¹Zvichakadaro makumi ezvuru zvevanhu akati aungana, zvekuti vaitsikana, akatanga kutaura kuvadzidzi vake pakutanga achiti: Imwi chenjerai mbiriso yevaFarisi, inova unyepedzeri.

¹In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

²Uye hakuna chinhu chakafukidzwa, chisingazopenengurwi, kana chakavigwa, chisingazozikamwi.

²For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

³Naizvozvo zvose zvamakataura murima zvichanzwikwa muchiedza; neizvo zvamakataura munzeve mudzimba dzemukati zvichaparidzwa pamusoro pematenga edzimba.

³Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

⁴Uye ndinoti kwamuri shamwari dzangu: Musatya vanouraya muviri, asi shure kweizvozvo vasingazogoni kuita chimwe chinhu.

⁴And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

⁵Asi ndichakuratidzai wamunofanira kutya: Ityai iye unoti shure kwekuuraya une simba rekukanda mugehena; hongu, ndinoti kwamuri: Ityai iye.

⁵But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

⁶Ko dhimba shanu hadzitengeswi nemakobiri maviri here? Hakuna imwe yadzo inokanganikwa pamberi paMwari.

⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

⁷Asi kunyangwe nevhudzi remusoro wenyu rakaverengwa rose. Musatya naizvozvo, munopfuura dhimba zhinji.

⁷But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

⁸Ndinotiwo kwamuri: Umwe neumwe unondibvuma pamberi pevanhu, Mwanakomana wemunhu uchamubvumawo pamberi pevatumwa vaMwari;

⁸Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

⁹asi unondiramba pamberi pevanhu, ucharambwa pamberi pevatumwa vaMwari.

⁹But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.

¹⁰Uye umwe neumwe unoreva shoko achipikisa Mwanakomana wemunhu, uchakangamwirwa; asi uyo unonyomba Mweya Mutsvene haazokangamwirwi.

¹⁰And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

¹¹Kana vachikuisai kumasinagoge nevatongi nevane simba, musafunganya kuti muchapindurei kana sei, kana muchataurei;

¹¹And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

¹²nekuti Mweya Mutsvene uchakudzidzisai neawa iro zvamunofanira kutaura.

¹²For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

¹³Zvino umwe wechaunga wakati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, udzai mwanakomana wamai vangu agovane nhaka neni.

¹³And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

¹⁴Asi wakati kwaari: Iwe munhu, ndiani wakandigadza kuva mutongi kana mugoveri pamusoro penyu?

¹⁴And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

¹⁵Akati kwavari: Ngwarirai muchenjerere ruchiva, nekuti upenyu hwemunhu hahusi mukuwanda kwezvinhu zvaanazvo.

¹⁵And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

¹⁶Akataura mufananidzo kwavari, achiti: Munda weumwe munhu mufumi wakabereka kwazvo;

¹⁶And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

¹⁷akafunga mukati make, achiti: Ndichaitei? Nekuti handina nzvimbo pandingaunganidzira zvibereko zvangu.

¹⁷And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

¹⁸Ndokuti: Ndichaita izvi: Ndichaputsa matura angu, ndivake makuru, ndiunganidzire zvirimwa zvangu zvose ipapo, nenhumbi dzangu,

¹⁸And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.

¹⁹ndigoti kumweya wangu: Mweya, une zvinhu zvakawanda zvakanaka, zvakachengeterwa makore mazhinji; zorora, idya, imwa, fara.

¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

²⁰Asi Mwari akati kwaari: Dununu, usiku hwuno mweya wako uchadikamwa kubva kwauri; ko izvo zvawagadzirira, zvichava zvaani?

²⁰But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

²¹Zvakadaro kune unozviunganidzira fuma, asi asina kufuma kuna Mwari.

²¹So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

²²Zvino wakati kuvadzidzi vake: Naizvozvo ndinoti kwamuri: Musafunganya pamusoro peupenyu hwenyu, kuti muchadyei; kana muviri, kuti muchapfekei.

²²And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

²³Upenyu hwunopfuura chikafu, nemuviri zvipfeko.

²³The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.

²⁴Fungai makunguvo, kuti haadzvari, kana kukohwa, haana tsapi kana dura; asi Mwari unoafunda. Imwi munokunda zvikuru sei shiri?

²⁴Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

²⁵Ndiani kwamuri nekufunganya ungagona kuwedzera mbimbi* imwe paurefu hwake?

²⁵And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

²⁶Naizvozvo kana musingagoni kuita chinhu chidukusa, munofunganyirei pamusoro pezvimwe?

²⁶If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

²⁷Fungai midovatova, kuti inokura sei; haichami, hairuki; asi ndinoti kwamuri: NaSoromoni mukubwinya kwake kose, haana kupfekedzwa seumwe wawo.

²⁷Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

²⁸Zvino kana Mwari achipfekedza saizvozvo uswa hwuri panyika nhasi, mangwana hwokandirwa muchoto, uchakupfekedzai nekupfuurisa sei, imwi verutendo ruduku?

²⁸If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

²⁹Zvino imwi musatsvaka zvamuchadya kana zvamuchamwa; uye musazvidya moyo.

²⁹And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

³⁰Nekuti zvinhu izvi zvose marudzi enyika anozvitsvaka; asi Baba venyu vanoziva kuti munoshaiwa izvozvi.

