¹Buku ya Genealogia ya Jesu Krist, mwana wa David, mwana wa Abrahama. ²Abrahama ahi bava wa Isaka; Isaka, a bava wa Jakobe; Jakobe, a bava wa Juda nati ndzisana takwe; ³Juda ahi bava wa Faresi na zaka, vahlayisiwi va Tamar. Faresi ahi bava wa Esrom; Esrom ahi bava wa Aramu;⁴Aramu ahi bava wa Aminadebe; Aminadabe, bava wa Nasom; Nasom, bava wa Salmom; ⁵Salmom ahi bava wa Boaz, mulhayisi wa Raabe; Boaz, a bava wa Obede, muhlayisi wa Rute; Obede, bava wa Jesse, ⁶Jesse ahi bava wa hosi ya David. David ahi bava wa Solomoni, muhlayisi wa sati wa Urias.⁷Solomoni ahi bava wa Roboao, Roboao, bava wa Abias; Abias, bava Asa. ⁸Asa, bava de Josafa; Josafa ahi bava wa Jorao, Jorao ubelekile Ozia.⁹Hosiya, ahi bava wa Jotamu; Jotamu bava wa Caz; Acaz, bava wa Ezekia; ¹⁰Ezekia ahi bava wa Manasse; Manasse, bava wa Amoni; Amoni , bava wa Josia, ¹¹Josia ubelekile Jokoia nati ndzisana takwe, ka kama waku hlongoliwa kuya ka Babilonia.¹²Ndzako kaku hlongoliwa kuya Babilonia, Jakonia ahi bava wa Saritiel; Saritiel, u belekile Zorobabel; ¹³Zorobabel, ahi bava wa Abiude; Abiude, ahi bava wa Eliaquim, Eliaquim, bava wa Azor; ¹⁴Azor ahi bava wa Sadoque; Sadoque, bava wa Aquimo; Aquimo, bava wa Eliude;¹⁵Eulide ahi bava wa Eleazar, Eleazar bava wa Mata; Mata bava wa jokobe, ¹⁶Jakobe ahi bava wa Joze, nuna wa Maria, laha kunga tswaliwa Jesu, loyi avitaniwaku Krist. ¹⁷Hikwalaho ke, u sukela ka ka Abrahama ku ya fika ka Davita, tichaka hikwato hi khume na mune, ku sukela ka Davita ku ya fika a karhini wa ku yisiwa a Babilonia i tichaka ta khume na mune; kutani ku sukela a karhini wa ku yisiwa Babilonia ku ya fika ka krist, i ti chaka ta khume na mune.¹⁸Aku tswaliwa ka Jesu Krist kumahisile lezvi: Maria, mamani wa yena, ahi luchade wa Joze, mara avangaso chada, yena avona ku nhimba hi moya hokwitsima. ¹⁹Joze, a nuna wa yena, ahi wa nuna wa tiso, angalavi aku mu mocha ka vanhu, o hetile namu chado achi hundleni.²⁰Na hleketa mu chumu liya, a ngirosi yimwe ya Hosi yitile ka yena aurhongweni, nayiku: "Joze wana wa David, unga chavi aku yamukela Maria ahi sati wa wena, hiku lezvi zvi hlahisiwaku hi yena zva moya hikwitsima. ²¹Yena uta tswala a mwana ende wena utamuvitana ku Jesu, hiku yena uta hanyisa achi tsungu aka zvi djohi zva vona".²²Hikwazvo lezvi zvimahekile aku ku mahiwa lezvi a Hosi yinga balile aphakati ka mu phorofiti: ²³Mazvivo, wanywana u ta tika, a beleka mwana wa mufana; va ta mu thya vito ga Emanuwele, zvi balaku 'Chikwembu chi na hina"'.²⁴Joze loko na vuka au rhongweni umahile lezvi a ngiroso yingamu bwelile umu yamukeli yenge yi sati wakwe. ²⁵Hikokwalaho ava ethlelanga hi kwavo, kuza a kuma mwana. Ende yena umunyikile a vito a Jesu.

¹Kusuka kaku tswaliwa ka Jesu a Belem ka Judea, ka kama wa Hosi Heroda, ava tivi va oriente vafika a Jerusalema, na vaku: ²"Ukwihi loyi anga tswaliwa, a Hosi yama Juda? Hivonile a nyeleti ya wena a Horiente se hita hitayi namata.

¹A kama siku lawaya, Kukumekile Johani Batista na paridza aka ndau ya Judea, na aku: ²"Tendeukani hiku a fumo wama tilo ulekusihani". ³Hiku loyi hi loyi angabaliwa himu phorofiti Isaya na aku: "A rhiti gi vitanaku a kwatini: "Lungiselani a ndlela ya Hosi, mu kondisa ati ndlela ta mwuna".⁴Johani a boha a tipahla ta chikumba cha camera, na bande a rendzelekisa achi suti chakwe zvakuga zva yena azvihi zvitota na ulombe. ⁵Hikokwalaho va Jerusalema, hikwavo va Judeia na hikwavo va tiko va rendzelekele a kivi ga Jordani vayile ka yena. ⁶Vona va babatisiwe ni Johani aka kivi ka Jordani, pupula azvi djoho zva vona.⁷Loko avonile ava va farisi vatele nava Saduceu, na vata ka yena aku vata babatisiwa, ute ka vona: "Vana va nyoka, nimani angamu bwela aku mutsutsuma aku kwata ku taku? ⁸Tswalani azvi tswaliwa zvi fanelaku aku tendeuka. ⁹Mungahleketi aku bala ichi mwina na muku: 'Hina, hina Abrahama kuyendla yenge ni bava wa hina'.

Hikokwalaho mina namu bwela aku a Chikwembu chinga maha aku ku kumeka a vana ka Abrahama nambi kama rhibwe lawa.

¹Hikokwalaho Jesu urangeleliwe hi moya aku ata zamiwa hi satana. ²Na aku u tsanyile a mune wama dzana wama siku nau siku ga kona, Yena utwile ndlala. ³A satana utile aku ka yena: "Loko wena uhi mwana wa Chikwembu, maha aku a ribwe legi gimaha pawa". ⁴Mara Jesu na hlamula ute ka yena: "Zvi tsaliwe: 'Ahi zva pawa utahanya ma nuna, mara wa marhiti hikwao masukaku a nomo wa Chikwembu"'.⁵Hikokwalaho a satani umutekile aka dorhopa ka kahle, umuchelile a hehla ka tepele

¹Loko Jesu avonile achi tsungo, ukwelile a hehla a tsama, ava djondzisi va yena vatile ka yena. ²Hikokwalaho yena uvulile nomomwakwe avafundisa na aku: ³"Vangakatekisiwa zvi siwana ka moya, hiku a fumo wamatilo wa vona. ⁴Vangaketekisiwa va rhila hiku vata miyetiwa.⁵Vanga katekisiwa hilava va tsali, hiku vata tsama ndzaka ga tiko.

¹Ngwalelani ku munga mahi amutirho yaku lulama kungana vanhu aku muvoniwa hivono, loko mumaha zvezvo muhava hakelo ka bava wa mwina anga matilweni. ²Kambe loko unyika zvisiwana a male, tsika ku huwelela phambeni va wena lzvi zvimahaku vachengi kama sinagoga nele tindleleni, aku vakesiwa hi vanhu.

Hi tiso nili ka mwina: vanyikiwe a hakelo yavona.

¹Munga avanyisi aku munga avanyisiwi, ²hiku aku avanyisa muku avanyisaku hikona muta avanyisiwa hikona, hi pimo lowu mupimelaku vamwani, muta imeliwa wona namwina.³Utchukela yini a dzavi ginga ka tihlo gamakwenu wa wena, kambe aukoti kuvona a dzandza lomu ka tihlo ga wena ke? U ⁴tazvibalisa kuyini kama kwenu wa wena: 'Nitsike ni kipa a dzavi ginga ka tihlo ga wena', kuveni una dzandza ka tihlo ga wena? ⁵Wena muchengi, ranga ukipa a dzandza ka tihlo ga wena uta vona kahle, ku susa a dzandza ka tihlo gamakwenu wawena.⁶Munga nyiki atimbwana azvilo zvinene, munga cheli mucheka kama khumba, aku tingakandzeli himu nenge yatona, timu djikela timu kavetela.⁷Kombelani, mutanyikiwa; lavani , mutazvikuma; gongondzani, mutavuleliwa. ⁸Hiku mumwani na mumwani a kombelaku, wa nyikiwa; loyi alavaku wazvikuma; na lava va gongondzaku vata vuleliwa. ⁹Nimani ka mwina anga nyikaku a mwana wa yena a ribwe, loko a kombela a a uswa? ¹⁰Oro loko a kombela a achi dluwani, ungamunyika a nyoka ke?¹¹Zvezvi loko mwina muva vajohi,namutiva kunyika vana vamwina zvakahle,bava vamwina vanga matilweni ,vatadlulisa jani kunyika muchumu yakahle kalava vakombelaku kayena? ¹²Hikokwalaho zvilo hikwaswo muzvilavako ku vanhu vamumahela,muvamahela namwinavo,hiku hiyona minawu yava porofita.¹³Ngenani hi nyangua lowu wautsongwani, hiku a wahombe nyangwa upanbamile ende a dlela yo biha, kuva vanhu votala ta hlulaku hika nyangwa lowu.

¹Loko Jesu a chikile a thlaveni, achitsungu chotala chimu landza. ²Hikokwalaho kuta munhu a kidzama a pambeni ka yena na aku: "Hosi, loko uzvilava, u ngani basisa". ³Jesu a lehisa voko ga yena a mu koma, na aku: "Mina na zvilava. landzeka u basa!" Hi nomu lo a basisiwa a hlokonwani ya yena.⁴Jesu a ku ka yena: "Tivonele, ungatsuki ubwela na munhu zvilo lezvi. Kambe famba, u ya ti omba kamu prista, kambe u ya humesa a nyikelo leyi Mozisi angaku leleza, zvi tava ufakazvi ka vona".⁵Kama Jesu a nga ngena a Kapernawume, a nduna ya dzana ya masocha yi ta ka yena, yi mu khongela na yi ku: ⁶"Hosi, nandza wa mina u nga lakahla a ndlwini, u homile zvirho, wa chaniseka". ⁷Jesu a ku ka yena: "Ni ta ya ni tamu hanyisa".⁸Nduna ya dzana yi hlamula: "Hosi, azvini fanelanga zva ku wena u ta ngena dlwini ka mina, kambe bala a rhiti goche, a nadza ya mina yi ta yanya, ⁹hiku na mina ni munhu a fumiwaku hi mwana, ni na masocha a hasi ka mina; Mina no ka yena: 'Famba, yena wa famba, ka mumwani no 'Ta na, yena wa ta, a ka nandza wa mina: 'Ma ha lezvi, yena wa ma ha." ¹⁰Loko Jesu atwile lezvi, a hlamala , hikokwalaho a bwela lava va ngamu landza a ku: "Hi tiso na mu bwela a ku nambi ka ma Israele a ni kumanga munhu na mumwe loyi a ngana ku vumela ka som.¹¹Na mu bwela ni ku: vo tala vata huma hi le mahumela gambo ne le mapelela gambo, va ta tsama ka tafuna na Abrahama, na Isaka, na Jakobe. ¹²Kambe a vana va mufumi va ta hocheliwa handle a chi nyameni, lenu ku to va na chirhilo na getsala ka meno". ¹³Jesu a ku ka ndluna ya dzana: "Famba! A ku yendleka ka laha unga fhumela kona". Hiku a nandza wa nduna yi hanyisiwe ka kama yaluwa.¹⁴Loko Jesu a ngenile a mutini wa Pita, a vona a mamani wa sati wa Pita na etlele a vabwa, muzvimba wa yena na wu hisa. ¹⁵Jesu a mu khumba voko ga yena, hikokwalaho a ku hisa ka mu zimba waku ku suka; a vuka a tirhela Jesu.¹⁶Namagambo, a vanhu va tisile ka Jesu vakutala vanga fambisiwa hi madimoni, Hikokwalaho Jesu a hlongola a mumoya leyi hi rhiti goche, na zvona a yanyisa hikwavo lava vanga wabwa. ¹⁷Lezvi zvaku ku yendleka levzi zvi nga baliwa ni Isaya, a mu Profiti: "U titekele a machaniseko ya hina, a tirwexa na ma wabwi ya hina".¹⁸Loko Jesu a vonile a chitsungu chi nga murhendzelekele, a bwela va djonzisi va yena aku vaya ka tlelo gimwani ga lwandle a Galelia. ¹⁹Hikokwalaho a mu tsali a ta ka yena, a ta ku: "Mufundisi, titaku landza hikwako lenu u yaku kona". ²⁰Jesu a ku ka yena: "Vahlati va na micele, na zvi nyanyani zvi na vi saki, kambe a mwana wa munhu u hava ka ku gigetela kona a hloko yakwe".²¹Umwe wava djondzisiwa va yena a ku ka yena: "Hosi, ni vumelele ni rhanga hi ku ni ya lahla bava wa mina". ²²Jesu a ku ka yena: "Ni landze, utsika a vafi, va lahla vafi va vona".²³Loko Jesu a ngenile a mukhumbini, a va djondzisiwa va yena va mu landzile. ²⁴Hikokwalaho ku vuka a chidzedze cha hombe a lwandle, kutani a mukhumbi u finingetiwa hi mangandlati; kambe Jesu, yena a ethele. ²⁵A va djondzisi va ya mu vuxa, na va ku: "Hi hanyise, ha lova!"²⁶Jesu a ku ka vona: "Mu chava yi ni? mwina mu vanhu va ku vumela ku tsongwani?" Hi loko a nyima, a tshinya moya na lwandle, hikokwalaho a ku rhula loku ka hombe ku vile kona. ²⁷Vanhu va hlamala va ku: "Munhu loyi hi munhu wa ndjani ke, lezvi moya na lwandle zvi mu yingisa ?"²⁸Loko Jesu a fikile a hlelo gimwani ga lwandle, a tikweni ga Vagadara, u thanganile na nanhu va mbirhi lava va ngahi na madimoni. Vona a va huma hi le mathitheni; a va hi lava va chanisaku ngofu, ku yi hava a munhu na mumwe loyi a a tiyelaku ku undza hi ndlela yalelo. ²⁹Hikokwalaho va huwelelile na va ku: "Mhaka ya wena na hina hi yihi ke, wena mwana wa Chikwembu? U tele ku ta hi chanisa kama u ngaso fika ke?"³⁰Kulenyana na vona, a ku hi na thambi wa hombe wa makumba, le ti ti ngahi ku geni. ³¹Madimoni mamu kombela hi ma timba na maku: "Loko u hi hlongola, hi rhumele ka thambi wa makumba".

