Mateu 9:18-38

Jesu paakanga achiri kutaura kwavari mumwe mutungamiri akapinda akapfugama pamberi pake achiti, “Mwanasikana wangu afa iye zvino izvi. Uyai muzoisa ruoko rwenyu paari, achararama.” Jesu akasimuka akamutevera pamwechete navadzidzi vake. Pakabva pauya mumwe mudzimai akanga aine chirwere chokubuda ropa kwamakore gumi namaviri. Akauya necheshure kwake akabata mupendero wehanzu yake nokuti akazviti nechemumwoyo, “Ndikangobata chete hanzu yake ndichava wadi.” Jesu akatendeuka akamuona akati, “Tsunga mwoyo mukunda, chitendero chako chakuponesa.” Jesu paakasvika kumba kwomutungamiri uya, akaona vokuridza nyere negungano ravanhu richiita mhere mhere. Iye akati, “Budai nokuti musikana haana kufa, akakotsira.” Vakamuseka. Chikwata chavanhu pachakaburitswa, Jesu akapinda akamubata ruoko. Musikana ndokubva amuka. Mukurumbira wake wakapararira mudunhu iroro rose. Jesu paakabva ipapo, varume vaviri vaiva mapofu vakamutevera vachidaidzira zvikuru vachiti, “Tinzwireiwo tsitsi, Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi.” Paakapinda mumba mapofu aya akauya kwaari. Jesu akati kwaari, “Munotenda kuti ndinokwanisa kuita izvi here?” Vakati kwaari, “Hongu Tenzi.” Akabata maziso avo akati, “Ngazviitwe kwamuri sokutenda kwenyu.” Maziso avo akabva azaruka. Jesu akavakohomedza achiti, “Ngwarirai kuti pasave nomunhu anozviziva.” Asi vakaenda vakaparadzira mukurumbira wake mudunhu rose iroro. Pavakabva ipapo, pakauiswa munhu aiva mbeveve akagarwa nomweya wakaipa. Mweya wakaipa pawakaburitswa, mbeveve iya yakataura. Gungano rakashamiswa richiti, “Hakuna kumboonekwa zvakadai muIsiraeri.” Asi vaFarisei vakati, “Anodzinga mweya yakaipa nesimba rejinda roMweya yakaipa.” Jesu akafamba nomumaguta ose nomumisha achidzidzisa mumasinagogu avo achiparidza Shoko Rakanaka roumambo achirapa zvirwere zvose namatenda ose. Paakaona gungano ravanhu, akavanzwira tsitsi nokuti vaitambura vasina chingavabatsire sehwai dzisina mufudzi. Ipapo akati kuna vadzidzi vake, “Zvinoda kukohwiwa zvakawanda asi vakohwi vashoma, naizvozvo, namatai kuna Tenzi wezvinoda kukohwiwa kuti atumire vakohwi mumunda wake unoda kukohwiwa.”