Mateu 11:1-15

Jesu paakapedza kudzidzisa vadzidzi vake vane gumi navaviri, akabva ipapo avakundodzidzisa nokuparidza mumaguta avo. Johani paakanzwa ari mujeri zvinhu zvakanga zvichiitwa naKristu, akatuma vadzidzi vake neshoko kwaari rokuti, “Ndimi mainzi muchauya here kana kuti tomirira mumwe?” Jesu akavapindura achiti, “Endai mundotaurira Johani zvamuri kunzwa nezvamuri kuona zvokuti, “Mapofu ari kusvinudzwa. Mhetamakumbo dzavakufamba vana maperembudzi vari kunatswa. Vamatsi vavakunzwa, vakafa vari kumutswa uye varombo vari kuparidzwa Shoko Rakanaka. Akakomborerwa zvake asingagumburiswi neni.” Nhumwa dziya padzakanga dzavakuenda, Jesu akatanga kutaura kuruzhinji rwavanhu nezvaJohani, achiti, “Makaenda kurenje kundoonei? Rutsanga runozunguzwa nemhepo here? Ko makaenderei? Kundoona munhu akapfeka hanzu dzakapfavirira here? Munoziva kuti vanopfeka hanzu dzakapfavirira vari mudzimba dzamadzimambo. Ko zvino makaenderei? Kundoona muporofita here? Ndinokutii, ‘Hongu, uye munhu anotopfuura muporofita.’ Uyu ndiye uya akanyorwa nezvake zvichinzi, “ ‘Tarira ndinotuma nhume yangu; ichafanokugadzirira nzira yako pamberi pako.’ Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, kuna vose vakazvarwa navakadzi, hakuna mukuru kupinda Johani Muombeki asi mudiki wokupedzisira muumambo hwedenga mukuru kwaari. Kubvira pamazuva aJohani Muombeki kusvikira iye zvino, umambo hwedenga hwakapinda mukurwiswa uye vanhu vechisimba vari kuhupamba. Nokuti vaporofita vose nomutemo zvakaporofita kudzamara pana Johani. Kana muchida zvenyu kuzvibvuma iye ndiye Eriya uya ainzi achauya. Ane nzeve dzokunzwa ngaanzwe.