¹Sura toi ngkai aku' Paulus pai' Timotius, batua Kristus Yesus, kipakatu tilou hi koi' ompi' -ompi' hampepangalaa' -kai hi rala Kristus Yesus to hi ngata Filipi, duu' -na hi pangkeni-ni pai' tauna to mpokamu pobago Pue' hi laintongo' -ni.

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

²Wori' tabe: mekakae-kai hi Alata'ala Tuama-ta pai' hi Pue' Yesus Kristus bona nagane' -koi ngkai kabula rala-na pai' nawai' -koi kalompea' tuwu'.

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

³Butu ngkani-na kukiwoi-koi ompi', ku'uli' oa' tarima kasi hi Pue' -ku, Pue' Alata'ala.

³Ndinovonga Mwari wangu pakukurangarirai kose,

⁴Pai' butu ngkani posampaya-ku, goe' oa' nono-ku mposampayai-koi omea.

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

⁵Ku'uli' tarima kasi hi Pue' Alata'ala, apa' ngkai lomo' -na duu' tempo toi-e nitulungi ncuu-a hi rala bago-ku mpopalele Kareba Lompe'.

⁵nekuda kwekudyidzana kwenyu muevhangeri kubva pazuva rekutanga kusvikira zvino;

⁶Alata'ala moto-mi to mobago hi rala nono-ni mpobago bago to lompe', pai' kuparasaya pobago to natepu'u-mi tetu napokaliliu duu' -na hudu hi eo karata-na nculii' Kristus Yesus.

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

⁷Toto-na lia-a mpoinono-koi omea hewa toe-e ompi', apa' kupoka'ahi' -koi, apa' hampobagoa-ku omea-koi hi rala pobago to nawai' -ka Alata'ala toi. Nitulungi ncuu-a, lompe' bula-ku rala tarungku' toi-e, lompe' nto'u-ku mpo'uli' noa' -ku pai' mpakanoto kamakono-na Kareba Lompe'.

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

⁸Alata'ala mposabii' kamakono-na lolita-ku tohe'i. Lentora mpu'u-a ngkalentorai-koi omea, pai' kalentora-ku toi, hewa ahi' -na Kristus Yesus moto.

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

⁹Jadi', toi-mi pomperapia' -ku hi Alata'ala, bona ahi' -ni katedoo-donihia karoho-na, pai' tedonihii wo'o kamonoto nono-ni pai' pe'inca-ni mpo'inca napa to natao nibabehi.

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

¹⁰Ane hewa toe-mokoi ompi', ni'inca mpu'u-mi mpelihi napa to meliu kalompe' -na. Mosampaya-a bona moroli' katuwu' -ni hante uma ria kasalaia' -na hi eo karata-na nculii' Kristus.

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

¹¹Mosampaya-a bona monoa' oa' po'ingku-ni sabana pobago Yesus Kristus hi rala tuwu' -ni, alaa-na wori' tauna mpo'une' pai' mpomobohe Alata'ala.

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

¹²Jadi', bona ni'inca ompi', nau' ratarungku' -a tohe'i-e, goe' moto-a, apa' ngkai karatarungku' -ku toi, kawoo-woria' lau-mi tauna to mpo'epe Kareba Lompe'.

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

¹³Tantara to mpodoo tomi magau' pai' hawe'ea tauna hi rehe'i mpo'inca karatarungku' -ku toi apa' batua Kristus-a.

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

¹⁴Wae wo'o, wori' -mi ompi' hampepangalaa' -ta to hi rehe'i terohoi pepangala' -ra, apa' rahilo napa to jadi' hi aku' bula-ku ratarungku', alaa-na uma-rapa me'eka', kabii-biaa' lau-ramo mpopalele Lolita Alata'ala.

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

¹⁵Ria wo'o-ra hantongo' to ngkeni Kareba Kristus apa' mohingi' -ra pai' doko' mpo'ewa-a. Aga ria moto wo'o-ra hantongo' to mpokeni Kareba Kristus hante karoli' nono-ra.

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

¹⁶Hira' mpopalele Kareba Kristus apa' nakeni ahi' -ra, apa' ra'inca ka'aku' -na to na'ongko' Alata'ala jadi' suro-na to mpakanoto Kareba Lompe' hi hawe'ea tauna.

