¹Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:

¹Pauro naSirivhano naTimotio; kukereke yevaTesaronika muna Mwari baba vedu, naIshe Jesu Kristu:

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

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

³We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you towards one another abounds;

³Tinosungirwa kuvonga Mwari nguva dzose pamusoro penyu, hama, sezvazvakafanira, nekuti rutendo rwenyu rwunokura zvikurusa, nerudo rweumwe neumwe wenyu kune umwe neumwe rwunowanda;

⁴so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

⁴nekudaro isu tomene tinozvirumbidza mamuri mukereke dzaMwari pamusoro pemoyo murefu wenyu, nerutendo mukushushwa kwenyu kose nematambudziko amunotsunga maari.

⁵This is an obvious sign of the righteous judgment of God, to the end that you may be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God, for which you also suffer.

⁵Ndicho chiratidzo chekutonga kwakarurama kwaMwari, kuti muverengwe semakafanirwa neushe hwaMwari, hwamunotambudzikirawo;

⁶Since it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,

⁶sezvo chiri chinhu chakarurama kuna Mwari kutsiva dambudziko kune vanokutambudzai,

⁷and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

⁷uye kwamuri munotambudzwa, kuzorora pamwe nesu, pakuzarurwa kwaIshe Jesu, achibva kudenga nevatumwa vesimba rake,

⁸giving vengeance to those who don’t know God, and to those who don’t obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus,

⁸mumurazvo wemoto achitsiva avo vasingazivi Mwari, nevasingateereri evhangeri yaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu;

⁹who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

⁹ivo vacharangwa nekuparadzwa kusingaperi, vabviswe pamberi paIshe, nepakubwinya kwesimba rake,

¹⁰when he comes to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired among all those who have believed (because our testimony to you was believed) in that day.

¹⁰kana achiuya kuzorumbidzwa muvatsvene vake, nekuyemurwa mune vose vanotenda; (nekuti kupupura kwedu kwamuri kwakatendwa) nezuva iro.

¹¹To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;

¹¹Naizvozvo tinokunyengetereraiwo nguva dzose, kuti Mwari wedu akuverengei semakafanirwa nekudamwa uye azadzise kuda kose kwakanaka kweunaku hwake nebasa rerutendo nesimba;

¹²that the name of our Lord Jesus TR adds “Christ” may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

¹²kuti zita raIshe wedu Jesu Kristu rirumbidzwe mamuri, nemwi maari, zvichienderana nenyasha dzaMwari wedu nedzaShe Jesu Kristu.