¹ Padhahirira iye ku kafernari, kupinda kwa ntsiku zingassi, adhabva kuti iye akhali pa nhumba. ² Nadharo, wazinji wadhaungana kweneko, hakuzi kaonekazve mbuto, ne nsuo,djessu akhalonga massoko. ³ Wadhauya kuna djessu kuissa munthu wakuramara; wanthu wanai wadhakadzussa. ⁴ Iwo ne wadhaswika paduze na iye thangwe la kuwanda kwa wanthu. Wadhachinja mbuto yakhagala djessu, wadhaita bhuri, wadhatchitissa munthu wakuramara adhakhagona pa makha. ⁵ Wadhaona ussissi, adhlonga djessu kuna munthu wakuramara: Wana, kunhangaza kwako kwarekereruwa". ⁶ Wakhalipo wanango wanhakulema mitemo wakakhala wachiezanissa na mitima yao: ⁷ Na thangwe lai mwamuna uyu alikulonga muchobho wenei? Mbani anlekerera pikadho khabhe mulungu? ⁸ Nakukassika, djessu, adhadziwa muzimu wache zvakanherezera iyo kuna iye, adhalonga: Thangwe lai mulikunherezera zvenezvi kuna mitima yanu? ⁹ Nswai zvakuphenguka kulonga kuna munthu wakuramara: Kunhangaza kwako kwarekereruwa` peno kulonga:`Muka, bhata makhga ako ufambe? ¹⁰ Mudziwe kuti mwana wa mulungu anautongui pantsi pano wakurekerera kunhangaza", adhalonga iye kuna wakuramara: ¹¹ Ine nakubvunza: Muka,bhata makha ako uende kunhumba kwako". ¹² Iye adhamuka nakukassika adhaphata makha ache adhabhudha panhumba pamberi pa wentse, thangwe wentse wakhali wakukangaidzika wadhapassa mutendere mulungu wadhalonga: Ife atissati taona zvinthu ninga na izvi". ¹³ Iye adhabhudha pontho kwenda ku kundu la nkulo, wanthu wentse wadhauya kuna iye, iye adhkhafhunjissa. ¹⁴ Pakhapinda iyo,wadhaona Levi,mwana wa Alfeu, akhagara pa mbuto yakussonkhessa missonkho,adhalonga: "Nditewere". Iye adhamuka adhatewera. ¹⁵ Pakhana djessu panhumba ya Levi,wakuwanda wanhakussonkha missonkho na wanhakunhangazawadhakhadiya na djessu na watewereri wao,thangwe wakhalipo wakuwanda wakhamutewera. ¹⁶ Padhauya wanhakulemba wafarissi kuti djessu ali kudiya na wanhakunhangaza na wanhkussonkha missokho,Wadhalonhga watewereri wache: thangwe lai iye alikudiya na wanhakunhangaza na wanhakussonkha missonkho? ¹⁷ Padhaona djessu zvenezvi, adhalonga: Wanthu wakuoma hadhikani murapi; Wanhakukonzeka bhassi wanadhikana. Ine andizi kuya kudzadhainza waderetu, wale wanhakunhangaza. ¹⁸ Watewereri wa Juwau na wafarissi wakhatchanha. Wadhauya wanango wadhalonga: Thangwe lai watewereri wa Juwau na wafarissi wakutchanha, watewereri wako nkhabhe tchanha? ¹⁹ Djessu adhalonga:Zvinaita wanhakudhidzwa wa mutchato kutchanha tchiti nsikanai atchina iyo? tchiti iyo wanae nsikanai, iyo haiti kutchanha. ²⁰ Ntsiku zinauya kuti nsikana anabhudhissuwa, ntsiku zenezo, iyo wanadzatchanha. ²¹ Hapana anatora phimbi la nguo ya tchintchino kuikha pa nguo ya kale; Nakussiana, kuikhiraku kunanhangaza nguo ya kale, inadzakedzeka kukulu. ²² Hapana munhtu anatora vinhu kuikha dzio wa wakuswipa; Iye akaita zvinezvi, vinhu ya tchintchino ina fhudza khanda, vinhu na dzioi zvina fudzika. Ne zvenezvi,Naikha vinnhu ya tchintchino mudzio wa tchintchino" ²³ Zvidhaitika kuti, pa ntsiku ibhodzi ya sabbath, padhapinda djessu pa massimo,watewereri wache wadhatoma kufungura njira kutora massengo ha mphumba. ²⁴ wafarissi wadharonga: Ona, thangwe lai iyo walikuita mbvunzo kuti hautenderiwi mu nsabudhu? ²⁵ Iwo wadhalonga: Hazi kuona zvidhaita Davi pakhaita iye na nzala, iye nawanzatche wakhana iye? ²⁶ Thangwe lai iye apindha nhumba ya mulungu pakhana Abiatar tchakhali tchirairo tcha sassedoti adhadiya nkate pamberi, kuti hauzi tenderuwa munthu zvache adiye, pabhodzi na wa sassedoti; Wadhapassambo wale wakhana iyo? ²⁷ Djessu adhalonga:"Sabbath adhaituwa kuna munthu, ne munthu kuna Sabbath. ²⁸ Nadharoku, mwana wa munthu ndi mbuya kwenda kuna Sabbath".