¹Zvino mabiko ezvingwa zvisina mbiriso akaswedera, anonzi pasika.

¹And the feast of the unleavened food was coming nigh, that is called Passover,

²Vapristi vakuru nevanyori ndokutsvaka kuti vangamuuraya sei; nekuti vaitya vanhu.

²and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how they may take him up, for they were afraid of the people.

³Zvino wakapinda Satani kuna Judhasi unotumidzwa Isikariyoti, waiverengwa pavanegumi nevaviri.

³And the Adversary entered into Judas, who is surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve,

⁴Akaenda, akanotaura nevapristi vakuru nevatungamiriri, kuti ungamutengesa sei kwavari.

⁴and he, having gone away, spake with the chief priests and the magistrates, how he might deliver him up to them,

⁵Zvino vakafara, vakatenderana kumupa mari.

⁵and they rejoiced, and covenanted to give him money,

⁶Zvino wakatenda, akatsvaka mukana wakafanira wekumutengesa kwavari pasina chaunga.

⁶and he agreed, and was seeking a favourable season to deliver him up to them without tumult.

⁷Zvino zuva rezvingwa zvisina mbiriso rakasvika, paifanira kubaiwa pasika.

⁷And the day of the unleavened food came, in which it was behoving the passover to be sacrificed,

⁸Zvino wakatuma Petro naJohwani, achiti: Endai munotigadzirira pasika, kuti tidye.

⁸and he sent Peter and John, saying, `Having gone on, prepare to us the passover, that we may eat;`

⁹Zvino vakati kwaari: Ndekupi kwamunoda kuti tigadzirire?

⁹and they said to him, `Where wilt thou that we might prepare?`

¹⁰Zvino wakati kwavari: Tarirai, kana mapinda muguta, munhu uchasangana nemwi akatakura chirongo chemvura; mumutevere mumba maanopinda.

¹⁰And he said to them, `Lo, in your entering into the city, there shall meet you a man, bearing a pitcher of water, follow him to the house where he doth go in,

¹¹Uye muti kumwene weimba: Mudzidzisi unoti kwauri: Imba yevaeni iripi, mandingadyira pasika nevadzidzi vangu?

¹¹and ye shall say to the master of the house, The Teacher saith to thee, Where is the guest-chamber where the passover with my disciples I may eat?

¹²Uye iye uchakuratidzai imba huru yekumusoro yakarongedzwa; gadzirirai ipapo.

¹²and he shall show you a large upper room furnished, there make ready;`

¹³Zvino vakaenda vakanowana sezvaakange avaudza; ndokugadzirira pasika.

¹³and they, having gone away, found as he hath said to them, and they made ready the passover.

¹⁴Zvino awa rakati rasvika, akagara pakudya, nevaapositori gumi nevaviri vanaye.

¹⁴And when the hour come, he reclined (at meat), and the twelve apostles with him,

¹⁵Ndokuti kwavari: Nechishuwo ndakashuva kudya pasika iyi nemwi ndisati ndatambudzika;

¹⁵and he said unto them, `With desire I did desire to eat this passover with you before my suffering,

¹⁶nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Handichazodyizve pairi, kusvikira yazadziswa muushe hwaMwari.

¹⁶for I say to you, that no more may I eat of it till it may be fulfilled in the reign of God.`

¹⁷Zvino wakatora mukombe, avonga akati: Torai ichi, mugogovana.

¹⁷And having taken a cup, having given thanks, he said, `Take this and divide to yourselves,

¹⁸Nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Handichatongomwi zvechibereko chemuzambiringa, kusvikira ushe hwaMwari hwasvika.

¹⁸for I say to you that I may not drink of the produce of the vine till the reign of God may come.`

¹⁹Zvino wakatora chingwa, akavonga, akamedura, ndokuvapa, achiti: Uyu muviri wangu, unopirwa imwi; izvi itai muchindirangarira.

¹⁹And having taken bread, having given thanks, he brake and gave to them, saying, `This is my body, that for you is being given, this do ye — to remembrance of me.`

²⁰Saizvozvowo mukombe shure kwekurayira, achiti: Mukombe uyu isungano itsva muropa rangu, rinoteurirwa imwi.

