VaKorose 3

¹Naizvozvo, kana makamutswa pamwe chete naKristu, tsvakai zviri kumusoro, uko kunaKristu, ugere kurudyi rwaMwari.If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

²Fungai zviri kumusoro, musafunga zviri pasi.Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

³Nokuti makafa, vupenyu bwenyu bwakavigwa pamwe chete naKristu munaMwari.For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

⁴Kana Kristu, iye vupenyu bwedu, achivonekwa, nemi vo muchavonekwa pamwe chete naye pakubwinya.When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.

⁵Naizvozvo vurayai mitezo yenyu iri panyika, inoti: Vupombwe, netsvina, nokushumba, nokuda zvakaipa, nokuchiva, ndiko kunamata zvifananidzo.Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

⁶Nokuda kwaizvozvi kutsamwa kwaMwari kunovuya pamusoro pavana vokusaterera;For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

⁷nemi vo maifamba mazviri kare, maigara muzvinhu izvi.In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.

⁸Asi zvino, imi vo, bvisai izvi zvose, zvinoti: Hasha, nokutsamwa, nokuvenga, nokutuka, nokutaura zvinonyadzisa nomuromo wenyu.But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

⁹Regai kureverana nhema, zvamakabvisa munhu wekare, namabasa ake,Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;

¹⁰mukafuka munhu mutsva, unovandudzwa pakuziva, afanane nowakamusika;And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

¹¹apo hapana muGiriki nemuJudha, kudzingiswa kana kusadzingiswa, mutorwa kana muSitia, musungwa kana wakasununguka;asi Kristu ndiye zvose, vuye uri munavose.Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.

¹²Naizvozvo, savasanangurwa vaMwari, vatsvene navanodikanwa, fukai moyo unetsitsi, nomoyo munyoro, nokusazvikudza, novunyoro, nomoyo murefu;Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

¹³muitirane moyo murefu, muchikanganwirana, kana munhu anemhosva nomumwe; Kristu sezvaakakukanganwirai, muite saizvozvo nemi vo.Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

¹⁴Zvino pamusoro pezvinhu izvi zvose fukai rudo, ndicho chisungo chinokwanisa.And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

¹⁵Norugare rwaMwari ngaruteme zvirevo mumoyo yenyu, ndirwo rwamakadanirwa vo mumuviri mumwe; ivai nokuvonga.And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

¹⁶Shoko raKristu ngarigare mukati menyu riwande; nokuchenjera kwose mudzidzisane, nokurairana namapisarema, nenziyo, nezviimbo zvomweya, muimbire Mwari nenyasha mumoyo menyu;Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

¹⁷vuye zvose zvamunoita, kana zviri zveshoko kana basa, itai zvose nezita raShe Jesu, muchivonga Mwari Baba naye.And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

¹⁸Vakadzi muzviise pasi pavarume venyu, sezvazvakafanira munaShe.Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

¹⁹Varume, idai vakadzi venyu, regai kuva nehasha navo.Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

²⁰Vana, tererai vabereki venyu pazvinhu zvose, nokuti ndizvo zvakanaka munaShe.Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

²¹Madzibaba, regai kunetsa vana venyu, kuti varege kuvora moyo.Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

²²Varanda, tererai pazvinhu zvose vatenzi venyu panyama; regai kubata pamberi pameso avo, savafadzi vavanhu, asi nomoyo wakarurama muchitya Mwari.Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

²³Zvose zvamunoita, muzviitei nomoyo wose, sokunaShe, musingaitiri vanhu;And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

²⁴muchiziva kuti muchapiwa naShe mubairo wenhaka; nokuti munobatira Ishe Kristu.Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

²⁵Nokuti unoita zvisakarurama, uchapiwa zvisakarurama zvaakaita; hazvizi zvinovonekwa zvomunhu zvinotendwa.But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.