¹Zvino zvakaitika parimwe remazuva iwayo, achidzidzisa vanhu mutembere nekuparidza evhangeri, vapristi vakuru nevanyori vakasvika nevakuru,

¹And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon [him],

²ndokutaura kwaari vachiti: Tiudzei, munoita zvinhu izvi nesimba ripi, kana ndiani iye wakakupai simba iri?

²and spake unto him, saying, `Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?`

³Zvino wakapindura akati kwavari: Ini ndichakubvunzaiwo shoko rimwe; uye mundiudze:

³And he answering said unto them, `I will question you — I also — one thing, and tell me:

⁴Rubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani rwakabva kudenga, kana kuvanhu?

⁴the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?`

⁵Zvino vakarangana, vachiti: Kana tikati: Kudenga; uchati: Naizvozvo makaregerei kumutenda?

⁵And they reasoned with themselves, saying — `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

⁶Asi kana tikati: Kuvanhu; vanhu vose vachatitaka nemabwe; nekuti vaiva nechokwadi kuti Johwani waiva muporofita.

⁶and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.`

⁷Vakapindura, vachiti havazivi kwarwakabva.

⁷And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was],

⁸Jesu ndokuti kwavari: Neni handikuudzii kuti ndinoita zvinhu izvi nesimba ripi.

⁸and Jesus said to them, `Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.`

⁹Zvino wakatanga kuudza vanhu mufananidzo uyu: Umwe munhu wakasima munda wemizambiringa, akauhaisa kuvarimi, akaenda parwendo nguva refu;

⁹And he began to speak unto the people this simile: `A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,

¹⁰nenguva yakafanira wakatuma muranda kuvarimi, kuti vamupe zvechibereko chemunda wemizambiringa; asi varimi vakamurova, vakamuendesa asina chinhu.

¹⁰and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send [him] away empty.

¹¹Zvino wakatumazve umwe muranda; naiye vakamurovawo vakamunyadzisa, vakamuendesa asina chinhu.

¹¹`And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;

¹²Zvino wakatumazve wechitatu; uyuwo ndokumukuvadza, vakamukandira kunze.

¹²and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.

¹³Zvino mwene wemunda wemizambiringa wakati: Ndichaitei? Ndichatuma mwanakomana wangu unodikamwa, zvimwe vakaona iye vachamukudza.

¹³`And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son — the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;

¹⁴Asi varimi vakati vachimuona vakarangana, vachiti: Uyu ndiye mugari wenhaka; uyai, ngatimuuraye, kuti nhaka igova yedu.

¹⁴and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

¹⁵Vakamukandira kunze kwemunda wemizambiringa, vakauraya. Naizvozvo mwene wemunda wemizambiringa uchavaitirei?

¹⁵and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?

¹⁶Uchauya, ndokuparadza varimi ivava, agopa munda wemuzambiringa vamwe. Zvino vachinzwa, vakati: Zvisadaro!

¹⁶He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.` And having heard, they said, `Let it not be!`

¹⁷Asi wakavatarisa, akati: Naizvozvo chii ichi chakanyorwa, chinoti: Ibwe vavaki ravakaramba, ndiro rava musoro wekona?

¹⁷and he, having looked upon them, said, `What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected — this became head of a corner?

¹⁸Wose unowira pamusoro pebwe iro, uchavhuniwavhuniwa; asi ani nani warinowira pamusoro richamukuya.

¹⁸every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.`

¹⁹Zvino vapristi vakuru nevanyori neawa iroro vakatsvaka kuisa maoko paari, asi vakatya vanhu; nekuti vakaziva kuti wakareva mufananidzo uyo akanangana navo.

¹⁹And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.

²⁰Vakamucherekedza, vakatumira vashori vakanyepedzera kuva vakarurama, kuti vamubate pakutaura, kuti vamukumikidze kuushe nesimba remutungamiriri.

²⁰And, having watched [him], they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

²¹Zvino vakamubvunza, vachiti: Mudzidzisi, tinoziva kuti munotaura nekudzidzisa zvakarurama, uye hamugamuchiri chiso, asi munodzidzisa nzira yaMwari muchokwadi.

²¹and they questioned him, saying, `Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;

²²Zviri pamutemo here kwatiri kupa mutero kuna Kesari, kana kwete?

²²Is it lawful to us to give tribute to Caesar or not?`

²³Asi wakaziva unyengeri hwavo, ndokuti kwavari: Munondiidzirei?

²³And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, `Why me do ye tempt?

