Nyengetererai Kuti Shoko Rifambe Rakasununguka
Pauro anokumbira munyengetero kuti shoko rimhanye, ndokuzotendeukira kudambudziko: vamwe mukereke vakarega kushanda vakava vapindiri vanorarama nezvevamwe. Anoratidza basa rake pachake usiku namasikati. Cherechedzai munhu akadaro, musashamwaridzana naye, asi muyambirei sehama, kwete somuvengi.
3 1Pakupedzisira, hama nehanzvadzi, tinyengetererei kuti shoko raIshe wedu Jesu rimhanye richienda mberi uye rikudzwe, sezvarakaita pakati penyu, 2uye kuti tinunurwe kuvanhu vakatsauka navakaipa; nokuti havasi vose vanotenda. 3Asi Ishe akatendeka, uyo achakusimbisai uye achakudzivirirai kune akaipa. 4Tinovimba muna Ishe kuti munoita, uye kuti mucharamba muchiita, zvatinokurayirai. 5Ishe ngaatungamirire mwoyo yenyu murudo rwaBaba vedu uye mukutsungirira kwaKristu.
Yambiro Pamusoro Pousimbe
6Hama nehanzvadzi, muzita raIshe wedu Jesu Kristu tinokurayirai kuti: musiyane nehama yose inorarama mousimbe, zvinopesana netsika yamakagamuchira kwatiri. 7Imi pachenyu munoziva kuti munofanira kutitevedzera, nokuti hatina kuva nousimbe pakati penyu. 8Hatina kudya zvokudya zvomunhu mahara; asi takashanda usiku namasikati, nokushanda kwakaoma nokutambudzika, kuti tirege kuva mutoro kuna mumwe wenyu. 9Kwete kuti takanga tisina kodzero, asi kuti tizviite muenzaniso kwamuri wokuti mutitevedzere. 10Kunyange pataiva nemi, takakurayirai kuti: kana munhu achiramba kushanda, ngaarege kudya. 11Nokuti tinonzwa kuti vamwe pakati penyu vanogara mousimbe, vasingashandi asi vachipindira mune zvavamwe. 12Vanhu vakadaro tinovarayira tichivakurudzira muna Ishe Jesu Kristu kuti: vashande vakanyarara, vadye chingwa chavo. 13Kana murimi, hama nehanzvadzi, musaneta pakuita zvakanaka. 14Kana munhu akasateerera shoko redu riri mutsamba iyi, mucherechedzei munhu iyeye, uye musafambidzana naye, kuti anyare. 15Asi musamutora somuvengi, asi mumuyambire sehama.
Rugare, Kwaziso, neNyasha
16Ishe worugare pachake ngaakupei rugare nguva dzose, munzira dzose. Ishe ngaave nemi mose.
17Ini, Pauro, ndinonyora kwaziso iyi noruoko rwangu—ndicho chiratidzo chokuti tsamba imwe neimwe inobva kwandiri ndeyechokwadi; ndizvo zvandinonyora nazvo. 18Nyasha dzaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu ngadzive nemi mose.