¹Zvino zvakaitika kuti chaunga chakati chichimumbandidzira kuti vanzwe shoko raMwari, iye akamira parutivi rwegungwa reGenesareti;

¹And it came to pass, in the multitude pressing on him to hear the word of God, that he was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret,

²akaona zvikepe zviviri zvimire parutivi rwegungwa; asi varedzi vakange vabuda mazviri vachisuka mimbure.

²and he saw two boats standing beside the lake, and the fishers, having gone away from them, were washing the nets,

³Akapinda mune chimwe chezvikepe chaiva chaSimoni, akakumbira kwaari kuti abve pavhu zvishoma. Ndokubva agara pasi, akadzidzisa zvaunga ari muchikepe.

³and having entered into one of the boats, that was Simon`s, he asked him to put back a little from the land, and having sat down, was teaching the multitudes out of the boat.

⁴Zvino wakati amira kutaura, akati kuna Simoni: Pinda kwakadzika udzikise mimbure yenyu kuti ubate.

⁴And when he left off speaking, he said unto Simon, `Put back to the deep, and let down your nets for a draught;`

⁵Simoni akapindura, akati kwaari: Tenzi, tafondoka usiku hwose hwakazara, tikasabata chinhu, asi zvamadaro, ndichadzikisa mumbure.

⁵and Simon answering said to him, `Master, through the whole night, having laboured, we have taken nothing, but at thy saying I will let down the net.`

⁶Vakati vaita izvozvi, vakakomba dutu rehove zhinji; mumbure wavo ukange wobvaruka.

⁶And having done this, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes, and their net was breaking,

⁷Vakaninira vamwe vavo vakange vari mune chimwe chikepe, kuti vauye vazovabatsira; vakauya vakazadza zvikepe zviri zviviri, zvekuti zvakatanga kunyura.

⁷and they beckoned to the partners, who [are] in the other boat, having come, to help them; and they came, and filled both the boats, so that they were sinking.

⁸Zvino Simoni Petro wakati achiona, akawira pasi pamabvi aJesu, achiti: Ibvai kwandiri, Ishe, nekuti ndiri munhu mutadzi.

⁸And Simon Peter having seen, fell down at the knees of Jesus, saying, `Depart from me, because I am a sinful man, O lord;`

⁹Nekuti kushamisika kwakange kwamubata, nevose vakange vanaye, nekubatwa kwehove dzavakange vabata;

⁹for astonishment seized him, and all those with him, at the draught of the fishes that they took,

¹⁰saizvozvowo Jakobho naJohwani, vanakomana vaZebhedhi, vaiva vadyidzani naSimoni. Jesu ndokuti kuna Simoni: Usatya, kubva zvino ucharedza vanhu.

¹⁰and in like manner also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon; and Jesus said unto Simon, `Fear not, henceforth thou shalt be catching men;`

¹¹Zvino, vakati vaisa zvikepe kunyika, vakasiya zvose vakamutevera.

¹¹and they, having brought the boats upon the land, having left all, did follow him.

¹²Zvino zvakaitika, ari kune rimwe remaguta, tarira, murume azere maperembudzi; wakati achiona Jesu akawa nechiso, ndokumugombetedza, achiti: Ishe, kana muchida, munogona kundinatsa.

¹²And it came to pass, in his being in one of the cities, that lo, a man full of leprosy, and having seen Jesus, having fallen on [his] face, he besought him, saying, `Sir, if thou mayest will, thou art able to cleanse me;`

¹³Ndokubva atambanudza ruoko, akamubata, achiti: Ndinoda, chinatswa. Pakarepo maperembudzi akabva kwaari.

¹³and having stretched forth [his] hand, he touched him, having said, `I will; be thou cleansed;` and immediately the leprosy went away from him.

¹⁴Iye akamuraira kuti asaudza munhu; akati: Asi enda undozviratidza kumupristi, ubayire pakunatswa kwako, Mozisi sezvaakaraira, chive chapupu kwavari.

¹⁴And he charged him to tell no one, `But, having gone away, shew thyself to the priest, and bring near for thy cleansing according as Moses directed, for a testimony to them;`

¹⁵Asi shoko pamusoro pake rakanyanya kupararira; zvaunga zvikuru zvikaungana kuzonzwa, nekuporeswa naye pazvifo zvavo.

¹⁵but the more was the report going abroad concerning him, and great multitudes were coming together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities,

¹⁶Asi iye waienda kumarenje achinonyengetera.

¹⁶and he was withdrawing himself in the desert places and was praying.

¹⁷Zvino zvakaitika nerimwe ramazuva, iye paakange achidzidzisa; zvino vaFarisi nevadzidzisi vemurairo vakange vagerepo, vaibva kumisha yese yeGarirea neJudhiya neJerusarema; nesimba raIshe rakange riripo kuvaporesa.

¹⁷And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he was teaching, and there were sitting by Pharisees and teachers of the Law, who were come out of every village of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem, and the power of the Lord was — to heal them.

¹⁸Uye tarira, varume vakange vakatakura munhu pauchanja wakange akafa mitezo; vakatsvaka kumupinza vaise pamberi pake.

¹⁸And lo, men bearing upon a couch a man, who hath been struck with palsy, and they were seeking to bring him in, and to place before him,

¹⁹Zvino, vakati vachishaiwa pavangamupinza napo nekuda kwechaunga, vakakwira padenga peimba, vakamuburusira pasi pakati neuchanja hwake, nemumapfuriro pamberi paJesu.

