Zvirevo 1:20-33

Uchenjeri hunodanidzira nenzwi guru mumugwagwa, hunokwidza inzwi rahwo pachivara; kumusoro kwemigwagwa ine ruzha hunodanidzira, pamasuo eguta hunotaura shoko rahwo huchiti: “Kusvikira riniko imi vasina mano, muchingoda kugara musina mano? Kusvikira riniko vaseki vachifarira kuseka, uye mapenzi achivenga zivo? Dai makateerera kutsiura kwangu, ndingadai ndakadurura mwoyo wangu kwamuri uye ndakazivisa pfungwa dzangu kwamuri. Asi sezvo makandiramba pandakakudanai uye pasina kana mumwe akateerera pandakatambanudza ruoko rwangu, sezvo makashaya hanya nokurayira kwangu, uye mukasagamuchira kutsiura kwangu, iniwo ndichaseka panguva yenjodzi yenyu; ndichaseka dambudziko parichakusvikirai, dambudziko parichakukundai sedutu, njodzi paichavhuvhuta pamusoro penyu sechamupupuri, nhamo namatambudziko pazvichakukundai. “Ipapo vachadana kwandiri asi ini handingavapinduri; vachanditsvaka asi havangandiwani. Sezvo vakavenga zivo uye vakasasarudza kutya Jehovha, sezvo vasina kugamuchira yambiro yangu, uye vakashora kutsiura kwangu, vachadya zvibereko zvenzira dzavo uye vachazadzwa nezvibereko zvemano avo. Nokuti kusateerera kwavasina mano kuchavaurayisa, uye kushaya hanya kwamapenzi kuchavaparadza; asi ani naani achanditeerera achagara murugare, uye achagara akasununguka, asingatyi kuparadzwa.”