¹Awa ndiwo makholo a dzindza ya Yezu Kirixtu, Mwana wa Dhavidhi, Mwana wa Abharaamu. ²Abharaamu abala Izaki, Izaki abala Djakobo, Djakobo abala Djudaa na abale ace. ³Djudaa na nkazi wace Tamari abala Peresi na Zara, Peresi abala Eziromu, Eziromu abala Arau.⁴Arau abala Abhinadhabhi, Abhinadhabhi abala Naasomi, Naasomi abala Solomoni. ⁵Solomoni na nkazi wace Raabhi abala Bhowazi, Bhowazi na nkazi wace Ruti abala Obhedhi, Obhedhi abala Djesi, ⁶Djesi abala Mambo Dhavidhi. Dhavidhi abala Salomau na nkazi akhali wa Uriya,⁷Salomau abala Robhuwau, Robhuwau abala Abhiya, Abhiya abala Aza. ⁸Aza abala Djosafati, Djosafati abala Djoramu, Djoramu abala Uziya.⁹Uziya abala Djotamu, Djotamu abala Akasi, Akasi abala Ezekiya. ¹⁰Ezekiya abala Manase, Manase abala Amoni, Amoni abala Djosiya. ¹¹Djosiya abala Djekoniya na abale ace, pa midzidzi ikhadatapatwa mbumba ya madjuda kwenda ku dziko ya Bhabhilonya.¹²Pa kubuluka kwawo pa kutapatwa ku dziko ya Bhabhilonya, Djekoniya abala Salatiyeli, Salatiyeli abala Zorobhabheli. ¹³Zorobhabheli abala Abhiyudhi, Abhiyudhi abala Eliyakimu, Eliyakimu abala Azori. ¹⁴Azori abala Sadhoki, Sadhoki abala Akimu, Akimu abala Eliyudhi.¹⁵Eliyudhi abala Eliazari, Eliazari abala Matani, Matani abala Djakobo. ¹⁶Djakobo abala Zuze, mamuna wace Mariya. Mariya abalambo Yezu, anacemerwa Kirixtu. ¹⁷Na tenepo, asagumanika makholo khumi na manai a dzindza ya madjuda, kutomera kuna Abharaamu mpaka kuna Dhavidhi. Kutomera kuna Dhavidhi mpaka kubuluka kwawo pa kutapatwa ku Bhabhilonya, asagumanika makholo khumi na manai. Pontho kubulukira ku Bhabhilonya mpaka kufikira pa kubaliwa kwa Kirixtu, asagumanika makholo khumi na manai¹⁸Kubalwa kudacitwa Yezu Kirixtu ndi tenepa: Mariya, mai wace Yezu, pa n'dzidzi ukhabvundzirana iwo na mamuna wace Zuze, amuona mbali na pathupi mbadzati kudziwana na iye. Mbwenye ipi pyacitika na mphambvu za Nzimu Wakucena. ¹⁹Zuze, mankhadzi wace Mariya, na thangwi ya kukhala munthu wakulungama, pontho toera akhonde kun'nyadzisa, anyerezera kun'khonda n'cibiso-biso.²⁰Mbwenye n'dzidzi unowu ukhanyerezera iye kun'khonda, Mulungu atuma anju wace, mbabwera mu ndoto mbampanga kuti: “Zuze, mwana wa Dhavidhi, leka kugopa kutambira Mariya kuti akhale nkazi wako, thangwi ipi pina iye pyacitika na mphambvu za Nzimu Wakucena. ²¹Iye anadza kabala mwana-mamuna, iwe unadza kan'thula dzina ya Yezu. Thangwi Iye anadza kapulumusa mbumba yace n'kudawa kwawo.”²²Pyonsene ipi pyacitika toera pisimbisiswe pire pikhadapangwa mporofeta kale ene na Mulungu kuti: ²³“Lang'anani, mwali m'bodzi anadza kakhala na pathupi mbabala mwana-mamuna, dzina yace inadza kakhala Emanuweli.” Emanuweli ndi kubveka kuti: “Mulungu ali pakati pathu.”²⁴Zuze, mudadza iye kadzizimuka n'citulo, acita ninga mukhadampangira anju wa Mulungu, mbakwata nkazi wace. ²⁵Mbwenye akhonda kudziwana na iye, mpaka kufikira kubaliwa kwa mwana. Buluka penepo, Zuze an'thula mwana dzina ya “Yezu.”

¹Yezu abaliwa ku cisa ca Bheleya, ku dziko ya Djudeya, pa midzidzi ikhatonga mambo Herodhi. Pakupita ntsiku zingasi Yezu mbadabalwa kale, abwera ku Djerusalema anthu anyakudziwisa pya nyenyezi, a kumabulukira dzuwa. Pidafika iwo: ²abvundzisa tenepa: “Ali kupi mambo wa madjuda adabaliwa cincino? Thangwi ife taiona nyenyezi yace kumabulukira dzuwa. Na tenepo, tabwera kamulambira.” ³Mambo Herodhi, na kupibva pinthu penepi, atutumuka napyo pikulu iye na anthu anango onsene a mu nzinda unowu wa Djerusalema⁴Na thangwi eneyo, mambo Herodhi acemeresa akulu onsene aanyantsembe na anyakudziwisa a Mwambo a mbumba, mbaabvundza kuti: “Kodi ndipangeni, ndi kupi kunafuna baliwa Kirixtu?” ⁵Iwo antawira tenepa: “Anabaliwa ku Bheleya, mu dziko ya Djudeya.” Thangwi Mulungu alonga na mporofeta Mikeya kuti: “ ⁶‘Iwe Bheleya, cisa ca dziko ya Djudeya, leka kunyerezera kuti iwe ndiwe cinzinda cing'ono-ng'ono kakamwe pakati pa mizinda inango mikulu mu Djudeya. Thangwi n'dziko mwako, ndimo munafuna buluka N'tsogoleri anafuna kumbiza mbumba yanga ya Izarayeli.’⁷Buluka penepo, mambo Herodhi acemeresa pa khundu ale anyakudziwisa pya nyenyezi a kumabulukira dzuwa, mbaabvundzisa na kuaphemba kuti ampange mwadidi n'dzidzi udatoma iwo kuona nyenyezi. ⁸Pakumala penepi, aatuma kuti aende ku dziko ya Bheleya, mbaapanga tenepa: “Ndokoni mukhabvundzise mwadidi mwene, mungan'gumana, bwererani na kuno mundidziwisembo toera ine ndiyendembo kamulambire.”⁹Pakumala kubva pyonsene pikhalonga mambo, anyakudziwisa nyenyezi abuluka mbaenda ulendo wawo. Penepo, iwo aona kuti nyenyezi ire ikhaatsogolera pakubuluka kwawo kumabulukira dzuwa, yaabulukira pontho kutsogolo kwawo mbikhaatsogolera mpaka kufikira kulimira cidzulu-dzulu pa nyumba ikhagumanika mwana. ¹⁰Na tenepo, iwo, na kuiona pontho nyenyezi, akomerwa pikulu kakamwe.¹¹Pidafika iwo penepo, apita n'nyumba, agumana mwana na Mariya, mai wace. Iwo atoma kugodamira mwana na kumulambira. Pidamala iwo, abulusa mbapereka miyoni yawo ya ntengo ukulu kakamwe, inacemerwa oro, insensu na mira. ¹²Buluka penepo, Mulungu aacenjeza mu ndoto kuti aleke kwenda kaonana pontho na mambo Herodhi. Na tenepo, iwo abwerera na njira inango kwenda ku dziko kwawo.¹³Pikhabwerera iwo kwenda ku dziko kwawo, anju m'bodzi wa Mulungu abwera kuna Zuze, mu ndoto, mbampanga tenepa: “Lamuka, kwata mwana na mai wace uthawire ku Idjipitu. Khala kweneko mpaka kufikira ntsiku inalonga ine pontho kuti ubwerere, thangwi Herodhi anadza kasaka mwana toera amuphe.” ¹⁴Zuze alamuka, akwata mwana na mai wace, mbaenda na iwo ku Idjipitu na masiku, ¹⁵mbakhala kweneko mpaka kufa kwa mambo Herodhi. Na tenepo, pyacitika pire pikhadalonga Mulungu kale ene na mulomo wa mporofeta kuti: “Ndacemera mwana wanga kuti abuluke ku Idjipitu.”¹⁶Mambo Herodhi mudapyona iye kuti anyengezwa na anthu anyakudziwisa pya nyenyezi a kumabulukira dzuwa, akhala wakuipirwa. Mbatoma kubulusa mwambo wace wa kuphesa ana onsene akhagumanika na pyaka piwiri kwenda pantsi mu dziko ya Bheleya na m'pisa pinango pya n'khundu-n'khundu, ninga mukhadapangirwa iye na amuna a kumabulukira dzuwa, pa thangwi ya n'dzidzi udatoma kuonekera nyenyezi.¹⁷Na tenepo, pyasimbiswa pire pikhadalonga mporofeta Jeremiya kuti: ¹⁸“Ku Ramaa kwabveka n'khuwo. Cikhali ciriro na kubva kupha pikulu kwa mai Rakeli, na thangwi ya kuferwa na anace. Na tenepo, iye asakhonda kumatamizwa thangwi anace onsene amala kufa.”¹⁹Pa kufa kwa Herodhi, anju m'bodzi wa Mulungu aonekera kuna Zuze mu ndoto ku Idjipitu, ²⁰mbampanga tenepa: “Lamuka, kwata mwana na mai wace uyende na iwo ku dziko ya Izarayeli, thangwi afa ale akhafuna kupha mwana.” ²¹Zuze alamuka, akwata mwana na mai wace, mbabwerera kwenda na iwo ku dziko ya Izarayeli²²Mbwenye Zuze, na kubva kuti pa kufa kwa mambo Herodhi adapita pa mpando pace ndi mwana wace anacemerwa Arikilau, agopa kubwerera ku dziko eneyo. Na thangwi eneyo, Mulungu amulotesa pontho. Iye alamuka mbaenda ku dziko ya Galileya, ²³mbaenda kakhala mu nzinda wa Nazareti. Tenepa, pyasimbiswa pire pikhadalongwa na maporofeta kuti: “Iye anadza kacemerwa wa ku Nazareti.”

¹Pa midzidzi eneyo, abulukira Juwau Bhatixta mbakhamwaza mphangwa n'thando mu dziko ya Djudeya, mbakhalonga tenepa: ²“Chunyukani kudawa kwanu, thangwi Umambo wa kudzulu uli dhuzi.” ³Uyu ndiye akhalongwa na mporofeta Izaya kuti: “Fala iri kukhuwa n'thando mbilonga kuti: Sasanyirani njira ya Mbuya mbamundendemeza mipsalu yace.”⁴Juwau akhabvala nguwo zakucitwa na uweya wa pinyama pinacemerwa kamelo, mbakhamanga bhande ya nthembe n'cunu mwace, mbakhadya nthete na uci wa n'tsanga. ⁵Na tenepo, anthu onsene a ku Djerusalema na anthu onsene akhagumanika m'pisa mwa dziko ya Djudeya, na anango anthu akhagumanika n'khundu-n'khundu mwa nyandza ya Djorodani, onsene akhaenda kuna iye. ⁶Akhadambula kudawa kwawo, Juwau mbakhaatambirisa batixmu mu nyandza ya Djorodani.⁷Akhalipo madjuda anango anacemerwa afarisi na asadhusi, akhadza katambirambo batixmu. Pikhadza iwo, Juwau aapanga tenepa: “Dzindza ya m'bobo! Mbani akupangani kuthawa nyatwa zinafuna kudza? ⁸Citani pinthu pinapangisa kuti imwe mwachunyukadi. ⁹Lekani kunyerezera mwekha ene mbamulonga tenepa: ‘Tina baba wathu Abharaamu,’ thangwi ine ndisakupangani kuti Mulungu ana mphambvu za kusanduza myala iyi, mbikhalambo dzindza ya Abharaamu.¹⁰Pontho ndisakupangani kuti mbadzo yamala kusasanyirwa toera kugwanda miti na michici ene. Na tenepo, miti yonsene inakhonda kubala misapu yadidi, inatemiwa mbiponyiwa pa moto. ¹¹Ine ndisakutambirisani batixmu na madzi kuti muchunyuke kudawa kwanu. Mbwenye munthu unango anadza n'nduli mwanga, unowu ndiye ana mphambvu za kupiringana ine. Pontho ine sine cinthu pamaso pace kuti ndinakwanisa kukwata ntsapato zace. Unowu ndiye anadza kakutambirisani batixmu na Nzimu Wakucena na moto. ¹²Iye ana foxolo m'manja mwace toera kucenesa mbuwa yace. Pontho anakoya mapira n'cikwa, mbakwata dzungu yace mbaipisa pa moto wakukhonda kuthima.”¹³Ntsiku ibodzi, Yezu abuluka ku dziko ya Galileya, mbaenda ku nyandza ya Djorodani, toera atambiriswembo batixmu na Juwau Bhatixta. ¹⁴Mbwenye Juwau akhafuna kun'khondera mbalonga tenepa: “Ine ndine anafuna kutambiriswa batixmu na imwe. Mphapo lero imwe ndimwe munadza kuna ine?” Mbwenye Yezu antawira tenepa: “Pa n'dzidzi uno siya tenepo. Thangwi mphyadidi ticite tenepa, toera pisimbiswe pinafuna Mulungu.” ¹⁵Mphapo Juwau na kubva tenepo, am'bvera mbantambirisa batixmu.¹⁶Yezu pakumala kwace kutambira batixmu, abuluka m'madzi. Pa n'dzidzi unowu thambo yafunguka. Iye aona Nzimu wa Mulungu mbuchita ninga nkhangaiwa, mbum'phamira. ¹⁷Penepo yabveka fala kubulukira kudzulu mbilonga tenepa: “Uyu ndi mwana wanga wakufunika kakamwe, ananditsandzaisa.”

¹4Buluka penepo, Yezu akwatiwa na Nzimu Wakucena mbaenda n'thando, kuti aende kanyengererwe na Dyabu. ²Pidamala iye kupimana cakudya ntsiku makumanai, masiku na masikati, Yezu abva njala. ³Penepo, Dyabu nyakunyengerera, afendedzera Yezu dhuzi mbampanga tenepa: “Ngakhala iwe ndiwedi Mwana wa Mulungu sanduza myala iyi idze mikate.” ⁴Mbwenye Yezu antawira tenepa: “Pyalembwa m'Bukhu ya Mulungu kuti: ‘Si cakudya basi tayu cinapulumusa munthu, mbwenye na mafala onsene anabuluka pa mulomo wa Mulungu’⁵Buluka penepo, Dyabu ankwata mbaenda na iye ku nzinda wakucena, ankwiza padzulu kakamwe pa Nyumba ya Mulungu, ⁶mbampanga tenepa: “Ngakhala iwe ndiwe Mwana wa Mulungu, numpha padzulu pano ugwe pantsi, thangwi pyalembwa kuti: “ ‘Mulungu anadza kapanga anju zace pa thangwi yako, pontho iwo anakugampha na manja awo, toera ukhonde kuphekeka na myala.’”⁷Mbwenye Yezu antawira tenepa: “Pyalembwambo n'kati mwa Bukhu kuti: ‘Leka kunyengerera Mbuya Mulungu wako.’” ⁸Penepo Dyabu akwata Yezu mbaenda na iye pa phiri yakulapha kakamwe, mbampangisa umambo onsene wa pantsi pano na mbiri zawo, ⁹mbampanga kuti: “Pyonsene ipi ndinakupasa, male ungandigodamira mbundilambira.”¹⁰Yezu ampanga kuti: “Buluka, Sathani! Thangwi pyalembwa m'Bukhu ya Mulungu kuti: ‘Lambira Mbuya, Mulungu wako, pontho phatira basa iye ekha basi’” ¹¹Penepo Dyabu ansiya, mbabwera maanju kudza kaphatira basa Yezu.¹²Yezu na kupibva kuti Juwau Bhatixta afungirwa n'kaidi, abwerera mbaenda ku Galileya. ¹³Yezu abuluka ku Nazareti kukhakhala iye, mbaenda kakhala ku nzinda wa Kafaranaumi, ukhagumanika n'khundu-n'khundu mwa nyandza ya Galileya, ku dziko ya Zebhuloni na ya ku Nafitali¹⁴Toera pisimbiswe pikhadalongwa na mporofeta Izaya kuti: ¹⁵Iwe dziko ya Zebhuloni na ya Nafitali, dziko inagumanika mu mbale mwa nyandza ya Galileya na ntunda unango wa nyandza ya Djorodani, iwe Galileya ya anthu adakhonda kukhala madjuda! ¹⁶Mbumba ikhakhala n'cidima, yaona cieza cikulu. Pontho kuna ale akhakhala mu mbuto ya cidima ca kufa, amwanikirwa na cieza.¹⁷Kutomera n'dzidzi unowu kwenda kutsogolo, Yezu atoma kupfundzisa Mphangwa Zadidi mbakhalonga tenepa: “Chunyukani kudawa kwanu, thangwi Umambo wa kudzulu uli dhuzi.”¹⁸Yezu pikhafamba iye dhuzi na nyandza ya Galileya, aona anyakokota awiri muubale mwawo, mbakhagwisira makokota awo n'nyandza. M'bodzi ndi Simau, anadziwika pontho na dzina ya Pedhru. Unango ndi Andereya. ¹⁹Yezu aapanga kuti: “Nditowereni, Ine ndinakucitani anyakokota a anthu.” ²⁰Na tenepo, iwo pa n'dzidzi ubodzi-bodzi, asiya makokota awo mbantowera.²¹Yezu pakufamba pang'ono kutsogolo, aona pontho anthu awiri muubale mwawo. Akhali Tiyago na Juwau, ana a Zebhedheu. Iwo akhali pabodzi na baba wawo m'bote mbakhasona makokota awo, Yezu mbaacemera. ²²Penepo pene, iwo asiyiratu bote na baba wawo ene, mbaenda na Yezu.²³Na tenepo, Yezu akhafamba dziko yonsene ya Galileya, mbakhapfundzisa n'kati mwa nyumba za kuphemberera, mbakhalonga Mphangwa Zadidi za Umambo wa kudzulu, pontho mbakhawangisa nthenda zonsene na ale akhaduwala pakati pa mbumba. ²⁴Mbiri yace yamwazika dziko yonsene ya Sirya. Na tenepo, anthu onsene akhaenda kuna Yezu na atenda awo akhathabuka na nthenda zakusiyana-siyana, ninga za mizimu yakuipa, za njiri, na za mpfutete. Zonsene izi Yezu akhaziwangisa. ²⁵Na tenepo, mwinji ukulu wa anthu ukhantowera, kubulukira ku dziko ya Galileya, na ya Dhekapoli, na anthu a ku nzinda wa Djerusalema, na a ku Djudeya, pontho na anthu a ntunda unango wa nyandza ya Djorodani.

¹Yezu na kuona mwinji wa anthu, akwira pa phiri mbakhala pantsi. Penepo, anyakupfundza ace anfendedzera. ²Yezu atoma kuapfundzisa mbalonga tenepa: ³“Mbatsandzaye ale anyakucherenga mu nzimu, thangwi Umambo wa kudzulu ndi wawo. ⁴Mbatsandzaye ale analira, thangwi anadza kamatamizwa na Mulungu.⁵Mbatsandzaye ale anyakupicepesa, thangwi anadza kapasiwa unthaka wa dziko ya pantsi na Mulungu. ⁶Mbatsandzaye ale ana njala na nyota ya kucita kufuna kwa Mulungu, thangwi anadza kapasiwa pyonsene na Mulungu. ⁷Mbatsandzaye anabvera andzawo ntsisi, thangwi iwo anadza kabverwambo ntsisi na Mulungu. ⁸Mbatsandzaye anyakucena ntima, thangwi iwo anadza kaona Mulungu.⁹Mbatsandzaye ale anasaka ntendere pakati pa anthu, thangwi iwo anadza kacemerwa ana a Mulungu. ¹⁰Mbatsandzaye ale anazondiwa na thangwi ya kucita kufuna kwa Mulungu, thangwi Umambo wa kudzulu ndi wawo¹¹“Tsandzayani mungatikanwa, mungazondiwa, na kulongerwa uthambi wa kusiyana-siyana na thangwi ya kukhala anyakupfundza anga. ¹²Komerwani mbamudzala na kutsandzaya, thangwi muwoni wanu unakudikhirani kudzulu ndi ukulu. Thangwi maporofeta akale azondiwambo sawa-sawa ninga imwe.”¹³“Imwe ndimwe munyu wa padziko. Lang'anani, munyu ungasuluka, unadza kadzipa tani pontho? Na tenepo, unamalisira taiwa, thangwi nkhabe cinango cakucita na iwo, mbumalisira kupwandiwa na anthu. ¹⁴“Imwe ndimwe cieza ca padziko. Nzinda udamangwa pa phiri nkhabe kubisalika.¹⁵Pontho nkhabe munthu anagasa nyale yace mbaigudumira na citundu. Mbwenye anasaka mbuto ya padzulu toera kumwanikira mwadidi anthu onsene n'kati mwa nyumba. ¹⁶Sawa-sawa ninga imwembo, citani kuti cieza canu cimwanikire anthu onsene, toera aone mabasa anu adidi anacita imwe. Na tenepo, iwo anapasa mbiri Baba wanu ali kudzulu.”¹⁷Lekani kunyerezera kuti ndadza kamalisa mwambo wa Mozesi peno cipfundzo ca maporofeta akale. Sidadza kamalisa penepyo tayu, mbwenye ndadza kasimbisisa. ¹⁸Pontho dziwani kuti n'dzidzi uno unagumanika thambo na mataka, nkhabe cinthu cibodzi cing'ono n'kati mwa malemba, peno cidzindikiro cinango ca malemba cinafuna kubuluswa pa Mwambo wa Mozesi, pyonsene mbapidzati kucitika¹⁹Na thangwi eneyo, ule anakhonda kubvera mwambo, peno mbudakhala pyawo ung'ono tani, mbapfundzisambo andzace kucita pibodzi-bodzi, munthu unowu anaoniwa wang'ono mu Umambo wa kudzulu. Mbwenye ule anabvera mwambo na kupfundzisa andzace kucita pibodzi-bodzi, anakhala nkulu mu Umambo wa kudzulu. ²⁰Pontho ndisakupangani kuti, imwe mungakhonda kucita mbamutoweza kufuna kwa Mulungu kupiringana anyakudziwisa a Mwambo wa Mozesi na afarisi, nkhabe m'bodzi anafuna kudza kapita mu Umambo wa kudzulu.”²¹“Imwe mwabva pikhadalongwa kuli akulu anu akale kuti: ‘Leka kupha munthu.’ Ule anapha munthu, anatongwa. ²²Mbwenye Ine ndisakupangani kuti munthu onsene anaipirwa na ndzace, anatongwa. Ule anatikana ndzace, anatongwa, pontho ule anacemera ndzace ‘dzemwa,’ asatongwa kwenda mu moto wa infernu²³Na tenepo, ngakhala iwe uli pa guwa ya ntsembe toera kupereka muwoni wako kuna Mulungu, penepo ungakumbuka kuti ndzako m'bodzi ana thangwi na iwe. ²⁴siya muwoni wako pa guwa ya ntsembe, ndoko pakutoma ukhasekesane na iye. Ungamala, bwerera ukhapereke muwoni wako kuna Mulungu²⁵Pontho pa n'dzidzi unaenda iwe katongwa pabodzi na ndzako, saka kusekesana na mwansanga na nyamalwa wako, toera iye akhonde kukupereka m'manja mwa nkulu wa nyakutonga, iye mbakuperekambo m'manja mwa nsupai wace, mbufungirwa n'kaidi. ²⁶Ndimo mwene ndisakupanga kuti iwe nkhabe kudza kabuluka mwenemu mbudzati kumalisa kulipa mangawa ako onsene.”²⁷“Imwe mwabva pidalongwa kuti: ‘Leka kucita upombo.’ ²⁸Mbwenye Ine ndisakupangani kuti: Munthu onsene analang'ana nkazi mbansirira, n'dzidzi unowu ali kucita upombo na iye muntima mwace²⁹Mphapo, ngakhala diso yako ya khundu ya madyo iri kukugwisa mwa kudawa, ibuluse mbuitaya kutali na iwe. Thangwi mphyadidi kuluza phindi ibodzi ya manungo ako, mbukhonda kuponyiwa manungo onsene mu infernu. ³⁰Sawa-sawa, ngakhala manja ako a khundu ya madyo asakugwisa mwa kudawa, agwande mbuataya kutali na iwe. Thangwi mphyadidi kuluza phindi ibodzi ya manungo ako, mbukhonda kuponyiwa manungo onsene mu infernu.”³¹“Pyalongwambo pontho kuti: ‘Mamuna onsene anakhonda nkazi wace, asatongwa kumpasa tsamba ya kumwalana.’ ³²Mbwenye Ine ndisakupangani kuti: Mamuna onsene anamwalana na nkazi wace, thangwi yace mbikhonda kukhala ya lukwali, ali kum'pfundzisa upombo. Mphapo mamuna onsene anacita banja na nkazi wa kumwaliwa, ali kucitambo upombo na iye.”³³“Pontho imwe mwabva pidapangwa akulu anu akale kuti: ‘Leka kudumbira papezi, mbwenye usatongwa kucita pidadumbirira iwe pamaso pa Mbuya.’ ³⁴Mbwenye Ine ndisakupangani pontho kuti: Siyani kudumbira konsene. Lekani kudumbira na dzina ya kudzulu, thangwi ndi mpando wa Umambo wa Mulungu. ³⁵Peno na dzina ya pantsi, thangwi ndipo panaikha iye myendo yace. Peno na dzina ya Djerusalema, thangwi ndi nzinda wa Mambo wa nkulu.³⁶Pontho leka kudumbira na dzina ya nsolo wako, thangwi unacimwana kusanduza tsisi ibodzi mbidza yakuswipa, peno mbidza yakucena. ³⁷Mbwenye mphyadidi kulonga tenepa: ‘Ande’, ‘ande’. ‘Nkhabe’, ‘nkhabe’. Pyonsene pinango kupiringana penepi, mphya Nyamalwa.”³⁸Mwabva pidalongwa kuti: ‘Diso na diso, dzino na dzino.’ ³⁹Mbwenye Ine ndisakupangani kuti: lekani kubwerezera uipi kuli ale anakucitani uipi. Munthu angakumenya ku phutu ya khundu ya madyo, mpase akumenyembo khundu inango.⁴⁰Munthu angafuna kukusumira kwa atongi toera akupokosere kamiza, mpase pontho kazako yako. ⁴¹Munthu angakukakamiza kufamba na ntolo nsindzo ubodzi, famba na iye pontho misindzo miwiri. ⁴²Munthu anakuphemba cinthu, mpase. Munthu anafuna kukubwereka cinthu, leka kumpasa nkhodolo.”⁴³“Imwe mwabva pidalongwa kuti: ‘Funa ndzako, mbwenye ida nyamalwa wako.’ ⁴⁴Mbwenye Ine ndisakupangani kuti: Funani anyamalwa anu, phembererani ale anakuzondani. ⁴⁵Na tenepo, munakhaladi ana a Baba wanu wa kudzulu. Thangwi iye asagasira dzuwa yace anyakuipa na adidi, pontho asabvumbira anyakulungama na anyakukhonda kulungama⁴⁶Thangwi mungafuna ale anakufunani basi, munapaswa m'bairo wanji na Mulungu? Anyakukumbusa misonkho asacitambo pibodzi-bodzi. ⁴⁷Pontho, mungamwanyika abale anu basi, ndi ninji pinacita imwe kupiringana anango? Penepyo ndi pinacitambo ale anakhonda kutawira Mulungu. ⁴⁸Na tenepo, imwe khalani akukwana, ninga Baba wanu wa kudzulu ndi wakukwana.”

¹Mungacita udidi, lekani kucita toera kusimbwa na anthu. Thangwi mungacita tenepo, nkhabe kudza kapaswabve m'bairo na Baba wanu wa kudzulu. ²“Na tenepo, ungapasa cinthu nyakucherenga leka kuimba kaluta, ninga pinacita anthu anyauthambi n'kati mwa nyumba za kuphemberera peno m'miseu, toera asimbwe na anthu. Ndimo mwene, Ine ndisakupangani kuti anthu enewa amala kale kutambira m'bairo wawo.³Mbwenye iwe, ungapasa cinthu nyakucherenga, cita kuti manja ako a nkono wa bzere akhonde kudziwa pinacita nkono wa madyo. ⁴Toera pinthu pidabulusa iwe pikhonde dziwika na anthu. Thangwi Baba wako asadziwa pyakubisala. Na tenepo, Iye anakupasa m'bairo.”⁵Mungaphembera lekani kucita ninga pinacita anthu a uthambi, anaphembera mbadalimira n'kati mwa nyumba za kuphemberera, na m'mphambano mwa miseu, toera aoniwe na anthu onsene. Ndimo mwene, Ine ndisakupangani kuti anthu enewa amala kale kutambira m'bairo wawo. ⁶Mbwenye iwe ungafuna kuphembera, pita n'nyumba mwako, funga citseko cako, mbuphembera kuna Baba wako anakhonda kuoneka. Na tenepo, Baba wako anaona pinacita iwe n'cibiso-biso, anakupasa m'bairo wako. ⁷Mungaphembera, lekani kumala midzidzi mizinji na kulonga mafala mabodzi ene, ninga pinacita anthu anakhonda kutawira Mulungu, thangwi iwo asanyerezera kuti na kulonga mafala mazinji, Mulungu anaabvera.⁸Lekani kucita ninga iwo! Thangwi Mulungu, Baba wanu, asadziwa pinafuna imwe mbamudzati kum'phemba. ⁹Na tenepo, musatongwa kuphembera tenepa: “Baba wathu, muli kudzulu, dzina yanu mbikhale na mbiri. ¹⁰Umambo wanu mbudze kuna ife. Pinafuna imwe mbapicitwe, pantsi pano ninga kudzulu¹¹Tipaseni cakudya cathu ntsiku na ntsiku. ¹²Tilekerereni madawi athu ninga ifembo tinalekerera andzathu madawi awo. ¹³Lekani kutisiya mbatigwa n'kudawa, mbwenye tipulumuseni mwa kuipa.¹⁴Thangwi mungalekerera andzanu madawi awo, Baba wanu wa kudzulu anakulekereranimbo. ¹⁵Mbwenye mungakhonda kulekerera andzanu, Baba wanu wa kudzulu nkhabe kudza kakulekereranimbo madawi anu.”¹⁶Mungapimana cakudya toera kuphembera, lekani kupangisa nkhope ya kutsukwala ninga anthu a uthambi, anaphinduza nkhope zawo toera kupangisa kuli anthu onsene, kuti asapimana cakudya. Ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti, anthu enewa, atambira kale m'bairo wawo. ¹⁷Mbwenye iwe, ungapimana cakudya toera kuphembera, samba nkhope, mbusapula pyadidi tsisi yako,. ¹⁸Toera ukhonde kupangisa kuna anthu kuti usapimana cakudya, mbwenye kuna Baba wako anakhonda kuoneka. Na tenepo, Baba wako anaona pyonsene pyakubisala, anakupasa m'bairo.”¹⁹Lekani kukoya mpfuma zanu pa dziko ino panagumanika maberethi na furuju mbazifudza, pontho na panagumanika mambava mbaziba. ²⁰Mbwenye koyani mpfuma zanu kudzulu kunakhonda kugumanika ucenje na furuju mbazifudza, peno mambava mbaswa mbaziba. ²¹Thangwi panagumanika mpfuma yanu, penepo ndipo panagumanikambo ntima wanu.”²²Maso ndi nyale ya manungo. Na tenepo, ngakhala maso ako mbadidi, manungo ako onsene anadzala na cieza. ²³Mbwenye ngakhala kulang'ana kwako ndi kwakuipa, manungo ako onsene anakhala n'cidima. Na tenepo, ngakhala cieza ciri muna iwe ndi cidima, cidima ceneci ndi cikulu kakamwe!” ²⁴“Nkhabe munthu anakwanisa kuphatira basa ambuya awiri. Thangwi unaida m'bodzi mbufuna unango, peno unalemedza m'bodzi mbupwaza unango. Apo lekani kuphatira basa Mulungu, uku mbamuphatira pontho kobiri²⁵“Na thangwi eneyi Ine ndisakupangani kuti: Lekani kunentseka na makhaliro anu pa thangwi ya pinafuna imwe kudya, peno na pinafuna imwe kumwa. Peno na manungo anu pa thangwi ya pinafuna imwe kubvala. Imwe nkhabe kupidziwa kuti moyo wanu na cakudya, cikulu ndi moyo wanu? Peno manungo anu na cakubvala, cikulu ndi manungo anu? ²⁶Lang'anani mbalame za kudzulu. Nkhabe kubzala, nkhabe kubvuna pontho nkhabe koya n'pikwa. Mbwenye Baba wanu ali kudzulu ali kuzipasa cakudya. Imwe nkhabe funika pikulu kakamwe kupiringana mbalame?²⁷Mbani pakati panu, iye mbapifuna pyace, anakwanisa kuthimizira n'dzidzi ubodzi pa moyo wace?” ²⁸“Pontho, thangwi yanji musakhala mbamudzudzumika na pya kubvala? Lang'anani kukula kunacita maluwa a n'tsanga! Iwo nkhabe kuphata basa pontho nkhabe kucita nguwo. ²⁹Mbwenye ine ndisakupangani kuti Salomau, na mbiri yace yonsene ikhali na iye, acimwana kubvalira ninga maluwa awa.³⁰Lang'anani, ngakhala Mulungu asabvazika tenepa maluwa a n'tsanga, anacita kuti lero alipo, mangwana asaponyiwa pa moto, ndiye tani kuna imwe, anthu a cikhulupiro cing'ono? ³¹Na tenepo, lekani kunentseka mbamulonga kuti: ‘Tinadyanji?’ peno ‘Tinamwanji?’ peno ‘Tinabvalanji?’³²Thangwi anasaka penepi ndi ale anakhonda kutawira Mulungu. Mbwenye Baba wanu wa kudzulu asadziwa pyonsene pinafuna imwe. ³³Mbwenye sakani pakutoma Umambo wa Mulungu na kulungama kwace. Pyonsene ipi munadza kapithimizirwa. ³⁴Mphapo lekani kudzudzumika na ntsiku ya mangwana, thangwi ntsiku ya mangwana ina pyayo. Ntsiku na ntsiku ina kuipa kwayo.”

¹Lekani kutonga munthu, toera mukhonde kutongwambo na Mulungu. ²Thangwi na matongero anacita imwe, munadza katongwambo sawa-sawa. Pontho na n'dida ubodzi-bodzi unapimira imwe andzanu, munadza kapimirwambo na n'dida unowu³Thangwi yanji usalang'ana cirombo cing'ono ciri n'diso mwa m'bale wako, mbukhonda kuona nkhuni iri n'diso mwako? ⁴Usakwanisa tani kupanga m'bale wako kuti: ‘Bwera ndikubuluse cirombo cing'ono ciri n'diso mwako,’ mbukhonda kuona nkhuni iri n'diso mwako? ⁵Nyauthambi! Pakutoma bulusa nkhuni iri n'diso mwako, na tenepo iwe unaona mwadidi toera ubulusembo cirombo ciri n'diso mwa m'bale wako.⁶Lekani kupasa anambwa pinthu pyakucena! Thangwi iwo anadza kakuzungunukirani mbakulumani. Pontho, lekani kutaya mpfuma zanu muna nkhumba, thangwi izo zinadza kazipwanda.”⁷Phembani, munapaswa. Sakani, munapigumana. Gogodzani, munafungulirwa. ⁸Thangwi onsene anaphemba, anapaswa. Anasaka, anapigumana. Pontho ule anagogodza citseko, anafungulirwa. ⁹Mbani pakati panu anapasa mwana wace mwala, angam'phemba nkate? ¹⁰Peno mbampasa nyoka angam'phemba nyama ya m'madzi?¹¹Lang'anani, imwe ninga anthu a kuipa musakwanisa kupasa ana anu pinthu pyadidi, ndiye tani Baba wanu ali kudzulu, nkhabe bulusa pinthu pyadidi mbapasa ale anam'phemba? ¹²Na tenepo, pyonsene pinafuna imwe kuti mucitirwe na andzanu, acitirenimbo imwe pakutoma. Thangwi ipi ndipyo pinalonga Mwambo wa Mozesi na pinapfundzisa Maporofeta.”¹³Pitani na nsuwo ung'ono. Thangwi nsuwo ukulu na njira ikulu pisapitisa ku mbuto ya kutaika. Mbazinji anthu anapita na mwenemu. 14 ¹⁴Mbwenye nsuwo ung'ono na njira yakupata zisafikisa ku mbuto ya upulumuki. Apo anthu ace anaigumana acepa.¹⁵Cenjerani na maporofeta a uthambi! Thangwi ali kudza kuna imwe ninga mabira, mbwenye m'mitima mwawo ndi mibindzi ya ukali. ¹⁶Anthu enewa imwe munaadzindikira na misapu yawo. Pisakwanisika kuti munthu achode mauva pa miti ya minga, peno masambvu pa psepse? ¹⁷Na tenepo, muti onsene wadidi usabala misapu yadidi, muti wa kuipa unabalambo misapu ya kuipa.¹⁸Pontho, nkhabe kucitika kuti muti wadidi ubale misapu ya kuipa, peno muti wa kuipa ubale misapu yadidi. ¹⁹Muti onsene unakhonda kubala misapu yadidi usagwandiwa mbuponyiwa pa moto. ²⁰Na tenepo, munati muadziwe na misapu yawo.”²¹Si onsene tayu analonga ‘Mbuya, Mbuya’ anafuna kupita mu Umambo wa kudzulu, mbwenye ale basi anacita kufuna kwa Baba wanga ali kudzulu. ²²Ntsiku eneyo ingafika, anthu azinji anati alonge kuna Ine kuti: ‘Mbuya, Mbuya! Kodi ife tikhalonga tayu Mphangwa Zadidi na dzina yanu? Tikhabulusa tayu madimonyo na dzina yanu? Tikhacita tayu pirengo pikulu na dzina yanu?’ ²³Na tenepo, Ine ndinaapanga pakweca kuti: Nkhabe kukudziwani. Bulukani pano, imwe monsene munacita kuipa!”²⁴Anthu onsene anabva mafala anga mbaacita, asalandana na mamuna m'bodzi wa ndzeru adamanga nyumba yace padzulu pa mwala. ²⁵Na tenepo, mulungu abvumba, mikulo mbikuka na madzi, mbicibwera conzi cikulu kudza kamenya nyumba. Mbwenye iyo nkhabe kugwa, thangwi nyumba eneyo yamangwa pa mwala²⁶Mbwenye ule anabva mafala anga mbakhonda kuacita, asalandana na mamuna m'bodzi wa kusoweka ndzeru, adamanga nyumba yace pa checa. ²⁷Na tenepo, mulungu abvumba pikulu kakamwe, mikulo mbikuka na madzi, mbicibwera conzi cikulu kudza kamenya nyumba. Iyo yagwa, mbifudzika yonsene.”²⁸Yezu pidamala iye kulonga mafala awa, anthu onsene adzumatirwa na mapfundzisiro ace. ²⁹Thangwi iye akhapfundzisa na mphambvu za utongi, mbakhonda kupfundzisa ninga anyakudziwisa a Mwambo.

¹Yezu mukhachita iye pa phiri anthu azinji atoma kuntowera. 2 ²Mamuna m'bodzi wa matanya afendedzera Yezu mban'godamira mbalonga kuti: “Mbuya, mungafuna munandiwangisa.” ³Yezu afuthula nkono wace, an'khuya mbalonga tenepa: “Ndisafuna, iwe waceneswa.” Pa n'dzidzi ubodzi-bodzi mamuna awangiswa matanya ace.⁴Buluka penepo Yezu ampanga kuti: “Lang'ana, leka kupanga munthu penepi. Ndoko kuna nyantsembe, toera akudinkhe. Ungamala upereke ntsembe ninga mudapilongera Mozesi, toera anthu akudziwe kuti iwe wawangadi.”⁵Yezu mudapita iye n'cisa ca Kafaranaumi, afendedzerwa na nkulu m'bodzi wa anyankhondo a ku Roma mbam'phemba tenepa: ⁶“Mbuya, nyabasa wanga ali kugona ku nyumba na kuthabuka pikulu kakamwe na nthenda ya mpfutete.” ⁷Yezu ampanga kuti: “Ndinaenda kweneko kamuwangisa.”⁸Mbwenye nkulu wa anyankhondo antawira tenepa: “Mbuya, ine sine munthu kuti ndikutambireni n'nyumba mwanga. Mbwenye longani fala ibodzi basi, nyabasa wanga anawanga. ⁹Thangwi ine ndiri nawombo atsogoleri anga anabvera ine. Inembo ndisabverwa na anyankhondo anga. Na tenepo, ndisapanga nyankhondo wanga m'bodzi kuti: Ndoko kule, iye asaenda. Unangombo mbandimpanga kuti: Bwera kuno, iye asabwera. Pontho ndisapanga nyabasa wanga kuti: Cita ici, iye asacita.” ¹⁰Yezu na kubva penepyo, adzumatirwa napyo mbalonga kuna anthu akhantowera kuti: “Ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti: cipo ndidzati kugumana cikhulupiro ninga ici muno mu Izarayeli.¹¹Ndinakupangani pontho kuti anabwera anthu azinji a kumabulukira dzuwa na a kumadokero a dzuwa, mbadza kakhala pa thando ya kudya pabodzi pene na Abharaamu, na Izaki, na Djakobo, mu Umambo wa kudzulu. ¹²Mbwenye ana a Umambo, anati aponyiwe kunja, ku cidima. Mwenemu munadza kaoneka kulira na kukukuta mano.” ¹³Buluka penepo, Yezu alonga kuna nkulu wa anyankhondo kuti: “Ndoko ku nyumba, kutawira kwako kunacitika.” Na tenepo, pa n'dzidzi ubodzi-bodzi nyabasa wace awanga¹⁴Yezu pidafika iye pa nyumba ya Pedhru, agumana mebzala wace Pedhru mbakhagona, thangwi akhadaferuka. ¹⁵Yezu amphata manja ace, nthenda mbiwanga. Na tenepo, iye alamuka mbatoma kum'phatira basa.¹⁶Na maulo mwace anthu an'dzesera atenda azinji akhali na mizimu ya kuipa. Mbwenye Yezu na fala yace basi aithamangisa mizimu ya kuipa mbaawangisa atenda onsene. ¹⁷Na tenepo, pyasimbiswa pire pikhadalonga mporofeta Izaya kuti: “Iye ene akwata kuduwala kwathu, na nthenda zathu zonsene.”¹⁸Yezu na kuona mbumba ya anthu ikhadanzungulira, aapanga anyakutumwa ace kuti aende ntunda unango wa nyandza. ¹⁹Na tenepo, nyakudziwisa m'bodzi wa Mwambo anfendedzera dhuzi mbampanga kuti: “Mpfundzisi, ine ndinakutowerani konsene kunafuna imwe kwenda.” ²⁰Mphapo Yezu antawira tenepa: “Minyenga ina mphako zawo, mbalame za kudzulu zinantsandza zawo, mbwenye Ine, Mwana wa Munthu, nkhabe pa kutsamisa nsolo.”²¹M'bodzi wa anyakupfundza aphemba Yezu mbalonga kuti: “Mbuya, ndisiyeni pakutoma ndiyende kaikhise baba wanga.” ²²Mbwenye Yezu antawira tenepa: “Iwe nditowere. Aleke anyakufa aikhane okha.”²³Na tenepo, Yezu akwira m'bote na anyakupfundza ace mbaenda na iwo pabodzi. ²⁴Na mwansanga, caoneka conzi cikulu kakamwe n'nyandza, mabimbi mbakhamenya bote, mbakhafuna kuilowesa. Mbwenye pa n'dzidzi unowu Yezu akhagona pyace. ²⁵Na thangwi eneyo anyakupfundza ace aenda kamulamusa mbakhakhuwa tenepa: “Mbuya, tipulumuseni! Tiri kufa ife!”²⁶26 Mbwenye Yezu aabvundza tenepa: “Thangwi yanji imwe musagopa tenepa, anthu a cikhulupiro cing'ono?” Buluka penepo, Yezu alamuka mbamatamisa conzi na mabimbi, pyonsene mbapimatamiratu. 27 ²⁷Anyakupfundza ace na kupiona, adzumatirwa mbalonga kuti: “Mbani unowu anafikira kubverwa na mphepo na mabimbi ene?”²⁸Yezu afika cisa cinango cinacemerwa Gadala, cinagumanika ntunda unango wa nyandza ya Galileya. Penepo, abwera kuna Iye amuna awiri anyansala akhali na mizimu ya kuipa kubulukira m'masiye, pontho akhali anthu akugopsa kakamwe. Na tenepo, njira ikhadafa thangwi anthu akhagopa kupita nayo. ²⁹Mizimu ya kuipa ikhakhala muna anthu pidaona iyo Yezu, yatoma kukhuwa kuti: “Iwe, Mwana wa Mulungu, usafunanji na ife? Wabwera katithabusa n'dzidzi mbudzati kukwana?”³⁰Cifupi na penepo, ukhalipo nkumbi ukulu wa nkhumba mbukhasodza. ³¹Na tenepo, madimonyo aphemba kuna Yezu kuti: “Mungatibulusa, tipitiseni pyathu mu nkumbi wa nkhumba.” ³²Yezu aatawira kuti: “Ndokoni!” Iwo abuluka muna anthu mbapita mu nkumbi wa nkhumba. Na tenepo, nkhumba zonsene zanumpha pa nkhomole, mbazilowa n'nyandza³³Akumbidzi a nkhumba athawa, aenda mu nzinda mbalonga pyonsene, na pire pidacitika kuna amuna akhali na mizimu ya kuipa. ³⁴Na tenepo, anthu onsene a mu nzinda aenda kalonga na Yezu. Pidamuona iwo am'phemba kuti iye abuluke pa cisa ceneci.

¹Buluka penepo, Yezu apakira bote mbawambuka nyandza mpaka ntunda unango, mbaenda ku nzinda kwace. ²Penepo anthu an'dzesera mamuna m'bodzi wa mpfutete pa khangala. Yezu na kuona cikhulupiro cikhali na anthu awa, alonga kuna nyampfutete kuti: “Leka kugopa mwana wanga, madawi ako alekererwa.”³Mbwenye anyakudziwisa a Mwambo anango akhalonga okha ene kuti: “Munthu uyu ali kuxola Mulungu!” ⁴Na tenepo, Yezu na kudziwa manyerezero awo, aapanga tenepa: “Thangwi yanji imwe muli kunyerezera pya kuipa m'mitima mwanu? ⁵Ndi ninji pinakhonda kunentsa? Kulonga kuna ntenda kuti: ‘Madawi ako alekererwa’ peno kumpanga kuti: ‘Lamuka ufambe?’ ⁶Mbwenye toera mudziwe kuti Ine, Mwana wa Munthu ndina mphambvu za kulekerera madawi,” ampanga nyampfutete kuti: “Lamuka, kwata khangala yako, ndoko ku nyumba kwako.”⁷Iye alamuka mbaenda ku nyumba kwace. ⁸Mwinji wa anthu na kuona penepyo adzumatirwa napyo, mbapasa mbiri Mulungu adapasa anthu mphambvu zenezi. ⁹Buluka penepo, Yezu aona mamuna m'bodzi nyakukumbusa misonkho anacemerwa Mateu, akhakhala nawa pa mbuto ikhakumbuswa misonkho, mbampanga kuti: “Nditowere.” Iye alamuka, mbantowera.¹⁰Mbwenye pa n'dzidzi ukhali Yezu na anyakupfundza ace pa nyumba ya Mateu, abwerambo azinji anyakukumbusa misonkho na anyakudawa, kudza kadya na iwo pabodzi. ¹¹Afarisi na kupiona penepyo abvundzisa anyakupfundza a Yezu kuti: “Thangwi yanji mpfundzisi wanu ali kudya pabodzi na anyakukumbusa misonkho pontho na anyakudawa?”¹²Yezu mudabva Iye penepyo aatawira tenepa: “Angumi nkhabe kusaka nkondzi, mbwenye ntenda ndiye anasaka nkondzi. ¹³Ndokoni mukhapfundze asalongeranji mafala awa: ‘Ntsisi na ntsembe, cinafuna Ine maka-maka ndi ntsisi.’ Thangwi Ine sidadza kacemera anyakulungama tayu, mbwenye ndadzera anyakudawa.”¹⁴Pa n'dzidzi unowu, anyakupfundza a Juwau Bhatixta afendedzera Yezu mbam'bvundzisa kuti: “Thangwi yanji ife na afarisi tiri kupimana cakudya, mbwenye anyakupfundza anu nkhabe?” ¹⁵Yezu aatawira tenepa: “Pisacitika kuti adacemerwa ku phwandu ya banja akhale pontho mbadatsukwala, mwali wa mamuna mbali na iwo? Mbwenye zinafika ntsiku zinafuna iwo kukwatirwa mwali wa mamuna pakati pawo. Ntsiku zenezi iwo anati apimane cakudya¹⁶Nkhabe munthu anaikha cigamba ca nguwo ipsa pa nguwo yakale. Thangwi cigamba cipsa cinathimiza pandula nguwo yakale, benga mbikula¹⁷Pontho nkhabe munthu anaikha vinyu ipsa m'pyombo pya nthembe zakale. Thangwi angacita penepyo, pyombo pinasweka, vinyu inataika pontho pyombo mbipibvungika. Mbwenye vinyu ipsa isatongwa kuti ikoyiwe m'pyombo pipsa. Na tenepo, vinyu na pyombo pyene pinakoyeka.”¹⁸Yezu mukhalonga Iye na thangwi ya pinthu pinango, afika m'bodzi wa atsogoleri a nyumba ya kuphemberera, an'godamira mbam'phemba tenepa: “Mbuya, mwana wanga wa nkazi afa cincino pano. Bwerani mudze kansandzike manja anu, iye anapulumuka.” ¹⁹Yezu alamuka mbaenda na iye, pabodzi na anyakupfundza ace.²⁰Pa n'dzidzi ubodzi-bodzi abulukirambo nkazi m'bodzi akhathabuka na utenda wakubuluka ciropa pa pyaka khumi na piwiri. Iye abwera na kunduli kwace, anfendedzera mban'khuya nguwo zace. ²¹Thangwi iye akhalonga ekha ene kuti: “Male ndingakwanisa kun'khuya nguwo zace basi, ndinawanga.” ²²Yezu azungunuka, amulang'ana mbampanga kuti: “Leka kugopa mwana wanga, Kukhulupira kwako kwakuwangisa!” Na tenepo, kubulukira pa n'dzidzi unowu nkazi awanga.²³Pidafika Yezu pa nyumba pa n'tsogoleri wa nyumba ya kuphemberera, na kuona anyakuimba pitoliro na mwinji wa anthu mbakhakhuwa, ²⁴aapanga kuti: “Bulukani kunja! Ntsikana hadafa tayu, mbwenye ali kugona.” Onsene atoma kunseka.²⁵Pidabuluswa anthu kunja, Yezu apita n'nyumba mukhali ntsikana, amphata nkono wace, iye mbalamuka. ²⁶Na tenepo, mphangwa zenezi zamwazika kuna anthu onsene a pa cisa ceneci²⁷Buluka penepo, Yezu atowererwa n'nduli mwace na maboli-boli awiri, mbakhakhuwa tenepa: “Mwana wa Dhavidhi, tibverenimbo ntsisi!” ²⁸Yezu mukhapita Iye n'nyumba, maboli-boli abodzi-bodzi anfendedzera. Na tenepo, Yezu aabvundza kuti: “Imwe musatawira kuti Ine ndinacita penepyo?” Iwo antawira tenepa: “Ande Mbuya, tisatawira.”²⁹Yezu aakhuya m'maso mwawo, mbalonga tenepa: “Mbapicitike kuna imwe ninga kukhulupira kwanu.” ³⁰Na tenepo, maso awo afunguka mbaona. Mbwenye Yezu aacenjeza, mbaapanga na mphambvu zonsene kuti: “Lekani kupanga munthu.” ³¹Mbwenye iwo abuluka penepo, mbatoma kumwaza mphangwa cisa cenecire consene³²Pa n'dzidzi ukhafuna iwo kubuluka, afika anthu anango kuna Yezu na bewewe m'bodzi akhali na nzimu wa kuipa. ³³Mudathamangiswa dimonyo, bewewe atoma kulonga. Mwinji wa anthu wadzumatirwa napyo mbalonga tenepa: “Ipi cipo pidzati kuoneka muno mu Izarayeli.” ³⁴Mbwenye afarisi akhadungunya, mbakhalonga kuti: “Ndi nkulu wa madimonyo anampasa mphambvu za kuthamangisa madimonyo³⁵Yezu akhafamba m'mizinda na m'pisa pyonsene mbakhapfundzisa n'kati mwa nyumba za kuphemberera, mbakhalonga Mphangwa Zadidi za Umambo wa Mulungu, na kukondza nthenda na mautenda akusiyana-siyana. ³⁶Yezu na kuona mwinji wa anthu, aabvera ntsisi, thangwi iwo akhali akutsukwala na kukhala ninga mabira akusoweka nkumbidzi.³⁷Na tenepo, alonga kuna anyakupfundza ace kuti: “Munda wakula, mbwenye anyabasa acepa. ³⁸Phembani mphapo kuna mwanacinthu munda, kuti atume anyabasa toera adze kabvune.”

¹Yezu acemera anyakupfundza ace khumi na awiri, aapasa mphambvu za kuthamangisa mizimu ya kuipa, na kuwangisa nthenda za kusiyana-siyana.²Madzina a apoxtolo khumi na awiri mbawa: Wakutoma ndi Simau, anacemerwa Pedhru, na Andereya, m'bale wace Pedhru, Tiyago na Juwau, ana a Zebhedheu, ³Filipi na Bhatolomeu, Tomasi na Mateu, nyakukumbusa misonkho, Tiyago, mwana wa Alufeu, na Tadheu, ⁴Simau, nyakukakamira mwambo wa Mulungu, na Djuda Xikariyoti, ule adasandukira Yezu.⁵Yezu atuma khumi na awiri awa, na mafala awa: “Lekani kwenda kuna anthu anango adakhonda kukhala madjuda, peno kupita m'mizinda ya ku Samariya. ⁶Mbwenye pakutoma ndokoni kuna mabira a kutaika a dzindza ya Izarayeli. ⁷Kunaenda imwe ndokoni mbamulonga kuti Umambo wa kudzulu uli dhuzi.⁸Wangisani atenda, lamusani anyakufa, wangisani anyamatanya, thamangisani madimonyo. Mwapasiwa pezi, apasenimbo pezi. ⁹Lekani kukwata oro, parata peno nkuwa n'cunu mwanu. ¹⁰Lekani kukwata malikofa pa ulendo, peno kukwata nguwo ziwiri, peno ntsapato, peno mpsimbo, thangwi nyabasa asatongwa kupaswa cakudya.¹¹Mungafika mu nzinda peno n'cisa, sakani munthu wakunyindirika mbamukhala pa nyumba pace mpaka kubuluka kwanu. ¹²Pakupita n'nyumba, amwanyikeni. ¹³Mungaona kuti anthu mbadidi, siyani ntendere wanu muna iwo. Mbwenye pezi, khalani na ntendere wanu¹⁴Mungapita mu nzinda peno n'nyumba ya munthu mbamukhonda kutambirwa peno kubverwa mafala anu, mungabuluka mwenemu, gubudzani pfumbi ya manyalo anu. ¹⁵Ndimo mwene, ndisakupangani kuti n'dzidzi wa kutongwa ungafika, nyatwa za dziko ya Sodhoma na Gomora zinacepa kupiringana nzinda unowu.”¹⁶Lang'anani, Ine ndisakutumani ninga mabira pakati pa mibindzi. Na tenepo, cenjerani ninga nyoka, pontho cepesekani ninga nkhangaiwa.” ¹⁷“Citani mphole na anthu, thangwi iwo anati akuperekeni m'manyumba a kutongera miseru, pontho mbakukwaxamulani n'kati mwa nyumba zawo za kuphemberera. ¹⁸Na thangwi yanga, munati muperekwe pamaso pa atongi na pa amambo ninga amboni kuna iwo, na kuna ale adakhonda kukhala madjuda¹⁹Mbwenye mungaperekwa, lekani kunentseka na kunyerezera kuti ‘Tinalonganji peno tinalonga tani?’ Thangwi pa n'dzidzi unowu Mulungu anakupangisani pinafuna imwe kulonga. ²⁰Thangwi simwe anafuna kulonga tayu, mbwenye ndi Nzimu Wakucena wa Baba wanu, unafuna kukupfundzisani kulonga²¹Azinji anadza kaphesa abale awo ene. Ababa na amai anadza kaphesa anawo. Anambo anadza kasandukira ababa awo na amai awo, mbaapha. ²²Anthu onsene anati akuideni na thangwi ya dzina yanga. Mbwenye ule anapirira mpaka pakumalisa, anapulumuswa. ²³Mungaidiwa pa cisa cibodzi, thawirani cisa cinango. Thangwi ndimo mwene, ndisakupangani kuti mbamudzati kumala kuifamba mizinda yonsene ya Izarayeli, Ine, Mwana wa Munthu, ndinabwera.”²⁴Nkhabe nyakupfundza anapita mpfundzisi wace, peno nyabasa anapita mbuya wace. ²⁵Male nyakupfundza angakhala ninga mpfundzisi wace, pontho nyabasa akhale ninga mbuya wace. Ngakhala mwanacinthu nyumba acemerwa Bhelizebhu, ndiye tani imwembo anthu anango a pa nyumba!”²⁶Na tenepo, imwe lekani kuagopa. Thangwi nkhabe cinthu cidabiswa cinakhonda kudza kapangizika, peno cidabisala mbacikhonda kudza kadziwika. ²⁷Cire cinakupangani Ine n'cibiso-biso, cilongeni pakweca. Pontho na cire cinabva imwe n'ciwerewere, cilongeni pa ntsoyi.²⁸Lekani kugopa ale anapha manungo, mbacimwana kupha nzimu. Mbwenye gopani Mulungu, anapha nzimu na manungo ene mu infernu. ²⁹Kodi nkhabe guliswa mbalame ziwiri na kobiri ibodzi? Mphapo nkhabe ibodzi inagwa pantsi Baba wanu mbakhonda kupifuna. ³⁰Na tsisi yanu ene ya munsolo, yonsene yamala kulengeswa. ³¹Na tenepo, lekani kugopa. Imwe musafunika pikulu kakamwe kupiringana mbalame zizinji.”³²Na tenepo, onsene ale anandicitira umboni pamaso pa anthu, Ine ndinaacitirambo pibodzi-bodzi pamaso pa Baba wanga ali kudzulu. ³³Mbwenye ule anandikhonda pamaso pa anthu, Ine ndinadza kan'khondambo pamaso pa Baba wanga ali kudzulu.”³⁴Lekani kunyerezera kuti ndabweresa ntendere pa dziko. Sidabweresa ntendere tayu, mbwenye ndabweresa nkhondo. ³⁵Ndimo mwene, ndadzesadi kumwazana pakati pa “ ‘mwana-mamuna na baba wace, mwana-nkazi na mai wace, pontho nkwenya na mebzala wace. ³⁶Na tenepo, anyamalwa a munthu anati akhale abale ace ene³⁷Ule anafuna baba wace peno mai wace kupita Ine, nkhabe cibverano na Ine. Ule anafuna mwana wace wa mamuna peno wa nkazi kupita Ine, unowu nkhabe cibverano na Ine. ³⁸Ule anakhonda kukwata ntanda wace mbanditowera, nkhabe cibverano na Ine. ³⁹Ule anasaka kukoya moyo wace, anauluza. Mbwenye ule analuza moyo wace na thangwi yanga, anaugumana.⁴⁰Ule anakutambirani, asatambira Ine. Ule ananditambira, asatambira ule adandituma. ⁴¹Ule anatambira mporofeta na kun'dziwa kuti ndi mporofeta, Mulungu anantambirisa muwoni ninga wa mporofeta. Pontho, ule anatambira munthu wakulungama na kun'dziwa kuti ndi wakulungama, anatambira muwoni ninga wa munthu wakulungama.⁴²Na ulembo anapasa ndiko ibodzi basi ya madzi a kutonthola m'bodzi wa ana awa na thangwi ya kukhala nyakupfundza wanga, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti iye nkhabe kudza kaluza m'bairo wace.”

¹Paakapedza Jesu kupanga vadzidzi vake gumi navairi, wakabvepo, akaenda koodzidzisa nokuparidza mumadhorobha avo. ²Zvino apo Johani azwa ari mutirongo mabhasa a Kristu, wakatumira ngevadzidzi vake kuti vamuvundze kuti: ³Ndiwe here uwo unouya, kanakuti tichagarira umweni?⁴NaJesu wakavapingura, etchiti: Endai, muronzere Johani izvo zvomunozwa nezvomunoona: ⁵Mapofu oona, nezvirema zvohamba, nevanemapere vocheneskwa, nemadziiranzee ozwa, nevakafa vanomuswa, nevarombo vane vhangeri rinochumairwa kwavari. ⁶Unomuchena uwo usikapumhunwi ndini.⁷Apo vachaenda, Jesu wakatanga kureketa kumbungano ngendaa yaJohani, wakati: Mwakaenda mushango kooneyi? Itsanga yakazungunyiswa ngedutu here? ⁸Asi mwakaenda kooneyi? Munhu wakapfekeswa ngemachira akapfaa here? Ndivo avo vanopfeka machira akapfaa vari mumhatso dzemadzimambo⁹9 Asi mwakaendeyo kooneyi? Muprofeti here? Eya, ndinoti kwomuri, nouwo unonyanya kupinda muprofeti. ¹⁰Uyu ndiye wevakanyora kuti: ndinotuma mutumi wangu pamberi pehope yako, uwo unozonasira njira yako pamberi pako.¹¹Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, ‘Pakati peavo vakaberekwa ngevakadzi, akuzi kutomboita mumwe mukuru kupinda Johani Mubhabhatidzi; Asi uyo ari mudoko muumambo hwokudenga mukuru kwaari. ¹²Kubvira kumazuva aJohani Mubhabhatidzi metsa zvino, umambo hwokudenga hunopambwa ngezvigebengwa zvinohutora ngesimba.¹³Ngokuti vaprofeti veshe neMupango vakaprofeta metsa Johani. ¹⁴Kudai mwechitenda kuchiashira, ‘Uyu ndiye Erija, uwo aizo uuya. ¹⁵Uwo unenzee dzekuzwa ngaazwe.¹⁶Asi ndouedzanisa neyi uyu mubarirwana? Wakadai ngevana vanogara pandau dzomusika, vechidaidzira kunevangani vavo vechiti: ¹⁷Takaridza minanzi kwomuri, nemwi amuzikutamba; takaita chiriro, nemwi amuzikubonda¹⁸Ngokuti Johani wakauya, asikarhi kana kumwa, avo vakati, ‘Unedhimoni. ¹⁹Mwanakomana woMunhu wakauya echirha nokumwa, avo vakati: mubhoki nomumwisi wevhini, shamwari yevatheresi neyevashaishi! Asi kungwara kunopembedzwa ngemabasa yake.²⁰Apo Jesu wakatanga kuganyira madhorobha umwo mwainga mwaitwa mabasa majinji yake inesimba, ngokuti avazi kutendeuka. ²¹Kune uyo kwouri, Khorazini! kune uyo kwouri, Bhethisaidha! Ngokuti kudai mushando unesimba yainga yakaitwa muThire neSidhoni, iyo yakaitwa mukati mwenyu, vaidai vakatotendeuka kuretu, vane masaka nemarota ²²Kani hai, ndinoti kwomuri, Kunozopinda kureruka kuneThire neSidhoni ngezuva rokutongwa kunekwomuri²³Newe Khapernaume, unozokuriswa mudenga here? Unozodzaswa pashi kuHaidhesi; Ngokuti kudai mushando unesimba wainga wakaitwa muSodhoma, iyo wakaitwa mukati mwako, raidai riripo nanyamashi. ²⁴Kani hai, ndinoti kwomuri kuti kunozopinda kureruka kunyika yeSodhoma ngezuva rokutongwa kuneiwewe.”²⁵Ngouwo nguva Jesu wakapingura, akati: “Ndinokutenda, Baba, Mambo wokudenga newenyika, ngokuti iwewe wakazvifisha izvi kune vakangwara nevanekuzia, wakazvipangidzira vadoko. ²⁶Eya, Baba, ngokuti chainga chinodakadza mukuona kwako. ²⁷Zviro zveshe zvakapiwa kwendiri ndiBaba angu; Akuna unozia Mwanakomana, ndiBaba ega. Akunazve unozia Baba, asi Mwanakomana ega, nouwo waanoda kukombidzira Mwanakomana.²⁸Uyai kwendiri imwimwi mweshe makaremba neku dvinhirirwa, inini ndinozomuzorodza. ²⁹Mwechitora joka rangu padera penyu, mudzidzai kwendiri, ngokuti inini ndakapfaa mumwoyo, nemwi munozoona kuzorora kumweya yenyu. ³⁰Ngokuti joka rangu rakanaka, nomutwaro wangu wareruka.

¹Ngenguwa iyo Jesu wakahamba ngomuminda yekoroni ngezuva reSabatha; Nevadzidzi vake vainga vanenzara, vakatanga kupurura mitsonzoti yekoroni vechirya. ²Asi apo vaFarisi vechivaona izvo, vakati kwavari: Ningira, vadzidzi vako varikuita zwisikatenderwi ngeMupango kuti chiitwe ngeSabatha.³Asi Jesu, ena wakati kwavari: “Amuzikudzidza here icho chaakaita Dhavhidha, apo paainga aaita nzara, ena ne vangani vake? ⁴vaka ngena mumhatso yaMwari, ne kurya zvingwa izvo zvaipangidzirwa, zvainga zvisikatenderwi kuti ena azvirye, kana avo vainga vanaye, asi ku vapristi wega.⁵Zve amuzikufunda here muMupango kuti muMasabatha vapristi vari muTemperi vanogura Sabatha, nekugara vasina ndaa? ⁶Asi ndinoti kwomuri chiri panapa chiro chinopinda Temperi kukura.⁷Asi dai mwaizia kuti zwinobuyei: Ndinoda nyasha, haiwa kuzwipira mubairo, mwaizodai musikazi kuvaitira ndaa avo vasina ndaa. ⁸Ngokuti Mwanakomana woMunhu ndiye Mambo weSabatha.⁹Kubvira apapo Jesu wakangena mumhatso yavo yekunamata. ¹⁰Apo, paiva pane murume vainga anenyara imwe yakaonyana; nekuti avo vechidha ku pumha Jesu, vakamubvunza wechiti: Kunotenderwa here kuponesa muMaSabatha?¹¹Ena wakati kwavari: Ndiani pakati penyu munhu, anenge anegwai rimwe, kuti iro rikazowira mudzara ngezuva yeSabatha, aazoribati here kuribudisa? ¹²Ndizvo, munhu wakapinda kukosha kune gwaiǃ Ndizvo kunotenderwa ngeMupango kuita zvakanaka muMaSabatha.¹³13 Apo Jesu wakati kunemunhu uwo: Tambanudza nyara yako. Naye wakaitambanudza, nayo yikaponeswa kudai ngeimweni. ¹⁴NevaFarisi vakabuda, vakaita bangano ndiye, kuti vangamuita mauraireyi.¹⁵Asi Jesu echizia wakabvepo nembungano huru yikamuteera, akayiponesa yeshe. ¹⁶Wakaziisa kuti vasazoita kuti aziikanwe; ¹⁷Kuti rizadzisike izwi rakareketwa ndiIsaya muprofeti echiti:¹⁸18 Ningirai muranda wangu wendakaketa, mudikani wangu, uwo mweya wangu unodakara ndiye. Ndinozoisa mweya wangu padera pake, naye unozoteketesa kutonga kwakatendeka kumadzinza.¹⁹Aazorwi kana kudaidzira, zve akuna unozozwa izwi rake mumapato. ²⁰Aazorivhuni rutsanga rwakabenda, netonje rinopwititika aazoridzimi, metsa atume kutonga kwakwo kuti kunyise; ²¹Vemadzinza vanozogonda kunezita rake.²²Apo kwakaunzwa kwaari umwe wainga nedhimoni, ari bofu nechimumumu. Ena wakamuponesa, ngokudaro chimumumu chakareketa nokuona. ²³Nevanhu vajinji veshe vakashamiswa, vakati: Uyu andiyepi here Mwanakomana waDhavhidha?²⁴Asi vaFarisi Pavakazwa izvo vakati: Uyu munhu unodzinga madhimoni ngesimba raBheerizebhuri, mambo wemadhimoni. ²⁵Jesu echizia ndangariro yavo, wakati kwavari: Umambo weshe unodziparadza hunozopera; nemadhorobha eshe nokuti mhatso zvinodziparadza azvizoemi.²⁶Nokudai Sathani echidzinga Sathani, unonge echi dziparadza. Ndizvo umambo wake hungazoita maemereyi? ²⁷Kudai inini ndechidzinga madhimoni ngesimba raBheerizebhuri, ndizvo vanakomana venyu vanoadzinga ndiani? Ndizvo vachaita vatongi venyu.²⁸Asi kuti inini ngoMweya waMwari ndechidzinga madhimoni, ndizvo umambo hwaMwari wauya kwomuri. ²⁹Munhu ungaita manguenereyi mumhatso yeuwo unesimba, nekumubira zviro zvake, kuti asati atanga kusunga uwo unesimba? Apo azoona kumu bhira mhatso yake. ³⁰Uyo usiri neni unorwa neni neuyo asikaunganidzi neni, unoparadzira.³¹Ndizvo, ndinoti kwomuri: kushaisha kweshe ne zvituko zveshe zvinozorekererwa kuvanhu, asi kutukwa kwe mweya akurekererwi. ³²Neuyo unoreketa shoko rakashata kune Mwana Wemunhu, unozorekererwa, asi uyo unoreketa shoko rakashata kune Mweya Wakachena, aazorekererwi munyika muno kana munyika inouya.³³33 Itai muti wakanaka, nemuchero yawo unonaka. Kana kuti itai muti wakashata, nemuchero yawo unoshata. Ngokuti muti unoziikanwa ngemichero yawo. ³⁴Imwimwi vana vemabuura, mungaita mareketereyi zvakanaka, muri vakashata? Ngokuti muromo unoreketa kubva kunezvakawanda zviri mumwoyo. ³⁵Munhu wakanaka kubva kuupfumi wakanaka unobudisa zvakanaka, Nomunhu wakashata kubva kuupfumi hwakashata unobudisa zvakashata.³⁶Asi inini ndinoti kwomuri, mazwi eshe asina shwiro anozoreketwa ngevanhu, vanozobvunzisiswa ndiwo ngezuva rekutongwa. ³⁷Ngokuti ngemazwi ako unozopembedzwa, zve ngemazwi ako unozopariswa ndaa.”³⁸Apo vamweni vevanyori nevaFarisi vakamupingura vechiti: Mudzidzisi, tinoda kuona chioniso chinoitwa ndimwi. ³⁹Asi ena wakapingura akati kwavari: dzindza rakashata neupoombwe rinotsvaka chioniso; asi akuna chioniso chinozooniswa kwouri, asi kuna Jona muprofeti. ⁴⁰Ngokuti kudai ndiJona wakapedza mazuva matatu nemasiku matatu mundani yehove huru, ngokudaro Mwana woMunhu unozogara mazuva matatu nemasiku matatu ari mumwoyo wenyika⁴¹Vanhu veNinevhe vanozomuruka pazuva rekutongwa pamwepo neiri dzindza, nokuripomera ndaa; ngokuti vona vakatendeuka ngokuparidza kwaJona. Ningirai, chiri panapa chiro chikuru chinopinda Jona.⁴²Mambokadzi wokubani unozomiruka ngezuva rokutongwa pamwepo nedzindza iri nokuipoomra ndaa. Ngokuti ena wakabva ari kumagumo enyika kuuya koozwa ngokungwara kwaSoromoni. Ningirai, chiri panapa chiro chikuru chinopinda Soromoni.⁴³Asi apo mweya unetsvina wakabuda kumunhu, unohamba ndau dzisina mvura, wechitsvaka kuzorora, usikakuoni. ⁴⁴4Apo unoti: Ndinozohwirira kumhatso kangu, uko kundakabva. Apo paakaguma wakaiona isina chiro, yakatsvairwa nekurongedzwa. ⁴⁵Apo unoenda wotorazve mweya imweni minomwe, inoupinda ngokushata, nayo inongena yechigara powo; Nokupedzisira, kugara kwouwo munhu kunozopinda kushata kunekugara kwokutanga. Kunozodarowo nokuneuyu mubarirwana wakashata.⁴⁶Apo achareketa kumbungano,vainga vakaema ngekubanze, mai ake nevanukuna vake, vechitsvaka kuti varekete naye. ⁴⁷Noumweni wakati kwaari: Ningirai, mai ako nevanukuna vako vakaema kubanze vechitsvaka kureketa newe''.⁴⁸Asi ena wakapingura akati kuneuwo wakamuronzera, “Ndiani mai angu, ndianizve vanukuna vangu? ⁴⁹Naye wakatambanudzira nyara yake kunevadzidzi vake akati: Ningirai, mai angu nevanukuna vangu! ⁵⁰Ngokuti uwo unozoita kuda kwaBaba angu vari kudenga, ndiye munukuna wangu, hanzvadzi namai.

