¹Vana, teererai vabereki venyu muna Ishe; nekuti izvi zvakarurama.

¹Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

²Kudza baba vako namai, unova murairo wekutanga une chivimbiso,

²“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

³kuti zvikunakire, uye urarame nguva refu panyika.

³“that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.” Deuteronomy 5:16

⁴nemwi madzibaba, musatsamwisa vana venyu; asi varerei pakuranga nekutsiura kwaIshe.

⁴You fathers, don’t provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

⁵Varanda, teererai avo vari vatenzi panyama, nekutya nekudedera, nemoyo wakarurama sekuna Kristu;

⁵Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

⁶kwete nekushandira maziso, sevafadzi vevanhu, asi sevaranda vaKristu, vanoita kuda kwaMwari kubva pamoyo;

⁶not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

⁷muchibata nechido chakanaka sekuna Ishe uye kwete kuvanhu;

⁷with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

⁸muchiziva kuti chinhu chipi nechipi chakanaka chinoitwa nemunhu umwe neumwe, uchachipiwa zvakadaro naIshe, kana wakasungwa kana wakasununguka.

⁸knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive the same again from the Lord, whether he is bound or free.

⁹nemwi madzishe, itai zvinhu zvimwezvo kwavari, muchirega kuvhundudzira muchiziva kuti Ishe wenyuwo uri kumatenga; uye kwaari hakurangarirwi zvinoonekwa zvevanhu.

⁹You masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with him.

¹⁰Pakupedzisira hama dzangu, simbai muna Ishe, nemusimba reukuru hwake.

¹⁰Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.

¹¹Shongai zvombo zvose zvaMwari, kuti mugone kumirisana nemano adhiabhorosi.

¹¹Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

¹²Nekuti hatirwisani nenyama neropa, asi neutongi, nemasimba, nemadzishe erima enyika ino, nemweya yetsvina yematenga.

¹²For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

¹³Saka torai zvombo zvose zvaMwari kuti mugone kuramba mumire pazuva rakaipa, maita zvose, mumire.

¹³Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

¹⁴Naizvozvo mirai zvivuno zvenyu zvakasungwa nechokwadi, makapfeka chidzitiro chechifuva chekururama,

¹⁴Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

¹⁵uye tsoka dzenyu dzakasungwa nekugadzirira kweevhangeri yerugare;

¹⁵and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace;

¹⁶pamusoro pezvose matora nhovo yerutendo, yamungagona kudzima nayo miseve yose inopfuta yewakaipa.

¹⁶above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.

¹⁷Torai ngowani yeruponeso, nemunondo weMweya, unova Shoko raMwari;

¹⁷And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word from Greek rhema, which means spoken word of God;

¹⁸munyengetere nguva dzose nemunyengetero wose nemukumbiro muMweya, muchirinda pazvinhu izvi nokutsungirira kose nekukumbirira vatsvene vose.

¹⁸with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

¹⁹uye kana ndiri ini, kuti shoko ripiwe kwandiri pakushamisa muromo wangu neushingi ndidudzire zvakavanzika zveevhangeri,

¹⁹on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,

²⁰yandiri nhume yayo mumaketani; kuti mairi nditaure ndisingatyi, sezvandinofanira kutaura.

²⁰for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

²¹Asi kuti imwi muzivewo zvakanangana neni, kuti ndinoitei, Tikiko hama inodikamwa, nemushumiri wakatendeka muna Ishe, uchakuzivisai zvinhu zvose;

²¹But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things;

²²wandakamutuma kwamuri neshoko irori, kuti muzive zvakanangana nesu, uye anyaradze moyo yenyu.

²²whom I have sent to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state, and that he may comfort your hearts.

²³Rugare kuhama, nerudo pamwe nerutendo zvinobva kuna Mwari Baba naIshe Jesu Kristu.

²³Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁴Nyasha ngadzive nevose vanoda Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu nekusingaperi. Ameni.

²⁴Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.