Jesu paakasvika akawana Razaro atova muguva kwamazuva mana. Bhetania iri pedyo neJerusaremu, makiromita anenge matatu. VaJudha vazhinji vakanga vauya kuna Marita naMaria kuzovabata maoko ehanzvadzi yavo. Marita paakanzwa kuti Jesu avakusvika akaenda kundomuchingura Maria akagara mumba. Marita akati kuna Jesu, “Tenzi dai makanga muri pano hanzvadzi yangu ingadai isina kufa. Nyange iye zvino ndinoziva kuti chose chamunokumbira kuna Mwari, Mwari anokupai.” Jesu akati kwaari, “Hanzvadzi yako ichamukazve.” Marita akati kwaari, “Ndinoziva kuti achamukazve pakumuka, pazuva remhedziso.”
Jesu akati kwaari,
“Ndini kumuka nouupenyu.
Anotenda mandiri kunyange akafa achava mupenyu.
Munhu anogara akabatana neni
uye anotenda mandiri haazombofa.
Unotenda here izvi?”
Akati kwaari, “Hongu, Tenzi chokwadi ndinotenda kuti ndimi Mesia. Mwanakomana waMwari anonzi achauya pasi pano.”
Paakataura izvi akaenda akadaidza munun'una wake Maria chinyararire achiti, “Mudzidzisi ari pano uye anokudana.” Paakazvinzwa akabva asimuka nokukurumidza akaenda kwaari. Ipapo Jesu akanga asati apinda mumusha iwoyo. Akanga achiri paya paakachingurana naMarita. Naizvozvo vaJudha vakanga vaina Maria mumba vachimubata maoko, pavakamuona achisimuka nokukurumidza achibuda vakamutevera vachifunga kuti avakuenda kuguva kundochemako.
Maria paakasvika paiva naJesu akamuona akawira pasi patsoka dzake achiti, “Tenzi dai makanga muri pano, hanzvadzi yangu ingadai isina kufa.” Jesu paakamuona achichema uye vaJudha vaakauya navo vachichemawo, akashungurudzwa mwoyo akatambudzika. Akati, “Makandomuradza kupi?” Vakati kwaari, “Tenzi, uyai muone zvenyu.” Jesu akachema. VaJudha vakati, “Tarisai muone kumuda kwaaiita.” Vamwewo vakati, “Ko iye akasvinudza bofu maziso aitadza here kudzivirira munhu uyu kufa.”
Jesu akashungurudzwazve mumwoyo zvakanyanya ndokubva asvika paguva rakanga riri bako rine ibwe pamuromo paro. Jesu akati, “Bvisai ibwe.” Marita, hanzvadzi yomufi, yakati kwaari, “Tenzi paari otonhuhwa nokuti atova namazuva mana akafa.” Jesu akati kwaari, “Handina here kumbokutaurira kuti ukatenda uchaona mbiri yaMwari.” Nokudaro vakabvisa ibwe riya. Jesu akatarisa kudenga akati,
“Baba, ndinokutendai nokuti mandinzwa.
Ndinoziva kuti munondinzwa nguva dzose.
Asi ndataura izvi kuitira vanhu vamire pano ava,
vadavire kuti makandituma.”
Paakataura izvi akazodaidzira nezwi guru achiti, “Razaro buda!” Mufi akabva abuda maoko ake namakumbo akamoneredzwa netumicheka uso hwake hwakanga hwakaputirwa nejira. Jesu akavati, “Musunungurei aende.”