Namazuva iwayozve kwakanga kunavazhinji zhinji, vakanga vasina zvavangadya, akadanira vadzidzi vake kwaari, akati kwavari, “Ndine tsitsi navanhu vazhinji, nokuti atova mazuva matatu avakagara neni vasina zvavangadya. Kana ndikavaendesa kumusha kwavo vane nzara, vachaziya panzira; vamwe vavo vanobva kure.”
Vadzidzi vake vakapindura, vakati kwaari, “Munhu angawanepiko murenje muno, zvingwa zvingagutisa vanhu ava?”
Akavabvunza, akati, “Mune zvingwa zvinganiko?” Vakati, “Zvinomwe.”
Zvino akarayira vanhu vazhinji kuti vagare pasi, akatora zvingwa zvinomwe, akavonga, akazvimedura, ndokupa vadzidzi vake, kuti vaise pamberi pavo; vakazviisa pamberi pavazhinji. Uye vakanga vane hove duku shomanene; zvino akatenda, Mwari akati zviiswewo pamberi pavo. Vakadya, vakaguta, ndokuunganidza zvimedu zvakasara, matengu manomwe. Vanenge vaiva zviuru zvina; akavaendesa. Pakarepo akapinda muigwa navadzidzi vake, akasvika kumativi enyika yeDharimanuta.
Zvino vaFarisi vakabuda, vakatanga kuita nyaya naye, vachitsvaka kwaari chiratidzo chinobva kudenga, vachimuedza.
Akagomera zvikuru mumweya make, akati “Rudzi urwu runotsvakireiko chiratidzo? Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, rudzi urwu harungapiwi chiratidzo.”
Ipapo akavasiya, akapindazve muigwa, akayambukira mhiri.
Vakanga vakanganwa kutora zvingwa muigwa; vakanga vasina zvingwa muigwa, asi chimwe bedzi. Zvino akavarayira, akati, “Chenjerai, mutye mbiriso yavaFarisi nembiriso yaHerodhi.”
Vakarangana vakati, “Anodaro nokuti hatine zvingwa.”
Zvino Jesu akati achizviziva, akati kwavari, “Munorangana nemhaka yeiko kuti hamune zvingwa? Hamuzivi, nokunzwisisa here? Mwoyo yenyu ichiri mikukutu here? Zvamuna meso, hamuoni here? Zvamune nzeve, hamunzwi here? Hamurangariri here? Musi wandakamedurira vane zviuru zvishanu zvingwa zvishanu, makanonga matengu manganiko azere nezvimedu?” Vakati kwaari, “Gumi namaviri.”
“Nomusi wandakamedurira vane zviuru zvina zvingwa zvinomwe, makanonga matengu manganiko akazadzwa nezvimedu?” Vakati, “Manomwe.”
Akati kwavari, “Ko hamunzwisisi nazvino here?”