¹Nak quirake' xch'olobanquil lix yâlal chiruheb li tenamit, li Jesús cô Capernaum.

¹Zvino wakati apedza mashoko ake ose munzeve dzevanhu, akapinda muKapenaume.

²Ut aran cuan jun li capitán aj Roma cuan jun lix môs k'axal naxra. Yaj ut câmc re.

²Zvino muranda weumwe mukuru wezana, waiva akakosha kwaari, wakange achirwara, achitandadza.

³Li capitán quirabi resil nak cuan li Jesús aran. Quixtaklaheb cuib oxib laj judío xcomoneb li neque'c'amoc be sa' li tenamit re nak te'xtz'âma chiru li Jesús nak tâxic sa' rochoch li capitán chixq'uirtesinquil lix môs.

³Zvino wakati anzwa zvaJesu, akatuma kwaari vakuru vevaJudha, achikumbira kuti auye aporese muranda wake.

⁴Que'cuulac riq'uin li Jesús ut que'xtz'âma chiru nak tixbânu li yô chixtz'âmanquil li capitán. Que'xye re li Jesús: -Us cui tâbânu li usilal re li capitán,

⁴Zvino ivo vakati vachisvika kuna Jesu, vakamukumbirisa zvikuru, vachiti: Wakafanira kuti mumuitire izvozvi;

⁵xban nak a'an nocoxra lâo aj judío ut a'an quitaklan re xyîbanquil li cab nakach'utub cui' kib, chanqueb re li Jesús.

⁵nekuti unoda rudzi rwedu, uye ndiye wakativakira sinagoge.

⁶Ut li Jesús cô chirixeb. Nak ac cuulaqueb re cuan cui' li rochoch, li capitán quixtaklaheb li ramîg chi âtinac riq'uin li Jesús ut que'xye re: -Jo'ca'in xye li capitán âcue: Mâch'i'ch'i'i âcuib chi châlc sa' cuochoch xban nak moco inc'ulub ta nak tatchâlk sa' cuochoch.

⁶Zvino Jesu akaenda navo. Zvino apo akange asisiri kure neimba, mukuru wezana akatuma shamwari kwaari, achiti kwaari: Ishe, musazvitambudza; nekuti handina kufanira kuti mupinde pasi pedenga remba yangu;

⁷Jo'can nak inc'a' xcôin lâin chi âtinac âcuiq'uin. Ninnau nak moco inc'ulub ta nak tincuulak âcuiq'uin. Ca'aj cui' nacuaj nak tâye nak tâq'uirâk lin môs ut ninnau nak tâq'uirâk.

⁷naizvozvo handina kumbofunga ini pachangu ndakafanira kuuya kwamuri; asi taurai neshoko, muranda wangu uchaporeswa.

⁸Lâin cuan ani nataklan cue ut cuanqueb lin soldado rubel incuanquil. Nak ninye re li jun "ayu", naxic. Ut nak ninye re li jun chic "quim", nachal. Ut nak ninye re lin môs, "bânu a'in", naxbânu, chan li capitán.

⁸Nekuti iniwo ndiri munhu wakaiswa pasi pesimba, ndine mauto pasi pangu; ndinoti kune uyu: Enda, unoenda; uye kune umwe: Uya, unouya; nekumuranda wangu: Ita ichi, achiita.

⁹Nak li Jesús quirabi a'in, quisach xch'ôl ut quixye reheb li cuanqueb rochben: -Relic chi yâl tinye êre nak mâ jun intauhom chi moco sa' xyânkeb laj Israel cuan tz'akal xpâbâl jo' li jun a'in, usta mâcua' aj judío, chan.

⁹Jesu wakati anzwa zvinhu izvi, akashamisika naye, akatendeuka, akati kuchaunga chaimutevera: Ndinoti kwamuri: Handina kuwana rutendo rukuru rwakadai kunyange pakati paIsraeri.

¹⁰Nak que'cuulac eb li takl sa' rochoch li capitán, ac xq'uira chic lix môs.

¹⁰Zvino avo vakange vatumwa vodzokera kumba vakawana muranda airwara agwinya.

¹¹Chirix a'in li Jesús qui-el Capernaum ut cô sa' jun chic li tenamit Naín xc'aba' rochbeneb lix tzolom. Ut cuanqueb ajcui' nabaleb li tenamit yôqueb chi xic chirix.

¹¹Zvino zvakaitika zuva raitevera, kuti wakaenda kuguta rainzi Naini; zvino vazhinji vevadzidzi vake nechaunga chikuru vakaenda naye.

