¹ Adoti kwawali, ''Ndinoti kwamuli, pano wamwe wenyu vadomila pano wazingazolawile lufu vasati vaona humambo hwaMwali hwauya musimba.'' ² Mazuwa matanhatu apfula, Jeso adotola Pita naJemusi naJohani naiye wakakwila mugomo, waliwoga pachezvawo.Ipopo adozvilatidza pambeli pawo. ³ Micheka yake yikapenya, dzikanyatso kuchenesa , kudalika kuchena kudalika chingachenesa pano panyika kudalika kuchenesa kudalo. ⁴ Ipapo Elija naMozisi akazvilatidza kwawali, uye waitaula naJeso. ⁵ Pita akapindula uye adoti kuna Jeso, ''Rabbi, zvakanaka kutitilipano, uye ngatiwake dzimba nhatu, ibodzi yangu, ibodzi yaMozisi, neibodzi yaElija. ⁶ ''{Akanga asisaziwe zvokutaula, waiwa wakucha.} ⁷ Chaunga chakauya uye chakamubvumbamila. Nokudalo dzinga lidobva kumakole, ''Uyu Mwanalumbwana wangu wandinoda. Telelanyi kwandili. ⁸ Ipopo, pawakalisa talisa ,hawana kuzowana chelo ani, asi Jeso chete. ⁹ Pawaibuluka mugomo, adowalaila kuti wadzoudza chelo ani zvake zvawakange waona kusvikila Mwana Komana womunhu amuka kuwadopfa. ¹⁰ Nokudalo wakachengeta nyaya iyi pachawo kuti ''kumuka kuwadopfa'' kunolewei. ¹¹ Wadobvunza kuti, ''Senyi wanyoli wasiti Elija anotama kuuya.?'' ¹² Adoti kwawali, ''Elija anouya pakutanga kuzogadzilisa zvinhu zvose. Ko senyi kudonyohwa kuti Mwanalumbwa woMunhu asatambula zvizhinji uye asawengewa? ¹³ Asi ndinoti kwamuli Elija atouya, uye wasaita zvose zvawanoda, sozvakanyohwa pamusolo pake. ¹⁴ Pawadouya kuwatewedzeli , wadoona chaunga chidowatendelela, uye wanyoli wainetsana nawo. ¹⁵ Pawakangoona Jeso, chaunga chose chidoshamisiwa uye wadomhanya kunomholesa. ¹⁶ Adobvunza wadzidzisi, '''Mulikushupana nawo chinyi pamusolo pei?'' ¹⁷ Mumwe aiwa pachaunga adomupindula , ''Mudzidzisi, ndauya nomwanalumbwana wangu kwamuli. Anomwoya unomutadzisa kutaula. ¹⁸ Zvinoti kana zvamubata zvinomudonhedzela pasi, uye anopupuma fulo pamulomo, nokutsenga - tsenga meno uye anopela muwili. Ndaudza watewedzeli kuti waubulitse maali asi watadza.'' ¹⁹ Adowapindula, ''Ludzi lokusatenda, ndisagala nemi kusvika kupi? Ndisawa nemi kusvika linhi? huyai naye kwandili.'' ²⁰ Adomunzila mwanalumbwana kwaali. Mwoya uya paudoona Jeso, ipopo udokamundila pasi ukakunguluka. mukomana adodonha pasi uye akatanga kubuda fulo kumulomo. ²¹ Jeso adoti kuna baba wake, '' Kwonguwa yakadii zvisiitika saizvozvi? Baba wake wadoti, ''Kubva achili mudiki. ²² Pamwe zvinomukandila momoto pamwe mumvula uye zvinoteda kumupaladza. Kana musikwanisa kuita, tinzvileiwo tsitsi uye tibatsilenyi ²³ Jeso adoti kwaali, ''Kana zvisibvila'? Zvose zvili nyole kuna wanotenda.'' ²⁴ Nokulumbidza baba womwana wadolila wasishewedzela uye wasiti, ''Ndinotenda! Ndibatsilenyi pakusatenda!'' ²⁵ Ipopo Jeso adoona