¹Jesu u ngenile ka mukhumbi, a thlela a pla lwandle a ya a mutini wa ka hi kwavo. ²Hikokwalaho va tisa a munhu wo ku woma zvirho, a yo ehlela a chi teveni. Loko a vona a ku vumela ka vona, a ku ka loyi wo woma zvirho; "Tiyisa mbilu mwananga. U rivaleliwe a zvi djoho zva wena".³Vatsali vamwani va anankanya ti mbilwini ta vona, va ku: "munhu loyi o chandza Chikwembu". ⁴Jesu a tiva a mu hleketo ya vona a ku: "Muhleyeka zvo biha ti mbilwini ta mwina hi yi ni? ⁵Ku olova yini ku bala lezvaku: 'U rivaleliwe zvi djoho zva wena, kumbe ku bala: 'Vuka u famba'? ⁶Zvezvi tivani ku a mwana wa munhu u na matimba musaveni ku a rivalela zvidjohi..."Hikokwalaho a ku ka loyi wo woma zvirho: "Vuka , u teka a chiteve cha wena u ya kaya".⁷Hikokwalaho yena a vuka, a ya kaya. ⁸Loko chitsungu chi vona zvezvo, chi khomiwa hi ku chava, chi dzunisa Chikwembu, lechi chi nga nyika matiba lawo ka vanhu. ⁹Loko Jesu a sukile kwalaho, a ya matilweni, a vona munhu loyi va nga ku ni Mateu a tsamile ndlwini ya ndzuvo a ku ka yena: "Ni landze". Yena a suka a mu landza.¹⁰Jesu a tsamile dlwini , vluvisi vo tala na va djohi va fika, va tsama na yena ka tafula na va djondzisiwa va yena. ¹¹Loko Vafarisi va zvi vonile, ka ku ka vadjondzisiwa va yena : "Mudjondzisi wa mwina u gela yini na valuvisi na vadjohi ke?"¹²Loko Jesu a zvi twile, a ku ka vona: "Lava va tsakaku a muzvimbeni, a va lavi dokodela, kambe v laviwa hi lava va wabwaku.

¹Loko Jesu a vitanile vadjondzisiwa va yena lava khume na vambirhi, a va nyika matimba yo hlongola mumoya ya chaka, na matimba ya ku hanyisa hikwavo lava va chanisiwaku hi mawabwi ya tixaka xaka.²Mavito ya mapostolo lawa ya khume na mambirhihi lawa: Wo sungula ni Simoni, loyi va ngo ni Pita, na Andreya wa kona, na Tiyago mwana wa Zebediya, na Johani, makweni wakwe; ³Filipi na Bartolomi, Tomasi na Mateu, muluvisi, Tiyago, mwana wa Alifeu, na Tadiya; ⁴Simoni, wa kanana, na Juda Sikariota, loyi a nga chenga Jesu.⁵Jesu a rhuma ya lavo va khume na va mbirhi; a va lelesa a ku: "Mu nga tsuki mu yile ka matiko; na zvona mu nga ngeni mutini ya vasamaria. ⁶Kambe yanani ka vaisrael, lava vanga lahleka k fana na makumba. ⁷Loko na mu ka mu famba twanisani mhaka leyi ingo: 'Fumo wa matilo wu le kusuhani'.⁸Hanyisani lava va wabwaku, mu vucha vafi, mu basisa vahlokonyo, mu hlongola madimoni. Munyikeliwe tsena, na mwina nyikani tsena. ⁹Mu nga longi male ya shuku kumbe ya siliva kumbe ya koporo a zvi pachini zva mwina; ¹⁰Mu nga fambi na zvipachi cha timbuva ta ndlela, nambi yi hi pahla , yo chicha, kumbe zvi fambo, kumbe nyonga, hiku mutirhi u lulameliwe hi zva kuga zva yena.¹¹Hikwako lomu mu ngenaku kona, a mutini kumbe a chimutanini, lavani ndangu lowu u ngamu yamukelaku, mu tsama kona ku zva mu ta suka. ¹²Loko mu ngena a dlangwini xewetani. ¹³Loko zvi lulamile ndlangu , ku rhula ka mwina ku tava va vona ; kambe loko zvi nga lulamanga, ku rhula ka mwina a ku vuyele ka mwina.¹⁴Kutani loko va nga muyamukeli, kumbe loko va nga yingisi ma rhiti ya mwina, humani dlangweni yalowo, kumbe a mutini yalowo, mu phumbuta a maphukuta a mu nengeni ya mwina. ¹⁵Hi riso no ka mwina: ka siku ga ku avanyisiwa, tiko ga Sodoma na Gomoea gi ta vekukiseliwa ku hlula muti yalowo.¹⁶Vonani ni mu rhumela ku fana na makumba chikari ka ti mhisi, hikokwalaho tharhihani kukota tinyoka, mu va lava va ku rhula kukota mutava. ¹⁷Tivoneleni, hiku a vanhu va ta munyiketa ka ti hubyeni, va mu ba hi mukhavi a masinagogeni ya vona. ¹⁸Mu ta yisiwa a mahlweni ka tihosi hi mhaka ya mina, le zvaku mu humesa umboni ka vona na ka matiko.¹⁹Kambe siku va mu nyiketaku ka vona, mu nga kanakani hi lezvi mu to bala zvona na ma balele ya kona, hiku zvezvo, mu ta nyikiwa zvona ka kama yalowo.

¹Loko Jesu a hetile ku lerisa vadjondzisiwa va yena lava va khume na vambirhi, a suka kwalaho, a ya djondzisa na ku twarisa evangeli a mutini ya vona. ²Johani a hi khotsweni, a twa ta mutirho ya Krist, kutani a rhuma vadjondzisiwa vamwana va yena, ³va ya vutisa Jesu, va ku: "Hi wena loyi va ngo wa ta, kumbe ha ha langutela mwana ke? "⁴Jesu a hlamula a ku ka vona: "Fambani, mu ya rungulela Johani lezvi mu zvi twaku na lezvi mu zvi vonaku: ⁵Lava vofa matihlo va tlela va vona, zvilema zva famba, vanhlokolo va basisiwa, lava vofa tindleve va twa, vafi va vuka, zvisiwana zvi byeriwa muhungu lamanene. ⁶Ku katekile loyi a nga a to ka a nga khunguvanyeki hikwalaho ka mina".⁷Loko vona na va sukile, Jesu a sala a vulavula ni Johani a ku ka chitsungu: "A mu ya ma vona yini a mananga? A lihlanga na li tsekatsekisiwa hi moya ? ⁸Loko zvihi zvezvo a muya ma vona yini? A a hi munhu loyi anga ambalile zvo saseka ngovu? Vonani lava va ambalaku zvo saseka vele ti dlwini ta vahosi.⁹Kumbe ni bwleni, a muya ku ya vona yini ke? A muprofiti? Ina, a a hi yena, na ku tlula muprofiti. ¹⁰Hi yena loyi ku nga tsaliwa ta yena loko va te: 'Vona na rhuma tsumi ya mina a mahlweni ka wena, yi ta ku rhangela mahlweni, yi lungisa ndlela ya wena.'¹¹Hi tiso no ka mwina: a ka vanhu lava va tswaliwaku hi vavasati, a ku humelelanga loyia tlulaku Johani Batista; kasi loyi a nga tsongo ka hikwavo a fumweni wa matilo i kulukumba ka yena. ¹²Ku sukela ka kama wa zvezvi ku ngeniwa a fumweni wa matilo hi ku tiyisa matimba, kutani va matimba hi vona lava va titekelaku.¹³Vaprofiti hikwavo na vatsali va nawu va humbile lezvi zvi nga ta humelela ku khondza loko Johani a fika. ¹⁴Kutani loko mu yamukela ma rhiti lawa , Johani hi yena Elia a nga fanilela ku ta. ¹⁵Loyi a nga na tindleve a yingise.¹⁶Hikokwalaho vanhu vama siku lawa ni nga va fananisa na yini ke? va fava nazvi hlangi lezvi huhaku a tsendzeleni, ¹⁷zvi huwelelaku na zvi ku: 'Hi mu chayela nanga, kambe a mu chinanga hi yimbelelile tisimu ta mahlomulo, kambe a mu rhilanga'.¹⁸Johani u tile na a nga dli na a nga puzi, hikokwalaho va ku: 'U na dimoni'. ¹⁹Mwana wa munhu u tile na a dla , na a puza, kutani va ku: 'Chukani munhu wa makolo hi loyi, wa chidakwa, loyi a twananaku na valuvisi ma vadjohi kambe utlarhi ga Chikwembu giti komba gihi lego lulama hi mutirho ya gona.'²⁰HIka kama yalowo Jesu a sungula ku sinya a mu muti leyi a nga yendla mahlorhi ya yena, hi mhaka ya lezvi zvi nga hundzukeki, a ku ²¹" U na khombo wena Korazim! na wena Betsaida ! hiku mahlorhilawa ma nga yendliwa hi chikarhi ka mwina loko mahendliwe a Tiro na Sidom, inge muti leyi yi hundzukaku khale , yi ambalile lezvo khazvo, yi tsamile a ka makhuma. ²²Loko zvihi zvezvo na mu bwela lezvaku hi siku ga ku avanyisiwa, muti wa Tiro na Sidom yi ta vevukiseliwa ku tlula mwina .²³Na wena Kafernamu, ku u ta fika a tilweni ke? u ta tsongahalatiwa ku fikela a tiheleleni; hakunene mahlorhi lawa wa nga hendliwa ka wena loko u nga ma endleli a Sodoma, inge muti lowu nyamutla wa ha hi kona. ²⁴Nambi zvihi chitano na ku bwela lkezvaku, tiko ga Sodoma gita vevukiseliwa ku tlula wena".²⁵Ka kama yalowo Jesu u valavulile aku: "Naku khesa bava, hosi ya matilo na musava, hiku ti mhaka teto, u tifikele lavo tlhariha na lava mano, kambe u tihlaulele ka lava vatsongwani. ²⁶Ina bava u zvi lavisile zvezvo. ²⁷Bava u vekile zvilo hi kwazvo a mavakweni ya mina kutani na loyi a tivaku mwana, loko a nga hi bava na zvona kuhava loyi a tivaku bava, loko a nga hi mwana, na loyi mwana a lavaku ku chavutela bava ka yena.²⁸Tanani ka mina mwina hikwenu munga karhala, ni lava va tikeliwaku ni ta mu wisisa. ²⁹Rhwalani joko ya mina, mu djondza ka mina, hiku ni na mbilu yo rhula na ya titswalo, kutani mu moya ya mwina yi ta kuma ku wisa, ³⁰Hiku joko ya mina ya olova, na ndzhawalo wa mina wa vevuka".

¹Ka kama lowuya, Jesu a hundza ka masimu hi siku ga mugivela. Vadjondzisi va yena a va twa ndlala, hikokwalaho va sungula ko tsova mu oko va dla. ²Loko vafarisi va zvhi vona va ku ka yena: "Vona, vadjondzisi va wena va endla lezvi zvo kala zvi nga vumeliwi hi mu givela ".³Jesu a ku ka vona: "A mu hlayanga lezvi zvi nga endliwa ni Davida siku a nga twa ndlala , yena na lava va ngahi na yena, ⁴U tsama a ngena na vona dlwini ya Chikwembu va dla ma pawa, lawa ma nga manga fanelanga ku dliwa hi yena na lava va nga hi na yena, kambe a zvi dliwa hi vaprista tsena.⁵Kumbe a mu hlayanga a nawini le zvaku h siku ga mugivela, ma prista va tlula nawu wa mugivela hiku tirha a tempeleni , kambe va nga hi na nandzu? ⁶Nandza mu bwela lezvaku ku na lezvi tlulaku Tempele kwala.⁷Loko enge mu twisisile rhiti gi ngo: 'Ni tsakela titswalo, ku nga hi tingamba', lingo mu nga solanga lava va nga riki na nandzu , ⁸Hiku mwana wa munhu i hosi ya mugivela".⁹Loko jesu a sukile kwalaho a ya ngena a sinangogeni ya vona . ¹⁰Kona kwalaho va vutisa Jesu hi ku lava zvo mu veka nandzu hi zvona va ku: "Zva vumeliwa ku hanyisa hi mugivela ke?"¹¹Jesu a ku ka vona: "Hi mwihi munhu a chikari ka mwina loyi a nga hi nyipfu yimwe tsena, kungaku loko yi wela a godini hi siku ga mu givela, a to kala a nga yi tlakuli, a yi humesa hi siku gego ke? ¹²Kasi munhu u tlula ngovu tinyipfu. Hikokwalaho ku e nga lezvinene hi siku ga mugivela, zva vumeleliwa."¹³Kutani Jesu aku ka munhu yaloye: "Handlala voko ga wena". a gi andlala, kutani gi thlela gi ololoka gi fana na legi gimwani. ¹⁴Kambe a vafarisi va humile handle va ya tsama Jesu chutsungu, ku vona hi laha va nga ta mudlaya kona.¹⁵Kambe Jesu loko a zvi tiva, a suka kwalaho. Vanhu vo tala va mu landzlela kutani yena a va hanyisa hikwavo ¹⁶Kambe a va lava ngovu lezvaku va nga tsuki va mu tivisa a vanhwini; ¹⁷a ku zvi ku hetisa lezvi zvi nga baliwa ni muprofita Isaya, loko a te:¹⁸"Vonani nandza wa mina loyi ni nga tihlavulela yena, murhabdziwa wa mina loyi mbilu ya mina yi mu tsakelaku. Ni ta veka moya wa mina hehla ka yena , kutani u ta tivisa vamatiko lezvaku ku avanyisa loko lulama ku kona.¹⁹Yena a nga ta holovisa nambi guwa , a ku na munhu loyi a totwa rhiti ga yena a mitsendzeleni. ²⁰A nga ka a nga tsovi rihlanga legi khinyekaku, nazvona a nga kala a nga timi livoni legi ngi ngo keti keti, ²¹a kondza a khanisa ku avanyisa loko lulama, kutani vamatiko va ta tsemba vito ga yena."²²Va tisa munhu wa madimoni loyi a nga fa matihlo , a zvona a hi mbeveve. Jesu a mu hanyisa, kutani loyi wa mbeveve a vulavula na ku vona a vona. ²³Chitsungu hikwacho chi hlamaha zvona, vanhu va vutisa va ku: "Munhu loyi a nga va yena mwana wa Daviitake?"²⁴Loko vafarisi va zvi twa a hlamulile va ku: "Munhu loyi a nga koti ku hlongola madimoni loko ku nga hi Belzebule, hosi ya madimoni."

¹HI siku gego Jesu u humile a dlwini a ya tsama ku suhani na lwandle. ²Chitsungu cho tala chi hlengeletana yi tela yena, a ngena a mukhumbini, a tsama, a chitsungu hikwacho a chi nyimile a rhibweni.³Jesu a va bwela ti mhaka to tala hi chi kombiso a ku: "YIngisani, a mu bwali u humile a ya bwala . ⁴Loko na bwala, timbewu timwani ti wele a ndleleni, zvi nyanyani zvita, zvi ta dla hikwato. ⁵Timbewu timwani te wele ma rhibweni, laha ku nga kala ku yi hava musava yo tala, hikokwalaho ti kahlula ku mila, hiku mu sava ya kona a yi nga talanga. ⁶Kambe loko gambo gi huma ti tswile , zvi homa hi ku vumala mu mitsi.⁷Timbewu timwani ti wele a phakati ka musinya, loko musinya yi kula yi te kamanyeta.