²⁰In like manner, also, the cup after the supping, saying, `This cup [is] the new covenant in my blood, that for you is being poured forth.

²¹Asi tarirai, ruoko rweunonditengesa rwuneni patafura.

²¹`But, lo, the hand of him delivering me up [is] with me on the table,

²²Zvino zvirokwazvo Mwanakomana wemunhu unoenda sezvazvakatemwa; asi une nhamo munhu uyo waanotengeswa naye!

²²and indeed the Son of Man doth go according to what hath been determined; but wo to that man through whom he is being delivered up.`

²³Zvino ivo vakatanga kubvunzana kuti ko ndiani pavari uchaita chinhu ichi.

²³And they began to reason among themselves, who then of them it may be, who is about to do this thing.

²⁴Zvino gakava rakavapowo pakati pavo kuti ndiani kwavari unoverengwa semukurusa.

²⁴And there happened also a strife among them — who of them is accounted to be greater.

²⁵Zvino wakati kwavari: Madzimambo evechirudzi anotonga zvakaoma pamusoro pavo, nevatongi vavo vanonzi vabatsiri.

²⁵And he said to them, `The kings of the nations do exercise lordship over them, and those exercising authority upon them are called benefactors;

²⁶Asi imwi zvisadaro; asi mukurusa kwamuri ngaave semuduku, nemutungamiriri seunoshandira.

²⁶but ye [are] not so, but he who is greater among you — let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;

²⁷Nekuti ndiani mukuru, uyo ugere pakudya kana unoshandira? Haazi iye ugere pakudya here? Asi ini ndiri pakati penyu seunoshandira.

²⁷for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I — I am in your midst as he who is ministering.

²⁸Nemwi ndimwi makagara neni pamiidzo yangu;

²⁸`And ye — ye are those who have remained with me in my temptations,

²⁹zvino ini ndinogadza kwamuri ushe, saBaba vangu vakagadza kwandiri;

²⁹and I appoint to you, as my Father did appoint to me, a kingdom,

³⁰kuti mudye nekumwa patafura yangu muushe hwangu, nekugara pazvigaro zveushe, muchitonga marudzi gumi nemaviri aIsraeri.

³⁰that ye may eat and may drink at my table, in my kingdom, and may sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.`

³¹Ishe ndokuti: Simoni, Simoni, tarira, Satani wakukumbirai kuti akuzungurei segorosi;

³¹And the Lord said, `Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,

³²asi ini ndakunyengeterera, kuti rutendo rwako rwurege kupera; newe kana watendeuka, usimbise hama dzako.

³²and I besought for thee, that thy faith may not fail; and thou, when thou didst turn, strengthen thy brethren.`

³³Asi wakati kwaari: Ishe, ndakagadzirira kuenda nemwi zvose mutirongo nemurufu.

³³And he said to him, `Sir, with thee I am ready both to prison and to death to go;`

³⁴Asi iye wakati: Ndinokuudza, Petro, jongwe haringatongoriri nhasi, usati waramba katatu kuti unondiziva.

³⁴and he said, `I say to thee, Peter, a cock shall not crow to-day, before thrice thou mayest disown knowing me.`

³⁵Zvino wakati kwavari: Pandakakutumai musina chikwama nehombodo neshangu, makashaiwa chinhu here? Vakati: Hapana.

³⁵And he said to them, `When I sent you without bag, and scrip, and sandals, did ye lack anything?` and they said, `Nothing.`

³⁶Zvino akati kwavari: Asi ikozvino, une chikwama ngaatore, saizvozvowo nehombodo; neusina, ngaatengese nguvo yake, atenge munondo.

³⁶Then said he to them, `But, now, he who is having a bag, let him take [it] up, and in like manner also a scrip; and he who is not having, let him sell his garment, and buy a sword,

³⁷Nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Izvi zvakanyorwa zvichakafanira kuzadziswa mandiri, zvinoti: Wakaverengwa pamwe nevadariki; nekuti zvinhu izviwo zviri maererano neni zvine mugumo.

³⁷for I say to you, that yet this that hath been written it behoveth to be fulfilled in me: And with lawless ones he was reckoned, for also the things concerning me have an end.`

³⁸Zvino vakati: Ishe, tarirai, heyi minondo miviri. Akati kwavari: Zvaringana.

