Kuna Timoti, Mwana Wangu Wechokwadi
Mazano aPauro somufudzi kuna Timoti wechidiki pamusoro pokuronga kereke nokuchengetedza dzidziso yakarurama.
1 1Pauro, muapostora waKristu Jesu nokuraira kwaBaba vedu, Muponesi wedu, uye waKristu Jesu, tariro yedu, 2kuna Timoti, mwana wangu wechokwadi mukutenda: nyasha, ngoni, norugare zvinobva kuna Baba vedu naKristu Jesu Ishe wedu.
Rindai Imba yaBaba
3Sezvandakakukurudzira pandakaenda kuMakedhonia, gara muEfeso kuti urayire vamwe vanhu kuti varege kudzidzisa dzidziso yakasiyana, 4uyewo varege kuzvipira kungano nokunhoroondo dzemazita dzisingaperi, zvinongomutsa kufungidzira pane utariri hwaBaba vedu hunowanikwa nokutenda. 5Chinangwa chomurayiro uyu rudo runobva pamwoyo wakachena, nehana yakanaka, uye kutenda kusina unyengeri. 6Vamwe vakatsauka pazvinhu izvi vakatsaukira kukutaura kusina maturo, 7vachida kuva vadzidzisi vomurayiro, asi vasinganzwisisi zvavanotaura kana zvavanosimbisa nechivimbo chikuru kudaro.
8Zvino tinoziva kuti murayiro wakanaka, kana ukashandiswa nenzira yakarurama, 9tichiziva izvi: murayiro hauna kugadzirirwa vakarurama asi vasina mutemo navanopanduka, vakaipa navatadzi, vasina utsvene navasingaremekedzi, vaya vanorova baba vavo namai vavo, mhondi, 10vanoita upombwe, varume vanorara navarume, vatengesi vavaranda, vanyepi, vanopika nhema, nezvimwe zvose zvinopesana nedzidziso yakanaka, 11zvichienderana nevhangeri rokubwinya raBaba vedu vakakomborerwa, randakapiwa kuti ndirichengete.
Ngoni dzaBaba Dzakasvika kune Akaipisisa
12Ndinovonga Kristu Jesu Ishe wedu, akandisimbisa, nokuti akandiona ndakatendeka, akandigadza paushumiri hwake. 13Kare ndaimhura Mwari, ndichitambudza vamwe, uye ndaiva nechisimba—asi ndakanzwirwa ngoni, nokuti ndakaita nokusaziva, ndisina kutenda. 14Nyasha dzaIshe wedu dzakandifashukira, pamwe chete nokutenda norudo zviri muna Kristu Jesu. 15Iri ishoko rakatendeka, rinofanira kugamuchirwa zvizere, rokuti: Kristu Jesu akauya munyika kuzoponesa vatadzi—ini ndini mutadzi mukuru kupfuura vose. 16Asi ndakanzwirwa ngoni nokuda kwaizvozvi: kuti mandiri, mutadzi mukuru kupfuura vose, Kristu Jesu aratidze mwoyo murefu wake wakazara, ndive muenzaniso kuna avo vaizomutenda vagowana upenyu husingaperi. 17Kuna Mambo wokusingaperi, asingafi, asingaonekwi, iye Mwari oga, ngakuve nokukudzwa nokubwinya nokusingaperi-peri. Ameni.
Rwai Kurwa Kwakanaka
18Timoti, mwana wangu, ndinokubatisa murayiro uyu, maererano nouprofita hwakambotaurwa pamusoro pako, kuti nahwo urwe kurwa kwakanaka, 19uchibatisisa kutenda nehana yakanaka. Nokuramba izvi, vamwe vakaita kuti kutenda kwavo kuparare, 20pakati pavo pana Himeneyo naArekizanda, vandakaisa mumaoko aSatani kuti vadzidziswe kuti varege kumhura Mwari.