¹Akama yalowo loko ku twakala ka Jesu ku fikile a tindleveni ta hosi Heroda. ²A ku ka malandza ya yena: "Munhu loyi ni Johani, Batista, u yo vuka ku feni, kutani zvona lezvi yendlaku lezvaku mutirho leyi ya matimba yi vonaku ka yena".³Heroda a khomile Johani, a mu boha, a mu ngenisa a khotsweni hi mhaka ya Herondina, a sati wa makwenu wakwe Filipi, ⁴hiku Johani a mubwelile ku: "A wu vumeleliwi ku tekela makwenu a sati wa yena".

¹Vamwani va vafarisi na vatsali va nga ta yile Jerusalema ka Jesu va ku: ²"Hikwalaho ka yini vadjondzisiwa va tsika mukhuva leyi hi yi kumeka ka lava khale? Hiku va ga vanga thlambanga mavoko". ³Jesu a hlamula a ku ka vona: "Na mwina mu tlulela yini nawu wa Chikwembu hi mukhuva ya mwina?⁴Chikwembu chi ku: 'U va na chichavo ka bava wa wena na mamani wa wena; loyi a rhukatelaku bava wa yena na mamani wa yena, u ta dlayiwa. ⁵Kambe no ka mwina: 'Loyi a to bwela bava wa yena na mamani wa yena, a ku: 'Lezvi a ni ta fanela ku fhuna ka zvona, i nmamba leyi hlayiseliwaku Chikwembu', ⁶Ka mwina a munhu loyi a nga ha hi na fanelo a ku fhuna bava wa yena' kutani mu ona rhiti ga Chikwembu hi mukhuva ya mwina.⁷Vanganyisi! muprofita Isaya ubalile kahle hi mwina kama a nga ku: ⁸'Vanhu lava va ni chichima hi nomo, kambe timbilu ta vona ti le kule na mina. ⁹Va tikarhata tsena hi ku ni khinsamela, zvidjondzo levi va djondzisaku hi munawu ya vanhu tsena"'.¹⁰Kutani Jesu a vitana chitsungu a ku ka chona: "Yingisani, mu twisisa: ¹¹Lezvi ngenaku ka mwina, a hi zvona lezvi nyamisaku munhu, kambe lezvi humaku ka mwina, hi zvona lezvi nyamisaku munhu."¹²Vadjondzisiwa va ta ka yena ka ku: "Wazvitiva a ku vafarisi va khunguvanyekile loko va twile ma rhiti ya wena ke? ¹³Jesu a hlamula a ku: "Musinya hikwayo leyi yo kala yinga bwaliwanga ni bava wa mina wele matilweni yita tsuvuliwa. ¹⁴Vatsikeni, hi lava vofa matihlo lava va fambisaku vofa matihlo, loko loyi ofa matihlo ufambisa wofa matihlo, va ta wena a ndleleni hi wu mbirhi ga vona".¹⁵Pita a hlamula a ku ka Jesu: "Hi tlamusele a chifaniso lechi". ¹⁶Jesu a ku: "Na zvezvi ma ha vumala ku twisisa na mwina ke? ¹⁷A muzvitivi le zvaku hikwazvo zvi ngenaku a nomweni zvi nga hi a mbilwini, zva chukumetiwa a nhoveni ke?¹⁸Kambe lezvi zvi humaku hi le ka nomo zvi suka mbilwini. Hi zvona lezvi nyamisaku munhu. ¹⁹Hiku muhleketa lezvi zvo biha, na ku dlayana na vuozvi, na vuphukuphuku, na ku yiva , na vumbini go hemba , na ku chandzana, zvi huma mbilwini. ²⁰Hizvona lezvi zvi nyamisaku munhu. Kambe ku ga hi mavoko mo kala manga hlambiwanga a hi zvona zvi nyamisaku munhu".²¹Jesu a suka kwalaho a ya tikweni ga Tiro na Sidom. ²²Ku ta wa sati wa Canana hi le ka tiko legi, na huwelela a ku: "Ni twele usiwana, Hosi, mwana Davita; mwana wa mina wa wanhwanyana machaniseka ngovu hi dimoni". ²³Kambe Jesu a nga mu hlamulanga chumu. Vadjondzisiwa va yena va mu kombela va ku: "Mu hlongole, hiku yena u huwelela a ndzako ka mina".²⁴Jesu a hlamula a ku: "A ni rhumiwanga ka vamwani, loko ku nga hi ka vaisrael lava va yendlaku ku kona na makhumba". ²⁵Wasati a ta a ta mukhizamela a ku: "Hosi, ni fhune". ²⁶Yena a hlamula: "Azvi sasekanga ku tekela vana avuswa u nyika timbwana".²⁷Yena a ku: "Ina, Hosi, kambe nambi ti mbwana ti ga matlatla lawa ma waku ka ti tafula ta vanhu". ²⁸Jesu a hlamula a ku ka yena: "Wasati, kuvumela ka wena ka hombe! a ku yendliwe hi laha u kombelaku kona". Mwana wa yena a hanyisiwa ka kama yalowo.²⁹Loko jesu a sukile kwalaho, a thlelela ku suhami na lwandle ga Galeliya. A heta a kwela a thlaveni a tsama. ³⁰Chitsungu cho tala chi ta ka yena; a vanhu a va tisa vo khwita, n zvilema, na lava vofa matihlo, na timbeveve, na va mwani vo tala hi va veka munengeni ya Jesu, yena a va hanyisa.

¹Vafarisi na vasaduku va ta ka Jesu va ta mu rhinga, va kombela lezvaku a endla mahlori lawa ma humaku a tilweni.

¹Loko ku hunzile ma siku ya thlanu na gimwe, Jesu a teka Pita na Tiyago na makwenu wa yena Johani, a ya na vona a tsaveni leyi yo leha va hi voche. ²A hundzuka mahlweni ka vona; ngohe ya yena yi hatima kukotisa gambo, na zvona zviyambalo zva yena zvi hundzuka lezvo basa zvi vangama kukotisa ku vonakala.³Hi nomu Mozisi ma Eliya va humelela kwalaho, va valavula na yena. ⁴Hikokwalaho Pita a ku ka Jesu: "Hosi, zvi sasekile loko hi hi kwalaha, loko u zvi rhandza ni nga yaka muntsonga munharhu kwala, umwani wa wena, umwani wa Mozisi, umwani wa Eliya".⁵A Ku a ha vulavula, papa lero vangama gi humelela, gi va funigeta, kutani ku twala rhiti legi gi humaku a papeni, gi ku: "Loyi i mwananga a rhandziwaku, loyi nimu tsakelaku. mu yingiseni'. ⁶Loko vadjondzisiwa va twa rhiti lego va wa hi tingohe, va chava ngovu. ⁷Kambe Jesu a va tsinelela, a va khumba a ku: "Sukani u nyima, mu nga chavi". ⁸Loko va thlakusa mahlo a va vonanga chumu, handle ka Jesu.⁹Loko na va xhika a thlaveni, Jesu a va laya a ku: "Mu nga tsuki mu bwela vanhu lezvi mu nga zvi vona, ku za mwana wa munhu a ta va a vukile a ku feni". ¹⁰Vadjondzisiwa vakwe va vutisa va ku:Hikwalaho ka yini vatsali va bala zvaku Elia u fanela ku rhanga a ta?"¹¹Jesu a hlamula a ku: Kunene Elia wa ta, kutani u ta tlhela a lulamisa hukwazvo. ¹²Kambe na mu bwela lezvaku Elia u tile, tsena a va mu tivanga, kutani va mu endlile hikwazvo lezvi va zvi rhandzaku. Hi mukhuvo yalowo, va ta twisa na yena mwana wa munhu a ku vaviseka". ¹³Vadjondzisiwa va twisisile lezvaku a va hlambanyisa hi ta Johani Batista.¹⁴Kama vona va nga fika na chitsungu, munhu a ta ka yena, a ta kidzama hi madzolo, a ku: ¹⁵"Hosi, wu nga twela mwana wa mina usiwana, hiku u chanisiwa ngovu hi zvitshetshele, kanyingi u wele a ndzilweni, ne le matini. ¹⁶Ni mu tisile ka va djondzisiwa va wena, kambe va tsandzekile ku mu hanyisa".¹⁷Jesu a hlamula a ku: "Ha, lichaka leri nga vumelaku legi go homboloka ni ta va na mwina ku fika rhini ke? Mutiseni lenu".

¹Ka kama yalowo, vadjondzisiwa va ta ka Jesu va ku: "Loyi mukulu fumweni wa matilo ni mani?" ²Jesu u vitanile ka yena a chi mwanana a chikarhini ka vona ³a ku: "Hi tiso mina na mu bwela ku loko mu nga hundzuki mu fana na vana, a mu nge ngeni a fumeni wa matilo.⁴Hikokwalaho loyi a te tsongahatisaku ku kota mwana loyi hi yena loyi a to va mukulu a fumeni wa matilo. ⁵Loyi a yamukelaku a mwana ho kota loyi hi vito ga mina, u amukela mina. ⁶Kambe loyi a kunguvanyisaku mwana wa mutsongo lava va vumelaku ka mina, zvi nga antswa loko a boheleliwa ribwe ga ku zila nhamwini, a hoxiwa a chiziveni cha lwandle.⁷Hi na khombo musave hikwalaho ka ku khunguvanyisa; loko ku hi ku khunguvanyisa lo ku nene ku fanele ku va kona, kambe u na khombo munhu loyi ku khunguvanyeka ku humelelaku hikwalaho ka yena. ⁸Loko voko ga wena kumbe nenge wa wena zvi ku khunguvanyisa, zvi tseme, u zvi chukumeta kule na wena; hiku zvi nga antswa loko u ngena utomini u hi chilema kumbe u khwitta, ku hi na ku hoxiwa andzilweni lowu u nga timekiku u hi na munenge mumbirhi kumbe mavoko mambirhi.⁹Na loko tihlo ga wena gi ku khunguvanyisa, gi hochele cule na wena, hiku zvi nga antswa ku ngena vutomini u ni na tihlo gimwe, ku hi na ku hocheliwa a nzdilweni wa tihele u hi na matihlo mambirhi.¹⁰Tilanguteleni lezvaku mu nga chandzi mwana wa vatsongo lava; hiku na mu bwela lezvaku titsumi ta vona le matilweni ti tsama ti langutile matihlo ya bava wa mina a nga matilweni. ¹¹[Hiku mwana wa munhu u tile ku ta lava na ku ta ponisa lezvi zvi nga lahleka].¹²Mu anakanya yini hi mhaka leyi loko munhu a hi madangala, loko gimwe gi lahleka. a nga ka a nga siyi lawa ya Thlanu wa madzana na mune na thlanu wa makume na mune a chipaleni a ya lava legi gi nga lahleke ke? ¹³Hi tiso no ka mwina, loko a tsuka a gi kumile u ta gitsakela ngovu ku tlula lawa ya Thlanu wa madzana na mune na thlanu wa makume na mune lawa mo kala manga lhlekanga. ¹⁴Hi mukhuvo yaloho a hi ku rhandza ka bava va mwina loyi a nga matilweni lezvaku ku lahleka mumwe wa vana tsongo lava.¹⁵Loko makweni a ku djohelile, yana, u ya mu komba ku hocha ka yena, mu hi vambirhi tsena, loko a ku yingisa, u ta va u vuyisile mkwenu. ¹⁶Kambe loko a nga ku yingisi, teka vanhu vambirhi, kumbe umwe, lezvaku mhaka hikwayo yi tiyisiwa hi milomo ya timbhoni tinharhu, kumbe timbirhi.¹⁷Loko a yala ku va yingisa bwela hlengeletano; loko a yala ku yingaisa na yona hlengeletano , ka wena a a kotise muhedeni na muluvisi.¹⁸Hi tiso mina na mu bwela: Hikwazvo lezvi mu nga to zvi maha laha musaveni zvi ta aleriw matilweni; na hikwazvo lezvu mu to zvi vumela musaveni zvi ta vumeliwa matilweni. ¹⁹Na tiyisile kambe no ka mwina loko vambirhi chikarhini ka mwina va twanana laha musaveni hi mhaka yihi na yihi, kutani va kombela hi ku khongela, va ta nyikiwa hi bava wa mina loyi a nga matilweni. ²⁰Hiku laha kunga na vambirhi kumbe vanharhu va thlanganile mona hi vito ga mina, na mina ni kona achikarhini ka vona".²¹Pita a ta ka Jesu a fika a mu vutisa a ku: "Hosi, loko makhenu tsamela ku ni djohela, ni ta mu rhivalela kangani ke? Zvi nga va ka thlanu na ka mbirhi ke?" ²²Jesu a hlamula: "Ku ngahi k thlanu na ka mbirhi, kambe ka thlanu wa ma dzana na mambirhi.²³Hiku fumo wa matilo wu fana na na hosi leyi yinavelaku ku kambisisa a ti male leti titameliwaku hi malandza ya yona. ²⁴Loko a sungulile ku kambisisa, ku tisiwa a munhu mumwani loyi o kana nandzu lowukulu wa mali ya magidi gidi. ²⁵Kambe lezvi munhu loyi a vumalaku zva ku muthlelisela hi zvona, mwinyi wa yena a lerisa le zvaku a xavisiwa, yena na sati na vana na hikwazvo lezvi a nga na zvona, zvaku nandzu u ta hela hi mukhuvo yalowo.²⁶Hikokwalaho a nandza yaleyo a wela minengeni ya mwinyi wa yena, a khongela a ku: 'Hosi ni lehisele mbilu ni ta ku khelisela hikwazvo'. ²⁷Mwinyi wa nandza loyi a mu twela usiwana, a mu txunxa na ku mu rhivalela nandzu wa kona.²⁸Kambe a nandza loyi a humile handle, a hlangana na nandza kulombe loyi a nga hi na nandzu loutsongo ka yena, wa male ya makume ma nga hi mangani loko a mu khoma, a mu tlimba kolo, a ku: 'Humesa male ya mina'. ²⁹Nandza kulonbe yalowo a wela a munengeni ya yena a mu khongela a ku: 'Ni lehisele mbilu, ni ta ku tlelisela hikwazvo'.³⁰Kambe a nandza ga ku sungula gi yala ku murhivalela, handle ka zvezvo yena u mu hochile a djele, a ku a za a mu hakela lezvi a mu devaku. ³¹Hikokwalaho loko manandza mamwani ma vonile lezvi zvi nga maheka, ma khomiwa hi gfome ngovu, ma ya rhungulela mwinyi wa wena hikwazvo lezvi zvi nga maheka.³²Hikokwalaho a mwinyi a vitana a nandza loyi, a ku ka yena: 'Nandza lowu biha, a ni ku rhivalele nandzu wa wena hikwawo, lezvi a wu nga ni kombela. ³³A zvi nga ku fanelanga na wena ku tsetselela nakuloni, ku kotisa lezvi mina ni nga ku tsetselela? '³⁴Hikokwalaho a mwinyi wa yena a mu kariheta a mu nyiketa a mavokweni ya maphorisa, nandza yalowo a kondza a thlelisa male hikwayo. ³⁵Bava wa mina we le matilweni u ta endlisa zvezvo ka mwina loko umwani na mumwani wa mwina a nga rivaleli kakwenu hi mbilu hikwayo ya yena.

