VaEfeso 6
1 Vana, teererai vabereki venyu muna She, nokuti ndizvo zvakanaka.
Ye children, be obedient unto your parents [in the Lord], for this is right:
2 “Kudza baba namai vako,” ndiwo murayiro wokutanga une chipikirwa,
Honour thy father and thy mother, —which indeed is the first commandment with promise,
3 “kuti uitirwe zvakanaka uye kuti ugare upenyu hurefu panyika.”
That it may come to be, well with thee, and thou shalt be long-lived upon the land.
4 Vanababa, regai kutsamwisa vana venyu; asi, muvarere mukurovedza nokurayira kwaShe.
And ye fathers, be not provoking your children to anger, but be nourishing them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
5 Varanda, teererai vatenzi venyu vapanyika noruremekedzo uye nokutya, uye nomwoyo wakatendeka, sokuteerera kwamunoita Kristu.
Ye servants, be obedient unto them who, after the flesh, are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto the Christ;
6 Musangovateerera kuti vakufarirei pavanenge vachikuonai chete, asi savaranda vaKristu, vanoita kuda kwaMwari zvichibva pamwoyo yavo.
Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul,
7 Mushande nomwoyo wose, sokunge munoshandira Ishe, kwete munhu,
with good will, rendering service—as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
8 nokuti munoziva kuti Ishe achapa mubayiro mumwe nomumwe pane zvose zvakanaka zvaanoita, angava muranda kana akasununguka.
Knowing that, each one, whatsoever he may do that is good, the same, shall he receive back from the Lord, whether bond or free.
9 Uye imi vatenzi, mubate varanda venyu nenzira imwe cheteyo. Musavatyisa, sezvo muchiziva kuti Tenzi wavo nowenyu ari kudenga, uye haana rusaruro maari.
And ye masters, the same things, be doing towards them, forbearing your threat—knowing that, both their and your Master, is in the heavens, and, respect of persons, there is none, with him.
10 Pakupedzisira, ivai nesimba muna She nomusimba rake guru.
For the rest, be empowering yourselves in the Lord, and in the grasp of his might:
11 Shongai nhumbi dzose dzokurwa nadzo dzaMwari kuti mugogona kumira muchirwa namano adhiabhori.
Put on the complete armour of God, with a view to your having power to stand against the strategies of the adversary;
12 Nokuti hatirwi nenyama neropa, asi navabati, navanesimba, namasimba enyika ino yerima uye namasimba emweya yakaipa ari muchadenga. (aiōn g165)
Because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but, against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world-holders, of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenlies. (aiōn g165)
13 Naizvozvo shongai nhumbi dzose dzokurwa nadzo dzaMwari, kuti panosvika zuva rakaipa, mugokwanisa kumira, uye mushure mokunge maita zvinhu zvose, kuti mumire.
For this cause, take up the complete armour of God, in order that ye may receive power to withstand in the evil day, and, all things, having accomplished, to stand!
14 Zvino mirai nesimba, makasunga bhanhire rechokwadi muchiuno chenyu, nechidzitiro chechipfuva chokururama,
Stand therefore, —having girded your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15 uye tsoka dzenyu dzakashongedzwa negadziriro inobva pavhangeri rorugare.
And shod your feet with the readiness of the glad-message of peace;
16 Pamusoro paizvozvi zvose, torai nhoo yokutenda, iyo yamunogona kudzima nayo miseve inopfuta yowakaipa.
With all, having taken up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall have power, all the ignited darts of the wicked one, to quench;
17 Torai nguwani yoruponeso nomunondo womweya, iro shoko raMwari.
And, the helmet of salvation, welcome ye, and the sword of the spirit, which is what God hath spoken,
18 Uye munyengetere muMweya nguva dzose nemhando dzose dzeminyengetero nemikumbiro. Muine izvi mupfungwa dzenyu, murinde uye murambe muchinyengeterera vatsvene.
With all prayer and supplication, praying in every season, in spirit, and, thereunto, watching, with all perseverance and supplication, for all the saints, —
19 Munyengeterere neniwo, kuti pose pandinoshama muromo wangu, ndipiwe mashoko kuitira kuti ndigozivisa chakavanzika chevhangeri ndisingatyi,
And on behalf of me; —that, unto me, may be given discourse in the opening of my mouth, with freedom of utterance, to make known the sacred secret [of the glad-message]
20 iro randiri nhume yakasungwa nengetani. Nyengeterai kuti ndiritaure ndisingatyi, sezvandinofanira.
In behalf of which I am conducting an embassy in chains, that, therein, I may use freedom of utterance as it is needful for me to speak.
21 Tikikasi, hama inodikanwa nomuranda akatendeka muna She, achakuudzai zvinhu zvose, kuitira kuti nemiwo muzive zvandiri nezvandinoita.
In order, however, that, ye also, may know the things which relate to me—what I am accomplishing, —all things, shall Tychicus make known unto you, [he] the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord,
22 Ndiri kumutuma kwamuri nokuda kwechinangwa ichi, kuti muzive zvatiri, uye kuti akukurudzirei.
Whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may get to know the things concerning us, and he may encourage your hearts.
23 Rugare kuhama, norudo nokutenda zvinobva kuna Mwari Baba naIshe Jesu Kristu.
Peace unto the brethren, and love with faith, —from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Nyasha kuna vose vanoda Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu norudo rusingaperi.
Favour be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptness.
