1 Timoti 1
1 Pauro, muapositori waJesu Kristu nekuraira kwaMwari Muponesi wedu, nekwaIshe Jesu Kristu tariro yedu,
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
2 kuna Timotio mwana wangu chaiye parutendo: Nyasha, tsitsi, nerugare zvinobva kuna Mwari Baba vedu naJesu Kristu Ishe wedu.
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 Sezvandakakukurudzira kuti ramba ugere paEfeso, ndichienda kuMakedhonia, kuti uraire vamwe kuti varege kudzidzisa imwe dzidziso,
As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
4 kana kuchenjerera ngano nenhoroondo dzemadzinza dzisingaperi, dzinomutsa gakava pane kuvaka kwaMwari kuri murutendo.
or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
5 Asi chinangwa chemurairo rudo rwunobva pamoyo wakachena nehana yakanaka nerutendo rusinganyepedzeri;
The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
6 pane izvozvi vamwe vakatsvedza vakatsaukira kukutaura kusina maturo,
Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.
7 vachida kuva vadzidzisi vemurairo, vasinganzwisisi kana zvavanoreva, kana maererano nezvavanosimbisa.
They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
8 Asi tinoziva kuti murairo wakanaka, kana munhu achiushandisa zviri pamurairo,
Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
9 achiziva izvi, kuti murairo hauna kuitirwa wakarurama, asi vasina murairo nevasingateereri, vasingadi Mwari nevatadzi, vasiri vatsvene nevasina hanya naMwari, mhondi dzemadzibaba nemhondi dzana amai, vanouraya vanhu,
We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,
10 mhombwe, ngochani, vanopamba vanhu, vanyepi, vaputsi vemhiko, uye kana chimwe chiriko chinopesana nedzidziso yakagwinya,
for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
11 maererano neevhangeri yekubwinya kwaMwari wakaropafadzwa yandakabatiswa.
that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
12 Uye ndinovonga wakandigonesa, Kristu Jesu Ishe wedu, kuti wakandiona ndakatendeka, akandiisa paushumiri,
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
13 ini ndaimbova munyombi nemushushi nemutuki; asi ndakawana tsitsi, nokuti ndakaita nekusaziva pakusatenda;
I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
14 asi nyasha dzaIshe wedu dzakawedzeresa pamwe nerutendo nerudo rwuri muna Kristu Jesu.
And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
15 Ishoko rakatendeka uye rinofanira kugamuchirwa chese, kuti Kristu Jesu wakauya munyika kuzoponesa vatadzi, vandiri ini mukuru wavo;
This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
16 asi nekuda kweizvi ndakawana tsitsi, kuti mandiri ndinova mukuru, Jesu Kristu aratidze moyo murefu wese, uve muenzaniso kune vanozotenda kwaari, paupenyu husingaperi. (aiōnios g166)
But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Zvino kuna Mambo wekusingaperi, asingafi, asingaonekwi, Mwari wega wakachenjera, ngakuve nekukudzwa nekubwinya kusvikira rinhi narinhi. Ameni. (aiōn g165)
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
18 Murairo uyu ndinokumikidza kwauri, mwana wangu Timotio, sezviporofita zvakatanga pamusoro pako, kuti nazvo urwe kurwa kwakanaka;
Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
19 wakabata rutendo nehana yakanaka, vamwe vakati vairasa zvichienderana nerutendo vakaputsikirwa nechikepe,
holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
20 vamwe vavo ndiHimenayosi naArekizandro, vandakakumikidza kuna Satani, kuti vadzidze kusanyomba.
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
