1 VaTesaronika 1

1 Pauro naSivhano naTimotio, kukereke yeVaTesaronika muna Mwari Baba, naIshe Jesu Kristu: Nyasha kwamuri nerugare zvinobva kuna Mwari Baba vedu, naIshe Jesu Kristu.

2 Tinovonga Mwari nguva dzese pamusoro penyu mese, tichikutaurai muminyengetero yedu,

3 tichiramba tichirangarira basa renyu rerutendo nebasa rinorema rerudo nekutsungirira kwetariro muna Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu pamberi paMwari naBaba vedu;

4 tichiziva hama dzinodikanwa, kusanangurwa kwenyu naMwari;

5 nokuti evhangeri yedu haina kuuya kwamuri mushoko chete, asiwo musimba, nemuMweya Mutsvene, nemukuvimbisa kukuru, sezvamunoziva kuti takange tiri vanhu vakadini pakati penyu nekuda kwenyu.

6 Nemwi makava vateveri vedu nevaIshe, magamuchira shoko mukutambudzika kukuru, nemufaro weMweya Mutsvene,

7 zvekuti makava mienzaniso kune vese vanotenda muMakedhonia neAkaya.

8 Nokuti kwamuri kwakanzwikwa shoko raIshe, kwete muMakedhonia neAkaya chete, asiwo kunzvimbo imwe neimwe rutendo rwenyu kuna Mwari rwakabudira kunze, zvekuti hatifaniri kutaura chinhu.

9 Nokuti ivo vamene vanoparidza pamusoro pedu kuti takapinda nemutoo upi kwamuri; uye kuti makatendeukira sei kuna Mwari muchibva pazvifananidzo, kuti mushumire Mwari mupenyu uye wechokwadi,

10 uye makamirira Mwanakomana wake achibva kumatenga, waakamutsa kuvakafa, ndiye Jesu anotinunura pahasha dzinouya.