¹Ngeiro zuva Jesu wakabuda mumhatso, akagara ngeparuandhle. ²Kwakaungana kwaari mbungano jinji, ndizvo akangena mungarava, akagara nembungano yeshe yakaema ngepamhiri.³Ena wakavareketera zviro zvakawanda ngemuedzaniso, etchiti: Ningirai, kwakabuda musimi koosima. ⁴Kwakati mukusima kwake mbeu dzimweni dzakawira munjira, shiri dzakauya dzikadzirya. ⁵Nedzimweni dzakawira pamapuwe apo pedzaiya dzisina mavhu majinji: dzikamera ngokukasira, ngokuti dzainga dzisina mavhu akadzika. ⁶Apo zuva parakwira dzakapishwa, ngokuti dzainga dzisina nzinde, dzikaoma.⁷Dzimweni dzakawira pane minzwa; neminzwa yakakura yakadzizingizira. ⁸Nedzimweni dzakawira mumavhu akanaka, nadzo dzakabereka tsangu, dzimweni zana rakapetwa, dzimweni makumi matanhatu akapetwa nedzimweni makumi matatu akapetwa. ⁹Uwo unenzee dzekuzwa, ngaazwe.”¹⁰Nevadzidzi vakauya kwaari, vakavundza: Ngeyi unoreketa kwavari ngemiedzaniso? ¹¹Jesu akapingura akati kwavari: Ngokuti kunopuwa kwomuri kuzia zvakafishika zvoumambo hwokudenga, asi kwavari avo akuzi kupuwa. ¹²Ngokuti kwaari unacho kunozopuwazve, nekuzoa nezvakawanda; Asi uwo usina neicho chaanacho chinozoduswa kwaari.¹³Ndiyo ndaa ndeshireketa kwavari ngemuedzaniso, ngokuti vechiona avaoni, vechizwa avazwi, zve avazwisisi. ¹⁴Kwavari kwakazadziska kuprofeta kwaIsaya, ukwo kunoti: Ngokuzwa munozozwa, nemwi musikazwisisi, mwechiona munozoona, musikaonisisi.¹⁵Ngokuti mwoyo yaavo vanhu yakaita gwizhimbira, nenzee dzavo dziri madziiranzee, nemadziso avo akatswatira, kuti pamweni vangazoona ngemadziso avo, vazwe ngenzee dzavo nokuzwisisa ngemwoyo yavo, vatendeuke, neni ndivaponese¹⁶Asi anomuchena madziso enyu, ngokuti anoona, nenzee dzenyu, ngokuti dzinozwa. ¹⁷Ngokuti ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, vaprofeti vajinji nevanhu vakatendeka vakadisisa kuona zvomunoona imwimwi, nekuti avazi kuzviona, nokuzwa zvomunozwa navo avazi kuzvizwa.¹⁸Ndizvo, izwai muedzaniso womusimi. ¹⁹Munhu weshe nyange eizwa shoko roumambo, nekusarizwisisa, apo panouya uwo wakashata unovhomora izvo zvakasimwa mumwoyo mwake; uyu ndiye wakakushwa panjira.²⁰Nouwo wakasima pamapuwe, uyu ndiye unorizwa shoko, nekuriashira ngekudakara. ²¹Asi aana kuita nzinde mukati mwake, pakutanga geenguva doko; nekupona mukutambudzwa nekuteerwa ngendaa yeshoko, ngokukasira unopumhunwa.²³Iyo yakasimwa pakati pe muminzwa, uyu ndiye unorizwa shoko, asi kudembatemba ngezvenyika nokuchengedzerwa kwoupfumi kunodzipa shoko, naro aribereki. ²²Asi iyo yakasimwa pamavhu akanaka, uyu ndiye unorizwa shoko, nekurizwisisa; zve unobereka muchero, umwe unobereka zana rakapetwa, amweni makumi matanhatu akapetwa, neamweni makumi matatu akapetwa.²⁴akawapa zve Muedzaniso umweni kwavari echiti: Umambo hwokudenga hunoedzaniswa nomunhu wakasima mbeu dzakanaka mumunda wake. ²⁵Asi apo vanhu vachaata, muengi wake wakauya, akasimawo senga mukati mwezviyo, akaenda. ²⁶Asi apo miningwi yakamera, yechi tanga kutumbuka, apo senga rakaonekawo²⁷Apo varanda vomunikazi wemhatso vakauya, vakati kwaari: Mambo, amuzi kusima mbeu dzakanaka mumunda yenyu here? Ndizvo senga rakabva pari? ²⁸Asi ena wakati kwavari: ‘Mumwe muvengii wakaita izvi. Ndizvo varanda vakati kwaari: Mungada here kuti tiende koribvita?²⁹Asi ena wakati: ‘Haiwa, ngekuti apo mwechibvita senga mungabvita nekoroni. ³⁰Zvirekerei zveshe zvikure pamwepo metsa nguva yekukukura. Panguva wekukukura ndinozoti kuvakukuri, mwechiunganidza senga kutanga, murisunge kuita mwanda kuti ripishwe. Asi unganidza koroni mutsapi yangu.³¹Wakavapa Muedzaniso umweni echiti: Umambo wokudenga unoedzaniswa ngetsangu yomustadhi, iyo yaakatora munhu, akaisima mumunda wake. ³²Iyo ngegwinyiso idoko kunetsangu dzeshe; asi ingakura inopinda mapfiba eshe kukura, inozoitwa m`mbuti, kuti shiri dzemudenga dziuye, dzimate nokuaka zvisaki munhai dzawo.³³Muedzaniso umweni wakati kwavari echiti: Umambo wokudenga unoedzaniswa nomumera uwo waakatora mudzimai, akauisa mukati mwemutani mutatu youskwa metsa weshe wafema''.³⁴Izvi zveshe Jesu wakazvireketa kunembungano ngemiedzaniso, pabanze pemiedzaniso aazikureketa kwavari nachimwe. ³⁵kuti kuzadzisike shoko iro rakareketwa ngomuprofeti echiti: Ndinozovura muromo wangu ngemuedzaniso, ndinozoonisa zvakafishika kubvira pakusikwa kwenyika''.³⁶Apo Jesu wakaendisa mbungano, akabgena mumhatso. Vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari, vakati: Tidudzire muedzaniso wesenga romumunda. ³⁷Naye wakapingura akati kwavari: Uyo inosima mbeu dzakanaka ndiye Mwanakomana woMunhu. ³⁸Munda inyika; Mbeu dzakanaka vana veumambo, senga vana veuwo wakashata ³⁹Gaa iro rakarisima ndiDhiabhorosi. Nokukukura kuri kupera kwenyika, nevakukuri ingirosi.⁴⁰Ndizvo kudai ngesenga rinounganidzwa pamwepo rechipishwa ngemwoto; ndizvo zvinozoitwa mukupera kwenyika. ⁴¹Mukororo woMunhu unozotuma ngirosi dzake, nadzo dzinozounganidza kubva muumambo hwake zveshe zvinopumhunisa, naavo veshe vanoita zvinonyangadza. ⁴²Nadzo dzinozovakandira muchoto chomwoto. Kunozoiteyo kuboorera nokukwetsana kwemazino. ⁴³Naapo vakarurama vanozojeka kudai ngezuva muumambo hwaBaba avo. Uwo unenzee ngaazwe.⁴⁴Zve, umambo hwomudenga hunoedzaniswa noupfumi hwakafishwa mumunda; uhwo hwaakaona munhu akahufishazve, ngokudakara kwake unoenda nokutengesa zveshe zvaanazvo, echitenga uwo munda. ⁴⁵“Zve, umambo hwomudenga hunoedzaniswa nomunhu mutengisi unotsvaka mapuwe akanaka. ⁴⁶Uwo apo aona buwe rimwe rinomutengo mukuru, wakaenda, akatengesa zveshe zvaaiya nazvo, akaritenga.⁴⁷Zve, umambo hwomudenga hunoedzaniswa nechitaa chakakandirwa muruandhle, nacho chakaunganidza mbeu dzeshe dzehove. ⁴⁸Icho apo chazara vakachikweera kuhumbikumbi, vakagara pashi, vakaunganidza dzakanaka muzvidziyo, asi dzakashata vakadzirasha.⁴⁹Ndizvo zvinozoitika mukupera kwenyika; ngirosi dzinozobuda dziparadzanise vakashata kubva mukati mwevakarurama, ⁵⁰dzivakandire muchoto chomwoto. Kunozoiteyo kuboorera nokukwetsana kwemazino.⁵¹Mwanasa kuzwa izvi zveshe here?” Navo vakati kwaari, “Eya''. ⁵²Jesu Wakati kwavari, “Ndizvo munyori weshe uwo wakadzidziswa ngezvoumambo hwomudenga, wakadai ngomunhu uri munewemhatso, uwo unobudisa kubva kwoupfumi hwake zviro zvitsva nezvekaretu''. ⁵³Kwakaitika apo Jesu apedza iyi miedzaniso, wakabvapo.⁵⁴Naapo Jesu auya kunyika yake, wakavadzidzisa mumhatso yavo yokudira, zvakaita kuti vashamiswe, vakati, “Kunobva kuri uku kungwara kwouyu munhu neiyi mishando yesimba? ⁵⁵Uyu andiyepi here mukororo womutsetsi? Mai ake avadaidzwi kuti Maria here? Nevanun'una vake ndiJakobe, Josefa, Simoni naJudhasi here? ⁵⁶Nehanzvadzi dzake dziri panapa nesu dzeshe here? Ndizvo iye wakazviona pari izvi zveshe?”⁵⁷Navo vakapumhuniswa ndiye. Asi Jesu wakati kwavari, “Muprofeti aarekeri kuremeredzwa kwega munyika mwake nomumhatso yake''. ⁵⁸Naye aazi kuita apo mishando ine simba yakawanda ngendaa yokusikatenda kwavo.

¹Ngouwo mukuwo Herodhi mutongi wematunhu marongomuna wakazwa mbiri yaJesu. ²Naye wakati kuvaranda vake, “Uyu ndiJohani Mubhabhatidzi; wamuka kwevakafa. Ndizvo mishando iyi ine simba inoitwa ndiye''.³Ngokuti Herodhi waiya akamubata Johani, akamusunga, akamuisa mutirongo ngendaa yaHerodhiasi mukadzi womunun'una wake Firipi. ⁴Ngokuti Johani waiya akati kwaari, “Autenderwi ngezvironzo kuti umuroore''. ⁵Naapo aida kumuuraya, wakatya mbungano ngokuti vaiti muprofeti.⁶Asi apo zuva rokuberekwa kwaHerodhi raguma, mwanasikana waHerodhiasi wakazvina pakati pavo, naye wakadakadza Herodhi. ⁷Ndizvo iye wakagondisa ngokupika mhiko kuti unozomupa kunyazwi chiinyi chaaizokumbira.⁸Naye echiangiridzwa ndimai ake, wakati, “Ndipe panapa muchidziyo soro raJohani Mubhabhatidzi''. ⁹Namambo wakakurudzwa; asi ngendaa yokupika kwake, nendaa yaavo vaigara naye panokudya, wakapanga kuti rihinwe kwaari.¹⁰Naye wakatuma kuti Johani agurwe soro mutirongo. ¹¹Nesoro rakaunzwa riri muchidziyo rikapuwa kumusikana, naye wakariunza kunamai ake. ¹²Nevadzidzi vake vakauya vakatora muiri wake, vakauika, navo vakaenda vakaronzera Jesu.¹³Zvinopano Jesu azwa izwi wakabvapo ngengarava kuenda kundau iri yega ari ega. Naapo mbungano yazwa ndizvo, yakamuteera ngetsoka, yechibva kumadhorobha. ¹⁴Naye wakabuda akaona mbungano huru, wakavazwira urombo naye wakaponesa vairwara vavo.¹⁵Kwakati aamadeekoni vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari vechiti, “Panapa muri pandau iri yega nomukuwo watopera zvinopano. Ndizvo chiparadza mbungano kuti vaende mumaguta vadzitengere zvokudya''.¹⁶Asi Jesu wakati kwavari, “Avasisiri kuenda; vapei imwimwi zvokudya''. ¹⁷Navo vakati kwaari, “Panapa tine zvingwa zvishanu zvega nehove mbiri''. ¹⁸Naye wakati, “Zviunzenyi panapa pendiri''.¹⁹Naye wakapanga mbungano kuti igare pashi pamwenje, atora zvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri, wakaringira mudenga, akazvibonga, akazvigura, akazvihina kunevadzidzi, nevadzidzi vakahina kune mbungano. ²⁰Navo veshe vakadya, vakaguta, navo vakatonhera matsekeneswa ezvaiwarakatika vakazadza zvitundu gumi nazviiri. ²¹Naavo vakadya vaiya vanoda kuita mazana makumi mashanu evamuna, ngepabanze pevakadzi nevana.²²Paripo iye wakaronzera vadzidzi vake kuti vapotere mungarava, vatungamire kuambuka ruseri, achiendesa mbungano. ²³Naapo aendesa mbungano, wakakwira pamutunhu ari ega kookumbira. Kwoita madeekoni waiya aripo ega. ²⁴Asi zvinopano ngarava yaiya yaane mastadhia akawanda kubva kuhumbikumbi, yechikandirwa apo naapo ngemafungu, ngokuti dutu raipesana navo.²⁵Panguva yokurinda yechirongomuna yousiku iye wakauya kwavari, echihamba padera peruandhle. ²⁶Asi vadzidzi vechimuona echihamba padera poruandhle vakatyiswa vechiti, “Idzimudzangara.” Navo vakadaidzira ngokutya. ²⁷Asi paripo Jesu wakaereketa kwavari echiti, “Shingai, ndini hangu, musatya''.²⁸NaPetro wakamupingura echiti, “Mambo, kuti uriwe, ronza kuti ndiuye kwouri padera pemvura''. ²⁹Naye wakati, “Uya.” Naapo Petro adzaka kubva mungarava, wakahamba padera pemvura kuuya kunaJesu. ³⁰Asi echiona dutu rine simba rechipesana naye, wakatya; naye echitanga kudzemera, wakadaidzira echiti, “Mambo, ndiponese''.³¹Asi paripo Jesu wakatambanudza nyara yake, akamubata, akati kwaari, “Iwewe unokutenda kudoodoko, wagononda ngenyi?” ³²Kwakati apo vakwira mungarava, dutu rakaterama ³³Naavo vaiya mungarava vakamudira, vakati, “Ngegwinyiso iwewe uri Mukororo waMwari''.³⁴Naapo vakaambuka ruseri vakaguma munyika yeGenesareta., ³⁵Naapo vanhu vomunyikamwo vamuzia, vakaziisa munyika mweshe, vakaunza kwaari veshe avo vaiya nenhenda. ³⁶Navo vakamupota kuti ava vatenderwe kwega kubata mupendero wegauni rake. Naavo veshe vakaubata vakaponeswa yaamho.

¹Zvinopano kwakauya kunaJesu vaFarisi nevanyori vechibva Jerusarema vechiti, ²“Ngenyi vadzidzi vako vechigura tsika dzevakuru, ngokuti avashambi nyara dzavo apo vechidya chingwa'' ³Asi Jesu wakavapingura, akati kwavari, “Imwimwi nemwi munogura ngenyi mupango waMwari ngetsika dzenyu?⁴Ngokuti Mwari wakati, ‘Remeredza baba ako namai ako, nouwo unotuka baba nokuti mai, ngaafe. ⁵Asi imwimwi munoti, iye unozoti kunababa ake nokuti kunamai ake, ‘Chiro chiri nechiri icho chemwaida kudetserwa ndicho ndini chaachipo kunaMwari'', ⁶aachatamiki kuremeredza baba ake nokuti mai ake. Ndizvo ngokudaro munoita kuti izwi raMwari riite risina shwiro ngetsika dzenyu.⁷Imwimwi vadziitisi, Isaya wakanasa kuprofeta ndimwi echiti ⁸‘Vanhu ava vanondiremeredza ngemiromo yavo, asi mwoyo yavo iri kuretu kwendiri. ⁹Asi vanotera kundidira, vechidzidzisa kuita zvidzidziso mipango yevanhu''.¹⁰Naye echidaidza pamwepo mbungano, wakati kwavari, “Izwai muzwisise. ¹¹Andichopi akadi chinopotera mumuromo chinosvipisa munhu, asi icho chinobuda mumuromo, ndicho chinosvipisa munhu.¹²Naapo vakauya vadzidzi vake, vakati kwaari, “Auzii here kuti vaFarisi vapumhuniswa ngokuzwa izwi iri? ¹³Asi Jesu wakapingura, akati, “Chisimwa cheshe chisikazi kusimwa ndiBaba angu vari mudenga chinozobvitwa. ¹⁴Varekerenyi, vari mapofu anokweya mapofu. Nokudai bofu rechikweya bofu, eshe anozowira mukati mwerindi''.¹⁵NaPetro wakapingura, akati kwaari, “Tidudzire muedzaniso uyu''. ¹⁶Asi wakati, “Imwimwi nemwi hamusati mwanasa kuzia here? ¹⁷Amuzwisisi here kuti icho chinopotera ngepamuromo chinoenda mundani, chinorashwa mushango?¹⁸Asi izvo zvinobuda kumuromo zvinobva mumwoyo. Izvi zvinomusvipisa munhu. ¹⁹Ngokuti mumwoyo munobva mirangariro yakashata, kuuraya, kuomba, kuhura, umbavha, uchapupu hwokunyepa, kutuka. ²⁰Izvi ndizvo zvinomusvipisa munhu. Asi kudya ngenyara dzisikazi kushambwa akusvipisi munhu akadi''.²¹Naapo Jesu wakabvapo, wakaenda munyika yeThire neyeSidhoni. ²²Penya dzimai reKhenani rakabva kundau iyo, rakadaidzira rechiti, “Ndiitire nyasha, Mambo, Mukororo waDhavhidha. Mwanasikana wangu unotambudzwa kakurutu ngedhimoni''. ²³Asi Jesu aazi kuripingura neizwi. Nevadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari, vakamupota vechiti, “Wechimuendesa, ngokuti unodaidzira sure kwedu''.²⁴Asi Jesu wakapingura, akati, “Ndakatumirwa kwega kumakwai akarashika emhatso yaIsuraeri''. ²⁵Asi uwo wakauya akagwadama, akati, “Mambo, ndidetsere''. ²⁶Asi wakapingura, akati, “Akuzi kunaka kutora chingwa chevana nokuchikandira kuzvimbwa''.²⁷Asi uwo wakati, “Eya, Mambo, kunyazwi zvituhwa zvembwa zvinodya matsekeneswa anowarakatika patafura ramambo wazvo''. ²⁸Naapo Jesu wakapingura, akati kweriri, “A dzimai, kutenda kwako kwakakura! Ngakuitike kwouri kudai ngezvounoda.” Nemwanasikana waro wakaponeswa kubvira ngeawa iro.²⁹NaJesu wakabvapo, wakauya pasinde peruandhle rweGarire; wakakwira pamutunhu, akagara apo. ³⁰Nembungano huru yakauya kwaari, inazvo zvirema nemapofu nevakakuvara nezvimbungumbungu, nevamweni vazhinji, vakavaisa pashi kutsoka dzake, naye wakavaponesa. ³¹Ngokudaro mbungano yakashamiswa apo yaona zvimbungumbungu zvichiereketa nevakakuvara vechiponeswa nezvirema zvechihamba nemapofu echiona. Navo vakakudza Mwari waIsuraeri.³²Naapo Jesu wakadaidza vadzidzi vake kwaari, akati, “Mwoyo wangu unovazwira urombo, ngokuti vaiya neni mazuva matatu vasina zvokudya. Neni andizovaendesi vasikazi kudya, ngokuti vangazodemera munjira''. ³³Nevadzidzi vake vakati kwaari, “Ngepari petingaona zvingwa zvakawanda murubaya muno zvinokwanisa kugutisa vanhu vazhinji vakadai?'' ³⁴NaJesu wakati kwavari, “Munezvingwa zvinganai?” Navo vakati, “Zvinomwe nezvihove zvishomani''. ³⁵Naye wakaronzera mbungano kuti igare pashi.³⁶Naye wakatora zvingwa zvinomwe nehove, akazvibonga, akazvigura, akahina kunevadzidzi, nevadzidzi vakazvihina kune mbungano. ³⁷Navo vakadya veshe, vakaguta. Navo vakatonhera matsekeneswa akasara, zvitundu zvinomwe zvakazara. ³⁸Naavo vakadya vaiya vamuna mazana makumi marongomuna, ngepabanze pevakadzi nevana. ³⁹Naye Jesu wakaendesa mbunganu, wakapotera mungarava, akauya kumigano yeMagadhana.

¹VaFarisi nevaSadhusi vakauya vechimuedza, vakakumbira kuti avaitire chioniso chinobva mudenga. ²Asi iye wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Kwooita madeekoni munoti, ‘Kubanze kunozoara, ngokuti mudenga mwakatsvuka.³Nomumangwanani munoti, ‘Kunozonaya nyamashi, ngokuti mudenga mwakatsvuka muneruseto.’ Munozia kududzira hope yomudenga, asi amukoni here kududzira zvioniso zvemikuwo? ⁴Mubarirwana wakashata nounoomba unotsvaka chioniso, akuna chioniso chinozoitwa kwouri, asi kwega chioniso chaJona.” Jesu wakavasiya akaenda.⁵Naapo vadzidzi vake vaguma ruseri vaiya variyarwa kutora zvingwa. ⁶NaJesu wakati kwavari, “Wonai mungware mumera wevaFarisi newevaSadhus''. ⁷Navo vakapangana pakati pavo, vakati, “Unodaro ngokuti atizi kutora zvingwa''. , ⁸NaJesu echizia izvo, wakati, “Munopangana ngenyi pakati penyu, imwimwi munokutenda kudoodoko, ngokuti amuna chingwa?⁹Amuzii nazvinopano here nokuti kukarakadza ngezvingwa zvishanu zvakapuwa vanhu makumi emazana mashanu, nezvitundu zvinganai zvemwakatonhera matsekeneswa? ¹⁰Zve, nokuti zvingwa zvinomwe zvevanhu vaiya makumi emazana marongomuna, nezvitundu zvinganai zvemwakatonhera matsekeneswa?¹¹Amuzi kuzwisisa ngenyi kuti andizi kuereketa kwomuri ngezvingwa? Asi mungware mumera wevaFarisi newevaSadhusi''. ¹²Naapo vakanasa kuzwisisa kuti aasaivapanga kuti vangware ngomumera wezvingwa, asi kuti vangware kudzidzisa kwevaFarisi nekwevaSadhusi.¹³Zvino Jesu auya munyika yeSizaria Firipi, wakabvunza vadzidzi vake echiti, “Vanhu vanoti Mukororo woMunhu ndiani?'' ¹⁴Navo vakati, “Vamweni vanoti ndiJohani Mubhabhatidzi, nevamweni vanoti ndiErija, nevamweni vanoti ndiJeremia nokuti umwe wevaprofeti''. ¹⁵Iye wakati kwavari, “Asi imwimwi munoti ndiri anani?” ¹⁶Simoni Petro wakapingura, akati kwaari, “Iwewe uri Kristu, Mukororo waMwari Unopona''.¹⁷NaJesu wakapingura, akati kwaari, “Unomuchena iwewe Simoni, mukororo waJona, ngokuti nyama nengazi azvizi kuonisa ichi kwouri, asi Baba angu vari mudenga. ¹⁸Neni ndinoti kwouri, ‘Iwewe uri Petro, nepadera peiri buwe ndinozoaka chiara changu; nezvimana zveHaidhesi azvizochinyisi''.¹⁹Neni ndinokupa makii oumambo hwomudenga; neicho chounozosunga munyika, chinozosungwa mudenga. Neicho chounozosunhura munyika, chinozosunhurwa mudenga''. ²⁰Naapo wakapanga vadzidzi vake kuti vasazoronzera munhu naumwe kuti ndiye Kristu.²¹Kubvira ngouwo mukuwo Jesu wakatanga kuonisa kuvadzidzi vake kuti kunosisira kuti aende Jerusarema, atambudzike ngezvakawanda ngevakuru nevapristi vakuru nevanyori, aurawe nezuva rechitatu amuswe. ²²Naapo Petro wakamutora dumba, akatanga kumupanga echiti, “Mwari ngaaite kuti chisaitika icho kwouri, Mambo. Ichi achizoitiki kwouri nariin''. ²³Asi iye wakakunukuka, akati kunaPetro, “Ibva sure kwangu, Sathani. Uri mupumhunisi kwendiri; ngokuti aunyeri ngeizvo zvaMwari, asi ngeizvo zvevanh''.²⁴Naapo Jesu wakati kuvadzidzi vake, “Kunyazwi ndiani unoda kuuya sure kwangu, ngaadzirambe atore muchinjiko wake, anditeere. ²⁵Ngokuti iye unoda kuuyirwa ngendaramo yake, unozorashikirwa ndiyo; nouwo unozorasha ndaramo yake ngepamusoro pangu, unozoiona. ²⁶Munhu unozouyirwa ngenyi kudai echiona nyika yeshe, akarashikirwa ngendaramo yake? Nokuti munhu unozoita mutenganisonyi nendaramo yake?²⁷Ngokuti Mukororo woMunhu unozouya muutende hwaBaba ake pamwepo nengirosi dzake; naapo unozopa munhu weshe kudai ngemishando yake. ²⁸Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, varipo vamweni venyu vanoema panapa, avo vasikazozwi kufa metsa vaona Mukororo woMunhu echiuya muumambo hwake''.

¹Ngesure kwemazuva matanhatu Jesu wakatora Petro, Jakobe naJohani, munun'una wake, wakavatungamira akakwira navo padera pomutunhu wakareba, vari vega. ²Naye wakatsandudzwa pamberi pavo, nehope yake yakajeka kudai ngezuva, nezvokufuka zvake zvakachena kudai ngokujeka.³Penya, kwakaoneka kwaari Mosi naErija, vechiereketa naye. ⁴NaPetro wakati kunaJesu, “Mambo, kwakanaka kwetiri ngokuti tiri panapa. Kudai wechida, ndinozoaka pano zvitumba zvitatu, chimwe chako, chimweni chaMosi nechimweni chaErija''.⁵Apo achaereketa, penya gore rinon'anikira rakavatibikira, penya izwi rakabva mugore rechiti, “Uyu ndiye Mukororo wangu, wendinoda, wendinonasa kudakara ndiye; mwechimuzwa''. ⁶Naapo vadzidzi vazwa izvi, vakadzikandira pashi vakatsikitsira hope dzavo pamavhu, vakatya kakurutu. ⁷NaJesu wakauya, akavabata, akati, “Mirukai, musatya''. ⁸Naapo vamirudza madziso avo, avazi kuona munhu, kwega Jesu.⁹Vachadzaka kubva padera pomutunhu, Jesu wakavapanga echiti, “Musazoronzera munhu naumwe ngendaa yechioniso metsa Mukororo woMunhu amuka kwavakafa. ¹⁰Nevadzidzi vake vakamubvunza vechiti, “Ndizvo, ngenyi vanyori vanoti, ‘Kunosisira kuti Erija atange kuuya?’¹¹Naye wakapingura echiti, “Ngegwinyiso Erija unouya aunzidzire zveshe. ¹²Asi ndinoti kwomuri, Erija wakatouya hake, navo avazi kumuzia, asi vakaita kwaari zveshe izvo zvevakada. Ngokudaro Mukororo woMunhu naye unozotambudzwa ndivo''. ¹³Naapo vadzidzi vakazwisisa kuti wakaereketa kwavari ndiJohani Mubhabhatidzi.¹⁴Vaguma kunembungano kwakauya kwaari munhu, akamugwadamira pashi echiti, ¹⁵Mambo, wechimuitira nyasha mwana wangu; ngokuti unenhutu, unotambudzika kakurutu. Ngokuti kazhinji unowa mumwoto nekazhinjizve mumvura. ¹⁶Neni ndamuunza kunevadzidzi vako, navo vakorera kumuponesa''.¹⁷Jesu wakapingura, akati, “A! Mubarirwana usikatendi nounopauka, ndinozogara nemwi mukuwo wakaitawani? Ndinozomusengerera mukuwo wakaitawani? Wechimuunza pano kwendiri''. ¹⁸NaJesu wakakaraidza iro dhimoni; naro rakabuda kubva kwaari. Nomurumbwana wakaponeswa kubvira ngeawa iro.¹⁹Naapo vadzidzi vakauya kunaJesu, ari ega, navo vakati, “Ngenyi isusu takorera kuridzinga?'' ²⁰Naye wakati kwavari, “Ngendaa yokutenda kwenyu kudoko, ngokuti ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, kudai munokutenda kudai ngetsangu yomustadhi, mungaronza kuneuyu mutunhu kuti, ‘Ibva panapa, uende apo;’ nawo unozobva apo; kusina chiro chisikazoitwi ndimwi. ²¹Asi iyi mbeu aibudi kwega ngokukumbira nangokuera kudya.²²Navo vachaungana pamwepo muGarire, Jesu wakati kwavari, “Mukororo woMunhu unozohinwa munyara dzevanhu. ²³Navo vanozomuuraya, naye ngezuva rechitatu unozomukazve.” Navo vakatambudzika kakurutu.²⁴Naapo vauya muKhapernaume, avo vaiashira chibharo vakauya kuna Petro, vakati, “Mudzidzisi wenyu aadusi chibharo chemare chinozwi dhidhirakama here?” ²⁵Wakati, “Eya.” Kwakati apotera mumhatso Jesu wakatanga kuereketa kwaari echiti, “Unopinimidzenyi, Simoni? Madzimambo enyika vanoashira kunaani murimwa nokuti chibharo? Kunevakororo vavo nokuti kuvapara here?”²⁶Petro wakati kwaari, “Kuvapara.” Naapo Jesu wakati kwaari, “Ngokudaro vakororo vavo vari vakasunungurwa. ²⁷Asi kuti tisazovapumhunisa, enda iwewe kuruandhle, ukandire chitebo, utore hove iyo inotanga kubatwa. Naapo wabeura muromo wayo, unozoona chigurwa chemare yesirivha chinozwi sitatera; icho unozochitora uhine kwavari ngepamusoro pangu nepako.

¹Panguva iyo vadzidzi vakauya kunaJesu, vakati, “Ndiani wakakurisisa muumambo hwomudenga?” ²NaJesu wakadaidza kwaari mwana mudoko, wakamuisa pakati pavo. ³Akati, “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, musikatenderuki, muite kudai ngevana vadoko, amutongozopindi muumambo hwomudenga.⁴Ndizvo iye unozodzipfaisa kudai ngouyu mwana mudoko, iye ndiye wakakurisisa muumambo hwomudenga. ⁵Nouwo unozoashira umwe mwana mudoko wakadai ngouyu ngezina rangu, unondiashira inini. ⁶“Asi kunyazwi ndiani unozoita kuti umwe wevadoko vakadai vanonditenda vashaishe, kunopinda kumunakira iye kuti guyo gurutu risungirwe muhuro mwake, kuti anzvaidzwe muudzamu rworuandhle.⁷Ihehe kunyika ngendaa yezvipumhuniso! Ngokuti kunotamika kuti zvipumhuniso zviuye; asi ihehe kwaari munhuwo unoita kuti vanhu vashaishe!, ⁸Kuti nyara yako dangani rutsoka rwako rwechikuita kuti ushaishe, ruteme, ururashe kubva kwouri. Kunopinda kunaka kwouri kuti upotere mukurarama uri chirema nokuti wechikumhina, kunekuti unenyara mbiri dangani tsoka mbiri ukandirwe mumuriro usikadzimi.⁹Nokudai dziso rako rechikuita kuti ushaishe, ribvite, urirashe kubva kwouri. Kunopinda kunaka kwouri kuti upotere mukurarama uri jochotore kunekuti unemadziso mairi ukandirwe mumuriro weGehena.¹⁰Ngwarai kuti musazoshoora umwe weava vadoko. Ngokuti ndinoti kwomuri, mudenga ngirosi dzavo dzinogara dzechiona hope yaBaba angu vari mudenga. ¹¹Ngokuti Mukororo woMunhu wakauya kuponesa avo vakarashika.¹²Munopinimidzenyi? Kuti munhu anezana remakwai nerimwe rawo rarashika, aasii here arimakumi mapfumbamwe nepfumbamwe, aende mumitunhu kutsvaka iro rakarashika? ¹³Kudai kwechiitika kuti unoriona, ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, unopinda kudakara ngeiro kunemakumi mapfumbamwe nepfumbamwe asikazi kurashika. ¹⁴Ngokudaro andikwopi kuda kwaBaba enyu vari mudenga kuti umwe weava vadoko arove.¹⁵Kudai munun'una wako echizokushaishira, enda umuonise ndaa yake pakati penyu muri mwega. Kudai iye echizopurutana, wauyirwa ngomunun'una wako, ¹⁶Asi kuti asikazopurutani, tora umwe dangani vairi kuenda newe, kuti ngemiromo yevairi dangani yevatatu vanoita chapupu, mazwi eshe angagwinyiswa.¹⁷Asi kuti iye echizoramba kuvapurutana, wechironzera vechiara. Asi kudai echizoramba kupurutana kunyazwi kunevechiara, ngaaite kwouri kudai ngewevemadzinza nokudai ngomubharisi.¹⁸Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, ‘Kunyazwi chiinyi chomunozosunga munyika, chinozosungwawo mudenga. Neicho chomunosunhura munyika, chinozosunhurwawo mudenga. ¹⁹Zve ndinoti kwomuri, kudai vairi venyu vanozotenderana panyika ngechiro chevanozokumbirira, chinozoitwa kwavari ndiBaba angu vari mudenga., ²⁰Ngokuti apo vairi nokuti vatatu vechiungana pamwepo ngezina rangu, ndiripo pakati pavo''.²¹Naapo Petro wakauya echiti kwaari, “Mambo, munun'una wangu unozondishaishira kanganai ndechimurekerera? Metsa mikuwo minomwe here?” ²²Jesu wakati kwaari, “Andironzi kwouri kuti, metsa mikuwo minomwe akadi; asi metsa mikuwo iri makumi manomwe akapetwa kanomwe.²³Ndizvo umambo hwomudenga hunoedzaniswa nomunhu uri mambo, uwo waida kuerengerana nevaranda vake chikwereti. ²⁴Naapo atanga kuerenga, umwe wakaunzwa kwaari anechikwereti chematarenda makumi emazana gumi. ²⁵Asi ngokuti iye waiya asina chokuripira ndicho, mambo wake wakapanga kuti atengeswe nomukadzi wake nevana vake nazvo zveshe zvaaiya nazvo, kuti chikwereti chiripwe.²⁶Ndizvo muranda uwo wakawa pashi ngemabvi, akamupota echiti, ‘Wechindikungurira, neni ndinozokuripira zveshe''. ²⁷Naapo mambo wouwo muranda wakamukungurira, akamusunhura, akamurekerera chikwereti.²⁸Asi uwo muranda wakabuda, akaona umwe wevaranda mungani wake, uwo waakakweretwa ndiye zana remadhinari;[16] naye wakamubata ngenyara, akamudzipa pahuro echiti, ‘Ripa kwendiri chikwereti chako''. ²⁹Ndizvo muranda uwo mungani wake wakawa pashi, akamupota echiti, ‘Wechindikungurira, neni ndinozokuripira''.³⁰Asi aazi kutenda. Asi wakaenda akamuisa mutirongo, metsa aripa icho chikwereti. ³¹Ndizvo varanda vangani vake, vechiona icho chakaitika, vakasvipa mwoyo kakurutu, vakauya, vakaronzera mambo wavo izvo zveshe zvakaitika.³²Naapo mambo wake amudaidza, wakati kwaari, ‘Iwewe muranda wakashata, ndakakukungurira chikwereti icho cheshe, apo wandipota. ³³Usaisisa newe here kuti ukungurire muranda uwo mungani wako, kudai ndini ndakakukungurira iwewe?’³⁴Namambo wake wakatseneka, akamuhina kuvashwinyisi metsa aripa izvo zveshe zvaaiya nechikwereti kwaari ndizvo. ³⁵Ngokudaro Baba angu vari mudenga vanozoita kwomuri, kuti imwimwi musikakunguriri munun'una wenyu ngomumwoyo mwenyu''.

¹Kwakatika apo Jesu apedza kuereketa aya mazwi, wakabuda muGarire, wakauya kumigano yeJudhia, ruseri rweJorodhani. ²Mbungano huru yakamuteera, naye wakavaponesa apo.³NevaFarisi vakauya kwaari, vechimuedza vechiti, “Kunotenderwa here ngezvironzo kuti munhu arambe mukadzi wake ngendaa kunyazwi ngeiri? ⁴Jesu wakapingura, akati, “Amuzikudzidza here kuti uwo wakavasika pakutanga, wakavasika mwamuna nomukadzi.⁵Akati, ‘Ngeiyi ndaa munhu unozosiya baba ake namai, unozonamatira kumukadzi wake neava vairi vanozoita nyama imwe''. ⁶Ndizvo avachaiti vairi, asi nyama imwe. Ndizvo icho chaakasunganidza Mwari, munhu asasunhura''.⁷Vakati kwaari, “Ndizvo ngenyi Mosi akapanga kuhina tsamba yokuparadzana nokumuramba?” ⁸Wakati kwavari, “Mosi ngendaa yokukonza kwomwoyo yenyu wakamutendera kuti murambe vakadzi venyu. Asi kubvira pakutanga zvaiya zvisikazi kudaro. ⁹Asi inini ndinoti kwomuri, kunyazwi ndiani uwo unoramba mukadzi wake isiri ndaa yokuomba, aroore umweni, unoomba''.¹⁰Vadzidzi vakati kwaari, “Kuti yakadaro ndaa yomunhu nomukadzi wake, akuzi kunaka kuroora''. ¹¹Asi Jesu wakati kwavari, “Veshe avangaashiri izwi iri, asi kwega kwavari avo vakaripuwa. ¹²Ngokuti varipo vari ngomwa kubva mundani dzemadzimai avo; varipozve mitenwa avo vakatenwa ngevanhu, varipozve vakadziitisa ngomwa ngepamusoro poumambo hwomudenga. Iye unesimba rokuashira, ngaariashire''.¹³Naapo vakaunza kwaari vana vadoko, kuti aise nyara dzake padera pavo, avakumbirire. Asi vadzidzi vakavarambidza''. ¹⁴Asi Jesu wakati, “Tenderai vana vadoko kuti vauye kwendiri, musavarambidza, ngokuti umambo hwomudenga ngehwevakadaro''. ¹⁵Naye wakaisa nyara dzake padera pavo, akabva apo.¹⁶Penya, umwe wakauya kwaari Jesu, akati, “Mudzidzisi, chiinyi icho chakanaka chendingaita kuti ndizoona kupona kusikaperi?” ¹⁷Jesu wakati kwaari, “Unondibvunza ngenyi ngendaa yechakanaka? Uripo umwe wakanaka, asi kudai wechida kupotera mukupona wechingwarira mipango''.¹⁸Wakati kwaari, “Mipango iri?” NaJesu wakati, “Usazouraya, usazoomba, usazoba, usazoita chapupu chokunyepa, ¹⁹remeredza baba ako namai, unozoda muakirwana wako kudai ngokudzida iwewe''.²⁰Jaha rakati kwaari, “Ndakazvingwarira izvi zveshe. Chiinyi chasara kuti ndiite?” ²¹Jesu wakati kweriri, “Kuti wechida kuita wakaperera, enda utengese zveshe zvounazvo, uhine kuvarombo, newe unozoona upfumi mudenga, uuye unditeere''. ²²Asi apo jaha razwa izwi iro rakaenda rechitambudzika; ngokuti raiya noupfumi hwakawanda.²³Naapo Jesu wakati kuvadzidzi vake, “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, kwakakonza kunegurudza kuti ripotere muumambo hwomudenga. ²⁴Zve ndinoti kwomuri, kwakapinda kuita nyore kuti kamera ripotere ngepauri renaiti, kunekuti gurudza ripotere muumambo hwaMwari''.²⁵Apo vadzidzi vazwa izvi, vakashamiswa kakurutu, vakati, “Kuti zvakadaro, ndiani ungaponeswa?” ²⁶Asi Jesu echivaringira, wakati kwavari, “Kunevanhu ichi achiitiki; asi kunaMwari zveshe zvinoitika''. ²⁷Naapo Petro wakapingura, akati kwaari, “Ringira, isusu takasiya zveshe, tikakuteera; ndizvo tinozoonenyi?”²⁸Jesu wakati kwavari, “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, munyika itsva, apo Mukororo woMunhu paanozogara padera pedendemaro routhende hwake, imwimwiwo mwakanditeera munozogarawo padera pemadendemaro gumi namairi, mwechitonga madzinza gumi namairi aIsuraeri.²⁹Nemunhu weshe wakasiya mhatso, nokuti vanun'una, nokuti hanzvadzi, nokuti baba, nokuti mai, nokuti vana, nokuti minda, ngepamusoro pezina rangu, unozoashira zvakapetwa kuita zana, naye unozogara nhaka yokupona kusikaperi. ³⁰

¹Ngokuti umambo hwomudenga hunoedzaniswa nomunhu uri mune wemhatso, uwo wakafumira mangwanani maishi kootora vashandi vomunda wake vemivhini. ²Naapo atenderana nevashandi ngechigurwa chesirivha ngezuva, wakavatuma kumunda wemivhini.³Naye wakabudazve rooda kuita awa rechitatu, akaona vamweni vakaema pandau yomusika, vasikashandi. ⁴Wakati kwavari, ‘Mwechiendawo mumunda wemivhini, neicho chinomusisira ndinozomupa.’ Navo vakaenda.⁵Wakabudazve rooda kuita awa rechitanhatu nerechipfumbamwe, wakaitazve kudaro. ⁶Rooda kuita awa rechigumi narimwe wakabuda, akaona vamweni vakaema, akati kwavari, ‘Munoema panapa ngenyi zuva reshe musina chomunoshanda?’ ⁷Vakati kwaari, ‘Ngokuti apana munhu watitora.’ Wakati kwavari, ‘Mwechiendawo mumunda wemivhini''.⁸Kwaita madeekoni mambo womunda wemivhini wakati kunenhunge yake, ‘Daidza vashandi, uvape misharo yavo, utange ngouwo wokugumisira metsa kuguma kunouwo wokutanga''. ⁹Kwakati vechiuya avo vakatorwa ngeawa rechigumi narimwe vakaashira chigurwa chesirivha. ¹⁰Kwakati avo vokutanga voouya vakapinimidza kuti vangatutsirwa; navo ngokudaro vakaashira munhu weshe chigurwa chesirivha.¹¹Naapo vaashira, vakavhuruvhutira munewemhatso, ¹²vechiti, ‘Ava vokupedzisira vashanda awa rimwe rega, newe waita kuti vaedzane nesu, isusu takatwara mutwaro nokupisha kwezuva''.¹³Asi iye wakapingura, akati kunoumwe wavo, ‘Mungani, andizi kukuitira chakashata. Auzi kutenderana neni here ngechigurwa chesirivha? ¹⁴Tora icho chiri chako uende. Ndinoda kumupawo uyu wokupedzisira kudai ndiwe.¹⁵Akutenderwi here kwendiri kuti ndiite icho chendinoda ngezviri zvangu? Nokuti dziso rako raita godo ngokuti inini ndakanaka here?’ ¹⁶Ndizvo avo vesure vanozoita vepamberi, nevepamberi vanozoita vesure''.¹⁷Apo Jesu akwira Jerusarema, wakatora vadzidzi gumi navairi vari vega munjira, naye wakati kwavari/ ¹⁸“Penyai, tinokwira Jerusarema; noMukororo woMunhu unozohinwa kuvapristi vakuru nevanyori, navo vanozomutongera rufu. ¹⁹Navo vanozomuhina kunevemadzinza kuti aitirwe jee nokuchaiwa nokukohomerwa, ngezuva rechitatu unozomuka''.²⁰Naapo kwakauya kwaari Jesu mai evakororo vaZebhedhi, pamwepo nevakororo vake, akagwadama, echikumbira kwaari chiro. ²¹Naye wakati kwaari, “Chiinyi chomunoda?” Wakati kwaari, “Ronza kuti ava vakororo vangu vairi vagare umwe ngokumudyo kwako noumweni ngokumuoshwe kwako muumambo hwako''.²²Asi Jesu wakapingura, akati “Amuzii chomunokumbira. Munokona here kumwa kutsani yendichamwa inini?” Vakati kwaari, “Tinokona''. ²³Iye wakati kwavari, “Ngegwinyiso munozomwa kutsani yangu; asi kugara ngokumudyo kwangu nokuti ngokumuoshwe kwangu, andikwopi kwangu kuhina, asi ngekwaavo vakakunasirirwa ndiBaba angu''. ²⁴Naapo varigumi vazwa, vakatsenekera avo vakoma vairi.²⁵Asi Jesu wakavadaidza kwaari, akati, “Munozia kuti vatongi vemadzinza vanotonga padera pavo, nevakuru vavo vanesimba padera pavo. ²⁶Asi akuzodaropi pakati penyu; asi iye unoda kuti aite mukuru pakati penyu ngaaite mushandiri wenyu. ²⁷Nouwo unoda kuita wokutanga pakati penyu ngaaite muranda wenyu. ²⁸Kudai ngoMukororo woMunhu aazi kuuya kushandirwa, asi kushandira nokuhina kupona kwake kuita muripo wevazhinji''.²⁹Navo vachabuda kubva muJerikho mbungano huru yakamuteera. ³⁰Penya, mapofu mairi akagara panjira, apo akazwa kuti Jesu waizopindapo, akadaidzira echiti, “Mambo, Mukororo waDhavhidha, tiitire nyasha''. ³¹Nembungano yakaakaraidza kuti anyarare. Asi akapinda kudaidzisa echiti, “Mambo, Mukororo waDhavhidha, tiitire nyasha''.³²NaJesu wakaema, akaadaidza, akati, “Munoda kuti ndimuitirenyi?” ³³Akati kwaari, “Mambo, kuti madziso edu apembenudzwe''. ³⁴Ndizvo Jesu wakaazwira urombo, akagwama madziso awo; paripo madziso awo akapembenudzwa, nawo akamuteera.

¹Naapo Jesu vakwedzera pasinde peJerusarema, vaguma Bhethifaje, kuMutunhu wemaOrivhi, Jesu wakatuma vairi vevadzidzi vake. ²Wakati kwavari, “Endai kuguta iro remwakaringirana naro, paripo munozoona mbongoro yakasungwa netsiru pamwepo nayo; mwechidzisunhura, mudziunze kwendiri. ³Kuti aripo unozoereketa chiro kwomuri, munozoti, ‘Mambo unodzitama,’ chiriporipo unozodzitumira''.⁴Ichi chakaitika kuti kuzadzisike ukwo kwakaereketwa ngomuprofeti echiti, ⁵“Ronzerai mwanasikana weZioni. Penya, Mambo wako unouya kwouri, ari wakapfaa, echigadha padera pembongoro nepadera petsiru rechifuyo chemitwaro''.⁶Nevadzidzi vakaenda, vakaita kudai ngezvaakavapanga Jesu. ⁷Navo vakaunza mbongoro netsiru rayo, vakaisa zvokufuka zvavo padera padzo, vakamugadzika padera payo. ⁸Norupande ruzhinji rwembungano rwakachinga zvokufuka zvavo munjira; nevamweni vakatema matai emiti, vakaawara munjira.⁹Nembungano yaihamba pamberi paJesu, neiyo yaiteera ngesure, yakadaidzira yechiti, “Hosana kuMukororo waDhavhidha! Unomuchena uwo unouya ngezina raMambo! Hosana mudengadenga''. ¹⁰Naapo Jesu apotera muJerusarema, vedhorobha reshe vakaita nyongano vechiti, “Ndiani uyu?” ¹¹Nembungano yakati, “Uyu muprofeti Jesu, unobva Nazaretha reGarire''.¹²NaJesu wakapotera muTemperi, wakabudisa avo veshe vaitengesa naavo vaitenga muTemperi, naye wakapinduridza matafura eavo vaitenganisana mare nezvigaro zvaavo vaitengesa njia. ¹³Wakati kwavari, “Kwakanyorwa kuti, ‘Mhatso yangu inozozwi imhatso yokudira; asi imwimwi mwaiita bako rembavha.''. ¹⁴Mapofu nezvirema zvakauya kwaari muTemperi, naye wakavaponesa.¹⁵Asi apo vapristi vakuru nevanyori vaona izvo zvinoshamisa zvaakaita, nevana vaidaidzira muTemperi vechiti, “Hosana kuMukororo waDhavhidha,” vakatseneswa, ¹⁶navo vakati kwaari, “Unozwa here icho chevanoereketa ava?” NaJesu wakati kwavari, “Eya. Amuzi kutongodzidza here, kuti kubva kumiromo yendumure neyevanoamwa unoashira kukudzwa kwakaperera?” ¹⁷Naye wakavasiya, akabuda mudhorobha, akaenda Bhethani, naye wakaata apo.¹⁸Mangwanani apo echihwirira kudhorobha waiya nenzara. ¹⁹Naapo aona muonde pasinde penjira, wakaguma kwouri, akaona usina chiro, asi mashakani ega, naye wakati kwouri, “Michero isachazoberekwa kwouri kunoti mhera nariini.” Paripo muonde wakazeketera.²⁰Kwakati vadzidzi vaona, vakashamiswa vechiti, “Muonde wazeketera ngokukasira ngenyi?” ²¹Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, kudai munokutenda musikagonondi, amungazoiti chega icho chakaitwa kunemuonde, asi kunyazwi mwechizoti kunouyu mutunhu, ‘Ibva panapa, ukandirwe muruandhle,’ chinozoitika. ²²Nazvo zveshe zvomunozokumbirira mumikumbiro ngokugonda, munozozviashira''.²³Naapo Jesu angena muTemperi, vapristi vakuru nevakuru vevanhu vakauya kwaari achadzidzisa, vakati, “Ngesimba raani rounoita izvi ndiro? Ndiani wakakupa simbaro?” ²⁴Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Inini ndinozomubvunzawo chiro chimwe, kuti mukandironzera, ndinozomuronzerawo kuti isimba raani rendinoita izvi ndiro.,²⁵Rubhabhatidzo rwaJohani rwakabva kuri? Rwakabva mudenga here, nokuti rwakabva kuvanhu?” Navo vakapangana pakati pavo vechiti, “Kuti tikaronza kuti, ‘Rwakabva mudenga,’ unozoti kwetiri, ‘Ndizvo amuzikumutenda ngenyi?’

¹NaJesu wakapingura, akaereketazve kwavari ngemiedzaniso echiti, ²“Umambo hwomudenga hunoedzaniswa nomunhu uri mambo, wakaitira mukororo wake dhiri romuchadho. ³Naye wakatuma varanda vake kudaidza avo vakakokwa kudhiri romuchadho, navo avazi kuda kuuya.⁴Wakatumazve varanda vamweni echiti, ‘Ronzerai avo vakakokwa kuti, penyai ndanasirira kudya kwangu; n'ombe dzangu nedzakanuna dzangu dzaurawa, nazvo zveshe zvanasirirwa; uyai kudhiri romuchadho''.⁵Asi avo vakazvirerusa, vakaenda, umwe kumunda wake noumweni kootengesa kwake, ⁶navo vakasara vakabata varanda vake, vakavashononesa, vakavauraya. ⁷Naapo mambo azwa izvi wakatseneka, naye wakatuma hondo dzake, akavauraya avo vaurayi, akapisha dhorobha ravo.⁸Naapo wakati kuvaranda vake, ‘Dhiri romuchadho ranasirirwa, asi avo vakakokwa vaiya vasikasisiri. ⁹Ndizvo endai pamhararano dzenjira, navo veshe vomunozoona, mwechivakoka kuti vauye kudhiri romuchadho''. ¹⁰Naavo varanda vakabuda, vakaenda munjira, vakaunganidza veshe avo vevakandoona, veshe vakashata nevakanaka; mhatso yedhiri romuchadho yakazara ngevaeni.¹¹Asi apo mambo apotera kuringira vaeni, wakaona munhu waiya asikazi kupfeka bhachi romuchadho. ¹²Naye wakati kwaari, ‘Hama, waita mapoterenyi muno usina bhachi romuchadho?’ Asi iye wakanyarara.¹³Naapo mambo wakati kuvaranda vake, ‘Mwechimusunga tsoka nenyara, mwechimukandira muchidima chiri kubanze; kunozoiteyo kuboorera nokukwetsana kwemazino''. ¹⁴Ngokuti vazhinji vanodaidzwa, asi vashomani vanotsanangurwa¹⁵Naapo vaFarisi vakaenda, vakaita bangano rokuti vamuteye mukuereketa kwake. ¹⁶Navo vakatumira kwaari vadzidzi vavo pamwepo nevaHerodhi vechiti, “Mudzidzisi, tinozia kuti iwewe uri wegwinyiso, unodzidzisa njira yaMwari ngegwinyiso, autunhumadzi munhu; ngokuti aupenyi hope yomunhu. ¹⁷Tironzere zvinopano unopinimidzenyi. Ndizvo here kuti tibhadhare chibharo kunaSiza nokuti tisabhadhara?¹⁸Asi Jesu, echizia kushata kwavo, wakati, “Munondiedza ngenyi, imwimwi vadziitisi? ¹⁹Ndipangidzirenyi mare yechibharo.” Navo vakaunza kwaari chigurwa chemare chinozwi dhinariusi.²⁰Naye wakati kwavari, “Ngowaani uyu mutodzaniso nouku kunyorwa? ²¹Vakati, “NgezvaSiza.” Naapo wakati kwavari, “Ndizvo mwechihina kunaSiza zvaSiza, nokunaMwari izvo zviri zvaMwari''. :22 ²²Naapo vazwa, vakashamiswa, vakamusiya vakaenda.²³Ngezuva ndiro ndiro, vaSadhusi avo vanoti akuna kumuka kwevakafa, vakauya kwaari, vakamubvunza. ²⁴vechiti, “Mudzidzisi, Mosi wakati, ‘Kuti munhu akafa, asina vana, munun'una wake unozoroora mukadzi wake aberekere mukoma wake vana''.²⁵Ndizvo kwaiyapo nesu vakoma vanomwe; nouwo wokutanga wakaroora, wakafa asina vana, wakasiya mukadzi wake kune munun'una wake. ²⁶Ngokudarozve newechipiri newechitatu, metsa kupedzisira ngowechinomwe. ²⁷Napakugumisira kwavo veshe mukadzi wakazofawo. ²⁸Ndizvo mukumuka kwevakafa, unozoita mukadzi waani kwavari vanomwe? Ngokuti veshe vakamuroora''.²⁹Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Munokangaidzwa ngokusikazia zvinyorwa nokuti simba raMwari. ³⁰Ngokuti mukumuka kwavakafa, avaroori, zve avaroorwi, asi vari vakadai ngengirosi dziri mudenga.³¹Asi ngendaa yokumuka kwevakafa, amuzi kutongodzidza here icho chakaereketwa kwomuri ndiMwari echiti, ³²‘Inini ndiri Mwari waAbrahama naMwari waIsaka naMwari waJakobe?’ Mwari aasiri Mwari wevakafa akadi, asi wevanopona''. ³³Naapo mbungano yazwa izvi, yakashamiswa ngokudzidzisa kwake.³⁴Asi apo vaFarisi vazwa kuti waiya anyararisa vaSadhusi, vakaungana pamwepo. ³⁵Umwe wavo waiya gweta, wakamubvunza mubvunzo, echimuedza echiti, ³⁶“Mudzidzisi, ngouri mupango mukuru muMipango?”³⁷Jesu wakati kwaari, “Unozomuda Mambo Mwari wako ngomwoyo wako weshe, ngomweya wako weshe nemirangariro yako yeshe''. ³⁸Ichi chiri mupango mukuru nowokutanga.³⁹Newechipiri wakadai ngouyu, “Unozomuda muakirwana wako kudai ngokudzida iwewe. ⁴⁰Kuneiyi mipango miiri ndipo pasingwisingwi yeMipango yeshe nevaprofeti''.⁴¹Zvinopano vaFarisi vachaungana, Jesu wakavabvunza; ⁴²echiti, “Munopinimidzenyi ndiKristu? Mwana waani?” Vakati kwaari, “Mukororo waDhavhidha.''.⁴³Wakati kwavari, “Ndizvo ngenyi Dhavhidha, ari muMweya, unomudaidza kuti Mambo echiti, ⁴⁴‘Mambo wakati kunaMambo wangu, gara ngokumudyo kwangu, metsa ndiite magaa ako chitambarariro chetsoka dzako?⁴⁵Ndizvo, kuti Dhavhidha akamudaidza kuti Mambo, zvino uri mukororo wake ngokuitawani?” ⁴⁶Kwaiya kusina munhu waikona kumupingura neizwi, zve, kwaiya kusina munhu kubvira ngezuva iro waishinga kuchamubvunza mibvunzo.

¹Naapo Jesu wakaereketa kumbungano nokuvadzidzi vake, ²echiti, “Vanyori nevaFarisi vanogara pachigaro chaMosi. ³Ndizvo zviro zveshe zvevanomupanga, zviitei muzvingwarire; asi musaita kudai ngemishando yavo; ngokuti vanotera kuereketa vasikazviiti.⁴Ngokuti vanosunga mitwaro inorema, inokonza kutwara nokuiisa pamapfudzi evanhu, asi ivo vemene avatendi kumirudza chinwe chavo kuvadetsera kutwara mitwaro iyo. ⁵Asi mishando yavo yeshe vanoiita kuti vaoneke ngevanhu; vanosungira zvibhokisi zvikuru zvine mavhesi pahuma dzavo, vechikurisa mipendero yemagauni avo.⁶Vanoda zvigaro zvepamberi mumishongano yokudya nezvigaro zvepamberi mumhatso dzokudira, ⁷nokuchingamidzwa pandau dzemisika, nokudaidzwa ngevanhu kuti ‘Rabhi''.⁸Asi imwimwi musatenda kudaidzwa kuti ‘Rabhi;’ ngokuti umwe uri Mudzidzisi wenyu neimwimwi mweshe muri hama. ⁹Musadaidza munhu kunyazwi ngouri munyika kuti ‘Baba,’ ngokuti umwe uri Baba enyu, vari mudenga. ¹⁰Zve musadaidzwa kuti ‘Matenzi,’ ngokuti Tenzi wenyu umwe ndiKristu.¹¹Asi iye uri mukuru pakati penyu unozoita muranda wenyu. ¹²Kunyazwi ndiani unozodzikurisa iye unozopfaiswa; nouwo unozodzipfaisa unozokuriswa.¹³Asi ihehe kwomuri vanyori nevaFarisi, vadziitisi! Ngokuti munokonyera umambo hwomudenga kuvanhu ngokuti amupoteri imwimwi, zve amutenderi avo vanoda kupotera kuti vapotere. ¹⁴Ihehe kwomuri vanyori nevaFarisi, vadziitisi, ngokuti munopedza mhatso dzeshirikadzi, ngokudziitisa munoita mikumbiro yakareba, ndizvo munozoashira kutongwa kwakapinda kukura. ¹⁵“Ihehe kwomuri vanyori nevaFarisi, vadziitisi! Ngokuti munoambuka ruandhle nenyika kutsvaka mudzidzi umwe, naapo atenderuka, munomuita kakapetwa kairi kuita mukororo weGehena kupinda imwimwi.¹⁶“Ihehe kwomuri imwimwi vatungamiriri mapofu, imwimwi munoti, ‘Kunyazwi ndiani unopika ngeTemperi, aanandaa; asi uwo unopika ngomukore womuTemperi, ndiye unendaa yemhiko yake''. ¹⁷Imwimwi mapenzi mapofu; ngechiri chakapinda kukura, mukore nokuti Temperi, iro rinochenesa mukore?¹⁸Zve munoti, ‘Kunyazwi ndiani unopika ngearita, aanandaa; asi kunyazwi ndiani unopika ngechipo chiri padera paro, unendaa'. ¹⁹Imwimwi mapofu; ngechiri chakapinda kukura, chipo nokuti arita iro rinochenesa chipo?²⁰Ndizvo uwo unopika ngearita, unopika ndizvo zveshe zviri padera paro. ²¹Nouwo unopika ngeTemperi, unopika ndiro nouwo unogara mukati mwaro. ²²Nouwo unopika ngedenga, unopika ngedendemaro raMwari nouwo unogara padera paro.²³Ihehe kwomuri vanyori nevaFarisi, vadziitisi! Munohina chimwe chegumi cheminte neanise nokumini, nemwi mwarekera kuita zvakakura zveMipango, kutonga kwakwo nenyasha nokugondeka; kwaisisira kuti muzviite izvi, musikasii zvimweni zvisikazi kuitwa. ²⁴Imwimwi vatungamiriri mapofu, munohluza nhunzi mwechitangurira kamera.²⁵Ihehe kwomuri vanyori nevaFarisi, vadziitisi! Ngokuti munosuka kubanze kwetsani nekwendiro, asi mukati mwakazara ngokukara nokudzida. ²⁶Iwewe muFarisi uri bofu, suka kutanga mukati mwetsani nemwendiro kuti kubanze kwadzo kuchenewo.²⁷“Ihehe kwomuri vanyori nevaFarisi, vadziitisi! Ngokuti mwakadai ngemaiba akacheneswa, awo ngegwinyiso anooneka akanaka ngokubanze, asi ngomukati akazara ngemagodo evakafa nezveshe zvinetsvina. ²⁸Ngokudaro nemwi kubanze munooneka muri vakarurama kunevanhu, asi ngomukati mwakazara ngokudziitisa nokushata.²⁹“Ihehe kwomuri vanyori nevaFarisi, vadziitisi! Ngokuti imwimwi munoaka maiba evaprofeti nokunemesa maiba evakarurama. ³⁰Nemwi munoti, ‘Kudai taiyapo ngemazuva emadzibaba edu, tingadai tisikazi kutenderana navo mukuparadza ngazi yevaprofeti''. ³¹Ndizvo munodzipupurira kuti imwimwi muri vakororo vaavo vakauraya vaprofeti.³²Zadzisai imwimwi chipimo chemadzibaba enyu. ³³Imwimwi nyoka, imwimwi vana vemabuura, mungaita mapokonyokerenyi kubva mukutongwa nokukandirwa muGehena?³⁴Ndizvo, ringirai ndinotuma kwomuri vaprofeti nevakangwara nevanyori; vamweni vavo munozovauraya nokuvakohomera; nevamweni vavo munozovarova mumhatso dzenyu dzokudira nokuvatambudza kubva kudhorobha rimwe kuenda kunerimweni, ³⁵kuti padera penyu iuye ngazi yeshe yevakarurama yakaparadzwa munyika, kubvira kungazi yaAbheri wakarurama, metsa kuguma kungazi yaZekharia, mukororo waBharakia, uwo wemwakauraya pakati peruwanze nearita, ³⁶Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, izvi zveshe zvinozoitika kunouyu mubarirwana.³⁷Jerusarema, Jerusarema, iwewe unouraya vaprofeti, wechivaponda ngemapuwe avo vanotumwa kwouri, kuwandanyi kwemikuwo yendakada kuunganidza vana vako pamwepo, kudai ngemhambo inounganidza zvitiyo zvayo pashi pemaphaphiro ayo, nemwi amuzikutenda! ³⁸Penyai, mhatso yenyu yasiiwa kwomuri iri dongo., ³⁹Ngokuti ndinoti kwomuri, amuchatongozondioni metsa munozoti, ‘Unomuchena uwo unouya ngezina raMambo.

¹Jesu wakabuda muTemperi; oenda vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari kuti vamupangidzire mhatso dzeTemperi, ²Naye wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Amuoni izvi zveshe here? Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, arizosiiwi panapa buwe padera pebuwe rimweni risikazoputsirwi pashi''.³Jeasu achagara paMutunhu wemaOrivhi, vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari ari ega vechiti, “Tironzere, izvi zvinozoitika riini? Zve chiinyi chinozoita chioniso chokuuya kwako nechokuguma kwenyika''. ⁴Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Ngwarai kuti musazopaukiswa ngomunhu. ⁵Ngokuti vazhinji vanozouya ngezina rangu vechiti, ‘Inini ndiri Kristu’, vanozorashikisa vazhinji.,⁶Nemwi munozozwa ngokuambana nemawirira okuambana; ngwarai kuti musazotambudzika; ngokuti kunosisira kuti zveshe zviitike, asi magumo aasati aguma, ⁷Ngokuti dzinza rinozomukirana nedzinza, noumambo hunozomukirana noumambo; kunozoapo nzara nokuzungunyika kwenyika kundau dzakaparadzana. ⁸Izvi zveshe zviri zvokuamba kwemadambudziko.⁹Izvi zveshe zviri zvokuamba kwemadambudziko. ¹⁰Naapo vanozomuhina mukutambudzwa, navo vanozomuuraya; nemwi munozonyenywa ngemadzinza eshe ngepamusoro pezina rangu. Naapo vazhinji vanozopumhunwa, vanozohinana umwe noumweni nokunyenyana., ¹¹Nevaprofeti vokunyepa vazhinji vanozoapo, navo vanozorashikisa vazhinji.¹²Ngokuti kushaisha kunozowanda, rudo rwevazhinji runozopora. ¹³Asi iye unozoshingirira metsa kumagumo unozoponeswa. ¹⁴Neiri vhangeri roumambo rinozochumairwa munyika dzeshe kuita chapupu kumadzinza eshe; naapo kupera kunozoguma.¹⁵Ndizvo apo mwozoona chinyangadzo chokuparadza chaakaereketa ndicho Dhanieri muprofeti chechiema mundau yakachena, (uwo unodzidza ngaazwisise), ¹⁶naapo avo vari muJudhia ngavatizire kumitunhu. ¹⁷Naye uri padera pechachungu chemhatso, asadzaka kutora zviro zviri mumhatso yake. ¹⁸Naye uri mumunda asahwirira sure kootora bhachi rake.¹⁹Asi ihehe kwavari avo vaanemimba naavo vanoamwisa ngaao mazuva!, ²⁰Kumbirai kuti kutiza kwenyu kusazoitika ngenguva yechando nokuti ngezuva reSabatha. ²¹Ngokuti kunozoapo kutambudzika kukurutu, ukwo kusikazi kumboitika kwakadaro kubvira mukuamba kwenyika metsa kuguma zvinopano, zve, akuchatongozoitiki zvakadaro. ²²Kudai mazuva awo asikazofupiswi, akuna nomunhu unozoponeswa; asi ngepamusoro pevakatsanangurwa, awo mazuva anozofupiswa.,²³Ngouwo mukuwo kuti aripo munhu unozoti kwomuri, ‘Penyai, Kristu uri panapa’, nokuti ‘Apo’, musazozvitenda. ²⁴Ngokuti vanozoapo vaKristu vokunyepa nevaprofeti vokunyepa, navo vanozoita zvioniso zvikuru nemishamiso, kupaukisa, kudai zvechiitika, eya nevakatsanangurwa. ²⁵Penyai, ndamuronzera izvi ngepamberi.²⁶Ndizvo kuti vechizoti kwomuri, ‘Penyai, uri mushango,’ musaendeyo. ‘Penyai, uri mukamera romukati,’ musazotenda. ²⁷Ngokuti kudai ngemheni inobva kumabvazuva, inojekisa metsa kuguma kumabirirazuva; kunozodaro nokuuya kwoMukororo woMunhu. ²⁸Ngokuti apo panemiiri yakafa, ndipo pedzinoungana ngwanga.²⁹Ngokukasira ngesure kwokutambudzika kwemazuva awo, zuva rinozoita chidima, nemwedzi auzojeki, nenyeredzi dzinozowa kubva mudenga, nesimba reshe romudenga rinozozungunyiswa.³⁰Naapo kunozooneka chioniso choMukororo woMunhu mudenga, nemadzinza eshe enyika anozobonda, nawo anozomuona Mukororo woMunhu echiuya padera pemakore omudenga, anesimba nouthende hukuru. ³¹Naye unozotuma ngirosi dzake ngokuridzwa kukurutu kwegwama, nadzo dzinozounganidza vakatsanangurwa vake kubva kumadutu marongomuna, kubva kumagumo amwe omudenga metsa kuguma kumagumo amweni.³²Zvinopano dzidzai muedzaniso kumuti womuonde; apo dai rawo riri mbishi, rechiburikira mashakani, imwimwi munozia kuti zienza raapasinde. ³³Ngokudaro imwimwiwo, apo mwoona izvi zveshe, munozia kuti uri pasinde pamisiwo.³⁴Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri kuti uyu mubarirwana auzopindi metsa izvi zveshe zviitike. ³⁵Denga nenyika zvinozopinda, asi mazwi angu aatongozopindi akadi.³⁶Asi ngendaa yezuva iro neawa iro akuna naumwe unozia, kunyazwi ngirosi dzomudenga nokuti Mukororo, kwega Baba.³⁷Ngokuti kudai ngemazuva aNoa, kunozodarozve kuuya kwoMukororo woMunhu. ³⁸Ngokuti ngemazuva awo ngepamberi pendambi, vakadya, vechimwa nokuroora nokuroodza, metsa rakaguma zuva iro raakapotera ndiro Noa mungarava. ³⁹Navo avazikuzia metsa ndambi yakaguma, yakavatora veshe, kunozodarowo kuuya kwoMukororo woMunhu.,⁴⁰Naapo vanhu vairi vanozoapo mumunda, umwe unozotorwa noumweni unozosiiwa. ⁴¹Vakadzi vairi vechikuya paguyo, umwe unozotorwa noumweni unozosiiwa. ⁴²Ndizvo rindai; ngokuti amurizii zuva raanozouya Mambo wenyu.⁴³Asi mwechizia ichi, kuti kudai munewemhatso aizia mukuwo weinouya ndiwo mbavha iye waizorinda, asikatendi kuti mhatso yake ipwanyiwe, ⁴⁴Ndizvo itai vakanasirirwa; ngokuti ngeawa romusikapinimidzi Mukororo woMunhu unouya.⁴⁵Ndizvo ndiani uri muranda unogondeka newakangwara, uwo mambo wake wakamuemesa kuita mutongi padera pemhatso yake, kuti avape kudya kwavo ngenguva kwayo? ⁴⁶Unomuchena muranda uwo apo mambo wake ouya unozomuona echiita kudaro. ⁴⁷Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, unozomuemesa kuti aite mutongi padera peizvo zveshe zvaanazvo.⁴⁸Asi kuti uwo muranda wakashata unozoti mumwoyo mwake, ‘Mambo wangu unononoka kuuya; ⁴⁹naye atange kurova varanda avo vari vangani vake, adye echimwa pamwepo nezviradza, ⁵⁰mambo wouwo muranda unozouya ngezuva raasikakariri neawa raasikazii. ⁵¹Naye unozomutema kuita zvigurwa, aemese kwaari chikoaniswa chake pakati pevadziitisi. Unozoiteyo kuboorera nokukwetsana kwemazino.

¹Zvino umambo womudenga hunoedzaniswa nevasikana varigumi, avo vakatora zvibani zvavo, vakabuda koossangana nemukwambo. ²Vashanu vavo vainga mapenzi nevashanu vainga vakangwara. ³Ngokuti avo vainga mapenzi vakatora zvibani zvavo, avazikutora mafuta navo. ⁴Asi vakangwara vakatora mafuta mukati mwezvio zvavo, pamwepo nezvibani zvavo.⁵Apo mukwambo achanonoka, vakakutsira veshe vakaata. ⁶Asi pakati pousiku kwakadaidzirwa kuti, ‘mukai, mukwambo! Budai koossangana naye.⁷Apo vasikana veshe vakamuruka, vakanasirira zvibani zvavo. 8 ⁸Nemapenzi akati kunevakangwara, ‘Tipenyiwo mafuta enyu; ngokuti zvibani zvedu zvinodzima''. ⁹Asi vakangwara vakapingura: Azvingadaropi, ngokuti aazokwani isusu nemwi. Asi mwechienda kuneavo vanotengesa, mudzitengere''.¹⁰Asi vachaenda kootenga, mukwambo wakauya; naavo vainga vakanasirira vakangea naye mumuchadho, nomusiyo wakakonywa. ¹¹Ngepasure, kwa kauyawo vasikana vamweni vechiti: ‘Mambo, Mambo, tibeurire''. ¹²Asi ema wakapingura echiti: ‘Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, anditongomuzii''. ¹³Ndizvo rindai imwimwi ngokuti amuzii zuva kana nguva.¹⁴Ngokuti zvakadai ngomunhu wakatikuti echida kuenda kunyika imweni, wakadaidza varanda vake, akatemba kwavari zviro zvake. ¹⁵Nokuneumwe wakatemba matarenda ari mashanu, nokuneumweni wakamutemba mairi, nokuneumweni rimwe; kuneumwe ngaumwe wavo wakatembwa kudai ngokukona kwake kushandisa, akaenda rwendo rwake. ¹⁶Paripo uwo wakaashira matarenda mashanu wakaenda akaaberekesa, akauyirwa ngemashanu amweni.¹⁷Ngokudarozve uwo wakaashira mairi, wakauyirwazve ngemairi. ¹⁸Asi ena wakaashira rimwe, akaenda, akatsira mumavhu, akafisha mare yamambo wake.¹⁹Ngesure kwomukuwo wakareba mambo wevaranda avo wakauya, akavaerengera. ²⁰Nouwo wakaashira matarenda mashanu wakauya, akaunza matarenda amweni mashanu echiti: ‘Mambo, wakatemba kwendiri matarenda ainga mashanu, vonai, ndakauyirwa ngeamweni matarenda mashanu’. ²¹Namambo wake wakati kwaari, ‘Wakashuma, iwewe muranda wakanaka nounogondeka; wakagondeka padera pezvishomani, ndinozo kuemesa padera pezvakawanda; pinda mukudakara kwamambo wako’.²²Wakauyawo uwo wakaashira matarenda mairi, akati: ‘Mambo, wakahina kwendiri matarenda mairi; penya, ndakauyirwa ngematarenda amweni mairi''. ²³Mambo wake wakati kwaari, ‘Wakashuma, muranda wakanaka nounogondeka; iwewe wakagondeka ngezvishomani, ndinozokuemesa padera pezvakawanda, pinda mukudakara kwamambo wako.²⁴Wakauyawo uwo wakaashira tarenda rimwe, akati: ‘Mambo, ndakakuzia iwewe kuti uri munhu wakakonza, unokukura pousikazi kusima nokuunganidza pousikazi kuparadzira. ²⁵Neni ndakatya, ndikaenda, ndikafisha tarenda rako mumavhu. Zviri apa zviri zwako'.²⁶Asi mambo wake wakapingura, akati kwaari: ‘Iwewe muranda wakashata nounenungo! Waizia here kuti ndinokukura pendisikazi kusima nokuunganidza pendisikazi kuparadzira? ²⁷Ndizvo kwaifanira kuti uise mare yangu kwavari vebhange, kuti mukuuya kwangu ndaizovashirazve yangu nokuuyirwa kwayo.²⁸Ndizvo torai kwaari tarenda, mupe kwaari unematarenda gumi. ²⁹Ngokuti kwaari weshe unacho unozohinwa, naye unozoa nezvakawanda. Asi kunouwo usina, eya, neicho chaanacho chinozobviswa kwaari. ³⁰Mwechirasha muranda uwo usikadetseri chiro muchidima chiri kubanze. Kunozoiteyo kuboorera nokukwetsana kwemazino;;.³¹Asi apo Mwanakomana woMunhu oouya muuthende hwake nengirosi dzeshe naye, apo unozogara padera pedendemaro routhende wake. ³²Nepamberi pake anozounganidzwa madzinza eshe, naye unozovaparadzanisa umwe kuneumweni kudai ngomuushi unoparadzanisa makwai kubva kunembudzi. ³³Naye unozoisa makwai ngokumudyo kwake, asi mbudzi ngokumuoshwe kwake.³⁴Naapo Mambo unozoti kwavari vari ngokumudyo kwake: ‘Uyai, imwimwi mwakadakadziswa ndiBaba wangu, mugare nhaka youmambo hwakanasirirwa imwimwi kubvira pakusikwa kwenyika. ³⁵Ngokuti ndaiya ndinenzara nemwi mwakandipa kudya, ndaiya ndinenyota nemwi mwakandipa chokumwa, ndaiya ndiri mupfumba nemwi mwakandiashira, ³⁶Ndainga ndiri mitu nemwi mwakandifukidza, ndairwara nemwi mwakandihambira, ndainga mugehena nemwi mwakauya kwendiri''.³⁷Apo vanozomupingura vakarurama vechiti: ‘Mambo, takakuona riini unenzara tikakupa kudya? Nokuti unenyota tikakupa chokumwa? ³⁸Takakuona riini uri mupfumba, tikakuashira? Nokuti uri mutitinini tikakufukidza? ³⁹Takakuona riini wechirwara nokuti uri mutirongo tikauya kwouri? ⁴⁰NaMambo unozopingura echiti kwavari: ‘Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, kudai ngezvemwakaita kuneumwe weava vadoko vanukuna vangu, mwakachiita kwendiri.’⁴¹’41 Naapo unozoti kwavari vari ngokumuoshwe kwake, ‘Ibvai kwendiri, imwimwi mwakatukwa, muende mumwoto usikaperi, uwo wakanasirirwa Dhiabhorosi nengirosi dzake. 42 ⁴²Ngokuti ndainga nenzara amuzi kundipa kudya, ndaiya ndine nyota amuzi kundipa chokumwa, 43 ⁴³ndainga ndiri mupfumba amuzikundiashira, ndaiya ndiri mutitinini amuzikundifukidza, ndairwara, ndaiya mutirongo amuzi kundihambira''.⁴⁴Apozve avo navo vanozomupingura vechiti: ‘Mambo, takakuona riini unenzara, nokuti unenyota, nokuti uri mupfumba, nokuti uri mitu, nokuti wechirwara, nokuti uri mugehena, nesu atizikukushandira?’ ⁴⁵Apo ena unozovapingura echiti: ‘Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, kudai ngezvemusikazi kuitira kuneumwe weava vadoko vanun'una vangu, amuzi kuchiitira kwendiri.’ ⁴⁶Apo vanozoenda mukuororwa kusikaperi, asi vakarurama mukupona kusikaperi''.

