¹Zvichakadaro makumi ezvuru zvevanhu akati aungana, zvekuti vaitsikana, akatanga kutaura kuvadzidzi vake pakutanga achiti: Imwi chenjerai mbiriso yevaFarisi, inova unyepedzeri.

¹In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

²Uye hakuna chinhu chakafukidzwa, chisingazopenengurwi, kana chakavigwa, chisingazozikamwi.

²But there is nothing covered up, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

³Naizvozvo zvose zvamakataura murima zvichanzwikwa muchiedza; neizvo zvamakataura munzeve mudzimba dzemukati zvichaparidzwa pamusoro pematenga edzimba.

³Wherefore whatsoever ye have said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye have spoken in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

⁴Uye ndinoti kwamuri shamwari dzangu: Musatya vanouraya muviri, asi shure kweizvozvo vasingazogoni kuita chimwe chinhu.

⁴And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

⁵Asi ndichakuratidzai wamunofanira kutya: Ityai iye unoti shure kwekuuraya une simba rekukanda mugehena; hongu, ndinoti kwamuri: Ityai iye.

⁵But I will warn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, who after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.

⁶Ko dhimba shanu hadzitengeswi nemakobiri maviri here? Hakuna imwe yadzo inokanganikwa pamberi paMwari.

⁶Are not five sparrows sold for two pence? and not one of them is forgotten in the sight of God.

⁷Asi kunyangwe nevhudzi remusoro wenyu rakaverengwa rose. Musatya naizvozvo, munopfuura dhimba zhinji.

⁷But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

⁸Ndinotiwo kwamuri: Umwe neumwe unondibvuma pamberi pevanhu, Mwanakomana wemunhu uchamubvumawo pamberi pevatumwa vaMwari;

⁸And I say unto you, Every one who shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:

⁹asi unondiramba pamberi pevanhu, ucharambwa pamberi pevatumwa vaMwari.

⁹but he that denieth me in the presence of men shall be denied in the presence of the angels of God.

¹⁰Uye umwe neumwe unoreva shoko achipikisa Mwanakomana wemunhu, uchakangamwirwa; asi uyo unonyomba Mweya Mutsvene haazokangamwirwi.

¹⁰And every one who shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven.

¹¹Kana vachikuisai kumasinagoge nevatongi nevane simba, musafunganya kuti muchapindurei kana sei, kana muchataurei;

¹¹And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

¹²nekuti Mweya Mutsvene uchakudzidzisai neawa iro zvamunofanira kutaura.

¹²for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.

¹³Zvino umwe wechaunga wakati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, udzai mwanakomana wamai vangu agovane nhaka neni.

¹³And one out of the multitude said unto him, Teacher, bid my brother divide the inheritance with me.

¹⁴Asi wakati kwaari: Iwe munhu, ndiani wakandigadza kuva mutongi kana mugoveri pamusoro penyu?

¹⁴But he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

¹⁵Akati kwavari: Ngwarirai muchenjerere ruchiva, nekuti upenyu hwemunhu hahusi mukuwanda kwezvinhu zvaanazvo.

¹⁵And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

¹⁶Akataura mufananidzo kwavari, achiti: Munda weumwe munhu mufumi wakabereka kwazvo;

¹⁶And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

¹⁷akafunga mukati make, achiti: Ndichaitei? Nekuti handina nzvimbo pandingaunganidzira zvibereko zvangu.

¹⁷and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

¹⁸Ndokuti: Ndichaita izvi: Ndichaputsa matura angu, ndivake makuru, ndiunganidzire zvirimwa zvangu zvose ipapo, nenhumbi dzangu,

¹⁸And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.

¹⁹ndigoti kumweya wangu: Mweya, une zvinhu zvakawanda zvakanaka, zvakachengeterwa makore mazhinji; zorora, idya, imwa, fara.

¹⁹And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

²⁰Asi Mwari akati kwaari: Dununu, usiku hwuno mweya wako uchadikamwa kubva kwauri; ko izvo zvawagadzirira, zvichava zvaani?

