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1 Icho chakange chiripo kubva pakutanga, icho chatakanzwa, icho chatakaona nemeso edu, icho chatakatarira, uye maoko edu akachibata, cheShoko reupenyu,
2 (uye upenyu hwakaratidzwa, tikahuonawo, uye tinopupura nekukuparidzirai upenyu husingaperi, hwakange huna Baba, hukaratidzwawo kwatiri); (aiōnios )
3 icho chatakaona nekunzwa, tinokuparidzirai, kuti nemwi mudyidzane nesu; uyewo kudyidzana kwedu kuripo naBaba, uye neMwanakomana wavo Jesu Kristu;
4 uye zvinhu izvi tinonyora kwamuri, kuti mufaro wenyu uzadziswe.
5 Zvino iri ishoko ratakanzwa kwaari uye ratinoparidza kwamuri, kuti Mwari chiedza, uye maari hamuna rima zvachose.
6 Kana tichiti tine kudyidzana naye, asi tichifamba murima, tinoreva nhema, uye hatiiti chokwadi;
7 asi kana tichifamba muchiedza, saiye ari muchiedza, tine kudyidzana umwe neumwe, neropa raJesu Kristu Mwanakomana wake rinotinatsa pachivi chese.
8 Kana tichiti hatina chivi, tinozvinyengera, nechokwadi hachisi matiri.
9 Kana tichibvuma zvivi zvedu, iye wakatendeka uye wakarurama kuti atikanganwire zvivi, nekutinatsa pakusarurama kwese.
10 Kana tichiti hatina kutadza, tinomuita murevi wenhema, neshoko rake harisi matiri.
