¹Zvino zvakaitika nesabata rechipiri shure kwerekutanga, achigura nemuminda yezviyo, vadzidzi vake vatanha hura, vakadya, vachidzipukuta nemaoko.

¹Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first, that he was going through the grain fields. His disciples plucked the heads of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands.

²Asi vamwe vevaFarisi vakati kwavari: Munoitirei zvisiri pamutemo kuita nemasabata?

²But some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why do you do that which is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day?”

³Zvino Jesu achivapindura, wakati: Hamuna kuverenga kunyange Dhavhidhi zvaakaita, paakange ava nenzara iye nevakange vanaye,

³Jesus, answering them, said, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, he, and those who were with him;

⁴kuti wakapinda sei mumba maMwari, akatora akadya zvingwa zvekuratidza, akapavo vakange vanaye; izvo zvisiri pamutemo kudyiwa asi nevapristi vega?

⁴ how he entered into God’s house, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?”

⁵Ndokuti kwavari: Mwanakomana wemunhu ndiIshe wesabatawo.

⁵He said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

⁶Zvino zvakaitikawo nerimwe sabata kuti wakapinda musinagoge, akadzidzisa; zvino kwakange kune munhu ipapo weruoko rwake rwerudyi rwakawonyana.

⁶It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

⁷Vanyori nevaFarisi vakamutarisisa, kuona kana angaporesa nesabata, kuti vawane mhosva yavangamupomera.

⁷The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

⁸Asi iye wakaziva mifungo yavo, akati kumunhu wakange ane ruoko rwakawonyana: Simuka, uende unomira pakati. Akasimuka akamira.

⁸But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Rise up, and stand in the middle.” He arose and stood.

⁹Zvino Jesu akati kwavari: Ndichakubvunzai chimwe chinhu: Zviri pamutemo here nemasabata kuita zvakanaka kana kuita zvakaipa? Kuponesa upenyu kana kuparadza?

⁹Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you something: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?”

¹⁰Zvino akaringa-ringa kwavari vose, akati kumunhu: Tambanudza ruoko rwako. Akaita saizvozvo ruoko rwake rwukaporeswa rukagwinya serumwe.

¹⁰He looked around at them all, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his hand was restored as sound as the other.

¹¹Ivo vakazara neupengo; vakataurirana umwe neumwe, kuti vangamuitei Jesu.

¹¹But they were filled with rage, and talked with one another about what they might do to Jesus.

¹²Zvino zvakaitika nemazuva iwayo kuti wakabuda akaenda kugomo kundonyengetera; agara usiku hwose mukunyengetera kuna Mwari.

¹²It happened in these days, that he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God.

¹³Zvino kwakati kwaedza, akadanira vadzidzi vake kwaari; akasanangura kwavari gumi nevaviri, vaakatumidzawo kuti vaapositori;

¹³When it was day, he called his disciples, and from them he chose twelve, whom he also named apostles:

¹⁴Simoni, waakatumidzawo Petro, naAndiriya munin'ina wake, Jakobho naJohwani, Firipi naBhatoromiyo,

¹⁴Simon, whom he also named Peter; Andrew, his brother; James; John; Philip; Bartholomew;

¹⁵Matewu naTomasi, Jakobho waArifiyosi, naSimoni wainzi Ziroti;

¹⁵Matthew; Thomas; James, the son of Alphaeus; Simon, who was called the Zealot;

¹⁶Judhasi waJakobho, naJudhasi Isikariyoti, wakazovawo mutengesi.

¹⁶Judas the son of James; and Judas Iscariot, who also became a traitor.

¹⁷Akaburuka navo, akamira pakaenzana, nechaunga chevadzidzi vake, nechaunga chikuru chavanhu vaibva Judhiya rose neJerusarema, nepagungwa reTire neSidoni, vakauya kuzomunzwa, nekuporeswa pazvifo zvavo;

¹⁷He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;

¹⁸nevakange vachitambudziwa nemweya yetsvina, vakaporeswa.

¹⁸as well as those who were troubled by unclean spirits, and they were being healed.

¹⁹Chaunga chose chikatsvaka kumubata; nekuti kwakabuda simba kwaari rikaporesa vose.

¹⁹All the multitude sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.

²⁰Ndokusimudzira meso ake kuvadzidzi vake, akati: Makaropafadzwa varombo, nekuti ushe hwaMwari ndohwenyu.

²⁰He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.

²¹Makaropafadzwa imwi munenzara zvino, nekuti muchagutiswa. Makaropafadzwa imwi munochema ikozvino, nekuti muchaseka.

²¹ Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

²²Makaropafadzwa, kana vanhu vachikuvengai, uye kana vachikusarurai, vachikunyombai, vachirasha zita renyu serakashata, nekuda kweMwanakomana wemunhu.

²² Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

²³Farai nezuva iro, muuruke nemufaro; nekuti tarirai, mubairo wenyu mukuru kudenga; nekuti saizvozvo ndizvo zvakaita madzibaba avo kuvaporofita.

²³ Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven, for their fathers did the same thing to the prophets.

²⁴Asi mune nhamo imwi vakafuma! Nekuti magamuchira nyaradzo yenyu.

²⁴ “But woe to you who are rich! For you have received your consolation.

²⁵Mune nhamo imwi munoguta! Nekuti muchanzwa nzara. Mune nhamo imwi munoseka zvino! Nekuti muchachema nekuwungudza.

