Luke 14
1 One Sabbath Jesus went to have a meal at the home of one of the leaders of the Pharisees where they watched him closely.
Mumwe musi weSabata, Jesu akanga achicherechedzwa kwazvo paakanga aenda kundodya mumba momumwe muFarisi akanga achikudzwa kwazvo.
2 A man was there whose arms and legs were swollen.
Pamberi pake ipapo pakanga pane munhu akanga ane chirwere chorukandwe.
3 So Jesus asked the experts in religious law and the Pharisees, “Does the law allow healing on the Sabbath, or not?”
Jesu akabvunza vaFarisi navadudziri vomurayiro achiti, “Zvinotenderwa here nomurayiro kuporesa nomusi weSabata, kana kuti kwete?”
4 But they kept quiet. Jesus touched the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
Asi vakaramba vanyerere. Naizvozvo akabata ruoko rwomunhu uya, akamuporesa ndokubva amuti aende.
5 Then Jesus said to them, “If your son or your ox happened to fall into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn't you go and pull him out immediately?”
Ipapo akavabvunza akati, “Ndiani pakati penyu angati kana mwanakomana, kana mombe yake ikawira mutsime nomusi weSabata, angarega kuibudisa pakarepo?”
6 They weren't able to give an answer.
Ipapo vakashayiwa chokureva.
7 So he told a story to the guests, noticing how they'd chosen to sit in places of honor.
Akati achiona kuti vakakokwa vaisarudza sei zvigaro zvapamberi patafura, akavaudza mufananidzo uyu akati kwavari,
8 “When you're invited to a wedding reception, don't take the place of honor, because someone more important than you may have been invited,” he began.
“Kana mumwe akakukoka kumuchato, usazvisarudzira nzvimbo yapamberi, nokuti mumwe munhu anokudzwa kupfuura iwe angadaro akakokwa.
9 “Your host who invited you both will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your place.’ Then in embarrassment you'll have to move to whatever place is left.
Kana zvakadaro, munhu akakukokai imi vaviri achauya agoti kwauri, ‘Ibva ipapo iwe, munhu uyu agare.’ Ipapo, nenyadzi, uchatora chigaro cheshure chokupedzisira.
10 Instead, when you're invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes in, he'll tell you, ‘My friend, please move to a better seat.’ Then you'll be honored before all the guests sitting with you.
Asi kana wakokwa, utore chigaro cheshure, kuitira kuti kana akukoka ouya, azoti kwauri, ‘Shamwari, simuka uende kundogara panzvimbo iri nani.’ Ipapo ucharemekedzwa pamberi pavose vawakakokwa pamwe chete navo.
11 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Nokuti mumwe nomumwe anozvikudza achaninipiswa, uye uyo anozvininipisa achakudzwa.”
12 Then he said to the man who had invited him, “When you give a lunch or a dinner, don't invite your friends, or your brothers, or your relatives, or your rich neighbors, for they may invite you back, and then you'd be repaid.
Ipapo Jesu akati kuna iye akanga amukoka, “Kana wagadzira kudya kwamasikati kana chirariro, urege kukoka shamwari dzako, vanunʼuna vako kana hama dzako, kana vapfumi vawakavakidzana navo; kana ukadaro vangazokukokawo uye ukabva waripirwa.
13 Instead, when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
Asi kana ukagadzira mabiko, ukoke varombo, zvirema, vanokamhina, namapofu,
14 and you will be blessed, for they have nothing to repay you with, and you'll be rewarded at the resurrection of the good.”
ipapo ucharopafadzwa. Kunyange vasina zvavanokupa, iwe ucharipirwa pakumuka kwavakarurama.”
15 When one of them eating at the table with Jesus heard this, he said to Jesus, “How wonderful it will be for those who feast in the kingdom of God!”
Mumwe wavaye vakanga vagere pakudya naye akati anzwa izvi, akati kuna Jesu, “Akaropafadzwa munhu achagara zvake pamabiko muuMambo hwaMwari.”
16 “Once there was a man who prepared a great banquet, and invited many guests,” Jesus replied.
Jesu akapindura akati, “Mumwe murume akanga achigadzira mabiko makuru akakoka vanhu vazhinji.
17 “When it was time to eat he sent his servant out to tell everyone who had been invited, ‘Come, because the banquet's ready.’
Panguva yamabiko, akatuma varanda vake kuti vandoudza vaya vakanga vakokwa kuti, ‘Uyai, nokuti zvose zvagadzirwa.’
