¹But say the things which fit sound doctrine,

¹Zvino iwe taura zvinhu zvakafanira dzidziso mhenyu.

²that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:

²Varume vakuru kuti vave vakadzikama, vanokudzwa, vakangwara, vapenyu parutendo, parudo, pakutsungirira;

³and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

³saizvozvowo vakadzi vakuru, kuti pamafambiro vave sezvakafanira utsvene, kwete vacheri, kana vanokarira waini zhinji, vadzidzisi vezvinhu zvakanaka,

⁴that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

⁴kuti vadzidzise vakadzi vaduku kusvinura mufungwa, kuda varume vavo, nekuda vana vavo,

⁵to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

⁵vakachenjera, vakachena, vachengeti vemisha, vakanaka, vanoteerera varume vavo, kuti shoko raMwari rirege kunyombwa.

⁶Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded;

⁶Varume vaduku saizvozvo ukurudzire kuti vave vakasvinura;

⁷in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

⁷pazvinhu zvose iwe uzviratidze semufananidzo wamabasa akanaka, padzidziso isakasvibiswa, nemugariro unokudzwa nekuvimbika,

⁸and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

⁸nhauro yakagwinya isingagoni kushoorwa, kuti uyo wedivi rinopikisa anyare, asina chinhu chakaipa chaangareva pamusoro penyu.

⁹Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting;

⁹Kurudzira varanda kuzviisa pasi pavatenzi vavo, kuti vafadze pazvose, vasingakakavari,

¹⁰not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.

¹⁰vasingabi, asi varatidze kutendeka kwakanaka kose, kuti vashongedze dzidziso yaMwari Muponesi wedu pazvinhu zvose.

¹¹For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

¹¹Nekuti nyasha dzaMwari dzinoponesa dzakaratidzwa kuvanhu vose,

¹²instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;

¹²Dzichitidzidzisa kuti, tichiramba kusava neuMwari nekuchiva kwenyika, tirarame nekusvinura, kururama neuMwari panyika yazvino,

¹³looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ;

¹³tichimirira tariro yakaropafadzwa, nekuratidzwa kwekubwinya kwaMwari mukuru neMuponesi wedu Jesu Kristu.

¹⁴who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.

¹⁴wakazvipa nekuda kwedu, kuti atidzikinure pakuipa kose, kuti azvinatsire vanhu vakasanangurwa, vanoshingairira mabasa akanaka.

¹⁵Say these things and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise you.

¹⁵Taura zvinhu izvi, ukurudzire, utsiure nesimba rose; kurege kuva nomunhu unokuzvidza.