Matthew 18
1 On the same occasion the disciples came to Jesus, and asked him: “Who is really the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?”
Nenguva iyo vadzidzi vakauya kuna Jesu vachiti: Ko ndiani mukurusa paushe hwekumatenga?
2 Jesus called a little child to him, and placed it in the middle of them, and then said:
Jesu akadanira kwaari mucheche akamumisa pakati pavo.
3 “I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven at all.
Akati: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Kana musingashandurwi mukava sevacheche, hamungatongopindi muushe hwekumatenga.
4 Therefore, any one who will humble himself like this child — that man shall be the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Naizvozvo ani nani anozvininipisa semucheche uyu ndiye mukurusa muushe hwekumatenga.
5 And any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even one little child like this, is welcoming me.
Zvino ani nani anogamuchira mucheche umwe wakadai muzita rangu anogamuchira ini.
6 But, if any one puts a snare in the way of one of these lowly ones who believe in me, it would be best for him to be sunk in the depths of the sea with a great millstone hung round his neck.
Asi ani nani anogumbusa umwe wevacheche ava vanotenda kwandiri, zvaiva nani kwaari kuti guyo guru risungirirwe kupoteredza pamutsipa wake, anyudzwe mukudzika kwegungwa.
7 Alas for the world because of such snares! There cannot but be snares; yet alas for the man who is answerable for the snare!
Ine nhamo nyika nemhaka yezvigumbuso! Nokuti kunodikanwa kuti zvigumbuso zviuye; asi une nhamo munhu uyo chigumbuso wachinouya naye!
8 If your hand or your foot is a snare to you, cut it off, and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter the Life maimed or lame, than to have both hands, or both feet, and be thrown into the aeonian fire. (aiōnios g166)
Zvino kana ruoko rwako kana rutsoka rwako zvichikugumbusa, uzvigure urase kubva kwauri; zviri nani kwauri kuti upinde muupenyu uri mhetamakumbo kana uri chirema pakuti une maoko maviri kana tsoka mbiri ukandirwe mumoto wekusingaperi. (aiōnios g166)
9 If your eye is a snare to you, take it out, and throw it away. It would be better for you to enter the Life with only one eye, than to have both eyes and be thrown into the fiery Pit. (Geenna g1067)
Kana ziso rako richikugumbusa, uridzure urase kubva kwauri; zviri nani kwauri kuti upinde muupenyu une ziso rimwe pakuti une meso maviri ukandirwe mugehena remoto. (Geenna g1067)
10 Beware of despising one of these lowly ones, for in Heaven, I tell you, their angels always see the face of my Father who is in Heaven.
Chenjerai musazvidza umwe wevadiki ava, nokuti ndinoti kwamuri: Kumatenga vatumwa vavo vanogaroona chiso chaBaba vangu vari kumatenga.
Nokuti Mwanakomana wemunhu wakauya kuzoponesa chakange chakarasika.
12 What think you? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them strays, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills, and go and search for the one that is straying?
Munofunga sei? Kana umwe munhu ane makwai zana, rimwe rawo rikarasika, haangasii here makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe, akaenda kumakomo kunotsvaka rakarasika?
13 And, if he succeeds in finding it, I tell you that he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine which did not stray.
Kana zvikaitika kuti ariwana, zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Anorifarira kupfuura makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe asina kurasika.
14 So, too, it is the will of my Father who is in Heaven that not one of these lowly ones should be lost.
Saizvozvo hakusi kuda kwaBaba venyu vari kumatenga, kuti umwe wevadiki ava aparare.
15 If your Brother does wrong, go to him and convince him of his fault when you and he are alone. If he listens to you, you have won your Brother.
Asi kana umwe wako akutadzira, enda umudzore pakati pako naye mega; kana akakunzwa, wawana umwe wako.
16 But, if he does not listen to you, take with you one or two others, so that ‘on the evidence of two or three witnesses, every word may be put beyond dispute.’
Asi kana asinganzwi, tora umwe kana vamwe vaviri newe, kuti nemuromo wezvapupu zviviri kana zvitatu shoko rese risimbiswe.
17 If he refuses to listen to them, speak to the Church; and, if he also refuses to listen to the Church, treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.
Kana asina hanya nekuvanzwa, uudze kereke; asi kana asina hanya nekunzwa kerekewo, ngaave kwauri semuhedheni nemuteresi.
18 I tell you, all that you forbid on earth will be held in Heaven to be forbidden, and all that you allow on earth will be held in Heaven to be allowed.
Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Chipi nechipi chamuchasunga panyika, chichasungwa kudenga; uye chipi nechipi chamunosunungura panyika, chichasunungurwa kudenga.
19 Again, I tell you that, if but two of you on earth agree as to what they shall pray for, whatever it be, it will be granted them by my Father who is in Heaven.
Zvekare ndinoti kwamuri: Kana vaviri venyu vakatenderana panyika pamusoro pechinhu chipi nechipi chavanokumbira, chichaitwa kwavari naBaba vangu vari kumatenga.
20 For where two or three have come together in my Name, I am present with them.”
Nokuti apo vaviri kana vatatu vakaungana muzita rangu, ipapo ndiripo pakati pavo.
21 Then Peter came up, and said to Jesus: “Master, how often am I to forgive my Brother when he wrongs me? As many as seven times?”
Zvino Petro wakauya kwaari akati: Ishe, umwe wangu uchanditadzira kangani, ndichimukanganwira? Kusvikira kanomwe here?
22 But Jesus answered: “Not seven times, but ‘seventy times seven.’
Jesu akati kwaari: Handiti kwauri: Kusvikira kanomwe; asi: Kusvikira makumi manomwe akapamhidzirwa kanomwe.
23 And therefore the Kingdom of Heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants.
Naizvozvo ushe hwekumatenga hunofananidzwa neumwe mambo, wakange achida kugadzirisa zvemari nevaranda vake.
24 When he had begun to do so, one of them was brought to him who owed him six million pounds;
Zvino wakati achitanga kugadzirisa zvemari, umwe akauyiswa kwaari wakange ane chikwereti chematarenda gumi rezvuru.
25 and, as he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold towards the payment of the debt, together with his wife, and his children, and everything that he had.
Asi zvaakange asina chaangaripa nacho, ishe wake akaraira kuti atengeswe pamwe nemukadzi wake nevana, nezvese zvaakange anazvo, kuti muripo uitwe.
26 Thereupon the servant threw himself down on the ground before him and said ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’
Naizvozvo muranda wakawira pasi, akamunamata, achiti: Ishe, ivai nemoyo murefu neni, ndichakuripirai zvese.
27 The master was moved with compassion; and he let him go, and forgave him the debt.
Zvino ishe wemuranda uyo akamunzwira tsitsi, akamusunungura, akamukanganwira chikwereti.
28 But, on going out, that same servant came upon one of his fellow-servants who owed him ten pounds. Seizing him by the throat, he said ‘Pay what you owe me.’
Asi muranda uyo wakati achibuda, akawana umwe wevaranda vaibata pamwe naye, wakange ane ngava kwaari remadhenario zana; akamubata, akamudzipa, akati: Ndiripe zvaunofanira.
29 Thereupon his fellow-servant threw himself on the ground and begged for mercy. ‘Have patience with me,’ he said, ‘and I will pay you.’
Zvino muranda waibata pamwe naye akawira pasi patsoka dzake akamugombetedza achiti: Uve nemoyo murefu neni, ndichakuripira zvese.
30 But the other would not, but went and put him in prison till he should pay his debt.
Asi iye haana kuda, asi wakaenda, akamukanda mutirongo, kusvikira aripa chikwereti.
31 When his fellow-servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and went to their master and laid the whole matter before him.
Zvino varanda vaibata pamwe naye vakati vachiona zvakange zvaitika, vakashungurudzika kwazvo, vakaenda vakaudza ishe wavo zvese zvakaitika.
32 Upon that the master sent for the servant, and said to him ‘You wicked servant! When you begged me for mercy, I forgave you the whole of that debt.
Zvino ishe wake wakati amudanira kwaari akati kwaari: Iwe muranda wakaipa, ndakakukanganwira chikwereti icho chose, nokuti wakandigombetedza.
33 Ought not you, also, to have shown mercy to your fellow-servant, just as I showed mercy to you?’
Ko newe hausaifanira kunzwira tsitsi here umwe muranda unobata pamwe newe, seniwo ndakakunzwira tsitsi?
34 Then his master, in anger, handed him over to the jailers, until he should pay the whole of his debt.
Zvino ishe wake akatsamwa, akamukumikidza kuvarwadzisi, kusvikira aripa zvese zvakafanira kwaari.
35 So, also, will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each one of you forgives his Brother from his heart.”
Saizvozvo Baba vangu vari kudenga vachakuitiraiwo, kana musingakanganwiri umwe neumwe umwe wake zvitadzo zvavo nemoyo yenyu yese.
