1 Zvino kwakanga kwangosara mazuva maviri kuti Pasika noMutambo weChingwa Chisina Mbiriso zviitwe, uye vaprista vakuru navadzidzisi vomurayiro vakanga vachitsvaka nzira yokuti vasunge Jesu nayo uye kuti vamuuraye.
2 Vakati, “Asi kwete panguva yoMutambo, kuti vanhu varege kuita bope.”
3 Uye paakanga ari muBhetani, agere pakudya mumba momumwe murume ainzi Simoni waMaperembudzi, mumwe mukadzi akauya nechinu chamafuta earabhasita, mafuta anokosha kwazvo, akanga akaitwa nenaridho yakaisvonaka. Akaputsa chinu akadururira mafuta mumusoro wake.
4 Vamwe vakanga varipo vakanga vachitaura vakatsamwa pakati pavo vachiti, “Seiko vachitambisa mafuta aya kudai?
5 Angadai atengeswa nomutengo uno mubayiro kupfuura wegore rose, uye mari yacho yapiwa kuvarombo.” Uye vakatsiura mukadzi uyu nehasha.
6 Jesu akati kwavari, “Musiyei akadaro. Munomunetsereiko? Aita chinhu chakanaka kwandiri.