¹²Nak yô chi cuulac cuan cui' li oquebâl re li tenamit quiril nak nabaleb li cristian yôqueb chi xic chixmukbal jun li camenak. Li camenak a'an xyum jun li xmâlca'an. Jun ajcui' chiru nak quicuan.

¹²Zvino, wakati achiswedera pasuwo reguta, zvino tarira, mushakabvu achibudiswa kunze, mwamakomana umwe woga wamai vake, uye ivo vaiva chirikadzi; nechaunga cheguta chakange chinaye.

¹³Nak li Kâcua' Jesús quiril li xna' li camenak, quiril xtok'obâl ru ut quixye re: -Matyâbac, chan.

¹³Zvino Ishe wakati amuona, akamunzwira tsitsi, akati kwaari: Usachema.

¹⁴Li Jesús quinach'oc riq'uineb ut quixch'e' li tusbil che' li yôqueb chixpakonquil cui' li camenak. Ut eb li yôqueb chi c'amoc re li camenak que'xakli ut li Jesús quixye re li camenak: -At sâj cuînk, lâin tinye âcue, cuaclin, chan.

¹⁴Zvino akaswedera akabata uchanja; zvino vatakuri vakamira; akati: Jaya, ndinoti kwauri: Muka!

¹⁵Ut li camenak quicuacli ut quichunla ut qui-oc chi âtinac riq'uineb. Ut li Jesús quixk'axtesi re lix na'.

¹⁵Mushakabvu akamuka ndokugara, akatanga kutaura; akamupa kuna mai vake.

¹⁶Nak que'ril li c'a'ru quic'ulman chixjunileb li cuanqueb aran, c'ajo' nak que'xucuac ut que'oc chixq'uebal xlok'al li Dios. Ut que'xye: -Jun xnimal ru profeta xc'ulun sa' kayânk.- Ut que'xye ajcui': -Li Dios xchal chixtenk'anquil lix tenamit, chanqueb.

¹⁶Kutya ndokubata vose; vakarumbidza Mwari, vachiti: Muporofita mukuru wamuka pakati pedu; nekuti: Mwari washanyira vanhu vake.

¹⁷Ut qui-abîc resil li c'a'ru quixbânu li Jesús sa' chixjunil li na'ajej Judea jo' ajcui' sa' eb li na'ajej li cuanqueb chi xjun sutam.

¹⁷Zvino shoko rake rikabudira muJudhiya rose nenharaunda yose yakapoteredza.

¹⁸Lix tzolom laj Juan laj Cubsihom Ha' que'xserak'i re c'a'ru yô chi c'ulmânc. Nak ac xrabi a'an, laj Juan quixtakla cuib lix tzolom riq'uin li Jesús chixpatz'bal re:

¹⁸Vadzidzi vaJohwani ndokumupira zvezvinhu izvozvi zvose.

¹⁹-¿Ma lâat laj Colonel li yechi'inbil li yôco chiroybeninquil? ¿Malaj toj takoybeni junak chic?-

¹⁹Johwani akadanira kwaari vamwe vaviri vevadzidzi vake, akavatuma kuna Jesu achiti: Imwi ndimwi munouya here, kana tichakataririra umwe?

²⁰Nak que'cuulac lix tzolom laj Juan riq'uin li Jesús, que'xye re: -Xoxtakla chak laj Juan laj Cubsihom Ha' âcuiq'uin chixpatz'bal âcue, "¿Ma lâat laj Colonel li yechi'inbil li yôco chiroybeninquil? ¿Malaj ut toj takoybeni junak chic?" chanqueb re li Jesús.

²⁰Zvino varume vakati vasvika kwaari, vakati: Johwani Mubhabhatidzi watituma kwamuri achiti: Ndimwi unouya here, kana titaririre umwe?

²¹Ut sa' li hônal a'an li Jesús yô chixq'uirtesinquileb nabaleb li cristian li cuanqueb sa' raylal. Cuanqueb li yaj quixq'uirtesiheb. Ut cuanqueb li cuan mâus aj musik'ej riq'uin ut li Jesús quirisi li mâus aj musik'ej riq'uineb. Ut cuanqueb nabaleb li mutz' li quixq'ueheb chi iloc.

²¹Zvino munguva iyoyo akaporesa vazhinji pazvifo neurwere, nepamweya yakaipa; nekumapofu mazhinji akapa kuona.

