12. Ipapo Jesu akati kuna iye akanga amukoka, “Kana wagadzira kudya kwamasikati kana chirariro, urege kukoka shamwari dzako, vanun'una vako kana hama dzako, kana vapfumi vawakavakidzana navo; kana ukadaro vangazokukokawo uye ukabva waripirwa.
13. Asi kana ukagadzira mabiko, ukoke varombo, zvirema, vanokamhina, namapofu,
14. ipapo ucharopafadzwa. Kunyange vasina zvavanokupa, iwe ucharipirwa pakumuka kwavakarurama.”
15. Mumwe wavaye vakanga vagere pakudya naye akati anzwa izvi, akati kuna Jesu, “Akaropafadzwa munhu achagara zvake pamabiko muuMambo hwaMwari.”
16. Jesu akapindura akati, “Mumwe murume akanga achigadzira mabiko makuru uye akakoka vanhu vazhinji.
17. Panguva yamabiko, akatuma varanda vake kuti vandoudza vaya vakanga vakokwa kuti, ‘Uyai, nokuti zvose zvagadzirwa.’
18. “Asi vose vakatanga zvimwe chetezvo kupa zvikonzero. Wokutanga akati, ‘Ndichangotenga munda izvozvi, uye ndinofanira kundouona. Ndapota hangu, ndiregererei.’
19. “Mumwe akati, ‘Ndichangotenga nzombe dzamajoko mashanu izvozvi, uye ndiri kuenda kumbonodziedza. Ndapota ndiregererei.’
20. “Mumwezve akati, ‘Ndichangowana mukadzi izvozvi, saka handingauyi.’
21. “Muranda akadzoka akandozivisa izvi kuna tenzi wake. Ipapo muridzi wemba akatsamwa kwazvo akarayira muranda wake achiti, ‘Buda uende nokukurumidza munzira dzomumisha nedzomuguta undouya navarombo, zvirema, mapofu navanokamhina.
22. “Muranda akati, ‘Ishe, zvamandirayira zvaitwa, asi nzvimbo ichiripo.’
23. “Ipapo tenzi akaudza muranda wake akati, ‘Buda uende kumigwagwa nokunzira dzomumaruwa undovakoka kuti vapinde, kuitira kuti imba yangu izare.
24. Ndinoti kwamuri, hakuna kana mumwe chete wavaya vakanga vakokwa acharavira mabiko angu.’ ”
25. Vazhinji zhinji vakanga vachifamba naJesu, uye iye akatendeukira kwavari akati,
26. “Kana munhu upi zvake achiuya kwandiri uye asingavengi baba vake namai vake, mukadzi wake navana vake, vanun'una vake nehanzvadzi dzake, hongu, kunyange noupenyu hwake, haangavi mudzidzi wangu.
27. Uye ani naani asingatakuri muchinjikwa wake achinditevera haangavi mudzidzi wangu.
28. “Tomboti mumwe wenyu anoda kuvaka shongwe. Haatangi agara pasi agoongorora mutengo kuti aone kana ane mari inokwana kuipedza here?
29. Nokuti kana akavaka hwaro akasagona kuipedza, munhu wose anomuona achamuseka,
30. achiti, ‘Munhu uyu akatanga kuvaka asi akasagona kupedza.’
31. “Kana kuti tomboti mambo ava kuda kuenda kuhondo kundorwa nomumwe mambo. Haatangi kugara pasi here kuti aone kana angagona kundorwa navanhu zviuru gumi, achipikisana nouyo ari kuuya kuzorwa naye ane vanhu zviuru makumi maviri?
32. Kana asingagoni, achatuma nhume mumwe wacho achiri kure uye okumbira mashoko orugare kwaari.