¹Zvino Jesu wakapinda, akagura muJeriko.

¹And having entered, he was passing through Jericho,

²Zvino tarira, murume wainzi Zakewu nezita; iye wakange ari mutungamiriri wevateresi, uye iye waiva mufumi;

²and lo, a man, by name called Zaccheus, and he was a chief tax-gatherer, and he was rich,

³uye wakatsvaka kuona Jesu kuti ndiani; asi wakange asingagoni nekuda kwechaunga, nekuti wakange ane chimiro chifupi.

³and he was seeking to see Jesus, who he is, and was not able for the multitude, because in stature he was small,

⁴Zvino wakamhanyira mberi, akakwira mumuonde wemusikamori kuti amuone; nekuti wakange achizopfuura nenzira iyo.

⁴and having run forward before, he went up on a sycamore, that he may see him, because through that [way] he was about to pass by.

⁵Zvino Jesu wakati achisvika panzvimbo iyo, wakatarira kumusoro, akamuona, akati kwaari: Zakewu, kurumidza uburuke; nekuti nhasi ndinofanira kugara mumba mako.

⁵And as Jesus came up to the place, having looked up, he saw him, and said unto him, `Zaccheus, having hastened, come down, for to-day in thy house it behoveth me to remain;`

⁶Zvino wakakurumidza kuburuka, akamugamuchira achifara.

⁶and he having hastened did come down, and did receive him rejoicing;

⁷Zvino vakati vazviona vakan'un'una vose vachiti: Wapinda kunogara nemurume mutadzi.

⁷and having seen [it], they were all murmuring, saying — `With a sinful man he went in to lodge!`

⁸Asi Zakewu wakamira, akati kuna Ishe: Tarirai, hafu yefuma yangu, Ishe, ndinopa kuvarombo, uye kana ndakatora chinhu kune umwe munhu nekunyengera, ndinodzosera runa.

⁸And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, `Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.`

⁹Jesu akati kwaari: Nhasi ruponeso rwasvika mumba muno; nekuti iyewo mwanakomana waAbhurahamu.

⁹And Jesus said unto him — `To-day salvation did come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham;

¹⁰Nekuti Mwanakomana wemunhu wakauya kuzotsvaka nekuponesa chakarasika.

¹⁰for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.`

¹¹Vakati vanzwa zvinhu izvi, wakawedzera akataura mufananidzo, nekuti wakange ava pedo neJerusarema, uye nekuti vaifunga kuti ushe hwaMwari hwobva hwodoonekereswa.

¹¹And while they are hearing these things, having added he spake a simile, because of his being nigh to Jerusalem, and of their thinking that the reign of God is about presently to be made manifest.

¹²Naizvozvo wakati: Umwe munhu une mbiri wakaenda kunyika iri kure, kunozvigamuchirira ushe agodzoka.

¹²He said therefore, `A certain man of birth went on to a far country, to take to himself a kingdom, and to return,

¹³Zvino wakadana varanda vake gumi, ndokuvapa pondo gumi, ndokuti kwavari: Bhindaukai kusvikira ndichiuya.

¹³and having called ten servants of his own, he gave to them ten pounds, and said unto them, Do business — till I come;

¹⁴Asi vanhu venyika yake vakange vachimuvenga, vakatuma nhume shure kwake, vachiti: Hatidi uyu kuti atitonge.

¹⁴and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.

¹⁵Zvino zvakaitika kuti adzoka agamuchira ushe, wakaraira kuti vaya varanda vaakange apa mari, vadanirwe kwaari, kuti anzwe kuti umwe neumwe wakawana zvakadini nekutengeserana.

¹⁵`And it came to pass, on his coming back, having taken the kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he might know what any one had done in business.

¹⁶Wekutanga ndokusvika, achiti: Ishe, pondo yenyu yawana pondo gumi.

¹⁶`And the first came near, saying, Sir, thy pound did gain ten pounds;

¹⁷Zvino akati kwaari: Zvakanaka, muranda wakanaka; nekuti wakange wakatendeka pachiduku-duku, uve nesimba pamusoro pemaguta gumi.

¹⁷and he said to him, Well done, good servant, because in a very little thou didst become faithful, be having authority over ten cities.

¹⁸Newechipiri wakasvika, achiti: Ishe, pondo yenyu yawana pondo shanu.

¹⁸`And the second came, saying, Sir, thy pound made five pounds;

¹⁹Akati kwaariwo: Newe, uve pamusoro pemaguta mashanu.

¹⁹and he said also to this one, And thou, become thou over five cities.

²⁰Zvino umwe wakasvika, achiti: Ishe, tarirai pondo yenyu, yandakange ndakachengeta mumucheka wekumeso;

²⁰`And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;

²¹nekuti ndakange ndichikutyai, nekuti muri munhu wakaoma; munotora zvamusina kuisa, muchikohwa izvo zvamusina kudzvara.

²¹for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.

²²Zvino wakati kwaari: Ndichakutonga nezvinobuda mumuromo mako, muranda wakaipa; wakange uchiziva kuti ini ndiri munhu wakaoma, ndichitora zvandisakaisa, nekukohwa izvo zvandisina kudzvara;

²²`And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!

²³naizvozvo sei usina kuisa mari yangu mubhanga, kuti kana ndouya ndigozoitora pamwe nezvibereko.

²³and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it?

²⁴Ndokuti kune vakange vamirepo: Mutorerei pondo mupe kuune pondo gumi.

