¹Zvino wakatangazve kudzidzisa pagungwa; kukaungana kwaari chaunga chikuru zvekuti wakapinda muchikepe akagara mugungwa; uye chaunga chese chakange chiri pagungwa panyika.

¹And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land.

²Akavadzidzisa zvinhu zvizhinji nemifananidzo, akati kwavari padzidziso yake:

²And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine,

³Teererai; tarirai, mukushi wakabuda kunokusha.

³Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.

⁴Zvino zvakaitika pakukusha, imwe yakawira parutivi rwenzira; shiri dzekudenga dzikauya dzikaidya dzikaipedza.

⁴And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.

⁵Asi imwe yakawira panzvimbo dzine mabwe, payakange isina ivhu zhinji; pakarepo ikamera, nekuti yakange isina udziku hwevhu;

⁵And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprung up out [of the ground] because it had no depth of earth;

⁶asi zuva rakati rabuda, yakapiswa, uye nekuti yakange isina mudzi ikasvava.

⁶and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered.

⁷Uye imwe yakawira pamhinzwa, mhinzwa ikakura ikaivhunga, ikasabereka chibereko.

⁷And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

⁸Uye imwe yakawira muvhu rakanaka; ikabereka chibereko chakakura ikawedzera, ikabereka, imwe makumi matatu, neimwe makumi matanhatu, neimwe zana.

⁸And another fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and bore, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.

⁹Ndokuti kwavari: Une nzeve dzekunzwa, ngaanzwe.

⁹And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.

¹⁰Zvino wakati ava oga, vakange vakamukomba nevanegumi nevaviri vakamubvunza zvemufananidzo.

¹⁰And when he was alone, those about him with the twelve asked him [as to] the parables.

¹¹Uye akati kwavari: Kwamuri kwakapiwa kuziva chakavanzika cheushe hwaMwari; asi kune avo vari kunze, zvose zvinoitwa nemifananidzo;

¹¹And he said to them, To you is given [to know] the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them who are without, all things are done in parables,

¹²kuti vachiona vaone asi varege kuonesesa, vachinzwa vanzwe asi vasinganzwisisi, zvimwe chero nguva varege kutendeuka, vakangamwirwe zvivi.

¹²that beholding they may behold and not see, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest it may be, they should be converted and they should be forgiven.

¹³Zvino akati kwavari: Hamuzivi mufananidzo uyu here? Zvino muchaziva sei mifananidzo yose?

¹³And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?

¹⁴Mukushi unokusha shoko.

¹⁴The sower sows the word:

¹⁵Zvino ava ndivo veparutivi rwenzira, apo panokushwa shoko, uye kana vachirinzwa, pakarepo Satani unouya ndokubvisa shoko rakakushwa mumoyo yavo.

¹⁵and these are they by the wayside where the word is sown, and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.

¹⁶Uye saizvozvo ava ndivo vakakushwa panzvimbo dzine mabwe, ivo kana vanzwa shoko, pakarepo vanorigamuchira nemufaro,

¹⁶And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,

¹⁷asi havana mudzi mavari, asi ndevenguva; pashure kana matambudziko nekushushwa zvichiuya nekuda kweshoko, pakarepo vanogumburwa.

¹⁷and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended.

¹⁸Zvino ava ndivo vanokushwa mumhinzwa, vanonzwa shoko,

¹⁸And others are they who are sown among the thorns: these are they who have heard the word,

¹⁹asi kuzvidya moyo kwezvenyika ino nekunyengera kwefuma neruchiva pamusoro pezvimwe zvinhu zvichipinda, zvichivhunga shoko, rova risingabereki.

¹⁹and the cares of life, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

²⁰Naava ndivo vakakushwa muvhu rakanaka, ndivo vanonzwa shoko, ndokugamuchira, vagobereka chibereko, umwe makumi matatu, uye umwe makumi matanhatu, uye umwe zana.

²⁰And these are they who have been sown on the good ground, such as hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit; one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred [fold].

