¹Zvino wakatangazve kudzidzisa pagungwa; kukaungana kwaari chaunga chikuru zvekuti wakapinda muchikepe akagara mugungwa; uye chaunga chese chakange chiri pagungwa panyika.

¹And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land.

²Akavadzidzisa zvinhu zvizhinji nemifananidzo, akati kwavari padzidziso yake:

²And he taught them many things in parables, and said unto them in his teaching,

³Teererai; tarirai, mukushi wakabuda kunokusha.

³Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow:

⁴Zvino zvakaitika pakukusha, imwe yakawira parutivi rwenzira; shiri dzekudenga dzikauya dzikaidya dzikaipedza.

⁴and it came to pass, as he sowed, some [seed] fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.

⁵Asi imwe yakawira panzvimbo dzine mabwe, payakange isina ivhu zhinji; pakarepo ikamera, nekuti yakange isina udziku hwevhu;

⁵And other fell on the rocky [ground], where it had not much earth; and straightway it sprang up, because it had no deepness of earth:

⁶asi zuva rakati rabuda, yakapiswa, uye nekuti yakange isina mudzi ikasvava.

⁶and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

⁷Uye imwe yakawira pamhinzwa, mhinzwa ikakura ikaivhunga, ikasabereka chibereko.

⁷And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

⁸Uye imwe yakawira muvhu rakanaka; ikabereka chibereko chakakura ikawedzera, ikabereka, imwe makumi matatu, neimwe makumi matanhatu, neimwe zana.

⁸And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

⁹Ndokuti kwavari: Une nzeve dzekunzwa, ngaanzwe.

⁹And he said, Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁰Zvino wakati ava oga, vakange vakamukomba nevanegumi nevaviri vakamubvunza zvemufananidzo.

¹⁰And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parables.

¹¹Uye akati kwavari: Kwamuri kwakapiwa kuziva chakavanzika cheushe hwaMwari; asi kune avo vari kunze, zvose zvinoitwa nemifananidzo;

¹¹And he said unto them, Unto you is given the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all things are done in parables:

¹²kuti vachiona vaone asi varege kuonesesa, vachinzwa vanzwe asi vasinganzwisisi, zvimwe chero nguva varege kutendeuka, vakangamwirwe zvivi.

¹²that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.

¹³Zvino akati kwavari: Hamuzivi mufananidzo uyu here? Zvino muchaziva sei mifananidzo yose?

¹³And he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?

¹⁴Mukushi unokusha shoko.

¹⁴The sower soweth the word.

¹⁵Zvino ava ndivo veparutivi rwenzira, apo panokushwa shoko, uye kana vachirinzwa, pakarepo Satani unouya ndokubvisa shoko rakakushwa mumoyo yavo.

¹⁵And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; and when they have heard, straightway cometh Satan, and taketh away the word which hath been sown in them.

¹⁶Uye saizvozvo ava ndivo vakakushwa panzvimbo dzine mabwe, ivo kana vanzwa shoko, pakarepo vanorigamuchira nemufaro,

¹⁶And these in like manner are they that are sown upon the rocky [places], who, when they have heard the word, straightway receive it with joy;

¹⁷asi havana mudzi mavari, asi ndevenguva; pashure kana matambudziko nekushushwa zvichiuya nekuda kweshoko, pakarepo vanogumburwa.

¹⁷and they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway they stumble.

¹⁸Zvino ava ndivo vanokushwa mumhinzwa, vanonzwa shoko,

¹⁸And others are they that are sown among the thorns; these are they that have heard the word,

¹⁹asi kuzvidya moyo kwezvenyika ino nekunyengera kwefuma neruchiva pamusoro pezvimwe zvinhu zvichipinda, zvichivhunga shoko, rova risingabereki.

¹⁹and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.

²⁰Naava ndivo vakakushwa muvhu rakanaka, ndivo vanonzwa shoko, ndokugamuchira, vagobereka chibereko, umwe makumi matatu, uye umwe makumi matanhatu, uye umwe zana.

