Mateu 16

¹(Mar. 8. 10-12.) VaFarise navaSadhuse vakavuya kuzomuidza. Vakakumbira kwaari kuti avaratidze chiratidzo chinobva kudenga.The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

²Asi wakapindura akati kwavari, panguva yamadekwana munoti kuchachena nokuti denga rakatsvuka.He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

³Mangwana munoti nhasi kuchasviba nokuti denga rakatsvuka richifiduka. Imi vanyengeri munoziva kududzira zvinovonekwa mudenga asi hamugoni kududzira zviratidzo zvenguva.And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

⁴Rudzi rwakaipa runofeva runotsvaka chiratidzo asi harupiwi chiratidzo asi chiratidzo chomuporofita Jona. Ipapo akavasiya akabva. (Mar. 8. 13-21.)A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

⁵Zvino; vadzidzi vakaenda mhiri vakakangamwa kutora zvingwa.And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

⁶Jesu akati kwavari, tarirai muchenjere mbiriso yavaFaraise navaSadhuse.Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

⁷Vakarangana pakati pavo vachiti unodaro nokuti hatina kutora chingwa.And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread.

⁸Zvino Jesu achizviziva akati kwavari, imi vokutenda kuduku munorangana pakati penyu nemhaka yeiko kuti hamune zvingwa?Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread?

⁹Hamunzwisisi nazvino here kana kurangarira zvingwa zvishanu zvavanhu vanezvuru zvishanu namatengu amakawana kuti aiva mangani?Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

¹⁰Kana zvingwa zvinomwe zvavanhu vane zvuru zvina namatengu amakawana kuti aiva mangani?Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

¹¹Hamunzwisisi neiko kuti handina kutaura kwamuri pamsoro pezvingwa? Asi muchenjere mbiriso yava Farise navaSadhuse.How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

¹²Zvino vakanzwisisa kuti haana kutaura kuti vachenjere mbiriso yezvingwa asi dzidziso yavaFarise navaSadhuse. (Mar. 8. 2730; Ruka 9. 1821; Joh. 6. 6869.)Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

¹³Jesu wakati asvika kumativi enyika yeKesaria Firipo, Akabvunza vadzidzi vake akati, vanhu vanoti Mwanakomana womunhu ndianiko?When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

¹⁴Vakati vamwe vanoti Johane Mubhabhatidzi, vamwe Eria, vamwe Jeremia kana mumwe wavaporofita.And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

¹⁵Akati kwavari, ko imi munoti ndini ani?He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

¹⁶Ipapo Simoni Petro akapindura akati, ndimi Kristu Mwanakomana waMwari mupenyu.And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

¹⁷Jesu akapindura akati kwaari, wakaropafadzwa iwe, Simoni Bar-Jona nokuti nyama neropa hazvina kukuzivisa izvozvo asi Baba vangu vari kudenga.And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

¹⁸Neni ndinoti kwauri ndiwe Petro, pamusoro poruware urwu ndichavaka kereke yangu, masuvo eHedhesi haangaikundi.And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

¹⁹Ndichakupa kiyi dzovushe hwokudenga. Chinhu chipi nechipi chauchasunga panyika chichasungwa kudenga nechinhu chipi nechipi chauchasunungura panyika chichasunungurwa kudenga.And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

²⁰Ipapo akaraira vadzidzi vake kuti varege kuvudza munhu kuti ndiye Jesu Kristu. (Mar. 8. 31-38, Ruka 9. 22-27.)Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

²¹Kubva panguva iyo Jesu wakatanga kuratidza vadzidzi vake kuti unofanira kuenda Jerusarema, kundotambudzwa zvizhinji navakuru navaPirisita vakuru navanyori, nokuvurawa nokumutswazve nezuva retatu.From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.

²²Petro akaenda naye varivoga akatanga kumuraira akati Mwari ngaakunzwirei ngoni Ishe hamungaitirwi izvozvo!Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

²³Asi wakatendeuka akati kuna Petro, ibva shure kwangu Satani! Uri chigumbuso kwandiri nokuti haurangariri zvinhu zvaMwari asi zvinhu zvavanhu. (Mar. 8. 34-38, Ruka 9. 23-26.)But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.

²⁴Zvino Jesu akati kuvadzidzi vake, kana munhu achida kuvuya shure kwangu ngaazvirambe asimudze muchinjikwa wake anditevere.Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

²⁵Nokuti aninani unoda kuponesa vupenyu hwake ucharashikirwa nahwo. Asi aninani unorashikirwa novupenyu hwake nokuda kwangu uchahwuwana.For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

²⁶Nokuti munhu uchabatsirweiko kana akawana nyika yose akarashikirwa novupenyu hwake?kana munhu ucharipeiko kuti adzikunure vupenyu hwakeFor what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

²⁷Nokuti Mwanakomana womunhu uchavuya navatumwa vake nokubwinya kwaBaba vake. Ipapo ucharipira mumwe nomuwe paakabata napo.For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

²⁸Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, vamwe varipo kuna vamire pano vasingazonzwi rufu vasati vavona Mwanakomana womunhu achivuya muvushe hwake.Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom.