“Ko vanhu vechizvarwa chino ndingavaenzanise neiko? Uye vakafanana neiko? Vakafanana navana vagere pamusika vachidaidzirana vachiti,
“ ‘Takakuridzirai nyere asi hamuna kutamba,
takaungudza asi hamuna kuchema.’
“Nokuti Johani Muombeki akauya asingadyi chingwa kana kunwa waini, imi mukati, ‘Ane mweya wakaipa.’ Mwanakomana womunhu akauya achidya uye achinwa, moti munhu uyu ane nhafu uye chidhakwa neshamwari yavateresi navatadzi.” Kudaro ungwaru hunoratidzwa kuti ndohwechokwadi navose vanohugamuchira.
Mumwe wavaFarisei akamukoka kuti azodya naye. Jesu akapinda mumba yomuFarisei uyu ndokugara pakudya. Zvakaitika kuti mumwe mukadzi womugutamo aiva mutadzi paakanzwa kuti Jesu agere pakudya mumba yomuFarisei uya, akauya nechinu chomunyakwe wearabhasita chiina mafuta okuzora. Akasvikomira nechokumashure kwaJesu kutsoka dzake achisvimha misodzi, ndokutanga kunyorovesa tsoka dzake nemisodzi yake achidzipukuta nevhudzi romusoro wake, uye akatsvoda tsoka dzake, nokudzizora namafuta aye.
Pakuona izvi, muFarisei uya akanga amukoka, akazviti nechomumwoyo, “Dai munhu uyu anga ari muporofita, angadai aziva kuti mukadzi uyu anomubata ndiani, uye kuti mukadzi worudzii, nokuti mutadzi.” Jesu ndokudavira akati, “Simoni, ndine zvandinoda kutaura kwauri.” Simoni ndokumuti, “Taurai henyu, Mudzidzisi.” “Mumwe mukweretesi aiva navakwereti vaviri. Mumwe akakwereta mazana mashanu amadhenari mumwewo makumi mashanhu. Sezvavakanga vasisagoni kudzorera, akavaregerera vose vari vaviri. Ko, ndoupi pavanhu ava achamuda kupinda mumwe?” Simoni akamupindura achiti, “Ndinofunga kuti ndouya akaregererwa zvizhinji.” Jesu ndokumuti, “Wapindura zvazviri.” Zvino akatendeukira kumukadzi uya ndokuti kuna Simoni, “Unoona mukadzi uyu? Ndapinda mumba mako, hauna kundipa mvura yokugeza tsoka dzangu asi iye anyorovesa tsoka dzangu nemisodzi yake akadzipukuta nevhudzi rake. Iwe hauna kunditsvoda asi iye kubvira zvandapinda muno haana kurega kutsvoda tsoka dzangu. Iwe hauna kuzora musoro wangu namafuta asi iye azora tsoka dzangu namafuta anonhuhwirira. Ndinoti kwauri, zvitadzo zvake zvizhinji zvaregererwa nokuti aratidza rudo rukuru; asi uyo anoregererwa zvishoma anoratidza rudo rushoma.” Jesu ndokuti kumukadzi uya, “Zvitadzo zvako zvaregererwa.” Ipapo vaya vakanga vagere naye pakudya vakatanga kuzviti, “Uyu ndianiko anoregererawo kunyange zvitadzo?” Iye ndokuti kumukadzi, “Chitendero chako chakuponesa, chienda zvako murugare.”