¹Zvino zvakaitika shure kweizvozvo, kuti iye wakagura nemuguta nemusha umwe neumwe, achidanidzira nekuparidza mashoko akanaka oushe hwaMwari; nevanegumi neviri vanaye,

¹And it came to pass thereafter, that he was going through every city and village, preaching and proclaiming good news of the reign of God, and the twelve [are] with him,

²nevamwe vakadzi vakange vaporeswa pamweya yakaipa neurwere, Maria unonzi Magidharini, maari makabuda madhimoni manomwe,

²and certain women, who were healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary who is called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone forth,

³naJohwana mukadzi waKuza mutariri waHerodhe, naSusana, nevamwe vazhinji, vaimubatsira nenhumbi dzavo.

³and Joanna wife of Chuza, steward of Herod, and Susanna, and many others, who were ministering to him from their substance.

⁴Zvino chaunga chikuru chakati chaungana, uye vaibva kuguta ripi neripi vachiuya kwaari, akataura nemufananidzo akati:

⁴And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile:

⁵Mukushi wakabuda kundokusha mbeu yake; zvino pakukusha kwake, imwe yakawira kurutivi rwenzira, ndokutsikwa netsoka, shiri dzekudenga dzikaidya dzikaipedza.

⁵`The sower went forth to sow his seed, and in his sowing some indeed fell beside the way, and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the heaven did devour it.

⁶Uye imwe ikawira paruware; zvino yakamera, ikawoma, nekuti yakashaiwa unyoro.

⁶`And other fell upon the rock, and having sprung up, it did wither, through not having moisture.

⁷Neimwe ikawira pakati pemhinzwa, mhinzwa ikakura nayo, ikaivhunga.

⁷`And other fell amidst the thorns, and the thorns having sprung up with it, did choke it.

⁸Uye imwe yakawira muvhu rakanaka, ikamera, ikabereka zvibereko zvinezana. Wakati ataura zvinhu izvi, akadanidzira achiti: Une nzeve dzekunzwa, ngaanzwe.

⁸`And other fell upon the good ground, and having sprung up, it made fruit an hundred fold.` These things saying, he was calling, `He having ears to hear — let him hear.`

⁹Vadzidzi vake ndokumubvunza vachiti: Mufananidzo uyo ungavei?

⁹And his disciples were questioning him, saying, `What may this simile be?`

¹⁰Ndokubva ati: Kwamuri kwakapiwa kuziva zvakavanzika zveushe hwaMwari; asi kune vamwe zviri mumifananidzo, kuti vachiona vasaona; uye vachinzwa vasanzwisisa.

¹⁰And he said, `To you it hath been given to know the secrets of the reign of God, and to the rest in similes; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

¹¹Zvino mufananidzo ndiwoyu: Mbeu ishoko raMwari.

¹¹`And this is the simile: The seed is the word of God,

¹²Avo vaparutivi rwenzira ndivo vanonzwa, ipapo dhiabhorosi unouya ndokubvisa shoko pamoyo yavo, kuti varege kutenda, vaponeswe.

¹²and those beside the way are those hearing, then cometh the Devil, and taketh up the word from their heart, lest having believed, they may be saved.

¹³Nevaparuware ndevaya, vanoti kana vanzwa, vanogamuchira shoko nemufaro; asi ava havana mudzi, vanotenda kwenguva, asi nenguva yemuedzo vanowa.

¹³`And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

¹⁴Neyakawira pamhinzwa, ndevaya kana vanzwa, zvino vanoenda ndokuvhungwa nekufunganya nefuma, nemafaro eupenyu, vakasasvitsa zvibereko.

¹⁴`And that which fell to the thorns: These are they who have heard, and going forth, through anxieties, and riches, and pleasures of life, are choked, and bear not to completion.

¹⁵Asi iri muvhu rakanaka, ndevaya vanoti vanzwa shoko, vanorichengeta mumoyo wakarurama nowakanaka, vachibereka zvibereko nekutsungirira.

