Ruka 12:13-40

Zvino mumwe pakati pavazhinji akati kwaari, “Mudzidzisi, udzai munun'una wangu kuti agovane nhaka neni.” Iye akati kwaari, “Iwe munhu, ndianiko akandiita mutongi kana mugoveri pakati penyu?” Akati kwavari, “Chenjerai, muzvichengete pakuchiva kwose, nokuti upenyu hwomunhu hahuzi pazvinhu zvakawanda zvaanazvo.” Akavataurira mufananidzo, akati, “Munda womumwe mupfumi wakanga wabereka kwazvo; akafunga mumwoyo make, akati, ‘Ndichaita seiko? Nokuti handina pandingaunganidzira mbesanwa dzangu.’ Akati, ‘Ndichaita kudai, ndichaputsa matura angu, ndikavaka makuru; ndichaunganidzirapo zviyo zvangu, nezvose zvangu zvakanaka zvandinazvo, ndigoti kumweya wangu, Mweya, une zvakawanda zvakanaka, zvakavigirwa makore mazhinji, zorora, udye, unwe, ufare.’ Asi Mwari akati kwaari, ‘Iwe benzi, nousiku uhwu vachakutorera mweya wako; izvo zvawagadzira, zvichagova zvaani?’ “Ndizvo zvakaita munhu anozviunganidzira pfuma, asingapfumi kuna Mwari.” Zvino akati kuvadzidzi vake, “Naizvozvo ndinoti kwamuri, musafunganya pamusoro poupenyu hwenyu, kuti muchadyei, kana pamusoro pomuviri wenyu, kuti muchapfekei? Nokuti upenyu hunopfuura zvokudya, nomuviri unopfuwura zvokupfeka. Fungai makunguo, kuti haadyari, haacheki, haane tsapi kana dura; asi Mwari anoapa zvokudya. Imi munokunda shiri zvikuru sei! Ndianiko kwamuri angawedzera kubhiti rimwe pahurefu hwake nokufunganya? Zvino kana imi musingagoni kuita chinhu chiduku, munofunganyireiko pamusoro pezvimwe? “Fungai maruva, kumera kwawo; haabati, haaruki; asi ndinoti kwamuri, kunyange naSoromoni pakubwinya kwake kwose, haana kushongedzwa serimwe rawo. Zvino kana Mwari achipfekedza saizvozvo uswa hwenyika, huripo nhasi, mangwana hwokandirwa muchoto, haangakupfekedzi nokupfuurisa, imi vokutenda kuduku here? “Imi musatsvaka zvamuchadya, nezvamuchanwa; musazvidya mwoyo. Nokuti zvinhu izvozvi zvose zvinotsvakwa navahedheni; asi Baba venyu vanoziva kuti munoshayiwa izvozvi. Asi tsvakai ushe hwavo, naizvozvo zvose muchazviwedzerwa. “Musatya henyu, imi veboka duku, nokuti Baba venyu vanofara kukupai ushe. Tengesai zvamunazvo, mupe zvipo; muzviitire zvikwama zvisingasakari, pfuma isingaperi kudenga, pasingasviki mbavha, pasingaparadzi zvipfunho. “Nokuti pane pfuma yenyu, nomwoyo wenyu uchavapowo. “Zviuno zvenyu ngazvigare zvakasungwa, nemwenje yenyu ipfute. Nemi muve savanhu vakarindira ishe wavo pakudzoka kwake kumutambo womuchato; kuti kana akasvika, akagogodza, vamuzarurire pakarepo. Vakaropafadzwa varanda avo, vanoti, kana ishe achisvika, anovawana vakarindira. Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri, achazvisunga chiuno iye, akavagarisa pakudya, akauya akavashandira. “Kana akasvika nenguva yokurindira yechipiri, kana yechitatu yousiku, akavawana vakadaro, vakaropafadzwa varanda ivavo. Asi muzive izvi, kuti dai muridzi weimba aiziva nguva inouya nayo mbavha, haazaitendera kuti imba yake ipazwe. Nemiwo mugare makazvigadzira, nokuti Mwanakomana womunhu achauya nenguva yamusingafungi.”