Firimoni 1

¹Pauro, musungwa waKristu Jesu, naTimotio, hama yedu, kunaFiremoni, mudikanwa wedu nounobata nesu,Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy our brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

²nokunaApfia, hanzvadzi yedu, nokunaArkipo, murwi pamwe chete nesu, nokukereke iri mumba mako;And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

³Nyasha ngadzive nemi, norugare zvinobva kunaMwari, baba vedu, naShe Jesu Kristu.Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁴Ndinovonga Mwari wangu nguva dzose kana ndichikurangarirai paminyengetero yangu.I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my prayers,

⁵Zvandinonzwa zvorudo rwako nokutenda kwaunako kunaShe Jesu nokuvatsvene vose;Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

⁶Kuti kugovana kokutenda kwako kuve nesimba Nokuzivisa zvakanaka zvose zviri mauri munaKristu Jesu.That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

⁷Nokuti tinomufaro mukuru nokunyaradzwa murudo rwako, nokuti moyo yavatswene yakavaraidzwa newe hama yangu.For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

⁸Naizvozvo, kunyange ndisingatongotyi munaKristu kukuraira kuita zvakafanira,Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,

⁹kunyange zvakadaro, nokuda kworudo ndinoita zvokukumbira zvikuru, zvandakadai hangu, ini Pauro, mutana, vuye zvino musungwa waKristu Jesu.Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

¹⁰Ndinokumbira zvikuru kwauri pamusoro pomwana wangu, wandakabereka pakusungwa kwangu, Onesimo,I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:

¹¹wakanga asingakubatsiri kare, asi zvino unokubatsira zvikuru, iwe neni;Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:

¹²wandatumirazve kwauri, naizvozvo iwe umugamuchire uyo uri vura hwangu chaibwo.Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:

¹³ndaida kuti agare neni, kuti panzvimbo yako andishumire pakusungwa kwangu nokuda kweEvhangeri;Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

¹⁴asi ndakanga ndisingadi kuita chinhu, iwe usati watenda, kuti zvakanaka zvaungaita zvirege kuitwa nokurovererwa, asi nokuda kwako.But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

¹⁵Nokuti zvimwe wakaparadzaniswa newe chinguva nemhaka iyi, kuti ugozova naye nokusingaperi;For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;

¹⁶arege kuzova muranda, asi munhu unopfuvura muranda, ave hama inodikanwa, munyama nomunaShe, zvikuru kwandiri, asi zvikuru kwazvo kwauri.Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

¹⁷Zvino kana uchiti ndiri mugovani newe, umugamuchire sezvaungandigamuchira ini.If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

¹⁸Asi kana akakuitira chinhu chisakarurama, kunyange anengava newe, undiravireni izvozvo.If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

¹⁹Ini Pauro, ndinozvinyora noruvoko rwangu, ndicharipa; ndisingarevi hangu kuti pamusoro pezvose unengava kwandiri, ndiyewe umene.I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.

²⁰Hongu, hama, ngandive nomufaro kwauri munaShe; uzorodze moyo wangu munaKristu.Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.

²¹Ndinokunyorera, nokuti ndinotenda kuterera kwako, ndichiziva kuti uchaita vo kupfuvura pandinoreva napo.Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

²²Asi ndigadzirire vopokugara, nokuti ndinotarira kuti muchandipiwa ini nokuda kwokunyengetera kwenyu.But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

²³Epafrasi, musungwa pamwe chete neni munaKristu, unokukwazisa.There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in Christ Jesus;

²⁴NaMarko, naAristarko, naDemasi, naRuka, vanobate-basa pamwe chete neni.Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

²⁵Nyasha dzaShe Jesu Kristu ngadzive nomweya wenyu.The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.