¹ Jesu wakangena muJerikho echipinda ndimwo. ² Paiya nemunhu waizwi Zakheusi; iye waiya mukuru wevabhadarisi vemuthero, waiya gurudza. ³ Naye wakatsvaka kuona Jesu kuti ndiani, asi waiya asikakoni ngendaa yembungano, ngokuti waiya mufupi. ⁴ Ndizvo Zakeu wakarumba kuenda mberi, akakwira mumuonde kuti amuone, ngokuti waipinda ngeiyo njira. ⁵ Naapo Jesu agumapo wakaringira mudenga, akati kwaari, “Zakheusi, kasira kudzaka pashi; ngokuti kunosisira kuti ndigare mumhatso yako nyamashi''. ⁶ Ndizvo wakakasira kudzaka pashi, akamuashira ngokudara, ⁷ Naapo vazviona vakavhuruvhuta veshe vechiti, “Wapotera kuita mueni womunhu mushaishi”. ⁸ NaZakheusi wakaema, akati kunaMambo, “Ringira, Mambo, ndinopa hafu youpfumi hwangu kuvarombo; kudai ndakatora chiro kumunhu ngourimbwi, ndinomuhwirinzira zvakapetwa karongomuna''. ⁹ Jesu wakati kwaari, “Nyamashi ruponeso rwaguma kuneiyi mhatso, ngokuti nayewo mukororo waAbrahama., ¹⁰ Ngokuti Mukororo woMunhu wakauya kootsvaka nokuponesa izvo zvakarashika”. ¹¹ Naapo vachazwa izvi zviro, Jesu wakaangira kuvaronzera muedzaniso, ngokuti waiya pasinde neJerusarema, ngokutizve ivo vaikarira kuti umambo hwaMwari hwaizokasira kuoneka apapo. ¹² Ndizvo wakati, “Munhu mukuru wakaenda kunyika yaiya kuretu kuti andoashira umambo nokupetukazve. ¹³ Wakadaidza varanda vake gumi, akavapa umwe ngaumwe chigurwa chomukore, wakati kwavari, ‘Barisai metsa ndiuye. ¹⁴ Asi vanhu vomunyika yake vakamunyenya, vakatuma vatumwa sure kwake vechiti, ‘Atidi kuti munhu uyu atonge padera pedu. ¹⁵ Naapo oopetuka, aashira umambo, wakapanga kuti avo varanda, vaaiya akapa zvigurwa zvemukore, vadaidzwe kwaari, kuti azie zvevakauyirwa ngokuibarisa. ¹⁶ Uwo wokutanga wakauya pamberi pake, akati, ‘Mambo, mugodi yenyu yawana imweni gumi.’, ¹⁷ Naye wakati kwaari, ‘Wakanasa, iwewe muranda wakanaka! Ngokuti wakagondeka ngezvishomani, wechitonga padera pemadhorobha gumi. ¹⁸ Newechipiri wakauya akati, ‘Mambo, chigurwa chako chomukore chakauyirwa ngezvigurwa zvimweni zvishanu.’, ¹⁹ Naye wakati kwaarizve, ‘Wechitonga padera pemadhorobha mashanu’. ²⁰ Naapo umweni wakauya, akati, ‘Mambo, penya, chigurwa chako chomukore, icho chendakangwarira chiri mudhuku, ²¹ ngokuti ndakakutya, ngokuti uri munhu usikakonwi; unotonhera icho chousikazi kuisa pashi, newe unocheka icho chousikazi kusima’. ²² Wakati kwaari, ‘Ngezvinobuda kubva pamuromo pako ndinozokutonga, iwewe muranda wakashata! Iwewe waitozia kuti ndiri munhu usikakonwi, ndechitonhera icho chendisikazi kuisa pashi, nokucheka icho chendisikazi kusima. ²³ Ndizvo wakarekera ngenyi kuisa chigurwa changu kwavari mubhange, neni mukuuya kwangu ndaizowona icho nokuuyirwa kwacho.’ ²⁴ Naye wakati kuneavo vaiema pasinde, ‘Mutorerenyi kubva kwaari uwo mugodi, mupe kwaari uwo unegumi dzemugodi’. ²⁵ Navo vakati kwaari, ‘Mambo, uwo wanegumi dzemigodi’, ²⁶ Ndinoti kwomuri, ‘Kunemunhu weshe unacho unozopuwa, nokwaari usina, neicho chaanacho chinozotorwa kubva kwaari. ²⁷ Asi ao magaa angu, aiya asikatendi kuti nditonge padera pao, aunzenyi panapa muauraye pamberi pangu''. ²⁸ Naapo aronza izvi, wakatungamira pamberi pavo kukwira Jerusarema. ²⁹ Naapo akwedzera pasinde peBhethifaje neBhethani, ngepaMutunhu unozwi wemaOrivhi, wakatumira mberi vairi vevadzidzi vake, ³⁰ echiti, “Endai muguta iro remwakaringirana naro, umwo mwopindamwo munozoona tsiru rembongoro rakasungwa, iro risikazi kumbogadhwa ngomunhu. Risunhurenyi muuye naro. ³¹ Kudai aripo unozomubvunza kuti, ‘Munorisunhurirenyi?’ Munozoronza kuti, ‘Mambo unorida’. ³² Ndizvo avo vakatumwa vakaenda, vakaona kudai ngezvaakaronza ndiJesu kwavari. ³³ Naapo vachasunhura tsiru, vanikazi varo vakati kwavari, “Munorisunhurirenyi tsiru?” ³⁴ Navo vakati, “Mambo unorida”. ³⁵ Navo vakariunza kunaJesu, vakaisa zvokufuka zvavo padera petsiru, vakakwidza Jesu padera paro. ³⁶ Naapo agadha tsiru, vakachinga zvokufuka zvavo munjira. ³⁷ Naapo echikwedzera pasinde pokudzaka Mutunhu wemaOrivhi, mbungano yeshe yevadzidzi vakatanga kudakara nokukudza Mwari ngeizwi guru ngendaa yemishando yeshe ine simba yevaiya vaona, ³⁸ vechiti, “Unomuchena Mambo uwo unouya ngezina raMambo Mwari! Kunyarara mudenga nouthende mudengadenga!” ³⁹ Vamweni vevaFarisi mukati mwembungano vakati kwaari, “Mudzidzisi, rambidza vadzidzi vako”. ⁴⁰ Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Ndinomuronzera kuti, kudai ava vaizonyarara, mapuwe emene anozodaidzira”. ⁴¹ Naapo Jesu akwedzera pasinde wakaona dhorobha, wakarichemera, echiti ⁴² Dai waizia ngezuva iri izvo zviro zvingakupa kunyarara kwako! Asi zvinopano zvakafishika kumadziso ako. ⁴³ Ngokuti mazuva anozokugumira, apo magaa ako anozokushoshera rushosha nokukutendenedza, akukonyere mukati kumarutii eshe. ⁴⁴ Anozokupwanyira pashi, nevana vako vari mukati mwako, navo avazosii mukati mwako nebuwe rimwe rakagadzikwa padera perimweni; ngokuti iwewe auzi kuzia mukuwo wokuhambirwa kwako”. ⁴⁵ Jesu wakapotera muTemperi, akatanga kuvadzingira kubanze avo vaitengesa, ⁴⁶ echiti kwavari, “Kwakanyorwa kuti, ‘Mhatso yangu inozozwi imhatso yomukumbiro;’ asi imwimwi mwaiita bako rembavha”. ⁴⁷ Jesu waidzidzisa mazuva eshe muTemperi. Vapristi vakuru nevanyori nevakuru vevanhu vakatsvaka kumuuraya. ⁴⁸ Asi avazi kuona chiro chevangaita, ngokuti vanhu veshe vakabatirira kwaari vechipurutana mazwi ake.