¹Zvino wakavaudzawo mufananidzo kuti vanofanira kunyengetera nguva dzose, uye vasaora moyo,

¹And he spake also a simile to them, that it behoveth [us] always to pray, and not to faint,

²achiti: Kwaiva mune rimwe guta neumwe mutongi, wakange asingatyi Mwari, uye asingaremekedzi munhu;

²saying, `A certain judge was in a certain city — God he is not fearing, and man he is not regarding —

³zvino kwakange kune chirikadzi muguta iro, yakange ichiuya kwaari, ichiti: Ndiruramisirei kumuvengi wangu.

³and a widow was in that city, and she was coming unto him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent,

⁴Asi wakange asingadi kwenguva; asi pashure pezvinhu izvi wakati mukati make: Kunyange ndisingatyi Mwari, uye ndisingaremekedzi munhu;

⁴and he would not for a time, but after these things he said in himself, Even if God I do not fear, and man do not regard,

⁵asi nekuti chirikadzi iyi inonditambudza, ndichairuramisira, zvimwe pakupedzisira ingandisvota.

⁵yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.`

⁶Ishe ndokuti: Inzwai mutongi usakarurama zvaanoreva.

⁶And the Lord said, `Hear ye what the unrighteous judge saith:

⁷Ko Mwari haangaruramisiri here vakasanangurwa vake, vanodana kwaari masikati neusiku, kunyange achivanonokera?

⁷and shall not God execute the justice to His choice ones, who are crying unto Him day and night — bearing long in regard to them?

⁸Ndinoti kwamuri: Uchakurumidza kuvaruramisira. Asi kana Mwanakomana wemunhu achisvika, uchawana rutendo panyika here?

⁸I say to you, that He will execute the justice to them quickly; but the Son of Man having come, shall he find the faith upon the earth?`

⁹Zvino wakareva mufananidzo uyu kune vamwewo vaizvivimba kuti vakarurama, vachizvidza vamwe, akati:

⁹And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:

¹⁰Vanhu vaviri vakakwira kutembere kunonyengetera; umwe muFarisi, uye umwe muteresi.

¹⁰`Two men went up to the temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer;

¹¹MuFarisi wakamira akazvinyengeterera zvinhu izvi, akati: Mwari, ndinokutendai kuti handina kufanana nevamwe vanhu, makororo, vasakarurama, mhombwe, kana kunyange semuteresi uyu.

¹¹the Pharisee having stood by himself, thus prayed: God, I thank Thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unrighteous, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer;

¹²Ndinotsanya kaviri pavhiki, ndinopa chegumi chezvose zvandinowana.

¹²I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all things — as many as I possess.

¹³Asi muteresi amire kure wakasada kunyange kusimudzira meso kudenga, asi wakarova pachifuva chake, achiti: Mwari, ndinzwirei tsitsi ini mutadzi.

¹³`And the tax-gatherer, having stood afar off, would not even the eyes lift up to the heaven, but was smiting on his breast, saying, God be propitious to me — the sinner!

¹⁴Ndinoti kwamuri: Uyu wakaburukira kumba kwake aruramiswa pane uya; nekuti umwe neumwe unozvikwiridzira uchaninipiswa, uye unozvininipisa uchakwiridzirwa.

¹⁴I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.`

¹⁵Zvino vakauyisa kwaari vachechewo, kuti avabate; asi vadzidzi vakati vachizviona, vakavatsiura.

¹⁵And they were bringing near also the babes, that he may touch them, and the disciples having seen did rebuke them,

¹⁶Asi Jesu wakadanira vacheche kwaari akati: Tenderai vacheche vauye kwandiri, musavadzivisa, nekuti ushe hwaMwari ndehwevakadai.

¹⁶and Jesus having called them near, said, `Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the reign of God;

¹⁷Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Ani nani usingagamuchiri ushe hwaMwari semucheche, haangatongopindi mahwuri.

¹⁷verily I say to you, Whoever may not receive the reign of God as a little child, may not enter into it.`

¹⁸Zvino umwe mutungamiriri wakamubvunza, achiti: Mudzidzisi wakanaka, ndiitei kuti ndigare nhaka yeupenyu hwusingaperi?

¹⁸And a certain ruler questioned him, saying, `Good teacher, what having done — shall I inherit life age-during?`

¹⁹Jesu ndokuti kwaari: Unondiidzirei wakanaka? Hakuna wakanaka, kunze kweumwe, Mwari.

¹⁹And Jesus said to him, `Why me dost thou call good? no one [is] good, except One — God;

²⁰Mirairo unoiziva, inoti: Usaita upombwe, usauraya, usaba, usapupura nhema, kudza baba vako namai vako.

²⁰the commands thou hast known: Thou mayest not commit adultery, Thou mayest do no murder, Thou mayest not steal, Thou mayest not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.`

²¹Iye ndokuti: Izvi zvose ndakazvichengeta kubva pauduku hwangu.

