¹After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.

¹Zvino shure kwemazuva matanhatu Jesu akatora Petro naJakobho naJohwani munin'ina wake, akavakwidza mugomo refu vari vega.

²He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.

²Akashandurwa chimiro pamberi pavo, chiso chake chikapenya sezuva, nguvo dzake dzikachena sechiedza.

³Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.

³Zvino tarira, kwakaonekwa kwaari Mozisi naEria vachitaura naye.

⁴Peter answered, and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

⁴Zvino Petro akapindura akati kuna Jesu: Ishe, zvakatinakira kuva pano; kana muchida, ngatiite pano matende matatu, rimwe renyu, nerimwe raMozisi, nerimwe raEria.

⁵While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”

⁵Wakati achataura, tarira, gore rinopenya rakavadzikatira; uye tarira, inzwi rikabva mugore, richiti: Uyu Mwanakomana wangu unodika, wandinofadzwa maari kwazvo, inzwai iye.

⁶When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.

⁶Vadzidzi vakati vachizvinzwa, vakawa nechiso chavo, vakatya zvikuru.

⁷Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.”

⁷Asi Jesu akaswedera akavabata, akati: Simukai, musatya.

⁸Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.

⁸Vakati vachisimudza meso avo, havana kuona munhu, kunze kwaJesu chete.

⁹As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”

⁹Zvino vakati vachiburuka mugomo, Jesu akavaraira, achiti: Musaudza munhu chiratidzo ichi, kusvikira Mwanakomana wemunhu amuka kuvakafa.

¹⁰His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

¹⁰Vadzidzi vake vakamubvunza vachiti: Vanyori vanogotaurirei vachiti Eria unofanira kutanga kuuya?

¹¹Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things,

¹¹Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Eria uchatanga kusvika zvirokwazvo, uchavandudza zvinhu zvose.

¹² but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn’t recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.”

¹²Asi ndinotaura kwamuri kuti Eria wakatosvika, asi havana kumuziva, asi vakamuitira zvose zvavakada; saizvozvowo Mwanakomana wemunhu uchatambura navo.

¹³Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.

¹³Zvino vadzidzi vakanzwisisa kuti wakataura kwavari zvaJohwani Mubhabhatidzi.

¹⁴When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him, saying,

¹⁴Vakati vasvika kuchaunga, kwakauya kwaari munhu, akamufugamira, achiti:

¹⁵“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

¹⁵Ishe, donzwirai mwanakomana wangu tsitsi, nekuti une zvipusha, unotambudzika kwazvo; nekuti kazhinji unowira mumoto, kazhinji mumvura.

¹⁶So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him.”

¹⁶Uye ndakamuuyisa kuvadzidzi venyu, asi havana kugona kumuporesa.

¹⁷Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”

¹⁷Jesu akapindura akati: Zera risina rutendo nerakakombama, ndichava nemwi kusvikira rinhi? Ndichakuitirai moyo murefu kusvikira rinhi? Muuisei pano pandiri.

¹⁸Jesus rebuked him, the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.

¹⁸Zvino Jesu akaritsiura, dhimoni rikabuda kwaari, mwana akaporeswa kubva panguva iyoyo.

¹⁹Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”

¹⁹Zvino vadzidzi vakauya kuna Jesu vari voga, vakati: Isu takange tisingagoni nei kuribudisa?

²⁰He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

²⁰Jesu akati kwavari: Nemhaka yekusatenda kwenyu. Nekuti zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Kana mune rutendo rwakaita setsanga yemasitadha, mungati kugomo iri: Ibva pano, enda koko; uye richabva; hakuna chinhu chingakukonai.

²¹ But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”

²¹Asi zera iri haribudi kunze chete nekunyengetera nekutsanya.

²²While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,

²²Zvino vachakagara muGarirea, Jesu wakati kwavari: Mwanakomana wemunhu wobva wokumikidzwa mumaoko evanhu,

²³ and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.

²³uye vachamuuraya, asi nezuva retatu uchamutswa. Vakashurukirwa zvikuru.

²⁴When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins A didrachma is a Greek silver coin worth 2 drachmas, about as much as 2 Roman denarii, or about 2 days’ wages. It was commonly used to pay the half-shekel temple tax, because 2 drachmas were worth one half shekel of silver. came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”

²⁴Zvino vakati vachisvika Kapenaume, vanhu vaigamuchira mutero vakauya kuna Petro, vakati: Mudzidzisi wenyu haateri here?

²⁵He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?”

²⁵Akati: Hongu. Zvino wakati achipinda mumba, Jesu akamutangira achiti: Unofungei Simoni? Madzimambo enyika anotora muripo kana mutero kuna vana ani? Kuvanakomana vavo kana kuvatorwa?

²⁶Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt.

²⁶Petro akati kwaari: Kuvatorwa. Jesu akati kwaari: Saka vanakomana vakasununguka.

²⁷ But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. A stater is a silver coin equivalent to four Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, or a Jewish shekel: just exactly enough to cover the half-shekel temple tax for two people. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”

²⁷Asi kuti tirege kuvagumbusa, enda kugungwa ukande chiredzo; ubate hove inotanga kubuda; kana washamisa muromo wayo, uchawana mari; uitore uvape, ive yangu neyako.