²¹Zvino wakati kwavari: Mwenje unouiswa kuti uiswe pasi pedengu kana pasi pemubhedha here? Kwete kuti uiswe pachigadziko chemwenje here?

²¹And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? [Is it] not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand?

²²Nekuti hapana chakavigwa chisingazovhundunurwi, kana chakachengetwa chakavanda, asi kuti zvibude pachena.

²²For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest; nor does any secret thing take place, but that it should come to light.

²³Kana munhu ane nzeve dzekunzwa, ngaanzwe.

²³If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.

²⁴Zvino wakati kwavari: Chenjererai zvamunonzwa; nechiyero chamunoyera nacho chichayerwa kwamuri, nekwamuri imwi munonzwa, chichawedzerwa.

²⁴And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be [more] added to you.

²⁵Nekuti ani nani unacho uchapiwa; asi usina uchatorerwa kunyange nechaanacho.

²⁵For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.

²⁶Zvino akati: Hwakadaro ushe hwaMwari, sezvinonzi munhu unokusha mbeu muvhu.

²⁶And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,

²⁷Zvino ovata nekumuka usiku nemasikati, mbeu inomera ichikura iye asingazivi kuti sei.

²⁷and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.

²⁸Nekuti ivhu rinozviberekera chibereko pacharo, pakutanga chipande, pashure hura, pashure zviyo zvakakora pahura.

²⁸The earth bears fruit of itself, first [the] blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.

²⁹Asi kana chibereko chaibva, pakarepo unotuma jeko nekuti kukohwa kwasvika.

²⁹But when the fruit is produced, immediately he sends the sickle, for the harvest is come.

³⁰Zvino wakati: Tichafananidza nei ushe hwaMwari? Tingahuenzanisa nemuenzaniso upi?

³⁰And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison should we compare it?

³¹Setsanga yemasitadha*, iyo kana ichidzvarwa muvhu, idukusa kumbeu dzose dzepanyika;

³¹As to a grain of mustard [seed], which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,

³²asi kana yadzvarwa, inokura ichiva huru kumirivo yose, ichiita matavi makuru zvekuti shiri dzekudenga dzinogona kuvakira pamumvuri wawo.

³²and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.

³³Zvino nemifananidzo mizhinji yakadaro, akataura shoko kwavari, sepavaigona kunzwa napo.

³³And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear,

³⁴Asi kunze kwemifananidzo haana kutaura kwavari; asi vava vega, wakadudzira vadzidzi vake zvose.

³⁴but without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.

³⁵Zvino nezuva iroro ava madekwana, wakati kwavari: Ngatiyambukire mhiri.

³⁵And on that day, when evening was come, he says to them, Let us go over to the other side:

³⁶Vakarega chaunga chichiinda, vakaenda naye akangodaro muchikepe. Zvino kwaivawo nemamwe magwa naye.

³⁶and having sent away the crowd, they take him with [them], as he was, in the ship. But other ships also were with him.

³⁷Zvino kwakamuka dutu guru remhepo, mafungu akazviroverera muchikepe, zvekuti chakange zvino chozadzwa.

³⁷And there comes a violent gust of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it already filled.

³⁸Asi iye wakange ari shure muchikepe avete pamutsago; vakamumutsa, vakati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, hamuna hanya kuti toparara here?

³⁸And *he* was in the stern sleeping on the cushion. And they awake him up and say to him, Teacher, dost thou not care that we are perishing?

³⁹Akamuka akatsiura mhepo, akati kugungwa: Nyarara, gadzikana! Mhepo ikamira, kukava nekudzikama kukuru.

³⁹And awaking up he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Silence; be mute. And the wind fell, and there was a great calm.

⁴⁰Ndokuti kwavari: Munotyirei zvakadaro? Hamuna rutendo sei?

⁴⁰And he said to them, Why are ye [thus] fearful? how [is it] ye have not faith?

⁴¹Vakatya nekutya kukuru, vakati umwe kune umwe: Zvino ndiani uyu, kuti kunyange mhepo negungwa zvinomuteerera?

⁴¹And they feared [with] great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?