¹Zvino wakabvapo, akaenda kunyika yekwake; vadzidzi vake vakamutevera.

¹He went out from there. He came into his own country, and his disciples followed him.

²Zvino rava sabata, akatanga kudzidzisa musinagoge; vazhinji vakamunzwa, vakashamisika vachiti: Uyu wakawanepi zvinhu izvi? Injere dzipi dzakapiwa kwaari, kuti nemabasa esimba akadai anoitwa nemaoko ake?

²When the Sabbath had come, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many hearing him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things?” and, “What is the wisdom that is given to this man, that such mighty works come about by his hands?

³Uyu haazi muvezi here, mwanakomana waMaria, nemukoma waJakobho naJose naJudha naSimoni? Nehanzvadzi dzake hadzisi pano nesu here? Vakagumburwa naye.

³Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” They were offended at him.

⁴Asi Jesu akati kwavari: Muporofita haangashaiwi kukudzwa, kunze kwemunyika yekwake, nepakati pehama dzake, nemumba make.

⁴Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house.”

⁵Akasagona kubata chero basa resimba ipapo, kunze kwekuti wakaisa maoko pamusoro pevairwara vashoma, akaporesa.

⁵He could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people, and healed them.

⁶Akashamisika nekusatenda kwavo. Uye akapota-pota nemisha achidzidzisa.

⁶He marveled because of their unbelief. He went around the villages teaching.

⁷Zvino wakadanira kwaari vanegumi nevaviri, kuvatuma vaviri-vaviri, akavapa simba pamusoro pemweya yetsvina.

⁷He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

⁸Akavaraira kuti varege kutora chinhu cherwendo kunze kwemudonzvo chete; kwete chikwama, kwete chingwa, kwete mari mubhanhire.

⁸He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse,

⁹Asi vafuke manyatera, varege kupfeka nguvo mbiri.

⁹but to wear sandals, and not put on two tunics.

¹⁰Zvino akati kwavari: Pose pamunopinda mumba, mugaremo kusvikira muchibvapo.

¹⁰He said to them, “Wherever you enter into a house, stay there until you depart from there.

¹¹Asi vose vasingakugamuchiriyi kana kukunzwai, kana muchibvapo, zuzai guruva riri pasi petsoka dzenyu, chive chapupu kwavari. Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Zvicharerukira Sodhoma kana Gomora nezuva rekutongwa kupfuura guta iro.

¹¹ Whoever will not receive you nor hear you, as you depart from there, shake off the dust that is under your feet for a testimony against them. Assuredly, I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment than for that city!”

¹²Vakati vabuda, vakaparidza kuti vatendeuke;

¹²They went out and preached that people should repent.

¹³zvino vakabudisa madhimoni mazhinji, vakazodza nemafuta vazhinji vairwara, vachiporesa.

¹³They cast out many demons, and anointed many with oil who were sick, and healed them.

¹⁴Mambo Herodhe ndokuzvinzwa, nekuti zita rake rakava pachena, akati: Johwani unobhabhatidza wakamutswa kuvakafa, naizvozvo masimba anobata maari.

¹⁴King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, “John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”

¹⁵Vamwe vakati: NdiEria; nevamwe vakati: Muporofita, kana wakaita seumwe wevaporofita.

¹⁵But others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.”

¹⁶Asi Herodhe wakati anzwa, akati: Uyu ndiJohwani uya wandakagura ini musoro; iye wamuka kuvakafa.

¹⁶But Herod, when he heard this, said, “This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead.”

¹⁷Nekuti Herodhe pachake wakange atuma vanhu akabata Johwani, akamusunga mutirongo nekuda kwaHerodhiasi, mukadzi waFiripi, munin'ina wake; nekuti Herodhe wakange amuwana.

¹⁷For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her.

¹⁸Nekuti Johwani wakange ati kuna Herodhe: Hauna kutenderwa kuti uve nemukadzi wemunin'ina wako.

