¹Zvino wakavaudzawo mufananidzo kuti vanofanira kunyengetera nguva dzose, uye vasaora moyo,

¹And he spoke also a parable to them to the purport that they should always pray and not faint,

²achiti: Kwaiva mune rimwe guta neumwe mutongi, wakange asingatyi Mwari, uye asingaremekedzi munhu;

²saying, There was a judge in a city, not fearing God and not respecting man:

³zvino kwakange kune chirikadzi muguta iro, yakange ichiuya kwaari, ichiti: Ndiruramisirei kumuvengi wangu.

³and there was a widow in that city, and she came to him, saying, Avenge me of mine adverse party.

⁴Asi wakange asingadi kwenguva; asi pashure pezvinhu izvi wakati mukati make: Kunyange ndisingatyi Mwari, uye ndisingaremekedzi munhu;

⁴And he would not for a time; but afterwards he said within himself, If even I fear not God and respect not man,

⁵asi nekuti chirikadzi iyi inonditambudza, ndichairuramisira, zvimwe pakupedzisira ingandisvota.

⁵at any rate because this widow annoys me I will avenge her, that she may not by perpetually coming completely harass me.

⁶Ishe ndokuti: Inzwai mutongi usakarurama zvaanoreva.

⁶And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge says.

⁷Ko Mwari haangaruramisiri here vakasanangurwa vake, vanodana kwaari masikati neusiku, kunyange achivanonokera?

⁷And shall not God at all avenge his elect, who cry to him day and night, and he bears long as to them?

⁸Ndinoti kwamuri: Uchakurumidza kuvaruramisira. Asi kana Mwanakomana wemunhu achisvika, uchawana rutendo panyika here?

⁸I say unto you that he will avenge them speedily. But when the Son of man comes, shall he indeed find faith on the earth?

⁹Zvino wakareva mufananidzo uyu kune vamwewo vaizvivimba kuti vakarurama, vachizvidza vamwe, akati:

⁹And he spoke also to some, who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and made nothing of all the rest [of men], this parable:

¹⁰Vanhu vaviri vakakwira kutembere kunonyengetera; umwe muFarisi, uye umwe muteresi.

¹⁰Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-gatherer.

¹¹MuFarisi wakamira akazvinyengeterera zvinhu izvi, akati: Mwari, ndinokutendai kuti handina kufanana nevamwe vanhu, makororo, vasakarurama, mhombwe, kana kunyange semuteresi uyu.

¹¹The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.

¹²Ndinotsanya kaviri pavhiki, ndinopa chegumi chezvose zvandinowana.

¹²I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything I gain.

¹³Asi muteresi amire kure wakasada kunyange kusimudzira meso kudenga, asi wakarova pachifuva chake, achiti: Mwari, ndinzwirei tsitsi ini mutadzi.

¹³And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, O God, have compassion on me, the sinner.

¹⁴Ndinoti kwamuri: Uyu wakaburukira kumba kwake aruramiswa pane uya; nekuti umwe neumwe unozvikwiridzira uchaninipiswa, uye unozvininipisa uchakwiridzirwa.

¹⁴I say unto you, This [man] went down to his house justified rather than that [other]. For every one who exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

¹⁵Zvino vakauyisa kwaari vachechewo, kuti avabate; asi vadzidzi vakati vachizviona, vakavatsiura.

¹⁵And they brought to him also infants that he might touch them, but the disciples when they saw [it] rebuked them.

¹⁶Asi Jesu wakadanira vacheche kwaari akati: Tenderai vacheche vauye kwandiri, musavadzivisa, nekuti ushe hwaMwari ndehwevakadai.

¹⁶But Jesus calling them to [him] said, Suffer little children to come to me, and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of God.

¹⁷Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Ani nani usingagamuchiri ushe hwaMwari semucheche, haangatongopindi mahwuri.

¹⁷Verily I say to you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

¹⁸Zvino umwe mutungamiriri wakamubvunza, achiti: Mudzidzisi wakanaka, ndiitei kuti ndigare nhaka yeupenyu hwusingaperi?

¹⁸And a certain ruler asked him saying, Good teacher, having done what, shall I inherit eternal life?

¹⁹Jesu ndokuti kwaari: Unondiidzirei wakanaka? Hakuna wakanaka, kunze kweumwe, Mwari.

¹⁹But Jesus said to him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, God.

²⁰Mirairo unoiziva, inoti: Usaita upombwe, usauraya, usaba, usapupura nhema, kudza baba vako namai vako.

²⁰Thou knowest the commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.

²¹Iye ndokuti: Izvi zvose ndakazvichengeta kubva pauduku hwangu.

²¹And he said, All these things have I kept from my youth.

