¹After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum.

¹Zvino wakati apedza mashoko ake ose munzeve dzevanhu, akapinda muKapenaume.

²A certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death.

²Zvino muranda weumwe mukuru wezana, waiva akakosha kwaari, wakange achirwara, achitandadza.

³When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.

³Zvino wakati anzwa zvaJesu, akatuma kwaari vakuru vevaJudha, achikumbira kuti auye aporese muranda wake.

⁴When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to do this for him,

⁴Zvino ivo vakati vachisvika kuna Jesu, vakamukumbirisa zvikuru, vachiti: Wakafanira kuti mumuitire izvozvi;

⁵for he loves our nation, and he built our synagogue for us.”

⁵nekuti unoda rudzi rwedu, uye ndiye wakativakira sinagoge.

⁶Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof.

⁶Zvino Jesu akaenda navo. Zvino apo akange asisiri kure neimba, mukuru wezana akatuma shamwari kwaari, achiti kwaari: Ishe, musazvitambudza; nekuti handina kufanira kuti mupinde pasi pedenga remba yangu;

⁷Therefore I didn’t even think myself worthy to come to you; but say the word, and my servant will be healed.

⁷naizvozvo handina kumbofunga ini pachangu ndakafanira kuuya kwamuri; asi taurai neshoko, muranda wangu uchaporeswa.

⁸For I also am a man placed under authority, having under myself soldiers. I tell this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes; and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes; and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.”

⁸Nekuti iniwo ndiri munhu wakaiswa pasi pesimba, ndine mauto pasi pangu; ndinoti kune uyu: Enda, unoenda; uye kune umwe: Uya, unouya; nekumuranda wangu: Ita ichi, achiita.

⁹When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned and said to the multitude who followed him, “I tell you, I have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel.”

⁹Jesu wakati anzwa zvinhu izvi, akashamisika naye, akatendeuka, akati kuchaunga chaimutevera: Ndinoti kwamuri: Handina kuwana rutendo rukuru rwakadai kunyange pakati paIsraeri.

¹⁰Those who were sent, returning to the house, found that the servant who had been sick was well.

¹⁰Zvino avo vakange vatumwa vodzokera kumba vakawana muranda airwara agwinya.

¹¹It happened soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain. Many of his disciples, along with a great multitude, went with him.

¹¹Zvino zvakaitika zuva raitevera, kuti wakaenda kuguta rainzi Naini; zvino vazhinji vevadzidzi vake nechaunga chikuru vakaenda naye.

¹²Now when he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, one who was dead was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Many people of the city were with her.

¹²Zvino, wakati achiswedera pasuwo reguta, zvino tarira, mushakabvu achibudiswa kunze, mwamakomana umwe woga wamai vake, uye ivo vaiva chirikadzi; nechaunga cheguta chakange chinaye.

¹³When the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said to her, “Don’t cry.”

¹³Zvino Ishe wakati amuona, akamunzwira tsitsi, akati kwaari: Usachema.

¹⁴He came near and touched the coffin, and the bearers stood still. He said, “Young man, I tell you, arise!”

¹⁴Zvino akaswedera akabata uchanja; zvino vatakuri vakamira; akati: Jaya, ndinoti kwauri: Muka!

¹⁵He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.

¹⁵Mushakabvu akamuka ndokugara, akatanga kutaura; akamupa kuna mai vake.

¹⁶Fear took hold of all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited his people!”

¹⁶Kutya ndokubata vose; vakarumbidza Mwari, vachiti: Muporofita mukuru wamuka pakati pedu; nekuti: Mwari washanyira vanhu vake.

¹⁷This report went out concerning him in the whole of Judea, and in all the surrounding region.

¹⁷Zvino shoko rake rikabudira muJudhiya rose nenharaunda yose yakapoteredza.

¹⁸The disciples of John told him about all these things.

¹⁸Vadzidzi vaJohwani ndokumupira zvezvinhu izvozvi zvose.

¹⁹John, calling to himself two of his disciples, sent them to Jesus, saying, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for another?”

¹⁹Johwani akadanira kwaari vamwe vaviri vevadzidzi vake, akavatuma kuna Jesu achiti: Imwi ndimwi munouya here, kana tichakataririra umwe?

²⁰When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?’”

²⁰Zvino varume vakati vasvika kwaari, vakati: Johwani Mubhabhatidzi watituma kwamuri achiti: Ndimwi unouya here, kana titaririre umwe?

²¹In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight.

²¹Zvino munguva iyoyo akaporesa vazhinji pazvifo neurwere, nepamweya yakaipa; nekumapofu mazhinji akapa kuona.

²²Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

²²Zvino Jesu achipindura akati kwavari: Endai mundoudza Johwani zvamakaona nezvamakanzwa; zvekuti, mapofu anoonazve, vanokamhina vanofamba, vane maperembudzi vanonatsva, matsi dzinonzwa, vakafa vanomutswa, varombo vanoparidzirwa evhangeri.

²³ Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”

²³Uye wakaropfadzwa ani nani usingagumbuswi neni.

²⁴When John’s messengers had departed, he began to tell the multitudes about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

²⁴Zvino vatumwa vaJohwani vakati vabva, wakatanga kutaura kuzvaunga pamusoro paJohwani, achiti: Makabudira kurenje kunoonei? Rutsanga runozununguswa nemhepo here?

²⁵ But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are gorgeously dressed, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.

²⁵Asi makange mabuda kunoonei? Munhu wakapfeka nguvo dzakapfava here? Tarirai, vari munguvo dzinobwinya, vachirarama zvakanaka, vari mudzimba dzamadzimambo.

