¹Panguva iyo Herodhe umwe wevatongi vana wakanzwa mukurumbira waJesu,

¹At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

²akati kuvaranda vake: Uyu ndiJohwani Mubhabhatidzi; iye wakamuka kuvakafa, naizvozvo mabasa esimba awa anobata maari.

²and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.

³Nekuti Herodhe wakange abata Johwani akamusunga akamuisa mutirongo nekuda kwaHerodhiasi mukadzi waFiripi munin'ina wake.

³For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

⁴Nekuti Johwani wakange ati kwaari: Hazvitenderwi kwauri kuti uve naye.

⁴For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵Zvino wakange achida kumuuraya, akatya chaunga, nekuti vaimutora semuporofita.

⁵And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶Asi kwakati kuchichengetedzwa zuva rekuberekwa kwaHerodhe, mukunda waHerodhiasi akatamba pakati pavo, akafadza Herodhe.

⁶But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

⁷Naizvozvo wakavimbisa nemhiko kuti uchamupa chipi nechipi chaaizokumbira.

⁷Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

⁸Zvino iye, wakati amborairwa namai vake, akati: Ndipei pano mundiro musoro waJohwani Mubhabhatidzi.

⁸And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

⁹Mambo akashungurudzika, asi nekuda kwemhiko, uye kwevakange vagere naye pakudya, wakaraira kuti apiwe.

⁹And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given;

¹⁰Akatuma vanhu akagura Johwani musoro mutirongo.

¹⁰and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹Musoro wake ukauyiswa mundiro, ukapiwa kumusikana, akauisa kuna mai vake.

¹¹And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

¹²Vadzidzi vake vakauya vakatora mutumbi vakauviga, ndokuenda ndokuudza Jesu.

¹²And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.

¹³Jesu wakati azvinzwa, akabvapo nechikepe, akaenda kunzvimbo yerenje ari oga; asi zvaunga zvakati zvichizvinzwa zvikamutevera netsoka zvichibva mumaguta.

¹³Now when Jesus heard [it], he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard [thereof,] they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴Zvino Jesu wakati abuda akaona chaunga chikuru, akavanzwira tsitsi, akaporesa varwere vavo.

¹⁴And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵Zvino ava madekwana, vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari vachiti: Iyi inzvimbo yerenje, uye ikozvino nguva dzaenda; regai zvaunga zviende, kuti vaende kumisha vanozvitengera chikafu.

¹⁵And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.

¹⁶Asi Jesu wakati kwavari: Havafaniri kuenda; vapei imwi kuti vadye.

¹⁶But Jesus said unto them, They have no need to go away; give ye them to eat.

¹⁷Asi vakati kwaari: Hatina pano kunze kwezvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri.

¹⁷And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes.

¹⁸Iye akati: Uyai nazvo pano pandiri.

¹⁸And he said, Bring them hither to me.

¹⁹Akaraira zvaunga kuti zvigare pasi pauswa, akatora zvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri, ndokutarira kumusoro kudenga, akazviropafadza, akamedura ndokupa zvingwa kuvadzidzi, vadzidzi vakapa kuzvaunga.

¹⁹And he commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.

²⁰Vakadya vose, vakaguta, vakaunganidza zvimedu zvakasara, matengu gumi nemaviri azere.

²⁰And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, twelve baskets full.

²¹Uye vakange vadya vaiva varume zvuru zvishanu pasina vakadzi nevana vaduku.

²¹And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

²²Pakarepo Jesu wakamanikidza vadzidzi vake kupinda muchikepe, vamutungamirire mhiri, iye acharega zvaunga zvichienda.

²²And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away.

²³Zvino wakati arega zvaunga zvichienda, akakwira mugomo ari oga kunonyengetera; akati ava madekwana, wakange ari oga ipapo.

²³And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone.

²⁴Asi chikepe zvino chakange chava pakati pegungwa chichivheyeswa nemafungu; nekuti mhepo yakange ichipikisa.

²⁴But the boat was now in the midst of the sea, distressed by the waves; for the wind was contrary.

²⁵Nenguva yechina yemurindiro yeusiku Jesu akaenda kwavari achifamba pamusoro pegungwa.

²⁵And in the fourth watch of the night he came unto them, walking upon the sea.

²⁶Zvino vadzidzi vakati vachimuona achifamba pamusoro pegungwa, vakavhunduka vachiti idzangaradzimu. Vakadanidzira nekutya.

²⁶And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a ghost; and they cried out for fear.

²⁷Asi pakarepo Jesu wakataura navo akati: Tsungai moyo; ndini; musatya.

²⁷But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

²⁸Petro ndokumupindura akati: Ishe, kana muri imwi ndirairei ndiuye kwamuri pamusoro pemvura.

²⁸And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto the upon the waters.

²⁹Ndokubva ati: Uya. Petro ndokuburuka muchikepe akafamba pamusoro pemvura, kuenda kuna Jesu.

²⁹And he said, Come. And Peter went down from the boat, and walked upon the waters to come to Jesus.

³⁰Asi wakati achiona mhepo ine simba akatya; zvino otanga kunyura, akadanidzira, achiti: Ishe, ndiponesei!

³⁰But when he saw the wind, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.

³¹Pakarepo Jesu wakatandavadza ruoko, akamubata, akati kwaari: Iwe werutendo ruduku, unokononei?

³¹And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and took hold of him, and saith unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

³²Vakati vapinda muchikepe, mhepo ikanyarara.

³²And when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased.

³³Vakange vari muchikepe ndokuuya vakamunamata vachiti: Zvirokwazvo muri Mwanakomana waMwari.

³³And they that were in the boat worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

³⁴Vakati vayambuka, vakasvika panyika yeGenesareti.

³⁴And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto Gennesaret.

³⁵Varume venzvimbo iyo vakati vamuziva, vakatuma shoko panyika yose iyo yakapoteredza, vakauyisa kwaari vose vairwara.

³⁵And when the men of that place knew him, they sent into all that region round about, and brought unto him all that were sick,

³⁶Vakakumbirisa kwaari kuti vabate chete mupendero wenguvo yake; uye vose vakabata vakaporeswa.

³⁶and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.