Matthew 15
1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the Law came to Jesus, and said,
Ipapo vanyori navaFarisi vakauya kuna Jesu vachibva kuJerusarema uye vakamubvunza vachiti,
2 ‘How is it that your disciples break the traditions of our ancestors? For they do not wash their hands when they eat food.’
“Sei vadzidzi venyu vachityora tsika dzavakuru? Havashambi maoko avo vasati vadya!”
3 His reply was, ‘How is it that you on your side break God’s commandments out of respect for your own traditions?
Jesu akavapindura achiti, “Ko, imi munotyorerei murayiro waMwari nokuda kwetsika dzenyu?
4 For God said – “Honour your father and mother,” and “Anyone who abuses his father or mother shall suffer death,”
Nokuti Mwari akati, ‘Kudza baba vako namai vako’ uye, ‘Ani naani anotuka baba kana mai vake anofanira kuurayiwa.’
5 but you say “Whenever anyone says to his father or mother ‘Whatever of mine might have been of service to you is set apart for God,’
Asi imi munoti kana munhu akati kuna baba vake kana mai vake, ‘Chinhu chipi nechipi chamaiti munozogamuchira kubva kwandiri, chava chipo chakakumikidzwa kuna Mwari’,
6 he is in no way bound to honour his father.” In this way you have nullified the words of God for the sake of your traditions.
haachafaniri ‘kukudza baba vake’ nacho? Saizvozvo munoshayisa shoko raMwari simba nokuda kwetsika dzenyu.
7 Hypocrites! It was well said by Isaiah when he prophesied about you –
Imi vanyengeri! Isaya akaprofita kwazvo pamusoro penyu achiti:
8 “This is a people that honour me with their lips, While their hearts are far removed from me;
“‘Vanhu ava vanondikudza nemiromo yavo, asi mwoyo yavo iri kure neni.
9 but vainly do they worship me, For they teach but human precepts.”’
Vanondinamata pasina; vachidzidzisa dzidziso nemirayiro yavanhu.’”
10 Then Jesus called the people to him, and said, ‘Listen, and mark my words.
Jesu akadana vanhu vazhinji kwaari akati, “Teererai, munzwisise.
11 It is not what enters a person’s mouth that defiles them, but what comes out from their mouth – that does defile them!’
Icho chinopinda mumuromo momunhu ‘hachimusvibisi’, asi chinobuda mumuromo make ndicho ‘chinomusvibisa’.”
12 His disciples came up to him, and said, ‘Do you know that the Pharisees were shocked on hearing what you said?’
Ipapo vadzidzi vakauya kwaari vakamubvunza vachiti, “Munoziva here kuti vaFarisi vagumburwa pavanzwa shoko iri?”
13 ‘Every plant,’ Jesus replied, ‘that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up.
Akapindura akati, “Muti mumwe nomumwe usina kusimwa naBaba vangu vokudenga uchadzurwa.
14 Leave them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind person guides another, both of them will fall into a ditch.’
Vasiyei vakadaro, vatungamiriri vamapofu. Kana bofu rikatungamirira rimwe bofu, vose vachawira mugomba.”
15 Peter spoke up, ‘Explain this saying to us.’
Petro akati, “Titsanangurirei mufananidzo uyu.”
16 ‘What, do even you understand nothing yet?’ Jesus exclaimed.
Jesu akavabvunza akati, “Nemiwo hamusati mava kunzwisisa?
17 ‘Don’t you see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is afterwards expelled?
Hamuoniwo here kuti chose chinopinda mumuromo chinopinda mudumbu chichizobuda kunze!
18 But the things that come out of the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a person;
Asi zvinhu zvinobuda mumuromo zvinobva mumwoyo, izvozvi ndizvo zvinosvibisa munhu.
19 for out of the heart proceed evil thoughts – murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, perjury, slander.
Nokuti mumwoyo munobuda pfungwa dzakaipa, umhondi, upombwe, unzenza, umbavha, uchapupu hwenhema nokureva nhema pamusoro pavamwe vanhu.
20 These are the things that defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person.’
Izvi ndizvo ‘zvinosvibisa’ munhu, asi kudya asina kushamba maoko ‘hazvimusvibisi’.”
21 On going away from that place, Jesus went to the country round Tyre and Sidon.
Jesu akabvapo akaenda kudunhu reTire neSidhoni.
22 There, a Canaanite woman of that district came out and began calling to Jesus, ‘Take pity on me, Master, Son of David; my daughter is grievously possessed by a demon.’
