Mariko 8:1-21

Namazuva iwayo gungano guru ravanhu parakaungana zvakare, uye vakanga vasisina chokudya akadaidza vadzidzi vake akati kwavari, “Ndine urombo kwazvo negungano ravanhu iri nokuti vanga vaneni kwamazuva matatu aya, zvino havachisina chokudya. Kana ndikavaendesa kumisha yavo vaine nzara vachaziya panzira nokuti vamwe vavo vabva kure.” Vadzidzi vake vakamupindura vachiti, “Pane angawane zvingwa mugwenga muno here zvingagutse vanhu ava?” Akavabvunza kuti, “Mune zvingwa zvingani?” Ivo vakati, “Zvinomwe.” Zvino akati vanhu ngava gare pasi. Akatora zvingwa zvinomwe zviya akatenda, ndokuzvimedura ozvipa vadzidzi vake kuti vape vanhu. Ivo ndokuzvipa kuvanhu. Uye vakanga vane tuhove tushoma. Akatukomborera akati, “Kunyange itwotwu tupihwe vanhu.” Vanhu vakadya vakaguta, vakazonhongerera zvimedu zvakasara zvikazadza nhengwana nomwe. Pakanga paine zviuru zvinenge zvina zvavanhu. Akazoonekana navanhu, pakarepo ndokubva akwira mugwa navadzidzi vake akaenda kudunhu reDharimanuta. Zvino vaFarisei vakauya kwaari, vakatanga kuitirana nharo naye, vachitsvaka kwaari chiratidzo chinobva kudenga, kuri kumuedza. Akashungurudzika mumwoyo make akati, “Chizvarwa ichi chinotsvakireiko chiratidzo? Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, ‘Hakuna chiratidzo chichapiwa kuchizvarwa ichi.’ ” Akabva avasiya, ndokukwirazve mugwa oyambukira mhiri. Zvino vakanga vakanganwa kutakura chingwa, kunze kwechimwechete chavakanga vanacho mugwa. Jesu akavayambira achiti, “Chenjerai mungwarire mbiriso yavaFarisei neyaHerodhi.” Vakakurukurirana pachavo vachiti, “Hatina chingwa.” Jesu akazviziva akavati, “Nemhaka yei muchitaurirana kuti hamuna chingwa? Hamusati maziva kana kunzwisisa here, mwoyo yenyu mikukutu kanhi? Mune meso, asi hamuoni nhai? Mune nzeve asi hamunzwe nhai? Hamuyeuke here zviya zvandakamedurira zviuru zvishanu zvavanhu, zvingwa zvishanu; makaunganidza matengu mangani azere ezvimedu?” Vakati kwaari, “Gumi namaviri.” “Ko paya pandakamedurira zviuru zvina zvavanhu zvingwa zvinomwe, makaunganidza nhengwana dzizere ngani dzezvimedu?” Vakati kwaari, “Nomwe.” Iye ndokuti kwavari, “Hamusati mavakunzwisisa nanhasi here?”