Mateu 15:1-20

Kwakazouya vaFarisei nenyanzvi dzomutemo kuna Jesu vachibva kuJerusaremu vachiti, “Sei vadzidzi venyu vachidarika tsika dzamagamuchidzanwa dzamadzitateguru? Nokuti havashambi maoko avo pavanodya.” Jesu akavapindura achiti, “Ko imi munodarikirei mutemo waMwari nokuda kwamagamuchidzanwa enyu? Nokuti Mwari, akati, ‘Remekedza Baba naamai vako uye kuti munhu anotaura zvakaipa nezvababa kana amai vake anofanira kuti afe.’ Asi imi munoti, kana munhu akataurira baba vake kana amai vake achiti, ‘Zvandakanga ndichigona kuzokubatsirai nazvo ndazvipira kuna Mwari, haazosungirwa kuremekedza baba vake.’ Saizvozvo nokuda kwamagamuchidzanwa enyu, makaita kuti shoko raMwari rishaye maturo. Imi vanyengedzi, Isaya akaporofita zvechokwadi nezvenyu paakati, “ ‘Vanhu ava vanondikudza zvapamuromo chete asi mwoyo yavo iri kure neni. Kundinamata kwavo ndekwenhando vachidzidzisa, sechokwadi, mitemo yavanhu.’ ” Jesu akadaidza vanhu ndokuti kwavari, “Teererai munzwisise, “Munhu haan'oreswe nezvinopinda mukanwa make asi zvinobuda mukanwa make ndizvo zvinon'oresa munhu.” Vadzidzi vake vakauya vakati kwaari, “Munoziva here kuti vaFarisei vakagumbuka pavakanzwa zvamakataura zviya.” Iye akati, “Chose chisina kudyarwa naBaba vangu chichadzipurwa. Varegei vakadaro, mapofu avatungamiri. Zvino kana bofu, rikatungamirira rimwe bofu vachawira vose mugomba.” Asi Pita akati kwaari, “Titsanangurirei muenzaniso uyu.” Jesu ndokuti, “Nemiwo hamunzwisise nhai? Hamuoni here kuti chinhu chose chinopinda mukanwa chinopfuura nomudumbu chichizobva chorasirwa kunze. Asi chinobuda mukanwa momunhu chinobva mumwoyo, ndicho chinon'oresa munhu. Nokuti mumwoyo ndimo munobva pfungwa dzakaipa dzinoti, umhondi noupombwe nokufeva nokuba nokurevera vamwe nhema uye kutaura zvakaipa nezvavamwe. Izvi ndizvo zvinon'oresa munhu asi zvokudya usina kushamba maoko hazvin'orese munhu.”