¹Panguva iyo ushe hwekumatenga huchafananidzwa nevasikana gumi vakatora marambi avo vakabuda kunochingamidza muwani.

¹ “Then the Kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom.

²Zvino vashanu vavo vakange vakachenjera, vashanu vari mapenzi.

² Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

³Avo vari mapenzi vakatora marambi avo, vakasatora mafuta pamwe navo.

³ Those who were foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them,

⁴Asi vakachenjera vakatora mafuta mumidziyo yavo nemarambi avo.

⁴ but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

⁵Zvino muwani wakati achinonoka, vose vakatsumwaira vakavata.

⁵ Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

⁶Asi pakati peusiku kwakadanidzirwa: Tarirai, muwani ouya, budai munomuchingamidza!

⁶ But at midnight there was a cry, ‘Behold! The bridegroom is coming! Come out to meet him!’

⁷Zvino vasikana avo vose vakamuka, vakagadzira marambi avo.

⁷ Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. The end of the wick of an oil lamp needs to be cut off periodically to avoid having it become clogged with carbon deposits. The wick height is also adjusted so that the flame burns evenly and gives good light without producing a lot of smoke.

⁸Mapenzi akati kune vakachenjera: Tipei pamafuta enyu nekuti marambi edu odzima.

⁸ The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’

⁹Asi vakachenjera vakapindura vachiti: Zvimwe haangakwaniri isu nemwi; asi zviri nani endai kune vanotengesa munozvitengera.

⁹ But the wise answered, saying, ‘What if there isn’t enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’

¹⁰Asi vakati vachienda kunotenga, muwani akasvika. Zvino vakange vakagadzirira vakapinda naye mumuchato, mukova ukapfigwa.

¹⁰ While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

¹¹Pashure kwakauyavo vamwe vasikana, vachiti: Ishe, Ishe, tizarurirei!

¹¹ Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us.’

¹²Asi wakapindura akati: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Handikuziviyi imwi.

¹² But he answered, ‘Most certainly I tell you, I don’t know you.’

¹³Naizvozvo rindai, nekuti hamuzivi zuva kana nguva Mwanakomana wemunhu yaachauya.

¹³ Watch therefore, for you don’t know the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming.

¹⁴Nekuti zvakaita semunhu wakafamba rwendo, akadana varanda vake, akavapa zvaaiva nazvo.

¹⁴ “For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.

¹⁵Uye kune umwe wakapa matarenda* mashanu, umwe maviri, umwe rimwe, umwe neumwe zvakakwanirana nesimba rake; pakarepo akafamba rwendo rwake.

¹⁵ To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one; to each according to his own ability. Then he went on his journey.

¹⁶Uye wakagamuchira matarenda* mashanu akaenda akaita mhindu nawo, akaita mamwe matarenda mashanu.

¹⁶ Immediately he who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

¹⁷Saizvozvovo wemaviri akawanawo mamwe maviri.

¹⁷ In the same way, he also who got the two gained another two.

¹⁸Asi wakagamuchira rimwe wakaenda akachera pasi, akaviga mari yaishe wake.

¹⁸ But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.

¹⁹Shure kwenguva refu, ishe wevaranda ivavo wakasvika, akagadzira zvemari navo.

¹⁹ “Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.

²⁰Kwakauya wakange agamuchira matarenda mashanu akauyisa mamwe matarenda mashanu achiti: Ishe, makandikumikidza matarenda mashanu; tarirai, ndawana pamusoro pawo mamwe matarenda mashanu.

²⁰ He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents besides them.’

²¹Ishe wake akati kwaari: Zvakanaka, muranda wakanaka, wakatendeka, wakange wakatendeka pazvishoma, ndichakuisa pamusoro pezvizhinji; pinda mumufaro waishe wako.

²¹ “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

²²Wakange agamuchira matarenda maviri akauyawo akati: Ishe, makandikumikidza matarenda maviri; tarirai, ndawana mamwe matarenda maviri pamusoro pawo.

²² “He also who got the two talents came and said, ‘Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents besides them.’

²³Ishe wake akati kwaari: Zvakanaka, muranda wakanaka, wakatendeka, wakange wakatendeka pazvishoma, ndichakuisa pamusoro pezvizhinji; pinda mumufaro waishe wako.

