¹Zvino wakati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Vamwe varipo kune vamire pano, vasingazoraviri rufu, kusvikira vaona ushe hwaMwari huchiuya nesimba.

¹And he said to them, `Verily I say to you, That there are certain of those standing here, who may not taste of death till they see the reign of God having come in power.`

²Zvino shure kwemazuva matanhatu, Jesu akatora Petro, naJakobho, naJohwani, akavatungamidza mugomo refu, pachavo vari vega; akashandurwa chimiro pamberi pavo.

²And after six days doth Jesus take Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up to a high mount by themselves, alone, and he was transfigured before them,

³Zvipfeko zvake zvikapenya, zvikachenesesa zvikuru semagada echando; hakuna musuki panyika, ungagona kuzvichenesa zvikadaro.

³and his garments became glittering, white exceedingly, as snow, so as a fuller upon the earth is not able to whiten [them].

⁴Zvino kwakaonekwa kwavari Eria naMozisi, uye vaitaurirana naJesu.

⁴And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

⁵Petro akapindura akati kuna Jesu: Rabhi*, zvakatinakira kuti tive pano; ngativake matende matatu, rimwe renyu, uye rimwe raMozisi, uye rimwe raEria.

⁵And Peter answering saith to Jesus, `Rabbi, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elijah one:`

⁶Nekuti wakange asingazivi chekutaura; nekuti vaitya zvikuru.

⁶for he was not knowing what he might say, for they were greatly afraid.

⁷Zvino kwakava negore rakavadzikatira, inzwi rikabuda mugore, richiti: Uyu Mwanakomana wangu unodika, inzwai iye.

⁷And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, `This is My Son — the Beloved, hear ye him;`

⁸Kamwe-kamwe, vakati varinga-ringa, havana kuzochaona munhu, asi Jesu chete anavo.

⁸and suddenly, having looked around, they saw no one any more, but Jesus only with themselves.

⁹Zvino vakati vachiburuka mugomo, akavaraira kuti varege kuudza munhu zvavakange vaona kunze kwekuti Mwanakomana wemunhu amuka kuvakafa.

⁹And as they are coming down from the mount, he charged them that they may declare to no one the things that they saw, except when the Son of Man may rise out of the dead;

¹⁰Vakachengeta shoko iro mukati mavo, vachibvunzana kuti kumuka kwevakafa chii.

¹⁰and the thing they kept to themselves, questioning together what the rising out of the dead is.

¹¹Vakamubvunza, vachiti: Vanyori vanoreverei kuti Eria unofanira kutanga kuuya?

¹¹And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.

¹²Akapindura, akati kwavari: Eria zvirokwazvo unotanga kuuya, avandudze zvinhu zvose; uye kwakagonyorwa sei zveMwanakomana wemunhu, kuti uchatambudzika zvinhu zvizhinji nekuzvidzwa?

¹²And he answering said to them, `Elijah indeed, having come first, doth restore all things; and how hath it been written concerning the Son of Man, that many things he may suffer, and be set at nought?

¹³Asi ndinoreva kwamuri kuti Eriawo wakasvika, vakamuitira zvose zvavaida, sezvazvakanyorwa pamusoro pake.

¹³But I say to you, That also Elijah hath come, and they did to him what they willed, as it hath been written of him.`

¹⁴Zvino wakati asvika kuvadzidzi, akaona chaunga chikuru chakavakomba, nevanyori vachipikisana navo.

¹⁴And having come unto the disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them,

¹⁵Pakarepo chaunga chose chakati chichimuona chikashamisika zvikuru, chikamhanyira kwaari, chikamukwazisa.

¹⁵and immediately, all the multitude having seen him, were amazed, and running near, were saluting him.

¹⁶Akabvunza vanyori akati: Munopikisanei navo?

¹⁶And he questioned the scribes, `What dispute ye with them?`

¹⁷Umwe wechaunga akapindura akati: Mudzidzisi, ndauyisa kwamuri mwanakomana wangu, une mweya wechimumumu;

¹⁷and one out of the multitude answering said, `Teacher, I brought my son unto thee, having a dumb spirit;

¹⁸pangava papi paunomubata, unomubvambura; opupuma furo, nekugeda-geda meno ake, uye unooma; zvino ndakataura nevadzidzi venyu kuti vaubudise, vakasagona.

