¹ Jesu wakahwirirazve kumhiri kweruandhle kuti afundise. Mhomho yakaungana paari yakawanda zvekuti yakamumanikidza kupinda muchikepe, apo akagara pashi. Chikepe chainge chiri mugungwa uye vanhu vese vakaungana pamhenderekedzo yegungwa. ² Ndizvo wakavapa dzidziso dzakawanda ngemifananidzo, akasimbisa paaishumira. ³ “Izwai! Ringirai, mukushi wakabuda kokusha. ⁴ Apo achikusha, mbeu imweni yakawa parutii rwenjira, shiri dzakauya dzodzipedza. ⁵ Imweni ndau yakawira pa ndau yakaoma, zve ngokuti painga pasina nyika yakakwana, yakakura ngo kukasika, ngokuti nyika aizi kudzaka. ⁶ Asi, zuwa parakabuda, zvirimwa zvakapiswa; nekuti dzaiya dzisina nzinde, dzakaoma. ⁷ Asi imweni yakawa pakati peminzwa; Minzwa iyi yakakura ndokuvhunga zvirimwa, saka hazvina kukona kubara michero. ⁸ Pakupedzisira, zvikamu zvimweni zvakawira pa mavhu akanaka, zvakamera, zvakakura zve zvakakohwa zvakawanda, makumi matatu, makumi matanhatu kana zana.” ⁹ Zve ena wakangwadza kuti: “Ano nzeve dzokuzwa, ngaazwe!” Jesu anotsanangura mufananidzo . ¹⁰ Pavakaenda kuretu no mbungano, vajinji vake gumi na vaviri no vamweni vaimutevera vakamukumbira kuti ajekese mufananidzo . ¹¹ Pasurepo wakavakhombidzira kuti: “Mwapuwa zvakafishika zvo Umambo hwa Mwari; asi kune avo vari kunze, zvinhu zvose zvinoparidzwa nemifananidzo, ¹² nge chinangwa chekuti: ‘kunyange vakaona, havazivi; kunyazi vakazwa, avazwisisi, izvi zvinoitika kuti vasatendeuka vorekererwa’”. ¹³ Naapo Jesu wakavabvunza echiti, “Kudai musikazi kuzwisisa mufananidzo uyu, munozozwisisa kudini mamweni eshe? ¹⁴ Mukushi unokusha Izwi. ¹⁵ Vamweni vanhu vakadai ngembeu iri parutii rwenjira, apo pakadyarwa Izwi. Asi pavanongozvizwa, satani anouya otora Izwi rakadyarwa mavari. ¹⁶ Zvakafananawo nezvakadyarwa panyika ine mapuwe: ava ndivo vanhu, pavanozwa Soko, vanoriashira ngekudakara ngekukasira. ¹⁷ Asi, zvecivoneka kuti avana miji mukati mwavo, vanova no kucungirira kadoko. Panouya kutambudzika kana kutambudzwa nge ndaa ye Shoko, vanokasira kukundwa. ¹⁸ Asi vamweni, vakadai ngembeu yakadyarwa pakati peminzwa, vanozwa Izwi, ¹⁹ asi, apo kuneseka kwe upenyu hwe zuwa nge zuwa kunoguma, kunyengerwa kwe upfumi ne zvimweni zvido zveshe, zvinorwisa ne kudzima Soko, zveita kuti risabereka. ²⁰ Asi, vamweni vanhu vakadai ngeavo vakasimwa pavhu rakanaka: vanozwa Soko, vanoriashira vopa kukukura kwakawanda: makumi matatu, makumi matanhatu uye kunyange zana.” ²¹ Naye wakati kwavari, “Ndiyani unounza mwenje kuti aise pashi pendiro nokuti pashi pemubhedhu? Kusiapo izvo, amuzivi kuzviunza kuti zvigare pa cigadziko co mwenje here? ²² Ngokuti akuna chiro chakafishika chisikazooniswi, nokuti chiro chakafishika chisikazobudiswi pamhene. ²³ Kunyazwi ndiani unenzee dzekuzwa, ngaazwe!” ²⁴ ena wakaenderera mberi echidzidzisa echiti: “Nasaikuteerera zvamazwa! Ngokuti chipimo chomunopimira ndicho chinozopimirwawo kwomuri; uye zvimwe zvichawedzerwa kwauri! ²⁵ Ngokuti uwo unezvakawanda unozopuwa; Kune avo vasina, kunyange zvavanazvo vanozotorwa.” ²⁶ Naapo wakavabvunza kuti: “Umambo hwa Mwari hwakaezana no mundhu wakakusha mbeu pa nyika. ²⁷ Paainga akaata no kumuruka, usiku no masikati, mbeu inomera no kukura, asikazivi kuti zvinoitika ngei. ²⁸ Nyika yomene inobereka michero: pakutanga panooneka chirimwa, pasurepo tsanga, pasurepo tsanga dzinozadza tsanga. ²⁹ Panongoibva nzungu dze tsanga, murume anovapa banga ngo kukasika, ngokuti nguva yo kukukura yaguma.” ³⁰ Iyena wakavabvunjazve kuti: “Tingaezanisa Umambo hwa Mwari no cinyi? Mufananijo upi watinozopsaka kuti umuimiririre? ³¹ Zvakadai nge mbeu ye masitadhi, iri mbeu dokosa inosimwa pashi pano. ³² Asi kana yadyarwa, inokura yova muriwo wakakura maningi, ine matavi akakura zvekuti shiri dzemudenga dzinokona kugara pashi pemumvuri wawo.” ³³ Ngo kudaro, ngo muezaniso jakawanda jakafanana Jesu wakavabvunja Soko, mukuzwirana no mupimo wo zvingakwanisika zvo kuzwisisa zvo vapurutani vake. ³⁴ Naye aazi kuvaronzera chiro asizi kushandisa mufananidzo. Asi, paainga ari ega no vajiji vake, iyena wakavasanangurira zvese zvakajeka. ³⁵ Ngezuwa iroro, apo madekoni, wakakumbira vadzidzi vake kuti, “Ngatiyambuke tiende seri.” ³⁶ Ngokudaro, vakasiya mbungano, vomupinda mu ngarava inga zvaainga ari. Uye zvikepe zvimweni zvakateera. ³⁷ Zvakaitika kuti dutu guru rakamuka, masaisai makuru akadzika mukati mwechikepe, zvekuti chakazara ngemvura. ³⁸ Jesu waiya ari sure kwengarava, akaata akaisa soro rake pamubhedha. Vajiji vakamumusa zve vakamukumbira kuti: “Mujijisi! Amuna ndaa kuti tinopera ere?” ³⁹ Naapo wakaema, akatsiura mhepo, akaraira gungwa echiti, “Nyarara! Nyarara!” Uye pasina nguva mhepo yakadzikama, uye pakava nekudzikama kwakakwana. ⁴⁰ Naye wakabvunza vadzidzi vake, “Ngei muri vanotya? Uchiri usina kutenda here?” ⁴¹ Asi vajiji vakazara ngo kuthya kukuru, vobvunjana umwe kuno umweni kuti: “Ndiani uu, pikija mbhepo no jombe zvinomuzwira?”