²³ “His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

²⁴Asi wakange agamuchira tarenda rimwe naiye wakauya akati: Ishe, ndakange ndichikuzivai imwi kuti muri munhu wakawoma, munokohwa pamusina kudzvara, munounganidza pamusina kukusha;

²⁴ “He also who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.

²⁵zvino ndakatya, ndikaenda ndikanoviga tarenda renyu muvhu; tarirai, mava nechenyu!

²⁵ I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.’

²⁶Ishe wake akapindura akati kwaari: Muranda wakaipa une usimbe, wakange uchiziva kuti ndinokohwa pandisina kudzvara, ndichiunganidza pandisina kukusha.

²⁶ “But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.

²⁷Saka waifanira kuisa mari yangu kuvatsinhanisi vemari, neni pakusvika ndingadai ndagamuchira zvangu nezvibereko.

²⁷ You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.

²⁸Naizvozvo mutorerei tarenda, mupe kune une matarenda gumi.

²⁸ Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.

²⁹Nekuti wose unazvo uchapiwa ave nezvakawandisa; asi usina uchatorerwa nechaanacho.

²⁹ For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he has will be taken away.

³⁰Uye muranda pasina murasirei kurima rekunze, ipapo pachava nekuchema nekugeda-geda kwemeno.

³⁰ Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

³¹Zvino kana Mwanakomana wemunhu achiuya mukubwinya kwake, nevatumwa vatsvene vose vanaye, ipapo uchagara pachigaro cheushe chekurumbidzwa kwake.

³¹ “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

³²Zvino pamberi pake pachaunganidzwa ndudzi dzose; uye uchadziparadzanisa imwe kubva kune imwe, semufudzi unoparadzanisa makwai kubva kumbudzi.

³² Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

³³Uchamisa makwai kuruoko rwake rwerudyi, asi mbudzi kuruboshwe.

³³ He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

³⁴Zvino Mambo uchati kune vari kuruoko rwake rwerudyi: Uyai, imwi makaropfadzwa naBaba vangu, mugare nhaka yeushe hwakagadzirirwa imwi kubva pakuvamba kwenyika.

³⁴ Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

³⁵Nekuti ndakange ndine nzara, mukandipa chekudya; ndakange ndine nyota, mukandipa chekumwa; ndakange ndiri mweni, mukandigamuchira;

³⁵ for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

³⁶ndakashama, mukandipfekedza; ndakange ndichirwara, mukandishanyira; ndakange ndiri mutirongo, mukauya kwandiri.

³⁶ I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.’

³⁷Ipapo vakarurama vachamupindura vachiti: Ishe, takakuonai rinhi mune nzara, tikakupai chekudya, kana mune nyota tikapa chekumwa?

³⁷ “Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink?

³⁸Takakuonai rinhi muri mweni, tikagamuchira, kana makashama, tikapfekedza?

³⁸ When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you?

³⁹Takakuonai rinhi isu muchirwara, kana mutirongo, tikauya kwamuri?

³⁹ When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’

⁴⁰Uye Mambo uchapindura ati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Sezvamakaitira umwe wehama dzangu idzi mudukusa, makaitira ini.

⁴⁰ “The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers The word for “brothers” here may be also correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” , you did it to me.’

⁴¹Ipapo uchatiwo kune vari kuruoko rweruboshwe: Ibvai kwandiri, imwi makapiwa rushambwa, muende kumoto usingaperi, wakagadzirirwa Diabhorosi nevatumwa vake.

⁴¹ Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

⁴²Nekuti ndakange ndine nzara, mukasandipa chekudya; ndakange ndine nyota, mukasandipa chekunwa;

⁴² for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;

⁴³ndakange ndiri mweni, mukasandigamuchira; ndakashama, mukasandipfekedza; ndichirwara, nemutirongo, mukasandishanyira.

⁴³ I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in; naked, and you didn’t clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you didn’t visit me.’

⁴⁴Ipapo ivava vachamupindurawo vachiti: Ishe, takakuonai rinhi mune nzara, kana mune nyota, kana muri mweni, kana makashama, kana muchirwara, kana muri mutirongo, tikasakushandirai?

⁴⁴ “Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’

⁴⁵Zvino uchavapindura achiti: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Pamusina kuitira umwe wevadukusa ava, hamuna kuitirawo ini.

⁴⁵ “Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’

⁴⁶Ava vachaenda kukurangwa kusingaperi; asi vakarurama kuupenyu husingaperi.

⁴⁶ These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”