²²Ut li Jesús quixye reheb: -Ayukex ut têserak'i re laj Juan li c'a'ru xeril ut li c'a'ru xerabi. Yehomak re nak eb li mutz' neque'iloc chic; eb li yêk rok neque'bêc chic; eb li saklep rix q'uirtesinbileb chic; eb li tz'ap xic neque'abin chic; eb li camenak xe'cuaclesîc cui'chic chi yo'yo ut eb li neba' yôqueb chirabinquil resil li usilal.

²²Zvino Jesu achipindura akati kwavari: Endai mundoudza Johwani zvamakaona nezvamakanzwa; zvekuti, mapofu anoonazve, vanokamhina vanofamba, vane maperembudzi vanonatsva, matsi dzinonzwa, vakafa vanomutswa, varombo vanoparidzirwa evhangeri.

²³Us xak reheb li ani inc'a' tâch'inânk xch'ôl chinpâbanquil, cha'kex re, chan li Jesús.

²³Uye wakaropfadzwa ani nani usingagumbuswi neni.

²⁴Ut nak que'el lix takl laj Juan riq'uin, li Jesús qui-oc chi âtinac riq'uineb li tenamit chirix laj Juan ut quixye chi jo'ca'in: -¿C'a'ru queril chak sa' li chaki ch'och' nak côex chirilbal laj Juan? ¿Ma junak cuînk nacuiban xch'ôl chanchan li caxlan aj yô rec'asinquil xban ik' queril chak?

²⁴Zvino vatumwa vaJohwani vakati vabva, wakatanga kutaura kuzvaunga pamusoro paJohwani, achiti: Makabudira kurenje kunoonei? Rutsanga runozununguswa nemhepo here?

²⁵¿C'a'ru queril chak? ¿Ma junak cuînk châbil xtikibanquil queril chak? Li châbileb rak' ut li cuanqueb sa' sahil ch'ôlej, eb a'an sa' rochoch eb li rey cuanqueb.

²⁵Asi makange mabuda kunoonei? Munhu wakapfeka nguvo dzakapfava here? Tarirai, vari munguvo dzinobwinya, vachirarama zvakanaka, vari mudzimba dzamadzimambo.

²⁶¿C'a'ru queril chak? ¿Ma junak profeta queril chak? Yâl nak a'an jun profeta. Abanan lâin tinye êre nak li jun a'in naxk'ax ru xcuanquil junak profeta.

²⁶Asi makange mabuda kunoonei? Muporofita here? Hongu, ndinoti kwamuri: Kunyange unopfuura zvikuru muporofita.

²⁷Chirix laj Juan tz'îbanbil sa' li Santil Hu li naxye chi jo'ca'in: A'ut lâin tintakla lin takl aj c'amol be châcuu. A'an tâch'olobânk xyâlal chiruheb li tenamit re nak eb a'an yo'on cuânkeb châc'ulbal lâat. (Mal. 3:1)

²⁷Uyu ndiye wakanyorwa pamusoro pake, zvichinzi: Tarira, ini ndinotuma mutumwa wangu pamberi pechiso chako, uchagadzira nzira yako pamberi pako.

²⁸Relic chi yâl tinye êre nak mâ jun reheb li neque'yo'la arin sa' ruchich'och' naxk'ax xcuanquil laj Juan laj Cubsihom Ha'. Aban li k'axal cubenak xcuanquil sa' lix nimajcual cuanquil li Dios, k'axal us chok' re a'an chiru laj Juan, chan li Jesús. (Quixye chi jo'can xban nak laj Juan inc'a' târil lix nimajcual cuanquilal li Dios arin sa' ruchich'och').

²⁸Nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Pakati pevakaberekwa nevakadzi, hakuna muporofita mukuru kuna Johwani Mubhabhatidzi; asi mudukusa muushe hwaMwari mukuru kwaari.

²⁹Chixjunileb li tenamit ut eb laj titz'ol toj li que'abin re li c'a'ru quixye laj Juan, que'xq'ue retal nak tîc xch'ôl li Dios ut que'xc'ul li cubi ha' riq'uin laj Juan.

²⁹Zvino vanhu vose vakati vachizvinzwa, nevateresi vakati Mwari wakarurama, zvavakange vabhabhatidzwa norubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani.

³⁰Abanan eb laj fariseo ut eb laj tzolol chak'rab que'xtz'ektâna li rusilal li Dios li quixc'oxla xbânunquil reheb. Ut inc'a' que'xc'ul li cubi ha' riq'uin laj Juan.

³⁰Asi vaFarisi nenyanzvi dzemutemo vakaramba zano raMwari vachizvipikisa, vakasabhabhatidzwa naye.

