VaKorose 1:1-20

Pauro, mupostori waKristu Jesu nokuda kwaMwari, naTimoti, hama yedu, kuvatsvene nehama dzakatendeka muna Kristu vari paKorose: Nyasha ngadzive nemi, norugare zvinobva kuna Mwari; baba vedu. Tinovonga Mwari, baba vaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, nguva dzose kana tichikunyengetererai, zvatakanzwa zvokutenda kwenyu muna Kristu Jesu, norudo rwamunarwo kuvatsvene vose, pamusoro petariro yamakachengeterwa kudenga, yamakanzwa kare pashoko rechokwadi reVhangeri; iyo yakasvika kwamuri, sezvayakasvika panyika yosewo; ichibereka zvibereko, ichikura, sezvainoita kwamuriwo, kubvira pazuva ramakanzwa nokuziva kwazvo nyasha dzaMwari muchokwadi; sezvamakadzidza kuna Epafirasi, muranda pamwechete nesu, anodikanwa, mushumiri akatendeka waKristu nokuda kwenyu, iye akatiudzawo zvorudo rwenyu muMweya. Saka nesuo, kubvira pazuva ratakanzwa, hatiregi kukunyengetererai, nokukumbira kuti muzadziswe nokuziva kwazvo kuda kwake, pakuchenjera nokunzwisisa kwose kwomweya; kuti mufambe sezvinofanira Ishe, muchimufadza pazvose, muchibereka zvibereko pamabasa ose akanaka, muchikura pakuziva Mwari kwazvo; muchisimbiswa nesimba rose, nesimba rokubwinya kwake, muve nomwoyo murefu, nomufaro; muvonge baba, vakatikwanisa kuti tipiwe nhaka yavatsvene muchiedza; vakatisunungura pasimba rerima, vakatiisa muushe hwoMwanakomana worudo rwavo; watine dzikinuro maari, ndiko kukanganwirwa kwezvivi zvedu. Ndiye mufananidzo waMwari usingaonekwi, dangwe rezvisikwa zvose; nokuti maari zvinhu zvose zvakasikwa, zviri kudenga napanyika, zvinoonekwa nezvisingaonekwi, kana zviri zvigaro zvoushe, kana ushe, kana vabati, kana masimba; zvinhu zvose zvakasikwa naye, zviripo nokuda kwake. Ndiye anotangira zvose, zvose zvakabatana maari. Ndiye musoro womuviri, ndiyo sangano; ndiye wokutanga, dangwe ravakamuka kuvakafa; kuti iye ave mukuru pazvinhu zvose. Nokuti Baba vakafara nazvo, kuti kuzara kwose kugare maari, kuti naye ayananise zvinhu zvose kwaari, amboita rugare neropa rake rakaparadzirwa romuchinjikwa naiye, kunyange zviri panyika, kunyange zviri kudenga.