¹Zvino negore regumi nemashanu rekutonga kwaTibherio Kesari, Pondiyo Pirato ari mutungamiriri weJudhiya, Herodhe ari umwe wevatongi vana weGarirea, Firipi munin'ina wake ari umwe wevatongi vana weIturea nedunhu reTrakoniti, Risanio ari umwe wevatongi vana weAbhirene,

¹Kado sas o desh u panshto bersh kai sas o baro themesko kai busholas Tiberius, ai Pontius Pilate sas guvernori ande Judea, o Herod poronchilas pe Galilee, ai lesko phral o Philip poronchilas pe phuv kai bushol Iturea ai Trachonitis; ai o Lisanias poronchilas pe Abilene,

²Anasi naKayafasi vari vapristi vakuru, shoko raMwari rakasvika kuna Johwani mwanakomana waZakaria murenje.

²Ai Annas ai o Caiaphas sas le bare rasha. E vorba le Devleski geli zhi ka Iovano, o shav kodolesko kai bushol Zechariah, ande pusta.

³Akasvika munyika yose yakapoteredza yaJoridani, achiparidza rubhabhatidzo rwekutendeuka kuve kukangamwirwa kwezvivi;

³O Iovano gelo ande sa o them kruglom o pai kai zhal busholas Jordan. Motholas le narodoske, "Keiin tume katar che bezexa ai aven bolde, ai O Del iertila tumare bezexa."

⁴sezvazvakanyorwa mubhuku ramashoko aIsaya muporofita zvichinzi: Inzwi reunodana murenje richiti: Gadzirai nzira yaIshe; ruramisai migwagwa yake.

⁴Kadia areslia so o profeto Isaiah ramosardiasas ande peske klishka, o glaso le manushesko kai tsipil ande pusta, lasharen o drom le Devlesko, keren leske droma vorta!

⁵Mupata wose uchafusirwa, negomo roga roga nechikomo zvichaderedzwa; zvakakombama zvicharuramiswa, nzira dzemakwiringwindi dzienzaniswe;

⁵So godi gropi mashkar le plaia aven pherdo sar le plaia ai le mai tsinorhe aven vortome, le droma kai nai vorta avena vortome. Le mai tsinorhe droma kai si chorhe aven vortome.

⁶uye nyama yose ichaona ruponeso rwaMwari.

⁶Ai swako manush dikhela sar skepil O Del!"

⁷Naizvozvo wakati kuzvaunga zvaibudira kuzobhabhatidzwa naye: Zvizvarwa zvenyoka, ndiani wakakutaridzirai kutiza hasha dzinouya?

⁷But narodo avelas kai Iovano te bolel le, ai motholas lenge, "Tume kai san sar o sap, kon sichardia tume ke sai den rigate anglai Swunto xoli kai si te avel?

⁸Naizvozvo berekai zvibereko zvakafanira kutendeuka; uye musatanga kuti mukati menyu: Tina Abhurahamu unova baba; nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Mwari unogona kubva pamabwe awa kumutsira Abhurahamu vana.

⁸Keren tumaro zakono vorta kai sikaven kai keisardian katar tumaro bezex, ai na mothon ande tumende, 'Abraham si amaro dat.' Phenav tumenge chachimasa, O Del sai kerel manush le Abrahamoske katar kadale bax.

⁹Ikozvino sanhuwo ratoiswa pamudzi wemiti; naizvozvo muti umwe neumwe usingabereki chibereko chakanaka unotemwa, ugokandirwa mumoto.

⁹O tover gatalo te shinel le krenzhi kal vuni, swako krenzha kai nai fruta si te avel shindi ai shudini ande iag."

¹⁰Zvaunga zvikamubvunza, zvichiti: Zvino tichaitei?

¹⁰Antunchi o narodo phushelas les, "So trobul te keras?"

¹¹Akapindura akati kwavari: Une nguvo mbiri, ngaagovane neusina; neune chikafu ngaaite saizvozvo.

