Mateu 20:1-28

Umambo hwedenga hwakaita sasamusha akafumoenda kundotsvaka vashandi vokushanda mumunda wake wamagirepisi. Akawirirana navashandi mari yapazuva yedhenari, ndokuvatuma kumunda wake wamagirepisi. Akazobudazve paawa yechipfumbamwe mangwanani akaona vamwe vakamira zvavo pamusika. Akavati, “Imi endaiwo mumunda wamagirepisi. Ndichakupaiwo zvinokodzera.” Saizvozvo vakaenda. Akazobudazve paawa yegumi nembiri masikati neawa yechitatu masikati akaita zvimwechetezvo. Panguva inenge yechishanu zuva ravakuda kudoka akabuda akaona vamwe vakamira zvavo. Iye akati kwavari, “Ko munodarirei kungomira zvenyu kudai zuva rose musina chamuri kuita?” Vakati kwaari, “Nokuti hapana atitora kuti atipewo basa.” Iye akati, “Nemiwo endaiwo mumunda wamagirepisi.” Kumanheru muridzi womunda wamagirepisi akati kuno mutariri wake, “Chidaidza vashandi uvape mibayiro yavo utangise novokupedzisira uchigumisira nevokutanga.” Vaya vakapiwa basa paawa yechishanu manheru pavakauya, mumwe nomumwe wavo akagamuchira mubayiro wapazuva uya wedhenari. Vokutanga vaya pavakauyawo, vakafunga kuti vachagamuchira yakawanda, asi mumwe nomumwe wavo akagamuchira dhenari. Pavairigamuchira vakanyunyutira saimba uya vachiti, “Ava vokupedzisira vashanda kweawa imwechete chete asi imi mavaenzanisa nesu, isu tabinduka zuva rose tichipiswa nezuva.” Asi iye akapindura mumwe wavo achiti, “Shamwari, handisi kukutadzira. Hauna kubvumirana neni here mubayiro wemari yedhenari? Iwe ingotora yako uende. Ndini ndasarudza zvangu kupa uyu wokupedzisira yakaenzana neyandakupa. Handibvumirwi here kuita madiro nezvinhu zvangu kana kuti une shanje nemwoyochena wangu here? Saizvozvo vokupedzisira vachava vokutanga, vokutangawo vachava vokupedzisira.” Jesu paakanga achikwira kuJerusaremu akatora vadzidzi gumi navaviri pachavo voga. Vari panzira akati kwavari, “Chinzwai, tavakukwira kuJerusaremu. Mwanakomana womunhu achaturirwa mumaoko avapristi vakuru nenyanzvi dzomutemo. Vachamutongera rufu, vachimuisa mumaoko evechirudzi kuti anyombwe nokurohwa zvakanyanya achizorovererwa pamuchinjikwa asi iye achamutswa nezuva retatu.” Amai vavanakomana vaZebhedhi vakauya kwaari nevanakomana vavo vakapfugama pamberi pake vakaisa chichemo chavo. Jesu akavati, “Munodeiko?” Ivo vakati kwaari, “Itai kuti, muumambo hwenyu, vanakomana vangu ava vaviri vagare vakati mumwe kurudyi rwenyu mumwe kuruboshwe rwenyu.” Jesu akapindura achiti, “Hamuzivi zvamuri kukumbira. Munogona here kunwa mukombe wamatambudziko wandichanwa.” Vakati kwaari, “Tinogona.” Iye akati kwavari, “Kunwa mukombe wandichanwa, muchaunwa, asi zvokugara kurudyi rwangu nokuruboshe rwangu handisini ndinozvipa, asi ndokweavo vakakugadzirirwa naBaba vangu.” Vamwe gumi vaya pavakazvinzwa vakashatirirwa mukoma nomunun'una vaya. Jesu akavadaidza akati kwavari, “Munozviziva imi kuti vatongi vechirudzi, pakutonga, vanoita zvomukundo uye vakuru vakuru vavo vanoita zvechisimba. Asi pakati penyu hazvifaniri kudaro. Asi uyo anenge achida kuva mukuru pakati penyu ngaave mushandiri wenyu. Uye ani naani anoda kuva wokutanga pakati penyu, anofanira kuva muranda wenyu. Kunyange Mwanakomana womunhu, haana kuuya kuzoshandirwa, asi kuzoshandira vamwe uye kuzopira upenyu hwake sorudzikinuro rwavazhinji.”