VaKorose 2

¹Nokuti ndinoda kuti muzive kurwa kukuru kwandinako pamusoro penyu, navari paRaodikia, navose vasina kumbovona chiso changu panyama;For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

²kuti moyo yavo isimbiswe, vasunganidzwe murudo, vave nefuma yose yokunzwisisa kwakakwana, kuti vazive kwazvo chakavanzika chaMwari, iye Kristu;That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

³maari fuma yose yovuchenjeri nokuziva yakachengetwa.In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

⁴Ndinoreva izvi, kuti kurege kuva nomunhu unokurashai namashoko anonyengera.And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

⁵Nokuti kunyange ndisipo panyama, ndiripo nemi pamweya, ndinofara ndichivona kunzwana kwenyu, nokusimba kwokutenda kwenyu munaKristu.For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

⁶Naizvozvo sezvamakagamuchira Kristu Jesu, Ishe, fambai maari,As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:

⁷munemidzi yenyu nokuvakwa kwenyu maari, makasimbiswa pakutenda, sezvamakadzidziswa, muchinyanya kuvonga.Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

⁸Chenjerai, kuti murege kutapwa nomunhu novuchenjeri, nokunyengera kusinamaturo, achitevera tsika dzavanhu nezvokuvamba zvenyika, asingateveri Kristu.Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

⁹Nokuti kuzara kwovuMwari kunogara maari pamuviri.For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

¹⁰Maari nemi vo makazadzwa, iye musoro wa vabati vose namasimba;And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

¹¹iye wamakadzingiswa vo maari nokudzingiswa kusingaitwi namavoko, muviri wenyama uchibviswa, nokudzingiswa kuri kwaKristu;;In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

¹²maakavigwa pamwe chete naye pakubhabhatidzwa, pamakamutswa vo pamwe chete naye nokutenda kwenyu simba raMwari wakamumutsa kuvakafa.Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.

¹³Nemi, imi makanga makafa pakudarika kwenyu napakusa dzingiswa kwenyama yenyu, wakakupai vupenyu pamwe chete naye, akatikanganwira kudarika kwedu kwose,And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

¹⁴akadzima rugwaro rwakanga ruchirwa nesu pazvirevo zvarwo, ruchipesana nesu; akarubvisa irwo pakati pedu, akarurovera pamuchinjikwa;Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

¹⁵akaparadza vabati namasimba, akavabudisa pachena, akavakunda mauri.And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

¹⁶Naizvozvo munhu ngaarege kuvapo unokutongai pazvokudya, kana zvokunwa, kana nokuda kwomusi womutambo, kana pakugara kwomwedzi, kana pasabata;Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

¹⁷izvi mumvuri wezvichavuya; asi muviri ndowaKristu.Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

¹⁸Munhu ngaarege kuvapo unokutorerai mubairo wenyu namavune, nokuzvininipisa nokunamata vatumwa, achivimba nezvaakavona, achizvikudza pasina nokufunga kwenyama,Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

¹⁹asingabatisisi Musoro, uyo, maari muviri wose unosanganiswa nokusunganidzwa nezvisungo namarunda, ndokukura nokukurisa kwaMwari.And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.

²⁰Zvino kana makafa pamwe chete naKristu kunezvokuvamba zvenyika, munozviisireiko pasi pemirairo, somugere munyika,Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances,

²¹mirairo inoti: Usabata, usaravira, usagunzva,(Touch not; taste not; handle not;

²²(izvi zvose zvinofanira kuparadzwa kana zvobatwa nazvo); muchitevera mirairo nedzidziso dzavanhu?Which all are to perish with the using;) after the commandments and doctrines of men?

²³Zvinhu zvakadai zvakaita sezvinovuchenjeri, pakunamata Mwari nokuda kwavo, nokuzvininipisa, nokutambudza muviri; asi hazvinesimba rokukunda kuchiva kwenyama.Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.