¹⁵`And that in the good ground: These are they, who in an upright and good heart, having heard the word, do retain [it], and bear fruit in continuance.

¹⁶Hakuna munhu unoti kana atungidza mwenje, unoufukidzira nemudziyo, kana kuisa pasi pemubhedha; asi unouisa pachigadziko chemwenje, kuti avo vanopinda vaone chiedza.

¹⁶`And no one having lighted a lamp doth cover it with a vessel, or under a couch doth put [it]; but upon a lamp-stand he doth put [it], that those coming in may see the light,

¹⁷Nekuti hakuna chakavanzika, chisingazovi pachena, kana chakavigwa, chisingazozikamwi nekubuda pachena.

¹⁷for nothing is secret, that shall not become manifest, nor hid, that shall not be known, and become manifest.

¹⁸Naizvozvo chenjerai, kuti munonzwa sei; nekuti ani nani unazvo, uchapiwa; asi ani nani usina, uchatorerwa kunyange icho chaanofunga kuti unacho.

¹⁸`See, therefore, how ye hear, for whoever may have, there shall be given to him, and whoever may not have, also what he seemeth to have, shall be taken from him.`

¹⁹Zvino kwakauya kwaari mai nevanin'ina vake, vakasagona kusvika kwaari nekuda kwechaunga.

¹⁹And there came unto him his mother and brethren, and they were not able to get to him because of the multitude,

²⁰Akaudzwa nevamwe vakati: Mai venyu nevanin'ina venyu vamire panze, vanoda kukuonai.

²⁰and it was told him, saying, `Thy mother and thy brethren do stand without, wishing to see thee;`

²¹Asi wakapindura akati kwavari: Mai vangu nevanin'ina vangu ndeava vanonzwa shoko raMwari vachiriita.

²¹and he answering said unto them, `My mother and my brethren! they are those who the word of God are hearing, and doing.`

²²Zvino zvakaitika nerimwe remazuva kuti wakapinda muchikepe iye nevadzidzi vake, akati kwavari: Ngatiyambukire kune rumwe rutivi rwegungwa; vakatanga kufamba nechikepe.

²²And it came to pass, on one of the days, that he himself went into a boat with his disciples, and he said unto them, `We may go over to the other side of the lake;` and they set forth,

²³Zvino vakati vachienda nechikepe, akavata hope; kukauya dutu guru remhepo pagungwa; vakazarirwa nemvura, vakava munjodzi.

²³and as they are sailing he fell deeply asleep, and there came down a storm of wind to the lake, and they were filling, and were in peril.

²⁴Vakaswedera vakamumutsa, vachiti: Tenzi, tenzi, toparara! Ipapo akamuka, akatsiura mhepo nemafungu emvura; zvikaguma, kukava nekudzikama.

²⁴And having come near, they awoke him, saying, `Master, master, we perish;` and he, having arisen, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased, and there came a calm,

²⁵Ndokubva ati kwavari: Rutendo rwenyu rwuripi? Asi vachitya vakashamisika, vakataurirana vachiti: Ndeupi uyu, kuti unoraira kunyange nemhepo nemvura, zvichimuteerera?

²⁵and he said to them, `Where is your faith?` and they being afraid did wonder, saying unto one another, `Who, then, is this, that even the winds he doth command, and the water, and they obey him?`

²⁶Zvino vakaenda nechikepe panyika yevaGadharini, yakatarisana neGarirea.

²⁶And they sailed down to the region of the Gadarenes, that is over-against Galilee,

²⁷Wakati achibudira panyika, akamuchingamidza umwe murume achibva muguta, wakange ane madhimoni kwenguva refu, uye asingapfeki nguvo, asingagari mumba, asi kumarinda.

²⁷and he having gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain man, out of the city, who had demons for a long time, and with a garment was not clothed, and in a house was not abiding, but in the tombs,

²⁸Wakati achiona Jesu, akadanidzira ndokuwira pasi pamberi pake, akati nenzwi guru: Ndinei nemwi, Jesu, Mwanakomana waMwari Wekumusoro-soro? Ndinokukumbirisai, musanditambudza.

