Ruka 13:22-35

Jesu akafamba nomumaguta nomumisha achidzidzisa ari parwendo rwake rwokuenda kuJerusaremu. Pano mumwe akati kwaari, “Tenzi, vachaponeswa vashoma here?” Iye akati kwavari, “Vavarirai kupinda napamusuo wakamanikana, nokuti ndinokutaurirai kuti, vazhinji vachaedza kupinda asi vachakundikana. Muridzi wemba akangosimuka chete akazarira musuo muchatangisa kumira kunze muchigogodza muchiti, ‘Tenzi tizarurireiwo.’ Achakupindurai achiti, ‘Handikuzivei kwamunobva.’ Ipapo muchatanga kuti, ‘Inga taidya nokunwa nemi uye maidzidzisa mumigwagwa yedu wani,’ asi iye achati ndinokuudzai kuti, ‘Handikuzivei kwamunobva. Ndibvirei pano imi vaiti vezvakaipa.’ Ikoko vachachema vachirumanidza mazino kana moona Abhurahamu naIsaki naJakobho navaporofita vose vari muumambo hwaMwari asi imi madzingirwa kunze. Vanhu vachauya vachibva kumabvazuva nokumadokero uye vachibva kuchamhembe nokumaodzanyemba vachizogara pakudya muumambo hwaMwari. Chinzwai, kuno vamwe vari vokupedzisira vachava vokutanga. Vamwewo vokutanga vachazova vokupedzisira.” Panguva iyoyo vamwe vaFarisei vakauya vakati kwaari, “Chibvai kuno nokuti Herodhi ari kuda kukuurayai.” Iye akati kwavari, “Endai mundotaurira gava iroro kuti, ‘Ndiri kudzinga mweya yakaipa ndichaporesa nhasi namangwana, pazuva retatu ndobva ndapedza basa rangu.’ Izvo zviri izvowo zvokuti ndinofanira kumbofamba parwendo rwangu nhasi namangwana nezuva ramangwana acho nokuti hazviite kuti muporofita apararire kunze kweJerusaremu.” “Jerusaremu, Jerusaremu iwe, unouraya vaporofita uchitaka namabwe avo vanenge vatumwa kwauri nhai! Kangani kandainge ndichida kuunganidza vana vako sokuvhumbamira kunoita huku hukwana dzayo mumapapiro ayo asi wakaramba. Chiona, imba yako yasiiwa yava dongo. Ndinokutaurira kuti hauchambondionazve kusvikira pauchazoti, ‘Ngaarumbidzwe iye anouya muzita raTenzi.’ ”