¹Zvino mabiko epasika asati asvika, Jesu woziva kuti awa rake rasvika kuti abve munyika ino, aende kuna Baba, ada vake vari munyika, wakavada kusvikira pamagumo.

¹And before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour hath come, that he may remove out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own who [are] in the world — to the end he loved them.

²Zvino chirairo chakati chaitika, dhiabhorosi atoisa mumoyo maJudhasi Isikariyoti, waSimoni, kuti amutengese,

²And supper being come, the devil already having put [it] into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up,

³Jesu achiziva kuti Baba vakapa zvinhu zvose mumaoko ake, uye kuti wakabva kuna Mwari uye anoenda kuna Mwari,

³Jesus knowing that all things the Father hath given to him — into [his] hands, and that from God he came forth, and unto God he goeth,

⁴akasimuka kubva pachirayiro, akabvisa nguvo, akatora mucheka akazvimonera.

⁴doth rise from the supper, and doth lay down his garments, and having taken a towel, he girded himself;

⁵Shure kwaizvozvi wakadira mvura mundiro, ndokutanga kushambidza tsoka dzevadzidzi, nekupusika nemucheka waakange akamonerwa nawo.

⁵afterward he putteth water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples, and to wipe with the towel with which he was being girded.

⁶Naizvozvo wakasvika kuna Simoni Petro; iye ndokuti kwaari: Ishe, imwi moshambidza tsoka dzangu here?

⁶He cometh, therefore, unto Simon Peter, and that one saith to him, `Sir, thou — dost thou wash my feet?`

⁷Jesu akapindura ndokuti kwaari: Chandinoita ini, iwe hauzivi ikozvino; asi uchaziva shure kweizvi.

⁷Jesus answered and said to him, `That which I do thou hast not known now, but thou shalt know after these things;`

⁸Petro akati kwaari: Hamungatongoshambidzi tsoka dzangu nekusingaperi. Jesu akamupindura akati: Kana ndisingakushambidzi, hauna mugove neni.

⁸Peter saith to him, `Thou mayest not wash my feet — to the age.` Jesus answered him, `If I may not wash thee, thou hast no part with me;`

⁹Simoni Petro akati kwaari: Ishe, kwete tsoka dzangu dzoga, asi maokowo nemusoro.

⁹Simon Peter saith to him, `Sir, not my feet only, but also the hands and the head.`

¹⁰Jesu akati kwaari: Wakashambidzwa haashaiwi chinhu kunze kwekushamba tsoka, asi wakachena chose; uye imwi makachena asi kwete mose.

¹⁰Jesus saith to him, `He who hath been bathed hath no need save to wash his feet, but he is clean altogether; and ye are clean, but not all;`

¹¹Nekuti wakange achiziva uyo waizomutengesa; nekuda kwaizvozvi wakati: Hamuna kuchena mose.

¹¹for he knew him who is delivering him up; because of this he said, `Ye are not all clean.`

¹²Naizvozvo ashambidza tsoka dzavo, wakatora nguvo dzake, agarazve pakudya, akati kwavari: Munoziva zvandaita kwamuri here?

¹²When, therefore, he washed their feet, and took his garments, having reclined (at meat) again, he said to them, `Do ye know what I have done to you?

¹³Imwi munondidaidza kuti Mudzidzisi, uye: Ishe; uye munoreva zvakanaka, nekuti ndini iye.

¹³ye call me, The Teacher and The Lord, and ye say well, for I am;

¹⁴Zvino kana ini, Ishe neMudzidzisi, ndashambidza tsoka dzenyu, imwiwo munofanira kushambidzana tsoka dzenyu.

¹⁴if then I did wash your feet — the Lord and the Teacher — ye also ought to wash one another`s feet.

¹⁵Nekuti ndakupai muenzaniso, kuti nemwi muite ini sezvandaita kwamuri.

¹⁵`For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do;

¹⁶Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Muranda haazi mukuru kuna ishe wake, uye wakatumwa haasi mukuru kune wakamutuma.

¹⁶verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;

¹⁷Kana muchiziva zvinhu izvi, makaropafadzwa kana muchizviita.

¹⁷if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

¹⁸Handitauri maererano nemwi mose; ini ndinoziva vandakasarudza; asi kuti rugwaro ruzadziswe, runoti: Unodya chingwa neni wakandisimudzira chitsitsinho chake.

¹⁸not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel.

¹⁹Kubva ikozvino ndinokuudzai zvisati zvaitika, kuti, kana zvichiitika, mugotenda kuti ndini.

¹⁹`From this time I tell you, before its coming to pass, that, when it may come to pass, ye may believe that I am [he];

²⁰Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Unogamuchira ani nani wandinotuma, unogamuchira ini; neunogamuchira ini, unogamuchira wakandituma.