¹Loko Jesu a hetile ku valavula ti mhaka leti, a suka a Galelia, a ya a tikweni ga Judeya, a tsungeni wa Jordani. ²Chitsungu cho tala chi mu landza, yena a va hanyisa.³Vafarisi va ta ka yena, ku ta mu ringa va ku: "Munhu wa vumeliwa ku a tsika a sati wa yena hi mhaka yimwani na yimwani ke?" ⁴Jesu a hlamula a ku: "A mu hlayanga mariti lawa ma ngo: Aku sunguleni mutumbuluxi u endlile munhu wa chinuna na munhu wa chisati?⁵Nazvona mutumbuluxi u te: 'Hikwalaho ka zvona wa nuna u ta tsika bava wa yena na mamani wa yena, a khomana na sati wa yena, lava va mbirhi va ta va nyama yimwe?' ⁶Zvi bala ku a va ha hi vambirhi, kambe i nyama yimwe tsena.

Hikokwalaho lezvi Chikwembu chi zvi thlanganisaku, a zvi nga tsuki zvi hambanisiwa hi munhu".

¹Fumo wa matilo wu fana na mwinyi wa muti loyi a humaku na micho, ku ya kacha vatirhi, va ya tirha a masimwina ya yena ya vinya. ²Kuteloko a twanene na vatirhi lava lezvaku va ta kuma denari yimwe, yi nga hakelo ya siku, a va rhuma va ya a masimwini ya yena ya vinya.³A tlhela a huma loko ku lava ku va nkarhi wa nayeni ya mixo, a vona vamwani lava va nga hi livaleni ya muti va nga tirhi chumu. ⁴a ku ka vona: 'Na mwina fambani masimwini ya vinya, ni ta munyika lezvi zvi nga zvona'. Kutani va ya va tirha.⁵A tlhela a huma loko ku hi kharhi wa ma twolufu ya hlikanhi na karhi wa matri nindzhenga a endlisa zvezvo. ⁶Kuteloko a humile kambe kwalomu ka karhi wa wa mafayifi namadlambo, a vona vamwani va yima, kutani a ku ka vona: Mutsamela yini siku hikwago mu nga tirhi chumu?' ⁷Va mu hlamula va ku: 'Hi tsamile hiku thoriwanga'. A ku ka vona: 'Na mwina fambani a masimwini ya vinya'.⁸Kutani na madlambo mwinyi wa masimu ya vinya a ku ka mulanguteli wa zvilo zva yena: 'Vitana vatirhi u va nyika hakelo ya vona, u ta sungula hi lava va nga ta ndzaku, u hetisela hi lava va nga rhanga va ta'. ⁹Kutani lava va nga tholiwa kwalaho ka karhi wa mafayifi namadlambo, va ta, mumwani na mumwani a kuma denari yimwe. ¹⁰Loko ku ta fika lava vo rhanga, va hleketa lezvaku vona va ta hakeliwa ku tlula zvezvo; kambe mumwani na mumwani wa vona a kuma denari yimwe.¹¹Loko vona va yi kumile, va dzumazdumela mwinyi wa muti. ¹²Va ku: 'Va le ndzako va tirhile awara yimwe tsena, kasi u va rhinganisele na hina hi nga khukhumbana na siku hikwago, na wu hi kama na utirha na utswa hi mumu'.¹³Kambe a mwinyi u hlamulile a mumwe wa vona, na a ku: 'Mungana, a ni ku dyelelanga, a wu twanananga na mina ku hakeliwa denari yimwe? ¹⁴Teka xilo xa wena lexi, u famba, munhu loyi a nga thoriwa ndzako ka vamwani, ni rhandza ku mu hakela ku fana na wena.¹⁵A ni vumeliwi ku endla lezvi ni zvi rhandzaku hi zvilo zva mina? Kumbe vunene ga mina ga ku vilerisa?' ¹⁶Va ku hetisela va tava va ku sungula, ende va ku sungula va tava va ku hetisela".

Vanyingi va vitaniwa, kambe vatsongwani va ketiwa.

¹Loko Jesu na vadjondzisiwa va yena vatsinela a Gerusalema, va fiak a Betfage, a thlaveni ya mithwari. Hikokwalaho Jesu a rhuma a vadjondzisiwa vambirhi, ²a ku ka vona: "Fambani a mutini lowu u vonekaku, mu ta kuma a mbongolo yinga bohiwanhi yena, na chi mbongolwana cha yona, mu te thlathla mu ta na tona leno. ³Loko munhu a mu vutisa ku mu vutisa, mu ta ku: 'Hosi ya ti lava; kutani u ta hatha a mu nyika tona".⁴Zvilo lezvi zvi endliwe lezvaku ku hetiseka rhiti ga muphorofita loyi a nga te: ⁵"Bwelani mwana wa Siyoni: 'vonani, hosi ya mwina hi leyi, yita yi rhulile , yi gadile mbongolo leyi yi nga na chimbongolwana, mwana wa yona""⁶Vadjondzisiwa va yena , va ya endla hilaha Jesu a nga va lerisile kona. ⁷Vona vatisile a mbongolo nachimbongolwana cha kona, va kepeta tinguvo ta vona hehla ka tona, kutani Jesu a gada. ⁸Vanhu vo tala va andlala tinguvo ta vona a dleleni, vamwani va tsova zvitluka zva murhi, va andlala a dleleni.⁹A chitsungu chinga hlula hi le pambeni ka Jesu na lava va nga mu landza, va huwelelile, na va ku: "Hozana ka mwana wa Davita! a ku dzunisiwe loyi a taku hi vito ga Hosi! Hozana matilweni ya le hehla hehla!" ¹⁰Kuteloko Jesu a ngenile Gerusalema, vanhu hikwavo va muti va nyima nyimeka, va ku: "Ni mani loyi?" ¹¹A chitsungu chi hlamula: "Loyi ni Jesu, a muprofita wa Nazareta wa Galeliya".¹²Hikokwalaho Jesu a ngena a tepeleni a hlongola hikwavo lava va chavisaku na lava va chavaku tepeleni, va humela handle; a wisetela matafula ya lava bindzukisaku male, na zvitsamo zva lava chavisaku mutuva. ¹³A ku ka vona: "Kutsaliwe lezvi: 'Yindlo ya mina yi ta vitaniwa yindlo ya chikhongelo,'kasi mwina mu yi endlile bako ga makhamba". ¹⁴Lava vofa matihlo na lava va kwitaku va ta ka Jesu a tepeleni, yena u va hanyisile.¹⁵Kambe vaprista lava va hombena vatsali va hlundzuka ngovu loko va vona mahlorhi lawa a ma endlaku, na loko va twa vana lava huwelelaku a tepeleni va ku: "Hozana ka mwana wa Davita", vona va kwatile, ¹⁶va ku ka yena: "Wa zvi twa lezvi vana lava va balakuzvona ke?" Jesu a ku ka vona: "Ina, a mu so hlaya rhiti ngi ngo: 'U dzunisiwile hi dleya leyi yitisaku hi munomo ya vana na ya lava va mamaku""? ¹⁷Hikokwalaho Jesu a va siya a suka ka dhoropa a ya Betaniya a tsama wu siku kwaleyo.¹⁸Namixo loko yena a tlelile a ka dhoropa, a hi na ndlala. ¹⁹A vona nkuwa kusihani na dlela; a hambuka a ya ka wona, kambe a nga kumanga chumu ka wona loko ma nga hi matluka tsena hikoa ku ka murhi lowu: "A ku nga ha tsuki ku kumeka muhandzo ka wena na siku na gimwe ". Hi nomu lowu vkuva wu oma.²⁰Loko vadjondzisiwa va zvi vona, va hlamala va ku: "Nkuwa lowu wu homisa ku yini hiku kahlula?" ²¹Jesu a hlamula a ku ka vona: "Hi tiso mina na mu bwela: Loko mu hi na ku vumela mu nga kanakani, a mu nga endli lezvi zvi endliwaku ka nkuwa lowu tsena, kambe mu ku ka tsaveleyi: 'Suka, u ya tihoxa a lwandle', zvi ta endleka. ²²Hikwazvo lezvi mu zvi kombelaku hi ku khongela , loko mu vumela, mu ta nyikiwa zvona".²³Kuteloko Jesu a fikile a tepeleni, vaporista lava hombe na vahombe va tiko va ta ka yena loko u hi kama a nga fundisa, va ku ka yena: "U endla zvilo lezvi hi matimba wahi? U manyikiwe ni mani matimba lawa?" ²⁴Jesu a hlamula a ku ka vona: "Na mina ni ta mu vutisa chivutiso chimwe. loko mu ni hlamula chona, hi kona na mina ni nga mu bwela lomu ku taku matimba lawa ni mahaku zvilo klezvi.²⁵Khuvulo wa Johani wu huma kwihi? wu huma matilweni kumbe ka vanhu?" Vona va kanetana va ku: "Loko hi ku: 'Wu huma matilweni', u ta ku: 'Hikokwalaho ka yini mu nga vumelanga ga yena?' ²⁶Kambe loko hi ku: 'Wu huma ka vanhu', hi chava chitsungu, hiku hikwavo va kholwa zvaku Johani a a hi muprofita".

¹Jesu a va bwela fithi hi zvifaniso na aku: ²"A fumo wa matilo wu fana na hosi leyi yi endlelaku mwana wa yona pati a muxhado.

¹Jesu a bwela chitsungu na vadindzisiwa va yena, ²a ku: "Vatsali na Vafatisi va fundisa lezvi Mozisi a nga fundisa zvona. ³Hikokwalaho endlani hikwazvo lezvi va mu bwelaku zvona, mu zvi hlayisa, kambe mu nga endli lezvi va zvi endlaku, hiku va bala, kambe a va endli.⁴Va boha mumundzwalo yo tika, va yi rhwexa a makhatleni ka vanhu, kasi vona a va lavi na ku yi ninginisa hi litiho. ⁵Mutirho ya vona hikwayo va yi tirha lezvaku va ta voniwa hi nahu, hiku va kulisa zvi bokiswana zva vona lezvi zvi nga na tidzimana a ndzeni va lehisa na makumu ya tinguvo ta vona.⁶Va rhandza ku tsama lomu ko chaviseka a mukhumbeni, va hlavula na zvitsamo lezvinene a masinagogeni; ⁷va tsakela ku fucheliwa hi mafundza a mutsandze, na ku vitaniwa hi vito ga 'Mufunsi' hi chitsungu⁸kambe a nga vitaniwi 'Rabi'mwina kuna Mufundisi mumwe, hikwenu mwina mu vamakwenu. ⁹Mu nga tsuki mu vitana munhu laha musaveni ku bava wa mwina, hiku ka mwina kuna bava mumwe, yena u le matilweni. ¹⁰Na zvona mu nga tsuki mu vitaniwa'mufundisi', hiku ka mwina ku na mumwe mufundisi, a nga yena krest.¹¹Kambe loyi a nga wa hombe ka mwina u ta va nandza. ¹²Hiku mumwani na mumwani loyi a ti kulisaku, u ta tsongahatiwa, kutani mumwani na mumwani loyi a titsongahataku u ta kulisiwa.¹³Mu na khombo mwina vatsali na vafarisi, hiku mu vakanganyisi! Mu vavela vanhu ku ngena fumweni wa matilo. Mwina a mu ngeni ka wona, nazvona lava va ringetaku ku ngena ma va sirhela. ¹⁴Mu na khombo mwina vafarisi, hiku mu vakangavanyisi; mu delela tinoni na mudangu ya tona, mu endla na zvikhongelolezvo leha lezvaku mu ta voniwa, hikwalaho mu ta avanyisiwa hi ku avanyisa loku tlulisaku. ¹⁵Mu na khombo mwina vatsali na vafarisi, hiku mu vakanganyisi! Mu rhendzeleka na malwandle na matiko lezvaku mu ta kuma mudjondzisiwa mumwe tsena, kutani loko mu mukumile , mu mu endla loyi a fanelaku hi tihele ku tlula mwina kambirhi.¹⁶Mu na khombo mwina vafambisi lava vofa matihlo, hiku mo:'Loko munhu a hlambanya hi tepele a zvi na mhaka, kambe loko a hlambanya hi suku wa tepele , u tibohile'. ¹⁷Mwina zvihungiki na lava vofa matihlo lechi cha hombe hi chihi, i suku , kumbe i tepele, leyi yi nga yona yi hlavulekisaku suku?¹⁸Loko munhu a hlambanya hi alitari a zvi hava mhaka, kambe loko a hlambanya hinnyiko leyi yi nga hehla ka alitari, u tibohile'. ¹⁹Mwina va kufa matihlolechi cha hombe hi chihii nyiko, kumbe i alitari, leyi yi nga yona yi hlavulefisaku nyiko?²⁰Hikokwalaho loyi a hlambanyaku hi alitari, u hlambanya na yona chikumwe na lezvi zvi nga hehla ka yona. ²¹Loyi a hlambanyaku hi tepele, u hlambanya hi yona chikumwe na loyi a tsamaku ka yona. ²²Na zvona loyi a hlambanyaku hi tilo, u hlambanya hi chiluvelo cha Chikwembu chikumwe na loyi a tsamaku hehla ka chona.²³Mu na khombo mwina vatsali na vafarisi, hiku mu vakanganyisi! Mu humesa vukhume ka chibowa-mbowani, na ga neta, na ga kumini, kambe a mu hava mhaka na lezvahombe zva Nau, ku nga ku lulama, na titwalo, na ku vumela, kasi a mu fanela ku endla zvilo lezvi, loko u hi khari mu endla na lezviya zvimwani. ²⁴Mwina vafambisi lava vofa matihlo, mu ungula suna, kambe mu mita camela!²⁵Mu na khombo mwina vatsali na vafarisi hiku mu vakanganyisi! Hlandzwa handle ka kapu na ngelo, kambe a handle ku tele makwanga na ku tsandzeka ku tikhoma. ²⁶Vafarisi vofa matihlo! Pukutsani phakati ka kapu ku sungula na ka ngelo, a ku u ta hlandzwa ku basa ne le handle.²⁷Mu na khombo mwina vatsali na vafarisi, mu vakanganyisi! Hiku mu fana na mathitha lawa ma basisiwaku, lawa ma vonaku ma sasekile handle, kembe a phakati ku tele ma rhambo ya vafi na hikwazvo lezvi zva chaka. ²⁸Hi mukhuvo yalowo vanhu va mu vona mu hi lava va ku lulama a handle, kambe a phakati, mu tele ku kanganyisa na ku homboloka.²⁹Mu na khombo mwina vatsali na vafarisi, mu vakanganyisi! Mu yakela mathitha ya vaprofita, mu khavisa na maribwe yo tsundzuka lavo lulama, ³⁰Kutani mo: "Loko hi yo hanya ka masiku ya va bava wa hina, a hi ta nga hi nga twanananga na vona ku dlaya maprofita".

