¹Zvino wakati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Vamwe varipo kune vamire pano, vasingazoraviri rufu, kusvikira vaona ushe hwaMwari huchiuya nesimba.

¹He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see the Kingdom of God come with power.”

²Zvino shure kwemazuva matanhatu, Jesu akatora Petro, naJakobho, naJohwani, akavatungamidza mugomo refu, pachavo vari vega; akashandurwa chimiro pamberi pavo.

²After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.

³Zvipfeko zvake zvikapenya, zvikachenesesa zvikuru semagada echando; hakuna musuki panyika, ungagona kuzvichenesa zvikadaro.

³His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

⁴Zvino kwakaonekwa kwavari Eria naMozisi, uye vaitaurirana naJesu.

⁴Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.

⁵Petro akapindura akati kuna Jesu: Rabhi*, zvakatinakira kuti tive pano; ngativake matende matatu, rimwe renyu, uye rimwe raMozisi, uye rimwe raEria.

⁵Peter answered Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

⁶Nekuti wakange asingazivi chekutaura; nekuti vaitya zvikuru.

⁶For he didn’t know what to say, for they were very afraid.

⁷Zvino kwakava negore rakavadzikatira, inzwi rikabuda mugore, richiti: Uyu Mwanakomana wangu unodika, inzwai iye.

⁷A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

⁸Kamwe-kamwe, vakati varinga-ringa, havana kuzochaona munhu, asi Jesu chete anavo.

⁸Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.

⁹Zvino vakati vachiburuka mugomo, akavaraira kuti varege kuudza munhu zvavakange vaona kunze kwekuti Mwanakomana wemunhu amuka kuvakafa.

⁹As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

¹⁰Vakachengeta shoko iro mukati mavo, vachibvunzana kuti kumuka kwevakafa chii.

¹⁰They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.

¹¹Vakamubvunza, vachiti: Vanyori vanoreverei kuti Eria unofanira kutanga kuuya?

¹¹They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

¹²Akapindura, akati kwavari: Eria zvirokwazvo unotanga kuuya, avandudze zvinhu zvose; uye kwakagonyorwa sei zveMwanakomana wemunhu, kuti uchatambudzika zvinhu zvizhinji nekuzvidzwa?

¹²He said to them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?

¹³Asi ndinoreva kwamuri kuti Eriawo wakasvika, vakamuitira zvose zvavaida, sezvazvakanyorwa pamusoro pake.

¹³ But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”

¹⁴Zvino wakati asvika kuvadzidzi, akaona chaunga chikuru chakavakomba, nevanyori vachipikisana navo.

¹⁴Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

¹⁵Pakarepo chaunga chose chakati chichimuona chikashamisika zvikuru, chikamhanyira kwaari, chikamukwazisa.

¹⁵Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him.

¹⁶Akabvunza vanyori akati: Munopikisanei navo?

¹⁶He asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”

¹⁷Umwe wechaunga akapindura akati: Mudzidzisi, ndauyisa kwamuri mwanakomana wangu, une mweya wechimumumu;

¹⁷One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;

¹⁸pangava papi paunomubata, unomubvambura; opupuma furo, nekugeda-geda meno ake, uye unooma; zvino ndakataura nevadzidzi venyu kuti vaubudise, vakasagona.

¹⁸and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren’t able.”

¹⁹Akamupindura akati: Haiwa zera risina rutendo, ndichava nemwi kusvikira rinhi? Ndichakuitirai moyo murefu kusvikira rinhi? Muuyisei kwandiri.

¹⁹He answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”

²⁰Vakamuuyisa kwaari; wakati achimuona, pakarepo mweya ukamubvambura; akawira pasi, akaumburuka achipupuma furo.

²⁰They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.

²¹Ndokubva abvunza baba vake akati: Yava nguva yakadini kubvira izvozvi zvichiitika kwaari? Akati: Kubva paupwere.

²¹He asked his father, “How long has it been since this has come to him?” He said, “From childhood.

²²Kazhinji wakamuwisira nemumoto nemumvura, kuti umuparadze; asi kana muchigona kuita chinhu, mutinzwire tsitsi, mutibatsire.

²²Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.”

²³Jesu ndokuti kwaari: Kana uchigona kutenda, zvinhu zvose zvinogoneka kune unotenda.

²³Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

²⁴Uye pakarepo baba vemucheche vakadanidzira nemisodzi vakati: Ndinotenda, Ishe, batsirai pakusatenda kwangu.

²⁴Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”

²⁵Jesu wakati achiona kuti chaunga chinouya chichimhanyirana, akatsiura mweya wetsina, akati kwauri: Iwe, mweya wechimumumu nematsi, ini ndinokuraira: Buda maari, urege kupindazve maari.

²⁵When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!”