³¹Ut quixye ajcui' li Jesús: -¿Ani aj iq'uin târûk tebinjuntak'êta li cuanqueb sa' ruchich'och' anakcuan? Mâc'a' nacuulac chiruheb.

³¹Asi Ishe akati: Zvino vanhu vezera iri ndichavafananidza nei? Vakafanana nei?

³²Chanchaneb li coc'al li neque'c'ojla chi batz'ûnc sa' eb li c'ayil ut neque'xjap re chixyebal reheb lix comon, "Xkayâbasi li kaxôlb ut inc'a' xexxajoc; xobichan chi ra sa' kach'ôl ut inc'a' xexyâbac xban", chanqueb.

³²Vakafanana nevana vaduku vagere pamisika vachidanidzirana vachiti: Takakuridzirai nyere asi hamuna kutamba, takakuririrai asi hamuna kuchema.

³³Nak quic'ulun laj Juan laj Cubsihom ha', cuan li tzacaêmk inc'a' quixtzaca ut cuan li inc'a' quiruc', ut eb li tenamit inc'a' que'xc'ul ut que'xye: "Mâus aj musik'ej cuan riq'uin", chanqueb.

³³Nekuti Johwani Mubhabhatidzi wakauya asingadyi chingwa kana kumwa waini, zvino moti: Une dhimoni;

³⁴Ut nak xinc'ulun lâin li C'ajolbej inc'a' ajcui' xine'xc'ul sa' xyâlal usta nincua'ac ut nin-uc'ac. Que'xye ajcui' chicuix, "Li cuînk a'an junes cua'ac naxbânu ut uc'ac vino. A'an ramîgueb laj mâc ut eb laj titz'ol toj", chanqueb.

³⁴Mwanakomana wemunhu wauya achidya, achimwa, zvino moti: Tarirai munhu wamakaro nemumwi wewaini, shamwari yevateresi nevatadzi.

³⁵Nac'utun nak châbil li na'leb li naxq'ue li Dios xban li châbilal li neque'xbânu li ralal xc'ajol, chan li Jesús.

³⁵Asi uchenjeri hwunonzi hwakarurama nevana vake vose.

³⁶Jun li cuînk aj Simón xc'aba' xcomoneb laj fariseo quixbok li Jesús chi cua'ac sa' rochoch. Ut li Jesús cô sa' rochoch li cuînk a'an ut quichunla sa' mêx.

³⁶Zvino umwe wevaFarisi wakamukumbira kuti adye naye; akapinda mumba momuFarisi, akagara pakudya.

³⁷Cuan sa' li tenamit a'an jun li ixk xcomoneb li inc'a' useb xna'leb. Quirabi resil nak li Jesús cuan chi cua'ac sa' li rochoch laj fariseo. Cô aran ut quixc'am jun ch'ina botella li sununquil ban. Li ch'ina botella yîbanbil riq'uin li châbil pec alabastro xc'aba'.

³⁷Zvino tarira, mukadzi muguta iro, waiva mutadzi, wakati aziva kuti ugere pakudya mumba momuFarisi, akauya nechinu chearibhasiteri chechizoro.

³⁸Li ixk quijiloc riq'uin li Jesús. Qui-oc chi yâbac sa' xbên li rok ut riq'uin lix ya'al ru quixch'aj. Ut quixmes riq'uin rismal xjolom. Quirutz' li rok ut quixyul riq'uin li sununquil ban.

³⁸Akamira patsoka dzake mushure make achichema, akatanga kunyorovesa tsoka dzake nemisodzi, akapusika nevhudzi remusoro wake, ndokutsvoda tsoka dzake ndokudzizodza nechizoro.

³⁹Nak quiril a'in laj fariseo li quibokoc re li Jesús chi cua'ac, quixye sa' xch'ôl: Cui ta tz'akal profeta li cuînk a'in tixnau raj chanru lix yu'am li ixk a'in li yô chi ch'e'oc re li rok. Tixnau raj nak li ixk a'in inc'a' us xna'leb.

³⁹Zvino muFarisi wakange amudana wakati achizviona, akataura mukati make, achiti: Uyu dai aiva muporofita, ungadai aiziva kuti ndiani, uye ndewakadini mukadzi unomubata, nekuti mutadzi.

