VaKorose 4
1 Vatenzi, ipai varanda venyu zvinhu zvakanaka uye zvakaenzana, nokuti munozviziva kuti nemiwo muna vaTenzi kudenga.
Masters, give to your servants that which is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
2 Muzvipire pakunyengetera, makanyatsorinda uye muchivonga.
Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving;
3 Uye mutinyengetererewo kuti Mwari azarure mukova weshoko redu, kuitira kuti tigoparidza chakavanzika chaKristu, icho chandakasungirwa.
praying together for us also, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;
4 Nyengeterai kuti ndigone kuparidza zvakajeka, sezvandinofanira.
that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.
5 Muve vakachenjera pamafambiro enyu kuna vari kunze; mungwarire nguva yenyu.
Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.
6 Kutaura kwenyu ngakugare kwakazara nenyasha nguva dzose, kwakarungwa nomunyu, kuitira kuti muzive mapinduriro amunoita vanhu vose.
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
7 Tikikasi achakuudzai mashoko ose pamusoro pangu. Iye ihama inodikanwa kwazvo, mushumiri akatendeka nomushandi pamwe chete neni muna She.
All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow slave in the Lord.
8 Ndiri kumutuma kwamuri nechinangwa ichi kuti muzive zvatiri uye kuti akurudzire mwoyo yenyu.
I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts,
9 Ari kuuya pamwe chete naOnesimasi, hama yedu yakatendeka uye inodikanwa, anova mumwe wenyu. Vachakuudzai zvose zviri kuitika kuno.
together with Onesimus, the faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you everything that is going on here.
10 Musungwa pamwe chete neni Aristakusi anokukwazisai, naMako, hama yaBhanabhasi anokukwazisaiwo. (Makarayirwa zvokuita naye; kana asvika kwamuri, mumugamuchire.)
Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner greets you, and Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you received commandments, "if he comes to you, receive him"),
11 Jesu anonzi Jastasi, anokukwazisaiwo. Ava ndivo vaJudha bedzi pakati pavamwe vandinoshanda navo muumambo hwaMwari, uye vanondinyaradza.
and Jesus who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me.
12 Epafurasi, mumwe wenyu nomuranda waKristu Jesu, anokukwazisai. Anogara achirwa muminyengetero nokuda kwenyu, kuti mumire makasimba mukuda kwose kwaMwari, makura uye muzere nokuziva.
Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, salutes you, always striving for you in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.
13 Ndinomupupurira kuti anokushandirai nesimba pamwe chete naavo vari paRaodhikea, napaHirapori.
For I testify about him, that he has worked hard for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for those in Hierapolis.
14 Shamwari yedu inodikanwa Ruka, chiremba, naDhemasi vanokukwazisai.
Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas greet you.
15 Ndikwazisirei hama dziri paRaodhikea, naNimufa nekereke iri mumba make.
Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and to Nympha and the church that is in her house.
16 Mushure mokuverengwa kwetsamba kwamuri, muone kuti yaverengwawo mukereke yeRaodhikea uye kuti nemiwo muverenge tsamba inobva kuRaodhikea.
When this letter has been read among you, cause it to be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
17 Muudze Akipasi kuti, “Ona kuti wapedza basa rawakagamuchira muna She.”
Tell Archippus, "See that you fulfill the ministry that you have been given in the Lord."
18 Ini, Pauro ndanyora kwaziso iyi noruoko rwangu pachangu. Rangarirai ngetani dzangu. Nyasha ngadzive nemi.
I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand. Remember my chains. Grace be with you.