¹1 Naapo Jesu aiya apedza eshe mazwi aya, wakati kuvadzidzi vake, ²“Munozia kuti ngesure kwemazuva mairi Phasika rinozoapo, noMukororo woMunhu unozopirwa kuti akohomerwe''.³Naapo vakaungana vapristi vakuru nevakuru vevanhu kungome yomupristi mukuru, uwo waidaidzwa kuti Kaiafasi. ⁴Navo vakaita bangano rokuti vabate Jesu ngourimbwi, vamuuraye. ⁵Asi vakati, “Haiwa ngemazuva omushongano wokudya, kuti isazoapo hohoho pakati pevanhu.⁶Naapo Jesu ari muBhethani mumhatso yaSimoni uwo waiya nemapere, ⁷kwakauya kwaari dzimai raiya nenhera yearibhasitera yemakha anomutengo mukuru, naro rakaadurura musoro mwake, achatseama pakudya. ⁸Asi apo vadzidzi vake vaona, vakarurumwiswa vechiti, “Kurashanyi uku? ⁹Ngokuti aya aizotengeswa ngomutengo mukuru uhinwe kuvarombo''.¹⁰Asi Jesu echizia, wakati kwavari, “Munoritambudzirenyi dzimai? Ngokuti naro rashanda mushando wakanaka kwendiri. ¹¹Ngokuti munavo varombo nguva dzeshe, asi inini amuneni akadi nguva dzeshe.¹²Ngokuti radurura makha aya padera pomuiri wangu, raita kunasirira muiri wangu kuikwa., ¹³Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, kunyazwi ngepari perinozochumairwa vhangeri munyika dzeshe, ichiwo cheraita dzimai iri chinozoereketwa ndicho, kuita chicherechedziso kweriri''.¹⁴Naapo umwe wegumi navairi, unozwi Judhasi Isikarioti, wakaenda kuvapristi vakuru. ¹⁵Naye wakati kwavari, “Chiinyi chomunozondipa kuti ndikazomuhina kwomuri?” Navo vakamuerengera zvigurwa zvesirivha makumi matatu. ¹⁶Kubvira ngouwo mukuwo iye wakatsvaka nguva yokuti amupire.¹⁷Zvinopano ngezuva rokutanga rokudya zvingwa zvisina mumera, vadzidzi vakauya kunaJesu vechiti, “Unoda kuti tikunasirire pari pokudyira Phasika?” ¹⁸Naye wakati kwavari, “Endai muguta kunemunhu wakatikuti, mwechiti kwaari, ‘Mudzidzisi unoti nguva yangu yaapedo; ndinozodyira Phasika kumhatso yako nevadzidzi vangu.''. ¹⁹Nevadzidzi vakaita kudai ngezvaakavapanga Jesu, vakanasirira Phasika.²⁰Zvino apo kwaita madeekoni, wakatseama pakudya nevadzidzi varigumi navairi. ²¹Kwakati vachadya, wakati kwavari, “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, umwe wenyu unozondipira.” ²²Navo vakatambudzika kakuru, vakatanga kuronza kwaari umwe ngaumwe kuti: “Ndini here, Mambo?”²³Naye wakapingura, akati: “Uwo washeya ngenyara yake muchidziyo neni, ndiye unozondipira. ²⁴Mwanakomana woMunhu unoenda kudai ngezvakanyorwa ndiye. Asi kuneuwo munhu waanozopirwa ndiye Mwanakomana woMunhu! Kwaizopinda kunaka kunouwo munhu dai asakabarwa”. ²⁵NaJudhasi uwo wakamupira wakapingura, akati: “Rabhi, ndini here?” Iye wakati kwaari: “Watoronza''.²⁶Vachadya, Jesu wakatora chingwa, akachiropafadza, akachigura; ena wakachipa kwavari echiti: “Torai, mudye; ichi muiri wangu.”²⁷Wakatora tsani, akairopafadza, akapa kwavari echiti: “Imwai mweshe kweiri. ²⁸Ngokuti iyi ingazi yangu yechitenderano, inoparadzirwa ngepamusoro pevazhinji kuita kurekererwa kwezvishaishi. ²⁹Asi ndinoti kwomuri andichazomwi ngesure kwouku kumichero iyi yomuvhini metsa zuva rendinozorimwazve idzva muumambo hwaBaba angu”.³⁰Apo vainga vaemba ruyo, vakabuda kuenda kuMutunhu wemaOrivhi. ³¹Apo Jesu wakati kwavari: “Imwimwi mweshe munozopumhuniswa ndini usiku uno; ngokuti kwakanyorwa kuti, ‘Ndinozorova muushi nemakwai edanga anozopararira.’ ³²Asi ngesure kwokumuka kwangu ndinozoenda pamberi penyu muGarire”.³³Asi Petro wakapingura, akati kwaari, “Kunyazwi veshe vanozopumhuniswa ndiwe, inini anditongozopumhuniswi.” ³⁴Jesu wakati kwaari: “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwouri, usiku huno, risati rarira jongwe, iwewe unozondiramba katatu” ³⁵Petro wakati kwaari: “Kunyazwi ndechizofa newe, anditongozokurambi.” Nevadzidzi veshe vakaronza kudaro.³⁶36 Naapo Jesu wakauya navo kundau inozwi Getsemani, akati kuvadzidzi vake, “Garai panapa imwimwi ndichaendapo kookumbira.” ³⁷wakatora naye Petro nevanakomana vairi vaZebhedhi, naye akatanga kutsamwa nokutambudzika kakuru. ³⁸asi akati kwavari: “Mweya wangu unotambudzika kakuru metsa kufa. Garai panapa, murinde neni''.³⁹paaienda mberi adoko, akawa ngehope yake, akakumbira echiti: “Baba angu, kudai kungaitika, tsani iyi ngaibve kwendiri; asi kusaita kudai ngokuda kwangu, asi kudai ngokuda kwenyu.” 40 ⁴⁰Ena wakauya kunevadzidzi vake, akavaona vakaata, akati kuna Petro, “Ndizvo mwakorera kurinda neni awa rimwe here? ⁴¹Rindai, mwechikumbira, kuitira kuti musapinda mukuedzwa; mweya ngegwinyiso unotenda, asi nyama aina simba''.⁴²Zve ngokwechipiri wakaenda echiti, “Baba angu, kudai iyi isikapindi ngokubanze kwokuti ndiimwe inini, kuda kwako ngakuitike''. ⁴³Wakauyazve akavaona vakaata, ngokuti madziso avo aiya echiremerwa, ⁴⁴Naye wakavasiyazve, akaenda, akakumbira ngokwechitatu, echironza mazwi ndiwo ndiwo.,⁴⁵Naapo wakauya kuvadzidzi, akati kwavari, “Muchakaata here zvinopano, mwechizorora? Penyai mukuwo waapasinde, noMukororo woMunhu unohinwa munyara dzevashaishi. ⁴⁶Mirukai, tiende; penyai, waa pasinde uwo unondipira''.⁴⁷Achaereketa, penya, Judhasi, umwe wevanegumi navairi, wakauya, nayo mbungano huru vaneshoti nenduku, vechibva kuvapristi vakuru nevakuru vevanhu. ⁴⁸Zvinopano uwo wakamupira, waiya avapa chioniso echiti, “Uwo wendinozochingamidza ngomuromo ndiye; mwechimubata.⁴⁹Paripo wakauya kunaJesu, akati, “Mwauya, Rabhi”; naye wakamuchingamidza ngomuromo. ⁵⁰Jesu wakati kwaari, “Hama, ita icho chewahambira kuita.” Naapo vakauya, vakamubata Jesu ngenyara dzavo, vakamutora.⁵¹Penya umwe weavo vaiya naJesu wakatambanudza nyara yake, akashwamura shoti yake, wakatema muranda womupristi mukuru, akagura nzee yake. ⁵²Naapo Jesu wakati kwaari, “Hwirinza shoti yako mundau mwayo; ngokuti avo veshe vanotora shoti vanozopera ngeshoti. ⁵³Aupinimidzi here kuti ndingakumbira kunaBaba angu, naye ungatuma zvinopano ngirosi dzinopinda hondo dzirigumi nambiri ngokuwanda? ⁵⁴Asi kuti zvakadaro zvinyorwa zvingazoita mazadzisikirenyi, zvinoti kunosisira kuti zviitike kudaro?”⁵⁵Ngeawa ririro Jesu wakati kumbungano, “Mwabuda here muneshoti nenduku kuti mundibate kudai ngevanorwa negandanga? Ndakagara nemwi mazuva eshe ndechimudzidzisa muTemperi, nemwi amuzi kundibata. ⁵⁶Asi izvi zveshe zvakaitika kuti kuzadzisike izvo zvakanyorwa ngevaprofeti.” Naapo vadzidzi vake veshe vakamusiya, vakatiza.⁵⁷Naavo vaiya vamubata Jesu vakamukweya kuenda kunaKaiafasi mupristi mukuru, apo pevaiya vakaungana vanyori nevakuru. ⁵⁸Asi Petro wakamuteera ari kuretu, metsa kuguma kungome yomupristi mukuru, naye wakapotera mukati, akagara pashi nevadzimbabwe kuti aone magumo azvo.⁵⁹Nevapristi vakuru nemakurukota eshe vakatsvaka chapupu chokunyepa kumuitira ndaa Jesu kuti aurawe. ⁶⁰Asi avazi kuiona; kunyazwi zvizhinji zvapupu zvokunyepa zvakauya, asi avazi kuiona. Pakugumisira kwakauya zviiri zvapupu zvokunyepa. ⁶¹Avo vakati, “Uyu wakati, ‘Ndinesimba rokuputsa Temperi raMwari, nangemazuva matatu ndinozoriakazve''.⁶²Nomupristi mukuru wakamiruka, akati kwaari, “Aupinguri chiro here? Chiinyi chevanopupura ava kukuitira ndaa?” ⁶³Asi Jesu wakanyarara. Nomupristi mukuru wakati kwaari, “Ndinokuphikisa ndiMwari Unopona, kuti utironzere kuti uri Kristu here, Mukororo waMwari?”, ⁶⁴Jesu wakati kwaari, “Watoronza; kani hai ndinoti kwomuri, ngesure kweizvi munozoona Mukororo woMunhu echigara pashi ngokumudyo kwoUnesimba, echiuya ari padera pemakore omudenga''.⁶⁵Naapo mupristi mukuru wakabaura zvokufuka zvake echiti, “Waereketa kutuka. Tichatama ngenyi zvimweni zvapupu? Penyai zvinopano mwazwa kutuka kwake, ⁶⁶Munopinimidzenyi imwimwi?” Navo vakapingura, vakati, “Unosisira kufa.⁶⁷Naapo vakamupfirira muhope mwake, vakamupamhadza, vakamurova ngendonga, ⁶⁸vechiti, “Profeta kwetiri, iwewe Kristu, kuti ndiani wakurova?”⁶⁹NaPetro waiya akagara pashi kubanze paruwanze; nomusikana wakauya kwaari echiti, “Iwewewo waiya naJesu weGarire''. ⁷⁰Asi iye wakaramba pamberi pavo veshe echiti, “Andizii chounoreketa''.⁷¹Naapo abuda kuenda muberere, musikana umweni wakamuona, akati kuneavo vaiyapo, “Uyu naye waiya naJesu weNazaretha''. ⁷²Zve wakaramba ngokupika mhiko kuti, “Andimuzii munhuwo''.⁷³Ngesure kwekamukuwo vakauya avo vaiema apo, navo vakati kuna Petro, “Ngegwinyiso iwewe newe uri umwe wavo, ngokuti kuereketa kwako kunopangidzira kudaro''. ⁷⁴Naapo wakatanga kutuka nokupika kuti, “Anditongomuzii munhuwo.” Paripo jongwe rakarira. ⁷⁵NaPetro wakakarakadza izwi raJesu, iro raakaereketa kuti, “Risati rarira jongwe, iwewe unozondiramba katatu.” Naye wakabuda kubanze, akachema kakurutu.

¹Kwaedza vapristi vakuru veshe nevakuru vevanhu vakaita bangano ndiJesu kuti vamuuraye. ²Naapo vaiya vamusunga, vakamukweya kuenda naye kunaPiratu mutongi.³Naapo Judhasi, uwo wakamupira, aona kuti Jesu wakaitirwa ndaa, wakatenderuka, akaunzazve zvigurwa zvesirivha makumi matatu kuvapristi vakuru nevakuru, ⁴echiti, “Ndakashaisha ngokupira ngazi isina ndaa.” Asi vakati, “Chinenyi icho kwetiri? Wechidzionera wemene.''. ⁵Naye wakakandira zvigurwa zvesirivha muTemperi, akaenda akadzisungira.⁶Nevapristi vakuru vakatora zvigurwa zvesirivha, vakati, “Akutenderwi kuti tizviise mubhokisi remare yezvipo, kwechioneka kuti imare yengazi''. ⁷Vakaita bangano, vakatenga ndizvo munda womuumbi wehari, kuti vaikemwo vapara. ⁸Ndizvo uwo munda unodaidzwa metsa nanyamashi kuti, Munda weNgazi.⁹Naapo rakazadzisika izwi iro rakaereketwa ndiJeremia muprofeti echiti, “Navo vakatora zvigurwa zvesirivha makumi matatu, mutengo wakatenderwana ngevamweni vevana vaIsuraeri kuti vamutenge ndiwo. ¹⁰Navo vakazvipa kutenga munda womuumbi wehari, kudai ngezvaakandipanga Mambo''.¹¹NaJesu wakaema pamberi pomutongi. Nomutongi wakamubvunza echiti, “Iwewe uri Mambo wevaJudha here?” Jesu wakati, “Watoronza kudaro''. ¹²Naapo aitirwa ndaa ngevapristi vakuru nevakuru, aazikupingura chiro. ¹³Zvino Piratu wakati kwaari, “Auzvizwi here izvo zvakawanda zvevanokuitira ndaa ndizvo?” ¹⁴Naye aazi kupingura neizwi, ngokudaro mutongi wakashamiswa kakurutu.¹⁵Zvinopano pamushongano wokudya, mutongi waindosunhurira vanhu bhanditi rimwe, iro revaida., ¹⁶Ngouwo mukuwo vaiya nebhanditi raiya nembirikira, raizwi ndiBharabhasi.¹⁷Ndizvo apo vakaungana pamwepo, Piratu wakati kwavari, “Munoda kuti ndimusunhurire anani, Bharabhasi nokuti Jesu unozwi Kristu?” ¹⁸Ngokuti iye waizia kuti yaiya ndaa yendurumwa yavakamupira ndiyo. ¹⁹Apo agara pashi padendemaro rokutonga, mukadzi wake wakatumira kwaari echiti, “Usaa nechiro chounoita kunouno munhu wakarurama; ngokuti ndatambudzwa ngezvakawanda nyamashi mukurota ngendaa yake''.²⁰Asi vapristi vakuru nevakuru vevanhu vakanyengerera mbungano kuti ikumbire Bharabhasi nokuuraya Jesu. ²¹Mutongi wakati kwavari, “Ndiani pakati paavo vairi womunoda kuti ndimusunhurire?” Navo vakati, “Bharabhasi''. ²²Piratu wakati kwavari, “Ndizvo ndinozoitenyi ndiJesu, uwo unozwi Kristu?” Veshe vakati, “Ngaakohomerwe''.²³Naye wakati, “Ngenyi? Kushatanyi kwaakaita?” Asi avo vakapinda kudaidzira kuti, “Ngaakohomerwe.”, ²⁴Naapo Piratu aona kuti asaikona kudetsera chiro, asi kwega kuti hohoho yaimuswa, wakatora mvura, akashamba nyara dzake pamberi pembungano echiti, “Inini andina ndaa yengazi youyu munhu. Dzionerenyi pachenyu imwimwi''.²⁵Nevanhu veshe vakapingura, vakati, “Ngazi yake ngaiuye padera pedu nepadera pevana vedu.''. ²⁶Naapo wakavasunhurira Bharabhasi. Naapo aiya ashwapura Jesu yaamho, wakamuhina kuti akohomerwe.²⁷Naapo majoni omutongi akatora Jesu kuenda naye mumhatso yokutongera, akaunganidza pamberi pake chikwata cheshe chemajoni. ²⁸Nawo akamukumura, akamupfekedza gauni rakatsvukuruka. ²⁹Naapo varuka dzungudza reminzwa, vakariisa musoro mwake, norutsanga munyara yake yokumudyo; navo vakagwadama pashi pamberi pake, vakamuitira jee vechiti, “Mwauya, Mambo wevaJudha!”³⁰Navo vakamupfira mata, vakatora rutsanga vakamurova musoro. ³¹Naapo vaiya vamuitira jee, vakakumura gauni, vakamupfekedza zvokufuka zvake, navo vakamukweya koomukohomera.³²Naapo vachabuda kubanze vakaona munhu weKureni, zina rake raizwi Simoni; uwo wavakaangiridza kuti atware muchinjiko wake. ³³Naapo vaguma kundau inozwi Gorogotha, ukwo kunoti, Ndau yeDehenya, ³⁴vakamupa vhini rakakumanidzwa nezvinozhazha kuti arimwe. Kwakati araira, wakaramba kurimwa.³⁵Naapo vaiya vamukohomera, vakakoanisana zvokufuka zvake, vechiita mabhigidha.. ³⁶Navo vakagara pashi, vechimurindapo. ³⁷Navo vakaisa padera pesoro rake mazwi endaa yake, yakanyorwa kuti, “UYU NDIJESU, MAMBO WEVAJUDHA''.³⁸Naapo kwakakohomerwa naye magandanga mairi, rimwe ngokumudyo nerimweni ngokumuoshwe. ³⁹Navo vaipinda ndipo vakamutuka, vechigudwaira masoro avo, ⁴⁰vechiti, “Iwewe unoputsa Temperi nokuriaka ngamazuva matatu, dziponese. Kuti uri Mukororo waMwari, dzaka pamuchinjikopo''.⁴¹Ngokudarowo vapristi vakuru vakamuitira jee, pamwepo nevanyori nevakuru vevanhu vechiti, ⁴²“Iye wakaponesa vamweni, asi aakoni kudziponesa. NdiMambo waIsuraeri, ngaadzake pashi zvinopano kubva pamuchinjiko, nesu tinozomutenda.⁴³Iye wakagonda kunaMwari; ngaachimununura zvinopano, kuti echimuda; ngokuti wakati, ‘Inini ndiri Mukororo waMwari''. ⁴⁴Nemagandanga awo akakohomerwa naye akamutukawo zvimwezvo⁴⁵Zvinopano kubvira ngeawa rechitanhatu chaiyapo chidima padera penyika yeshe metsa kuguma awa rechipfumbamwe. ⁴⁶Rooita awa rechipfumbamwe Jesu wakadaidzira ngeizwi guru echiti, “Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabakathani?” Uko kunoti, “Mwari wangu, Mwari wangu, wandisiya ngenyi?” ⁴⁷Vamweni avo vaiema apo vazwa, vakati, “Uyu unodaidza Erija''.⁴⁸Paripo umwe wavo wakarumba wakatora siponji, wakainyika muvhini rinorungura, wakariisa parutsanga, akamuita kuti amwe. ⁴⁹Asi vamweni vakati, “Murekerei, ngatione kuti Erija unouya here koomuponesa''. ⁵⁰Naapo Jesu adaidzirave ngeizwi guru, wakafa.⁵¹Penya, jira reTemperi rakabaurwa kuita mairi, kubvira ngedera metsa kuguma pashi; nenyika yakazungunyika nemapuwe akamweka, ⁵²nemaiba akabeurwa nemiiri mizhinji yevakafa vakarurama yakamuswa. ⁵³Navo vakabuda mumaiba ngesure kwekumuka kwake, vakapotera mudhorobha rakachena, vakaoneka ngevazhinji.⁵⁴Zvinopano apo nduna yezana, naavo vaiya nayo, vechirinda Jesu, vaona kuzungunyika kwenyika neizvo zvakaitika, vakatya kakurutu vechiti, “Ngegwinyiso uyu waiya Mukororo waMwari! ⁵⁵Kwaiyapo madzimai mazhinji vairingira vari kuretu, avo vaiya vakamuteera Jesu kubva Garire, vechimushandira, ⁵⁶Pakati pavo kwaiyapo Maria Magadhareni, Maria mai aJakobe naJosefa, namai evana vaZebhedhi.⁵⁷Kwooita madeekoni kwakauya gurudza reArimathia, zina raro raizwi Josefa, iro naro raiya mudzidzi waJesu. ⁵⁸Iro rakaenda kunaPiratu, rikapota kupuwa muiri waJesu. Naapo Piratu wakapanga kuti riupuwe.⁵⁹Naapo Josefa aiya atora muiri uwo, wakauputira ngejira rakachena, ⁶⁰Naye wakamuisa muiba idzva raiya rake, iro raiya akatsa pabuwe; naye wakamburumbudzira buwe guru pamuromo weiba akaenda. ⁶¹Kwaiyapo Maria Magadhareni naMaria umweni vakagara ngepamberi peiba.⁶²Nechimangwani ngesure kwezuva rokunasirira Phasika, vapristi vakuru nevaFarisi vakaungana kunaPiratu, ⁶³vechiti, “Changamire, tinokarakadza kuti uwo muchengedzi wakati achapona, ‘Ngesure kwemazuva matatu ndinozomukazve''. ⁶⁴Ndizvo panga kuti iba rigwinyisiswe metsa kuguma zuva rechitatu, kuti vasazouya vadzidzi vake usiku, vamube nokuronza kune vanhu kuti, ‘Wakamuka kwevakafa.’ Nokuchengedza kwokugumisira kungapinda kushata kunoukwo kwokutanga''.⁶⁵Piratu wakati kwavari, “Imwimwi munavo varindi. Endai mwechirigwinyisisa kudai ngezvomunokona''. ⁶⁶Ndizvo vakaenda, vakagwinyisisa iba, vechinamira namo pabuwe, varindi varipo navo.

¹Ngesure kweSabatha, mumambakwedza ngezuva rokutanga revhiki, kwakauya Maria Magadhareni noumweni Maria koona iba. ²Penya, kwaiya kuriyo kuzungunyika kukurutu kwenyika; ngokuti ngirosi yaMambo yakadzaka kubva mudenga, yakauya yakamburumbudza ikabusa buwe, nayo yakagara padera paro.³Kuoneka kwayo kwaiya kwakadai ngemheni, nezvokufuka zvayo zvaiya zvakachena kudai ngechando. ⁴Ngokuitya varindi vakahuta, vakaita kudai ngevakafa.⁵Nengirosi yakati kumadzimai, “Musatya imwimwi; ngokuti ndinozia kuti munotsvaka Jesu uwo wakakohomerwa. ⁶Apachina panapa akadi; ngokuti wamuka, kudai ngezvaakaronza. Uyai muone pandau apo paaiya akaata. ⁷Kasirai muende muronzere vadzidzi vake kuti, ‘Wamuka kwevakafa, penyai, unomutangira kuenda Garire; naapo munozomuonapo! Ringirai, ndamuronzera!''⁸Navo vakaenda ngokukasira vechibva paiba, vanokutya nokudakara kukurutu; vakarumba kooronzera vadzidzi vake. ⁹Penya, Jesu wakashongana navo, akati, “Mwauya.” Navo vakauya vakabata tsoka dzake, vakamudira. ¹⁰Naapo Jesu wakati kwavari, “Musatya; endai mwooronzera vanun'una vangu kuti vaende Garire, vanozondionapo''.¹¹Naapo vachaenda, penya vamweni vevarindi vakauya kudhorobha, vakaronzera vapristi vakuru zveshe izvo zvakaitika. ¹²Naapo vakaungana pamwepo nevakuru vevanhu, apo vaiya vapangana, vakahina mare yakawanda kumajoni, ¹³vechiti, “Ronzai imwimwi kuti vadzidzi vake vakauya nousiku, vakamuba takaata.¹⁴Kudai izvi zvikanyazwika ngomutongi, tinozonasirisa kuti musaa nendaa''. ¹⁵Navo vakatora mare iyo, vakaita kudai ngezvevakapangwa, neizwi iri rakashumirwa pakati pevaJudha metsa nanyamashi.¹⁶Nevadzidzi gumi naumwe vakaenda muGarire, pamutunhu apo paakavaronzera Jesu. ¹⁷Naapo vamuona vakamudira. Asi vamweni vakagononda.¹⁸NaJesu wakauya kwavari, akaereketa kwavari echiti, “Simba reshe rakapuwa kwendiri mudenga nomunyika. ¹⁹Ndizvo endai, mwechiita vadzidzi kumadzinza eshe, mwechivabhabhatidza ngezina raBaba neroMukororo neroMweya Wakachena,²⁰mwechivadzidzisa kungwarira zviro zveshe zvendakamupanga; penyai, ndinemwi mazuva eshe metsa kuguma kwenyika''.

¹²Djessu adapindazve kusinagoga kwakana mwamuna mbhodzi na boko ri bodzi ra kuramara wanthu wa nango wakadjezessa waone kuti iye anarapiwadi nsabudu kuti wa nkwanisse kumpambhazira. djessuu abvunza mamuna ana boko wa kuramara

¹Nadharo djessu adhatoma kufhundjisa mussangani, achironga: Mwamuna mbhodzi adhatcheka, adhafunga kuzenguerera thambweri, adhachera muchera kuti athirire mazabhringa, adharondza nhumba ya ndzuru. Nadharo assaka munda wa warime, iye achienda paurendo wache. ²Ngani yakukonkha adhatuma mbhodzi kuenda kuna wanhakurima kuti watambire nawo. ³Dharo iyo wadhambhata, wadhamunera wamuhirinza hana chindho.⁴Kanango pondho adhatuma munango nhabhassa wadhamukondza mussoro mwache wadhamunhara. ⁵Adhatuma munango pondho wadhamuraia. Waita wakuwanda wanango wassendzi ninga muchobho wenei wakauraya wanango wachiuacheka wanango.⁶Ninga passara mbhodzi mwana wache akadha iye kukuru,wakumarissa wakaendessua.iyo wadharonga: Iyo wadhakodza mwana wangu. ⁷Iyo wanhabhassa wadharonga hokha hokha: Uyu ndinhakufhuma, mbatende kamuraya nfhuma inagara iyathu.⁸Iyo wadhambhata, wadhamuraya wadhamuthussa kunza kwa munda. ⁹Nadharo mwanachiro wamunda akauya anarongai. Iye achauya, achadhussa wanhabhassa anadzapassa munda wanthu wanangu¹⁰Nathangwe rakuleka kuerenga marembero aya? Bhuye rakarambua nanhakurondza rakauya tswimo. ¹¹Zwenezwi zwinabhudha kuna mbuya, tswakukangaidza kwa madzisso athu. ¹²Iyo wassaka thangwe rakussunga Djesu, nadharo wakatcha kuwandiwa, wakazwidziwa kuti nsangani wenei wakaronguera iyo. Nadharo wadhassia wadhaenda.¹³Iyo wadhatuma wafarissi na waherodi waende pabhodzi kabva massoko. ¹⁴Padhaswika iyo, waronga kuti: "Muiti, tirikudziwa kuti ndiwe waderethu haubveri nzeru zawandzako, tangwe handitongui nakudzeza nkhope yamunthu. Ndizwodhi anafhunjissa njira ya Mulungu. Ntswaderetu tiripe missonkho kuna Cezar peno nkhabhe? Tiripe nkhabhe? ¹⁵nadharo djessu akadziwa kunhangara kwazvo adharonga kuti: Tangwerai wandiedza? ndipasseni chipanguiziro kuti ndione.¹⁶iyo wadhauissa chibhodzi .Djessu adhadvunjissa: Njhawani nkope yenei na kuremba kueneko? ¹⁷Iyo adhabvunjissa: "Kuna Cezar". Djessu adharonga: "Passani Cezar zwire zwa Cezar Mulungu, zwire zwa Mulungu". Wadha gara nakukangaidzika na iye.¹⁸Nadharo wasaduce, wadharonga kureke kuoneka kumuka kwa wanhakufa , wadhauya kuna iyo wadhamubvunjissa, achironga: ¹⁹Mufhunjissi, Mozessi adhassia atirembera kuti: Mbhare wamamuna akafa achissia mukazi hana mwana, mbhare wache anadhikana kutora mukazi wanhakuenda abhare wana na dzina ra mbhare wache.²⁰Kwakana wabhare wanomwe wakutoma adhakara na mukazi adhadzafa, hazi kussiya wana. ²¹Nadharo wachiwiri adhamutora mukazi adhafa, hazi kussiya mwana. Na wachitatu ntswibhodzibhodzi. ²²pawanomwe hawazi kussiya wana. Kumara kwa wentse mukazi adhadzafa. ²³Pakumuka,wakadzamuka mukazi anadzagara wawani? Pawabhare wanomwe adhagara mukazi waho".²⁴Djessu adhadhaira: "Ne thangwe reneri raita kuti ukangaidzike, thangwerai haudziwi kurembwa ne uderetu wa Mulungu? ²⁵Wakadzamuka wanhakufa, hadzabhanhirani ne kubhatira wanagara ninga watumwa wakudzuru.²⁶Kuna wanhakufa wanadzamussua awadzahoni bhukhu ra Mozessi, pamassoko hathundhu, ninga mulungu adharonga naiye kuti: Ine ndhine mulungu wa Abrau,Mulungu wa Zake Mulungu wa Jako? ²⁷Iye siebha mulungu wanhakufa,ngwa nhakupenha zvikuru khunhagaza kwanu.²⁸Mbhodzi kuawanhakuremba adhauya adhabva kugwenguerana, iye adhabva kuti djessu adhamudhaira dherethu. Adhamubvunjissa:Ndi ntemo wai ukuru unadhikanika kupinda yentse? ²⁹Djessu adhadhaira: Chinthu chikuro ndiyichi: Iva; Israel, Mulungu wathu mbuiya ndi mbhodzi. ³⁰Mudhe mulungu wako na moiyo wako wentse, na ntima wako wentse, nakutenda kwako kwentse ,na simba rako rentse. ³¹Ntemo wachiwiri ndi uyi: Idha nzhako ninga zwinadzidha iwe.' Ntemo ukuru nkhabhe uyu hakuna.³²Nadharo nhakurema amubvundja: "Ndizwodhi, nfhunjissi! Ndizwodhi adharonga kuti mulungu ndi mbhodzi, hakuna munango kupinda iye. ³³Mudhe nantima wentse, nakumudha kwentse nassimba rentse, udhe nzhako ninga zwinadzidha iwe, ntswaderetu kuna zwentse hauna kudzichupha". ³⁴Djessu padhahona iye kuti adhaira akazvidziwa, adharonga: iwe ne huri kutari nahudheretu wa Mulungu".Kumara kwa izwi, hapana munango anadzachupha djessu.³⁵Paka nfhundjissa iye nhumba ya mulungu, djessu adhadhaira, hachiti: Ninga zvinalonga wanhakuremba kuti kristu ndi mwana wa Davi? ³⁶Iye Davi adharonga na nzimo wakuchena: Mbuya adharonga mbhuya wangu: Gara kumudhiyo kwangu, kuswikira ine ndaita waengui pantsoka za muendo wako. ³⁷Davi ari kudhaindza kristu wa mbhuya, nadharo,anaitatini agare mwana wache? Dhungwe rikuru ridhabva nakudhekeruwa.³⁸Nakufhunjissa kuako, djessu adhakharonga: Itani mbhore na nhakuremba wanadha kufamba kutari wachitambira kumussana pambuto, ³⁹mbuto ikuru ku Sinagoga mbuto zakussogoro. ⁴⁰iyo wafudza nhumba ya waziche, kuti azwidhaire anaita munamato wakwendessa. Iyo wanatambira kudjarirwa kukuru.⁴¹Nadhdaro djessu adhagara paduze na bokossi ramachereni panhumba ya mulungu. Iye akadjezessa wanthua pakaiga iyo machereni mbokossi.wanthu wazindji wanhakufhuma wakathussa matchereni akuwanda. ⁴²Nadharo murombo mbhodzi nziche adhaiga matchereni mairi mbokossi.⁴³Djessu adhaindza wafhundjissi wache adhawabvundza: Ndizvozene nditchakubvundzane: Murombo uyu nziche aiga kupinda wentse ware wadhaiga matchereni mbokossi. ⁴⁴wentse iyo wakapereka ufhumi waho, nziche uyu, adhaiga hentse matchereni akanaiye kuti ararame naho.

¹Ntsiku inango wakwanda wadhaessera kabhodzi kuronguedza ngano pazvindhu zvikaita iwo na ife. ²Na zvire zvikazvunzvua ife na wandhu wakazviona wanyabhassa wamassoko-, ³Nadharo ndakaona ninga zviri deretu, kuringa udhathereka zvidhu izvi pakutoma kwazvo,wadharemba na kundendemera kwadherethu,anakuzwa Teofilo, ⁴Kuti udziwe ndizvozvene zwafhundziswa imwezvi.⁵Ntsiku za Herodi, nkuru waku Judeya, kudhakana Prista, munango akadhaindzwa Zakaria,padzinza ra abias. Mukazi wache akary wakudzinza ra Arau akadhainzhua Zaberi. ⁶Wentse wakary wakururama pamberi pa Mulungu wachithunda mitemo ya Jhessu Kristu. ⁷Napenepo iwo awazi khana wana tangwe Zaberi akhari mbhanje iwo wakari wentse nkharamba pa ngani yenei.⁸Zwidhaitika kuti Zakaria akari pabhodzi na Mulungu, achitiyta bhassarache muprista pamberi pa jhessu; ⁹dharo iye adhassanankhurua na kudzoererwa kwa Oficio pa prista, pakupinda munhumba ya Mulungu muapitsa kupindiridza. ¹⁰Rentse dhungwe rakanamata kunza ngani yakupitsa zvindhu.¹¹Nadharo muzimu wa Mulungu wabhudhikira kwaiye waymira kundhu ramudhye paguwa ra nhumba ya mulungu. ¹²Padhazviuona Zakaria adhanhangarirwa kutshya kwa uiya kuna iye. ¹³Nadharo muzimu wakuchena wamubvunza ussathye, Zakaria tangwe munamato wako waveka. Mukazi wako ,Zaberi anabhara mwana mbhodzi iwe unamuthudza Joao.¹⁴Iwe una dzadhekerwa na nakutsanzaiya, wandhu wakuwanda wanadhekerwa nakubharwa kwache. ¹⁵Iye anadzagara nkuru pamatso Hamulungu; Iye hamwi vinho ,ne harkwa wakwanga, mumimba mwa mai wache, iye anagara adhakuta muzimu wakuchena,¹⁶Wandhu wakuwanda waku Israel wana hirira kuna mulungu waho. ¹⁷Iye anaenda pamberi pa mbuiya munzimo na simba ra Eria, kuti ahirire mumoio wa wabhambo kwa wana, wachitora wanhakureka kutenda kuti wafambe na wanhakudzississa. Iye anadzaita zvenezvi kwakumalissa kurondzerera wandhu wa kuenda kuna mbuiya".¹⁸Zakaria adharonga kuna mutumwa: ndina zvidziwa tini zvenezvi? Ine ndine nkaramba ,mukazi wangu ana zvaka zvakwanda". ¹⁹Mutumwa adhadhaira:" Ine ndine Gabrieri, ndinakara pamberi pa Mulungu ndatumwa kudzalonga na ywe na kuissa zvidhu zvakudheka zvanhuwani. ²⁰Unadzakhara chimumu hauiti kulonga kufikira zvauoneka, tangwe hauzi kuzvera massoko angu, munadzazvessera na ntsiku zakukwana".²¹Wandhuwa pakagarira iwo zakaria wakazvunzissana iwo thangwerai iye ananguwa yakuwanda ari munhumba ya Mulungu. ²²padhabhudha iye hazi kadha kulonga nawo, dharo adha zunguza manzha ache cuti alongue ntswai zwaitika. Nadharo wadhazvivessessa kuti iye adhachengera pakari iye mukati. ²³zvidhaitika kuti nmtsiku zache zabhassa zapera, iye adhahirira kwenda kunhumba kwache.²⁴Pakupera kwantsiku zenezi, mukazi wache Zaberi adhatora mimba adhafissa mwezi michanu, achilonga. ²⁵Zvenezvi ndizvo zvidhaita mbuia kuna ine padhandidzeza iye na hussissi wakudhussa manhadzo hangu passogoro pawandhu.²⁶Pa mwezi wachitandhatu wakuzunguzwa, muzimu wakuchena Kabrieri udhatumwa na Mulungu kuia pathaundi la Galileia, lakudzikanika na Nazare, ²⁷Pakana nsicacana nhamwari akari nkazi wa Jose. Jose wakunhumba iya Davide ndzina la nhamwari ndi Maria. ²⁸Muzimu wamulungu watshwika kuna iye walonga: kwechane, hudhakomborerwa! Mulungu ana iwe.! ²⁹Iye adhakhara wakudzudzumika na massoko iyeneia adzizvundzissa ndi chobo wai wenei wakumussana.³⁰³³Mutumwa adharonga kuna iye. "Ussathyebha, Maria, waitwa maitabhassa na Mulungu. ³¹Unadzaita mimba uchibhara mwana. iwe unadzampassa dzina la Djessu. ³²Iye anadzagara nkuru, anadzadhainzwa mwana wa nkulu. Mbuia Mulungu anapassa chigaro cha bhambo wache Davidi.Iye anadzalonga munhumba ya Jakobo kwenda na kwenda, kulonga kwache hakudzaperibha".³⁴Maria adhazvundza mutumwa:""Zvinaitikatini zvenezvi, in e ndine nhamwari? ³⁵Mutumwa adhadhaira achimuzvunza: Muzimu wakuchena una uya kuna iwe, Umambo ukulu unadzakukhumbhatira. Nakudhyaro ule waderetu anadzabharwa achidhainzwa mwana wa Mulungu.³⁶Ninga Izaberi na mphare watshe adhabhaqrawo mwana mbhodzi paukaramba kwatshe. Iye akadhainzwa Esteri akhana mwezi mitandhatu iya mimba iyatshe. ³⁷Na penepo hapana zwinachimwanika kuna Mulungu. ³⁸Maria alonga: Nndipano pambuto iya Mbuiya. Izvi ngazvitike kuna ine pabhodzi na mafala hanu".penepo mutumwa amussiya.³⁹Ntsiku zenezi, Maria adhabhudha nakukassika kwenda kutchissa tcha mabhango,ku thaundi la Judeia. ⁴⁰Iye apinda munhumba iya Zakaria aita kwetcha Izaberi.

¹Ntsiko zenezo, Mukulo Cesar Augusto adhatuma mutemo kuti kwoneke kuremberwa kwa wadhu wagara Mudziko. ²Zwenezvi zwaitua kutoma kwene, pakari Quirino mambo wa Siria. ³Dharo wentse wadhaenda ku thaundi kwao kuti waremberwe.⁴Jose adhabhudhawo ku thaundi la Nazare, ku Galileias, kwenda ku Belem, ,ku Judeia, kwakudzikanika ninga thaundi la Davi, iye akari ndzinza la mambo Davi. ⁵Jose aenda na nkwenya watche Maria kuti aremberwe. Iye akari mimba.⁶Zwaitika kuti padzanshwika iye ku Belem, iyakari ngani ya kuti Maria akare na mwana. ⁷zvino iye abhara mwana watche wakutoma ,Iye adhanfukutidza na massakara. Bhudha penepo adhamuiga mumwadhiya wakudhiera zwifuio kwakhana mbutho iya iwo kunhumba iya warendo.⁸Penepo pambuto ibhodzipo wafhunjissi wanango wakri kumunda, kulinda mabhira awo tchaussiku. ⁹Ntumwa mbhodzi wa Mulungu abhudhikira kuna iwo tchiedza tcha mbuiya tchakavhenekera kuzenguerera iwo; Wentse wadhagara nakukangaidzika.¹⁰Nakudharo, ntumwa ahdawadvundza: "Mussatchiye, ndakuissirani zwakudheka kwakutsanzaiya kwa wentse wanthu. ¹¹Lero kuthaundi la Davi, wakubharirane mponessi. Iye ndi Cristu Mbuiya! ¹²Munadzamudziwa na tchipanguiziro itchi: Iye anadzafukizwa na massakara atchigonessua mumwadhiya wakudhiera zwifuiyo".¹³Chilipolipotchi wakwanda watumwa kubhudha kudzuru, washwika wabhatana na mutumwa

ndzawo wanamata Mulungu watchi longa:

¹Patchaka tchatchi khumi na zwichanu kutonga kwa Tiberio Cesar pakari Poncio Pilatos akari ntongui wa Judeia, Herodes akari ntongui wa Galileia, mubhale watche Filipe, akari ntongui wa tsissa tcha Itureia, Traconites na Lisanias, ntongui waku Abilene, ²pangani iyenei iya wakulo wa Sacerdote Anas na Caifas, massoko a Mulungu adhauya kuna Juwau, mwana wa Zakaria ku tsesseti.³Adhaita ulendho kwendha kuzenguerera mwentse ndziko la Jordao atchiparidza massoko akutchinhuka, na kulekeleluwa kwa kunhangaza.⁴Ninga zwidhalembwa mu bhukhu la mafala a mprhofiti Isaias: " kukhuwa kwakubveka mtsesseti: Londzelerani nzila iya Mbuiya, thassamissani nzila zatche.⁵⁶Lentse kuro lina dzazwa hentse mabhango na zindhunda zinaterezwa, nzila zakubenda zina thassamiswa na nzila zamadzenjhe zina zweremezwa; Wentse wanadzahona kuponesswa kwa Mulungu".⁷Zwino juwau adhalonga kuna dhungwe likuru lakauya kuti li bhizwe na iye: Imwe ndimwe dzindza la nyoka! Mbani akutchendzezani kuti muthawe kutongwa kuri kushwikaku.⁸Nakudharoko inaita missapho ya kuti nkhabhe kudiya na kutchunhuka mussadzatome kubvundzana kwa imwe: 'Ife tina Abrahamu ninga bhambo wathu!' Thangwe ine nakubvunzhani kuti Mulunguana mussa wana wa Abrahamu ninga mapuye haiya.⁹Mbadzo iyaigwa pabhodzi na mizi iya miti.Dharo wentse muti unareka kubhara mussapho wa derethu una temwa hothusswa pamoto.¹⁰Madhungwe adhamubvundjissa, atchilonga: Zwino ntswai zwinadhikanika ti hite? ¹¹Iye adhaila, atchilonga: Kuna ule ana nguho ziwiri, nga passe nzhatche ibhodzi hassina ne ibhodzi kuna ule ana tchakudiya ngaite zvibhodzibhodzi.¹²Zwino wanango wanhakussonkhessa missonkho, wadhauiyaho kudza bhizwa, wadhabvundjissa: "Nfhundjissi, ntswai zwinadhikanika tiyte? ¹³Juwau awabvundza:Mussassonkhessezwe missonkho kupindilidza zvile zwabvunzwa imwe.¹⁴Massotcha anango wadhamubvundjissabo, watchilonga: Pa ifembo? ntswai zwinadhikanika tiyte?" Iye adhaira: " Mussatore matchereni awandhu na simba, mussapambazile mundhu zva dhonzwi. Dhekeluwani na matchereni anu anatambira imwe".¹⁵Wanthu ninga wakari pakurarama kugarira kuswika kwa kristu, wentse wakanyelezela mumoiyo mwaho kuti Juwau ndhie wene kristu. ¹⁶Juau awadhaira kuti:kuna ine, ine ndhinakubvizani madzi, dharo anadzauiya ule ana simba kupinda ine pondho ine ndazi kuya kudza phudzumula nthambo wa ntsapato zanu. Iye anakubhizani na nzimu wakutchena pabhodzi na moto.¹⁷Iye mumandza mwatche ana focholo ibhodzi kuti apukute nakutereka atchiwanganiza zwakudheka munkozi mwatche. Dharo anadzapitcha ntsanga na moto ussikadzathimissiki.¹⁸¹⁹²⁰Nakutsandzaiya kunango kwakuwanda, Juwau akapalidza zvaderetu kuna wanthu. Adhassunga na mutemo Herodes, ntongui, nakubanyila kwa mukazi wa mbhale watche, Herodias, na zwakuwanda zwinango zwinthu kuti iye akadhazwita, adhathimizila phondho wentse iyo, kuti wafunguire Juwau nkhadyabhosue.²¹Wadhazvibva kuti padhakabhizwa wanthuwa na Jowau ,Djesso adhabhizwaho, ²²pakanamata iye kudzaulu kudhafunguka, nzimu wakutchena udhatchitha kuna iye, ninga njiwa: Adhabva nkuho ubhodzi wakudzulu: "Iwe ndiwe mwana wangu wakudhiwa, na iwe handhina madhile".²³Padhatoma Djesso na bhassa latche, iye akana zwaka makhumi matatu. Iye akali mwana wa Jose (ninga zvakanyelezelwa), mwana wa Eli, ²⁴mwana wa Matate, mwana wa Levi, mwana wa Melqui, mwana wa Janai mwana wa Jose,²⁵Mwana wa Matatias, mwana wa Amos, mwana wa Naum, mwana wa Esli, mwana wa Nagai, ²⁶mwana wa Maate, mwana wa Matatias, mwana wa Semei, mwana wa Joseque, mwana wa Joda,²⁷Mwana wa Juana, mwana wa Resa, mwana wa Zorobabel, mwana wa Salatiel, mwana wa Neri, ²⁸mwana wa Melqui, mwana wa Adi, mwana wa Cosa, mwana wa Elmoda, mwana wa Er, ²⁹mwana wa Josue, mwana wa Eliezer, mwana wa Jorim mwana wa Matate, mwana wa Levi,³⁰Mwana wa Simeao mwana wa Juda mwana wa Jose, mwana wa Jona, mwana wa Eliaquim, ³¹mwana wa Melea, mwana wa Mena, mwana wa Matata, mwana wa Nata mwana wa Davi, ³²mwana wa Jose, mwana wa Obede, mwana wa Boaz, mwana wa Sala mwana wa Nasom,³³Mwana wa Aminadabe, mwana wa Admim, mwana wa arni, mwana wa Esrom, mwana wa Fares, mwana wa Juda, ³⁴mwana wa Jaco mwana wa Isaque, mwana wa Abraao, mwana wa Tera, mwan a wa Naor, ³⁵mwana wa Seruque, mwana wa Ragau, mwana wa Faleque, mwana wa Eber, mwana wa Sala,³⁶Mwana wa Caina, mwana wa Arfaxade, mwana wa Sem, mwana wa Noe, mwana wa Lameque, ³⁷mwana wa Matusalem, mwana wa Enoque, mwana wa Jarede, mwana wa Maleleel, mwana wa Caina, ³⁸mwana wa Enos, mwana wa Sete, mwana wa Adamu mwana wa Mulungu.

¹Dharo Dhesso, adha bhatua na nzimu wakutchena, adha hirila ku nkulo wa Djordani adhaendessua na muzimu kutchesseti. ²Ntsiku makhumi manai, iye adha iyesserikuana dhimonho. Pantsiku zenezi, Djessu hazi kudya tchindhu pakumalissa iye ava nzara.³Dhimonyo amubvundza "Ukati iwe ndiwe mwana wa Mulungu tchinjha bhueri ri hite nkate''. ⁴Jhessu adhadhaira: "Zwidharembwa, ne na nkate woka munthu anararama".⁵Dharo dhimonyo adhamutora kuenda naye pambhuto iyakudzuka, adhamupanguiza wentse umambo wa dziko. ⁶Adhalonga: Yne ndinakupassa wentse hukulu wakukwanissa wentse utongui wenei, na zventse zviri penepazvi.Ine ndidhazvi passiwa; ine ndhina passambo ule anadha ine. ⁷Dharo ukandizvessera utchindinamata zventse izvi zvitchakara zvako.⁸Mbhapo Djessu adhaira, atchilonga: Zwidharembwa namata Mbuya bhassi Mulungu wako iye bhassi umunamatire.⁹Bhudha penepo dimonho adhatora Djesso kwenda ku Jerusalem; Adhamuikha pambhuto yakudzuka iya nhumba ya Mulungu; Adha longa ukakhala iwe ndiwe mwana wa Mulungu dzwika apa. ¹⁰Zvidharembwa: "Iye anadzapassa mutemo watumwa watche wakukoe na kuonerera." ¹¹Napenepo adhalonga: "Iyo wanakuphata na mandza awo kuti muendo zako zireke kukhukwa na bhuiye.¹²Djesso adhaira atchilonga: "Zvidharembwa, ussaessere Mulungu wako" ¹³Pakumara kwa zvenezvi dimonho adhathawa penepo .¹⁴Napenepo Djesso adha hirira ku Galileia, na simba za nzimu wakutchena, massoko pansolo pa iye akamwazika pentse pa paychissa tchapaduzepo. ¹⁵Akafhunzissa mussinagoga wentse wanthu wadhamunamata.¹⁶Iye adhauiya ku Nazare pa thaundi ridha kura iye, Ninga nsambo, iye apinda mussinagoga, ntsiku iya nsabhudhu, amuika aherenga zvinthu zva kurembwa. ¹⁷Napeneo adhapasswa bhuku lamu profiti Isaia padha fungura iye adhagumana mbuto idharembwa:¹⁸Muzimu wa mbuia uri naine, mphapo iye andibvera kuti ndiparidzire warombo.Iye andituma kuti ndilongue kutsudzuka kwawo na kufungura mabhofu matso awo, toera kutsudzura wadha sungwa na pikadho. ¹⁹Na kudziwissa ntsaka ntsaderetu ntsa mbuia.²⁰Zwino iye adhafunga bhukhu, ahirindza kuna waonereri waku sinagoga adha gara pantsi.Wentse kussinagoga wakadzeza iye. ²¹Iye adhatoma kwabvunza: "Lero tapeza malembua adhabva imwe". ²²Mbhodzi na mbhodzi adha dhairira zwidha longa iye, wentse iwo wadha kadhekerwa na massoko akabhudha pamuromo patche. Iwo wadhakalonga :wenei siebha mwana wa Jose".²³Djesso adhawabvunza: Ndimomwene ndibvundzeni malonguero aiya: "Mulapi, anarapa iwe.Itambho kudziko rako zvuentse zvwabva ifezvi zvidhaita iwe ku Cafarnaum". ²⁴Iye adhalonga: Ndinakubvunzani kuti hapana muprofiti anatambirwa zwaderetu kudziko latche.²⁵Mphapo ndimomwene ndiri kukubvundzane kuti kwakana wakazi wazindji wakussiwa ku Israel pa ngani iya Elias, pakari na zwaka zwitatu na ntsama kussina kugwa madzi, kudhawoneka ndzara ikuru lentse dzikori. ²⁶Mphapo Elias hadhazi kutumirwa pa mbhodzi. Adha tumwa bhassi pa nhakussiwa mbhodzi akakhara ku Sarepta, paduze na pathaundi la Sidom. ²⁷Pa ngani iya muprofiti Eliseu, wakhalipombo wanhakuramara wakuanda ku Israel, mphapo mbhodzi bhassi adharapiwa, Naama, o Sirio".²⁸Wentse wadhadzara ku Sinagaga padha zvibva iwo zvindhu zvenezve. ²⁹Iwo wadhamuka, wadhamudhussa kundza kwa thaundi wadhamuendessa pantsonga iya bhango tangwe thaundi rawo rakaronzwa, kuti wamuguisse pantsi. ³⁰Mphapo iye apinda na pakati pawo adhaenda na nzira iyatche.³¹Zwino iye atchitha ku Cafarnaum, thaundi libhodzi ra Galileia. Ntsiko za nsabhudhu iye akafhunzissa wanthu ku Sinagoga. ³²Iwo waka dzudzumika nakufhundzissa kwatche, tangwe akalonga na simba.³³Ntsiku zenezi musinagoga, muakana mamuna mbhodzi akahonererwa na muzimu wakunhangara. Iye aka nkhuwa na simba: ³⁴"Ntswai zvina ife na iwe , Djesso wa ku Nazare? Iwe wahuia kudzatifudza? Ine ndinadziwa ndiwe wani, nzimu wa Mulungu".³⁵Djesso adhadhaira dimomyo, atchilonga: "Matama, bhudha kuna iye!". Dimonyo adha linguissa pantsi pakati pawo adhabhudha ne kuita zwakunhangara. ³⁶Wanthu wagara na kukangaidzika, mbhodzi na wanango wakatchedza: Ndimassoko ayi eneiya? Na simba rakuthamanguissa mizimu iyakunyangara iyo itchibhudha". ³⁷Massoko tangwe ra iye amwazika zentse mbhuto za ntchissatchi.³⁸Zwino Djesso adhassia sinagoga adhaenda kunhumba ya Simau. Madzwara wa Simau akabhonera na kurwara kukuru, iye adhamukumbirira mudzina la Mulungu. ³⁹Djesso adhakotama pansolo patche ndhenda idhabhudha, idhamussia. Tchilipolipotchi iye adhamuka adhatoma kwassenzera.⁴⁰Paka thobhima ndzuwa, wanthu wadhauissa kuna Djesso wentche wakakonzeka, matenda aku siana_siana. Djesso pakuiga manza pansoro wa ubhodzi nambhodzi wakaporeswa. ⁴¹Madhimonyo akuwanda adhabhudha pakati paiwo, wakakhuwa watchilonga: "Iwe ndiwe mwana wa Mulungu!". Djesso akawathamanguissa madhimonyo, azi kawassiya walongue, tangwe wakamudziwa kuti iye ndi kristu.⁴²Kwakuetcha kwa ntsiku, Djesso adhaenda kutchesseti ka namata. Mbumba yakamussaka wadhauiya pambuto iyakari na iye. Wadhakamufhunzira kuti aende. ⁴³Mbhapo Djesso adhawabvunza: "Ine ndiri kudha kuparidza mafala anyuwani ambhuto ya Mulungu mu mathaundi akuwanda, ndi tangwe razvenezvi ine ndatumwa kuno". ⁴⁴Zwino iye adhaienderera na kuparidza mussinagoga na iyentse mathaundi a Judeia.

¹Zvidhaitika kuti, ntsiku inango,mbumba wakawanganizana mukundu mwa Djesso kuti wabve mafala a Mulungu, iye akaimira pabhodzi kukhundu la Genesare. Iye ²ahona makhoko mairi munkhomo ma thara, wanhakumedza wakadha ntchitha watora wamaritchera wao. ³Zwino iye akwira koko rimodzi, lakari la Simao, adhamukumbira kuti afendeze padhoko khokori mukuromu. Djesso adhagara mukhoko, akafhundzissa mbumba.⁴Padha pezessa kufhundzissa, Djesso alonga kuna Simao: "Tora khoko ienda kwaku zika madzi thussa maritchera". ⁵Simao wadhaira: "Mbuia tabhata bhassa ussiku wentse taziwe kubhata tchindhu, mphapo na tangwe la mafala anu tinma thussa maritchera". ⁶Pakuita zvuenezvi, iyo wadhabhata ntsomba zakuwanda , wamaritchera wadhatoma kukedzeka. ⁷Zwino iyo wadhainza wandzawo kuti wauiye kawatessa. Iyo wadhadzaza makhoko mairi kushwikira duze kuti haririme.⁸Padhaona Simao na Pedro zvenezvi, iye adhagodhama mumwendho mwa Djesso, atchilonga: "Fenderane uko, tangwe ndine munhangazi, mbuiya". ⁹Zwino iye na wentse wakari na iye wadhagara na kudjudjumika na kumedza kudhaita iwo. ¹⁰Zwibhodzibhodzizwo bhassi, Tiago na Joao wana wa Zebedeu, wakari chamwari wa Simao. Zwino Djesso abvundza Simao: "Hussathyie dharo mudhira ntchinctchino iwe unakara nhakumedza wa wamuna. ¹¹Padha uissa iyuo makoko ku mukuro, wassia zventse watoera Djesso.¹²Zvidhaitika kuti, pakari iye kuthaundi kwakana mamuna akari na mapere. Padhaona iye Djesso, agodhama pantsi atchibhata nkope iyatche, amunhenguerera atchilonga: Mbuiya, kukakhara nkudhja kwanu ndiporesseni." ¹³Djesso athassamissa bhoko latche akuiya iye, atchilonga uko nkudha kwangu. Unaponeswa!" Nakukassika mapere adhapora.¹⁴Iye amufhungissa kuti areke kubvunza munthu, mbhapo amubvunza: Toera nzira iyako, panguiza sacerdote pereka kuchupika kuti utchinge, zvindendemere na mutemo wa Mozessi kuti akudhairireni.¹⁵Mphapo massoko thangwe la iye akamwazika bhassi , mbumba iya wanthu wakauiya kabva mafhunzissiro atche kuti warapiwe matenda awo. ¹⁶Nakukassika iye adhabhudha kuenda kumbhuto iya Mulungu kanamata.¹⁷Zwidhaitika kuti, ntsiku inango, Djesso wakafhunzissa, pakana mafarizeu na wafhunzissi wa mambo wakagara duze na iye. Iyo wabhudha matsissa aku siana siana ntcha madziko iyaku Judeia na Galileia na kuthaundi la Jerusalem. Simba la mbuiya lakari na iye kuti arape.¹⁸Zwino wamuna wanango wadhauiya wakadjussa mamuna mbhodzi mukaka wakari tchirema. Iyo wakassaka muchobho wakuiya naye mukati pambhuto, kuti wamuike kussogoro kwa Djessu. ¹⁹Mbhapo na thangwe la dhungwe, iyo wazi kukwanissa. Zwino wadhakwira xikadha na xikadha, watchitissa mamuna mumaka pakati pa wanthu, kussogoro kwa Djesso.²⁰²¹Pakuwahona kutenda, Djesso alonga: "Mamuna, kunyangaza kwako kwarekererwa". Macriba na mafariseu watoma kubvundzissa, watchilonga: Mbhani iye kuti alongue zwenezvi? Mulungu bhassi anakwanissa kurekerere zwitema".²²Mhapo Djesso, nakuzvibva zvakanyerezera iyo, adhaira awabvundza: Thangwe rai muri kubvundzissa zvenezvi mumoyo mwanu? ²³Ntswai zviri nhore kulonga: Kunhangaza kwako kwarekererwa"Moka famba?" ²⁴Mudzadziwe kuti mwana wa mamuna ana simba pantsi kuti arekerere zvitema ndinalonga: Muka, bhata nshuimbo yako ndoko kunyumba kwako".²⁵Nakukassika iye amuka pamberi payo wabhata nshwimbo wakakara adhagona ayenda kunyumba kwatche actchitenda Mulungu. ²⁶Wentsene wadhagara nakudjudjumika, watchitenda Mulungu, atchidzazua na kuthia wakaronga: "lero ife taona zvinthu zvuakukangaidzissa.²⁷Kupera kwazvenezvi Djesso wabhudha kweneko waona mbhodzi nyakussonkha missonkho wakadhainzwa Levi akagara pambuto iyakussonkhera missonkho. Zwino Djesso wamubvunza: "Nditowere". ²⁸Levi wassiya zventse wamuka wamutowera.²⁹Zwino Levi arondzerera thomba likuru kuitira Djesso pa nhumba patche. Wanhamissonko wakuwanda na wanango wanthu wakakhara wadhantsurima pamesa, washidhia naiye. ³⁰Mafariseu na Escriba wakagurukuta kuna wanyakufhunza wa Djesso, watchilonga: ''Thangwerai imwe muri kudhia na kumwa na wanyakussonkha missonkho nz wanango wanyangazi?'' ³¹Awadhaira Djesso : Ware wadhawanga hawadhi murapi, Bhassi kuna ware wakurwara. ³²Ine handizi kuiya kadhainza waderetu, ndauiya dzadhainza wanyangazi wanatenda kutchinyuka".³³Iwo awabvunza: "Wanyakufhunza wa Jowau wari kukhara watchita mitchanyo nakunamata, wanyakufhunza wa Fariseu warikuitao. Wanyakufhunza wako wari kumwa na kudhia". ³⁴Djesso awabvunza:Podhi mbhodzi kuita wanyakudhainzwa pa kubhatira kutchanya mkwambo ari na iwo? ³⁵Mbhapo zinakwana ntsiku zakudhussua mukwambo, ntsiku zenezi wanadzatchanya.³⁶Zwino Djesso awahembera ngano: "Hapana anadhussa tchigamba pa nguwo iyanyuwani kuiga panguwo iyakare. Mphapo anaita zvenezvi nguwo iyanyuwani ina kedzeka, tchigambatchi hatchibverani na nguwo iyakare.³⁷Hapana anaika vinho iyanyuwani mudhessa rakupuntsika. Anaita zwenezvi, vinyo iyanyuwani inapera kutchutcha, madhessa anapuntsika. ³⁸Mbhapo vinyo iyanyuwani inadhikana kuigwa mudhessa ranyuwani. ³⁹Hapana anamwa vinyo iyanyuwani odhazwe kumwa iyakare, anaronga: "Iyakare ndiyo iyaderetu.

¹Ngezuva reSabatha, echihamba ngomukati mweminda yekoroni, vadzidzi vake vakavhuna mitsonzoti yekoroni, vakapukutira panyara dzavo vechidya. ²Asi vamweni vevaFarisi vakati, “Munoita ngenyi icho chisikatenderwi mumipango kuitwa ngezuva reSabatha?³Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Amusati mwatongodzidza here icho chakaitwa ndiDhavhidha apo aiya nenzara, iye naavo vaiya naye? ⁴kupotera kwaakaita mumhatso yaMwari, akatora, akadya zvingwa zvakapirwa kunaMwari, akapawo kuneavo vaiya naye, izvo zvisikatenderwi mumipango kuti zvidyiwe, asi kwega ngevapristi. ⁵Jesu akati kwavari, “Mukororo woMunhu ndiMambo weSabatha”.⁶Ngezuva rimwenizve reSabatha, apo Jesu paakangena mumhatso yokunamatira, akadzidzisa. Waiyapo munhu uwo waiya nenyara yokumudyo yakaoma. ⁷Vanyori nevaFarisi vakamurinda, kuti vaone kuti unozomuponesa here ngezuva reSabatha, vechitsvaka chokumuparisa ndaa ndicho. ⁸Asi Jesu waizia mikarakadzo yavo, akati kunemunhu uwo waiya nenyara yakaoma, “Uya ueme panapa.” Naye wakamiruka, akaemapo.⁹Asi Jesu wakati kwavari, “Ndinomubvunza kuti, kunotenderwa here ngezuva reSabatha kuita zvakanaka nokuti kuita zvakashata? Kuponesa ndaramo nokuti kuiuraya?” ¹⁰Naye wakavaringisisa veshe, akati kwaari, “Tambanudza nyara yako.” Naye wakaita kudaro, nenyara yake yakaponazve. ¹¹Asi vakazadzwa ngoushungu, vakapangana pakati pavo ngechevangaita kunaJesu.¹²Ngaawo mazuva Jesu wakakwira pamutunhu kookumbira; naye wakakumbira usiku hweshe kunaMwari. ¹³Naapo kwaedza, wakadaidza vadzidzi vake, naye wakatsanangura kubva pakati pavo gumi navairi, avo vaakadudzazve kuti vapostori:¹⁴Simoni, uwo waakadudza kuti Petro, naAndreu munun'una wake, Jakobe, Johani, Firipu, Bhathoromeu, ¹⁵Mateu, Thomasi, Jakobe mukororo waArifeusi, Simoni uwo waizwi muZeroti, ¹⁶Judhasi mukororo waJakobe, naJudhasi Isikarioti, uwo wakapira Mambo.¹⁷Naye Jesu wakadzaka navo, akaema pandau yakaterama, nembungano huru yevadzidzi vake nembungano huru yevanhu vakabva Judhia kweshe neJerusarema nenharaunda dzeshe dzokuruandhle dzeThire nedzeSidhoni, avo vakauya kumuzwa nokuponeswa nhenda dzavo. ¹⁸naavo vakatambudzwa ngomweya inetsvina vakaponeswa. ¹⁹Nembungano yeshe yakaedza kumubata, ngokuti simba raibva kwaari rechivaponesa veshe.²⁰Naye wakaringira vadzidzi vake, akati: “Munomuchena imwimwi muri varombo, ngokuti umambo hwaMwari ngohwenyu. ²¹Munomuchena imwimwi munofukama zvinopano, ngokuti munozogutiswa. Munomuchena imwimwi munochema zvinopano, ngokuti munozosheka.²²Munomuchena imwimwi apo vanhu vanozomunyenya nokuparadzana nemwi, nokumukaraidza nokurasha zina renyu kudai ngerakashata, ngendaa yoMwana woMunhu. ²³Dakarai ngeiro zuva mwechinyanduka ngokudakara, ngokuti ringirai, musharo wenyu mukuru mudenga; ngokuti madzibaba avo vakaita kudarowo kunevaprofeti.²⁴Asi hezvo kwomuri imwimwi vapfumi, ngokuti imwimwi mwatoashira musharo wenyu. ²⁵Hezvo kwomuri munogutiswa zvinopano, ngokuti munozofukama. Hezvo kwomuri imwimwi munosheka zvinopano, ngokuti munozotsumba nokuchema.²⁶Hezvo kwomuri apo vanhu veshe vooereketa zvakanaka ndimwi, ngokuti madzibaba avo vakaereketa kudaro kunevaprofeti vokunyepa.²⁷Asi inini ndinoti kwomuri imwimwi munondizwa, idai magaa enyu, muite zvakanaka kwavari avo vanomunyenya, ²⁸6:28fumisai avo vanomutuka, kumbirirai avo vanomutambudza.²⁹Nokwaari unokurova padama, mupindurire rimwenizve, nokwaari uwo unokutorera bhachi rako, mupe nehembe yakozve. ³⁰Wechipa kwavari veshe vanokumbira kwouri, nokwaari uwo unotora zviro zvako, usazviteerazve.³¹Kudai ngezvomunoda kuti vanhu vamuitire, itaiwo kwavari zvakadaro., ³²Kudai mwechivada avo vanomuda, munenyi chomungazobongwa ndicho? Ngokuti nevashaishi vanovada avo vanovadawo. ³³Nokudai mwechiitira zvakanaka kwavari avo vanomuitira zvakanaka, munenyi chomungazobongwa ndicho? Ngokuti nevashaishi vanondoitawo zvakadaro. ³⁴Nokudai mwechikweretwa ngaavo vomunogonda kuzoashirazve kwavari, munenyi chomungazobongwa ndicho? Ngokuti nevashaishi vanokweretwa ngevashaishi kuti vandozoashira zvakadaro kubva kwavari.³⁵Asi idai magaa enyu, muvaitire zvakanaka, mwechivakweretesa musikakariri kupetudzirwa, nomusharo wenyu unozoita mukuru, nemwi munozoita vana veUwo Uripadera pazveshe; ngokuti iye unenyasha kwavari vasikabongi nekwavari vakashata. ³⁶Itai vane nyasha, kudai ndiBaba enyu vane nyasha.³⁷Musatonga, nemwi amuzotongwi; musaparisa ndaa, nemwi amuzopariswi ndaa; rekererai, nemwi munozorekererwa.³⁸ipai, nakwo kunozopuwawo kwomuri. Chipimo chakanaka, chakarondwa, chakazunguzirwa nechinerushangu, vanozotindikira kwomuri. Ngokuti ngeicho chipimo chomunozopima ndicho, chinozopimirwawo kwomuri.³⁹Naye wakaronza muedzaniso kwavari echiti, “Bofu ringatungamirira bofu here? Avazowi veshe murindi here? ⁴⁰Mudzidzi aari padera pomudzidzisi wake akadi, asi mudzidzi weshe apedza kudzidza unozodai ngomudzidzisi wake.⁴¹Unopenyerenyi chitsepedzo chiri mudziso romukoma wako, asi usikaoni danda riri mudziso rako? ⁴²Nokuti ungazoita maronzerenyi kunemukoma wako kuti, ‘Mukoma, tenda kuti ndibvise chitsepedzo chiri mudziso rako,’ apo iwewe wemene usikaoni danda riri mudziso rako wemene? Iwewe mudziitisi, tanga kubvisa danda riri mudziso rako, naapo unozonasa kuona pamhene kubvisa chitsepedzo chiri mudziso romukoma wako.⁴³Ngokuti akuna muti wakanaka ungabereka michero yakashata, nokutizve muti wakashata aungabereki michero yakanaka. ⁴⁴Ngokuti muti weshe unoziikanwa ngemichero yawo. Ngokuti vanhu avakayi maonde kubva pamiti yeminzwa, nokuti parukato avakayi michero yemavhini.⁴⁵Munhu wakanaka kubva paupfumi hwokanaka hwemumwoyo mwake unobudisa icho chakanaka, nomunhu wakashata kubva paupfumi hwakashata hwemumwoyo wake unobudisa icho chakashata; ngokuti muromo unoereketa kubva kunezvakawanda zviri mumwoyo.⁴⁶Munondidaidza ngenyi kuti, ‘Mambo, Mambo,’ musikaiti izvo zvendinomuronzera? ⁴⁷Munhu weshe unouya kwendiri echizwa mazwi angu, echiaita ndinozomupangidzira uwo waanotodzana naye. ⁴⁸Unodai ngomunhu echiaka mhatso, uwo wakatsa akadzamisa, akaisa tsikiro paruware; naapo ndambi yakwira, yakarova iyo mhatso, yaiya isina simba rokuikutukusa, ngokuti yaiya yakanasa kuakwa.⁴⁹Asi iye unozwa asikaiti, wakadai ngomunhu wakaaka mhatso padera pevhu isina tsikiro; naapo ndambi yakarova iyo mhatso, paripo yakawa, nokuwa kweiyo mhatso kwaiya kwakakura.

¹Naapo Jesu apedza mazwi ake eshe mukuzwa kwevanhu, wakangena muKhapernaume.²Hloko yenduna yezana, yaidikanwa ndiye, yairwara, iri paduze pokufa. ³Naapo yazwa ndiJesu, yakatuma kwaari vakuru vevaJudha yechikumbira kuti auye aponese hloko yayo. ⁴Naapo vakaguma kunaJesu, vakamupota kakurutu vechiti, “Iyo inosisira kuti uyiitire ichi, ⁵ngokuti inoda dzinza redu, nayo yakatiakira mhatso yedu yokudira”.⁶NaJesu wakaenda navo. Naapo aapasinde pemhatso, nduna yezana yakatuma hama dzayo yechiti kwaari, “Mambo, usadzinesa, ngokuti andisisiri kuti iwewe upotere pashi pedenga rangu. ⁷ndizvo ndapinimidza kuti andisisiri kuuya kwouri ndemene. Asi ronzai izwi, nomuranda wangu unozopona., ⁸Ngokuti inini neniwo ndiri munhu wakaemeswa pashi pesimba, ndine masoja pashi pangu; neni ndinoti kuneiri, ‘Chienda,’ naro rinoenda, nokunerimweni, ‘Chiuya,’ naro rinouya, nokunemuranda wangu, ‘Chiita ichi,’ naye unochiita.⁹Naapo Jesu azwa ichi wakashamiswa ndiyo, naye wakakunukukira kune mbungano yaimuteera, akati kweiri, “Ndinoti kwomuri, andizi kutongomboona kutenda kukurutu kwakadaro, kunyazwi muIsuraeri”. ¹⁰Naavo vakatumwa vapetuka kumhatso, vakaona muranda apona.¹¹Paripo ngesure kweizvo, Jesu wakaenda kudhorobha rinozwi Naini, nevadzidzi vake vakaenda naye nembungano huru. ¹²Naapo echikwedzera pamusiwo wedhorobha, penya, munhu wakafa waitwarwa kubva mudhorobha, uwo waiya ari mukororo umwe ega wamai ake, vaiya shirikadzi; nevanhu vazhinji vedhorobha vaiya naye. ¹³Naapo Mambo amuona, wakamuzwira urombo, akati kwaari, “Usachema”. ¹⁴Naye wakakwedzera, akabata ruhlaka, nevatwari vakaema. Wakati, “Jaha, ndinoti kwouri, muka”. ¹⁵Nouwo waiya afa wakamuka akagara, akatanga kuereketa. Naye wakamupa kunamai ake.¹⁶Kutya kwakabata veshe; navo vakairikidza Mwari vechiti, “Muprofeti mukuru wakabuda pakati pedu!” “NaMwari wakahambira vanhu vake”. ¹⁷Nembiri iyi yakateketeswa ngendaa yake muJudhia mweshe nomunyika dzeshe dzaitendenedza.¹⁸NaJohani wakaziiswa izvi zviro zveshe ngevadzidzi vake. NaJohani, echidaidza kwaari vadzidzi vake vairi, ¹⁹wakavatuma kunaMambo echiti, “Ndiwe here uwo unouya, nokuti ticharindira umweni? ²⁰Naapo vanhu avo vaguma kwaari, vakati, “Johani Mubhabhatidzi wakatituma kwouri echiti, ‘Ndiwe here uwo unouya, nokuti ticharindira umweni?²¹Ngeiro awa wakaponesa vazhinji vairwara ngenhenda nomweya yakashata, nevazhinji vaiya vari mapofu wakavapembenudza. ²²Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Endai muronzere Johani zvemwaona nezvemwazwa: mapofu anosvinurwa, zvirema zvinohamba, vane mapere vanoshambidzwa, madziiranzee anozwa, vakafa vanomuswa nevarombo vane mashoko akanaka anochumairwa kwavari. ²³Naye unomuchena usikapumhunwi ndini”.²⁴Naapo nhumwa dzaJohani dzaiya dzaenda, Jesu wakatanga kuereketa kune mbungano ngendaa yaJohani echiti, “Mwakabuda kuenda mushango koopenyei? Rutsanga rwakazungunyiswa ngedutu here? ²⁵Asi mwakabuda kuenda koonenyi? Munhu wakapfekeswa ngemachira akapfaa here? Penyai avo vanopfeka machira akapfaa vanogara mungome. ²⁶Asi mwakabuda kuenda koonenyi? Muprofeti here? Eya, ndinoti kwomuri nouwo unonyanya kupinda muprofeti.²⁷Uyu ndiye wakanyorwa ndiye kwechizwi, ‘Penyai, ndinotuma nhumwa yangu pamberi pehope yako, uwo ndiye unozonasirira njira yako pamberi pako. ²⁸Ndinoti kwomuri, mukati mwaavo vakaberekwa ngevakadzi akuna mukuru kupinda Johani; asi uwo uri mudoko muumambo hwaMwari uri mukuru kupinda Johani”.²⁹Vanhu veshe apo vazwa izvi pamwepo nevabharisi, navo vakatenda kururama kwaMwari, ngokuti vakabhabhatidzwa ngorubhabhatidzo rwaJohani. ³⁰Asi vaFarisi nemagweta vakadzirambira zano raMwari, vakaramba kubhabhatidzwa ndiJohani.³¹''Ndizvo ndovaedzanisa nenyi vanhu vomubarirwana uyu, vanotodzaniswa nenyi? ³²Vanotodzaniswa nevana vanogara pandau yomusika, vechidaidzana vechiti, ‘Takaridza kwomuri, nemwi amuzi kuzvina; takabonda, nemwi amuzi kuchema’.³³Ngokuti Johani Mubhabhatidzi wakauya asikadyi chingwa nokuti kumwa vhini, mwakati, ‘Une dhimoni’. ³⁴Mwana woMunhu wakauya echidya nokumwa, nemwi mwakati, ‘Penyai, munhu unemakaro nomumwisi wevhini, shamwari yevabharisi neyevashaishi!’ ³⁵Nokungwara kunopembedzwa ngevana vakwo veshe”.³⁶Umwe wevaFarisi wakakumbira kuti adye naye, naye wakapotera mumhatso youwo muFarisi, akagara patafura. ³⁷Painga nemudzimai womudhorobha, waiya mushaishi, naapo azia kuti wakagara patafura panekudya mumhatso yomuFarisi, wakaunza nhera yemafuta anonuhwira, ³⁸naye echiema ngesure kwetsoka dzaJesu, echichema, wakatanga kunyakatisa tsoka dzaJesu ngemasodzi ake, akadzipukuta ngebvudzi resoro rake, akachingamidza tsoka dzake ngomuromo, akadzidzodza ngemafuta.³⁹Asi muFarisi uwo wakakoka Jesu echiona, wakati mukati mwake, “Uyu munhu dai aiya muprofeti, waidai azia kuti ndiani, nokuti mudzimai uyu wakadini unomubata, ngokuti mushaishi”. ⁴⁰NaJesu echipingura wakati kwaari, “Simoni, ndinacho chokuereketa newe.” Naye wakati, “Mudzidzisi, chierekete”.⁴¹Jesu wakati ''Kwaiyapo munhu wakakweretwa ngevanhu vairi. Umwe wavo wakamukwereta zvigurwa zvesirivha mazana mashanu, noumweni zvigurwa zvesirivha makumi mashanu. ⁴²Naapo vasina chokuripira ndicho, iye wakavarekerera veshe. Ndizvo ndiani kwavari unozopindisisa kumuda? ⁴³Simoni wakapingura akati, “Ungaita uwo wakarekererwa zvakapinda kuwanda.” Wakati kwaari, “Wanasa kutonga”.⁴⁴Jesu echikunukukira kunemudzimai wakati kunaSimoni, “Unomuona here uyu mudzimai? Inini ndapotera mumhatso yako, auzi kundipa mvura yokushamba tsoka dzangu, asi iye wanyakatisa tsoka dzangu ngemasodzi ake, akadzipukuta ngebvudzi rake. ⁴⁵Iwewe auzi kundipa kisi, asi iye kubvira mukuwo wendapotera ndiwo aazi kurekera kuchingamidza tsoka dzangu ngomuromo.⁴⁶Iwewe auzi kudzodza soro rangu ngemafuta, asi iye wadzodza tsoka dzangu ngemafuta. ⁴⁷Ndizvo ndinoti kwouri, zvishaishi zvake zvakawanda zvarekererwa kwaari, ngokuti iye wada kakurutu. Asi kwaari warekererwa zvishomani, iye unondodawo zvishomani”.⁴⁸Naye wakati kwaari, “Zvishaishi zvako zvarekererwa kwouri”. ⁴⁹Zvino navo vaigara naye patafura panekudya vakatanga kuereketa mukati mwavo vechiti, “Ndiani uyu unokona kurekerera zvishaishi? ⁵⁰Naye wakati kuno mudzimai, “Kugonda kwako kwakuponesa; enda ngokunyarara”.

