Mako 12
1 Zvino wakatanga kutaura kwavari nemifananidzo, achiti: Munhu wakasima munda wemizambiringa, akaisa ruzhowa rwakaukomberedza, akachera pekusvinira waini, akavaka shongwe, akauhaisa kuvarimi, ndokuenda parwendo.
He began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the wine press, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went into another country.
2 Nenguva yakafanira, wakatumira muranda kuvarimi, kuti agamuchire kubva kuvarimi zvechibereko chemunda wemizambiringa.
When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 Vakamubata vakarova, vakamuendesa asina chinhu.
They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
4 Akatumazve kwavari umwe muranda; uyu vakamuposhera mabwe, vakamukuvadza mumusoro, vakamuendesa anyadziswa.
Again, he sent another servant to them; and they threw stones at him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
5 Zvino wakatumazve umwe; uyu vakamuurayawo; nevamwe vazhinji, vachirova vamwe, nekuuraya vamwe.
Again he sent another, and they killed him, and many others, beating some, and killing some.
6 Naizvozvo wakange achine mwanakomana umwe mudikanwi wake, akamutumirawo kwavari pakupedzisira, achiti: Vachakudza mwanakomana wangu.
Therefore still having one, his beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
7 Asi varimi ivavo vakataurirana, vachiti: Uyu ndiye mugari wenhaka; uyai ngatimuurayei, nhaka ichava yedu.
But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
8 Vakamutora vakauraya, vakaposhera kunze kwemunda wemizambiringa.
They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
9 Naizvozvo mwene wemunda wemizambiringa achaitei? Achauya akaparadza varimi, akapa munda wemizambiringa kune vamwe.
What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
10 Ko hamuna kuverenga here rugwaro urwu rwunoti: Ibwe vavaki ravakarasa, ndiro rava musoro wekona;
Haven’t you even read this Scripture: ‘The stone which the builders rejected was made the head of the corner.
11 izvi zvakaitwa naIshe, uye zvinoshamisa pameso edu?
This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes’?”
12 Zvino vakatsvaka kumubata, asi vakatya chaunga; nokuti vaiziva kuti wakange ataura mufananidzo uyu akanangana navo. Vakamusiya vakaenda.
They tried to seize him, but they feared the multitude; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him and went away.
13 Vakati vatuma kwaari vamwe veVaFarisi neveVaHerodhe, kuti vamubate pakutaura.
They sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.
14 Zvino vakati vauya, vakati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, tinoziva kuti ndimwi wechokwadi, hamuna hanya nemunhu; nokuti hamutariri chimiro chemunhu, asi munodzidzisa nzira yaMwari muchokwadi: Zviri pamutemo kupa Kesari mutero here, kana kwete?
When they had come, they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest, and don’t defer to anyone; for you aren’t partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
15 Tipe here, kana tirege kupa? Asi iye wakaziva unyepedzeri hwavo, akati kwavari: Munondiidzirei? Ndivigirei dhenario, kuti ndione.
Shall we give, or shall we not give?” But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.”
16 Vakariuisa. Akati kwavari: Mufananidzo uyu nerunyoro urwu ndezvani? Vakati kwaari: ZvaKesari.
They brought it. He said to them, “Whose is this image and inscription?” They said to him, “Caesar’s.”
17 Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Dzoserai kuna Kesari zvinhu zvaKesari, nekuna Mwari zvinhu zvaMwari. Vakashamisika naye.
Jesus answered them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” They marveled greatly at him.
18 Zvino kwakauya kwaari VaSadhusi, vanoti hakuna kumuka, vakamubvunza vachiti:
Some Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him. They asked him, saying,
19 Mudzidzisi, Mozisi wakatinyorera kuti: Kana mukoma wemunhu akafa, akasiya mukadzi, akasasiya vana, kuti munin'ina wake atore mukadzi wake, amutsire mukoma wake mbeu.
“Teacher, Moses wrote to us, ‘If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take his wife and raise up offspring for his brother.’
20 Zvino kwakange kune vanakomana vanomwe vemunhu umwe; wekutanga akawana mukadzi, akafa akasasiya mbeu.
There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
21 Wechipiri akamutora, akafa, iyewo akasasiya mbeu; newechitatu saizvozvo.
The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;
22 Nevanomwe vakamutora, vakasasiya mbeu; shure kwevese mukadzi akafawo.
and the seven took her and left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
23 Naizvozvo pakumuka, kana vachimuka, achava mukadzi wani kwavari? Nokuti vanomwe vakava naye kuita mukadzi.
In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife.”
