerai, kuti kodzero yenyu iyi irege kuva chigumbuso kune avo vasina simba.

⁹ܚܙܘ ܕܝܢ ܕܠܡܐ ܫܘܠܛܢܟܘܢ ܗܢܐ ܢܗܘܐ ܬܘܩܠܬܐ ܠܟܪܝܗܐ ܀

¹⁰Nekuti kana mumwe achikuona iwe une ruzivo ugere pakudya mutembere yechifananidzo, hana yaiyeye usinesimba haingatsungiswi kuti adye izvo zvakabayirwa zvifananidzo here?

¹⁰ܐܢ ܐܢܫ ܓܝܪ ܢܚܙܝܟ ܠܟ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܟ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܤܡܝܟ ܐܢܬ ܒܝܬ ܦܬܟܪܐ ܠܐ ܗܐ ܬܐܪܬܗ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܪܝܗ ܗܘ ܡܫܬܪܪܐ ܠܡܐܟܠ ܕܕܒܝܚܐ ܀

¹¹Uye kubudikidza neruzivo rwako hama iyo isina simba ichaparara, Kristu yaakafira.

¹¹ܘܐܒܕ ܠܗ ܒܝܕܥܬܟ ܕܝܠܟ ܗܘ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܪܥ ܕܡܛܠܬܗ ܡܝܬ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

¹²Zvino kana muchitadzira hama saizvozvo, muchikuvadza hana yavo isina simba, munotadzira Kristu.

¹²ܘܐܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܡܤܟܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܐܚܝܟܘܢ ܘܡܩܦܚܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܬܐܪܬܗܘܢ ܡܪܥܬܐ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܘ ܡܤܟܠܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܀

¹³Naizvozvo kana chikafu chichigumbusa hama yangu, handingatongodyi nyama kusvikira narinhi, kuti ndirege kugumbusa hama yangu.

¹³ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܢ ܡܐܟܘܠܬܐ ܡܟܫܠܐ ܠܐܚܝ ܠܥܠܡ ܒܤܪܐ ܠܐ ܐܟܘܠ ܕܠܐ ܐܟܫܠ ܠܐܚܝ ܀