²⁸and having seen Jesus, and having cried out, he fell before him, and with a loud voice, said, `What — to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God Most High? I beseech thee, mayest thou not afflict me!`

²⁹Nekuti wakange araira mweya wetsvina kuti ubude kumunhu; nekuti wakange wamubata nguva zhinji uye waichengetwa akasungwa nemaketani nemabote; asi akadambura zvisungo, achitinhirwa kumarenje nedhimoni.

²⁹For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters — guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.

³⁰Jesu ndokumubvunza achiti: Zita rako ndiani? Akati: Regiyoni; nekuti madhimoni mazhinji akange apinda maari.

³⁰And Jesus questioned him, saying, `What is thy name?` and he said, `Legion,` (because many demons were entered into him,)

³¹Akamukumbirisa kuti arege kuiraira kuti iende kugomba risina chigadziko.

³¹and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,

³²Zvino kwakange kuripo ipapo boka renguruve zhinji dzaifura mugomo; akamukumbirisa kuti amatendere kupinda madziri. Akamatendera.

³²and there was there a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain, and they were calling on him, that he might suffer them to enter into these, and he suffered them,

³³Zvino madhimoni akabuda kumunhu, akapinda munguruve; boka ndokupitirikira kumawere richiinda kudziva, rikabitirirwa.

³³and the demons having gone forth from the man, did enter into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep to the lake, and were choked.

³⁴Zvino vaidzifudza vachiona zvaitika, vakatiza, vakaenda kunotaura muguta nemuruwa.

³⁴And those feeding [them], having seen what was come to pass, fled, and having gone, told [it] to the city, and to the fields;

³⁵Zvino vakabuda kunoona zvaitika; vakasvika kuna Jesu, vakawana munhu, wakange abuda madhimoni maari agere patsoka dzaJesu, akapfeka uye akakwana mupfungwa; vakatya.

³⁵and they came forth to see what was come to pass, and they came unto Jesus, and found the man sitting, out of whom the demons had gone forth, clothed, and right-minded, at the feet of Jesus, and they were afraid;

³⁶Vakange vazvionawo vakavaudza kuti wakaponeswa sei waiva nemadhimoni.

³⁶and those also having seen [it], told them how the demoniac was saved.

³⁷Zvino chaunga chose chedunhu rakapoteredza vaGadharini chakakumbirisa kwaari kuti abve kwavari, nekuti vabatwa nekutya kukuru; akapinda muchikepe, akadzokera.

³⁷And the whole multitude of the region of the Gadarenes round about asked him to go away from them, because with great fear they were pressed, and he having entered into the boat, did turn back.

³⁸Asi murume wakange abuda madhimoni maari, wakakumbirisa kwaari kuti ave naye. Asi Jesu wakamurega achienda, achiti:

³⁸And the man from whom the demons had gone forth was beseeching of him to be with him, and Jesus sent him away, saying,

³⁹Dzokera kumba kwako, undotaura kuti zvikuru sei Mwari zvaaita kwauri. Akaenda, akaparidza muguta rose kuti zvikuru sei Jesu zvaakamuitira.

³⁹`Turn back to thy house, and tell how great things God did to thee;` and he went away through all the city proclaiming how great things Jesus did to him.

⁴⁰Zvino zvakaitika kuti pakudzoka kwaJesu, chaunga chakamugamuchira; nekuti vose vakange vakamurindira.

⁴⁰And it came to pass, in the turning back of Jesus, the multitude received him, for they were all looking for him,

⁴¹Zvino tarira, kwakasvika murume, zita rake rainzi Jairosi, iye wakange ari mukuru wesinagoge, ndokuwira patsoka dzaJesu, akamukumbirisa kuti apinde mumba make;

⁴¹and lo, there came a man, whose name [is] Jairus, and he was a chief of the synagogue, and having fallen at the feet of Jesus, was calling on him to come to his house;

⁴²nekuti wakange ane mukunda wakaberekwa umwe woga wemakore anenge gumi nemaviri, uye iye wakange achitandadza. Zvino wakati achaenda, zvaunga zvikamumbandidzira.

