25. Kana zvisizvo, makabuda kundooneiko? Munhu akanga akafuka nguo dzakanaka here? Kwete, vaya vanopfeka nguo dzomutengo mukuru uye vanogara zvakanaka ndivo vari mumizinda.
26. Asi makabuda kundooneiko? Muprofita here? Hongu, ndinokuudzai, uye anokunda muprofita.
27. Ndiye uya akanyorwa nezvake zvichinzi:“ ‘Ndichatuma munyai wangu pamberi pako,uyo achakugadzirira nzira yako pamberi pako.’
28. Ndinokuudzai kuti, pakati paavo vose vakaberekwa navakadzi hakuna mukuru kuna Johani; asi muduku muumambo hwaMwari mukuru kwaari.”
29. Vanhu vose, kunyange navateresi, vakati vanzwa mashoko aJesu, vakabvuma kuti nzira yaMwari yakarurama, nokuti vakanga vabhabhatidzwa naJohani.
30. Asi vaFarisi nenyanzvi dzomurayiro vakaramba kuda kwaMwari pamusoro pavo, nokuti vakanga vasina kubhabhatidzwa naJohani.
31. “Zvino, ndingafananidza rudzi rwakadai neiko? Vakafanana neiko?
32. Vakaita savana vagere pamusika vachidanidzira kuno mumwe nomumwe wavo vachiti:“ ‘Takakuridzirai hwamanda,asi hamuna kutamba;takaimba rwiyo rworufu,uye hamuna kuchema.’
33. Nokuti Johani Mubhabhatidzi akauya asingadyi chingwa uye asinganwi waini, imi mukati, ‘Ane dhimoni.’
34. Mwanakomana Womunhu akauya achidya uye achinwa, imi mukati, ‘Houno munhu wamadyo uye chidhakwa, shamwari yavateresi navatadzi.’
35. Asi uchenjeri hunoruramiswa navana vahwo vose.”
36. Zvino mumwe wavaFarisi akakoka Jesu kuti azodya naye, saka akaenda kumba kwomuFarisi uyu akandogara kuti adye.
37. Mumwe mukadzi womuguta umu akanga achirarama muzvivi akati anzwa kuti Jesu akanga agere pakudya mumba momuFarisi, akauya nechinu chamafuta anonhuwira earabhasteri,
38. uye paakanga akamira shure kwake patsoka dzake achichema, akatanga kunyorovesa tsoka dzake nemisodzi yake. Ipapo akadzipukuta nebvudzi romusoro wake, akadzitsvoda uye akadzizodza mafuta anonhuwira.
39. Zvino muFarisi uya akanga amukoka akati achiona izvi, akati mumwoyo make, “Dai munhu uyu anga ari muprofita, angadai aiziva kuti amubata ndiani uye kuti mukadzi uyu akaita sei, uye kuti mutadzi.”
40. Jesu akamupindura akati, “Simoni, ndine chinhu chandinoda kukutaurira.”Iye akati, “Ndiudzei henyu mudzidzisi.”
41. “Vamwe varume vaviri vakanga vane chikwereti kumunhu mumwe chete. Mumwe akanga ane chikwereti chamadhenari mazana mashanu, uye mumwe madhenari makumi mashanu.