¹Kumutumwa wekereke iri paEfeso, nyora uti: Zvinhu izvi ndizvo zvinotaura iye wakabata nyeredzi nomwe muruoko rwake rwerudyi, unofamba pakati pezvigadziko zvemwenje zvinomwe zvendarama:

¹ܘܠܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܦܤܘܤ ܟܬܘܒ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘ ܕܐܚܝܕ ܫܒܥܐ ܟܘܟܒܝܢ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܗܘ ܕܡܗܠܟ ܒܝܢܬ ܡܢܪܬܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܀

²Ndinoziva mabasa ako, nekushingaira kwako, nokutsungirira kwako, uye kuti haumirisani nevakaipa; uye wakavaidza ivo vanoti tiri vaapositori asi vasiri ivo, uye ukavawana vari varevi venhema,

²ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕܝܟ ܘܥܡܠܟ ܘܡܤܝܒܪܢܘܬܟ ܘܕܠܐ ܡܨܝܬ ܠܡܛܥܢ ܠܒܝܫܐ ܘܢܤܝܬ ܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܕܫܠܝܚܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܘܐܫܟܚܬ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܓܠܐ ܀

³ukatsungirira, uye ukava nemoyo murefu, zvekare nekuda kwezita rangu, wakashingaira ukasaneta.

³ܘܡܤܝܒܪܢܘܬܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܘܛܥܢܬ ܡܛܠ ܫܡܝ ܘܠܐ ܠܐܝܬ ܀

⁴Asi ndine pandinopokana newe, kuti wakasiya rudo rwako rwekutanga.

⁴ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܥܠܝܟ ܕܚܘܒܟ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܫܒܩܬ ܀

⁵Naizvozvo rangarira pawakawa, uye utendeuke ugoita mabasa ekutanga; kana zvikasadaro ndichauya kwauri nekukurumidza, ndigobvisa chigadziko chako chemwenje panzvimbo yacho, kunze kwekuti watendeuka.

⁵ܐܬܕܟܪ ܡܢ ܐܝܟܐ ܢܦܩܬ ܘܥܒܕ ܥܒܕܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܘܐܢܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܐܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܘܡܙܝܥ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܪܬܟ ܐܠܐ ܬܬܘܒ ܀

⁶Asi ichi unacho, kuti unovenga mabasa avaNikoraiti, andinovenga iniwo.

⁶ܐܠܐ ܗܕܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܕܤܢܝܬ ܥܒܕܐ ܕܢܐܩܘܠܝܛܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܢܐ ܤܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܀

⁷Une nzeve ngaanzwe zvinoreva Mweya kukereke; kuna iye unokunda ndichapa kuti adye zvemuti weupenyu, uri pakati peParadhiso yaMwari.

⁷ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܕܢܐ ܢܫܡܥ ܡܢܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܘܠܕܙܟܐ ܐܬܠ ܡܢ ܩܝܤܐ ܕܚܝܐ ܠܡܐܟܠ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܒܦܪܕܝܤܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܀

⁸Nekumutumwa wekereke iri paSimina, nyora uti: Zvinhu izvi ndizvo zvinotaura wekutanga newekupedzisira, wakange akafa uye mupenyu:

⁸ܘܠܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܕܙܡܘܪܢܐ ܟܬܘܒ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܘܐܚܪܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܗܘܐ ܡܝܬܐ ܘܚܝܐ ܀

⁹Ndinoziva mabasa ako nedambudziko neurombo (asi uri mufumi), nekunyomba kwaivo vanoti vaJudha, izvo vasiri, asi vari sinagoge raSatani,

⁹ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܘܠܨܢܟ ܘܡܤܟܢܘܬܟ ܐܠܐ ܥܬܝܪܐ ܐܢܬ ܘܠܓܘܕܦܐ ܕܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܢܦܫܗܘܢ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܝܗܘܕܝܐ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܐܝܬܝܗܘܢ ܐܠܐ ܟܢܘܫܬܐ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܀

¹⁰usatya zvinhu izvo zvauchatambudzika nazvo; tarira, dhiabhorosi woda kuisa vamwe venyu mutirongo, kuti muidzwe; uye muchava nedambudziko mazuva gumi. Uve wakatendeka kusvikira parufu, ndigokupa korona yeupenyu.

¹⁰ܒܡܕܡ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠ ܡܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܥܬܝܕ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܚܫ ܗܐ ܥܬܝܕ ܐܟܠܩܪܨܐ ܕܢܪܡܐ ܡܢܟܘܢ ܒܒܝܬ ܚܒܘܫܝܐ ܕܬܬܢܤܘܢ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܝܘܡܝܢ ܥܤܪܐ ܗܘܘ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܡܘܬܐ ܘܐܬܠ ܠܟܘܢ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܚܝܐ ܀

¹¹Uyo une nzeve ngaanzwe zvinoreva Mweya kukereke. Unokunda haangakuvadzwi nerufu rwechipiri.