¹⁸and wherever it doth seize him, it doth tear him, and he foameth, and gnasheth his teeth, and pineth away; and I spake to thy disciples that they may cast it out, and they were not able.`

¹⁹Akamupindura akati: Haiwa zera risina rutendo, ndichava nemwi kusvikira rinhi? Ndichakuitirai moyo murefu kusvikira rinhi? Muuyisei kwandiri.

¹⁹And he answering him, said, `O generation unbelieving, till when shall I be with you? till when shall I suffer you? bring him unto me;`

²⁰Vakamuuyisa kwaari; wakati achimuona, pakarepo mweya ukamubvambura; akawira pasi, akaumburuka achipupuma furo.

²⁰and they brought him unto him, and he having seen him, immediately the spirit tare him, and he, having fallen upon the earth, was wallowing — foaming.

²¹Ndokubva abvunza baba vake akati: Yava nguva yakadini kubvira izvozvi zvichiitika kwaari? Akati: Kubva paupwere.

²¹And he questioned his father, `How long time is it since this came to him?` and he said, `From childhood,

²²Kazhinji wakamuwisira nemumoto nemumvura, kuti umuparadze; asi kana muchigona kuita chinhu, mutinzwire tsitsi, mutibatsire.

²²and many times also it cast him into fire, and into water, that it might destroy him; but if thou art able to do anything, help us, having compassion on us.`

²³Jesu ndokuti kwaari: Kana uchigona kutenda, zvinhu zvose zvinogoneka kune unotenda.

²³And Jesus said to him, `If thou art able to believe! all things are possible to the one that is believing;`

²⁴Uye pakarepo baba vemucheche vakadanidzira nemisodzi vakati: Ndinotenda, Ishe, batsirai pakusatenda kwangu.

²⁴and immediately the father of the child, having cried out, with tears said, `I believe, sir; be helping mine unbelief.`

²⁵Jesu wakati achiona kuti chaunga chinouya chichimhanyirana, akatsiura mweya wetsina, akati kwauri: Iwe, mweya wechimumumu nematsi, ini ndinokuraira: Buda maari, urege kupindazve maari.

²⁵Jesus having seen that a multitude doth run together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, `Spirit — dumb and deaf — I charge thee, come forth out of him, and no more thou mayest enter into him;`

²⁶Zvino ukadanidzira, ukamubvundisa zvikuru ukabuda; akaita sewakafa, nekudaro vazhinji vakati: Wafa.

²⁶and having cried, and rent him much, it came forth, and he became as dead, so that many said that he was dead,

²⁷Asi Jesu wakabata ruoko rwake akamusimudza; akasimuka.

²⁷but Jesus, having taken him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.

²⁸Zvino wakati apinda mumba, vadzidzi vake vakamubvunza vari vega vachiti: Sei isu takange tisingagoni kuubudisa?

²⁸And he having come into the house, his disciples were questioning him by himself — `Why were we not able to cast it forth?`

²⁹Ndokubva ati kwavari: Zera iri harigoni kubuda nechinhu, kunze nekunyengetera nekutsanya.

²⁹And he said to them, `This kind is able to come forth with nothing except with prayer and fasting.`

³⁰Vakabva ipapo, vakagura neGarirea, akange asingadi kuti chero ani azvizive.

³⁰And having gone forth thence, they were passing through Galilee, and he did not wish that any may know,

³¹Nekuti waidzidzisa vadzidzi vake, achiti kwavari: Mwanakomana wemunhu uchakumikidzwa mumaoko evanhu, uye vachamuuraya; kana aurawa uchamuka nezuva retatu.

³¹for he was teaching his disciples, and he said to them, `The Son of Man is being delivered to the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and having been killed the third day he shall rise,`

³²Asi havana kunzwisisa shoko iro, vachitya kumubvunza.

³²but they were not understanding the saying, and they were afraid to question him.

³³Zvino wakasvika Kapenaume; akati ava mumba, akavabvunza, achiti: Manga muchikakavadzana chii munzira?

³³And he came to Capernaum, and being in the house, he was questioning them, `What were ye reasoning in the way among yourselves?`

³⁴Asi vakanyarara, nekuti munzira vakange vakakavadzana kuti mukurusa ndiani.

