Ruka 5:17-26

Rimwe zuva Jesu paakanga achidzidzisa, paiva navaFarisei navadzidzisi voMutemo, vakanga vagerepo vaibva mumisha yose yeGarirea neyeJudhea nokuJerusaremu. Simba raTenzi rokuporesa rakanga riinaye. Havo vamwe varume vakauya vakatakura pabanda, munhu akanga akatonhora mitezo, vakada kupinda naye nokumuisa pamberi paJesu. Pavakatadza kupinda naye pamusana pokuwanda kwavanhu vakakwira pamusoro pemba, vakabvisa mafendefa edenga remba, ndokumudzikisa ari pauvato pamberi paJesu mukati mavanhu. Zvino paakaona chitendero chavo, Jesu akati, “Hama zvitadzo zvako zvaregererwa.” Nyanzvi dzoMutemo navaFarisei vakatanga kufunga vachiti, “Ndianiko uyu anotaura achishonha Mwari? Ndiani angagone kuregerera zvitadzo kunze kwaMwari oga?” Asi Jesu akaona pfungwa dzavo akavapindura achiti, “Munofungireiko zvakadai mumwoyo menyu? Chakareruka ndechipi, kuti, ‘Waregererwa zvitadzo zvako,’ kana kuti, ‘Simuka ufambe?’ ” Zvino kuti muzive kuti Mwanakomana womunhu ane simba pasi pano rokuregerera zvitadzo, akati kuno munhu akanga akatonhora mitezo, “Ndinoti kwauri, simuka, utore uvato hwako, uende kumusha.” Pakarepo munhu uya akabva asimuka vose vachizviona, ndokutora chaakanga avete chiya ndokuenda kumusha achirumbidza Mwari. Vanhu vose zvakavakatyamadza kwazvo, vakarumbidza Mwari, uye vakaputirwa nokutya vachiti, “Nhasi taona zvinoshamisa.”