1. Jesu akataurazve kwavari nemifananidzo achiti,
2. “Umambo hwokudenga hwakafanana namambo akagadzirira mwanakomana wake mutambo wesvitsa.
3. Akatuma varanda vake kuna avo vainge vakakokwa kumutambo kuti vachiuya, asi vakaramba kuuya.
4. “Ipapo akatumazve vamwe varanda achiti, ‘Taurirai vose vakakokwa kuti ndagadzirira mabiko: Ndabaya nzombe nemombe dzakakodzwa uye zvose zvagadzirirwa. Uyai kumutambo wesvitsa.’
5. “Asi hapana akateerera uye vakaenda mumwe kumunda wake, mumwewo kune rimwe basa rake.
6. Vamwe vavo vakabata varanda vake vakavaitira zvakaipa uye vakavauraya.
7. Mambo akatsamwa kwazvo. Akatuma hondo yake kundoparadza vaurayi vaya uye akapisa guta ravo.
8. “Ipapo akati kuvaranda vake, ‘Mutambo wesvitsa wagadzirirwa asi vaya vandakakoka vakanga vasingakodzeri kuti vauye.
9. Endai kumharadzano dzenzira mundokoka kumutambo ani zvake wamuchawana.’
10. Saka varanda vakaenda mumigwagwa vakandokokorodza vose vavakagona kuwana, vose vakanaka nevakaipa, uye imba yesvitsa ikazara navakanga vakokwa.
11. “Asi mambo akati apinda kuzoona vakanga vakokwa, akaona munhu imomo akanga asina nguo yesvitsa.
12. Akamubvunza akati, ‘Shamwari, wapinda seiko muno usina nguo yesvitsa?’ Munhu uya akashaya chokureva.
13. “Ipapo mambo akaudza varanda vake akati, ‘Musungei maoko namakumbo mumukande panze, murima, umo muchava nokuchema nokurumanya kwameno.’
14. “Nokuti vazhinji vakakokwa asi vakasarudzwa vashoma.”
15. Ipapo vaFarisi vakabuda vakandoronga kuti vamubate namashoko ake.
16. Vakatuma vadzidzi vavo kwaari pamwe chete navaHerodhi. Vakati, “Mudzidzisi, tinoziva kuti muri munhu akarurama uye kuti munodzidzisa nzira yaMwari zviri maererano nechokwadi. Hamutsauswi navanhu nokuti hamutarisi kuti ndivanaani.
17. Tiudzei zvino kuti imi, munoti kudini? Zvakanaka here kutera mutero kuna Kesari kana kuti hazvina?”
18. Asi Jesu, achiziva kuipa kwavo, akati, “Imi vanyengeri munondiedzereiko?
19. Ndiratidzei mari inoshandiswa pakutera mutero.” Vakamuvigira dhenari
20. uye akavabvunza akati, “Ko, mufananidzo uyu ndowaani uye runyoro urwu ndorwaani?”
21. Vakapindura vakati, “NdezvaKesari.” Ipapo akati kwavari, “Ipai kuna Kesari zvaKesari, uye kuna Mwari zvaMwari.”
22. Vakati vanzwa izvi, vakashamiswa. Saka vakamusiya vakaenda.
23. Pazuva rimwe chetero vaSadhusi, avo vanoti hakuna kumuka kwavakafa, vakauya kwaari nomubvunzo.
24. Vakati, “Mudzidzisi, Mozisi akatiudza kuti murume akafa asina vana munun'una wake anofanira kuwana chirikadzi agomuberekera vana.
25. Zvino pakati pedu paiva navanakomana vomunhu mumwe vanomwe. Wokutanga akawana mukadzi ndokubva iye afa, uye sezvo akanga asina vana, akasiyira munun'una wake mukadzi.
26. Zvimwe chetezvo zvakaitika kuno wechipiri nowechitatu kusvikira kuno wechinomwe.
27. Pakupedzisira mukadzi akazofawo.
28. Zvino pakumuka kwavakafa, achava mukadzi waaniko pavanomwe vaya sezvo vose vaiva varume vake?”
29. Jesu akavapindura akati, “Ndipo pamunorasika ipapo nokuti hamuzivi Magwaro kana simba raMwari.
30. Pakumuka kwavakafa vanhu havawani kana kuwanikwa, vachange vakaita savatumwa kudenga.
31. Asi pane zvokumuka kwavakafa, hamuna kuverenga here zvakarehwa naMwari kwamuri, achiti,
32. ‘Ndini Mwari waAbhurahama naMwari waIsaka naMwari waJakhobho’? Haasi Mwari wavakafa asi wavapenyu.”
33. Vanhu vazhinji vakati vanzwa izvi, vakashamiswa nokudzidzisa kwake.
34. Vanzwa kuti Jesu akanga akunda vaSadhusi, vaFarisi vakaungana pamwe chete.
35. Mumwe wavo aiva nyanzvi pane zvemirayiro akamuedza nomubvunzo unoti,
36. “Mudzidzisi, ndoupi murayiro mukuru muMurayiro?”
37. Jesu akapindura akati, “ ‘Ida Ishe Mwari wako nomwoyo wako wose, nomweya wako wose nokufunga kwako kwose.’
38. Uyu ndiwo murayiro mukuru uye wokutanga.
39. Wechipiri wakafanana nawo unoti, ‘Ida muvakidzani wako sokuda kwaunozviita iwe.’
40. Murayiro wose naVaprofita zvakabatanidzwa pamirayiro iyi miviri.”
41. VaFarisi pavakanga vachakaungana pamwe chete, Jesu akavabvunza akati,
42. “Munofungei nezvaKristu? Mwana waani?” Vakapindura vachiti, “Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi.”
43. Akati kwavari, “Ko, zvino sei Dhavhidhi achitaura noMweya akamuti, ‘Ishe’? nokuti anoti,
44. “ ‘Ishe akati kuna Ishe wangu: Gara kuruoko rwangu rworudyi, kusvikira ndaisa vavengi vako pasi petsoka dzako.’ ”
45. “Zvino kana Dhavhidhi achimuti, ‘Ishe’ angagova mwanakomana wake sei?”
46. Hapana akagona kutaura shoko rimwe, uye kubva pazuva iroro zvichienda mberi hapana akazoshinga kumubvunza mimwezve mibvunzo.