²⁰And those are they that were sown upon the good ground; such as hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, thirtyfold, and sixtyfold, and a hundredfold.

²¹Zvino wakati kwavari: Mwenje unouiswa kuti uiswe pasi pedengu kana pasi pemubhedha here? Kwete kuti uiswe pachigadziko chemwenje here?

²¹And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, [and] not to be put on the stand?

²²Nekuti hapana chakavigwa chisingazovhundunurwi, kana chakachengetwa chakavanda, asi kuti zvibude pachena.

²²For there is nothing hid, save that it should be manifested; neither was [anything] made secret, but that it should come to light.

²³Kana munhu ane nzeve dzekunzwa, ngaanzwe.

²³If any man hath ears to hear, let him hear.

²⁴Zvino wakati kwavari: Chenjererai zvamunonzwa; nechiyero chamunoyera nacho chichayerwa kwamuri, nekwamuri imwi munonzwa, chichawedzerwa.

²⁴And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete it shall be measured unto you; and more shall be given unto you.

²⁵Nekuti ani nani unacho uchapiwa; asi usina uchatorerwa kunyange nechaanacho.

²⁵For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he hath.

²⁶Zvino akati: Hwakadaro ushe hwaMwari, sezvinonzi munhu unokusha mbeu muvhu.

²⁶And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed upon the earth;

²⁷Zvino ovata nekumuka usiku nemasikati, mbeu inomera ichikura iye asingazivi kuti sei.

²⁷and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, he knoweth not how.

²⁸Nekuti ivhu rinozviberekera chibereko pacharo, pakutanga chipande, pashure hura, pashure zviyo zvakakora pahura.

²⁸The earth beareth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

²⁹Asi kana chibereko chaibva, pakarepo unotuma jeko nekuti kukohwa kwasvika.

²⁹But when the fruit is ripe, straightway he putteth forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.

³⁰Zvino wakati: Tichafananidza nei ushe hwaMwari? Tingahuenzanisa nemuenzaniso upi?

³⁰And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

³¹Setsanga yemasitadha*, iyo kana ichidzvarwa muvhu, idukusa kumbeu dzose dzepanyika;

³¹It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the earth, though it be less than all the seeds that are upon the earth,

³²asi kana yadzvarwa, inokura ichiva huru kumirivo yose, ichiita matavi makuru zvekuti shiri dzekudenga dzinogona kuvakira pamumvuri wawo.

³²yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.

³³Zvino nemifananidzo mizhinji yakadaro, akataura shoko kwavari, sepavaigona kunzwa napo.

³³And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it;

³⁴Asi kunze kwemifananidzo haana kutaura kwavari; asi vava vega, wakadudzira vadzidzi vake zvose.

³⁴and without a parable spake he not unto them: but privately to his own disciples he expounded all things.

³⁵Zvino nezuva iroro ava madekwana, wakati kwavari: Ngatiyambukire mhiri.

³⁵And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side.

³⁶Vakarega chaunga chichiinda, vakaenda naye akangodaro muchikepe. Zvino kwaivawo nemamwe magwa naye.

³⁶And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

³⁷Zvino kwakamuka dutu guru remhepo, mafungu akazviroverera muchikepe, zvekuti chakange zvino chozadzwa.

³⁷And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling.

³⁸Asi iye wakange ari shure muchikepe avete pamutsago; vakamumutsa, vakati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, hamuna hanya kuti toparara here?

³⁸And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?

³⁹Akamuka akatsiura mhepo, akati kugungwa: Nyarara, gadzikana! Mhepo ikamira, kukava nekudzikama kukuru.

³⁹And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

⁴⁰Ndokuti kwavari: Munotyirei zvakadaro? Hamuna rutendo sei?

⁴⁰And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith?

⁴¹Vakatya nekutya kukuru, vakati umwe kune umwe: Zvino ndiani uyu, kuti kunyange mhepo negungwa zvinomuteerera?

⁴¹And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?