¹Zvino zvakaitika pakupinda kwake mumba meumwe wevakuru kuvaFarisi kuzodya chingwa nesabata, kuti ivo vakamucherekedza.

¹And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the rulers, [who was] of the Pharisees, to eat bread on [the] sabbath, that *they* were watching him.

²Zvino tarira, kwakange kune umwe munhu pamberi pake waiva nerukandwe.

²And behold, there was a certain dropsical [man] before him.

³Jesu ndokupindura akataura kunyanzvi dzemutemo nevaFarisi, achiti: Zviri pamutemo here kuporesa nesabata?

³And Jesus answering spoke unto the doctors of the law and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath?

⁴Asi vakanyarara. Zvino akamubata akamuporesa ndokurega achienda.

⁴But they were silent. And taking him he healed him and let him go.

⁵Akavapindura achiti: Ndiani pakati penyu, ungati kana ane mbongoro kana nzombe ikawira mugomba, akasaisimudza pakarepo nesabata?

⁵And answering he said to them, Of which of you shall an ass or ox fall into a well, that he does not straightway pull him up on the sabbath day?

⁶Vakasagona kumupindurazve pamusoro pezvinhu izvi.

⁶And they were not able to answer him to these things.

⁷Zvino wakataura mufananidzo kune vakakokwa, achiona kuti vanozvisanangurira sei zvigaro zvepamusoro, akati kwavari:

⁷And he spoke a parable to those that were invited, remarking how they chose out the first places, saying to them,

⁸Kana wakokwa neumwe munhu kumuchato, usagara pachigaro chepamusoro; zvimwe umwe unokudzwa kupfuura iwe wakokwa naye,

⁸When thou art invited by any one to a wedding, do not lay thyself down in the first place at table, lest perhaps a more honourable than thou be invited by him,

⁹zvino wakakukoka iwe naiye asvike ati kwauri: Dziurira uyu; ipapo uchatanga kugara kunzvimbo yepasisa nenyadzi.

⁹and he who invited thee and him come and say to thee, Give place to this [man], and then thou begin with shame to take the last place.

¹⁰Asi kana wakokwa, enda ugare panzvimbo yepasisa, kuti kana uyo wakakukoka achisvika, angati kwauri: Shamwari, kwira kumusoro; zvino uchava nerukudzo pamberi pevagere pakudya newe.

¹⁰But when thou hast been invited, go and put thyself down in the last place, that when he who has invited thee comes, he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have honour before all that are lying at table with thee;

¹¹Nekuti ani nani unozvikwiridzira, uchaninipiswa; neunozvininipisa uchakwiridzirwa.

¹¹for every one that exalts himself shall be abased, and he that abases himself shall be exalted.

¹²Ipapo akatiwo kune wakamukoka: Kana waita chisvusvuro kana chirayiro, usadana shamwari dzako, kana vanakomana vamai vako, kana hama dzako, kana vavakidzani vafumi, zvimwe ivo vangazokukokazve, ugoripirwa.

¹²And he said also to him that had invited him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, nor thy kinsfolk, nor rich neighbours, lest it may be they also should invite thee in return, and a recompense be made thee.

¹³Asi kana waita mabiko, dana varombo, vanokamhina, mhetamakumbo, mapofu;

¹³But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:

¹⁴uye ucharopafadzwa, nekuti havana zvokukuripira nazvo, nekuti ucharipirwa pakumuka kwevakarurama.

¹⁴and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not [the means] to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just.

¹⁵Umwe wevakange vagere naye pakudya wakati achinzwa zvinhu izvi, akati kwaari: Wakaropafadzwa uyo uchadya chingwa paushe hwaMwari.

¹⁵And one of those that were lying at table with [them], hearing these things, said to him, Blessed [is] he who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

¹⁶Asi akati kwaari: Umwe munhu wakaita chirayiro chikuru, akakokera vazhinji.

¹⁶And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper and invited many.

¹⁷Akatuma muranda wake nenguva yekurayira kuti ati kune vakange vakakokwa: Uyai, nekuti zvose zvagadzirwa zvino.

¹⁷And he sent his bondman at the hour of supper to say to those who were invited, Come, for already all things are ready.