24 Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Hamuna kurasika here neizvozvi, nokuti hamuzivi magwaro kana simba raMwari?
Jesus answered them, “Isn’t this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God?
25 Nokuti kana vachimuka kubva kuvakafa, havawanani, kana kuwaniswa, asi vakaita sevatumwa vari kumatenga.
For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
26 Zvino maererano nevakafa, kuti vanomutswa, hamuna kurava here mubhuku raMozisi, kuti Mwari wakataura naye sei mugwenzi reminzwa, achiti: Ndiri Mwari waAbhurahama, naMwari waIsaka, naMwari waJakobho?
But about the dead, that they are raised, haven’t you read in the book of Moses about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?
27 Haasi Mwari wevakafa, asi Mwari wevapenyu; imwi naizvozvo marasika kwazvo.
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken.”
28 Zvino umwe wevanyori wakasvika, wakati anzwa vachirangana, achiziva kuti wakange avapindura zvakanaka, akamubvunza achiti: Ndeupi murairo wekutanga kune yese?
One of the scribes came and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?”
29 Jesu akamupindura, achiti: Wekutanga kumirairo yese ndiwoyu: Inzwa Israeri, Ishe Mwari wedu, ndiIshe umwe chete!
Jesus answered, “The greatest is: ‘Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
30 Uye ida Ishe Mwari wako nemoyo wako wese, uye nemweya wako wese, uye nefungwa dzako dzese, uye nesimba rako rese. Uyu murairo wekutanga.
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.
31 Newechipiri wakadai ndeuyu: Ida umwe wako sezvaunozvida. Hakuna umwe murairo mukuru kune iyi.
The second is like this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”
32 Zvino munyori akati kwaari: Zvakanaka, Mudzidzisi, mareva zvirokwazvo kuti kuna Mwari umwe chete, uye hakuna umwe kunze kwake;
The scribe said to him, “Truly, teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he;
33 nekumuda nemoyo wese, uye nefungwa dzese, uye nemweya wese, uye nesimba rese, nekuda wekwako sezvaunozvida, zvinopfuura zvipiriso zvese zvinopiswa nezvibairo.
and to love him with all the heart, with all the understanding, all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
34 Zvino Jesu wakati achimuona kuti wapindura nenjere, akati kwaari: Hausi kure neushe hwaMwari. Kukasazova nemunhu wakatsunga kumubvunza.
When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from God’s Kingdom.” No one dared ask him any question after that.
35 Zvino Jesu wakati achidzidzisa mutembere, akapindura akati: Vanyori vanoreva sei kuti Kristu Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi?
Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
36 Nokuti Dhavhidhi amene wakati neMweya Mutsvene: Ishe wakati kuna Ishe wangu: Gara kuruoko rwangu rwerudyi, kusvikira ndaita vavengi vako chitsiko chetsoka dzako.
For David himself said in the Holy Spirit, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet.”’
37 Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi amene anomuidza Ishe, ko Mwanakomana wake papi? Chaunga chikuru chikamunzwa nemufaro.
Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly.
38 Zvino wakati kwavari padzidziso yake: Chenjerai vanyori, vanoda kufamba nenguvo refu, nekwaziso pamisika,
In his teaching he said to them, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
39 nezvigaro zvemberi mumasinagoge, nezvinzvimbo zvakakwirira pazvirairo;
and to get the best seats in the synagogues and the best places at feasts,
40 vanodya dzimba dzechirikadzi, uye nekunyepedzera vachiita minyengetero mirefu; ivava vachagamuchira kuraswa kukuru kwazvo.
those who devour widows’ houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation.”
41 Jesu akagara pasi akatarisana nechivigiro chezvipo, akatarira kuti chaunga chinokanda sei mari muchivigiro; zvino vafumi vazhinji vakange vachikanda zvizhinji.
Jesus sat down opposite the treasury and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
42 Zvino kwakasvika imwe chirikadzi murombo, ikakanda tumari twemhangura tuviri, ndiro kobiri.
A poor widow came and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.
43 Akadanira vadzidzi vake kwaari, akati kwavari: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Chirikadzi iyi murombo yakanda zvizhinji kupfuura vese vakanda muchivigiro chezvipo;
He called his disciples to himself and said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,
44 nokuti vese vakanda pamuraudziro wavo; asi iye paurombo hwake wakanda zvese zvaanazvo, zvese zveupenyu hwake.
for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on.”
