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1:1 Pauro, mupostori waJesu Kristu nokuda kwaMwari, kuvatsvene,
vari paEfeso, nokuna vanotenda munaKristu Jesu;
1:2 Nyasha kwamuri nerugare runobva kuna Mwari Baba vedu naIshe Jesu Kristu
Kristu.
1:3 Ngaarumbidzwe Mwari naBaba vaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, iye wakaropafadza
nemaropafadzo ose emweya munzvimbo dzekudenga muna Kristu;
1:4 sezvaakatisarudza maari pasati pavambwa nheyo dzedenga
nyika, kuti tive vatsvene, tisina chavangapomerwa pamberi pake murudo;
1:5 akatitemera kare kuti tiitwe vana naJesu Kristu
iye pachake maererano nechido chake chakanaka.
1:6 kuti rumbidzo yekubwinya kwenyasha dzake dzaakatiita matiri
inogamuchirwa mudikanwa.
1:7 maari matine dzikinuro kubudikidza neropa rake, iko kuregererwa kwezvivi.
maererano nefuma yenyasha dzake;
1:8 yaakawanza kwatiri muuchenjeri hwose nenjere;
1:9 wakatizivisa kwatiri chakavanzika chekuda kwake, maererano nekunaka kwake
mafaro aakafunga maari.
1:10 Kuti aunganidze pakuitwa kwekuzara kwenguva
pamwe chete muzvinhu zvose muna Kristu, zvose zviri kudenga napanyika
zviri panyika; kunyange maari.
1:11 watakapiwawo nhaka maari, zvatakatemerwa kare
maererano nokufunga kwouyo anoita zvinhu zvose sezvaakarayira
nokuda kwake:
1:12 kuti isu tive rumbidzo yekubwinya kwake, isu takatanga kuvimba naye
Kristu.
1:13 wamakavimbawo naye, mushure mekunge manzwa shoko rechokwadi
Evhangeri yeruponeso rwenyu, iye wamakatendawo maari, makatenda
akaiswa chisimbiso noMweya Mutsvene wechipikirwa.
1:14 inova rubatso rwenhaka yedu kusvikira rudzikunuro rwaJehovha
zvakatengwa, kurumbidzo yokubwinya kwake.
1:15 Naizvozvo neniwo, shure kwekunge ndanzwa zverutendo rwenyu muna Ishe Jesu, uye
rudo kuvatsvene vose.
1:16 handiregi kuvonga pamusoro penyu, ndichikurangarirai paminyengetero yangu;
1:17 Kuti Mwari waIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, Baba vokubwinya, atipe
kwamuri mweya wenjere nekuzarurirwa pakumuziva;
1:18 Meso enjere dzako avhenekerwe; kuti muzive kuti chii
tariro yekudana kwake ndiyo fuma yekubwinya kwake
nhaka muvatsvene.
1:19 Uye ukuru hukurusa hwesimba rake kwatiri isu vanotenda?
maererano nokushanda kwesimba rake guru.
1:20 iyo yaakaita muna Kristu, paakamumutsa kubva kuvakafa akagadza
ari kuruoko rwake rworudyi munzvimbo dzokudenga.
1:21 Kure kumusoro kweutongi hwose, nesimba, nesimba, neushe, uye
zita rimwe nerimwe rinorehwa, kwete munyika ino chete, asi mune iyowo
achauya:
22 akaisa zvinhu zvose pasi petsoka dzake, akamupa kuti ave musoro pamusoro pake
zvinhu zvose kukereke.
1:23 ndiwo muviri wake, kuzara kwaiye anozadzisa zvose mune zvose.