1Musatonga, kuti imwi murege kutongwa,
1 “Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged.
2nekuti muchatongwa nekutonga kwamunotonga nako; uye muchayerwa nechiyero chamunoyera nacho zvekare.
2 For with whatever judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you.
3Unotaririrei rubanzu ruri muziso reumwe wako, asi usingananzereri danda riri muziso rako?
3 Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but don’t consider the beam that is in your own eye?
4Kana ungataura sei kune umwe wako uchiti: Rega ndivhomore rubanzu muziso rako, asi tarira, danda riri muziso rako?
4 Or how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye;’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?
5Munyepedzeri, tanga kuvhomora danda muziso rako, ugoona kwazvo kuvhomora rubanzu muziso reumwe wako.
5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam out of your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother’s eye.
6Musapa chitsvene kumbwa, kana kukandira maparera* enyu pamberi penguruve, zvimwe dzingaatsika netsoka dzadzo, dzikatendeuka dzikakubvamburai.
6 “Don’t give that which is holy to the dogs, neither throw your pearls before the pigs, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
7Kumbirai, muchapiwa; tsvakai, muchawana; gogodzai, muchazarurirwa.
7 “Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.
8Nekuti umwe neumwe anokumbira anogamuchira, neanotsvaka anowana, neanogogodza anozarurirwa.
8 For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
9Kana ndeupi munhu kwamuri, iye kana mwanakomana wake akakumbira chingwa, achamupa ibwe?
9 Or who is there among you, who, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone?
10Kana kuti akakumbira hove achamupa nyoka?
10 Or if he asks for a fish, who will give him a serpent?
11Zvino kana imwi makaipa muchiziva zvipo zvakanaka zvekupa vana venyu, Baba venyu vari kumatenga vachapfuurisa sei kupa zvinhu zvakanaka ivo vanovakumbira?
11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
12Naizvozvo zvinhu zvose zvamunoda kuti vanhu vakuitirei, muvaitirewo ivo saizvozvo; nekuti uyu ndiwo murairo nevaporofita.
12 Therefore whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
13Pindai nesuwo rakamanikana; nekuti suwo rakafara nenzira yakapamhamha inoenda kukuparadzwa, vazhinji varipo vanopinda naro.
13 “Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.
14Nekuti suwo rakamanikana nenzira nhete inoenda kuupenyu, uye vashoma vanoiwana.
14 How TR reads “Because” instead of “How” narrow is the gate, and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.
15Asi chenjerai vaporofita venhema, vanouya kwamuri nezvipfeko zvemakwai, asi mukati mapumhi anoparadza.
15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
16Muchavaziva nezvibereko zvavo; vanhu vanotanha mazambiringa pamhinzwa here, kana maonde parubayambeva?
16 By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
17Saizvozvo muti umwe neumwe wakanaka unobereka zvibereko zvakanaka, asi muti wakaipa unobereka zvibereko zvakaipa;
17 Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
18muti wakanaka haungabereki zvibereko zvakaipa, nemuti wakaipa haubereki zvibereko zvakanaka.
18 A good tree can’t produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.
19Muti umwe neumwe usingabereki zvibereko zvakanaka unotemwa wokandirwa mumoto.
19 Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.
20Naizvozvo kubva pazvibereko zvavo muchavaziva.
20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
21Haasi wose anoti kwandiri: Ishe, Ishe, achapinda muushe hwekumatenga; asi anoita kuda kwaBaba vangu vari kumatenga.
21 Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
22Vazhinji vachati kwandiri pazuva iro: Ishe, Ishe, hatina kuporofita muzita renyu here, tikabudisa madhimoni muzita renyu, tikaita mabasa esimba mazhinji muzita renyu?
22 Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’
23Zvino ipapo ndichareva kwavari pachena ndichiti: Handina kukuzivai chero nguva; ibvai kwandiri imwi vaiti vezvakaipa.
23 Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’
24Naizvozvo umwe neumwe anonzwa mashoko angu awa, akaaita, ndichamufananidza nemurume wakachenjera, wakavaka imba yake paruware.
24 “Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.
25Mvura ikaturuka, mafashame akauya, mitutu ikavhuvhuta, ikarova paimba iyo, ikasawa; nekuti yakange yakateyiwa paruware.
25 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it didn’t fall, for it was founded on the rock.
26Zvino umwe neumwe anonzwa mashoko angu awa, akasaaita, uchafananidzwa nemurume benzi, wakavaka imba yake pajecha;
26 Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
27mvura ikaturuka, mafashame akauya, mitutu ikavhuvhuta, ikarova imba iyo, ikawa, kuwa kwayo kukava kukuru.
27 The rain came down, the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell—and great was its fall.”
28Zvino zvakaitika kuti Jesu apedza mashoko iwawa, zvaunga zvakashamiswa nedzidziso yake.
28It happened, when Jesus had finished saying these things, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching,
29Nekuti wakavadzidzisa seune simba, kwete sevanyori.
29for he taught them with authority, and not like the scribes.