1 "Musipe untongo, kutila kuti musitongwe neebo." 2 Nokuti nenzila yamunotonga nayo bamwe, munootongwa bo, akale munookwelwa nonkwelo wamunokwela nawo. 3 Ini ubona kababi muzhisho lyomwanakwaina uwo usinobona idanda muzhisho lilyo? 4 Kana kuti ungati kumwanakwaina uwo, ‘Ima, ndikubhise kakunyana muzhisho lilyo,’ imo muzhisho lilyo mulinedanda? 5 Iwi nchengeji! Tanga wabhisa idanda limwo muzhisho lilyo, kutila kuti utubule kubona zwanana kubhisa kakunyana kamo muzhisho lyomwanakwaina uwo. 6 Musipe imbwa zwinhu zwichena, musiposele bulungu bulokosha mbeli kwengulube, nokuti ingulube jinozwitoba namakumbo ajo, kova imbwa jimuluma.

7 "Kumbilani, munopiwa, shakani, munowana, gogojani, munozhulilwa." 8 Nokuti wose unokumbila, unopiwa, noyo unoshaka unowana, nouno gogoja, unozhulilwa. 9 Ndiani pakati penu unoti, kana mwananhulumyana uwe akumbila chinkwa, eumpe ibwe? 10 Kana kuti akumbila ihobe eumpe inyoka? 11 Kana imwi babi mutubula kupa bana benu zwipo zwibuyanana, biya Tate baiko kudenga abangape zwipo zwibuyanana kunaabo banokumbila kwaali na? 12 Nokudalo zwose zwamunoda kuti banhu bemutile, zwiteni neebo kunaibo, nokuti yoyu ndiwo mulawo newhalo jabaPolofeti.

13 "Ngwinani neshubo lilomanikila. Nokuti lilokwazabuka ishubo, nenzila yadeni ilelu, inosenga kukupalajwa akale banji banongwina neeyo inzila. 14 Asi ishubo idukutuku, nenzila ilomanikila inoswincha kubupenyu, akale bashoma banoyiwana.

15 "Chenjelelani bapolofeti bamaniepwa, banozha kunamwi bekambala ibhapata lyemhwizi, asi mukati beli mapele anabukali. 16 Munoobaziba nemichelo yabo. Unchelo wonzhambi unowanika mumiwha na, kana kuti ihuyu munti womhiwa? 17 Nokudalo wose unti umbuyanana unozwala michelo mibhodo, asi unti umbi unozwala michelo mibi. 18 Unti umbuya aungazwale michelo mibi, neebo unti umbi aungazwale michelo mibuya. 19 Wose unti usinozwala unchelo umbuya unotemwa kova uposelwa mumoto. 20 Nokudalo munoobaziba nemichelo yabo.

21 "Abatoba bose banoti kunami, ‘Tezi, Tezi’ bachoongwina mubushe bwokudenga, koga yoyo unota kuda kwaTate bangu baiko kudenga. 22 Nelyo izhuba banji banooti kwandili, ‘Tezi, Tezi! atijakapolofita muzina lyenu, akale tikabhisa madimoni nezina lyenu, akale tikata mishingo mikulwana nezina lyenu na?’ 23 Imi ndinoobabuja pachena nditi, anditomuziba, bhudani yopa, imwi bachinyi!’

24 "Wose unowha mawhi angu akale ewata, unooba sonhu ulochenjela wakabaka ingumba yiye pamwala." 25 Ivula yakana, lwizi lukazhala akezha, ibhepo likezha zwikaloba ingumba, asi aijakawa, nokuti yaluba ikabakilwa pamwala.

26 Akale wose unowha mawhi angu akale esinowatobeleja, unanga sonhu ilema wakabaka ingumba yiye pezhulu ponsechelele. 27 Ivula yakana, lwizi lukazhala akezha, ibhepo likezha, zwikaloba ingumba yeyo ikawa, akale kuwa kwayo kwakaba kukulwana!"

28 Wakati Jesu apeja kulebeleka mawhi yaya, ibunga lyabanhu lyakashamiswa nendayijo yiye, 29 nokuti wakalayija sonhu unanesimba, aajakata sabakwali babo bomulawo.