¹Jesu a suka a thepeleni a famba, vadjondzisiwa va ta ka yena va mu komba tindlu ta thepele. ²Kambe Jesu a va hlamula, a ku: "Ma zvi vona zvilo hikwazvo lezvi? Hi tiso na mu bwela :Ku nga sali ribwe na gimwe a hehl ka ribwe gimwani, hikwawo ma ta hidimusiwa".³kiteloko Jesu a tsamile a tlaveni mutlhwari, vadjondzisi va ta ka yena a thlelweni, va ku: "Hi bwele, ti mhka leti ti ta humelela rhini? Chikombiso cha ku vuya ka wena na ku hela ka mukarhi chi tava chihi?" ⁴Jesu a hlamula a ku ka vona: "Tivoneni lezvaku mu nga tsuki mu chisiwa hi munhu. ⁵Hiku lava vo tala va ta ta hi vito ga mina, mumwani na mumwani a ku: 'Mina ni Krist', kutani va ta chisa va ku tala.⁶Mu ta twa zva tinyipi, a mahungundleya ya tinyipi, te voneleni lezvaku mu nga dzukisiwi, hiku zvevzo zvi fanela ku humelea, kambe a hi wona makumu.

¹Hikokwalaho fumo wa matilo wu fana na vanhwana va khume lava va nga teka timboni ta vona ku ya hlanganisa mu teki. ²Lava va tlhanu ka vona a va hi lava vaku rhivala lava vamwani va tlhanu a va tlharihile. ³Lava va ku rhivala a va tekile timboni ta vona, kambe a va nga longanga na mafurha hi tlhelo; ⁴Kasi lava vaku tlharhiha a va longile zvimbitana zva mafurha zvimwe na timboni ta vona.⁵Hi ku hlwela ka muteki, va khudzehela hokwavo, va etlela. ⁶Hi wu siku gaku kula ku twaleka guwa gi ngo: 'muteki hi loyi, humani mu ya mu hlanganisa.'⁷Kutani vamwani va vuka hikwavo va lungisela a timboni ta vona. ⁸Lava va ku rhivala va ku ka lava va ku thlarhiha: 'hi cheleleni mafhurha nyana, hiku timboni ta hina ta timeka'. ⁹Kambe lava vo thlariha va hlamula va ku: 'e mafhura mawa ma nga ka ka ma nga rhingani hina na mwina, yanani mu ya chava ya mwina ka lava va chavisaku'.¹⁰Va ku va ha ya ku chaveni, muteki a sala a fika. Lava a va ti lungiselile va ngena na yena a mu xhadweni, kutani nyangwa yi valiwa. ¹¹Andzakonyana, vanywani lava vamwani va fika na vona, va ku: 'Hosi, hosi, hi vulele'. ¹²Kambe yena a va hlamula a ku: 'hi tiso na mubwela mina a nimu tivi'. ¹³Jesu a engeta a ku: 'hiku a siku na khari a zvi tivi.¹⁴Zvi fana na munhu loyi a lavaku ku khoma lwendzo, U vitana malandza ya yena, a veka chuma ya yena a mavokweni ya vona. ¹⁵A nyika mumwani titalenta ta thlanu, mumwani titalenta timbirhi, mumwani taleta yimwe, mumwani na mumwana a nyikiwa hi ku ringana na matimba ya yena; kutani mwinyi wa muti a ya ndzela kule.

¹Loko Jesu a hetile ku valavula mariti yalawo a ku ka vadjondzisiwa va yena: ²"Mazvitiva zvaku, loko ku tava ku hundzile masiku mambirhi, khuvo wa pasika, na mwana wa munhu u ta nyiketiwa zvaku a vambiwa a chihambanweni".³A karhi yalowo vaprista lava va hombe, na va hombe, va hlengeletana la hingeni ya muprista wa hombe loyi va nga ku ni Kayafasi, ⁴Kutani va kanela makungu ya ku khoma Jesu hi vuthlari, va ta mu dlaya. ⁵Kambe a va ku: "Zvi nga endliwi a patini hiku ku nga tsuka ku vuka dzolonga achikarhi ka vanhu".⁶Jesu a a hi Betaniya, a mutini ka Simona, Lowa nhlongonho. ⁷Kutani kuta wa sati loyi a nga hi na chimbitna lechi chi nga tele hi mafhura,a ma chla a hlokweni ya Jesu va hi wudyeni. ⁸Loko vadjondzisiwa va vona zvezvo, va vilela zvinene, va mu: "Zvilo lezvi zvi halateliwa yini ke? ⁹A zvi ta chavisiwa hi male leyi yo tala kytrani yona yi nyikiwa zvisiwana".¹⁰Jesu a tiva ku vilele ka vona, a ku ka vona: "Wa sati loyi mu mu chanisela yini ke? Yena u ni endlele tirho lowu wa ku saseka. ¹¹Hiku loko zvi hi zvi siwana mu ta va na zvona hi ma siku hikwawo, kambe mina ni nga ka ni nga hi na wina masiku hikwawo.¹²Loko a tota muri wa mina hi mafurha lawa, u endlela siku ga ku lahliwa kamina.

¹Loko ku xile, hikwavo vaprista vavakulu navakulukumba vatiko vakhulumile hiku dlaya jesu.

¹Kusuka kamugivela, hisiku lakusula kaviki, Maria Madalena naumwani Maria vayile vavona atitha.

¹Tani hilaha kutsaliweke hakona bukwini ya muprofeta Ezaya, loko aku: ²“Vona, murhumiwa wa mina wata mahlweni ka wena, lweyi angatalungisa ndlela ya wena. ³Rito ra munhu lweyi ahuwelelaka mananga rili: ‘Lulamisani ndlela ya Hosi, milulamisa ni svindlelana sva yona.’”⁴Yohani Mukhuvuli ahumelelise xisvosvo mananga na ali karhi ahuwelela, abzela vanhu kuhundzuka akuva vatakhuvuliwa, ni lesvaku vatarivaleliwa svijoho sva vona. ⁵Kutani vanhu hinkwavu va tiko ra Yudeya ni vayaki hinkwavu va Yerusalema, avaya vayakhuvuliwa hi yena nambzeni wa Yordani, na vali karhi vativula svijoho sva vona. ⁶Yohani aayambala sviyambalu svolukiwa hi voya bza kamela, atikhama hi bandi ra xikhumba, aja tintete ni vulombe bza nhova.⁷Aapaluxa mahungu lawa mange: “Wata mun'wana ndzhaku ka mina, lweyi anitlulaka hi matimba, lweyi svinganifaneliki kukorhama ni tlhantlha tingoti ta masandhazi ya yena. ⁸Mina ha noxe ni mikhuvulile hi mati, kambe yena atamikhuvula hi Moya Lowokwetsima.”⁹Hi masiku wolawo, Yesu ahuma Nazareta, anga doropa ra Galileya, ayakhuvuliwa hi Yohani nambzeni wa Yordani. ¹⁰Kutani loko ali karhi ahuma matini, avona matilo mapfuleka, ni Moya na wulikarhi wuxika henhla ka yena wufana ni xituvana; ¹¹kutani rito lerihumaka matilweni riku: “Wena u N'wananga lweyi arhandzekaka, lweyi nimutsakelaka.”¹²Hi nomo-lo Moya wumuyisa mananga; ¹³kutani atshama kona masiku ya mune wa makume, na ali karhi aringiwa hi Sathana. Aahanya ni sviharhi sva nhova, kambe tintsumi na tona atimutirhela.¹⁴Ndzhaku ka loko Yohani anghenisiwile jele, Yesu aya Galileya, apaluxa Evhangeli ya Xikwembu, aku:

¹Loko kuhundzile masiku mangali mangani Yesu avuyela Kapernawume, kutani kutwakala lesvaku akona le kaya. ²lavotala vahlengeletana kona, kukondza kupfumaleka ni vutshamo mahlweni ka nyangwa, kutani Yesu avajondzisa Rito ra Xikwembo.³Kutani kufika ka yena lavatisaka munhu wa kukhwanyala svirho, arhwaliwile hi mune wa vanhu. ⁴Vona hi kutsandzeka kumufikisa ka Yesu hi kutala ka vanhu, vahahlula lwangu ra yindlo leyi aalikayona. Loko varihahlulile, vaxixa rihlaka leri lweyi wa kukhwanyala svirho aayetlelile ka rona.⁵Loko Yesu avona kupfumela ka vona, aku ka lweyi wa kukhwanyala svirho: “N'wananga, urivaleliwile svijoho sva wena.” ⁶Kambe vatsali van'wana lava avatshamile kolaho, vavilela atimbilwini ta vona, vaku: ⁷“Hikolaho ka yini munhu lweyi avulavulisa xilesvi xana? Asandza Xikwembu! I mani lweyi angarivalelaka svijoho, loko xingali Xikwembu ntsena ke?”⁸Yesu ahantla asvitiva moyeni wa yena lesvi avapimisa svona atimbilwini ta vona, kutani aku ka vona: “Mivilela hikolaho ka yini atimbilwini ta n'wina xana? ⁹Kuyampsa yini ke? Loko niku ka lweyi wa kukhwanyala svirho: ‘Urivaleliwile svijoho sva wena’, kumbe loko niku ka yena: ‘Pfuka, uteka rihlaka ra wena, ufamba’ xana?¹⁰Svosvo ke mitativa lesvaku N'wana-wa-Munhu animatimba la misaveni kurivalela svijoho.” Kutani aku ka lweyi wa kukhwanyala svirho: ¹¹“Nili ka wena: Pfuka, uteka rihlaka ra wena, umuka.” ¹²Hi nomo-lo, yena apfuka, ateka rihlaka, afamba mahlweni ka vanhu hinkwavu; hi loko hinkwavu vahlamala ngopfu, vadzunisa Xikwembu, vaku: “Svilo lesvotano ahisisvivona.”¹³Yesu atlhela asuka, aya matlhelweni ya tiva; xitshungu hinkwaxu xita ka yena, kutani axijondzisa.

¹Yesu atlhela anghena sinagogeni; kolaho akuli ni munhu wa kukhwanyala voko. ²Kutani Vafarisi avalangutisisa Yesu kuvona kumbe atahanyisa munhu lweyi hi siku ra Savata, lesvaku vatakota kumunyika nandzu. 3 Hi loko aku ka munhu wa kukhwanyala voko: “Suka, uyima laha xikarhi.”³Hi loko aku ka munhu wa kukhwanyala voko: “Suka, uyima laha xikarhi.” ⁴Kutani aku ka vona: “Lesvilulameke kuyendliwa hi Savata hi svihi xana: Kuyendla lesvinene kumbe kuyendla lesvobiha, kuhanyisa munhu kumbe kumudlaya xana?” Kambe vona vamiyela.⁵Yesu avarhalarhala hi mahlo na ahlundzukile, na avavisekile hi kunonon'hwa ka timbilu ta vona, kutani aku ka wanuna lwiya: “Tshabuluta voko ra wena.” Aritshabuluta, kutani voko ra yena ritlhela riwololoka. ⁶Kutani Vafarisi vahuma sinagogeni, vayaluka makungu svin'we ni va ntlawa wa Heroda, kuvona hilaha vangamudlayaka hakona.⁷Yesu asuka ayakusuhi ni tiva svin'we ni vajondzisiwa va yena, kutani xitshungu lexikulu ximulandza, na xihuma Galileya, xin'wana xihuma Yudeya, ⁸ni le Yerusalema ni le Idumeya ni le ka tlhelo rin'wana ra Yordani ni le matikweni ya Tiro na Sidoni. Avachololoka vaya ka yena hi kutwa lesvikulu lesvi aasviyendla.⁹Kutani abzela vajondzisiwa va yena lesvaku bzatsu ritshama riyimile kusuhi na yena, lesvaku xitshungu xingamukamanyeti. ¹⁰Hinkwavu lava avali ni mavabzi avakamanyetana vaya ka yena lesvaku vatamukhumba, hikuva aahanyisile lavotala.¹¹Ni lava avali ni mimoya ya chaka, loko vamuvona, avakhinsama mahlweni ka yena, vahuwelela, vaku: “Wena u N'wana wa Xikwembu!” ¹²Hi loko Yesu akhahla madimoni hi matimba lesvaku mangatshuki matwalisa lesvaku yena i mani.¹³Kutani Yesu atlhantukela ntshaveni, ativitanela lava avalaveke; hi loko vata ka yena. ¹⁴Ahlawula khume ni vambirhi lesvaku vava na yena ni lesvaku atavarhuma kupaluxa Evhangeli, ¹⁵avanyika ni matimba ya kuhlongola madimoni. ¹⁶Vapostola va khume ni vambirhi lava angavahlawula hi lava: Simoni (lweyi angamuchula vito ra Petrosi),¹⁷na Yakobe na Yohani vana va Zebedewu (lava angavachula vito ra Bowanerjesi, hi lesvaku vana vaxingwalangwandza); ¹⁸kulandza Andreya, na Filipi, na Bartolomewu, na Matewu, na Tomasi, na Yakobe n'wana Alfewu, na Tadewu, na Simoni wa Kanana, ¹⁹na Yudasi Iskariyota, lweyi axengeke Yesu.²⁰Loko Yesu atlhelele kaya, xitshungu xitlhela xihlengeletana kona, lakakuva yena ni vajondzisiwa va yena vatsandzeka ni kuja svakuja.

