¹Pauro naSivhano naTimotio, kukereke yevaTesaronika muna Mwari Baba, naIshe Jesu Kristu:

¹Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²Tinovonga Mwari nguva dzose pamusoro penyu mose, tichikudomai muminyengetero yedu,

²We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

³tichirangarira pasina kumira basa renyu rerutendo nebasa rinorema rerudo nekutsungirira kwetariro muna Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu pamberi paMwari naBaba vedu;

³remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

⁴tichiziva, hama dzinodikamwa naMwari, kusanangurwa kwenyu;

⁴We know, brothers The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” loved by God, that you are chosen,

⁵Nekuti evhangeri yedu haina kuvuya kwamuri mushoko chete, asiwo musimba, nemuMweya Mutsvene, nemukuvimbisa kukuru; sezvamunoziva kuti takanga tiri vanhu vakadini pakati penyu nekuda kwenyu.

⁵and that our Good News came to you not in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we showed ourselves to be among you for your sake.

⁶nemwi makava vateveri vedu nevaIshe, magamuchira shoko mukutambudzika kukuru, nemufaro weMweya Mutsvene,

⁶You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,

⁷zvokuti makava muenzaniso kune vose vanotenda muMakedhonia neAkaya.

⁷so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

⁸Nekuti kubva kwamuri kwakanzwikwa shoko raIshe, kwete kuMakedhonia neAkaya chete, asiwo kunzvimbo dzose rutendo rwenyu kuna Mwari rwakabudira kunzvimbo dzose; zvekuti hatifaniri kutaura chero chinhu.

⁸For from you the word of the Lord has been declared, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone out; so that we need not to say anything.

⁹Nekuti ivo vamene vanoparidza pamusoro pedu, kuti takapinda nemutowo upi kwamuri; uye kuti makatendevukira kuna Mwari sei, muchibva pazvifananidzo, kuti mushumire Mwari mupenyu uye wechokwadi,

⁹For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

¹⁰nekumirira Mwanakomana wake achibva kumatenga, waakamutsa kuvakafa, ndiye Jesu unotinunura pahasha dzinouya.

¹⁰and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.