Paridza Shoko
Murayiro wokupedzisira waPauro, wakapiwa pamberi paBaba vedu: paridza shoko panguva yakakodzera nenguva isina kukodzera, nokuti vanhu vachaunganidza vadzidzisi vanovaudza zvavanoda. Anoziva kuguma kwake pachake — adururwa, rujaho rwapera — uye anodudza vakamusiya, vakasara, uye vakamira naye.
4 1Ndinokurayira zvakasimba pamberi paBaba vedu naKristu Jesu, iye achatonga vapenyu navakafa, nokuonekwa kwake noumambo hwake: 2Paridza shoko; gara wakagadzirira panguva yakafanira nepasina; ruramisa, tsiura, uye kurudzira, nomwoyo murefu wakazara nokudzidzisa. 3Nokuti nguva ichasvika apo vanhu vasingazodi dzidziso yakanaka, asi vachazviunganidzira vadzidzisi vazhinji maererano nokuchiva kwavo, sezvo nzeve dzavo dzichivava, 4uye vachadzora nzeve dzavo kubva pazvokwadi vachitsaukira kungano dzisina maturo. 5Asi iwe, svinura mune zvose, tsungirira pakutambudzika, ita basa romuvhangeri, zadzisa ushumiri hwako. 6Nokuti ini ndava kutodururwa sechipiriso chokunwa; nguva yangu yokuenda yasvika. a a v6 Chipiriso chokunwa chaiva waini yaidururwa paaritari sechibayiro — Pauro anofananidza rufu rwake sechiito chokupedzisira chokunamata chakadururirwa vamwe. 7Ndakarwa kurwa kwakanaka, ndakapedza mujaho, ndakachengeta kutenda. 8Zvino korona yokururama yakandimirira, iyo Ishe, mutongi akarurama, waachandipa nezuva iroro—kwete kwandiri ndoga asi kuna vose vakada kuonekwa kwake.
Mashoko aPauro Okupedzisira
9Shingaira kuti uuye kwandiri nokukurumidza. 10Dhemasi akada nyika ino yazvino, akandisiya, akaenda kuTesaronika. Kresensi akaenda kuGaratiya, Tito kuDharimatiya. 11Ruka oga ndiye aneni. Tora Mako uuye naye—anondibatsira pakushumira. 12Tikiko ndakamutuma kuEfeso. 13Paunouya, uuye nejasi randakasiya kuna Kaposi paTroasi, nemipumburu, zvikuru magwaro amatehwe. 14Arekizanda mupfuri wendarira akandiitira zvakaipa kwazvo; Ishe achamutsiva maererano namabasa ake. 15Iwe uzvichenjerere kwaari, nokuti akapikisa zvikuru shoko redu.
16Hapana akamira neni pakuzvidzivirira kwangu kwokutanga—vose vakandisiya. Ngazvirege kuverengerwa kwavari. 17Asi Ishe akamira neni akandisimbisa, kuitira kuti kubudikidza neni shoko riparidzwe zvizere uye marudzi ose anzwe. Ndakanunurwa mumuromo weshumba. 18Ishe achandinunura pabasa rakaipa rose uye achandichengetedza achindipinza kuumambo hwake hwokudenga. Kubwinya ngakuve kwaari nokusingaperi-peri. Ameni.
Kukwazisa Kokupedzisira
19Kwazisa Pirisira naAkwira, neimba yaOnesiforo. 20Erasto akasara kuKorinde, uye Trofimo ndakamusiya achirwara kuMireto. 21Shingaira kuuya chando chisati chasvika. Yubhuro, Pudhenzi, Rino, Kraudhiya, nehama dzose vanokukwazisa.
22Ishe ngaave nomweya wako. Nyasha ngadzive nemi mose.