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

¹⁷Tapi' tauna to mohingi' toera we'i, mpopalele Kareba Kristus hante patuju to dada'a, apa' doko' mpomobohe hanga' -ra moto-wadi. Ra'uli' -ranale, babehia-ra toe mpodonihii kasusaa' -ku hi rala tarungku'.

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

¹⁸Aga nau' wae, uma kutapari. Apa' nau' ba beiwa, lompe' hante patuju to sala' ba hante patuju to makono, Kareba Kristus bate rapalele! Toe-mi to mpakagoe' nono-kue. Pai' bate goe' oa' -a,

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

¹⁹apa' nau' ba napa mpai' to jadi' hi aku', ku'inca hante posampaya-ni ompi', pai' hante petulungi Inoha' Tomoroli' to ngkai Yesus Kristus, bate mporata-a mpai' to lompe'.

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

²⁰Konoa-ku pai' to kusarumaka lia, bona neo' -a mporata ea' hi pobago-ku toi. Kusarumaka bate bia' ncuu-a mpo'uli' posabi' -ku-- peliu-liu-nami tempo toi-e-- bona ba tuwu' ba mate-a, hanga' Kristus rapomobohe hi rala woto-ku.

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

²¹Apa' ane aku' tuwu', Kristus-mile to tuwu' hi rala tuwu' -kue. Pai' nau' ba mate-a, kurasi' lia.

²¹Nekuti kwandiri kurarama ndiKristu, uye kufa ifuma.

²²Aga ane tuwu' -a-pada hi dunia' toi, ma'ala-a-pidi mpokamu bago to mokalaua. Jadi', uma ku'incai to'uma-i to kupelihi.

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

²³To ronyala toe mpomediii' nono-ku. Doko' lia-a mpalahii dunia' toi pai' hilou tida dohe Kristus, apa' toe to meliu kalompe' -na.

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

²⁴Aga ane tuwu' -a-pada hi dunia' toi, bohe-pi kalaua-na hi koi' ompi', apa' niparaluu-a-pidi.

²⁴asi kugara munyama kunonyanyisa kudiwa nekuda kwenyu.

²⁵Toe monoto lia hi rala nono-ku. Toe pai' ku'uli', bate tuwu' -a-pada mpai', pai' kupoka'ala-pidi tilou mpencuai' -koi, mpotulungi-koi bona tampai karoho pepangala' -ni hi Pue' Yesus pai' tampai kagoe' -ni mepangala' hi Hi'a.

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

²⁶Jadi', ane ria-apa mpai' nculii' dohe-ni pai' nihilo-ama, karoo-rohoa-mi nono-ni mpo'une' Kristus Yesus.

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

²⁷Jadi', nau' ba napa to jadi' hi aku', po'ingku-ni kana to masipato' hi tauna to mpotuku' Kareba Lompe' Kristus. Ba kupohirua' -pidi-kokoi mpai' ompi' ba uma-pi, kusarumaka ku'epe moto mpai' kareba to mpo'uli' katida pokore-ni, hanono pai' hintuwu' -koi mobago bona wori' tauna mepangala' hi Kareba Lompe'.

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;

²⁸Nau' ba napa-napa to jadi', neo' mpu'u-koi me'eka' hi tauna to mpo'ewa-koi. Apa' toe mpakanoto kanahuku' -ra mpai' Alata'ala, pai' koi' ompi' tebahaka ngkai huku', apa' Alata'ala mpobahaka-koi ngkai huku' jeko' -ni.

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

²⁹Neo' -koi me'eka', apa' Alata'ala mpelihi-koi uma muntu' mepangala' hi Kristus, tapi' napelihi wo'o-koi bona mporata kaparia bona hanga' Kristus rapomobohe.

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

³⁰Jadi' hewa toe lau, mporata kaparia mpu'u-mokoi, hibalia hante kaparia to kurata aku' toi-e, lompe' kaparia to nihilo moto-mi bula-ku ria-pidi dohe-ni wengi, lompe' kaparia to kurata hi rehe'i-e, hewa to ni'epe moto-mi.

³⁰mune kurwa kwakangodaro sekwamakaona mandiri, nokunzwa ikozvino mandiri.