Muparidzi 5:10-19

Munhu anoda mari haaguti mari uye anoda upfumi nokubereka kwahwo izvozviwo hazvinzwisisiki. Upfumi hukawanda vanohudya vanowandawo muridzi wahwo chaanowana chii mahuri kusiya kungohuona nameso? Hakusi kunaka ikoko kwakaita hope dzomushandi kunyange adya zvizhinji kana zvishoma, kuwandirwa kwomupfumi nomupfumi kunomushaisa hope. Kune chimwe chinhu chakaipa chandakaona pasi pedenga chokuti munhu anozviunganidzira upfumi hwozomukuvadza. Upfumi ihwohwo anorasikirwa nahwo mukuita zvakaipa sarei mumaoko asisina chaanacho asi iye ari baba womwana Sokubuda kwaakaita mudumbu maamai vake ndomuendero waachaita ari musvi, sokuuya kwaakaita pasina chaangatakure chebasa rake chaangaende nacho mumaoko. Kunyange ichochi chinhu chakaipisisa; samauiro aakaita ndiwo maendero aachaita. Chaakawana chii zvino zvaakashandira mhepo zvayo kudaro achipedza mazuva ake ose murima nomukutambura mumwoyo nokurwara nokushatirwa. Chandakazoona zvangu kuti chinhu chakanaka uye chinokodzera ndechokuti munhu adye zvake achinwa achifara zvichibva pabasa raanoshingairira kuita pasi pedenga mazuva mashoma oupenyu hwake aakapiwa naMwari nokuti iwoyu ndiwo mugovewo wake. Ichiwo chipo chaMwari chokuti munhu wose anopiwa upfumi nepfuma nesimba rokugona kufadzwa nazvo, agone kugamuchira mugove wake nokuwanawo rufaro runobva mubasa raanoshingairira kuita.