¹Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

¹Zvino rutendo ndirwo rusimbiso rwezvinhu zvatinotarisira, umbowo hwezvinhu zvisingaonekwi.

²For by this, the elders obtained testimony.

²Nekuti naiko vanhu vakuru vakapupurirwa zvakanaka.

³By faith, we understand that the universe has been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not been made out of things which are visible.

³Kubudikidza nerutendo tinonzwisisa kuti nyika dzakanyatsoumbwa neshoko raMwari, zvekuti zvinhu zvinoonekwa hazvibvi kuzvinhu zvinoonekera.

⁴By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.

⁴Nerutendo Abheri wakabayira kuna Mwari chibayiro chakanakisisa kupfuura Kaini; chaakawana nacho uchapupu kuti wakange akarurama, Mwari achipupurira zvipo zvake; naicho kunyange afa hake, uchiri kungotaura.

⁵By faith, Enoch was taken away, so that he wouldn’t see death, and he was not found, because God translated him. For he has had testimony given to him that before his translation he had been well pleasing to God.

⁵Norutendo Enoki wakatamiswa kuti arege kuona rufu, akasawanikwa nekuti Mwari wakange amutamisa; nekuti asati atamiswa wakapupurirwa kuti wakange afadza Mwari.

⁶Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

⁶Kunze kwerutendo hazvibviri kumufadza; nekuti unouya kuna Mwari, unofanira kutenda kuti iye uripo, uye mupi wemubayiro wevanomutsvaka nemoyo wose.

⁷By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, or, reverence prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.

⁷Nerutendo Nowa wakati ayambirwa naMwari pamusoro pezvinhu zvichigere kuonekwa, nekutya akagadzira areka yeruponeso rwemhuri yake; akapa nyika mhosva nazvo, akava mudyi wenhaka yekururama kunouya nerutendo.

⁸By faith, Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to the place which he was to receive for an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he went.

⁸Nerutendo Abhurahamu wakati adamwa kuti abude, aende kunzvimbo yaakanzi uchazoigamuchira ive nhaka akateerera, akabuda akaenda, asingazivi kwaanoenda.

⁹By faith, he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise.

⁹Nerutendo wakagara semutorwa munyika yechivimbiso senyika yeutorwa, achigara mumatende naIsaka naJakobho, vadyi venhaka yechivimbiso chimwecho pamwe naye;

¹⁰For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

¹⁰Nekuti wakange achitarisira guta rine nheyo, Mwari ari mhizha nemuvaki waro.

¹¹By faith, even Sarah herself received power to conceive, and she bore a child when she was past age, since she counted him faithful who had promised.

¹¹Nerutendowo Sara pachake wakapiwa simba rekugamuchira mbeu akazvara mwana, apfuura zera, nekuti wakati iye wamuvimbisa wakatendeka.

¹²Therefore as many as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as innumerable as the sand which is by the sea shore, were fathered by one man, and him as good as dead.

¹²Naizvozvo vakaberekwa neumwe zvichibva kune wakafa vakaita senyeredzi dzekudenga pakuwanda, uye sejecha riri pamahombekombe egungwa risingaverengeki.

¹³These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen TR adds “and being convinced of” them and embraced them from afar, and having confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

¹³Ivava vose vakafira murutendo, vasina kugamuchira zvivimbiso, asi vakazviona zviri kure, vakagutsikana nazvo, vakazvimbundikira vakabvuma kuti vaeni nevapfuuri panyika.

¹⁴For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own.

¹⁴Nekuti ivo vanotaura zvinhu zvakadaro, vanoratidza pachena kuti vanotsvaka nyika yekwavo.

¹⁵If indeed they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had enough time to return.

¹⁵Nekuti kana zvirokwazvo vaifungisisa zvenyika iyo yavakabva kwairi, vangadai vakawana mukana wekudzokera.

¹⁶But now they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

¹⁶Asi zvino vanoshuva yakanaka kuipfuura, ndiyo yekudenga; naizvozvo Mwari haana nyadzi pamusoro pavo kuti aidzwe Mwari wavo; nekuti wakavagadzirira guta.

¹⁷By faith, Abraham, being tested, offered up Isaac. Yes, he who had gladly received the promises was offering up his one and only son;

¹⁷Nerutendo Abhurahamu paakaidzwa wakabayira Isaka, uye iye wakange agamuchira zvivimbiso akabayira mwana wake wakaberekwa umwe woga;

¹⁸even he to whom it was said, “In Isaac will your seed be called”; Genesis 21:12

¹⁸wakanzi pamusoro pake: Muna Isaka vana vako vachatumidzwa;

¹⁹concluding that God is able to raise up even from the dead. Figuratively speaking, he also did receive him back from the dead.

¹⁹nekurangarira kuti Mwari unogona kumutsa kunyange kuvakafa; ndipapowo paakamugamuchira mumufananidzo.

²⁰By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.

