¹Nenguva iyo vadzidzi vakauya kuna Jesu vachiti: Ko ndiani mukurusa paushe hwekumatenga?

¹In that hour the disciples came to Jesus saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of the heavens?

²Jesu akadanira kwaari mucheche akamumisa pakati pavo.

²And Jesus having called a little child to [him], set it in their midst,

³Akati: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Kana musingashandurwi mukava sevacheche, hamungatongopindi muushe hwekumatenga.

³and said, Verily I say to you, Unless ye are converted and become as little children, ye will not at all enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

⁴Naizvozvo ani nani unozvininipisa semucheche uyu ndiye mukurusa muushe hwekumatenga.

⁴Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, *he* is the greatest in the kingdom of the heavens;

⁵Zvino ani nani unogamuchira mucheche umwe wakadai muzita rangu unogamuchira ini.

⁵and whosoever shall receive one such little child in my name, receives me.

⁶Asi ani nani unogumbusa umwe wevacheche ava vanotenda kwandiri, zvaiva nani kwaari kuti guyo guru risungirirwe pamutsipa wake, anyudzwe mukudzika kwegungwa.

⁶But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were profitable for him that a great millstone had been hanged upon his neck and he be sunk in the depths of the sea.

⁷Une nhamo nyika, nemhaka yezvigumbuso! Nekuti kunodikamwa kuti zvigumbuso zviuye; asi une nhamo munhu uyo chigumbuso wachinouya naye!

⁷Woe to the world because of offences! For it must needs be that offences come; yet woe to that man by whom the offence comes!

⁸Zvino kana ruoko rwako kana rutsoka rwako zvichikugumbusa, uzvigure urashire kure newe; zviri nani kwauri kuti upinde muupenyu uri mhetamakumbo kana uri chirema pakuti une maoko maviri kana tsoka mbiri ukandirwe mumoto wekusingaperi.

⁸And if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut it off and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, [rather] than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.

⁹Kana ziso rako richikugumbusa, uridzure urashire kure newe; zviri nani kwauri kuti upinde muupenyu une ziso rimwe pakuti une meso maviri ukandirwe mugehena remoto.

⁹And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast [it] from thee; it is good for thee to enter into life one-eyed, [rather] than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire.

¹⁰Chenjerai kuti murege kuzvidza umwe wevaduku ava, nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Kumatenga vatumwa vavo vanogaroona chiso chaBaba vangu vari kumatenga.

¹⁰See that ye do not despise one of these little ones; for I say unto you that their angels in [the] heavens continually behold the face of my Father who is in [the] heavens.

¹¹Nekuti Mwanakomana wemunhu wakauya kuzoponesa chakange chakarashika.

¹¹For the Son of man has come to save that which was lost.

¹²Munofunga sei? Kana umwe munhu ane zana remakwai, rimwe rawo rikarashika, haangasii here makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe, akaenda kumakomo kunotsvaka rakarashika?

¹²What think ye? If a certain man should have a hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, does he not, leaving the ninety and nine on the mountains, go and seek the one that has gone astray?

¹³Kana zvikaitika kuti ariwana, zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Unorifarira kupfuura makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe asina kurashika.

¹³And if it should come to pass that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoices more because of it than because of the ninety and nine not gone astray.

¹⁴Saizvozvo hakusi kuda kwaBaba venyu vari kumatenga, kuti umwe wevaduku ava aparare.

¹⁴So it is not the will of your Father who is in [the] heavens that one of these little ones should perish.

¹⁵Asi kana hama yako yakutadzira, enda umudzore pakati pako naye moga; kana akakunzwa, wawana hama yako.

¹⁵But if thy brother sin against thee, go, reprove him between thee and him alone. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

¹⁶Asi kana asinganzwi, tora umwe kana vamwe vaviri newe, kuti nemuromo wezvapupu zviviri kana zvitatu shoko rose risimbiswe.

¹⁶But if he do not hear [thee], take with thee one or two besides, that every matter may stand upon the word of two witnesses or of three.

¹⁷Kana asina hanya nekuvanzwa, uudze kereke; asi kana asina hanya nekunzwa kerekewo, ngaave kwauri semuhedheni nemuteresi.

¹⁷But if he will not listen to them, tell it to the assembly; and if also he will not listen to the assembly, let him be to thee as one of the nations and a tax-gatherer.

¹⁸Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Chipi nechipi chamuchasunga panyika, chichasungwa kudenga; uye chipi nechipi chamunosunungura panyika, chichasunungurwa kudenga.