²⁶Zvino ukadanidzira, ukamubvundisa zvikuru ukabuda; akaita sewakafa, nekudaro vazhinji vakati: Wafa.

²⁶Having cried out, and convulsed greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead; so much that most of them said, “He is dead.”

²⁷Asi Jesu wakabata ruoko rwake akamusimudza; akasimuka.

²⁷But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.

²⁸Zvino wakati apinda mumba, vadzidzi vake vakamubvunza vari vega vachiti: Sei isu takange tisingagoni kuubudisa?

²⁸When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

²⁹Ndokubva ati kwavari: Zera iri harigoni kubuda nechinhu, kunze nekunyengetera nekutsanya.

²⁹He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting.”

³⁰Vakabva ipapo, vakagura neGarirea, akange asingadi kuti chero ani azvizive.

³⁰They went out from there, and passed through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know it.

³¹Nekuti waidzidzisa vadzidzi vake, achiti kwavari: Mwanakomana wemunhu uchakumikidzwa mumaoko evanhu, uye vachamuuraya; kana aurawa uchamuka nezuva retatu.

³¹For he was teaching his disciples, and said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.”

³²Asi havana kunzwisisa shoko iro, vachitya kumubvunza.

³²But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

³³Zvino wakasvika Kapenaume; akati ava mumba, akavabvunza, achiti: Manga muchikakavadzana chii munzira?

³³He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?”

³⁴Asi vakanyarara, nekuti munzira vakange vakakavadzana kuti mukurusa ndiani.

³⁴But they were silent, for they had disputed one with another on the way about who was the greatest.

³⁵Zvino akagara pasi, akadana vanegumi nevaviri, akati kwavari: Kana munhu achida kuva wekutanga, uchava wekupedzisira kune vose nemushandi wevose.

³⁵He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

³⁶Ndokutora mucheche, akamumisa pakati pavo; akati amugumbatira, akati kwavari:

³⁶He took a little child, and set him in their midst. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

³⁷Ani nani unogamuchira umwe wevacheche vakadai muzita rangu, unogamuchira ini; uye ani nani unogamuchira ini, haagamuchiri ini, asi uyo wakandituma.

³⁷ “Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me.”

³⁸Zvino Johwani akamupindura, achiti: Mudzidzisi, takaona umwe asingatiteveri achibudisa madhimoni muzita renyu; tikamudzivisa, nekuti haana kutitevera.

³⁸John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”

³⁹Asi Jesu wakati: Musamudzivisa, nekuti hakuna munhu ungaita basa resimba muzita rangu, unogona kukurumidza kutaura zvakaipa pamusoro pangu.

³⁹But Jesus said, “Don’t forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.

⁴⁰Nekuti usingapikisani nesu, ndewedu.

⁴⁰ For whoever is not against us is on our side.

⁴¹Nekuti ani nani unokupai mukombe wemvura kuti mumwe muzita rangu, nekuti muri vaKristu, zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Haangamborashikirwi nemubairo wake.

⁴¹ For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

⁴²Uye ani nani unogumbusa umwe wevaduku avo vanotenda kwandiri, zviri nani kwaari kuti guyo guru riremberedzwe pamutsipa wake, akandirwe mugungwa.

⁴² Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

⁴³Uye kana ruoko rwako ruchikugumbusa, rugure; zviri nani kwauri kupinda muupenyu uri chirema, pane kuti une maoko maviri uende mugehena, mumoto usingadzimiki,

⁴³ If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, or, Hell into the unquenchable fire,

⁴⁴apo pasingafi honye yavo, nemoto usingadzimi.

⁴⁴ ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

⁴⁵Uye kana rutsoko rwako ruchikugumbusa, rugure; zviri nani kwauri kupinda muupenyu uchikamhina, pane kuti une tsoka mbiri ukandirwe mugehena mumoto usingadzimiki,

⁴⁵ If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame, rather than having your two feet to be cast into Gehenna, or, Hell into the fire that will never be quenched—

⁴⁶apo pasingafi honye yavo, nemoto usingadzimi.

⁴⁶ ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

⁴⁷Zvino kana ziso rako richikugumbusa, ridzure; zviri nani kwauri kupinda muushe hwaMwari une ziso rimwe, pakuti une maziso maviri, ukandirwe mugehena remoto,

⁴⁷ If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna or, Hell of fire,

⁴⁸apo pasingafi honye yavo, nemoto usingadzimi.

⁴⁸ ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’ Isaiah 66:24

⁴⁹Nekuti wose ucharungwa nemoto uye chibayiro chose chicharungwa nemunyu.

⁴⁹ For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.

⁵⁰Munyu wakanaka; asi kana munyu warasa kuvava, mungaurunga nei? Ivai nemunyu mamuri, mugarisane nerugare.

⁵⁰ Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”