¹Zvino wakatanga kutaura kwavari nemifananidzo, achiti: Munhu wakasima munda wemizambiringa, akaisa ruzhowa rwakaukomberedza, akachera pekusvinira waini, akavaka shongwe, akauhaisa* kuvarimi, ndokuenda parwendo.

¹And he began to speak to them in similes: `A man planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around, and digged an under-winevat, and built a tower, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad;

²Nenguva yakafanira, akatumira muranda kuvarimi, kuti agamuchire kubva kuvarimi zvezvibereko zvemunda wemizambiringa.

²and he sent unto the husbandmen at the due time a servant, that from the husbandmen he may receive from the fruit of the vineyard,

³Vakamubata vakarova, vakamurega achienda asina chinhu.

³and they, having taken him, did severely beat [him], and did send him away empty.

⁴Akatumazve kwavari umwe muranda; iye vakamuposhera mambwe, vakamukuvadza mumusoro, vakamurega achienda anyadziswa.

⁴`And again he sent unto them another servant, and at that one having cast stones, they wounded [him] in the head, and sent away — dishonoured.

⁵Akatumazve umwe; naiye vakamuuraya; nevamwe vazhinji, vachirova vamwe, nekuuraya vamwe.

⁵`And again he sent another, and that one they killed; and many others, some beating, and some killing.

⁶Naizvozvo wakange achine mwanakomana umwe mudikamwa wake, akamutumirawo kwavari pakupedzisira, achiti: Vachakudza mwanakomana wangu.

⁶`Having yet therefore one son — his beloved — he sent also him unto them last, saying — They will reverence my son;

⁷Asi varimi ivavo vakataurirana, vachiti: Uyu ndiye mugari wenhaka; uyai ngatimuurayei, nhaka ichava yedu.

⁷and those husbandmen said among themselves — This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;

⁸Vakamutora vakauraya, vakaposhera kunze kwemunda wemizambiringa.

⁸and having taken him, they did kill, and cast [him] forth without the vineyard.

⁹Naizvozvo mwene wemunda wemizambiringa uchaitei? Uchauya akaparadza varimi, akapa munda wemizambiringa kune vamwe.

⁹`What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.

¹⁰Ko hamuna kuverenga here rugwaro urwu runoti: Ibwe vavaki ravakarasha, ndiro rava musoro wekona;

¹⁰And this Writing did ye not read: A stone that the builders rejected, it did become the head of a corner:

¹¹izvozvo zvakaitwa naIshe, uye zvinoshamisa pameso edu?

¹¹from the Lord was this, and it is wonderful in our eyes.`

¹²Zvino vakatsvaka kumubata, asi vakatya chaunga; nekuti vaiziva kuti wakange ataura mufananidzo uyu akanangana navo. Vakamusiya vakaenda.

¹²And they were seeking to lay hold on him, and they feared the multitude, for they knew that against them he spake the simile, and having left him, they went away;

¹³Zvino vatuma kwaari vamwe vevaFarisi nevevaHerodhe, kuti vamubate pakutaura.

¹³and they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they may ensnare him in discourse,

¹⁴Zvino vakati vauya, vakati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, tinoziva kuti ndimwi wechokwadi, hamuna hanya nemunhu; nekuti hamutariri chimiro chemunhu, asi munodzidzisa nzira yaMwari muchokwadi: Zviri pamutemo kupa Kesari mutero here, kana kwete?

¹⁴and they having come, say to him, `Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men, but in truth the way of God dost teach; is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not? may we give, or may we not give?`

¹⁵Tipe here, kana tirege kupa? Asi iye wakaziva unyepedzeri hwavo, wakati kwavari: Munondiidzirei? Ndivigirei dhenari*, kuti ndione.

¹⁵And he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, `Why me do ye tempt? bring me a denary, that I may see;`

¹⁶Vakariuyisa. Akati kwavari: Mufananidzo uyu nerunyoro urwu ndezvani? Vakati kwaari: ZvaKesari.

