¹Panguva iyo Herodhe umwe wevatongi vana wakanzwa mukurumbira waJesu,

¹At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

²akati kuvaranda vake: Uyu ndiJohwani Mubhabhatidzi; iye wakamuka kuvakafa, naizvozvo mabasa esimba awa anobata maari.

²and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”

³Nekuti Herodhe wakange abata Johwani akamusunga akamuisa mutirongo nekuda kwaHerodhiasi mukadzi waFiripi munin'ina wake.

³For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

⁴Nekuti Johwani wakange ati kwaari: Hazvitenderwi kwauri kuti uve naye.

⁴For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

⁵Zvino wakange achida kumuuraya, akatya chaunga, nekuti vaimutora semuporofita.

⁵When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

⁶Asi kwakati kuchichengetedzwa zuva rekuberekwa kwaHerodhe, mukunda waHerodhiasi akatamba pakati pavo, akafadza Herodhe.

⁶But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

⁷Naizvozvo wakavimbisa nemhiko kuti uchamupa chipi nechipi chaaizokumbira.

⁷Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

⁸Zvino iye, wakati amborairwa namai vake, akati: Ndipei pano mundiro musoro waJohwani Mubhabhatidzi.

⁸She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”

⁹Mambo akashungurudzika, asi nekuda kwemhiko, uye kwevakange vagere naye pakudya, wakaraira kuti apiwe.

⁹The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

¹⁰Akatuma vanhu akagura Johwani musoro mutirongo.

¹⁰and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

¹¹Musoro wake ukauyiswa mundiro, ukapiwa kumusikana, akauisa kuna mai vake.

¹¹His head was brought on a platter, and given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

¹²Vadzidzi vake vakauya vakatora mutumbi vakauviga, ndokuenda ndokuudza Jesu.

¹²His disciples came, and took the body, and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.

¹³Jesu wakati azvinzwa, akabvapo nechikepe, akaenda kunzvimbo yerenje ari oga; asi zvaunga zvakati zvichizvinzwa zvikamutevera netsoka zvichibva mumaguta.

¹³Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a deserted place apart. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

¹⁴Zvino Jesu wakati abuda akaona chaunga chikuru, akavanzwira tsitsi, akaporesa varwere vavo.

¹⁴Jesus went out, and he saw a great multitude. He had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

¹⁵Zvino ava madekwana, vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari vachiti: Iyi inzvimbo yerenje, uye ikozvino nguva dzaenda; regai zvaunga zviende, kuti vaende kumisha vanozvitengera chikafu.

¹⁵When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, “This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.”

¹⁶Asi Jesu wakati kwavari: Havafaniri kuenda; vapei imwi kuti vadye.

¹⁶But Jesus said to them, “They don’t need to go away. You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷Asi vakati kwaari: Hatina pano kunze kwezvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri.

¹⁷They told him, “We only have here five loaves and two fish.”

¹⁸Iye akati: Uyai nazvo pano pandiri.

¹⁸He said, “Bring them here to me.”

¹⁹Akaraira zvaunga kuti zvigare pasi pauswa, akatora zvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri, ndokutarira kumusoro kudenga, akazviropafadza, akamedura ndokupa zvingwa kuvadzidzi, vadzidzi vakapa kuzvaunga.

¹⁹He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass; and he took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, broke and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the disciples gave to the multitudes.

²⁰Vakadya vose, vakaguta, vakaunganidza zvimedu zvakasara, matengu gumi nemaviri azere.

²⁰They all ate, and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

²¹Uye vakange vadya vaiva varume zvuru zvishanu pasina vakadzi nevana vaduku.

²¹Those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

²²Pakarepo Jesu wakamanikidza vadzidzi vake kupinda muchikepe, vamutungamirire mhiri, iye acharega zvaunga zvichienda.

²²Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat, and to go ahead of him to the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.

²³Zvino wakati arega zvaunga zvichienda, akakwira mugomo ari oga kunonyengetera; akati ava madekwana, wakange ari oga ipapo.

²³After he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain by himself to pray. When evening had come, he was there alone.

²⁴Asi chikepe zvino chakange chava pakati pegungwa chichivheyeswa nemafungu; nekuti mhepo yakange ichipikisa.

²⁴But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

²⁵Nenguva yechina yemurindiro yeusiku Jesu akaenda kwavari achifamba pamusoro pegungwa.

²⁵In the fourth watch of the night, The night was equally divided into four watches, so the fourth watch is approximately 3:00 A. M. to sunrise. Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. see Job 9:8

²⁶Zvino vadzidzi vakati vachimuona achifamba pamusoro pegungwa, vakavhunduka vachiti idzangaradzimu. Vakadanidzira nekutya.

²⁶When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.

²⁷Asi pakarepo Jesu wakataura navo akati: Tsungai moyo; ndini; musatya.

²⁷But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying “Cheer up! It is I! or, I AM! Don’t be afraid.”

²⁸Petro ndokumupindura akati: Ishe, kana muri imwi ndirairei ndiuye kwamuri pamusoro pemvura.

²⁸Peter answered him and said, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the waters.”

²⁹Ndokubva ati: Uya. Petro ndokuburuka muchikepe akafamba pamusoro pemvura, kuenda kuna Jesu.

²⁹He said, “Come!” Peter stepped down from the boat, and walked on the waters to come to Jesus.

³⁰Asi wakati achiona mhepo ine simba akatya; zvino otanga kunyura, akadanidzira, achiti: Ishe, ndiponesei!

³⁰But when he saw that the wind was strong, he was afraid, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

³¹Pakarepo Jesu wakatandavadza ruoko, akamubata, akati kwaari: Iwe werutendo ruduku, unokononei?

³¹Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand, took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”

³²Vakati vapinda muchikepe, mhepo ikanyarara.

³²When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.

³³Vakange vari muchikepe ndokuuya vakamunamata vachiti: Zvirokwazvo muri Mwanakomana waMwari.

³³Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”

³⁴Vakati vayambuka, vakasvika panyika yeGenesareti.

³⁴When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

³⁵Varume venzvimbo iyo vakati vamuziva, vakatuma shoko panyika yose iyo yakapoteredza, vakauyisa kwaari vose vairwara.

³⁵When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region, and brought to him all who were sick,

³⁶Vakakumbirisa kwaari kuti vabate chete mupendero wenguvo yake; uye vose vakabata vakaporeswa.

³⁶and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe or, tassel of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.