²⁰But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

²¹Zvakadaro kune unozviunganidzira fuma, asi asina kufuma kuna Mwari.

²¹So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

²²Zvino wakati kuvadzidzi vake: Naizvozvo ndinoti kwamuri: Musafunganya pamusoro peupenyu hwenyu, kuti muchadyei; kana muviri, kuti muchapfekei.

²²And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for [your] life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on.

²³Upenyu hwunopfuura chikafu, nemuviri zvipfeko.

²³For the life is more than the food, and the body than the raiment.

²⁴Fungai makunguvo, kuti haadzvari, kana kukohwa, haana tsapi kana dura; asi Mwari unoafunda. Imwi munokunda zvikuru sei shiri?

²⁴Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

²⁵Ndiani kwamuri nekufunganya ungagona kuwedzera mbimbi* imwe paurefu hwake?

²⁵And which of you by being anxious can add a cubit unto the measure of his life?

²⁶Naizvozvo kana musingagoni kuita chinhu chidukusa, munofunganyirei pamusoro pezvimwe?

²⁶If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest?

²⁷Fungai midovatova, kuti inokura sei; haichami, hairuki; asi ndinoti kwamuri: NaSoromoni mukubwinya kwake kose, haana kupfekedzwa seumwe wawo.

²⁷Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

²⁸Zvino kana Mwari achipfekedza saizvozvo uswa hwuri panyika nhasi, mangwana hwokandirwa muchoto, uchakupfekedzai nekupfuurisa sei, imwi verutendo ruduku?

²⁸But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [shall he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

²⁹Zvino imwi musatsvaka zvamuchadya kana zvamuchamwa; uye musazvidya moyo.

²⁹And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

³⁰Nekuti zvinhu izvi zvose marudzi enyika anozvitsvaka; asi Baba venyu vanoziva kuti munoshaiwa izvozvi.

³⁰For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: but your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

³¹Asi tsvakai ushe hwaMwari, naizvozvi zvose zvichawedzerwa kwamuri.

³¹Yet seek ye his kingdom, and these things shall be added unto you.

³²Musatya boka duku; nekuti mufaro waBaba venyu kukupai ushe.

³²Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

³³Tengesai izvo zvamunazvo mupe varombo zvipo. Muzviitire zvikwama zvisingashakari, fuma kumatenga isingaperi, pasina mbavha ingasvika kana zvifusi zvingaodza.

³³Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

³⁴Nekuti pane fuma yenyu, ndipo pachava nemoyo wenyu.

³⁴For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

³⁵Zviuno zvenyu ngazvigare zvakasungwa, nemwenje ichipfuta.

³⁵Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

³⁶Nemwi muve sevanhu vakarindira ishe wavo, pakudzoka kwake kumuchato, kuti kana achisvika akagogodza, vangamuzarurira pakarepo.

³⁶and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.

³⁷Vakaropafadzwa varanda avo, vanoti kana ishe achisvika unovawana vakarindira; zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Uchazvisunga, akavagarisa pakudya, akaswedera akavashandira.

³⁷Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.

³⁸Kana akasvika nenguva yekurindira yechipiri, kana kusvika nenguva yekurindira yechitatu, akawana vakadaro, vakaropafadzwa varanda ivavo.

³⁸And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find [them] so blessed are those [servants].

³⁹Asi muzive izvi, kuti dai mwene weimba aiziva nderipi awa mbavha rainouya, ungadai akarinda, akasatendera imba yake kuti ipazwe.

³⁹But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.

⁴⁰Naizvozvo imwiwo ivai makazvigadzirira; nekuti neawa ramusingafungiri Mwanakomana wemunhu unouya.

⁴⁰Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

⁴¹Petro ndokuti kwaari: Ishe, munoutaura mufananidzo uyu kwatiri, kana kune vosewo?

⁴¹And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all?

⁴²Ishe ndokuti: Ko ndiani zvino mutariri uyu wakatendeka uye wakachenjera, ishe waachagadza pamusoro pevaranda vake, kuti ape mugove wechikafu nenguva yakafanira?

