¹Zvino mazuva matanhatu pasika isati yasvika Jesu wakasvika Bhetaniya, paiva naRazaro wakange afa, waakamutsa kuvakafa.

¹Then six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

²Naizvozvo vakamuitira chirayiro ipapo, uye Marita waishandira; naRazaro wakange ari umwe wevakange vagere naye pakudya.

²So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.

³Zvino Maria akatora paundi* yemafuta enadhi* omene, ane mutengo mukuru, akazodza tsoka dzaJesu, akapusika tsoka dzake nevhudzi rake; imba ikazadzwa nekunhuhwira kwemafuta.

³Mary, therefore, took a pound a Roman pound of 12 ounces, or about 340 grams of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

⁴Naizvozvo umwe wevadzidzi vake, Judhasi Isikariyoti waSimoni wakange achazomutengesa, akati:

⁴Then Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, one of his disciples, who would betray him, said,

⁵Mafuta awa aregerei kutengeswa nemadhenari* mazana matatu, akapiwa varombo?

⁵“Why wasn’t this ointment sold for three hundred denarii, 300 denarii was about a year’s wages for an agricultural laborer. and given to the poor?”

⁶Wakarevawo izvi, kwete kuti wakava nehanya nevarombo, asi nekuti waiva mbavha, uye waiva nechikwama, achitakura zvaiiswamo.

⁶Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

⁷Naizvozvo Jesu wakati: Muregei; wamachengetedzera zuva rekuvigwa kwangu.

⁷But Jesus said, “Leave her alone. She has kept this for the day of my burial.

⁸Nekuti varombo munavo nguva dzose, asi ini hamuneni nguva dzose.

⁸ For you always have the poor with you, but you don’t always have me.”

⁹Naizvozvo chaunga chikuru chevaJudha chakaziva kuti uripo; ndokuuya kwete nekuda kwaJesu chete, asi kuti vaonewo Razaro, waakange amutsa kuvakafa.

⁹A large crowd therefore of the Jews learned that he was there, and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

¹⁰Asi vapristi vakuru vakarangana kuti vauraye Razarowo;

¹⁰But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also,

¹¹nekuti nekuda kwake vazhinji vevaJudha vaibva, vachitenda kuna Jesu.

¹¹because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.

¹²Chifume chaunga chikuru chakange chauya kumutambo, chakati chanzwa kuti Jesu unouya kuJerusarema,

¹²On the next day a great multitude had come to the feast. When they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

¹³vakatora matavi emichindwe, vakabuda kunomuchingamidza, vakadanidzira vachiti: Hosana*! Wakaropafadzwa unouya muzita raIshe, Mambo waIsraeri.

¹³they took the branches of the palm trees, and went out to meet him, and cried out, “Hosanna “Hosanna” means “save us” or “help us, we pray.” ! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Psalm 118:25-26 the King of Israel!”

¹⁴Zvino Jesu awana dhongwana, akagara pamusoro paro, sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi:

¹⁴Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it. As it is written,

¹⁵Usatya, mukunda weZiyoni; tarira, Mambo wako unouya, agere pamusoro pedhongwana redhongi.

¹⁵“Don’t be afraid, daughter of Zion. Behold, your King comes, sitting on a donkey’s colt.” Zechariah 9:9

¹⁶Vadzidzi vake havana kunzwisisa zvinhu izvi pakutanga; asi Jesu wakati akudzwa, ipapo vakazorangarira kuti zvinhu izvi zvakange zvakanyorwa pamusoro pake, uye vakange vamuitira zvinhu izvi.

¹⁶His disciples didn’t understand these things at first, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about him, and that they had done these things to him.

¹⁷Naizvozvo chaunga chaiva naye paakadana Razaro kuti abude muguva, nekumumutsa kuvakafa, chakapupura.

¹⁷The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, was testifying about it.

¹⁸Saka chaunga chakamuchingamidzavo, nekuti vakange vanzwa kuti wakaita chiratidzo ichochi.

¹⁸For this cause also the multitude went and met him, because they heard that he had done this sign.

¹⁹Naizvozvo vaFarisi vakataurirana, vachiti: Munoona kuti hamubatsiri chinhu; tarirai nyika inomutevera.

¹⁹The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, “See how you accomplish nothing. Behold, the world has gone after him.”

²⁰Zvino kwaiva nevamwe vaGiriki pakati pevakange vakwira kunoshumira kumutambo;

²⁰Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast.

²¹ndivo vakauya kuna Firipi weBhetisaidha reGarirea, vakamukumbira vachiti: Ishe, tinoda kuona Jesu.

²¹These, therefore, came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we want to see Jesus.”

²²Firipi akasvika akaudza Andiriyasi; uye Andiriyasi naFiripi vakaudzazve Jesu.

²²Philip came and told Andrew, and in turn, Andrew came with Philip, and they told Jesus.

²³Jesu ndokuvapindura achiti: Awa rasvika rekuti Mwanakomana wemunhu akudzwe.

²³Jesus answered them, “The time has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.

²⁴Zvirokwazvo, zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri: Kunze kwekuti tsanga yegorosi yawira muvhu ikafa, iyo inogara iri yoga; asi kana ikafa, inobereka chibereko chakawanda.

²⁴ Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

²⁵Uyo unoda upenyu hwake ucharashikirwa nahwo; neunovenga upenyu hwake panyika ino uchahwuchengetedza kusvikira kuupenyu hwusingaperi.

²⁵ He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.

²⁶Kana munhu achindishandira, ngaanditevere; nepandiri ini, uchavapowo muranda wangu. Uye kana munhu achindishandira, Baba vachamukudza.

