¹Zvino tinokuzivisai, hama, nyasha dzaMwari dzakapiwa pakereke dzeMakedhonia;

¹Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia;

²kuti pakati pekuidzwa kukuru kwedambudziko, kuwanzwa kwemufaro wavo neurombo hwavo ukuru, zvakawedzera pafuma yekupa kwavo.

²how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

³Nekuti vakanga vakasununguka pavanokwanisa napo, ndinopupura, kunyange kupfuura pavakakwanisa napo,

³For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord,

⁴nechikumbiro chikuru vakatikumbirisa, kuti tigamuchire chipo nekugovana parubatsiro rwevatsvene;

⁴begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints.

⁵uye kwete sezvatakatarisira, asi ivo vakatanga kuzvipa kuna Ishe, nekwatiri nechido chaMwari.

⁵This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

⁶Zvekuti takakumbira Tito, kuti sezvaakanga atanga, apedzisewo kwamuri basa iri renyasha.

⁶So we urged Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace.

⁷Zvino sezvamakawanza pazvose, parutendo, pashoko, paruzivo, nepakushingaira kose, neparudo rwenyu kwatiri, tarirai kuti muwanze pabasa iri renyashawo.

⁷But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that you also abound in this grace.

⁸Handitauri sekutema murairo, asi nekushingaira kwevamwe uye ndichiidza uchokwadi hwerudo rwenyu.

⁸I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

⁹Nekuti munoziva nyasha dzaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, kuti kunyange akanga akafuma, asi nekuda kwenyu wakava murombo, kuti imwi kubudikidza neurombo hwake mufume.

⁹For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.

¹⁰Pachinhu ichi ndinopa zano; nekuti izvi zvichakubatsirai, imwi makatotanga gore rakapera, kwete kuita chete, asi muchidawo.

¹⁰I give a judgment in this: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing.

¹¹Asi zvino pedzisai kuitawo; kuti sezvamakanga mune moyo unoda, saizvozvo kuripo kupedzisa pane zvamunazvo.

¹¹But now complete the doing also, that as there was the readiness to be willing, so there may be the completion also out of your ability.

¹²Nekuti kana chishuwo chiripo chipo chinogamuchirika zvichiinda nezvine munhu, zvisingaindi nezvaasina.

¹²For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have.

¹³Nekuti hakusi kuti vamwe vave nekurerusirwa, imwi muremerwe;

¹³For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed,

¹⁴kuti pave nekuenzana; panguva ino kupamhidzira kwenyu kuenderane nemashayiro avo kuti kuwanza kwavo kuve semashayiro enyuvo; kuti kuve nekuenzana;

¹⁴but for equality. Your abundance at this present time supplies their lack, that their abundance also may become a supply for your lack; that there may be equality.

¹⁵sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi: Wakaunganidza zvizhinji haana kusarirwa nechinhu; naiye wakaunganidza zvishoma haana kushaiwa.

¹⁵As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.” Exodus 16:8

¹⁶Asi kuvonga kuve kuna Mwari, wakaisa mumoyo maTito kushingaira nemoyo wose kwakadaro kwamuri,

¹⁶But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

¹⁷Nekuti zvirokwazvo wakagamuchira kurudziro, asi zvaakange achishingaira zvikuru, wakapfuurira kwamuri nechido chake.

¹⁷For he indeed accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went out to you of his own accord.

¹⁸Zvino takatuma pamwe naye hama, rumbidzo yake muevhangeri iri pakereke dzose;

¹⁸We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Good News is known through all the assemblies.

¹⁹zvisati zviri izvozvo chete, asi iye wakasarudzwawo nekereke kuti atiperekedze nenyasha idzi, dzakabatwa nesu mukurumbidzwa kwaiyeyu Ishe; nechishuwo chemoyo wenyu chiratidzwe;

¹⁹Not only so, but who was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.

²⁰tichichenjerera izvi, zvimwe mumwe ungatimhura pamusoro pezvipamhidzirwa izvi zvinobatwa nesu.

²⁰We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us.

²¹Tichirangarira zvinhu zvakanaka, kwete pamberi paIshe chete, asi pamberi pevanhuwo.

²¹Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

²²Uye takatumawo navo hama yedu, yatakapupurira kazhinji kushingaira pazvinhu zvizhinji, asi zvino unonyanya kushingaira nekuda kwekuvimba kukuru mamuri.

²²We have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you.

²³Zvimwe zvaTito shamwari yangu nemushandi pamwe neni kwamuri, zvimwe hama dzedu vaapositori vekereke kukudzwa kwaKristu.

²³As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the apostles of the assemblies, the glory of Christ.

²⁴Naizvozvo ratidzai kwavari nepamberi pekereke uchapupu hwerudo rwenyu nehwekuzvikudza kwedu pamusoro penyu.

²⁴Therefore show the proof of your love to them in front of the assemblies, and of our boasting on your behalf.