¹⁹and not having found by what way they may bring him in because of the multitude, having gone up on the house-top, through the tiles they let him down, with the little couch, into the midst before Jesus,

²⁰Iye wakati aona rutendo rwavo, akati kwaari: Munhu, zvivi zvako wazvikangamwirwa.

²⁰and he having seen their faith, said to him, `Man, thy sins have been forgiven thee.`

²¹Zvino vanyori nevaFarisi vakatanga kufunga, vachiti: Ndiani uyu unotaura kunyomba? Ndiani unogona kukangamwira zvivi, kunze kwaMwari oga?

²¹And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, `Who is this that doth speak evil words? who is able to forgive sins, except God only?`

²²Zvino Jesu paakaziva mifungo yavo, akapindura, akati kwavari: Munofungei mumoyo yenyu?

²²And Jesus having known their reasonings, answering, said unto them, `What reason ye in your hearts?

²³Chii chakareruka, kuti: Zvivi zvako wazviregererwa; kana kuti: Simuka, ufambe?

²³which is easier — to say, Thy sins have been forgiven thee? or to say, Arise, and walk?

²⁴Asi kuti muzive kuti Mwanakomana wemunhu une simba panyika rekuregerera zvivi (akati kune wakange akafa mitezo): Ndinoti kwauri: Simuka, utore uchanja hwako, uende kumba kwako.

²⁴`And that ye may know that the Son of Man hath authority upon the earth to forgive sins — (he said to the one struck with palsy) — I say to thee, Arise, and having taken up thy little couch, be going on to thy house.`

²⁵Pakarepo akasimuka pamberi pavo, akatora chaakange avete pachiri, akaenda kumba kwake, achirumbidza Mwari.

²⁵And presently having risen before them, having taken up [that] on which he was lying, he went away to his house, glorifying God,

²⁶Kuvhiringidzika kukabata vose, vakarumbidza Mwari, vakazadzwa nekutya, vachiti: Taona chisionekwe nhasi.

²⁶and astonishment took all, and they were glorifying God, and were filled with fear, saying — `We saw strange things to-day.`

²⁷Zvino shure kwezvinhu izvi wakabuda, akaona muteresi, wainzi Revhi, agere paimba yemutero, akati kwaari: Nditevere.

²⁷And after these things he went forth, and beheld a tax-gatherer, by name Levi, sitting at the tax-office, and said to him, `Be following me;`

²⁸Ndokubva asiya zvose, akasimuka akamutevera.

²⁸and he, having left all, having arisen, did follow him.

²⁹Revhi ndokumuitira mabiko makuru mumba make; kukavapo chaunga chikuru chavateresi nevamwe vakange vagere navo pakudya.

²⁹And Levi made a great entertainment to him in his house, and there was a great multitude of tax-gatherers and others who were with them reclining (at meat),

³⁰Asi vanyori vavo nevaFarisi vakanyunyutira vadzidzi vake, vachiti: Nemhaka yei muchidya nekunwa nevateresi nevatadzi?

³⁰and the scribes and the Pharisees among them were murmuring at his disciples, saying, `Wherefore with tax-gatherers and sinners do ye eat and drink?`

³¹Jesu achipindura akati kwavari: Vakagwinya havadi murapi, asi avo vanorwara.

³¹And Jesus answering said unto them, `They who are well have no need of a physician, but they that are ill:

³²Handina kuuya kuzodana vakarurama, asi vatadzi vauye mukutendeuka.

³²I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.`

³³Zvino vakati kwaari: Nemhaka yei vadzidzi vaJohwani vachitsanya kazhinji, vachiita minyengetero, uye saizvozvo vevaFarisi, asi venyu vanodya nekunwa?

³³And they said unto him, `Wherefore do the disciples of John fast often, and make supplications — in like manner also those of the Pharisees — but thine do eat and drink?`

³⁴Asi wakati kwavari: Munogona kutsanyisa vana veimba yemuchato muwani achiri kwavari here?

³⁴And he said unto them, `Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber — in the bridegroom being with them — to fast?

³⁵Asi mazuva achasvika, apo muwani achabviswa kwavari, ipapo vachatsanya nemazuva iwayo.

³⁵but days will come, and, when the bridegroom may be taken away from them, then they shall fast in those days.`

³⁶Akataurawo mufananidzo kwavari, akati: Hakuna munhu unoisa chigamba chemucheka mutsva panguvo sharu; kana zvakasadaro naichowo chitsva chinobvarura, nechigamba chemucheka mutsva hachipindirani nesharu.

³⁶And he spake also a simile unto them — `No one a patch of new clothing doth put on old clothing, and if otherwise, the new also doth make a rent, and with the old the patch doth not agree, that [is] from the new.

³⁷Uye hakuna munhu unodira waini itsva muhombodo sharu; kana zvakasadaro, waini itsva ichaparusa hombodo iyo ikateuka, uye hombodo dzikaparara.

³⁷`And no one doth put new wine into old skins, and if otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and itself will be poured out, and the skins will be destroyed;

³⁸Asi waini itsva inofanira kuiswa muhombodo itsva, zvichengetedzeke zviri zviviri.

³⁸but new wine into new skins is to be put, and both are preserved together;

³⁹Uye hakuna munhu unoti kana amwa waini sharu pakarepo akashuva itsva; nekuti unoti: Sharu iri nani.

³⁹and no one having drunk old [wine], doth immediately wish new, for he saith, The old is better.`