¹Pauro, muapositori waJesu Kristu nechido chaMwari, kuvatsvene vari paEfeso, nekune vakatendeka muna Kristu Jesu:

¹ܦܘܠܘܤ ܫܠܝܚܐ ܕܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܒܨܒܝܢܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܒܐܦܤܘܤ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

²Nyasha kwamuri, nerugare runobva kuna Mwari Baba vedu, naIshe Jesu Kristu.

²ܫܠܡܐ ܥܡܟܘܢ ܘܛܝܒܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܢ ܘܡܢ ܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

³Ngaarumbidzwe Mwari naBaba vaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, wakatiropafadza neropafadzo yose yeMweya pazvinhu zvekudenga muna Kristu,

³ܡܒܪܟ ܗܘ ܐܠܗܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܗܘ ܕܒܪܟܢ ܒܟܠ ܒܘܪܟܢ ܕܪܘܚ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܀

⁴sezvaakatisarudza maari pasati pava nekuvambwa kwenyika, kuti tive vatsvene vasingamhuriki pamberi pake murudo;

⁴ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܩܕܡ ܓܒܢ ܒܗ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܬܪܡܝܬܗ ܕܥܠܡܐ ܕܢܗܘܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܘܡ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܘܒܚܘܒܐ ܩܕܡ ܪܫܡܢ ܠܗ ܀

⁵agara atitemera mukuitwa vana naJesu Kristu kwaari, sezvaakafadzwa pakuda kwake,

⁵ܘܤܡܢ ܠܒܢܝܐ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܫܦܪ ܠܨܒܝܢܗ ܀

⁶kuve kurumbidzwa kwenyasha dzake, nadzo wakatiita kuti tigamuchirwe muMudikamwa;

⁶ܕܢܫܬܒܚ ܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܗܘ ܕܐܫܦܥ ܥܠܝܢ ܒܝܕ ܚܒܝܒܗ ܀

⁷maari matine dzikunuro kubudikidza neropa rake, iko kangamwiro yekudarika, zvichienderana nefuma yenyasha dzake;

⁷ܕܒܗ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܘܒܕܡܗ ܫܘܒܩܢܐ ܕܚܛܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܛܝܒܘܬܗ ܀

⁸madziri wakawanza kwatiri mukuchenjera kose neungwaru;

⁸ܗܝ ܕܐܬܝܬܪܬ ܒܢ ܒܟܠ ܚܟܡܐ ܘܒܟܠ ܤܘܟܠ ܀

⁹azivisa kwatiri chakavanzika chekuda kwake, sekushuva kwake kwakanaka kwaakazvipira maari pachake;

⁹ܘܐܘܕܥܢ ܐܪܙܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܗ ܗܘ ܕܩܕܡ ܗܘܐ ܤܡ ܕܢܤܥܘܪ ܒܗ ܀

¹⁰kuti pakuitika kwekuzara kwenguva, aunganidze pamwe zvinhu zvose muna Kristu, zvose zviri kumatenga nezviri panyika maari.

¹⁰ܠܡܕܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܕܡܘܠܝܗܘܢ ܕܙܒܢܐ ܕܟܠܡܕܡ ܡܢ ܕܪܝܫ ܢܬܚܕܬ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܘܒܐܪܥܐ ܀

¹¹muna iye matakawanawo nhaka, yatakagara tatemerwa nezviga zvaiye unoita zvinhu zvose nezano rechido chake;

¹¹ܘܒܗ ܚܢܢ ܐܬܓܒܝܢ ܐܝܟ ܕܩܕܡ ܪܫܡܢ ܘܨܒܐ ܗܘ ܕܟܠ ܤܥܪ ܐܝܟ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܨܒܝܢܗ ܀

¹²kuti tive verumbidzo yekubwinya kwake, isu takavimba kare kuna Kristu;

¹²ܕܢܗܘܐ ܚܢܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܩܕܡܢ ܤܒܪܢ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܠܗܕܪܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܗ ܀

¹³muna iye imwiwo manzwa shoko rechokwadi, evhangeri yeruponeso rwenyu; muna iyewo matenda kwaari makapiwa mucherechedzo weMweya Mutsvene wechivimbiso,

¹³ܕܐܦ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܒܗ ܫܡܥܬܘܢ ܡܠܬܐ ܕܩܘܫܬܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܤܒܪܬܐ ܕܚܝܝܟܘܢ ܘܒܗ ܗܝܡܢܬܘܢ ܘܐܬܚܬܡܬܘܢ ܒܪܘܚܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܕܡܠܝܟܐ ܗܘܬ ܀

¹⁴uri rubatso rwenhaka yedu, parudzikunuro rwezvakawanikwa, kurumbidzo yekubwinya kwake.

