VaRoma 1

¹Pauro, muranda waKristu Jesu, wakadanwa kuti ave muapostora, wakatsaurirwa Evhangeri yaMwari,Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

²yaakapikira kare navaporofita vake muMagwaro matsvene,(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

³zvoMwanakomana wake, wakabva kurudzi rwaDhavhidhi panyama,Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

⁴wakaratidzwa nesimba paMweya wovutsvene, kuti ndiye Mwanakomana waMwari, nokumuka kwake kuvakafa; ndiye Jesu Kristu, Ishe wedu,And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:

⁵watakagamuchira naye nyasha novuapostora, kuti pakati pavahedheni vose, pave nokuterera kwokutenda nokuda kwezita rake;By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

⁶nemi vo muri pakati pavo, makadanwa kuti muve vaJesu Kristu;Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

⁷kunavose vari muRoma, vadikanwa vaMwari, vakadanwa kuti vave vatsvene: Nyasha ngadzive nemi norugare, zvinobva kunaMwari, baba vedu, nokunaShe Jesu Kristu.To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

⁸Pakutanga, ndinovonga Mwari wangu munaJesu Kristu, pamusoro penyu mose, nokuti kutenda kwenyu kunoparidzirwa panyika yose.First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

⁹Nokuti Mwari chapupu changu, iye wandinoshumira mumweya wangu muEvhengeri yoMwanakomana wake, kuti handiregi kukurangarirai,For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;

¹⁰ndichikumbira nguva dzose pakunyengetera kwangu, kuti zvimwe ndifambiswe hangu zvakanaka ndivuye kwamuri nokuda kwaMwari.Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

¹¹Nokuti ndinoda zvikuru kukuvonai, kuti ndikupei chimwe chipo chomweya, kuti musimbiswe.For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

¹²Ndokuti ini ndinyaradzwe pamwe chete nemi pakati penyu, mumwe nomumwe nokutenda kwomumwe, kwenyu nokwangu.That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

¹³Handidi kuti musaziva, hama dzangu, kuti kazhinji ndaida kuvuya kwamuri, (ndikadziviswa kusvikira zvino), kuti ndive nezvibereko kwamuri vo, sapakati pavamwe vahedheni.Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles.

¹⁴Ndinengava kuvaGiriki nokuvatorwa, nokuvakachenjera navasina kuchenjera.I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

¹⁵Naizvozvo, kana ndirini, ndakazvigadzira kukuparidzirai vo Evhangeri, imi muri paRoma.So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.

¹⁶Nokuti handinyari pamusoro peEvhangeri; nokuti isimba raMwari rokuponesa mumwe nomumwe unotenda, kutanga muJudha, vuye muGiriki vo.For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

¹⁷Nokuti mairi kururama kwaMwari kunoratidzwa kunobva pakutenda kuchienda kukutenda; sezvazvakanyorwa, zvichinzi: Wakarurama uchararama nokutenda.For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

¹⁸Nokuti kutsamwa kwaMwari kunoratidzwa, kuchibva kudenga, pamusoro pokusada Mwari kwose nokusarurama kwavanhu, vanodzivisa zvokwadi nokusarurama;For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

¹⁹nokuti izvo zvingazikanwa zvaMwari zvinovonekwa mukati mavo; nokuti Mwari wakazviratidza izvo kwavari.Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

²⁰Nokuti kubvira pakusikwa kwenyika, izvo zvake zvisingavonekwi, iro simba rake risingaperi novuMwari bwake, zvinovonekwa kwazvo, zvichizikanwa pazvinhu zvakaitwa; kuti varege kuva nepembedzo;For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

²¹nokuti vaiziva Mwari, asi havana kumukudza saMwari, kana kumuvonga; asi vakafunga zvisinamaturo, nemoyo yavo isinezivo, ikasvibiswa.Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

²²Vachiti, takachenjera, vakava mapenzi;Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²³vakashandura kubwinya kwaMwari usingafi, vakakuita mufananidzo wakafanana nomunhu unofa, neshiri, nemhuka dzinamakumbo mana, nezvinokambaira.And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

²⁴Saka Mwari, mukuchiva kwemoyo yavo, akavaisa kutsvina, kuti vanyadzise miviri yavo pakati pavo.Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

²⁵Avo vakatsinhanha zvokwadi yaMwari nenhema, vakanamata nokushumira chisikwa kupfuvura musiki, iye unokudzwa nokusingaperi. Ameni.Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

²⁶Mwari wakavaisa pakuchiva kunonyadzisa; nokuti vanhukadzi vavo vakashandura basa ravakasikirwa, rive basa ravasina kusikirwa;For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

²⁷saizvozvo vanhurume vo vakasiya basa rakasikirwa munhukadzi, vakakundwa nokuchiva pakati pavo, vanhurume vachiita zvinonyadza navanhurume, vakapiwa mukati mavo mubairo wakafanira wokurashika kwavo.And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

²⁸Sezvavakanga vasingadi kugara vachiziva Mwari, Mwari akavaisa kumurangariro wakarashika, kuti vaite zvisakafanira;And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

²⁹vakazadzwa nokusarururama kwose, nokuipa, noruchiva, nokuvenga; vakazara negodo, nokuvuraya, norukave, nokunyengera, nechinya; vanhu vanoita zeve-zeve,Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

³⁰navacheri, navanovenga Mwari, navanodada, navanozvikudza, navanozvirumbidza, navavambi vezvakaipa, navasingatereri vabereki,Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

³¹namapenzi, navanoputsa sungano, navasinorudo kwarwo, vasinengoni.Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

³²Avo, kunyange vachiziva havo chirevo chaMwari, kuti vanoita zvakadai vakafanirwa norufu, havaiti izvo bedzi, asi vanotenderana navanozviita.Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.