Mateu 24

¹(Mar. 13. 1-29; Ruka 21. 5-36.) Zvino Jesu wakabuda patembere, akati oenda vadzidzi vake vakavuya kwaari kuzomuratidza dzimba dzetembere.And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

²Jesu akapindura akati kwavari, munovona zvinhu izvi zvose here? Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, hakungaregwi ibwe pamusoro pebwe risingazowisirwi pasi.And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

³Wakati agara pagomo reMiorivhi vadzidzi vake vakavuya kwaari vari voga vakati, tivudzei kuti izvozvo zvichagova rinhiko? Nechiratidzo chokuvuya kwenyu nechokuguma kwenyika chichava chipiko?And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

⁴Jesu akapindura akati kwavari, chenjerai kuti murege kutsauswa nomunhu.And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

⁵Nokuti vazhinji vachavuya nezita rangu vachiti, ndini Kristu, vachitsausa vazhinji.For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

⁶Muchanzwa zvokurwa neguhu rokurwa. Chenjerai musavhunduka nokuti izvozvo zvose zvinofanira kumboitwa asi kuguma kuchigere kusvika.And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

⁷Nokuti rudzi ruchamukira rudzi novushe hwuchamukira vushe nenzara dzichavapo, nehosha nokudengenyika kwenyika kunzvimbo zhinji.For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

⁸Asi zvinhu izvozvi zvichava kutanga kwenhamo.All these are the beginning of sorrows.

⁹Zvino vachakuisai kumadambudziko, vachakuvurayai, muchavengwa namarudzi ose nokuda kwezita rangu.Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

¹⁰Vazhinji vachagumburwa vachaisana kuvatongi nokuvengana.And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

¹¹Vaporofita vazhinji venhema vachamuka vachitsausa vazhinji.And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

¹²Rudo rwavazhinji ruchatonhora nokuti kusarurama kuchawanda.And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

¹³Asi unotsungirira kusvikira pakuguma, uchaponeswa.But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

¹⁴Evhangeri iyi yovushe ichaparidzwa munyika dzose chive chapupu kumarudzi ose, ipapo kuguma kuchasvika.And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

¹⁵Naizvozvo kana muchivona nyangadzi yokuparadza yakarebwa nomuporofita Dhanyeri imire panzvimbo tsvene (unorava ngaacherekedze).When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

¹⁶Zvino vari muJudhea ngavatizire kumakomoThen let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

¹⁷Uri pamusoro pedenga reimba ngaarege kuburuka kuzotora zviri mumba make.Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:

¹⁸Nouri kumunda ngaarege kudzokera shure kuzotora nguvo yake.Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.

¹⁹Vachava nenhamo vanemimba navanomwisa namazuva iwayo.And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

²⁰Nyengeterai kuti kutiza kwenyu kurege kuva muchando kana nesabata.But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

²¹Nokuti nenguva iyo kuchavapo kutambudzika kukuru, kusati kwakambovapo kwakadaro kubva pakutanga kwenyika kusvikira zvino vuye hakuchazovipo.For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

²²Dai mazuva iwayo asaitapudzwa hakune nyama yairarama asi nokuda kwavasanangurwa mazuva iwayo achatapudzwa.And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

²³Zvino kana munhu akati kwamuri, tarirai Kristu uri pano kana apo, regai kutenda.Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

²⁴Nokuti vachamuka vanaKristu venhema navaporofita venhema vacharatidza zviratidzo zvikuru nezvinoshamisa kuti kana zvichibvira vatsause navasanagurwavo.For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

²⁵Tarirai ndagara ndakuvudzai.Behold, I have told you before.

²⁶Zvino kana vakati kwamuri, tarirai uri kurenje, regai kubuda. Tarirai uri mudzimba dzomukati, regai kutenda.Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

²⁷Nokuti semheni inobva kumabvazuva ichipenyera kumavirira ndizvo zvichaita kuvuya kwoMwanakonana womunhu.For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

²⁸Apo panomutumbu ndipo pachavunganira magora.For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

²⁹Pakarepo shure kwokutambudzika kwamazuva iwayo, zuva richasviba, nomwedzi hauchazobwinyi. Nyeredzi dzichawa kudenga namasimba okudenga achazungunuswa.Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

³⁰Ipapo chiratidzo choMwanakomana womunhu chichavonekwa kudenga. Zvino marudzi ose enyika achachema achivona Mwanakomana womunhu achivuya pamusoro pamakore okudenga nesimba nokubwinya kukuru.And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

³¹Uchatuma vatumwa vake nehwamanda huru. Vachavunganidza vasanangurwa vake kunobva mhepo ina kubva kurutivi rumwe rwedenga kusvikira kunorumwe rutivi. (Ruka 12. 35-59.)And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

³²Dzidzai pamuvonde mufananidzo wawo. Kana davi rawo rava nyoro, mashizha achitunga munoziva kuti zhezha rava pedo.Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

³³Saizvozvo nemivo kana movona izvozvo zvose zivai kuti wava pedo pamukova.So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

³⁴Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, rudzi urwu harungatongo-pfuvuri kusvikira izvozvi zvose zvaitika.Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.

³⁵Denga nenyika zvichapfuvura asi mashoko angu haangatongopfuvuri.Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

³⁶Asi kana riri zuva iro nenguva iyo hakuna unozviziva, kunyangwe vatumwa vokudenga kunyangwe Mwanakomana asi Baba voga.But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

³⁷Sapamazuva aNoa ndizvo zvichaita kuvuya kwoMwanakomana womunhu.But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

³⁸Nokuti sepamazuva iwayo mvura zhinji isati yasvika, vaidya nokunwa, nokuwana, nokuwaniswa kusvikira zuva Noah raakapinda naro muareka.For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,

³⁹Vasingazivi kusvikira. Mvura zhinji ikavabvisa vose, ndozvichaita kuvuya kwoMwanakomana womunhu.And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

⁴⁰Nenguva iyo; vaviri vachava mumunda mumwe uchatorwa mumwe akasiyiwa.Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

⁴¹Vakadzi vaviri vachakuya paguyo rimwe mumwe uchatorwa mumwe akasiyiwa.Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

⁴²Rindai naizvozvo nokuti hamuzivi nguva Ishe wenyu yaanovuya nayo.Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

⁴³Asi zivai izvi kuti mwene weimba dai aiziva nguva yokusvika kwembavha ungadai airinda akasatendera kuti imba yake ipazwe.But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

⁴⁴Naizvozvo nemivo garai makazvigadzirira nokuti Mwanakomana womunhu uchavuya nenguva yamusingamutariri.Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

⁴⁵Ndianiko muranda wakatendeka, wakangwara, wakagadzwa nashe wake kuti ave mutariri weimba yake kuti avape zvokudya nenguva yakafanira?Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

⁴⁶Wakaropafadzwa muranda uyo unoti kana She wake achisvika akamuwana achiita saizvozvo.Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

⁴⁷Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri uchamugadza ave mutariri wezvose zvaanazvo.Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.

⁴⁸Asi kana muranda uyo wakaipa akataura mumoyo make achiti Ishe wangu wanonoka kuvuya.But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

⁴⁹Akatanga kurova vamwe varanda vanobata pamwe chete naye, akadya, akanwa pamwe chete navakabatwa.And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;

⁵⁰Ishe womuranda uyo uchasvika nezuva raasingamutariri nenguva yasingazivi.The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,

⁵¹Akamurovesa kwazvo, akamupa mugove wake pamwe chete navanyengeri apo pachava nokuchema nokugeda-geda kwameno.And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.