¹⁴ܗܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܪܗܒܘܢܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܢ ܠܦܘܪܩܢܐ ܕܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܚܐܝܢ ܘܠܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܗ ܀

¹⁵Naizvozvo iniwo, ndakati ndanzwa zverutendo rwenyu muna Ishe Jesu, nerudo kuvatsvene vose,

¹⁵ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܗܐ ܡܢ ܕܫܡܥܬ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܟܘܢ ܕܒܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܚܘܒܟܘܢ ܕܠܘܬ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܀

¹⁶handiregi kukuvongerai, ndichikutaurai paminyengetero yangu;

¹⁶ܠܐ ܡܫܬܠܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܘܕܝܘ ܥܠ ܐܦܝܟܘܢ ܘܠܡܥܗܕܟܘܢ ܒܨܠܘܬܝ ܀

¹⁷kuti Mwari waIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, Baba vekubwinya, akupei mweya wekuchenjera nekuzarurirwa paruzivo rwepamusoro pake;

¹⁷ܕܐܠܗܗ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܐܒܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܢܬܠ ܠܟܘܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܕܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܕܓܠܝܢܐ ܒܝܕܥܬܗ ܀

¹⁸meso efungwa dzenyu avhenekerwa kuti muzive kuti tariro yekudana kwake chii, uye fuma yekubwinya kwenhaka yake pavatsvene chii?

¹⁸ܘܢܢܗܪܢ ܥܝܢܐ ܕܠܒܘܬܟܘܢ ܕܬܕܥܘܢ ܡܢܘ ܤܒܪܐ ܕܩܪܝܢܗ ܘܡܢܘ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܕܫܘܒܚܐ ܕܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܒܩܕܝܫܐ ܀

¹⁹Nekuti ukuru hwakapfuvurisa hwesimba rake kwatiri isu tinotenda chii, maererano nekubata kwesimba rake guru,

¹⁹ܘܡܢܐ ܗܝ ܝܬܝܪܘܬܐ ܕܪܒܘܬܐ ܕܚܝܠܗ ܒܢ ܒܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢ ܐܝܟ ܡܥܒܕܢܘܬܐ ܕܬܘܩܦܐ ܕܚܝܠܗ ܀

²⁰raakashandisa muna Kristu paakamumutsa kuvakafa, nokumugarisa kuruoko rwake rwerudyi panzvimbo dzekudenga,

²⁰ܕܥܒܕ ܒܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܐܩܝܡܗ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܡܝܬܐ ܘܐܘܬܒܗ ܡܢ ܝܡܝܢܗ ܒܫܡܝܐ ܀

²¹kumusoro-soro kweutongi hwose, nesimba, neukuru, neushe, nezita roga roga rinorehwa, kwete kwenguva ino chete, asi kune inozouyawo;

²¹ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐܪܟܘܤ ܘܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܘܚܝܠܐ ܘܡܪܘܬܐ ܘܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܫܡ ܕܡܫܬܡܗ ܠܐ ܒܠܚܘܕ ܒܥܠܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܦ ܒܕܥܬܝܕ ܀

²²akaisa zvose pasi petsoka dzake, akamupa utungamiriri pamusoro pezvose kukereke,

²²ܘܫܥܒܕ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܬܚܝܬ ܪܓܠܘܗܝ ܘܠܗ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܝܗܒܗ ܪܫܐ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܀

²³ndiwo muviri wake, kuzara kwaiye unozadzisa zvose mune zvose.

²³ܕܐܝܬܝܗ ܓܘܫܡܗ ܘܫܘܡܠܝܐ ܕܗܘ ܕܟܠ ܒܟܠ ܡܫܡܠܐ ܀