²⁰Nerutendo Isaka wakaropafadza Jakobho naEsau pamusoro pezvinhu zvinouya.

²¹By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

²¹Nerutendo Jakobho ofa wakaropafadza mwanakomana umwe neumwe waJosefa; akanamata akasendamira pamusoro pemudonzvo wake.

²²By faith, Joseph, when his end was near, made mention of the departure of the children of Israel; and gave instructions concerning his bones.

²²Nerutendo Josefa ava kufa wakataura zvekubuda kwevana vaIsraeri, akaraira pamusoro pemafupa ake.

²³By faith, Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.

²³Nerutendo Mozisi aberekwa wakavanzwa mwedzi mitatu nevabereki vake, nekuti vakavona kuti mwana wakanaka; uye havana kutya murairo wamambo.

²⁴By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter,

²⁴Nerutendo Mozisi akura wakaramba kunzi mwanakomana wemukunda waFarao,

²⁵choosing rather to share ill treatment with God’s people, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;

²⁵pachinzvimbo chaizvozvo wakasarudza kuitirwa zvakaipa pamwe nevanhu vaMwari pane kuva mumufaro wezvivi kwechinguvana;

²⁶accounting the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for he looked to the reward.

²⁶akati kunyombwa kwaKristu ifuma huru pakufuma kose kweEgipita; nekuti wakarangarira muripo wemubayiro.

²⁷By faith, he left Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

²⁷Nerutendo wakasiya Egipita, asingatyi kutsamwa kwamambo; nekuti wakatsungirira seunomuona iye usingaonekwi.

²⁸By faith, he kept the Passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

²⁸Nerutendo wakachengetedza pasika nekusaswa kweropa, kuti unouraya matangwe arege kuvabata.

²⁹By faith, they passed through the Red Sea as on dry land. When the Egyptians tried to do so, they were swallowed up.

²⁹Nerutendo vakagura Gungwa Dzvuku sepavhu rakawoma; vaEgipita vachizviidza vakabitirirwa.

³⁰By faith, the walls of Jericho fell down, after they had been encircled for seven days.

³⁰Nerutendo masvingo eJeriko akawira pasi, apoteredzwa mazuva manomwe.

³¹By faith, Rahab the prostitute, didn’t perish with those who were disobedient, having received the spies in peace.

³¹Nerutendo Rakabhi chifeve haana kuparara pamwe nevasina rutendo, paakanga agamuchira vashori nerugare.

³²What more shall I say? For the time would fail me if I told of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets;

³²Zvino ndichataurirei zvimwe? Nekuti ndichapererwa nenguva ndichitaura zvaGidhioni, naBharaki, naSamusoni, naJefita, Dhavhidhiwo, naSamueri, nevaporofita;

³³who, through faith subdued kingdoms, worked out righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Daniel 6:22-23

³³avo kubudikidza nerutendo vakakunda ushe, vakaita kururama, vakawana zvivimbiso, vakadzivira miromo yeshumba,

³⁴quenched the power of fire, Daniel 3:1-30 escaped the edge of the sword, 1 Kings 19:1-3; 2 Kings 6:31-7:20 from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.

³⁴vakadzima simba remoto, vakapukunyuka kwakapinza kwemunondo, vakasimbiswa pautera, vakava nesimba pakurwa, vakadzinga hondo dzemamwe marudzi.

³⁵Women received their dead by resurrection. 1 Kings 17:17-23; 2 Kings 4:32-37 Others were tortured, not accepting their deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.

³⁵Vakadzi vakagamuchirazve vakafa vavo vachimukazve; vamwe vakashungurudzwa, vasingagamuchiri kudzikunungurwa, kuti vawane kumuka kuri nani;

³⁶Others were tried by mocking and scourging, yes, moreover by bonds and imprisonment.

³⁶vamwewo vakaidzwa nekuitwa chiseko, nekuzvambaradzwa, uyezve nezvisungo nemujere;

³⁷They were stoned. 2 Chronicles 24:20-21 They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. Jeremiah 26:20-23; 1 Kings 19:10 They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated

³⁷vakatakwa nembwe, vakatsemurwa nepakati, vakaidzwa, vakashinjwa nemunondo; vakadzungaira vakafuka matehwe emakwai nematehwe embudzi; vari nhoronhondo, vachitambudzika, vachishungurudzwa,

³⁸(of whom the world was not worthy), wandering in deserts, mountains, caves, and the holes of the earth.

³⁸(nyika haina kuvafanira), vachidzungaira mumagwenga, nemakomo, nemapako, nemakomba enyika.

³⁹These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn’t receive the promise,

³⁹Naivava vose vapupurirwa zvakanaka kubudikidza nerutendo havana kugamuchira zvivimbiso,

⁴⁰God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

⁴⁰Nekuti Mwari wakange atigadzirira chinhu chiri nani, kuti ivo varege kupedzeredzwa pasina isu.