¹Pauro naTimotio, varanda vaJesu Kristu, kuvatsvene vose muna Kristu Jesu vari paFiripi, pamwe nevatariri nevadhikoni:

¹Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers or, superintendents, or bishops and servants Or, deacons :

²Nyasha kwamuri, nerugare runobva kuna Mwari baba vedu naIshe Jesu Kristu.

²Grace to you, and peace from God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³Ndinovonga Mwari wangu pakukurangarirai kose,

³I thank my God whenever I remember you,

⁴nguva dzose pamunyengetero wangu woga woga pamusoro penyu mose ndakaita munyengetero nemufaro,

⁴always in every request of mine on behalf of you all making my requests with joy,

⁵nekuda kwekudyidzana kwenyu muevhangeri kubva pazuva rekutanga kusvikira zvino;

⁵for your partnership The word translated “partnership” (koinonia) also means “fellowship” and “sharing.” in furtherance of the Good News from the first day until now;

⁶ndichivimba nechinhu ichi, kuti iye wakatanga basa rakanaka mamuri, ucharizadzisa kusvikira pazuva raJesu Kristu;

⁶being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.

⁷sezvazvakandinakira kufunga izvozvi pamusoro penyu mose, nekuti ndinemwi mumoyo wangu zvekuti zvose zvisungo zvangu nemukutavirira nekusimbisa kweevhangeri, imwi mose muri vagovani venyasha pamwe neni.

⁷It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because, both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.

⁸Nekuti Mwari ndiye chapupu changu, kuti ndinokushuvai mose zvikuru sei netsitsi dzaKristu Jesu.

⁸For God is my witness, how I long after all of you in the tender mercies of Christ Jesus.

⁹izvi ndinonyengetera, kuti rudo rwenyu rurambe ruchingowanda paruzivo nokunzwisisa kose,

⁹This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;

¹⁰kuti mugamuchire zvinhu zvakanakisisa, kuti muve vakarurama navasine mhosva, kusvikira pazuva raKristu,

¹⁰so that you may approve the things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ;

¹¹makazadzwa nezvibereko zvekururama, zvinovuya naJesu Kristu, paukuru nekurumbidzwa kwaMwari.

¹¹being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

¹²Zvino ndinoda kuti muzive, hama, kuti zvinhu zvakandiwira zvakatofambisa zvikuru evhangeri;

¹²Now I desire to have you know, brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” that the things which happened to me have turned out rather to the progress of the Good News;

¹³zvekuti zvisungo zvangu muna Kristu zviratidzwe pamuzinda wose nekuvamwe vose.

¹³so that it became evident to the whole palace or, praetorian guard, and to all the rest, that my bonds are in Christ;

¹⁴Nevazhinji vehama muna Ishe, dzasimbiswa nezvisungo zvangu, vonyanya kutsunga kuparidza shoko raMwari vasingatyi.

¹⁴and that most of the brothers in the Lord, being confident through my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.

¹⁵Vamwe zvirokwazvo vanoparidza Kristu kunyange negodo negakava, vamwewo nemoyo wakanaka;

¹⁵Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

¹⁶vamwe vanoparidza Kristu nenharo, kwete pachokwadi vachifunga kuti vawedzere marwadzo pazvisungo zvangu.

¹⁶The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;

¹⁷Asi vamwe vanoita nerudo, vachiziva kuti ndakagadzirwa kutavirira evhangeri.

¹⁷but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

¹⁸Zvino chii? Kunyange zvakadaro kunzira dzose, kana mumano-mano kana muchokwadi, Kristu unoparidzwa, uye ndinofara mazviri, hongu ndichasifarazve.

¹⁸What does it matter? Only that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed. I rejoice in this, yes, and will rejoice.

¹⁹Nekuti ndinoziva kuti izvi zvichashadukira kuruponeso rwangu kubudikidza nemunyengetero wenyu, nerubatsiro rweMweya waJesu Kristu,

¹⁹For I know that this will turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

²⁰zvichienderana nekutarisira kwangu kwakasimba netariro, kuti handinganyadziswi nechinhu asi neushingi hwose samagariro nazvinowo Kristu uchakudzwa mumuviri wangu, kana neupenyu, kana nerufu.

²⁰according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death.

²¹Nekuti kwandiri kurarama ndiKristu, uye kufa ifuma.

²¹For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

²²Zvino kana kurarama panyama chiri chibereko chebasa rangu; zvino zvandichasarudza, handizivi;

²²But if I live on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don’t know what I will choose.

²³Nekuti ndiri mukumanikidzwa pakati pezviviri: ndine chishuwo chekubva ndive naKristu, nokuti ndizvo zvinopfuura nekunaka;

²³But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

²⁴asi kugara munyama kunonyanyisa kudiwa nekuda kwenyu.

²⁴Yet, to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sake.

²⁵Zvino zvandine chivimbo ichi, ndinoziva kuti ndichagara, ndicharamba ndigere nemwi mose, pakupfuvurira kwenyu mberi, mufare nerutendo,

²⁵Having this confidence, I know that I will remain, yes, and remain with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,

²⁶kuti kuzvirumbidza kwenyu kuwande muna Kristu Jesu pamusoro pangu nekuvapo kwanguzve kwamuri.

²⁶that your rejoicing may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence with you again.

²⁷Asi mufambiro wenyu ngauve wakafanira evhangeri yaKristu kuti kunyange ndikauya ndikakuonai, kunyange kusavapo, ndinzwe nyaya dzenyu kuti mumire nesimba mumweya umwe, nemoyo umwe, muchirwira pamwe rutendo rweevhangeri;

²⁷Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

²⁸uye musingatyityidzirwi nechinhu nevapikisi venyu pachinhu chimwe; ndizvo zvichava chiratidzo chekuparadzwa kwavari, asi kwamuri cheruponeso; uye chinobva kuna Mwari.

²⁸and in nothing frightened by the adversaries, which is for them a proof of destruction, but to you of salvation, and that from God.

²⁹Nekuti kwamuri kwakapiwa pachinzvimbo chaKristu, kwete kutenda kwaari koga, asi kumutambudzikirawo;

²⁹Because it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer on his behalf,

³⁰mune kurwa kwakangodaro sekwamakaona mandiri, nokunzwa ikozvino mandiri.

³⁰having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now hear is in me.