¹Yesu atlhela asungula kujondzisa kusuhi ni tiva. Kutani xitshungu lexikulu xihlengeletana ximutela, kukondza anghena bzatsweni, atshamisa ndzeni ka rona ativeni; loko xili xitshungu hinkwaxu, xona axitshame ridongeni ra tiv. ²Akujondziseni ka yena avabzela lesvi:³“Yingisani! Muhaxi ahumile aya akuhaxeni. ⁴Loko ali karhi ahaxa, timbewu tin'wana tiwela ndleleni, kutani tinyanyana tita, titaja hinkwatu. ⁵Tin'wana tiwela amaribzeni, laha akungali na misava leyotala, kutani tihantla timila, hikuva misava ayingatalanga.⁶Kambe loko jambu ritlhava, svimilwa svivuna, kutani sviwoma hi kupfumala timintsu. ⁷Timbewu tin'wana tiwela amintweni; loko mintwa yikula, yiti kamanyeta, kutani tingaveki nchumu.⁸Tin'wana kambe tiwela misaveni leyinene, timila, tikula, tiveka timbewu, yin'we yichela makume manharhu, yin'wana ntlhanu wa makume ni rin'we , yin'wana dzana .” ⁹Kutani aku: “Lweyi anga ni tindleve toyingisa, aayingise!”¹⁰Kuteloko Yesu ayile tlhelweni, lava avali kusuhi na yena, svin'we ni lava va khume ni vambirhi, vamuvutisa hi ta xifaniso. ¹¹Kutani aku ka vona: “N'wina minyikiwile kutiva svihundla sva Mfumu wa Xikwembu, kasi ka lava vanga handle, hinkwasvu svivuliwa hi svifaniso.” ¹²Svinga lesvaku, “‘loko kuli kuvona, vavona, kambe vangavonisisi, hambi kulikutwa, vatwa, kambe vangatwisisi, lesvaku vangatshuki vahundzuka, varivaleliwa svijoho.’”¹³Yesu aku ka vona: “Xana amitwisisi xifaniso lexi ke? Loko svilitano, mitatwisisisa kuyini svifaniso hinkwasvu ke? ¹⁴1 Lweyi ahaxaka ahaxa Rito. ¹⁵1 Timbewu letingawela ndleleni i vanhu lava Rito rihaxiweke ka vona; kutani loko varitwile, Sathana ahantlisa ata ka vona, avatekela Rito lerihaxiweke.¹⁶Timbewu leti tiweleke amaribzeni i vanhu lava loko vatwa Rito, vahantlisaka kuliyamukela hi kutsaka. ¹⁷kambe vangarinyiki nkarhi woveka timintsu, vatiyisela nkarhinyana ntsena; kutani loko khombo, kumbe kuxaniseka svifika hikolaho ka Rito, vahantlisa vakhunguvanyeka.¹⁸Timbewu letiweleke amintweni, hi lava vatwaka Rito. ¹⁹kambe kuvilela hi sva misava leyi, ni kukanganyisiwa hi rifuwo ni kunavela svilo svin'wana ni svin'wana, svinghena ka vona, svikamanyeta Rito, kutani ritsandzeka kuveka mihandzu. ²⁰Timbewu letiweleke misaveni leyinene, hi lava vayingisaka Rito, variyamukela, vaveka mihandzu; mbewu yin'we yichela makume manharhu, yin'wana ntlhanu wa makume ni rin'we, yin'wana dzana .”²¹Avabzela kambe aku: “Xana rivoni ritisiwa lesvaku ritambhonyiwa hi xirhundzu, kumbe kuvekiwa hansi ka mubedo ke? Xana aritisiwi kutavekiwa henhla

¹Yesu atlhela asungula kujondzisa kusuhi ni tiva. Kutani xitshungu lexikulu xihlengeletana ximutela, kukondza anghena bzatsweni, atshamisa ndzeni ka rona ativeni; loko xili xitshungu hinkwaxu, xona axitshame ridongeni ra tiva.

¹Yesu asuka kolaho, atlhelela tikweni ra le kwavu, kutani vajondzisiwa va yena vamulandza. ²Kuteloko kufikile siku ra Savata asungula kujondzisa sinagogeni, kutani lavotala lava vamuyingisaka, vahlamala vaku: “Xana svilo lesvi asvikume kwihi ke? I vutlhari muni lebzi abzinyikiweke, lesvi ni mahlori akotaka kumayendla hi mavoko ya yena xana? ³Xana yelweyi ahi yena muvatli, n'wana Mariya, makwavu wa Yakobe, na Yosefa, na Yuda, na Simoni ke? Xana vamakwavu vaxisati ahi na vona kola ke?” Kutani vakhunguvanyeka svinene hikolaho ka yena⁴Yesu aku ka vona: “Muprofeta angasoliwi, loko kungali tikweni ra yena ni ka le kwavu ni le maxakeni ya yena.” ⁵Kutani atsandzeka kuyendla mahlori kona, loko kungali kuhanyisa timbabzi tingali tingani, hi kuvatlhanteka mavoko. ⁶Nasvona ahlamala hi kuvona lesvaku avangalina kupfumela. Kutani arhendzeleka hi svidoropana lesvi asvili kusuhi, na ali karhi ajondzisa.⁷Avitana lava va khume na vambirhi, avarhuma ha vambirhivambirhi, avanyika matimba yohlula mimoya ya chaka. ⁸Avabzela lesvaku vangatshuki valonga nchumu xa ndlela loko kungali nhonga ntsena; vangateki timbuva ni nkwama, hambi yili male asvikhwameni sva vona; ⁹masandhazi wona vangayambala, kambe vangateki sviyambalu svocinca.¹⁰Aku ka vona: “Loko minghena njangwini wokarhi tshamani kolaho, mikondza misuka ku wona. ¹¹Hinkwaku lomu vayalaka kumiyamukela ni kumiyingisa, mphumunhani ntshuri hansi ka minkondzo ya n'wina loko mihuma, svitava vumboni ka vona.”¹²Kuteloko vasukile, vajondzisa vanhu rivaleni lesvaku vahundzuka. ¹³vahlongola madimoni lawa yotala, vatota timbabzi letotala hi mafurha, vavahanyisa.¹⁴Hosi Heroda aatwile hi ta Yesu, hikuva vito ra yena aridumile ngopfu, nasvona vanhu avaku: “Yohani Mukhuvuli apfukile kufeni; hi svona lesviyendlaka lesvaku mintirho leyi ya matimba yivoneka ka yena” ¹⁵Van'wana avaku: “I Eliya.” Van'wana avaku: “I muprofeta lweyi afanaka ni mun'we wa vaprofeta va khale.”¹⁶Kambe Heroda, loko asvitwa, aku: “Hiye Yohani lweyi ningamutsema nhloko. Ayopfuka kufeni.” ¹⁷Heroda hi yena hakunene lweyi aarhumile vanhu kuyakhoma Yohani, ava amupfalela jele. Aayendlile svosvo hikolaho ka Herodiya, (nsati wa Filipi makwavu), hikuva aachadile na yena.¹⁸Hikuva Yohani aabzela Heroda aku: “Awupfumeleliwi kutekela makwenu nsati wa yena. ¹⁹Hikolaho Herodiya ahlundzukela Yohani, anavela kumudlaya, kambe aatsandzeka,” ²⁰“hikuva Heroda aachava Yohani, hi kutiva lesvaku i munhu wolulama, lweyi ahlawulekeke; kutani aamulwela. Masiku hinkwawu loko atwa Yohani, aakarhateka svinene; hambi svilitano aatsakela kumuyingisa.”²¹Kambe siku rinene rifika, ra loko Heroda ayendlela tihosana ta yena ni tindhuna ta nyimpi ni vakulukumba va Galileya nkhuvo wa siku ra kuvelekiwa ka yena ²²Loko n'wana wa Herodiya waxisati anghena acina, atsakise Heroda ni lavatshameke kujeni na yena. Hosi yiku ka nhwanyana: “Kombela lesvi usvirhandzaka ka mina nitakunyika svona.''²³Atlhela amuhlambanyela hi matimba, aku: “Lesvi ungatasvikombela ka mina nitakunyika svona, hambi kuli kukupandzela hi le xikarhi tiko leri nirifumaka.” ²⁴Nhwanyana ahuma, ayavutisa mamana wa yena aku: “Nitakombela yini xana?” Yena aku: “Kombela nhloko ya Yohani Mukhuvuli!” ²⁵Hi kuhantlisa na ahefemuteka anghena ka hosi, akombela lesvi: “Nilava lesvaku uninyika nhloko ya Yohani Mukhuvuli ankambanini, svosvisvosvi.”²⁶Hosi yikhomiwa hi tingana ngopfu, kambe hikolaho ka kuhlambanya ka yona ni hikolaho ka lavatshameke kujeni, ayikotanga kumuyalela. ²⁷Hosi yihantla yirhuma musochwa wa jele, yilerisa lesvaku kutisiwa nhloko ya Yohani. ²⁸Musochwa afamba jele ayamutsema nhloko, ayitisa ankambanini, anyika nhwanyana; yena anyika mamana wa yena. ²⁹Loko vajondzisiwa va Yohani vasvitwa, vayateka ntsumbu wa yena, vayawulata sirheni.³⁰Vapostola vayahlangana na Yesu, vamurungulela hinkwasvu lesvi vasviyendleke ni lesvi vasvijondziseke. ³¹Kambe avangalina nkarhi wa kuja, hikuva vanhu lavotala avata, vatlhela vafamba. Kutani Yesu aku ka vona: “Tanani hiyatshama na hili hoxe mananga, mitakota kuwisanyana.” ³²Hi loko vajondzisiwa vanghena bzatsweni, vaya laha kunga mananga na vali voxe.³³Kambe lavotala vavavona loko vafamba, vavativa, kutani vahuma madoropeni hinkwawu, vatsutsumela kole hi milenge, vavarhangela mahlweni. ³⁴Loko Yesu ahuma bzatsweni, avona xitshungu lexikulu, axitwela vusiwana, hikuva axifana ni tinyempfu letingaliki ni murisi; kutani axijondzisa lesvotala.³⁵Lesvi jambu aripelile, vajondzisiwa va yena vamutshinelela, vaku: “Lomu i mananga, nasvona ripelile. ³⁶vatlhelise, vaya masin'wini ni le svidoropanini lesvi svinga kusuhi na hina, vayatixavela svakuja.”³⁷Avahlamula, aku: “Vaphameleni n'wina!” Vaku ka yena: “Xana uli hiyavaxavela svinkwa sva tidenari ta madzana mambirhi, hitava phamela svona ke?” ³⁸Yena aku ka vona: “Mi ni svinkwa svingani ke? Yanani miyalanguta.” Kuteloko vasvikambile, vaku: “I ntlhanu wa svinkwa ni tihlampfi timbirhi.”³⁹Hi loko avabzela kutshamisisa vanhu hinkwavu hi mintlawantlawa abzanyini bza rihlaza. ⁴⁰Kutani vatshama hi kulongoloka, vayavane hi mintlawa ya dzana ra vanhu ni ya ntlhanu wa makume ya vanhu. ⁴¹Hi loko ateka svinkwa sva ntlhanu ni tihlampfi timbirhi, alanguta henhla tilweni, akhensa, akhemelela svinkwa, asvinyika vajondzisiwa va yena lesvaku vasviveka mahlweni ka vanhu ni tihlampfi timbirhi atiyavela hinkwavu.⁴²Vaja hinkwavu, vaxurha. ⁴³Kutani varholela matlhantlha ya svinkwa ni ya tihlampfi vatata khume ra svirhundzu ni svimbirhi. ⁴⁴Lavajeke svinkwa avaringana ntlhanu wa makhulu ya vavanuna.⁴⁵Ndzhaku ka svosvo, Yesu abzela vajondzisiwa va yena lesvaku vanghena bzatsweni, vatavakongoma tlhelweni rin'wana, le Betisayida, loko yena hi yexe ali karhi atlhelisa xitshungu. ⁴⁶Kuteloko asalisanile ni vanhu, aya ntshaveni kuyakhongela kona. ⁴⁷Nimajambu, bzatsu arili xikarhi ka tiva, yena ahali tlhelweni na ali yexe.⁴⁸Kutani avavona na vali karhi vakarhateka ngopfu hi kutluta bzatsu, hikuva moya awuvasivela; kakuloko kulava kuva nkarhi wa mahlambandlopfu, ata ka vona, na ali karhi afamba henhla ka mati, ayendla ingi arhangela mahlweni. ⁴⁹Loko vamuvona afamba henhla ka mati, vapimisa lesvaku i xipoko, kutani vaba nyandha. ⁵⁰avamuvonile hinkwavu, kutani avachava ngopfu; kambe ahantla avulavula na vona, aku: “Tiyisani timbilu, hi mina, mingachaveni.⁵¹Kutani anghena bzatsweni laha avali kona; hi loko moya wumiyela, kutani vahlamala ngopfu. ⁵²Hikuva avangatwisisanga sva hlori ra svinkwa, nasvona timbilu ta vona atili letononon'hwa.⁵³Kuteloko vatsemakayile tiva vaya ka tlhelo lerin'wana, vafika tikweni ra Genezareta, kutani vaxikela ridongeni ra tiva. ⁵⁴Loko vali karhi vahuma bzatsweni, vanhu vakona vahantla vativa Yesu. ⁵⁵kutani vatsutsumatsutsuma ka tiko lero hinkwaru, vatisa hi tinhlaka hinkwavu vanhu lavavabzaka, ovalomu avatwa lesvaku Yesu akona.⁵⁶Hinkwaku laha aanghena kona, madoropeni, svidoropanini kumbe tihandle ta madoropa, vanhu avalata lavavabzaka mintsendzeleni, kutani vamukhongela lesvaku avapfumelela kukhumba hambi mali makumu ya sviyambalu sva yena ntsena; kutani hinkwavu lava avamukhumba, avahanyisiwa.

