¹Zvino Jesu wakapindura akataurazve navo nemifananidzo, achiti:

¹And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying,

²Ushe hwekumatenga hwakafananidzwa neumwe mambo, wakaitira mwanakomana wake mutambo wemuchato;

²`The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,

³akatuma varanda vake kunodana avo vakange vakokwa kumuchato, asi havana kuda kuuya.

³and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come.

⁴Akatuma zvekare vamwe varanda, achiti: Udzai vakakokerwa muti: Tarirai, ndagadzira chisvusvuro changu, nzombe dzangu nezvakakora zvabayiwa, uye zvinhu zvose zvagadzirwa; uyai kumuchato.

⁴`Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things [are] ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;

⁵Asi havana kuzvikoshesa, vakaenda, umwe kumunda wake, umwe kukutengeserana kwake;

⁵and they, having disregarded [it], went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise;

⁶vakasara vakabata varanda vake, vakavaitira zvakaipa, vakavauraya.

⁶and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay [them].

⁷Zvino mambo wakati azvinzwa, wakatsamwa, akatuma hondo dzake, akaparadza mhondi idzo, akapisa guta ravo.

⁷`And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire;

⁸Zvino akati kuvaranda vake: Muchato wagadzirwa, asi vakange vakokwa vakange vasina kufanira.

⁸then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy,

⁹Naizvozvo, endai kumharadzano dzenzira, mukokere kumuchato vose vamunowana.

⁹be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts.

¹⁰Varanda ivavo vakabudira kunzira, vakaunganidza vose nekuwanda kwevavakawana, zvose vakaipa nevakanaka; imba yemuchato ikazara nevagere pakudya.

¹⁰`And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining.

¹¹Zvino mambo wakati achipinda kuzoona vagere pakudya, akaona ipapo munhu usina kupfeka chipfeko chemuchato;

¹¹`And the king having come in to view those reclining, saw there a man not clothed with clothing of the marriage-feast,

¹²akati kwaari: Shamwari, wapinda sei pano usina chipfeko chemuchato? Akashaya remuromo.

¹²and he saith to him, Comrade, how didst thou come in hither, not having clothing of the marriage-feast? and he was speechless.

¹³Zvino mambo akati kuvaranda: Musungei makumbo nemaoko, mumubvise, mumukandire kurima rekunze kwekupedzisira; apo pachava nekuchema nekugeda-geda kwemeno.

¹³`Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth;

¹⁴Nekuti vazhinji vakadamwa, asi vashoma vanosanangurwa.

¹⁴for many are called, and few chosen.`

¹⁵Zvino vaFarisi vakaenda vakanorangana kuti vangamuteya sei pakutaura.

¹⁵Then the Pharisees having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in words,

¹⁶Vakatuma kwaari vadzidzi vavo vane vaHerodhe, vachiti: Mudzidzisi, tinoziva kuti ndimwi wechokwadi, uye munodzidzisa nzira yaMwari muchokwadi, musingarangariri zvemunhu, nekuti hamutariri chimiro chevanhu.

¹⁶and they send to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, `Teacher, we have known that thou art true, and the way of God in truth thou dost teach, and thou art not caring for any one, for thou dost not look to the face of men;

¹⁷Naizvozvo tiudzei: Imwi munofungei? Zvinotenderwa kupa Kesari mutero here, kana kwete?

¹⁷tell us, therefore, what dost thou think? is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?`

¹⁸Asi Jesu wakaziva kuipa kwavo, akati: Munondiidzirei, vanyepedzeri?

¹⁸And Jesus having known their wickedness, said, `Why me do ye tempt, hypocrites?

¹⁹Ndiratidzei mari yemutero. Vakamuvigira dhenari.*

¹⁹show me the tribute-coin?` and they brought to him a denary;

²⁰Zvino akati kwavari: Mufananidzo uyu nechinyorwa ichi ndezvani?

²⁰and he saith to them, `Whose [is] this image and the inscription?`

²¹Vakati kwaari: ZvaKesari. Ipapo akati kwavari: Naizvozvo dzorerai kuna Kesari zvinhu zvaKesari, nekuna Mwari zvinhu zvaMwari.

²¹they say to him, `Caesar`s;` then saith he to them, `Render therefore the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;`

²²Vakati vanzwa vakashamisika, vakamusiya, vakaenda.

²²and having heard they wondered, and having left him they went away.