²⁶ If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

²⁷Ikozvino mweya wangu unotambudzika; zvino ndichatiyi? Baba, ndiponesei paawa rino. Asi nekuda kweizvi, ndasvika paawa rino.

²⁷ “Now my soul is troubled. What shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this time?’ But for this cause I came to this time.

²⁸Baba, rumbidzai zita renyu. Naizvozvo inzwi rakauya richibva kudenga, richiti: Ndatorikudza, uye ndicharikudzazve.

²⁸ Father, glorify your name!” Then there came a voice out of the sky, saying, “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.”

²⁹Naizvozvo chaunga chakange chimire chichizvinzwa chakati: Kwatinhira. Vamwe vakati: Mutumwa wataura naye.

²⁹The multitude therefore, who stood by and heard it, said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.”

³⁰Jesu akapindura akati: Inzwi iri harina kuuya nekuda kwangu, asi nekuda kwenyu.

³⁰Jesus answered, “This voice hasn’t come for my sake, but for your sakes.

³¹Ikozvino pane mutongo wenyika ino; zvino mutungamiriri wenyika ino uchadzingirwa panze.

³¹ Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.

³²Neni, kana ndasimudzwa panyika, ndichakwevera vose kwandiri.

³² And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”

³³Wakarevawo izvi achiratidza kuti waizofa nerufu rwakadini.

³³But he said this, signifying by what kind of death he should die.

³⁴Chaunga chakamupindura chichiti: Isu takanzwa pamurairo kuti Kristu uchagara nekusingaperi; zvino imwi moreva sei kuti: Mwanakomana wemunhu unofanira kusimudzwa? Ndiani uyu Mwanakomana wemunhu?

³⁴The multitude answered him, “We have heard out of the law that the Christ remains forever. Isaiah 9:7; Daniel 2:44 (but see also Isaiah 53:8) How do you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up?’ Who is this Son of Man?”

³⁵Naizvozvo Jesu wakati kwavari: Pachine chinguvana chiedza chichinemwi. Fambai muchine chiedza, zvimwe rima ringakukundai; uye unofamba murima haazivi kwaanoenda.

³⁵Jesus therefore said to them, “Yet a little while the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, that darkness doesn’t overtake you. He who walks in the darkness doesn’t know where he is going.

³⁶Muchine chiedza, tendai kuchiedza, kuti muve vana vechiedza. Jesu wakareva zvinhu izvi, akabva, akazvivanza kwavari.

³⁶ While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light.” Jesus said these things, and he departed and hid himself from them.

³⁷Kunyange akange aita zviratidzo zvizhinji kudai pamberi pavo, havana kutenda kwaari;

³⁷But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they didn’t believe in him,

³⁸kuti shoko raIsaya muporofita rizadziswe, raakareva achiti: Ishe, ndiani wakatenda mharidzo yedu? Neruoko rwaIshe rwakazarurirwa kuna ani?

³⁸that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke, “Lord, who has believed our report? To whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” Isaiah 53:1

³⁹Naizvozvo vakange vasingagoni kutenda, nekuti Isaya wakatizve:

³⁹For this cause they couldn’t believe, for Isaiah said again,

⁴⁰Wakapofumadza meso avo, akawomesa moyo wavo; kuti varege kuona nemeso kana kunzwisisa nemoyo, vagotendeuka, ndigovaporesa.

⁴⁰“He has blinded their eyes and he hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, and would turn, and I would heal them.” Isaiah 6:10

⁴¹Isaya wakareva zvinhu izvi, paakaona kubwinya kwake, ndokutaura pamusoro pake.

⁴¹Isaiah said these things when he saw his glory, and spoke of him. Isaiah 6:1

⁴²Asi kunyange zvakadaro, vazhinji vevatongiwo vakatenda kwaari; asi nekuda kwevaFarisi vakange vasingabvumi, kuti varege kubudiswa musinagoge;

⁴²Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they didn’t confess it, so that they wouldn’t be put out of the synagogue,

⁴³nekuti vakada rukudzo rwevanhu kupfuura rukudzo rwaMwari.

⁴³for they loved men’s praise more than God’s praise.

⁴⁴Zvino Jesu wakadanidzira akati: Unotenda kwandiri, haatendi kwandiri, asi kune wakandituma.

⁴⁴Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me, but in him who sent me.

⁴⁵Neunoona ini, unoona wakandituma.

⁴⁵ He who sees me sees him who sent me.

⁴⁶Ini ndakauya ndiri chiedza panyika, kuti ani nani unotenda kwandiri arege kugara murima.

⁴⁶ I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in the darkness.

⁴⁷Uye kana ani nani achinzwa mashoko angu akasatenda, handimutongi ini; nekuti handina kuuya kuti nditonge nyika, asi kuti ndiponese nyika.

⁴⁷ If anyone listens to my sayings, and doesn’t believe, I don’t judge him. For I came not to judge the world, but to save the world.

⁴⁸Uyo unondiramba asingagamuchiri mashoko angu, une umwe unomutonga; shoko randakareva, ndiro richamutonga nezuva rekupedzisira.

⁴⁸ He who rejects me, and doesn’t receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke, the same will judge him in the last day.

⁴⁹Nekuti ini handina kureva zvemusoro wangu, asi Baba vakandituma, ndivo vakandipa murairo, zvandichareva nezvandichataura.

⁴⁹ For I spoke not from myself, but the Father who sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak.

⁵⁰Uye ndinoziva kuti murairo wavo upenyu hwusingaperi; naizvozvo ini zvandinotaura, saBaba zvavakataura kwandiri, saizvozvo ndinotaura.

⁵⁰ I know that his commandment is eternal life. The things therefore which I speak, even as the Father has said to me, so I speak.”