⁴²because he had an only daughter about twelve years [old], and she was dying. And in his going away, the multitudes were thronging him,

⁴³Uye mukadzi, waiva nekubuda ropa makore gumi nemaviri, wakange apedzera zvose zveupenyu hwake kuvarapi, asingagoni kurapwa kwete neumwe.

⁴³and a woman, having an issue of blood for twelve years, who, having spent on physicians all her living, was not able to be healed by any,

⁴⁴Akauya mushure make, akabata mupendero wenguvo yake; pakarepo kubuda kweropa kwake kukaguma.

⁴⁴having come near behind, touched the fringe of his garment, and presently the issue of her blood stood.

⁴⁵Jesu ndokuti: Ndiani wandibata? Zvino vose vakati vachiramba, Petro nevaiva naye vakati: Tenzi, chaunga chinokumbandidzirai nekukutsikirirai zvino moti: Ndiani wandibata?

⁴⁵And Jesus said, `Who [is] it that touched me?` and all denying, Peter and those with him said, `Master, the multitudes press thee, and throng [thee], and thou dost say, Who [is] it that touched me!`

⁴⁶Asi Jesu wakati: Uripo wandibata; nekuti ini ndaziva kuti simba rabuda kwandiri.

⁴⁶And Jesus said, `Some one did touch me, for I knew power having gone forth from me.`

⁴⁷Zvino mukadzi wakati achiona kuti haana kuvanzika, akauya achibvunda, akawira pasi pamberi pake, akarondedzera kwaari pamberi pevanhu vose kuti wakamubata nechikonzero chipi, uye kuti wakaporeswa pakarepo sei.

⁴⁷And the woman, having seen that she was not hid, trembling, came, and having fallen before him, for what cause she touched him declared to him before all the people, and how she was healed presently;

⁴⁸Zvino akati kwaari: Mukunda, tsunga moyo, rutendo rwako rwakuponesa; enda nerugare.

⁴⁸and he said to her, `Take courage, daughter, thy faith hath saved thee, be going on to peace.`

⁴⁹Wakati achataura, kwakauya umwe achibva kumba kwemukuru wesinagoge, achiti kwaari: Mukunda wenyu wafa; musatambudza Mudzidzisi.

⁴⁹While he is yet speaking, there doth come a certain one from the chief of the synagogue`s [house], saying to him — `Thy daughter hath died, harass not the Teacher;`

⁵⁰Asi Jesu wakati achinzwa, akamupindura, achiti: Usatya, tenda chete, uye uchaponeswa.

⁵⁰and Jesus having heard, answered him, saying, `Be not afraid, only believe, and she shall be saved.`

⁵¹Zvino wakati apinda mumba, haana kutendera munhu kupinda, kunze kwaPetro, naJakobho, naJohwani, nababa vemusikana, namai.

⁵¹And having come to the house, he suffered no one to go in, except Peter, and James, and John, and the father of the child, and the mother;

⁵²Uye vose vakachema, vachimuririra. Asi wakati: Musachema, haana kufa, asi uvete.

⁵²and they were all weeping, and beating themselves for her, and he said, `Weep not, she did not die, but doth sleep;

⁵³Vakamuseka nekumhura, vachiziva kuti wafa.

⁵³and they were deriding him, knowing that she did die;

⁵⁴Asi wakavabudisira vose panze, akamubata ruoko, akadanidzira, achiti: Musikana, muka!

⁵⁴and he having put all forth without, and having taken hold of her hand, called, saying, `Child, arise;`

⁵⁵Mweya wake ukadzoka, akamuka pakarepo; akaraira kuti apiwe chikafu.

⁵⁵and her spirit came back, and she arose presently, and he directed that there be given to her to eat;

⁵⁶Zvino vabereki vake vakavhiringidzika; asi wakavaraira kuti varege kuudza munhu zvakaitika.

⁵⁶and her parents were amazed, but he charged them to say to no one what was come to pass.