¹Zvino wakati achiona zvaunga, akakwira mugomo, zvino wakati agara pasi vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari;

¹Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

²akashamisa muromo wake, akavadzidzisa achiti:

²He opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

³Vakaropafadzwa varombo pamweya; nekuti ushe hwekumatenga ndehwavo.

³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Isaiah 57:15; 66:2

⁴Vakaropafadzwa vanochema; nekuti ivo vachanyaradzwa.

⁴ Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Isaiah 61:2; 66:10,13

⁵Vakaropafadzwa vanyoro; nekuti ivo vachagara nhaka yenyika.

⁵ Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth. or, land. Psalm 37:11

⁶Vakaropafadzwa vane nzara nenyota yekururama; nekuti ivo vachagutiswa.

⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.

⁷Vakaropafadzwa vane tsitsi; nekuti vachapiwa tsitsi.

⁷ Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

⁸Vakaropafadzwa vakachena pamoyo; nekuti ivo vachaona Mwari.

⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

⁹Vakaropafadzwa vanoyananisa; nekuti ivo vachanzi vana vaMwari.

⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.

¹⁰Vakaropafadzwa vanoshushwa nekuda kwekururama; nekuti ushe hwekumatenga ndehwavo.

¹⁰ Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

¹¹Makaropafadzwa imwi, kana vachikunyombai, vachikushushai, vachikutaurirai zvakaipa zvose vachireva nhema nekuda kwangu.

¹¹ “Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

¹²Farai mupembere kwazvo, nekuti mubairo wenyu mukuru kumatenga; nekuti vakashusha saizvozvo vaporofita vakakutangirai.

¹² Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For that is how they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

¹³Imwi muri munyu wenyika; asi kana munyu warasa kuvava, ucharungwa nei? Hauchabatsiri chinhu, asi kurashirwa kunze, utsikwe-tsikwe nevanhu.

¹³ “You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

¹⁴Imwi muri chiedza chenyika; guta rakamiswa pamusoro pegomo haringavanziki;

¹⁴ You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can’t be hidden.

¹⁵uye mwenje havautungidzi vakauisa pasi pedengu, asi pachigadziko chemwenje, uvhenekere vose vari mumba.

¹⁵ Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house.

¹⁶Saizvozvo chiedza chenyu ngachivhenekere pamberi pevanhu, kuti vaone mabasa enyu akanaka, vakudze Baba venyu vari kumatenga.

¹⁶ Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

¹⁷Musafunga kuti ndauya kuzoparadza murairo kana vaporofita; handina kuuya kuzoparadza, asi kuzozadzisa.

¹⁷ “Don’t think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn’t come to destroy, but to fulfill.

¹⁸Nekuti zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Kusvikira denga nenyika zvichipfuura, vara duku rimwe kana chidodzi chimwe chemurairo hazvingatongopfuuri, kusvikira zvose zvaitika.

¹⁸ For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter literally, iota or one tiny pen stroke or, serif shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

¹⁹Naizvozvo ani nani anodarika umwe wemirairo midukusa iyi, akadzidzisa vanhu saizvozvo, uchanzi mudukusa muushe hwekumatenga. Asi ani nani anoita akaidzidzisa, iye uchanzi mukuru muushe hwekumatenga;

¹⁹ Whoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and teach others to do so, shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

²⁰nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Kunze kwekuti kururama kwenyu kukapfuura kwevanyori nekwevaFarisi, hamungatongopindi muushe hwekumatenga.

²⁰ For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, there is no way you will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

²¹Makanzwa kuti zvakanzi kune vekare: Usauraya; uye ani nani anouraya uchava nemhosva yemutongo;

²¹ “You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You shall not murder;’ Exodus 20:13 and ‘Whoever shall murder shall be in danger of the judgment.’

²²asi ini ndinoti kwamuri: Ani nani anotsamwira umwe wake pasina chikonzero, uchava nemhosva yekutongwa; neanoti kune umwe wake: Dununu! uchava nemhosva yedare remakurukota; uye anoti: Benzi! Uchava nemhosva yegehena remoto.

²² But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause NU omits “without a cause”. shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca “Raca” is an Aramaic insult, related to the word for “empty” and conveying the idea of empty-headedness. !’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna. or, Hell

²³Naizvozvo kana uchiuyisa chipo chako kuaritari, ipapo ukarangarira kuti umwe wako une chekupikisana newe,

²³ “If therefore you are offering your gift at the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,

²⁴siya ipapo chipo chako pamberi pearitari, uende umbonotanga wayanana neumwe wako, ugozouya wopira chipo chako.

²⁴ leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.

²⁵Tenderana nemudzivisi wako nekukurumidza, uchiri munzira naye, zvimwe mudzivisi angakukumikidza kumutongi, mutongi akukumikidze kumupurisa, ukakandirwa mutirongo.