¹Apapo ngesure kweizvo, Jesu wakahamba ngomukati mwemadhorobha nemaguta, echichumaira nokuunza mashoko akanaka oumambo hwaMwari. Nevarigumi navairi vaiya naye, ²nevakadzi avo vaiya vaponeswa mweya yakashata nenhenda: Maria Magadhareni, uwo wakabviswa madhimoni manomwe, ³naJoana mukadzi waChuza, muranda waHerodhi, Suzana nevazhinji vamweni, avo vaimushandira ngezviro zvavo.⁴Naapo mbungano yaungana pamwepo nevanhu vakauya kwaari kubva kumadhorobha eshe, Jesu wakavaronzera muedzaniso echiti. ⁵“Mukushi wakabuda kookusha mbeu dzake. Naapo achakusha mbeu, dzimweni dzakawira panjira; nadzo dzakatsikwatsikwa ngetsoka, neshiri dzomudenga dzakadzidya. ⁶Nedzimweni dzakawira paruware; paripo dzakamera dzikazeketera, ngokuti dzaiya dzisina mwando.⁷Dzimweni dzakawira mukati mweminzwa; neminzwa yakakura pamwepo nadzo, yakadzizingizira. ⁸Dzimweni dzakawira mumavhu akanaka, dzakakura, dzikabereka tsangu zana rakapetwa.” Jesu achaereketa izvi wakadaidzira echiti, “Uwo une nzee dzokuzwa, ngaazwe”.⁹Naapo vadzidzi vake vakamubvunza kuti muedzaniso uyu biningidzo rawo ngerenyi, ¹⁰Jesu wakati kwavari, “Kwakapuwa kwomuri kuzia zvakafishika zvoumambo hwaMwari; asi kunevamweni kuti vazwe ngemiedzaniso, kuti, ‘Vechinyaona avaonisisi, vechinyazwa avazwisisi.¹¹Zvinopano muedzaniso ndiwo uyu: Mbeu izwi raMwari. ¹²Neidzo dziri pamhiri penjira, ndivo avo vakazwa; naapo Dhiabhorosi unouya nokubvisa izwi kubva mumwoyo yavo, kuti vasazotenda nokuponeswa. ¹³Neidzo dziri paruware, ndivo avo vanozwa izwi, vanoriashira ngokudakara; navo avana nzinde, vanotenda mukuwo mudoko, ngenguva yokuedzwa vanopumhunwa.¹⁴Mbeu dzakawira mukati mweminzwa, ndivo vandhu vanozwa, vechienda mberi vanozingizirwa ngokudembatemba noupfumi, zvidakadziso zvendaramo ino nemichero yayo. ¹⁵Asi mbeu dzakawira mumavhu akanaka, ndivo avo vanozwa izwi ngomwoyo usina kuchengedza nowakanaka, vanobereka michero ngokusengerera.¹⁶Akuna munhu unoti abasa chibani, unozochidumaidza ngechidziyo nokuti kuchiisa pashi pomubhedhi, asi unochiisa padera pechigadzikiro chechibani, kuti avo vanopotera vaone kujeka. ¹⁷Ngokuti akuna chiro chakafishika chisikazooniswi, nechakadumaidzwa chisikazoziikanwi, chisikazobudi mukujeka., ¹⁸Ndizvo ngwarai ngenjira dzokuzwa kwomunoita; ngokuti kunyazwi ngouri unacho, kunozotutsirwa kwaari, asi iye usina, kunozotorwa kubva kwaari neicho chaanopinimidza kuti unacho”.¹⁹Naapo mai ake nevanun'una vake vakauya kwaari, asi ngendaa yembungano avazi kukona kuguma paari. ²⁰Wakaronzerwa kuti, “Mai ako nevanun'una vako vakaema kubanze, vanoda kukuona”. ²¹Asi Jesu wakapingura kwavari akati, “Mai angu nevanun'una vangu ndivo avo vanorizwa izwi raMwari nokuriita”.²²Zuva rimweni Jesu wakapotera mungarava nevadzidzi vake, naye wakati kwavari, “Ngatiambuke ruseri rwegandwa.” Ndizvo vakahluza. ²³Asi vachahluza Jesu wakabatwa ngehope. Kwakadzaka mubvumo wedutu padera pegandwa, ngarava yakatanga kuzara ngemvura, navo vaiya mungozi.²⁴Navo vakauya kwaari Jesu, vakamumusa vechiti, “Mambo, Mambo, tofa!” Naye wakamuka, akakaraidza dutu nemafungu emvura; nawo akaterama, kwakaapo kunyarara. ²⁵Naye wakati kwavari, “Kugonda kwenyu kuripari?” Navo vakatya nokushamiswa, vechiti umwe kunoumweni, “Uyu ungaita anani, unopanga dutu nemvura, nazvo zvechimupurutana?''²⁶Naapo vaguma kunyika yeGerasa, iyo yakaringirana neGarire. ²⁷Naapo Jesu paakabuda mungarava nokutsika panyika, wakashongana nomunhu waibva mudhorobha, waiya nemadhimoni; kwomukuwo wakareba aazi kusimira zvokufuka, naye waiya asikagari mumhatso, asi mumaiba.²⁸Naapo aona Jesu wakazhambarara, akawa pashi pamberi pake, akati ngeizwi guru, “Ndinenyi newe, Jesu, iwewe Mukororo waMwari Uripadera pazveshe? Ndinokupota, usandishononesa”. ²⁹Ngokuti Jesu waiya apanga dhimoni rine tsvina kuti ribude kubva mumunhu. (Ngokuti kazhinji raimubata; naye waingwarirwa ngevarindi, akasungwa ngemaketani nemanguri, asi waidambura zvisungo izvo, echisundwa kuenda mushango ngedhimoni.³⁰Jesu wakamubvunza, akati, “Zina rako ndiani?” Naye wakati, “Ndiri Hondo.” Ngokuti madhimoni akawanda aiya akapotera mukati mwake. ³¹Nawo akamupota kuti asazoapanga kuti aende murindi.³²Raiyapo danga renguruve dzakawanda dzaifura padera pomutunhu; nawo akamupota kuti aatendere kuti apotere mwedziri. Naye wakaatendera. ³³Nemadhimoni akabuda kubva kunemunhu, akapotera munguruve. Nedanga iro rakarumba kudzaka ngepamakaha kupotera mugandwa, nadzo dzakanzvaira dzikafa.³⁴Naapo vaushi vaona zvakaitika, vakatiza, vakateketesa zvakaitika mudhorobha nomunharaunda. ³⁵Navo vakabuda kuenda koona zvakaitika, vakauya kunaJesu, vakaona munhuwo wakabviswa madhimoni akagara patsoka dzaJesu, asimira aterama. Navo vakatya.³⁶Naavo vakazviona vakavaronzera ngenjira yaakaponeswa ndiyo uwo waiya nemadhimoni. ³⁷Naapo vanhu veshe venharaunda dzenyika yevaGeraseni vakakumbira kuti jesu abve kwavari; ngokuti veshe vakabatwa ngokutya kukurutu. Apapo Jesu wakapotera mungarava, akahwirira.³⁸Asi munhu uwo wakabviswa madhimoni wakamupota kuti agare naye; asi Jesu wakamuendesa echiti,, ³⁹“Hwirira kumhatso yako, uvaronzere ngokukura kweizvo zvaakakuitira Mwari.” Naye wakahamba echiteketesa mudhorobha reshe kukura kweizvo zvaakaita Jesu kwaari.,⁴⁰Naapo Jesu auyazve, mbungano yakamuashira ngokudakara, ngokuti veshe vaiya vakamugarira. ⁴¹Naapo kwakauya munhu zina rake raizwi ndiJairosi, naye waiya mukuru wemhatso yokudira; naye echiwira patsoka dzaJesu wakamupota kuti auye kumhatso yake, ⁴²ngokuti waiya nemwanasikana umwe ega, waiya anemakore anoda kuita gumi namairi, naye waiya oodakufa. Naapo echienda, mbungano yakamutsikirira.⁴³Nedzimai raibuda ngazi makore gumi namairi, iro raiya rapedza zveshe zveraipona ndizvo ngeman'anga pasina waikona kumurapa. ⁴⁴Iro rakauya ngesure kwaJesu, rakabata mupendero wechokufuka chake; paripo nhenda yaro yokubuda ngazi yakapora.⁴⁵NaJesu wakati, “Ndiani uwo wandibata?” Naapo veshe varamba, Petro naavo vaiya naye vakati, “Mambo, mbungano inokutsikirira nokukupfanyirira”. ⁴⁶Asi Jesu wakati, “Uripo wandibata; ngokuti ndinozwa kuti simba rabuda kwendiri”.⁴⁷Naapo dzimai raona kuti arizi kufishika, rakauya rechihuta, rakawa pashi pamberi paJesu, rikaronza zveshe pamberi pevanhu veshe kuti ramubata ngendaa yenyi, nokuti raponeswa chiriporipo., ⁴⁸Jesu wakati kweriri, “Mwanasikana, kugonda kwako kwakuponesa; enda ngokunyarara”.⁴⁹Achaereketa Jesu kwakauya umwe echibva kumhatso yomukuru wemhatso yokudira echiti, “Mwanasikana wako watofa; usachanesa Mudzidzisi”. ⁵⁰Asi Jesu echizwa, wakapingura kwaari echiti, “Usatya. Kwega tenda, naye unozoponeswa”.⁵¹Naapo Jesu aguma kumhatso, aazi kutendera kuti munhu apotere naye, kwega Petro, Johani, Jakobe, nababa omusikana namai ake., ⁵²Navo veshe vaimuchema vechimutsumba; asi wakati, “Musachema; ngokuti aazi kufa, asi wakaata”. ⁵³Navo vakamusheka, vechizia kuti watofa.⁵⁴Asi iye echimubata ngenyara wakadaidzira echiti, “Musikana, muka” ⁵⁵Mweya wake wakauyazve, naye wakamuka chiriporipo. Iye wakapanga kuti apuwe chokudya. ⁵⁶Vabereki vake vakashamiswa; asi wakavapanga kuti vasaronzera munhu ngeizvo zvaitwa.

¹Jesu wakadaidza pamwepo gumi navairi, akavapa simba rokukurira madhimoni eshe nokurapa nhenda, ²Naye wakavatuma kuenda koochumaira umambo hwaMwari nokurapa vanorwara.³Wakati kwavari, “Musatora chiro parwendo rwenyu, haiwa ndonga, nokuti nyede, nokuti chingwa, nokuti mare; zve, musatora mabhachi mairi. ⁴Kunyazwi ngeyani mhatso yomunozopotera, garaimwo metsa mubve muripo.⁵Naavo vasikazomuashiri, mwoobva mudhorobha iro, munozoguwa bukuta pashi petsoka dzenyu kuita chapupu chokuvaitira ndaa”. ⁶Navo vakaenda, vakahamba mumaguta eshe, vechichumaira vhangeri nokuponesa vanhu kundau dzeshe.⁷Zvinopano Herodhi sadunhu, azia zveshe zvaiya zvaitika, wakatambudzika, ngokuti vamweni vakaronza kuti Johani wamuswa kubva kwevakafa, ⁸vamweni vaiti Erija wakaoneka, nevamwenizve vaiti umwe wevaprofeti vekare wakamukazve. ⁹Herodhi wakati, “Ndakagura soro raJohani; asi uyu ndiani, uwo wendinozwa ndiye zviro zvakadai?” Naye wakaedza kuti amuone Jesu.¹⁰Vapetuka vapostori vakamushumira zveshe izvo zvevakaita. Naye wakavatora, Jesu akaenda navo vari vega kudhorobha raizwi Bhethisaidha. ¹¹Naapo mbungano yazvizia, yakamuteera. Naye wakavaashira ngokudakara, akaereketa kwavari ngoumambo hwaMwari, naye wakaponesa avo vaitama kuponeswa.¹²Naapo zuva ratanga kubira, vanegumi navairi vakauya, vakati kwaari, “Wechiendesa mbungano, vaende mumaguta nomunharaunda inotendenedza, vaatemwo nokuona zvokudya; ngokuti tiri murubaya rusina vanhu. ¹³Asi iye wakati kwavari, “Mwechivapa imwimwi zvokudya.” Vakati, “Atina zvimweni zvinopinda zvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri, asi kuti tikaenda kootengera vanhu ava veshe kudya''. ¹⁴Ngokuti vaida kuguma makumi emazana mashanu evamuna. Naye wakati kuvadzidzi vake, “Mwechivagarisa pashi ngezvikwata, chimwe chinoda kuita makumi mashanu”.¹⁵Navo vakaita kudaro, vakavagarisa pashi veshe. ¹⁶Naye echitora zvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri, wakaringira mudenga, akazvibonga, akazvigura, wakazvipa kuvadzidzi kuti vaise pamberi pembungano. ¹⁷Navo vakadya, vakaguta veshe. Navo vakaunganidza matsekeneswa, vakazadza zvitundu gumi nazviiri.¹⁸Zvinopano kwakaitika kuti Jesu echikumbira ari ega, vadzidzi vake vaiya naye; naye wakavabvunza echiti, “Mbungano inoti inini ndirianani?” ¹⁹Navo vechipingura vakati, “Johani Mubhabhatidzi; asi vamweni vanoti ndiErija; asi vamweni vanoti umwe wevaprofeti vekare wamukazve”.²⁰Naye wakati kwavari, “Imwimwi munoti inini ndirianani?” NaPetro echipingura wakati, “Iwewe ndiwe Kristu waMwari”. ²¹Asi wakavaronzera nokuvapanga kuti vasazoronzera munhu naumwe ichi, ²²echiti, “Kunosisira kuti Mukororo woMunhu atambudzike ngezvakawanda, arambwe ngevakuru nevapristi vakuru nevanyori, aurawe, ngezuva rechitatu amuswe”.²³Kudai aripo munhu unoda kuuya sure kwangu, ngaadzirambe, atore muchinjiko wake zuva ngezuva anditeere. ²⁴Ngokuti kunyazwi ndiani ungada kungwarira kurarama kwake, unozorashikirwa ndikwo; asi kunyazwi ndiani unozorasha kurarama kwake ngepamusoro pangu, ndiye unozokuponesa. ²⁵Ngokuti unodetserwa ngenyi munhu kudai echizouyirwa ngenyika yeshe, asi arashikirwe ngokupona kwake?²⁶Ngokuti iye unozoita nyowa ndini nemazwi angu, Mukororo woMunhu unozoitawo nyowa ndiye, apo ouya muuthende hwake nehwaBaba nehwengirosi dzakachena. ²⁷Asi ndinomuronzera ngegwinyiso, kuti varipo veavo vanoema panapa, avo vasikazorairi rufu metsa vaona umambo hwaMwari.²⁸Zvinopano kwaakuda kuita mazuva masere ngesure kweaya mazwi,Jesu wakatora naye Petro, Johani naJakobe, akakwira pamutunhu kookumbira. ²⁹Echikumbira, kuoneka kwehope yake kwakatsandudzwa, nezvokusimira zvake zvakachena zvechin'anikira.³⁰Vanhu vairi vaiereketa naye, Mosi naErija,, ³¹avo vakaoneka vari muuthende, vakaereketa ngendaa yokuenda kwake, ukwo kwaaizoita muJerusarema.³²Petro naavo vairi vaiya naye vakabatwa ngehope, asi pevakamuka, vakaona ukuru wa Jesu nevanhu vairi avo vainga naye., ³³Naapo vanhu avo vooparadzana na Jesu, Petro wakati kunaJesu, “Mambo, kwakanaka kwetiri kuti tigare panapa; ngatiake zvitumba zvitatu, chimwe chako nechimweni chaMosi nechimweni chaErija,” asikazii chaaiereketa.³⁴Naapo achaereketa izvi, gore rakauya, rikavatibikira; navo vakatya apo vambonywa ngegore. ³⁵Neizwi rakabuda rechibva mugore rechiti, “Uyu ndiye Mukororo wangu, uwo wakatsanangurwa; mwechimupurutana. ³⁶Naapo izwi rapinda, Jesu wakaoneka ari ega. Navo vakanyarara, avazi kuronzera munhu ngaawo mazuva ngechimwe cheizvo zvevakaona.³⁷Mangwani wachona, apo vadzaka kubva pamutunhu, mbungano huru yakashongana naye. ³⁸Penya, munhu waibva mukati mwembungano wakadaidzira echiti, “Mudzidzisi, ndinokupota kuti uringire mukororo wangu, ngokuti ndiye ega mwana wangu. ³⁹Penya, mweya unomubata, paripo ngokukasira unoboorera, nawo unomuhutisa kumuita kuti abudise mafuro, unoramba wechimukuadza kakurutu, aumurekeri. ⁴⁰Neni ndapota vadzidzi vako kuti vaudzinge, asi vaukorera.⁴¹Jesu wakapingura, akati, “A mubarirwana usikatendi nounopauka, ndinozogara nemwi mukuwo wakaitawani ndechitsengerera? Unza panapa mwana wako''. ⁴²Naapo achauya, dhimoni rakamupwamhwatisa pashi, rikamuhutisa kakurutu. Asi Jesu wakakaraidza mweya wakashata, akaponesa murumbwana, akamupazve kunababa ake.⁴³Navo veshe vakashamiswa ngoukuru hwaMwari. Naapo veshe vachashamiswa ngezviro zveshe zvaakaita ndiJesu, wakati kuvadzidzi vake, ⁴⁴“Mazwi aya ngaapinde munzee dzenyu; ngokuti Mwana woMunhu unozopirwa munyara dzevanhu”. ⁴⁵Asi avazi kuzwisisa izwi iri, rakafishika kwavari kuti vasazorizia; navo vakatya kumubvunza ngeiri izwi.⁴⁶Kwakamuka hasha pakati povadzidzi kuti ndiani wavo unozoita mukuru. ⁴⁷Asi apo Jesu aona kupinimidza kwomwoyo yavo, wakatora mwana mudoko, wakamugadzika parutii pake. ⁴⁸Wakati kwavari, “Uwo unoashira mwana uyu mudoko ngezina rangu unondiashira inini, nouwo unondiashira inini unoashirawo uwo wakandituma; ngokuti uwo uri mudoko mukati mwenyu mweshe, ndiye mukuru''.⁴⁹NaJohani wakapingura, akati, “Mambo, takaona munhu echirasha madhimoni ngezina rako, nesu takamurambidza, ngokuti aazi kukuteera nesu”. ⁵⁰Asi Jesu wakati kwaari, “Musazomurambidza; ngokuti usikaambani nemwi, unomurwira imwimwi''.⁵¹Naapo mazuva ookwedzera okuti aashirwe mudenga, wakaringira hope yake kuenda Jerusarema. ⁵²Naye wakatuma nhumwa pamberi pake, navo vakapotera muguta revaSamaria kuti vamunasirire. ⁵³Asi avazi kumuashira, ngokuti hope yake yairingira kuenda Jerusarema.⁵⁴Naapo vadzidzi vake Jakobe naJohani vaona ichi, vakati, “Mambo, unoda here kuti tironze kuti muriro udzake kubva mudenga, uvapedze?” ⁵⁵Asi Jesu wakakunukuka, akavadaira. ⁵⁶Navo vakaenda kuguta rimweni.⁵⁷Vachahamba munjira, munhu umweni wakati kwaari, “Ndinozokuteera kunyazwi ngepari pounoenda''. ⁵⁸NaJesu wakati kwaari, “Hava dzine mirindi neshiri dzomudenga dzine zvisaki, asi Mukororo woMunhu aana nopokutsamira soro rake''.⁵⁹Naye wakati kuneumweni, “Nditeere iwewe.” Asi iye wakati, “Mambo, tenda kuti ndiende kutanga ndimbotsira baba angu''. ⁶⁰Asi wakati kwaari, “Siya vakafa kutsira vakafa vavo; asi iwewe enda uteketese umambo hwaMwari''.⁶²Munhu umweni wakati, “Ndinozokuteera, Mambo; asi kutanga tenda kuti ndiende ndivhaise vemhatso yangu''. ⁶¹Asi Jesu wakati kwaari, “Akuna munhu wakamboisa nyara yake kubata badza ren'ombe echiringira sure ungasisira umambo hwaMwari.

¹Ngesure kweizvi Mambo wakaemesa vamweni makumi manomwe, naye wakavatuma vairi vairi pamberi pake kumadhorobha eshe nokundau dzeshe, apo paaida kuguma emene. ²Naye wakati kwavari, “Kukukura kwakakura, asi vashandi vashomani; ndizvo kumbirai kunaMambo wokukukura kuti atume vashandi mukukukura kwake.³Endai! Penya, ndinomutuma muri vakadai ngevana vemakwai mukati mwemathika. ⁴Musatora chikwama nokuti nyede nokuti magwada. Musachingamidza munhu munjira.⁵Kunyazwi ngeiri mhatso yomunozopotera, kutanga mwechiti, ‘Kunyarara ngakua kuneiyi mhatso!. ⁶Kuti aripo mukororo wokunyarara, kunyarara kwenyu kunozoa padera pake; asi kuti asipo, kunyarara kwenyu kunozohwirira kwomuri. ⁷Garai mumhatsomwo, mwechidya nokumwa izvo zvevanozomupa. Ngokuti mushandi unosisira muthuso wake. Musazohamba-hamba mwechibva pamhatso imwe mwechienda pane imweni.⁸Kunyazwi ngomuri mudhorobha mwomunozopotera, navo vechimuashira, mwechidya izvo zvinoiswa pamberi penyu. ⁹Mwechiponesa vanorwara varimwo, mwechironza kwavari kuti, ‘Umambo hwaMwari hwakwedzera kwomuri’.¹⁰Asi kunyazwi ngeriri dhorobha romunozopinda, navo vasikazomuashiri, budai muende mumapato aro mwechiti, ¹¹‘Eya, kunyazwi nebukuta redhorobha renyu, iro rinonamira kutsoka dzedu, tinorizuwira kwomuri; asi mwechizia ichi, kuti umambo hwaMwari hwakwedzera pasinde’. ¹²Ndinomuronzera, kunozopinda kurerukira Sodhoma ngeiro zuva kune iro dhorobha.¹³“Hezvo kwouri, Khorazini! Hezvo kwouri, Bhethisaidha! Ngokuti kudai mishando yesimba iyo yakaitwa kwomuri, yaiya yakaitwa muThire neSidhoni, vaizodai vakatenderuka karetu, vechigara mumarota vakasimira masaka. ¹⁴Asi kunozopinda kurerukira Thire neSidhoni ngezuva rokutongwa kuneimwimwi. ¹⁵Iwewe, Khapernaume, unozokuriswa mudenga here? Iwewe unozodzaswa pashi muHaidhesi.¹⁶Iye unomuzwa imwimwi unondizwa inini. Naye unomuramba imwimwi unondiramba inini. Nouwo unondiramba inini unoramba uwo wakandituma.¹⁷Makumi manomwe vakapetuka ngokudakara vechiti, “Mambo, nemadhimoni aitipfaira ngezina rako”. ¹⁸Wakati kwavari, “Ndakamuona Sathani echiwa kubva mudenga, akadai ngemheni. ¹⁹Penyai, ndakamupa simba rokutsika nyoka nezvinyaada, nepadera pesimba reshe regaa; akuna nechiro nachimwe chinozomuremadza. ²⁰Zvakanyadaro musadakara ngeichi, kuti mweya inomupfaira; asi dakarai ngokuti mazina enyu akanyorwa mudenga”.²¹Ngeawa iro iye wakadakara muMweya Wakachena, akati, “Ndinokubonga Baba, Mambo womudenga nenyika, kuti wakazvifisha izvi kunevakangwara nevanozia ukazvionisa kunevana vadoko; eya Baba, ngokuti mwakazviona izvi zvakanaka mukuona kwenyu.,²²Zveshe zvakapuwa kwendiri ndiBaba angu; akuna naumwe unozia Mukororo kuti ndiani, kwega Baba, nokuti Baba kuti ndiani, kwega Mukororo nouwozve waanoda Mukororo kuti amuonise kwaari Baba.”,²³Naye wakakunukukira kuvadzidzi vake, ngokufishika akati, “Anomuchena madziso awo anoona zvomunoona imwimwi. ²⁴Ngokuti ndinoti kwomuri vaprofeti vazhinji nemadzimambo vaiya nechidisiso chokuona zvomunoona, navo avazi kuzviona, zve, nokuzwa zvomunozwa, navo avazi kuzvizwa''.²⁵Penya, gweta rakamiruka rechimuedza, rikati, “Mudzidzisi, chiinyi chendinozoita kuti ndigare nhaka yokupona kusikaperi?”, ²⁶Iye wakati kwaari, “Chiinyi chakanyorwa muMipango? Unodzidzenyi?'' ²⁷Naro rechipingura rakati, “Unozomuda Mambo Mwari wako ngomwoyo wako weshe nomweya wako weshe nesimba rako reshe nokurangarira kwako kweshe; nomuakirwana wako kudai ngokudzida kwako''. ²⁸Naye wakati kwaari, “Wanasa kupingura; ita kudaro, newe unozorarama''.²⁹Asi iro rechida kudzipembedza rakati kunaJesu, “Ndiani muakirwana wangu?” ³⁰Jesu wakapingura, akati, “Munhu waidzaka echibva Jerusarema kuenda Jerikho, naye wakashongana namadzongoni awo akamukhumura zvokufuka zvake, akamurova, akaenda, echimusiya ooda kufa.³¹Zvinopano mupristi wakatikuti waidzaka ngeiyo njira; naapo echimuona wakapwashira ngokurutii rumweni. ³²Ngokudarozve muRevhi, naapo aguma echimuona, wakapwashira ngokurutii rumweni.³³Asi muSamaria, echihamba rwendo, wakagumapo paaiya; naapo amuona, wakamuzwira urombo, ³⁴wakauya kwaari, akapomba maronda ake, echidurura mafuta nevhini. Naye wakamugadzika pachifuyo chake, akamuunza kumhatso yevaeni, akamungwarira. ³⁵Nechimangwani wakabudisa zvigurwa zvesirivha zviiri, wakazvipa kunemuna wemhatso, akati, ‘Wechimungwarira; neicho chounozotutsira kubhadhara, inini apo ndouyazve ndinozokuripira.³⁶Ngouri kwavari vatatu, mukupinimidza kwako, wakaita muakirwana kwaari uwo wakawira pakati pemadzongoni? ³⁷Naro rakati, “Uwo wakamuitira nyasha.” NaJesu wakati kwaari, “Enda, uite kudaro newe''.³⁸Zvinopano vachahamba murwendo rwavo, vakaguma muguta, nomudzimai unozwi Maritha wakamuashira mumhatso mwake. ³⁹Naye waiya nemunun'una waizwi Maria, iye wakagara patsoka dzaMambo, echipurutana kudzidzisa kwake.⁴⁰Asi Maritha wakaneseka ngemishando yakawanda; naye wakauya kwaari, akati, “Mambo, amunawo ndaa ndizvo here kuti munun'una wangu wandisiya ndechishanda ndega? Ndizvo muronzerei kuti andidetsere''. ⁴¹Asi Mambo wakapingura, akati kwaari, “Maritha, Maritha, unodembatemba nokuneseka ngezviro zvakawanda, ⁴²asi chiro chimwe chinodikanwa. Maria watsanangura rupande rwakanaka, rusikazoduswi kubva kwaar''.

¹Jesu waikumbira pandau imweni, naapo apedza, umwe wevadzidzi vake wakati kwaari, “Mambo, tidzidzisei kukumbira, kudai ndiJohani wakadzidzisa vadzidzi vake''.²Jesu wakati kwavari, “Naapo mwookumbira, muti: Baba, ngariremeredzwe zina renyu. Umambo hwenyu ngahuuye.³Tipei zuva ngezuva kudya kwedu. ⁴Tirekererei zvishaishi zvedu, ngokuti isusuwo tinorekerera veshe avo vanendaa kwetiri. Musatipinza mukuedzwa''.⁵Jesu wakati kwavari, “Ndiani kwomuri uneshamwari, ungati aenda kweiri pakati pousiku echiti kwaari, ‘Shamwari, ndikweretisewo zvingwa zvitatu, ⁶ngokuti shamwari yangu yaguma kwendiri yechibva parwendo rwayo, neni andina chokuipa chokudya; ⁷Naye ungapingura arimukati echiti, ‘Usandinesa; musiwo wakonywa zvinopano, nevana vangu vaata neni mumubhedhi; andikoni kumuka kuti ndikupe''. ⁸Ndinoti kwomuri, kunyazwi asikazomuki amupe ngokuti ishamwari yake, asi ngendaa yokuangirira kwake unozomuka, amupe zveshe zvaanoda.⁹Neni ndinomuronzera kuti, kumbirai, kunozopuwa kwomuri; tsvakai, munozoona; dododzai, munozobeurirwa. ¹⁰Ngokuti munhu weshe unokumbira unozoashira, nouwo unotsvaka unozoona, nouwo unodododza unozobeurirwa.¹¹Ndiani baba pakati penyu, apo mukororo wake echikumbira hove, unozomupa nyoka here? ¹²Nokuti kudai echikumbira zanda, unozomupa chinyaada here? ¹³Ndizvo kudai imwimwi mutori vakashata mwechizia kupa vana venyu zvipo zvakanaka, Baba enyu ari mudenga vanozopinda kwakaitawani kupa Mweya Wakachena kunevanokumbira kwaari?¹⁴Zvinopano Jesu waibudisa dhimoni raiya chimumu; naapo dhimoni rabuda, chimbungumbungu chakaereketa, nevanhu vazhinji vakashamiswa. ¹⁵Asi vamweni vavo vakati, “Iye unobudisa madhimoni ndiBheerizebhuri, muzvare wemadhimoni''.¹⁶Naapo vamweni vechimuedza vakatsvaka kwaari chioniso chinobva mudenga. ¹⁷Asi Jesu echizia mikarakadzo yavo, wakati kwavari, “Umambo hweshe hunodzipaura mukati mwahwo, hunoparara, nemhatso inodzipaura inowa pashi.¹⁸Nokudai Sathani echidzimukira ngokwake, umambo hwake hungaita maemerenyi? Ngokuti munoti inini ndinobudisa madhimoni ndiBheerizebhuri. ¹⁹Kuti inini ndechibudisa madhimoni ndiBheerizebhuri, vakororo venyu vanoabudisa ndiani? Ndizvo ivo vanozoita vatongi venyu. ²⁰Asi kuti inini ndechiabudisa madhimoni ngechinwe chaMwari, ngokudaro umambo hwaMwari hwauya kwomuri.²¹Naapo uwo unesimba, anezvokurwa ndizvo, unongwarira mhatso yake, nenhumbi dzake dzinozongwaririka, ²²Asi kuti umweni unomupinda ngesimba akauya padera pake, amunyise, unozobvuka kubva kwaari zvokurwa ndizvo zvake, izvo zvaaigonda ndizvo, unokoanisira zvakachakatwa zvake. ²³Iye usipo neni unorwa neni, nouwo usikaunganidzi neni unotatanisa.²⁴Naapo mweya unetsvina wabuda kumunhu, unohamba ndau dzisina mvura wechitsvaka kuzorora; usikakuoni unoti, ‘Ndohwirira kumhatso yangu apo pendakabva. ²⁵Naapo wauyazve, unoiona yakatsvairwa nokurongedzwa. ²⁶Naapo unoenda worowotorazve mweya imweni minomwe iyo inopinda kushata kuneuwo wokutanga, nayo inopoteremwo nokugara umwo; nokupedzisira kwechiemo chake munhuwo chinozoshata kupinda chiemo chokutanga''.²⁷Naapo achaereketa izvi, dzimai raiya pakati pembungano rakadaidzira, rikati kwaari, “Inomuchena iyo ndani yakakubereka nemazamo awo ewakaamwa!'' ²⁸Asi iye wakati, “Eya, kakurutu vanomuchena avo vanorizwa izwi raMwari vechiringwarira''.²⁹Naapo mbungano yechiangira kuungana pamwepo, wakatanga kuti, “Uyu mubarirwana, mubarirwana wakashata; unotsvaka chioniso, asi akuna chioniso chinozopuwa kwouri, asi chioniso chaJona. ³⁰Ngokuti kudai ndiJona wakaita chioniso kuvanhu veNinevhe, ngokudarozve Mukororo woMunhu unozoita chioniso kuneuyu mubarirwana.³¹Mambo womukadzi wenyika yokubani unozomiruka pamwepo nevanhu vomubarirwana uyu ngezuva rokutongwa, naye unozovaparisa ndaa; ngokuti iye wakabva kumagumo enyika, kuenda koozwa kungwara kwaSoromoni. Penyai, mukuru kunaSoromoni uri panapa.³²Vanhu veNinevhe vanozoema ngezuva rokutongwa pamwepo nouyu mubarirwana, navo vanozouparisa ndaa; ngokuti ivo vakatenderuka ngokuchumaira kwaJona. Penyai, mukuru kunaJona uri panapa.³³“Akuna munhu unobasira chibani echichiisa pandau yakafishika nokuti pashi pechitundu, asi pachigadzikiro pacho, kuti avo vanopotera vaone kujeka. ³⁴Chibani chomuiri idziso rako. Apo dziso rako rakanaka, muiri wako weshe unozara ngokujeka; asi kuti rakashata, muiri wako uri muchidima. ³⁵Ndizvo ngwara kuti kujeka ukwo kuri mukati mwako kusaita chidima. ³⁶Ndizvo kudai muiri wako weshe wakazara ngokujeka, pasina rupande runechidima, muiri weshe unozozara yaamho ngokujeka, kudai ngechibani chechinasa kujeka, chinozokujekisa yaamho.³⁷Naapo achaereketa, muFarisi wakamukoka kuti arye naye; naye wakapotera, Jesu akagara patafura. ³⁸MuFarisi aona wakashamiswa kuti iye aazi kushamba asati adya.³⁹NaMambo wakati kwaari, “Zvinopano imwimwi vaFarisi munosuka kubanze kwetsani nokwendiro, asi mukati mwenyu mwakazara ngokukara nokushata. ⁴⁰Imwimwi mapenzi! Iye wakaita zvokubanze, aazi kuitazve zvomukati here? ⁴¹Asi ipai zviri mukati kuita zvipo kuvarombo; penyai, zveshe zvinochena kwomuri.⁴²Asi hezvo kwomuri imwimwi vaFarisi! Ngokuti munopa chegumi chemindi nerue nemiriwo yeshe, asi munorekeredza kutonga kwakwo norudo rwaMwari; asi kwaisisira kuti muite izvi, musikarekeri zvimweni.⁴³Hezvo kwomuri imwimwi vaFarisi! Ngokuti munoda zvigaro zvepamberi mumhatso dzokudira nokuchingamidzwa pandau dzemisika. ⁴⁴Hezvo kwomuri! Ngokuti mwakadai ngemaiba asikaoneki, nevanhu vanohamba padera pawo vasikazii.⁴⁵Umwe wemagweta wakapingura echiti kwaari, “Mudzidzisi, mwechiereketa kudai, munotitukawo nesu''. ⁴⁶Jesu wakati, “Hezvo kwomuri nemwi magweta! Ngokuti munotwikisa vanhu mitwaro inodzimbira kuitwara, nemwi mwemene musikaigwami ngechimwe chezvinwe zvenyu.⁴⁷Hezvo kwomuri! Ngokuti munoaka maiba evaprofeti, avo vakaurawa ngemadzibaba enyu. ⁴⁸Ndizvo muri zvapupu nevanotenderana nemishando yemadzibaba enyu; ngokuti ivo vakavauraya, nemwi munoaka maiba avo.⁴⁹Ndizvozve ungwaru hwaMwari hwakati, ‘Ndinozotuma kwavari vaprofeti nevapostori, nevamweni vavo vanozovauraya nevamweni vavo vanozovatambudza''. ⁵⁰kuti ngazi yevaprofeti veshe yakaparadzwa kubvira pakusikwa kwenyika ibvunzisiswe kuneuyu mubarirwana, ⁵¹kubvira kungazi yaAbhera metsa kuguma kungazi yaZekharia, uwo wakafa pakati pearita neTemperi. Eya ndinoti kwomuri, inozobvunzisiswa kuneuyu mubarirwana.⁵²Hezvo kwomuri magweta! Ngokuti imwimwi mwakadusa kii rokuzia; amuzi kupotera imwimwi mwemene, naavo vaipotera mwakavarambidza''.⁵³Naapo echibva apo, vanyori nevaFarisi vakatanga kumuangiridza kakurutu nokumunyangadza kuti aerekete zviro zvakawanda, ⁵⁴vechimuteya kuti vamubate ngechiro chinobva pamuromo wake.

¹Ngouwo mukuwo, naapo vanhu vasikaerengeki vaungana pamwepo vaitsikirirana, wakatanga kuereketa kunevadzidzi vake kuti, “Ngwarai mumera wevaFarisi, uwo uri kudziitisa.²Ngokuti akuna chiro chakadumaidzwa chisikazoonekwi, nokuti chakafishika chisikazoziikanwi. ³Ndizvo icho chemwakaereketa muchidima chinozozwika mukujeka, neicho chemwakapangirana munzee mukati mwemakamera akafishika, chinozoteketeswa padera pechachungu chemhatso.⁴Ndinomuronzera, shamwari dzangu, musatya avo vanouraya muiri, ngesure kweizvo vasina chevangaita. ⁵Asi ndinomunyowedza ngouwo womunosisira kutya; mwechimutya uwo ngesure kwokuuraya, unesimba rokurasha mugehena, eya, ndinomuronzera mutyenyi uwo.⁶Zviwanzaburi zvishanu azvitengeswi ngemasendi mairi here? Nechimwe chazvo achizoriyarikanwi pamberi paMwari. ⁷Asi nebvudzi resoro renyu rakaerengwa reshe. Musatya; imwimwi munopinda kudikanwa kunezviwanzaburi zvizhinji.⁸Neni ndinomuronzera, kunyazwi ndiani unonditenda pamberi pevanhu, Mswana woMunhu unozomutendawo pamberi pengirosi dzaMwari; ⁹asi iye unondiramba pamberi pevanhu, ndinozomurambawo pamberi pengirosi dzaMwari. ¹⁰Nomunhu weshe unoereketa izwi rakashata ngeMwana woMunhu, kunozorekererwa kwaari; asi uwo unotuka Mweya Wakachena akuzorekererwi kwaari.¹¹Naapo voomuunza mumhatso dzokudira nepamberi pevatongi nepamberi pevanesimba, musazodembatemba ngenjira yomunozopingura ndiyo nokuti munozopingura ngemazwi akadini nokuti munozoereketenyi, ¹²ngokuti Mweya Wakachena unozomudzidzisa ngeiro awa icho chinosisira kuti muerekete.¹³Umwe wembungano wakati kwaari, “Mudzidzisi, wechironzera mukoma wangu kuti tikoane nhaka.'' ¹⁴Jesu wakati kwaari, “Munhuwe, ndiani wandiemesa kuti ndiite mutongi nokuti mukoanisiri padera penyu?'' ¹⁵Naye wakati kwavari, “Ngwarai, mwechidzitarausa kubva mukuemura kweshe; ngokuti kurarama kwomunhu akubvi mukuwanda kwoupfumi hwaanahwo.''¹⁶Jesu wakavaronzera muedzaniso akati, “Munda wegurudza wakabereka zvakawanda ¹⁷naro rakakarakadza mukati mwaro rechiti, ‘Ndinozoitenyi, ngokuti andina ndau yokuisa zviyo zvangu?’. ¹⁸Naro rakati, ‘Ndinozodai; ndoputsira pashi matura angu, ndiake anopinda kukura, naapo ndinozoisa zviyo zvangu zveshe nezviro zvangu. ¹⁹Neni ndinozoti kumweya wangu, ‘Une zviro zvakawanda zvakaunganidzirwa kukwanisa makore mazhinji, chigarisika, wechidya, wechimwa, wechidakara.²⁰Asi Mwari wakati kwaari, ‘Iwewe benzi! Ngouyu usiku mweya wako unozodaidzwa kubva kwouri. Neizvo zvewakadzingwaririra zvinozoita zvaani?’. ²¹“Ndizvo zvakaita uwo unodziunganidzira upfumi, asi asiri mupfumi pamberi paMwari''.²²Jesu Wakati kunevadzidzi vake, “Ngeiyi ndaa ndinoti kwomuri, musadembatemba ngendaa yokurarama kwenyu, kuti munozodyenyi, nokuti ngendaa yomuiri wenyu, kuti munozofukenyi. ²³Ngokuti kupona kunopinda kudya, nomuiri unopinda zvokufuka.²⁴Mwechipinimidza ngemakungu, kuti aakushi nokuti kuunganidza, aana tsapi nokuti matura, asi Mwari unoaburira. Imwimwi munopinda kwakaitawani kudikanwa kuneshiri!, ²⁵Ndiani kwomuri ngokudembatemba ungatutsira zuva rimwe rokupona kwake? ²⁶Ndizvo kudai imwimwi musina simba rokuita icho chidodoko, munodembatemba ngenyi ngezvimweni?²⁷Pinimidzai ngemaruva, kukura kwaanoita; aashandi, zve, aaruki; asi inini ndinoti kwomuri, naSoromoni muuthende hwake hweshe aazi kumbopfekeswa kudai ngerimwe rawo. ²⁸Asi kudai Mwari echipfekesa kudaro mwenje worubaya, uwo uripo nyamashi namangwani unokandirwa muchoto, iye unozopinda kwakaitawani kumupfekesa, imwimwi munokutenda kudoodoko!²⁹Musatsvaka zvokudya nezvokumwa nokuti musanyunyuta., ³⁰Ngokuti madzinza eshe enyika anozvitsvaka izvi zveshe, asi Baba enyu vanozia kuti munozvitama izvi zviro.³¹Asi tsvakai umambo hwake, neizvi zvinozotutsirwa kwomuri. ³²“Musatya, imwimwi chikwata chidoko, ngokuti chiri chidisiso chaBaba enyu kuti vamupe umambo.³³Tengesai zvomunazvo, mukovere varombo; mudziitire zvikwama zvisikatsakari, noupfumi mudenga husikaperi, apo mbavha peisikakwedzeri nokuti unundu pousikaparadzi. ³⁴Ngokuti apo pouri upfumi hwenyu, apo ndipo panemwoyo wenyu.³⁵Zviunu zvenyu ngazvisungiswe nezvibani zvenyu ngazvijeke; ³⁶nemwi muite kudai ngevanhu vanorindira mambo wavo apo oobva kudhiri romuchadho, kuti apo oouya nokudododza, vamubeurire paripo.³⁷Vanomuchena avo varanda apo mambo oouya unozovaona vechirinda; ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, unozodzisimidza nokuita kuti vagare pashi panekudya, naye unozouya nokuvashandira. ³⁸Kudai baba echizouya ngomurindo wechipiri nokuti wechitatu, andovaona vakadaro, vanomuchena avo varanda.³⁹Asi mwechizia ichi, kuti kudai munewemhatso aiya azia awa iro raiuya ndiro mbavha, waizorinda asikatendi kuti mhatso yake ipwanyiwe. ⁴⁰Ndizvo imwimwi itai vakanasirirwa, ngokuti Mwana woMunhu unouya ngeawa romusikapinimidzi''.⁴¹Petro wakati, “Mambo, unoereketa muedzaniso uyu kwetiri here nokuti kwavari veshe?” ⁴²Mambo wakati, “Ndiani muranda unogondeka newakangwara, uwo mambo wake unozomuemesa padera pemhatso yake, kuti avape kudya kwavo ngomukuwo wakwo? ⁴³Unomuchena uwo muranda apo mambo wake oouya unozomuona echiita kudaro. ⁴⁴Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, unozomuemesa padera pezviro zveshe zvaanazvo.⁴⁵Asi kudai uwo muranda echizoti mumwoyo mwake, ‘Mambo wangu unononoka kuuya,’ orootanga kurova varanda vevamuna nevarandakadzi, adye nokumwa nokuradza, ⁴⁶mambo womuranda uwo unozouya ngezuva raasikamukariri neawa raasikazii, naye unozomugura kuita zvigurwa zviiri, amuemesere chikoaniswa chake pamwepo nevasikatendi.⁴⁷Nouwo muranda waizia chiri kuda kwamambo wake, asi aazi kunasirira nokuti kuita kudai ngokuda kwake, unozoshwapurwa ngemishwapu mizhinji. ⁴⁸Asi uwo usikazi kuzia, akaita izvo zvinosisira kuti ashwapurwe, unozoshwapurwa ngemishwapu mishomani. Nokwaari uwo wakapuwa zvakawanda, kunozobvunzwa zvakawanda. Nokwaari uwo wevakapa zvakawanda, vanhu vanozobvunza zvakapinda kuwanda.⁴⁹“Ndakauya kukandira mwoto padera penyika; neni ndinozodenyi kuti mwoto watobaka nazvinopano. ⁵⁰Asi ndinorubhabhatidzo rwokubhabhatidzwa ndirwo; ndinokumanikidzwa metsa rwaitika.⁵¹Munopinimidza here kuti ndakauya kupa kunyarara munyika? Ndinomuronzera kuti haiwa, asi kuparadzana! ⁵²Ngokuti kubvira zvinopano vanozoapo vashanu mumhatso imweyo vakaparadzana, vatatu vakapesana nevairi, nevairi vakapesana nevatatu; ⁵³“Baba vanozopesana nomukororo, nomukororo unozopesana nababa, namai vanozopesana nemwanasikana, nemwanasikana unozopesana namai, namazvarira vanozopesana nomuzakazi wake, nemuzakazi unozopesana namazvarira ake''.⁵⁴Jesu wakatizve kumbungano, “Apo mwoona gore rechimirukira mudenga ngokumabirirazuva, paripo munoti, ‘Kunoda kunaya,’ nakwo kunonaya., ⁵⁵Naapo mwoona dutu rechivhuvhuta kubva ngokubani, munoti, ‘Kunozopisha,’ nakwo kunopisha. ⁵⁶Imwimwi vadziitisi! Munokona kududzira hope yenyika neyomudenga; asi ngenyi musikazii njira yokududzira ndiyo nguva iyi?⁵⁷“Amukoni ngenyi ngokwenyu kuparadzanisa icho chakanaka? ⁵⁸Naapo wechienda negaa rako pamberi pamambo, ita kuti utenderane naro uchimunjira, kuti asazokukweya akuunze pamberi pomutongi, uwo unozokupira kumuphurisa nomuphurisa unozokuisa mutirongo. ⁵⁹Ndinoti kwouri, autongozobudimwo usati waripa nesendi rokupedzisira.

¹Vaiyapo ngouwo mukuwo vamweni vakaronzera Jesu ngevaGarire, avo vaiya vakumanidzirwa ngazi yavo nemidiro yavo ndiPiratu. ²Naye Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Munopinimidza here kuti avo vaGarire vaiya vashaishi kupinda vamweni veshe vaGarire, ngokuti ivo vakaanenhamo yakadaro? ³Ndinomuronzera, kuti haiwa; asi ngepabanze pokuti mwatenderuka imwimwi, munozoperawo mweshe ngokudaro.⁴Nokuti avo varigumi navasere avo vakawirwa padera pavo ngorusvingo rwaiya muSiroamu, rukavauraya, munopinimidza here kuti vaiya vanendaa kupinda vanhu veshe vanogara muJerusarema? ⁵Ndinomuronzera, kuti haiwa; asi ngepabanze pokuti mwatenderuka imwimwi, munozopera mweshe ngokudaro.⁶Jesu wakavaronzera uyu muedzaniso, “Munhu waiya nomuonde wakasimwa mumunda wake wemivhini; naye wakauya echitsvaka michero kwouri, asi aazi kuona chiro. ⁷Wakati kumurimi wemivhini, ‘Ringira, makore aya matatu ndakauya ndechitsvaka michero kuneuyu muonde, ndisikaioni. Chiutemera pashi; unopedzerenyi kudya mumunda?.⁸Nouwo wakapingura, akati kwaari, ‘Mambo, chimborekerai nyamwakazve ndipande pashi pawo kuutendenedza, ndiise mwarira. ⁹Kudai wechizobereka michero ngesure kweizvi, zvakanaka; asi kudai usikazobereki, unozoutemera pashi!''.¹⁰NayeJesu waidzidzisa muneimwe yemhatso dzokudira ngeSabatha. ¹¹Penya mudzimai waiya nomweya waimurwarisa makore gumi namasere, waiya nenunda, asikakoni napadoodoko kudzitwasura.¹²Naapo Jesu amuona, wakamudaidza, akati kwaari, “Mudzimai, wasunhurwa kubva kunhenda yako''. ¹³Naye wakaisa nyara dzake padera pake, paripo iye wakatwasurwa, akakudza Mwari. ¹⁴Asi mukuru wemhatso yokudira, wakashishwa ngokuti Jesu waiya amuponesa ngezuva reSabatha, wakati kunembungano, “Aripo mazuva matanhatu awo anosisira kuti vanhu vashande ndiwo, ndizvo ngaawo mazuva mwechiuya muponeswe, haiwa ngezuva reSabatha''.¹⁵Asi Mambo wakamupingura akati, “Imwimwi vadziitisi! Umwe ngaumwe wenyu aasunhuri here ngezuva reSabatha n'ombe yake nokuti mbongoro yake kubva muchibaya, kuitinha kuenda nayo kumvura? ¹⁶Akusisiri here kuti uyu mudzimai, mukunda waAbrahama uwo waakasunga Sathani, ringirai, makore aya gumi namasere, asunhurwe kubva mukusungwa uku ngezuva reSabatha?''.¹⁷Naapo aiya aereketa izvi, magaa ake akatsverudzwa; mbungano yeshe yakadakara ngendaa yeizvo zveshe zvakanaka yaamho zvakaitwa ndiye.¹⁸Ndizvo Jesu wakati, “Umambo hwaMwari hwakadai ngenyi, ndohuedzanisa nenyi? ¹⁹Hwakadai ngetsangu yomustadhi iyo yaakatora munhu, akaisima mumunda mwake, nayo yakamera, yakaita muti neshiri dzomudenga dzakaaka zvisaki mumatai awo''.²⁰Wakatizve, “Ndohuedzanisa nenyi umambo hwaMwari? ²¹Hwakadai ngomumera uwo waakatora mudzimai, akaufisha mukati mwemitani mitatu yeufu, metsa hwafemeswa hweshe.²²Jesu wakahamba ngomumadhorobha nomumaguta echidzidzisa, echienda Jerusarema. ²³Noumweni wakati kwaari, “Mambo, vashomani here vanozoponeswa?''. Jesu wakati kwavari: ²⁴Shingirirai kupinda ngepamusiwo wakamanikana, ngokuti ndinoti kwomuri vazhinji vanozotsvaka kupinda, navo avazokoni.²⁵Naapo amiruka munewemhatso nokukonya musiwo, nemwi mwotanga kuema kubanze nokudododza pamusiwo mwechiti, ‘Mambo, tibeurire.’ Naye unozopingura echiti kwomuri, ‘Andimuzii kuti munobva pari’, ²⁶Naapo munozotanga kuti, ‘Takadya nokumwa mukuona kwako, newe wakadzidzisa mumapato edu’. ²⁷Asi unozoti, ‘Ndinomuronzera, andimuzii kuti munobva pari; ibvai kwendiri, imwimwi mweshe vashandi vezvakashata!’.²⁸Apo kunozoiteyo kuboorera nokukwetsana kwemazino, naapo mwozoona Abrahama, Isaka naJakobe nevaprofeti veshe muumambo hwaMwari, nemwi mwemene mwarashwa kubanze. ²⁹Vanozobva kumabvazuva nokumabirirazuva, dera nokubani, navo vanozogara patafura muumambo hwaMwari. ³⁰Penyai, varipo vamweni vesure vanozoita vepamberi, varipo vamweni vepamberi vanozoita vesure.³¹Ngeawa iro vakauya vamweni vevaFarisi vechiti kwaari, “Buda uende kubva panapa, ngokuti Herodhi unoda kukuuraya''. ³²Jesu wakati kwavari, “Endai mwechiti kuneiyo hava, ‘Penya, ndinodzinga madhimoni ndechiponesa nyamashi namangwani, ngezuva rechitatu ndizopedza mushando wangu. ³³Asi kunodikanwa kuti ndihambe njira yangu nyamashi namangwani nezuva rinoteera; ngokuti azvingaitiki kuti muprofeti afire kubanze kweJerusarema.³⁴A Jerusarema, Jerusarema, iwewe unouraya vaprofeti wechivaponda ngemapuwe avo vanotumwa kwouri! Kanganai kendaida kuunganidza vana vako pamwepo kudai ngemhambo inounganidza zvitiyo zvayo pashi pemaphaphiro ayo, nemwi amuzi kutenda. ³⁵Penyai, mhatso yenyu yasiiwa kuita dongo. Neni ndinoti kwomuri, amuchazondioni metsa munozoti, ‘Unomuchena uwo unouya ngezina raMambo''.

¹Ngezuva reSabatha rimweni Jesu wakapotera mumhatso yomutongi uwo waiya umwe wevaFarisi, koodya, vaimuringisisa. ²Penya, kwaiyapo pamberi pake munhu waiya nenhenda yechizvimbo. ³NaJesu wakavunzisa kunemagweta nevaFarisi echiti, “Kunotenderwa here kuponesa ngezuva reSabatha nokuti akutenderwi?”⁴Asi ivo vakanyarara. Jesu wakamutora, akamuponesa, akamurekera kuti aende. ⁵Naye wakati kwavari, “Ndiani kwomuri, unemwana nokuti kabi yake yawa muhunza, usikazoibudisi ngokukasira ngezuva reSabatha?” ⁶Navo avazi kukona kumupingura ngendaa iyi.⁷, Naapo Jesu aona kuti vakakokwa pamutambo vatchatsanangura zvigaro zvepamberi, wakapa mufananidzo kwavari eiti. ⁸“Naapo wakokwa kudhiri romuchadho, usazogara pashi pandau yepamberi, ngokuti pamweni munhu mukuru kupinda iwewe wakokwawo ndiye. ⁹nouwo wakakukoka iwewe naye unozouya echiti kwouri, ‘Taraukira uyu agare panapa,’ naapo unozotanga kutsveruka ngekoogara ndau yesure.¹⁰Asi apo wakokwa, enda ugare pandau yesure, naapo uwo wakakukoka ouya, ungazoti kwouri, ‘Shamwari, enda pandau yepamberi;’ naapo unozokuriswa mukuona kwavo veshe vanogara newe pakudya. ¹¹Ngokuti iye unodzikurisa unozopfaiswa, nouwo unodzipfaisa unozokuriswa”.¹²Jesu wakati kuneuwozve wakamukoka, “Apo wonasira kudya kwemasikati nokuti kwemadeekoni, usazodaidza shamwari dzako nokuti vakoma vako nokuti hama dzako nokuti makurudza ari vaakirwana vako, kuti pamweni vanozokukokawo, nakwo kuite kuhwirinzirwa kwouri.¹³Asi apo woonasira kudya iwewe, koka varombo, vakakuwara nezvirema nemapofu, ¹⁴newe unozofumiswa, ngokuti avo avana chokuhwirinzira kwouri. Ngokuti iwewe unozohwirinzirwa mukumuka kwevakarurama''.¹⁵Naapo umwe weavo vaigara naJesu patafura pakudya azwa izvi, wakati kwaari, “Unomuchena uwo unozodya chingwa muumambo hwaMwari!''. ¹⁶Jesu wakati kwaari, “Munhu wakanasira kudya kwemadeekoni kwakawanda, wakakoka vazhinji; ¹⁷naye wakatuma varanda vake ngomukuwo wokudya kwemadeekoni kooronza kwavari vakakokwa kuti, ‘Chiuyai; ngokuti zviro zveshe zvanasirwa zvino’.¹⁸Asi veshe vakatanga kutendamurandu ngomwoyo umwe. Uwo wokutanga wakati kwaari, ‘Ndakatenga munda, nakwo kunosisira kuti ndiende ndiuone; ndapota ngandirekererwe’. ¹⁹Noumweni wakati, ‘Ndakatenga kabi dzemajoka mashanu, neni ndinoendayo koodziedza. Ndapota ngandirekererwe’. ²⁰Noumweni wakati, ‘Ndakaroora mukadzi, ndizvo andingakoni kuuyayo’,²¹Nomuranda uwo wakauya akaziisa mambo wake izvi. Naapo mune wemhatso wakatseneka, akati kumuranda wake, ‘Enda ngokukasira mumapato nomunjira dzomudhorobha, uvaunze panapa varombo nevakakuwara nemapofu nezvirema’. ²²Nomuranda wakati, ‘Mambo, icho chewapanga chaitwa, asi ndau ichirimwo’.²³Namambo wakati kuno muranda wake, ‘Buda uende munjira nomumarushosha, uite kuti vapotere, kuti mhatso yangu izare. ²⁴Ngokuti ndinomuronzera kuti, apana munhu naumwe weavo vakakokwa unozoraira kudya kwangu kwemadeekoni.²⁵Zvinopano yaihamba naye mbungano hurutu. Jesu wakapetuka, akati kwavari, ²⁶“Kudai aripo munhu unoda kuuya sure kwangu, asikanyenyi baba ake namai ake, mukadzi wake, vana vake, vakoma vake, hanzvadzi, eya, nokurarama kwakezve, aangakoni kuita mudzidzi wangu. ²⁷Iye usikatwari muchinjiko wake nokuuya sure kwangu, aangakoni kuita mudzidzi wangu.²⁸Ngokuti ndiani kwomuri echida kuaka rusvingo, asikatangi kugara pashi aerenge mare yarwo, kuti unayo here yokurupedza?, ²⁹Kuti pamweni apedza kuisa madzeyo, asikakoni kurupedza, avo veshe vanoruona vatange kumuitire jee, eiti ³⁰Uyu munhu wakatanga kuaka, asikazi kukona kurupedza''.³¹Nokuti ndiani mambo, uwo echienda kooshongana namambo umweni mukurwa, asikatangi kugara pashi apangane kuti dani unesimba here ane vanhu makumi emazana gumi kushongana nouwo unouya kurwa naye anemakumi emazana makumi mairi evanhu? ³²Nokuti umweni achikuretu yaamho, atume nhumwa kubvunza chaanoda chokuti vaiyane. ³³Ndizvo kunyazwi ndiani kwomuri usikasii zveshe zvaanazvo, aangakoni kuita mudzidzi wangu.³⁴“Munyu wakanaka, asi kuti munyu warasha kunaka kwawo, ucharungwa ngenyi? ³⁵Auchadetseri chiro kuuisa mumunda nokuti kuita mwarira; vanhu vanourasha kubanze. Uwo unenzee dzokuzwa, ngaazwe''.

¹Zvinopano vabhadarisi vemuthero nevashaishi veshe vaikwedzera kwaari Jesu kumuzwa, ²VaFarisi nevanyori vakavhuruvhuta vechiti, “Munhu uyu unoashira vashaishi nokudya navo”.³Jesu wakavaronzera uyu muedzaniso echiti, ⁴“Ndiani munhu kwomuri, kudai anezana remakwai, nerimwe rawo rarashika, aasii here makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe mushango, aende kootsvaka iro rakarashika, metsa ariona? ⁵Naapo ariona, unoripakata pamapfudzi ake ngokudakara.⁶Naapo aguma kanyi, unodaidza pamwepo shamwari dzake nevaakirwana vake echiti kwavari, ‘Dakarai neni, ngokuti ndariona gwai rangu iro raiya rakarashika. ⁷Ndinoti kwomuri, ngokudaro kunozoapo kudakara mudenga ngendaa youmwe mushaishi watenderuka kupinda kudakara ngemakumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe vari vakarurama vasikatami kutenderuka.⁸Nokuti ngouri mudzimai, unezvigurwa zvesirivha zviri gumi, kuti akarasha chimwe chazvo, aabasiri chibani here, atsvaire mhatso nokunasa kutsvakisisa metsa achiona?, ⁹Naapo achiona, unodaidza pamwepo shamwari dzake nevaakirwana vake echiti, ‘Dakarai neni, ngokuti ndachiona chigurwa chesirivha icho chendakarasha’. ¹⁰Ngokudaro ndinoti kwomuri, kuripo kudakara pamberi pengirosi dzaMwari ngendaa yomushaishi umwe watenderuka''.¹¹Jesu wakati, “Munhu umweni waiya nevakororo vairi. ¹²Nomudoko wavo wakati kunababa ake, ‘Baba, chindikoanisirai chikoaniswa chenhaka chendakaemeserwa.’ Naye wakakoanisira kwavari pfuma yake.¹³Ngesure kwemazuva mashomani mwana mudoko wakaunganidza zveshe pamwepo, akaenda kunyika iri kuretu, naye wakaparadza nhaka yake ngokupona kwokushaisha. ¹⁴Naapo aiya apedza zveshe, yakaguma nzara huru munyikamwo, naye wakatanga kutama.¹⁵Ndizvo wakaenda akadzipira kunemunhu wenyikayo, naye wakamutuma kuenda murubaya koousha nguruve. ¹⁶Naye waido kugutisa ndani yake ngemateko aidyiwa ngenguruve; apana munhu waimupa chiro.,¹⁷Asi apo anasa kuzia pachake wakati, ‘Kuwandanyi kwakaita varanda vababa angu vane chingwa chinokwana nechokusiya, neni ndiri kufa ngenzara panapa! ¹⁸Ndomiruka ndiende kunababa angu, ndinozoti kwavari: ‘Baba, ndashaisha pamberi paMwari nepamberi penyu; ¹⁹neni andichasisiri kudaidzwa kuti ndiri mwana wenyu. Chindibatai kudai ngoumwe wevaranda venyu.²⁰Djaha rakamuruka, rikauya kunababa varo. Asi apo achikuretu, baba ake vakamuona vakamuzwira nyasha, navo vakarumba, vakamumbundira, vakamuchingamidza ngomuromo. ²¹Mwana wakati kwaari, ‘Baba, ndakashaisha pamberi paMwari nepamberi penyu; andichasisiri kudaidzwa kuti ndiri mwana wenyu’.²²Asi baba vakati kuvaranda vavo, ‘Unzai ngokukasira gauni rakapindisisa kunaka, mumupfekese; muise ndandazi pachikunwe chake nemagwada mutsoka dzake, ²³mwechiunza mhuru inonuna muiuraye, ngatidye tidakare; ²⁴ngokuti uyu mukororo wangu waiya afa, naye unoponazve; wakarashika, naye waoneka.’ Navo vakatanga kudakara.²⁵Zvinopano mukororo wake wedangwe waiya mumunda; naapo achauya echikwedzera kumhatso, wakazwa kuridzwa nokuzvina. ²⁶Naye wakadaidza umwe wevaranda, akabvunza kuti izvi zviinyi! ²⁷Naye wakati kwaari, ‘Munun'una wako wauya nababa ako vamuuraira mhuru inonuna, ngokuti vamuashira achangwaririka nokupona.²⁸Asi dangwe rakanyangadzwa, akaramba kungena. Nababa ake vakabuda kubanze, vakamunyengerera. ²⁹Asi mwana wakapingura, akati kunababa ake, ‘Ringirai, makore aya mazhinji ndakakushandira neni andizi kutongogura chimwe chemipango yako; asi auzi kundipa kachimbudzana kuti ndidakare neshamwari dzangu. ³⁰Asi wauya uyu mukororo wako uwo wakapedza pfuma yako pamwepo nemamhombo, iwewe wamuuraira mhuru inonuna’.³¹Asi baba wakati kwaari, ‘Mwana, undori neni nguva dzeshe neizvo zvendinazvo zvindori zvako. ³²Asi kwaisisira kuti tidakare nokudakadzwa, ngokuti uyu munun'una wako waiya afa, naye unoponazve; waiya akarashika, nazvinopano unoonekazve.

¹jesu wakati kuvadzidzi vake, “Kwaiyapo munhu waiya gurudza, uwo waiya nomungwariri, naye wakaitirwa ndaa yokuti waiparadza pfuma yamambo wake. ²Naye wakamudaidza, akati kwaari, ‘Chiinyi ichi chendinozwa ndiwe? Wechindipa mushumo womushando woungwariri hwako, ngokuti iwewe aungachaiti mungwariri’.³Nomungwariri wakati mukati mwake, ‘Ndodini, ngokuti mambo wangu unodusa kwendiri mushando woungwariri hwangu? Andina simba rokurima, ndinenyowa dzokupemha. ⁴Ndinozia chendinozoita, apo ndadzingwa kubva mumushando woungwariri hwangu, kuti vanhu vazondiashira mumhatso dzavo’.⁵Ndizvo mudzwiti echidaidza kwaari veshe vaiya nezvikwereti kunamambo wake umwe ngaumwe, wakati kuneuwo wokutanga, ‘Unechikwereti chakadini kunamambo wangu?’. ⁶Iye wakati, ‘Zana remabiya emafuta.’ Naye wakati kwaari, ‘Tora tsamba yako ukasire kugara pashi, unyore kuti makumi mashanu’. ⁷Naapo wakatizve kuno umweni, ‘Iwewe unechikwereti chakadini?’ Naye wakati, ‘Zana rezvitundu zvekoroni.’ Naye wakati kwaari, ‘Tora tsamba yako unyore kuti makumi masere’.⁸Namambo wake wakakudza mungwariri wakashata ngokuti yaiya aita ngourimbwi. Ngokuti vanhu veiyi nyika vanopinda kungwara kundanga dzavo kunevanhu vokujeka. ⁹Neni ndinomuronzera, mwechidziitira shamwari ngoupfumi husikazi kururama, kuti apo hwapera vazomuashira muugaro husikaperi.¹⁰Uwo unogondeka ngezvidoodoko unozogondekazve ngezvakawanda; nouwo usikazi kururama ngezvidoodoko aazi kururamazve ngezvakawanda. ¹¹Ndizvo kuti musikazi kuita vanogondeka ngoupfumi husikazi kururama, ndiani unozomugonda ngoupfumi hwegwinyiso? ¹²Kudai musikazi kuita vanogondeka ngeizvo zvaiya zvevamweni, ndiani unozopa kwomuri izvo zviri zvenyu?¹³Apana muranda ungakona kushandira madzimambo mairi; ngokuti unozonyenya umwe ade umweni, nokuti unozobatirira kuneumweni, ashoore umweni. Amungakoni kushandira Mwari neMare”.¹⁴VaFarisi, avo vaida mare, vakazwa zveshe izvi, navo vakamusvereredza. ¹⁵Naye wakati kwavari, “Imwimwi muri avo vanodzipembedza pamberi pevanhu, asi Mwari unozia mwoyo yenyu; ngokuti icho chinoremeredzwa pakati pevanhu, chiri chinonyangadza pamberi paMwari.¹⁶Mupango nezvinyorwa zvevaprofeti zvaindoapo metsa kuguma kwaJohani; kubvira ngouwo mukuwo umambo hwaMwari hunochumairwa, nomunhu weshe unopoteramwo ngesimba. ¹⁷Asi kunopinda kureruka kuti denga nenyika zvipinde, kunekuti kadonhwe kamwe keMipango kakorere kuitika.¹⁸Kunyazwi ndiani unoramba mukadzi wake, aroore umweni unoomba, nouwo unomuroora uwo wakarambwa kubva kumwamuna wake unoomba.¹⁹Kwaiyapo munhu waiya gurudza, uwo waipfeka machira akatsvukuruka neakachena akanaka echidya zvakanaka mazuva eshe. ²⁰Kwaiyapozve mupemhi waizwi Razarusi waiiswa pamusiwo wegurudza, akazara ngezvironda, ²¹waida kudya matsekeneswa aiwa kubva patafura pegurudza; kunyazwi nembwa dzaiuya dzechinambura zvironda zvake.²²Kwakaitika kuti mupemhi wakafa, akatwarwa ngengirosi kuenda paditi raAbrahama. Negurudza rakafawo rikaikwa; ²³riri muHaidhesi, rakamirudza madziso aro rechishononwa, rikaona Abrahama ari kuretu naRazarusi ari paditi pake.²⁴Naro rakadaidzira rikati, ‘Baba Abrahama, ndiitirei nyasha, tumai Razarusi kuti anyike kumagumo kwechinwe chake mumvura atonhodze rurumi rwangu; ngokuti ndiri mukurwadziwa mumurazvu uyu’.²⁵Asi Abrahama wakati, ‘Mwana, karakadza kuti iwewe ngenguva yokupona kwako wakaashira zviro zvako zvakanaka, naRazarusi ngokudaro wakaashira zviro zvakashata; asi zvinopano unoembedzerwa, newe uri mukurwadziwa. ²⁶Nepadera peizvi zveshe, riripo gaha guru rakaiswa pakati pedu nemwi, kuti avo vanoda kubva uno kuuya kwomuri, avangakoni, zve akuna ungaambuka kubva kwomuri kuuya kwetiri`.<sup>27</sup>Mufhumi wakati, ‘Ndinokupota, baba Abrahama, kuti umutume kumhatso yababa angu,, <sup>28</sup>ngokuti ndine vanun'una vashanu, kuti anase kupupura kwavari, kuti vasazouyawo kundau iyi yokushononwa.’,<sup>29</sup>Asi Abrahama wakati, ‘Vanaye Mosi nevaprofeti; ngavavapurutane`. ³⁰Asi iye wakati, ‘Haiwa, baba Abrahama; asi kudai umwe akaenda kwavari echibva kwevakafa, vanozotenderuka`. ³¹Asi iye wakati kwaari, ‘Kudai vasikapurutani Mosi nevaprofeti, avatongozozwi kunyazwi umwe amuka kubva kwevakafa.

¹Jesu wakati kuvadzidzi vake, “Akungaitiki kuti zvipumhuniso zvisauya; asi ihehe kwaari uwo wezvinouya ndiye!, ²Kurinane kwaari kuti guyo gurutu risungirwe muhuro mwake naye anzvaidzwe muruandhle, kunekuti aite kuti umwe weava vadoko ashaishe.³Mwechidzingwarira pachenyu; kudai munun'una wako echishaisha, wechimurambidza, kuti iye echitenderuka, chimurekerera. ⁴Nokudai echikushaishira kanomwe ngezuva, akakunukuka kwouri kanomwe, naye echiti, ‘Ndinotenderuka,’ newe unosisira kumurekerera''.⁵Vapostori vakati kunaMambo, “Wanza kugonda kwedu!” ⁶NaMambo wakati, “Kudai mwaiya nokugonda kwakadai ngetsangu yemustadhi, mwaizoronza kuneuyu muti womuonde kuti, ‘Bvitwa, usimwe muruandhle,’ nawo waizomupurutana.⁷Asi ndiani kwomuri, unemuranda echirima mumunda nokuti kuusha makwai, ungazoti kwaari apo auya echibva kumunda, ‘Uya zvinopano ugare pashi patafura panekudya? ⁸Aazoti here kwaari, ‘Ndinasirire kudya kwemadeekoni, udzisimidze pachako wechindishandira, metsa ndadya nokumwa; ngesure kweizvi ungazodyawo nokumwawo iwewe?⁹Unobonga here uwo muranda ngokuti wakaita izvo zvaakapangwa kuita? ¹⁰Ngokudaro imwimwi nemwiwo, apo mwazopedza kuita zveshe izvo zvemwakapangwa mwechiti, ‘Tiri varanda vasikadetseri chiro; takaita izvo zvaiya bingo redu''.¹¹Vari munjira kuenda Jerusarema Jesu wakahamba ngepakati peSamaria neGarire. ¹²Naapo achapinda muguta, vakashongana naye vanhu gumi vaiya nemapere, vakaema vari kuretu, ¹³navo vakadaidzira ngemazwi avo vechiti, “Jesu, Mambo, tiitire nyasha''.¹⁴Naapo avaona wakati kwavari, “Mwechienda mudzipangidzire kuvapristi.” Naapo vechienda vakamhodyoswa. ¹⁵Naapo umwe wavo, apo aona kuti wamhodyoka, wakahwirira, echikudza Mwari ngeizwi guru, ¹⁶naye wakawa ngehope yake patsoka dzaJesu, echimubonga. Iye waiya muSamaria.¹⁷Naapo Jesu wakati, “Avazi kumhodyoswa varigumi here? Asi varipari vapfumbamwe?, ¹⁸Apana wakaoneka echipetuka kookudza Mwari, asi ega uyu mupara here?”. ¹⁹Naye wakati kwaari, “Miruka, uende; kugonda kwako kwakuponesa''.²⁰VaFarisi vamweni vakamubvunza kuti umambo hwaMwari hunozouya riini, Jesu wakavapingura akati, “Umambo hwaMwari ahuuyi ngenjira youngaoneka pamhene. ²¹akuna naumwe unozoti, ‘Penya, uri panapa!’ Nokuti, ‘Uri apo!’ Ngokuti penyai, umambo hwaMwari huri mukati mwenyu''.²²Jesu wakati kuvadzidzi: “Mazuva achazouya omunozodisisa kuti muone rimwe remazuva oMukororo woMunhu, nemwi amuzorioni. ²³Navo vanozoti kwomuri, ‘Penyai apo!’ Nokuti, ‘Penyai, panapa!’ Musazoendapo, nokuti kuvateera. ²⁴Ngokuti kudai ngemheni inopenya yechijekisa denga yechibva kurupande rumwe rwomudenga kuguma kurupande rumweni rwepashi pomudenga, nokuuya kwoMukororo woMunhu kunozodaro ngezuva rake.²⁵Asi kutanga kunosisira kuti ashononeswe ngezvakawanda nokurambwa ngouyu mubarirwana. ²⁶Kudai ngezvakaitika ngemazuva aNoa, kunozoitikawo ngemazuva oMukororo woMunhu. ²⁷Vakadya, vakamwa, vakaroora, vakaroodzwa, metsa rakaguma zuva raakapotera ndiro Noa mungarava, nendambi yakauya ikavapedza veshe.²⁸Kudaizve ngezvakaitika ngemazuva aRoti, vakadya, vakamwa, vakatenga, vakatengesa, vakasima, vakaaka, ²⁹asi ngezuva raakabuda ndiro Roti kubva muSodhoma kwakanaya muriro nesorufa zvechibva mudenga zvikavapedza veshe.³⁰Izvi ndizvo zvinozoitika ngezuva raanozopangidzirwa Mukororo woMunhu. ³¹Ngeiro zuva, uwo uri padera pemhatso, nenhumbi dzake dziri mukati mwemhatso, asazodzaka kuti adzitore; nouwo uri mumunda asapetuka.³²Mwechikarakadza mukadzi waRoti. ³³Kunyazwi ndiani unozotsvaka kuuyirwa ngokurarama kwake unozokurasha, asi kunyazwi ndiani unozorasha kurarama kwake iye unozokungwarira.³⁴Ndinoti kwomuri, ngouwo usiku vairi vanozoapo pamubhedhi umwewo; umwe unozotorwa noumweni unozosiiwa. ³⁵Vanozoapo vakadzi vairi vechikuya pamwepo; umwe unozotorwa noumweni unozosiiwa''. ³⁶Naapo vanhu vairi vanozoapo mumunda, umwe unozotorwa noumweni unozosiiwa. ³⁷Navo vakati kwaari, “Kuri, Mambo?” Naye wakati kwavari, “Apo panomuiri wakafa, ndipo panozoungana ngwanga.

¹Jesu wakavaronzera muedzaniso, kuti vanosisira kundogara vechikumbira vasazoremba., ²Mudhorobha rimweni waiyapo mutongi uwo waiya asikatyi Mwari, asikaremeredzi munhu.³Kwayiapo neshirikadzi mudhorobha iro nayo yakagara yechiuya kwaari yechiti, ‘Nditongere ndaa yangu kunegaa rangu’, ⁴Kwekamukuwo aazi kutenda; asi ngesure kweizvi wakati mukati mwake, ‘Kunyazwi inini ndisikamutyi Mwari nokuti kuremeredza munhu, ⁵asi ngokuti shirikadzi iyi inondinesa, ndinozoitongera, kuti isazondishisha ngokundogara yechiuya''.⁶NaMambo wakati, “Izwai zvaanoronza mutongi usikazi kururama. ⁷Mwari aazotongeri here vakatsanangurwa vake, avo vanochema kwaari masikati nousiku? Unozononoka kuvadetsera here? ⁸Ndinomuronzera, kuti unozovatongera ngokukasira. Zvakanyadaro, naapo Mukororo woMunhu ouya, unozoona kugonda panyika here?”.⁹Jesu wakaronzazve uyu muedzaniso kunevamweni avo vakadzigonda kuti vari vakarurama vechishoora vamweni: ¹⁰''Vanhu vairi vakakwira muTemperi kookumbira, umwe wavo waiya muFarisi noumweni waiya mubharisi.¹¹MuFarisi wakaema, akakumbira pachake, akati, ‘Mwari, ndinokubonga ngokuti andizi kudai ngevanhu vamweni, vane makaro, vasikazi kururama, vanoomba nokunyazwi nouyu mubharisi., ¹²Ndinoera kudya kairi ngevhiki, ndinopa chegumi chezviro zveshe zvendinazvo.¹³Asi mubhadarisi wemuthero, echiema ari kuretu, aazi kutenda nokumirudza madziso ake kuringira mudenga, asi wakarova diti rake echiti, ‘Mwari, ndiitire nyasha inini mushaishi’, ¹⁴Ndinomuronzera, uyu munhu wakadzaka kuenda kumhatso yake echipembedzwa kunoumweni; ngokuti munhu weshe unodzikudza unozopfaiswa, asi uwo unodzipfaisa unozokuriswa”.¹⁵Zvinopano vaiunza kwaari vana vadoko kuti avabate; naapo vadzidzi vaona, vakavarambidza. ¹⁶Asi Jesu wakavadaidza kwaari echiti, “Tenderai vana vadoko kuti vauye kwendiri, musavarambidza; ngokuti umambo hwaMwari ngehwevakadai. ¹⁷Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, uwo usikaashiri umambo hwaMwari kudai ngomwana mudoko, aatongozopoterimwo”.¹⁸Vamwe varume wakamubvunza echiti, “Mudzidzisi wakanaka, ndinozoitenyi kuti ndigare nhaka yokupona kusikaperi?”, ¹⁹Jesu wakati kwaari, “Unondidaidza ngenyi kuti wakanaka? Akuna naumwe wakanaka asi Mwari ega. ²⁰Unozia mipango: ‘Usaomba, usauraya, usaba, usaita chapupu chokunyepa, remeredza baba ako namai ako’. ²¹Naye wakati, “Izvi zveshe ndakazvingwarira kubvira muudoko hwangu”.²²Naapo Jesu azwa izvi, wakati kwaari, “Uchatama chiro chimwe. Tengesa zveshe zvounazvo upe kuvarombo, newe unozoa noupfumi mudenga; uuye, unditeere”. ²³Asi apo azwa izvi wakatambudzika kakurutu, ngokuti waiya mupfumi mukurutu.²⁴Jesu echimuringira wakati, “A, kukonzanyi kwezvakaita kuneavo vane upfumi kuti vapotere muumambo hwaMwari! ²⁵Ngokuti kunopinda kureruka kunekamera kuti ripotere ngepaburi renaiti kuno kuti mupfumi apotere muumambo hwaMwari”.²⁶Avo vakazwa izvi vakati, “Ndizvo ndiani ungaponeswa?” ²⁷Asi Jesu wakati, “Izvo zvisikaitiki kuvanhu zvinoitika kunaMwari”.²⁸NaPetro wakati, “Isusu takasiya mizi yedu tikakuteera”. ²⁹Jesu wakati kwavari, “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, akuna munhu wakasiya muzi nokuti mukadzi nokuti vakoma nokuti vabari nokuti vana, ngepamusoro poumambo hwaMwari, ³⁰usikazoashiri ngouyu mukuwo zvakawanda zvakahwirinzirwa, panguva inouya unozoashira kupona kusikaperi”.³¹Naye wakatora gumi navairi, wakati kwavari, “tinokwira Jerusarema, nazvo zveshe zvakanyorwa ngevaprofeti ngendaa yoMukororo woMunhu zvinozoitika. ³²Ngokuti unozopirwa kunevemadzinza, naye unozoitirwa jee nokutambudzwa nokupfirwa mata; ³³navo vanozomurova nokumuuraya, ngezuva rechitatu unozomukazve”.³⁴Asi avazi kuzwisisa nachimwe cheizvi zviro; neizwi iri raiya rakafishika kwavari, navo avazi kuzwisisa izvo zvakaereketwa.³⁵Naapo Jesu echikwedzera pasinde peJerikho, bofu raiya rakagara panjira rechipemha. ³⁶rechizwa mbungano yechipinda, rakabvunza kuti, “Chiinyi ichi chiri kuitika?” ³⁷Navo vakarironzera kuti, “Jesu weNazaretha unopinda ngepanapa”.³⁸Naro rakadaidzira rikati, “Jesu, mukororo waDhavhidha, ndiitire nyasha!”, ³⁹Naavo vaiya pamberi vakarikaraidza, kuti rinyarare; asi rakapinda kudaidzira kakurutu rechiti, “Mukororo waDhavhidha, ndiitire nyasha”.⁴⁰NaJesu wakaema, akapanga kuti riunzwe kwaari; naapo rakakwedzera pasinde, wakaribvunza kuti,, ⁴¹“Unoda kuti ndikuitirenyi?” Naro rakati, “Mambo, kuti ndione”.⁴²Jesu wakati kweriri, “Chiona; kugonda kwako kwakuponesa”. ⁴³Paripo rakaona, rakamuteera rechikudza Mwari; nembungano yechizviona, yakairikidza Mwari.