¹¹ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܕܢܐ ܢܫܡܥ ܡܢܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܝܢܐ ܕܙܟܐ ܠܐ ܢܗܪ ܡܢ ܡܘܬܐ ܬܢܝܢܐ ܀

¹²Uye kumutumwa wekereke iri paPegamo nyora uti: Zvinhu izvi, unotaura iye une munondo unopinza, unocheka mativi maviri:

¹²ܘܠܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܦܪܓܡܐ ܟܬܘܒ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܚܪܒܐ ܚܪܝܦܬܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܦܘܡܝܗ ܀

¹³Ndinoziva mabasa ako, uye paunogara ndipo pane chigaro cheushe chaSatani, asi wakabatisisa zita rangu, uye hauna kuramba rutendo rwangu, kunyange nepamazuva aAntipasi chapupu changu chakatendeka, wakaurawa pakati penyu, apo panogara Satani;

¹³ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟܐ ܥܡܪܬ ܐܬܪ ܕܟܘܪܤܝܗ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܘܐܚܝܕ ܐܢܬ ܒܫܡܝ ܘܒܗܝܡܢܘܬܝ ܠܐ ܟܦܪܬ ܘܒܝܘܡܬܐ ܐܬܚܪܝܬ ܘܤܗܕܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܟܠ ܤܗܕܐ ܕܝܠܝ ܡܗܝܡܢܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܡܢܟܘܢ ܐܬܩܛܠ ܀

¹⁴asi ndine zvinhu zvishoma zvandinopokana newe, nekuti unavo ipapo vanobatisisa dzidziso yaBharami, wakadzidzisa Bharaki kuisa chigumbuso pamberi pevana vaIsraeri, kuti vadye zvakabayirwa zvifananidzo nekuita upombwe.

¹⁴ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܥܠܝܟ ܙܥܘܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܟ ܬܡܢ ܕܐܚܝܕܝܢ ܡܠܦܢܘܬܐ ܕܒܠܥܡ ܗܘ ܕܐܠܦ ܠܒܠܩ ܕܢܪܡܐ ܟܫܠܐ ܩܕܡ ܒܢܝ ܐܝܤܪܝܠ ܠܡܐܟܠ ܕܒܚܝ ܦܬܟܪܐ ܘܠܡܙܢܝܘ ܀

¹⁵Nekudaro newe unavo vanobatisisa dzidziso yevaNikoraiti, chinova chinhu chandinovenga.

¹⁵ܗܟܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܐܦ ܠܟ ܕܐܚܝܕܝܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܕܢܐܩܘܠܝܛܐ ܗܟܘܬ ܀

¹⁶Tendeuka; kana zvikasadaro, ndichakurumidza kuuya kwauri, ndigorwa navo nemunondo wemuromo wangu.

¹⁶ܬܘܒ ܗܟܝܠ ܘܐܢܕܝܢ ܠܐ ܐܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܡܚܕܐ ܘܐܩܪܒ ܥܡܗܘܢ ܒܚܪܒܐ ܕܦܘܡܝ ܀

¹⁷Une nzeve ngaanzwe zvinoreva Mweya kukereke. Unokunda, ndichapa kwaari kuti adye mana yakavanzika, uye ndichamupa ibwe jena, nepabwe iro zita idzva rakanyorwa, risingazikamwi nemunhu, asi naiye unorigamuchira.

¹⁷ܘܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܕܢܐ ܢܫܡܥ ܡܢܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܕܠܕܙܟܐ ܐܬܠ ܡܢ ܡܢܢܐ ܗܘ ܕܡܛܫܝ ܘܐܬܠ ܠܗ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܚܘܪܐ ܘܥܠ ܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܫܡܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܟܬܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܐܢܫ ܝܕܥ ܐܠܐ ܗܘ ܕܢܤܒ ܀

¹⁸Uye nekumutumwa wekereke iri paTiatira, nyora uti: Zvinhu izvi unoreva Mwanakomana waMwari, une meso ake akafanana nemurazvo wemoto, netsoka dzake dzakaita sendarira inopenya;

¹⁸ܘܠܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܒܥܕܬܐ ܕܒܬܐܘܛܝܪܐ ܟܬܘܒ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܥܝܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܘܪܓܠܘܗܝ ܐܝܟ ܢܚܫܐ ܠܒܢܝܐ ܀

¹⁹Ndinoziva mabasa ako, nerudo, nekushumira nerutendo, nekutsungirira kwako, uye mabasa ako kuti ekupedzisira anopfuura ekutanga.

