¹ Paakapedja Jesu kupanga vadjidji vake gumi navaviri, wakabvepo, akaenda koodjidjisa nokuparidza mumadoroba avo. ² Zvino apo Johani azwa ari mutorongo mabhasa a Kristu, wakatumira ngevadjidji vake kuti vamuvundje kuti: ³ Ndiwe here uwo anoviya, kanakuti tisagarira umweni? ⁴ NaJesu wakavadhavira,ositi: Endanhi, mobvunja Johani izvo zvamazwa nezvomunoona: ⁵ Mapofu oona, nezvirema zvohamba, nevanemapere vocheneskwa, novanoma ndondo vozwa, nevakafa vanomuswa, nevalombo vane vhangeri rinochumairwa kwavari. ⁶ Unomuchena uwo usikapumhunwi ndini. ⁷ Apo vasaenda, Jesu wakatanga kuvereketa kumbungano ngondava yaJohani, wakati: Makaenda mushango kooneyi? Itsanga yakazungunyiswa ngedutu here? ⁸ Asi mwakaenda kooneyi? Munhu wakapfekeswa ngemachira akapfaa here? Ndivo avo vanopfeka machira akapfaa vari mumhatso dzemadzimambo ⁹ 9 Asi mwakaendeyo koona chinhi? Muprofiti here? Eya, ndinoti kwamuri, nouwo anonhanha kupinda muprofiti. ¹⁰ Uyu ndiye wevakanhora kuti: ndinotuma mutumi wangu pamberi pehope yako, uwo anozonasirira nguanja lako pamberi pako. ¹¹ Ngogwinhiso ndinoti kwamuri, ‘Pakati pavo vakabherekwa ngovakadji, akuzi kutomboita umweni mukuru kupinda Johani Mubabatidzi; Asi uyo ari mudhoko muumambo hwokudenga mukuru kwaari. ¹² Kubvira kumazuva aJohani Mubabatidzi kugumira zvino, umambo hwokudenga hunopambwa ngezvigebengwa zvinohutora ngesimba. ¹³ Ngokuti vaprofiti vese neMupango vakaprofeta kugumira pa Johani. ¹⁴ Kudai mesitenda kuchiwashira, ‘Uyu ndiyena Elias, uwo waizo viya. ¹⁵ Uwo anenjeve djokuzwa ngaazwe. ¹⁶ Asi ndoyezanisa naani dzinza heri? Wakadhai ngovana vanogala pandau djomusika, vosidhaidjira kunevangani vavo vesiti: ¹⁷ Takaridja mbira kwamuri,asi yemwi amuto kutamba; takaita chiriro, nemwi amuto kuchema. ¹⁸ Ngokuti Johani wakaviya, asikarhi kana kumwa, avo vakati, ‘Unedimoni. ¹⁹ Mwanakomana woMundhu wakaviya esirha nokumwa, avo vakati: murhisi nomumwisi wewaini, shamwari yovatheresi neyevashaishi! Asi kungwala kunopembedjwa ngemabasa yake. ²⁰ Apo Jesu wakatanga kupomera madoroba umo mainga maitwa mabasa mazinji ake ominana, ngokuti avazi kutendeuka. ²¹ Kune uyo kwauri, Khorazini! kune uwo kwuri, Bethisaida! Ngokuti kudai mushando unesimba yainga yakaitwa muThire neSidhoni, iyo yakaitwa mukati mwenyu, vaidai vakatotendeuka kuretu, vane masaka nemarota ²² Kani hai, ndinoti kwomuri, Kunozopinda kureruka kuneThire neSidhoni ngezuva rokutongwa kunekwomuri ²³ Newe Khapernaume, unozokuriswa mudenga here? Unozozaswa pasi kuHaidhesi; Ngokuti kudai mushando unesimba wainga wakaitwa muSodhoma, iyo wakaitwa mukati mwako, raidai riripo nanyamashi. ²⁴ Kani hai, ndinoti kwomuri kuti kunozopinda kureruka kunHika yeSodhoma ngezuva rokutongwa kuneiwewe.” ²⁵ panguvayo Jesu wakadhavira, akati: “Ndinokutenda, Bhabha, Mambo wokudenga newenhika, ngokuti yewe wakazvifisha izvi kune vakangwala nevanekuziva, wakazvipanguidjira vadhoko. ²⁶ Eya, Bhabha, ngokuti chainga chinodakadja mukuona kako. ²⁷ Zviro zvese zvakapuwa kwandiri ndiBhabha wangu; Akuna anoziva Mwanakomana, ndiBhabha ega. Akunazve unoziva Bhabha, asi Mwanakomana ega, nouwo waanodha kukombidjira Mwanakomana. ²⁸ Uyai kwandiri yemwi mese makaremba neku zvinhirirwa, yeni ndinozomuzolodja. ²⁹ Mesitola joka langu pamusolo penhu,medjidjanhi kwandiri, ngokuti yeni ndakapfara mumweyo, nemwi munozoona kuzolola komweya yenhu. ³⁰ Ngokuti joka langu lakanaka, nomutwalo wangu wareruka.