¹¹Ai wo dia le atweto, "Kodo kai si les dui gada trobul te del iek ka kodo kai nai les, ai kodo kai si les xaben trobul te del kodo kai nai les."

¹²Zvino kwakauyawo vateresi kuzobhabhatidzwa, vakati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, tichaitei?

¹²Uni manush kai lenas le love pal taksa, vi won avile te bolenpe ai phushle katar o Iovano, "Gazda, so trobul te keras?" Ai wo phendia lenge,

¹³Akati kwavari: Musateresa kupfuura pamakatemerwa napo.

¹³"Na keren te pochinel o narodo ke so si o zakono."

¹⁴Nemautowo akamubvunza, achiti: Ko isu tichaitei? Akati kwaari: Musatyityidzira munhu kana kupomera nhema; uye mugutsikane nemihoro yenyu.

¹⁴Ai vi ketani phushenas les, "Ai ame so trobul te keras?" ai wo phendia lenge, "Na len love kanikastar zorasa vai te xoxaven pe kodo manush. Numa aven raduime so si tumenge pochindo."

¹⁵Zvino vanhu vakati vachatarisira, vose vachirangarira mumoyo mavo pamusoro paJohwani, kuti zvimwe iye ungava Kristu,

¹⁵O narodo ashunelas ai pachalaspe, savorhe gindinas ke o Iovano sas o skepitori (Messiah).

¹⁶Johwani akapindura kune vose achiti: Ini zvirokwazvo ndinokubhabhatidzai nemvura; asi une simba kupfuura ini unouya, wandisina kufanira kusunungura rukanda rweshangu dzake; iye uchakubhabhatidzai neMweya Mutsvene nemoto;

¹⁶Antunchi o Iovano phendia lenge, "Me bolav tume ando pai numa iek manush kai si mai zuralo mandar si te avel, ai me chi sim dosta lasho te phutrav le doria leske papuchenge. Wo bolela tume le Swuntone Duxosa ai iagasa.

¹⁷werusero rwake rwuri muruoko rwake; uchachenesa kwazvo buriro rake; uye uchaunganidza zviyo mudura rake, asi hundi uchaipisa nemoto usingadzimiki.

¹⁷Ande lesko vas si le o pata te alol o jiv ai le suluma, wo chidela o jiv ande peske shtala, numa phabarela le suluma andek iag kai shoxar chi getolpe.

¹⁸Naizvozvo achikukurudzira nezvinhu zvizhinji, akaparidzira vanhu evhangeri.

¹⁸Ai kadia motholas lenge so te keren kai o Iovano motholas e lashi viasta le narodoske.

¹⁹Asi Herodhe umwe wevatongi vana, wakati atsiurwa naye pamusoro paHerodhiasi, mukadzi waFiripi munin'ina wake, nezvakaipa zvose Herodhe zvaakange aita,

¹⁹Numa o Iovano phendia zurale vorbi le guvernoske, o Herod, ke ansurisailo ieka zhuvliasa kai bushol Herodias, kai sas e rhomni leske phraleske, ai vi ke mai kerdiasas but aver chorhe dieli.

²⁰wakawedzerazve ichi pamusoro pazvo zvose, kuti wakapfigira Johwani mutirongo.

²⁰Antunchi o Herod mai kerdia iek chorhi diela, thodia le Iovanos ande temnitsa.

²¹Zvino zvakaitika kuti vanhu vose vabhabhatidzwa, Jesuwo abhabhatidzwa, achinyengetera, denga rakazarurwa.

²¹Kana sa narodo sas boldo, O Jesus vi vo boldiape, ai kana rhugilaspe o cheri phuterdilo.

²²Mweya Mutsvene ndokuburukira pamusoro pake nechimiro chemuviri sowenjiva, inzwi ndokubva kudenga, richiti: Iwe uri Mwanakomana wangu unodikamwa, wandinofara naye.

²²Ai O Swunto Duxo vulisto pe leste ande ek stato sar ek gulumbo, ai ek glaso avilo anda rhaio, "Tu san murho Shav kai san mange drago ai ande tute thav murho raduimos."