¹⁸For John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

¹⁹Herodhiasi akamuvenga nechemumoyo, akada kumuuraya, asi wakakonewa;

¹⁹Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t,

²⁰nekuti Herodhe waitya Johwani, achiziva kuti murume wakarurama, mutsvene, akamuchengetedza. Zvino paakamunzwa wakaita zvinhu zvakawanda, akamunzwa nemufaro.

²⁰for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and kept him safe. When he heard him, he did many things, and he heard him gladly.

²¹Asi zuva rakafanira rakati rasvika, Herodhe nezuva rekuberekwa kwake akaitira chirairo madzishe ake nevatungamiriri vezvuru nevatungamiriri veGarirea,

²¹Then a convenient day came, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee.

²²zvino mukunda waHerodhiasi uyo paakapinda akatamba, akafadza Herodhe nevakange vagere pakudya naye; mambo akati kumusikana: Kumbira kwandiri chipi zvacho chaunoda, ndigokupa.

²²When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.”

²³Zvino akamupikira achiti: Chero chii chaunokumbira kwandiri ndichakupa, kusvikira pahafu yeushe hwangu.

²³He swore to her, “Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”

²⁴Akabuda akati kuna mai vake: Ndichakumbirei? Vakati: Musoro waJohwani Mubhabhatidzi.

²⁴She went out, and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John the Baptizer.”

²⁵Pakarepo akakurumidza kupinda kuna mambo, akakumbira achiti: Ndinoda kuti mundipe mundiro ikozvino musoro waJohwani Mubhabhatidzi.

²⁵She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”

²⁶Mambo akashungurudzika zvikuru, asi nekuda kwemhiko, nekwevakange vagere naye pakudya, wakange asingadi kumurambira.

²⁶The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.

²⁷Pakarepo mambo akatuma mhondi, akaraira kuti musoro wake uuyiswe. Akaenda, akamugura musoro mutirongo,

²⁷Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

²⁸akauya nemusoro wake mundiro, akaupa kumusikana, musikana ndokuupa mai vake.

²⁸and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.

²⁹Vadzidzi vake vakati vachizvinzwa, vakauya vakatora chitunha chake, vakachiisa muguva.

²⁹When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

³⁰Zvino vaapositori vakaunganira kuna Jesu, vakamuudza zvose, nezvavakange vaita, nezvavakange vadzidzisa.

³⁰The apostles gathered themselves together to Jesus, and they told him all things, whatever they had done, and whatever they had taught.

³¹Akati kwavari: Uyai imwi pachenyu moga kunzvimbo yerenje, muzorore zvishoma. Nekuti vaiva vazhinji vaiuya nekuenda, vakasava nemukana kunyange wekudya.

³¹He said to them, “You come apart into a deserted place, and rest awhile.” For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

³²Vakaenda nechikepe kunzvimbo yerenje vari vega.

³²They went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves.

³³Zvaunga zvikavaona vachienda, uye vazhinji vakamuziva, vakamhanyirako pamwechete netsoka vachibva pamaguta ose, vakavatangira, vakasangana kwaari.

³³ They TR reads “The multitudes” instead of “They” saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

³⁴Zvino Jesu wakati achibuda, akaona chaunga chikuru, akachinzwira tsitsi, nekuti vakange vakaita semakwai asina mufudzi; akatanga kuvadzidzisa zvinhu zvizhinji.

³⁴Jesus came out, saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.

³⁵Zvino nguva yakati yaenda zvikuru, vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari vakati: Iyi inzvimbo yerenje, uye nguva yatoenda;

³⁵When it was late in the day, his disciples came to him, and said, “This place is deserted, and it is late in the day.

³⁶varegei, kuti vaende kuruwa rwakapoteredza nemisha vanozvitengera zvingwa. Nekuti havana chavangadya.

³⁶Send them away, that they may go into the surrounding country and villages, and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.”

³⁷Akapindura akati kwavari: Vapei imwi kuti vadye. Vakati kwaari: Tingaenda here tinotenga zvingwa zvemadhenari* mazana maviri, tivape vadye?

³⁷But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” They asked him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii 200 denarii was about 7 or 8 months wages for an agricultural laborer. worth of bread, and give them something to eat?”

