¹Zvino akapindazve muKapenaume pashure pemazuva; zvikanzwikwa kuti uri mumba.

¹And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house.

²Zvino pakarepo vazhinji vakaungana zvekuti pakange pasisina nzvimbo, kunyange pamukova; akataura shoko kwavari.

²And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room [for them], no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them.

³Vakauya kwaari, vakaisa wakange akafa mitezo, akatakurwa navanhu vana.

³And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of the palsy, borne of four.

⁴Zvino vakati vasingagoni kusvika pedo naye nekuda kwechaunga, vakapfurunyura denga paakange ari, vakati varipfurunyura vakaburusira uchanja hwaakange avete pahwuri wakange akafa mitezo.

⁴And when they could not come nigh unto him for the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed whereon the sick of the palsy lay.

⁵Jesu wakati aona rutendo rwavo akati kune wakange akafa mitezo: Mwana, zvivi zvako zvakangamwirwa kwauri.

⁵And Jesus seeing their faith saith unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins are forgiven.

⁶Zvino vamwe vevanyori vakange vagerepo, vakafunga mumoyo yavo vachiti:

⁶But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts,

⁷Uyu unotaurirei kunyomba sezvizvi? Ndiani unogona kukangamwira zvivi kunze kweumwe chete, Mwari?

⁷Why doth this man thus speak? he blasphemeth: who can forgive sins but one, [even] God?

⁸Zvino pakarepo Jesu achiziva mumweya wake kuti vanofunga saizvozvo mukati mavo akati kwavari: Munofungirei zvinhu izvi mumoyo yenyu?

⁸And straightway Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, saith unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts?

⁹Chii chakakareruka zvikuru, kuti kune wakafa mitezo: Zvivi zvako zvakangamwirwa kwauri, pane kuti: Simuka, utore uchanja hwako, ufambe?

⁹Which is easier, to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk?

¹⁰Asi kuti muzive kuti Mwanakomana wemunhu une simba panyika rekukangamwira zvivi (akati kune wakange akafa mitezo):

¹⁰But that ye may know that the Son of man hath authority on earth to forgive sins (he saith to the sick of the palsy),

¹¹Ndinoti kwauri: Simuka utore uchanja hwako, uende kumba kwako.

¹¹I say unto thee, Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thy house.

¹²Zvino pakarepo wakasimuka, akatora uchanja, ndokubuda pamberi pavo vose; zvekuti vose vakashamisika, vakarumbidza Mwari, vachiti: Hatina kumbozviona zvakadai.

¹²And he arose, and straightway took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

¹³Wakabudazve akaenda kurutivi rwegungwa, chaunga chese chikauya kwaari, akavadzidzisa.

¹³And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

¹⁴Wakati achipfuura, akaona Revhi waArifiyosi agere paimba yemutero, akati kwaari: Nditevere. Akasimuka akamutevera.

¹⁴And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus sitting at the place of toll, and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him.

¹⁵Zvino zvakaitika agere pakudya mumba make, kuti vateresi vazhinji nevatadzi vakagarawo pamwe naJesu nevadzidzi vake; nekuti vakange vari vazhinji vakamutevera.

¹⁵And it came to pass, that he was sitting at meat in his house, and many publicans and sinners sat down with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

¹⁶Zvino vanyori nevaFarisi vakati vamuona achidya nevateresi nevatadzi, vakati kuvadzidzi vake: Nemhaka yei achidya nekumwa nevateresi nevatadzi?

¹⁶And the scribes of the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with the sinners and publicans, said unto his disciples, [How is it] that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

¹⁷Jesu wakati achizvinzwa akati kwavari: Vakagwinya havadi chiremba, asi vanorwara. Handina kuuya kuzodana vakarurama, asi vatadzi mukutendeuka.

¹⁷And when Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

¹⁸Uye vadzidzi vaJohwani nevevaFarisi vaitsanya; vakauya vakati kwaari: Nemhaka yeyi vadzidzi vaJohwani nevevaFarisi vachitsanya asi vadzidzi venyu havatsanyi?

¹⁸And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

¹⁹Jesu akati kwavari: Vana veimba yemuchato vanogona kutsanya muwani achiri kwavari here? Kana vachingova nemuwani kwavari, havagoni kutsanya;

¹⁹And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

²⁰asi mazuva awo achasvika apo muwani achabviswa kwavari, ipapo mumazuva iwayo vachatsanya.

²⁰But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then will they fast in that day.

²¹Uye hakuna unosonera chigamba chemucheka usina kuonyana panguvo sharu; kana zvikasadaro chinoiswa chinobvarura pane yakasakara buri rikanyanya.

²¹No man seweth a piece of undressed cloth on an old garment: else that which should fill it up taketh from it, the new from the old, and a worse rent is made.

²²Uye hakuna unodira waini itsva muhombodo sharu, zvikasadaro waini itsva inoparusa hombodo, waini ikateuka nehombodo ikaparara, asi waini itsva inofanira kudirwa muhombodo itsva.

²²And no man putteth new wine into old wineskins; else the wine will burst the skins, and the wine perisheth, and the skins: but [they put] new wine into fresh wine-skins.

²³Zvino zvakaitika kuti achigura nemuminda yezviyo nesabata, vadzidzi vake ndokutanga kutanha hura vachifamba.

²³And it came to pass, that he was going on the sabbath day through the grainfields; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears.

²⁴VaFarisi ndokuti kwaari: Tarira, vanoitirei nesabata izvo zvisiri pamutemo?

²⁴And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

²⁵Iye akati kwavari: Hamuna kutomboverenga here Dhavhidhi zvaakaita, musi waakange ashaiwa, ava nenzara, iye nevakange vanaye?

²⁵And he said unto them, Did ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was hungry, he, and they that were with him?

²⁶Kuti wakapinda sei mumba maMwari nenguva yaAbhiatari mupristi mukuru, akadya zvingwa zvekuratidza zvakange zvisiri pamutemo kudyiwa kunze nevapristi, akapawo kwavari vaaiva naye?

²⁶How he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?

²⁷Akati kwavari: Sabata rakaitirwa munhu, kwete munhu kuitirwa sabata.

²⁷And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

²⁸Naizvozvo Mwanakomana wemunhu ndiIshe kunyange wesabata.

²⁸so that the Son of man is lord even of the sabbath.