¹Zvino zvakaitika kuti chaunga chakati chichimumbandidzira kuti vanzwe shoko raMwari, iye akamira parutivi rwegungwa reGenesareti;

¹Now it happened, while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.

²akaona zvikepe zviviri zvimire parutivi rwegungwa; asi varedzi vakange vabuda mazviri vachisuka mimbure.

²He saw two boats standing by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

³Akapinda mune chimwe chezvikepe chaiva chaSimoni, akakumbira kwaari kuti abve pavhu zvishoma. Ndokubva agara pasi, akadzidzisa zvaunga ari muchikepe.

³He entered into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little from the land. He sat down and taught the multitudes from the boat.

⁴Zvino wakati amira kutaura, akati kuna Simoni: Pinda kwakadzika udzikise mimbure yenyu kuti ubate.

⁴When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep, and let down your nets for a catch.”

⁵Simoni akapindura, akati kwaari: Tenzi, tafondoka usiku hwose hwakazara, tikasabata chinhu, asi zvamadaro, ndichadzikisa mumbure.

⁵Simon answered him, “Master, we worked all night, and took nothing; but at your word I will let down the net.”

⁶Vakati vaita izvozvi, vakakomba dutu rehove zhinji; mumbure wavo ukange wobvaruka.

⁶When they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net was breaking.

⁷Vakaninira vamwe vavo vakange vari mune chimwe chikepe, kuti vauye vazovabatsira; vakauya vakazadza zvikepe zviri zviviri, zvekuti zvakatanga kunyura.

⁷They beckoned to their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. They came, and filled both boats, so that they began to sink.

⁸Zvino Simoni Petro wakati achiona, akawira pasi pamabvi aJesu, achiti: Ibvai kwandiri, Ishe, nekuti ndiri munhu mutadzi.

⁸But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

⁹Nekuti kushamisika kwakange kwamubata, nevose vakange vanaye, nekubatwa kwehove dzavakange vabata;

⁹For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the catch of fish which they had caught;

¹⁰saizvozvowo Jakobho naJohwani, vanakomana vaZebhedhi, vaiva vadyidzani naSimoni. Jesu ndokuti kuna Simoni: Usatya, kubva zvino ucharedza vanhu.

¹⁰and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be catching people alive.”

¹¹Zvino, vakati vaisa zvikepe kunyika, vakasiya zvose vakamutevera.

¹¹When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him.

¹²Zvino zvakaitika, ari kune rimwe remaguta, tarira, murume azere maperembudzi; wakati achiona Jesu akawa nechiso, ndokumugombetedza, achiti: Ishe, kana muchida, munogona kundinatsa.

¹²It happened, while he was in one of the cities, behold, there was a man full of leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell on his face, and begged him, saying, “Lord, if you want to, you can make me clean.”

¹³Ndokubva atambanudza ruoko, akamubata, achiti: Ndinoda, chinatswa. Pakarepo maperembudzi akabva kwaari.

¹³He stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately the leprosy left him.

¹⁴Iye akamuraira kuti asaudza munhu; akati: Asi enda undozviratidza kumupristi, ubayire pakunatswa kwako, Mozisi sezvaakaraira, chive chapupu kwavari.

¹⁴He commanded him to tell no one, “But go your way, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”

¹⁵Asi shoko pamusoro pake rakanyanya kupararira; zvaunga zvikuru zvikaungana kuzonzwa, nekuporeswa naye pazvifo zvavo.

¹⁵But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

¹⁶Asi iye waienda kumarenje achinonyengetera.

¹⁶But he withdrew himself into the desert, and prayed.

¹⁷Zvino zvakaitika nerimwe ramazuva, iye paakange achidzidzisa; zvino vaFarisi nevadzidzisi vemurairo vakange vagerepo, vaibva kumisha yese yeGarirea neJudhiya neJerusarema; nesimba raIshe rakange riripo kuvaporesa.

¹⁷It happened on one of those days, that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was with him to heal them.

¹⁸Uye tarira, varume vakange vakatakura munhu pauchanja wakange akafa mitezo; vakatsvaka kumupinza vaise pamberi pake.

¹⁸Behold, men brought a paralyzed man on a cot, and they sought to bring him in to lay before Jesus.

¹⁹Zvino, vakati vachishaiwa pavangamupinza napo nekuda kwechaunga, vakakwira padenga peimba, vakamuburusira pasi pakati neuchanja hwake, nemumapfuriro pamberi paJesu.

