¹ Djeso adhoti wapedza kupfunzisa apfunzisi watche kumi nawiri, adhopindirira kapfunzisa nakuparidza pambuto dzawo. ² Tsono Djohwani, ali mukumandiwa, akhadhomva mabasa ya Kirisitu, adhotuma fala napfunzisi watche, ³ Adhobvunza kunaiwo kuti ndimi ule akhalewewa kuti atchawuya, peno timirire munango. ⁴ Djeso adhowadhayira, adhoti kunayiwo: endayi mukawudze Djohwani zvamunomva na zvamuwona; Zvakuti, ⁵ mathosvo yakupenhesewa, agwinhama akufamba, anamaperembudzi akupolesewa, mabulunzewe yakumva, wakufa akumutsiwa, na alombo ampalidziriwa Vangeri. ⁶ Adholopafadziwa iye asingagumbuliwe naimpano. ⁷ Iwowa adhoti atchiyenda, Djeso adhoyamba kuwudza wanhu azinji panhaya ya Djohwani, adhoti: ⁸ Mukhadhobudha kawona tchiyi kusango. Kapesi kazungunutsiwa na mhepo. ⁹ Ko mukhadhobudha kawoneyi. Munhu adhosimira zvakusimira zvakutota, nangatsa ansimira zvakusimira zvakutota ali mumba dzamadzimambo. Asi mukhadhobulileyi.Kudzowona mupolofita .Tchakwadhi, ndilewa kunaimipa, anpososa maninge mupolofita. Nakuti ndiye adhonembewa pamusolo patche atchiti: ¹⁰ Nangatsitsa, nituma munhu wangu pamberi pako, Atchakukonzera nzira yako pamberi pako. ¹¹ Tchakwadhi ndilewa kunaimipa: kuna adhoberekewa nawakadzi, kulibe kumukamukulu kunaDjohwani Mutcudzi,asi mudhiki muwushe wakudzulu mukulu kunaimipa. ¹² Kuyambira pantsiku dzaDjohwani Mutchudzi kusvikira ipopa,wushe wakudzulu wupambiwa, anhakupamba anowutola natchitsimba. ¹³ Nakuti wapolofita wese namutemo kuwapolofita kusvikira kunaDhohwani. ¹⁴ Peno mutchidha kuzvitambira, ndiye Eriya akhanhayiriwa kuti awuya. ¹⁵ Ananzewe kudzomva, ngaamve. ¹⁶ Tsono ndiyenzanisa nadzidza iloli na lidhofanana nawana agere padhale, adhanidzira kushamwali dzawo, atchiti: ¹⁷ Tidhokunangidzayi nhere, mukaleka kutamba; tidhokupfunzisayi, mukaleka kulira. ¹⁸ Nakuti Djohwani adhowuya, asingadhiye, asingamwe, tsono anlewa kuti: Nangatsa munhu ankhala, nawakumwa, nashamwali yanhakutsohwesa nanhakuponha. ¹⁹ Kungwala kwanhabwino kwakudhalisiwa namabasa yatcho. ²⁰ Tsono adhoyamba kutukwana mbuto dzikhana mabasa yatche ya tsimba mazinji, nakuti alibe kutendewuka, adhoti: ²¹ Unakubonera iwepo, Korazini; unakubonera iwepo , Betsaida; Nakuti mabasa yadhoyitiwa mukati menhu, dheno tayitiwa muTire neSidhoni, akhadhotendewuka kale anamasakha nadhotha. ²² Tsono ndilewa kunaimipa: Tire naSodhoma anlerukiriwa nantsiku yakutongewa kuposa impano. ²³ Iwepo Kaperenawume, ankhusimudzira kudzulu ndipo. Utchawuya kuKuhadhesi, nakutidhayi iwo mabasa ya ntsimba yadhoyitiwa mukati mako, yadhoyitiwa muSodhoma, lingadhayi ligere nasi. ²⁴ Tsono ndinhayira kunaimipa: Nhika yeSodhoma itchalelukiriwa nazuwa lakutongewa kuposa iwepo. ²⁵ Na nguwa iyoyo Djeso adhopindula, adhoti: Ndinkutendayi, baba, Ishe wakudzulu napasi, kuti mudhowanzira wakutchenjera naadhongwala zvinhu izvozvi, mukazvuvhulila atchetche. ²⁶ Tchakwadhi, baba, nakuti ndizvo zvidhokufadzayi. ²⁷ Zvinhu zvese ndidhozvipasiwa na baba wangu,kulibe aziwa mwana mwana nhulume wa Dhedza, asi baba; kulibe aziwa baba, asi mwana nhulume waDhedza, nayiye mwana nhulume waninga atchidha kumuvhulira iye. ²⁸ Wuyayi kunaimpano, imipa mose mudhoneta, mudholemerewa, impano ninkufemesayi. ²⁹ Muyike joko langu pamusoro penhu, mupfunze kunaimpano; nakuti ndini wakupfawa, ndinamoyo wakuzvitchepesa, kuti muwone kufema mumweya yenhu. ³⁰ Nakuti joko langu ndabwino, namutolo wangu ulelukira.