²⁰verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.`

²¹Jesu wakati areva saizvozvi akatambudzika mumweya, akapupura akati: Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Umwe wenyu uchanditengesa.

²¹These things having said, Jesus was troubled in the spirit, and did testify, and said, `Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will deliver me up;`

²²Naizvozvo vadzidzi vakatarirana, vachikahadzika kuti waataura pamusoro paani.

²²the disciples were looking, therefore, one at another, doubting concerning whom he speaketh.

²³Zvino kwakange kugere pakudya pachifuva chaJesu umwe wevadzidzi vake, Jesu waaida;

²³And there was one of his disciples reclining (at meat) in the bosom of Jesus, whom Jesus was loving;

²⁴naizvozvo Simoni Petro akamuninira, kubvunza kuti ndiani waanotaura pamusoro pake.

²⁴Simon Peter, then, doth beckon to this one, to inquire who he may be concerning whom he speaketh,

²⁵Iye achizendamirawo pachifuva chaJesu, akati kwaari: Ishe, ndiani?

²⁵and that one having leant back on the breast of Jesus, respondeth to him, `Sir, who is it?`

²⁶Jesu akapindura akati: Ndiye ini wandichapa chimedu kana ndaseva. Zvino aseva chimedu, akapa Judhasi Isikariyoti waSimoni.

²⁶Jesus answereth, `That one it is to whom I, having dipped the morsel, shall give it;` and having dipped the morsel, he giveth [it] to Judas of Simon, Iscariot.

²⁷Zvino shure kwechimedu, ipapo Satani akapinda maari. Jesu ndokuti kwaari: Zvaunoita, ita uchikurumidza.

²⁷And after the morsel, then the Adversary entered into that one, Jesus, therefore, saith to him, `What thou dost — do quickly;`

²⁸Asi hakuna kune vakange vagere pakudya wakaziva kuti wakazvireverei kwaari.

²⁸and none of those reclining at meat knew for what intent he said this to him,

²⁹Nekuti vamwe vakafunga kuti, sezvo Judhasi aiva nechikwama, Jesu wakati kwaari: Tenga zvatinoda pamutambo; kana kuti ape varombo chimwe chinhu.

²⁹for certain were thinking, since Judas had the bag, that Jesus saith to him, `Buy what we have need of for the feast;` or that he may give something to the poor;

³⁰Naizvozvo iye akati agamuchira chimedu, akabuda pakarepo; zvino hwakange hwuri usiku.

³⁰having received, therefore, the morsel, that one immediately went forth, and it was night.

³¹Naizvozvo wakati abuda, Jesu akati: Ikozvino Mwanakomana wemunhu wakudzwa, naMwari wakudzwa maari.

³¹When, therefore, he went forth, Jesus saith, `Now was the Son of Man glorified, and God was glorified in him;

³²Kana Mwari akudzwa maari, Mwari uchamukudzawo maari pachake, zvino achamukudza pakarepo.

³²if God was glorified in him, God also will glorify him in Himself; yea, immediately He will glorify him.

³³Vana vaduku, ndichinemwi chinguva chiduku. Muchanditsvaka, asi sezvandakareva kuvaJudha, kuti: Ini kwandinoenda, imwi hamugoni kuuyako, ndinorevawo kwamuri ikozvino.

³³`Little children, yet a little am I with you; ye will seek me, and, according as I said to the Jews — Whither I go away, ye are not able to come, to you also I do say [it] now.

³⁴Murairo mutsva ndinopa kwamuri, kuti mudanane; sezvandakakudai, kuti imwi mudananewo.

³⁴`A new commandment I give to you, that ye love one another; according as I did love you, that ye also love one another;

³⁵Pane izvi vose vachaziva kuti muri vadzidzi vangu, kana mune rudo umwe kune umwe.

³⁵in this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye may have love one to another.`

³⁶Simoni Petro akati kwaari: Ishe, munoenda kupi? Jesu akamupindura, akati: Kwandinoenda, haungagoni kunditevera ikozvino; asi uchanditevera pashure.

³⁶Simon Peter saith to him, `Sir, whither dost thou go away?` Jesus answered him, `Whither I go away, thou art not able now to follow me, but afterward thou shalt follow me.`

³⁷Petro akati kwaari: Ishe, handigoni kukuteverai ikozvino nei? Ndichakuradzikirai upenyu hwangu pasi.

³⁷Peter saith to him, `Sir, wherefore am I not able to follow thee now? my life for thee I will lay down;`

³⁸Jesu akamupindura, akati: Ucharadzikira upenyu hwako ini here? Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwauri: Jongwe haringatongoriri kusvikira wandiramba katatu.

³⁸Jesus answered him, `Thy life for me thou wilt lay down! verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow till thou mayest deny me thrice.`