Ruka 21:1-19

Zvino akati achitarira, akaona vapfumi vachiisa zvipo zvavo muchivigiro chemari. Akaona imwe chirikadzi, yaiva murombo, achiisamo tumari tuviri tuduku. Akati, “Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, chirikadzi iyi, iri murombo, yakaisa kupfuura vamwe vose; nokuti avo vose vakaisa zvipo, vachitora pazvizhinji zvavanazvo, asi uyu akaisa, achitora pakushayiwa kwake, zvaayifanira kurarama nazvo, zvose zvaakanga anazvo.” Zvino vamwe vakati vachitaura pamusoro petemberi, kuti yakanga yakashongedzwa namabwe akanaka nezvipo, iye akati, “Kana zviri izvi zvamunoona, mazuva achasvika, asingazoregwi ibwe pamusoro pebwe, risingazowisirwi pasi.” Zvino vakamubvunza, vachiti, “Mudzidzisi, izvozvi zvichagova riniko? Nechiratidzo chichava chipi, kana izvozvi zvoda kuitwa?” Akati, “Chenjerai, kuti murege kutsauswa; nokuti vazhinji vachauya nezita rangu, vachiti, ‘Ndini Kristu’; ‘Nguva yaswedera.’ Musavatevera. “Kana muchinzwa zvokurwa, nenyonganiso, musavhunduka henyu, nokuti izvozvi zvinofanira kumboitwa; asi kuguma hakusi pakarepo.” Akati kwavari, “Rudzi rumwe ruchamukira rumwe rudzi, noushe humwe huchamukira humwe ushe. Kudengenyeka kukuru kwenyika kuchavapo, nokune dzimwe nzvimbo nzara nehosha, nezvinotyisa, uye zviratidzo zvikuru, zvichabva kudenga, zvichavapo. Asi izvozvi zvose zvisati zvasvika, vachakubatai, nokukutambudzai, vachikuisai kumasinagoge nomumatorongo, nokukuisai pamberi pamadzimambo namadzishe, nokuda kwezita rangu. Ichi chichava chapupu kwamuri. Naizvozvo simbai mumwoyo menyu, kuti murege kumbofungisisa pamuchapindura napo. Nokuti ndichakupai muromo nokuchenjera, kuchakonesa vavengi venyu vose kukukundai nokuramba zvamunoreva. Muchaiswa kuvatongi kunyange navabereki, navanun'una, nehama, neshamwari; vamwe venyu vachaurawa. Muchavengwa navanhu vose nokuda kwezita rangu. “Asi ruvhudzi rumwe rwomusoro wenyu harungarasiki. Nokutsungirira kwenyu muchawana upenyu hwenyu.