⁴²And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

⁴³Wakaropafadzwa muranda uyo, unoti kana ishe wake achisvika, amuwane achiita saizvozvo.

⁴³Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

⁴⁴Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Uchamugadza pamusoro pezvose zvaanazvo.

⁴⁴Of a truth I say unto you, that he will set him over all that he hath.

⁴⁵Asi kana muranda uyo akati mumoyo make: Ishe wangu wanonoka kuuya; akatanga kurova varandarume nevarandakadzi, nekudya, nekumwa, nekudhakwa;

⁴⁵But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

⁴⁶ishe wemuranda uyo uchasvika nezuva raasingatarisiri, neawa raasingazivi, akamugura nepakati, akamugovera mugove wake pamwe nevasakatendeka.

⁴⁶the lord of that servant shall come in a day when he expecteth not, and in an hour when he knoweth not, and shall cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the unfaithful.

⁴⁷Muranda uyo waiziva chido chaishe wake, akasagadzirira, kana kuita zvinoenderana nechido chake, ucharohwa neshamhu zhinji.

⁴⁷And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes];

⁴⁸Asi wakange asingazivi, akaita zvakafanira kurohwa, ucharohwa neshamhu shoma. Uye wose wakapiwa zvizhinji, zvizhinji zvichatsvakwa kwaari; neunobatiswa zvizhinji, vachareva zvinopfuurisa kwaari.

⁴⁸but he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. And to whomsoever much is given, of him shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.

⁴⁹Ndakauya kuzokanda moto panyika, zvino ndichadei kana watobatidzwa?

⁴⁹I came to cast fire upon the earth; and what do I desire, if it is already kindled?

⁵⁰Asi ndine rubhabhatidzo rwandichabhabhatidzwa narwo, zvino ndinomanikidzwa sei kusvikira rwuchipedziswa.

⁵⁰But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!

⁵¹Munofunga kuti ndakauya kuzopa rugare panyika here? Kwete, ndinoti kwamuri, asi kutozopesanisa.

⁵¹Think ye that I am come to give peace in the earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

⁵²Nekuti kubva zvino vashanu muimba imwe vachapesana, vatatu vachipikisana nevaviri, uye vaviri vachipikisana nevatatu,

⁵²for there shall be from henceforth five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

⁵³vachapesana, baba vachipikisana nemwanakomana, nemwanakomana achipikisana nababa; mai vachipikisana nemukunda, nemukunda achipikisana namai; vamwene vachipikisana nemuroora wavo, nemuroora achipikisana navamwene vake.

⁵³They shall be divided, father against son, and son against father; mother against daughter, and daughter against her mother; mother in law against her daughter in law, and daughter in law against her mother in law.

⁵⁴Akatiwo kuzvaunga: Kana muchiona gore richisimuka kubva kumavirira, pakarepo munoti: Mvura inouya; zvodaro.

⁵⁴And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.

⁵⁵Uye kana muchiona mhepo yekumaodzanyemba ichivhuvhuta munoti: Kuchapisa; zvoitika.

⁵⁵And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.

⁵⁶Vanyepedzeri! Munoziva kuongorora zvimiro zvekudenga nezvenyika, asi hamuongorori sei nguva ino?

⁵⁶Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?

⁵⁷Ko munoregerei imwi kuzvitongera mumene zvakarurama?

⁵⁷And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

⁵⁸Nekuti kana uchienda kumutungamiriri nemudzivisi wako, ita zvakanaka kuti usunungurwe naye muchiri munzira; kuti arege kukukwevera kumutongi, mutongi akukumikidze kumupurisa, mupurisa akukande mutirongo.

⁵⁸For as thou art going with thine adversary before the magistrate, on the way give diligence to be quit of him; lest haply he drag thee unto the judge, and the judge shall deliver thee to the officer, and the officer shall cast thee into prison.

⁵⁹Ndinoti kwauri: Haungatongobudimo, kusvikira waripa kunyange kamari kekupedzisira.

⁵⁹I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou have paid the very last mite.