¹⁹Not finding a way to bring him in because of the multitude, they went up to the housetop, and let him down through the tiles with his cot into the midst before Jesus.

²⁰Iye wakati aona rutendo rwavo, akati kwaari: Munhu, zvivi zvako wazvikangamwirwa.

²⁰Seeing their faith, he said to him, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.”

²¹Zvino vanyori nevaFarisi vakatanga kufunga, vachiti: Ndiani uyu unotaura kunyomba? Ndiani unogona kukangamwira zvivi, kunze kwaMwari oga?

²¹The scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone?”

²²Zvino Jesu paakaziva mifungo yavo, akapindura, akati kwavari: Munofungei mumoyo yenyu?

²²But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answered them, “Why are you reasoning so in your hearts?

²³Chii chakareruka, kuti: Zvivi zvako wazviregererwa; kana kuti: Simuka, ufambe?

²³ Which is easier to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven you;’ or to say, ‘Arise and walk?’

²⁴Asi kuti muzive kuti Mwanakomana wemunhu une simba panyika rekuregerera zvivi (akati kune wakange akafa mitezo): Ndinoti kwauri: Simuka, utore uchanja hwako, uende kumba kwako.

²⁴ But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (he said to the paralyzed man), “I tell you, arise, and take up your cot, and go to your house.”

²⁵Pakarepo akasimuka pamberi pavo, akatora chaakange avete pachiri, akaenda kumba kwake, achirumbidza Mwari.

²⁵Immediately he rose up before them, and took up that which he was laying on, and departed to his house, glorifying God.

²⁶Kuvhiringidzika kukabata vose, vakarumbidza Mwari, vakazadzwa nekutya, vachiti: Taona chisionekwe nhasi.

²⁶Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, “We have seen strange things today.”

²⁷Zvino shure kwezvinhu izvi wakabuda, akaona muteresi, wainzi Revhi, agere paimba yemutero, akati kwaari: Nditevere.

²⁷After these things he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax office, and said to him, “Follow me!”

²⁸Ndokubva asiya zvose, akasimuka akamutevera.

²⁸He left everything, and rose up and followed him.

²⁹Revhi ndokumuitira mabiko makuru mumba make; kukavapo chaunga chikuru chavateresi nevamwe vakange vagere navo pakudya.

²⁹Levi made a great feast for him in his house. There was a great crowd of tax collectors and others who were reclining with them.

³⁰Asi vanyori vavo nevaFarisi vakanyunyutira vadzidzi vake, vachiti: Nemhaka yei muchidya nekunwa nevateresi nevatadzi?

³⁰Their scribes and the Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

³¹Jesu achipindura akati kwavari: Vakagwinya havadi murapi, asi avo vanorwara.

³¹Jesus answered them, “Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick do.

³²Handina kuuya kuzodana vakarurama, asi vatadzi vauye mukutendeuka.

³² I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

³³Zvino vakati kwaari: Nemhaka yei vadzidzi vaJohwani vachitsanya kazhinji, vachiita minyengetero, uye saizvozvo vevaFarisi, asi venyu vanodya nekunwa?

³³They said to him, “Why do John’s disciples often fast and pray, likewise also the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?”

³⁴Asi wakati kwavari: Munogona kutsanyisa vana veimba yemuchato muwani achiri kwavari here?

³⁴He said to them, “Can you make the friends of the bridegroom fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

³⁵Asi mazuva achasvika, apo muwani achabviswa kwavari, ipapo vachatsanya nemazuva iwayo.

³⁵ But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast in those days.”

³⁶Akataurawo mufananidzo kwavari, akati: Hakuna munhu unoisa chigamba chemucheka mutsva panguvo sharu; kana zvakasadaro naichowo chitsva chinobvarura, nechigamba chemucheka mutsva hachipindirani nesharu.

³⁶He also told a parable to them. “No one puts a piece from a new garment on an old garment, or else he will tear the new, and also the piece from the new will not match the old.

³⁷Uye hakuna munhu unodira waini itsva muhombodo sharu; kana zvakasadaro, waini itsva ichaparusa hombodo iyo ikateuka, uye hombodo dzikaparara.

³⁷ No one puts new wine into old wineskins, or else the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed.

³⁸Asi waini itsva inofanira kuiswa muhombodo itsva, zvichengetedzeke zviri zviviri.

³⁸ But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.

³⁹Uye hakuna munhu unoti kana amwa waini sharu pakarepo akashuva itsva; nekuti unoti: Sharu iri nani.

³⁹ No man having drunk old wine immediately desires new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”