¹ Musatonga, kuti musazotongwawo, ² Nokuti nekutonga kwomunotonga ndikwo, munozotongwawo, neicho chipimo tchamunopima ndicho, ndicho tchamunozopimirwawo ndicho. ³ Unoningireyi chitsepedzo chiri mudziso romukoma wako, asi auoni danda riri mudziso mwako? ⁴ Ungaita mareketerei kunemukoma wako kuti: ‘Rekera, ndiduse chitsepedzo chiri mudziso rako,’ apo ningira danda riri mudziso rako. ⁵ mudziitisiǃ Tanga kudusa danda riri mudziso rako nekuti eapo unozonasa kukona kudusa chitsepedzo chiri mudziso romukoma wako. ⁶ Musapa izvo zvakachena kunembwa, kanazve, musakandira mapherere enyu pamberi penguruve, kuti dzisazoatsika-tsika pashi petsoka dzadzo dzipetukekwomuri dzimurume. ⁷ 7 Kumbirai, munozopuwa; tsvakai, munozoona; gogodzai, munozobeurirwa. ⁸ Ngokuti weshe unokumbira, unoashira; naye unotsvaka, unoona; nokwaari unogogodza, unozobeurirwa. ⁹ Kana kuti, ndiani mundhu pakati penyu, unoti mwana wake angamukumbira chingwa, unozomupa buwe? ¹⁰ Nokuti etchikumbira hove, unomupa nyoka? ¹¹ 11 Ndizvo kudai imwimwi, mutori vakashata, mwetchizia kupa zvipo zvakanaka kuvana venyu, kunozopinda kwakaitaani Baba enyu vari mudenga kuvapa zvakanaka avo vanokumbira kwaari? ¹² Ndizvo izvo zveshe zvomunoda kuti vanhu vaite kwomuri, itaiwo kudaro kwavari, ngokuti ichi chiri kuzadzisika kweMipango nezvidzidziso zvevaprofeti ¹³ Pindai ngepamusiwo wakamanikana; ngokuti musiwo wakapamhama nenjira yakapamhama inoenda mukuparadzwa, navo vanopinda ndiyo vazhinji. ¹⁴ Ngokuti musiwo wakamanikana nenjira yakatsonga, iyo inoenda mukurarama, navo vanoiona vashomani. ¹⁵ Ngwarirai vaprofeti vokunyepa, avo vanouya kwomuri vakapfeka makushe emakwai, asi ngomukati vari mathika anokara. ¹⁶ Muchavazia ngemuchero yavo. Vandhu vangakaya here muchero yomuvhini paminzwa nokuti maonde parukato? ¹⁷ Ngokudaro m'mbuti weshe wakanaka inobereka muchero wakanaka; asi m'mbuti wakashata unobereka muchero wakashata ¹⁸ M'mbuti wakanaka aungakoni kubereka muchero wakashata, nemumbuti wakashata aungakoni kubereka muchero wakanaka. ¹⁹ M'mubuti weshe usikabereki muchero yakanaka unotemerwa pashi nekukandirwa mumwoto. ²⁰ Ndizvo munozovazia ngemuchero yavo. ²¹ Andivopi veshe vanoti kwendiri, ‘Mwari, Mwari’, vanozopinda muumambo wekudenga, asi uyo unoita kuda kwaBaba angu vari kudenga. ²² Vajinji vanozoti kwendiri pa zuva rinoguma: ‘Mambo, Mambo, atizi kuprofeta here ngezita renyu, ngezita renyu atizi kudzinga madhimoni here, ngezita renyu atizi kuita mushando yakawanda ine simba here? ²³ Apo ndinozovaronzera kuti: ‘Andizii. Ibvai kwendiri, imwimwi munoshanda zvakashata ²⁴ Ndizvo kunyazwi ndiani anozwa mashoko angu nekumaita, unoedzaniswa nomundhu akangwara uwo wakaaka mbhatso yake padera poruware. ²⁵ Nemvura yakanaya nendambi yakauya nomubvumo wakavhuvhuta, wakarova padera peiyo mbhatso, yona aizi kuwa, nekuti yainga yakaakwa paruware ²⁶ Asi weshe awo wanozwa mashoko angu, asikamaiti, unoedzaniswa nemundhu uri bhenzi, wakaaka mbhatso yake pajecha. ²⁷ Nemvura yakanaya nendambi yakauya nomubvumo wakavhuvhuta, wakarova padera peiyo mhatso, neku putswa, kwayo kwainga kakaperera. ²⁸ Kwakaitika apo Jesu apedza mashoko aya, mbungano yakashamiswa ngokudzidzisa kwake. ²⁹ Ngokuti wakavadzidzisa kudai ngounesimba, asikaiti kudai ngevanyori.