¹Jesu wakangena muJerikho echipinda ndimwo. ²Paiya nemunhu waizwi Zakheusi; iye waiya mukuru wevabhadarisi vemuthero, waiya gurudza.³Naye wakatsvaka kuona Jesu kuti ndiani, asi waiya asikakoni ngendaa yembungano, ngokuti waiya mufupi. ⁴Ndizvo Zakeu wakarumba kuenda mberi, akakwira mumuonde kuti amuone, ngokuti waipinda ngeiyo njira.⁵Naapo Jesu agumapo wakaringira mudenga, akati kwaari, “Zakheusi, kasira kudzaka pashi; ngokuti kunosisira kuti ndigare mumhatso yako nyamashi''. ⁶Ndizvo wakakasira kudzaka pashi, akamuashira ngokudara, ⁷Naapo vazviona vakavhuruvhuta veshe vechiti, “Wapotera kuita mueni womunhu mushaishi”.⁸NaZakheusi wakaema, akati kunaMambo, “Ringira, Mambo, ndinopa hafu youpfumi hwangu kuvarombo; kudai ndakatora chiro kumunhu ngourimbwi, ndinomuhwirinzira zvakapetwa karongomuna''. ⁹Jesu wakati kwaari, “Nyamashi ruponeso rwaguma kuneiyi mhatso, ngokuti nayewo mukororo waAbrahama., ¹⁰Ngokuti Mukororo woMunhu wakauya kootsvaka nokuponesa izvo zvakarashika”.¹¹Naapo vachazwa izvi zviro, Jesu wakaangira kuvaronzera muedzaniso, ngokuti waiya pasinde neJerusarema, ngokutizve ivo vaikarira kuti umambo hwaMwari hwaizokasira kuoneka apapo. ¹²Ndizvo wakati, “Munhu mukuru wakaenda kunyika yaiya kuretu kuti andoashira umambo nokupetukazve.¹³Wakadaidza varanda vake gumi, akavapa umwe ngaumwe chigurwa chomukore, wakati kwavari, ‘Barisai metsa ndiuye. ¹⁴Asi vanhu vomunyika yake vakamunyenya, vakatuma vatumwa sure kwake vechiti, ‘Atidi kuti munhu uyu atonge padera pedu. ¹⁵Naapo oopetuka, aashira umambo, wakapanga kuti avo varanda, vaaiya akapa zvigurwa zvemukore, vadaidzwe kwaari, kuti azie zvevakauyirwa ngokuibarisa.¹⁶Uwo wokutanga wakauya pamberi pake, akati, ‘Mambo, mugodi yenyu yawana imweni gumi.’, ¹⁷Naye wakati kwaari, ‘Wakanasa, iwewe muranda wakanaka! Ngokuti wakagondeka ngezvishomani, wechitonga padera pemadhorobha gumi.¹⁸Newechipiri wakauya akati, ‘Mambo, chigurwa chako chomukore chakauyirwa ngezvigurwa zvimweni zvishanu.’, ¹⁹Naye wakati kwaarizve, ‘Wechitonga padera pemadhorobha mashanu’.²⁰Naapo umweni wakauya, akati, ‘Mambo, penya, chigurwa chako chomukore, icho chendakangwarira chiri mudhuku, ²¹ngokuti ndakakutya, ngokuti uri munhu usikakonwi; unotonhera icho chousikazi kuisa pashi, newe unocheka icho chousikazi kusima’.²²Wakati kwaari, ‘Ngezvinobuda kubva pamuromo pako ndinozokutonga, iwewe muranda wakashata! Iwewe waitozia kuti ndiri munhu usikakonwi, ndechitonhera icho chendisikazi kuisa pashi, nokucheka icho chendisikazi kusima. ²³Ndizvo wakarekera ngenyi kuisa chigurwa changu kwavari mubhange, neni mukuuya kwangu ndaizowona icho nokuuyirwa kwacho.’²⁴Naye wakati kuneavo vaiema pasinde, ‘Mutorerenyi kubva kwaari uwo mugodi, mupe kwaari uwo unegumi dzemugodi’. ²⁵Navo vakati kwaari, ‘Mambo, uwo wanegumi dzemigodi’,²⁶Ndinoti kwomuri, ‘Kunemunhu weshe unacho unozopuwa, nokwaari usina, neicho chaanacho chinozotorwa kubva kwaari. ²⁷Asi ao magaa angu, aiya asikatendi kuti nditonge padera pao, aunzenyi panapa muauraye pamberi pangu''.²⁸Naapo aronza izvi, wakatungamira pamberi pavo kukwira Jerusarema.²⁹Naapo akwedzera pasinde peBhethifaje neBhethani, ngepaMutunhu unozwi wemaOrivhi, wakatumira mberi vairi vevadzidzi vake, ³⁰echiti, “Endai muguta iro remwakaringirana naro, umwo mwopindamwo munozoona tsiru rembongoro rakasungwa, iro risikazi kumbogadhwa ngomunhu. Risunhurenyi muuye naro. ³¹Kudai aripo unozomubvunza kuti, ‘Munorisunhurirenyi?’ Munozoronza kuti, ‘Mambo unorida’.³²Ndizvo avo vakatumwa vakaenda, vakaona kudai ngezvaakaronza ndiJesu kwavari. ³³Naapo vachasunhura tsiru, vanikazi varo vakati kwavari, “Munorisunhurirenyi tsiru?” ³⁴Navo vakati, “Mambo unorida”. ³⁵Navo vakariunza kunaJesu, vakaisa zvokufuka zvavo padera petsiru, vakakwidza Jesu padera paro. ³⁶Naapo agadha tsiru, vakachinga zvokufuka zvavo munjira.³⁷Naapo echikwedzera pasinde pokudzaka Mutunhu wemaOrivhi, mbungano yeshe yevadzidzi vakatanga kudakara nokukudza Mwari ngeizwi guru ngendaa yemishando yeshe ine simba yevaiya vaona, ³⁸vechiti, “Unomuchena Mambo uwo unouya ngezina raMambo Mwari! Kunyarara mudenga nouthende mudengadenga!”³⁹Vamweni vevaFarisi mukati mwembungano vakati kwaari, “Mudzidzisi, rambidza vadzidzi vako”. ⁴⁰Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Ndinomuronzera kuti, kudai ava vaizonyarara, mapuwe emene anozodaidzira”.⁴¹Naapo Jesu akwedzera pasinde wakaona dhorobha, wakarichemera, echiti ⁴²Dai waizia ngezuva iri izvo zviro zvingakupa kunyarara kwako! Asi zvinopano zvakafishika kumadziso ako.⁴³Ngokuti mazuva anozokugumira, apo magaa ako anozokushoshera rushosha nokukutendenedza, akukonyere mukati kumarutii eshe. ⁴⁴Anozokupwanyira pashi, nevana vako vari mukati mwako, navo avazosii mukati mwako nebuwe rimwe rakagadzikwa padera perimweni; ngokuti iwewe auzi kuzia mukuwo wokuhambirwa kwako”.⁴⁵Jesu wakapotera muTemperi, akatanga kuvadzingira kubanze avo vaitengesa, ⁴⁶echiti kwavari, “Kwakanyorwa kuti, ‘Mhatso yangu inozozwi imhatso yomukumbiro;’ asi imwimwi mwaiita bako rembavha”.⁴⁷Jesu waidzidzisa mazuva eshe muTemperi. Vapristi vakuru nevanyori nevakuru vevanhu vakatsvaka kumuuraya. ⁴⁸Asi avazi kuona chiro chevangaita, ngokuti vanhu veshe vakabatirira kwaari vechipurutana mazwi ake.

¹Ngezuva rimweni, Jesu echidzidzisa vanhu muTemperi nokuchumaira vhangeri, vapristi vakuru nevanyori nevakuru vevanhu vakauya kwaari vechiti, ²“Tironzere kuti unoita izvi ngesimba raani? Nokuti ndiani wakakupa iri simba?”.³Naye wakavapingura, akati kwavari, “Ininiwo ndinozomubvunza mubvunzo umwe, nemwi ndironzerei zvinopano ⁴Rubhabhatidzo rwaJohani rwakabva mudenga here nokuti rwakabva kuvanhu?”.⁵Navo vakapangana pakati pavo vechiti, “Kuti tikati, ‘Rwakabva mudenga,’ iye unozoti, ‘Amuzi kumutenda ngenyi?’ ⁶Asi tikati, ‘Rwakabva kuvanhu,’ vanhu veshe vanozotiponda ngemapuwe; ngokuti vanotenda kuti Johani waiya muprofeti”.⁷Navo vakapingura kuti avazi kuzia kuti rwakabva kuri. ⁸Jesu wakati kwavari, “Neniwo andimuronzeri kuti ndinoita izvi zviro ngesimba raani”.⁹Jesu wakatanga kuronzera vanhu muedzaniso uyu: “Munhu wakasima munda wemivhini, akaupa kuvarimi, akaenda kunyika imweni koogareyo mukuwo wakareba. ¹⁰Naapo nguva yaguma, wakatuma muranda kuvarimi, kuti vamupe imweni yemichero yomumunda wemivhini; asi varimi vakamurova, vakamupetudza asina chiro.¹¹Naye wakatumazve muranda umweni; nouwozve vakamurova, vakamubata ngenjira yaitsverudza, vakamupetudza asina chiro. ¹²Wakatumazve wechitatu, nayewo vakamukuwadza, vakamurasha kubanze.¹³Naapo mambo womunda wemivhini wakati, ‘Ndinozoitenyi? Ndinozotuma mukororo wangu unodikanwa; pamweni vanozomuremeredza’. ¹⁴Asi apo varimi vamuona, vakapangana pachavo vechiti, ‘Uyu ndiye unogara nhaka; ngatimuuraye, kuti nhaka iite yedu’.¹⁵Vakamubudisa kubanze kwomunda wemivhini, vakamuuraya. Ndizvo mambo womunda wemivhini unozoitenyi kwavari? ¹⁶Unozouya avauraye avo varimi, unozopa munda wemivhini kune vamweni.” Naapo vechizwa izvi vakati, “Mwari, musatendera kudaro!”¹⁷Asi Jesu wakavaringira, akati, “Ndizvo chiinyi ichi chakanyorwa chinoti, ‘Buwe iro rakarambwa ngevaaki, ndiro rakaita soro repakona? ¹⁸Munhu weshe uwo unowira padera pebuwe iro unozoputika kuita zvigurwa; asi iye kwaari werinozowira padera pake rinozomukuya kuita bukuta”.¹⁹Vanyori nevapristi vakuru vakaedza kumubata ngeawa iro, asi vakatya vanhu; ngokuti vakazwisisa kuti wakaronza uyu muedzaniso ndivo. ²⁰Ndizvo vakamurinda, vakatuma vadongoreri, avo vakadziitisa kudai ngevanhu vakarurama, ngokudaro vakamuteya ngemazwi ake, kuti vazomupira kusimba romutongi woumambo.²¹Vakamubvunza vakati, “Mudzidzisi, tinozia kuti izvo zvounoronza nokudzidzisa zvakanaka, auketi munhu, asi ngegwinyiso unodzidzisa ngenjira yaMwari. ²²Kunotenderwa here kwetiri kuti tipe muthero kunaSiza nokuti akutenderwi?”²³Asi Jesu echizia urimbwi hwavo wakati kwavari, ²⁴“Ndipangidzirei chigurwa chemare. Chine muedzaniso wehope norunyoro rwaani?” Navo vakati, “Ngezva-Siza”.²⁵Jesu wakati kwavari, “Ndizvo mwechipa kunaSiza izvo zviri zvaSiza nokuna Mwari izvo zviri zvaMwari''. ²⁶Navo vakakorera kumubata ngemazwi okuereketa kwake pamberi pevanhu; navo vechishamiswa ngokupingura kwake vakanyarara.²⁷Kwakaguma kwaari vamweni vevaSadhusi, avo vanoti akuna kumuswa kwevakafa, ²⁸navo vakamuvundzisa vechiti, “Mudzidzisi, Mosi wakatinyorera echiti kuti mukoma womunhu afa, anemukadzi asina vana, munun'una wake unozotora mukadzi abarire mukoma wake vana.²⁹Ndizvo vaiyapo vakoma vanomwe; uwo wedangwe wakaroora mukadzi, akafa asina vana;, ³⁰nouwo wechipiri wakamutora, ³¹newechitatu wakamutora, ngokudaro veshe vanomwe vakafa avazi kusiya vana. ³²Ngesure kweizvi mukadzi naye wakafawo. ³³Ndizvo pakumuka kwevakafa, unozoita mukadzi waani kwavari? Ngokuti veshe vanomwe vakamutora kuita mukadzi”.³⁴Jesu wakati kwavari, “Vanhu vomunyika muno vanoroora nokuroodzwa. ³⁵asi avo vanoerengwa kuti vanosisira nyika iyo nokumuka kubva kwevakafa avaroori, avaroodzwizve. ³⁶Ngokuti avachazofizve, ngokuti vanozodai ngengirosi vaa vana vaMwari, vaa vana vokumuka kwevakafa.³⁷Asi kuti vakafa vanomuswa, Mosi emene wakapangidzira kudaro, ngeizwi rinoronza ngendaa yepfiba, apo paakadaidza Mambo Mwari kuti ndiMwari waAbrahama, Isaka naJakobe. ³⁸Zvinopano andiyepi Mwari wevakafa, asi Mwari wevanopona; ngokuti veshe vanoponera kwaari”.³⁹Vamweni vevanyori vakapingura, vakati, “Mudzidzisi, wanasa kuronza”. ⁴⁰Ngokuti avazi kuchazoshingazve kumubvunza mubvunzo.⁴¹Asi Jesu wakati kwavari, “Vanoronza ngenyi kuti Kristu mukororo waDhavhidha? ⁴²Ngokuti Dhavhidha emene mubhuku reNduyo wakaronza kuti, ‘Mambo wakati kunaMambo wangu, gara ngokumudyo kwangu, ⁴³metsa ndiite magaa ako chitambarariro chetsoka dzako’. ⁴⁴Ndizvo kuti Dhavhidha echimudaidza kuti Mambo, ungaita mukororo wake ngokuitawani?”.⁴⁵Wakati kuvadzidzi vake mukuzwa kwevanhu veshe, ⁴⁶“Ngwarai vanyori, avo vanodisisa kuhamba vakapfeka zvokusimira zvakareba, vanoda kuchingamidzwa pandau dzemisika nezvigaro zvepamberi mumhatso dzokudira nendau dzepamberi mumishongano yokudya, ⁴⁷avo vanoparadza mhatso dzeshirikadzi nangokudziitisa vanoita mikumbiro yakareba. Vanozoashira kurashwa kwakanyanyisisa''.

¹Jesu wakasimuka akaringira, akaona vamfhumi vechiisa zvipo zvavo mundau yezvipo. ²naye wakaona shirikadzi yaiya murombo yechiisawo zvimapeni zviiri zvidoko. ³Naye wakati, “Ngegwinyiso ndinomuronzera, kuti iyi shirikadzi murombo yaisamwo mare yakapinda kuwanda kupinda vamweni veshe, ⁴ngokuti avo veshe vaisamwo muzvipo kubva pauwandu wepfuma yavo, asi iye kubva muurombo hwake waisamwo zveshe zvaanopona ndizvo”.⁵Naapo vamweni vachaereketa ngendaa yeTemperi, kuti rakanemeswa ngemapuwe akawanda nezvipo, iye wakati, ⁶Hino Jesu wakati “Ngendaa yeizvi zvomunoona, mazuva anozouya naapo arizosiiwi buwe rimwe rakaturikidzwa padera perimweni risikazowiswi pashi”.⁷Navo vakamubvunza vechiti, “Mudzidzisi, izvi zvinozoitika riini? Chiinyi chinozoita chioniso apo zvooda kuitika? ⁸Jesu wakati, “Ngwarai kuti musazopaukiswa; ngokuti vazhinji vanozouya ngezina rangu vechiti, ‘Ndini aye!’ Nokuti, ‘Mukuwo wakwedzera!’ Musavateera. ⁹Naapo mwoozwa ngehondo nokumukirana, musazotyiswa; ngokuti kunosisira kuti izvi zviitike kutanga, asi magumo aasati aapasinde”.¹⁰Naapo wakati kwavari, “Dzinza rinozomukira dzinza noumambo hunozomukira umambo. ¹¹kunozoapo kuzungunyika kukurutu kwenyika, nokundau dzakaparadzana nzara nenhenda, nezvinotyisa kakurutu nezvioniso zvakakura zvinobva mudenga.¹²Asi izvi zveshe zvisati zvaitika vanozomubata, navo vanozomutambudza, vechimupira kumhatso dzokudira nomumatirongo, vechimuunza pamberi pemadzimambo nepevatongi ngendaa yezina rangu. ¹³Iyi inozoita nguva yenyu yokuita uchapupu.¹⁴Ndizvo nasirirai mipinimidzo yenyu, kuti musazodembatemba ngepamberi kuti chiinyi chomunozopingura;, ¹⁵ngokuti ndinozomupa mazwi nokungwara, akuna naumwe wemagaa enyu ungakona kurwisana nakwo nokuti kuzviemera.¹⁶Munozopirwa kuvatongi kunyazwi ngevabereki, vakoma, hama neshamwari, navo vanozoita kuti vamweni venyu vaurawe. ¹⁷Nemwi munozonyenywa ndivo veshe ngendaa yezina rangu. ¹⁸Asi akuna nekabvudzi nakamwe kesoro renyu kanozorashika. ¹⁹Mukusengerera kwenyu munozoponesa ndaramo dzenyu.²⁰Asi apo mwoona Jerusarema rechitendenedzwa ngehondo, zvino ziai kuti kuparadzwa kwaro kwaapasinde. ²¹Naapo vari muJudhia ngavatizire kumitunhu, naavo vari mukati mwaro ngavabudemwo, naavo vari kubanze munharaunda vasazopoteramwo. ²²ngokuti aya ari mazuva okuunzidzirwa, kuti zveshe izvo zvakanyorwa zvizadzisike.²³Hezvo kwavari vane mimba naavo vanoamwisa ngaawo mazuva! Ngokuti kutambudzika kukurutu kuchaapo padera penyika noushungu padera pevanhu ava. ²⁴vanozowa ngokupinza kweshoti, vanozokweiwa kuita hloko kumadzinza eshe; neJerusarema rinozotsikwatsikwa pashi ngevemadzinza, metsa nguva yevemadzinza yazadzisika.²⁵Nezvioniso zvinozoitika pazuva, pamwedzi, panyeredzi, nepadera penyika kunozoapo kupera simba nokutyiswa ngendaa yokutinhira kworuandhle nemafungu. ²⁶Vanhu vachapera simba ngokutyiswa apo vakaringira izvo zvinouya padera penyika; ngokuti masimba omudenga anozozungunyiswa.²⁷Naapo vanozoona Mukororo woMunhu echiuya mumakore anesimba nouthende hukurutu. ²⁸Naapo izvi zviro zvootanga kuitika, ringirai mudenga mumirudze masoro enyu, ngokuti kuripirwa kwenyu kwakwedzera pasinde”.²⁹Jesu wakavaronzera muedzaniso echiti, “Ringirai muonde nemiti yeshe; ³⁰kuti yaburikira mashakani, munodzionera pachenyu, nemwi munozia mwemene kuti zienza zvinopano raapasinde. ³¹Ndizvozve, apo mwoona izvi zvechiitika, mwechizia kuti umambo hwaMwari hwaapasinde.³²Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, uyu mubarirwana auzopindi akadi zvisati zvaitika izvi zveshe. ³³Denga nenyika zvinozopinda, asi mazwi angu aatongozopindi akadi.³⁴Asi mwechidzingwarira imwimwi kuti pamweni mwoyo yenyu ingazozvimbirwa ngokudyisa nokuraradza nokudembatemba ngezvendaramo iyi, nezuva iro rimugumire ngokukasira kudai ngechirimbana. ³⁵Ngokuti rinozogumira padera pavo veshe avo vanogara padera penyika yeshe.³⁶Asi rindai nguva dzeshe, kumbirai kuti muwe nesimba rokupokonyoka kubva kuneizvi zveshe zvinozoitika, nokuema pamberi poMukororo woMunhu''.³⁷Masikati eshe waidzidzisa muTemperi, asi usiku waibuda kuenda kooata muDunhu remaOrivhi., ³⁸Vanhu veshe vaifumira kuuya kwaari muTemperi koomuzwa.

¹Zvinopano mushongano wokudya chingwa chisina mumera wakakwedzera, unozwi Phasika. ²Nevapristi vakuru nevanyori vaitsvaka njira yokumuuraya ndiyo, ngokuti vaitya vanhu.³Zvino Sathani wakapotera munaJudhasi uwo waizwi Isikarioti, umwe wevari gumi navairi. ⁴Jhudas wakaenda kooshongana nevapristi vakuru nevangwariri veTemperi kuti waizomuita mapirenyi kwavari.⁵Navo vakadakara, vakaita chitenderano kuti vamupe mare. ⁶Ndizvo wakatenda, akatsvaka mukuwo wokumupira kwavari pasina mbungano.⁷Zvino zuva rechingwa chisina mumera rakaguma, iro raibaiwa gwai rePhasika, ⁸Jesu wakatuma Petro naJohani echiti, “Endai mutinasirire Phasika kuti tiridye''. ⁹Vakati kwaari, “Unoda kuti tirinasirire pari?”.¹⁰Wakati kwavari, “Penyai, apo mwoopotera mudhorobha, unozoshongana nemwi mwamuna wakatwara hari mwechimuteera kumhatso yaanopotera, ¹¹nemwi munozoti kumuna wemhatso, ‘Mudzidzisi unoti kwouri, Riripari kamera revaeni, apo pendinozodya Pasika nevadzidzi vangu?’.¹²Naye unozomupangidzira kamera guru romuturika rakanasirirwa ndizvo zveshe; tinasirirei apo''. ¹³Navo vakaenda, vakaona kudai ngezvaakaronza kwavari; navo vakanasirira Pasika.¹⁴Naapo awa raguma, wakagara patafura nevapostori. ¹⁵Naye wakati kwavari, “Ngokudisisa ndaida kudya iri Phasika nemwi ndisati ndatambudzika. ¹⁶ngokuti ndinomuronzera kuti andichazoridyizve, metsa razadzisika muumambo hwaMwari''.¹⁷Jesu wakatora tsani, naapo abonga wakati, “Torai ichi, mukoanisirane pakati penyu. ¹⁸ngokuti ndinomuronzera kuti andichazomwi kumichero yomuvhini metsa hugume umambo hwaMwari''.¹⁹Wakatora chingwa, naapo abonga wakachigura, akachipa kwavari, akati, “Ichi chiri muiri wangu, unopirwa ngepamusoro penyu. Mwechiita ichi kundikarakadza inini''. ²⁰Netsani ngokudaro ngesure kwokudya, echiti, “Tsani iyi inodururirwa imwimwi chitenderano chitsva mungazi yangu.²¹Asi ringirai, nyara youwo unondipira ineni patafura. ²²Ngokuti Mukororo woMunhu unoenda kudai ngezvezvakaemeswa; asi hezvo kuneuwo munhu waanozopirwa ndiye!''. ²³Navo vakatanga kubvunzana pakati pavo kuti ndiani kwavari waizoita ichi chiro.²⁴Kwakabudazve hasha pakati pavo yokuti ndiani kwavari unozoita mukuru. ²⁵Naye wakati kwavari, “Madzimambo emadzinza anotonga padera pavo; vanodaidzwa kuti vadetseri vevanhu.²⁶Asi imwimwi amuzodaro akadi; asi uwo wakakurisisa pakati penyu ngaadai ngewakatsongesesa, nouwo uri mutongi ngaadai ngomuranda. ²⁷Ngokuti ndiani wakapinda kukura, uwo unogara panekudya nokuti uwo unoshandira? Andiyepi here uwo unogara panekudya? Asi inini ndiri pakati penyu ndakadai ngouwo unoshandira.²⁸Asi imwimwi muri avo vakagara neni mukuedzwa kwangu. ²⁹neni ndinomuemesera umambo kudai ndiBaba anguzve vakandiemesera inini, ³⁰kuti mudye mwechimwa patafura rangu muumambo hwangu, nemwi munozogara pamadendemaro mwechitonga madzinza gumi namairi aIsuraeri.³¹Simoni, Simoni, ringira, Sathani wakatenderwa kuti amupuwe, kuti amutsere kudai ngekoroni, ³²asi inini ndakakukumbirira kuti kugonda kwako kusazopera; newe apo watenderukazve, ugwinyise vakoma vako''.³³Petro wakati kwaari, “Mambo, inini ndakanasirira kutoenda newe mutirongo nomukufa''. ³⁴Jesu wakati, “Ndinokuronzera iwewe Petro, jongwe arizoriri nyamashi, usati waramba katatu kuti aundizii''.³⁵Jesu wakati kwavari, “Apo zvandakamutuma musina chikwama nenyede nemagwada, mwakatama chiro here?” Navo vakati, “Atina chetakatama''. ³⁶Naye wakati kwavari, “Asi zvinopano, uwo unechikwama ngaachitore nounenyede ngokudaro. Nouwo usina shoti ngaatengise bhachi rake atenge shoti.³⁷Ngokuti ndinomuronzera kuti ichi chinyorwa chinosisira kuti chizadzisike ndini kuti, ‘Naye wakaerengwa pamwepo nevashaishi;’ ngokuti izvo zvakanyorwa ngendaa yangu zvinozoitika''. ³⁸Navo vakati, “Mambo, ringirai, shoti mbiri dziri panapa.” Naye wakati kwavari, “Zvakwana''.³⁹Jesu wakabuda kubanze, wakaenda kudai ngomushuma wake kuMutunhu wemaOrivhi; nevadzidzi vakamuteera. ⁴⁰Naapo aguma pandau iyo wakati kwavari, “Kumbirai kuti musapinda mukuedzwa''.⁴¹Naye wakasiyana navo nharauko inoda kudai ngeekuposhera buwe, wakagwadama pashi, akakumbira, ⁴²echiti, “Baba, dai mwechida, bvisai tsani iyi kwendiri; asi, kusaita kuda kwangu, asi kuda kwenyu ngakuitike''.⁴³Yakaoneka kwaari ngirosi yechibva mudenga yechimugwinyisa, ⁴⁴Asi mukurwadziwa kakurutu, wakagwinyisira kukumbira; nezia rake raiya rakadai ngemadonhwe makuru engazi echibomhera pashi pamavhu.⁴⁵Naapo amiruka kubva pamukumbiro, wakauya kuvadzidzi vake, akavaona vakaata hope ngendaa yokusvipa mwoyo, ⁴⁶naye wakati kwavari, “Munoatirenyi? Mukai, mukumbire kuti musapinda mukuedzwa''.⁴⁷Naapo achaereketa, kwakauya mbungano nouwo waizwi Judhasi, umwe wevari gumi navairi, echivatungamirira. Wakakwedzera kunaJesu kuti amuchingamidze ngomuromo. ⁴⁸Asi Jesu wakati kwaari, “Judhasi, wopira here Mukororo woMunhu ngokuchingamidza ngomuromo?”.⁴⁹Naapo avo vaitendenedza Jesu vaona izvo zvaizoitika, vakati, “Mambo, tobaya here ngeshoti?” ⁵⁰Umwe wavo wakatema hloko yomupristi mukuru, akagura nzee yake yokumudyo. ⁵¹Asi Jesu wakati, “Zvakwana izvi!” Naye wakabata nzee yake, akamuponesa.⁵²Jesu wakati kunevapristi vakuru nevangwariri veTemperi nevakuru vevanhu, avo vakauya kurwisana naye, “Ngenyi mwabuda nokuuya kudai ngevanorwa nembavha, muneshoti nenduku? ⁵³Naapo ndaiya nemwi mazuva eshe muTemperi, amuzi kundibata. Asi iri riri awa renyu neresimba rechidima''.⁵⁴Naapo vakamubata, vakamukweya kuenda naye, vakamuunza mumhatso yomupristi mukuru. Asi Petro wakateera ari kuretu. ⁵⁵Naapo vabasa muriro pakati poruwanze, vakagara pashi pamwepo, Petro wakagara pashi pakati pavo.⁵⁶Naapo musikana, echimuona akagara mukujeka kwomuriro, echimuringisisa wakati, “Munhu uyu waiya naye''. ⁵⁷Asi Petro wakaramba echiti, “Dzimai, andimuzii''. ⁵⁸Ngesure kwekamukuwo, umweni wakamuona akati, “Iwewe newe uri umwe wavo.” Asi Petro wakati, “Mwamunewe, inini andiri umwe wavo akadi''.⁵⁹Ngesure kwomukuwo waida kuita awa, umwenizve wakagwinyisira kuronza echiti, “Ngegwinyiso munhu uyu waiya naye, ngokuti muGarire''. ⁶⁰Asi Petro wakati, “Mwamunewe, andichizii chounoronza.” Paripo achaereketa, jongwe rakarira.⁶¹NaMambo wakakunukuka, akaringira kunaPetro, naPetro wakakarakadza izwi raMambo, ngenjira yaakaronza kwaari kuti, “Jongwe risati rarira nyamashi, unozondiramba katatu''. ⁶²Petro wakabuda kubanze, akachema kakurutu.⁶³Nevamuna avo vakabata Jesu vakamuitira jee, vakamurova;, ⁶⁴vakamufukidza muhope, vakamubvunza vechiti, “Profeta! Ndiani uwo wakurova?'' ⁶⁵Vakaereketa zviro zvimweni zvakawanda ndiJesu vechimutsambura.⁶⁶Naapo kwaedza, vakaunganidza pamwepo vakuru vevanhu nevapristi vakuru nevanyori, navo vakamukweya kuenda naye kubangano ravo vechiti, ⁶⁷“Kuti uri Kristu, tironzere.” Asi iye wakati kwavari, “Kudai ndanyamuronzera, amuzotendi; ⁶⁸kunyazwi ndikanyamubvunza, imwimwi amuzopinguri.⁶⁹Asi kubvira zvinopano Mukororo woMunhu unozogara ngokumudyo kwesimba raMwari''. ⁷⁰Navo veshe vakati, “Iwewe zvino uri Mukororo waMwari here?” Jesu wakati kwavari, “Imwimwi mwatoronza kuti ndini inini.”, ⁷¹Navo vakati, “Tichatama chapupu chimweni ngenyi? Ngokuti isusu temene tazwa kubva pamuromo wake

¹Naapo mushongano weshe wavo wakamiruka, vakamuunza pamberi paPiratu. ²Navo vakatanga kumuitira ndaa vechiti, “Takamuona uyu munhu echipaukisa dzinza redu, echirambidza kuti chibharo chisabhadharwa kunaSiza, echironza kuti iye emene ndiKristu, mambo³NaPiratu wakamubvunza echiti, “Iwewe uri mambo wevaJudha here?” Naye wakamupingura, akati, “Ndizvo zvewaronza''. ⁴NaPiratu wakati kuvapristi vakuru nokumbungano, “Andioni ndaa kumunhu uyu.”, ⁵Asi vakapinda kutsamwirira vechiti, “Unovherudza vanhu, echidzidzisa muJudhia mweshe, kutanga ngomuGarire metsa kuguma pandau iyi''.⁶Naapo Piratu azwa izvi wakabvunza kuti, “Munhu uyu muGarire here ⁷Naapo azia kuti waiya woumambo hwaHerodhi, wakamutumira kunaHerodhi, uwo naye waiya muJerusarema ngaawo mazuva.,⁸Naapo Herodhi aona Jesu wakadakara kakurutu, ngokuti iye waiya nechidisiso chokuda kumuona kubvira mukuwo wakareba, ngokuti iye waiya azwa ndiye, naye waida kuona chioniso chinoitwa ndiye. ⁹Herodi wakabvunza Jesu ngemazwi akawanda, asi aazi kupingura chiro. ¹⁰Vapristi vakuru nevanyori vakaema vechitsamwirira kumuitira ndaa.¹¹NaHerodhi pamwepo namajoni ake vakamubata ngenjira inotsverudza, akamuitira jee, vakamupfekisa zvokusimira zvinon'anikira, akamutumirazve kunaPiratu. ¹²Herodhi naPiratu vakaiyaniswa ngeiro zuva, ngokuti ngepasure vaiya magaa.¹³Piratu wakadaidza pamwepo vapristi vakuru, vatongi nevanhu. ¹⁴Wakati kwavari, “Imwimwi mwaunza uyu munhu kwendiri mwechiti unopaukisa vanhu. Penyai, inini ndamubvunzisisa pamberi penyu; penya, andizi kuona ndaa kuneuyu munhu ngeizvo zvomunomuitira ndaa ndizvo.¹⁵Kunyazwi Herodhiwo, ngokuti wamupetudza kwetiri; ringirai, akuna chiro chakaitwa ndiye chaangatongerwa kuti afe. ¹⁶Ndizvo ndichamurova ndimusunhure. ¹⁷Zvinopano waisisira kuti avasunhurire mubhanditi umwe pamushongano wokudya.¹⁸Asi vakadaidzira veshe pamwepo, “Bvisa uyu munhu, utisunhurire Bharabhasi''. ¹⁹Uwo wakakonyerwa mutirongo ngendaa youdzongoni hwaakaita mudhorobha nendaa yokuuraya.²⁰Piratu wakaereketazve kwavari, echida kusunhura Jesu., ²¹Asi vakadaidzira vechiti, “Mukohomere, mukohomere”, ²²Naye wakati kwavari ngokwechitatu, “Ngenyi, wakashaishenyi munhu uyu? Andizi kuona kwaari ndaa yaangatongerwa kuti afe. Ndizvo ndichamurova ndimusunhure''.²³Asi paripo vakatsamwirira ngemazwi makuru, vechikumbira kuti akohomerwe. Nemazwi avo akanyisa. ²⁴NaPiratu wakagura kuti izvo zvevakakumbira zviitike. ²⁵Naye wakavasunhurira uwo waiya akakonyerwa mutirongo ngendaa youdzongoni nokuuraya, uwo wevakakumbira; asi wakavapa Jesu kuti vaite kuda kwavo ndiye.²⁶Naapo vechimukweya kuenda naye, vakabata munhu waizwi ndiSimoni weKurene, echibva munharaunda, vakaisa padera pake muchinjiko kuti autware ngesure kwaJesu.,²⁷Yakamuteera mbungano huru yevanhu, nevakadzi avo vaimuchema nokumutsumba. ²⁸Asi Jesu echikunukukira kwavari wakati, “Vakunda veJerusarema, musandichemera inini, asi mwechidzichemera imwimwi nevana venyu.²⁹Ngokuti ringirai, mazuva achauya evanozoti, ‘Dzinomuchena ngomwa nendani dzisikazi kumbobereka nemazamo asikazi kumboamwisa’, ³⁰Naapo vanozotanga kuronza kumitunhu kuti, ‘Tiwirenyi padera pedu,’ nokuzvimitunhu kuti, ‘Tidumaidzenyi’, ³¹Ngokuti kudai vechiita izvi kumuti muishi, chiinyi chinozoitwa kunewakaoma”,³²Vairi vamweni, madzongoni, vakakweiwa pamwepo Jesu koourawa.,³³Naapo vaguma pandau inozwi Denhenya, vakamukohomerapo nevashaishi, umwe ngokumudyo noumweni ngokumuoshwe. ³⁴Jesu wakati, “Baba, varekererei; ngokuti avachizii chevanoita.” Navo vechikoanisirana zvokufuka zvake pakati pavo, vakaita mabhigidha.³⁵Nevanhu vakaema vechiringira; asi vatongi vakamuitira jee vechiti, “Iye wakaponesa vamweni, ngaadziponese, kuti ari Kristu waMwari, wakatsanangurwa wake”.³⁶Majoni nawo akamuitira jee, vechiuya kwaari nokumupa vhini rinorungura, ³⁷vechiti, “Kuti iwewe uri Mambo wevaJudha, dziponese”. ³⁸Rwaiyapo runyoro ngepadera pake rwaiti, “UYU NDIMAMBO WEVAJUDHA”.³⁹Umwe wevashaishi avo vakakohomerwa naye wakamutsambura echiti, “Andiwe here Kristu? Chidziponesa iwewe neisusu”. ⁴⁰Asi umweni wakapingura echimurambidza, akati, “Aumutyi here Mwari, wechiona kuti uri mukurashwa kumwekwo naye? ⁴¹Nesu ngegwinyiso tinosisira kurashwa, ngokuti tinoashira zvinosisira zviito zvedu. Asi uyu munhu aazi kuita zvakashata”,⁴²Naye wakati, “Jesu, ndicherechedzewo apo woopotera muumambo hwako”. ⁴³Naye wakati kwaari, “Ngegwinyiso ndinokuronzera, kuti nyamashi unozoapo neni muPharadhaisi”.⁴⁴Panguva yaida kuita awa rechitanhatu, nechidima chakafukidza nyika yeshe metsa kuguma awa rechipfumbamwe. ⁴⁵Naapo kujeka kwezuva kwakapera, nejira romuTemperi rakabaurwa ngepakati.⁴⁶Apapo Jesu wakadaidzira ngeizwi guru, wakati, “Baba, ndinoisa mweya wangu munyara dzako!” Naapo aronza kudaro, mweya wake wakabuda. ⁴⁷Naapo nduna yezana yaona zvakaitika, yakakudza Mwari yechiti, “Ngegwinyiso uyu waiya munhu wakarurama''.⁴⁸Nembungano yeshe iyo yakaungana pamwepo yechiringira, apo yaona zvakaitika, vakahwirira kanyi vechirova maditi avo. ⁴⁹Naavo veshe vaiziyana naJesu nemadzimai awo akamuteera echibva Garire vakaema vari kuretu, vechiona zviro izvi.⁵⁰Zvinopano waiyapo munhu waizwi ndiJosefa, waibva mudhorobha reJudhia reArimathia. Waiya umwe wenhengo yevatongi, munhu wakanaka newakarurama. ⁵¹Waiya asikazi kutenderana nebangano nokuita kwavo, akandogarira umambo hwaMwari.⁵²Munhu uyu wakaenda kunaPiratu, akakumbira muiri waJesu. ⁵³Naye wakaudzasa pashi, akauputira ngejira rakachena, akauika muiba rakatsiwa pabuwe, umwo musikazi kumboikwa munhu.⁵⁴Naro raiya zuva rokunasirira Phasika, neSabatha rooda kutanga. ⁵⁵Nemadzimai avo vaiya vakabva naye Garire vakateera ngesure, vakaona iba nokuikwa kwomuiri wake. ⁵⁶Navo vakahwirira, vakanasirira mitombo inegwema rakanaka nemakha. Vakazorora ngezuva reSabatha, kudai ngezvinoronza mupango.

¹Asi ngezuva rokutanga revhiki, mangwanani maishi, vakauya kuiba, vechiunza mitombo inegwema rakanaka yevaiya vanasirira. ²Navo vakaona buwe ramburumbudzwa kubva paiba. ³Asi naapo vapotera mukati avazi kuona muiri waMambo Jesu.⁴Naapo vachakangaidzwa ndizvo, penya, vamuna vairi vakaema pasinde pavo, vakapfeka zvinon'anikira; ⁵naapo vechityiswa, vakatsikitsira pashi hope dzavo, vamuna vakati kwavari, “Munotsvaka vanopona ngenyi pakati pevakafa?⁶Amuna muno, wamuka. Cherechedzai zvaakamuronzera apo achiri muGarire. ⁷echiti, ‘Kunosisira kuti Mukororo woMunhu apirwe munyara dzevanhu vakashata, akohomerwe, naye ngezuva rechitatu amuke''.⁸Navo vakakarakadza mazwi ake, ⁹vechipetuka kubva kuiba, vakaronza izvi zveshe kunevarigumi naumwe nokunevamweni veshe. ¹⁰Zvinopano vaiya Maria Magadhareni, Joana, Maria mai aJakobe, pamwepo nemadzimai amweni, vakaronza izvi kunevapostori.¹¹Asi vapostori avana kutenda kuneMadzimai, mazwi aya akaoneka kwavari ari asina shwiro. ¹²Asi Petro wakamiruka, akarumba kuenda kuiba, akaguma, wakakotama, akaringira mukati, akaona machira akachena andori ega; naye wakaenda kanyi kwake, echishamiswa ngeicho chakaitika.¹³Pazuva iro vairi vavo vaihamba kuenda kuguta rinozwi Emausi, raida kuita makhiromitha gumi narimwe kubva Jerusarema. ¹⁴Navo vaiereketa umwe kunoumweni ngeizvo zveshe zvakaitika.¹⁵Naapo vachaereketa vechibvunzisana, Jesu emene wakakwedzera kwavari, akahamba navo. ¹⁶Asi madziso avo akaitiswa rubuma kuti vasamuzia.¹⁷Wakati kunaJesu, “Ngerenyi shoko iri romunoereketa umwe kunoumweni mwechihamba?” Vakaema vakanyarara, vane hope dzinotambudzika. ¹⁸Naapo umwe wavo, unozwi Kreopasi, wakapingura, akati kwaari, “Unogara uri wega here muJerusarema usikazii izvo zvakaitikamwo ngaaya mazuva?''¹⁹Naye wakati kwavari, “Zviro zvenyi?” Vakati kwaari, “Izvo zvaJesu weNazaretha, uwo waiya muprofeti anesimba ngezviito namazwi pamberi paMwari nepamberi pevanhu veshe, ²⁰nenjira yevakamupira ndiyo vapristi vakuru nevatongi vedu nokugura kuti aurawe ngokumukohomera.²¹Asi isusu taigonda kuti ndiye waizoripira Isuraeri. Eya, nepadera peizvi zveshe, nyamashi ratoa zuva rechitatu kubvira panguva yezvakaitika izvi.²²Uyezve, vamweni vemadzimai vechiunga chedu vatishamisa. Vafumira kuenda kuiba, ²³naapo vasikaoni muiri waJesu, vakauya vechiti vaona chioniso chengirosi, idzo dzati kwavari unopona. ²⁴Nevamweni veavo vaiya nesu vakaendawo kuiba, vakaona kudai ngezvevakaronza madzimai; asi iye avazi kumuona''.²⁵Iye wakati kwavari, “A! Mapenzi nevanononoka kutenda ngomwoyo izvo zveshe zvakaereketwa ngevaprofeti!, ²⁶Kwaiya kusikasisiri here kuti Kristu atambudzwe ngeizvi zviro zveshe nokupotera muuthende hwake?” ²⁷Naye echibva ngezvaMosi nezvevaprofeti veshe wakapangidzira kwavari muzvinyorwa zveshe izvo zvakanyorwa ngendaa yake.²⁸Ndizvo vakakwedzera kuguta apo pevaienda. Iye wakaita kudai ngounopinda kuenda mberi, ²⁹Asi vakamukoka vechiti, “Gara nesu, ngokuti rotengama nezuva rooda kubira.” Naye wakapotera koogara navo.³⁰Naapo agara navo pakudya, wakatora chingwa, akachibonga, akachigura, akachipa kwavari. ³¹Nemadziso avo akapembenuka navo vakamuzia; naye wakanyangarika kubva mukuona kwavo. ³²Navo vakati umwe kunoumweni, “Mwoyo yedu aizi kupisha here mukati mwedu apo achaereketa kwetiri munjira nokupangidzira kwetiri zvakanyorwa?”.³³Navo vakamiruka ngeiro awa, vakahwirira Jerusarema; vakaona varigumi naumwe vakaungana pamwepo nevamweni avo vaiya navo, ³⁴vechiti, “Mambo wamuka ngegwinyiso, naye waoneka kunaSimoni”, ³⁵Zvino vakaronza izvo zvakaitika vari munjira, nokuziikanwa kwaakaita ndivo ngokugura chingwa.³⁶Naapo vacharonza izvi, Jesu emene wakaema pakati pavo, akati kwavari, “Kunyarara ngakugare kwomuri”, ³⁷Asi vakakaruka, vakatyiswa kakurutu, vakapinimidza kuti vaona dzangaradzimu.³⁸Asi Jesu wakati kwavari, “Munotambudzika ngenyi? Inobuda ngenyi mibvunzo iyi mumwoyo yenyu? ³⁹Ringirai nyara dzangu netsoka dzangu, ndini ndemene. Ndibatei muone; ngokuti dzangaradzimu arina nyama nemagodo kudai ngezvomunoona kuti inini ndinazvo''. ⁴⁰Naapo aereketa kudaro, wakavapangidzira nyara dzake netsoka dzake.⁴¹Naapo vasikagondi ngendaa yokudakara nokushamiswa, Jesu wakati kwavari, “Munazvo here panapa zvokudya?”. ⁴²Vakamupa chigurwa chehove chakasasikwa, ⁴³Jesu wakachitora, akadya pamberi pavo.⁴⁴Naapo wakati kwavari, “Aya ndiwo mazwi endakaereketa kwomuri ndichiri nemwi, kuti kunosisira kuti zveshe zvizadzisike izvo zvakanyorwa muMipango yaMosi nezvevaprofeti nezveNduyo ndini''.⁴⁵Naapo wakajekisa mipinimidzo yavo kuti vazwisise zvinyorwa, ⁴⁶naye wakati kwavari, “Kwakanyorwa kudai, Kristu unozotambudzwa nokumukazve kubva kwevakafa ngezuva rechitatu, ⁴⁷nokutizve kutenderuka nokurekererwa kwezvishaishi kunosisira kuchumairwa ngezina rake kunemadzinza eshe, kutanga muJerusarema.⁴⁸Nemwi muri zvapupu zveizvi zviro. ⁴⁹Ndinotuma chigondiso chaBaba angu padera penyu; asi garai mudhorobha, metsa mupfekeswe ngesimba rinobva mudenga''.⁵⁰Naapo Jesu wakavatungamirira kubuda mudhorobha metsa vaguma Bhethani, naye echimirudza nyara dzake wakavafumisa. ⁵¹Naapo achavafumisa, wakaparadzana navo, akakwidzwa mudenga.⁵²Navo vakamunamata, vakahwirira kuenda Jerusarema ngokudakara kukurutu,, ⁵³navo vakatsamwirira kugara muTemperi vechikudza Mwari.

¹Pakutoma ikhali Fala. Fala ikhali na Mulungu, pontho Fala ikhali Mulungu. ²Iyo Fala ikhakhala na Mulungu kutomera pakutoma. ³Pinthu pyonsene pyacitwa na Iye, pontho pyonsene pidacitwa, nkhabe cibodzi cidakhonda citwa na Iye.⁴Upulumuki ukhali muna Iye, Upulumuki unowu ukhali cieza ca anthu. ⁵Cieza cisagaka n'cidima, cidima cacimwana kukunda cieza.⁶Aoneka mamuna m'bodzi adatumwa na Mulungu, dzina yace ikhali Juwau. ⁷Iye abwera ninga nyamaso, kuti acitire umboni cieza, toera na thangwi yace, anthu onsene atawire. ⁸Juwau akhali cieza tayu, mbwenye abwera ninga nyamaso wa cieza.⁹Cieza camaso cinamwinikira anthu onsene, cikhafika pa dziko.¹⁰Fala ikhali pa dziko, dziko yacitwa na Iyo, mbwenye dziko aicimwana kuidzindikira. ¹¹Yabwera n'dziko mwace, mbwenye andzace akhonda kuitambira.¹²Mbwenye kuna ale onsene adantambira, ale adatawira dzina yace, apaswa mphambvu za utongi kuti akhale ana a Mulungu. ¹³Iwo hadabalwa ninga mabaliro a anthu onsene tayu, pontho hadabalwa na kufuna kwa nyama peno na kufuna kwa mamuna tayu, mbwenye abalwa na Mulungu.¹⁴Fala yacitika munthu mbikhala pakati pathu. Taona mbiri yace, mbiri ninga ya Mwana m'bodzi ekha adabuluka kuna Baba, wakudzala na kukoma ntima pontho na Undimo mwene. ¹⁵Juwau ancitira umboni Yezu, mbakhakhuwa tenepa: “Uyu ndiye adalonga ine kuti: Ule anabwera n'nduli mwanga ndiye nkulu kupita ine, thangwi Iye akhalipo ine mbindidzati kubalwa.”¹⁶Thangwi tonsene tatambira mwakukwana kukoma ntima kwace kwa kwenda na kwenda. ¹⁷Thangwi Mwambo taupaswa na Mozesi, mbwenye kukoma ntima na undimo mwene wabwera na Yezu Kirixtu. ¹⁸Cipo nkhabe munthu adaona Mulungu, mbwenye Mwana wace m'bodzi ekha basi wa pantima pace, ndiye adatidziwisa Mulungu.¹⁹Uyu ndiwo umboni wa Juwau, pa n'dzidzi udatuma madjuda a ku Djerusalema, anyantsembe na malevita toera kum'bvundzisa kuti: “Iwe ndiwe ani?” ²⁰Juwau aapanga, pontho hadakhonda tayu. Alonga pakweca kuti: “Ine sine Kirixtu tayu!” ²¹Na tenepo, iwo athimiza pontho na kum'bvundza kuti: “Iwe ndiwe ani mphapo? Ndiwe Eliya?” Iye alonga kuti: “Sine tayu.” “Ndiwe Mporofeta? ” Iye atawira kuti: “Nkhabe.”²²Pakumalisa iwo am'bvundza kuti: “Iwe ndiwe ani? Titawire toera tikhaapange ale adatituma. Usaona tani, longa wekha ene kuti iwe ndiwe ani?” ²³Juwau atawira na mafala a mporofeta Izaya kuti: “Ine ndine fala inakhuwa n'thando mbilonga kuti: ‘Sasanyirani njira ya Mbuya.’ ”²⁴Afarisi anango akhadatumwa. ²⁵Abvundza Juwau kuti: “Ngakhala iwe siwe Kirixtu, siwe Eliya pontho siwe Mporofeta, mphapo thangwi yanji usatambirisa batixmu?”.²⁶Juwau atawira kuti: “Ine ndisatambirisa batixmu na madzi, mbwenye pakati panu alipo m'bodzi anakhonda imwe dziwa. ²⁷Iye ndi ule anadza n'nduli mwanga, mbwenye ine sine munthu wakukwanira kuti ndinsudzule mithambo ya ntsapato zace.” ²⁸Pyonsene ipi pyacitika ku cisa ca Bhetanya, ntunda unango wa nyandza ya Djorodani, kukhatambirisa Juwau batixmu.²⁹Mangwana mwace Juwau aona Yezu mbakhanfendedzera. Juwau alonga tenepa: “Lang'anani! Ndi Mwana Bira wa Mulungu anabulusa kudawa kwa dziko. ³⁰Uyu ndi ule akhalonga ine kuti n'nduli mwanga anabwera mamuna m'bodzi nkulu kupita ine, thangwi Iye akhalipo ine mbandidzati kubalwa. ³¹Ine ene sikhan'dziwa tayu, mbwenye ndi thangwi eneyo ndabwera mbandikhatambirisa batixmu na madzi, toera Iye akwanise kupangizika kuna mbumba ya Izarayeli.”³²Na tenepo, Juwau alonga umboni kuti: “Ine ndaona Nzimu Wakucena mbuchita kudzulu ninga nkhangaiwa mbum'phamira. ³³Ine sikhan'dziwa tayu, mbwenye Ule adandituma kuti nditambirise batixmu na madzi ndiye adandipanga tenepa: ‘Ule anaona iwe Nzimu Wakucena mbuchita mbum'phamira, unowu ndiye anatambirisa batixmu na Nzimu Wakucena.’ ³⁴Penepo ine ndaona, pontho ndisacita umboni kuti uyu ndiyedi Mwana wa Mulungu.”³⁵Mangwana mwace, Juwau akhakhala pontho penepo pabodzi na anyakupfundza ace awiri. ³⁶Pidaona iye Yezu mbakhapita, alonga kuti: “Lang'anani! Ndi Mwana Bira wa Mulungu.”³⁷Anyakupfundza awiri a Juwau pidabva iwo mbalonga penepyo atowera Yezu. ³⁸Yezu pidazungunuka Iye mbaona anyakupfundza a Juwau mbakhantowera, aabvundza kuti: “Imwe musafunanji?” Iwo alonga kuti: “Rabhii’’ (Ndiko kubveka “Mpfundzisi,”) “mwafikira kupi?” ³⁹Yezu aatawira tenepa: “Bwerani muone.” Iwo aenda, pa n'dzidzi wacinai wa kumaulo mbaona padafikira Iye, mbakhala na Iye pabodzi ntsiku eneyo.⁴⁰Andereya, m'bale wace Simau Pedhru, akhali m'bodzi wa awiri akhadabva pire pikhalonga Juwau, pontho ndi ale akhadatowerera Yezu. ⁴¹Andereya, munthu wakutoma adaona iye ndi m'bale wace anacemerwa Simau, mbaapanga tenepa: “Tan'gumana Misiya’’ (uku ndiko kubveka Kirixtu.) ⁴²Andereya ankwata mbaenda na iye kuna Yezu. Yezu amulang'ana mbalonga tenepa: “Iwe ndiwe Simau, mwana wa Juwau. Unadza kacemerwa Kefasi’’ (uku ndiko kubveka Pedhru).⁴³Mangwana mwace Yezu anyerezera kwenda ku Galileya. Pidagumana Iye Filipi ampanga tenepa: “Nditowere.” ⁴⁴Filipi, na Andereya na Pedhru, akhali a ku nzinda wa ku Bhetisaidha. ⁴⁵Filipi agumana Natanyeli mbampanga kuti: “Tan'gumana ule adalembwa na Mozesi m'Bukhu ya Mwambo, pontho adalembwambo na maporofeta mbalonga kuti: Yezu wa ku Nazareti mwana wa Zuze.”⁴⁶Natanyeli abvundza mbalonga tenepa: “Ku Nazareti? Kunabulukambo pinthu pyadidi kweneku?” Filipi ampanga kuti: “Bwera uone.” ⁴⁷Yezu pidaona iye Natanyeli mbakhanfendedzera dhuzi, alonga tenepa: “Onani, uyu ndiyedi mu Izarayeli, si wa uthambi tayu.” ⁴⁸Natanyeli abvundza tenepa: “Musandidziwira kupi?” Yezu antawira mbalonga kuti: “Ine ndakuona pa n'dzidzi ukhakhala iwe pantsi pa muti wa nsambvu, Filipi mbadzati kukucemera.”⁴⁹Natanyeli atawira tenepa: “Mpfundzisi, Imwe ndimwe Mwana wa Mulungu, pontho Imwe ndimwe Mambo wa Izarayeli!” ⁵⁰Yezu alonga kuti: “Iwe watawira thangwi pidakupanga Ine kuti ndakuona pantsi pa muti wa nsambvu? Iwe unati uone pinthu pikulu kupita penepi!” ⁵¹Na tenepo Iye athimiza na kulonga kuti: “Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene Ine ndinakupangani tenepa: Imwe munati muone thambo mbifunguka, anju za Mulungu mbizikwira, mbizichita na pana Ine, Mwana wa Munthu".

¹Pakupita ntsiku ziwiri, yacitatu yace, kwacitwa phwandu ya banja ku nzinda wa Kanaa ya ku Galileya. Akhalipombo penepo mai wace Yezu. ²Yezu na anyakupfundza ace akhadacemerwambo ku phwandu eneyo.³Pakumala kwa vinyu, mai wace Yezu ampanga tenepa: “Iwo nkhabebve vinyu.” ⁴Yezu atawira tenepa: “Nkaziwe, tinapyonji ife? N'dzidzi wanga udzati kukwana.” ⁵Mai wace apanga anyabasa kuti: “Citani pyonsene pinakupangani Iye.”⁶Dhuzi na penepo pakhali na nkhali zitanthatu za myala. Nkhali zenezi ndizo zikhaphata basa na madjuda pa midzidzi ikhacita iwo ntsembe zawo za kuceneswa. Nkhali ibodzi ikhapita anyamagongwe makumasere peno anyamagongwe dzana namakumawiri a madzi. ⁷Yezu apanga anyabasa kuti: “Dzadzani nkhali na madzi.” Iwo azidzadza mpaka pa mulomo. ⁸Na tenepo, aapanga kuti: “Cincino, tungani pang'ono mwende kapasa n'tsogoleri wa phwandu.” Iwo apicita penepyo.⁹N'tsogoleri wa phwandu aalawira madzi adasanduzwa kudza vinyu, mbakhonda kuidziwa yabuluka kupi, (mbwenye anyabasa akhadaikha madzi akhapidziwa). Na tenepo, acemera mwali wa mamuna, ¹⁰mbampanga kuti: “Anthu onsene asapasa pakutoma vinyu yakudzipa, anyakucemerwa angamala kumwa mbakwana nayo, asadza kaapasa vinyu yakukhonda dzipa. Mbwenye iwe wakoya vinyu yakudzipa mpaka n'dzidzi wa kumalisira.”¹¹Cidzindikiro ceneci ca cirengo ca ku Kanaa ya ku Galileya, ndi cirengo cakutoma cidacita Yezu. Tenepa apangisa mbiri yace, anyakupfundza ace mbantawira.¹²Buluka penepo, Yezu aterera kwenda Kafaranaumi pabodzi na mai wace, na abale ace, na anyakupfundza ace. Kweneko akhala ntsiku pang'ono.¹³Dhuzi na kufika n'dzidzi wa phwandu ya Paxkwa ya madjuda, Yezu aenda ku Djerusalema. ¹⁴Pa thando ya Nyumba ya Mulungu, aona anango mbakhagulisa ng'ombe, mabira na nkhangaiwa, anango mbakhakhala nawa-nawa pantsi dhuzi na mameza, mbakhacinja kobiri.¹⁵Na tenepo, Iye acita n'chamu wa nkhambala, mbathamangisa onsene mu Nyumba ya Mulungu, na mabira na ng'ombe zene. Awaza kobiri za ndzaya-ndzaya za ale akhacinja, mbabhoma meza zawo. ¹⁶Kuli ale akhagulisa nkhangaiwa aapanga tenepa: “Bulusani pano pinthu ipi! Lekani kucita nsika Nyumba ya Baba wanga!”.¹⁷Anyakupfundza ace akumbuka pikhadalembwa m'Bukhu ya Mulungu kuti: “Kufuna kukulu kunacita ine Nyumba yanu, kunandipisa ninga moto.” ¹⁸Na tenepo, madjuda am'bvundza kuti: “Ndi cidzindikiro canji ca cirengo cinafuna kutipangisa iwe, toera ucite pinthu penepi?” ¹⁹Yezu aatawira tenepa: “Fudzani Nyumba ya Mulungu iyi, Ine ndinaimanga pa ntsiku zitatu.”²⁰Madjuda atawira tenepa: “Nyumba iyi ya Mulungu yamala pyaka makumanai na pitanthatu mbikhamangwa. Iwe usalonga unaimanga pa ntsiku zitatu?” ²¹Mbwenye Nyumba ya Mulungu ikhalonga Yezu, akhali manungo ace. ²²Mudadza kalamuka Iye pa kufa, anyakupfundza ace akumbuka pikhalonga Iye. Na tenepo, atawira pidalembwa m'Bukhu ya Mulungu pontho na fala ikhadalonga Yezu.²³Mukhakhala Iye ku Djerusalema pa phwandu ya Paxkwa, azinji mukhaona iwo pidzindikiro pya pirengo pikhacita Iye, atawira dzina yace. ²⁴Mbwenye Yezu akhaanyindira tayu, thangwi akhaadziwa onsene ²⁵pikhafunika tayu kuti munthu alonge umboni wa munthu unango, thangwi akhapidziwa mwadidi mwene pikhali muntima mwa munthu.

¹Akhalipo nfarisi m'bodzi akhacemerwa Nikodhemu, n'tsogoleri wa madjuda. ²Iye abwera kuna Yezu na masiku, mbalonga kuti: “Rabhii, ife tisadziwa kuti Imwe ndimwe Mpfundzisi adabuluka kuna Mulungu. Thangwi nkhabe m'bodzi anakwanisa kucita pidzindikiro pya pirengo pinacita Imwe, Mulungu angakhonda kukhala na iye.”³Yezu antawira tenepa: “Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupanga kuti: Nkhabe m'bodzi anakwanisa kuona Umambo wa Mulungu, angakhonda kubalwa kapsa.” ⁴Nikodhemu abvundza kuti: “Munthu anabalwa tani, Iye mbali nkhalamba? Kodi anapita pontho m'mimba mwa mai wace mbabalwa kacikawiri?”.⁵Yezu atawira tenepa: “Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupanga kuti: Nkhabe m'bodzi anakwanisa kupita mu Umambo wa Mulungu, angakhonda kubaliwa m'madzi pontho na mu Nzimu Wakucena. ⁶Anabalwa mu nyama ndi wa nyama, anabalwa mu Nzimu ndi wa nzimu.⁷Leka kudzumatirwa na pidalonga Ine kuti: Pisafunika kuti imwe mubalwe kapsa. ⁸Mphepo isaenda kunafuna iyo. Iwe usaibva, mbwenye nkhabe kuidziwa iri kubuluka kupi peno iri kwenda kupi. Tenepa pisacitikambo na onsene anabalwa mu Nzimu.”⁹Nikodhemu abvundza tenepa: “Pinacitika tani penepi?” ¹⁰Yezu ampanga tenepa: “Iwe ndiwe mpfundzisi wa Izarayeli, nkhabe kupidziwa pinthu penepi? ¹¹Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndinakupanga kuti ife tisalonga pire pinadziwa ife pontho mbaticita umboni wa pire pidaona ife, mbwenye imwe nkhabe kutawira umboni wathu.¹²Ine ndakupangani pire pya pantsi pano, imwe mwakhonda kupitawira. Munadza katawira tani ndingakupangani pya kudzulu? ¹³Nkhabe m'bodzi adakwira kudzulu, mbwenye ule basi adabwera buluka kudzulu, Ine Mwana wa Munthu.¹⁴Sawa-sawa ninga Mozesi alamusa nyoka n'thando, tenepa pisafunikambo kuti Ine Mwana wa Munthu ndilamuswembo, ¹⁵toera onsene ale anantawira akhale na upulumuki wakukhonda kumala.¹⁶Thangwi Mulungu afuna dziko, mbafikira kupereka Mwana wace m'bodzi basi, toera ale onsene anantawira aleke kufa, mbwenye akhale na upulumuki wakukhonda kumala. ¹⁷Thangwi Mulungu atuma Mwana wace pa dziko, si kuti adze katonga miseru ya dziko tayu, mbwenye toera dziko ipulumuswe na Iye. ¹⁸Ule anantawira nkhabe kutongwa, mbwenye ule anakhonda kuntawira amala kutongwa kale, na thangwi yakukhonda kutawira kwace dzina ya Mwana m'bodzi basi wa Mulungu.¹⁹Kutongwa kwace ndi uku: Cieza cabwera pa dziko, mbwenye anthu afuna cidima mbakhonda cieza, thangwi mabasa awo akhali a kuipa. ²⁰Ule anacita pyakuipa asazonda cieza, pontho nkhabe fendedza pa cieza, gopa mabasa ace anaonekera pakweca. ²¹Mbwenye ule anacita pya ndimo mwene asabwera pa cieza, toera mabasa ace aoneke pakweca kuti asacitwa na mphambvu za Mulungu.²²Buluka penepo, Yezu aenda na anyakupfundza ace ku dziko ya Djudeya. Kweneko akhala na iwo pabodzi, mbakhatambirisa anthu batixmu. ²³Juwau akhatambirisambo batixmu ku Enomi, dhuzi na ku Salimi, thangwi kweneku kukhali na madzi mazinji, pontho mbumba ikhabwera penepo toera kutambira batixmu, ²⁴Penepi pyacitika Juwau mbadzati kupita n'kaidi.²⁵Na tenepo, yasoseka mphoka pakati pa anyakupfundza a Juwau na n'djuda m'bodzi, na thangwi ya kuceneswa kwa madjuda. ²⁶Iwo aenda kuna Juwau mbampanga kuti: “Mpfundzisi, mamuna ule akhakhala na imwe ntunda unango wa nyandza ya Djorodani, ule adaticitira imwe umboni, ali kutambirisa batixmu pontho anthu onsene ali kwenda kuna Iye!²⁷Juwau atawira tenepa: “Munthu anatambira pire basi pidapaswa iye kudzulu. ²⁸Imwe ene ndimwe anyamaso a pire pidalonga ine kuti: Ine sine Kirixtu tayu, mbwenye ndine ule adatumwa patsogolo pace.²⁹Mwanaciro mwali wankazi, ndi mwali wa mamuna. Xamwali wa mwali wa mamuna anam'phedza pontho mbam'bvesera, asakomerwa pikulu kakamwe angabva fala ya mwali wa mamuna. Uku ndi kutsandzaya kwanga kunadzadziswa cincino. ³⁰Pisafunika kuti Iye akuzwe, ine ndicepeswe.³¹Ule adabuluka kudzulu ali padzulu pa onsene. Ule wa pantsi pano ndi wa pantsi pano, pontho asalonga pire pya pantsi pano. Ule adabuluka kudzulu ali padzulu pa onsene. ³²Iye asacita umboni wa pire pidaona iye na pidabva iye, mbwenye nkhabe munthu anautawira umboni wace. ³³Ule anautawira umboni unowu, asasimbisa kuti Mulungu ndi wamaso.³⁴Thangwi ule adatumwa na Mulungu asalonga Mafala a Mulungu, thangwi Mulungu asampasa Nzimu wace wa kusoweka n'dida. ³⁵Baba asafuna Mwana wace mbampasa pyonsene m'manja mwace. ³⁶Ule anatawira Mwana, ana upulumuki wakukhonda kumala. Mphapo ule anakhonda Mwana, nkhabe kudza kaona upulumuki, mbwenye kuipirwa kwa Mulungu kunakhala na iye.”

¹Afarisi abva mbapilongwa kuti Yezu akhapfundzisa, mbakhatambirisa batixmu anyakupfundza azinji kupita Juwau. ²(Mphapo Yezu hakhatambirisa batixmu tayu, mbwenye akhatambirisa ndi anyakupfundza ace), ³Mudabva Yezu penepyo, abuluka ku Djudeya mbabwerera pontho kwenda ku Galileya.⁴Pikhafunika kuti Iye apite na kudziko ya Samariya. ⁵Na tenepo, afika ku nzinda ubodzi wa ku Samariya unacemerwa Sikari, dhuzi na zunde ikhadapaswa Zuze na baba wace Djakobo.⁶Penepo pakhali na ncera wa Djakobo. Yezu na kuneta na ulendo, akhala pantsi dhuzi na ncera. Penepi pyacitika na masikati, pa n'dzidzi khumi na uwiri. ⁷Na tenepo, pabwera nkazi m'bodzi wa ku Samariya kudza katunga madzi. Yezu ampanga kuti: “Ndipasembo madzi pang'ono.” ⁸Thangwi anyakupfundza ace akhadaenda ku nzinda kagula pyakudya.⁹Nkazi wa ku Samariya am'bvundza tenepa: “Pinacitika tani penepi, imwe ninga n'djuda musaphemba ine nkazi wa ku Samariya madzi a kumwa?” Thangwi madjuda na a Samariya nkhabe kubverana. ¹⁰Yezu antawira mbampanga tenepa: “Mbudadziwa muwoni wa Mulungu, pontho ndi ani anakuphemba madzi, mbudam'phemba ndiwe, Iye mbadakupasa madzi a upulumuki.”¹¹Nkazi atawira kuti: “Imwe Mbuya nkhabe n'thepu, pontho ncera wazika. Ndi kupi kunafuna imwe kwanisa madzi a upulumuki? ¹²Kodi imwe Mbuya ndimwe nkulu kupita baba wathu Djakobo, adatipasa ncera uyu, ukhamwa Iye ene pabodzi na ana ace, pontho na pifuyo pyace?”.¹³Yezu antawira tenepa: “Anamwa madzi awa anakhala pontho na nyota. ¹⁴Mbwenye anamwa madzi anafuna kumpasa Ine, nkhabebve kudza kakhala pontho na nyota. Thangwi madzi anafuna kumpasa Ine, anacitika muna iye mphuno ya madzi anabuluka upulumuki wakukhonda kumala.”¹⁵Nkazi alonga kuti: “Mbuya ndipaseni madzi enewa, toera ndikhonde khala pontho na nyota, peno ndikhonde bwera pontho kudza katunga madzi.” ¹⁶Yezu ampanga tenepa: “Ndoko, kacemere mamuna wako ubwere na iye.”¹⁷Nkazi atawira kuti: “Sinamamuna tayu.” Yezu ampanga nkazi kuti: “Iwe walonga pyadidi kuti nkhabe mamuna. ¹⁸Thangwi iwe ukhali na iwo kale axanu. Pontho ana iwe cincino si mamunako tayu. Pidalonga iwe ndimo mwene.”¹⁹Nkazi alonga kuti: “Mbuya, ndisaona kuti ndimwe mporofeta. ²⁰Ambuya athu akhaphembera pa phiri iyi, imwe madjuda musalonga kuti mbuto inaphemberwa ndi ku Djerusalema basi.”²¹Yezu alonga kuti: “Nditawire, nkaziwe. N'dzidzi uli dhuzi, wa kuti imwe nkhabe kudza kamulambirabve Baba pa phiri ino, peno ku Djerusalema. ²²Imwe a ku Samariya musalambira cinakhonda kudziwa imwe. Ife tisalambira cinadziwa ife, thangwi kupulumuswa kwabuluka kuna madjuda.²³Mbwenye uli kufika n'dzidzi, pontho wafika n'dzidzi wa kuti anyakumulambiradi Baba, anamulambira mu Nzimu na mu undimo mwene. Thangwi mbanewa anyakulambira anasaka Baba. ²⁴Mulungu ndi Nzimu, apo pisafunika kuti anamulambira, amulambire mu Nzimu na mu undimo mwene.”²⁵Nkazi alonga kuti: “Ine ndisadziwa kuti Misiya anacemerwa Kirixtu anabwera. Iye angabwera, anatipanga pyonsene.” ²⁶Na tenepo Yezu ampanga kuti: “Ine analonga na iwe, ndine pano!".²⁷Pa n'dzidzi unoule, anyakupfundza a Yezu abwerera mbadzumatirwa pikulu kakamwe na kugumana Yezu mbakhalonga na nkazi. Mbwenye nkhabe m'bodzi wawo adabvundzisa kuti: “Usafunanji?” Peno, bvundza Yezu kuti: “Thangwi yanji usaceza na iye?”²⁸Na tenepo, nkazi asiya nkhali yace, mbabwerera kwenda ku nzinda, mbalonga kuna mbumba kuti: ²⁹“Bwerani mudze kaone mamuna adandipanga pyonsene pikhacita ine. Kodi unowu, siye tayu Kirixtu?” ³⁰Na tenepo, anthu abuluka ku nzinda mbaenda kukakhala Yezu.³¹Pa n'dzidzi unowu, anyakupfundza ace akhankakamiza mbam'phemba kuti: “Mpfundzisi, dyaani pang'ono.” ³²Mbwenye Iye aatawira kuti: “Ndinaco cakudya, cinakhonda dziwa imwe.” ³³Na tenepo, anyakupfundza ace akhabvundzana m'bodzi na m'bodzi kuti: “Kodi alipo adan'dzesera cakudya?".³⁴Yezu alonga kuti: “Cakudya canga nkhucita kufuna kwa ule adandituma, na kumalisa basa yace. ³⁵Imwe nkhabe longa kuti: ‘Pakupita myezi minai anthu anabvuna?’ Lang'anani, Ine ndisakupangani kuti: Fungulani maso mulang'ane m'maminda! Pyakudya pyamala tokota, pisafuna bvuniwa. ³⁶Ule anabvuna asatambireratu muwoni wace, pontho asabvuna misapu toera aone upulumuki wakukhonda kumala. Na tenepo, anabzala na anabvuna, onsene asatsandzaya pabodzi pene.³⁷Na tenepo, ndimo mwene nsangani unalonga kuti: ‘M'bodzi asabzala, unango asabvuna.’ ³⁸Ine ndakutumani toera mubvune pire pidakhonda imwe kulima. Anango aphata basa yakuwanga, mbwenye imwe ndimwe mudadza katambira misapu ya basa yawo."³⁹Azinji a ku nzinda wa Samariya atawira Yezu na thangwi ya umboni ukhalonga nkazi kuti: “Iye andipanga pyonsene pikhadacita ine.” ⁴⁰Na tenepo, anthu a ku Samariya pidafendedzera iwo Yezu, akham'phemba kuti akhale na iwo. Penepo Yezu akhala na iwo ntsiku ziwiri.⁴¹Pontho, na thangwi ya fala yace, azinji anango antawira. ⁴²Iwo ampanga nkazi kuti: “Cincino tatawira, si thangwi pidalonga iwe basi tayu, mbwenye thangwi ife tabva tekha ene pontho tisadziwa kuti uyu ndiyedi Mpulumusi wa dziko.”⁴³Pakupita ntsiku ziwiri, Iye abuluka penepo mbaenda ku Galileya. ⁴⁴Iye ene Yezu akhadalonga kale kuti nkhabe Mporofeta anasimbwa ku dziko kwace. ⁴⁵Pidafika Yezu ku Galileya, anthu ku Galileya antambira mwadidi. Iwo akhadaona pyonsene pikhadacita Iye ku Djerusalema, pa n'dzidzi wa phwandu ya Paxkwa, thangwi iwo akhalipombo kweneko.⁴⁶Yezu aenda pontho ku nzinda wa Kanaa ya ku Galileya, kule kukhadaphinduza Iye madzi kudza vinyu. Pontho akhalipo nyabasa m'bodzi wa nkulu wa mambo, akhakhala na mwana wace akhabva kupha ku kafaranaumi. ⁴⁷Mukhadabva iye kuti Yezu akhadafika ku Galileya bulukira ku Djudeya, ansaka mbam'phemba kuti aende na iye kawangisa mwana wace akhafuna kufa.⁴⁸Yezu ampanga kuti: “Imwe mungakhonda kuona pidzindikiro na pirengo, nkhabe kudza katawira.” ⁴⁹Nyabasa wankulu wa mambo alonga tenepa: “Mbuya, bwerani mwana wanga mbadzati kufa!” ⁵⁰Yezu antawira kuti: “Ndoko pyako. Mwana wako ali m'maso.” Mamuna akhulupira mafala adalonga Yezu, mbaenda.⁵¹Mukhaenda iye na njira, anyabasa ace akhadza kuna iye na mphangwa za kulonga kuti mwana wace ali m'maso. ⁵²Mudabvundzisa iye kuti ndi n'dzidzi wanji udacita mbwenye mwana, iwo ampanga tenepa: “Acita mbwenye dzulo pa n'dzidzi ubodzi wa kumaulo.”⁵³Na tenepo, baba wace mwana anyerezera kuti ndiwo n'dzidzi ukhadalonga Yezu kuti: “Mwana wako ali m'maso.” Penepo, iye na mudzi wace onsene atawira Yezu. ⁵⁴Ici ndico cidzindikiro caciwiri ca cirengo cidacita Yezu. Acicita pidabuluka Iye ku Djudeya kwenda ku Galileya.

