Mateu 22

¹(Ruka 14. 16-24.) Zvino Jesu wakapindura, akataura zve navo nomifananidzo, akati:And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said,

²Vushe bwokudenga bwungafananidzwa nomumwe mambo, wakaitira mwanakomana wake mutambo wokuwana;The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son,

³akatuma varanda vake kundodana avo vakanga vakokerwa kumutambo wokuwana; vakaramba kuvuya.And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

⁴Akatuma zve vamwe varanda, akati: Vudzai vakakokerwa, muti: Tarirai, ndagadzira chisvusvuro changu; nzombe dzangu nezvakakora zvangu zvabayiwa zvinhu zvose zvagadzirwa; vuyai kumutambo wokuwana.Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage.

⁵Asi havana kurangarira, vakaenda, mumwe kumunda wake, mumwe kukutengesa kwake;But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise:

⁶vamwe vakabata varanda vake, vakavaitira zvakaipa, vakavavuraya.And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

⁷Zvino mambo wakatsamwa, akatuma hondo dzake, akaparadza vaya vakavavuraya, akapisa guta ravo.But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

⁸Zvino akati kuvaranda vake: Mutambo wokuwana wakagadzirwa, asi vakanga vakokerwa vakanga vasina kufanirwa.Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy.

⁹Naizvozvo, endai kumharadzano dzenzira, mukokere kumutambo vose vamunowana.Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.

¹⁰Varanda ivavo vakabudira kunzira, vakavunganidza vose vavakawana, vakaipa navakanaka; imba yokuwana ikazara navagere pakudya.So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.

¹¹Zvino mambo wakati achipinda kuzovona vagere pakudya, akavona munhu usina kupfeka nguvo yomutambo wokuwana;And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

¹²akati kwaari: Shamwari, wapinda pano seiko, usinenguvo yomutambo wokuwana? Akanyarara.And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

¹³Zvino mambo akati kuvaranda: Mumusungei makumbo namavoko, mumukandirei kurima rokunze; apo pachava nokuchema nokugeda-geda kwameno.Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

¹⁴Nokuti vazhinji vakadanwa, asi vakasanangurwa vashoma. (Mar. 12. 13-17; Ruka 20. 20-26.)For many are called, but few are chosen.

¹⁵Zvino vaFarise vakaenda kundorangana kuti vangamubata sei pakutaura kwake.Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.

¹⁶Vakatuma kwaari vadzidzi vavo navaHerodhe, vachiti: Mudzidzisi, tinoziva kuti ndimi wozvokwadi, munodzidzisa nzira yaMwari nezvokwadi, musingarangariri zvinovonekwa zvomunhu, nokuti hamutariri zviri kunze kwomunhu.And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.

¹⁷Zvino tivudzei, munofungeiko? Munhu unotenderwa kuripira Kesari mutero here kana kwete?Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

¹⁸Asi Jesu wakaziva kuipa kwavo, akati: Munondiidzireiko, imi vanyengeri?But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

¹⁹Ndiratidzei mari yomutero. Vakavuya kwaari nedhenari.*Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a penny.

²⁰Zvino akati kwavari: Mufananidzo uyu norunyoro urwu ndezvani?And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription?

²¹Vakati kwaari; ZvaKesari. Akati kwavari: Naizvozvo, ipai Kesari zvaKesari, naMwari zvaMwari.They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.

²²Vakati vachinzwa izvozvo, vakashamiswa, vakamusiya, vakaenda. (Mar. 12. 18-27; Ruka 20. 27-40.)When they had heard these words, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.

²³Nezuva iro vaSajusi vakasvika kwaari, ivo vanoti hakuna kumuka kwavakafa, vakamubvunza,The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,

²⁴vachiti: Mudzidzisi, Mosesi wakati, kana munhu akafa asinavana, munun’una wake ngaawane mukadzi wake, agomutsira mukoma wake vana.Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

²⁵Kwatiri kwakanga kunavanakomana vomunhu mumwe vanomwe; wedangwe akawana mukadzi, akafa asinavana, akasiyira munun’una wake mukadzi wake;Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother:

²⁶nokudaro vo wechipiri, nowechitatu, kusvikira kunowechinomwe.Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh.

²⁷Shure kwavose mukadzi akafa vo.And last of all the woman died also.

²⁸Zvino pakumuka kwavakafa, uchava mukadzi waniko wavanomwe avo, nokuti vose vaiva naye.Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? for they all had her.

²⁹Jesu akapindura, akati kwavari: Marashika, nokusaziva Magwaro, kana simba raMwari.Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

³⁰Nokuti pakumuka kwavakafa havawani, kana kuwaniswa; asi vakaita savatumwa vaMwari kudenga.For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

³¹Asi kana kuri kumuka kwavakafa, hamuna kurava here zvamakavudzwa naMwari, paakati:But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

³²Ini ndiri Mwari waAbhurahamu, naMwari waIsaka, naMwari waJakobho? Haazi Mwari wavakafa, asi wavapenyu.I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

³³Vanhu vazhinji vachinzwa izvozvo, vakashamiswa nedzidziso yake. (Mar. 12. 28-34; Ruka 10. 25-27.)And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine.

³⁴VaFarise vakati vachinzwa kuti wapwisa vaSadhuse, vakavungana pamwe chete.But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

³⁵Mumwe wavo, mududziri womurairo, akamubvunza, achimuidza, akati:Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

³⁶Mudzidzisi, murairo mukuru pamirairo ndoupiko?Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

³⁷Akati kwaari: Ida Ishe, Mwari wako, nomoyo wako wose, nomweya wako wose, nokufunga kwako kwose.Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

³⁸Ndiwo murairo mukuru nowokutanga.This is the first and great commandment.

³⁹Wechipiri unofanana nawo, ndiwoyu: Ida wakwako; sezvaunozvida iwe.And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

⁴⁰Murairo wose navaporofita zvakabatanidzwa pamirairo iyi miviri. (Mar. 12. 35-37; Ruka 20. 41-44.)On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

⁴¹Zvino vaFarise vachakavungana, Jesu akavabvunza,While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

⁴²akati: Munofungeiko pamsoro paKristu? Mwanakomana waniko? Vakati kwaari: WaDhavhidhi,Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.

⁴³Akati kwavari: Dhavhidhi wakagomutumidza seiko noMweya, Ishe wake, achiti:He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,

⁴⁴Ishe wakati kunaShe wangu: Gara kurudyi rwangu, Kusvikira ndaisa vavengi vako pasi petsoka dzako?The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

⁴⁵Zvino, kana Dhavhidhi achimutumidza Ishe, ungagova mwanakomana wake seiko?If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

⁴⁶Kwakanga kusinomunhu wakagona kumupindura shoko, vuye kwakanga kusinomunhu wakatsunga kumubvunza chinhu pazuva iro.And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any more questions.