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

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

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

²Zvino vashanu vavo vakange vakachenjera, vashanu vari mapenzi.

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

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

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

⁴Asi vakachenjera vakatora mafuta mumidziyo yavo nemarambi avo.

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

⁵Zvino muwani wakati achinonoka, vose vakatsumwaira vakavata.

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

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

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.

⁷Zvino vasikana avo vose vakamuka, vakagadzira marambi avo.

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

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

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.’

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

¹⁷Saizvozvovo wemaviri akawanawo mamwe maviri.

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

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

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

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

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.’

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

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.’

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

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.’

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

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.’

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

²⁸Naizvozvo mutorerei tarenda, mupe kune une matarenda gumi.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

³³Uchamisa makwai kuruoko rwake rwerudyi, asi mbudzi kuruboshwe.

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;

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

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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.’

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

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;

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

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

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

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.’

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

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?’

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

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.’

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

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

⁴⁶Ava vachaenda kukurangwa kusingaperi; asi vakarurama kuupenyu husingaperi.