¹Kutanga kweevhangeri yaJesu Kristu, Mwanakomana waMwari;

¹Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God;

²sezvazvakanyorwa muvaporofita zvichinzi: Tarira, ini ndinotuma mutumwa wangu pamberi pechiso chako, uchagadzira nzira yako pamberi pako.

²as it is written in [Isaiah] the prophet, Behold, *I* send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way.

³Inzwi reunodanidzira murenje, richiti: Gadzirai migwagwa yaIshe; ruramisai nzira yake.

³Voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of [the] Lord, make his paths straight.

⁴Johwani wakati achibhabhatidza murenje, achiparidza rubhabhatidzo rwekutendeukira kukangamwiro yezvivi.

⁴There came John baptising in the wilderness, and preaching [the] baptism of repentance for remission of sins.

⁵Zvino kwakabudira kwaari nyika yose yeJudhiya, naivo veJerusarema, ndokubhabhatidzwa vose naye murwizi rweJoridhani vachireurura zvivi zvavo.

⁵And there went out to him all the district of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptised by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁶Uye Johwani wakange akapfeka makushe ekamera, nebhanhire rechikumba rakapoteredza chiuno chake, waidya mhashu neuchi hwedondo.

⁶And John was clothed in camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey.

⁷Akaparidza, achiti: Kunouya une simba kupfuura ini shure kwangu, wandisina kufanira kukotama kuti ndisunungure tambo yeshangu dzake.

⁷And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose.

⁸Ini zvirokwazvo ndakubhabhatidzai nemvura; asi iye uchakubhabhatidzai neMweya Mutsvene.

⁸*I* indeed have baptised you with water, but *he* shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit.

⁹Zvino zvakaitika nemazuva iwayo kuti Jesu wakabva Nazareta yeGarirea, akabhabhatidzwa naJohwani muna Joridhani.

⁹And it came to pass in those days [that] Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised by John at the Jordan.

¹⁰Pakarepo achibuda mumvura, wakaona matenga akazarurwa, neMweya sezvinonzi injiva achiburukira pamusoro pake.

¹⁰And straightway going up from the water, he saw the heavens parting asunder, and the Spirit, as a dove, descending upon him.

¹¹Zvino kwakaitika inzwi richibva kumatenga richiti: Iwe uri Mwanakomana wangu unodikamwa, wandinofara naye kwazvo.

¹¹And there came a voice out of the heavens: *Thou* art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.

¹²Zvino pakarepo Mweya wakamutinhira kurenje.

¹²And immediately the Spirit drives him out into the wilderness.

¹³Akavako murenje mazuva makumi mana achiidzwa naSatani, uye wakange ane mhuka dzesango, vatumwa vachimushandira.

¹³And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted by Satan, and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him.

¹⁴Zvino shure kwekukumikidzwa kwaJohwani, Jesu wakasvika muGarirea, achiparidza evhangeri yeushe hwaMwari,

¹⁴But after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom of God,

¹⁵achiti: Nguva yazadziswa, uye ushe hwaMwari hwaswedera; tendeukai, mutende evhangeri.

¹⁵and saying, The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn nigh; repent and believe in the glad tidings.

¹⁶Wakati achifamba-famba pagungwa reGarirea, akaona Simoni naAndiriya munin'ina wake vachikandira mumbure mugungwa; nekuti vakange vari varedzi.

¹⁶And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, [Simon's] brother, casting out a net in the sea, for they were fishers.

¹⁷Jesu akati kwavari: Nditeverei, ndichakuitai muve varedzi vevanhu.

¹⁷And Jesus said to them, Come after me, and I will make you become fishers of men;

¹⁸Pakarepo vakasiya mimbure yavo, ndokumutevera.

¹⁸and straightway leaving their trawl-nets they followed him.

¹⁹Wakati apfuura zvishoma ipapo, akaona Jakobho waZebhedhi naJohwani munin'ina wake vari muchikepe vachigadzira mimbure.

¹⁹And going on thence a little, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, and these [were] in the ship repairing the trawl-nets;

²⁰Pakarepo akavadana; ndokusiya baba vavo Zebhedhi muchikepe nevarikichi, vakamutevera.

²⁰and straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, they went away after him.

²¹Zvino vakapinda muKapenaume; zvino pakarepo nesabata wakapinda musinagoge, akadzidzisa.

²¹And they go into Capernaum. And straightway on the sabbath he entered into the synagogue and taught.

²²Vakashamisika nedzidziso yake; nekuti wakavadzidzisa seune simba, kwete sevanyori.

²²And they were astonished at his doctrine, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.

²³Zvino kwaiva musinagoge ravo nemunhu wakange ane mweya wetsvina, akadanidzira,

²³And there was in their synagogue a man [possessed] by an unclean spirit, and he cried out

²⁴achiti: Regai, tinei nemwi, Jesu weNazareta? Mauya kuzotiparadza here? Ndinokuzivai kuti ndimwi ani: Mutsvene waMwari.