⁴⁰Ut li Jesús quixye re laj fariseo: -At Simón, cuan c'a'ru nacuaj xyebal âcue, chan re. Ut laj Simón quixye re: -Us. Ye cue, at tzolonel.-

⁴⁰Jesu ndokupindura akati kwaari: Simoni, ndine chekutaura kwauri. Iye ndokuti: Mudzidzisi, revai.

⁴¹Ut li Jesús quixye re: -Cuan jun li cuînk quixq'ue chi to' lix tumin reheb cuib chi cuînk. Li jun o'c'âl pês lix c'as ut li jun chic lajêb pês.

⁴¹Kwakange kune vakwereti vaviri kune umwe mukweretesi; umwe wakange ane chikwereti chamadhenari* anamazana mashanu, uye umwe makumi mashanu.

⁴²Ut xban nak inc'a' que'ru xq'uebal rêkaj li tumin que'xto'oni, laj êchal re li tumin quixcuyeb xmâc xca'bichaleb. Anakcuan ye cue, ¿ani reheb a cuib a'in k'axal târahok re laj êchal re li tumin? chan li Jesús.

⁴²Vakati vasina chekuripisa, akangovakangamwira vari vaviri. Naizvozvo ndeupi wavo, taura, uchamuda kupfuura umwe?

⁴³Quichak'oc laj Simón ut quixye re li Jesús: -Lâin ninc'oxla nak li ani nabal xc'as, a'an li k'axal târahok re, chan. Ut li Jesús quixye cui'chic re: -Yâl nak jo'can, chan.

⁴³Simoni akapindura akati: Ndinofunga ndouyo waakakangamwira kupfuura umwe. Akati kwaari: Watonga zvakarurama.

⁴⁴Ut li Jesús quiril li ixk ut quixye re laj Simón: -Il a ixk a'in. Nak xinc'ulun sa' lâ cuochoch, lâat inc'a' xaq'ue inha' re xch'ajbal li cuok jo' c'aynako xbânunquil. Ut li ixk a'in xch'aj li cuok riq'uin xya'al ru ut xmes riq'uin rismal xjolom.

⁴⁴Zvino akatendeukira kumukadzi, akati kuna Simoni: Unoona mukadzi uyu here? Ndapinda mumba mako, mvura yetsoka dzangu hauna kundipa; asi uyu wanyorevesa tsoka dzangu nemisodzi, akapusika nevhudzi remusoro wake.

⁴⁵Lâat inc'a' xacuutz' li cuu nak xinc'ulun jo' c'aynako xbânunquil. Abanan li ixk a'in chalen xc'ulunic arin inc'a' naxcanab rutz'bal li cuok.

⁴⁵Hauna kunditsvoda, asi iye chinguri chandapinda, haana kumira kutsvoda tsoka dzangu.

⁴⁶Lâat inc'a' xaq'ue li aceite sa' lin jolom jo' c'aynako xbânunquil, abanan li ixk a'in xyuli li cuok sa' sununquil ban.

⁴⁶Nemafuta musoro wangu hauna kuuzodza; asi iye wazodza tsoka dzangu nechizoro.

⁴⁷Jo'can nak tinye âcue nak li ixk a'in k'axal nabal lix mâc. Abanan cuybil sachbil chic. Jo'can nak k'axal cui'chic xinixra. Ut li ani ca'ch'in ajcui' lix mâc nacuye', ca'ch'in ajcui' narahoc, chan.

⁴⁷Naizvozvo, ndinoti kwauri: Zvivi zvake zvizhinji zvakangamwirwa, nekuti wada zvikuru; asi unokangamwirwa zvishoma, unoda zvishoma.

⁴⁸Ut li Jesús quixye re li ixk: -Ac cuybil sachbil chic lâ mâc, chan.

⁴⁸Zvino akati kwaari: Zvivi zvako zvakangamwirwa.

⁴⁹Ut eb li cuanqueb rochbeneb sa' li mêx que'oc chixyebal: -¿Ani a cuînk a'in nak naxcuy naxsach li mâc? chanqueb.Ut li Jesús quixye cui'chic re li ixk: -Xban nak cuan âpâbâl, xatcole'. Jo'can nak ayu chi sa sa' âch'ôl, chan re.

⁴⁹Zvino avo vakange vagere pakudya naye vakatanga kureva mukati mavo, vachiti: Ndiani uyu unokangamwirawo zvivi?

⁵⁰Ut li Jesús quixye cui'chic re li ixk: -Xban nak cuan âpâbâl, xatcole'. Jo'can nak ayu chi sa sa' âch'ôl, chan re.

⁵⁰Akati kumukadzi: Rutendo rwako rwakuponesa; enda nerugare.