³⁸Akati kwavari: Mune zvingwa zvingani? Endai munoona. Vakati vaziva vakati: Zvishanu, nehove mbiri.

³⁸He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go see.” When they knew, they said, “Five, and two fish.”

³⁹Zvino akavaraira kuti vavagarise vose pasi nemapoka-mapoka pauswa unyoro.

³⁹He commanded them that everyone should sit down in groups on the green grass.

⁴⁰Zvino vakagara pasi nemapoka mapoka nemazana uye nemakumi mashanu.

⁴⁰They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

⁴¹Zvino wakati atora zvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri, akatarira kumusoro kudenga, akavonga, akamedura zvingwa, akapa kuvadzidzi vake, kuti vazvigadzike pamberi pavo; nehove mbiri akavagovera vose.

⁴¹He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed and broke the loaves, and he gave to his disciples to set before them, and he divided the two fish among them all.

⁴²Zvino vakadya vose, vakaguta.

⁴²They all ate, and were filled.

⁴³Vakanunga matengu gumi nemaviri azere nezvimedu, nezvehove.

⁴³They took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and also of the fish.

⁴⁴Zvino avo vakadya zvingwa vaiva varume vanenge zvuru zvishanu.

⁴⁴Those who ate the loaves were TR adds “about” five thousand men.

⁴⁵Pakarepo akamanikidza vadzidzi vake kupinda muchikepe, vatungamire kuenda mhiri kuBhetisaidha, iye achirega chaunga chichienda.

⁴⁵Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he himself sent the multitude away.

⁴⁶Akati avaoneka, akabva akaenda mugomo kunonyengetera.

⁴⁶After he had taken leave of them, he went up the mountain to pray.

⁴⁷Zvino ava madekwana chikepe chakange chiri pakati pegungwa, iye ari oga panyika.

⁴⁷When evening had come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he was alone on the land.

⁴⁸Zvino wakavaona vachirwadziwa nekukwasva, nekuti mhepo yakange ichipesana navo; akauya kwavari nenguva inenge seyechina yekurinda yeusiku, achifamba pamusoro pegungwa; ndokuda kuvapfuura.

⁴⁸Seeing them distressed in rowing, for the wind was contrary to them, about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea, see Job 9:8 and he would have passed by them,

⁴⁹Zvino vakati vachimuona achifamba pamusoro pegungwa, vakafunga kuti idzangaradzimu, vakaridza mhere.

⁴⁹but they, when they saw him walking on the sea, supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out;

⁵⁰Nekuti vose vakamuona, vakavhunduka; asi pakarepo akataura navo, akati kwavari: Tsungai moyo, ndini, musatya.

⁵⁰for they all saw him, and were troubled. But he immediately spoke with them, and said to them, “Cheer up! It is I! or, “I AM!” Don’t be afraid.”

⁵¹Akakwira kwavari muchikepe, mhepo ikanyarara; vakakatyamara zvikuru mukati mavo zvisingaverengeki vakashamisika.

⁵¹He got into the boat with them; and the wind ceased, and they were very amazed among themselves, and marveled;

⁵²nekuti vakange vasina kunzwisisa zvezvingwa, nekuti moyo wavo wakange uri mukukutu.

⁵²for they hadn’t understood about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.

⁵³Vakati vayambuka, vakasvika kunyika yeGenesareti, vakasungira chikepe pamahombekombe.

⁵³When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.

⁵⁴Vakati vabuda muchikepe, pakarepo vakamuziva,

⁵⁴When they had come out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,

⁵⁵vakamhanyira munharaunda iyo yose yakapoteredza, vakatanga kutenderera vakatakura vairwara pamichanja, kwavainzwa kuti ndiko kwaari.

⁵⁵and ran around that whole region, and began to bring those who were sick, on their mats, to where they heard he was.

⁵⁶Zvino pose paakapinda pamisha kana pamaguta kana paruwa, vakaradzika varwere pamisika, vakamukumbira zvikuru kuti vabate mupendero wenguvo dzake chete; uye vose vakamubata vakaponeswa.

⁵⁶Wherever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch just the fringe or, tassel of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.