¹ Phaulo, mupostori waKristu Jesu nkuda kwaMwari, noThimothi hama yedu, ² ndinonyorera kwavari vakacheswa nehama dzakagondeka muna Kristu, vari mukhorose. Nyasha kwomuri nokunyarara zvinobva kuna Mwari Bhaba wedu ngazvigare nemwi. ³ Tinonbonga kuna Mwari noBaba wedu Mambo Jesu Kristu, techimumbirira nguva dzese. ⁴ Ngokuti takazwa kutaunhwa kwekungonda kwenhu kuna Jesu Kristu, ngorundo riri kuna wese wanotenda kuna wese wakachena; ⁵ ngondava yokunhinda kuti wakavingua kuna imwimwi kundenga. Takazvua kuvingua kwamazvi yomuchokwadi ngovhageri, ⁶ kuti raguma kwamuri. Asi nonhika yese, kuvha pazuva ramakazwa nokuziva nhasha ja Mwari pozvokadhi. ⁷ Wakajija vhangeri ngo Epafara, mudhoni wedhu pabhasa ro vhangeri, kuti wakarurama pakushandira Kristu ngonhasha jenhu. ⁸ Iyena wakatendera rudho wenhu pamweya. ⁹ Ngokudharo, kuvha pazuva ratakazwa, atizivi kuima kunamata kwamuri, asi nokukumbira kuti muzare ngomweya. ¹⁰ Kuti mufambe mukururama pamberi pa Mambo, mechimudhakajisa pazvese, mechibhereka muchero yakanaka, mechikura paruzivo waMwari; ¹¹ Kujijiswa pakuvangiswa, pasimba Routhendi, pakuvetera kwese norusengerero nokudhakara. ¹² Mechibhonga kuna Baba, wakamujijisa kunaka kokujeka kovatsene. ¹³ Iyena wakativhisa pakunhiswa kochidhima, wakatitwara kwenda pauMambo Omwana wake. ¹⁴ Patinosungunuka: pauregrewha ozvishaishi. ¹⁵ Iyena chiemo chaMwari chichikaoneki, Dhangwe rochisikwa chese; ¹⁶ ngokuti zvese zvakasikwa ndiyena zviro zvese zvirimudhenga nopanhika, zvinooneka nozvichikaoneki, zviripachigaro; ngazvinhiswe, zvese ngazvitongwe; zvese zviro zvakaitwa naye nokunaiyena. ¹⁷ Kuna iyena zviro zvese zviripo, nokuna iyena zviro zvese zvinenga zviripo. ¹⁸ Iyena musoro pamuiri yaChiara; iyena ndingwe rokumuka kubva pakufa, kuti iye aite mukuru muzviro zvese. ¹⁹ Ngokuti mwaari kuzara kwese kwaBaba kwakadakara kugaramwo neye, asi, ²⁰ nokuyona kwake runhararo noropa ramuchijiko wake, pakati pake ndinowereketa noiwewe kuna zviro zvese, zvese zviripanhika, nozvomundenga. ²¹ Nemwiwo karetu mwaiya vapara nemagaa, mukupinimidza kwenyu, mwechiita mishando yakachata. Ngokuti wari iyena akamuebhesera, ²² pamuiri yopanhama, nokufa, kuti akuise pakati powaswene, kuti amuchasungwe kana kupabhaziwha; ²³ asi, ngokundaro, ngarai mwakaviguika wakaperera nokugonda, asi muchabhunde pamazvi eVagheri ramwakavhuwsa, richiparijiwa kuna wese wari pasi pomagore, ngkuti inini, Phaulo, ndakaitua muperekeri. ²⁴ Wari ndinondakara ngomatambujiko yangu kuna imwimwi, ngokudaro pamuvhiri wangu ndizvaKristo, ngokunda kwomuiri, nokuti ndiyotemperi. ²⁵ Ngoti inini ndakaitua muperekeri ngokunda kwobhasa raMwari randakapua kuti kuvengejera, kuti tijajise mazvi waMwari, ²⁶ miejaniso wese wakayingika kuvhira pokutanga kwoguwa yokubhariwsana; asi wari kunewatsene. ²⁷ Kuna iyona Mwari waida kuti wazviwe zviro zvouzvayi noutende nomuejaniso kuna wachingaziyi, ndiKristo muna imwi, Ruvetero ohuthendi. ²⁸ Ndiye uwo watinochumaira, techipanga munhu wese nokudzidzisa munhu weshe muungwaru hweshe, kuti tiunze munhu wese akaperera muna Kristo. ²⁹ Ngokuti ndizvo izvi zvendinoshandawo, ndechitambudzika ngesimba rake iro raakafemera mukati mwangu ngesimba.