¹Petro, muapositori waJesu Kristu, kuvapfuuri vakasanangurwa vakapararira paPonto, Garatia, Kapadhokia, Asia, neBhitinia,

¹Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the chosen ones who are living as foreigners in the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,

²nekuziva zviri mberi kwaMwari Baba kubudikidza nekuita vatsvene kweMweya, kusvika pakuteerera nekusasa kweropa raJesu Kristu: Nyasha kwamuri nerugare ngazviwanzwe.

²according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with his blood: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

³Wakaropafadzwa Mwari naBaba vaIshe wedu, Jesu Kristu, iye zvichienderana nekuwanda kwetsitsi dzake wakatiberekazve patariro mhenyu inovuya nekumuka kwaJesu Kristu kuvakafa,

³Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

⁴panhaka isingaori neisina kusvibiswa, uye isingabvuruvari yakachengeterwa imwi kumatenga,

⁴to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that doesn’t fade away, reserved in Heaven for you,

⁵imwi munochengetwa nesimba raMwari kubudikidza nerutendo kuruponeso rwakagadzirirwa kuratidzwa panguva yekupedzisira.

⁵who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

⁶Iyo yamunofara mairi zvikuru, kunyange zvino kwechinguvana, kana zvichifanira, muri pakushungurudzwa nemiidzo yakasiyana siyana,

⁶Wherein you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been put to grief in various trials,

⁷kuti kuidzwa kwerutendo rwenyu kunokosha zvikuru kupfuura kwendarama inoparara, kunyange ichiidzwa nemoto, kuwanikwe mukurumbidzwa, nekukudzwa, nekubwinya pakuonekwa kwaJesu Kristu;

⁷that the proof of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

⁸iye musina kumuona munomuda; maari kunyange zvino musingamuoni asi muchitenda, munofara nemufaro usingatauriki uzere nerumbidzo,

⁸whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory—

⁹muchigamuchira chivavarirwa cherutendo rwenyu, ruponeso rwemweya yenyu.

⁹receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

¹⁰Ndirwo ruponeso vaporofita rwavakabvunzisisa nekunzvera ivo vakaporofita zvenyasha dzinouya kwamuri;

¹⁰Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you,

¹¹vachinzvera kuti inguva ipi kana yakadini Mweya waKristu wakange uri mavari yawakaratidza, paakagara apupura matambudziko aKristu, nekubwinya shure kweizvozvi.

¹¹searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ, which was in them, pointed to, when he predicted the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that would follow them.

¹²Kwavari kwakaratidzwa kuti kwete kwavari asi kwatiri vakashumira zvinhu izvi zvinorondedzerwa ikozvino kwamuri naivo vakaparidza evhangeri kwamuri neMweya Mutsvene wakatumwa pasi kubva kudenga, zvinhu izvo vatumwa zvavanoshuva kudongorera.

¹²To them it was revealed, that not to themselves, but to you, they ministered these things, which now have been announced to you through those who preached the Good News to you by the Holy Spirit sent out from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

¹³Naizvozvo masunga zviuno zvendangarairo dzenyu, svinurai, mutaririre nemoyo wose kunyasha dzinouyiswa kwamuri pakuratidzwa kwaKristu pakuratidzwa kwaJesu Kristu;

¹³Therefore prepare your minds for action, literally, “gird up the waist of your mind” or “put on the belt of the waist of your mind” be sober and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—

¹⁴sevana vanoteerera, musingazvifananidzi mafambiro enyu nekuchiva kwakare pakusaziva kwenyu,

¹⁴as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,

¹⁵asi saiye wakakudanai ari mutsvene, nemwiwo ivai vatsvene pamafambiro ose;

¹⁵but just as he who called you is holy, you yourselves also be holy in all of your behavior;

¹⁶Nekuti kwakanyorwa, kuchinzi: Ivai vatsvene, nekuti ini ndiri mutsvene.

¹⁶because it is written, “You shall be holy; for I am holy.” Leviticus 11:44-45

¹⁷Zvino kana muchimuidza Baba, iye pasina rusarura, unotonga umwe neumwe maererano nebasa rake, rasai nguva yeutorwa hwenyu mukutya;

¹⁷If you call on him as Father, who without respect of persons judges according to each man’s work, pass the time of your living as foreigners here in reverent fear:

¹⁸muchiziva kuti hamuna kudzikinurwa nezvinoora, sirivheri kana ndarama, pamafambiro enyu asina maturo, wamakagamuchira kumadzibaba enyu;

¹⁸knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,

¹⁹asi neropa rinokosha raKristu, seregwayana risina charinopomerwa, uye risina gwapa;

¹⁹but with precious blood, as of a faultless and pure lamb, the blood of Christ;

²⁰iye zvorokwazvo wakagara agadzwa nyika isati yavambwa, asi wakaratidzwa pakupedzisira kwenguva nekuda kwenyu,

²⁰who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed at the end of times for your sake,

²¹iye wamunotenda naye muna Mwari wakamumutsa kuvakafa, akamupa rukudzo; kuti rutendo rwenyu netariro zvive muna Mwari.

²¹who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God.

²²Zvamakachenesa mweya yenyu mukuteerera chokwadi kubudikidza nemweya nemukuda hama nekusanyengera, dananai zvikuru nemoyo wose;

²²Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:

²³makaberekwa kutsva kwete zvichibva pambeu inoora, asi zvichibva kune isingaori, neshoko raMwari rinorarama nekugara nekusingaperi.

²³having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

²⁴Nekuti nyama yose yakaita seuswa, neukuru hwose hwemunhu seruva reuswa. Uswa hwunosvava, neruva rahwo rinodonha;

²⁴For, “All flesh is like grass, and all of man’s glory like the flower in the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls;

²⁵Asi shoko raIshe rinogara nekusingaperi. Ndireri shoko rakaparidzirwa kwamuri neevhangeri.

²⁵but the Lord’s word endures forever.” Isaiah 40:6-8 This is the word of Good News which was preached to you.