¹Zvino zvakaitika nesabata rechipiri shure kwerekutanga, achigura nemuminda yezviyo, vadzidzi vake vatanha hura, vakadya, vachidzipukuta nemaoko.

¹And it came to pass on [the] second-first sabbath, that he went through cornfields, and his disciples were plucking the ears and eating [them], rubbing [them] in their hands.

²Asi vamwe vevaFarisi vakati kwavari: Munoitirei zvisiri pamutemo kuita nemasabata?

²But some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do ye what is not lawful to do on the sabbath?

³Zvino Jesu achivapindura, wakati: Hamuna kuverenga kunyange Dhavhidhi zvaakaita, paakange ava nenzara iye nevakange vanaye,

³And Jesus answering said to them, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did when he hungered, he and those who were with him,

⁴kuti wakapinda sei mumba maMwari, akatora akadya zvingwa zvekuratidza, akapavo vakange vanaye; izvo zvisiri pamutemo kudyiwa asi nevapristi vega?

⁴how he entered into the house of God and took the shewbread and ate, and gave to those also who were with him, which it is not lawful that [any] eat, unless the priests alone?

⁵Ndokuti kwavari: Mwanakomana wemunhu ndiIshe wesabatawo.

⁵And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord of the sabbath also.

⁶Zvino zvakaitikawo nerimwe sabata kuti wakapinda musinagoge, akadzidzisa; zvino kwakange kune munhu ipapo weruoko rwake rwerudyi rwakawonyana.

⁶And it came to pass on another sabbath also that he entered into the synagogue and taught; and there was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

⁷Vanyori nevaFarisi vakamutarisisa, kuona kana angaporesa nesabata, kuti vawane mhosva yavangamupomera.

⁷And the scribes and the Pharisees were watching if he would heal on the sabbath, that they might find something of which to accuse him.

⁸Asi iye wakaziva mifungo yavo, akati kumunhu wakange ane ruoko rwakawonyana: Simuka, uende unomira pakati. Akasimuka akamira.

⁸But *he* knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, Get up, and stand in the midst. And having risen up he stood [there].

⁹Zvino Jesu akati kwavari: Ndichakubvunzai chimwe chinhu: Zviri pamutemo here nemasabata kuita zvakanaka kana kuita zvakaipa? Kuponesa upenyu kana kuparadza?

⁹Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy [it]?

¹⁰Zvino akaringa-ringa kwavari vose, akati kumunhu: Tambanudza ruoko rwako. Akaita saizvozvo ruoko rwake rwukaporeswa rukagwinya serumwe.

¹⁰And having looked around on them all, he said to him, Stretch out thy hand. And he did [so] and his hand was restored as the other.

¹¹Ivo vakazara neupengo; vakataurirana umwe neumwe, kuti vangamuitei Jesu.

¹¹But *they* were filled with madness, and they spoke together among themselves what they should do to Jesus.

¹²Zvino zvakaitika nemazuva iwayo kuti wakabuda akaenda kugomo kundonyengetera; agara usiku hwose mukunyengetera kuna Mwari.

¹²And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.

¹³Zvino kwakati kwaedza, akadanira vadzidzi vake kwaari; akasanangura kwavari gumi nevaviri, vaakatumidzawo kuti vaapositori;

¹³And when it was day he called his disciples, and having chosen out twelve from them, whom also he named apostles:

¹⁴Simoni, waakatumidzawo Petro, naAndiriya munin'ina wake, Jakobho naJohwani, Firipi naBhatoromiyo,

¹⁴Simon, to whom also he gave the name of Peter, and Andrew his brother, [and] James and John, [and] Philip and Bartholomew,

¹⁵Matewu naTomasi, Jakobho waArifiyosi, naSimoni wainzi Ziroti;

¹⁵[and] Matthew and Thomas, James the [son] of Alphaeus and Simon who was called Zealot,

¹⁶Judhasi waJakobho, naJudhasi Isikariyoti, wakazovawo mutengesi.