²⁴saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the holy one of God.

²⁵Jesu ndokumutsiura achiti: Nyarara, ubude maari!

²⁵And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace and come out of him.

²⁶Zvino mweya wetsvina wakati amugwinhisa, ndokudanidzira nenzwi guru, akabuda kwaari.

²⁶And the unclean spirit, having torn him, and uttered a cry with a loud voice, came out of him.

²⁷Vakashamisika vose, kusvikira vavhunzana, vachiti: Chii ichi? Idzidziso itsva yei iyi? Nekuti nesimba unoraira kunyange mweya yakasviba, uye inomuteerera.

²⁷And all were amazed, so that they questioned together among themselves, saying, What is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

²⁸Zvino pakarepo shoko rake rikabudira panyika yose yakapoteredza Garirea.

²⁸And his fame went out straightway into the whole region of Galilee around.

²⁹Zvino pakarepo vakati vachibuda musinagoge, vakapinda mumba maSimoni naAndiriya, vaina Jakobho naJohwani.

²⁹And straightway going out of the synagogue, they came with James and John into the house of Simon and Andrew.

³⁰Asi mbuyawasha vaSimoni vakange vavete vane fivhiri, pakarepo vakamuudza nezvavo;

³⁰And the mother-in-law of Simon lay in a fever. And straightway they speak to him about her.

³¹akaswedera, akavabata ruoko, akavamutsa; fivhiri ikavarega pakarepo, vakavashandira.

³¹And he went up to [her] and raised her up, having taken her by the hand, and straightway the fever left her, and she served them.

³²Zvino ava madekwana, zuva rovira, vakaisa kwaari vose vakange vachirwara nevakange vane madhimoni.

³²But evening being come, when the sun had gone down, they brought to him all that were suffering, and those possessed by demons;

³³Zvino guta rose rakange rakaungana pamukova.

³³and the whole city was gathered together at the door.

³⁴Akaporesa vazhinji vakange vachirwara nezvirwere zvakasiyana siyana, nekubudisa madhimoni mazhinji; asi haana kutendera madhimoni kutaura, nekuti aimuziva.

³⁴And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him.

³⁵Zvino mangwanani kuchine rima guru, wakasimuka, akabuda, akaenda kunzvimbo murenje, akanonyengeterapo.

³⁵And rising in the morning long before day, he went out and went away into a desert place, and there prayed.

³⁶Simoni nevakange vanaye vakamutsvakisisa.

³⁶And Simon and those with him went after him:

³⁷Zvino vakati vamuwana vakati kwaari: Vose vanokutsvakai.

³⁷and having found him, they say to him, All seek thee.

³⁸Ndokubva ati kwavari: Ngatiende kumisha iri pedo, kuti ndinoparidzawo ikoko, nekuti ndizvo zvandakabudira.

³⁸And he says to them, Let us go elsewhere into the neighbouring country towns, that I may preach there also, for for this purpose am I come forth.

³⁹Akabva aparidza mumasinagoge avo paGarirea rose, achibudisa madhimoni.

³⁹And he was preaching in their synagogues in the whole of Galilee, and casting out demons.

⁴⁰Zvino kwakauya kwaari une maperembudzi, achimukumbirisa ndokumufugamira achiti kwaari: Kana muchida munogona kundinatsa.

⁴⁰And there comes to him a leper, beseeching him, and falling on his knees to him, and saying to him, If thou wilt thou canst cleanse me.

⁴¹Jesu akanzwa tsitsi, akatandavadza ruoko, akamubata akati kwaari: Ndinoda, natswa;

⁴¹But Jesus, moved with compassion, having stretched out his hand, touched him, and says to him, I will, be thou cleansed.

⁴²achangotaura, maperembudzi akabva kwaari pakarepo, akanatswa.

⁴²And as he spoke straightway the leprosy left him, and he was cleansed.

⁴³Zvino akamuraira zvikuru, akamurega achienda pakarepo,

⁴³And having sharply charged him, he straightway sent him away,

⁴⁴akati kwaari: Ona kuti urege kuudza munhu chinhu; asi enda, uzviratidze kumupristi, ubayire pamusoro pekunatswa kwako zvinhu izvo Mozisi zvaakaraira, chive chapupu kwavari.

⁴⁴and says to him, See thou say nothing to any one, but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses ordained, for a testimony to them.

⁴⁵Asi iye wakabuda akatanga kuparidza zvikuru nekuvavaza kunze shoko iro, zvekuti wakange asingachagoni kupinda muguta pachena, asi wakange ari kunze kunzvimbo dzerenje. Vakauya kwaari vachibva kumativi ose.

⁴⁵But he, having gone forth, began to proclaim [it] much, and to spread the matter abroad, so that he could no longer enter openly into the city, but was without in desert places, and they came to him from every side.