¹Vafarisi ni Vatsali van'wana lavahumaka Yerusalema, vatahlengeletana laha Yesu aali kona.²Loko vavona vajondzisiwa van'wana va yena, vaja svakuja hi mavoko lawa machakeke, hi lesvaku lawa mangahlambiwangiki. ³Mhaka hi lesvaku, hinkwavu Vafarisi ni Vayuda hi nawu wa vona avaji na vangasihlamba mavoko, kutani hi ndlela yoleyo, vahlayisa mikhuva leyi vayiyamukeleke ka lava va khale. ⁴Ni loko vavuya hi le kuxaveni, avaji na vangasihlamba, vaha hlayisa ni mikhuva yin'wana leyotala leyi vayitoloveleke, tani hi leyi ya kuhlampsa mindzheko, timbita, svibza sva koporo ni mibedo.⁵Kutani Vafarisi ni Vatsali vamuvutisa, vaku: “Hikolaho ka yini vajondzisiwa va wena vangahanyi mayelanu ni mikhuva ya lava va khale xana; na svona, hikolaho ka yini vaja svakuja na vangahlambanga mavoko?”⁶Avahlamula aku: “Ezaya aavula n'wina hakunene, n'wina vakanganyisi, loko atsalile aku:” “‘Vanhu lava vanixixima hi nomo, kambe timbilu ta vona ti le kule na mina; ⁷vatikarhata ntsena hi kunikhinsamela, tijondzo leti vatijondzisaka i milawu ka vanhu ntsena.’”⁸Mitshika Nawu wa Xikwembu, kambe minamarhela mikhuva leyi miyikumeke ka vanhu ntsena.” ⁹Atlhela aku ka vona: “Mi ni tindlela totala totshika ha tona Nawu wa Xikwembu, miyendlela kuhlayisa mikhuva ya n'wina leyi miyitoloveleke. ¹⁰Hikuva Moxe ate: ‘Uva ni xichavu ka tatana wa wena ni ka mamana wa wena.’ Nasvona ate: ‘Lweyi arhuketelaka tatana wa yena, kumbe mamana wa yena, aadlawe!’¹¹Kasin'wina mili, loko munhu aku ka tatana wa yena, kumbe ka mamana wa yena: Lesvi ningakupfunaka hi svona, i korbani (hi lesvaku mhamba leyihlayiseliweke Xikwembu), ¹²n'wina amimupfumeleli kuyendlela tatana wa yena kumbe mamana wa yena xanchumu; ¹³hi ndlela leyi, miwonha rito ra Xikwembu hi mikhuva ya n'wina leyi minyikaka ni van'wana; miyendla ni svin'wana lesvotala svofana nisvosvo.”¹⁴Yesu atlhela avitana xitshungu aku ka xona: “Niyingiseni hinkwenu, mitwisisa. ¹⁵Aku na nchumu lexingahandle ka munhu, lexikotaka kumunyamisa loko xinghena ka yena, kambe lexihumaka ka yena, hi xona lexi ximunyamisaka.” ¹⁶Lweyi anga ni tindleve ta kuyingisa, aayingise.¹⁷Loko asukile axitshungwini, anghena ndlwini, vajondzisiwa va yena vamuvutisa mayelanu ni xifaniso lexi. ¹⁸Aku ka vona: “Kasi na n'wina, amitwisisi xana? Amisvitivi xana lesvaku hinkwasvu sva le handle, loko svinghena ka munhu, asvikoti kumunyamisa, ¹⁹hikuva asvingheni mbilwini ya yena, kambe sviya khwirini, kutani sviyahumela akhwatini ke?” Hikuvula svosvo Yesu aakomba lesvaku svakuja hinkwasvu svilulamile, kumbe svibasile.²⁰Atlhela aku: “Lesvi humaka ka munhu hi svona lesvi svimunyamisaka, ²¹hikuva ndzeni, timbilwini ta vanhu, hi kona kuhumaka miyehleketo leyobiha, vuphukuphuku, vuyivi, vudlayi, ²²vuwosvi, kunavela rifuwo; hi kona kuhumaka lunya, kuxisa, sva tingana, mavondzo, kusandza, kutikulisa ni vuhunguki. ²³Hinkwasvu lesvobiha lesvi, svihuma ndzeni ka mbilu, kutani hi svona lesvinyamisaka munhu.”²⁴Loko asuka kolaho, aya tikweni ra Tiro. Kutani anghena ka yin'we ya tiyindlo, hikuva aangalavi lesvaku svitiviwa hi munhu; hambi svilitano angakotang ²⁵Kutani wansati mun'we lweyi n'wana wa yena wanhwanyana aangheniwile hi moya wa chaka, loko atwile timhaka ta Yesu, ata hi kuhantlisa, akhinsama milengeni ya yena. ²⁶Wansati lweyi aali wa matiko, wa rixaka ra Vasiro-Fenisa; akombela Yesu lesvaku ahlongola dimoni, rihuma ka n'wana wa yena.²⁷Kambe Yesu aku ka yena: “Tshika vana varhanga vaja vaxurha, hikuva asvisasekanga kutekela vana svakuja uhoxela svimbzanyana.” ²⁸Wansati amuhlamula, aku: “Hosi! Hambi svili svimbzanyana lesvinga hansi ka meza, svaja matlhantlha lawa mawisiwaka hi vana.”²⁹Hi loko aku ka yena: “Hikolaho ka rito leri, famba, dimoni rihumile ka n'wana wa wena.” ³⁰Loko wansati atlhelela kaya, ayakuma n'wana na ayetlele sangwini, ni dimoni rihumile³¹Loko Yesu avuya hi le tikweni ra Tiro, ahundza hi le Sidoni, akongoma tiva ra Galileya hi kutsemakanya tiko ra Dekapolisi. ³²Kutani vamutisela munhu wa kufa tindleve, wa manghanghamela; vakombela Yesu lesvaku amutlhanteka mavoko.³³Kuteloko Yesu amususile xitshungwini, amutekela tlhelweni, anghenisa tintiho tindleveni ta yena, apshitela marhi, akhumba ririmi ra yena ha tona; ³⁴kutani alanguta henhla tilweni, ahefemuteka, aku ka munhu lweyi: “Efata!” Hi lesvaku: “Pfuleka!” ³⁵Hi loko tindleve ta yena tihantla tipfuleka, na rona ririmi ra yena ritshunxeka, kutani avulavula hi kuwolova.³⁶Hi loko Yesu avatshinya lesvaku vangabzeli munhu; kambe, hambi loko avatshinyile makhambi yotala, avasvihangalasa hi matimba. ³⁷Kutani vanhu vahlamala ngopfu, vaku: “Ayendlile hinkwasvu hi ndlela leyinene; apfula tindleve ta lavangayingisiki ayendla lesvaku na tona timbheveve tikota kuvulavula.”

¹Masikwini wolawo xitshungu lexikulu xitlhela xihlengeletana, kutani axingali na svakuja; hi loko Yesu avitana vajondzisiwa va yena, aku ka vona: ²“Nitwela vusiwana xitshungu lexi, hikuva sviyendla masiku manharhu na xitshame na mina, kutani axahali na svakuja. ³Hikolaho loko nixitlhelisela makaya na xili ni ndlala, xitawa ndleleni, hikuva van'we va xona vata hi le kule.” ⁴Vajondzisiwa va yena vamuhlamula vaku: “Xingalaveliwa kwihi svakuja lesvi xingajaka xixurha kola mananga ke?”⁵Avavutisa aku: “Mi ni svinkwa svingani ke?” Vaku: “Hi ni ntlhanu wa svinkwa ni svimbirhi.” ⁶Hi loko abzela xitshungu lesvaku xitshama hansi, kutani ateka svinkwa lesvi sva ntlhanu ni svimbirhi, akhensa, asvikhemelela, asvinyika vajondzisiwa va yena, lesvaku vayavela xitshungu; hi loko xitshungu xiyaveliwa.⁷Nasvona avali ni svihlampfana svingali svingani; kuteloko akhensile, alerisa lesvaku nasvona sviyaveliwa vanhu. ⁸Kutani vaja vaxurha, varholela ni matlhantlha lawa masaleke, matata svirhundzu sva ntlhanu ni svimbirhi; ⁹kasi vanhu avalava kuringana mune wa makhulu Kutani avatlhelisela makaya. ¹⁰Kutani ahantla anghena bzatsweni ni vajondzisiwa va yena, aya tikweni ra Dalmanuta.¹¹Kuhumelela Vafarisi, vasungula kuphikizana na yena, vamuringa hi kukombela xikombiso lexihumaka tilweni. ¹²Hi loko Yesu aketa moyeni wa yena aku: “Rixaka leri rikombelela yini xikombiso? Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Rixaka leri aringanyikiwi xikombiso!” ¹³Kutani avasiya, atlhela anghena bzatsweni, atsemakanya aya ka tlhelo rin'wana.¹⁴Vajondzisiwa avarivalile kuteka svinkwa, avova ni xinkwa xin'we ntsena bzatsweni. ¹⁵Kutani avalaya, aku: “Tlharihani, michava comela ra Vafarisi, ni comela ra Heroda!”¹⁶Kutani vaphikizana vaku: “Kumbe hi lesvi hingaliki ni svinkwa.” ¹⁷Kuteloko Yesu asvitwa, aku ka vona: “Hikolaho ka yini miphikizana hi lesvi mingaliki ni svinkwa xana? Amisisvitwa ni kusvitwisisa xana? Xana timbilu ta n'wina taha nonon'hwa ke?¹⁸Lesvi minga ni mahlo amivoni ke? Lesvi minga ni tindleve, amitwi ha yini-ke? Amitsundzuki xana? ¹⁹Siku leri nikhemeleleke ntlhanu wa svinkwa ninyika lava va ntlhanu wa makhulu, xana mirhwele svirhundzu svingani lesvi asvitele hi matlhantlha ke?” Vaku ka yena: “Hirhwele khume ni svimbirhi”²⁰“Ni siku leri niphameleke lava va mune wa makhulu hi ntlhanu wa svinkwa ni svimbirhi, mirhwalile svirhundzu svingani lesvi asvitele hi matlhantlha ke?” Vaku: “Hirhwele ntlhanu ni svimbirhi.” ²¹Kutani aku ka vona: “Amisitwisisa ni svosvi-ke?”²²Hi loko akhoma xifamahlo hi voko, axiyisa handle ka xidoropana, axipshitela marhi matihlweni axitlhanteka mavoko, axivutisa aku: “Xana uvona xanchumu ke?” ²³Xona, xitlakusa mahlo, xiku: “Nivona vanhu, nivavona na vafambafamba, vafana ni minsinya.²⁴Xona, xitlakusa mahlo, xiku: “Nivona vanhu, nivavona na vafambafamba, vafana ni minsinya.” ²⁵Yesu atlhela aveka mavoko ya yena matihlweni ya xifamahlo, xona xihonoka kutani xihanyisiwa, xivona svilo hinkwasvu khwatsi. ²⁶Yesu axibzela lesvaku xifamba, aku: “Ungatshuki utlhelela axidoropanini.”²⁷Kutani Yesu asuka ni vajondzisiwa va yena, vaya svidoropanini sva Khezariya wa Filipi. Ndleleni, avutisa vajondzisiwa va yena aku ka vona: “Vanhu vali ni mani xana?” ²⁸Vona vaku: “Van'wana vali, hi wena Yohani Mukhuvuli; van'wana vali, hi wena Eliya; van'wana vali, u mun'we wa vaprofeta.”²⁹Kutani avavutisa aku: “Xana n'wina, mili nimani ke?” Petrosi ahlamula aku ka yena: “Hi wena Kriste.” ³⁰Hi loko avalaya lesvaku vangatshuki vabzela vanhu, hambi kuvulavula hi yena vanhwini.³¹Kutani Yesu asungula kuvajondzisa aku: “N'wana-wa-Munhu atafanela kutwisiwa kuvaviseka lokukulu, asoliwa hi vakulukumba ni Vaprista lavakulu, ni Vatsali; atadlawa, atlhela apfuka hi siku ra vunharhu.” ³²Avula mhaka leyi rivaleni; kutani Petrosi amutekela tlhelweni, asungula kumutshinya.³³Kambe Yesu ahundzukula; kuteloko alangutile vajondzisiwa va yena, atshinya Petrosi, aku: “Suka ka mina Sathana, hikuva awuyehleketi sva Xikwembu, uyehleketa sva vanhu ntsena.” ³⁴Kuteloko avitanile xitshungu ni vajondzisiwa va yena, aku ka vona: “Loko munhu alava kunilandza, aatitshike, atirhwexa xihambanu xa yena, kutani anilandza.³⁵Lweyi arhandzaka kutihlayisela vutomi bza yena atalahlekeliwa hi bzona; kambe lweyi alahlekeliwaka hi vutomi bza yena hikolaho ka mina ni hikolaho ka Evhangeli, atabziponisa. ³⁶Hikolaho, loko munhu akota kufuwa misava hinkwayu, kambe alahlekeliwa hi vutomi bza yena svingamupfuna yini ke? ³⁷Xana munhu angahumesa yini kuxava vutomi bza yena ke?³⁸Lweyi anga ni tingana hikolaho ka mina ni marito ya mina rixakeni leri ra vawosvi ni vajohi, N'wana-wa-Munhu na yena atakhomiwa hi tingana hikolaho ka munhu lweyi siku leri angatavuya akukwetsimeni ka Tatana na ali ni tintsumi letokwetsima.”

