¹Zvino wakadanira pamwe vadzidzi vake gumi nevaviri, akavapa simba nechikuriri pamusoro pemadhimoni ose, nekuporesa zvirwere.

¹And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to cure sicknesses,

²Akavatuma kuparidza ushe hwaMwari nekuporesa varwere.

²and he sent them to proclaim the reign of God, and to heal the ailing.

³Zvino akati kwavari: Musatakura chinhu cherwendo, kana mudonzvo, kana nhava, kana chingwa, kana mari; uye musava nenguvo mbiri umwe neumwe.

³And he said unto them, `Take nothing for the way, neither staff, nor scrip, nor bread, nor money; neither have two coats each;

⁴Uye imba ipi neipi yamunopinda mairi, garaimo, mugobvamo.

⁴and into whatever house ye may enter, there remain, and thence depart;

⁵Uye ani nani usingakugamuchirii, kana mobuda paguta iro, zuzai kunyange guruva patsoka dzenyu, hwuve uchapupu hwakamirisana navo.

⁵and as many as may not receive you, going forth from that city, even the dust from your feet shake off, for a testimony against them.`

⁶Zvino vakabva vakaenda vachigura misha, vachiparidza evhangeri, nekuporesa panzvimbo dzose.

⁶And going forth they were going through the several villages, proclaiming good news, and healing everywhere.

⁷Zvino Herodhe, umwe wevatongi vana, wakanzwa zvose zvakaitwa naye; akakanganisika, nekuti zvairehwa nevamwe kuti Johwani wakange amuka kuvakafa;

⁷And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things being done by him, and was perplexed, because it was said by certain, that John hath been raised out of the dead;

⁸nevamwe kuti Eria waonekwa; nevamwe kuti umwe wevaporofita vekare wamuka.

⁸and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;

⁹Asi Herodhe wakati: Johwani ndakagura musoro ini; asi ndiani uyu, ini wandinonzwa zvinhu zvakadai pamusoro pake? Akatsvaka kumuona.

⁹and Herod said, `John I did behead, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?` and he was seeking to see him.

¹⁰Zvino vaapositori vakati vadzoka, vakamurondedzera zvose zvavakange vaita. Akavatora, akaenda navo vari vega kunzvimbo yerenje reguta rinonzi Bhetisaidha.

¹⁰And the apostles having turned back, declared to him how great things they did, and having taken them, he withdrew by himself to a desert place of a city called Bethsaida,

¹¹Zvino zvaunga zvakati zvazviziva, zvikamutevera; akavagamuchira, akataura kwavari zveushe hwaMwari, akaporesa vakange vachida kuporeswa.

¹¹and the multitudes having known did follow him, and having received them, he was speaking to them concerning the reign of God, and those having need of service he cured.

¹²Zuva raiva rotanga kuvira; vanegumi nevaviri vakaswedera vakati kwaari: Regai chaunga chiende, kuti vaende kumisha nekuruwa rwakapoteredza, vagare, vawane chikafu; nekuti pano patiri panzvimbo yerenje.

¹²And the day began to decline, and the twelve having come near, said to him, `Let away the multitude, that having gone to the villages and the fields round about, they may lodge and may find provision, because here we are in a desert place.`

¹³Asi wakati kwavari: Vapei imwi ivo kuti vadye. Vakati: Hatina zvinopfuura zvingwa zvishanu, nehove mbiri, kunze kwekuti isu taenda kunotengera vanhu ava vose chikafu.

¹³And he said unto them, `Give ye them to eat;` and they said, `We have no more than five loaves, and two fishes: except, having gone, we may buy for all this people victuals;`

¹⁴Nekuti vaiva varume vanenge zvuru zvishanu. Akati kuvadzidzi vake: Vagarisei pasi mumapoka, rimwe nerimwe makumi mashanu.

¹⁴for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, `Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;`

¹⁵Vakaita saizvozvo, vakavagarisa vose pasi.

