¹ Ndizvo vakayambuka ruandhle, vakaguma kunyika yevaGeraseni. ² Jesu paakaburuka muchikepe, mundhu wainga no mweya wakashata wakauya kwaari kubva mu makuva. ³ Murume uyu aigara pakati pemakuva uye pakanga pasina munhu aikwanisa kumudzora, kunyange nemaketani. ⁴ Nguva zhinji vainge vatosunga tsoka dzake nemaoko, asi akatyora zviketani uye akatyora zviketani nemaketani. Apana munhu waiya nesimba rekumumisa. ⁵ Usiku no masikati, asikazorori, wakahamba-hamba pakati po makuva no pa zvikomo, ecidanijira, ecijigura ngo zvimedu zvo matombo. ⁶ Paakavona Jesu, aciri ndhambo, wakagogoma wozviwira pa makumbo ake. ⁷ Naye wakadaidzira echiti, “Munodenyi kwendiri, Jesu, Mwanakomana waMwari Wokumusoro-soro? Ndinokumbira ndiMwari kuti musanditambudza!” ⁸ Ngokuti Jesu wainga atomubvunja kuti: “Buda pa mundhu uwu, iwewe mujimu wakashata!” ⁹ Asi Jesu wakamubvunza kuti, “Zina rako ndiani?” Iyena wakadavira kuti: “Zina rangu ndinozwi Regio, ngokuti tiri vazinji.” ¹⁰ Uye wakakumbira kuna Jesu kuti asavadzinga kubva munyika iyoyo. ¹¹ Nguvayo, phedopo, pa cikomo cainga phedopo, painga no boka guru ro nguruve raifura. ¹² Pa nguva yondhoyo madhimoni akakumbira Jesu eciti: “Titumirenyi ku nghumba, kuti tiphwine mojiri.” ¹³ Jesu wakavatendera, no mweya yakashata yakabva pa mundhuwo, yopinda mu nguruve. Neboka renguruwe rinenge zviuru zviiri rakadzikandira pashi padombo rakananga kuruwandhle, rikanyura mukati mwaro. ¹⁴ Vandhu vaifuya nguruve vakarumba, vakabhuya zviro izvi mu dhorobha no mu minda, vandhu veshe vakarumba kuti vaone zvakaitika. ¹⁵ Naapo vaguma kuna Jesu, vakaona mundhuwo, wakabatwa ngo hondo yo madhimoni, wakagarapo, wakasimira nguvo, wakangwara. Navo vakathya. ¹⁶ Vaya vakavona zviitiko zvondhozvo vakabvunja vandhu zvainga zvakaitika no mwanarume wainga no madhimoni, vakabvunjavo ngo nguruve. ¹⁷ Perapo vandhu vakatanga kukumbira Jesu kuti abve mu ndau yavo. ¹⁸ Jesu paainga ecipinda mu ngarava, mundhu wainga no mweya yakashata wakamukumbira kuti aende naye. ¹⁹ Jesu aazivi kutendera; asi, wakamuraira kuti: “Enda kumhatso yako, kumhuri yako uvaziise zveshe zvaakakuitira Mwari, nekukuzwira tsitsi”. ²⁰ Naapo munhu wakaenda, akatanga kuchumaira muDhekapori reshe zviro zvaakamuitira Jesu. Uye munhu weshe wakashamiswa. ²¹ Jesu paainga ecipetuka ngo cikepe ku ndau imweni, mbungano huru yakamutendenejazve paainga akaema pa ndau imweni. ²² Ndiyo nguva yakagumapo umwe wevatungamiriri vesinagogi remunharaunda, waizwi Jairosi. Paakaona Jesu, akagwadama patsoka dzake. ²³ Iyena wakamubvunjisa ecicema zve ecikhombija kuti: “Mwana wangu mudoko ari phedo no kufa! Uya, uise nyara dzako padera pake, kuti aponeswe ararame.” ²⁴ Ndizvo Jesu wakaenda naye. Uye chaunga chikuru chakamutevera, chakamuzadza kubva kumativi ese. ²⁵ Kwaiyapo dzimai rairwara ngengazi makore gumi namairi. ²⁶ Wainga atotambudzwa maningi ngo kungwarira kwa madokotera akawanda zve wakashandisa zvese zvaainga nazvo; asi, panzvimbo yekuvandudza, yakabva pakuipa kuenda kune yakaipa. ²⁷ Naazwa ngo pamusoro pa Jesu, wakahamba pakati po mbungano yo vandhu, wobata nguvo yake. ²⁸ Ngokuti wakadzipinimidza echiti, “Kudai ndingabata ngubo dzake basi, ndinozopona.” ²⁹ Uye panguwa iyoyo, kubuda kwake ngazi kwakaema, uye mukadzi wakazwa mumuiri wake kuti akasunungurwa kubva mukutambudzika kwake. ³⁰ Pa nguva yondhoyo, Jesu paakazwa kuti simba rainga rabudiswa mukati mwake, wakatendeuka pakati po mbungano, wobvunjisa kuti: “Ndiyani wakabata nguvo yangu?” ³¹ Vajiji vakamubvunja kuti: “Unovona here kuti mbungano inokumanikira kubvira kumativi ese, yecibvunjisa kuti: ‘Ndiyani wakandibata?’”. ³² Asi, Jesu wakaramba ecisota-sota, ecivetera kuvona kuti ndiyani wakaita izvi. ³³ Naapo mukadzi, echithya ngekuvhunduka, echiziya zvakaitika kwaari, wakakwedera pasinde, akagwadama patsoka dzake, akamuronzera gwinyiso reshe. ³⁴ Jesu wakati kwaari: “Mwana wangu, kutenda kwako kwakuponesa! Enda norugare uye usasunungurwa kubva mukutambudzika kwako.” ³⁵ Jesu paainga acivereketa, vandhu vamweni vakaguma pamuzi pa Jairosi, mutungamiriri wo sinagoga, vovabvunja kuti: “Mwana wenyu watofa! Hapana chikonzero chekushungurudza Tenzi zvakare.” ³⁶ Asi Jesu aazivi kuzwisisa masoko aya, wotendeukira ku mukuru wo sinagoga womuvangisa eciti: “Ucathya, rambanyi weitenda!” ³⁷ Naye wakaraira kuti akuna umweni waizomupereketa, asi Pedhuru, Jakobo na Johani, hama ya Jakobo. ³⁸ Pavakaguma pamuzi yo mukuru wo sinagoga, Jesu wakavona mhere-mhere huru, no vandhu vazinji vakathya, vecicema no kucema ngo izwi guru. ³⁹ Paakanghwina mu nyumba, wakavabvunjisa kuti: “Ngenyi muri kuita bopo no kucema? Mwana haana kufa, asi akarara!” ⁴⁰ Vandhu veshe vaingepo vakashoora kutongwa kwaJesu. Iye, asi, wakavaraira kuti vabude, wakadaidza baba namai vemwana kwaari, pamwepo nevadzidzi vainge vari navo, vakapinda mukamuri rainge rakaata mwana. ⁴¹ Perapo, wakabata nyara yo nthombiyo, wobvunja ngo ciAramaiko kuti: “Talita koum!”, zvinoreva kuti “Mwana mudoko! Ndinokuraira kuti, simuka!” ⁴² Nge nguwa imweyo, nthombi, yainga no makore gumi na maviri, yakaema pa mubhedhu wake, yotanga kuhamba. Pazviro izvi, vandhu veshe vakashamisika. ⁴³ Naapo Jesu wakavapangira pambhene kuti akuna umweni waidikana kuziva zvavakavona. Uye akavarayira kuti vape musikana uya chikafu.