Nezuva iro Jesu akabuda mumba, akandogara pagungwa. Zvino vanhu vazhinji-zhinji vakaungana kwaari, nokudaro akapinda muigwa, akagaramo vazhinji vose vakamira pamhenderekedzo. Ipapo akavaudza zvinhu zvizhinji nemifananidzo, akati, “Tarirai, mukushi akabuda kundokusha. Zvino pakukusha kwake dzimwe mbeu dzakawira panzira, shiri dzikasvika dzikadzidya. Dzimwe dzakawira parukangarabwe, padzakanga dzisina ivhu zhinji, dzikamera pakarepo, nokuti dzakanga dzisina ivhu rakadzika.
“Asi zuva rakati rabuda, dzikapiswa; dzikaoma, nokuti dzakanga dzisina mudzi. Dzimwe dzakawira muminzwa; minzwa ikamera, ikadzivhunga.
“Asi dzimwe dzakawira muvhu rakanaka, dzikabereka vana; dzimwe zana, dzimwe makumi matanhatu, dzimwe makumi matatu.”
“Ane nzeve dzokunzwa, ngaanzwe.”
Zvino vadzidzi vakauya, vakati kwaari, “Munotaurireiko kwavari nemifananidzo?”
Akapindura, akati kwavari, “Nokuti imi makapiwa kuziva zvakavanzika zvoushe hwedenga, asi ava havana kupiwa. Nokuti ani naani anazvo achapiwa, ave nezvakawanda; asi ani naani asina, achatorerwa nyangwe nezvaanazvo. Naizvozvo ndinotaura kwavari nemifananidzo, nokuti vanoona, asi havaoni; vanonzwa, asi havanzwi, kana kunzwisisa. Kuporofita kwaIsaya kwakaitika kwavari, kunoti,
‘Kunzwa, muchanzwa,
musingatongonzwisisi;
Kuona, muchaona, musingatongoonesesi;
Nokuti mwoyo yavanhu ava yava mikukutu,
Nzeve dzavo hadzinzwi zvakanaka;
Nameso avo vakaatsinzina.
Kuti zvimwe varege kuona nameso,
Nokunzwa nenzeve,
Nokunzwisisa nomwoyo,
Kuti varege kupinduka
Ini ndichivaporesa.’
“Asi meso enyu akaropafadzwa, nokuti anoona; nenzeve dzenyu, nokuti dzinonzwa. Nokuti zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, kuti vaporofita navakarurama vazhinji vakanga vachida kuona zvinhu zvamunoona, asi havana kuzviona; nokunzwa zvamunonzwa, asi havana kuzvinzwa.
“Naizvozvo imi inzwai mufananidzo womukushi. Kana munhu akanzwa shoko roushe, asingarinzwisisi, muipi anosvika, ndokubvuta chakakushwa mumwoyo make. Ndiye akakushwa munzira.
“Asi akakushwa parukangarabwe, ndiye anonzwa shoko, ndokurigamuchira pakarepo nomufaro. Asi haana mudzi mukati make, ndiye wechinguva chiduku; kana kutambudzika nokuvengwa zvichiuya nokuda kweshoko, pakarepo anogumburwa. Akakushwa pakati peminzwa, ndiye anonzwa shoko; zvino kufunganya kwenyika nokunyengera kwepfuma zvinounga shoko, rikashaiwa zvibereko. Akakushwa muvhu rakanaka, ndiye anonzwa shoko, akarinzwisisa; ndiye anobereka zvibereko, mumwe achiita zana, mumwe makumi matanhatu, mumwe makumi matatu.”
Akaisa pamberi pavo mumwe mufananidzo, achiti, “Ushe hwedenga hunofanidzwa nomunhu akakusha mbeu yakanaka mumunda make. Asi vanhu vavete, muvengi wake akauya, akakusha masawi pakati pezviyo, akaenda. Asi chipande chakati chamera nokubereka, zvino masawi akaonekwawo. Zvino varanda vomuridzi weimba vakauya, vakati kwaari, ‘Ishe, hamuna kukusha mbeu yakanaka mumunda menyu here? Munda wawanepiko masawi?’ Akati kwavari, ‘Munhu anondivenga aita izvozvo.’ Varanda vakati kwaari, ‘Ko munoda kuti tindoaunganidza here?’ Akati, ‘Kwete, zvimwe kana muchiunganidza masawi, mungadzura nezviyowo.’
“Regai zvikure zvose zviri zviviri kusvikira pakucheka; nenguva yokucheka ndichati kuvacheki, ‘Tangai kuunganidza masawi, muasunge zvimwanda kuti apiswe, asi mututire zviyo mudura rangu.’ ”
Akaisa pamberi pavo mumwe mufananidzo, achiti, “Ushe hwedenga hwakafanana netsanga yembeu yemasitadhi, yakatorwa nomunhu, akaidyara mumunda make; iyo iduku kumbeu dzose, asi kana yakura, ihuru pamiriwo yose, inoita muti wakakura ukadaro kuti shiri dzedenga dzinouya, dzichigara mumatavi awo.”
Akavaudza mumwe mufananidzo, akati, “Ushe hwedenga hwakafanana nembiriso yakatorwa nomukadzi, akaiisa muzviero zvitatu zvoupfu, kusvikira hwose hwaviriswa.”