< Mateo 8 >
1 Wakati aburuka mugomo, zvaunga zvikuru zvakamutevera.
2 Zvino tarira, kwakauya ane maperembudzi, akamunamata achiti: Ishe, kana muchida, munogona kundinatsa.
3 Jesu akatandavadza ruoko, akamubata, achiti: Ndinoda, natswa. Pakarepo maperembudzi ake akanatswa.
4 Zvino Jesu akati kwaari: Ona kuti usaudza munhu, asi enda unozviratidza kumupristi, ubaire chipo Mozisi chaakaraira, chive uchapupu kwavari.
5 Zvino Jesu wakati apinda muKapenaume, kwakauya kwaari mukuru wezana, achimukumbirisa,
6 achiti: Ishe, muranda wangu arere kumba wakafa mitezo, anotambudzika kwazvo.
7 Zvino Jesu akati kwaari: Ini ndichauya ndimuporese.
8 Mukuru wezana akapindura akati: Ishe, handina kufanira kuti mupinde pasi pedenga rangu remba; asi taurai shoko chete, zvino muranda wangu achaporeswa.
9 Nokuti neniwo ndiri munhu ari pasi pesimba, ndine mauto pasi pangu; zvino ndinoti kune uyu: Enda; anoenda; nekune umwe: Uya; anouya; nekumuranda wangu: Ita ichi; anoita.
10 Jesu wakati achizvinzwa akashamisika, akati kune vaimutevera: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Handina kuwana rutendo rukuru rwakadai kunyange pakati paIsraeri.
11 Zvino ndinoti kwamuri: Vazhinji vachauya vachibva kumabvazuva nemavirira, vachagara pakudya naAbhurahama, naIsaka, naJakobho, muushe hwekumatenga;
12 asi vana veushe vachakandirwa kunze kurima rekunze kwekupedzisira; ikoko kuchava nekuchema nekugeda-geda kwemeno.
13 Zvino Jesu akati kumukuru wezana: Enda, zviitirwe kwauri sezvawakatenda. Muranda wake akapora nenguva iyoyo.
14 Jesu wakati apinda mumba maPetro, akaona mai vemukadzi wake vakaradzikwa vane fivhiri.
15 Akabata ruoko rwavo, fivhiri ikabva kwavari; vakasimuka vakavashandira.
16 Zvino ava madekwani vakauisa kwaari vazhinji vaiva vakagarwa nemadhimoni; akabudisa mweya neshoko, akaporesa vese vairwara;
17 kuti zvizadziswe zvakataurwa naIsaya muporofita achiti: Iye wakatora utera hwedu, akatakura matenda edu.
18 Jesu wakati achiona zvaunga zvikuru zvakamukomba, akaraira kuti vabve vaende mhiri.
19 Umwe munyori ndokuswedera akati kwaari: Mudzidzisi, ndichakuteverai kwese kwamunoenda.
20 Zvino Jesu akati kwaari: Makava ane mwena, neshiri dzedenga matendere; asi Mwanakomana wemunhu haana paangatsamhidza musoro.
21 Umwe wevadzidzi vake akati kwaari: Ishe, ndiregei nditange ndaenda ndinoviga baba vangu.
22 Asi Jesu wakati kwaari: Nditevere, urege vakafa vavige vakafa vavo.
23 Zvino wakati apinda muchikepe, vadzidzi vake vakamutevera.
24 Zvino tarira, dutu guru remhepo rakamuka mugungwa, zvekuti igwa rakange rofukidzwa nemafungu; asi iye wakange arere.
25 Zvino vadzidzi vake vakaswedera vakamumutsa vachiti: Ishe, tiponesei, toparara!
26 Zvino akati kwavari: Munotyirei, imwi verutendo rudiki? Ndokusimuka, akatsiura mitutu negungwa; kudzikama kukuru kukavapo.
27 Asi vanhu vakashamisika vachiti: Uyu munhu rudzii kuti kunyange mitutu negungwa zvinomuteerera?
28 Wakati asvika kune rimwe divi kunyika yeVaGerigesi, vakamuchingamidza vaviri vaiva vakagarwa nemadhimoni, vachibuda kumarinda, vane hasha kwazvo-kwazvo, zvekuti kwakange kusina munhu waigona kupfuura nenzira iyo.
29 Zvino tarira, vakadanidzira vachiti: Tinei nemwi, Jesu, Mwanakomana waMwari? Mauya pano kuzotirwadzisa nguva isati yasvika here?
30 Zvino kure navo kwakange kune boka renguruve zhinji richifura.
31 Madhimoni akamugombetedza achiti: Kana muchitibudisa, titenderei kuti tiende tinopinda muboka renguruve.
32 Zvino akati kwaari: Endai. Zvino akati abuda, akapinda muboka renguruve; zvino tarira, boka rese renguruve rakapitirikira kumateru kugungwa, dzikafira mumvura.
33 Zvino vaidzifudza vakatiza, vakaenda kuguta, vakapira zvese uye zvevakange vane madhimoni.
34 Zvino tarira, guta rese rakabuda kunochingamidza Jesu; zvino vakati vamuona, vakagombetedza kuti abve pamiganhu yavo.
