Colossians 1

1 Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and brother Timothy,

Pauro muapositori waJesu Kristu nechido chaMwari, naTimotio hama,

2 to the saints who are in Colossae and the faithful brethren in Christ. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

kuvatsvene nehama dzakatendeka muna Kristu dziri paKorose: Nyasha kwamuri nerugare rwunobva kuna Mwari Baba vedu naIshe Jesu Kristu.

3 We give thanks to God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying for you,

Tinovonga Mwari naBaba vaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, tichikunyengetererai nguva dzese,

4 having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and the divine love which you have toward all the saints.

sezvo takanzwa zverutendo rwenyu muna Kristu Jesu, uye zverudo kuvatsvene vese,

5 on account of the hope which awaits you in the heavens, which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel,

nekuda kwetariro yakaisirwa imwi kumatenga, yamakagara manzwa pashoko rechokwadi cheevhangeri,

6 having come to you, as it is indeed in the whole world bearing fruit and increasing, as also among you, from the day on which you heard and have known the grace of God in truth;

yasvika kwamuri sepanyika yesewo; ichibereka chibereko, sezvainoitawo kwamuri, kubvira pazuva ramakanzwa nekuziva nyasha dzaMwari muchokwadi;

7 as you have learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is the faithful minister of Christ your behalf,

sezvamakadzidzawo kuna Epafrasi, muranda anodikanwa pamwe nesu, anova mushumiri wakatendeka waKristu nekuda kwenyu,

8 who also having revealed to us your divine love in the Spirit.

wakatiudzawo zverudo rwenyu muMweya.

9 Therefore we, from the day on which we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that you may be filled with the perfect knowledge of his will in all wisdom, and spiritual understanding,

Nekuda kweizvi isuwo, kubvira pazuva ratakanzwa, hatimiri kukunyengetererai, nekukumbira kuti muzadzwe neruzivo rwechido chake pauchenjeri hwese nekunzwisisa kwemweya,

10 that you may walk worthily of the Lord in all loyalty, in every good work bearing fruit, and increasing in the perfect knowledge of God.

kuti mufambe zvinofanira Ishe pane zvese zvinofadza, muchibereka zvibereko pabasa rese rakanaka, muchikura paruzivo rwaMwari;

11 being impowered with all power, according to the might of his glory, in all patience and longsuffering with joy;

muchisimbiswa nesimba rese, zvichienderana nesimba rekubwinya kwake, pamoyo murefu wese nekutsungirira pamwe nemufaro;

12 giving thanks to the Father, who has made us worthy unto a participation of the inheritance of the saints in light;

muchivonga kuna Baba, vakatiita kuti tifanire kugoverana kwenhaka yevatsvene muchiedza,

13 who delivered us from the power of darkness, and transplanted us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

vakatinunura pasimba rerima, vakatishandurira muushe hweMwanakomana werudo rwavo,

14 in whom we have redemption, the remission of sins:

watine dzikunuro maari neropa rake, ndiko kukanganwirwa kwezvivi.

15 who is the image of the invisible God, being the first begotten of all creation,

Anova mufananidzo waMwari asingaonekwi, dangwe rechisikwa chega-chega.

16 because in him all things are created, in the heavens and upon the earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All things were created by him, and unto him;

Nokuti maari zvinhu zvese zvakasikwa, zviri kumatenga nezviri panyika, zvinoonekwa nezvisingaonekwi, kana zviri zvigaro zveushe, kana umambo, kana ukuru, kana masimba; zvinhu zvese zvakasikwa naye, zvikasikirwa iye.

17 and he before all things, and all things consist in him:

Ndiyewo anotangira zvinhu zvese, uye zvinhu zvese zvakabatanidzwa maari.

18 and himself is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first begotten from the dead, in order that in all things himself may be preeminent:

Uye iye musoro wemuviri, wekereke; anova kutanga, dangwe kubva kune vakafa; kuti pazvese iye ave wekutanga;

19 because in him all fulness is pleased to dwell;

nokuti zvakafadza Baba, kuti kuzara kwese kugare maari,

20 and through him, to reconcile all things unto himself, having made peace through the blood of his cross: through him, whether things upon the earth, or things in the heavens.

uye ayananisa naye zvinhu zvese kwaari, aita rugare neropa remuchinjikwa wake kubudikidza naiye, kunyange zviri panyika kunyange zviri kumatenga.

21 And you, being at one time aliens and enemies in your minds on account of wicked works, nevertheless he has now reconciled

Nemwi maimbova vaeni nevavengi mufungwa nemabasa akaipa, asi ikozvinowo wayanana nemwi

22 in the body of his cross through death, to present you holy and blameless and unreprovable before him,

mumuviri wenyama yake kubudikidza nerufu, akukumikidzei muri vatsvene uye musina mhosva uye musingamhuriki pamberi pake;

23 if you abide in the faith, having been grounded and firm, and not moved from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, having been preached in all creation which is under heaven; whose minister I Paul became.

zvino kana muchirambira parutendo makateyiwa uye makasimbiswa, uye hamubviswi patariro yeevhangeri yamakanzwa, yakaparidzirwa chisikwa chega-chega chiri pasi pedenga; iyo yandakaitwa mushumiri wayo ini Pauro.

24 Now I rejoice in sufferings in your behalf, and am filling up the residue of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh in behalf of his body, which is the church;

Zvino ikozvino ndinofara pamatambudziko angu nekuda kwenyu, nekuzadzisa zvakasara pamatambudziko aKristu munyama yangu nekuda kwemuviri wake, unova kereke;

25 whose minister I became, according to the economy of God which was given to me unto you, to fulfill the word of God,

ini yandakaitwa mushumiri wayo zvichienderana nekubatiswa kwaMwari chandakapiwa pamusoro penyu, kuzadzisa shoko raMwari,

26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from the generations: but is now made manifest to his saints, (aiōn g165)

chakavanzika chakange chakavanzwa kubvira kare uye kubva kumazera, asi ikozvino chinoratidzwa kuvatsvene vake, (aiōn g165)

27 to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, who is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

kune ivo Mwari vaakada kuzivisa kuti fuma yekubwinya kwechakavanzika ichi pakati pevahedheni chii, chinova Kristu mamuri, tariro yekubwinya;

28 whom we preach, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, in order that we may present every man perfect in Christ;

watinoparidza isu, tichiyambira munhu umwe neumwe, nekudzidzisa munhu umwe neumwe munjere dzese, kuti tikumikidze munhu umwe neumwe akakwana muna Kristu Jesu;

29 unto which I also labor, agonizing according to his energy, working in me with power.

ndizvo zvandinoshingairirawo, ndichirwa zvinoenderana nekubata kwake kunobata mandiri nesimba.