1. Jesu, azere noMweya Mutsvene, akadzoka kubva paJorodhani akatungamirirwa noMweya mugwenga,
2. umo maakaedzwa naSatani kwamazuva makumi mana. Haana chaakadya pamazuva iwayo, uye pakupera kwamazuva iwayo akanzwa nzara.
3. Satani akati kwaari, “Kana iwe uri mwanakomana waMwari, rayira dombo iri kuti rive chingwa.”
4. Jesu akapindura akati, “Kwakanyorwa kuchinzi, ‘Munhu haararami nechingwa bedzi, asi neshoko rimwe nerimwe rinobuda mumuromo maMwari.’ ”
5. Satani akamutungamirira kunzvimbo yakakwirira uye akamuratidza pakarepo umambo hwose hwenyika.
6. Akati kwaari, “Ndichakupa simba rahwo rose nokubwinya kwahwo, nokuti ndakahupiwa, uye ini ndinogona kuhupa kuna ani zvake wandinoda.
7. Saka kana ukandinamata, huchava hwako hwose.”
8. Jesu akapindura akati, “Kwakanyorwa kuchinzi, ‘Namata Ishe Mwari wako umushumire iye oga.’ ”
9. Satani akamutungamirira kuJerusarema akamuita kuti amire pachiruvi chetemberi. Akati kwaari, “Kana uri mwanakomana waMwari, zviwisire pasi uchibva pano.
10. Nokuti kwakanyorwa kuchinzi:“ ‘Iye acharayira vatumwa vake pamusoro pakokuti vakuchengete kwazvo;
11. vachakusimudza mumaoko avo,kuti rutsoka rwako rurege kugumburwa padombo.’ ”
12. Jesu akati, “Zvinonzi, ‘Usaedza Ishe Mwari wako.’ ”
13. Satani akati apedza kuedza kwake kwose uku, akabva paari kusvikira pane imwe nguva.
14. Jesu akadzokera kuGarirea musimba roMweya, uye shoko pamusoro pake rakapararira kumativi ose enyika.
15. Akadzidzisa mumasinagoge avo, uye munhu wose akamurumbidza.
16. Akaenda kuNazareta, kwaakanga arerwa, uye nomusi weSabata akapinda musinagoge, setsika yake. Akasimuka kuti averenge.
17. Rugwaro rwakapetwa rwaIsaya rwakapiwa kwaari. Pakurubhedhenura, akawana pakanga pakanyorwa kuti:
18. “Mweya waShe uri pamusoro pangu,nokuti akandizodzakuti ndiparidze vhangeri kuvarombo.Akandituma kuti ndiparidze rusununguko kuna vakasungwauye kuti vasingaoni vaone,kuti ndisunungure vakamanikidzwa,
19. kuti ndiparidze gore rakanaka raShe.”
20. Ipapo akapeta rugwaro, akarudzosera kumubati akagara pasi. Meso avanhu vose vakanga vari musinagoge akanga akati ndee kwaari,
21. uye akatanga nokuti kwavari, “Nhasi rugwaro urwu rwazadziswa munzeve dzenyu.”
22. Vose vakataura zvakanaka pamusoro pake uye vakashamiswa namashoko akanaka akanga achibuda mumuromo make. Vakati, “Ko, uyu haazi mwanakomana waJosefa here?”
23. Jesu akati kwavari, “Zvirokwazvo muchataura tsumo iyi kwandiri muchiti: ‘Murapi, chizvirapa! Itawo muguta rako rino zvatakanzwa kuti wakaita muKapenaume.’ ”
24. Akaenderera mberi achiti, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi kuti hakuna muprofita anogamuchirwa muguta rake.
25. Ndinokuudzai chokwadi kuti kwakanga kune chirikadzi zhinji muIsraeri panguva yaEria, panguva yakadzivirwa denga kwamakore matatu nehafu uye nzara huru ikavapo panyika yose.
26. Asi Eria haana kutumwa kuno mumwe wavo, asi kuchirikadzi yeZerafati munyika yeSidhoni.
27. Uye kwaiva navazhinji vaiva namaperembudzi panguva yaEria muprofita, asi hapana mumwe chete pakati pavo akanatswa kunze kwaNaamani muSiria.”
28. Vanhu vose vakanga vari musinagoge vakatsamwa kwazvo pavakanzwa izvi.
29. Vakasimuka, vakamubudisa muguta, vakamutora vakaenda naye kumucheto cheto kwechikomo chakanga chakavakirwa guta ravo, kuti vamusundidzire kumawere.
30. Asi akafamba napakati peungano akaenda zvake.
31. Ipapo akaburuka zasi kweKapenaume, guta riri muGarirea, akatanga kudzidzisa vanhu nomusi weSabata.
32. Vakashamiswa nokudzidzisa kwake, nokuti shoko rake raiva nesimba.
33. Musinagoge makanga muno murume akanga akabatwa nedhimoni, mweya wakaipa, uye akadanidzira nenzwi guru achiti,
34. “A! Munodeiko kwatiri imi Jesu weNazareta? Ko, mauya kuzotiparadza kanhi? Ndinoziva kuti muri ani, muri Mutsvene waMwari!”
35. Jesu akaurayira achiti, “Nyarara! Buda maari!” Ipapo dhimoni rakaputsira murume uyu pasi pamberi pavo vose rikabuda risina kumukuvadza.
36. Vanhu vose vakashamiswa vakataurirana vachiti, “Kudzidzisa uku ndokupi? Anorayira mweya yakaipa nechikuriri uye nesimba uye ichibuda!”
37. Mukurumbira wake wakapararira munzvimbo dzose dzakapoteredza.
38. Jesu akabva pasinagoge akaenda kumba kwaSimoni. Zvino mai vomukadzi waSimoni vairwara nefivha, uye vakakumbira Jesu kuti avabatsire.
39. Saka akakotamira kwavari akarayira fivha, ikabva pavari. Vakasimuka pakarepo uye vakatanga kuvashandira.
40. Zuva rakati rodoka, vanhu vakauya kuna Jesu navose vakanga vana marudzi akasiyana-siyana ezvirwere, akaisa maoko ake pamusoro pomumwe nomumwe wavo akavaporesa.
41. Pamusoro paizvozvo, madhimoni akabuda muvanhu vazhinji, achidanidzira achiti, “Ndiwe mwanakomana waMwari!” Asi iye akaatsiura akasaatendera kuti ataure, nokuti iwo aiziva kuti ndiye Kristu.
42. Mangwanani-ngwanani, Jesu akaenda kunzvimbo yakanyarara ari oga. Vanhu vakanga vachimutsvaka uye vakati vamuwana paakanga ari, vakaedza kumudzivisa kuti asabva kwavari.
43. Asi iye akati, “Ndinofanira kuparidza vhangeri roumambo hwaMwari kuna mamwewo maguta, nokuti ndizvo zvandakatumirwa.”
44. Uye akaramba achiparidza mumasinagoge eJudhea.