³⁴and they were silent, for with one another they did reason in the way who is greater;

³⁵Zvino akagara pasi, akadana vanegumi nevaviri, akati kwavari: Kana munhu achida kuva wekutanga, uchava wekupedzisira kune vose nemushandi wevose.

³⁵and having sat down he called the twelve, and he saith to them, `If any doth will to be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.`

³⁶Ndokutora mucheche, akamumisa pakati pavo; akati amugumbatira, akati kwavari:

³⁶And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,

³⁷Ani nani unogamuchira umwe wevacheche vakadai muzita rangu, unogamuchira ini; uye ani nani unogamuchira ini, haagamuchiri ini, asi uyo wakandituma.

³⁷`Whoever may receive one of such children in my name, doth receive me, and whoever may receive me, doth not receive me, but Him who sent me.`

³⁸Zvino Johwani akamupindura, achiti: Mudzidzisi, takaona umwe asingatiteveri achibudisa madhimoni muzita renyu; tikamudzivisa, nekuti haana kutitevera.

³⁸And John did answer him, saying, `Teacher, we saw a certain one in thy name casting out demons, who doth not follow us, and we forbade him, because he doth not follow us.`

³⁹Asi Jesu wakati: Musamudzivisa, nekuti hakuna munhu ungaita basa resimba muzita rangu, unogona kukurumidza kutaura zvakaipa pamusoro pangu.

³⁹And Jesus said, `Forbid him not, for there is no one who shall do a mighty work in my name, and shall be able readily to speak evil of me:

⁴⁰Nekuti usingapikisani nesu, ndewedu.

⁴⁰for he who is not against us is for us;

⁴¹Nekuti ani nani unokupai mukombe wemvura kuti mumwe muzita rangu, nekuti muri vaKristu, zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Haangamborashikirwi nemubairo wake.

⁴¹for whoever may give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because ye are Christ`s, verily I say to you, he may not lose his reward;

⁴²Uye ani nani unogumbusa umwe wevaduku avo vanotenda kwandiri, zviri nani kwaari kuti guyo guru riremberedzwe pamutsipa wake, akandirwe mugungwa.

⁴²and whoever may cause to stumble one of the little ones believing in me, better is it for him if a millstone is hanged about his neck, and he hath been cast into the sea.

⁴³Uye kana ruoko rwako ruchikugumbusa, rugure; zviri nani kwauri kupinda muupenyu uri chirema, pane kuti une maoko maviri uende mugehena, mumoto usingadzimiki,

⁴³`And if thy hand may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee maimed to enter into the life, than having the two hands, to go away to the gehenna, to the fire — the unquenchable —

⁴⁴apo pasingafi honye yavo, nemoto usingadzimi.

⁴⁴where there worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

⁴⁵Uye kana rutsoko rwako ruchikugumbusa, rugure; zviri nani kwauri kupinda muupenyu uchikamhina, pane kuti une tsoka mbiri ukandirwe mugehena mumoto usingadzimiki,

⁴⁵`And if thy foot may cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is better for thee to enter into the life lame, than having the two feet to be cast to the gehenna, to the fire — the unquenchable —

⁴⁶apo pasingafi honye yavo, nemoto usingadzimi.

⁴⁶where there worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched.

⁴⁷Zvino kana ziso rako richikugumbusa, ridzure; zviri nani kwauri kupinda muushe hwaMwari une ziso rimwe, pakuti une maziso maviri, ukandirwe mugehena remoto,

⁴⁷And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, cast it out; it is better for thee one-eyed to enter into the reign of God, than having two eyes, to be cast to the gehenna of the fire —

⁴⁸apo pasingafi honye yavo, nemoto usingadzimi.

⁴⁸where their worm is not dying, and the fire is not being quenched;

⁴⁹Nekuti wose ucharungwa nemoto uye chibayiro chose chicharungwa nemunyu.

⁴⁹for every one with fire shall be salted, and every sacrifice with salt shall be salted.

⁵⁰Munyu wakanaka; asi kana munyu warasa kuvava, mungaurunga nei? Ivai nemunyu mamuri, mugarisane nerugare.

⁵⁰The salt [is] good, but if the salt may become saltless, in what will ye season [it]? Have in yourselves salt, and have peace in one another.`