³⁸And they said, `Sir, lo, here [are] two swords;` and he said to them, `It is sufficient.`

³⁹Zvino wakabuda akaenda sezvaaisiita kugomo reMiorivhi; nevadzidzi vake vakamutevera.

³⁹And having gone forth, he went on, according to custom, to the mount of the Olives, and his disciples also followed him,

⁴⁰Zvino wakati asvika panzvimbo, akati kwavari: Nyengeterai kuti murege kupinda pamuedzo.

⁴⁰and having come to the place, he said to them, `Pray ye not to enter into temptation.`

⁴¹Zvino iye wakasuduruka kwavari, chingava chinhambwe chingaposherwa ibwe; ndokufugama ndokunyengetera,

⁴¹And he was withdrawn from them, as it were a stone`s cast, and having fallen on the knees he was praying,

⁴²achiti: Baba, kana muchida, bvisai mukombe uyu kwandiri; asi chisava chido changu, asi chenyu ngachiitwe.

⁴²saying, `Father, if Thou be counselling to make this cup pass from me —; but, not my will, but Thine be done.` —

⁴³Zvino kwakaonekwa mutumwa kwaari wakabva kudenga achimusimbisa.

⁴³And there appeared to him a messenger from heaven strengthening him;

⁴⁴Zvino, ari pakurwadziwa kukuru, wakanyanya kunyengetera. Zvino ziya rake rikaita semazidomwe eropa achiwira pasi.

⁴⁴and having been in agony, he was more earnestly praying, and his sweat became, as it were, great drops of blood falling upon the ground.

⁴⁵Zvino wakati asimuka pamunyengetero, ndokuuya kuvadzidzi vake, akavawana varara neshungu.

⁴⁵And having risen up from the prayer, having come unto the disciples, he found them sleeping from the sorrow,

⁴⁶Ndokuti kwavari: Mararirei? Mukai munyengetere, kuti murege kupinda pamuedzo.

⁴⁶and he said to them, `Why do ye sleep? having risen, pray that ye may not enter into temptation.`

⁴⁷Zvino wakati achataura, tarira, chaunga, naiye wainzi Judhasi, umwe wevanegumi nevaviri, akavatungamirira, ndokuswedera kuna Jesu, kuti amutsvode.

⁴⁷And while he is speaking, lo, a multitude, and he who is called Judas, one of the twelve, was coming before them, and he came nigh to Jesus to kiss him,

⁴⁸Asi Jesu wakati kwaari: Judhasi, unotengesa Mwanakomana wemunhu netsvodo here?

⁴⁸and Jesus said to him, `Judas, with a kiss the Son of Man dost thou deliver up?`

⁴⁹Zvino avo vaiva vakamukomba pavakaona zvaizoitika vakati kwaari: Ishe, tichatema nemunondo here?

⁴⁹And those about him, having seen what was about to be, said to him, `Sir, shall we smite with a sword?`

⁵⁰Zvino umwe wavo wakatema muranda wemupristi mukuru, akagura nzeve yake yerudyi.

⁵⁰And a certain one of them smote the servant of the chief priest, and took off his right ear,

⁵¹Asi Jesu wakapindura akati: Regai zvisvike ipapa. Ndokubata nzeve yake, akamuporesa.

⁵¹and Jesus answering said, `Suffer ye thus far,` and having touched his ear, he healed him.

⁵²Zvino Jesu wakati kuvapristi vakuru nevatungamiriri vetembere nevakuru vakange vauya kwaari: Mabuda semakanangana negororo neminondo netsvimbo here?

⁵²And Jesus said to those having come upon him — chief priests, and magistrates of the temple, and elders — `As upon a robber have ye come forth, with swords and sticks?

⁵³Ndaiva nemwi mutembere zuva nezuva mukasatandavadzira ruoko kwandiri; asi zvino iawa renyu, nesimba rerima.

⁵³while daily I was with you in the temple, ye did stretch forth no hands against me; but this is your hour and the power of the darkness.`

⁵⁴Zvino vakamutora, vakamutungamidza, vakanomuisa kumba kwemupristi mukuru. Petro ndokutevera ari kure.