¹⁶[and] Judas [brother] of James, and Judas Iscariote, who was also [his] betrayer;

¹⁷Akaburuka navo, akamira pakaenzana, nechaunga chevadzidzi vake, nechaunga chikuru chavanhu vaibva Judhiya rose neJerusarema, nepagungwa reTire neSidoni, vakauya kuzomunzwa, nekuporeswa pazvifo zvavo;

¹⁷and having descended with them, he stood on a level place, and a crowd of his disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;

¹⁸nevakange vachitambudziwa nemweya yetsvina, vakaporeswa.

¹⁸and those that were beset by unclean spirits were healed.

¹⁹Chaunga chose chikatsvaka kumubata; nekuti kwakabuda simba kwaari rikaporesa vose.

¹⁹And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power went out from him and healed all.

²⁰Ndokusimudzira meso ake kuvadzidzi vake, akati: Makaropafadzwa varombo, nekuti ushe hwaMwari ndohwenyu.

²⁰And *he*, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed [are] ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

²¹Makaropafadzwa imwi munenzara zvino, nekuti muchagutiswa. Makaropafadzwa imwi munochema ikozvino, nekuti muchaseka.

²¹Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.

²²Makaropafadzwa, kana vanhu vachikuvengai, uye kana vachikusarurai, vachikunyombai, vachirasha zita renyu serakashata, nekuda kweMwanakomana wemunhu.

²²Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from them], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as wicked, for the Son of man's sake:

²³Farai nezuva iro, muuruke nemufaro; nekuti tarirai, mubairo wenyu mukuru kudenga; nekuti saizvozvo ndizvo zvakaita madzibaba avo kuvaporofita.

²³rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.

²⁴Asi mune nhamo imwi vakafuma! Nekuti magamuchira nyaradzo yenyu.

²⁴But woe to you rich, for ye have received your consolation.

²⁵Mune nhamo imwi munoguta! Nekuti muchanzwa nzara. Mune nhamo imwi munoseka zvino! Nekuti muchachema nekuwungudza.

²⁵Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.

²⁶Mune nhamo kana vanhu vose vachitaura zvakanaka pamusoro penyu! Nekuti madzibaba avo akaita saizvozvo kuvaporofita venhema.

²⁶Woe, when all men speak well of you, for after this manner did their fathers to the false prophets.

²⁷Asi ndinoti kwamuri munonzwa: Idai mhandu dzenyu, itai zvakanaka kune vanokuvengai,

²⁷But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you;

²⁸ropafadzai vanokutukai, munyengeterere vanokubatai zvakaipa.

²⁸bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully.

²⁹Kune unokurova padama, umupe rimwewo; unokutorera nguvo yako, usarambidza neshati yako.

²⁹To him that smites thee on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him that would take away thy garment, forbid not thy body-coat also.

³⁰Asi upe umwe neumwe unokumbira kwauri; neunokutorera zvako, usazvirevazve.

³⁰To every one that asks of thee, give; and from him that takes away what is thine, ask it not back.

³¹Sezvamunoda kuti vanhu vaite kwamuri, imwi muvaitirewo saizvozvo.

³¹And as ye wish that men should do to you, do *ye* also to them in like manner.

³²Uye kana muchida avo vanokudai, mune kuvongwa kwakadini? Nekuti vatadziwo vanoda vanovada.

³²And if ye love those that love you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners love those that love them.

³³Uye kana muchiitira zvakanaka kune avo vanokuitirai zvakanaka, mune kuvongwa kwakadini? Nekuti vatadzi vanoitawo izvozvo.

³³And if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same.

³⁴Uye kana muchikweretesa vamunotarisira kugamuchira kwavari, mune kuvongwa kwakadini? Nekuti vatadzi vanokweretesawo vatadzi, kuti vagamuchirezve zvakaenzana nazvo.

³⁴And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? [for] even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like.

