¹In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,

¹Nemazuva iwayo zvakwakange kune chaunga chikuru kwazvo, vasina chavangadya, Jesu akadanira vadzidzi vake kwaari, akati kwavari:

²I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

²Ndine tsitsi nechaunga; nekuti chadogara neni mazuva matatu vasina zvavangadya.

³And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

³Kana ndikavarega vaende kumba kwavo nenzara, vachaziya panzira; nekuti vamwe vavo vanobva kure.

⁴And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

⁴Vadzidzi vake vakamupindura, vakati: Zvingabvepi zvingwa munhu zvaangagutsa nazvo ava murenje muno?

⁵And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

⁵Akavabvunza, akati: Mune zvingwa zvingani? Vakati: Zvinomwe.

⁶And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground: and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they did set them before the people.

⁶Zvino akaraira chaunga kuti chigare pasi pavhu; akatora zvingwa zvinomwe, akavonga, akazvimedura, ndokupa vadzidzi vake, kuti vaise pamberi pavo; vakazviisa pamberi pechaunga.

⁷And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.

⁷Uye vakange vane hove duku shoma; zvino akadziropafadza, akati vadziise pamberi pavo.

⁸So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.

⁸Vakadya, vakaguta; ndokununga zvimedu zvakasara, matengu manomwe.

⁹And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he sent them away.

⁹Avo vakange vadya vainge vaiva zvuru zvina; akavarega vachienda.

¹⁰And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

¹⁰Pakarepo akapinda muchikepe nevadzidzi vake, akauya kumativi eDharimanuta.

¹¹And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

¹¹Zvino vaFarisi vakabuda, vakatanga kupikisana naye, vachitsvaka kwaari chiratidzo chinobva kudenga, vachimuidza.

¹²And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

¹²Akagomera zvikuru pamweya wake akati: Zera iri rinotsvakirei chiratidzo? Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Hakuna chiratidzo chichapiwa kuzera iri.

¹³And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

¹³Ndokubva avasiya, akapindazve muchikepe, akabva akayambukira kumhiri.

¹⁴Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

¹⁴Zvino vadzidzi vakange vakangamwa kutora zvingwa; uye vakange vasina navo chinhu muchikepe kunze kwechingwa chimwe chete.

¹⁵And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

¹⁵Zvino akavaraira, achiti: Ngwarirai, muchenjere mbiriso yevaFarisi nembiriso yaHerodhe.

¹⁶And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread.

¹⁶Vakarangana pakati pavo vachiti: Nekuti hatina zvingwa.

¹⁷And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

¹⁷Zvino Jesu wakati achizviziva akati kwavari: Munorangana sei kuti hamuna zvingwa? Hamusati maziva, kana kunzwisisa here? Muchine moyo mikukutu here?

¹⁸Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

¹⁸Mune meso hamuoni here? Uye mune nzeve, hamunzwi here? Uye hamurangariri here?

¹⁹When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve.

¹⁹Pandakamedurira vanezvuru zvishanu zvingwa zvishanu, matengu mangani azere nezvimedu amakanonga? Vakati kwaari: Gumi nemaviri.

²⁰And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

²⁰Uye pazvinomwe pavanezvuru zvina, matengu mangani azere nezvimedu amakanonga? Ndokuti: Manomwe.

²¹And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?

²¹Ndokubva ati kwavari: Sei musinganzwisisi?

²²And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.

²²Zvino wakasvika kuBhetisaidha; vakauyisa bofu kwaari, vakamukumbirisa kuti aribate.

²³And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

²³Akabata ruoko rwebofu, akaribudisira kunze kwemusha; akati apfira meso aro, akaisa maoko pamusoro paro, akaribvunza kana richiona chinhu.

²⁴And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

²⁴Ndokutarira kumusoro rikati: Ndinoona vanhu vakaita semiti, vachifamba.

²⁵After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

²⁵Mushure maizvozvo akaisazve maoko pamusoro pameso aro akaritaridza kumusoro, rikaporeswa, rikaona vose zvakajeka.

²⁶And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

²⁶Akarirega richienda kumba kwaro, achiti: Usapinda mumusha uye usaudza ani nani mumusha.

²⁷And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

²⁷Zvino Jesu akabuda nevadzidzi vake vakaenda kumisha yeKesariya yeFiripi; vari munzira akabvunza vadzidzi vake achiti kwavari: Vanhu vanoti ndini ani?

²⁸And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

²⁸Vakapindura vachiti: Johwani Mubhabhatidzi; asi vamwe: Eria; vamwezve: Umwe wevaporofita.

²⁹And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

²⁹Iye akati kwavari: Ko imwi munoti ndini ani? Petro akapindura akati kwaari: Imwi muri Kristu.

³⁰And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

³⁰Akavaraira zvikuru kuti varege kuudza munhu pamusoro pake.

³¹And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

³¹Zvino akatanga kuvadzidzisa kuti Mwanakomana wemunhu unofanira kutambudzika zvinhu zvizhinji nekurambwa nevakuru, nevapristi vakuru, nevanyori, agourawa, uye mushure mamazuva matatu amukezve.

³²And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

³²Akataura shoko iro pachena. Zvino Petro akamutorera parutivi, akatanga kumutsiura.

³³But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

³³Asi iye atendeuka, ndokutarira vadzidzi vake, akatsiura Petro achiti: Ibva shure kwangu, Satani; nekuti haurangariri zvinhu zvaMwari, asi zvinhu zvevanhu.

³⁴And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

³⁴Zvino wakati adanira kwaari chaunga pamwe nevadzidzi vake, akati kwavari: Ani nani unoda kuuya shure kwangu, ngaazvirambe, atakure muchinjikwa wake, anditevere.

³⁵For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it.

³⁵Nekuti ani nani unoda kuponesa upenyu hwake, ucharashikirwa nahwo, asi ani nani ucharashikirwa neupenyu hwake nekuda kwangu nekweevhangeri, ndiye uchahuponesa.

³⁶For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

³⁶Nekuti zvinobatsirei munhu, kana akawana nyika yose akarashikirwa nemweya wake?

³⁷Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

³⁷Kana kuti munhu uchapei kuti chive muripo wemweya wake?

³⁸Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

³⁸Nekuti ani nani unonyara pamusoro pangu nepamashoko angu pazera iri reupombwe nekutadza, Mwanakomana wemhunhu uchanyarawo pamusoro pake, paanouya mukubwinya kwaBaba vake ane vatumwa vatsvene.