Takabatana muRudo
Pauro anokumbira kubatana, obva akuisa panzira yakatorwa naKristu yokudzika pane kukwira, achizvidurura, achitora chimiro chomuranda, achiteerera kusvikira parufu pamuchinjikwa, Baba vedu vasati vamusimudza kuzita repamusoro-soro. Anotumirawo Timoti, naEpafrodito.
2 1Saka kana kuchine kukurudzirwa kupi zvako muna Kristu, kunyaradzwa kupi zvako kunobva murudo, kudyidzana kukuru kupi zvako muMweya Mutsvene, unyoro netsitsi zvipi zvako, 2zadzisai mufaro wangu: ivai nomurangariro mumwe, mune rudo rumwe, batanai mumweya, muri vamwe muchinangwa chimwe. 3Musaita chinhu nokuda kwokuzvitsvakira kana kudada kusina maturo, asi nokuzvininipisa muone vamwe sevari nani kupfuura imi. 4Mumwe nomumwe wenyu ngaarege kungotarisira zvake oga, asiwo zvavamwe.
5Ivai nomurangariro uyu pakati penyu—iwo uri wenyu muna Kristu Jesu, 6iye, ari muchimiro chaBaba vedu, haana kufunga kuti kuenzana naBaba vedu chinhu chokubatisisa, 7asi akazvidurura, achitora chimiro chomuranda uye achiberekwa achifanana nomunhu. 8Uye aonekwa somunhu, akazvininipisa nokuva akateerera kusvikira parufu—kunyange rufu pamuchinjikwa. 9Naizvozvo Baba vedu vakamusimudzira kunzvimbo yakakwirira kwazvo vakamupa zita riri pamusoro pamazita ose, 10kuti pazita raJesu mabvi ose apfugame, kudenga nepanyika napasi penyika, 11uye ndimi dzose dzipupure kuti Jesu Kristu ndiIshe, kuti Baba vedu vakudzwe.
Vana vaBaba, Nyeredzi Dzinopenya
12Saka, vadikani vangu, sezvamakagara muchiteerera—kwete pandanga ndiripo chete asi zvino zvikuru kwazvo pandisipo—rambai muchishandira ruponeso rwenyu nokutya nokudedera, 13nokuti Baba vedu ndivo vanobata mamuri, vachikupai zvose kuda nokuita nokuda kwechinangwa chavo chakanaka.
14Itai zvinhu zvose musinganyunyuti kana kukakavara, 15kuti muve vasina chavangapomerwa uye vakachena, vana vaBaba vedu vasina mhosva pakati porudzi rwakatsauka uye rwakaora—muchipenya pakati pavo senyeredzi munyika, 16makabatisisa shoko roupenyu, kuti ndigozvirumbidza pazuva raKristu kuti handina kumhanya kana kushanda pasina. 17Asi kunyange ndikadururwa sechipiriso chokunwa pamusoro pechibayiro nokushumira kwokutenda kwenyu, ndinofara uye ndinofarisisa pamwe chete nemi mose. a a v17 Chipiriso chokunwa raiva waini yaidururwa paaritari pakunamata; Pauro anofananidza upenyu hwake huchidururwa pamusoro pokutenda kwavo. 18Saka nemiwo munofanira kufara uye kufarisisa pamwe chete neni.
Timoti naEpafrodito
19Ndinovimba, muna Ishe Jesu, kutuma Timoti kwamuri nokukurumidza, kuti neniwo ndikurudzirwe, pandinoziva kuti makadini. 20Handina mumwe akafanana naye, achava nehanya zvechokwadi nokugara kwenyu zvakanaka. 21Nokuti vose vanotsvaka zvavo, kwete zvaJesu Kristu. 22Munoziva kutendeka kwakaratidzwa kwaTimoti—somwanakomana nababa vake, akashanda neni mubasa revhangeri. 23Saka ndinovimba kumutuma pandinongoona kuti zvinhu zvichafamba sei kwandiri, 24uye ndine chivimbo muna Ishe kuti ini pachangu ndichauya nokukurumidza.
25Ndakaona zvakafanira kudzosera Epafrodito kwamuri—hama yangu, mushandi pamwe chete neni, nomurwi pamwe chete neni, nhume yenyu nomushumiri wezvandaishaya. 26Nokuti akanga achikushuvai imi mose, uye ari kutambudzika nokuti makanzwa kuti akanga achirwara. 27Zvechokwadi akanga achirwara, uye akapotsa afa. Asi Baba vedu vakamunzwira tsitsi—kwete iye oga asi neniwo, vachindiponesa pashungu pamusoro peshungu. 28Saka ndinoshingairira zvikuru kumutuma, kuti pamunomuonazve mufare uye ini ndirege kunetseka zvakawanda. 29Mugamuchirei muna Ishe nomufaro wose, uye mukudze vanhu vakaita saye, 30nokuti akaswedera pedyo norufu nokuda kwebasa raKristu, achiisa upenyu hwake panjodzi kuti azadzise rubatsiro rwamakanga musingakwanisi kundipa.