¹Zvino Jesu wakapinda, akagura muJeriko.

¹And he entered and was passing through Jericho.

²Zvino tarira, murume wainzi Zakewu nezita; iye wakange ari mutungamiriri wevateresi, uye iye waiva mufumi;

²And behold, a man called by name Zacchaeus; and he was a chief publican, and he was rich.

³uye wakatsvaka kuona Jesu kuti ndiani; asi wakange asingagoni nekuda kwechaunga, nekuti wakange ane chimiro chifupi.

³And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the crowd, because he was little of stature.

⁴Zvino wakamhanyira mberi, akakwira mumuonde wemusikamori kuti amuone; nekuti wakange achizopfuura nenzira iyo.

⁴And he ran on before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.

⁵Zvino Jesu wakati achisvika panzvimbo iyo, wakatarira kumusoro, akamuona, akati kwaari: Zakewu, kurumidza uburuke; nekuti nhasi ndinofanira kugara mumba mako.

⁵And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house.

⁶Zvino wakakurumidza kuburuka, akamugamuchira achifara.

⁶And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

⁷Zvino vakati vazviona vakan'un'una vose vachiti: Wapinda kunogara nemurume mutadzi.

⁷And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, He is gone in to lodge with a man that is a sinner.

⁸Asi Zakewu wakamira, akati kuna Ishe: Tarirai, hafu yefuma yangu, Ishe, ndinopa kuvarombo, uye kana ndakatora chinhu kune umwe munhu nekunyengera, ndinodzosera runa.

⁸And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have wrongfully exacted aught of any man, I restore fourfold.

⁹Jesu akati kwaari: Nhasi ruponeso rwasvika mumba muno; nekuti iyewo mwanakomana waAbhurahamu.

⁹And Jesus said unto him, To-day is salvation come to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

¹⁰Nekuti Mwanakomana wemunhu wakauya kuzotsvaka nekuponesa chakarasika.

¹⁰For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which was lost.

¹¹Vakati vanzwa zvinhu izvi, wakawedzera akataura mufananidzo, nekuti wakange ava pedo neJerusarema, uye nekuti vaifunga kuti ushe hwaMwari hwobva hwodoonekereswa.

¹¹And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and [because] they supposed that the kingdom of God was immediately to appear.

¹²Naizvozvo wakati: Umwe munhu une mbiri wakaenda kunyika iri kure, kunozvigamuchirira ushe agodzoka.

¹²He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country, to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

¹³Zvino wakadana varanda vake gumi, ndokuvapa pondo gumi, ndokuti kwavari: Bhindaukai kusvikira ndichiuya.

¹³And he called ten servants of his, and gave them ten pounds, and said unto them, Trade ye [herewith] till I come.

¹⁴Asi vanhu venyika yake vakange vachimuvenga, vakatuma nhume shure kwake, vachiti: Hatidi uyu kuti atitonge.

¹⁴But his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not that this man reign over us.

¹⁵Zvino zvakaitika kuti adzoka agamuchira ushe, wakaraira kuti vaya varanda vaakange apa mari, vadanirwe kwaari, kuti anzwe kuti umwe neumwe wakawana zvakadini nekutengeserana.

¹⁵And it came to pass, when he was come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, unto whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by trading.

¹⁶Wekutanga ndokusvika, achiti: Ishe, pondo yenyu yawana pondo gumi.

¹⁶And the first came before him, saying, Lord, thy pound hath made ten pounds more.

¹⁷Zvino akati kwaari: Zvakanaka, muranda wakanaka; nekuti wakange wakatendeka pachiduku-duku, uve nesimba pamusoro pemaguta gumi.

¹⁷And he said unto him, Well done, thou good servant: because thou wast found faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

¹⁸Newechipiri wakasvika, achiti: Ishe, pondo yenyu yawana pondo shanu.

¹⁸And the second came, saying, Thy pound, Lord, hath made five pounds.

¹⁹Akati kwaariwo: Newe, uve pamusoro pemaguta mashanu.

¹⁹And he said unto him also, Be thou also over five cities.

²⁰Zvino umwe wakasvika, achiti: Ishe, tarirai pondo yenyu, yandakange ndakachengeta mumucheka wekumeso;

²⁰And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin:

²¹nekuti ndakange ndichikutyai, nekuti muri munhu wakaoma; munotora zvamusina kuisa, muchikohwa izvo zvamusina kudzvara.

²¹for I feared thee, because thou art an austere man: thou takest up that which thou layedst not down, and reapest that which thou didst not sow.

²²Zvino wakati kwaari: Ndichakutonga nezvinobuda mumuromo mako, muranda wakaipa; wakange uchiziva kuti ini ndiri munhu wakaoma, ndichitora zvandisakaisa, nekukohwa izvo zvandisina kudzvara;

²²He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;

²³naizvozvo sei usina kuisa mari yangu mubhanga, kuti kana ndouya ndigozoitora pamwe nezvibereko.

²³then wherefore gavest thou not my money into the bank, and I at my coming should have required it with interest?