¹⁵and they did so, and made all to recline;

¹⁶Zvino akatora zvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri, akatarira kumusoro kudenga, akazviropafadza, akazvimedura, ndokupa vadzidzi kuti vagadzike pamberi pechaunga.

¹⁶and having taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, having looked up to the heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and was giving to the disciples to set before the multitude;

¹⁷Vakadya, vakaguta vose; kukanongwa zvimedu zvakasara kwavari, matengu gumi nemaviri.

¹⁷and they did eat, and were all filled, and there was taken up what was over to them of broken pieces, twelve baskets.

¹⁸Zvino zvakaitika ari oga achinyengetera, vadzidzi vakange vanaye; akavabvunza, achiti: Zvaunga zvinoti ndini ani?

¹⁸And it came to pass, as he is praying alone, the disciples were with him, and he questioned them, saying, `Who do the multitudes say me to be?`

¹⁹Ivo vakapindura vakati: Johwani Mubhabhatidzi; asi vamwe: Eria; nevamwe vakati: Umwe muporofita wevekare wamuka.

¹⁹And they answering said, `John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;`

²⁰Akati kwavari: Ko imwi munoti ndini ani? Petro akapindura akati: Kristu waMwari.

²⁰and he said to them, `And ye — who do ye say me to be?` and Peter answering said, `The Christ of God.`

²¹Akavayambirisa, akaraira kuti varege kuudza munhu izvozvo;

²¹And having charged them, he commanded [them] to say this to no one,

²²achiti: Mwanakomana wemunhu unofanira kutambudzika zvikuru, nekurambwa nevakuru nevapristi vakuru nevanyori, nekuurawa, nekumutswa zuva retatu.

²²saying — `It behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and the third day to be raised.`

²³Zvino wakati kune vose: Kana munhu achida kuuya shure kwangu, ngaazvirambe, atakure muchinjikwa wake zuva rimwe nerimwe, anditevere.

²³And he said unto all, `If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me;

²⁴Nekuti ani nani unoda kuponesa upenyu hwake, ucharasikirwa nahwo; asi ani nani unorasikirwa neupenyu hwake nekuda kwangu, iye uchahuponesa.

²⁴for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake, he shall save it;

²⁵Nekuti munhu ungabatsirwa nei, kana akawana nyika yose, asi iye pachake azvitadzire kana kurasikirwa?

²⁵for what is a man profited, having gained the whole world, and having lost or having forfeited himself?

²⁶Nekuti ani nani unonyara pamusoro pangu nepamashoko angu, Mwanakomana wemunhu uchanyara pamusoro pake paanouya mukubwinya kwake nekwaBaba, nekwevatumwa vatsvene.

²⁶`For whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, of this one shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he may come in his glory, and the Father`s, and the holy messengers`;

²⁷Asi ndinokuudzai zvechokwadi: Varipo vamwe vevamire pano vasingazoraviri rufu, kusvikira vaona ushe hwaMwari.

²⁷and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.`

²⁸Zvino zvakaitika mazuva anenge masere mushure memashoko awa, kuti wakatora Petro naJohwani naJakobho, akakwira mugomo kundonyengetera.

²⁸And it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, he went up to the mountain to pray,

²⁹Zvino zvakaitika mukunyengetera kwake, chimiro chechiso chake chikashanduka, uye nguvo yake ikachena, ikapenya.

²⁹and it came to pass, in his praying, the appearance of his face became altered, and his garment white — sparkling.

³⁰Zvino tarira, varume vaviri vakataura naye, vaiva Mozisi naEria;

³⁰And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

³¹Vakaonekwa mukubwinya, akataura zvekubva kwake kwaakange achinopedzisa paJerusarema.

³¹who having appeared in glory, spake of his outgoing that he was about to fulfil in Jerusalem,

³²Asi Petro nevaiva naye vakange varemerwa nehope; asi vakati vapepuka, vakaona kubwinya kwake, nevarume vaviri vaiva vamire naye.

³²but Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep, and having waked, they saw his glory, and the two men standing with him.

