Kusimbiswa neNyasha kuti Utsungirire
Pauro anoudza Timoti kuti awane simba rake munyasha agopa dzidziso kuvanhu vakatendeka vanogona kudzidzisa vamwe. Murwi, mumhanyi, murimi — mufananidzo mumwe nomumwe unotaura nezvokutsungirira mukumanikidzwa. Kukakavadzana pamusoro pamashoko hakuna maturo; rurai zvinyoro-nyoro, nokuti Baba vedu vangapa kutendeuka.
2 1Naizvozvo, mwana wangu, simba rako uritore munyasha dziri muna Kristu Jesu. 2Uye zvawakanzwa kwandiri pamberi pezvapupu zvizhinji, uzvipe kuvanhu vakatendeka vanokwanisa kudzidzisawo vamwe. 3Tora mugove wako wokutambudzika somurwi akanaka waKristu Jesu. 4Hapana murwi ari pabasa anozvipinza munyaya dzoupenyu hwavanhuwo zvavo—anoda kufadza uyo akamupinza muuto. 5Uye mutambi haapfekedzwi korona kunze kwokunge achikwikwidza maererano nemitemo. 6Murimi anoshanda nesimba ndiye anofanira kutanga kugamuchira mugove wezvirimwa. 7Fungisisa zvandiri kutaura, nokuti Ishe vachakupa kunzwisisa pazvinhu zvose.
8Rangarira Jesu Kristu, akamuka kubva kuvakafa, chizvarwa chaDhavhidhi, sezvazvinotaurwa muvhangeri rangu, 9randinotambudzika pamusoro paro, ndakasungwa nengetani somunhu akaita mhosva. Asi shoko raBaba vedu harina kusungwa nengetani! 10Saka ndinotsungirira zvinhu zvose nokuda kwavakasarudzwa, kuti ivowo vawane ruponeso ruri muna Kristu Jesu, pamwe nokubwinya kusingaperi. 11Iri shoko rakatendeka: Kana takafa pamwe naye, tichararamawo pamwe naye; 12kana tikatsungirira, tichatongawo pamwe naye; kana tikamuramba, iyewo achatiramba; 13kana tisingatendeki, iye anoramba akatendeka, nokuti haagoni kuzviramba.
Mushandi Anotenderwa naBaba
14Varangaridze zvinhu izvi, uye uvayambire pamberi paBaba vedu kuti varege kukakavadzana pamusoro pamashoko—hazvibatsiri, uye zvinoparadza vaya vanoteerera.
15Ita nepaunogona napo kuti uzviratidze kuna Baba vedu uchitenderwa, somushandi asinganyadziswi, anobata zvakanaka shoko rechokwadi. 16Asi nzvenga kutaura kusina maturo, kusina umwari; kunotungamirira vanhu kupinda zvakanyanya muuipi, 17uye kutaura kwavo kuchapararira segomarara. Pakati pavo pane Himenayo naFireto, 18vakatsauka kubva pachokwadi, vachiti kumuka kwavakafa kwakatoitika, uye vari kuderedza kutenda kwavamwe vanhu. 19Asi nheyo yakasimba yaBaba vedu imire, yakanamwa nechisimbiso: “Vanoziva vaya vari vavo,” uye “Vose vanodana zita ravo ngavafuratire zvakaipa.”
20Mumba huru mune midziyo isiri yegoridhe nesirivha chete, asiwo yomuti neyevhu—mimwe yokukudzwa, mimwe yokuzvidzwa. 21Saka kana munhu akazvichenesa pazvinhu izvi, anova mudziyo wokukudzwa: mutsvene, unobatsira kuna Tenzi, wakagadzirira basa rose rakanaka.
22Tiza kuchiva kwoujaya; tevera kururama, kutenda, rudo, norugare pamwe navaya vanodana kuna Ishe nomwoyo wakachena. 23Usava nechokuita nenharo dzoupenzi nedzisina njere; unoziva kuti dzinobereka kukakavara. 24Muranda waIshe haafaniri kuva munhu anokakavara, asi anofanira kuva munyoro kuvanhu vose, anokwanisa kudzidzisa, ane mwoyo murefu paanotadzirwa. 25Achiruramisa nounyoro vaya vanomupikisa. Zvimwe Baba vedu vachavapa kutendeuka kuti vazive chokwadi, 26uye kuti vapengenuke, vatize musungo wadhiabhorosi uko akavabata senhapwa kuti vaite kuda kwake.