Mufananidzo Womujiche Nomutongi
1 Zvino adovanyepa mufananidzo, waidzoita kuti varambe vachinamata vasingaori mwoyo. 2 Adoti, "Kuno rimwe guta kwanga kuno mutongi wanga asingache Mwari, kana kuva nobasa nomunhu. 3 Zvino paiva nomujiche muguta rakarero wairamba achiuya kwaari achiti, ‘Ndirungamisire nyaya nomhandu yangu.’ 4 Kwochinguwa wairamba, asi pasure adoti mumwoyo mache, ‘Kana zvangu ndisingache Mwari kana kuva nobasa nomunhu, 5 asi nondava yokuti mujiche wakareyu ari kundinetsa, ndichamurungamisira, kuti arege kundisembura nokuramba achimbondouya kwandiri.’"
6 Ishe adoti, "Inzvai zvinonyaihwa nomutongi asinai kururama. 7 Zvino Mwari angareke nai kurungamisira vasaruhwa vache vanodaidza kwaari masikati nousiku? Angavachehwere nai? 8 Ndinokunyepai, achavarungamisira nokamangu. Zvisinei, panouya Mwanakomana woMunhu achawana kutenda kuripo panyika here?"