2 VaTesaronika
1:1 Pauro, naSirivhano, naTimotio, kukereke yavaTesaronika
munaMwari Baba vedu naShe Jesu Kristu.
1:2 Nyasha kwamuri nerugare runobva kuna Mwari Baba vedu naIshe Jesu Kristu
Kristu.
1:3 Tinosungirwa kuvonga Mwari nguva dzose pamusoro penyu, hama, sezvazvakafanira;
nekuti rutendo rwenyu rwunokura zvikuru, nerudo rwevose
umwe wenyu umwe kune umwe kune umwe kune umwe kune umwe kune umwe;
1:4 Naizvozvo isu tomene tinozvirumbidza mamuri mukereke dzaMwari pamusoro penyu
kutsungirira nerutendo mukushushwa kwenyu kose nemumatambudziko
shingirira:
1:5 ndicho chiratidzo chekutonga kwakarurama kwaMwari, kuti imwi mugone
muchinzi makafanira ushe hwaMwari, ihwo hwamunotambudzikirawo;
1:6 kuona kuti chinhu chakarurama kuna Mwari kutsiva kutambudzika
vanokutambudzai;
1:7 Nemi munotambudzika, zororai pamwe chete nesu, kana Ishe Jesu auya
zvakaratidzwa kudenga navatumwa vake vane simba;
1:8 mumurazvo womoto achitsiva avo vasingazivi Mwari, uye izvozvo
musateerera evhangeri yaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu.
1:9 ivo vacharangwa nekuparadzwa kusingaperi kubva pamberi pechiso che
Ishe, napakubwinya kwesimba rake;
1:10 kana achiuya kuzokudzwa muvatsvene vake, nekuyemurwa mu
vose vanotenda (nokuti uchapupu hwedu pakati penyu hwakatendwa) mavari
zuva riya.
1:11 Naizvozvo tinokunyengetererai nguva dzose, kuti Mwari wedu akuverengei
wakafanira kudanwa uku, uye azadzise kuda kwake kwose kwakanaka
kunaka, nebasa rerutendo nesimba;
1:12 kuti zita raIshe wedu Jesu Kristu rikudzwe mamuri, nemi
maari, maererano nenyasha dzaMwari wedu naIshe Jesu Kristu.