¹Mweya umwe neumwe ngauzviise pasi pemasimba epamusoro; nekuti hakuna simba kunze kwerakabva kuna Mwari; masimba aripo akagadzwa naMwari.

¹Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

²Naizvozvo unopikisana nesimba unopikiana nechimiso chaMwari; zvino ivo vanopikisana naro vanozvigamuchirira kurashwa.

²Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

³Nekuti vatongi havasi chityiso kumabasa akanaka, asi akaipa. Zvino unoda kusatya simba here? Ita zvakanaka ugorumbidzwa naro;

³For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,

⁴nekuti ndiye muranda waMwari kuti zvikunakire. Asi kana uchiita zvakaipa, itya; nekuti haabatiri munondo pasina; nekuti ndiye muranda waMwari, mutsivi wehasha kune unoita zvakaipa.

⁴for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

⁵Naizvozvo munofanira kuzviisa pasi, kwete nekuda kwehasha chete, asi nekuda kwehanawo.

⁵Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

⁶Nekuti nekuda kwezvizvi munoterawo; nekuti varanda vaMwari vanoramba vachingobatira chinhu ichi.

⁶For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, attending continually on this very thing.

⁷Naizvozvo ripirai vose zvavanofanira: Mutero kuna vanofanira kuteererwa; muripo kuna vanofanira kuripirwa; kutya kune vanofanira kutyiwa; rukudzo kune vanofanira kukudzwa.

⁷Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

⁸Musava nechikwereti nemunhu, kunze kwechekudanana; nekuti unoda umwe wazadzisa murairo.

⁸Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

⁹Nekuti izvi zvekuti: Usaita upombwe, usauraya, usaba, usapupura nhema, usachiva, kana murairo upi neupi, zvakapfupiswa pashoko iri rekuti: Ude wokwako sezvaunozvida iwe.

⁹For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not give false testimony,” “You shall not covet,” TR adds “You shall not give false testimony,” Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deuteronomy 5:17-19,21 and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Leviticus 19:18

¹⁰Rudo haruitiri umwe zvakaipa; naizvozvo rudo kuzadzisika kwemurairo.

¹⁰Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

¹¹Uye izvi, muchiziva nguva kuti yatova nguva yedu yekumuka pahope; nekuti zvino ruponeso rwedu rwava pedo kupfuura patakatenda.

¹¹Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

¹²Usiku hwaenda, koedza; naizvozvo ngatirashe mabasa erima, ngatishonge zvombo zvechiedza.

¹²The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.

¹³Ngatifambe zvakafanira sapamasikati; kwete mumakaro nekudhakwa, nemabonde nekunyangadza, kwete negakava, kana negodo.

¹³Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

¹⁴Asi imwi pfekai Ishe Jesu Kristu, musarongera nyama nekuchiva kwayo.

¹⁴But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.