Romans 4:1-8

Zvino tichati Abhurahama, tateguru wedu, panyama akawaneiko pazviri? Nokuti dai Abhurahama akaruramisirwa namabasa, angadai aine chinhu chokuzvirumbidza nacho, asi kwete pamberi paMwari. Ko, Rugwaro runoti kudiniko? “Abhurahama akatenda Mwari, uye kukanzi kwaari ndiko kururama.”
Zvino kana munhu achiita basa, mubayiro wake hautorwi sechipo chokungopiwa, asi somubayiro wakamufanira. Asi kumunhu asingashandi, asi achitenda Mwari uyo anoruramisira munhu akaipa, kutenda kwake kuchanzi kwaari ndiko kururama. Dhavhidhi anotaura pamusoro pechinhu chimwe chete ichi paanotaura zvokuropafadzwa kwomunhu anonzi naMwari akarurama kunze kwamabasa, achiti:
“Vakaropafadzwa avo
vakaregererwa zvakaipa zvavo,
vakafukidzirwa zvivi zvavo.
Akaropafadzwa munhu
ane chivi chisingazombobvunzwi naIshe pamusoro pake.”