²⁴`And to those standing by he said, Take from him the pound, and give to him having the ten pounds —

²⁵Asi vakati kwaari: Ishe, une pondo gumi.

²⁵(and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds) —

²⁶Nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Wose unazvo uchapiwa; asi uyo usina, uchatorerwa nezvaanazvo.

²⁶for I say to you, that to every one having shall be given, and from him not having, also what he hath shall be taken from him,

²⁷Asi vavengi vangu avo, vakange vasingadi kuti nditonge pamusoro pavo, uyisai pano, muvauraye pamberi pangu.

²⁷but those my enemies, who did not wish me to reign over them, bring hither and slay before me.`

²⁸Zvino wakati areva zvinhu izvi, akapfuurira mberi, achikwira kuJerusarema.

²⁸And having said these things, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

²⁹Zvino zvakaitika oswedera kuBhetifage neBhetaniya pagomo rinonzi reMiorivhi, wakatuma vaviri vevadzidzi vake,

²⁹And it came to pass, as he came nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, unto the mount called of the Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

³⁰achiti: Fambai muende mumusha wakatarisana nemwi; kana muchipinda mauri, muchawana dhongwana rakasungirwa, risina munhu wakamborigara; murisunungure, mugoriuyisa.

³⁰having said, Go away to the village over-against, in which, entering into, ye shall find a colt bound, on which no one of men did ever sit, having loosed it, bring [it];

³¹Zvino kana chero munhu akakubvunzai achiti: Munorisunungurirei? Muchataura kwaari kudai: Ishe unorida.

³¹and if any one doth question you, Wherefore do ye loose [it]? thus ye shall say to him — The Lord hath need of it.`

³²Avo vakatumwa vakaenda vakanowana sezvaakange ataura kwavari.

³²And those sent, having gone away, found according as he said to them,

³³Zvino vakati vachisunungura dhongwana, varidzi varo vakati kwavari: Munosunungurirei dhongwana?

³³and while they are loosing the colt, its owners said unto them, `Why loose ye the colt?`

³⁴Ivo ndokuti: Ishe unorida.

³⁴and they said, `The Lord hath need of it;`

³⁵Zvino vakariuyisa kuna Jesu; ndokukanda nguvo dzavo pamusoro pedhongwana, vakatasvisa Jesu pariri.

³⁵and they brought it unto Jesus, and having cast their garments upon the colt, they did set Jesus upon it.

³⁶Zvino achifamba, vakawarira nguvo dzavo munzira.

³⁶And as he is going, they were spreading their garments in the way,

³⁷Zvino wakati oswedera ikozvino pamateru egomo reMiorivhi, chaunga chose chevadzidzi chikatanga kufara chichirumbidza Mwari nenzwi guru pamusoro pamabasa ose esimba avakange vaona,

³⁷and as he is coming nigh now, at the descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began rejoicing to praise God with a great voice for all the mighty works they had seen,

³⁸vachiti: Wakaropafadzwa mambo unouya muzita raIshe; rugare kudenga, nekubwinya kumusoro-soro.

³⁸saying, `blessed [is] he who is coming, a king in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.`

³⁹Uye vamwe vevaFarisi vari pakati pechaunga vakati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, tsiurai vadzidzi venyu.

³⁹And certain of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, `Teacher, rebuke thy disciples;`

⁴⁰Zvino wakapindura akati kwavari: Ndinokuudzai kuti kana ava vakanyarara, mabwe achadanidzira.

⁴⁰and he answering said to them, `I say to you, that, if these shall be silent, the stones will cry out!`

⁴¹Zvino wakati aswedera, wakaona guta, akachema pamusoro paro,

⁴¹And when he came nigh, having seen the city, he wept over it,

⁴²achiti: Dai newe waiziva, kunyange pazuva rino rako, zvinhu zverugare rwako; asi zvino zvakavanzirwa meso ako.

⁴²saying — `If thou didst know, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things for thy peace; but now they were hid from thine eyes.

⁴³Nekuti mazuva achasvika pamusoro pako, apo vavengi vako vachakukandira muchinjiziri wakakupoteredza, vachakukomba, nekukudzvinyidzira pamativi ose,

⁴³`Because days shall come upon thee, and thine enemies shall cast around thee a rampart, and compass thee round, and press thee on every side,

⁴⁴uye vachakuputsira pasi iwe nevana vako mukati mako, havangasii mukati mako ibwe pamusoro peibwe; nekuti hauna kuziva nguva yekushanyirwa kwako.

⁴⁴and lay thee low, and thy children within thee, and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon a stone, because thou didst not know the time of thy inspection.`

⁴⁵Zvino wakapinda mutembere, akatanga kudzingira panze vakange vachitengesamo nevaitenga,

⁴⁵And having entered into the temple, he began to cast forth those selling in it, and those buying,

⁴⁶achiti kwavari: Kwakanyorwa kuti: Imba yangu imba yemunyengetero; asi imwi maiita bako remakororo.

⁴⁶saying to them, `It hath been written, My house is a house of prayer — but ye made it a den of robbers.`

⁴⁷Zvino waidzidzisa zuva rimwe nerimwe mutembere; asi vapristi vakuru nevanyori nevakuru vevanhu vakatsvaka kumuparadza.

⁴⁷And he was teaching daily in the temple, but the chief priests and the scribes were seeking to destroy him — also the chiefs of the people —

⁴⁸Asi havana kuwana zvavangaita, nekuti vanhu vose vakamunamatira vachimunzwa.

⁴⁸and they were not finding what they shall do, for all the people were hanging on him, hearing him.