²²Zvino Jesu wakati achinzwa zvinhu izvi akati kwaari: Uchiri kushaiwa chinhu chimwe; tengesa zvose zvaunazvo, ugovere varombo, uye uchava nefuma yakakosha kudenga; ugouya pano wonditevera.

²²And when Jesus had heard this, he said to him, One thing is lacking to thee yet: Sell all that thou hast and distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in the heavens, and come, follow me.

²³Zvino wakati anzwa zvinhu izvi, akashungurudzika zvikuru; nekuti wakange akafuma zvikuru.

²³But when he heard this he became very sorrowful, for he was very rich.

²⁴Zvino Jesu wakati achiona kuti washungurudzika zvikuru akati: Zvicharemera sei vane fuma kupinda muushe hwaMwari.

²⁴But when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, he said, How difficultly shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God;

²⁵Nekuti zvakareruka kuti kamera ripinde richidarika nemuburi retsono, kumufumi kupinda muushe hwaMwari.

²⁵for it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

²⁶Zvino avo vakanzwa, vakati: Zvino ndiani unogona kuponeswa?

²⁶And those who heard it said, And who can be saved?

²⁷Asi iye akati: Zvinhu zvisingagoneki nevanhu, zvinogoneka naMwari.

²⁷But he said, The things that are impossible with men are possible with God.

²⁸Petro ndokuti: Tarirai, isu takasiya zvose, tikakuteverai.

²⁸And Peter said, Behold, *we* have left all things and have followed thee.

²⁹Zvino akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Hakuna munhu wakasiya imba, kana vabereki, kana madzikoma nevaninina, kana mukadzi, kana vana, nekuda kweushe hwaMwari,

²⁹And he said to them, Verily I say to you, There is no one who has left home, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

³⁰usingazogamuchiri zvakapetwa kazhinji nenguva ino, nemunguva inouya upenyu hwusingaperi.

³⁰who shall not receive manifold more at this time, and in the coming age life eternal.

³¹Zvino wakatora vanegumi nevaviri, akati kwavari: Tarirai, tinokwira kuJerusarema, uye zvinhu zvose zvakanyorwa nevaporofita maererano neMwanakomana wemunhu zvichazadziswa.

³¹And he took the twelve to [him] and said to them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written of the Son of man by the prophets shall be accomplished;

³²Nekuti uchakumikidzwa kune vechirudzi, agosekwa, nekuitirwa zvakaipa, nekupfirwa,

³²for he shall be delivered up to the nations, and shall be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon.

³³uye vachamurova netyava nekumuuraya; uye pazuva retatu uchamukazve.

³³And when they have scourged [him] they will kill him; and on the third day he will rise again.

³⁴Asi ivo havana kunzwisisa chinhu chimwe cheizvozvi, uye shoko iri rakange rakavanzwa kwavari, uye havana kunzwisisa zvinhu zvakarehwa.

³⁴And they understood nothing of these things. And this word was hidden from them, and they did not know what was said.

³⁵Zvino zvakaitika oswedera Jeriko, rimwe bofu raigara padivi penzira richipemha;

³⁵And it came to pass when he came into the neighbourhood of Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the wayside begging.

³⁶rakati richinzwa chaunga chichipfuura, rikabvunza kuti chinyi ichi.

³⁶And when he heard the crowd passing, he inquired what this might be.

³⁷Zvino vakariudza kuti: Jesu weNazareta unopfuura.

³⁷And they told him that Jesus the Nazaraean was passing by.

³⁸Zvino rakadanidzira richiti: Jesu Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, ndinzwirei tsitsi!

³⁸And he called out saying, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.

³⁹Zvino vakange vakatungamira vakaritsiura kuti rinyarare; asi iro rakanyanyisa kudanidzira, richiti: Mwanakomana waDavidhi, ndinzwirei tsitsi!

³⁹And those [who were] going before rebuked him that he might be silent; but *he* cried out so much the more, Son of David, have mercy on me.

⁴⁰Zvino Jesu wakamira, akaraira kuti riuyiswe kwaari; zvino rakati raswedera akaribvunza,

⁴⁰And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be led to him. And when he drew nigh he asked him [saying],

⁴¹achiti: Unoda kuti ndikuitirei? Zvino rakati: Ishe, kuti ndionezve.

⁴¹What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And he said, Lord, that I may see.

⁴²Jesu ndokuti kwaari: Chionazve! Rutendo rwako rwakuponesa.

⁴²And Jesus said to him, See: thy faith has healed thee.

⁴³Pakarepo rikaonazve, rikamutevera, richirumbidza Mwari; vanhu vose vakati vachizviona vakarumbidza Mwari.

⁴³And immediately he saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people when they saw [it] gave praise to God.