³³Zvino zvakaitika pakubva kwavo paari, Petro akati kuna Jesu: Tenzi, zvakanaka kuti tive pano; zvino ngatiite matende matatu, rimwe renyu, nerimwe raMozisi, nerimwe raEria, asingazivi zvaanoreva.

³³And it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, `Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,` not knowing what he saith:

³⁴Wakati achitaura izvozvo, kwakauya gore rikavadzikatira; vakatya pakupinda kwavo mugore.

³⁴and as he was speaking these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them, and they feared in their entering into the cloud,

³⁵Zvino kwakabuda inzwi mugore, richiti: Uyu Mwanakomana wangu unodika; inzwai iye.

³⁵and a voice came out of the cloud saying, `This is My Son — the Beloved; hear ye him;`

³⁶Zvino inzwi rakati raitika, Jesu akawanikwa ari oga. Asi ivo vakanyarara, vakasaudza munhu mumazuva iwayo chimwe chezvinhu zvavakange vaona.

³⁶and when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone; and they were silent, and declared to no one in those days anything of what they have seen.

³⁷Zvino zvakaitika kuti nezuva raitevera, vaburuka mugomo, chaunga chikuru chikamuchingamidza.

³⁷And it came to pass on the next day, they having come down from the mount, there met him a great multitude,

³⁸Zvino tarira, murume muchaunga wakadanidzira, achiti: Mudzidzisi, ndinokukumbirisai, tarirai mwanakomana wangu nekuti ndiye wakaberekwa umwe woga;

³⁸and lo, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, `Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only begotten;

³⁹zvino tarirai, mweya unomubata, pakarepo woridza mhere, uye unomugwinhisa achipupuma furo, unorema kubva paari, asi uchimusvuura.

³⁹and lo, a spirit doth take him, and suddenly he doth cry out, and it teareth him, with foaming, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him,

⁴⁰Zvino ndakakumbirisa vadzidzi venyu kuti vaubudise, asi vakasagona.

⁴⁰and I besought thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they were not able.`

⁴¹Jesu achipindura akati: Haiwa zera risina rutendo rakatsauka, ndichava nemwi kusvikira rinhi, ndichikuitirai moyo murefu? Uyisa mwanakomana wako pano.

⁴¹And Jesus answering said, `O generation, unstedfast and perverse, till when shall I be with you, and suffer you? bring near hither thy son;`

⁴²Zvino wakati achaswedera, dhimoni rikamudambura, rikamugwinhisa zvikuru; asi Jesu wakatsiura mweya wetsvina, akaporesa mwana, akamudzosera kuna baba vake.

⁴²and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore [him] sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.

⁴³Vose vakashamiswa zvikuru neukuru hwaMwari. Zvino vose vachakashamisika nezvose Jesu zvaakaita, akati kuvadzidzi vake:

⁴³And they were all amazed at the greatness of God, and while all are wondering at all things that Jesus did, he said unto his disciples,

⁴⁴Imwi isai mashoko awa munzeve dzenyu: Nekuti Mwanakomana wemunhu uchakumikidzwa mumaoko evanhu.

⁴⁴`Lay ye to your ears these words, for the Son of Man is about to be delivered up to the hands of men.`

⁴⁵Asi havana kuziva chirevo ichi, uye chakange chakavanzika kwavari, kuti vasachinzwisisa; vakatya kumubvunza pamusoro pechirevo ichi.

⁴⁵And they were not knowing this saying, and it was veiled from them, that they might not perceive it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying.

⁴⁶Zvino kwakamuka nharo pakati pavo, kuti ndiani ungava mukurusa kwavari.

⁴⁶And there entered a reasoning among them, this, Who may be greater of them?

⁴⁷Asi Jesu wakati achiona kufunga kwemoyo wavo, akatora mucheche, akamuisa parutivi rwake,

⁴⁷and Jesus having seen the reasoning of their heart, having taken hold of a child, set him beside himself,

⁴⁸akati kwavari: Ani nani unogamuchira mucheche uyu muzita rangu, unogamuchira ini, uye ani nani unogamuchira ini unogamuchira wakandituma; nekuti mudukusa pakati penyu mose, ndiye uchava mukuru.

