¹Panguva iyo Herodhe umwe wevatongi vana wakanzwa mukurumbira waJesu,

¹At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

²akati kuvaranda vake: Uyu ndiJohwani Mubhabhatidzi; iye wakamuka kuvakafa, naizvozvo mabasa esimba awa anobata maari.

²And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

³Nekuti Herodhe wakange abata Johwani akamusunga akamuisa mutirongo nekuda kwaHerodhiasi mukadzi waFiripi munin'ina wake.

³For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

⁴Nekuti Johwani wakange ati kwaari: Hazvitenderwi kwauri kuti uve naye.

⁴For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵Zvino wakange achida kumuuraya, akatya chaunga, nekuti vaimutora semuporofita.

⁵And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶Asi kwakati kuchichengetedzwa zuva rekuberekwa kwaHerodhe, mukunda waHerodhiasi akatamba pakati pavo, akafadza Herodhe.

⁶But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

⁷Naizvozvo wakavimbisa nemhiko kuti uchamupa chipi nechipi chaaizokumbira.

⁷Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

⁸Zvino iye, wakati amborairwa namai vake, akati: Ndipei pano mundiro musoro waJohwani Mubhabhatidzi.

⁸And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.

⁹Mambo akashungurudzika, asi nekuda kwemhiko, uye kwevakange vagere naye pakudya, wakaraira kuti apiwe.

⁹And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

¹⁰Akatuma vanhu akagura Johwani musoro mutirongo.

¹⁰And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹Musoro wake ukauyiswa mundiro, ukapiwa kumusikana, akauisa kuna mai vake.

¹¹And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

¹²Vadzidzi vake vakauya vakatora mutumbi vakauviga, ndokuenda ndokuudza Jesu.

¹²And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

¹³Jesu wakati azvinzwa, akabvapo nechikepe, akaenda kunzvimbo yerenje ari oga; asi zvaunga zvakati zvichizvinzwa zvikamutevera netsoka zvichibva mumaguta.

¹³When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

¹⁴Zvino Jesu wakati abuda akaona chaunga chikuru, akavanzwira tsitsi, akaporesa varwere vavo.

¹⁴And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

¹⁵Zvino ava madekwana, vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari vachiti: Iyi inzvimbo yerenje, uye ikozvino nguva dzaenda; regai zvaunga zviende, kuti vaende kumisha vanozvitengera chikafu.

¹⁵And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.

¹⁶Asi Jesu wakati kwavari: Havafaniri kuenda; vapei imwi kuti vadye.

¹⁶But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

¹⁷Asi vakati kwaari: Hatina pano kunze kwezvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri.

¹⁷And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸Iye akati: Uyai nazvo pano pandiri.

¹⁸He said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹Akaraira zvaunga kuti zvigare pasi pauswa, akatora zvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri, ndokutarira kumusoro kudenga, akazviropafadza, akamedura ndokupa zvingwa kuvadzidzi, vadzidzi vakapa kuzvaunga.

¹⁹And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

²⁰Vakadya vose, vakaguta, vakaunganidza zvimedu zvakasara, matengu gumi nemaviri azere.

²⁰And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

²¹Uye vakange vadya vaiva varume zvuru zvishanu pasina vakadzi nevana vaduku.

²¹And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.

²²Pakarepo Jesu wakamanikidza vadzidzi vake kupinda muchikepe, vamutungamirire mhiri, iye acharega zvaunga zvichienda.

²²And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

²³Zvino wakati arega zvaunga zvichienda, akakwira mugomo ari oga kunonyengetera; akati ava madekwana, wakange ari oga ipapo.

²³And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

²⁴Asi chikepe zvino chakange chava pakati pegungwa chichivheyeswa nemafungu; nekuti mhepo yakange ichipikisa.

²⁴But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

²⁵Nenguva yechina yemurindiro yeusiku Jesu akaenda kwavari achifamba pamusoro pegungwa.

²⁵And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

²⁶Zvino vadzidzi vakati vachimuona achifamba pamusoro pegungwa, vakavhunduka vachiti idzangaradzimu. Vakadanidzira nekutya.

²⁶And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

²⁷Asi pakarepo Jesu wakataura navo akati: Tsungai moyo; ndini; musatya.

²⁷But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

²⁸Petro ndokumupindura akati: Ishe, kana muri imwi ndirairei ndiuye kwamuri pamusoro pemvura.

²⁸And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

²⁹Ndokubva ati: Uya. Petro ndokuburuka muchikepe akafamba pamusoro pemvura, kuenda kuna Jesu.

²⁹And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

³⁰Asi wakati achiona mhepo ine simba akatya; zvino otanga kunyura, akadanidzira, achiti: Ishe, ndiponesei!

³⁰But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

³¹Pakarepo Jesu wakatandavadza ruoko, akamubata, akati kwaari: Iwe werutendo ruduku, unokononei?

³¹And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

³²Vakati vapinda muchikepe, mhepo ikanyarara.

³²And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

³³Vakange vari muchikepe ndokuuya vakamunamata vachiti: Zvirokwazvo muri Mwanakomana waMwari.

³³Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

³⁴Vakati vayambuka, vakasvika panyika yeGenesareti.

³⁴And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.

³⁵Varume venzvimbo iyo vakati vamuziva, vakatuma shoko panyika yose iyo yakapoteredza, vakauyisa kwaari vose vairwara.

³⁵And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;

³⁶Vakakumbirisa kwaari kuti vabate chete mupendero wenguvo yake; uye vose vakabata vakaporeswa.

³⁶And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.