¹ Patsiku idzona, akaonekazve anhu ajinji, uye anga asina tchokundiya, Djesu wakadhainza afundi ake kwaari wakaati: ² Ndino usisi ne anhu haya, kwaakupinda tsiku nhatu, pasina tchokundiya, ³ Ndikaasiya otchienda nonzara anozo komokera muguanza; uye amweniawo akabva kure. ⁴ Afundi ake akamudhaira: Inoonekepi mikate yokugutisa anhu pathambe patiri pano? ⁵ Djesu akaabvundzisa: Mune mikate mingana? Aona akumudhaira eiti: Minomwe ⁶ Wakaabvunza kuti agare pasi. Tchechipiri, waka tora mikate minomwe, wakainamatira, wakai gura gura, opa kune afundi, kuti akuanise anhu. Yona akazo kuanisa anhu. ⁷ Angaano howe padhoko, wakanamata wakaabvunza kuti akoanise anhua. ⁸ Akandiya, akaguta; akazounganidza zvakasara zwakazo zara mathengu manomwe. ⁹ Anhu akandiya aikwana zvuru zvirongomuna zvoanarume. wakaeneka kuti aende. ¹⁰ Tchiriporipotcho, wakapinda mubhande noafundi ake, wakazouya munyica yoDaramanuta. ¹¹ Afarisi akauya, akatanga kukakamidzana naye, etchimukumbira tchipangidziro tchokudhenga, kuti amuedze, ¹² Yena, nokutsukwara nazvo mumweia wake wakati: Nguei dzindza iri rinokumbira tchipangidziro? Zvirokwazvo ndinomubvunzai kuti dzindza iri arizopui tchipangidziro. ¹³ nokudharo, wakaasiepo, wakapinda mubhande wakaenda nghombera kobhahari. ¹⁴ Afundi ake akazokanganua kutora mikate, akazoona mukate umwe paangari mubhande. ¹⁵ Djesu wakaapasa mutemo okuti: ndizwei, itai mhore: Notchiphiriso tchoafarisi na tchaHerodi. ¹⁶ Aibvunzana oga oga nokuti angaasina mikate, ¹⁷ Djesu paakazvizwa waakabvunza: Murikureketedzana nokutama mukate? Amusati mazvizwisisa kana kuzwibhata? Munogara makaoma moyo ngei? ¹⁸ Muno madziso, amuoni? Muno nzewe, amuzwi? ¹⁹ Amutcharangariri pandaka gura gura mikate mishanu, kuno zvuru zvishanu zvoanhu mathengu mangana ematimbu akasara? akamudhaira: gumi nomairi. ²⁰ Pandaka gura gura mikate minomwe kuanhu zvuru zwirongomuna, mathengu mangana omatimba amakatora? Aona akadhaira kuti manomwe. ²¹ Yena wakaabvunzisa: Hamusati mazvibhata bhasi? ²² Akazouya paBedesaida. akamuunzisira bhofo akamukumbirisisa kuti ari bhate. ²³ wakaribhata panyara obhudha naro kunza komutanha. Wakapfirira mumadziso, uye oritsanzika nyara pamusoro, akaribvunzisa: Pane zvaurikuwona here? ²⁴ Iyena wakaringisa mudhenga ozoti: Ndirikuona anhu akaita hinga miti dzirikufamba. ²⁵ Djesu wakazomubhatazve kumeso kwake, iyena wakanatsa kuwona. Iena wakaraphwa ozotanga kuona zvese patchena. ²⁶ Wakamubvunza kuti aende kumba kwake, eiti: usapinde mumutanha. ²⁷ Djesu wakaenda na afundi ake kumitanha yoSezareia yo Firipi; muguandza wakazobvunzisa afundi ake: Anhu anoti ndiri ani? ²⁸ Aona akamudhaira: Juau Mubabatidzi, amweni aiti, ndi Eria; amweni, aiti ndiumwe wemaphorofiti. ²⁹ Iyena wakaabvunzisa: Kuti imwimwi munoti ndiriani? Peduru wakadhaira: Muri kirisito. ³⁰ Wakaabvunza eiti musarekete ngozvangu. ³¹ Wakatangazve kuafundisa kuti zvaidhikanwa kuti Mwana womunhu atambure, eizorambwa noatchenjebvu noakuru akuru uye noanyori, azomuuraya mukupera komazuwa matatu ozomuka. ³² Wairea mazwi aya patchena. Uye Peduru wakamukweera pamutcheto omurambidza. ³³ Hino Djesu wakazungunuka, etchiringisa kunaafundi ake, wakabvunza Peduru, eiti: Bhudha pandiri sathani! Ngokuti iwewe aunatsi kuzia zviro zvaMwari asi zvoanhu. ³⁴ Kuzobvepo Wadhaindza rujinji noafundi wake wakaati: kuna uya unodha kunditeera, ngadzirambe patchake, otora mutchinjikwa wake, onditeera; ³⁵ Uya anodha kuponesa ndaramo yake, utchairuza, asi kuna uya atcharuza ndaramo yake pamusana pangu pamwepo novangeri uyu utchazoponeswa. ³⁶ Zvinobhatsirei munhu kuwina nyika yese otchizoruza mweya wake? ³⁷ Kana zvipi zwatchazvipira munhu kuti aponese mweya wake? ³⁸ Nokuti wese unotsweruka ngokudha kwangu pamwepo nomasoko angu, mudzinzarino roashaishi, Mwanakomana oMunhu anozomutswerukao pakuuya nokugwinya kwabhabha wake nongirosi tswene.