²⁵ Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

²⁶Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwauri: Haungatongobudimo, kusvikira waripa kamari kekupedzisira.

²⁶ Most certainly I tell you, you shall by no means get out of there, until you have paid the last penny. literally, kodrantes. A kodrantes was a small copper coin worth about 2 lepta (widow’s mites)—not enough to buy very much of anything.

²⁷Makanzwa kuti zvakanzi kune vekare: Usaita upombwe.

²⁷ “You have heard that it was said, TR adds “to the ancients,” ‘You shall not commit adultery;’ Exodus 20:14

²⁸Asi ini ndinoti kwamuri: Wose anotarisa mukadzi kuti amuchive, watoita upombwe naye mumoyo make.

²⁸ but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

²⁹Uye kana ziso rako rerudyi richikugumbusa, uridzure urashire kure newe; nekuti zviri nani kwauri kuti umwe wemitezo yako uparare, kwete kuti muviri wako wose ukandirwe mugehena.

²⁹ If your right eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. or, Hell

³⁰Zvino kana ruoko rwako rwerudyi ruchikugumbusa, urugure urashire kure newe; nekuti zviri nani kwauri kuti umwe wemitezo yako uparare, kwete kuti muviri wako wose ukandirwe mugehena.

³⁰ If your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off, and throw it away from you. For it is more profitable for you that one of your members should perish, than for your whole body to be cast into Gehenna. or, Hell

³¹Zvakanzi zvekare: Ani nani anoramba mukadzi wake, ngaamupe rugwaro rwekurambana;

³¹ “It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorce,’ Deuteronomy 24:1

³²asi ini ndinoti kwamuri: Ani nani anoramba mukadzi wake, kunze kwemhosva yeupombwe, anomuitisa upombwe; uye ani nani anowana wakarambwa anoita upombwe.

³² but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and whoever marries her when she is put away commits adultery.

³³Zvekare makanzwa kuti zvakanzi kune vekare: Usapika nhema, asi uripire Ishe mhiko dzako.

³³ “Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’

³⁴Asi ini ndinoti kwamuri: Musatongopika; kana nedenga, nekuti chigaro chaMwari cheushe;

³⁴ but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

³⁵kana nenyika, nekuti chitsiko chetsoka dzake; kana neJerusarema, nekuti iguta raMambo mukuru;

³⁵ nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.

³⁶uye usapika nemusoro wako, nekuti haugoni kuita ruvhudzi rumwe ruchena kana rutema.

³⁶ Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.

³⁷Asi shoko renyu ngarive: Hongu, hongu; kwete, kwete; asi chinopfuura izvi chinobva kune wakaipa.

³⁷ But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.

³⁸Makanzwa kuti zvakanzi: Ziso neziso, uye zino nezino.

³⁸ “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ Exodus 21:24; Leviticus 24:20; Deuteronomy 19:21

³⁹Asi ini ndinoti kwamuri: Musapikisa wakaipa; asi ani nani anokurova padama rako rerudyi, umutendeusire rimwewo.

³⁹ But I tell you, don’t resist him who is evil; but whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.

⁴⁰Neanoda kukusungisa, nekutora shati yako, umutendere nguvo yakowo.

⁴⁰ If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also.

⁴¹Ani nani anokumanikidza kuenda maira imwe uende naye mbiri.

⁴¹ Whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.

⁴²Ipa anokumbira kwauri, usafuratira anoda kukwereta kwauri.

⁴² Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

⁴³Makanzwa kuti zvakanzi: Ude umwe wako, uvenge muvengi wako.

⁴³ “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, Leviticus 19:18 and hate your enemy. not in the Bible, but see Qumran Manual of Discipline Ix, 21-26 ’

⁴⁴Asi ini ndinoti kwamuri: Idai vavengi venyu, ropafadzai vanokutukai, batai zvakanaka vanokuvengai, munyengeterere vanokubatai zvakaipa vachikushushai.

⁴⁴ But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

⁴⁵Kuti muve vana vaBaba venyu vari kumatenga, nekuti vanobudisira zuva ravo kune vakaipa nevakanaka, nemvura vanoinaisira vakarurama nevasakarurama.

⁴⁵ that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.

⁴⁶Nekuti kana muchida vanokudai, mune mubairo wei? Ko, vateresiwo havaiti izvozvo here?

⁴⁶ For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same?

⁴⁷Kana muchikwazisa vamwe venyu chete, munoita zvikuru kupfuura vamwe nei? Ko, vateresiwo havaiti saizvozvo here?

⁴⁷ If you only greet your friends, what more do you do than others? Don’t even the tax collectors NU reads “Gentiles” instead of “tax collectors”. do the same?

⁴⁸Naizvozvo imwi muve vakakwana, saBaba venyu vari kumatenga vakakwana.

⁴⁸ Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.