¹⁸Verily I say to you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on the earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever ye shall loose on the earth shall be loosed in heaven.

¹⁹Zvekare ndinoti kwamuri: Kana vaviri venyu vakatenderana panyika pamusoro pechinhu chipi nechipi chavanokumbira, chichaitwa kwavari naBaba vangu vari kumatenga.

¹⁹Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on the earth concerning any matter, whatsoever it may be that they shall ask, it shall come to them from my Father who is in [the] heavens.

²⁰Nekuti apo vaviri kana vatatu vakaungana muzita rangu, ipapo ndiripo pakati pavo.

²⁰For where two or three are gathered together unto my name, there am I in the midst of them.

²¹Zvino Petro wakauya kwaari akati: Ishe, hama yangu ichanditadzira kangani, ndichiikangamwira? Kusvikira kanomwe here?

²¹Then Peter came to him and said, Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? until seven times?

²²Jesu akati kwaari: Handiti kwauri: Kusvikira kanomwe, asi kusvikira makumi manomwe akapamhidzirwa kanomwe.

²²Jesus says to him, I say not to thee until seven times, but until seventy times seven.

²³Naizvozvo ushe hwekumatenga hunofananidzwa neumwe mambo, wakange achida kugadzirisa zvemari nevaranda vake.

²³For this cause the kingdom of the heavens has become like a king who would reckon with his bondmen.

²⁴Zvino wakati achitanga kugadzirisa zvemari, umwe akauyiswa kwaari wakange ane chikwereti chematarenda* zvuru zvemazana zvinegumi.

²⁴And having begun to reckon, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him.

²⁵Asi zvaakange asina chaangaripa nacho, ishe wake akaraira kuti atengeswe nemukadzi wake nevana, nezvose zvaakange anazvo, kuti muripo uitwe.

²⁵But he not having anything to pay, [his] lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and his children, and everything that he had, and that payment should be made.

²⁶Naizvozvo muranda wakawira pasi, akamunamata, achiti: Ishe, ivai nemoyo murefu neni, ndichazokuripirai zvose.

²⁶The bondman therefore falling down did him homage, saying, Lord, have patience with me and I will pay thee all.

²⁷Zvino ishe wemuranda uyo akamunzwira tsitsi, akamusunungura, akamukangamwira chikwereti.

²⁷And the lord of that bondman, being moved with compassion, loosed him and forgave him the loan.

²⁸Asi muranda uyo wakati achibuda, akawana umwe muranda waibata pamwe naye, wakange ane ngava kwaari remadhenari* zana; akamubata, akamudzipa, akati: Ndiripe ngava rangu.

²⁸But that bondman having gone out, found one of his fellow-bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having seized him, he throttled him, saying, Pay [me] if thou owest anything.

²⁹Zvino muranda waibata pamwe naye akawira pasi patsoka dzake akamugombetedza achiti: Uve nemoyo murefu neni, ndichazokuripira zvose.

²⁹His fellow-bondman therefore, having fallen down [at his feet], besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee.

³⁰Asi iye haana kutenda, asi wakaenda, akamupotsera mutirongo, kusvikira achizoripa chikwereti.

³⁰But he would not, but went away and cast him into prison, until he should pay what was owing.

³¹Zvino varanda vaibata pamwe naye vakati vachiona zvakange zvaitika, vakashungurudzika kwazvo, vakaenda vakaudza ishe wavo zvose zvakaitika.

³¹But his fellow-bondmen, having seen what had taken place, were greatly grieved, and went and recounted to their lord all that had taken place.

³²Zvino ishe wake wakati amudanira kwaari akati kwaari: Iwe muranda wakaipa, ndakakukangamwira chikwereti icho chose, nekuti wakandigombetedza.

³²Then his lord, having called him to [him], says to him, Wicked bondman! I forgave thee all that debt because thou besoughtest me;

³³Ko iwe hauzaifanira kunzwira tsitsi here umwe muranda unobata pamwe newe, seniwo ndakakunzwira tsitsi.

³³shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-bondman, as *I* also had compassion on thee?

³⁴Zvino ishe wake akatsamwa, akamukumikidza kuvarwadzisi, kusvikira achizoripa zvose zvakafanira kwaari.

³⁴And his lord being angry delivered him to the tormentors till he paid all that was owing to him.

³⁵Saizvozvo Baba vangu vari kudenga vachakuitiraiwo, kana musingakangamwiri umwe neumwe hama yake zvitadzo zvavo nemoyo yenyu yose.

³⁵Thus also my heavenly Father shall do to you if ye forgive not from your hearts every one his brother.