¹Zvino zvakaitika kuti chaunga chakati chichimumbandidzira kuti vanzwe shoko raMwari, iye akamira parutivi rwegungwa reGenesareti;

¹And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

²akaona zvikepe zviviri zvimire parutivi rwegungwa; asi varedzi vakange vabuda mazviri vachisuka mimbure.

²And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

³Akapinda mune chimwe chezvikepe chaiva chaSimoni, akakumbira kwaari kuti abve pavhu zvishoma. Ndokubva agara pasi, akadzidzisa zvaunga ari muchikepe.

³And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

⁴Zvino wakati amira kutaura, akati kuna Simoni: Pinda kwakadzika udzikise mimbure yenyu kuti ubate.

⁴Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

⁵Simoni akapindura, akati kwaari: Tenzi, tafondoka usiku hwose hwakazara, tikasabata chinhu, asi zvamadaro, ndichadzikisa mumbure.

⁵And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

⁶Vakati vaita izvozvi, vakakomba dutu rehove zhinji; mumbure wavo ukange wobvaruka.

⁶And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.

⁷Vakaninira vamwe vavo vakange vari mune chimwe chikepe, kuti vauye vazovabatsira; vakauya vakazadza zvikepe zviri zviviri, zvekuti zvakatanga kunyura.

⁷And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

⁸Zvino Simoni Petro wakati achiona, akawira pasi pamabvi aJesu, achiti: Ibvai kwandiri, Ishe, nekuti ndiri munhu mutadzi.

⁸When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

⁹Nekuti kushamisika kwakange kwamubata, nevose vakange vanaye, nekubatwa kwehove dzavakange vabata;

⁹For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

¹⁰saizvozvowo Jakobho naJohwani, vanakomana vaZebhedhi, vaiva vadyidzani naSimoni. Jesu ndokuti kuna Simoni: Usatya, kubva zvino ucharedza vanhu.

¹⁰And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

¹¹Zvino, vakati vaisa zvikepe kunyika, vakasiya zvose vakamutevera.

¹¹And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

¹²Zvino zvakaitika, ari kune rimwe remaguta, tarira, murume azere maperembudzi; wakati achiona Jesu akawa nechiso, ndokumugombetedza, achiti: Ishe, kana muchida, munogona kundinatsa.

¹²And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

¹³Ndokubva atambanudza ruoko, akamubata, achiti: Ndinoda, chinatswa. Pakarepo maperembudzi akabva kwaari.

¹³And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.

¹⁴Iye akamuraira kuti asaudza munhu; akati: Asi enda undozviratidza kumupristi, ubayire pakunatswa kwako, Mozisi sezvaakaraira, chive chapupu kwavari.

¹⁴And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

¹⁵Asi shoko pamusoro pake rakanyanya kupararira; zvaunga zvikuru zvikaungana kuzonzwa, nekuporeswa naye pazvifo zvavo.

¹⁵But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

¹⁶Asi iye waienda kumarenje achinonyengetera.

¹⁶And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

¹⁷Zvino zvakaitika nerimwe ramazuva, iye paakange achidzidzisa; zvino vaFarisi nevadzidzisi vemurairo vakange vagerepo, vaibva kumisha yese yeGarirea neJudhiya neJerusarema; nesimba raIshe rakange riripo kuvaporesa.

¹⁷And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.

¹⁸Uye tarira, varume vakange vakatakura munhu pauchanja wakange akafa mitezo; vakatsvaka kumupinza vaise pamberi pake.

¹⁸And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.

¹⁹Zvino, vakati vachishaiwa pavangamupinza napo nekuda kwechaunga, vakakwira padenga peimba, vakamuburusira pasi pakati neuchanja hwake, nemumapfuriro pamberi paJesu.

¹⁹And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.

²⁰Iye wakati aona rutendo rwavo, akati kwaari: Munhu, zvivi zvako wazvikangamwirwa.

²⁰And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.

²¹Zvino vanyori nevaFarisi vakatanga kufunga, vachiti: Ndiani uyu unotaura kunyomba? Ndiani unogona kukangamwira zvivi, kunze kwaMwari oga?

²¹And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?

²²Zvino Jesu paakaziva mifungo yavo, akapindura, akati kwavari: Munofungei mumoyo yenyu?

²²But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

²³Chii chakareruka, kuti: Zvivi zvako wazviregererwa; kana kuti: Simuka, ufambe?

²³Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

²⁴Asi kuti muzive kuti Mwanakomana wemunhu une simba panyika rekuregerera zvivi (akati kune wakange akafa mitezo): Ndinoti kwauri: Simuka, utore uchanja hwako, uende kumba kwako.

²⁴But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house.

²⁵Pakarepo akasimuka pamberi pavo, akatora chaakange avete pachiri, akaenda kumba kwake, achirumbidza Mwari.

²⁵And immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God.

²⁶Kuvhiringidzika kukabata vose, vakarumbidza Mwari, vakazadzwa nekutya, vachiti: Taona chisionekwe nhasi.

²⁶And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to day.

²⁷Zvino shure kwezvinhu izvi wakabuda, akaona muteresi, wainzi Revhi, agere paimba yemutero, akati kwaari: Nditevere.

²⁷And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said unto him, Follow me.

²⁸Ndokubva asiya zvose, akasimuka akamutevera.

²⁸And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

²⁹Revhi ndokumuitira mabiko makuru mumba make; kukavapo chaunga chikuru chavateresi nevamwe vakange vagere navo pakudya.

²⁹And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

³⁰Asi vanyori vavo nevaFarisi vakanyunyutira vadzidzi vake, vachiti: Nemhaka yei muchidya nekunwa nevateresi nevatadzi?

³⁰But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners?

³¹Jesu achipindura akati kwavari: Vakagwinya havadi murapi, asi avo vanorwara.

³¹And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick.

³²Handina kuuya kuzodana vakarurama, asi vatadzi vauye mukutendeuka.

³²I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

³³Zvino vakati kwaari: Nemhaka yei vadzidzi vaJohwani vachitsanya kazhinji, vachiita minyengetero, uye saizvozvo vevaFarisi, asi venyu vanodya nekunwa?

³³And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

³⁴Asi wakati kwavari: Munogona kutsanyisa vana veimba yemuchato muwani achiri kwavari here?

³⁴And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

³⁵Asi mazuva achasvika, apo muwani achabviswa kwavari, ipapo vachatsanya nemazuva iwayo.

³⁵But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

³⁶Akataurawo mufananidzo kwavari, akati: Hakuna munhu unoisa chigamba chemucheka mutsva panguvo sharu; kana zvakasadaro naichowo chitsva chinobvarura, nechigamba chemucheka mutsva hachipindirani nesharu.

³⁶And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the old.

³⁷Uye hakuna munhu unodira waini itsva muhombodo sharu; kana zvakasadaro, waini itsva ichaparusa hombodo iyo ikateuka, uye hombodo dzikaparara.

³⁷And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish.

³⁸Asi waini itsva inofanira kuiswa muhombodo itsva, zvichengetedzeke zviri zviviri.

³⁸But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

³⁹Uye hakuna munhu unoti kana amwa waini sharu pakarepo akashuva itsva; nekuti unoti: Sharu iri nani.

³⁹No man also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.