¹Shure kwezvinhu izvi, Ishe wakagadza vamwe makumi manomwewo, akavatuma vaviri vaviri pamberi pechiso chake muguta rimwe nerimwe nenzvimbo imwe neimwe iye kwaakange achizoenda.

¹Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself was about to come.

²Naizvozvo wakati kwavari: Goho zvirokwazvo iguru, asi vashandi vashoma. Naizvozvo kumbirai Ishe wegoho kuti abudisire vashandi pagoho rake.

²And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.

³Endai; tarirai, ini ndinokutumai semakwayana pakati pemapumhi.

³Go your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs in the midst of wolves.

⁴Musatakura chikwama, kana hombodo, kana manyatera; uye musakwazisa munhu panzira.

⁴Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on the way.

⁵Zvino paimba ipi neipi yamunopinda, tangai mati: Rugare kuimba ino.

⁵And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house.

⁶Uye kana mwanakomana werugare ari ipapo, rugare rwenyu ruchazorora pamusoro payo; kana zvisakadaro, ruchadzokera kwamuri.

⁶And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again.

⁷Garai muimba iyo, muchidya nekumwa zvinobva kwavari; nekuti mushandi wakafanirwa nemubairo wake; musapota-pota nedzimba.

⁷And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

⁸Muguta ripi neripi mamunopinda vakakugamuchirai, idyai zvinoiswa mberi kwenyu,

⁸And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:

⁹muporese varwere varimo, muchiti kwavari: Ushe hwaMwari hwaswedera kwamuri.

⁹and heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

¹⁰Asi muguta ripi neripi ramunopinda, vakasakugamuchirayi, budirai munzira dzaro, muti:

¹⁰But into whatsoever city ye shall enter, and they receive you not, go out into the streets thereof and say,

¹¹Kunyange guruva reguta renyu rakatinamatira, tinorikuhumurira kwamuri; asi muzive chinhu ichi, kuti ushe hwaMwari hwaswedera kwamuri.

¹¹Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off against you: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.

¹²Asi ndinoti kwamuri: Zvicharerukira Sodhoma nezuva iro, kupfuura guta iro.

¹²I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.

¹³Une nhamo, Korazini! Une nhamo, Bhetisaidha! Nekuti dai akaitwa muTire neSidoni mabasa esimba akaitwa mamuri, vangadai vatendeuka kare, vakagara vakapfeka masaga nedota.

¹³Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.

¹⁴Asi zvicharerukira Tire neSidoni pakutongwa, kupfuura imwi.

¹⁴But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you.

¹⁵Newe Kapenaume, wakasimudzirwa kudenga, uchawisirwa pasi kuHadhesi*,

¹⁵And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.

¹⁶Unokunzwai imwi unondinzwa ini; neunokurambai imwi unondiramba ini; neunondiramba ini unomuramba wakandituma.

¹⁶He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me.

¹⁷Vanemakumi manomwe vakadzoka nemufaro, vachiti: Ishe, nemadhimoni anozviisa pasi pedu muzita renyu.

¹⁷And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name.

¹⁸Zvino akati kwavari: Ndakaona Satani semheni achiwa achibva kudenga.

¹⁸And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.

¹⁹Tarirai, ndinopa kwamuri simba rekutsika pamusoro penyoka nezvinyavada, nepamusoro pesimba rose remuvengi; hakuna chinhu chingatongokukuvadzai.

¹⁹Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.

²⁰Asi musafara nechinhu ichi kuti mweya inozviisa pasi penyu; asi zvikuru mufare kuti mazita enyu akanyorwa kumatenga.

²⁰Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

²¹Neawa iro Jesu wakafara mumweya, akati: Ndinokuvongai, Baba, Ishe wekudenga nenyika, kuti makavanza zvinhu izvi kune vakachenjera nevanonzwisisa, mukazvizarurira vacheche; hongu, Baba, nekuti saizvozvo zvakava zvakanaka pamberi penyu.

²¹In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.

²²Zvose zvakakumikidzwa kwandiri naBaba vangu; uye hakuna unoziva kuti Mwanakomana ndiani, kunze kwaBaba, uye kuti Baba ndiani, kunze kweMwanakomana, uye ani nani Mwanakomana waanoda kuzarurira.