²³Nezuva iroro kwakauya kwaari vaSadhusi, ivo vanoti hakuna kumuka kwevakafa, vakamubvunza,

²³In that day there came near to him Sadducees, who are saying there is not a rising again, and they questioned him, saying,

²⁴vachiti: Mudzidzisi, Mozisi wakati: Kana munhu akafa asina vana, munin'ina wake uchawana mukadzi wake, agomutsira mukoma wake mbeu.

²⁴`Teacher, Moses said, If any one may die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and shall raise up seed to his brother.

²⁵Paiva pakati pedu nevanakomana vemunhu umwe vanomwe; wekutanga akawana mukadzi, akafa; uye asina mbeu, akasiya mukadzi wake kumunin'ina wake.

²⁵`And there were with us seven brothers, and the first having married did die, and not having seed, he left his wife to his brother;

²⁶Saizvozvowo wechipiri, newechitatu, kusvikira kune wechinomwe.

²⁶in like manner also the second, and the third, unto the seventh,

²⁷Pakupedzisira kwevose mukadzi akafawo.

²⁷and last of all died also the woman;

²⁸Zvino pakumuka kwevakafa, uchava mukadzi waani pavanomwe? Nekuti vose vakava naye.

²⁸therefore in the rising again, of which of the seven shall she be wife — for all had her?`

²⁹Jesu akapindura, akati kwavari: Marashika, musingazivi magwaro, kana simba raMwari;

²⁹And Jesus answering said to them, `Ye go astray, not knowing the Writings, nor the power of God;

³⁰nekuti pakumuka kwevakafa havawanani, havawaniswi; asi vakaita sevatumwa vaMwari kudenga.

³⁰for in the rising again they do not marry, nor are they given in marriage, but are as messengers of God in heaven.

³¹Asi maererano nekumuka kwevakafa, hamuna kuverenga here zvakataurwa kwamuri naMwari, achiti:

³¹`And concerning the rising again of the dead, did ye not read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

³²Ini ndiri Mwari waAbhurahamu, naMwari waIsaka, naMwari waJakobho? Mwari haazi Mwari wevakafa, asi wevapenyu.

³²I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not a God of dead men, but of living.`

³³Zvino zvaunga zvichizvinzwa, zvakashamisika nedzidziso yake.

³³And having heard, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching;

³⁴VaFarisi vakati vachinzwa kuti washayisa vaSadhusi remuromo, vakaungana pamwe.

³⁴and the Pharisees, having heard that he did silence the Sadducees, were gathered together unto him;

³⁵Zvino umwe wavo, nyanzvi yemutemo, wakamubvunza, achimuidza, ichiti:

³⁵and one of them, a lawyer, did question, tempting him, and saying,

³⁶Mudzidzisi, ndeupi mutemo mukuru pamurairo?

³⁶`Teacher, which [is] the great command in the Law?`

³⁷Jesu akati kwaari: Ida Ishe Mwari wako, nemoyo wako wose, uye nemweya wako wose, uye nefungwa dzako dzose.

³⁷And Jesus said to him, `Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thine understanding —

³⁸Ndiwo murairo wekutanga uye mukuru.

³⁸this is a first and great command;

³⁹Wechipiri unofanana nawo, ndiwoyu: Ida umwe wako sezvaunozvida iwe.

³⁹and the second [is] like to it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself;

⁴⁰Murairo wose nevaporofita zvakaremberedzwa pamirairo iyi miviri.

⁴⁰on these — the two commands — all the law and the prophets do hang.`

⁴¹Zvino vaFarisi vachakaungana, Jesu akavabvunza,

⁴¹And the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus did question them,

⁴²achiti: Munofungei pamusoro paKristu? Mwanakomana waani? Vakati kwaari: WaDhavhidhi.

⁴²saying, `What do ye think concerning the Christ? of whom is he son?` They say to him, `Of David.`

⁴³Akati kwavari: Ko Dhavhidhi wakagomudana sei muMweya kuti Ishe, achiti:

⁴³He saith to them, `How then doth David in the Spirit call him lord, saying,

⁴⁴Ishe wakati kuna Ishe wangu: Gara kurudyi rwangu, kusvikira ndaita vavengi vako chitsiko chetsoka dzako?

⁴⁴The Lord said to my lord, Sit at my right hand, till I may make thine enemies thy footstool?

⁴⁵Zvino, kana Dhavhidhi achimuti Ishe, unogova mwanakomana wake sei?

⁴⁵If then David doth call him lord, how is he his son?`

⁴⁶Zvino hakuna wakagona kumupindura shoko; uye kwakange kusina munhu kubva pazuva iro wakatsunga kumubvunzazve.

⁴⁶And no one was able to answer him a word, nor durst any from that day question him any more.