¹⁹ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܥܒܕܝܟ ܘܚܘܒܟ ܘܗܝܡܢܘܬܟ ܘܬܫܡܫܬܟ ܘܡܤܝܒܪܢܘܬܟ ܘܥܒܕܝܟ ܐܚܪܝܐ ܤܓܝܐܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܀

²⁰Asi zvakadaro ndine zvinhu zvishoma zvandinopokana newe, kuti unotendera mukadzi uya Jezebheri, unozviidza muporofitakadzi kudzidzisa nekutsausa varanda vangu kuti vaite upombwe, nekudya zvakabayirwa zvifananidzo,

²⁰ܐܠܐ ܐܝܬ ܠܝ ܥܠܝܟ ܤܓܝ ܕܫܒܩܬ ܠܐܢܬܬܟ ܐܝܙܒܠ ܗܝ ܕܐܡܪܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܗ ܕܢܒܝܬܐ ܗܝ ܘܡܠܦܐ ܘܡܛܥܝܐ ܠܥܒܕܝ ܠܡܙܢܝܘ ܘܡܐܟܠ ܕܒܚܝ ܦܬܟܪܐ ܀

²¹Ndakamupa nguva kuti atendeuke paufeve hwake akasatendeuka.

²¹ܘܝܗܒܬ ܠܗ ܙܒܢܐ ܠܬܝܒܘܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܨܒܝܐ ܠܡܬܒ ܡܢ ܙܢܝܘܬܗ ܀

²²Tarira, ndichamukandira panhovo nevanoita upombwe naye padambudziko guru, kunze kwekuti vatendeuka pamabasa avo.

²²ܗܐ ܪܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ ܒܥܪܤܐ ܘܠܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܓܝܪܝܢ ܥܡܗ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܐܠܐ ܢܬܬܘܘܢ ܡܢ ܥܒܕܝܗܘܢ ܀

²³Uye ndichauraya vana vake nerufu; nekereke dzose dzichaziva kuti ndini ndinonzvera itsvo nemoyo; zvino ndichapa kwamuri umwe neumwe zvinoenderana nemabasa enyu.

²³ܘܠܒܢܝܗ ܐܩܛܘܠ ܒܡܘܬܐ ܘܝܕܥܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܥܕܬܐ ܕܐܢܐ ܐܢܐ ܒܨܐ ܟܘܠܝܬܐ ܘܠܒܐ ܘܐܬܠ ܠܟܘܢ ܠܟܠܢܫ ܐܝܟ ܥܒܕܝܟܘܢ ܀

²⁴Asi ndinotaura kwamuri nekune vamwe vakasara paTiatira, vose vasina dzidziso iyi, uye vasina kuziva zvakadzika zvaSatani, sezvavanotaura vachiti: Handingakutakudziyi umwe mutoro.

²⁴ܠܟܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܫܪܟܐ ܕܒܬܐܘܛܝܪܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܗܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܝܕܥܘ ܥܡܝܩܬܗ ܕܤܛܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪܝܢ ܠܐ ܐܪܡܐ ܥܠܝܟܘܢ ܝܘܩܪܐ ܐܚܪܢܐ ܀

²⁵Asi izvo zvamunazvo batisai kusvikira ndichiuya.

²⁵ܗܘ ܗܟܝܠ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܟܘܢ ܐܚܘܕܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܐܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܀

²⁶Uye unokunda nekuchengeta mabasa angu kusvikira pakuguma, kwaari ndichapa simba pamusoro pemarudzi;

²⁶ܘܕܙܟܐ ܘܢܛܪ ܥܒܕܝ ܐܬܠ ܠܗ ܫܘܠܛܢܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܡܐ ܀

²⁷uye uchaatonga netsvimbo yedare, semidziyo yemuumbi achaputsanyiwa; sezvandakagamuchirawo kuna Baba vangu.

²⁷ܠܡܪܥܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܫܒܛܐ ܕܦܪܙܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܡܐܢܝ ܦܚܪܐ ܬܫܚܩܘܢ ܗܟܢܐ ܓܝܪ ܘܐܢܐ ܢܤܒܬ ܡܢ ܐܒܝ ܀

²⁸uye ndichamupa hweva.

²⁸ܘܐܬܠ ܠܗ ܠܟܘܟܒ ܨܦܪܐ ܀

²⁹Une nzeve ngaanzwe zvinoreva Mweya kukereke.

²⁹ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܐܕܢܐ ܢܫܡܥ ܡܢܐ ܪܘܚܐ ܡܡܠܠ ܠܥܕܬܐ ܀