¹Buluka penepo, Yezu aenda ku Djerusalema ku phwandu ya madjuda. ²Ku Djerusalema, dhuzi na Nsuwo wa Mabira, kuna thawala ibodzi inacemerwa nciebhereu, Bhetsaidha. N'khundu mwace mukhali na makumbi maxanu. ³Mwenemu mukhakhala atenda azinji: maboli-boli, anyakulamala, anyampfutete, ⁴[mbakhadikhira kutekenyeka kwa madzi. Midzidzi inango, anju m'bodzi wa Mbuya akhachita n'thawala mbakhabvundula madzi. Munthu wakutoma anagwera, pakumala kubvundulwa madzi na anju, akhawangiswa nthenda yace ipi na ipi.]⁵Penepo pakhali na mamuna m'bodzi akhali na pyaka makumatatu na pisere mbali na utenda. ⁶Yezu mudamuona iye mbakhagona, pontho na kun'dziwa kuti iye ali na utenda unowu pyaka pizinji, am'bvundza kuti: “Iwe usafuna uwange?”⁷Nyampfutete antawira kuti: “Mbuya, nkhabe munthu wa kundiphedza kugwera n'thawala madzi angabvundulwa. N'dzidzi unaenda ine kagwera, asatoma ndi unango ine mbindisati kufika.” ⁸Na tenepo Yezu ampanga kuti: “Lamuka, kwata khangala yako uyende.”⁹Na mwansanga mamuna awanga, akwata khangala yace mbatoma kufamba. Penepi pyacitika ntsiku ya Sabudu.¹⁰Na thangwi eneyo, madjuda alonga kuna mamuna akhadawangiswa kuti: “Lero ndi Sabudu, nkhabe tawiriswa kuti ukwate khangala.” ¹¹Mbwenye iye aatawira tenepa: “Mamuna adandiwangisa andipanga kuti: ‘Kwata khangala yako uyende.’ ”¹²Na tenepo, iwo am'bvundza kuti: “Mbani mamuna unowu adakupanga kwata khangala yako uyende?” ¹³Mbwenye iye hakhandziwabve mbani adamuwangisa tayu, thangwi Yezu akhadabuluka mbakhonda kuoniwa pakati pa mwinji wa anthu akhali penepo.¹⁴Buluka penepo, Yezu adza kan'gumana ali mu Nyumba ya Mulungu mbampanga kuti: “Lang'ana, iwe wawanga. Leka kudawa pontho, toera uleke kucitikirwa na pinango pyakupiringana penepi.” ¹⁵Mamuna aenda mbapanga madjuda, kuti ndi Yezu adamuwangisa.¹⁶Na thangwi eneyo, madjuda atoma kuzonda Yezu, thangwi Iye akhacita penepi ntsiku ya Sabudu. ¹⁷Mbwenye Yezu aapanga tenepa: “Baba wanga na lero ali ciriri na kuphata basa, na Inembo na lero ndiri ciriri na kuphata basa.” ¹⁸Na thangwi eneyo, madjuda akhatekereratu kakamwe kusaka kumupha. Si thangwi ya kupwaza Sabudu basi tayu, mbwenye pontho akhalonga kuti Mulungu ndi Baba wace, mbacitika sawa-sawa na Mulungu.¹⁹Mbwenye Yezu aatawira tenepa: “Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti Mwana nkhabe kwanisa kucita cinthu ekha ene. Anacita pire basi pinaona Iye Baba wace mbacita. Thangwi pinacita Baba, Mwana asapicitambo. ²⁰Thangwi Baba asafuna Mwana wace, mbampangisa pyonsene pinacita Iye. Pontho anati ampangize mabasa makulu kupiringana awa, toera imwe mudzumatirwe.²¹Thangwi sawa-sawa ninga Baba asalamusa anyakufa mbaapasa upulumuki, Mwana anapasambo upulumuki, ule anafuna Iye. ²²Pontho, Baba nkhabe tonga munthu, mbwenye mphambvu zonsene za utongi azipasa Mwana wace. ²³Penepyo toera kuti onsene alemedze Mwana ninga munalemedza iwo Baba. Ule anakhonda kulemedza Mwana, asakhondambo kulemedza Baba adatuma Mwana.²⁴Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti: Ule anabva fala yanga mbatawira kuna ule adandituma, ana upulumuki wakukhonda kumala, pontho nkhabe kudza kakoneswa, mbwenye abuluka pa kufa kwenda pa upulumuki.²⁵Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti n'dzidzi uli kufika, iwo wafika kale, wa kuti anyakufa anadza kabva fala ya Mwana wa Mulungu. Ale anaibva, anapulumuka.²⁶Thangwi ninga Baba ana upulumuki muna Iye ene, apasambo Mwana kuti akhale na upulumuki muna iyembo. ²⁷Pontho ampasa mphambvu za kutonga thangwi Iye ndi Mwana wa Munthu.²⁸Lekani dzumatirwa na penepi, thangwi n'dzidzi uli kufika, wa kuti onsene ali n'zinthumbi anati aibve fala yace: ²⁹mbabuluka. Ale adacita udidi analamuka pa kufa toera akhale m'maso. Ale adacita pyakuipa analamuka pa kufa toera aoneswe nyatwa.³⁰Ndekha ene nkhabe cinafuna kwanisa ine kucita. Ine ndisatonga ninga pidabva ine basi, pontho kutonga kwanga ndi kwakulungama, thangwi nkhabe saka cita kufuna kwanga tayu, mbwenye kwa ule adandituma.” ³¹“Ndingapicitira umboni ndekha, umboni wanga ndi wa pezi. ³²Alipo unango anandicitira umboni, pontho ndisadziwa kuti umboni unandicitira iye ndi wa ndimo mwene.³³Imwe mwatuma atumwi kuna Juwau, pontho iye acita umboni wa ndimo mwene. ³⁴Si kuti ndisafuna umboni wa munthu tayu, mbwenye ndisalonga penepi toera imwe mupulumuke. ³⁵Juwau akhali nyale ibodzi ikhagaka mbikhamwinikira. Imwe mwafuna kutsandzaya pikulu na cieza cace pa n'dzidzi ung'ono.³⁶Mbwenye Ine ndina umboni ukulu kupita wa Juwau. Thangwi mabasa anacita Ine, adandipasa Baba kuti ndiamalise, iwo asacita umboni kuti Baba andituma. ³⁷Baba adandituma, Iye ene acita umboni na thangwi yanga. Imwe cipo mwabva fala yace, pontho nkhabe kun'dziwa akhala tani. ³⁸Pontho fala yace nkhabe khala muna imwe, thangwi imwe nkhabe kuntawira ule adatuma Iye.³⁹Imwe musaipfundza mwadidi mwene Bukhu ya Mulungu, thangwi musanyerezera kuti n'kati mwayo, munagumanamo upulumuki wakukhonda kumala. Apo ndiyo Bukhu eneyo inacita umboni na thangwi yanga. ⁴⁰Mbwenye imwe nkhabe funa bwera kuna Ine toera mukhale na upulumuki.⁴¹Ine nkhabe saka mbiri ya anthu, ⁴²mbwenye Ine ndisakudziwani. Ndisadziwa kuti imwe nkhabe funa Mulungu.⁴³Ine ndabwera na dzina ya Baba, imwe mwakhonda kunditambira, mbwenye angabwera unango na dzina yace ekha, munantambira. ⁴⁴Munakwanisa tani kutawira, ngakhala imwe musapasana mbiri mwekha ene, mbwenye mbamukhonda kusaka mbiri inabuluka kuna Mulungu m'bodzi ekha?⁴⁵Lekani kunyerezera kuti ndinakusumirani kuna Baba. Anafuna kukusumirani ndi Mozesi, ule ananyindira imwe. ⁴⁶Thangwi imwe mbamudatawira Mozesi, mbamudatawirambo Ine, thangwi iye alemba na thangwi yanga. ⁴⁷Mbwenye ngakhala imwe mwakhonda pidalemba iye, munatawira tani mafala anga?”

¹Buluka penepo, Yezu aenda kuntunda unango wa nyandza ya Galileya, inadziwika pontho na dzina ya Tibheriyadhi. ²Mwinji ukulu wa anthu ukhantowera, thangwi akhadaona pidzindikiro pya pirengo pikhacita Iye kuna atenda. ³Na tenepo, Yezu akwira pa phiri, mbakhala pantsi pabodzi na anyakupfundza ace.⁴Phwandu ya Paxkwa ya madjuda ikhali dhuzi. ⁵Yezu pidalang'ana Iye mbaona mwinji wa anthu mbukhanfendedzera, Iye alonga kuna Filipi kuti: “Ndi kupi kunafuna ife gula mikate kuti anthu awa adye?” ⁶Iye acita m'bvundzo uyu kuna Filipi toera kumulesera, thangwi iye Yezu akhapidziwa kale pikhafuna iye kucita.⁷Filipi antawira kuti: “Na ntengo wa madzana mawiri a kobiri ya parata, mbatigula mikate toera munthu m'bodzi na m'bodzi atambire phindi yace, mbapidakwana tayu.” ⁸Nyakupfundza wace unango anacemerwa Andereya, m'bale wace Simau Pedhru, atawirambo mbalonga kuti: ⁹“Pano alipo m'phale m'bodzi ana mikate mixanu na nyama ziwiri za m'madzi. Mbwenye pinakwananji penepi kuna anthu onsene?”.¹⁰Yezu alonga kuti: “Akhazikeni anthu pantsi.” Anthu onsene akhala pantsi, thangwi pakhali na cimbanjiri cizinji. Penepo pakhali na amuna akuthamangira pikwi pixanu. ¹¹Na tenepo, Yezu akwata mikate mbapereka takhuta kuna Mulungu, mbaigawira anthu ninga mukhafunira iwo. Iye acitambo penepyo sawa-sawa na nyama za m'madzi. ¹²Onsene pidamala iwo kudya mbakhuta, Yezu apanga anyakupfundza ace kuti: “Gumanyani mapindi adasala. Lekani kutaya cinthu.”¹³Na tenepo, iwo agumanya mapindi akhadasala a mikate mixanu ikhadadya iwo, mbadzaza na iwo pitundu khumi na piwiri. ¹⁴Pakumala kuona cidzindikiro ca cirengo cidacita Yezu, mbumba yatoma kulonga tenepa: “Ndimo mwenedi, uyu ndiye Mporofeta akhadikhirwa pa dziko.” ¹⁵Yezu na kupidziwa kuti iwo akhafuna kudza kankwata na mphambvu kuti amuikhe ninga Mambo, apotoka pyace ekha ene mbaenda pontho ku phiri.¹⁶Pidadoka dzuwa, anyakupfundza ace achitira mbaenda ku nyandza. ¹⁷Apakira m'bote mbawambuka kwenda ku Kafaranaumi. Kunja kukhadaswipa, Yezu akhasati kwenda kagumana na iwo. ¹⁸Na tenepo, yaoneka mphepo ikulu kakamwe mbikhacita mabimbi.¹⁹Pakumala kucapa n'nyandza nsindzo wa kukwana makilometuru maxanu peno matanthatu, aona Yezu mbakhafamba padzulu pa madzi, onsene mbagopa. ²⁰Mbwenye Iye aapanga tenepa: “Ndine pano! Lekani kugopa!” ²¹Na tenepo, iwo antambira mwadidi m'bote, na mwansanga mbafika pa gombe ikhaenda iwo.²²Mangwana mwace, mwinji wa anthu ukhadasala ku ntunda unango wa nyandza, waona kuti penepo pakhali na bote ibodzi basi. Pontho Yezu hadapakira bote pabodzi na anyakupfundza ace tayu, mbwenye anyakupfundza ace akhadaenda okha ene. ²³Na tenepo, mabote anango adabuluka ku nzinda wa Tibheriyadhi afika mbatsama dhuzi na pale pakhadadya mbumba mikate ire ikhadaphembererwa na Mbuya.²⁴Mbumba pidadziwa iyo kuti nkhabepo penepo Yezu peno anyakupfundza ace, yapakira m'mabote mbiyenda na saka Yezu ku Kafaranaumi. ²⁵Anthu pidan'gumana iwo Yezu kuntunda unango wa nyandza, am'bvundza tenepa: “Mpfundzisi, mwafika lini pano?”.²⁶Yezu atawira kuti: “Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene kuti imwe musandisaka, si thangwi ya kuona pidzindikiro pya pirengo tayu, mbwenye ndi thangwi mwadya mikate mbamukhuta. ²⁷Lekani kuphatira basa na thangwi ya cakudya cinamala, mbwenye phatirani cakudya cinakhonda kumala cinakhala na upulumuki wa kwenda na kwenda unafuna kukupasani Ine, Mwana wa Munthu. Thangwi Mulungu Baba amuikha cidhindo cakuntawirira.²⁸Na tenepo, iwo am'bvundza kuti: “Ticitenji toera tiphate mabasa anafuna Mulungu?” ²⁹Iye atawira kuti: “Basa ya Mulungu ndi ixi: Kutawira kuna ule adatuma Iye.”³⁰Na tenepo iwo am'bvundza kuti: “Ndi cidzindikiro canji ca cirengo cinafuna kutipangisa iwe, toera ticione pontho tikutawire? Ndi ninji pinafuna cita iwe? ³¹Ambuya athu adya manaa n'thando ninga mudalemberwa ipyo kuti: ‘Iye aadyesa nkate wa kudzulu.’ ”³²Yezu aapanga kuti: “Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti: Mozesi siye adaapasa nkate udabuluka kudzulu tayu, mbwenye ndi Baba wanga anakupasani nkatedi wa kudzulu. ³³Thangwi nkate wa Mulungu ndi ule udachita buluka kudzulu mbupasa upulumuki dziko.” ³⁴Iwo alonga tenepa: “Mbuya, tipaseni mphapo nkate unowu ntsiku zonsene!”³⁵Na tenepo, Yezu aapanga kuti: “Ine ndine nkate wa upulumuki. Ule anadza kuna Ine, na lini anadza kabva pontho njala. Ule ananditawira, na lini anadza kabva pontho nyota. ³⁶Ninga ndakupangani kale, imwe musandiona, mbwenye nkhabe kunditawira. ³⁷Ale onsene anandipasa Baba, anadza kuna Ine. Ule anabwera kuna Ine, cipo ndinadza kan'khonda.³⁸Thangwi Ine ndachita buluka kudzulu sidabwera kudza kacita kufuna kwanga tayu, mbwenye ndabwera kacita kufuna kwa ule adandituma. ³⁹Kufuna kwa ule adandituma ndi uku: kuti Ine ndikhonde taya munthu m'bodzi kwa ale adandipasa Iye, mbwenye ndialamuse pa kufa ntsiku yakumalisa. ⁴⁰Thangwi kufuna kwa Baba wanga ndi kuti onsene ale analang'ana kuna Mwana mbantawira, anakhala na upulumuki wakukhonda kumala pontho Ine, ndinaalamusa pa ntsiku yakumalisa.”⁴¹Na penepi, madjuda atoma kudungunya na thangwi ya kulonga kudacita Yezu kuti: “Ine ndine nkate udabuluka kudzulu.” ⁴²Iwo akhalonga tenepa: “Kodi unowu siye tayu Yezu mwana wa Zuze? Baba wace na mai wace ife nkhabe kuadziwa? Mphapo thangwi yanji cincino asalonga kuti: ‘Ndachita buluka kudzulu?’ ”⁴³Yezu aatawira tenepa: “Matamani. Lekani kudungunya mwekha ene. ⁴⁴Nkhabe anakwanisa kudza kuna Ine angakhonda bwereswa na Baba adandituma, pontho Ine ndinadza kamulamusa pa kufa ntsiku yakumalisa. ⁴⁵Pyalembwa m'mabukhu a Maporofeta kuti: ‘Onsene anadza kapfundziswa na Mulungu.’ Mphapo onsene anabva Baba mbapfundza na Iye, anadza kuna Ine.⁴⁶Sikulongera kuti alipo adaona Baba tayu, mbwenye Ule basi adabuluka kuna Mulungu, ndiye ekha adaona Baba. ⁴⁷Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti: Ule ananditawira, ana upulumuki wakukhonda kumala.⁴⁸Ine ndine nkate wa upulumuki. ⁴⁹Ambuya anu adya manaa n'thando, mbwenye adza kafa⁵⁰Mbwenye pano ulipo nkate udabuluka kudzulu, toera ale anaudya akhonde kufa. ⁵¹Ine ndine nkate wa m'maso udachita buluka kudzulu. Anadya nkate unowu, ana upulumuki wakukhonda kumala. Nkate unowu unafuna kuapasa Ine, ndi nyama yanga ene, inafuna kuapasa ine toera dziko ipulumuke.”⁵²Na tenepo madjuda atoma kuketesana okha-okha mbalonga kuti: “Pinacitika tani kuti mamuna uyu atidyese nyama ya manungo ace?” ⁵³Yezu aapanga kuti: “Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene Ine ndisakupangani kuti, mungakhonda kudya nyama ya Ine Mwana wa Munthu, pontho mbamukhonda kumwa ciropa canga, muna imwe nkhabe kudza kakhala na upulumuki.⁵⁴Munthu onsene anadya nyama yanga mbamwa ciropa canga, ana upulumuki wakukhonda kumala, pontho ndinamulamusa pa ntsiku yakumalisa. ⁵⁵Thangwi nyama yanga ndico cakudyadi kakamwe, na ciropa canga ndico cakumwadi kakamwe. ⁵⁶Munthu onsene anadya nyama yanga mbamwa ciropa canga, anakhala muna Ine, Inembo ndinakhala muna iye.⁵⁷Sawa-sawa ninga Baba ali m'maso andituma, pontho Ine ndiri m'maso na thangwi ya Baba, na tenepo, ule anandidya anadza kakhala m'maso na thangwi yanga. ⁵⁸Uyu ndiwo nkate udabuluka kudzulu, wakusyana na ule udadya a mbuya anu mbamala kufa, mbwenye ule anadya nkate uyu anakhala na upulumuki wakukhonda kumala.” ⁵⁹Yezu alonga penepi mukhapfundzisa Iye mu nyumba ya kuphemberera ya ku Kafaranaumi.⁶⁰Anyakupfundza azinji a Yezu, mudabva iwo penepi alonga kuti: “Mafala awa anentsa! Mbani anakwanisa kupibvesa?” ⁶¹Yezu na kudziwa muntima mwace kuti anyakupfundza ace akhadungunya na thangwi ya mafala adalonga Iye, aapanga kuti: “Imwe mwaipirwa na pidalonga Ine?⁶²Ndiye tani imwe mungaona Ine, Mwana wa Munthu mbandikwira kwenda kukhakhala Ine kale ene? ⁶³Nzimu usapasa upulumuki. Nyama nkhabe pinacita iyo. Mafala adakupangani Ine ndiwo nzimu na upulumuki⁶⁴Mbwenye alipo anango pakati panu asakhonda kutawira.” Thangwi Yezu akhapidziwa kale ene mbani akhakhonda kutawira, pontho mbani akhafuna kunsandukira. ⁶⁵Yezu athimiza mbalonga kuti: “Ndi thangwi eneyi pidakupangani Ine kuti, nkhabe munthu anafuna bwera kuna Ine angakhonda kupaswa penepi na Baba.”⁶⁶Bulukira n'dzidzi unowu kwenda kutsogolo, azinji anyakupfundza ace abwerera n'nduli mbakhonda kuntowera. ⁶⁷Yezu abvundza anyakupfundza ace khumi na awiri kuti: “Imwe nkhabe funa kwendambo?” ⁶⁸Penepo Simau Pedhru antawira kuti: “Mbuya tinenda kuna ani? Imwe ndimwe muna mafala anapasa upulumuki wakukhonda kumala. ⁶⁹Ife tisatawira pontho tisadziwa kuti imwe ndimwe Wakucena wa Mulungu.”⁷⁰Na tenepo, Yezu aatawira kuti: “Ine sidakusankhulani khumi na awiri tayu? Mbwenye m'bodzi wanu ana Dyabu.” ⁷¹Iye akhalongera Djuda mwana wa Simau Xikariyoti, m'bodzi wa anyakupfundza ace khumi na awiri, ule adadza kansandukira.

¹Pakumala penepyo, Yezu atoma kufamba mu Galileya. Iye akhakhonda kufamba mu Djudeya, thangwi kweneko madjuda akhafuna kumupha. ²Mbwenye dhuzi na kukwana n'dzidzi wa Phwandu ya Makumbi, ya madjuda.³Abale ace Yezu ampanga tenepa: “Iwe usafunika ubuluke pano uyende ku Djudeya, toera anyakupfundza ako akwanise kuona mabasa anacita iwe. ⁴Thangwi nkhabe munthu anafuna kubvekera, mbacita pinthu n'cibiso-biso. Mphapo iwe usacita pinthu penepi, pangizika kuna anthu.”⁵Na tenepo, Yezu aapanga kuti: ⁶“N'dzidzi wanga udzati kukwana, mbwenye kwa imwe midzidzi yonsene ndi yadidi. ⁷Anthu a padziko ino nkhabe kwanisa kukuzondani, mbwenye Ine asandizonda thangwi ndisaalongera kuti pinacita iwo mphyakuipa.⁸Ndokoni ndimwe ku phwandu. Ine sinendako ku phwandu eneyi tayu, thangwi n'dzidzi wanga udzati kukwana.” ⁹Yezu mudamala Iye kulonga penepi, asala mu Galileya.¹⁰Mbwenye abale ace pidamala iwo kwenda ku phwandu, iye aendambo n'cibiso-biso mbakhonda kupangizika. ¹¹Pa phwandu, madjuda akhansaka Yezu mbakhabvundzisa kuti: “Mamuna ule ali kupi?”¹²Pakati pa mbumba, azinji akhadungunya nciwerewere na thangwi yace. Anango akhalonga kuti: “Iye ndi munthu wadidi.” Anango akhatawira kuti: “Nkhabe, Iye asanyengeza mbumba.” ¹³Mbwenye nkhabe akhamulonga pakweca, thangwi akhagopa atsogoleri a madjuda.¹⁴Pakati pa phwandu, Yezu aenda ku Nyumba ya Mulungu, mbatoma kupfundzisa. ¹⁵Madjuda adzumatirwa, mbabvundza kuti: “Mamuna uyu asadziwa tani pinthu penepi, iye pfundza nkhabe?” ¹⁶Yezu aatawira kuti: “Pinapfundzisa Ine si pyanga tayu. Piri kubuluka kuna ule adandituma.¹⁷Munthu anafuna kucita kufuna kwa Mulungu, anadzindikira ngakhala pinapfundzisa Ine pyabuluka kuna Mulungu, peno ndisalonga pyanga ndekha. ¹⁸Ule anapilongera ekha ene, asasaka mbiri yace. Mbwenye ule anasaka mbiri ya ule adantuma, unowu ndi wa ndimo mwene. Nkhabe ca uthambi ciri muna iye.¹⁹Mozesi adakupasani Mwambo tayu? Mphapo nkhabe m'bodzi wanu anatoweza Mwambo. Thangwi yanji imwe musasaka kundipha?” ²⁰Mwinji wa anthu antawira tenepa: “Iwe una dimonyo. Mbani asasaka kukupha?”²¹Yezu aapanga kuti: “Ndacita cirengo cibodzi, imwe monsene mwadzumatirwa. ²²Na tenepo, imwe musasidza ana anu acimuna ntsiku ya Sabudu, thangwi Mozesi akusiyirani mwambo unowu. Mbwenye adatoma na penepi ndi a mbuya anu, si Mozesi tayu.²³Mphapo ngakhala musasidza ana anu acimuna ntsiku ya Sabudu toera kutoweza mwambo wa Mozesi, thangwi yanji musaipirwa na pidawangisa Ine manungo onsene a munthu ntsiku ya Sabudu? ²⁴Lekani kutonga mbamulang'ana nkhope, mbwenye tongani mwakulungama.”²⁵Na tenepo, anthu anango a ku Djerusalema atoma kubvundza kuti: “Siye uyu tayu mamuna anasaka iwo kuti amuphe? ²⁶Iye ali pano mbalonga pakweca, iwo nkhabe kulonga na iye cinthu. Penepi nkhulongera kuti akulu autongi adza kantawira kuti iye ndiyedi Kirixtu? ²⁷Mbwenye ife tisan'dziwa ngwa kupi mamuna unowu. Kirixtu angadza kabwera, nkhabe anadza kan'dziwa ndi wa kupi.”²⁸Pa n'dzidzi ukhapfundzisa iye pa thando ya Nyumba ya Mulungu, Yezu akhuwa mbalonga kuti: “Ande, imwe musandidziwa, pontho musadziwa ndine wa kupi. Ine sidabwera na kufuna kwanga tayu, mbwenye ule adandituma ndi wa ndimo mwene. Imwe nkhabe kun'dziwa. ²⁹Mbwenye Ine ndisan'dziwa thangwi ndabuluka kuna Iye, pontho Iye ndiye adandituma.”³⁰Na tenepo akhafuna kum'manga mbwenye nkhabe m'bodzi adamphata, thangwi n'dzidzi wace ukhadakwana tayu. ³¹Anthu azinji pakati pa mbumba atawira Yezu. Pontho iwo alonga kuti: “Kirixtu angadza kabwera anacita pidzindikiro pya pirengo pizinji kupiringana pidacita mamuna uyu?” ³²Afarisi abva mbumba mbikhadungunya pinthu penepi na thangwi ya Yezu. Na tenepo akulu aanyantsembe pabodzi na afarisi, atuma ale akhaonerera Nyumba ya Mulungu toera aende kam'mange.³³Yezu aapanga tenepa: “Ndinakhala pontho na imwe n'dzidzi ung'ono basi. Buluka penepo ndinenda kuna ule adandituma. ³⁴Imwe munadza kandisaka, mbwenye nkhabe kudza kandigumana. Kunakhala Ine, imwe nkhabe kwanisa kwendako.”³⁵Madjuda akhalonga okha-okha kuti: “Mamuna unowu ndi kupi kunafuna kwenda iye mbaticimwana kun'gumana? Kodi ali kwenda kwa madjuda adamala balalika mbabvungazikana na ale adakhonda kukhala madjuda toera akhaapfundzise? ³⁶Akhafuna kulonganji iye na mafala a kuti: ‘Imwe munadza kandisaka, mbwenye nkhabe kudza kandigumana’, pontho ‘Kunafuna khala Ine, imwe nkhabe kwanisa kwendako?’ ”³⁷Pa ntsiku yakumalisa, ntsiku ikulu kakamwe ya phwandu, Yezu alimira mbalonga na kugaluza kuti: “Ngakhala alipo ana nyota mbabwere kuna Ine amwe. ³⁸Ule ananditawira, ninga kulonga kunacita Bukhu ya Mulungu, n'kati mwace munabuluka mikulo ya kuwewa madzi a upulumuki.”³⁹Na mafala enewa, Yezu akhafuna kulonga kuti onsene anantawira, anadza katambira Nzimu Wakucena. Thangwi mpaka n'dzidzi unowu, Nzimu Wakucena ukhadadzati kutumwa, thangwi Yezu akhadzati kupaswa mbiri.⁴⁰Na tenepo, anthu azinji mudabva iwo mafala ace alonga kuti: “Ndimo mwenedi, mamuna uyu ndi Mporofeta.” ⁴¹Anango akhalonga tenepa: “Iye ndi Kirixtu.” Mbwenye anango akhabvundza kuti: “Kirixtu buluka ku Galileya? ⁴²Bukhu ya Mulungu nkhabe kulonga kuti Kirixtu anabuluka ku dzindza ya Dhavidhi, ku nzinda wa Bheleya, kukhakhala Dhavidhi?”.⁴³Na tenepo, mbumba yagawika na thangwi ya Yezu. ⁴⁴Anango akhafuna kum'manga, mbwenye nkhabe m'bodzi adamphata.⁴⁵Pakumalisa, anyakuonera Nyumba ya Mulungu abwerera kuna akulu aanyantsembe na kuna afarisi. Penepo anyantsembe na afarisi aabvundza kuti: “Thangwi yanji imwe mwakhonda kudza na iye?” ⁴⁶Anyakuonera atawira tenepa: “Cipo tidzati kubva munthu unango mbalonga ninga Iye.”⁴⁷Afarisi aabvundza tenepa: “Kodi na imwe ene mwamala nyengezwambo? ⁴⁸Penepo alipo nkulu m'bodzi wa utongi peno wa afarisi adatawirambo? Nkhabe! ⁴⁹Mbwenye anthu awa akupwazika akukhonda dziwa mwambo, anapaswa dzedze na Mulungu.”⁵⁰Nikodhemu, nkulu m'bodzi wa afarisi akhadaenda na anthu kasaka Yezu, aabvundza tenepa: ⁵¹“Mwambo wathu usatawirira kukonesa munthu, mbatidzati kumubva toera kudziwa pidacita iye?” ⁵²Iwo atawira tenepa: “Kodi iwembo ndiwe wa ku Galileya? Lang'anisa malemba a Mulungu, unaona kuti nkhabe mporofeta m'bodzi anabuluka ku Galileya.”⁵³Na tenepo, m'bodzi na m'bodzi aenda ku nyumba kwace.

¹Mbwenye Yezu aenda ku phiri ya Mulivera. ²Na macibese ene, Yezu abwerera pontho mu Nyumba ya Mulungu, mudagumanyikana mbumba yonsene n'khundu mwace, Iye mbakhala pantsi toera aipfundzise. ³Anyakudziwisa a Mwambo na afarisi, am'bweresera nkazi m'bodzi adagumanizwa mbacita upombo, mbamulimisa patsogolo pa anthu onsene,⁴Iwo alonga kuna Yezu kuti: “Mpfundzisi, nkazi uyu agumanizwa mbakhacita upombo. ⁵Mbwenye pa Mwambo wa Mozesi, akazi ninga awa asatongwa kuti amenyiwe na myala. Imwe Mbuya, musaona tani?” ⁶Iwo akhacita m'bvundzo unowu ninga kumulesera, toera asake thangwi ya kumpambazira nayo. Mbwenye Yezu akotama mbatoma kulemba pantsi na cala.⁷Yezu na kuona kuti ali kuthimiza na kum'bvundza, alamuka mbaapanga tenepa: “Ngakhala alipo munthu pakati panu wakukhonda kudawa, mbatome ndiye kuponya mwala kuna nkazi.” ⁸Yezu akotama pontho mbatoma kulemba pantsi.⁹Na kubva mafala enewa, atoma buluka m'bodzi na m'bodzi, kutomera kwa akulu mpaka akumalisira, mbasala Yezu ekha ene. Mbwenye nkazi asala dzololo, pakati pakhadaikhwa iye. ¹⁰Na tenepo, Yezu alamuka mbam'bvundza nkazi kuti: “Nkaziwe, ali kupi adakusumira? Nkhabe m'bodzi adakukonesa?” ¹¹Nkazi atawira kuti: “Nkhabe, Mbuya.” Yezu ampanga tenepa: “Na inembo nkhabe kukukonesa. Cincino ndoko, leka dawa pontho.”]¹²Yezu aapanga pontho kuti: “Ine ndine cieza ca dziko. Ule ananditowera nkhabebve famba pontho n'cidima, mbwenye anakhala na cieza ca upulumuki.” ¹³Afarisi ampanga kuti: “Iwe usapicitira umboni wekha ene. Na tenepo, umboni wako si wa ndimo mwene tayu.”¹⁴Yezu atawira kuti: “Ngakhala Ine ndisapicitira umboni wanga ndekha, umboni wanga ndi wa ndimo mwene, thangwi ndisadziwa kudabuluka Ine na kunaenda Ine. Mbwenye imwe nkhabe dziwa kudabuluka Ine, peno kunaenda Ine. ¹⁵Imwe musatonga mu nyama, Ine nkhabe tonga munthu tayu. ¹⁶Pontho Ine ndingatonga, matongero anga ndi a ndimo mwene, thangwi siri ndekha tayu, ndiri na Baba adandituma.¹⁷Pa Mwambo wanu pyalembwa kuti umboni wa anthu awiri ndi wa ndimo mwene. ¹⁸Ine ndisapicitira umboni ndekha ene, unango anandicitira umboni ndi Baba adandituma.”¹⁹Na tenepo iwo am'bvundza kuti: “Ali kupi Baba wako?” Yezu atawira kuti: “Imwe nkhabe kundidziwa pontho nkhabe kun'dziwa Baba wanga. Mbamudandidziwa Ine, mbamudadziwambo Baba wanga.” ²⁰Yezu akhalonga mafala awa pa n'dzidzi ukhapfundzisa Iye mu Nyumba ya Mulungu, dhuzi na pakhaikhwa miyoni. Mbwenye nkhabe munthu adam'manga, thangwi n'dzidzi wace ukhadzati fika.²¹Yezu athimiza na kuapanga kuti: “Ine ndiri kwenda, imwe munati mundisake, mbwenye munati mufere n'kati mwa kudawa kwanu. Kuna funa Ine kwenda, imwe nkhabe kwanisa kwendako.” ²²Na tenepo, madjuda atoma bvundza kuti: “Kodi nkhulongera kuti iye funa apheke ekha ene? Thangwi iye asalonga kuti kunafuna Ine kwenda, imwe nkhabe kudza kaendako.”²³Mbwenye Yezu athimiza na kulonga kuti: “Imwe ndimwe a pantsi pano, INE NDINE wa kudzulu. Imwe ndimwe a padziko ino, Ine sine wa dziko ino tayu. ²⁴Na thangwi eneyo, Ine ndakupangani kuti imwe munati mufere n'kati mwa madawi anu. Mungakhonda kutawira kuti Ine Ndine, munati mufere n'kati mwa madawi anu.”²⁵Iwo am'bvundza kuti: “Iwe ndiwe ani?” Yezu aatawira kuti: “Ndi pire pikhakupangani Ine midzidzi yonsene. ²⁶Ndina pinthu pizinji pya kulonga na pya kukutongani. Mbwenye ule adandituma ndi wakunyindirika, pontho pire pidabva Ine kuna Iye, ndipyo pinalonga Ine pa dziko.” ²⁷Mbwenye iwo hadapibvesa tayu kuti akhalonga na thangwi ya Baba wace.²⁸Na tenepo Yezu alonga kuti: “Mungalamusa Ine Mwana wa Munthu, munadza kadziwa kuti INE NDINE, pontho nkhabe cita cinthu canga ndekha, mbwenye ndisalonga sawa-sawa ninga mudandipfundzisira Baba. ²⁹Ule adandituma ali na Ine. Nkhabe kundisiya ndekha ene, thangwi midzidzi yonsene Ine ndisacita pinan'tsandzaisa.” ³⁰Mukhalonga Iye penepi, anthu azinji antawira.³¹Yezu alonga kuna madjuda ale adantawira kuti: “Mungakhala mbamunyindira fala yanga, ndimwe anyakupfundza angadi. ³²Na tenepo munati mudziwe pya ndimo mwene, pontho pya ndimo mwene pinadza kakusudzulani.” ³³Iwo antawira kuti: “Ndife dzindza ya Abharaamu, pontho cipo tidzati khala adzakazi a munthu. Usalongeranji kuti tinati tikhale akusudzuka?”³⁴Yezu aatawira kuti: “Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti: Munthu onsene anakhala mbadawa, ndi n'dzakazi wa kudawa. ³⁵N'dzakazi hanakhala ninga mwana wa pa nyumba kwenda na kwenda tayu. Mbwenye mwana, ndi wa pa nyumba kwenda na kwenda. ³⁶Na thangwi eneyo, Mwana angakusudzulani imwe munakhaladi akusudzuka.³⁷Ine ndisadziwa kuti ndimwe a dzindza ya Abharaamu, mbwenye musasaka kundipha, thangwi fala yanga nkhabe pita muna imwe. ³⁸Ine ndisakupangani pidaona Ine kuna Baba wanga, mbwenye imwe musacita pidabva imwe kuna baba wanu.”³⁹Iwo atawira kuti: “Abharaamu ndi baba wathu.” Yezu aapanga tenepa: “Mbamudakhala ndimwe ana a Abharaamu, mbamudacita mabasa a Abharaamu. ⁴⁰Mbwenye cincino musasaka kupha Ine anakupangani pya ndimo mwene, pidabva Ine kuna Mulungu. Abharaamu hadacita tenepo tayu. ⁴¹Imwe musacita mabasa a baba wanu.” Iwo ampanga tenepa: “Ife sife ana a upombo tayu, Baba wathu ndi m'bodzi basi, Iye Mulungu.”⁴²Yezu aapanga kuti: “Mulungu mbadakhala ndi Baba wanu, imwe mbamudandifuna, thangwi Ine ndabuluka kuna Mulungu, cincino ndiri pano. Ine sidabwera na kufuna kwanga tayu, mbwenye ndiye adandituma. ⁴³Thangwi yanji imwe nkhabe bvesesa malongero anga? Thangwi imwe nkhabe kwanisa kubva pinalonga Ine. ⁴⁴“Imwe muna baba wanu, ndi Dyabu, musafuna mucite kufuna kwace. Iye ndi phanga kutomera pakutoma, pontho iye nkhabe longa pya ndimo mwene. Angalonga uthambi, ndi makhaliro ace, thangwi iye ndi nyauthambi, pontho ndi baba wa uthambi.⁴⁵Mbwenye thangwi Ine ndisakupangani pyamaso, imwe nkhabe kunditawira. ⁴⁶Mbani mwa imwe anakwanisa kupangisa pakweca kudawa kwanga? Ngakhala pinalonga Ine mphya ndimo mwene, thangwi yanji imwe nkhabe kunditawira? ⁴⁷Ana a Mulungu anabva Mafala a Mulungu. Mbwenye imwe nkhabe kubva thangwi simwe a Mulungu tayu.”⁴⁸Madjuda antawira kuti: “Pinalonga ife simo mwene tayu kuti ndiwe wa ku Samariya pontho una dimonyo?” ⁴⁹Yezu aatawira kuti: “Ine nkhabe dimonyo! Ine ndisalemedza Baba wanga, mbwenye imwe musandipwaza.⁵⁰Ine nkhabe saka mbiri yanga ndekha, mbwenye alipo anaisaka pontho mbatonga. ⁵¹Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti, munthu anakoya fala yanga, nkhabe kudza kafabve kwenda na kwenda.”⁵²Na tenepo, madjuda alonga kuti: “Cincino takudziwa kuti iwe una dimonyo! Abharaamu na maporofeta afa, mbwenye iwe usalonga kuti munthu anakoya mafala anga, nkhabe kudza kafabve! ⁵³Iwe ndiwe nkulu kupita baba wathu Abharaamu? Iye na maporofeta afa. Kodi iwe usafuna ukhale ani?”⁵⁴Yezu aatawira kuti: “Ngakhala ndisapasika mbiri ndekha, mbiri yanga nkhabe longa pinthu. Anandipasa mbiri ndi Baba, unowu analonga imwe kuti ndi Mulungu wanu. ⁵⁵Imwe nkhabe kun'dziwa, mbwenye Ine ndisan'dziwa. Ndingalonga kuti Ine nkhabe kun'dziwa ndine nyauthambi ninga imwe, mbwenye Ine ndisan'dziwa mbandikoya mafala ace. ⁵⁶Abharaamu baba wanu, atsandzaya na kufuna kuona ntsiku yanga. Iye aiona mbakomerwa.”⁵⁷Madjuda alonga kuti: “Iwe udzati kucita pyaka makumaxanu, wamuona tani Abharaamu?” ⁵⁸Yezu atawira kuti: “Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti Abharaamu mbadzati kubalwa, INE NDINE.” ⁵⁹Na tenepo, madjuda alokota myala kuti am'menye, mbwenye Yezu abisalika mbabuluka mu Nyumba ya Mulungu.

¹Yezu mukhapita iye aona mamuna m'bodzi adabalwa mbali boli-boli. ²Anyakupfundza ace am'bvundza kuti: “Mpfundzisi, mamuna uyu kuti abaliwe mbali boli-boli, mbani adadawa: Ndiye, peno ndi anyakubala?”³Yezu aatawira kuti: “Iye peno anyakubala, hadadawa tayu. Mbwenye abaliwa mbali boli-boli, toera mabasa a Mulungu apangizike muna iye. ⁴Pisafunika tiphate basa ya ule adandituma, dzuwa mbiciripo. Masiku ali dhuzi a kuti nkhabe anadza kakwanisa kuphata basa. ⁵Mbandiri pa dziko pano, ndine cieza ca dziko.”⁶Yezu pidamala iye longa penepi, aphula mata pantsi mbamunya matope na mata ace, mbaakhwaza m'maso mwa boli-boli. ⁷Na tenepo, ampanga kuti: “Ndoko kasambe mu thawala inacemerwa Silowee.” (Silowee ndi kubveka “kutumwa.”) Mbwenye mamuna aenda kasamba, mbabwerera mbakhaona.⁸Andzace a pa cisa na anango akhamuona kale mbakhaphemba cakudya, akhabvundzisa kuti: “Mamuna uyu siye m'bodzi ene tayu, akhali na nsambo wa kukhala nawa mbakhaphemba cakudya?” ⁹Anango akhalonga kuti ndiye. Anango akhalonga kuti: “Siye tayu, nkhulandana.” Mbwenye iye mwanacinthu akhalonga kuti: “Ndine pano.”¹⁰Na tenepo, iwo am'bvundzisa kuti: “Maso ako afunguka tani?” ¹¹Iye aatawira mbalonga tenepa: “Mamuna anacemerwa Yezu amunya matope na mata ace, mbaakhwaza m'maso mwanga, mbandipanga kuti ndoko ku thawala inacemerwa Silowee ukhasambe. Ine ndaenda kasamba, mbatitoma kuona.” ¹²Iwo am'bvundzisa kuti: “Ali kupi mamuna unowu?” Boli-boli aatawira kuti: “Peno, nkhabe dziwako kuna iye.”¹³Mamuna akhali boli-boli akwatiwa mbaenda kuna afarisi. ¹⁴Ntsiku idamunya Yezu matope na mata ace maso a boli-boli mbafunguka, ikhali ntsiku ya Sabudu. ¹⁵Na tenepo, afarisi am'bvundzambo kuti: “Maso ako awanga tani?” Iye aatawira tenepa: “Yezu amunya matope na mata ace mbaakhwaza m'maso mwanga, Ine mbandienda kasamba. Cincino ndiri kuona.”¹⁶Afarisi anango alonga kuti: “Mamuna uyu si munthu wa Mulungu tayu, thangwi nkhabe kulemedza Sabudu.” Mbwenye anangombo akhabvundza kuti: “Pinacitikadi kuti nyakudawa acite pidzindikiro pya pirengo ninga penepi?” Na tenepo, paoneka kugawana pakati pawo. ¹⁷Afarisi athimiza kubvundza boli-boli kuti: “Usamuona tanimbo iwe mamuna unowu? Adafungulwa maso siwe.” Iye aatawira kuti: “Ndi mporofeta.” ¹⁸Madjuda mbadzati kucemeresa baba wace na mai wace, akhakhonda kutawira kuti mamuna uyu akhali boli-boli, cincino awangiswa.¹⁹Na tenepo, iwo abvundza baba wace na mai wace kuti: “Ndiye uyu mwana wanu analonga imwe kuti abalwa mbali boli-boli? Iye adza kakwanisa tani kuona cincino?” ²⁰Baba wace na mai wace aatawira kuti: “Ife tisadziwa kuti mwana uyu ngwathu, pontho iye abalwa mbali boli-boli. ²¹Mbwenye ife nkhabe dziwa kuti cincino adza kakwanisa tani kuona, peno mbani adanfungula maso. Na tenepo bvundzani iye, thangwi iye ndi nkulu, analonga ekha.”²²Baba wace na mai wace alonga penepi thangwi akhagopa madjuda. Thangwi madjuda akhadabverana kale kuti munthu analonga kuti Yezu ndi Kirixtu, anan'thamangisa n'nyumba ya kuphembera. ²³Ndi thangwi eneyo idacita kuti baba wace na mai wace alonge kuti: “Iye ndi nkulu, bvundzani iye.”²⁴Madjuda ancemeresa kaciwiri mamuna akhali boli-boli, mbampanga tenepa: “Dumbira patsogolo pana Mulungu ngakhala ndimo mwene. Ife tisadziwa kuti mamuna uyu ndi nyakudawa.” ²⁵Iye atawira tenepa: “Ine nkhabe kupidziwa kuti iye ndi nyakudawa peno nkhabe. Pinadziwa ine ndi kuti ine ndabaliwa mbandiri boli-boli, mbwenye cincino ndiri kuona.”²⁶Na tenepo am'bvundza kuti: “Akucitiranji Iye? Akufungula tani maso?” ²⁷Iye atawira tenepa: “Ine ndakupangani kale, imwe nkhabe funa kundibva. Musafuna kubvanji pontho? Kodi imwe musafunambo mukhale anyakupfundza ace?” ²⁸Penepo madjuda antikana mbalonga tenepa: “Nyakupfundza wace ndiwe! Mbwenye ife ndife anyakupfundza a Mozesi! ²⁹Ife tisadziwa kuti Mulungu alonga na Mozesi, mbwenye mamuna unowu, ife nkhabe kun'dziwa na pang'ono pene kudabuluka iye.”³⁰Mamuna atawira tenepa: “Ipi ndi pinthu pinadzumisa! Imwe nkhabe kun'dziwa kudabuluka iye, mbwenye iye andifungula maso. ³¹Ife tisadziwa kuti Mulungu nkhabe kubva munthu wa kudawa, mbwenye asabva munthu anan'gopa mbacita kufuna kwace.³²Pontho cipo pidzati kubveka kuti akhalipo munthu adafungula maso munthu adabalwa mbali boli-boli. ³³Mamuna unowu mbadakhonda kukhala wa Mulungu, nkhabe cinthu cikhafuna kucita iye.” ³⁴Mbwenye madjuda alonga tenepa: “Iwe wabalwa na kudawa kukulu. Ninji pontho pinafuna iwe kutipfundzisa?” Mban'thamangisa mu nyumba ya kuphemberera.³⁵Yezu pidabva Iye kuti mamuna athamangiswa, aenda kaonana na iye mbam'bvundza kuti: “Iwe usantawira Mwana wa Munthu?” ³⁶Mamuna akhali boli-boli atawira mbalonga tenepa: “Ndi ani iye Mbuya, toera ine ndintawire?” ³⁷Yezu ampanga kuti: “Iwe ukhadamuona kale. Ndi unowu analonga na iwe.” ³⁸Na tenepo, mamuna alonga kuti: “Mbuya, ndinatawira.” Mbamulambira.³⁹Yezu alonga tenepa: “Ine ndabwera pa dziko kudza katonga, toera maboli-boli aone, pontho ale anaona akhale maboli-boli.” ⁴⁰Afarisi anango akhali na iye penepo, mudabva iwo mbakhalonga penepi am'bvundza kuti: “Kodi nkhulongera kuti ifembo ndife maboli-boli?” ⁴¹Yezu aapanga kuti: “Mbamudakhala maboli-boli, mbamudakhala na kudawa tayu. Mbwenye thangwi imwe musalonga kuti musakwanisa kuona, kudawa kwanu muli nako.”

¹Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti ule anakhonda kupita na pa nsuwo n'thanga ya mabira, mbwenye mbakwira na panango, ndi mbava pontho ndi phanga. ²Ule anapita na pa nsuwo ndi nkumbidzi wa mabira.³Nyakuonera pa nsuwo asanfungulira, pontho mabira asabva fala yace. Iye asacemera mabira ace na madzina awo, mbaakwata mbabuluka na iwo kunja. ⁴Angamala kuabulusa kunja mabira ace onsene, asapita patsogolo pawo, iwo mbantowera, thangwi fala yace asaidziwa.⁵Mbwenye cipo anadza katowera munthu anakhonda iwo kudziwa. Anan'thawa, thangwi iwo nkhabe kudzindikira fala ya unango.” ⁶Yezu aapanga nsanje uyu, mbwenye iwo hadapibvesesa pikhafuna longa Yezu kuna iwo tayu.⁷Na tenepo Yezu alonga pontho kuti: “Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene, ndisakupangani kuti: Ine ndine nsuwo wa mabira. ⁸Onsene adabwera Ine mbindidzati kufika, akhali mambava na mapanga, mbwenye mabira hadaabvera tayu.⁹Ine ndine nsuwo. Anapita na pana Ine, anapulumuka. Anapita mbabuluka, mbagumana thongwe. ¹⁰Mbava asabwera kudza kaba, kupha na kufudza basi ene. Mbwenye Ine ndabwera toera mabira akhale na upulumuki, upulumuki wakukwana.¹¹Ine ndine nkumbidzi wadidi. Nkumbidzi wadidi asafera mabira ace. ¹²Nyabasa si nkumbidzi tayu. Pontho mabira si ace tayu. Na thangwi eneyo, angaona m'bindzi uli kufika, iye asaasiya mabira mbathawa. Na tenepo, m'bindzi unaphata mabira mbamala kuabalalisa. ¹³Iye asathawa, thangwi ndi nyabasa, pontho iye nkhabe tsalakana mabira.¹⁴Ine ndine nkumbidzi wadidi. Mabira anga ndisaadziwa pontho iwo asandidziwambo. ¹⁵Sawa-sawa ninga Baba asandidziwa, Ine ndisan'dziwambo Baba, pontho ndisaperekeka toera kufera mabira anga. ¹⁶Ndina mabira anango adakhonda kukhala a thanga ino. Pisafunika kuti ndiakumbizembo. Iwo anadza kabva fala yanga, pontho unadza kakhala nkumbi ubodzi na nkumbidzi m'bodzi basi.¹⁷Ndi thangwi eneyo Baba wanga asandifuna, thangwi ndisapereka moyo wanga, toera ndingamala ndiukwate pontho. ¹⁸Nkhabe munthu anafuna kundipokosera upulumuki wanga, mbwenye Ine ndinaupereka na kufuna kwanga. Ndina mphambvu za utongi zakupereka upulumuki wanga na zakuukwata pontho. Ntemo unowu ndautambira kuna Baba wanga.”¹⁹Na thangwi ya mafala enewa madjuda atoma kugawika pontho pakati pawo. ²⁰Azinji awo akhalonga tenepa: “Iye ana dimonyo, ampasa udzemwa. Thangwi yanji musam'bvesera?” ²¹Mbwenye anango akhalonga tenepa: “Mafala awa, si a munthu ana dimonyo tayu. Dimonyo anakwanisa fungula maso a maboli-boli?”²²N'Djerusalema mukhali na phwandu ya kuceneswa kwa Nyumba ya Mulungu. Ukhali n'dzidzi wa khoni. ²³Yezu akhali mu Nyumba ya Mulungu mbakhafamba n'khonde ya Salomau. ²⁴Madjuda agumanyikana n'khundu mwace, mbalonga tenepa: “Ngakhala iwe ndiwe Kirixtu tipange pakweca. Unatisiya mbatikhala anthu akupenula mpaka lini”.²⁵Yezu atawira tenepa: “Ine ndakupangani kale, mbwenye imwe nkhabe tawira. Mabasa anacita Ine na dzina ya Baba wanga, asandicitira umboni. ²⁶Mbwenye imwe nkhabe tawira, thangwi simwe mabira anga tayu.²⁷Mabira anga asabva fala yanga. Ine ndisaadziwa, pontho iwo asanditowera. ²⁸Ndinaapasa upulumuki wakukhonda kumala, pontho iwo na lini anadza kafa. Nkhabe munthu anafuna kundipokosera iwo m'manja mwanga.²⁹Baba wanga adandipasa mabira enewa, ndi nkulu kupiringana onsene. Nkhabe munthu anakwanisa kuapokosa m'manja mwa Baba wanga. ³⁰Ine na Baba ndife m'bodzi.” ³¹Madjuda alokota pontho myala toera am'menye nayo.³²mbwenye Yezu aapanga tenepa: “Ine ndakupangisani mabasa mazinji adidi adabuluka kuna Baba wanga, ndi basa ipi inafuna kundimenyera imwe na myala?” ³³Madjuda atawira tenepa: “Ife nkhabe kukumenyera thangwi ya mabasa adidi tayu, mbwenye na thangwi ya kuxola Mulungu. Thangwi Iwe ndiwe munthu, mbwenye usapicita ninga Mulungu.”³⁴Yezu aatawira tenepa: “Mu Mwambo wanu mudalembwa tayu kuti: ‘Ine ndalonga kuti: Imwe ndimwe ninga Mulungu?’ ³⁵Mphapo ngakhala iye acemera ‘ninga Mulungu’ kuna ale adatumirwa fala ya Mulungu, Pidalembwa m'Bukhu ya Mulungu nkhabe kumala. ³⁶Ndiye tani kuna ule adaperekeka kuna Baba mbantuma pa dziko? Musandilongeranji kuti ndaxola Mulungu thangwi pidalonga Ine kuti: Ndine Mwana wa Mulungu?³⁷Ine ndingakhonda kucita mabasa a Baba wanga, lekani kunditawira. ³⁸Mbwenye ngakhala ndisaacita, mungacimwana kutawira Ine, tawirani mabasa, toera mukwanise kudziwa kuti Baba ali muna Ine, Ine ndiri muna Baba.” ³⁹Iwo akhasaka pontho kum'phata, mbwenye Yezu abuluka pakati pawo.⁴⁰Na tenepo, Yezu awambuka pontho nyandza ya Djorodani, mbaenda ku mbuto ikhatambirisa Juwau batixmu kale ene, mbakhala kweneku. ⁴¹Anthu azinji aenda mpaka kukhakhala Iye, mbalonga tenepa: “Juwau nkhabe cidzindikiro ca cirengo cibodzi cidacita iye, mbwenye pyonsene pidalonga iye na thangwi ya mamuna uyu, ndimodi.” ⁴²Penepo anthu azinji atawira Yezu.

¹Akhalipo mamuna m'bodzi akhacemerwa Lazaru. Iye akhali wa ku Bhetanya, cisa cikhakhala anakazi ace Mariya na Marita. Ntsiku inango Lazaru aphatwa na nthenda. ²Mariya unowu akhali na m'bale wace Lazaru akhabva kupha, ndi m'bodzi ene adadzoza Yezu mafuta akununkhira, mbampukuta myendo na tsisi yace.³Na tenepo, anakazi ace Lazaru, atuma anthu kwenda kalonga kuna Yezu kuti: “Mbuya, xamwali wanu ule anafuna Imwe, ali kubva kupha.” ⁴Yezu pidabva iye penepi, alonga tenepa: “Nthenda iyi si ya kufa nayo tayu, mbwenye ndi ya mbiri ya Mulungu, toera Mwana wa Mulungu apaswe nayo mbiri.”⁵Mphapo Yezu akhafuna onsene, Marita, Mariya na Lazaru. ⁶Yezu na kubva kuti Lazaru ali kuduwala, amala pontho ntsiku ziwiri mbakhonda kwendako. ⁷Buluka penepo aapanga anyakupfundza ace kuti: “Tendeni tibwerere ku Djudeya.”⁸Mbwenye anyakupfundza ace ampanga kuti: “Mpfundzisi, madjuda akhafuna kukumenyani cincino na myala, musafuna kwenda pontho kweneku?” ⁹Yezu aatawira kuti: “Kodi ntsiku iri na midzidzi khumi na miwiri tayu? Anafamba na masikati nkhabe gwegweduka, thangwi asaona cieza ca dziko ino.¹⁰Mbwenye anafamba na masiku anagwegweduka, thangwi muna iye nkhabe cieza.” ¹¹Pakumala kulonga penepyo, Yezu athimiza na kulonga kuti: “Xamwali wathu Lazaru agona, mbwenye ndiri kwenda kweneku kamulamusa!”¹²Mphapo anyakupfundza ace alonga tenepa: “Ngakhala Lazaru agona, analamuka.” ¹³Yezu akhaapanga na thangwi ya kufa kwa Lazaru, mbwenye anyakupfundza ace akhanyerezera kuti akhalongera na thangwi ya citulo. ¹⁴Na tenepo, Yezu aapanga pakweca kuti: “Lazaru afa.¹⁵Na thangwi yanu, Ine ndakomerwa thangwi sikhali kweneku tayu, toera imwe mutawire. Mbwenye tendeni kweneko kuna iye.” ¹⁶Tomasi, anacemerwa Dhidhimu, alonga kuna anyakupfundza andzace kuti: “Tendenimbo tikhafe na iye pabodzi.”¹⁷Pidafika Yezu ku Bhetanya, agumana Lazaru akhali na ntsiku zinai mbali n'nthumbi. ¹⁸Buluka ku Bhetanya mpaka ku Djerusalema, pakhali na nsindzo wa makilometuru matatu. ¹⁹Pontho azinji madjuda akhadaenda kamatamisa Marita na Mariya, na thangwi ya kufa kwa m'bale wawo. ²⁰Na tenepo, Marita pidabva iye kuti Yezu ali kufika, aenda kagumana na iye, mbwenye Mariya akhadasala nawa pa nyumba.²¹Marita alonga kuna Yezu kuti: “Mbuya, mbamudakhala pano m'bale wanga mbadafa tayu. ²²Mbwenye ine ndisadziwa kuti mungafuna cincino, Mulungu anakupasani pyonsene pinafuna phemba imwe.” ²³Yezu alonga kuti: “M'bale wako analamuka.”²⁴Marita atawira tenepa: “Ine ndisadziwa kuti iye analamuka pa kulamuka pa kufa kwa anthu ntsiku yakumalisa.” ²⁵Yezu ampanga kuti: “Ine ndine kulamuka pa kufa na upulumuki. Ule ananditawira, peno mbadafa, anakhala m'maso. ²⁶Ule ali m'maso, anganditawira, nkhabe kudza kafabve. Iwe unatawira penepi?”²⁷Marita atawira kuti: “Ande Mbuya, ine ndisatawira kuti Imwe ndimwe Kirixtu, Mwana wa Mulungu akhafuna bwera pa dziko.” ²⁸Pidamala Marita kulonga penepi, aenda kuna Mariya m'bale wace mbancemera pa khundu, mbampanga kuti: “Mpfundzisi abwera, asakucemera.” ²⁹Na tenepo Mariya na kubva mphangwa zenezi, alamuka na mwansanga, mbaenda kagumana na Yezu.³⁰Yezu akhadzati kupita n'cisa, mbwenye akhakhala pale pakhadan'gumana Marita. ³¹Madjuda akhali penepo pa nyumba toera kumatamisa Mariya, pidamuona iwo kuti alamuka na mwansanga mbabuluka, antowera mbanyerezera kuti ali kwenda kalira ku nthumbi. ³²Mariya pidafika iye pa mbuto pakhakhala Yezu, na kumuona, amulambira pa myendo pace, mbalonga kuti: “Mbuya, Imwe mbamudakhala pano m'bale wanga mbadafa tayu.”³³Na tenepo, Yezu pidaona iye Mariya na madjuda akhamperekera mbakhalira, anentseka mbatsukwala pikulu kakamwe. ³⁴Penepo Yezu abvundza kuti: “Mwamuikha papi?” Iwo antawira kuti: “Mbuya, bwerani, muone.” ³⁵Yezu alira. 36 Na tenepo, madjuda alonga kuti: “Lang'anani kufuna kukhancita iye!”³⁶Na tenepo, madjuda alonga kuti: “Lang'anani kufuna kukhancita iye!” ³⁷Mbwenye anango pa nsoka wawo alonga kuti: “Iye adawangisa boli-boli, acimwana tani kucita kuti Lazaru akhonde kufa?”³⁸Yezu atsukwala pikulu kakamwe, mbaenda mpaka ku nthumbi. Nthumbi ikhali ya dzimba, nsuwo wace ukhadafungwa na mwala. ³⁹Yezu alonga kuti: “Bulusani mwala.” Marita m'bale wace Lazaru alonga kuti: “Mbuya, ali kununkha. Thangwi ana ntsiku zinai mbadafa kale.” ⁴⁰Yezu antawira kuti: “Ine sidakupanga tayu kuti iwe ungakhulupira unati uone mbiri ya Mulungu?”⁴¹Na tenepo, anthu abulusa mwala. Yezu alang'ana kudzulu mbalonga kuti: “Baba, ndinapereka takhuta thangwi mwandibva. ⁴²Ine ndisadziwa kuti imwe musandibva ntsiku zonsene, mbwenye ndalonga penepi thangwi ya mwinji uli pano, toera utawire kuti ndimwe mwandituma.”⁴³Pakumala kulonga penepyo Yezu akhuwa na mphambvu zonsene mbalonga kuti: “Lazaru, buluka kunja!” ⁴⁴Nyakufa abuluka mbadamala pyangirirwa na miceka, myendo na manja ene, nkhope yace mbifinikizwa na nguwo. Na tenepo, Yezu aapanga kuti: “Nsudzuleni, munsiye aende.”⁴⁵Madjuda azinji, ale akhadabwera kudza kaona Mariya, na kuona pire pidacitika, atawira Yezu. ⁴⁶Mbwenye madjuda anango, aenda kuna afarisi mbaapanga pikhadacita Yezu.⁴⁷Na tenepo, akulu aanyantsembe na afarisi, agumanya Nsoka wa Anyakutonga miseru mbalonga kuti: “Mphyanji pinacita ife? Mamuna uyu asacita pidzindikiro pya pirengo pizinji. ⁴⁸Tingansiya tenepa anthu onsene anantawira. Na tenepo, umambo wa ku Roma unabwera mbutikwatira mbuto zathu, pontho mbatikwatira dziko yathu.”⁴⁹Apo m'bodzi wawo akhacemerwa Khaifasi, pa caka cenecire akhali nkulu wa anyantsembe alonga kuti: “Imwe nkhabe cinthu cinadziwa imwe! ⁵⁰Imwe nkhabe dziwa kuti mphyadidi kuna imwe munthu m'bodzi afe, fera mbumba, toera anthu onsene a dziko yathu akhonde kufa.”⁵¹Lang'anani, Khaifasi hakhalonga pya munsolo mwace tayu. Mbwenye iye, ninga nkulu wa anyantsembe pa caka ceneco, cikhali ciporofeta ca kuti Yezu anadza kafa fera mbumba ya madjuda. ⁵²Yezu hanadza kafera mbumba eneyo basi tayu, mbwenye anadza kafera ana onsene a Mulungu adabalalika pa dziko yonsene, kuti aagumanye toera akhale mbumba ibodzi. ⁵³Na tenepo, kutomera ntsiku eneyo kwenda kutsogolo, abverana kuti aphe Yezu.⁵⁴Na thangwi eneyo, Yezu akhafambabve pakweca mbaoneka na madjuda tayu. Mbwenye abuluka mbaenda ku cisa cikhali dhuzi na thando, ku nzinda unacemerwa Efaraimu, mbakhala kweneko na anyakupfundza ace. ⁵⁵Phwandu ya Paxkwa ya madjuda ikhali dhuzi. Anthu azinji akhabuluka m'pisa penepyo mbakhaenda ku Djerusalema kacita mitemo yawo ya kuceneswa, Paxkwa mbidzati kufika.⁵⁶Madjuda akhansaka basi Yezu, mbakhabvundzana m'bodzi na m'bodzi mu Nyumba ya Mulungu kuti: “Musaona tani? Iye anati abwere ku phwandu?” ⁵⁷Akulu aanyantsembe na afarisi akhadabulusa ntemo wa kuti: “Ule munthu anadziwa kunakhala Yezu mbatipange toera tiyende kam'mange.”

¹Zikhadasala ntsiku zitanthatu kuti idyiwe phwandu ya Paxkwa. Yezu aenda ku Bhetanya kukhakhala Lazaru, ule akhadalamusa iye pa kufa. ²Penepo iwo ancitira siyari, Marita mbakhan'dzesera pyakudya. Lazaru akhali na anthu pabodzi na Yezu pa thando ya kudya. ³Na tenepo, Mariya akwata ntete wace wa mafuta akudzola akununkhira a nardu wakukhonda kubvungazwa, a ntengo ukulu. Iye adzoza na iwo myendo ya Yezu, mbampukuta na tsisi yace. Nyumba yonsene yadzala na khwema ya mafuta.⁴Mbwenye nyakupfundza wace m'bodzi anacemerwa Djuda Xikariyoti, ule adadza kansandukira, alonga tenepa: ⁵“Thangwi yanji mafuta enewa akununkhira aleka kuagulisa na ntengo wa madzana matatu a kobiri ya parata, kobiri eneyo mbipaswa anyakucherenga?” ⁶Djuda alonga penepi si ntsisi na anyakucherenga tayu, mbwenye ndi thangwi iye akhali mbava. Ndiye akhali na cikhwama ca kobiri, mbakhabulusa kobiri ikhakoiwa mwenemu.⁷Yezu alonga tenepa: “Nsiyeni pyace. Penepi mbapikoyere ntsiku ya kuikhwa kwanga n'nthumbi. ⁸Thangwi anyakucherenga imwe munakhala na iwo ntsiku zonsene, mbwenye Ine sinakhala na imwe ntsiku zonsene tayu.”⁹Na tenepo, mwinji ukulu wa madjuda pidadzindikira iwo kuti Yezu ali kweneko, abwera. Iwo akhadzera Yezu basi tayu, mbwenye akhadzambo kaona Lazaru, ule akhadalamuswa na Yezu pa kufa. 10 ¹⁰Mbwenye akulu aanyantsembe abverana kuti aphembo Lazaru, 11 ¹¹thangwi azinji madjuda na thangwi ya Lazaru, akhabuluka kuna iwo mbakhatawira Yezu.¹²12 Mangwana mwace, mwinji ukulu wa anthu ukhadadza ku phwandu ya Paxkwa, wabva kuti Yezu ali kufika mu Djerusalema. ¹³Na thangwi eneyo, akwata masandzu a micindu mbaenda kantambira, mbakhakhuwa tenepa: “Hosana!” “Mbasimbwe ule anadza na dzina ya Mbuya!” “Mbasimbwe Mambo wa Izarayeli!”.¹⁴Yezu agumana mwana buru, mbampakira pa nsana pace, ninga mukhadalembwa ipyo m'Bukhu ya Mulungu kuti: ¹⁵“Leka gopa, iwe nzinda wa Siyau! Lang'ana Mambo wako ali kudza mbapakira padzulu pa mwana buru.”¹⁶Pakutoma, anyakupfundza ace hakhapidziwa penepi tayu. Mbwenye mudadza kapaswa mbiri Yezu, ndipo padakumbuka iwo kuti pinthu penepi pikhadalembwa na thangwi yace, pontho pyadza kacitika kuna Iye.¹⁷Mwinji wa anthu ukhakhala na Yezu pa n'dzidzi ukhapanga iye Lazaru kuti abuluke n'nthumbi mbamulamusa pa kufa, ndiwo ukhaenda mbulonga pidacitika. ¹⁸Anthu azinji, na kubva mbapilongwa kuti Yezu ndiye akhadacita cidzindikiro ca cirengo ceneci, aenda kaonana na iye. ¹⁹Na tenepo, afarisi akhalonga okha-okha kuti: “Nkhabe cinthu cidakwanisa ife. Lang'anani, anthu onsene ali kwenda n'nduli mwace.”²⁰Pakati pa anthu ale akhadaenda kalambira Mulungu pa phwandu ya Paxkwa, akhalipo angasi adakhonda kukhala agerego. ²¹Iwo afendedzera Filipi, akhali wa ku Bhetisaidha ya Galileya, mbam'phemba tenepa: “Mbuya, tisafuna tione Yezu.” ²²Filipi aenda kapilonga kuna Andereya. Andereya na Filipi mbapifikisa kuna Yezu.²³Yezu aatawira tenepa: “Wafika n'dzidzi wakupaswa mbiri Ine, Mwana wa Munthu. ²⁴Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti, mbeu ya tirigu ingakhonda kugwa pa mataka mbikhonda kufa, inakhala yokha basi. Mbwenye ingafa, inabala misapu mizinji.²⁵Ule anafuna moyo wace, anauluza. Mbwenye ule anazonda moyo wace pantsi pano, anati aukoyerwe upulumuki wakukhonda kumala. ²⁶Ule anandiphatira basa, asafunika anditowere. Panakhala Ine, nyabasa wanga ali penepombo. Pontho ule anandiphatira basa, anati asimbwe na Baba wanga.²⁷Cincino ntima wanga wanentseka pikulu kakamwe. Ndinalonganji? ‘Baba ndipulumuseni pa n'dzidzi uno?’ Nkhabe. Ine ndadzera penepi, ndadzera n'dzidzi unowu wa nyatwa. ²⁸Baba, pasani mbiri dzina yanu!” Na tenepo, kudzulu kwabveka fala ikhalonga kuti: “Ine ndaipasa kale mbiri, pontho ndinadza kaipasa pontho mbiri.” ²⁹Mwinji wa anthu ukhali penepo, mudabva iwo fala eneyi, alonga kuti ndi njazi. Anango akhalonga kuti ndi anju adalonga.³⁰Yezu alonga tenepa: “Fala iyi yabveka thangwi yanu, si thangwi yanga tayu. ³¹Wafika n'dzidzi wa kuti dziko ino itongwe. Cincino anathamangiswa nkulu wa dziko ino.³²Mbwenye Ine ndingadza kathukulwa pantsi pano, ndinacita kuti anthu onsene akundike adze kuna Ine.” ³³Yezu alonga penepi, akhafuna pangisa mafero akhafuna cita Iye.³⁴Anthu azinji alonga tenepa: “Mwambo usatipfundzisa kuti Kirixtu anakhala kwenda na kwenda. Usalongeranji pontho kuti Mwana wa Munthu asafunika athukulwe? Ndi ani mwana wa munthu unowu?” ³⁵Na tenepo, Yezu aapanga kuti: “Cieza cinakhala na imwe pa n'dzidzi ung'ono basi. Fambani, cieza mbiciripo, toera mukhonde kuphatwa na cidima. Ule anafamba n'cidima nkhabe dziwa nkhupi kunaenda iye. ³⁶Cieza mbiciri na imwe, khulupirani cieza, toera mukhale ana a cieza.” Pakumala kulonga penepi, Yezu abuluka pyace, mbabisala³⁷Na pidzindikiro pyonsene pya pirengo pikhacita Iye pamaso pawo, iwo akhonda kuntawira. ³⁸Penepi pyacitika toera kusimbisa mafala adalonga mporofeta Izaya kuti: “Mbuya, mbani adatawira pikhalonga ife, pontho mbani adapangizwa mphambvu zanu?”.³⁹Na thangwi eneyo akhacimwana kutawira, thangwi Izaya akhadalonga pontho kuti: ⁴⁰“Aafunga maso awo pontho mbaaumisa mitima yawo, toera akhonde kuona na maso, pontho mbapikhonda kupita muntima mwawo, mbacimwana zungunuka kuna Ine, Ine mbindiawangisa.”⁴¹Izaya alonga penepi thangwi akhaiona kale mbiri ya Kirixtu, pontho mbalonga na thangwi ya Kirixtu. ⁴²Pa pyonsene ipi, na akulu ene azinji a madjuda antawira Yezu. Mbwenye na thangwi ya afarisi, akhacimwana kupangisa pakweca kukhulupira kwawo, na kugopa kuti anadza kathamangiswa n'nyumba ya kuphembera. ⁴³Thangwi akhafuna pikulu kakamwe mbiri ya anthu, kupiringana Mbiri ya Mulungu.⁴⁴Na tenepo, Yezu alonga na mphambvu kuti: “Ule ananditawira, asatawira Ine basi tayu, mbwenye asatawira ule adandituma. ⁴⁵Ule anandiona, asaonambo ule adandituma.⁴⁶Ine ndabwera pa dziko ninga cieza, toera onsene ale ananditawira akhonde kukhala n'cidima. ⁴⁷Munthu anabva mafala anga mbakhonda kuakoya, Ine nkhabe kuntonga. Thangwi Ine sidabwera kudza katonga dziko tayu, mbwenye ndabwera kudza kaipulumusa.⁴⁸Alipo nyakutonga miseru m'bodzi kuna ale anandikhonda, na kuna ale anakhonda kutawira mafala anga. Fala ibodzi-bodzi idalonga Ine, ndiyo inadza kankonesa ntsiku yakumalisa. ⁴⁹Thangwi Ine sidalonga pya munsolo mwanga tayu, mbwenye Baba adandituma, ndiye adandipanga kuti ndilonge pinakupangani Ine na pinalonga Ine. ⁵⁰Ndisadziwa kuti ntemo wace ndi upulumuki wakukhonda kumala. Na tenepo, pinalonga Ine, ndisapilonga ninga mudapipangwa Ine na Baba kuti ndilonge.”

¹Phwandu ya Paxkwa mbidzati kufika, Yezu na kudziwa kuti wakwana n'dzidzi wakufuna siya dziko aende kuna Baba, na kufuna kudacita iye anthu ace ali pa dziko, aafuna mpaka pakumalisira. ²Mukhasiyali Yezu, Sathani akhadamala nyengerera kale Djuda Xikariyoti mwana wa Simau, kuti asandukire Yezu.³Yezu akhapidziwa kuti Baba wace akhadapereka pinthu pyonsene m'manja mwace, pontho akhapidziwa kuti abuluka kuna Mulungu, Iye ali kubwerera pontho kuna Mulungu. ⁴Na tenepo, Yezu alamuka pa thando ya kudya, abulusa nguwo yace ya kunja mbakwata nguwo ikulu ya kupukuta nayo manungo, mbaimanga n'cunu mwace. ⁵Buluka penepo, aikha madzi n'combo, mbatoma kutsuka myendo ya anyakupfundza ace, mbakhaapukuta na nguwo ikhadamanga Iye n'cunu.⁶Yezu pidafika Iye pana Simau Pedhru, Simau alonga tenepa: “Mbuya, musafuna tsuka myendo yanga?” ⁷Yezu atawira kuti: “Pinacita Ine cincino, iwe nkhabe kupidziwa, mbwenye unadza kapidziwa kutsogolo.” ⁸Pedhru alonga kuti: “Nkhabe citika kuti imwe muntsuke myendo yanga.” Yezu antawira tenepa: “Ndingakhonda kukutsuka myendo, iwe nkhabe kudza kabveranabve na Ine.” ⁹Simau Pedhru atawira kuti: “Mbuya, ngakhala ndi tenepo, lekani kutsuka myendo yanga basi tayu, mbwenye tsukanimbo manja anga na nsolo wanga ene.”¹⁰Yezu ampanga kuti: “Munthu anamala samba asatongwa kuti atsuke myendo basi, thangwi manungo ace onsene acena. Imwe mwacena, mbwenye simwe monsene tayu.” ¹¹Thangwi Iye akhan'dziwa ndi ani akhafuna kunsandukira. Ndi thangwi eneyi idamulongesa kuti: “Simwe monsene mudacena tayu.”¹²Yezu pidamala Iye kuatsuka myendo, abvala pontho nguwo yace, mbabwerera pakhakhala Iye. Na tenepo, aabvundza kuti: “Musapidziwa thangwi yanji ndakucitirani penepi? ¹³Imwe musandicemera Mpfundzisi pontho musandicemera Mbuya. Ndimo mwene Ine ndinedi. ¹⁴Mphapo Ine ninga Mbuya pontho ninga Mpfundzisi wanu ndakutsukani myendo, imwembo musatongwa mutsukanembo myendo m'bodzi na m'bodzi. ¹⁵Ine ndakupangisani macitiro ace, toera imwe mucitembo ninga pidakucitirani Ine.¹⁶Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti: Nkhabe n'dzakazi anapita mbuya wace, peno nkhabembo ntumwi anapita ule adantuma. ¹⁷Lang'anani, ngakhala imwe mwamala kupidziwa pinthu penepi, mungapicita munakhala akutsandzaya. ¹⁸“Siri kulonga imwe monsene tayu. Ndisaadziwa ale adasankhula Ine. Mbwenye ndi toera pisimbiswe pidalembwa m'Bukhu ya Mulungu kuti: ‘Ule akhadya na Ine pabodzi, ndiye adandisandukira.’¹⁹Kutomera cincino ndisakupangani mbapidzati kucitika, toera pingadza kacitika, mudze katawira kuti Ine Ndine. ²⁰Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti: Anatambira ule anatuma Ine, asatambira Ine. Ananditambira, asatambira ule adandituma.”²¹Pakumala kulonga penepi, Yezu atsukwala pikulu kakamwe muntima mbalonga kuti: “Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti, m'bodzi wanu anati andisandukire.” ²²Mphapo anyakupfundza ace alang'anisana m'bodzi na m'bodzi, mbakhonda kun'dziwa mbani akhalonga Iye.²³M'bodzi wa anyakupfundza ace, ule akhafunika kakamwe na Yezu, akhali n'khundu mwace. ²⁴Mphapo Simau Pedhru an'kodola nyakupfundza unowu, mbampanga kuti: “M'bvundze, mbani analonga Iye?” ²⁵Nyakupfundza afendedzera Yezu, mbatsamira pa cifuwa cace, mbam'bvundza kuti: “Mbuya, ndi ani?”.²⁶Yezu antawira kuti: “Ndi ule anafuna kupasa Ine phindi ya nkate inafuna pfonda Ine m'mbale.” Na tenepo, Yezu akwata phindi ya nkate mbapfonda m'bale, mbaipasa Djuda mwana wa Simau Xikariyoti. ²⁷Djuda mudamala iye kudya nkate, pa n'dzidzi ubodzi-bodzi Sathani apita muna iye. Penepo Yezu ampanga Djuda kuti: “Pire pinafuna iwe cita, picite na mwansanga.”²⁸Mbwenye nkhabe m'bodzi akhali na iye pa thando ya kudya, akhapidziwa thangwi yanji Yezu apanga Djuda penepi. ²⁹Djuda, na thangwi yakukhala nkoyi wa cikhwama ca kobiri, anyakupfundza anango a Yezu, akhanyerezera kuti Yezu ampanga kuti aende kagule pinthu toera adye pa phwandu, peno kuti apase pinthu anyakucherenga. ³⁰Pidamala Djuda kudya phindi ya nkate, abuluka na mwansanga. Pontho akhali masiku.³¹Pakubuluka kwa Djuda, Yezu alonga kuti: “Cincino Ine Mwana wa Munthu ndapaswa mbiri, pontho Mulungu apaswa mbiri muna Ine. ³²Ngakhala Mulungu apaswa mbiri muna Mwana, Mulungu anampasambo mbiri muna Iye ene, pontho anati ampase mbiri na mwansanga. ³³“Ananga, ndinakhala na imwe n'dzidzi pang'ono basi. Imwe munati mundisake. Ninga mudapanga Ine madjuda, cincino ndisakupanganimbo kuti: ‘Kunafuna Ine kwenda, imwe nkhabe kwanisa kwendako.’³⁴Ine ndinakupasani matongero mapsa kuti, mufunane m'bodzi na m'bodzi. Ninga mudakufunirani Ine, imwe musafunika mufunanembo m'bodzi na m'bodzi. ³⁵Na tenepo, mungafunana m'bodzi na m'bodzi, onsene anati adziwe kuti imwe ndimwe anyakupfundza anga.”³⁶Mphapo Simau Pedhru am'bvundza kuti: “Mbuya, ndi kupi kunafuna imwe kwenda?” Yezu antawira kuti: “Kunafuna Ine kwenda imwe nkhabe kwanisa kunditowera cincino, mbwenye munanditowera kutsogolo.” ³⁷Pedhru am'bvundza pontho kuti: “Mbuya, ndi thangwi yanji ndinacimwana kukutowerani cincino? Ine ndiri dzololo toera kukuferani!” ³⁸Yezu antawira kuti: “Iwe unafa fera Ine? Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupanga kuti, dzongwe mbidzati kulira, iwe unati undikhonde katatu.”

