¹ Zvino uzive chinhu ichi, kuti namazuva okupedzisira nguva dzokutambudzika dzichasvika. ² Nokuti vanhu vachava vanozvida, vanoda mari, vanozvirumbidza, vanozvikudza, vanotuka, vasingateereri vabereki, vasingavongi, vasati vari vatsvene. ³ Vasinorudo chairwo, vasingadi kuyanana, vanochera vamwe, vasingazvidzori, vanehasha, vasingadi zvinhu zvakanaka. ⁴ Vanonyengera, vasingarangariri, vanoita manyawi, vanoda zvinofadza zvenyika kupfuvura Mwari. ³ Ngokudaro itusuvo, tinochaichavo zvichinachwiro nokutama kuzwira; techitikinywa nokutambudjwa ngozvido zvakasiyana siyana zvonyama; itusu taipona mukuchata nondurumwa techinyenyana nokunyenyana umwe kunoumweni. ⁴ Asi kunaka kwaMwari, muPonese wedu, norudo hwake kuchivandhu hwakavonekepo, ⁵ Iyena waponesa, kuchiripi ngomuchando yakaita itusu, asi ngonyacha Djake, ngokusambidjwa ngokumwa yokubahwazve nokumusihwa ngoaMweya Wakachena. ⁵ Vanomufananidzo bedzi wokunamata Mwari, asi vakarasha simba rako; ufuratire vanhu ivava vo. ⁶ Nokuti pakati pavo varipo vanopinda mudzimba vachiverevedza, vachitapa zvikadzi zvakaremedzwa nezvivi, zvinokwebwa nokuchiva kuzhinji. ⁷ Zvinongogara zvichidzidza, asi hazvitongogoni kusvika pakuziva zvokwadi. ⁶ Wiya wakadururihwa panyezuru pedu wakawanda ndiJesu Kristu, muPonesi wedu, ⁷ kuti itusu techipembedjwa ngonyacha Djake, tiite inga vanogara utaka inga ngogonda rokupona kuchinga. ⁸ Jane naJambre sezvavakadzivisa Mosesi, saizvozvo ivo vanodzivisa zvokwadi, vari vanhu vanendangariro dzakavodzwa, vakarashika pakutenda. ⁹ Asi havachapfuvuriri mberi, nokuti vupenzi bwavo bwuchavonekwa navose, sezvakazoita bwavo. ⁹ Ngokudaro tiza muvunzo youpenji nokuverengedjwa komazina omadjibaba, hachanokuphikizana ngondava yomuPango. Ngoti izvi azvibeseri azina chwiro. ¹⁰ Siyananyi nawiyahake unoda kumupaura pakati penyu, sure kokumupangira chigirira kutanga namwekanakaviri, ¹¹ unozvizivazve mundhu enthowo wakaswedjeka mugwanja rokadi echichaichaechidjisuanga ega. ¹⁰ Asi iwe wakatevera kudzidzisa kwangu, nomufambire, nokufunga, nokutenda, nomoyo murefu, norudo, nokutsungirira, ¹¹ namadambudziko, nenhamo, izvo zvakandiwira paAntiokia, napaIkonio, napaRistra; madambudziko makuru sei andakanzwa pazvinhu izvozvo zvose Ishe wakandisunungura. ¹² Zvino, navose vanoda kunamata Mwari munaKristu Jesu vachatambudzwa. ¹³ Asi vanhu vakaipa navanyengeri va chanyanyisa pakuipa, vachitsausa vamwe nokutsauswa ivo. ¹² Inini ndingakutuma Atemas kana Thichikusi, kasikirai, uviye kwandiri muNikopolisi, kwiya kondaka tema kuti ndigareyo, panguva yochirimo. ¹³ Kasikirai tumira Zenasi, gweta, naAporosi, nozviro zvese zvavanoda. ¹⁴ Asi iwe, rambira panezvawakadzidza zvikasimbiswa kwauri, uzive kuti wakazvidzidza kunani. ¹⁵ Kuti kubvira pavucheche bwako wakaziva Manyoro Matsvene anogona kukupa vuchenjeri bwunoisa kukuponeswa nokutenda kuri munaKristu Jesu. ¹⁵ Vese vaiya vanaini vanoku chungamidja. Chongamidjai iwewe vaiya vanotida mukugonda. Nyacha ngadjigare nemwi. ¹⁶ Rugwaro rwose rwakafuridzirwa naMwari, runobatsira pakudzidzisa, nokuraira, nokururamisa, nokuranga kuri mukururama; ¹⁷ kuti munhu waMwari akwane, agadzirirwa kwazvo mabasa ose akanaka.