²⁵ Woe to you, you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

²⁶Mune nhamo kana vanhu vose vachitaura zvakanaka pamusoro penyu! Nekuti madzibaba avo akaita saizvozvo kuvaporofita venhema.

²⁶ Woe, TR adds “to you” when TR adds “all” men speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

²⁷Asi ndinoti kwamuri munonzwa: Idai mhandu dzenyu, itai zvakanaka kune vanokuvengai,

²⁷ “But I tell you who hear: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

²⁸ropafadzai vanokutukai, munyengeterere vanokubatai zvakaipa.

²⁸ bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you.

²⁹Kune unokurova padama, umupe rimwewo; unokutorera nguvo yako, usarambidza neshati yako.

²⁹ To him who strikes you on the cheek, offer also the other; and from him who takes away your cloak, don’t withhold your coat also.

³⁰Asi upe umwe neumwe unokumbira kwauri; neunokutorera zvako, usazvirevazve.

³⁰ Give to everyone who asks you, and don’t ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again.

³¹Sezvamunoda kuti vanhu vaite kwamuri, imwi muvaitirewo saizvozvo.

³¹ “As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

³²Uye kana muchida avo vanokudai, mune kuvongwa kwakadini? Nekuti vatadziwo vanoda vanovada.

³² If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.

³³Uye kana muchiitira zvakanaka kune avo vanokuitirai zvakanaka, mune kuvongwa kwakadini? Nekuti vatadzi vanoitawo izvozvo.

³³ If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same.

³⁴Uye kana muchikweretesa vamunotarisira kugamuchira kwavari, mune kuvongwa kwakadini? Nekuti vatadzi vanokweretesawo vatadzi, kuti vagamuchirezve zvakaenzana nazvo.

³⁴ If you lend to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive back as much.

³⁵Asi idai vavengi venyu, muite zvakanaka, mukweretese musingatarisirizve chinhu; zvino mubairo wenyu uchava mukuru, mugova vana veWokumusoro-soro; nekuti iye unemoyo munyoro kune vasingavongi nevakaipa.

³⁵ But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back; and your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

³⁶Naizvozvo ivai netsitsi, sababa venyuwo vane tsitsi.

³⁶ Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.

³⁷Musatonga, mugorega kutongwawo; musapa mhosva, mugorega kupiwawo mhosva; regererai, mugoregererwawo.

³⁷ Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t condemn, and you won’t be condemned. Set free, and you will be set free.

³⁸Ipai, mugopiwawo; chiyero chakanaka, chakatsikirirwa, nekuzunguzirwa, chinopfachukira vachakupai pachifuva chenyu. Nekuti nechiyero ichocho chamunoyera nacho muchayerwa nacho zvekare.

³⁸ “Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. literally, into your bosom. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

³⁹Akataura mufananidzo kwavari akati: Kuti bofu ringatungamirira bofu here? Ko haangawiri mugomba ari maviri here?

³⁹He spoke a parable to them. “Can the blind guide the blind? Won’t they both fall into a pit?

⁴⁰Mudzidzi haasi pamusoro pemudzidzisi wake; asi umwe neumwe kana apedzeredzwa uchava semudzidzisi wake.

⁴⁰ A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.

⁴¹Uye unotarirei rubanzu ruri muziso reumwe wako, asi danda riri muziso rako pachako haurinanzereri?

⁴¹ Why do you see the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?

⁴²Kana unogona kureva sei kune umwe wako, uchiti: Umwe wangu, rega ndibudise rubanzu ruri muziso rako, iwe pachako usingaoni danda riri muziso rako? Iwe munyepedzeri, budisa pakutanga danda kubva muziso rako, zvino ipapo uchaona zvakanaka kubudisa rubanzu ruri muziso reumwe wako.

⁴² Or how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye.

⁴³Nekuti hausi muti wakanaka unobereka chibereko chakaipa; kana muti wakaipa unobereka chibereko chakanaka.

⁴³ For there is no good tree that brings forth rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that brings forth good fruit.

⁴⁴Nekuti muti umwe neumwe unozikamwa nechibereko chawo pachawo. Nekuti pamhinzwa, havatanhi maonde, kana parukato kutanha mazambiringa.

⁴⁴ For each tree is known by its own fruit. For people don’t gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

⁴⁵Munhu wakanaka kubva pafuma yakanaka yemoyo wake unobudisa zvakanaka, nemunhu wakaipa kubva pafuma yakaipa yemoyo wake unobudisa zvakaipa; nekuti kubva pazvizere mumoyo make muromo wake unotaura.

⁴⁵ The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

⁴⁶Zvino munondiidzirei Ishe, Ishe, musingaiti zvinhu zvandinoreva?

⁴⁶ “Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and don’t do the things which I say?

⁴⁷Ani nani unouya kwandiri akanzwa mashoko angu akaaita, ndichakuratidzai kuti wakafanana nani;

⁴⁷ Everyone who comes to me, and hears my words, and does them, I will show you who he is like.

⁴⁸wakafanana nemunhu wakavaka imba, akachera akadzikisa, akateya nheyo paruware; zvino mafashame akati auya, rukova rukarova zvine simba paimba iyo, rukasagona kuizunungusa; nekuti yakange yakateyiwa paruware.

⁴⁸ He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.

⁴⁹Asi unonzwa asingaiti, wakafanana nemunhu wakavaka imba pavhu isina nheyo; ipo rukova rwakarova nesimba, pakarepo ikawa, kuwa kweimba iyo kukava kukuru.

⁴⁹ But he who hears, and doesn’t do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”