¹⁶and they brought, and he saith to them, `Whose [is] this image, and the inscription?` and they said to him, `Caesar`s;`

¹⁷Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Dzoserai kuna Kesari zvinhu zvaKesari, nekuna Mwari zvinhu zvaMwari. Vakashamisika naye.

¹⁷and Jesus answering said to them, `Give back the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;` and they did wonder at him.

¹⁸Zvino kwakauya kwaari vaSadhusi, vanoti hakuna kumuka kwevakafa, vakamubvunza vachiti:

¹⁸And the Sadducees come unto him, who say there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

¹⁹Mudzidzisi, Mozisi wakatinyorera kuti: Kana mukoma wemunhu akafa, akasiya mukadzi, akasasiya vana, kuti munin'ina wake atore mukadzi wake, amutsire mukoma wake mbeu.

¹⁹`Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if any one`s brother may die, and may leave a wife, and may leave no children, that his brother may take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.

²⁰Zvino kwakange kune vanakomana vanomwe vemunhu umwe; wekutanga akawana mukadzi, akafa akasasiya mbeu.

²⁰`There were then seven brothers, and the first took a wife, and dying, he left no seed;

²¹Wechipiri akamutora, akafa, uyu akasasiyawo mbeu; newechitatu saizvozvo.

²¹and the second took her, and died, neither left he seed, and the third in like manner,

²²Nevanomwe vose vakamutora, vakasasiya mbeu; shure kwevose mukadzi akafawo.

²²and the seven took her, and left no seed, last of all died also the woman;

²³Naizvozvo pakumuka kwevakafa, kana vachimuka, uchava mukadzi wani kwavari? Nekuti vanomwe vakava naye kuita mukadzi.

²³in the rising again, then, whenever they may rise, of which of them shall she be wife — for the seven had her as wife?`

²⁴Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Hamuna kurashika here naizvozvo, nekuti hamuzivi magwaro kana simba raMwari?

²⁴And Jesus answering said to them, `Do ye not because of this go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God?

²⁵Nekuti kana vachimuka kuvakafa, havawanani, kana kuwaniswa, asi vakaita savatumwa vari kumatenga.

²⁵for when they may rise out of the dead, they neither marry nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers who are in the heavens.

²⁶Zvino maererano nevakafa, kuti vanomutswa, hamuna kurava here mubhuku raMozisi, kuti Mwari wakataura naye sei mugwenzi, achiti: Ndiri Mwari waAbhurahamu, naMwari waIsaka, naMwari waJakobho?

²⁶`And concerning the dead, that they rise: have ye not read in the Book of Moses (at The Bush), how God spake to him, saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;

²⁷Haazi Mwari wevakafa, asi Mwari wevapenyu; imwi naizvozvo marashika kwazvo.

²⁷he is not the God of dead men, but a God of living men; ye then go greatly astray.`

²⁸Zvino umwe wevanyori wakasvika, wakati anzwa vachirangana, achiziva kuti wakange avapindura zvakanaka, akamubvunza achiti: Ndeupi murairo wekutanga kune yose?

²⁸And one of the scribes having come near, having heard them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, questioned him, `Which is the first command of all?`

²⁹Jesu akamupindura, achiti: Wokutanga kumirayiro yose ndiwoyu: Inzwa Israeri, Ishe Mwari wedu, ndiIshe umwe chete!

²⁹and Jesus answered him — `The first of all the commands [is], Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;

³⁰Uye ida Ishe Mwari wako nemoyo wako wose, uye nemweya wako wose, uye nefungwa dzako dzose, uye nesimba rako rose. Uyu murairo wekutanga.

³⁰and thou shalt love the Lord thy God out of all thy heart, and out of thy soul, and out of all thine understanding, and out of all thy strength — this [is] the first command;

³¹Newechipiri wakadai ndeuyu: Ida umwe wako sezvaunozvida. Hakuna umwe murairo mukuru kune iyeyi.