⁵⁴And having taken him, they led and brought him to the house of the chief priest. And Peter was following afar off,

⁵⁵Zvino vakati vavesa moto pakati pechivanze, ndokugara pasi pamwe, Petro akagara pakati pavo.

⁵⁵and they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and having sat down together, Peter was sitting in the midst of them,

⁵⁶Zvino umwe murandakadzi wakamuona agere pamoto, ndokumutarisisa, akati: Uyuwo munhu wakange anaye.

⁵⁶and a certain maid having seen him sitting at the light, and having earnestly looked at him, she said, `And this one was with him!`

⁵⁷Asi iye wakamurambira, achiti: Mukadzi, handimuzivi.

⁵⁷and he disowned him, saying, `Woman, I have not known him.`

⁵⁸Uye shure kwechinguvana, umwe wakamuona akati: Iwewo uri umwe wavo. Petro ndokuti: Iwe munhu, handizi.

⁵⁸And after a little, another having seen him, said, `And thou art of them!` and Peter said, `Man, I am not.`

⁵⁹Zvino nguva inenge seawa rimwe yakati yapfuura, umwe wakasimbisa ane chokwadi, achiti: Zvirokwazvo uyuwo wakange anaye; nekuti muGarireawo.

⁵⁹And one hour, as it were, having intervened, a certain other was confidently affirming, saying, `Of a truth this one also was with him, for he is also a Galilean;`

⁶⁰Zvino Petro wakati: Iwe munhu, handizivi zvaunoreva. Pakarepo achataura jongwe rakarira.

⁶⁰and Peter said, `Man, I have not known what thou sayest;` and presently, while he is speaking, a cock crew.

⁶¹Ishe ndokutendeuka akatarira Petro. Petro ndokurangarira shoko raIshe, kuti akamuudza sei, achiti: Jongwe risati rarira, uchandiramba katatu.

⁶¹And the Lord having turned did look on Peter, and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him — `Before a cock shall crow, thou mayest disown me thrice;`

⁶²Zvino Petro wakabuda panze akachema zvakaomarara.

⁶²and Peter having gone without, wept bitterly.

⁶³Zvino varume vakange vakabata Jesu, vakamusweveredza, vakamurova.

⁶³And the men who were holding Jesus were mocking him, beating [him];

⁶⁴Uye vakati vamuvhara kumeso, vakamurova chiso, ndokumubvunza vachiti: Porofita! Ndiani wakurova?

⁶⁴and having blindfolded him, they were striking him on the face, and were questioning him, saying, `Prophesy who he is who smote thee?`

⁶⁵Nezvimwe zvinhu zvizhinji vakareva kwaari, vachinyomba.

⁶⁵and many other things, speaking evilly, they spake in regard to him.

⁶⁶Zvino kwakati kuchingoedza, dare revatariri vevanhu nevapristi vakuru nevanyori vakaungana, vakamuisa kudare ravo remakurukota vachiti:

⁶⁶And when it became day there was gathered together the eldership of the people, chief priests also, and scribes, and they led him up to their own sanhedrim,

⁶⁷Naizvozvo kana iwe uri Kristu, tiudze. Zvino akati kwavari: Kana ndikakuudzai, hamutongotendi;

⁶⁷saying, `If thou be the Christ, tell us.` And he said to them, `If I may tell you, ye will not believe;

⁶⁸uye kana ndikabvunza, hamumbondipinduri, kana kundisunungura.

⁶⁸and if I also question [you], ye will not answer me or send me away;

⁶⁹Kubva ikozvino Mwanakomana wemunhu uchagara kuruoko rwerudyi rwesimba rwaMwari.

⁶⁹henceforth, there shall be the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of the power of God.`

⁷⁰Vose ndokuti: Naizvozvo iwe uri Mwanakomana waMwari kanhi? Iye ndokuti kwavari: Imwi mareva kuti ndini.

⁷⁰And they all said, `Thou, then, art the Son of God?` and he said unto them, `Ye say [it], because I am;`

⁷¹Zvino vakati: Tichadirei uchapupu? Nekuti tomene tanzwa pamuromo wake.

⁷¹and they said, `What need yet have we of testimony? for we ourselves did hear [it] from his mouth.`