wazinji wasimhanya kwaali, adodzinga mwoya idoipa uye adoti, ''Iwe mbewewe newe mwoya usinganzve, buda maali, uye usapinda zvakale maali.'' ²⁶ Adolila zvikulu ukamubvundisa zvikulu uye wakabva wabuda. Mukomana uyu adoita sowapfa, nokudalo wazinji wadoti, ''Wapfa.'' ²⁷ Asi Jeso adotola akamusimudza janja akamusimudza, mukomana adosimuka. ²⁸ Jeso padopinda mumba, wadzidzi wake wadomubvunza pachidohwanda, ''Tinoyabvisa senyi? ²⁹ ''Adoti kwaali, ''Zvoludzi ulu hazvibude pasina kunamata.'' ³⁰ Wadobuda ipapo uye wadupfuula nepaGalili. Haaida kuti aziwikaniwe nani zvake kwawanga wali, ³¹ nokuti waipfundisa wadzidzi wake. Adoti kwawali, ''Mwanalumbwana womunhu asaisiwa mumanja owanhu, uye wasamuisa mukupfa. Kana apinda mukupfa, kwomazuwa matatu asazomuka kwapfuula mazuwa matatu zvakale.'' ³² Asi hawana kunzvisisa chilevo, uye wakacha kumubvunza. ³³ Ipopo wadouya kuKapenamu. Mushule mokupinda mumba akawabvunza, ''Manga musitaulilana nozvei munzila?'' ³⁴ Asi wakalamba wakanyalala.Wainga wasipikisana pachawo wali munzila wasiti ndiani aiwa mukulu. ³⁵ Asigala pasi, adodeedza wane gumi nowawili pamwe chete uye adoti kwawali, ''Kana mumwe asida kuita wokutanga, anofanila kuwa wokupedzisa kuno wose uye walanda wose ³⁶ Adotola mwana mudiki uye wakamudila pakati pawo. Adomutola nomumapindikiti uye adoti, ³⁷ ''Wose asatambila mwana uyu muzita langu asatambila neniwo. 'kuno uyo anonditambila haatambile ini asi kuno uyo adondituma. ³⁸ Johane adoti kwaali, ''Mudidzisi, taona mumwe asidzinga madhimoni muzita lenyu tamumisa, nokuti haafanili kutewedzela. ³⁹ ''Asi Jeso akati, ''Musamumisa, nokuti hakuna nomubodzi anoita basa lakanaka muzita langu uye nokupfulila kuita chakaipa nokuda kwangu ⁴⁰ Kuno wose asingapikisane neisu ndowedu. ⁴¹ Wose anokupasa komichi yomvula kuti umwe muzita langu ndewa Mwali, chokwadi ndinoti kwauli, haalase mubailo wake. ⁴² Wose anokonzela mubodzi wowadiki awa wanotenda mandili, zvidonaka kuti kusungilihwa chidombo chinodotendelela mutsipa uye wokandiwa mugungwa. ⁴³ Kana janja yako yakukonzela kutadza, gwata. Zvidonaka kuti upinde muupenyu uli chilema pane kugala nomajanja mawili uye wopinda mugehena, mulimi memoto. ^{44 45} Kana tsoka yako yakukonzela kutadza, gwata. Zvidonaka kuti upinde hupenyu uli chilema pane kuwa nemakumbo mawili uye wopinda mugehena. ^{46 47} Kana ziso yako yakukonzela kutadza, cheka zvakana kuti upinde muumambo hwaMwali neziso ibodzi pane kuti uwe nemaziso mawili wokandiwa mugehena, ⁴⁸ kana honye dzisina kufa, uye moto hauende kule. ⁴⁹ Mubodzi nomubodzi asaisiwa munyu nomoto. ⁵⁰ Munyu wakanaka, asi kana walasa kuwawa, ungawa munyu senyi zvekale? Iwai munyu pakati penyu, uye iwai nolunyalalo pakati penyu