³¹and the second [is] like [it], this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself; — greater than these there is no other command.`

³²Zvino munyori akati kwaari: Zvakanaka, Mudzidzisi, mareva zvirokwazvo kuti kuna Mwari umwe chete, uye hakuna umwe kunze kwake;

³²And the scribe said to him, `Well, Teacher, in truth thou hast spoken that there is one God, and there is none other but He;

³³nekumuda nemoyo wose, uye nefungwa dzose, uye nemweya wose, uye nesimba rose, nekuda wekwako sewe, zvinopfuura zvipiriso zvose zvinopiswa nezvibayiro.

³³and to love Him out of all the heart, and out of all the understanding, and out of all the soul, and out of all the strength, and to love one`s neighbor as one`s self, is more than all the whole burnt-offerings and the sacrifices.`

³⁴Zvino Jesu wakati achimuona kuti wapindura nenjere, akati kwaari: Hausi kure neushe hwaMwari. Kukasava nemunhu shure kweizvozvo wakazotsunga kumubvunza.

³⁴And Jesus, having seen him that he answered with understanding, said to him, `Thou art not far from the reign of God;` and no one any more durst question him.

³⁵Zvino Jesu wakati achidzidzisa mutembere, akapindura akati: Vanyori vanoreva sei kuti Kristu mwanakomana waDhavhidhi?

³⁵And Jesus answering said, teaching in the temple, `How say the scribes that the Christ is son of David?

³⁶Nekuti Dhavhidhi amene wakati neMweya Mutsvene: Ishe wakati kuna Ishe wangu: Gara kuruoko rwangu rwerudyi, kusvikira ndaita vavengi vako chitsiko chetsoka dzako.

³⁶for David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on My right hand, till I place thine enemies — thy footstool;

³⁷Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi amene unomuidza Ishe, ko mwanakomana wake papi? Chaunga chikuru chikamunzwa nemufaro.

³⁷therefore David himself saith of him Lord, and whence is he his son?` And the great multitude were hearing him gladly,

³⁸Zvino wakati kwavari padzidziso yake: Chenjerai vanyori, vanoda kufamba nenguvo refu, nekwaziso pamisika,

³⁸and he was saying to them in his teaching, `Beware of the scribes, who will in long robes to walk, and love salutations in the market-places,

³⁹nezvigaro zvemberi mumasingagoge, nezvinzvimbo zvakakwirira pazvirairo;

³⁹and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in suppers,

⁴⁰vanodya dzimba dzechirikadzi, uye nekunyepedzera vachiita minyengetero mirefu; ivava vachagamuchira kurashwa kukuru kwazvo.

⁴⁰who are devouring the widows` houses, and for a pretense are making long prayers; these shall receive more abundant judgment.`

⁴¹Jesu akagara pasi akatarisana nechivigiro chezvipo, akatarira kuti chaunga chinokanda sei mari muchivigiro; zvino vafumi vazhinji vakange vachikanda zvizhinji.

⁴¹And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much,

⁴²Zvino kwakasvika imwe chirikadzi murombo, ikakanda tumari twemhangura tuviri tuduku, ndiro kobiri.

⁴²and having come, a poor widow did put in two mites, which are a farthing.

⁴³Akadanira vadzidzi vake kwaari, akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Chirikadzi iyi murombo yakanda zvizhinji kupfuura vose vakanda muchivigiro chezvipo;

⁴³And having called near his disciples, he saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that this poor widow hath put in more than all those putting into the treasury;

⁴⁴nekuti vose vakanda pamuraudziro wavo; asi iye paurombo hwake wakanda zvose zvaanazvo, zvose zveupenyu hwake.

⁴⁴for all, out of their abundance, put in, but she, out of her want, all that she had put in — all her living.`