²⁶ But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.

²⁶Asi makange mabuda kunoonei? Muporofita here? Hongu, ndinoti kwamuri: Kunyange unopfuura zvikuru muporofita.

²⁷ This is he of whom it is written, ‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you.’ Malachi 3:1

²⁷Uyu ndiye wakanyorwa pamusoro pake, zvichinzi: Tarira, ini ndinotuma mutumwa wangu pamberi pechiso chako, uchagadzira nzira yako pamberi pako.

²⁸ “For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer, yet he who is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.”

²⁸Nekuti ndinoti kwamuri: Pakati pevakaberekwa nevakadzi, hakuna muporofita mukuru kuna Johwani Mubhabhatidzi; asi mudukusa muushe hwaMwari mukuru kwaari.

²⁹When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.

²⁹Zvino vanhu vose vakati vachizvinzwa, nevateresi vakati Mwari wakarurama, zvavakange vabhabhatidzwa norubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani.

³⁰But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.

³⁰Asi vaFarisi nenyanzvi dzemutemo vakaramba zano raMwari vachizvipikisa, vakasabhabhatidzwa naye.

³¹ TR adds “But the Lord said,” “To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?

³¹Asi Ishe akati: Zvino vanhu vezera iri ndichavafananidza nei? Vakafanana nei?

³² They are like children who sit in the marketplace, and call one to another, saying, ‘We piped to you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned, and you didn’t weep.’

³²Vakafanana nevana vaduku vagere pamisika vachidanidzirana vachiti: Takakuridzirai nyere asi hamuna kutamba, takakuririrai asi hamuna kuchema.

³³ For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’

³³Nekuti Johwani Mubhabhatidzi wakauya asingadyi chingwa kana kumwa waini, zvino moti: Une dhimoni;

³⁴ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man, and a drunkard; a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

³⁴Mwanakomana wemunhu wauya achidya, achimwa, zvino moti: Tarirai munhu wamakaro nemumwi wewaini, shamwari yevateresi nevatadzi.

³⁵ Wisdom is justified by all her children.”

³⁵Asi uchenjeri hwunonzi hwakarurama nevana vake vose.

³⁶One of the Pharisees invited him to eat with him. He entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat at the table.

³⁶Zvino umwe wevaFarisi wakamukumbira kuti adye naye; akapinda mumba momuFarisi, akagara pakudya.

³⁷Behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that he was reclining in the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of ointment.

³⁷Zvino tarira, mukadzi muguta iro, waiva mutadzi, wakati aziva kuti ugere pakudya mumba momuFarisi, akauya nechinu chearibhasiteri chechizoro.

³⁸Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

³⁸Akamira patsoka dzake mushure make achichema, akatanga kunyorovesa tsoka dzake nemisodzi, akapusika nevhudzi remusoro wake, ndokutsvoda tsoka dzake ndokudzizodza nechizoro.

³⁹Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw it, he said to himself, “This man, if he were a prophet, would have perceived who and what kind of woman this is who touches him, that she is a sinner.”

³⁹Zvino muFarisi wakange amudana wakati achizviona, akataura mukati make, achiti: Uyu dai aiva muporofita, ungadai aiziva kuti ndiani, uye ndewakadini mukadzi unomubata, nekuti mutadzi.

⁴⁰Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” He said, “Teacher, say on.”

⁴⁰Jesu ndokupindura akati kwaari: Simoni, ndine chekutaura kwauri. Iye ndokuti: Mudzidzisi, revai.

⁴¹ “A certain lender had two debtors. The one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

⁴¹Kwakange kune vakwereti vaviri kune umwe mukweretesi; umwe wakange ane chikwereti chamadhenari* anamazana mashanu, uye umwe makumi mashanu.

⁴² When they couldn’t pay, he forgave them both. Which of them therefore will love him most?”

⁴²Vakati vasina chekuripisa, akangovakangamwira vari vaviri. Naizvozvo ndeupi wavo, taura, uchamuda kupfuura umwe?

⁴³Simon answered, “He, I suppose, to whom he forgave the most.” He said to him, “You have judged correctly.”

⁴³Simoni akapindura akati: Ndinofunga ndouyo waakakangamwira kupfuura umwe. Akati kwaari: Watonga zvakarurama.

⁴⁴Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered into your house, and you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head.

⁴⁴Zvino akatendeukira kumukadzi, akati kuna Simoni: Unoona mukadzi uyu here? Ndapinda mumba mako, mvura yetsoka dzangu hauna kundipa; asi uyu wanyorevesa tsoka dzangu nemisodzi, akapusika nevhudzi remusoro wake.

⁴⁵ You gave me no kiss, but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss my feet.

⁴⁵Hauna kunditsvoda, asi iye chinguri chandapinda, haana kumira kutsvoda tsoka dzangu.

⁴⁶ You didn’t anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment.

⁴⁶Nemafuta musoro wangu hauna kuuzodza; asi iye wazodza tsoka dzangu nechizoro.

⁴⁷ Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

⁴⁷Naizvozvo, ndinoti kwauri: Zvivi zvake zvizhinji zvakangamwirwa, nekuti wada zvikuru; asi unokangamwirwa zvishoma, unoda zvishoma.

⁴⁸He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

⁴⁸Zvino akati kwaari: Zvivi zvako zvakangamwirwa.

⁴⁹Those who sat at the table with him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

⁴⁹Zvino avo vakange vagere pakudya naye vakatanga kureva mukati mavo, vachiti: Ndiani uyu unokangamwirawo zvivi?

⁵⁰He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

⁵⁰Akati kumukadzi: Rutendo rwako rwakuponesa; enda nerugare.