Mumwe mukadzi muKenani womunzvimbo iyi akauya achidanidzira achiti, “Ishe, mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, ndinzwirei ngoni! Mwanasikana wangu ari kutambudzwa zvikuru nedhimoni rakamubata.”
23 But Jesus did not answer her a word; and his disciples came up and begged him to send her away. ‘She keeps calling out after us,’ they said.
Jesu haana chaakapindura. Ipapo vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari vakasvikoti, “Mudzingei nokuti ari kuramba achidanidzira kwatiri.”
24 ‘I was not sent,’ replied Jesus, ‘to anyone except the lost sheep of Israel.’
Akati kwavari, “Ndakatumwa kumakwai akarasika eIsraeri chete.”
25 But the woman came, and, bowing to the ground before him, said, ‘Master, help me.’
Mukadzi uya akauya akasvikopfugama pamberi pake akati, “Ishe, ndibatsireiwo!”
26 ‘It is not fair,’ replied Jesus, ‘to take the children’s food and throw it to dogs.’
Akapindura akati, “Hazvina kunaka kutora chingwa chavana muchichikandira imbwa.”
27 ‘Yes, Master,’ she said, ‘for even dogs do feed on the scraps that fall from their owners’ table.’
Mukadzi uya akati, “Hongu Ishe, kunyange nembwa dzinodyawo zvimedu zvinodonha kubva patafura yatenzi wadzo.”
28 ‘Your faith is great,’ was his reply to the woman, ‘it will be as you wish!’ And her daughter was cured that very hour.
Ipapo Jesu akapindura akati, “Mai, mune kutenda kukuru! Chikumbiro chenyu chanzwikwa.” Mwanasikana wake akabva aporeswa kubva panguva iyoyo.
29 On leaving that place, Jesus went to the shore of the Sea of Galilee; and then went up the hill, and sat down.
Jesu akabvapo akatevedza gungwa reGarirea. Ipapo akakwira mugomo akagara pasi.
30 Great crowds of people came to him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, or dumb, and many others. They put them down at his feet, and he cured them;
Uye vanhu vazhinji vakauya kwaari navakaremara, mapofu, mhetamakumbo, mbeveve navamwe vazhinji, vakasvikovaisa patsoka dzake uye akavaporesa.
31 and the crowds were astonished, when they saw the dumb talking, the cripples made sound, the lame walking about, and the blind with their sight restored; and they praised the God of Israel.
Vanhu vakashamiswa kuona mbeveve dzichitaura, mhetamakumbo dzichitwasanudzwa, vakaremara vachifamba namapofu achiona. Vakarumbidza Mwari weIsraeri.
32 Afterwards Jesus called his disciples to him, and said, ‘My heart is moved at the sight of all these people, for they have already been with me three days and they have nothing to eat; and I am unwilling to send them away hungry; they might faint on the way home.’
Jesu akadana vadzidzi vake akati kwavari, “Ndiri kunzwa tsitsi pamusoro pavanhu ava; vanga vachingova neni kwamazuva matatu uye havachina chokudya. Handidi kuti ndivaendese vaine nzara nokuti vangaziya nenzara munzira.”
33 ‘Where can we,’ his disciples asked, ‘in a lonely place find enough bread for such a crowd as this?’
Vadzidzi vake vakapindura vachiti, “Ndokupi kwatingawana chingwa chinokwana vanhu vose ava muno musango makadai?”
34 ‘How many loaves have you?’ said Jesus. ‘Seven,’ they answered, ‘and a few small fish.’
Jesu akabvunza akati, “Mune zvingwa zvingani?” Ivo vakati, “Tine zvinomwe notuhove tushoma shoma.”
35 Telling the crowd to sit down on the ground,
Akarayira kuti vanhu vose vagare pasi.
36 Jesus took the seven loaves and the fish, and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke them, and gave them to the disciples; and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
Ipapo akatora zvingwa zvinomwe zviya nehove dziya, akavonga, akazvimedura ndokuzvipa kuvadzidzi, ivowo ndokupa vanhu vose.
37 Everyone had sufficient to eat, and they picked up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left.
Vose vakadya vakaguta. Mushure, vadzidzi vakanhongera zvimedu zvakanga zvasara zvikazadza matengu manomwe.
38 The men who ate were four thousand in number without counting women and children.
Vanhu vakadya vaiva varume zviuru zvina, vakadzi navana vasingaverengerwi.
39 Then, after dismissing the crowds, Jesus got into the boat, and went to the region of Magadan.
Mushure mokunge Jesu aendesa vanhu vazhinji ava, akapinda mugwa ndokubva aenda kudunhu reMagadhani.
