¹ Zvino umambo wokudenga hunoyezaniswa nevasikana varigumi, avo vakatola zvibhani zvavo, vakabhuda koosangana nomukwambo. ² Vashanu vavo vainga mapenji nevashanu vainga vakangwala. ³ Ngokuti vona vainga mapenzi vakatola zvibhani zvavo, avatokutola mafuta navo. ⁴ Asi vakangwala vakatola mafuta mukati mozvindhekwe zvavo, pamwepo nezvibhani zvavo. ⁵ Apo chikomba chanonoka, vakaozera vese vakavata. ⁶ Asi pakati pousuku vakadhaidjirwa kuti, ‘mukai, mukwambo! Budhai koossangana naye. ⁷ Apo vasikana vese vakamuruka, vakanasirira zvibhani zvavo. 8 ⁸ apo mapenzi akati kunevakangwala, ‘Tipenhiwo mafuta enhu; ngokuti zvibhani zvedhu zvinodjima''. ⁹ Asi vakangwala vakapingula: Azvingadalopi, ngokuti aazokwani yesu naemwi. Asi mesienda kune avo vanotenguesa, muzvitengere''. ¹⁰ Asi pavaiyenda kootenga, mukwambo vakaviya; naavo vainga vakanasirira vakangena naye mumuchado, nomusuwo wakakonhwa. ¹¹ kumasure kazvezvo, kakaviyawo vasikana vamweni vesiti: ‘Mambo, Mambo, tibheurirenhiwo''. ¹² Asi yena wakapingula esiti: ‘Ngogwinhiso ndinoti kwamuri, anditomuzivi''. ¹³ Saka ngwariranhi yemwi ngokuti amuzivi zuva kana nguva. ¹⁴ Ngokuti zvakadhai ngomundhu wakatikuti esida kuenda kunhika imweni, wakadhaidja varanda vake, akatemba kwavari zviro zvake. ¹⁵ Nokuneumwe wakatemba matarenda ari mashanu, nokuneumweni wakamutemba maviri, nokuneumweni rimwe; kuneumwe ngaumwe wavo wakatembwa kudhai ngokukona kwake kushandisa, akaenda rwendo lake. ¹⁶ Paripo uwo wakawashira matarenda mashanu wakaenda akaabherekesa, akauyirwa ngemashanu amweni. ¹⁷ Ngokudaloko wainga wakapuwa waviri wakawachira vamueni . ¹⁸ Ngokuti zuainga akawachira wakatcha panhika , owiga mare yamambo. ¹⁹ Ngosure komakore akapera, mambo ovatendi wakavia, akagala pavari. ²⁰ Zuaka washirwa zuitaela zuichanu , pakawiazue zuimueni zuitaela, mambo wakati: "Mambo, mandipa zuitaela zuichano , ndakawina ndizona zuitaela zuichano". ²¹ mambo wake wakamuti: "Washuma, yewe mutendi! pazuidoko wakaita mutendi; pazuakawanda ndinokukanda; pindai mukodakala kamambo wako". ²² pakaguma wakapuwa zuitaela zuiviri, vakati: "Mambo, zuitaela zuiviri makandipa, ndakawina zuimueni zuitaela zuiviri". ²³ Mambo wako wakat kwaarii: "pakanaka, mutendi akanaka nounogondeka; yewe wakagondeka ngezvishomani, ndinozokuemesa padera pezvakawanda, pinda mukudhakala kwamambo wako. ²⁴ Asi osigumawo uwo akawashira tarenda rimwe, wakati: ‘Mambo, ndakakuziva yewe kuti uri mundhu wakakonja, unokukula pousingazivi kusima nokuunganidja pousikazi kupaladjira. ²⁵ Neni ndakatya, ndikaenda, ndikafisha tarenda yako mumavhu. Zviri apa zviri zwako'. ²⁶ Asi mambo wake wakapingula, akati kwaari: ‘yewe muranda wakashata noumbwa! Waiziva here kuti ndinokukura pandisito kusima nokuunganidja pandisito kupaladjira? ²⁷ Ndizvo kwaifaneya kuti uise mare yangu kwavari vebhange, kuti mukuviya kwangu ndaizovawashirazve yangu nokuuyirwa kwayo. ²⁸ Ndosaka bvisai kwari tharenda muiipe kuneuyana ano gumi lomatharenda. ²⁹ Ngokuti kwaari wese unacho unozopuwa, naye unozova nezvakawanda. Asi kunouwo usina, eya, neicho chaanacho chinozobviswa kwaari. ³⁰ Mesilasa muranda uwo usikadhetseri chiro muchidhima chiri kubherere, Kunozovayo kuchemachema nokuguedha guedha komazino. ³¹ Asi apo Mwanakomana woMundhu oouviya muukugwinha kake nenguilosi djese naye, apo unozogala pamusolo pedhendemaro routhende wake. ³² Nepamberi pake anozounganidjwa madzinza ese, naye unozovapaladjanisa umwe kuneumweni kudhai ngomusi unopaladjanisa makwai kubva kunembudji. ³³ Naye unozoisa makwai ngokumurwo kake, asi mbudji ngokumubhushwe kake. ³⁴ Saka Mambo unozoti kwavari vari ngokumurwo kake: ‘Uyai, yemwi makadhakadjiswa ndiBhabha wangu, mugale naka youmambo wakanasirirwa yemwi kubvira pakusikwa kenhika. ³⁵ Ngokuti ndaanga ndinonjala nemwi mwakandipa kudya, ndainga ndinenhota nemwi mwakandipa chokumwa, ndainga ndiri mupfumba nemwi makandiwashira, ³⁶ Ndainga ndiri mitu yemwi makandifekedja, ndaiwadjaa nemwi makandihambira, ndainga mutorongo nemwi makaviya kwandiri''. ³⁷ Apo vakarurama vanozomubvunjisa vesiti: ‘Mambo, takakuona riini munonja? tikamupa zvokudya? Nokuti unenhota tikamupa chokumwa? ³⁸ Takakuona riini uri mupfumba, tikamuwashira? Nokuti uri mutitinini tikamufekedja? ³⁹ Takakuona riini mosiwadja nokuti uri mutorongo tikaviya kwauri? ⁴⁰ NaMambo unozopingula esiti kwavari: ‘Ngegwinhiso ndinoti kwamuri, kudhai ngezvemakaita kuneumwe weva vadhoko vanukuna vangu, makachiita kwendiri.’ ⁴¹ ’41 Saka unozoti kwavari vari ngokumubhoshwe kake, ‘Ibvai kwandiri, yemwi makatukwa, muyende mumoto usingaperi, uwo wakanasirirwa Diaborosi nengilosi djake. 42 ⁴² Ngokuti ndainga nonjala amuto kundipa kudya, ndainga ndine nhota amuto kundipa chokumwa, 43 ⁴³ ndainga ndiri mupfumba amutokundiwashira, ndainga ndiri mutitinini amutokundifukidja, ndaiwadja, ndainga mutorongo amuto kundihambira''. ⁴⁴ Apozve avo navo vanozomubvunjisa vesiti: ‘Mambo, takakuona riini munonjala, kana munenhota, kana muri mupfumba, kana muri mitu, nokuti mosiwadja, nokuti uri mutorongo, nesu atizikukushandira?’ ⁴⁵ Apo yena unozovapingula esiti: ‘Ngegwinhiso ndinoti kwamuri, kudhai nguezvemusito kuitira kuneumwe weava vadhoko vanukuna vangu, amuto kuiitira kwandiri.’ ⁴⁶ Apo vanozoenda mukutambudjwa kusikaperi, asi vakarurama mukupona kusikaperi''.