Akanga apiwa matarenda mashanu, akati, ‘Ishe, makandipa matarenda mashanu, tarirai, ndawana mamwe matarenda mashanu.’ Ishe wake akati kwaari, ‘Zvakanaka, muranda wakanaka, wakatendeka; wakanga wakatendeka pazvinhu zvishoma, ndichakuisa pamusoro pezvinhu zvizhinji; pinda mumufaro washe wako.’ Akanga apiwa matarenda maviri akauyawo, akati, ‘Ishe, makandipa matarenda maviri; tarirai, ndawana mamwe matarenda maviri.’ Ishe wake akati kwaari, ‘Zvakanaka, muranda akanaka, akatendeka; wakanga wakatendeka pazvinhu zvishoma, ndichakuisa pamusoro pezvinhu zvizhinji; pinda mumufaro washe wako.’
“Akanga apiwa tarenda rimwe, naiye akauyawo, akati, ‘Ishe, ndakanga ndichikuzivai imi, kuti muri munhu anehasha, munokohwa pamusati makadyara, munounganidza pamusati makakusha; zvino ndakatya, ndikandoviga tarenda renyu pasi; hecho, chinhu chenyu!’ Ishe wake akapindura, akati kwaari, ‘Iwe, muranda akaipa, unousimbe, wakanga uchiziva kuti ndinokohwa pandisina kudyara, ndichiunganidza pandisina kukusha; saka waifanira kuisa mari yangu kune vane bhangi, kuti pakusvika kwangu ndingadai ndapiwa zvangu zvawanda. Naizvozvo mutorerei tarenda rake, mupe ana matarenda ane gumi. Nokuti mumwe nomumwe unazvo, achapiwa, ave nezvizhinji; asi asina, achatorerwa nezvaanazvo. Budisirai muranda pasina, murima nokunze; ipapo pachava nokuchema nokugeda-geda kwameno.’
“Zvino kana Mwanakomana womunhu achiuya nokubwinya kwake, navatumwa vose vanaye, achagara pachigaro chake choushe chinobwinya; namarudzi ose achaunganidzwa pamberi pake; achavaraura somufudzi anoraura makwai nembudzi. Achaisa makwai kurudyi rwake, mbudzi kuruboshwe.
“Zvino Ishe achati kuna vari kurudyi, ‘Uyai imi, makaropafadzwa naBaba, mugare nhaka youshe hwakagadzirirwemi kubva pakuvamba kwenyika. Nokuti ndakanga ndine nzara, mukandipa chokudya; ndakanga ndine nyota, mukandipa chokunwa; ndakanga ndiri mweni, mukandigamuchira; ndakanga ndisina nguo, mukandipfekedza; ndakanga ndichirwara, mukandifambira; ndakanga ndiri mujeri, mukauya kwandiri.’
“Zvino vakarurama vachamupindura, vachiti, ‘Ishe, takakuonai riniko mune nzara, tikakupai chokudya? Kana mune nyota, tikakupai chokunwa? Takakuonai riniko muri mweni, tikakugamuchirai? Kana musina nguo, tikakupfekedzai? Takakuonai riniko muchirwara, kana muri mujeri, tikauya kwamuri?’
“Ishe achapindura, achiti, kwavari, ‘Zvirokwazvo, ndinoti kwamuri, pamakazviitira mumwe wavaduku vehama dzangu idzi, makazviitireni.’