¹Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

¹Naizvozvo ndinokukumbirisai hama, netsitsi dzaMwari, kuti mukumikidze miviri yenyu, chive chibayiro chipenyu, chitsvene, chinogamuchirika kuna Mwari, ndiko kunamata kwenyu kunonzwisisika.

²Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

²Uye musazvifananidzwa nenyika ino; asi mushandurwe nekuvandudzwa kwefungwa dzenyu, kuti muidze muzive kuda kwaMwari kwakanaka, kunogamuchirika kwakazara.

³For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

³Nekuti nenyasha dzakapiwa kwandiri, ndinoti kune umwe neumwe uri pakati penyu, arege kuzvifunga kuti mukuru kupfuura paanofanira kufunga napo; asi afunge nekururama, umwe neumwe nechiyero cherutendo sezvaakagoverwa naMwari.

⁴For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members don’t have the same function,

⁴Nekuti sezvatine mitezo mizhinji pamuviri mumwe, asi mitezo yose haina basa rakafanana;

⁵so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

⁵saizvozvo isu tiri vazhinji tiri muviri umwe muna Kristu, uye tiri mitezo umwe kune umwe.

⁶Having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, if prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

⁶Uye tine zvipo zvakasiyana maererano nenyasha dzinopiwa kwatiri; kana kuri kuporofita, ngatiporofite nechiyero cherutendo rwedu;

⁷or service, let us give ourselves to service; or he who teaches, to his teaching;

⁷kana kuri kushumira, ngatishande pakushumira; kana unodzidzisa, pakudzidzisa;

⁸or he who exhorts, to his exhorting: he who gives, let him do it with liberality; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.

⁸kana unokurudzira, pakukurudzira; unopa, ngaape nemoyo wose; unotonga ngaatonge nekushingaira; unoitira tsitsi, nemufaro.

⁹Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.

⁹Rudo ngaruve rwechokwadi. Semai zvakaipa; muchinamatira zvakanaka.

¹⁰In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

¹⁰Dananai nemoyo muchena nerudo rwehama; pakukudzana muchikundana.

¹¹not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

¹¹Musava neusimbe pakushingaira; mupise pamweya; muchishumira Ishe;

¹²rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

¹²muchifara mutariro; muchitsungirira padambudziko; muchirambira mukunyengetera;

¹³contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

¹³goverai vatsvene pakushaiwa kwavo; muchishingirira kugamuchira vaeni.

¹⁴Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don’t curse.

¹⁴Ropafadzai vanokushushai; ropafadzai, musapa rushambwa.

¹⁵Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

¹⁵Farai nevanofara; uye chemai nevanochema.

¹⁶Be of the same mind one toward another. Don’t set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Don’t be wise in your own conceits.

¹⁶Ivai nemoyo umwe, umwe kune umwe. Musafunganya zvinhu zvakakwirira, asi mufambidzane navanozvininipisa; musazviidza vakachenjera.

¹⁷Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

¹⁷Musatsiva munhu chakaipa nechakaipa. Tsvakai zvakarurama pamberi pevanhu vose.

¹⁸If it is possible, as much as it is up to you, be at peace with all men.

¹⁸Kana zvichigona, sezviri mamuri, garai nerugare nevanhu vose.

¹⁹Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.” Deuteronomy 32:35

¹⁹Vadikamwi, musazvitsivira asi ipai hasha nzvimbo; nekuti kwakanyorwa, kuchinzi: kutsiva ndekwangu, ini ndicharipira, ndizvo zvinoreva Ishe.

²⁰Therefore “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing so, you will heap coals of fire on his head.” Proverbs 25:21-22

²⁰Asi kana muvengi wako ane nzara, mupe chikafu; kana ane nyota, mupe chinwiwa; nekuti mukuita izvozvo, uchadurikidza mazimbe emoto pamusoro wake.

²¹Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

²¹Usakundwa nechakaipa, asi kunda chakaipa nechakanaka.