Philippians 1
1 Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all those set apart in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons.
Pauro naTimotio, varanda vaJesu Kristu, kuvatsvene vese muna Kristu Jesu vari paFiripi, pamwe nevatungamiriri nevadhikoni:
2 May grace be to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Nyasha kwamuri, nerugare rwunobva kuna Mwari Baba vedu nekuna Ishe Jesu Kristu.
3 I thank my God every time I remember you;
Ndinovonga Mwari wangu pakukurangarirai nguva dzese,
4 and always in every prayer for all of you, I pray with joy.
nguva dzese pamunyengetero wangu wega-wega pamusoro penyu mese ndichiita munyengetero nemufaro,
5 I give thanks for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.
nekuda kwekudyidzana kwenyu muevhangeri kubva zuva rekutanga kusvikira ikozvino;
6 I am confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
ndichivimba chinhu ichi, kuti wakatanga basa rakanaka mamuri, acharipedzisa kusvikira zuva raJesu Kristu;
7 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you because I have you in my heart. You all have been my partners in grace both in my imprisonment and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel.
sezvazvakandinakira kufunga izvi pamusoro penyu mese, nokuti ndinemwi mumoyo zvekuti zvese muzvisungo zvangu nemukutavirira nekusimbisa kweevhangeri, imwi mese muri vagovani pamwe neni venyasha.
8 For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus.
Nokuti Mwari ndiye chapupu changu, kuti ndinokushuvai mese zvikuru sei muura hwaJesu Kristu.
9 I am praying this: That your love may abound more and more in knowledge and all understanding.
Uye izvi ndinonyengetera, kuti rudo rwenyu rwurambe rwuchiwandisisa paruzivo nekunzwisisa kwese,
10 I pray for this so that you may approve what is excellent, and so you may be sincere and without offense on the day of Christ.
kuti mutende zvinhu zvakanakisisa, kuti muve vakarurama nevasine mhosva, kusvikira zuva raKristu,
11 I pray that you also will be filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
makazadzwa nezvibereko zvekururama zvinouya naJesu Kristu, pakubwinya nekurumbidzwa kwaMwari.
12 Now I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.
Zvino ndinoda kuti muzive, hama, kuti zvinhu zvakandiwira zvakaita zvikuru kufambira mberi kweevhangeri;
13 As a result, my chains in Christ came to light throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else.
zvekuti zvisungo zvangu muna Kristu zvinoratidzwa pamuzinda wese nekuvamwe vese.
14 Most of the brothers have far more confidence in the Lord because of my chains, and they have courage to fearlessly speak the word.
Nevazhinji vehama muna Ishe, vavimbiswa nezvisungo zvangu, vonyanya kutsunga kutaura shoko raMwari vasingatyi.
15 Some indeed even proclaim Christ out of envy and strife, and also others out of good will.
Vamwe zvirokwazvo vanoparidza Kristu kunyange negodo negakava, nevamwewo nemoyo wakanaka;
16 The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.
vamwe vanoparidza Kristu nenharo, kwete pauchokwadi, vachifunga kuti vawedzere marwadzo pazvisungo zvangu.
17 But the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely. They think they will afflict me while I am in chains.
Asi vamwe vanoita nerudo, vachiziva kuti ndakagadzirwa kutavirira evhangeri.
18 What then? Only that in every way—whether from false motives or from true—Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,
Zvino chii? Kunyange zvakadaro kunzira dzese, kana mumano-mano kana muchokwadi, Kristu anoparidzwa, uye ndinofara mazviri, hongu ndichazofarazve.
19 for I know that this will result in my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
Nokuti ndinoziva kuti izvi zvichashandukira kwandiri kuva ruponeso kubudikidza nemunyengetero wenyu, nerubatsiro rweMweya waJesu Kristu,
20 It is my eager expectation and certain hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but that I will have complete boldness, so that now as always, Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
zvichienderana nekutarisira kwangu kukuru netariro, kuti handinganyadziswi pachinhu asi neushingi hwese samagariro uye ikozvino Kristu achakudzwa mumuviri wangu, kana neupenyu, kana nerufu.
21 For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Nokuti kwandiri kurarama ndiKristu, uye kufa mubairo.
22 But if I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which to choose? I do not know.
Asi kana kurarama panyama chiri chibereko chebasa rangu; zvino zvandichasarudza handizivi.
23 For I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, which is far better,
Nokuti ndiri mukumanikidzwa pakati pezviviri, ndine chishuwo chekubva nekuva naKristu, zvinopfuurisa pakunaka;
24 yet to remain in the flesh is more necessary for your sake.
asi kugara munyama kunonyanyisa kudiwa nekuda kwenyu.
25 Being convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith,
Zvino ndine chivimbo ichi, ndinoziva kuti ndichagara, ndicharamba ndigere nemwi mese, pakupfuurira kwenyu mberi, uye mufaro werutendo,
26 so that in me you may have increasing reasons to boast in Christ Jesus when I come to you again.
kuti kuzvirumbidza kwenyu kuwande muna Kristu Jesu pamusoro pangu kubudikidza nekuvapo kwangu kwamurizve.
27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come to see you or am absent, I may hear about you, that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.
Chete fambai zvakafanira evhangeri yaKristu, kuti kunyange ndikauya ndikakuonai, kunyange kusavapo, ndinzwe nyaya dzenyu kuti mumire nesimba mumweya umwe, nemoyo umwe muchirwira pamwe rutendo rweevhangeri;
28 Do not be frightened in any respect by those who are your opponents. This is a sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation—and this from God.
uye musingatyityidzirwi nevanopikisa pachinhu chimwe; ndicho chiratidzo chekuparadzwa kwavari, asi kwamuri cheruponeso, uye icho chinobva kuna Mwari.
29 For it has been granted to you, for the sake of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for his sake,
Nokuti kwamuri kwakapiwa pachena pachinzvimbo chaKristu, kwete kutenda kwaari kwega, asi kumutambudzikirawo;
30 having the same conflict which you saw in me, and now you hear in me.
mune kurwa kumweko sekwamakaona mandiri, nekunzwa ikozvino mandiri.