18 But they all started to make excuses. The first said, ‘I've just bought a field and I have to go and see it. Please excuse me.’
“Asi vose vakatanga zvimwe chetezvo kupa zvikonzero. Wokutanga akati, ‘Ndichangotenga munda izvozvi, uye ndinofanira kundouona. Ndapota hangu, ndiregererei.’
19 Another said, ‘I've just bought five pairs of oxen and have to go and try them out. Please excuse me.’ Still another said,
“Mumwe akati, ‘Ndichangotenga nzombe dzamajoko mashanu izvozvi, uye ndiri kuenda kumbondodziedza. Ndapota ndiregererei.’
20 ‘I've just got married, so I can't come.’
“Mumwezve akati, ‘Ndichangowana mukadzi izvozvi, saka handingauyi.’
21 The servant returned and told his master what they'd said. The home-owner became angry and told his servant, ‘Quickly, go out into the streets and alleys of the town, and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame.’
“Muranda akadzoka akandozivisa izvi kuna tenzi wake. Ipapo muridzi wemba akatsamwa kwazvo akarayira muranda wake achiti, ‘Buda uende nokukurumidza munzira dzomumisha nedzomuguta unouya navarombo, zvirema, mapofu navanokamhina.’
22 Then the servant said, ‘Master, I did what you told me, but there are still empty places.’
“Muranda akati, ‘Ishe, zvamandirayira zvaitwa, asi nzvimbo ichiripo.’
23 So the master told the servant, ‘Go out on the country roads and lanes, and make people come—I want my house to be full.
“Ipapo tenzi akaudza muranda wake akati, ‘Buda uende kumigwagwa nokunzira dzomumaruwa undovakoka kuti vapinde, kuitira kuti imba yangu izare.
24 I tell you, not a single one of those people I invited will get a taste of my banquet.’”
Ndinoti kwamuri, hakuna kana mumwe chete wavaya vakanga vakokwa acharavira mabiko angu.’”
25 A large crowd was accompanying Jesus. He turned to them and said,
Vazhinji zhinji vakanga vachifamba naJesu, uye akatendeukira kwavari akati,
26 “If you want to follow me but you don't hate your father and mother, and wife and children, and brothers and sisters—even your own life—you can't be my disciple.
“Kana munhu upi zvake achiuya kwandiri uye asingavengi baba vake namai vake, mukadzi wake navana vake, vanunʼuna vake nehanzvadzi dzake, hongu, kunyange noupenyu hwake, haangavi mudzidzi wangu.
27 If you don't carry your cross and follow me, you can't be my disciple.
Uye ani naani asingatakuri muchinjikwa wake achinditevera haangavi mudzidzi wangu.
28 If you planned to build a tower, wouldn't you first work out how much it would cost, and see if you had enough money to complete it?
“Tomboti mumwe wenyu anoda kuvaka shongwe. Haatangi agara pasi agoongorora mutengo kuti aone kana ane mari inokwana kuipedza here?
29 Otherwise, if after laying the foundation you weren't able to finish it, everyone who saw it would laugh at you, saying,
Nokuti kana akavaka hwaro akasagona kuipedza, munhu wose anomuona achamuseka,
30 ‘Look at him: he started building but he couldn't finish it.’
achiti, ‘Munhu uyu akatanga kuvaka asi akasagona kupedza.’
31 What king goes to war with another king without first sitting down with his advisors to work out whether he and his ten thousand can defeat the one marching against him with twenty thousand?
“Kana kuti tomboti mambo ava kuda kuenda kuhondo kundorwa nomumwe mambo. Haatangi kugara pasi here kuti aone kana angagona kundorwa navanhu zviuru gumi, achipikisana nouyo ari kuuya kuzorwa naye ane vanhu zviuru makumi maviri?
32 If he can't, he'll send representatives to ask for peace while the other king is still a long way off.
Kana asingagoni, achatuma nhume mumwe wacho achiri kure uye okumbira mashoko orugare kwaari.
33 In the same way every one of you who doesn't give up everything can't be my disciple.
Saizvozvowo, ani naani wenyu asingasiyi zvose zvaanazvo haangavi mudzidzi wangu.
34 Salt is good, but if it loses its taste, how can you make it salty again?
“Munyu wakanaka, asi kana warasikirwa nokuvava kwawo, ucharungwa neiko?
35 It's no good for the soil or for fertilizer—you just toss it out. Whoever has ears, then listen!”
Hauchabatsiri muvhu kana padutu romupfudze; unorasirwa kunze. “Ane nzeve dzokunzwa, ngaanzwe.”
