Ruka 8:1-18

Zvino shure kwaizvozvo, akapota nokumaguta nemisha, achiparidza nokureva zveVhangeri youshe hwaMwari, vane gumi navaviri vanaye. Navamwe vakadzi vakanga vaporeswa pamweya yakaipa napazvirwere, vaiti, Maria anonzi Magadharina, iye akanga abuda mweya yakaipa minomwe kwaari, naJohana, mukadzi waKuza, mutariri waHerodhi, naSusana, navamwe vazhinji, vaimushumira nezvavo. Zvino vanhu vazhinji-zhinji vakati vaungana, navakanga vabva kumaguta ose vakasvika kwaari, akataura nomufananidzo, akati, “Mukushi akabuda kundokusha mbeu dzake; akati achikusha, dzimwe mbeu dzakawira panzira, dzikatsikwa, shiri dzokudenga dzikadzidya. Dzimwe dzakawira paruware; dzikamera, dzikaoma, nokushayiwa mwando. Dzimwe dzakawira pakati peminzwa; minzwa ikakura pamwechete nadzo, ikadzivhunga. Dzimwe dzakawira muvhu rakanaka, dzikamera, dzikabereka zvibereko zvine zana. Akati ataura izvozvo, akadanidzira, achiti, ‘Ane nzeve dzokunzwa, ngaanzwe.’ ” Zvino vadzidzi vake vakamubvunza, kuti mufananidzo uyo wairevei. Akati, “Imi makapiwa kuziva zvakavanzika zvoushe hwaMwari; asi vamwe vanozvipiwa nemifananidzo, kuti vachiona, varege kuona; vachinzwa, varege kunzwisisa. Zvino mufananidzo ndiwo: mbeu ishoko raMwari. Avo vapanzira ndivo vakanzwa; zvino Dhiabhori wouya, achibvisa shoko pamwoyo yavo, kuti varege kutenda, vakaponeswa. Avo vaparuware ndivo vanoti kana vanzwa shoko, vanorigamuchira nomufaro; havano mudzi, vanongotenda nguva duku; nenguva yokuedzwa vanotsauka. Dzakawira pakati peminzwa ndivo vakanzwa; zvino vanoenda, vakaungiwa nokufunganya nepfuma, nezvinofadza zvoupenyu huno, vakasasvitsa zvibereko. Asi dzomuvhu rakanaka, ndivo vakanzwa shoko mumwoyo wakarurama nowakanaka, vanorichengeta, vachibereka zvibereko nokutsungirira. “Hakuna munhu, anoti kana atungidza mwenje, anozoufukidzira nomudziyo, kana kuuisa pasi pomubhedha; asi anouisa pachigadziko, kuti vanopinda vaone chiedza. “Nokuti hakuna chakavanzika, chisingazooneswi, hakuna chakavigwa, chisingazozikanwi, nokubuda pachena. “Naizvozvo, chenjerai mutoo wamunonzwa nawo; nokuti anazvo, achapiwa; asina, achatorerwa naichochowo chaanoti ndinacho.