¹Yezu alonga kuti: “Lekani kunentseka m'mitima mwanu. Khulupirani Mulungu, mbamukhulupirambo Ine. ²Ku nyumba kwa Baba wanga kuna mbuto zizinji zakukhala, mbidakhala si tenepo, Ine mbidakupangani. Ndiri kwenda kakusasanyirani mbuto. ³Ine ndingaenda mbandikusasanyirani mbuto, ndinabwera pontho kudza kakukwatani mudze kuna Ine, toera imwe mukhalembo pale panakhala Ine.⁴Kunaenda Ine, njira yace imwe musaidziwa.” ⁵Tomasi ampanga tenepa: “Mbuya, ife nkhabe dziwako kunaenda imwe, tinaidziwa tani njira?” ⁶Yezu atawira tenepa: “Ine ndine njira, ndine wa ndimo mwene pontho ndine upulumuki. Nkhabe m'bodzi anaenda kuna Baba, mbakhonda kupita na pana Ine. ⁷Imwe mbamudandidziwa, mbamudadziwambo Baba wanga. Cincino imwe musan'dziwa, pontho musamuona.”⁸Filipi alonga tenepa: “Mbuya, tipangiseni Baba, penepi basi pyakwana kuna ife.” ⁹Yezu atawira kuti: “Ndakhala na imwe ntsiku zizinji Filipi, udzati kundidziwa basi? Ule anandiona, asaona Baba. Thangwi yanji usalonga kuti: ‘Tipangiseni Baba?’¹⁰Iwe nkhabe tawira kuti Ine ndiri muna Baba, pontho kuti Baba ali muna Ine? Mafala anakupangani Ine si anga ndekha tayu. Mbwenye Baba ali muna Ine, ndiye anacita mabasa ace. ¹¹Nditawireni kuti Ine ndiri muna Baba, pontho Baba ali muna Ine. Mungacimwana pyonsene, nditawireni na thangwi ya mabasa mabodzi ene.¹²Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndisakupangani kuti: Ule ananditawira, anadza kacitambo mabasa anacita Ine. Anadza kacita pikulu kakamwe kupiringana ipi, thangwi Ine ndiri kwenda kuna Baba. ¹³Pontho pyonsene pinaphemba imwe na dzina yanga, Ine ndinadza kapicita, toera Baba apaswe mbiri muna Mwana. ¹⁴Pinaphemba imwe na dzina yanga, Ine ndinadza kapicita.¹⁵Ngakhala imwe musandifuna, munakoya mitemo yanga. ¹⁶Pontho Ine ndinaphemba Baba wanga, Iye mbadza kakupasani M'matamisi unango, toera adze kakhala na imwe kwenda na kwenda, ¹⁷Nzimu unadzesa undimo mwene. Dziko nkhabe kwanisa kuutambira, thangwi nkhabe kuuona pontho nkhabe kuudziwa. Mbwenye imwe musaudziwa, thangwi iwo usakhala na imwe, pontho unati ukhale muna imwe.¹⁸Sinakusyani amphawi tayu. Ndinabwera pontho kuna imwe. ¹⁹Thimize pang'ono dziko inadza kandionabve tayu, mbwenye imwe munadza kandiona. Thangwi Ine ndiri m'maso, imwembo munakhala m'maso. ²⁰Ntsiku eneyi munadzindikira kuti Ine ndiri muna Baba wanga, imwe muli muna Ine, inembo ndiri muna imwe.²¹Ule anadziwa mitemo yanga mbaikoya, unowu ndiye anandifuna. Ule anandifuna, anafuniwa na Baba wanga, pontho Ine ndinanfunambo, mbandipangizika kuna Iye. ²²Na tenepo, Djuda, (si Djuda Xikariyoti tayu) alonga kuti: “Mbuya, thangwi yanji musafuna pangizika kuna ife mbamukhonda pangizika kuna dziko?”²³Yezu atawira tenepa: “Ngakhala alipo anandifuna anakoya fala yanga. Baba wanga anadza kanfuna, Ife tinadza kuna iye mbaticita nyumba muna iye. ²⁴Ule anakhonda kundifuna nkhabe koya mafala anga. Mafala awa anabva imwe si anga tayu, mba Baba adandituma.²⁵Pyonsene ipi ndisakupangani mbandiri pabodzi na imwe. ²⁶Mbwenye M'matamisi, Nzimu Wakucena unafuna kukutumizirani Baba na dzina yanga, unadza kakupfundzisani pinthu pyonsene, mbukukumbusani pyonsene pidakupangani Ine. ²⁷Ndisakusiyirani ntendere. Ntendere wanga ndisakupasani. Nkhabe kukupasani ninga pinacita dziko. Lekani kunentseka muntima mwanu, pontho lekani kugopa.²⁸Imwe mwandibva mbandilonga kuti: Ndiri kwenda, mbwenye ndinabwera pontho kuna imwe. Mbamudakhala imwe musandifuna, mbumudakomerwa, thangwi ndiri kwenda kuna Baba. Thangwi Baba ndi nkulu kupiringana Ine. ²⁹Ndisakupangani cincino, penepi mbapidzati kucitika, toera pingadza kacitika, imwe mupitawire. ³⁰Nkhabebve n'dzidzi ukulu wakulonga na imwe, thangwi nkulu wa dziko ino ali kubwera. Iye nkhabe kundicita cinthu tayu, ³¹mbwenye dziko isafunika idziwe kuti Ine ndisafuna Baba, pontho ndisacita ninga pidandituma Baba. Lamukani, mbatibulukeni pano!”

¹Ine ndine mutidi wa mauva, Baba wanga ndi nyakulima. ²Nthawi zonsene ziri muna Ine, zinakhonda bala misapu, Iye anazigwanda. Pontho, nthawi zonsene zinabala misapu, anazisadzulira toera zibale misapu mizinji.³Imwe mwaceneswa kale na fala idakupangani Ine. ⁴Khalani muna Ine, Ine ndinakhalambo muna imwe. Nkhabe nthawi inabala misapu yokha, ingakhonda kukhala pa muti wa mauva. Sawa-sawambo na imwe, nkhabe kubala misapu mungakhonda kukhala muna Ine.⁵Ine ndine muti wa mauva, imwe ndimwe nthawi. Ule anakhala muna Ine, Ine mbandikhala muna iye, unowu anabala misapu mizinji. Thangwi imwe mwekha ene, nkhabe cinthu cibodzi cinafuna cita imwe. ⁶Ule anakhonda khala muna Ine, anakhala ninga nthawi idataiwa kunja mbiuma. Nthawi zenezo zinakwatiwa, mbaziponyiwa pa moto mbazipya. ⁷Imwe mungakhala muna Ine, mafala anga mbakhala muna imwe, munaphemba pinafuna imwe mbamupicitirwa.⁸Baba wanga anapaswa mbiri imwe mungabala misapu mizinji, pontho munakhala anyakupfundza anga. ⁹“Ninga Baba wanga andifuna, Ine ndakufunanimbo. Khalani n'kati mwa mafuniro anga.¹⁰Imwe mungakoya mitemo yanga, munakhala n'kati mwa mafuniro anga, sawa-sawa ninga Ine ndisakoya mitemo ya Baba wanga, mbandikhala n'kati mwa mafuniro ace. ¹¹Ndakupangani mafala awa, toera kutsandzaya kwanga kukhale na imwe, pontho kutsandzaya kwanu kukwane.¹²Mwambo wanga ndi uxu: Mufunane m'bodzi na m'bodzi ninga Ine ndakufunani. ¹³Nkhabe munthu anako kufuna kukulu kupiringana ule anafera axamwali ace.¹⁴Imwe munakhala axamwali anga, mungacita pire pinakupangani Ine. ¹⁵Ine nkhabe kukucemeranibve anyabasa tayu, thangwi nyabasa nkhabe dziwa pinacita mbuya wace. Ndinakucemerani axamwali. Thangwi pyonsene pidabva Ine na Baba, ndakupangani.¹⁶Simwe adandisankhula tayu, mbwenye ndine adakusankhulani mbandikutumani kuti mwende, pontho mubale misapu, misapu yakukhaliratu, toera Baba akupaseni pinaphemba imwe, na dzina yanga. ¹⁷Matongero anga mbawa: Funanani m'bodzi na m'bodzi.¹⁸Ngakhala dziko isakuzondani, dziwani kuti yatoma kuzonda Ine. ¹⁹Imwe mbumudakhala a padziko, dziko mbidakufunani ninga anthu awo. Mphapo imwe simwe a padziko tayu, mbwenye Ine ndakusankhulani mbandikubulusani pa dziko. Na thangwi eneyo, dziko isakuzondani.²⁰Kumbukani mafala adakupangani Ine kuti: Nkhabe nyabasa m'bodzi anapita mbuya wace. Ngakhala Ine andizonda, anakuzondanimbo. Ngakhala Ine andibvera mafala anga, anabverambo mafala anu. ²¹Mbwenye anakucitani tenepo na thangwi ya dzina yanga, thangwi iwo nkhabe kun'dziwa ule adandituma. ²²Ine mbandidakhonda kubwera mbandiapanga, mbadapaswa mphoswa ya kudawa tayu. Mbwenye cincino iwo nkhabebve pakutunira madawi awo.²³Ule anandizonda, ali kuzondambo Baba wanga. ²⁴Ine mbindidakhonda kucita mabasa pakati pawo adakhonda kucitwa na unango, iwo mbadakhala na mphoswa ya kudawa tayu. Mbwenye cincino iwo aaona mabasa anga, mbazonda Ine na Baba wanga ene. ²⁵Mbwenye penepi pyacitika toera pisimbiswe pire pidalembwa mu Mwambo wawo kuti: ‘Andizondera pezi.’²⁶Angabwera M'matamisi anafuna kukutumirani Ine bulukira kuna Baba, Nzimu unadzesa undimo mwene unabuluka kuna Baba, Iwo unandicitira umboni. ²⁷Imwe munati mucitembo umboni, thangwi muli na Ine kutomera pakutoma.

¹Ndisakupangani pyonsene ipi toera mukhonde kusiya cikhulupiro canu. ²Imwe munati muthamangiswe n'kati mwa nyumba za kuphembera. Ndimo mwene, unafika n'dzidzi wa kuti munthu akuphani, mbanyerezera kuti ali kuphata basa ya Mulungu.³Iwo anati acite pinthu penepi, thangwi nkhabe kun'dziwa Baba, pontho nkhabe kudziwa Ine. ⁴Ine ndiri kukupangani ipi toera ungafika n'dzidzi, mukumbuke kuti ine ndikhadakupangani kale pinthu penepi. Ndacimwana kukupangani pakutoma, thangwi Ine ndikhakhala na imwe.⁵Mbwenye cincino ndiri kwenda kuna ule adandituma, pontho nkhabe m'bodzi wanu anafuna kundibvundza kuti: ‘Ndi kupi kunafuna iwe kwenda?’ ⁶Thangwi mitima yanu yadzala na kutsukwala pidakupangani Ine penepi. ⁷Mbwenye Ine ndisakupangani pya ndimo mwene kuti: Mphyadidi kakamwe kuna imwe kuti Ine ndiyende. Thangwi Ine ndingakhonda kwenda, M'matamisi nkhabe bwera kuna imwe. Mbwenye Ine ndingaenda, ndinakutumirani M'matamisi.⁸Iye angabwera, anaidziwisa dziko pinthu pitatu: Kudawa, kulungama pontho na kutongwa na Mulungu. ⁹Kudawa, thangwi anthu nkhabe kunditawira. ¹⁰Kulungama, thangwi ndiri kwenda kuna Baba, pontho imwe nkhabe kudza kandionabve. ¹¹Kutongwa, thangwi nkulu wa dziko ino amala kukoneswa kale.¹²Ndina pinthu pinango pizinji pya kukupangani, mbwenye imwe cincino nkhabe kwanisa kupipirira. ¹³Mbwenye ungabwera Nzimu unadzesa undimo mwene, Iwo unakupangisani pya ndimo mwene. Nkhabe longa pyawo okha, unalonga pire pidabva iwo, pontho unakupangani pire pinafuna kudza. ¹⁴Iwo unadza kandipasa mbiri, thangwi iwo unatambira pinthu pyanga, mbubwera kudza kakudzuwisani.¹⁵Pyonsene pina Baba mphyanga. Ndi thangwi eneyi Ine ndakupangani kuti Nzimu unatambira pinthu pyanga mbubwera kudza kakudzuwisani. ¹⁶Thimize pang'ono nkhabe kudza kandionabve, mbwenye thimize pontho pang'ono munadza kandiona pontho.”¹⁷Na tenepo, anyakupfundza ace anango akhalonga m'bodzi na m'bodzi kuti: “Ndi ninji penepi pinalonga Iye kuna ife kuti: ‘Thimize pang'ono nkhabe kudza kandionabve’, pontho ‘thimize pang'ono munadza kandiona, thangwi ndiri kwenda kuna Baba?’ ” ¹⁸“Pisalonganji penepi ‘Thimize pontho pang'ono?’ Ife nkhabe kupibvesa pinalonga Iye.”¹⁹Yezu adziwa kuti iwo akhafuna kum'bvundza na thangwi eneyo. Na tenepo, Iye aabvundza kuti: “Imwe musabvundzana mwekha ene kuti Ine ndikhafuna longanji na pidalonga Ine kuti: Thimize pang'ono nkhabe kudza kandionabve, mbwenye thimize pontho pang'ono munadza kandiona pontho? ²⁰Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndinakupangani kuti: Imwe munati mulire pontho mbamukhuwa, mbwenye dziko inati itsandzaye. Imwe munati mutsukwale, mbwenye kutsukwala kwanu kunadza kakhala kutsandzaya. ²¹Nkazi angafuna kubala asabva kupha, thangwi n'dzidzi wace wa nyatwa wafika. Mbwenye pakumala kubala mwana, iye asaiduwala nyatwa eneyi, thangwi ya kukomerwa na kubwera kwa mwana pa dziko.²²Na tenepo, imwembo cincino muli kutsukwala. Mbwenye ndinadza kakuonani pontho, mitima yanu mbidza katsandzaya, kutsandzaya kwanu nkhabe m'bodzi anafuna kukukwatirani. ²³Pa ntsiku eneyo imwe nkhabe kudza kandibvundzabve cinthu tayu. Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene Ine ndisakupangani kuti Baba wanga anakupasani pyonsene pinaphemba imwe na dzina yanga. ²⁴Mpaka cincino, imwe mudzati kuphemba cinthu na dzina yanga. Phembani munatambira, toera kutsandzaya kwanu kukwane.²⁵Ndakupangani penepi na misanje. Unafika n'dzidzi wa kuti sinalongabve na imwe na misanje tayu, mbwenye ndinati ndilonge pakweca, pa thangwi ya Baba wanga.²⁶Pa ntsiku eneyo, imwe munaphemba na dzina yanga. Nkhabe funikabve kuti Ine ndikuphemberereni pinafuna imwe kuna Baba. ²⁷Thangwi Iye ene Baba asakufunani, pontho imwe mwandifuna mbamutawira kuti ndabuluka kuna Mulungu. ²⁸Ine ndabuluka kuna Baba mbindibwera pa dziko. Cincino ndiri kusiya dziko, ndiri kwenda pontho kuna Baba.”²⁹Na tenepo, anyakupfundza a Yezu alonga kuti: “Cincino musalonga pakweca mbamukhonda kulonga na misanje. ³⁰Cincino tisadziwa kuti imwe musadziwa pinthu pyonsene, pontho nkhabe funika kuti munthu akubvundzeni. Na thangwi eneyo tisatawira kuti mwabuluka kuna Mulungu.” ³¹Yezu aatawira kuti: “Cincino mwatawira?³²Lang'anani, n'dzidzi uli dhuzi pontho wafika, unafuna mwazika imwe, m'bodzi na m'bodzi mbaenda ku nyumba kwace, mbindisala ndekha ene. Mbwenye Ine siri ndekha tayu, thangwi Baba ali na Ine. ³³“Ndakupangani pinthu penepi, toera mukhale na ntendere muna Ine. Pa dziko ino imwe munaona nyatwa, mbwenye wangisirani! Ine, ndakunda dziko.”

¹Pakumala kulonga penepi, Yezu alang'ana kudzulu mbaphembera tenepa: “Baba, wakwana n'dzidzi. Pasa mbiri Mwana wako, toera Mwana wako akupasembo mbiri. ²Thangwi Imwe mwapasa Mwana wanu mphambvu za kutonga anthu onsene kuti apase upulumuki wakukhonda kumala kuna ale onsene adampasa imwe.³Upulumuki wakukhonda kumala ndi uyu: Akudziweni kuti ndimwe ene basi Mulungu wa ndimo mwene, pontho na kudziwambo Yezu Kirixtu adatuma imwe. ⁴Ine ndakupasani mbiri pantsi pano, mbandimalisa basa idandipasa imwe kuti ndiicite. ⁵Na tenepo, cincino Baba, ndipaseni mbiri pamaso panu, mbiri ikhakhala na Ine pamaso panu, dziko mbidzati kucitwa.⁶Ine ndapangisa dzina yanu kuna anthu adabulusa imwe pa dziko mbamundipasa. Iwo akhali anu. Imwe mwaapasa Ine, iwo asabvera fala yanu. ⁷Cincino iwo asadziwa kuti pyonsene pidandipasa imwe pyabuluka kuna imwe. ⁸Thangwi Ine ndaapanga mafala adandipasa imwe, iwo aatawira. Ndimo mwene, iwo adzindikira kuti Ine ndabuluka kuna imwe, pontho atawira kuti ndimwe adandituma.⁹Ine ndisaaphemberera. Siri kuphemberera dziko tayu, mbwenye ndisaphemberera ale adandipasa imwe, thangwi ndi anthu anu. ¹⁰Pyonsene pina Ine mphyanu, na pyonsene pina imwe mphyanga. Na tenepo, Ine ndisapaswa mbiri na thangwi yawo. ¹¹Sinadza kakhala pontho pa dziko tayu, mbwenye iwo na lero ali pano pa dziko, pontho Ine ndiri kudza kuna imwe. Baba wakulungama, akoyeni mu dzina yanu, dzina ire idandipasa imwe, toera iwo akhale cinthu cibodzi, ninga ife ndife cibodzi.¹²Pa n'dzidzi ukhakhala Ine na iwo, Ine ndaalang'anira mbindiakoya mu dzina yanu idandipasa imwe. Nkhabe m'bodzi wawo adataika. Adataika ndi ule basi akhadapambulika kale kuti ataike toera pisimbiswe pire pikhadalembwa m'Bukhu ya Mulungu. ¹³Cincino ndiri kudza kuna imwe, mbwenye ndisalonga pinthu penepi mbandiri pano pa dziko, toera kutsandzaya kwanga kukwane muna iwo ene. ¹⁴Ine ndaapasa fala yanu, mbwenye dziko yaazonda, thangwi iwo si a padziko tayu, ninga Inembo sine wa padziko tayu.¹⁵Siri kuphemba kuti muabuluse pa dziko tayu, mbwenye kuti muabvunulire mu mphambvu za Nyakuipa. ¹⁶Iwo si a padziko tayu, ninga inembo sine wa padziko tayu. ¹⁷Aciteni kuti aperekeke mwakukwana kuna imwe, thangwi fala yanu nja ndimo mwene.¹⁸Sawa-sawa ninga mudandituma imwe kudza pa dziko, Ine ndisaatumambo kwenda n'dziko. ¹⁹Na thangwi ya iwo, Ine ndisaperekeka mwakukwana kuna imwe, toera iwo aperekekembo mwakukwana kuna imwe.²⁰Maphembero anga sisaacitira kuli iwo basi tayu. Ndisaphemberambo kuli ale anafuna kudza kanditawira na thangwi ya fala yawo, ²¹toera onsene akhale cibodzi. Baba, ninga imwe muli muna Ine, pontho Ine ndiri muna imwe. Kuti iwo akhalembo muna ife, toera dziko itawire kuti imwe mwandituma.²²Ine ndaapasa mbiri idandipasa imwe, kuti iwo akhale cibodzi, ninga ife ndife cibodzi. ²³Ine muna iwo, imwe muna Ine, kuti akwane pa kuphatana, toera dziko idziwe kuti mwandituma, pontho kuti mwaafuna sawa-sawa ninga imwe mwandifuna.²⁴Baba, ndisafuna kuti ale adandipasa imwe akhale pale pana Ine kuti aone mbiri yanga, mbiri idandipasa imwe na kundifuna kwanu, dziko mbidzati kucitwa.²⁵Baba wakulungama, dziko nkhabe kukudziwani, mbwenye Ine ndisakudziwani. Awa asadziwa kuti ndimwe adandituma. ²⁶Ine ndaadziwisa kuti imwe ndimwe ani, pontho ndinathimiza basi na kuadziwisa, toera kufuna kudandicita imwe kukhale muna iwo, pontho Ine ndikhalembo muna iwo.

¹Yezu pidamala Iye kuphembera, abuluka pabodzi na anyakupfundza ace mbawambuka gowa ya Khedhoroni, mbaenda ntunda unango. Kweneko kukhakhala na tapada ibodzi, Iye mbapita mwenemu pabodzi na anyakupfundza ace. ²Djuda nyakusandukira Yezu, akhaidziwa mbuto eneyo, thangwi Yezu kazinji kene akhagumanyikana kweneko pabodzi na anyakupfundza ace. ³Na tenepo, Djuda aenda ku tapada eneyi mbakwata nsoka wa anyankhondo a ku Roma, na anango anyakuonera Nyumba ya Mulungu adatumwa na akulu aanyantsembe na afarisi. Iwo akwata pida pya nkhondo, nyale na ntsakali.⁴Yezu, na kudziwa pyonsene pikhafuna kuncitikira, aafendedzera mbaabvundza kuti: “Mbani anasaka imwe?” ⁵Iwo atawira kuti: “Tiri kusaka Yezu wa ku Nazareti.” Yezu atawira kuti: “Ndine pano.” Djuda, nyakusandukira Yezu, akhali pabodzi na iwo.⁶Pidatawira Yezu kuti ndine pano, iwo abwerera n'nduli, mbagwa pantsi. ⁷Yezu aabvundza pontho kuti: “Mbani anasaka imwe?” Iwo alonga kuti: “Tiri kusaka Yezu wa ku Nazareti.⁸Yezu aatawira tenepa: “Ine ndakupangani kale kuti ndine pano. Ngakhala muli kusaka Ine, siyani amuna awa aende pyawo.” ⁹Penepyo pyacitika toera asimbiswe mafala akhalonga Iye kuti: “Adandipasa imwe, nkhabe m'bodzi adataya Ine.”¹⁰Penepo, Simau Pedhru, abulusa tarasada ikhali na iye, mbaphekesa nyabasa wa nkulu wa anyantsembe, mban'gwanda khutu ya madyo. Nyabasa unowu akhacemerwa Maliko. ¹¹Mbwenye Yezu ampanga Pedhru kuti: “Koya tarasada yako! Ndiko iyi ya nyatwa idandipasa Baba, Ine nkhabe kudza kaimwa?”¹²Na tenepo, anyankhondo, na nkulu wa nyankhondo, na anyakuonera atongi a madjuda, amphata Yezu mbamanga. ¹³Pakutoma ankwata mbaenda na iye kuna Anasi, akhali tebzala wa Khaifasi, nkulu wa anyantsembe pa caka ceneco. ¹⁴Khaifasi ndiye akhadalonga kuna madjuda kuti, mphyadidi munthu m'bodzi afe, fera mbumba.¹⁵Simau Pedhru na nyakupfundza unango m'bodzi, akhatowera Yezu. Nyakupfundza unowu, na kudziwika kukhacita iye na nkulu wa anyantsembe, apita pabodzi na Yezu n'khonde mwa n'nyumba ya nkulu wa anyantsembe. ¹⁶Mbwenye Pedhru asala kunja, pa nsuwo. Nyakupfundza wa Yezu akhadziwika na nkulu wa anyantsembe, abwerera mbalonga na nyabasa wankazi akhaonera pa nsuwo, mbakwata Pedhru mbapita na iye n'kati.¹⁷Na tenepo, nyabasa wankazi abvundzisa Pedhru kuti: “Iwe siwe m'bodzi wa anyakupfundza a mamuna uyu tayu?” Pedhru antawira kuti: “Sine tayu.” ¹⁸Na thangwi ya kutonthola, anyabasa na anyakuonera aphatisa moto wa makala mbakhaotha. Pedhru akhalipombo penepo dzololo, mbakhaotha pabodzi na iwo¹⁹Na tenepo, nkulu wa anyantsembe abvundzisa Yezu pa thangwi ya anyakupfundza ace, na mapfundzisiro akhacita Iye. ²⁰Yezu antawira tenepa: “Ine ndalonga pakweca kuna anthu. Kazinji kene ndikhapfundzisa m'manyumba akuphemberera na mu Nyumba ya Mulungu, mukhagumanyikana madjuda onsene. Nkhabe cibodzi cidalonga Ine n'cibiso-biso. ²¹Thangwi yanji usandibvundza? Bvundza ale adapibva pidalonga Ine. Iwo asapidziwa mwadidi mwene pidaapanga Ine.”²²Yezu pidamala Iye kulonga penepyo, nyakuonera m'bodzi akhakhala dhuzi na penepo, ampasa mbama mbalonga kuti: “Unatawira tenepa nkulu wa anyantsembe?” ²³Yezu atawira kuti: “Ngakhala ndalonga pyakuipa, longa uipi udacita Ine. Mbwenye ngakhala ndalonga mwadidi, thangwi yanji wandimenya?” ²⁴Na tenepo, Anasi aendesa Yezu mbadamala mangwa mikono, kuna Khaifasi, nkulu wa anyantsembe.²⁵Penepo akhalipombo Simau Pedhru, mbakhaotha moto. Iye abvundziwa kuti: “Kodi iwe siwe nyakupfundza m'bodzi wa Yezu tayu?” Pedhru akhonda mbalonga kuti: “Sine tayu.” ²⁶Mbwenye nyabasa m'bodzi wa nkulu wa anyantsembe, m'bale wa mamuna adagwandiwa khutu na Pedhru, am'bvundza kuti: “Ine sidakuona tayu n'tapada pabodzi na Iye?” ²⁷Mbwenye Pedhru akhonda pontho. Pa n'dzidzi ubodzi-bodzi, dzongwe yalira.²⁸Buluka ku nyumba ya Khaifasi, iwo ankwata Yezu mbaenda na iye ku nyumba yakutongera miseru. Kunja kukhaeca. Madjuda akhonda kupita n'nyumba ikhakhala ntongi wa ku Roma, thangwi akhagopa numpha mwambo wawo, toera akwanise kudya phwandu ya Paxkwa. ²⁹Na tenepo, ntongi Piratu abuluka toera alonge na iwo, mbaabvundza kuti: “Adawanji mamuna uyu anasumira imwe?” ³⁰Iwo atawira tenepa: “Iye mbadakhonda cita cakuipa, mbatidampereka kuna imwe tayu.”³¹Piratu aapanga kuti: “Nkwateni muntonge ninga munalongera mwambo wanu.” Madjuda atawira tenepa: “Ife nkhabe tawirirwa kupha munthu.” ³²Penepi pyacitika toera kusimbisisa mafala akhadalonga Yezu, mbakhapangisa mafero akhafuna kucita Iye.³³Na tenepo, Piratu abwerera pontho mu nyumba ya kutongera miseru, acemera Yezu mbam'bvundza kuti: “Iwe ndiwe mambo wa madjuda?” ³⁴Yezu atawira tenepa: “M'bvundzo unowu ndi wako ene, peno alipo anango adakupanga na thangwi yanga?” ³⁵Piratu antawira tenepa: “Kodi usanyerezera kuti ine ndine n'djuda? Ndi akulu aanyantsembe na mbumba yako idakupereka kuna ine. Wacitanji iwe?”³⁶Yezu atawira kuti: “Umambo wanga si wa padziko ino tayu. Mbudakhala ndi wa padziko ino, anyabasa anga mbadamenyana na iwo, toera madjuda akhonde kundimanga. Mbwenye cincino umambo wanga si wa dziko ino tayu.” ³⁷Piratu alonga kuti: “Na tenepo, Iwe ndiwe mambo!” Yezu antawira tenepa: “Iwe ndiwe anapilonga kuti Ine ndine Mambo. Ande, ndi thangwi eneyo ndabalwa, pontho mbandibwera pa dziko toera ndicite umboni wa undimo mwene. Onsene a ndimo mwene asandibva.”³⁸Piratu abvundza kuti: “Ndi ninji undimo mwene?” Pidamala iye kubvundza abuluka pontho kunja kukakhala madjuda, mbalonga tenepa: “Nkhabe kuiona thangwi idaipisa Iye. ³⁹Mbwenye ninga pinalongera mitemo yanu, ine ndisatongwa kubulusa munthu m'bodzi n'kaidi n'dzidzi wa phwandu ya Paxkwa. Apo lero imwe musafuna ndikubulusireni mambo wa madjuda?” ⁴⁰Na tenepo, onsene atoma kukhuwa pontho kuti: “Iye nkhabe. Tibulusireni Bharabhasi.” Mphapo Bharabhasi akhali phanga.

¹Na tenepo, Piratu ankwapulisa Yezu. ²Anyankhondo aluka nthimba ya minga, amuikha munsolo mwace mbam'bvazika nguwo ya ropa. ³Iwo afika dhuzi na Iye mbakhalonga kuti: “Bweraniko, mambo wa madjuda!” Mbakhampasa mbama.⁴Piratu abuluka pontho kunja mbalonga kuna madjuda tenepa: “Lang'anani, ine ndiri kudza na iye kunja kuno, toera imwe mudziwe kuti ine nkhabe kuiona thangwi idaipisa Iye.” ⁵Yezu mudabuluka Iye kunja, mbadamala bvazikwa nthimba ya minga na nguwo ya ropa, Piratu aapanga tenepa: “Lang'anani, ali pano mamuna uyu!” ⁶Pidamuona iwo, akulu aanyantsembe na anyakuonera, atoma kukhuwa mbalonga kuti: “N'khomereni pa ntanda! N'khomereni pa ntanda!” Mbwenye Piratu atawira kuti: “Nkwateni imwe munkhomere. Ine nkhabe kuiona thangwi idaipisa Iye.”⁷Mphapo madjuda alonga kuti: “Ife tina mwambo, na mwambo unowu iye asatongwa aphiwe, thangwi alonga kuti: ‘Ine ndine Mwana wa Mulungu.’ ” ⁸Piratu pidabva iye penepi, agoperatu pikulu kakamwe. ⁹Iye abwerera pontho n'nyumba mukhakhala Yezu, mbam'bvundza kuti: “Iwe wabuluka kupi?” Mbwenye Yezu hadantawira tayu.¹⁰Piratu ampanga kuti: “Iwe nkhabe funa kunditawira? Nkhabe dziwa kuti ine ndina mphambvu za kukubulusa na za kukukhomeresa pa ntanda?” ¹¹Yezu antawira kuti: “Nkhabe mphambvu ibodzi ya utongi ikhafuna kukhala na iwe kuna ine, mbudakhonda paswa na Mulungu. Na thangwi eneyo, ule adandipereka kuna iwe ndiye adadawa pikulu.”¹²Buluka penepo, Piratu akhasaka kusudzula Yezu, mbwenye madjuda akhakhuwa mbakhalonga tenepa: “Ungasudzula mamuna uyu, siwe xamwali wa Sezari tayu, thangwi ule anacitika mambo, ndi nyamalwa wa Sezari.” ¹³Piratu na kubva penepyo, abweresa Yezu kunja mbakhala pa mpando wa kutonga, pa Mbuto yakusasanyiwa na Myala, na malongero a madjuda ndi Gabata.¹⁴Ikhali ntsiku ya kusasanyira sumana ya phwandu ya Paxkwa, pa n'dzidzi khumi na uwiri wa masikati. Na tenepo, Piratu alonga kuna madjuda kuti: “Lang'anani, ali pano mambo wanu.” ¹⁵Mbwenye iwo akhuwa kuti: “M'buluseni! M'buluseni! N'khomereni pa ntanda!” Piratu alonga kuti: “Ndikhomere mambo wanu?” Akulu aanyantsembe atawira tenepa: “Ife nkhabe mambo unango, mambo wathu ndi Sezari basi.” ¹⁶Pakumalisira, Piratu ampereka Yezu kuna iwo kuti akhomerwe pa ntanda. Na tenepo, anyankhondo ankwata.¹⁷Yezu akwata ntanda wace, abuluka mbaenda ku mbuto inacemerwa Kavera, Na malongero a madjuda ndi Gologota. ¹⁸Kweneko iwo an'khomera pa ntanda, pabodzi na anthu anango awiri, m'bodzi ku nkono wa madyo, unango ku nkono wa bzere, Yezu pakati.¹⁹Piratu asasanyisa tabwa, aikhomera pa ntanda mbailemba tenepa: “YEZU WA KU NAZARETI, MAMBO WA MADJUDA.” ²⁰Madjuda azinji akhalang'ana pidalembwa pa citabwa, thangwi mbuto idakhomerwa Yezu pa ntanda, ikhali dhuzi na nzinda. Pa tabwa, pakhadalembwa na malongero matatu. A ciebhereu, a cilatii na a cigerego.²¹Akulu aanyantsembe alonga kuna Piratu kuti: “Leka kulemba ‘Mambo wa madjuda,’ mbwenye lemba kuti Iye akhalongeka ekha kuti Ine ndine mambo wa madjuda.” ²²Na tenepo, Piratu atawira kuti: “Pidalemba ine, ndapilemba.”²³Pidamala iwo kun'khomera pa ntanda, anyankhondo akwata nguwo za Yezu mbagawana anthu anai, m'bodzi na m'bodzi mbakwata phindi yace, mbisala nguwo ibodzi inacemerwa tunika. Nguwo eneyi ikhali na nsono tayu, ikhali nguwo ibodzi basi, buluka padzulu mpaka pantsi. ²⁴Anyankhondo abverana okha-okha mbalonga tenepa: “Mbatilekeni kuipandula tayu. Tendeni timenye ntsango, tione mbani anafuna kuikwata.” Penepi pyacitika toera pisimbiswe pidalembwa m'Bukhu ya Mulungu kuti: “Iwo agawana nguwo zanga okha-okha, mbamenyera ntsango tunika yanga.” Ndi penepi pidacita anyankhondo.²⁵25 Dhuzi na ntanda wa Yezu, pakhali na akazi anai: Mai wace Yezu, na m'bale wa mai wace, Mariya nkazi wa Kolopasi, na Mariya Madhalena. ²⁶Yezu pidaona iye mai wace penepo, pontho mbaona dhuzi na mai wace nyakupfundza m'bodzi akhafuna Iye, apanga mai wace kuti: “Nkaziwe, mwana wako uxu.” ²⁷Buluka penepo alonga kuna nyakupfundza kuti: “Mai wako uxu.” Kutomera n'dzidzi unowu mpaka kutsogolo, nyakupfundza ule akwata mai wace Yezu mbakhala na iye pa nyumba pace.²⁸Buluka penepo, Yezu na kudziwa kuti pyonsene pyamala kale, toera kusimbisa pidalembwa m'Bukhu ya Mulungu, alonga tenepa: “Ndina nyota.” ²⁹Penepo pakhali na combo cakudzala na vinagiri. Na tenepo, iwo abvika thonje mwenemu, mbaipfeka kuntsonga kwa muti unacemerwa isopo, mbaikha pa mulomo wa Yezu. ³⁰Iye aimwa pang'ono mbalonga kuti: “Pyonsene pyamala!” Na tenepo, akotamisa nsolo wace, mbafa.³¹Na tenepo, madjuda na kuona kuti ikhali ntsiku ya kusasanyira phwandu ya Paxkwa, pontho toera manungo aleke kukhala pa ntanda ntsiku ya Sabudu, thangwi Sabudu eneyi ikhali Sabudu ikulu, aphemba Piratu kuti anthu aswiwe magogodo a myendo yawo, abuluswe pa ntanda. ³²Na tenepo, anyankhondo abwera mbakhumula myendo ya mamuna wakutoma adakhomerwa pa ntanda pabodzi na Yezu, buluka penepo mbaenda kakhumula myendo ya mamuna unango. ³³Mudafika iwo pana Yezu, na kumuona kuti akhadafa kale, acimwana kuswa magogodo a myendo yace.³⁴Mbwenye m'bodzi wa anyankhondo akwata dipa mbam'phola pa khundu. Pa n'dzidzi ubodzi ene, penepo pabuluka ciropa na madzi. ³⁵Ule adapyona ndiye adalonga umboni wa penepi. Umboni wace ndi wa ndimo mwene. Iye asadziwa kuti asalonga pya ndimo mwene, toera imwe mutawirembo.³⁶Pinthu penepi pyacitika toera pisimbiswe pidalembwa m'Bukhu ya Mulungu kuti: “Nkhabe gogodo yace ibodzi inafuna swiwa.” ³⁷Pontho, pa mbuto inango Bukhu ya Mulungu yalonga kuti: “Anati amuone ule adalasa iwo na dipa.³⁸Pakumala penepyo, abwera Zuze wa ku nzinda wa Arimateya, kudza kaphemba manungo a Yezu kuna Piratu. Zuze akhali nyakupfundza wa Yezu, n'cibiso-biso, thangwi akhagopa madjuda. Penepo, Piratu antawirisa, Zuze mbakwata manungo a Yezu mbaenda na iwo. ³⁹Nikodhemu, ule akhadaenda na masiku kalonga na Yezu, aenda pabodzi na Zuze, mbakwata makilu makumatatu na manai a pinthu pyakununkhira pyakubvungazwa na alowesi na mira.⁴⁰Na tenepo, amuna awa awiri akwata manungo a Yezu mbaapyangirira na mithambo yakucena, mbaadzodza na mafuta akununkhira, ninga nsambo wawo madjuda pakuikha kwawo munthu wa kufa. ⁴¹Pa mbuto pakhadakhomerwa Yezu pa ntanda, pakhali na dimba ibodzi ya maluwa. Pontho mwenemu mukhali na nthumbi ibodzi ipsa ya kuti cipo ikhadadzati ikhwa munthu. ⁴²Yezu aikhiwa mwenemu, thangwi nthumbi ikakhala dhuzi, pontho ntsiku eneyo ikhali ntsiku ya kusasanyira madjuda phwandu ya Paxkwa.

¹M'bambakuca mwa ntsiku ya Dimingu, na macibese ene kunja mbakudaswipa, Mariya Madhalena aenda ku nthumbi mbaona kuti mwala ukhadaikhwa pa nsuwo wabuluswa. ²Na tenepo, Mariya Madhalena athamanga mbaenda kagumana na Simau Pedhru na nyakupfundza unango, ule akhafuniwa maka na Yezu, mbaapanga kuti: “Mbuya abuluswa n'nthumbi, ife nkhabe dziwako kudamuikha iwo.”³Pedhru na nyakupfundza unango, abuluka mbaenda ku nthumbi. ⁴Anyakupfundza awa awiri akhathamanga pabodzi, mbwenye unango athamanga pikulu kupita Pedhru, mbatoma kufika ndiye pa nthumbi. ⁵Iye akotama mbalang'anisa n'kati mbaona mithambo yakucena iri mwenemu, mbwenye hadapitamo tayu.⁶Buluka penepo, Simau Pedhru akhabwera n'nduli mwace, afika mbapita n'nthumbi, mbaona mithambo yakucena, ⁷na nguwo ing'ono ikhadagudumira nsolo wa Yezu. Iyo ikhadamala funyiwa mbiyikhwa pa khundu pa mithambo yakucena.⁸Buluka penepo, nyakupfundza unango, ule akhadafika pakutoma mbalimira kunja, apitambo. Iye aona, mbatawira. ⁹Thangwi iwo akhadasati kupibvesesa mwadidi pikhadalembwa m'Bukhu ya Mulungu kuti, Yezu akhatongwa alamuke pa kufa. ¹⁰Na tenepo, anyakupfundza abwerera mbaenda kunyumba.¹¹Mbwenye Mariya asala dhuzi na pa nsuwo wa nthumbi mbakhalira. Mukhalira iye, akotama mbalang'ana mu nthumbi, ¹²mbaona anju awiri akhadabvala nguwo zakucena, mbali nawa pale pakhakhala manungo a Yezu. M'bodzi akhali ku misolo, unango ku myendo. ¹³Maanju am'bvundza kuti: “Nkaziwe, usaliranji?” Iye atawira tenepa: “Anthu akwata Mbuya wanga, kudamuikha iwo ine nkhabe dziwako."¹⁴Pakumala kulonga penepyo Mariya azungunuka mbaona Yezu akhadalimira penepo. Mbwenye Mariya acimwana kun'dzindikira. ¹⁵Yezu am'bvundza kuti: “Nkaziwe, usaliranji? Mbani anasaka iwe?” Mariya na kunyerezera kuti ndi nyabasa wa n'dimba ya maluwa, ampanga tenepa: “Ngakhala ndimwe adankwata, ndipangeni kudamuikha imwe, ine ndinenda kankwata.”¹⁶Yezu ampanga kuti: “Mariya!” Na tenepo, Mariya azungunuka kuna Iye, mbakhuwa na malongero a madjuda kuti: “Rabhoni!” (Ndiko kubveka, “Mpfundzisi.”) ¹⁷Yezu alonga kuti: “Leka kundiphata, thangwi ndidzati kukwira kuna Baba wanga. Mbwenye ndoko kuna abale anga ukhaapange kuti Ine ndiri kukwira kwenda kuna Baba wanga, ndiyembo Baba wanu. Kuna Mulungu wanga, ndiyembo Mulungu wanu.” ¹⁸Mariya Madhalena aenda kaapanga anyakupfundza a Yezu kuti: “Ine ndamuona Mbuya!” Mbalonga pikhadampanga Yezu.¹⁹Na maulo a ntsiku ya Dimingu, anyakupfundza a Yezu akhadagumanyikana pabodzi pene n'nyumba, misuwo mbidamala kufungwa na thangwi ya kugopa madjuda. Yezu apita, akhala pakati pawo mbalonga kuti: “Ntendere mbukhale na imwe!” ²⁰Pakumala kulonga penepyo, aapangisa manja ace na pa khundu pace. Na tenepo, anyakupfundza ace na kuona Mbuya, akomerwa pikulu kakamwe.²¹Yezu aapanga pontho kuti: “Ntendere mbukhale na imwe! Ninga Baba andituma, Ine ndinakutumanimbo.” ²²Pidamala Iye kulonga penepi, aapupusira mbalonga kuti: “Tambirani Nzimu Wakucena. ²³Mungalekerera anthu kudawa kwawo, iwo analekererwambo madawi awo, mungakhonda kualekerera, iwo nkhabe kulekererwambo.”²⁴Apo pidabwera Yezu, Tomasi akhacemerwa Dhidhimu, m'bodzi wa anyakupfundza khumi na awiri a Yezu, akhali pabodzi na iwo tayu. ²⁵Anyakupfundza andzace ampanga kuti: “Ife tamuona Mbuya!” Mbwenye iye atawira tenepa: “Ndingakhonda kuona mule mudapholwa iye na maperego m'manja mwace mbindipitisa cala canga, mbindikhonda kuikha djanja yanga pa khundu pace, ine cipo ndinadza katawira.”²⁶Pakumala sumana ibodzi, anyakupfundza a Yezu agumanyikana pontho n'nyumba ibodzi-bodzi, misuwo mbidamala fungwa. Pa n'dzidzi unowu, Tomasi akhali na anthu. Yezu apita mbakhala pakati pawo mbalonga kuti: “Ntendere mbukhale na Imwe!” ²⁷Na tenepo, Yezu alonga kuna Tomasi kuti: “Pitisa cala cako apa. Lang'ana manja anga. Futhula djanja yako uipitise pa khundu panga. Siya kupenula, mbwenye tawira.”²⁸Tomasi atawira tenepa: “Mbuya wanga na Mulungu wanga!” ²⁹Penepo Yezu ampanga kuti: “Watawira thangwi pidandiona iwe? Mbatsandzaye ale anatawira mbakhonda kundiona."³⁰Yezu acita pidzindikiro pinango pizinji pya pirengo pamaso pa anyakupfundza ace, pidakhonda kulembwa mu bukhu iyi. ³¹Mbwenye ipi pyalembwa toera imwe mutawire kuti Yezu ndi Kirixtu Mwana wa Mulungu, pontho mungatawira mukhale na upulumuki mu dzina yace.

¹Pakumala penepyo, Yezu abulukira pontho kuna anyakupfundza ace pa gombe ya bara ya Tibheriyadhi. Pyacitika tenepa: ²Onsene akhali pabodzi pene. Simau Pedhru, na Tomasi akhacemerwa Dhidhimu, Natanyeli wa ku nzinda wa Kanaa ya ku Galileya, na ana a Zebhedheu, na anyakupfundza ace anango awiri. ³Penepo, Simau Pedhru aapanga tenepa: “Ndiri kwenda kamedza.” Iwo alonga kuti: “Ife tinendambo na iwe.” Na tenepo, iwo aenda mbapakira m'bote, mbwenye masiku enewa hadaphata cinthu tayu.⁴Mukhaca kunja, Yezu afika pa gombe, mbwenye anyakupfundza ace acimwana kun'dzindikira. ⁵Yezu aabvundza kuti: “Ananga, mwaphata nyama?” Iwo antawira kuti: “Nkhabe.” ⁶Na tenepo, Yezu aapanga kuti: “Gwisirani kokota ku khundu ya madyo ya bote, munaphata nyama.” Penepo iwo agwesera kokota, mbacimwana kuikwewa na thangwi ya kudzala kwa nyama.⁷Nyakupfundza ule akhafuniwa na Yezu, apanga Pedhru kuti: “Ndi Mbuya!” Simau Pedhru, pidabva iye penepi, abvala nguwo yace ya kunja, thangwi akhadaidula, mbagwera m'madzi. ⁸Anyakupfundza anango abwera na bote mbakwewa kokota ikhadadzala na nyama, thangwi ukhadasala nsindzo wa meturu makumapfemba, na kufuna kufika n'gombe. ⁹Mudabuluka iwo m'bote, penepo aona moto wa makala na nyama ibodzi ya m'madzi padzulupace, na nkate.¹⁰Yezu aapanga kuti: “Bweresani nyama zinango za m'madzi zidapha imwe.” ¹¹Simau Pedhru akwira m'bote, mbakwewa kokota kuntunda. Kokota ikhadadzala na nyama zikulu za m'madzi zakukwana dzana na makumaxanu na zitatu, mbwenye na nyama zonsene izi, kokota hidapanduka tayu.¹²Penepo, Yezu aapanga kuti: “Bwerani mudye.” Nkhabe m'bodzi wa anyakupfundza ace akhali na cipapu ca kum'bvundza kuti: “Ndiwe ani?” Thangwi iwo akhan'dziwa kuti ndi Mbuya. ¹³Yezu aafendedzera, akwata nkate mbaapasa, mbacitambo pibodzi-bodzi na nyama ya m'madzi. ¹⁴Kutomera pakulamuka kwa Yezu pa kufa, kupangizika uku kudacita Iye kuna anyakupfundza ace, kukhali kwacitatu.¹⁵Mudamala iwo kudya, Yezu abvundza Simau Pedhru kuti: “Simau, mwana wa Juwau, iwe usandifuna kupita awa?” Iye alonga kuti: “Ande Mbuya, Imwe musadziwa kuti ndisakufunani.” Yezu ampanga tenepa: “Dyesa ana mabira anga.” ¹⁶Yezu alonga pontho kaciwiri kuti: “Simau, mwana wa Juwau, iwe usandifuna?” Iye antawira kuti: “Ande Mbuya, Imwe musapidziwa kuti ine ndisakufunani.” Yezu ampanga kuti: “Kumbiza mabira anga.”¹⁷Yezu am'bvundzisa pontho kacitatu mbalonga kuti: “Simau, mwana wa Juwau, iwe usandifuna?” Penepo, Pedhru atsukwala thangwi Yezu am'bvundza kacitatu kuti: “Iwe usandifuna?” Iye ampanga tenepa: “Mbuya, Imwe musadziwa pinthu pyonsene, pontho musadziwa kuti ndisakufunani.” Yezu ampanga kuti: “Dyesa mabira anga. ¹⁸Ndimo mwene, ndimo mwene ndinakupanga kuti: Pikhakhala iwe m'phale, ukhabvala wekha mbuyenda kukhafuna iwe. Mbwenye ungadza kakalamba, unathukula mikono yako mbubvazikwa na munthu unango, pontho mbakukwata mbaenda nawe kule kuna khonda iwe funa.”¹⁹Penepi Yezu apilonga toera kupangisa mafero akhafuna cita Pedhru, akhafuna pasa na iye mbiri Mulungu. Buluka penepo, Yezu ampanga kuti: “Nditowere!”.²⁰Pedhru azungunuka mbaona kuti akhatowererwa na ule nyakupfundza akhafuniwa maka na Yezu. Nyakupfundza unowu ndi ule akhali n'khundu mwa Yezu pa n'dzidzi ukhadya iwo, mbakhabvundzisa kuti: “Mbuya, mbani anafuna kukusandukirani?” ²¹Pedhru pidaona iye nyakupfundza ule, abvundza Yezu kuti: “Mbuya, ndi ninji pinafuna citika kuna uyu?”.²²Yezu antawira tenepa: “Ine ndinganfuna kuti iye akhale m'maso kufikira Ine ndabwera, iwe unapyonji? Iwe nditowere!” ²³Na tenepo, zikhadabveka mphangwa pakati pa abale, zakulonga kuti nyakupfundza unoule hanafabve tayu. Mbwenye Yezu hadampanga kuti hanafabve tayu. Pidalonga Iye ndi ipi basi: “Ine ndingafuna kuti iye akhale m'maso kufikira Ine ndabwera, unapyonji?”.²⁴Nyakupfundza uyu ndiye anacita umboni wa pinthu ipi, mbapilemba, pontho ife tisadziwa kuti umboni wace ngwamaso. ²⁵Yezu acitambo pontho pinthu pinango pizinji. Pyonsene mbapidalembwa cibodzi na cibodzi, ndisanyerezera kuti mabukhu akhafuna kulembwa, mbadakwanapo pa dziko yonsene tayu.

¹Imwe aTeofiro, muukhu lakuyamba ndidanemba bzentse bzomwe Jezu adayamba bzentse bzomwe Jezu adayamba kucita na kupfundzisa, ²zamara zuwa laakatorwa kuenda kudenga. Zvese zvakaitika painga apedza kuwatendera, kuburikidza ngomueya wakashena, yena vakaketa wadzidzisi. ³Kundza kokutabudzika, yena wakazvi kombidza arimupenhu kowari, kozvikombidziro zvoguinhiso. Ngomazuva makumi malongomuna, yena vakaguma kovari, akavereketa ngoumambo waMuari.⁴Yena poaaga akaungana navyo, vakawavundza kuti wasaregera Jerusarema, kuti vaemere kuguinhiswa kaaba, ngovo wakavereketa: Yemwi makazva kondiri ⁵Kuti Johani vakababatidza ngokumwa,ngokuva ngomazva madhoko, yemwi munozobabatidza ngomweya wakashena.⁶Yona povainga vakadiwana vakammuvungisa: Ishe, yei ndiona nguwa yomunozoregerera nhika yoIsrairi? ⁷Yena wakati: Atizvi nguwa nomwaka kuti aba makatongera kuburiquidza ngoumanbo venhu, ⁸ngokudalo munozowashira simba, pakudzuka kuburikidza ngomweya wakachena, kuvira ngoJerusarema noSamaria, zamara kumagumo nhonhika.⁹Paakapedza kuwereketa zviro hezvi, Yishe Jesu vakatorwa kuenda kudenga wese vakaningira, rimwe ngore lakamuwiga mumadziso awo. ¹⁰Yona vainga wainga vakasota kudenga, kube Jesu vaikira, ngochiripopo, wanarume vawiri vainga vakasimira mashira akashena vainga parutiwi layo. ¹¹Yona wakati: Varume vomuGarire, ngenhi munosota mudenga? Yena Jesu ngopakate penhu vakatorwa kuenda kudenga, unozohirira sezomamuona yesikira.¹²NaaPo yona vakawirira Jerusarema ngokugomo Oriveira lainga pedho noJerusarema, thalauco hokufamba yainga yosabatha rimwe. ¹³Yoona povakaguma, vakagena munhumba yomukati movaiga vari vafhumba. Vainga vari: Petro; Johan; Jakobe, mukorore vArifeu; Simoni, muZeroti naJuda, mukorore wajakobe. ¹⁴Ava veshe vakaangirira kukumbira ngochisungo chimwe,pamwepo nemadzimai, naMaria amake Jesu novanukuna vake.¹⁵Pamazuwayo, Petro vakaema pakati pohama dzimweni, pakati pochuru namakumi mawiri yowanhu, wakati: ¹⁶Hama, zvakanaka kuti titeweredje zvinhorwa, zviya zvakavereketwa ngoMweya wakachena kumasure ngomulomo vaDavid, ngokuremekedza Juda, vainga ariguandja lokusunga Jesu.¹⁷Naapo yena vainga umwe wedu vainga aripakati pozvakavigika yezvi. ¹⁸Munarume you vakatenga gucha ngouvandu yozvichaishi zvake, aapo , vakazvichaichira ngomusolo, muwiri vake ukaguka ngopakati asi maula ake akabuda paberere. ¹⁹yezwi zvese zvakazika ngovagari veshe voJerusarema, naapo guacha lakadanwa ngomucho vorudzi lake Aceldama, zvaiti guacha longazi.²⁰Ngokuti kakanyorwa mubhuku reNdwiyo: Kuti reguera guacha lako risagarwa, usatendera kuti munhu upiyake agaremo reguera vamuni vatore chigalo chokutonga.²¹Ndizvo umwe wevanhu vakahamba naesu akapotera Mambo Jesu pakati pedu, ²²Kubvira parubhabhatidzo raJohani metsa kuguma pazuva laakatorva mudenga kubva umwe wavo unofanira kuita chapupu naesuchokumuka kake kubva kewakafa. ²³Yona vakawiayo vari vawiri: Jose, aidanidza Barsabas, ngochibongo chakanaka, naMatia.²⁴Yona vainamata wesiti: Yewe, Mambo, munoziva mweyo yovanhu veshe, zvakadalo, tikombigirenhi pavawiri gaupi uya omakaketa ²⁵Kuti atore rupande louyu mushando noupostori, yoo Juda vakaukaganisa kuti aende nayo kundau yake. ²⁶Navo vakavaitira mabhigidha, nomabhigidha akabata Matia, naye wakaverengwa pamwepo novapostori vari gumi naumwe.

¹Naapo laguma zuva loPentekosti vaiya vakaungana pamwepo veshe pandau imweyo. ²Paripo lakaguma kubva mudenga bope lakadai ngokuvhuvhuta kwedutu rine simba, naro lakazadza mhatso yeshe apo povaigara. ³Kwakaoneka kwavari ndimi, dzakadai ngemirazvu yomuriro, dzakadziparadzanisa pakati pavo, dzakagala pabere pavo veshe. ⁴Navo veshe vakazadzwa ngoMweya Wakachena, vakatanga kuvereketa ngendimi dzimweni, kudai ngozvaakapa Mweya kwavari kuti vaverekete.⁵Zvino muJerusarema waigala vaJudha, vanhu vanodila, vakabva kumadzinza yeshe ari pashi pomudenga. ⁶Naapo iri bope lazwika, mbungano yakaungana pamwepo, navo vakashamiswa ngokuti munhu umwe ngaumwe waivazwa vechivereketa ngendimi yake. ⁷Navo vakashamiswa nokukangaidzwa vechiti: “Ningirai, avo veshe vanovereketa avasiri vaGarire here?⁸Nesu teshe tinoita mazwirenyi munhu umwe ngaumwe ngendimi yake yaakabarwa nayo? ⁹VaPartia, vaMedhe, vaEramu nevagari veMesopotamia, Judhia neKhapadhosia, Pontusi neAsia, ¹⁰Frigia nePamufiria, Egipite nemarupande eRibhia vanotendenedza Kurene, nevaveni vanobva Roma, ¹¹veshe vaJudha novemadzinza vanotenda chiJudha, vaKrete novaArabhia, tinovazwa vechivereketa ngendimi dzedu ngoukuru wemishando inosimba yaMwari.”¹²Veshe vakashamiswa nokukangaidzwa, vechiti umwe kunomweni: “Zvinoronzenyi izvi?” ¹³Asi vamweni vechiita jerasi vakati: “Vadhakwa ngevhini idzva.”¹⁴Asi Petro, echiyema pamwepo nevane gumi naumwe, wakadaidzira ngeizwi lake, echichumaira kwavari echiti: “Vanhu veJudhia nemwi mweshe munogara muJerusarema, izvi ngazviziikanwe kwomuri, mupurutane mazwi angu. ¹⁵Ngokuti ava avazii kudhakwa, kudai ngezvomuno pinimidza; ngokuti richiri ngva rechitatu rezuva.¹⁶Asi izvi ndizvo zvakavereketwa ngomuprofeti Joeri echiti:“ ¹⁷‘Mwari unoti, Mumazuva okupedzisira kunozoitika kuti ndinozodurura Mweya wangu padera pevanhu veshe, nevakorore venyu nevasikana venyu vanozoprofita, nemajaha yenyu anozoona zvioniso, neharahwa dzenyu dzinozolota hope.¹⁸Kunyazwi nepadera pevaranda vangu vevamuna nepadera pevarandakadzi vangu ndinozodurura nao m Mweya wangu; navo vanozoprofita. ¹⁹Neni ndinozoonisa zvishamiso mugore nezvioniso munyika: Ngazi, nomuriro nokufunga kwechiushi.²⁰Zuva rinozochandurwa kuita chidima nomwedzi kuita ngazi, risati raguma zuva guru nerine mbiri laMambo. ²¹Kunozoitika kuti kunyazwi ndiani unozodaidza ngezina laMambo unozoponeswa.’²²“Yemwi vamuna vaIsuraeri, izwai mazwi aya. Jesu weNazaretha, munhu wakaoniswa kwomuri ndiMwari ngemishando ine simba nevzishamiso nezvioniso, zvaakaita Mwari kubudikidza ndiye pakati penyu, kudai ngezvomunozia mweshe; ²³uyu Jesu wakapirwa kudai ngokuemeswa kwebangano nokuzia zviri mberi kwaMwari, yemwi ngenyala dzevanhu vakashata mwakamukohomera nokumuulaya. ²⁴Asi Mwari wakamumusa, amusunhura pakuladzikwa kworufu, ngokuti azvisaizoitika kuti asungwe ndirwo.²⁵Ngokuti Dhavhidha wakavereketa ndiye kuti, ‘Ndakaona Mambo nguva dzeshe undori pamberi pangu; ngokuti yena uri ngokumudyo kwangu kuti ndisazozutuguswa; ²⁶Ndizvo mwoyo wangu wakadakara, norurumi Langu Lakadakadzwa; kunyazwi nenyama dzangu dzinozogara mukugonda.²⁷Ngokuti yewe auzoregeri mweya wangu muHaidhesi, zve, auzotenderi Wakachena wako kuti aore. ²⁸Yewe wakandiziisa gwandja lokupona, unozondizadzisa ngokudakala ngokuapo kwako.’²⁹“Hama, ndingavereketa ngokurerukirwa ngendaa yababamukuru Dhavhidha, kuti iye wakafa, akavikwa, neiba rake riri pakati pedu metsa nyamashi. ³⁰Ndizvo ari muprofeti, echiziva kuti Mwari wakapika kwaari ngembhiko kuti unozoemesa umwe wemibarirwana wechiunu chake ngokwenyama kuti agare pachigaro chake choumambo, ³¹echihona zvaiya pamberi, wakavereketa ngokumuka kwaKristu kubva kwevakafa, kuti aazi kuregerwa ari muHaidhesi, ngokuti nhama yake aishi kuora.³²Mwari wakamusa uyu Jesu kubva kwovakafa, nesuyo teshe tiri zvapupu zvakwo. ³³Ndizvo amirudzwa kumudyo waMwari, aashira chigondiso choMweya Wakachena kubva kunaBaba, wakadurura izvi zvomunoona nezvomunozwa.³⁴Ngokuti Dhavhidha aazi kukwira mudenga; asi unoti: ‘Mambo Mwari wakati kunaMambo wangu, gala ngokumudyo kwangu, ³⁵metsa ndaita magaa ako chitambarariro chetsoka dzako. ³⁶“Ndizvo vembhatso yeshe yaIsuraeri ngavazie yaamho kuti Mwari wakamuita Mambo naKristu, Jesu uyo wemwakakohomera.”³⁷Naapo vazwa izvi, vakabaiwa mumwoyo, navo vakati kunaPetro nokunevapostori vamweni: “Hama, tinozoitenyi?” ³⁸NaPetro wakati kwavari: “Tenderukai, mubhabhatidzwe mweshe umwe ngaumwe wenyu ngezina raJesu Kristu, kuti muregererwe zvishaishi zvenyu, nemwi munozovashira chipo choMweya Wakachena. ³⁹Ngokuti chigondiso chakagondiswa kwomuri nokuvana venyu nokwavari veshe vari ndhambo, veshe avo vaanozodaidza Mambo Mwari wedu.”⁴⁰Wakapupula ngemazwi amweni akawanda nokuvapanga echiti: “Dziponesei pachenyu kubva kunouyu mubarirwana wakashongoloka.” ⁴¹Ndizvo avo vakaashira mazwi ake ngokudakala vakabhabhatidzwa, ngozuva rimwero kwakaenguedzera kwavari vanhu vanoda kukwana makumi matatu emazana . ⁴²Navo vakaangira kungwarira zvidzidziso zvevapostori nokuiyana, mukugura chingwa nomukukumbira.⁴³Munhu weshe wakagumirwa ngokutya; nemishamiso yakawanda nezvioniso zvakaitwa kubudikidza ngevapostori. ⁴⁴Navo veshe vakatenda vaigala pamwepo, ngoizviro zvavo vakakowerana pakati pavo pamwepo; ⁴⁵navo vaitengesa upfumi hwavo nenhumbi dzavo, vaizviphakisa kwavari veshe kudai ngokugomola kwomunhu.⁴⁶Zuva ngezuva vakagala pamwepo ngechisungo chimwe muTemberi, vechigula chingwa mumizi yavo, vakadya ngokudakala nomwoyo wokuzwanana, ⁴⁷vechikudza Mwari, vechidikanwa ngevanhu veshe. NaMambo waienguedzera kwavari zuva ngezuva avo vaiponeswa.

¹Zuva rimweni Petro naJohani vaikwira kuTemberi ngoguwa yokukumbira, awa yochifvembamwe. ²Nomunhu wainga chirema kubvira mundani yamai vake waitwarwa, uwo wevaiisa zuva ngezuva pamusuwo weTemberi, unozwi Musiwo Wakanaka, kuti apemhe kunevaipotera muTemberi. ³Naapo aona Petro naJohani vooda kupotera muTemberi wakapemha.⁴Petro echimusota, naJohani, wakati, “Ningira kwotiri.” ⁵Naye wakavaringira, echitarisira kuti unozopuwa chiro ndivo. ⁶Asi Petro wakati: “Andina sirivha nomukore; asi ndinokupa icho chendinacho. Ngezita raJesu Kristu weNazaretha, simuka uhambe.”⁷Naye wakamubata ngonyara yokumudyo, akamumirudza; paripo tsoka dzake nemadziso etsoka dzake zvakagwinyiswa. ⁸Naye echinyanduka wakaema, akatanga kuhamba, akapotera navo muTemberi, echihamba ngokundakala, echikudza Mwari.⁹Vanhu veshe vakamuvona echihamba, echikudza Mwari. ¹⁰Navo vakamuziwa kuti ndiyena uwo waigala echikumbira zvipo pamusiwo weThemberi unozwi Musiwo Wakanaka. Vakashamiswa nokukangaidzwa ngeizvo zvainga zvaitika kwari.¹¹Naapo achabata Petro naJohani, vanhu veshe vakarumba kuungana kwavari vari muBerere laSoromoni, vechishamiswa kakakurisa. ¹²Naapo Petro azviona, wakavereketa : “Yemwi vanhu vaIsuraeri, munoshamiswa ngenyi ngaizvi? Nokuti munotinigirisisa ngenyi ingatei isimba redu nokuti unaku hwedu zvaita kuti ahambe?,¹³Mwari waAbrahama, waIsaka, waJakobe nowemadzibaba edu, wakakudza muranda wake Jesu, uwo wemwakapira yemwi, mukamuramba pamberi phomeso yaPiratu, apo paainga ada kumusunugula. ¹⁴Asi yemwi mwakaramba uwo Wakachena neWakarurama, mukakumbira kuti muulayenyi apuwe kwomuri.¹⁵Mwakaulaya Muambi wokupona; uwo waakamusa Mwari kubva kwevakafa. Yesu tiri zvapupu kunahezvi. ¹⁶Ngokugonda zina lake, zina lake lichokuadi laita kuti agwinye, uyu munhu womunoona nowomunozia; kubudikidza ngokugonda munaJesu kwaita kuti agwinye kudai pamberi penyu mweshe.¹⁷“Nazvino hama, ndinozia kuti mwakazviita ngokusakazia, kudai ngezvevakaitawo vatongi venyu. ¹⁸Asi izvo zvaakanagira Mwari ngepamberi ngomulomo wevaprofiti veshe, kuti Kristu wake unozotambudzika, yena wakazvizadzisa kudalo.¹⁹Ndizvo tenderukanhi mukunukugire kunaMwari kuti zvishaishi zvenyu zvisunugurvwe, ²⁰kuti nguva dzokugwinyiswa mumweya dziuye dzinobva pamberi paMambo, zve, kuti atume Kristu Jesu uwo wakaemeserwa yemwi.²¹Uwo unosisira kuti aashirwe mudenga agamushire nguva yaguma yokumusirirwa kwezviro zveshe, yaakavereketa ndiyo Mwari ngemilomo yevaprofiti vake vakacheneswa kubvira pakutanga. ²²Ngokuti Mosi wakati, ‘Mambo Mwari wenyu unozomumudjula muprofiti unobva pakati pehama dzenyu, muprofiti wakadai ndini. Munozvikadira kuzopurutana kuzviro zveshe zvaanozovereketa kwomuri. ²³Kunozoitika kuti weshe asikazopurutani kunouwo muprofiti, unozopaladzwa kubva pakati pevanhu.’²⁴Yena, nevaprofiti veshe, kubvira kunaSamueri naavo veshe vakatevera, vakanadzirira ngaaya mazuva. ²⁵yemwi muri mubarirwana yevaprofiti nevechitenderano chaakaita Mwari namadzibaba yenyu, echiti kunaAbrahama, ‘Ngembabai yako madzinza yeshe omunyika anozofhumiswa.’ ²⁶Mwari wakamurudza Muranda wake, akamutumira kwomuri kutanga kuti amuganhise, ngokutenderudza umwe ngaumwe wenyu kubva mukushata kwenyu.”

¹Apo Petro naJohani vakavereketa kunevanhu, vapristi nenduna yeTemberi nevaSadhusi vakedera kwavari, ²Vakachamwa kukuwane ngokuti vaidzidzisa vanhu nokuchumaira kumuka kwevakafa munaJesu. ³Navo vakavabata, vakavakanda mujere metsa zuva lomangwani, ngokuti wainga amadeeko. ⁴Asi vazhinji vakazwa izwi vakatenda; nouwandu hwevanhu vwaida kuguma makumi mashanu yomazana.⁵Ngezuva yochimangwani, vatongi vavo, vakuru nevanyori, vakaungana muJerusarema. ⁶naAnasi mupristi mukuru, yovafasi, Johani naArekizanda, naavo veshe vaiya vembhatso yomuprista mukuru. ⁷Naapo vainga vavaemesa pakati pavo, vakavabvunza kuti: Yemwi mwaita izvi zviro ngesimba nokuti ngozina laani?”⁸Zvino Petro, azadzwa ngoMweya Wakachena, wakati kwavari: “Yemwi vatongi vevanhu nevakuru, ⁹kudai yesu techibvunziswa nyamashi ngendaa yomushando wakanaka wakaitwa kunomunhu wakaremala, kuti waponeswa ngenjira yakadai. ¹⁰Ngazviziikwe kwomuri mweshe nokuvanhu veshe vaIsuraeri, kuti ngezita raJesu Kristu weNazaretha, uwo wemwakakohomera, uwo waakamusa Mwari kubva kwevakafa, kubudikidza ndiye, uyu munhu unoema pamberi penyu apona.¹¹Uyu ndiye ‘Buwe rakarambwa ndimwi vaaki, uwo wakaita solo lopakona.’ ¹²Akunazve kuponeswa ngoumweni, ngokuti akuna zina rimweni pashi pomudenga lakapuwa kunavanhu kuti tiponeswe ndilona."¹³Zvino apo vaona kushinga kwaPetro naJohani, vaona kuti vaingaa vanhu vasikazvi kudzidzisua, vanhu vasina chevanozia, vakashama; nazvo vakaziva kuti vaiya naJesu. ¹⁴Vechiona munhu wakaponeswa eshiema navo, avanozvi kukona kuramba chiro.¹⁵Asi apo vainga vavadzidzisa kuti vabve pakati pevatongi, vakapangana pakati pavo. ¹⁶vechiti: “Tinozoitenyi ngevanhu ava? Ngokuti zvakaoneka pambhene ngevanhu veshe vanogala muJerusarema kuti ngegwinyiso zvishamiso unombiri wakaitwa kubudikidza ndivo; mesu atikoni kulamba. ¹⁷Asi kuti zvisa zopalarika pakati povanhu, ngativakohomedzise kuti vasachazovereketazve kunevanhu kunyazwi ngouri ngezina iri Naapo ¹⁸vakavadaidza, vakavapangisisa kuti vasachazovereketa nokuti kudzidzisa ngezina raJesu.¹⁹Asi Petro naJohani vechipingula vakati kwavari: “Kuti kwakanaka mukuona kwaMwari kupurutana kwomuri kunokupurutana kunaMwari, gulanhii yemwi. ²⁰Ngokuti yesu atikoni kuverekera ngeizvo zvino zvetakaona nezvetakazwa.”²¹Ndizvo apo vainga vavakohomedzisa zve, vakavaregera kuti vaende, vasikahoni ndaa yokuti vavaorore ndiyo, ngondaa yevanhu, ngokuti vanhu veshe vaikudza Mwari ngaizvo zvakaitwa. ²²Ngokuti munhu uwo wainga nomakore anopinda makumi marongomuna okubarwa kwake, uwo chioniso ichi chokuponeswa chakaitwa kwaari.²³Naapo varegerwa kuti yaende, vakauya kunevanhu vavo, vakavawereketera zveshe izvo zvakarobuiwa kwavari ngevapristi vakuru nevakuru. ²⁴Naapo vazvizwa, vakadaidzira kunaMwari ngechisungo chimwe, vakati: “A Mambo, yemwi ndiwi wakasika denga nenyika noruandhle nazvo zveshe zviri mukati mwazvo. ²⁵yemwi wakavereketa ngoMweya Wakachena kuburikidza ngomulomo womuranda wako, ababa edu Dhavhidha kuti: “ ‘Ngeyi mazinza akaita ushungu nevanhu vakapinimidza zvisina shwiro?²⁶Madzimambo enyika akavzinasirira pachavo nevatongi vakaungana pamwepo kumukira uMambo Mwari naKristu wake.’²⁷Ngokuti ngegwinyiso vakaungana mudhorobha iri kumukira Muranda wako wakachena Jesu, uwo womwakadzodza, veshe Herodhi naPhontiusi Piratu, nomadzinza nevanhu veshe vaIsuraeri. ²⁸kuita zveshe izvo zvakaemeswa ngepamberi ngonyara yako nangokupanga kwako kuti zviitike²⁹Zvino, Mambo Mwari, ningiranhi kukohomedzisa kwavo, upe kuvaranda vako kuti vaverekete izwi rako ngokutsunga kweshe. ³⁰Naapo mechitambanudza nyala yenyu kuponesa, zvioniso nemishamiso zvinoitwa kubudikidza ngezina loMuranda wenyu wakachena Jesu.” ³¹Naapo vainga vakumbira, ndau yakazungunyiswa apo povainga vakaungana; navo veshe vakazadzwa ngoMweya Wakachena, vakavereketa izwi laMwari ngokutsunga.³²Zvino mbungano yeshe yeavo vakatenda vainga nomweyo umwe nomweya umwe, akuna naumwe wavo waiwerwketa kuti zviro zvaainga nazvo zvainga zvake; asi zveshe zvaiga zvavo veshe. ³³Ngosimba guru vapostori vakaita chapupu chokumuka kwaMambo Jesu kubva kwovakafa; nenyasha huru dzaiya padera pavo veshe.³⁴Ngokuti painga pasina naumwe pakati pavo waitama, ngokuti vazhinji vainga nomadje nokuti bmhatso vakazvitengesa, vakauzisa mutengo yeizvo zvakatengeswa ³⁵vakaiisa pasoka dzevapostori; nazvo zvakawabhakisa kunaumwe ngaumwe kudai ngokugomola kwoumweni.³⁶NaJosefa, uwo wakadudzwa ngevapostori kuti, Bhanabhasi, zvinoronza kuti: “Mwana wokuembedzera,” muRevhi, munhu weSaipurasi, ³⁷wakatengesa munda, naye wakazisa mare, akaiisa pasoka dzovapostori.

