¹ Panguwa ibodzibodziyo, wapfunzi wadauya kuna Djeso ese wadabvunzisa: " Mbani mukuru muUkulu Wakudzaulu?" ² Djeso adadaidza kuna iye mwana mubodzi adamuiga pamberi wawo ³ ese adati: "Tchaditchaiko ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti, kana kuita tani hamudzapindi muUkulu Wakudzaulu. ⁴ Napenepo weneulu kuti anazvitcheswa ninga uyu mwana mudoko ndiye mukulu muUkulu Wakudzaulu. ⁵ Futi weneule kuti anatambira mwana mudoko ninga uyu mudzina langu, kuna ine ananditambira. ⁶ Apo weneule kuti anaitisa kuti mwana mudoko aponye kuti adatenda kuna ine, zvamuche nkumusungirira buwe lamheyo mukosi atchithusiwa mubala lakuzikazika. ⁷ Wadatukwa padziko wenewale kuti wanaitisa wanhu watsauke! Kunadikana kuti kuuye kutsauka, apo adatukwa ndimunhu anauysa kutsauka! ⁸ Lingati boko lako kana mwend wako lakuitisa kutsauka, ligwande futi lithuse kutali naiwe. Zvirimuche kuna iwe kupinda muulalami ulitchirema kana tchibundukutu, kupnda kuti uthusiwe mumoto wakwenda nakwenda utchigala una manja mairi kana mwendo miwiri. ⁹ Lingati dziso lako lirikukutola kuti utsauke, libudise ese lithuse kutali naiwe. Zvamuche kuna iwe kupinda mu ulalami nadziso libodzi kupinda kuti uthusiwe mumoto wakwenda nakwenda. ¹⁰ Wonani kuti lekani kunyozera mubodziwatche wadokodokowa. Thangwe Ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti ngirozi zakudzaulu zirikuwonaa ntsiku nantsiku nkope iya Baba wangu kuti alikudzaulu. ¹¹ [The best ancient copies omit the phrase that appears as v. 11. "For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost."] ¹² Mulikufunganyi? Angati munhu anamabira zana, libodzilatche litchitsaika, hasiyi makumi mapfemba namapfemba muthanga, ese atchiyenda kaswaga latsaikalo? ¹³ Tchaditchaiko ndirikukubvunzani kuti, iye angaliwona, anadekerha maningi nalineri kupinda makumi mapfemba namapfemba kuti hayalibe kutsaika. ¹⁴ Nswibodzibodzi, hatchisi tchido tcha Baba wanu wa Kudzaulu kuti kuti mutsauke ninga mubodziwawo wadokodoko. ¹⁵ Angati mubale wako akunyangazira [sososo naiwe], ndoko, mubvunze unyangazi watche, iwe na iye basi. Angati atchikubva, nanga wamukunda mubale wako. ¹⁶ Apo, nangati iye aleka kukubva, muwisire munhu mubodzi kana wairi ese, napenepo, namilomo iya wanhu wairi kana watatu iya umboo ense masoko anatenderha. ¹⁷ Napenepo, angati iye atchilamba kubva, mulangire ku gereja. angati iye alamba kubvira gereja, mukodze ninga muhedeni futi mulongosi wamusonko. ¹⁸ Tchadiko ine ndirikukubvunzani: zvense kuti munabataniza pantsi zvinadzataniziwawo kudzaulu; ese zvense kuti zvipudzumuliwa pantsi zvinadzapudzumuliwawo kudzaulu. ¹⁹ Kunza kwa izvi, ine ndirikukubvunzani kuti, wangati wairi wapindirana pantsi patchinhu tchense wakumbira, izvi zvinadzaitika ninga kuda kwawo na Baba wangu, kuti alikudzaulu. ²⁰ Thangwe pana wairi kana watatu wadaungana mudzina langu, penepo nangandiripo pakati pawo". ²¹ Napenepo Pedro adauya ese adati kuna Djeso: "Tchangamire, kangasi mubale wangu anyangaza kuna ine ese ine ndamulekerera? Kuswika ulendo unomwe?" Djeso adadaira: ²² "Nkabe basi kanomwe, apo kuswikira makumi manomwe iyakulendo kukhanhiza na kanomwe. ²³ Napenepo ukulu wakudzaulu udatsazanisiwa na mukulu mubodzi kuti adaita phanganirhe nawanyamubasa watche. ²⁴ Nadyali kuti iye adatanga naphanganirhe, adawisirha nyamubasa mubodzi kuti adafiali zvikwi kumi zvatalenda. ²⁵ Apo, zvidadzaita kuti iye hakalibe zvinhu kuti abadale, tchangamire watche adabudisa mutemo kuti iye agulisiwe pabodzi namukadzi nawana futi nazvense zvatche iye akanazvo, ese kubadala nanga kwaitika. ²⁶ Napenepo nyamubasa adagwa adanamata pambari patche ese adati: 'Tchangamire, itani ntsisi naine, ese ine ndinadzakubadalani zvense'. ²⁷ Napenepo tchangamire wanyamubasa weneyo, adadzala nantsisi, adamununula futi adamulekerera mangawaiyo. ²⁸ Apo nyamubasa weneule adabuda ese adasangana nanyamubasa watche kuti akamufiali zana lamadenari. Iye adamubata, nkumubata pamadakalacha, ese adati: 'Ndibadale zvako ukundifiali'. ²⁹ Apo nyamubasa watche adagwa ese adamukumbira, atchiti: 'Itani ntsisi naine, ese ine nditchadza kubadalani'. ³⁰ Apo nyamubasa wakutanga adalamba kumulekerera. Kunza kwa izvi, iye adamuthusa muperezo, kuswikira iye abadala zvense zvatche akafiali. ³¹ Pawo wanyamubasa watche wadawona zvense kuti zvikadaitika, wadagala wakunyangalirha, wadaenda ese wadaerenga kuna tchangamire watche zvense zvidaitika. ³² Napenepo tchangamire wanyamubasa weneule adamudaidza ese adauti: 'Namubasa wakunyangala, ndidakulekerera zvense zvako ukandifiali thangwe udandikumbira. ³³ Zvidadiana kuti iwe uitere ntsisi kuna nyamubasa wako, dyali ninga ine ndaita ntsisi kuna iwe?' ³⁴ Tchangamire watche adagumbuka ese adamupereka kuna watchangi kuswikira kuti iye abadale zvense zvenezvile kuti iye akafiali. ³⁵ Nadyali Baba wangu basi wakudzaulu anadzakuitani, kuna mubodzi namubodzi wanu angaleka kulekerera, mumoyo, kuna mubale watche".