⁴⁸and said to them, `Whoever may receive this child in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth receive Him who sent me, for he who is least among you all — he shall be great.`

⁴⁹Johwani akapindura akati: Tenzi, taona umwe achibudisa madhimoni muzita renyu, tikamudzivisa, nekuti haateverani nesu.

⁴⁹And John answering said, `Master, we saw a certain one in thy name casting forth the demons, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow with us;`

⁵⁰Asi Jesu akati kwaari: Musamudzivisa, nekuti uyo usingatipikisi, ndewedu.

⁵⁰and Jesus said unto him, `Forbid not, for he who is not against us, is for us.`

⁵¹Zvino zvakaitika pakupera kwemazuva ekukwidzwa kwake, kuti iye akarinzira chiso chake kuenda kuJerusarema,

⁵¹And it came to pass, in the completing of the days of his being taken up, that he fixed his face to go on to Jerusalem,

⁵²akatuma vatumwa pamberi pechiso chake; vakaenda, vakapinda mumusha wevaSamaria, kunomugadzirira.

⁵²and he sent messengers before his face, and having gone on, they went into a village of Samaritans, to make ready for him,

⁵³Asi havana kumugamuchira, nekuti chiso chake chaienda kuJerusarema.

⁵³and they did not receive him, because his face was going on to Jerusalem.

⁵⁴Zvino vadzidzisi vake, Jakobho naJohwani, vakati vachizviona vakati: Ishe, munoda kuti tiraire moto uburuke kubva kudenga, uvapedze, Eriawo sezvaakaita here?

⁵⁴And his disciples James and John having seen, said, `Sir, wilt thou [that] we may command fire to come down from the heaven, and to consume them, as also Elijah did?`

⁵⁵Asi wakatendeuka akavatsiura akati: Hamuzivi kuti muri vemweya wakadii.

⁵⁵and having turned, he rebuked them, and said, `Ye have not known of what spirit ye are;

⁵⁶Nekuti Mwanakomana wemunhu haana kuuya kuzoparadza upenyu hwevanhu asi kuhwuponesa. Ndokuenda kune umwe musha.

⁵⁶for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men`s lives, but to save;` and they went on to another village.

⁵⁷Zvino zvakaitika vachifamba munzira, umwe wakati kwaari: Ishe, ndichakuteverai kupi zvako kwamunoenda.

⁵⁷And it came to pass, as they are going on in the way, a certain one said unto him, `I will follow thee wherever thou mayest go, sir;`

⁵⁸Jesu akati kwaari: Makava ane mwena, neshiri dzedenga matendere; asi Mwanakomana wemunhu haana paanotsamhidza musoro.

⁵⁸and Jesus said to him, `The foxes have holes, and the fowls of the heaven places of rest, but the Son of Man hath not where he may recline the head.`

⁵⁹Akati kune umwe: Nditevere. Asi iye akati: Ishe, nditenderei ndiende kunoviga baba vangu pakutanga.

⁵⁹And he said unto another, `Be following me;` and he said, `Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;`

⁶⁰Asi Jesu wakati kwaari: Rega vakafa vavige vakafa vavo; asi iwe enda undoparidza ushe hwaMwari.

⁶⁰and Jesus said to him, `Suffer the dead to bury their own dead, and thou, having gone away, publish the reign of God.`

⁶¹Umwezve akati: Ndichakuteverai Ishe, asi nditenderei kutanga kuti ndinovawoneka ivo vari mumba mangu.

⁶¹And another also said, `I will follow thee, sir, but first permit me to take leave of those in my house;`

⁶²Asi Jesu akati kwaari: Hakuna ungati kana aisa ruoko rwake pagejo, akacheukira kuzvinhu zviri shure, wakafanira ushe hwaMwari.

⁶²and Jesus said unto him, `No one having put his hand on a plough, and looking back, is fit for the reign of God.`