¹ Uko ndokutanga kwevagere ra Jesu Kristu, Mwanakomana waMwari. ² Se zvakanyorwa mubhuku remuporofita Isaya: ''Ndirikutuma mutumwa Wangu pamberi Pako, kuti agadzire gwanzi rako. ³ Izvi remunhu renodanidzira kubomo: `Gadzirirai gwanzi raShe, ruramisai gwanza rake'''; ⁴ Johani wouya, achibabatidza mubomo achidanidzira rubabatidzo rekuzvidemba kwe zvitadzo. ⁵ Guta rose rejudhea newagari wose wejerusarema waiuya kwaari. Wose wakababatidzwa naye murwenzi reJorodani waireurura zvitadzo zwawo. ⁶ Johani wakapfeka basha dzemambvere ekamera, anga anebande reganda muchiuno make wairya magwiza uchi wemusango. ⁷ Iye aidanidzira, achiti: ''Munhu arikutewera masure mangu ane simba kupfura rangu, uye andina kufanira kupfugama kusunungura shango Dzake. ⁸ Ini ndakakubabatidzai ne mbvura, asi Iye achakubabatidzai ne Mweya mutswene''. ⁹ ZVakaitika mazua ayo, Jesu akauya nekunazareta kwe garirea, akababatidzwa na Johani murwinzi reJorodani. ¹⁰ Jesu achibuda mubvura,iye akaona denga richivurika Mweya Mutswene wakadzika kwaari kugue njiwa. ¹¹ Izvi rakambuda kundega : '' Uwo ndeye mwana wandinoda. Ndinerudo naye.'' ¹² Ipapo Mweya wakamutora ndokumoendesa kubomo. ¹³ Iye akawa kubomo mazua makumi mana, akaedzwa na Satani. Iye anga arinemuka dzesango, newatumwa waimuchadira. ¹⁴ Johani paaka sugwa,Jesu akaswika muGarerea, waindanizira vangere raMwari, ¹⁵ achiti: ''Nguva yodzadziswa, umambo waMwari wakuswika. Zvindepei mutende kuvangeri''. ¹⁶ aifamba pedyo negugwa reGarerea, akatarira Simoni na Andrea hama ya Simoni, wakakanda mambure mugungwa, nokuti wangari waedzi. ¹⁷ Jesu akawati: ''Uyai mwandiri ndikuitei waedzi wewanhu''. ¹⁸ Ipapo vasiya mambure wakamutewera. ¹⁹ Jesu, wakafamba zvishoma, akawona Jakobo, mwana we Zhebedeu, uye Johani hama yake; wanga wari muchekepe wachigadzira mambure. ²⁰ Uye ipapo akawadana, uye iwo wakasiya baba wawo, Zhebedeu, newachandi muchekepe uye Wakamutewera. ²¹ Wakapinda muCapernaume, uye musuwe Sabhata Jesu wakapinda musinagogue akatanga kudzidzisa. ²² Iwo wakachamiswa ne kufundisa kwake, nekuti Iye aiwafundisa se munhu anga anesimba uye kwete sewanyore. ²³ Imomo musinagogue, manga mune mumwe murume akanga anemweya wetswina akadanidzira akati: ²⁴ ''Tineiko newe, Jesu wenazareta? Wauya kuzotiparadza? Ndinokusiya kuti urianiko. Uri Mutswene waMwari!''. ²⁵ Jesu akaraira dimoni racho akati: ''Nyarara budha paari! ²⁶ Ipapo mweya wetswena wakawa pasi wakabuda uchindanizira ne inzvi guru. ²⁷ Wanhu wese wakachamiswa uye waibvundzana wese: ''Tchii ichi? Dzidziso itsa nesimba here? iye anoraira mweya yetswina, inomuzua''. ²⁸ Ipapo nau dzake dzakaswika kutsvimbo yese yegarerea. ²⁹ Paaka buda musinagogui, wakaenda kuimba yaSimoni na Andrea,na Jakobo na Johani. ³⁰ mai wemudzimai waSimoni wanga wanga wakawata nekuwadziwa. Ipapo wakaudza Jesu nenyaya yake. ³¹ iye akauya, akamubuda muoko akamusimudza: worwere wakamusiya, akatanga kumuchadira. ³² wawa mandekwani,kupota kwezuwa,waka muwodzisira wawere wose wamwe wanga wane mweya yetswina. ³³ Wagari wose wakaswika pamusuwo. ³⁴ wakapora wese wairwara uye wakadziga mweya wetswina ijinji. aga asigabvumire kuti mweya wetswina itaure, nekuti waimuziya. ³⁵ wakasimuka makuseni, kuchiri kwakaswiba; wakabuda,wakaenda kudzipo yake ipapo akanamata. ³⁶ Simoni wanga wa naye asi waimutswaga. ³⁷ wakamouna wakati: ''taikutsagai''. ³⁸ Iye akati: '' gatiende kuimwe tsvimbo, kuguta rire pedyo, kuti ndi dzidzise ikoko. ndidzwo zwandakauya kuzoita'' ³⁹ iye akaenda kugarerea kuse, wachidzidzisa mumasinagogue uye wachidzinga ma dimoni. ⁴⁰ Mumwe anga anemapere budzi wakauya paari akamutsanagurira akapfugama. iye akati kuna Jesu: kana uchida, munogona kunditchenesa''. ⁴¹ akabatwa netsitsi, akatambanudza muoko akamubata, akamuti: ''ini ndinoda kuchena''. ⁴² Ipapo mapere budzi akamusiya, iye akatchena. ⁴³ Jesu akamuudza uye akati aende, achiti: ⁴⁴ ''wona, usaudze munhu, asi enda kune mu prisita opa zvipo nekutchena kwako zwamunorairwa na moses,se chipupure zwawo''. ⁴⁵ Iye akabuda otanga kudanidzira kune wese nau dzakasvika kwese, zvakarepo Jesu anga asingachapinde mumakuguta wose.Iye aigara kutsvimbo zvakawanda, asi nukudaro wajinji waiuya wachibva tsvimbo dzakasiana siana.