²³Zvino iye Jesu wakange achitanga kuva nemakore anenge makumi matatu, ari (sezvaifungidzirwa) mwanakomana waJosefa, waHeri,

²³Kana O Jesus nachinail peske buchi trenda bershengolo sas; le manush gindinas ke sas o shav le Josefosko, ai O Josef sas o shav le Helisosko,

²⁴waMatati, waRevhi, waMeriki, waJanai, waJosefa,

²⁴o shav le Matthatosko, o shav le Levisosko, o shav le Mechisosko, o shav le Jannaisosko, o shav le Josefosko,

²⁵waMatatiasi, waAmosi, waNaumi, waEsiri, waNagai,

²⁵o shav le Mattathiasosko, o shav le Amososko, o shav le Nahumosko, o shav le Eslisosko, o shav le Naggaisosko,

²⁶waMaati, waMatatiasi, waSimeyini, waJosefa, waJudha,

²⁶o shav le Maathosko, o shav le Mattathiasosko, o shav le Semeinosko, o shav le Josefosko, o shav le Jodasosko,

²⁷waJohwana, waResa, waZerubhabheri, waSaratieri, waNeri,

²⁷o shav le Joananosko, o shav le Rhesasosko, o shav le Zerubbabelosko, o shav le Shealtielosko, o shav le Nerisosko,

²⁸waMeriki, waAdhi, waKosamu, waErimodhamu, waEri,

²⁸o shav le Melchisosko, o shav le Addisosko, o shav le Cosamosko, o shav le Elmadamosko, o shav le Erosko,

²⁹waJose, waEriezeri, waJorimu, waMatati, waRevhi,

²⁹o shav le Joshuasosko, o shav le Eliezerosko, o shav le Jorimosko, o shav le Matthatosko, o shav le Levisosko,

³⁰waSimioni, waJudha, waJosefa, waJonanu, waEriakimu,

³⁰o shav le Simeonosko, o shav le Judahosko, o shav le Josefosko, o shav le Jonamosko, o shav le Eliakimosko,

³¹waMerea, waMenani, waMatata, waNatani, waDhavhidhi,

³¹o shav le Meleasosko, o shav le Mennasosko, o shav le Mattathasosko, o shav le Nathanosko, o shav le Davidosko,

³²waJese, waObhedhi, waBhowazi, waSarimoni, waNaasoni,

³²o shav le Jessesosko, o shav le Obedosko, o shav le Boazosko, o shav le Salmonosko, o shav le Nahshonosko,

³³waAminadhabhi, waAramu, waEsiromi, waFaresi, waJudha,

³³o shav le Amminadabosko, o shav le Adminosko, o shav le Arnisosko, o shav le Hezronosko, o shav le Perezosko, o shav le Judahosko,

³⁴waJakobho, waIsaka, waAbhurahamu, waTera, waNahori,

³⁴o shav le Iakovosko, o shav le Isaakosko, o shav le Abrahamosko, o shav le Terahosko, o shav le Nahorosko,

³⁵waSerugi, waRagau, waFareki, waEberi, waSara,

³⁵o shav le Serugosko, o shav le Reusosko, o shav le Pelegosko, o shav le Eberosko, o shav le Shelahosko,

³⁶waKainani, waArifakisadhi, waSemu, waNowa, waRameki,

³⁶o shav le Cainanosko, o shav le Arphaxadosko, o shav le Shemosko, o shav le Noahosko, o shav le Lamechosko,

³⁷waMatusara, waEnoki, waJaredhi, waMarereeri, waKainani,

³⁷o shav le Methuselahosko, o shav le Enochosko, o shav le Jaredosko, o shav le Mahalaleelosko, o shav le Cainanosko,

³⁸waEnosi, waSeti, waAdhamu, waMwari.

³⁸o shav le Enososko, o shav le Sethosko, o shav le Adamosko, o shav le Devlesko.