Akapinda muJeriko achipfuura nomo. Maiva nomumwe murume ainzi Zakeo. Aiva mukuru mukuru wavateresi uye ari mupfumi. Aida kuona zvakaita Jesu asi haana kukwanisa nokuda kwegurumwandira ravanhu nokuti iye akanga akapfupika. Ipapo akafanomhanyira mberi ndokukwira mumuonde kuti amuone nokuti akanga achizopfuura nepo. Jesu paakasvika panzvimbo iyoyo, akatarisa mudenga akamuti, “Zakeo kurumidza kuburuka nokuti ndinofanira kundogara kumba kwako nhasi.” Saizvozvo akakurumidza kuburuka akamugamuchira norufaro. Vanhu pavakazviona, vose vakanyunyuta vachiti aenda kundogara mumba momutadzi.
Zakeo akamirawo achiti kuna Tenzi, “Chionai Tenzi ini ndichapa kuvarombo hafu yezvinhu zvangu. Kana ndakabiridzira munhu chinhu ndichamudzorera kakapetwa kana.” Jesu akati kwaari, “Nhasi uno ruponeso rwauya kumba ino nokuti murume uyu mwanakomanawo waAbhurahamu nokuti Mwanakomana womunhu akauya kuzotsvaka nokuponesa chakarasika.”
Pavakanga vakateerera zvinhu izvi, akaenderera mberi achivapa muenzaniso nokuti akanga ava pedyo neJerusaremu uye nokuti vakanga vachifunga kuti umambo hwaMwari hwakanga hwava kuda kutoonekwa. Naizvozvo akati, “Mumwe murume wokumbahuru akaenda kune imwe nyika iri kure kundopiwa umambo achizodzoka. Akashevedza varanda vake gumi akavapa gumi repondo, achiti kwavari, ‘Itai mhindu nayo kusvikira ndauya.’ Asi vanhu vake vaimuvenga. Vakatumira nhume dzokumutevera dzichiti, ‘Hatidi kuti munhu uyu atitonge.’ Paakadzoka apiwa umambo huya akati varanda vake vaakanga apa mari iya vadaidzwe kwaari kuti azive kuti mumwe nomumwe akanga awanei nemhindu. Wokutanga akauya kwaari achiti, ‘Changamire pondo yenyu yakabereka dzimwe pondo gumi pamusoro.’ Iye akati kwaari, ‘Hauchionaka muranda wakanaka! Pamusana pokuti wakatendeka muzvinhu zvidikidiki kudai uchatonga maguta gumi.’ Wechipiri akauyawo achiti, ‘Tenzi pondo yenyu yakabereka pondo shanu.’ Iye akati kwaari, ‘Iwewo uchatonga maguta mashanu.’ Mumwe akauya achiti, ‘Tenzi pondo yenyu iyi ini ndakaipfundira muhengechepfu, nokuti ndaikutyai nokuti muri munhu akaomarara. Munonhonga chamusina kuisa pasi, muchikohwa chamusina kudyara.’ Akati kwaari, ‘Ndinokupa mhosva nezvabva mumuromo mako, iwe muranda akaipa. Heya waitoziva zvako kuti ndiri munhu akaomarara anonhonga chaasina kuisa pasi nokukohwa paasina kudyara, ko zvino wakaregererei kuisa mari yangu mubhangi. Pandainge ndauya ndaizoitora yabereka.’ Akati kuna vakanga vakamira pedyo, ‘Mutorerei pondo iyoyo muipe kune ane gumi repondo.’ Vanhu vakati kwaari, ‘Tenzi, inga ane gumi repondo wani.’ Ndinokutaurirai kuti munhu wose anazvo achawedzerwa zvimwe asi uyo asina, kunyange chaanenge anacho achachitorerwa.
“Asi zvemhandu dzangu dziya dzaisada kuti ndidzitonge dziunzei pano mudziuraye ndakatarisa.”
Paakapedza kutaura izvi, akatungamira vachikwira kuJerusaremu.