1 VaTesaronika 1

¹Pauro, naSivhano, naTimotio, kukereke yavaTesaronika, iri munaMwari, Baba, naShe Jesu Kristu: Nyasha ngadzive nemi norugare zvinobva kuna Mwari baba vedu naShe Jesu Kristu.Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²Tinovonga Mwari nguva dzose nokuda kwenyu mose, tichikurangarirai pakunyengetera kwedu;We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

³tichiramba tichirangarira basa renyu rinobva pakutenda, nokutamburira vamwe kunobva parudo, nokutsungirira kunobva patariro munaShe wedu, Jesu Kristu, pamberi paMwari, Baba vedu;Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

⁴tinoziva, hama dzinodikanwa naMwari, kusanangurwa kwenyu.Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

⁵Nokuti Evhangeri yedu haina kuvuya kwamuri neshoko bedzi, asi nesimba vo, noMweya Mutsvene, nokuziva kwazvo; sezvamunoziva kuti takanga takadini pakati penyu nokuda kwenyu.For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

⁶Nemi makava vateveri vedu navaShe, zvamakagamuchira Shoko mumadambudziko mazhinji, nomufaro woMweya Mutsvene;And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

⁷naizvozvo makatungamirira vose vanotenda muMakedhonia neAkaya.So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

⁸Nokuti shoko raShe, rakabva kwamuri, rakanzwika, kusati kuri kuMakedhonia neAkaya bedzi, asi kutenda kwenyu kunaMwari kwakasvika kwose; naizvozvo hatifaniri kutaura chinhu.For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

⁹Nokuti ivo vamene vanoparidza kupinda kwedu kwamuri, kuti kwakanga kwakadini; vuye, kuti makatendevukira kunaMwari, muchibva pazvifananidzo, kuti mubatire Mwari mupenyu wazvokwadi,For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

¹⁰nokumirira Mwanakomana wake pakubva kwake kudenga, iye wakamutswa kuvakafa, ndiye Jesu unotisunungura pakutsamwa kunovuya.And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.