¹Asi munhu aizwi Ananiasi, nomukadzi wake Safira, wakatengesa fvuma. ²Wakasala noumweni omutengo, nomukadzi wake yechizia naye, aunza umweni omutengo, wakauwiisa pasoka ndzevapostori.³Asi Petro wakati: “Ananiasi, Sathani wazadza ngenyi mwoyo wako kuti unyepe kunoMweya Wakachena nokusala noumweni omutengo womunda. ⁴Ngenguva uchipo wainga usiri wako here? Nangesure kwokutengeswa kwawo, ausainga uripashi pesimba lako yere? Wakaganisa ngenyi izvi mumweyo mwako? Auto kunyepera vanhu, asi Mwari.” ⁵Naapo Ananiasi yechizwa mazwi, wakawa pashi, akafa. Nokutya kwakakula kwokagumira avo veshe vakazvizwa. ⁶Majaha akamuruka, akamuputira, akamutwala kuenda kumarinda koomuvika.⁷Ngesure kwomukuwo unoda kuita maawa matatu, mukadzi wake, asikazii izvi zvakaitika, akapoteramwo. ⁸Petro wakati kwaari: “Ndironzere kuti mwakatengesa munda here ngemare yakadai?” Nayena wakati: “Ndtenguesa, ngomare yakadalo.”⁹Asi Petro wakati kwaari: “wakatenderana ngenyi kuedza Mweya waMambo? Wona, tsoka dzaavo vaika mwamuna wako dziri pamuswo, navo vanozokutwala kuenda kubere.” ¹⁰Paripo wakawa pashi pasoka dzake, akafa. Naapo majaha apotera akamuona afa, wakamuchamwira kumubudisa kuberere, vakamuviga painga nomwamuna wake. ¹¹Ngokutanga kwakakula wakagumira veshe vechigala nepadera pavo veshe vakazwa izvi.¹²Zvino zvioni nezvishamiso zvakawanda zvaiitwa ngenyala dzovapostori pakati povanhu. Navo vaiyapo veshe ngochisungo chimwe muBerere laSoromoni. ¹³Asi akuna naumwe wechikwata chimweni waishunga kuti agenere mukati mwavo, asi vanhu vakavaremekedza.¹⁴Novatendi vakagena kuengedzera kunaMambo, vazhinji vamuna nevakadzi, ndizvo vakabudisa mumapato avo vaiwadza, ¹⁵vakavaladzika pamanhi nepamisengere, kuti apo Petro echipindapo, bvute lake ritibikire vamweni vavo. ¹⁶Vakaunganawo vanhu vazhinji vechibva kumadhorobha vaitendenedza Jerusarema, vechiunza vairwara ngomweya yotsina, navo veshe vakaponeswa.¹⁷Asi kwakamuruka muprista mukuru, naavo veshe vaiga naye, venhengo yechikwata chevaSadhusi, navo vakazala ngondurumwa, ¹⁸vakabata vapostori, vakavakanda mutirongo risina shiro.¹⁹Asi usiku ngirosi yaMambo akabeula musuwo yodele, ikavabudisa kuberere, nayo wakati: ²⁰“Endai, muyeme muTemberi mwechiparidzira vanhu mazwi yeshe okupona houku.” ²¹Naapo vazwa izvi, vakapotera muTemberi mangwanani mavishi, vakadzidzisa. Naapo muprista mukuru wakawiyao naavo vainga naye, akawaidza pamwepo vatongi veshe nevakuru veshe vevanhu voIsuraeri, vakatumira izwi kugele kuti vavadze.²²Asi apo vangwariri veTemberi vakatumwa vagumapo, avazi kuvaona mutirongo, navo vakazhirira vakavavundza. ²³vechiti: “Mumba yodjele taiona yakakonywa zvakanaka, nevangwariri vakaema pamisiwo; asi apo tabeura atito kuona munhu mukati.”²⁴Zvino apo nduna yeTemberi nevaprista vakuru vazwa mazwi aya, vakakangaidzwa kakuru ndivo, kuti izvi zvingazoita mapererenyi. ²⁵Naapo pakawia munhu umweni akavavundza echiti: “Wonai, vanhu vemwakakonyera mudjele vanoema muTemberi vechidzidzisa vanhu.”²⁶Naapo nduna pamwepo nevangwariri veTemberi vakaenda, vakavaunza, asi avazi kuita zvokuvaangiridza, ngokuti vaitya kutakua ngomapuwe ngovanhu. ²⁷Naapo vaiya vavundza, vakavaisa pamberi pevatongi. Nomuprista mukuru wakavabvunza: ²⁸echiti, “Takamupangirisisa kuti musazodzidzisa ngairi zina, zvino wonai, mazadza Jerusarema ngorudzidziso lenyu, nemwi munoda kuunza padera pedu ngazi yomunhu uyu.”²⁹kutenderuka kuvaIsuraeri nokukungurirwa zvishaishi. ³⁰Asi Petro novapostori vakapingula, vakati, “Tinofanira kuti tipurutane Mwari, haiwa kupurutana vanhu. ³¹Mwari wemadzibaba edu wakamusa Jesu uwo wemwakaurlaya ngokumukohomera pachiphambano. Iye Mwari wakamumirudza ngokumudyo kwake kuti aite Mutungamiriri noMuponesi, kuti ape. ³²Nesu tiri zvapupu zvaaya mazwi, noMweya Wakachena, uwo waakapa Mwari kwavari vanomuyayeya.”³³Naapo vazwa izvi, vakazadzwa ngoushungu, vakada kuvauraya. ³⁴Asi umwe wevaFarisi wakamiruka kubva pakati pevatongi, zina lake ndiGamarieri, mudzidzisi weMipango, uwo wairemeredzwa ngevanhu veshe, naye wakapangana kuti avo vanhu vambobudiswa kubaberere kwomukuwo mudoko.³⁵Wakati kwavari: “yemwi vamuto vaIsuraeri, zvingwarirenyi ngaizvo zvomunoda kuita ngeava vanhu. ³⁶Ngokuti ngomazuva okare Theudhasi wakamuruka, yechiti iye waiya mukuru. Vanhu vaida kuita mazana marongomuna vakamuteera; asi wakaurawa, naavo veshe vakamuteera vakaparadzwa, vakapera. ³⁷Ngesure kwake Judhasi muGarire wakamiruka ngemazuva okunyorwa mazina, wakakweya vanhu vamweni kuti vamuteere; yena naye wakafa, naavo veshe vakapaukiswa ndiye vakapararira veshe.³⁸Ndizvo zvino ndinoti kwomuri, talaukai kubva kuneava vanhu, muvaregere vari vega; ngokuti kudai iri zano nouyu mushando zviri zvevanhu, zvinozopaladzwa. ³⁹Asi kuti zviri zvaMwari, amuna simba rokuvanyisa. Ngokuti pamweni mungadai mwechirwisana naMwari!” Navo veshe vakatenderana naye.⁴⁰naapo vadaidza vapostori kwavari, vakavashwapura, vakawazadjisira kuti vasazovereketa ngezina raJesu, vakavarekera. ⁴¹Ndizvo vakabva pamberi pevatongi, vechidakara ngokuti vakaverengwa kuita vanofanira kuitirwa zvinotsverudza ngondava yezina rake. ⁴²Mazuva eshe muTemberi nomumakanyi avazi kuregera kudzidzisa nokuchumaira ndiJesu kuti ndiye Kristu.

¹Zvino mumazuva aya, apo vadzidzi vaimazwa nokuwanzwa, vaJudha vaiereketa chiGiriki vakavhuruvhutira vaHebheru, ngendaa yokuti shirikadzi dzavo dzairegeredzwa mukukoanisirwa kwezuva ngezuva.,²Nevari gumi navairi vakadaidza kwavari chiunga chevadzidzisi, vakati: “Akusisiri kuti yesu tiregere izwi laMwari, tishande paatafula. ³Ndizvo, hama dzangu, ketanhi vamuna vanomwe kubva pakati penyu vanogondeka, vakazara ndiMweya nokungwara, vetingaemesa padera pouyu mushando ⁴Asi yesu tinozoaningira mukukumbira nomumushando weizwi.”⁵Neizwi ilo lakadakadza chiunga cheshe, navo vakaketa Stefano, munhu wakazala ngokugonda noMweya Wakachena, Firipu, Prokhorusi, Nikano, Thimona, Phamenasi naNikorusi weAntiokhi wainga akatenderukira kuchiJudha. ⁶Vakavakanda pamberi pevapostori, naapo vainga vakumbira, vakaisa nyara dzavo padenga pavo.⁷Neizwi raMwari lakaanzvika kupalarira; chiunga chevadzidzi chakaangira kukura kakurutu muJerusarema; nevaprista vazhinji vakapurutana mukutenda.⁸Stefano azala ngonyasha nesimba, waiita zvishamiso nezvioniso zvikuru pakati povanhu. ⁹Zvino vamweni veavo vemhatso yokudira vanozwi Vanhu Vakasununguka, nevaKurene, nevaArekizanda, neavo vanobva Sirisia, nevaAsia, vakamiruka vechiita hasha naStefano.¹⁰Navo avato kukona kuemesedzana noungwaru ngoMweya zvaakavereketa ndizvo. ¹¹Naapo ngokufishika vakanyengerera vanhu kuti vati: “Takamuzwa echireketa mazwi okutuka Mosi naMwari.”¹²Navo vakavherudza vanhu nevakuru nevanyori, vakamumuvereketera, vakamubata, vakamuunza kune vatongi. ¹³Vakaemesa zvapupu zvokunyepa, izvo zvakati: “Munhu uyu aatongorekeri kuereketa mazwi okutuka iyi ndau yakachena noMupango; ¹⁴ngokuti takamuzwa yechiwereketa kuti, uyu Jesu weNazaretha unozoparadza ndau iyi, nokupinduridza mitoo yaakapa kwetiri Mosi.” ¹⁵Naavo veshe vaiya vakagala pavatongi, vechimusota, vakaona meso yake yakadai ngomeso yengirosi.

¹Zvino mupristi mukuru wakati: “Izvi zvine guinhiso here?” ²Naye wakati: “Hama nemadzibaba, purutanai kwendiri. Mwari wouthende wakaoneka kunababa edu Abrahama, apo pevaigala muMesopotamia, vasati vagara muHarani, ³wakati kwaari: ‘Buda munyika yako nokubva kuhama dzako, uende munyika yendinozokukonbigidzira.⁴Naapo wakabuda kubva munyika yevaKharadhea, vakagala muHarani. Ngesure kwokufa kwababa ake, Mwari wakamuthuthisa kubveyo kuti auye munyika iyi yomunogara zvinezvi yemwi. ⁵naye aazi kumupa nhaka mukati mwayo, haiwa kunyazwi nepanokwana kutsikwa ngosoka, asi wakamugondisa kuti unozoipa kwaari kuti iite nhacha yake neyorudzi rwake runozouya sure kwake, apo paaiya asati abala mwana.⁶NaMwari wakavereketa ngoguadza iyi kuti: ‘Mibarirwana yake inozoita vanhu vapala munyika yevamweni, avo vachavaita hloko dzavo, vechivabata ngoguadza lakashata metsa kupera kwemakore mazana marongomuna. ⁷Asi ndinozoritonga iro dzinza revanozoitwa ndiro hloko,’ wakaronza Mwari, ‘Nangesure kweizvo vanozobuda, vandidire mundau iyi. ⁸Naapo wakamupa chitenderano chokuchekwa. Ndizvo Abrahama abara Isaka, wakamucheka ngezuva rechisere; naIsaka wakabara Jakobe naJakobe wakabara madzibaba mukuru gumi navawiri.⁹“Nemadzibaba mukuru vakaita ndurumwa ndiJosefa, vakamutengesa Egipite; asi Mwari waiya naye,, ¹⁰Naye wakamununurira kubva kumadambudziko ake yeshe, wakamupa nyasha noungwaru pamberi paFaro, mambo weEgipite, uwo wakamuemesa kuti aite mutongi pameri peEgipite nomumb yake yeshe.¹¹Zvino nzara yakauya paberi penyika yeshe yeEgipite neyeKhenani, nokutambudzika kukuru; nemadzibaba edu avazi kuona zvokudya. ¹²Asi apo Jakobe aizwi kuti yaiyamwo koroni muEgipite, wakatuma madzibaba edu panguva yokutanga. ¹³Parwendo lochipiri, Josefa wakaita pachake kuti aziikanwe kuvakoma vake, nehama dzaJosefa dzakaziikanwa kunaFaro.¹⁴NaJosefa wakavatuma koodaidza kuti vauye kwaari ababa ake Jakobe nehama dzake dzeshe, vanhu makumi manomwe navashanu. ¹⁵ndizvo Jakobe wakadzaka kuenda Egipite. Naye wakafa, iye namadzibaba edu. ¹⁶navo vakatwarwa kupetudzwa Shekemi, vakavigwa muiba yaakatenga Abrahama ngesirivha kubva kuvakororo vaHamori muShekhemu.¹⁷"Naapo wakwedzera mukuwo wechigondiso, chaakapika Mwari kuna Abrahama, vanhu vakaangira kuwanda nokuita vazhinji muEgipite ¹⁸metsa ‘Kwagadzwa mambo umweni kutonga paberi peEgipite, uwo waiya asikazii Josefa.’ ¹⁹Wakabata dzinza redu ngourimbwi, wakaangiridza madzibaba edu kuti varashe vana vavo, kuti vasapona.²⁰Panguva iyi Mosi wakabarwa, naye waiya akanaka kakurutu pamberi paMwari. akarerwa mwedzi mitatu mumba yababa ake. ²¹naapo aiswa pabanze, mwanasikana waFaro wakamutonha, akamurera kuti aite mwana wake.²²NaMosi wakadzidzisa ungwaru hweshe vaEgipita, wainga akagwinya mumazwi ake nomushando yake. ²³“Naapo aguma makore makumi malongomuna okubarwa, wakada mumweyo mwake kuti ahambire hama dzake vana vaIsuraeri. ²⁴Naapo yechiona umwe wavo yechishaishirwa, wakarwira uwo waitsikirirwa, akaulaya muEgipita. ²⁵Asi wakasianisa kuti hama dzake dzaizwisisa kuti Mwari waida kuvaponesa kubudikidza ngonyala yake, asi avato kuzwisisa.²⁶Ngezuva lakatewera, wakaguma kwavari vechiambana, naye wakaereketa kwavari kuti avaiyanise echiti, ‘Vamuna, muri hama; munoshaishirana ngenyi?’ ²⁷Asi iye waishaishira muakirwana wake wakamututumadza yechiti, ‘Ndiani wakakuemesa kuita mambo nomutongi pamberi pedu? ²⁸yemwe munoda kundiulaya here kudai ngezvewakaulaya muEgipita zuro?²⁹Naapo Mosi azwa izwi wakatiza, akaita chigarandimo munyika yeMidhiani, apo paakabara mukororo vairi. ³⁰“Naapo makore makumi malongomuna apera, ngirosi yakaoneka kwaari ari mushango loMutundvu weSinai, iri mumirazvu yomuriro.³¹Naapo Mosi yechiona, wakashamiswa ngochioniso; chakwedzera kuringira, izwi raMambo Mwari lakazwika lechiti: ³²‘yeni ndini Mwari wemadzibaba ako, Mwari waAbrahama, waIsaka nowaJakobe.’ NaMosi wakatetemera, akatya kuningira.³³Mambo Mwari wakati kwaari, ‘zvisa magwada kubva pasoka dzako, ngokuti pandau powakaema pamavhu akachena. ³⁴Ngegwinyiso ndakaona kutambudzwa kwevanhu vangu vari muEgipita, ndakazwa kugomera kwavo, ndadzaka kuti ndivanunure. Zvino uya, ndinozokutuma Egipita.’³⁵“Ndiye uyu Mosi wevakalamba vechiti: ‘Ndiani wakuita mambo nomutongi?’ Ndiye wakatumwa ndiMwari kuti yaite mambo nomusunhuri kubudikidza ngengirosi yakaoneka kwaari mupfiba. ³⁶Uyu munhu wakavatungamirira kubuda, aita mishamiso nezvioniso munyika yeEgipita nomuRuandhle Rwakatsvuka nomushango kwemakore makumi malongomuna. ³⁷Uyu ndiye Mosi uwo wakati kuvana vaIsuraeri: ‘Mwari unozomurudzira Muprofeta kubva muhama dzenyu, wakadai ndini.’³⁸Uyu ndiye waiya mumbungano mushango nongirosi yakavereketa kwaari paMutundu weSinai, anemadzibaba yedu; uwo wakaashira mazwi okupona kuti aape kwetiri. ³⁹Madzibaba ydu akalamba kumupurutana, asi vakamututumidza parutii kubva kwavari, vakakunukudzira mwoyo yavo kuhwirira Egipita. ⁴⁰vechiti kunaAroni, ‘Tiitire zvimwari zvinozotitungamirira; ngokuti uyu Mosi wakatibudisa kubva kunyika yeEgipita, atizii chakaitika kwaari.’⁴¹Navo vakaumba konyana ngaawo mazuva, vakaita mudiro kunouwo muedzaniso, vakadakara ngomushando wenyara dzavo. ⁴²Asi Mwari wakavafuratira, akavaregera kuti vadire hondo dzomudenga, kudai ngezvakanyorwa mubhuku lovaprofeta kuti, “Mwakapira kwendiri here mhuka dzakaurawa nemidiro kwemakore makumi marongomuna muri mushango, imwimwi vemhatso yaIsuraeri?⁴³Naemwi mwakatola tende laMorekhi nonyeredzi yechimwari chenyu Refani, miedzaniso yemwakaita kuti muridire; neni ndinozomututisa kuenda mberi kweBhabhuroni.⁴⁴“Madzibaba yedu vainga netende lochapupu mushango, kudai ngezvaakaemesa uwo wakavereketa kunaMosi, kuti ariite kudai ngechionero chaakaona. ⁴⁵Iro rakaashirwa ngemadzibaba yedu vakapotera nalo naJoshua, apo pevakapotera kugara nhaka yevemadzinza, aakadzinga Mwari kubva pamberi pehope dzemadzibaba yedu. Naro rakaapo metsa kuguma kumazuva aDhavhidha, ⁴⁶uwo wakaona nyasha pamberi paMwari, akagigisa kuti atsvakire mumba yaJakobe ugaro.⁴⁷Asi ndiSoromoni wakazomuakira mhatso. ⁴⁸Asi Uripadera pazveshe aagari muugaro hwakaitwa ngenyala; kudai ngezvaakavereketa muprofeti yechiti. ⁴⁹“Denga ndilona chigalo changu choumambo, nenyika ndicho chitambarariro chesoka dzangu. Munozondiakira mumba yakadini, unoronza Mambo Mwari, nokuti ngeiri ndau yokuzorora kwangu? ⁵⁰Nyala yangu aizi kuita izvi zveshe here?.⁵¹“Imwimwi mune musipa yakakukutara, nevano mwoyo nenzee zvisikazvi kuchekwa, munondogara mechirwisana noMweya Wakachena; kudai ngezvovakaita madzibaba yenyu, ndizvo zvomunoitawo yemwi. ⁵²Ngouri wevaprofeti usikazi kutambudzwa ngomadzibaba yenyu? Navo vakauraya avo vakavaronzera ngopamberi ngokuuya kwoUmwe Wakarurama, zvinopano yemwi makamupira nokumuulaya. ⁵³yemwi mwakaashira Mipango yakaunzwa ngengirosi, nemwi amuzi kuingwarira.”⁵⁴Naapo vechizwa izvi vakanyangadzwa navo vakamukwetsera mazino. ⁵⁵Asi iye azadzwa ngoMweya Wakachena, akaningira mudenga, akaona uthende hwaMwari naJesu akaema ngokumudyo kwaMwari. ⁵⁶Akati :“Ningira, ndinoona mudenga mwakabeurwa, noMwana woMunhu akaema ngokumudyo kwaMwari.”⁵⁷Asi vakadanidzira ngeizwi guru, vakatsiira nzee dzavo, vakamutsotokera ngechisungo chimwe, ⁵⁸Navo vakamubudisa kubanze kwedholobha, vakamutaka ngemapuwe. Nezvapupu zvakaisa zvokufuka zvavo pasoka dzejaha raizwi Sauri.⁵⁹Navo vakataka Stefano ngemapuwe; wakakumbira yechiti: “Mambo Jesu, ashirai mweya wangu.” ⁶⁰Nayena wakagwadama pashi, akadaidzira ngeizwi guru yechiti: “Mambo, usavaitira ndaa ngouku kushaisha.” Naapo avereketa izvi, wakafa.

¹NaSauri waiya mubangano rokuurawa kwake. Kwakabuda ngeiro zuva kutambudzwa kukuru kwechiara chaiya muJerusarema; navo veshe vakapararira munyika yeJudhia neSamaria, kakasala vapostori vega. ²Nevanhu vaidira vakaika Stefano, vakamuchema kakuru. ³Asi Sauri waipaladza chiara, yechipotera mumba ngomumba, nokubata ngosimba reshe vamuna nevakadzi nokuvakonyera mutirongo.⁴Ndizvo avo vakapararira vakahambira ndau dzeshe vechichumayera izwi. ⁵Firipu wakateredza kudhorobha reSamaria, wakachumaira kwavari ndiKristu.⁶Vanhu vazhinji vakapurutana ngechisungo chimwe kune izvo zvaironzwa ndiFiripu, apo vazwa, vaona zvioniso zvaakaita. ⁷Ngokuti kwakabuda mweya yetsvina kubva muvazhinji vaiya nayo, yechidaidzira ngeizwi guru; nevazhinji vaiya vakaoma muiri nezvirema vakaponeswa. ⁸Kwakaapo kudakara kukuru mudhorobha iro. ⁹Asi waiyapo munhu umweni, zina lake laizwi Simoni, waikamba mudholobha iro, yechishamisa dzinza levaSamaria, yechironza kuti iye wainga mukuru. ¹⁰Vakamupurutana veshe, kubvira kuvadoko metsa kuvakuru vechiti: “Uyu munhu musimba guru raMwari.” ¹¹Navo vakamupurutana ngokuti kubvira mukuwo wakareba iye waiya avashamisa ngokukaada kwake.¹²Asi apo vakatenda Firipu waiya echichumaira mashoko akanaka ngendaa youmambo hwaMwari nezina laJesu Kristu, vakabhabhatidzwa, veshe vamuna nevakadzi. ¹³Kunyazwi nayena Simoni wakatenda. Abhabhatidzwa wakaangira kugala naFiripu; wakashamiswa kakuru yechiona zvioniso nemishamiso mikuru yechiitwa.¹⁴Naapo vapostori vaiya muJerusarema vazwa go654redszxkuti vaSamaria vaiya vaashira izwi raMwari, vakatuma kwavari Petro naJohani. ¹⁵Avo vairi vateredza, vakavakumbirira kuti vaashire Mweya Wakachena. ¹⁶ngokuti waiya usati wadzaka padera poumwe wavo, asi vaiya vakabhabhatidzwa ngezina raMambo Jesu. ¹⁷Naapo vakaisa nyara dzavo padera pavo, vakaashira Mweya Wakachena.¹⁸Zvino apo Simoni aona kuti Mweya wakapuwa kubudikidza ngokukandwa kwonyala dzevapostori pamberi pavo, yena wakada kuvapa mare. ¹⁹Echiti: “Ndipenhiwo iri simba kuti kunyazwi ndiani wendinozoisa nyala yangu padera pake, unozoashira Mweya Wakachena.”²⁰Asi Petro wakati kwaari: “Mare yako ngaipere pamwepo newe, ngokuti wapinimidza kuti chipuwo chaMwari chingatengwa ngomare. ²¹yemwe auna rupande nokuti chikoaniso kuiyi ndaa, ngokuti mweyo wako auzi kururama pamberi paMwari. ²²Ndizvo tenderuka ubve mukushaisha kwako uku, ukumbire kunaMambo, kuti paumweni kungarekererwa kwouri kupinimidza kwomwoyo wako. ²³Ngokuti ndinoona kuti uri muchanduru chinovava nomukusungwa ngemaketani okushaisha.”²⁴NaSimoni wakapingula, akati: “Ndikumbirirenhi kunaMambo kuti ndisazogumirwa ngochimwe cheizvo zvemwavereketa.”²⁵Ndizvona apo vaiya waita chapupu nokuvereketa izwi laMambo, vakapetuka Jerusalema, vechichumaira vhangeri mumizi mizhinji yevaSamaria.²⁶Asi ngirosi yaMambo yakavereketa kunaFiripu yechiti: “Muruka, uende kubani ngoguanzcha rinoteredza kubva Jerusarema kuenda Gaza. Iyo iguandza yomushango.” ²⁷Naye wakamuruka, akaenda. Ningira, munhu weEthiopia, muthenwa, nduna huru yaKhandase mambokadzi weEthiopia, waingwarira kufumi hwake hweshe, waiya akauya Jerusarema koodira. ²⁸Iye waihirira; akagala mungoro yake, nayena waidzidzi bhuku romuprofeti Isaya.²⁹NoMweya wakati kunaFiripu: “Kwedzera ushongane nengoro iye.” ³⁰Firipu wakarumba kuenda kwaari, wakamuzwa yechifunda bhuku laIsaya muprofeti, wakabvunza akati: “Unozwisisa here izvi zvounofunda. ³¹Naye wakapingula vakati: “Ndingaita mazwifishirenyi, asi kuti umwe anditungamirira?” Naye wakapota Firipu kuti akwire, vagare naye.³²Norupande rwezvinyorwa laifunda lainga urwu: “Iye wakakweiwa kudai ngogwai kourawa, nokudai ngemwana wegwai rinonyalala pamberi pounorigunda, ngokudaro aabeuri muromo wake. ³³Mukutsverudzwa kwake kutonga kwakarurama kwakabviswa kwaari. Ndiani unozoronza mibarirwana yake? Ngokuti kupona kwake kwakatorwa kubva munyika.”³⁴Nomuthenwa wakapingula kunaFiripu, vakati: “Ndinokupota, muprofeti unovereketa izvi ndiani, ndiye lochokadi here nokuti unovereketa ngoumweni?” ³⁵Naapo Firipu wakabeula mulomo wake, akatanga kubvira pachinyorwa ichi, wakachumaira kwaari ndiJesu.³⁶Vakahamba munguanja, vakaguma pamvura; nomuthenwa wakati: “ningira, mvura iri pano. Chiinyi chinondirambidza kuti ndisabhabhatidzwa?” ³⁷Firipu wakapingura, akati: “Kudanyi mechitenda ngomweyo wako weshe, kunotenderwa.” Naye wakapingura yechiti: “Ndinotenda kuti Jesu Kristu Mwana waMwari.” ³⁸Naye wakapanga kuti ngoro yiemeswe. Navo veshe vakadzaka mumvura, Firipu nomuthenwa, naye wakamubhabhatidza.³⁹Naapo vabuda kubva mumvura, Mweya waMambo wakabvisa Firipu; nomuthenwa aazi kuchamuona, ngokuti yena wakaenda munjira yake yechidakala. ⁴⁰Asi Firipu wakaoneka ari muAzotusi; yechihamba, wakachumaira vhangeri mumadhorobha yeshe metsa wakaguma Sizaria.

¹Asi Sauri yechifemeruka ngoshungu wokuda kuulaya vadzidzi vaMambo, wakaenda kumuprista mukuru, ²akakumbira kwaari tsamba dzokuenda Dhamasekusi, mumba dzokudira, kuti kudai yechizoona vateeri veNjira iyi, kunyazwi vamuna ngokuti vakadzi, waizovaunza vakasungwa Jerusarema.³Zvino yechihamba wakakwedzera Dhomateguru. Paripo kujeka kwakauya kwechibva mudenga ⁴kumutendenedza: “Sauri, Sauri, unonditambudzirenyi?“⁵Nayena wakati: “Urianani, Mambo?” Wakati: “Ndini Jesu uwo wounotambudza; kwakakonza kwouri kupunhura zvibaiso zvinopinza. ⁶Asi iye yechihuta nokushama wakati: “Mambo, unoda kuti ndiiteyi?” NaMambo wakati kwaari: “Asi muruka, upinde mudhorobha, naapo unozobuira yewe izvi zvinosisira kuti uite.” ⁷Vaissa vaihamba nayena vakaema vasigawereketi, vechizwa izwi, asi vasigaoni munhu.⁸Sauro wakamuruka kubva pashi, naapo abeura madziso ake, aazi kuona chiro; ndizvo vakamubata ngenyara, vakamuunza muDhamasekusi. ⁹Naye wakaita mazuva matatu asigaoni, asiazi kudya nokuti kumwa.¹⁰Zvino waiyamo mudzidzi muDhamasekusi, zina lake raizwi ndiAnaniasi. Mambo wakati kwaari muchioniso: “Ananiasi,” nayena wakati: “Ndiri pano, Mambo. ¹¹NaMambo wakati kwaari: “Muruka uende mupato rinozwi Rakarurama, ubvunze mumhatso yaJudhasi munhu unozwi ndiSauri weTharsusi; ngokuti, ngoguaja, yena unokumbira, ¹²nayena waona muchioniso munhu unozwi ndiAnaniasi, yechipinda nokukanda nyala dzake padenga pake, kuti aonezve.”¹³Asi Ananiasi wakapingura yechiti: “Mambo, ndakazwa ngevanhu vazhinji ngendaa yomunhu uyu, ngokuwanda kweizvo zvakashata zvaakaita kune vakacheneswa venyu muJerusarema. ¹⁴Nepano unalo simba laakapuwa ngovapristi vakuru kuti vasunge avo veshe vanokumbira ngozina lenyu.” ¹⁵Asi Mambo wakati kwaari: “Enda, ngokuti mudziyo wakaketwa ndini kuti atware zina langu kune vemadzinza nemadzimambo nokuvana vaIsuraeri. ¹⁶Ngokuti inini ndinozomuonisa zveshe zvakafanira kuzotambudzwa ndizvo ngendaa yezina rangu.”¹⁷Ndizvo Ananiasi wakaenda, akapotera mumba. Echiisa nyala dzake pamberi paSauri, akati: “Mukoma Sauri, Mambo Jesu, uwo wakaoneka kwouri munguandja yewakawiya ndiyo, wandituma kuti uonezve, uzadzwe ndiMweya Wakachena.” ¹⁸Paripo zvakawa kubva kumadziso ake zviro zvakadai ngemagwamba yehove, nayena wakaonazve. Wakamiruka, ¹⁹akabhabhatidzwa, wakadya zvokudya, akagwinyiswa. Sauri wakagareyo mazuva amweni nevadzidzi muDhamasekusi.²⁰Paripo mumhatso dzokudira wakachumaira ndiJesu yechiti: “Uyu Mwana waMwari.” ²¹Veshe vakamuzwa vakashamiswa vechiti: “Uyu andiyepi here wakaulaya avo vaikumbira ngezina iro muJerusarema? Naye wakavyia pano here ngeichi chizato, kuti aende navo vakasungwa pamberi pevapristi vakuru?.” ²²Asi Sauri wakalamba yechigwinyiswa, akanasa kugutsa vaJudha vaigala muDhamaseku, yechikohomedzisa kuti uyu Jesu ndiye Kristu.²³Nangesure kwemazuva mazhinji apera, vaJudha vakapangana kumuuraya. ²⁴asi bangano lavo lakaziikanwa kunaSauri. Vakarinda misiwo masikati nousiku kuti vamuuraye; ²⁵asi vadzidzi vake vakamutola usiku, vakamubudisa ngepaburi reparukumbati, vakamudzasa ari mudendere.²⁶Naapo aguma Jerusarema, wakaedza kuti abatanewo novadzidzi; navo veshe vakamutya, vasikatendi kuti waa mudzidzi. ²⁷Asi Bhanabhasi wakamutola, akamuvundza kune vapostori, wakadudzira kwavari maonere aakaita Mambo muguandza, noguandza laakavereketa ndiyo kwaari, ngoguandza laaiya lakachumaira ngozina laJesu ngokushunga muDhamasekusi.²⁸Ndizvo wakagara navo yechihamba kupotera nokubuda pakati pavo muJerusalema, akachumaira ngokushinga ngozina laMambo. ²⁹Wakavereketa yechiphikisana novaJudha vaivereketa chiGiriki, asi vakatsanga mazano okuda kumuuraya. ³⁰Asi apo hama dzazvizia, vakamudzusa kuenda Sizaria, vakamukudza Tharsusi.³¹Ndizvona sotho cheshe chainga muJudhia nomuGarire neSamaria chakaona kunyalala, chikaakiwa, nasho chechihamba ngokudakala Mambo nomukuembedzera ngoMweya Wakachena, chakawandiswa. ³²Kwakaitika kuti Petro yechihamba kundau dzeshe pakati pavo veshe wakadzaka kune vakacheneswa vaigala Ridha.,³³Naapo wakaona munhu vaizwi ndiAeneasi, uwo wainga akaata mumubhedhi wake makore masere, ngokuti wainga vakaoma muiri. ³⁴Petro wakati kwaari: “Ayemeasi, Jesu Kristu unokuponesa; muruka, unasire mubhedhi wako.” Paripo iye wakamiruka. ³⁵Naavo veshe vaigala muRidha nomuSharoni vakamuona, vakatenderukira kunaMambo.³⁶Zvino kwaiyapo muJopa mudzidzi, zina lake laizwi Thabhitha, ukwo zvinoti ngokukumuchwa, Dhokasi. Iri dzimai lainga nemishando yakanaka nokugovera zvipo.” ³⁷zvakaitika ngaawo mazuva, kuti rakarwara, rikafa. Naapo vaiya varishambidza, vakariisa mukamera romuturika.³⁸Ngokuti Ridha lainga pasinde peJopa, vadzidzi vechizwa kuti Petro waiyamwo, vakatuma vanhu vairi kwaari, vechimupota vechiti: “Usanonoka kuuya kwetiri. ³⁹Petro wakabudisa veshe pabanze, wakagwadama, akakumbira. Akunukukira kunomuiri, akati: “Thabhitha, muka.” Naye wakasvinura madziso ake, naapo aona Petro, wakamuka, akagara.⁴⁰Ndizvona Petro wakamuruka, akaenda navo. Naapo aguma, vakamuvunza mukamera lomuturika; shirikadzi dzeshe dzakaema pasinde pake dzechichema, dzechipangidzira mabhachi nezvokufuka zvaakaita Dhokasi, achiripo navo. ⁴¹Naye amubata ngenyara yake wakamumurudza. Naapo adaidza vakacheneswa neshirikadzi wakamukanda pamberi pavo echipona. ⁴²Zvakaziikanwa mukati mweJopa leshe, vazhinji vakatenda kuna Mambo. ⁴³Nayena wakagala mazuva mazhinji muJopa nomunhu unozwi Simoni, musukuti.

¹MuSizaria waiyamwo munhu waizwi Khoneriusi, nduna yezana yechikwata chomaonere chaizwi cheItaria. ²Waiya munhu unodira nounotya Mwari pamwepo nomumba yake yeshe, wakakovera zvipo ngenyasha kuvanhu nokugara echikumbira kunaMwari.³Zvino nguva yooda kuita awa lechipfumbamwe rezuva, wakanasa kuona muchikobigiro ngirosi yaMwari yechipotera, yechiti kwaari: “Khoneriusi.” ⁴Wakaringisisa ngirosi yechitya, akati: “Chiinyi, Mambo?” Nayo yakati kwaari: “Mikumbiro yako nokukovera zvipo kwako zvakakwira kuita mulangaririse pamberi paMwari. ⁵Zvino tuma vanhu kuJopa vaunze munhu unozwi Simoni, uwo unozwi Petro. ⁶Iye unogala nomunhu unozwi Simoni, musukuti, mumba yake iri pasinde poruandhle.⁷Apo ngirosi yakavereketa kwaari yaenda, wakadaidza vairi vovaranda vmumba make, nejoni lanigira leavo vaigara vechimushandira. ⁸Naapo aronza kwavari zveshe, wakavatuma kuenda Jopa.⁹Zvino nechimangwani, avo vachahamba vechikwedzera kudhorobha, Petro wakakwira padenga remhatso rakaterama kookumbira, rooda kuita awa rechitanhatu. ¹⁰Wakazwa nzara, echidisisa kuti adye chiro; asi vachanasirira, wakabatwa ndimweya. ¹¹Naye wakaona denga lakabeuka, nechiro chaidzaka chakadai ngejira gurutu lakadzaswa panyika lakasungwa marupande aro marongomuna. ¹²Mukati mwaro mwaiya nombeu dzeshe dzemhuka dzine mugacha murongomuna nezvipuka zveshe zvinotamanda zvomunyika neshiri dzomudenga.¹³Nayezwi lakawiya kwaari lechiti: “Miruka, Petro; uraya, wechidya.” ¹⁴Asi Petro wakati: “Haiwa, Mambo! Ngokuti andizi kumbodya chiro chisina shwiro nechakasvipiswa.” ¹⁵Neizwi lakauyazve kwaari ngokwechipiri lechiti: “Chaakachenesa Mwari, usati achina shwiro.” ¹⁶Ichi chakaitika mikuwo mutatu, jira rakaashirwazve mudenga.¹⁷Zvino Petro achakangaidzwa mukati mwake kuti chinoronzenyi chioniso yecho chaainga aona, penya, avo vanhu vakatumwa ndiKhoneriusi, vainga vechibvunza mhatso yaSimoni, vakaema pamusuyo. ¹⁸Navo vakadaidzira, vakabvunza kuti, Simoni unozwi Petro unogarapo here.¹⁹NaPetro achapindudza ngechioneso, Mweya wakati kwaari: “Nngirai, vanhu vatatu vanokutsvaka. ²⁰Asi muruka udzake, uende navo usikagonondi; ngokuti ndini ndakavatuma.” ²¹Petro wakagala kune vanhu avo, akati: “Ndini uwo womunotsvaka; mwahambirenyi?”.²²Navo vakati: “Khoneriusi, nduna yezana, munhu wakarurama nounotya Mwari, unembiri yakanaka kudzindza reshe lovaJudha, wakapangwa ngongirosi yakachena kukudaidza kuti uuye kumuzi yake, nokuzwa mazwi anobva kwouri.” ²³Ndizvo Petro wakavadaidza kuti vagene mukati, wakavapa zvokudya. Ngomangwani wakamuruka, akaenda navo, nehama dzimweni dzeJopa dzakaendawo naye.²⁴Ngomangwani vakapotera muSizaria, naKhoneriusi vaivagarira, waiya adaidza pamwepo nohama dzake neshamwari dzake dzinodikanwa.²⁵Naapo Petro vapinda, Khuneriusi wakasangana naye, vakawira pasoka dzake, akamudira. ²⁶Asi Petro wakamumirudza echiti: “Miruka; neniwo ndiri munhu.²⁷Naapo akavereketa naye, akapotera mukati, akaona vazhinji vakaungana. ²⁸akati kwavari: “yemwi munozia kuti azvitenderwi ngemipango kuti muJudha ashonganiswe nokuti auye kunomunhu wedzinza rimweni. Asi inini Mwari wakandipangidzira kuti ndisazoronza kuti munhu chiro chisina shwiro nokuti wakasvipiswa. ²⁹Ndizvo apo ndadaidzwa, ndauya ndisikarambi. Ndizvo ndinobvunza mwakandidaidzirenyi?”³⁰NaKhoneriusi wakati: “Aamazuva marongomuna akapinda, mesa kuguma awa iri, ndaingwarira awa okukumbira yochipfumbamwe mumba yangu; ndakaona munhu wakaema pamberi pangu anezvokufuka zvinonhetukira. ³¹Naye wakati: ‘Khoneriusi, mikumbiro yako yakazwika, ngokukovera zvipo kwako kwakakarakadzwa pamberi paMwari. ³²Ndizvo tuma kuJopa, udaidze Simoni, uwo unozwi Petro; unogara mumhatso yaSimoni, musukuti, pasinde poruandhle.’ ³³Ndizvo paripo ndakatuma vanhu kwouri, newe ngokuuya wanasa; ndizvo tiri pano teshe pamberi paMwari kuzwa zveshe zvakapangwa kwouri ndiMwari.”³⁴NaPetro akachama mulomo wake, wakati: “Ngogwinyiso ndinoona kuti Mwari andiyepi muketo wevanhu. ³⁵Asi kumadzinza yeshe, weshe unomutya nokuita zvakarurama unoashirika kwaari.³⁶Munorizia izwi iro raakatuma kunavana vaIsuraeri, yechichumaira mashoko akanaka okunyalala ndiJesu Kristu ndiyena Mambo wavo veshe. ³⁷yemwi munozvwzva yezwi lakachumairwa munyika yeshe yeJudhia, kubvira ngomuGarire ngesure kworubhabhatidzo vakachumaira Johani. ³⁸Ngenjira iyo Mwari yaakamudzodza ndiyo Jesu weNazaretha ndiMweya Wakachena nesimba; uwo waihamba yechiita zvakanaka, yechiponesa avo veshe vaitambudzwa ndiDhiabhorosi, ngokuti Mwari waiya naye.³⁹Nesuyo tiri zvapupu zveizvo zveshe zvaakaita vzeshe munyika yevaJudha nomuJerusarema. Ndiye wevakauraya ngokumuturika pamuti. ⁴⁰Uyu Mwari wakamumusa kubva murufu ngezuva rechitatu, akamupa simba kuti aoneke pamhene. ⁴¹Asi haiwa kuoneka ngevanhu veshe, asi kwetiri isusu, takatsanangurwa karetu ndiMwari kuita zvapupu, avo vakadya nokumwa naye ngesure kwokumuka kwake kubva kwevakafa.⁴²Wakatipanga kuchumaira kuvanhu nokupupula kuti uyu ndiye wakaemeswa ndiMwari kuita Mutongi wevanozwa novakafa. ⁴³Kwoari vaprofeti veshe vanoita chapupu ndiyena, kuti ngezina lake, munhu weshe unotenda kwoari unozorekererwa zvishaishi.”⁴⁴Naapo Petro achavereketa aya mazwi, Mweya Wakachena wakateredza pamberi pavo veshe vakazwa yezwi. ⁴⁵Naavo vatendi vovakachekwa avo vakauya naPetro vakashamiswa ngokuti chipo choMweya Wakachena chakadururwawo padenga pomadzinza.⁴⁶Ngokuti vaivazwa vechivereketa ngondimi ngokukudza Mwari. Naapo Petro wakapingula, akati: ⁴⁷“Pane ungalambidza mvura here kuti ava vasabhabhatidzwe, avo vakaashira Mweya Wakachena kudai tisu?” ⁴⁸Nayene wakapanga kuti vabhabhatidzwe ngezina raJesu Kristu. Vorovomupota kuti agarepo mazuva amweni.

¹Zvino vapostori nehama dzaigara muJudhia vakazwa kuti vomadzinza navo vaiya vaashira izwi laMwari. ²Naapo Petro akwira Jerusarema, vatendi avo vovakachekwa vakaita nayena, ³vechiti: “Yemwe wakapotera kunevanhu vasikazi kuchekwa, ukadya navo!”⁴Asi Petro wakatanga kuvavundja zveshe ngokutevererana kwazvo yechiti: ⁵“Ndaiya ndiri mudhorobha loJopa ngochikumbira; ndakabatwa ngomweya, ndakaona muchikonbigiro chiro chakadai ngogunja guru, lechidzuswa lakasungwa mafundo malongomuna kubva mudenga; chakauya kwendiri. ⁶Apo ndaningisisa, ndakaona mhuka dzine muguacha mirongomuna nezvikara zvomushango nezvinotamanda neshiri dzomudenga.⁷Ndakazwawo izwi rechiti kwendiri, ‘Muruka, Petro; uulaye, udye!" ⁸Asi ndakati: ‘Haiwa, Mambo! Ngokuti apana chiro chisina shwiro nokuti chakasvipiswa chakambopotera mumuromo mwangu.’ ⁹Asi izwi vakapingula ngokwechipiri lechiva mudenga lechiti: ‘Chaakachenesa Mwari, usati chiro chisina shwiro". ¹⁰Izvi zvakaitika katatu; nazvo zveshe zvakaashirwazve kuhwirira mudenga.¹¹Panguvayo vanhu vatatu vakaguma pamuzi petaigara, avo vaiya vatumwa kwendiri vechibva Sizaria. ¹²NoMweya wakandironzera kuti ndiende navo, pasina muketo pakati pavo nayesu. Nohama idzi nhanhatu dzakaendawo neni; nesu takagena mumba yomunhuwo. ¹³Naye wakaverenguesa kwetiri ngoguandja yoyakaoneka ndiyo ngirosi yechiema mumba make yechiti, ‘Tumiranhyi yezwi kuJopa, uunze Simoni uwo unozwi Petro. ¹⁴Naye unozovereketa kwouri mazwi ounozoponeswa ndiwo, iwewe ngovemumba yako veshe.¹⁵Naapo ndichatanga kuvereketa, Mweya Wakachena wakadzaka padenga pavo, kudai ngezvewakadzaka padenga pedu pakutanga. ¹⁶Neni ndakalangaridza yezwi laMambo laakavereketa yechiti: ‘Johani wakabhabhatidza ngomkumvura, asi imwimwi munozobhabhatidzwa ngoMweya Wakachena".¹⁷Ndizvo, kudai Mwari akavapa chipo chimwecho icho chaakawapa kwotiri, apo potakatenda kunaMambo Jesu Kristu, yeni ndiriani kuti ndingarwisana naMwari?” ¹⁸Naapo vazwa izvi, vakanyalala. Vakakudza Mwari vechiti: “Ndizvo Mwari wakawapao kunevemadzinza kutenderuka kuti vapone.”¹⁹Ndizvona avo vakapalarira kundau dzeshe ngokudaa ngokutambudzwa ukwo kwakaitika ngendaa yaStefano, vakahamba mese kuguma Foenisia noSaipurasi noAntiokhi, vasikavereketi yezwi kumunhu, asi kwega kuvaJudha. ²⁰Asi vaiyapo vamweni vainga vanhu veSaipurasi noveKurene, avo vakati vaguma muAntiokhi, vaivereketawo kuvaGiriki, vechichumaira ngouMambo Jesu. ²¹Nenyara yaMambo yainga navo, vakawanda vakatenda, vakatenderukira kunaMambo.²²Mbiri yavo yakazwika munzee dzechiala chainga muJerusarema, navo vakatuma Bharnabhasi kuenda Antiokhi. ²³Naapo aguma nokuona nyasha dzaMwari, wakadakala; akavapanga veshe kuti valambe vakagondeka munaMambo ngomwoyo unogwinyiso. ²⁴Ngokuti wainga munhu vakanaka, vakazara ngoMweya Wakachena nokugonda. Vanhu vazhinji vakaenguedjera kunaMambo.²⁵Bhanabhasi wakaenda Tarsusi kootsvaka Sauri. ²⁶Naapo amuona, wakamuzisa Antiokhi. Bhanabhasi naSauri vakapedza gore reshe vechiungana pamwepo nechiara, vechidzidzisa vanhu vazhinji; muAntiokhi vadzidzi vakatanga kududzwa kuti vaKristu.²⁷Mazuva awo vaprofeti vakaderedja Antiokhi vechibva Jerusarema. ²⁸Umwe wavo vaizwi ngoAgabhusi wakamuruka, akavazvundja kubudikidza ngoMweya kuti nzara huru inozogumira nyika yeshe; iyo yakaitika ngomazuva aKraudhiusi.²⁹Nevadzidzi vakatenderana, munhu weshe kudai ngezvaaikona, kuti atumire zvingadetsera hama dzaigara muJudhia. ³⁰Naavo vakaita kudaro, vakazvitumira kunevakuvane ngenyala dzaBhanabhasi naSauri.

¹Asi ngouwo mukuwo Herodhi mambo wakatambanudza nyala dzake kutambudza vamweni vechiara, ²Wakaulaya Jakobe, mukoma waJohani, ngeshoti.³Naapo aona kuti zvakadakadza vaJudha, wakaenda mberi kubatawo Petro. Awo ainga mazuva yedhiri loChingwa chisina Mumera. ⁴Naapo amubata, wakamukonyera mutirongo, akamuisa kuzvikwata zvilongomuna zvemajoni, kuti zvimurinde, echipinimidza kumubudisa pamberi povanhu ngesure kwePhasika.⁵Ndizvo Petro wakangwarirwa mutirongo, asi chiara chakaangira kumukumbirira kunaMwari. ⁶Ngousiku uhwo apo Herodhi paaizomuka echimubudisa, Petro waiya akaata pakati pemajoni mairi, akasungwa ngomaketani mairi, nevarindi vainga pamusuwo vechingwarira tirongo.⁷Apapo ngirosi yaMambo yakaemapo, nokujeka kwakaeta mukamera lotirongo; nayo yakasungula Petro ngoparutii, akamumusira yechiti: “Kasika kumuruka.” Nemaketani akarungunuka kubva munyara dzake. ⁸Nongirosi yakati kwaari: “Dzisimidze usunge magwada ako”, nayena wakaita kudalo. Yakati kwaari: “Pfeka chokufuka chako, unditeere.”⁹Petro wakabuda kubanze akaiteera; aazi kunasa kuzia zvaiitwa ngengirosi, asi wakapinimidza kuti waiona chioniso. ¹⁰Naapo vapinda varindi vokutanga nevechipiri, vakaguma pamusiwo wesimbi wokupotera ndiwo mudhorobha. Nawo wakavabeukira wemene; vakabuda, vakahamba ngepato rimwe; paripo ngirosi yakamusiya.¹¹Naapo azia ngoizvi, vakaenda kumuzi yaMaria, mai vaJohani, mutupo wake waizwi Marako; apo pevaiya vakaungana vazhinji vechikumbira. ¹²Naapo Petro apembenuka, wakati: “Zvino ndinowa ngegwinyiso kuti Mambo wakatuma ngirosi yake, akandinunura kubva munyala yaHerodhi nokubva mukukarira kweshe kwevanhu vevaJudha.”¹⁵kwaari: “Unopenga.” Asi iye wakaangira kugwinyiso kuti ndizvona. Asi vakati: “Ingirosi yake!” ¹³Asi apo azia yezwi raPetro, azvito kubeula musuwo ngokudakala, asi wakagoma kupotera, akavavundja kuti Petro wakaema pamusuwo. ¹⁴Asi agogodza pamusuwo, musikane waizwi ngoRodha wakauya koodaira.¹⁶Asi wakaita ngonyala yake kuti vanyalare, wakadudzira kwavari ngenjira yaakabudiswa ndiyo ngouMambo mutirongo. Wakati: “Ronzai izvi kunaJakobe[13] nokunohama.” Wakabvapo, akaenda kundau imweni. ¹⁷Asi Petro wakaangira kugogodza; naapo vabeula vakamuona, vakashamiswa.¹⁸Zvino kwaedza, kwaitika bope guru pakati povarindi, ngendaa yezvakaitika kunaPetro. ¹⁹Naapo Herodhi amutsvaka, asikamuoni, wakabvunvisisa varindi, akavavundza kuti vaulye. Naye wakadzuka kubva Judhia, akaenda Sizaria, akagalayo.²⁰Ngezuva lakaemeswa, Herodhi akavaisimbisa zvokufuka zvoumambo, akagala pachigaro choumambo, wakavereketa kwavari. ²¹Zvino Herodhi wakatsenekera kakuwane vanhu veThire neveSidhoni; navo vakawiya kwaari muchiunga chimwe, naapo vaiyana naBrastusi, nduna yekamera lamambo, vakakumbira kuti vaiyaniswe, ngokuti nyika yavo yaiona zvokudya kubva munyika yamambo.²²Nevanhu vakadanidzira vechiti: “Iri izwi raMwari, haiwa lomunhu!” ²³Paripapo ngirosi yaMambo yakamulova, ngokuti aazi kukudza Mwari; naye wakadyiwa ngehonye, akafa.²⁴Zvino Bhanabhasi naSauri vakahwirira Jerusarema, apo vainga vapedza mushando wavo, yechitola navo Johani uwo waizwi Marako. ²⁵Asi izwi laMwari lakaangina kupalarira nokuwanziswa.

¹Zvino muAntiokhi muchiara chainga chiripo mwaiya novaprofeti novadzidzisi: Bhanabhasi, Simeoni uwo waizwi ndiNiga, Rusiasi weKurene, Manaene uwo wakakula pamwepo naHerodhi sadunhu, naSauri. ²Vachadira Mambo, vechiera kudya, Mweya Wakachena wakati: “Paradzanisai kwondiri Bhanabhasi naSauri kuti vaite mushando wendakavadaidzira.” ³Apo vaera kudya nokukumbira, vakaisa nyala dzavo padera pavo, vakavaendesa.⁴Ndizvo vatumwa ndiMweya Wakachena, vakateredza kuenda Sereusia, nokubvapo vakahamba ngongarava kuenda Saipurasi. ⁵Naapo vaguma Saramisi, vakadeketera yezwi laMwari mumba dzokudira dzevaJudha. Navo vaiyazve naJohani mudetseri wavo.⁶Naapo vainga vahamba pachiwi peshe metsa kuguma Phafosi, vakasongana noumwe wainga n'anga muprofeti wokunyepa, muJudha, zina lake laizwi ndiBha-Jesu. ⁷Uwo waigala pamwepo nomutongi mukuru waizwi ndiSergiusi Phaurusi, wainga munhu uneungwaru. Yewe adaidza kwaari Bhanabhasi naSauri, waidisisa kuti vazwe yizwi laMwari. ⁸Asi Erimasi, (ngokuti ndikwo kukumuchwa kwezina rake) wakarwisana navo, yechida kupaukisa mutongi mukuru kubva mukugonda.⁹Asi Sauri, uwozve unozwi Phauri, azadzwa ndiMweya Wakachena, wakamuringisisa,, ¹⁰Akati: “Yemwe mwana vaDhiabhorosi, yemwe gaa rokururama kweshe, wakazala ngokuchengedzera nourimbwi hweshe, aurekeri here kushongorosa guandja dzakarurama dzaMambo?¹¹Zvino, ringira, nyara yaMambo iri padera pako, newe unozoita bofu, usikakoni kuona zuva kwomukuwo.” Paripo mhute nechidima zvakawira paberi pake; wakahambahamba kutsvaka vanhu vokumutungamirira ngenyala. ¹²Apo mutongi mukuru aona izvo zvakaitika, wakatenda, yechishamiswa ngozvidzidziso zvaMambo.¹³Zvino Phauri novangani vake vakahamba ngongarava kubva Phafosi, vakaguma Pherga muPhamufiria. Johani wakabva kwavari, akapetuka Jerusarema. ¹⁴Asi veshihamba kubva Pherga, vakaguma Antiokhi muPhisidhia. Ngozuva loSabatha, vapotera mumba yokudira, vakagala pashi. ¹⁵Ngosure kwokudzidzwa kweMipango nevaprofeti, vakuru vemumba yokudira vakatumira izwi kwavari lechiti: “Vamuna, hama, kudai muneizwi mukati mwenyu rokupanga vanhu, riereketenyi.”¹⁶Ndizvo Phauri wakamuruka, akakopera ngonyala, akati: “Yemwi vanhu vaIsuraeri, nayemwi munotya Mwari, purutanai. ¹⁷Mwari wevanhu ava vaIsuraeri wakatsanangura madzibaba yedu, wakakudza vanhu ava apo vainga vanhu vapara munyika yeEgipite, ngomuoko unesimba wakavabudisa mukati mwayo. ¹⁸Mumakore anoda kukwana kuita makumi malongomuna wakavasengerera mushango.¹⁹Nangesure kwemakore anoda kuguma mazana malongomuna nomakumi mashanu, wakavapa vatongi metsa kuguma kunaSamueri muprofeti. ²⁰Naapo apaladza madzinza manomwe vaigala munyika yeKhenani, wakavapakisa nyika yavo kuita nhaka.²¹Ngesure kweizvi vakakumbira kuti vapuwe mambo, naMwari wakavapa Sauri mwana waKishi, munhu wedzinza vaBenjamini, uwo wakatonga makore makumi malongomuna. ²²Naapo amubvisa, wakavamirudzira Dhavhidha kuti aite mambo wavo. Muuchapupu hwoakaita ndiyena, wakati: ‘Ndaona munaDhavhidha mukororo waJesi kuti munhu unoda zvinodiwa ngomweyo wangu, uwo unozoita kuda kangu kweshe.²³Ngorudzi lomunhu uyu Mwari, kudai ngochigondiso chake, vakamundza kunevaIsuraeri Muponesi, Jesu. ²⁴Asati auya Jesu, Johani wainga achumaila ngorubhabhatidzo lokutenderuka kuvanhu veshe vaIsuraeri. ²⁵Naapo Johani yechipedzisa mushando wake, wakati: ‘Munopinimidza kuti inini ndiri anani? Andiriyepi. Haiwa, asi umwe unowiya sure kwangu, uwo wendisikasisiri yeni kusunhura tambo dzemagwada yesoka dzake.’²⁷“Vamuna, hama, mukororo vorudzi vaAbrahama, naavo vari pakati penyu vanomutya Mwari, izwi iri loruponeso lakatumirwa kwotiri. ²⁶Ngokuti avo vanogala muJerusarema nevatongi vavo avazi kumuzia nokuti kuzwisisa mazwi yevaprofeti, awo anodzisuwa Sabatha rimwe ngarimwe, vakaazadzisa ngokumuitiro.²⁸Kunyazwi avazi kuona ndaa kwaari yaieta kuti afe, asi vakakumbira Piratu kuti Jesu aulawe. ²⁹Naapo vazadzisa zveshe zvakanyorwa ngondaa yake, vakamudzasa kubva pamuchinjiko, vakamuradzika muiba.³⁰Asi Mwari wakamumusa kubva kwevakafa. ³¹wakaoneka mazuva mazhinji kwavari avo vakakwira naye kubva Garire kuenda Jerusarema, avo zvino vari zvapupu zvake kuvanhu.³²Nesu tinochumaira kwomuri mashoko akanaka echigondiso icho chakaitwa kumadzibaba. ³³kuti Mwari wakachizadzisa ichi kwetiri vana vavo, ngokumusa Jesu; kudai ngezvakanyorwawo munduyo yechipiri yechiti: “ ‘Yemwe uri Mukororo wangu, nyamashi ndaita aBaba ako.’ ³⁴Ngendaa yokuti wakamumusa kubva kwevakafa, zvino aachahwiriri mukuona, wakavereketa kudai: ‘Ndinozokupa zvifumiso zvakachena nezvinogondeka zvaDhavhidha.’³⁵35 Nomunduyo yemwi unoti, ‘Auzotenderi Wakachena wako kuti aore.’ ³⁶Ngokuti Dhavhidha, apedza kuita kuda kwaMwari pakati pedzinza lake, lakafa, naye wakaikwa pane madzibaba ake, akaona. ³⁷Asi uwo waakamusa Mwari aazi kuora.,³⁸Ndizvo ngakuziikanwe kwomuri vamuna, hama, kuti kubudikidza ndiye uyu kunochumairwa kwomuri kuregererwa kwezvishaishi. ³⁹Kubudikidza ndiye veshe vanotenda vanopembedzwa kubva kuzviro zveshe zvemwaiya musikapembedzwi ngeMipango yaMosi.⁴⁰Ndizvo ngwarai kuti zvisazomugumira izvo zvakavereketwa ngovaprofeti: ⁴¹Ringirai, yemwiyo vashoori, mushamiswe, mupere; ngokuti ndinoshanda mushando mumazuva yenyu, mushando womusikazotendi, kunyazwi munhu amulonzera ndiwo.”⁴²Navona vechibuda, vanhu vakavapota kuti aya mazwi vavereketwe kwavari ngeSabatha laitwera. ⁴³Naapo mushungano wokudira wapalala, vazhinji vevaJudha noavo vemadzinza vakatenderukira muchiJudha vakatevera Phauri naBhanabhasi; ivo vechivereketa kwavari, vakavagwinyisa kuti vaangire kugala munyasha dzaMwari.⁴⁵NgeSabatha laitevera uzhinji hwevanhu veshe vedhorobha vakaungana kuzwa yezwi laMwari. ⁴⁴Asi apo vaJudha vechiona mbungano, vakazala ngondurumwa, vakaphikisa zvakavereketwa ndiPhauri, vechimutuka.⁴⁶Naapo Phauri naBhanabhasi vakaereketa ngokushinga vechiti: “Kwaisisira kuti izwi raMwari ritange kueveketwa kwomuri. Kwechioneka kuti munoriramba mwechiti ribve kwomuri, mwechidzievenga kuti amusisirwi nokupona kusikaperi, ringirai, tinokunukukira kuenda kune vemadzinza. ⁴⁷Ngokuti Mambo wakatipanga kudaro echiti: ‘Ndakakuemesa kuti uite kujeka kunevemadzinza, kuti uite ruponeso metsa kumagumo enyika.’⁴⁸Naapo vemadzinza vazwa izvi, vakadakala, vakakurisa izwi laMambo; naavo veshe vakaemeserwa kupona kusikaperi vakatenda. ⁴⁹Neizwi laMambo lakapaladzirwa munyikamwo mweshe.⁵⁰Asi vaJudha vakavherudza vakadzi vaidira vairemeredzeka nevakuru vedholobha, vakamusira madambudziko Phauri naBhanabhasi, vakavadzinga kubva munharaunda yavo. ⁵¹Asi ivo vakaguwa bukuta pasoka dzavo kuvaitira ndaa, vakaguma Ikoniumu. ⁵²Nevadzidzi vakazala ngokudakala noMweya Wakachena.

¹Zvakaitika kuIconio kuti Petro naBarnabe vakagena veshe noSinagogi lovaJuda, vakavereketa ngokudalo mbugano gingi yovaJuda novaGirigi vakatendera. ²Asi maJuda vainga vasigatewereri, vakatendera mundangariro yovakachata vakatuka kunegiwe hama.³zvakadalo, hona vakalamba variyo panguwa yona vesivereketa ngouMambo, aapo vaihamba vesipalagira ngonhacha, vesiti zvikombigiro vikombidje ngopakati paPetro naBarnabe. ⁴Ngokuda kokuwanda komadhaundi yainga akapaladjana: Vamuni vanhu nomaJuda nowamweni, novapostori.⁵Muezaniso yomaJuda vaitongera kovanovakurira, ⁶vaivagipa nokuvafula vapostori; ngokuziva yezwi, yona wakatiza kuenda kudoroba loLicaonia, noListra naDerbe, ⁷nondau yochigarisano naapo vakachumaera yivangeri.⁸Pakuverengua vaigapoo uweni munhu aingaakagala, asina simba mumakumbo, ainga akaremala kuvira pachibarirwe asito kumbohamba. ⁹Yena munhu youvakazva Petro yesivereketa. Petro vakamusotisisa vakaona kuti yena vainga nokutenda kuti aponeswe. ¹⁰Kuvira, Petro vakati koari ngoizvi guwane yesiti: Muruka uyeme ngomakumbo. Aapo munhu vakadakala akatanga kuhamba.¹¹Naapo mbungano yaona izvo zvakaitwa ndiPhauri, yakadaidzira yechiti ngorurumi rwechiRikaonia: “Zvimwari zvadzaka kwetiri zvinomuemo wevanhu!” ¹²Navo vakadudza Bhanabhasi kuti, Zeusi, naPhauri kuti, Hermesi, ngokuti iye waiya muereketi mukuru. ¹³Nomupristi waZeusi, uwo temperi rake raiya pamberi pedhorobha, wakaunza n'ombe nemaruva kumisiwo, waida kupira mudiro kwavari, pamwepo nembungano.¹⁴Asi apo vapostori Bhanabhasi naPhauri vazvizwa, vakabaura zvokusimira zvavo, vakarumba kuenda pakati pombungano, vechidagira, ¹⁵vechiti: “Vanhu, munoita izvi ngenyi? Yesuwo tiri vanhu vakadai ndimwi, tinomunza ngomashoko akanaka okuti mutenderuke kubva kunoizvi risina shwiro, muuye kunaMwari unopona, uwo wakasika denga nonyika noruandhle neizvo zveshe zviri mukati mwazvo. ¹⁶Panguva yakapinda wakaatendera madzinza yshe kuti ahambe ngonjira dzawo;¹⁷asi aazi kusiya asina chapupu pachake, yechiita zvakanaka, yechimupa mvura inonaya kubva mudenga, nokukukura zviyo zvakawanda, yechizadza mwoyo yenyu ngezvokudya nokudakara.” ¹⁸Ngomazwi aya zvakavakondzera kulambidza mbungano kuti isazopira mudiro kwavari.²⁰Asi vaJudha vakagumapo vechibva Antiokhi naIkoniumu, navo vakavherudza mbungano, vakaponda Phauri ngemapuwe, vakamukweya kumubudisa kubanze kwedhorobha, vechipinimidza kuti wafa. ¹⁹Asi apo vadzidzi vaungana kumutendenedza, wakamiruka, akapotera mudhorobha; nechimangwani wakaenda naBhanabhasi Dhebhe.²¹Naapo vachumaira vhangeri mudhorobha iro, vakaita vadzidzi mazhinji, vakapetuka Ristra noIkonaiumu naAntiokhi, ²²vechigwinyisa mweya yevadzidzi, vechivapota kuti vaangirire kugala mukutenda, vechiti kunoemurwa kuti tipotere muumambo vaMwari kubudikidza ngokupotya madambudziko akawanda.²³Naapo vainga vagadza vakuru muchiara chimwe ngachimwe, vakakumbira nokuera kudya, vakavapira kunaMambo uwo vakatenda kwaari. ²⁴Zvino vakahamba vechipinda ngomuPhisidhia, vakaguma Pamufiria. ²⁵Naapo vainga vakavereketa izwi muPherga, vakateredza kuenda Ataria. ²⁶Vechibvapo vakahamba ngongarava kuenda Antiokhi, apo pevakapirwa munyasha dzaMwari, kuita mushando uwo wevaiya vapedza.²⁷Naapo vaguma, vakaunganidza chiara pamwepo, vakavashumira zveshe zvaakaita Mwari ndivo, nguandja yaakabeurira ndilona vemadzinza musiwo yokugonda. ²⁸Navo vakagalapo novadzidzi mukuwo wakareba.

¹Vanhu vamweni vakadzaka vechibva Judhia, vaidzidzisa hama Yechiti: “Ngopabere pokuti machekwa, kudai ngomushuma waMosi, amungaponeswi.” ²Naapo Phauri naBhanabhasi vaitirana hasha navo nokubvunzisana, Phauri naBhanabhasi nevamweni vavo vakaemeswa kuti vakwire Jerusarema kuvapostori nevakuru ngeiyi ndaa.³Ndizvo vechitumwa ngochiara, vakahamba ngomuFoenisia nomuSamaria, vachivadzidzisa ngokutenderuka kwomadzinza, navo vakaita kuti hama dzeshe dzidakare kakula. ⁴Naapo vaguma Jerusarema, vakaashirwa ngochiara novapostori novakuru, navo vakashumaera zveshe zvainga yaita Mwari ndivo.⁵Asi vakamuruka vamweni vorudzidziso lovaFarisi, avo vakatenda vechiti:“Kunofanira kuti vachekwe nokupangwa kuti vangwarire Mipango yaMosi.” ⁶Vapostori novakuru vakaungana kuti vapangane ngayevzi ndaa.⁷Ngesure kwokuphikisana kukuru, Petro wakamuruka, akati kwavari: “Hama, munozia kuti kubvira mazuva okutanga Mwari wakatsanangura pakati penyu, kuti kubudikidza ngomulomo wangu vemadzinza vazwe izwi novhangeri, vatende. ⁸Mwari uwo unozia mwoyo wakaita chapupu ndivo, ngokuvapa Mweya Wakachena kudai ngozvaakaita kwetiri; ⁹naye aazi kuita mupauko pakati pedu navo, echichenesa mwoyo yavo ngokugonda.¹⁰Ndizvo zvino munoedza Mwari ngenyi, ngokukanda joka mumutsipa mwevadzidzi, revasikazi kukona kutwara madzibaba yedu nokuti isusu?, ¹¹Asi tinotenda kuti tinozoponeswa ngonyasha dzaMambo Jesu kudai ndivo.”¹²Mbungano yeshe yakanyalala, nayo yakapurutana kunaBhanabhasi naPhauri vechivadzidzisa ngozvioniso nomishamiso zvaakaita Mwari.¹³Naapo vapedza kuvereketa, Jakobe wakapingura yechiti: “Hama, vakoma, mwechindizwai., kubudikidza ndivo pakati pevemadzinza. ¹⁴Simeoni wadudzira njira yaakatanga ndiyo Mwari kuhambira vemadzinza, kuti atore kubva kwaari vanhu vezina rake.¹⁵Nemazwi evaprofeti anotenderana ngoizvi, kudai ngozvakanyorwa,, ¹⁶‘Ngesure kweizvi ndinozopetuka, ndinozoakisazve ugaro hwaDhavhidha hwakaputsika, neni ndinozoakisazve matongo ahwo, ndinozohuemesa, ¹⁷kuti vakasala veavo vanhu vatsvake Mambo Mwari, novemadzinza veshe, avo vanodaidzwa ngezina langu, unoronza Mambo Mwari uwo wakaita izvi zveshe, ¹⁸kuti zviziikanwe kubvira karepo.’¹⁹“Ndizvo kugura kwangu yeni ndinoti atisisiri kutambudza avo vemadzinza vanotenderukira kunaMwari,, ²⁰asi ngativanyorere kuti vasasvipiswa ngokudya zvakadirwa miedzaniso, kuomba, vasadya zvinodzipwa nongazi. ²¹Ngokuti kubvira kumibarirwana yekare, Mosi unavo kumadhorobha eshe vanochumaira ndiye, echidzidzwa mumhatso dzokudira Sabatha rimwe ngarimwe.”²²Naapo vapostori novakuru vakatenderana pamwepo nochiara cheshe, kuti vasanagure vanhu kubva pakati pavo kuti vavatume kuenda Antiokhi, pamwepo naPhauri naBhanabhasi. Vakatuma Judhasi unozwi Bharsabhasi naSirasi, avo vaiya vanhu vakuru pakati pahama,, ²³vakanyola tsamba vechiti: “Hama, veshe vapostori nevakuru, kunehama dzemadzinza dzinogara muAntiokhi nomuSiria nevari muSirisia, tinomuchingamidza.²⁴Takazwa kuti vanhu vamweni vakabva kwotiri vakamutambudza ngomazwi, vechipaukisa mweya yenyu, vetisikazi kutuma kuita izvo,, ²⁵zvakaoneka kwotiri zvakanaka, apo taungana ngochisungo chimwe, kuti titkete vanhu nokuvatuma kwomuri pamwepo novanodikanwa vedu, Bhanabhasi naPhauri, ²⁶vanhu avo vakaisa kupona kwavo mungozi ngendaa yezina raMambo wedu Jesu Kristu.²⁷Ndizvo tatuma Judhasi naSirasi, ivo vanozo muvereketera vemene zviro izvi ngomuromo.,” ²⁸Ngokuti zvakaoneka zvakanaka kuMweya Wakachena nokwetiri kuti tisamutwisira mutwaro unorema kupinda izvo zviro zvinosisira: ²⁹kuti muregere kudya izvo zvinopirwa miedzaniso yokudira nengazi nezvinodzipwa nokuomba. Kudai mwechidzingwarira kubva kuneizvi pachenyu, zvinozonaka kwomuri. Chisarai zvakanaka.³⁰Ndizvo vakatumwa kuti vaende, vakakateredza Antiokhi; naapo vainga vaunganidza mbungano pamwepo, vakavapa tsamba. ³¹Naapo vaidzidza, vakadakara ngomazwi okugwinyiswa. ³²Judhasi naSirasi vemene vainga vaprofeti, vakaembedzera hama ngomazwi mazhinji nokuvagwinyisa.³³Ngosure vagalapo kamukuwo, vakaendeswa ngohama ngokunyalala kunavo vakavatuma. ³⁴Asi zvakanakira Sirasi kugarapo. ³⁵Asi Phauri naBhanabhasi vakagara muAntiokhi, vechidzidzisa nokuchumaira izwi laMambo, nevamweniwo vazhinji.³⁶Ngosure kwamazuva Phauri wakati kunaBhanabhasi: “Ngatihwirire zvino, tihambire hama mumadhorobha yeshe etakachumaira izwi laMambo, tione kugala kwavanoita ³⁷Asi Bhanabhasi waida kutora Johani, waizwi Marako, kuhamba navo. ³⁸Asi Phauri wakakarakadza kuti azvizi kunaka kutora uwo wakadzipaura kubva kwavari vari muPhamufiria, usikazi kuenda navo kumushando.³⁹Vakaitirana hasha dzakashata, vakapaladzana umwe kubva kunoumweni, naBhanabhasi wakatola Marako kuenda naye, akahamba ngongarava kuenda Saipurasi. ⁴⁰Asi Phauri wakasanangura Sirasi, vakaenda, apirwa kunyasha yaMambo ngohama. ⁴¹Naye wakahamba muSiria nomuSirisia, echigwinyisa zviara.

¹Naye wakagumawo Dhebhe neRistra, apo paiwa nomudzidzi waizwi ndiThimothi, mwana womudzimai waiya muJudha, waiya mutendi; asi baba ake vaiya muGiriki. ²Iye waipupurirwa zvakanaka ngevatendi vaigara muRistra nomuIkonaiumu. ³Phauri waida kuti aende naye; wakamutora, akamucheka ngendaa yevaJudha vaigara kundau idzo, ngokuti veshe vaizia kuti baba ake vaiya muGiriki.⁴Vachahamba mumadhorobha vakapa kwavari mipango iyo yakaemeswa ngovapostori novakuru vaiya muJerusarema, kuti vaingwarire. ⁵Ndizvo zviara zvakagwinyiswa mukugonda navo vakaangira kuwanda mazuva eshe.⁶Navo vakahamba ngepakati penyika idzi, Frigia noGaratia, vaiya valambidzwa ndiMweya Wakachena kuvereketa izwi muAsia. ⁷Naapo vaiya vaguma pokaringirana nomuMisia, vakaedza kuenda Bhithinia; asi Mweya waJesu auzi kuvatendera. ⁸Ndizvo vapinda ngomuMisia, vakadzaka kuenda Troasi.⁹Nochioniso chakaoneka usiku kunaPhauri; munhu waibva Masedhonia wakaema, yechimupota echiti: “Ambukai Masedhonia, mutidereso.” ¹⁰Naapo aona chioniso, paripo takaedza kuenda Masedhonia, techigura kuti Mwari wakatidanidza kuti tichumaire vhangeri kwavari.¹¹Ndizvo tichabva Troasi, takaruramisa kuhamba ngongarava kuenda Samotresi, ngozuva laiteera, takaenda Neaporisi. ¹²Kubvapo takaenda muFiripi, iro riri dhorobha lenharaunda yokutanga yeMasedhonia, laitongwa ngovaRoma. Nesu takagara mudhorobha iro mazuva amweni. ¹³Ngezuva leSabatha takabuda kuenda kubanze kwomusiwo waiya pamhiri porwizi, apo potaipinimidza kuti pandau yokukumbirirapo; takagala pashi tikavereketa kumadzimai vaiya vaunganapo.¹⁴Nomudzimai umwe wakatizwa, zina rake raizwi Ridhia, mutengesi wemachira akatsvukuruka, wedhorobha leThiatira, uwo waidira Mwari. Mambo wakabeura mwoyo wake kuti apurutane izvo zvakavereketwa ndiPhauri. ¹⁵Naapo abhabhatidzwa novemhatso yake, wakatipota yechiti, “Kudai mwandierenga kuti ndiri unogondeka kunaMambo, uyai mupotere mumhatso mwangu, mugaremwo.” Naye wakatinyengerera.¹⁶Naapo, tisaenda kundau yokukumbira, takashongana nomusikana, waiya hloko anomweya wokufembera, waiunza mare yakawanda kune madzimambo ake ngokufembera. ¹⁷Wakatevera Phauri nesu, echidaidzira yechiti: “Ava vanhu varanda vaMwari Uripadera pazveshe, avo vanoteketesa kwomuri njira yoruponeso.” ¹⁸Wakaita izvi mazuva mazhinji. Asi Phauri, echitambudzwa kakuru, wakakunukuka, akati kunomweya uwo: “Ndinokupanga ngezina raJesu Kristu kuti ubude kubva mwaari.” Nawo wakabuda ngeawa iro.¹⁹Asi apo madzimambo ake azia kuti magondero avo okuona mare apera, vakabata Phauri naSirasi, vakavakweya kuenda navo pandau yomusika pamberi pevatongi. ²⁰Naapo vavaunza pavatongi vakuru, vakati “Ava vanhu vaJudha vanoshaishira dhorobha redu. ²¹Vanodzidzisa tsika dzisikatenderwi ngemipango yedu kuashira nokuti kungwarira, isusu vaRoma.”²²Mbungano yakavarwisa; novatongi vakuru vakavabaurira zvokufuka zvavo, nokupanga kuti vashwapurwe ngomishwapo. ²³Naapo vainga vavashwapura yaamho, vakavakonyera mutirongo, vechikohomedzisa mungwariri ²⁴wemabhanditi kuti anase kuvangwarira yaamho. Iye akohomedziswa kudaro, wakavakonyera mutirongo yomukati, wakasunga tsoka dzavo ngemanguri.²⁵Kwaakuita pakati pousiku Phauri naSirasi vaikumbira nokuemba kukudza Mwari, nemabhanditi aivapurutana. ²⁶Paripo kuzungunyika kukuru kwenyika kwakaitika, ngokudalo madzeyo emhatso yetirongo akakutukutuswa; paripo misiwo yeshe yakabeurwa nezvisungo zvomunhu weshe zvakasunhurwa.²⁷Naapo mungwariri wamabhanditi amuka muhope yechiona misiwo yetirongo yabeuka, wakashwamura shoti yake echida kudziuraya pachake, echipinimidza kuti mabhanditi aiya atiza. ²⁸Asi Phauri wakadaidzira ngeizwi guru kuti: “Usadzikuwadza, ngokuti teshe tiri muno.”²⁹Naye wakakumbira zvivheneko, wakapoteramwo echigogoma, echitetemera ngokutya. Wakawira pamberi paPhauri naSirasi. ³⁰Wakavabudisa kubanze, akati: “Madzimambo, kunosisira kuti ndiitenyi kuti ndiponeswe?” ³¹Navo vakati: “Tenda Mambo Jesu, newe unozoponeswa, iwewe nevemhatso yako.”³²Navo vakachumaira kwaari izwi laMambo nokwavari veshe vainga mumhatso mwake. ³³Wakavatora ngoawa iro rousiku, akashamba zvironda zvavo. Wakabhabhatidzwa paripo nemhuri yake yeshe. ³⁴Naapo wakavapotedza mumhatso mwake, akakanda zvokudya pamberi pavo; akadakala kakurutu nevemhatso yake yeshe, ngokuti waiya atenda Mwari.³⁵Asi apo kwaedza, vatongi vakatuma mapurisa vechiti: “Sunhurai avo vanhu vaende.” ³⁶Nomungwariri wemabhanditi wakaronza aya mazwi kunaPhauri yechiti: “Vatongi vatumira izwi lokuti musunhurwe muende; ndizvo zvino budai, muende ngokunyarara.”³⁷Asi Phauri wakati kwavari: “Vakatishwapura pamberi pevanhu veshe, tiri vasikazi kutongwa ndaa, tiri vanhu vaRoma, navo vakatikonyera mutirongo; zvino votibudisa ngokufishika here? Haiwa! Asi ngavauye vochokuadi vativise. ³⁸Mapurisa akanagirira aya mazwi kuvatongi, navo vakatya apo vazwa kuti vaiya vaRoma; ³⁹ndizvo vakauya, vakavapota kuti vavakungurire. Naapo vavabudisa kubanze, vakakumbira kwavari kuti vabve mudhorobha.⁴⁰Ndizvo vakabuda mutirongo, vakapotera mumhatso yaRidhia; naapo vaona hama, vakavagwinyisa, vakaenda.