use Zend\View\Model\ViewModel; // Add resource

class IndexController extends AbstractActionController
{
    public indexAction()
   {
       $viewModel = new ViewModel();
       $viewModel->setTemplate('application/index/index');
       return $viewModel;
    }

詳見： http://framework.zend.com/manual/2.2/en/modules/zend.view.quick-start.html