³⁵Asi idai vavengi venyu, muite zvakanaka, mukweretese musingatarisirizve chinhu; zvino mubairo wenyu uchava mukuru, mugova vana veWokumusoro-soro; nekuti iye unemoyo munyoro kune vasingavongi nevakaipa.

³⁵But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of [the] Highest; for *he* is good to the unthankful and wicked.

³⁶Naizvozvo ivai netsitsi, sababa venyuwo vane tsitsi.

³⁶Be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father also is merciful.

³⁷Musatonga, mugorega kutongwawo; musapa mhosva, mugorega kupiwawo mhosva; regererai, mugoregererwawo.

³⁷And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned. Remit, and it shall be remitted to you.

³⁸Ipai, mugopiwawo; chiyero chakanaka, chakatsikirirwa, nekuzunguzirwa, chinopfachukira vachakupai pachifuva chenyu. Nekuti nechiyero ichocho chamunoyera nacho muchayerwa nacho zvekare.

³⁸Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall be given into your bosom: for with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

³⁹Akataura mufananidzo kwavari akati: Kuti bofu ringatungamirira bofu here? Ko haangawiri mugomba ari maviri here?

³⁹And he spoke also a parable to them: Can a blind [man] lead a blind [man]? shall not both fall into [the] ditch?

⁴⁰Mudzidzi haasi pamusoro pemudzidzisi wake; asi umwe neumwe kana apedzeredzwa uchava semudzidzisi wake.

⁴⁰The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher.

⁴¹Uye unotarirei rubanzu ruri muziso reumwe wako, asi danda riri muziso rako pachako haurinanzereri?

⁴¹But why lookest thou on the mote which is in the eye of thy brother, but perceivest not the beam which is in thine own eye?

⁴²Kana unogona kureva sei kune umwe wako, uchiti: Umwe wangu, rega ndibudise rubanzu ruri muziso rako, iwe pachako usingaoni danda riri muziso rako? Iwe munyepedzeri, budisa pakutanga danda kubva muziso rako, zvino ipapo uchaona zvakanaka kubudisa rubanzu ruri muziso reumwe wako.

⁴²or how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, allow [me], I will cast out the mote that is in thine eye, thyself not seeing the beam that is in thine eye? Hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see clear to cast out the mote which is in the eye of thy brother.

⁴³Nekuti hausi muti wakanaka unobereka chibereko chakaipa; kana muti wakaipa unobereka chibereko chakanaka.

⁴³For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;

⁴⁴Nekuti muti umwe neumwe unozikamwa nechibereko chawo pachawo. Nekuti pamhinzwa, havatanhi maonde, kana parukato kutanha mazambiringa.

⁴⁴for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble.

⁴⁵Munhu wakanaka kubva pafuma yakanaka yemoyo wake unobudisa zvakanaka, nemunhu wakaipa kubva pafuma yakaipa yemoyo wake unobudisa zvakaipa; nekuti kubva pazvizere mumoyo make muromo wake unotaura.

⁴⁵The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked [man] out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

⁴⁶Zvino munondiidzirei Ishe, Ishe, musingaiti zvinhu zvandinoreva?

⁴⁶And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I say?

⁴⁷Ani nani unouya kwandiri akanzwa mashoko angu akaaita, ndichakuratidzai kuti wakafanana nani;

⁴⁷Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like.

⁴⁸wakafanana nemunhu wakavaka imba, akachera akadzikisa, akateya nheyo paruware; zvino mafashame akati auya, rukova rukarova zvine simba paimba iyo, rukasagona kuizunungusa; nekuti yakange yakateyiwa paruware.

⁴⁸He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.

⁴⁹Asi unonzwa asingaiti, wakafanana nemunhu wakavaka imba pavhu isina nheyo; ipo rukova rwakarova nesimba, pakarepo ikawa, kuwa kweimba iyo kukava kukuru.

⁴⁹And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without [a] foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.