¹⁸Zvino vose vakatanga umwe neumwe kuzvikumbirira ruregerero. Wekutanga akati kwaari: Ndatenga munda, ndinofanira kuenda kunomuona; ndinokukumbira, undiregerere.

¹⁸And all began, without exception, to excuse themselves. The first said to him, I have bought land, and I must go out and see it; I pray thee hold me for excused.

¹⁹Umwe akati: Ndatenga zvipani zvishanu zvenzombe, ndinoenda kundodziidza; ndinokumbira undiregerere.

¹⁹And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee hold me for excused.

²⁰Uye umwe akati: Ndawana mukadzi, naizvozvo handigoni kuuya.

²⁰And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.

²¹Zvino muranda uyo wakauya akapira zvinhu izvi ishe wake. Ipapo mwene weimba akatsamwa, akati kumuranda wake: Buda nekukurumidza uende kumigwagwa nemunzira dzemuguta, upinze pano varombo, nezvirema, nemhetamakumbo, nemapofu.

²¹And the bondman came up and brought back word of these things to his lord. Then the master of the house, in anger, said to his bondman, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring here the poor and crippled and lame and blind.

²²Muranda ndokuti: Ishe, zvaitwa sezvamaraira, asi nzvimbo ichipo.

²²And the bondman said, Sir, it is done as thou hast commanded, and there is still room.

²³Ishe akati kumuranda: Buda kumigwagwa nekuuzhowa, ugombedzere vapinde, kuti imba yangu izadzwe.

²³And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;

²⁴Nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Hakuna umwe kune varume avo vakakokwa ucharavira chirayiro changu.

²⁴for I say to you, that not one of those men who were invited shall taste of my supper.

²⁵Zvino zvaunga zvikuru zvaifamba naye; akatendeuka akati kwavari:

²⁵And great crowds went with him; and, turning round, he said to them,

²⁶Kana ani nani achiuya kwandiri, akasavenga baba vake namai, nemukadzi, nevana, nevanin'ina nemadzikoma, nehanzvadzi, hongu, kunyange neupenyu hwake, haagoni kuva mudzidzi wangu.

²⁶If any man come to me, and shall not hate his own father and mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, yea, and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple;

²⁷Zvino ani nani usingatakuri muchinjikwa wake akanditevera, haagoni kuva mudzidzi wangu.

²⁷and whoever does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple.

²⁸Nekuti ndiani wenyu, unoti achida kuvaka shongwe, usingatangi agara pasi, akaverenga madhuriro, kana ane zvekupedzesa?

²⁸For which of you, desirous of building a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, if he have what [is needed] to complete it;

²⁹Kuti zvimwe ateya nheyo akasagona kupedza, vose vanoona vanotanga kumuseka,

²⁹in order that, having laid the foundation of it, and not being able to finish it, all who see it do not begin to mock at him,

³⁰vachiti: Uyu munhu wakatanga kuvaka, asi akakoniwa kupedzisa.

³⁰saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish?

³¹Kana ndeupi mambo, kana achienda kuhondo akamirisana neumwe mambo, usingatangi agara pasi, akafungisisa kana angagona nezvuru gumi kusangana neunouya akapikisana naye nezvuru makumi maviri?

³¹Or what king, going on his way to engage in war with another king, does not, sitting down first, take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him coming against him with twenty thousand?

³²Asi kana zvisakadaro, iye achiri kure, unotuma nhume, akumbire zverugare.

³²and if not, while he is yet far off, having sent an embassy, he asks for terms of peace.

³³Saka saizvozvo, ani nani kwamuri usingasii zvose zaanazvo, haagoni kuva mudzidzi wangu.

³³Thus then every one of you who forsakes not all that is his own cannot be my disciple.

³⁴Munyu wakanaka; asi kana munyu warasa kuvava, ucharungwa nei?

³⁴Salt [then] [is] good, but if the salt also has become savourless, wherewith shall it be seasoned?

³⁵Hauchina kufanira kunyange pamunda, kana padutu remupfudze; vanourashira kunze. Une nzeve dzekunzwa, ngaanzwe.

³⁵It is proper neither for land nor for dung; it is cast out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.