1 Petro
3:1 Saizvozvo imwi vakadzi, ivai pasi pevarume venyu; kuti, kana zviripo
havateereri shoko, vangadzorwa pasina shoko
nhaurirano yevakadzi;
3:2 vachiona mafambiro enyu akachena pamwe chete nekutya.
3:3 Kushonga kwenyu ngakurege kuva kwokunze, kwokuruka bvudzi.
nokupfeka goridhe, kana kupfeka nguo;
3:4 Asi ngakuve munhu akavanzika wemoyo, pane izvo zvisipo
chinoora, icho chishongo chemweya munyoro wakanyarara, uri mukati
kuona kwaMwari kunokosha.
3:5 Nokuti saizvozviwo pamazuva ekare vakadzi vatsvene vaivimba
vakazvishongedza muna Mwari, vachizviisa pasi pevarume vavo;
3:6 saSara wakateerera Abhurahamu achimuti ishe;
kana muchiita zvakanaka, uye musingatyi chinhu chipi nechipi.
3:7 Saizvozvo, imi varume, garai navo nokuziva, muchipa
kumukadzi sezvamunoita mudziyo usina simba, uye samudyi wenhaka
pamwe chete nenyasha dzeupenyu; kuti minyengetero yenyu irege kudziviswa.
3:8 Pakupedzisira, muve nemoyo umwe mose, muchinzwirana tsitsi, muchida
ivai netsitsi, sehama, ivai netsitsi.
3:9 musingatsivi zvakaipa nezvakaipa, kana kutuka nekutuka;
blessing; muchiziva kuti makadanirwa izvozvo, kuti mugare nhaka
chikomborero.
3:10 Nokuti anoda upenyu, nokuona mazuva akanaka, ngaadzore zvake
rurimi runobva pazvakaipa, nemiromo yake kuti irege kutaura zvinonyengera.
3:11 Ngaanzvenge zvakaipa, aite zvakanaka; ngaatsvake rugare arutevere.
3:12 Nokuti meso aShe ari pamusoro pevakarurama, uye nzeve dzake dzakazaruka
kuminyengetero yavo; asi chiso chaShe chinovenga avo vanoita
zvakaipa.
3:13 Uye ndiani uchakuitirai zvakaipa, kana muri vatevedzeri vechiri
kugona?
3:14 Asi kana muchitambudzika nekuda kwekururama, makaropafadzwa;
musatya kutyisa kwavo, kana kuvhunduswa;
3:15 Asi itai Ishe Mwari mutsvene mumoyo yenyu; mugare makagadzirira kupa chipo
pindurai umwe neumwe unokubvunzai chikonzero chetariro iri mamuri
nounyoro nokutya.
3:16 mune hana yakanaka; kuti, vachikunyombai sezvinoreva
munoita zvakaipa, vanokupomerai zvakanaka, vanganyadziswa havo
kutaura muna Kristu.
3:17 Nekuti zviri nani, kana chido chaMwari chichida, kuti mutambudzike zvakanaka
kuita pane kuita zvakaipa.
3:18 Nokuti Kristuwo akatambura kamwe chete nokuda kwezvivi, akarurama nokuda kwavasakarurama.
kuti atiise kuna Mwari, achiurawa panyama, asi
kumutswa noMweya;
3:19 Akaendawo nazvo, akaparidza kumweya yakanga iri mutirongo;
3:20 iyo yaimbova isingateereri, yaimbova nemoyo murefu waMwari
yakamirira pamazuva aNowa, areka ichiri kugadzirwa, mairi vashoma.
ndiko kuti, mweya misere yakaponeswa nemvura.
3:21 Mufananidzo wakadaro uyo kunyange rubhabhatidzo runotiponesawo zvino (kwete ivo
kubvisa tsvina yenyama, asi mhinduro yezvakanaka
hana kuna Mwari,) nokumuka kwaJesu Kristu.
22 wakaenda kudenga, uye uri kuruoko rwerudyi rwaMwari; ngirozi uye
masimba nemasimba zvakaiswa pasi pake.