²²All things have been delivered unto me of my Father: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal [him].

²³Zvino akatendeukira kuvadzidzi vari vega akati: Akaropafadzwa meso anoona zvamunoona.

²³And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see:

²⁴Nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Vaporofita vazhinji nemadzimambo vaishuva kuona zvinhu zvamunoona imwi, asi havana kuzviona, nekunzwa zvinhu zvamunonzwa, asi havana kuzvinzwa.

²⁴for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.

²⁵Zvino tarira, imwe nyanzvi yemutemo yakasimuka, ichimuidza, ichiti: Mudzidzisi, ndingaitei kuti ndigare nhaka yeupenyu husingaperi?

²⁵And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

²⁶Ndokuti kwaari: Pamurairo pakanyorwei? Unoverenga sei?

²⁶And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?

²⁷Uye achipindura, akati: Ude Ishe Mwari wako, nemoyo wako wose, uye nemweya wako wose, uye nesimba rako rose, uye nefungwa dzako dzose; neumwe wako sezvaunozvida iwe.

²⁷And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.

²⁸Akati kwaari: Wapindura zvakarurama; ita izvozvo, ugorarama.

²⁸And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live.

²⁹Iye, achida kuzviruramisa, wakati kuna Jesu: Zvino ndiani umwe wangu?

²⁹But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

³⁰Jesu akapindura akati: Umwe munhu wakaburuka kubva kuJerusarema achienda Jeriko; akawira pakati pemakororo, akamukururawo akamupa mavanga akaenda, ndokusiya oda kufa.

³⁰Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead.

³¹Zvakangoitikawo kuti umwe mupristi wakange achiburuka nenzira iyo; akati achimuona, akapfuura neparutivi rwakapesa.

³¹And by chance a certain priest was going down that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

³²Saizvozvowo muRevhi asvika panzvimbo iyo, akamuona, akapfuura neparutivi rwakapesa.

³²And in like manner a Levite also, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side.

³³Zvino umwe muSamaria, wakange achifamba wakasvika paaiva, akati achimuona akanzwa tsitsi,

³³But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion,

³⁴akaswedera ndokupomba mavanga ake, achidira mafuta newaini; akamugadza pachipfuwo chake pachake, ndokumuisa kuimba yevafambi, ndokumuchengeta.

³⁴and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on [them] oil and wine; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.

³⁵Zvino pamangwana oenda, wakabudisa madhenari* maviri akapa kumwene weimba, akati kwaari: Muchengete; uye zvose zvaunoshandisa kupfuura izvi, ini ndichakupazve, kana ndichidzoka.

³⁵And on the morrow he took out two shillings, and gave them to the host, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee.

³⁶Naizvozvo ndeupi wevatatu ava waunofunga kuti waiva umwe waiye wakawira pakati pemakororo?

³⁶Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers?

³⁷Akati: Ndiye wakamuitira tsitsi. Ipapo Jesu akati kwaari: Enda, newe unoita saizvozvo.

³⁷And he said, He that showed mercy on him. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

³⁸Zvino zvakaitika pakufamba kwavo, kuti iye wakapinda mune umwe musha; umwe mukadzi wainzi Marita akamugamuchira mumba make.

³⁸Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

³⁹Uye iye wakange ane munin'inawo wainzi Maria, wakagarawo pamakumbo aJesu, akanzwa shoko rake.

³⁹And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet, and heard his word.

⁴⁰Asi Marita wakange akabatikana kwazvo nekushanda kukuru, akaswedera akati: Ishe, hamuna hanya here nekuti munin'ina wangu wandisiya ndoga ndichishanda? Naizvozvo muudzei kuti andibatsire.

⁴⁰But Martha was cumbered about much serving; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

⁴¹Jesu akapindura akati kwaari: Marita, Marita, unozvidya moyo nekutambudzika nezvinhu zvizhinji;

⁴¹But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things:

⁴²asi chinhu chimwe chinodikamwa; asi Maria wasanangura mugove wakanaka, waasingazotorerwi.

⁴²but one thing is needful: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.