³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

³¹Asi tsvakai ushe hwaMwari, naizvozvi zvose zvichawedzerwa kwamuri.

³¹But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

³²Musatya boka duku; nekuti mufaro waBaba venyu kukupai ushe.

³²Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

³³Tengesai izvo zvamunazvo mupe varombo zvipo. Muzviitire zvikwama zvisingashakari, fuma kumatenga isingaperi, pasina mbavha ingasvika kana zvifusi zvingaodza.

³³Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

³⁴Nekuti pane fuma yenyu, ndipo pachava nemoyo wenyu.

³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

³⁵Zviuno zvenyu ngazvigare zvakasungwa, nemwenje ichipfuta.

³⁵Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;

³⁶Nemwi muve sevanhu vakarindira ishe wavo, pakudzoka kwake kumuchato, kuti kana achisvika akagogodza, vangamuzarurira pakarepo.

³⁶And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

³⁷Vakaropafadzwa varanda avo, vanoti kana ishe achisvika unovawana vakarindira; zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Uchazvisunga, akavagarisa pakudya, akaswedera akavashandira.

³⁷Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

³⁸Kana akasvika nenguva yekurindira yechipiri, kana kusvika nenguva yekurindira yechitatu, akawana vakadaro, vakaropafadzwa varanda ivavo.

³⁸And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

³⁹Asi muzive izvi, kuti dai mwene weimba aiziva nderipi awa mbavha rainouya, ungadai akarinda, akasatendera imba yake kuti ipazwe.

³⁹And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.

⁴⁰Naizvozvo imwiwo ivai makazvigadzirira; nekuti neawa ramusingafungiri Mwanakomana wemunhu unouya.

⁴⁰Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

⁴¹Petro ndokuti kwaari: Ishe, munoutaura mufananidzo uyu kwatiri, kana kune vosewo?

⁴¹Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?

⁴²Ishe ndokuti: Ko ndiani zvino mutariri uyu wakatendeka uye wakachenjera, ishe waachagadza pamusoro pevaranda vake, kuti ape mugove wechikafu nenguva yakafanira?

⁴²And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?

⁴³Wakaropafadzwa muranda uyo, unoti kana ishe wake achisvika, amuwane achiita saizvozvo.

⁴³Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

⁴⁴Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Uchamugadza pamusoro pezvose zvaanazvo.

⁴⁴Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.

⁴⁵Asi kana muranda uyo akati mumoyo make: Ishe wangu wanonoka kuuya; akatanga kurova varandarume nevarandakadzi, nekudya, nekumwa, nekudhakwa;

⁴⁵But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

⁴⁶ishe wemuranda uyo uchasvika nezuva raasingatarisiri, neawa raasingazivi, akamugura nepakati, akamugovera mugove wake pamwe nevasakatendeka.

⁴⁶The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

⁴⁷Muranda uyo waiziva chido chaishe wake, akasagadzirira, kana kuita zvinoenderana nechido chake, ucharohwa neshamhu zhinji.

⁴⁷And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

⁴⁸Asi wakange asingazivi, akaita zvakafanira kurohwa, ucharohwa neshamhu shoma. Uye wose wakapiwa zvizhinji, zvizhinji zvichatsvakwa kwaari; neunobatiswa zvizhinji, vachareva zvinopfuurisa kwaari.

⁴⁸But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

⁴⁹Ndakauya kuzokanda moto panyika, zvino ndichadei kana watobatidzwa?

⁴⁹I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

⁵⁰Asi ndine rubhabhatidzo rwandichabhabhatidzwa narwo, zvino ndinomanikidzwa sei kusvikira rwuchipedziswa.

⁵⁰But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

⁵¹Munofunga kuti ndakauya kuzopa rugare panyika here? Kwete, ndinoti kwamuri, asi kutozopesanisa.

⁵¹Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

⁵²Nekuti kubva zvino vashanu muimba imwe vachapesana, vatatu vachipikisana nevaviri, uye vaviri vachipikisana nevatatu,

⁵²For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

⁵³vachapesana, baba vachipikisana nemwanakomana, nemwanakomana achipikisana nababa; mai vachipikisana nemukunda, nemukunda achipikisana namai; vamwene vachipikisana nemuroora wavo, nemuroora achipikisana navamwene vake.

⁵³The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

⁵⁴Akatiwo kuzvaunga: Kana muchiona gore richisimuka kubva kumavirira, pakarepo munoti: Mvura inouya; zvodaro.

⁵⁴And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.

⁵⁵Uye kana muchiona mhepo yekumaodzanyemba ichivhuvhuta munoti: Kuchapisa; zvoitika.

⁵⁵And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

⁵⁶Vanyepedzeri! Munoziva kuongorora zvimiro zvekudenga nezvenyika, asi hamuongorori sei nguva ino?

⁵⁶Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

⁵⁷Ko munoregerei imwi kuzvitongera mumene zvakarurama?

⁵⁷Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

⁵⁸Nekuti kana uchienda kumutungamiriri nemudzivisi wako, ita zvakanaka kuti usunungurwe naye muchiri munzira; kuti arege kukukwevera kumutongi, mutongi akukumikidze kumupurisa, mupurisa akukande mutirongo.

⁵⁸When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.

⁵⁹Ndinoti kwauri: Haungatongobudimo, kusvikira waripa kunyange kamari kekupedzisira.

⁵⁹I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.