22. Saka akapindura nhume akati, “Dzokerai munoudza Johani zvamaona nezvamanzwa zvokuti: Mapofu anosvinudzwa, zvirema zvinofamba, vaya vana maperembudzi vanoporeswa, matsi dzinonzwa, vakafa vanomutswa uye vhangeri riri kuparidzwa kuvarombo.
23. Akaropafadzwa munhu asingagumbuswi nokuda kwangu.”
24. Shure kwokubva kwenhume dzaJohani, Jesu akatanga kutaura kuvanhu vazhinji pamusoro paJohani achiti, “Makabuda mukaenda kurenje kundooneiko? Rutsanga rwaizungunuswa nemhepo here?
25. Kana zvisizvo, makabuda kundooneiko? Munhu akanga akafuka nguo dzakanaka here? Kwete, vaya vanopfeka nguo dzomutengo mukuru uye vanogara zvakanaka ndivo vari mumizinda.
26. Asi makabuda kundooneiko? Muprofita here? Hongu, ndinokuudzai, uye anokunda muprofita.
27. Ndiye uya akanyorwa nezvake zvichinzi:“ ‘Ndichatuma munyai wangu pamberi pako,uyo achakugadzirira nzira yako pamberi pako.’
28. Ndinokuudzai kuti, pakati paavo vose vakaberekwa navakadzi hakuna mukuru kuna Johani; asi muduku muumambo hwaMwari mukuru kwaari.”
29. Vanhu vose, kunyange navateresi, vakati vanzwa mashoko aJesu, vakabvuma kuti nzira yaMwari yakarurama, nokuti vakanga vabhabhatidzwa naJohani.
30. Asi vaFarisi nenyanzvi dzomurayiro vakaramba kuda kwaMwari pamusoro pavo, nokuti vakanga vasina kubhabhatidzwa naJohani.
31. “Zvino, ndingafananidza rudzi rwakadai neiko? Vakafanana neiko?
32. Vakaita savana vagere pamusika vachidanidzira kuno mumwe nomumwe wavo vachiti:“ ‘Takakuridzirai hwamanda,asi hamuna kutamba;takaimba rwiyo rworufu,uye hamuna kuchema.’
33. Nokuti Johani Mubhabhatidzi akauya asingadyi chingwa uye asinganwi waini, imi mukati, ‘Ane dhimoni.’
34. Mwanakomana Womunhu akauya achidya uye achinwa, imi mukati, ‘Houno munhu wamadyo uye chidhakwa, shamwari yavateresi navatadzi.’
35. Asi uchenjeri hunoruramiswa navana vahwo vose.”
36. Zvino mumwe wavaFarisi akakoka Jesu kuti azodya naye, saka akaenda kumba kwomuFarisi uyu akandogara kuti adye.