²¹And he said, `All these I did keep from my youth;`

²²Zvino Jesu wakati achinzwa zvinhu izvi akati kwaari: Uchiri kushaiwa chinhu chimwe; tengesa zvose zvaunazvo, ugovere varombo, uye uchava nefuma yakakosha kudenga; ugouya pano wonditevera.

²²and having heard these things, Jesus said to him, `Yet one thing to thee is lacking; all things — as many as thou hast — sell, and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come, be following me;`

²³Zvino wakati anzwa zvinhu izvi, akashungurudzika zvikuru; nekuti wakange akafuma zvikuru.

²³and he, having heard these things, became very sorrowful, for he was exceeding rich.

²⁴Zvino Jesu wakati achiona kuti washungurudzika zvikuru akati: Zvicharemera sei vane fuma kupinda muushe hwaMwari.

²⁴And Jesus having seen him become very sorrowful, said, `How hardly shall those having riches enter into the reign of God!

²⁵Nekuti zvakareruka kuti kamera ripinde richidarika nemuburi retsono, kumufumi kupinda muushe hwaMwari.

²⁵for it is easier for a camel through the eye of a needle to enter, than for a rich man into the reign of God to enter.`

²⁶Zvino avo vakanzwa, vakati: Zvino ndiani unogona kuponeswa?

²⁶And those who heard, said, `And who is able to be saved?`

²⁷Asi iye akati: Zvinhu zvisingagoneki nevanhu, zvinogoneka naMwari.

²⁷and he said, `The things impossible with men are possible with God.`

²⁸Petro ndokuti: Tarirai, isu takasiya zvose, tikakuteverai.

²⁸And Peter said, `Lo, we left all, and did follow thee;`

²⁹Zvino akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Hakuna munhu wakasiya imba, kana vabereki, kana madzikoma nevaninina, kana mukadzi, kana vana, nekuda kweushe hwaMwari,

²⁹and he said to them, `Verily I say to you, that there is not one who left house, or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the reign of God,

³⁰usingazogamuchiri zvakapetwa kazhinji nenguva ino, nemunguva inouya upenyu hwusingaperi.

³⁰who may not receive back manifold more in this time, and in the coming age, life age-during.`

³¹Zvino wakatora vanegumi nevaviri, akati kwavari: Tarirai, tinokwira kuJerusarema, uye zvinhu zvose zvakanyorwa nevaporofita maererano neMwanakomana wemunhu zvichazadziswa.

³¹And having taken the twelve aside, he said unto them, `Lo, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be completed — that have been written through the prophets — to the Son of Man,

³²Nekuti uchakumikidzwa kune vechirudzi, agosekwa, nekuitirwa zvakaipa, nekupfirwa,

³²for he shall be delivered up to the nations, and shall be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon,

³³uye vachamurova netyava nekumuuraya; uye pazuva retatu uchamukazve.

³³and having scourged they shall put him to death, and on the third day he shall rise again.`

³⁴Asi ivo havana kunzwisisa chinhu chimwe cheizvozvi, uye shoko iri rakange rakavanzwa kwavari, uye havana kunzwisisa zvinhu zvakarehwa.

³⁴And they none of these things understood, and this saying was hid from them, and they were not knowing the things said.

³⁵Zvino zvakaitika oswedera Jeriko, rimwe bofu raigara padivi penzira richipemha;

³⁵And it came to pass, in his coming nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting beside the way begging,

³⁶rakati richinzwa chaunga chichipfuura, rikabvunza kuti chinyi ichi.

³⁶and having heard a multitude going by, he was inquiring what this may be,

³⁷Zvino vakariudza kuti: Jesu weNazareta unopfuura.

³⁷and they brought him word that Jesus the Nazarene doth pass by,

³⁸Zvino rakadanidzira richiti: Jesu Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, ndinzwirei tsitsi!

³⁸and he cried out, saying, `Jesus, Son of David, deal kindly with me;`

³⁹Zvino vakange vakatungamira vakaritsiura kuti rinyarare; asi iro rakanyanyisa kudanidzira, richiti: Mwanakomana waDavidhi, ndinzwirei tsitsi!

³⁹and those going before were rebuking him, that he might be silent, but he was much more crying out, `Son of David, deal kindly with me.`

⁴⁰Zvino Jesu wakamira, akaraira kuti riuyiswe kwaari; zvino rakati raswedera akaribvunza,

⁴⁰And Jesus having stood, commanded him to be brought unto him, and he having come nigh, he questioned him,

⁴¹achiti: Unoda kuti ndikuitirei? Zvino rakati: Ishe, kuti ndionezve.

⁴¹saying, `What wilt thou I shall do to thee?` and he said, `Sir, that I may receive sight.`

⁴²Jesu ndokuti kwaari: Chionazve! Rutendo rwako rwakuponesa.

⁴²And Jesus said to him, `Receive thy sight; thy faith hath saved thee;`

⁴³Pakarepo rikaonazve, rikamutevera, richirumbidza Mwari; vanhu vose vakati vachizviona vakarumbidza Mwari.

⁴³and presently he did receive sight, and was following him, glorifying God; and all the people, having seen, did give praise to God.