²⁴Ndokuti kune vakange vamirepo: Mutorerei pondo mupe kuune pondo gumi.

²⁴And he said unto them that stood by, Take away from him the pound, and give it unto him that hath the ten pounds.

²⁵Asi vakati kwaari: Ishe, une pondo gumi.

²⁵And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.

²⁶Nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Wose unazvo uchapiwa; asi uyo usina, uchatorerwa nezvaanazvo.

²⁶I say unto you, that unto every one that hath shall be given; but from him that hath not, even that which he hath shall be taken away from him.

²⁷Asi vavengi vangu avo, vakange vasingadi kuti nditonge pamusoro pavo, uyisai pano, muvauraye pamberi pangu.

²⁷But these mine enemies, that would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

²⁸Zvino wakati areva zvinhu izvi, akapfuurira mberi, achikwira kuJerusarema.

²⁸And when he had thus spoken, he went on before, going up to Jerusalem.

²⁹Zvino zvakaitika oswedera kuBhetifage neBhetaniya pagomo rinonzi reMiorivhi, wakatuma vaviri vevadzidzi vake,

²⁹And it came to pass, when he drew nigh unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples,

³⁰achiti: Fambai muende mumusha wakatarisana nemwi; kana muchipinda mauri, muchawana dhongwana rakasungirwa, risina munhu wakamborigara; murisunungure, mugoriuyisa.

³⁰saying, Go your way into the village over against [you]; in which as ye enter ye shall find a colt tied, whereon no man ever yet sat: loose him, and bring him.

³¹Zvino kana chero munhu akakubvunzai achiti: Munorisunungurirei? Muchataura kwaari kudai: Ishe unorida.

³¹And if any one ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say, The Lord hath need of him.

³²Avo vakatumwa vakaenda vakanowana sezvaakange ataura kwavari.

³²And they that were sent went away, and found even as he had said unto them.

³³Zvino vakati vachisunungura dhongwana, varidzi varo vakati kwavari: Munosunungurirei dhongwana?

³³And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

³⁴Ivo ndokuti: Ishe unorida.

³⁴And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

³⁵Zvino vakariuyisa kuna Jesu; ndokukanda nguvo dzavo pamusoro pedhongwana, vakatasvisa Jesu pariri.

³⁵And they brought him to Jesus: and they threw their garments upon the colt, and set Jesus thereon.

³⁶Zvino achifamba, vakawarira nguvo dzavo munzira.

³⁶And as he went, they spread their garments in the way.

³⁷Zvino wakati oswedera ikozvino pamateru egomo reMiorivhi, chaunga chose chevadzidzi chikatanga kufara chichirumbidza Mwari nenzwi guru pamusoro pamabasa ose esimba avakange vaona,

³⁷And as he was now drawing nigh, [even] at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen;

³⁸vachiti: Wakaropafadzwa mambo unouya muzita raIshe; rugare kudenga, nekubwinya kumusoro-soro.

³⁸saying, Blessed [is] the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

³⁹Uye vamwe vevaFarisi vari pakati pechaunga vakati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, tsiurai vadzidzi venyu.

³⁹And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said unto him, Teacher, rebuke thy disciples.

⁴⁰Zvino wakapindura akati kwavari: Ndinokuudzai kuti kana ava vakanyarara, mabwe achadanidzira.

⁴⁰And he answered and said, I tell you that, if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.

⁴¹Zvino wakati aswedera, wakaona guta, akachema pamusoro paro,

⁴¹And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,

⁴²achiti: Dai newe waiziva, kunyange pazuva rino rako, zvinhu zverugare rwako; asi zvino zvakavanzirwa meso ako.

⁴²saying, If thou hadst known in this day, even thou, the things which belong unto peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.

⁴³Nekuti mazuva achasvika pamusoro pako, apo vavengi vako vachakukandira muchinjiziri wakakupoteredza, vachakukomba, nekukudzvinyidzira pamativi ose,

⁴³For the days shall come upon thee, when thine enemies shall cast up a bank about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side,

⁴⁴uye vachakuputsira pasi iwe nevana vako mukati mako, havangasii mukati mako ibwe pamusoro peibwe; nekuti hauna kuziva nguva yekushanyirwa kwako.

⁴⁴and shall dash thee to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

⁴⁵Zvino wakapinda mutembere, akatanga kudzingira panze vakange vachitengesamo nevaitenga,

⁴⁵And he entered into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold,

⁴⁶achiti kwavari: Kwakanyorwa kuti: Imba yangu imba yemunyengetero; asi imwi maiita bako remakororo.

⁴⁶saying unto them, It is written, And my house shall be a house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of robbers.

⁴⁷Zvino waidzidzisa zuva rimwe nerimwe mutembere; asi vapristi vakuru nevanyori nevakuru vevanhu vakatsvaka kumuparadza.

⁴⁷And he was teaching daily in the temple. But the chief priests and the scribes and the principal men of the people sought to destroy him:

⁴⁸Asi havana kuwana zvavangaita, nekuti vanhu vose vakamunamatira vachimunzwa.

⁴⁸and they could not find what they might do; for the people all hung upon him, listening.