²⁴Ndiratidzei dhenari*; Rine mufananidzo nerunyoro rwaani? Vakapindura vakati: ZvaKesari.

²⁴shew me a denary; of whom hath it an image and superscription?` and they answering said, `Of Caesar:`

²⁵Ndokuti kwavari: Naizvozvo dzorerai kuna Kesari zvinhu zvaKesari, nekuna Mwari zvinhu zvaMwari.

²⁵and he said to them, `Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;`

²⁶Vakakoniwa kumubata neshoko rake pamberi pevanhu; vakashamisika nemhinduro yake; vakanyarara.

²⁶and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.

²⁷Zvino kwakaswedera vamwe vevaSadhusi, vanoramba kuti kune kumuka kwevakafa, ndokumubvunza,

²⁷And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,

²⁸vachiti: Mudzidzisi, Mozisi wakatinyorera kuti: Kana mukoma wemunhu akafa ane mukadzi, asi iye akafa asina vana, munin'ina wake atore mukadzi, amutsire mukoma wake mbeu.

²⁸saying, `Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one`s brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless — that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother.

²⁹Naizvozvo kwakange kune vanakomana vemunhu umwe vanomwe; wekutanga ndokutora mukadzi, akafa asina vana;

²⁹`There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,

³⁰newechipiri akatora mukadzi uyo, naiye akafa asina mwana;

³⁰and the second took the wife, and he died childless,

³¹newechitatu akamutora. Zvikadarowo nevanomwe, uye vakasasiya vana, vakafa.

³¹and the third took her, and in like manner also the seven — they left not children, and they died;

³²Pakupedzisira kwavo vose mukadzi wakafawo.

³²and last of all died also the woman:

³³Naizvozvo pakumuka kwevakafa, uchava mukadzi waani kwavari? Nekuti vanomwe vakava naye semukadzi.

³³in the rising again, then, of which of them doth she become wife? — for the seven had her as wife.`

³⁴Zvino Jesu wakapindura akati kwavari: Vana venyika ino vanowana, vanowaniswa;

³⁴And Jesus answering said to them, `The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage,

³⁵asi avo vachanzi vakafanira kuwana nyika iyo nekumuka kuvakafa havawani kana kuwaniswa;

³⁵but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the rising again that is out of the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage;

³⁶nekuti havagoni kufazve; nekuti vakaita sevatumwa, uye vanakomana vaMwari, vari vanakomana vekumuka kwevakafa.

³⁶for neither are they able to die any more — for they are like messengers — and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again.

³⁷Asi kuti vakafa vanomutswa, kunyange Mozisi wakaratidza pagwenzi, paakaidza Ishe Mwari waAbhurahamu, naMwari waIsaka, naMwari waJakobho.

³⁷`And that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the Bush, since he doth call the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

³⁸Nekuti haazi Mwari wevakafa, asi wevapenyu; nekuti vose vanoraramira iye.

³⁸and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.`

³⁹Zvino vamwe vevanyori vakapindura vakati: Mudzidzisi, mataura zvakanaka.

³⁹And certain of the scribes answering said, `Teacher, thou didst say well;`

⁴⁰Uye havana kuzoshinga kumubvunzazve chinhu.

⁴⁰and no more durst they question him anything.

⁴¹Zvino wakati kwavari: Vanoreva sei kuti Kristu Mwanakomana waDavhidhi?

⁴¹And he said unto them, `How do they say the Christ to be son of David,

⁴²Nekuti Dhavhidhi pachake wakareva mubhuku reMapisarema achiti: Ishe wakati kuna Ishe wangu: Gara kuruoko rwangu rwerudyi,

⁴²and David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

⁴³kusvikira ndaita vavengi vako chitsiko chetsoka dzako.

⁴³till I shall make thine enemies thy footstool;

⁴⁴Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi unomuidza Ishe, ko Mwanakomana wake sei?

⁴⁴David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?`

⁴⁵Zvino vanhu vose vachakateerera, wakati kuvadzidzi vake:

⁴⁵And, all the people hearing, he said to his disciples,

⁴⁶Chenjerai vanyori, vanoda kufamba nenguvo refu, uye vanoda kwaziso pamisika, nezvigaro zvepamusorosa mumasinagoge, nezvigaro zvemberi pazvirairo;

⁴⁶`Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers,

⁴⁷vanodya dzimba dzechirikadzi, vanonyepedzera nekuita minyengetero mirefu; ivavo vachagamuchira kurashwa kukuru.

⁴⁷who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.`