Matthew 18
1 Just then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who ranks higher than others in the Kingdom of the Heavens?"
Nenguva iyo vadzidzi vakauya kuna Jesu vachiti: Ko ndiani mukurusa paushe hwekumatenga?
2 So He called a young child to Him, and, bidding him stand in the midst of them,
Jesu akadanira kwaari mucheche akamumisa pakati pavo.
3 said, "In solemn truth I tell you that unless you turn and become like little children, you will in no case be admitted into the Kingdom of the Heavens.
Akati: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Kana musingashandurwi mukava sevacheche, hamungatongopindi muushe hwekumatenga.
4 Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this young child, he it is who is superior to others in the Kingdom of the Heavens.
Naizvozvo ani nani anozvininipisa semucheche uyu ndiye mukurusa muushe hwekumatenga.
5 And whoever for my sake receives one young child such as this, receives me.
Zvino ani nani anogamuchira mucheche umwe wakadai muzita rangu anogamuchira ini.
6 But whoever shall occasion the fall of one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for him to have a millstone hung round his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
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 causes of falling! They cannot but come, but alas for each man through whom they come!
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 causing you to fall into sin, cut it off and away with it. It is better for you to enter into Life crippled in hand or foot than to remain in possession of two sound hands or feet but be thrown into the fire of the Ages. (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 And if your eye is causing you to fall into sin, tear it out and away with it; it is better for you to enter into Life with only one eye, than to remain in possession of two eyes but be thrown into the Gehenna of fire. (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 ever despising one of these little ones, for I tell you that in Heaven their angels have continual access to 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 do you yourselves think? Suppose a man gets a hundred sheep and one of them strays away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go and look 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, in solemn truth I tell you that he rejoices over it more than he does over the ninety-nine that have not gone astray.
Kana zvikaitika kuti ariwana, zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Anorifarira kupfuura makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe asina kurasika.
14 Just so it is not the will of your Father in Heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.
Saizvozvo hakusi kuda kwaBaba venyu vari kumatenga, kuti umwe wevadiki ava aparare.
15 "If your brother acts wrongly towards you, go and point out his fault to him when only you and he are there. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
Asi kana umwe wako akutadzira, enda umudzore pakati pako naye mega; kana akakunzwa, wawana umwe wako.
16 But if he will not listen to you, go again, and ask one or two to go with you, that every word spoken may be attested by two or three witnesses.
Asi kana asinganzwi, tora umwe kana vamwe vaviri newe, kuti nemuromo wezvapupu zviviri kana zvitatu shoko rese risimbiswe.
17 If he refuses to hear them, appeal to the Church; and if he refuses to hear even the Church, regard him just as you regard a Gentile or a tax-gatherer.
Kana asina hanya nekuvanzwa, uudze kereke; asi kana asina hanya nekunzwa kerekewo, ngaave kwauri semuhedheni nemuteresi.
18 I solemnly tell you that whatever you as a Church bind on earth will in Heaven be held as bound, and whatever you loose on earth will in Heaven be held to be loosed.
Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Chipi nechipi chamuchasunga panyika, chichasungwa kudenga; uye chipi nechipi chamunosunungura panyika, chichasunungurwa kudenga.
19 I also solemnly tell you that if two of you here on earth agree together concerning anything whatever that they shall ask, the boon will come to them from 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 there are two or three assembled in my name, there am I in the midst of them."
Nokuti apo vaviri kana vatatu vakaungana muzita rangu, ipapo ndiripo pakati pavo.
21 At this point Peter came to Him with the question, "Master, how often shall my brother act wrongly towards me and I forgive him? seven times?"
Zvino Petro wakauya kwaari akati: Ishe, umwe wangu uchanditadzira kangani, ndichimukanganwira? Kusvikira kanomwe here?
22 "I do not say seven times," answered Jesus, "but seventy times seven times.
Jesu akati kwaari: Handiti kwauri: Kusvikira kanomwe; asi: Kusvikira makumi manomwe akapamhidzirwa kanomwe.
23 "For this reason the Kingdom of the Heavens may be compared to a king who determined to have a settlement of accounts with his servants.
Naizvozvo ushe hwekumatenga hunofananidzwa neumwe mambo, wakange achida kugadzirisa zvemari nevaranda vake.
24 But as soon as he began the settlement, one was brought before him who owed 10,000 talents,
Zvino wakati achitanga kugadzirisa zvemari, umwe akauyiswa kwaari wakange ane chikwereti chematarenda gumi rezvuru.
25 and was unable to pay. So his master ordered that he and his wife and children and everything that he had should be sold, and payment be made.
Asi zvaakange asina chaangaripa nacho, ishe wake akaraira kuti atengeswe pamwe nemukadzi wake nevana, nezvese zvaakange anazvo, kuti muripo uitwe.
26 The servant therefore falling down, prostrated himself at his feet and entreated him. "'Only give me time,' he said, 'and I will pay you the whole.'
Naizvozvo muranda wakawira pasi, akamunamata, achiti: Ishe, ivai nemoyo murefu neni, ndichakuripirai zvese.
27 "Whereupon his master, touched with compassion, set him free and forgave him the debt.
Zvino ishe wemuranda uyo akamunzwira tsitsi, akamusunungura, akamukanganwira chikwereti.
28 But no sooner had that servant gone out, than he met with one of his fellow servants who owed him 100 shillings; and seizing him by the throat and nearly strangling him he exclaimed, "'Pay me all you owe.'
Asi muranda uyo wakati achibuda, akawana umwe wevaranda vaibata pamwe naye, wakange ane ngava kwaari remadhenario zana; akamubata, akamudzipa, akati: Ndiripe zvaunofanira.
29 "His fellow servant therefore fell at his feet and entreated him, "'Only give me time,' 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 "He would not, however, but went and threw him into prison until he should pay what was due.
Asi iye haana kuda, asi wakaenda, akamukanda mutirongo, kusvikira aripa chikwereti.
31 His fellow servants, therefore, seeing what had happened, were exceedingly angry; and they came and told their master without reserve all that had happened.
Zvino varanda vaibata pamwe naye vakati vachiona zvakange zvaitika, vakashungurudzika kwazvo, vakaenda vakaudza ishe wavo zvese zvakaitika.
32 At once his master called him and said, "'Wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt, because you entreated me:
Zvino ishe wake wakati amudanira kwaari akati kwaari: Iwe muranda wakaipa, ndakakukanganwira chikwereti icho chose, nokuti wakandigombetedza.
33 ought not you also to have had pity on your fellow servant, just as I had pity on you?'
Ko newe hausaifanira kunzwira tsitsi here umwe muranda unobata pamwe newe, seniwo ndakakunzwira tsitsi?
34 "So his master, greatly incensed, handed him over to the jailers until he should pay all he owed him.
Zvino ishe wake akatsamwa, akamukumikidza kuvarwadzisi, kusvikira aripa zvese zvakafanira kwaari.
35 "In the same way my Heavenly Father will deal with you, if you do not all of you forgive one another from your hearts."
Saizvozvo Baba vangu vari kudenga vachakuitiraiwo, kana musingakanganwiri umwe neumwe umwe wake zvitadzo zvavo nemoyo yenyu yese.