¹Atlhela aku ka vona: “Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Van'wana ka lava vangakola, ku ni lava vangatakala vangaringi rifu, vangasivona Mfumu wa Xikwembu wufika hi matimba.” ²Ndzhaku ka ntlhanu wa masiku ni rin'we, Yesu ateka Petrosi na Yakobe na Yohani, aya na vona ntshaveni leyoleha na vali voxe. Kutani avangama mahlweni ka vona. ³Sviyambalu sva yena svisungula kuvangama, svibasa svinene, kutlula lesvi vahlampsi va laha misaveni vangasvibasisisaka xisvona.⁴Kutani Eliya na Moxe vahumelela ka vona, na vali karhi vavulavula na Yesu. ⁵Hi loko Petrosi aku ka Yesu: “Mujondzisi svisasekile loko hili kola; ahiyakeni mintsonga yinharhu, wun'we wa wena, wun'wana wa Moxe, ni wun'wana wa Eliya.” ⁶Aangasvitivi lesvaku atavula yini, hikuva avachavile ngopfu.⁷Kutani refu rita ritavafunengeta, kuhuma ni rito arefini leringe: “Lweyi i N'wananga lweyi arhandzekaka; muyingiseni.” ⁸Hi nomo-lo, varhalarhala hinkwaku, kambe vangahavoni munhu, loko angali Yesu ntsena.⁹Loko vahaxika hi le ntshaveni, Yesu avalaya aku: “Mingatshukeni mibzela munhu lesvi misvivoneke, N'wana-wa-Munhu angasipfuka kufeni.” ¹⁰Vona vahlayisa mhaka leyi, na vali karhi vavutisana vaku: “Xana i mpsini Kupfuka kufeni?”¹¹Kutani vamuvutisa vaku: “Hikolaho ka yini Vatsali vavula lesvaku Eliya afanele kurhanga ata xana?” ¹²Avahlamula aku: “Eliya afanele kurhanga ata hakunene, atlhela apfuxeta hinkwasvu; kambe hikolaho ka yini kutsaliwile lesvaku N'wana-wa-Munhu atafanela kutwisiwa kuvaviseka lokukulu, ava asoliwa ke? ¹³Ntsena namibzela lesvaku Eliya atile, kutani vamuyendlile hinkwasvu lesvi vasvirhandzeke, hilaha kutsaliweke hakona henhla ka timhaka ta yena¹⁴Kuteloko vafikile ka vajondzisiwa lavan'wana, vakuma xitshungu lexikulu na xivarhendzelile vasala xikarhi, ni Vatsali na vali karhi vaphikizana na vona. ¹⁵Loko xitshungu hinkwaxu xivona Yesu, xihlamala ngopfu, kutani xitsutsuma xiyahlangana na yena, lesvaku xitamuxeweta. ¹⁶Yena axivutisa aku: “I ncini lexi miphikizanaka ni vajondzisiwa ha xona ke?”¹⁷Mun'we xikarhi ka xitshungu ahlamula aku: “Mujondzisi, nitisile n'wana wa mina ka wena; animoya lowu wumuyendlaka mbheveve. ¹⁸Loko wumukhoma, wamutlatlalata la hansi, atlhutlha khuvi, aphorhela matinyo, kutani awoma svirho; nikombelile vajondzisiwa va wena lesvaku vawuhlongola, kambe vatsandzekile.” ¹⁹Yesu ahlamula, aku: “Ha! Rixaka leringapfumeliki, nitava na n'wina kufika rini? Nitamilehisela mbilu kufika rini ke? Mutiseni halenu!”²⁰Kutani vamutisa ka yena. Loko moya wuvona Yesu, wurhurhumelisa n'wana hi matimba, awela hansi, avumbulukela na ali karhi atlhutlha khuvi. ²¹Yesu avutisa tatana wa yena, aku: “Xana svimusungulile rini?” Aku: “Kusukela loko ahali ntsongo! ²²Makhambi yotala wumuwisela ndzilweni kumbe matini lesvaku wumudlaya; kambe loko usvikota, hitwele vusiwana uhipfuna.”²³Yesu aku ka yena: “Uli, ‘loko usvikota’? Hinkwasvu svakoteka ka lweyi apfumelaka.” ²⁴Tatana wa n'wana ahantla atlakusa rito, aku: “Napfumela! Nipfune kutiyisa vupfumeli bza mina.” ²⁵Loko Yesu avona lesvaku xitshungu xiya xiyengetelana, akhahla moya wa chaka, aku: “Wena moya lowungavulavuliki, nasvona wungatwiki, nakubzela nilihuma ka n'wana lweyi, ungahatlheli uvuya ka yena ni siku ni rin'we!”²⁶Kutani wuhuma na wulikarhi wuhuwelela, wurhurhumelisa n'wana hi matimba, avatani hi lweyi afeke, lavotala vakondza vaku: “Afile.” ²⁷Kambe Yesu amukhoma hi voko, amupfuxa, kutani ayima.²⁸Kuteloko Yesu anghenile ndlwini, vajondzisiwa va yena vamuvutisa na vali tlhelweni vaku: “Xana hina hitsandzekile ha yini kuhlongola moya lowu ke?” ²⁹Aku ka vona: “Arixaka leri ra moya wotanu arikoti kuhuma loko kungali hi kukhongela ntsena.”³⁰Loko vasuka kolaho, vatsemakanya Galileya, kambe Yesu aangalavi lesvaku svitiviwa hi munhu. ³¹Hikuva aajondzisa vajondzisiwa va yena, kutani aku ka vona: “N'wana-wa-Munhu atanyiketiwa svosvi mavokweni ya vanhu. Vatamudlaya; loko vamudlayile, atapfuka kufeni hi siku ra vunharhu.” ³²Kambe avatwisisanga marito lawa, nasvona avachava kumuvutisa.³³Vafika Kapernawume. Loko Yesu anghenile ndlwini, avutisa vajondzisiwa aku: “Amiphikizana hi mhaka yihi laha ndleleni xana?” ³⁴Kambe vamiyela, hikuva ndleleni avaphikizana hi ³⁵mhaka yaku lweyi nkulu ka vona i mani.³⁶Kutani ateka ntsongwana, amuyimisa xikarhi ka vona; kuteloko amuvukarhile mavokweni, aku ka vona: ³⁷“Lweyi ayamukelaka mun'we wa vatsongwana lava hi vito ra mina, ayamukela mina; ni lweyi aniyamukelaka, angayamukeli mina ntsena, kambe ayamukela ni lweyi anirhumeke.”³⁸Kutani Yohani amubzela aku: “Mujondzisi, hivonile mun'we lweyi angaliki wa hina, ahlongola madimoni hi vito ra wena, kutani himutsimbisile hikuva ahi mun'we wa hina.” ³⁹Kambe Yesu aku: “Mingatshukeni mimusivela, hikuva aku na munhu lweyi angavulaka svobiha hi mina, ni kuyendla mahlori hi vito ra mina.⁴⁰Lweyi angalwiki na hina, ayima na hina. ⁴¹Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Munhu lweyi aminyikaka ndzheko wa mati hi lesvi mivuliwaka va ka Kriste, angakala angapfumali hakelo ya yena.⁴²“Lweyi akhunguvanyisaka mun'we wa lavatsongo lavapfumelaka ka mina, svingayampsa loko aboheleliwa ribze ra kusilela ka rona nhan'wini, ahoxiwa lwandle. ⁴³Loko voko ra wena rikukhunguvanyisa, ritseme; svingayampsa loko unghena vuton'wini na uli xilima, kutlula kuya Tiheleni, ndzilweni lowungatimekiki, na uli ni mavoko mambirhi. ⁴⁴Axivandleni xoxo, ‘xivungwana lexi xivajaka axifi, ni ndzilo awutimeki.⁴⁵Ni loko nenge wa wena wuku khunguvanyisa, wutseme; svingayampsa loko unghena vuton'wini na uli karhi ukhwita, kutlula kuhoxiwa Tiheleni na uli ni milenge yimbirhi. ⁴⁶Axivandleni xoxo, ‘xivungwana lexi xivajaka axifi, ni ndzilo awutimeki.’⁴⁷Ni loko tihlo ra wena rikukhunguvanyisa, rixokole; svingayampsa loko unghena Mfun'wini wa Xikwembu ufe tihlo rin'we, kutlula kuhoxiwa Tiheleni na uli ni mahlo mambirhi. ⁴⁸Axivandleni xoxo, ‘xivungwana lexi xivajaka axifi, ni ndzilo awutimeki.’⁴⁹Mun'wana ni mun'wana atalungiwa hi ndzilo, kufana ni timhamba leticheliwaka munyu. ⁵⁰“Munyu i xilo lexinandzihaka; kambe loko munyu wupshama, mitawupfuxeta ha yini ke? Vanani munyu ha n'wexe, mihanya hi kurhula ni van'wana.”

¹Loko Yesu asukile kolaho, aya tikweni ra Yudeya ka tlhelo rin'wana ra Yordani. Xitshungu xitlhela xitahlengeletana ka yena; kutani ayamahlweni axijondzisa, hilaha aatolovela kuyendla hakona.

¹Loko vatshinelela Yerusalema ni le svidoropanini sva Betfaxje na Betaniya, kusuhi ni Ntshava ya Maolivhera, Yesu ahlawula vambirhi xikarhi ka vajondzisiwa va yena, avarhuma, ²aku: “Yanani axidoropanini lexi xivonekaka lahaya, kutani loko minghena ka xona, mitakuma ximbongolwana lexibohiweke, lexingasiki gadiwa hi munhu; xitlhantlheni, mita na xona halenu. ³Loko munhu amivutisa aku: ‘Miyendlela yini svosvo?’, mitaku: ‘Hosi yaxilava; yitaxivuyisa svosvi.’”⁴Kutani vafamba, vayakuma ximbongolwana xilihandle, xibohiwile nyangweni kusuhi ni ndlela, kutani vaxitlhantlha. ⁵Van'we ka lava avayimile kolaho, vaku ka vona: “Mitlhantlhela yini ximbongolwana xoxo ke?” ⁶Vona vavahlamula hilaha Yesu angavula hakona, kutani vavatshika.⁷Vata ni ximbongolwana ka Yesu, kutani vakapeka tinguvu ta vona henhla ka xona, Yesu axigada. ⁸Vanhu lavanyingi vayandlala tinguvu ta vona ndleleni, van'wana vatshova svigajani, lesvinga ni matluka sva le nhoveni, vayandlala ndleleni ⁹Lava varhangeke mahlweni, ni lavalandzelaka hi le ndzhaku, vahuwelela, vaku: “Hozana! Akudzunisiwe lweyi ataka hi vito ra Hosi! ¹⁰Akudzunisiwe Mfumu wa tatana wa hina Davhida lowutaka ka hina! Hozana matilweni lamanga henhlahenhla!”¹¹Yesu afika Yerusalema ayanghena Tempeleni, arhendzeleka na ali karhi avona hinkwasvu; kambe lesvi jambu aripelile, ahuma, aya Betaniya ni lava va khume ni vambirhi. ¹²Hi siku leritlhantamaka loko vavuya hi le Betaniya, atwa ndlala.¹³Kutani avona nkuwa lowunga ni matluka na ahali kulenyana; ahambuka kuyakamba kumbexana angakuma xanchumu ka wona, kambe loko afika kona, angakumanga nchumu, loko mangali matluka ntsena, hikuva awungali nkarhi wa makuwa. ¹⁴Kutani aku ka nsinya lowu: “Akungahavi na munhu lweyi angataja mihandzu ya wena ni siku ni rin'we!” Vajondzisiwa va yena avali karhi vasvitwa. Kutani vafika Yerusalema. Kuteloko anghenile Tempeleni, ahlongola lava vaxavisaka ni lava vaxavaka kona, awisetela mimeza ya lavabindzulisaka male, ni svitshamu sva lava vaxavisaka svituvana.¹⁵Kutani vafika Yerusalema. Kuteloko anghenile Tempeleni, ahlongola lava vaxavisaka ni lava vaxavaka kona, awisetela mimeza ya lavabindzulisaka male, ni svitshamu sva lava vaxavisaka svituvana. ¹⁶Nasvona, angapfumelelanga munhu kutsemakanya Tempeleni, na arhwele xanchumu.¹⁷Kutani avajondzisa, aku: “Xana akutsaliwanga lesvaku:” '‘Yindlo ya mina yitavuliwa yindlo ya xikhongelo ka matiko hinkwawu’ xana? Kasi n'wina miyiyendlile ‘mhakwa wa vayivi’. ” ¹⁸Vaprista lavakulu ni Vatsali vasvitwa, kutani valava tindlela leti vangamudlayaka ha tona; hikuva avamuchava, hi lesvi xitshungu hinkwaxu axihlamala kujondzisa ka yena. ¹⁹Kutani loko ripelile, Yesu ni vajondzisiwa va yena vahuma doropeni.²⁰Nimixo loko vahundza hi kolaho, vavona nkuwa wolowo wuwomile kusukela timintsweni. ²¹Petrosi atsundzuka lesvihumeleleke, aku ka Yesu: “Mufundhisi, vona, nkuwa lowu ungawu rhuketela wuwomile.”²²Yesu avahlamula, aku: “Vanani ni kupfumela ka Xikwembu! ²³Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Loko munhu aku ka ntshava leyi: ‘Suka, uyatihoxa lwandle’ na angakanakani mbilwini ya yena, kambe apfumela lesvaku lesvi asvivulaka svitayendleka, atayendleliwa svona.²⁴Hikolaho nili ka n'wina: Hinkwasvu lesvi misvikombelaka hi kukhongela, pfumelani lesvaku minyikiwile svona, kutani mitayendleliwa svona. ²⁵Loko mili karhi mikhongela, rivalelani lweyi mingavaka ni mhaka na yena, lesvaku na yena Tatana wa n'wina lweyi anga matilweni, amirivalela svijoho sva n'wina.” ²⁶“Hikuva loko mingarivaleli van'wana, Tatana wa n'wina lweyi anga matilweni na yena angakala angami rivaleli svijoho sva n'wina!”²⁷Kutani vatlhela vavuyela Yerusalema; kakuloko Yesu ali karhi afambafamba ndzeni ka Tempele, Vaprista lavakulu ni Vatsali ni vakulukumba vata ka yena ²⁸vaku: “Xana uyendla svilo lesvi hi matimba wahi ke? Xana i mani lweyi angakunyika matimba ya kuyendla svilo lesvi ke?”²⁹Yesu avahlamula aku: “Nitamivutisa xivutiso xin'we; loko minihlamula xona, hi kona na mina ningatamibzela lomu mahumaka kona matimba lawa nitirhaka ha wona. ³⁰Xana ankhuvulo wa Yohani awuhuma tilweni, kumbe ka vanhu ke? Nihlamuleni.”³¹Vona vaphikizana vaku: “Loko hiku: ‘Awuhuma tilweni’, Ataku: ‘Loko svilitano, hikolaho ka yini mingapfumelanga ka yena ke?’ ³²Kambe loko hiku: ‘Awuhuma ka vanhu. Hichava xitshungu; hikuva hinkwavu vakholwa lesvaku Yohani aali muprofeta wa xiviri. ” ³³Kutani vahlamula Yesu, vaku: “Ahisvitivi.” Hi loko Yesu aku ka vona: “Na mina aningamibzeli lomu mahumaka kona matimba lawa nitirhaka ha wona.”

¹Yesu avulavula na vona hi svifaniso, aku: “Munhu wokarhi aabzalile mimvhinya nsin'wini ya yena, ayibiyela hi rihlampfu, acela xifukelo xa mawuvha, ayaka ni yindlo ya le henhla yolavelela ka yona; kutani nsimu leyo “ayilugarisa” ka varimi, yena ateka riyendzo afamba.” ²Hi nkarhi wakona, arhuma mutirhi ka “valugari” va nsimu, lesvaku ayateka mihandzu ya mvhinya ka vona. ³Kambe vona vamukhoma, vamuba, kutani vamutlhelisa na angali na nchumu.⁴Atlhela arhuma mutirhi mun'wana; lweyi yena, vayomukhehla nhloko, vamurhuketela. ⁵Atlhela arhuma mun'wanyana; yena, vamukhoma vamudlaya. Arhuma van'wana lavotala; kubiwa van'we, van'wana vadlawa.⁶Aasale ni mun'we ntsena, anga n'wana wa yena lweyi arhandzekaka; kutani amurhuma kuya ka vona na ali yena wogamesa, aku: “Vatachava n'wana wa mina. ⁷Kambe vatirhi vabzelana vaku: “Majandzhaka hi lweyi; tanani himudlaya, rifuwo ritava ra hina.⁸Kutani vamukhoma, vamudlaya, vamucukumeta handle ka nsimu ya mimvhinya. ⁹Xana n'winyi wa nsimu atayendla yini ke? Atata, atalovisa “valugari” lava, kutani nsimu ya mvhinya, “atayilugarisela” van'wana.¹⁰Xana amisitshama mihlaya tsalwa leringe: “‘Ribze leri vayaki vangariyala, hi rona leringayendliwa ribze lerikulu rotiyisa ha rona’ ke? ¹¹‘Svilo lesvi sviyendliwile hi Hosi, i mhaka leyihlamalisaka loko hiyivona!’ ¹²Avanavela kumukhoma, hikuva avasvitwile lesvaku aavula vona hi xifaniso lexi; kambe avachava xitshungu, kutani vamutshika, vahangalaka.¹³Vafarisi ni va ntlawa wa Heroda varhuma van'we va vona ka Yesu, lesvaku vayamuphasa hi xivutiso. ¹⁴Kutani vata, vataku ka yena: “Mujondzisi, hasvitiva lesvaku uvula ntiyiso, ni lesvaku awulandzeleli sva vanhu, hikuva awuyi hi nghohe, kambe ujondzisa ndlela ya Xikwembu hi ntiyiso. Xana svafanela kuhumesela Khezari rhesa, kumbe asvifaneli ke? Xana hihumesa, kumbe hingahumesi ke?” ¹⁵Kambe Yesu, hi kutiva vukanganyisi bza vona, aku ka vona: “Miniringela yini? Ninyiketeni denari nirivona.”¹⁶Vamunyika. Kutani aku ka vona: “Xifaniso lexi i xa mani ke? Ni vito leri i ra mani ke?” Vona vaku: “I sva Khezari.” ¹⁷Hi loko Yesu aku: “Nyikani Khezari lesvi svinga sva Khezari, ni Xikwembu lesvi svinga sva Xikwembu.” Kutani vahlamala ngopfu hi kuhlamula ka yena.¹⁸Vasaduki avavula lesvaku aku na kupfuka ka vafi. Siku rin'wana, van'we va vona vata ka Yesu, vafika va muvutisa vaku: ¹⁹Vatayavanyisiwa hi kuyavanyisa loku kutlulisaka.”²⁰Kutani mhaka hi leyi: Akuli ni vamakwavu vaxinuna va ntlhanu ni vambirhi; lweyi wa nkulu ka vona ateka nsati, kutani afa, angasiva ni vana. ²¹Lweyi wa vumbirhi ahlayisa nsati wa mufi, kutani na yena afa angasiva ni vana; ni lweyi wa vunharhu sviva tano. ²²Hinkwavu va ntlhanu ni vambirhi vafa vangasiva ni vana. Ndzhaku ka vona hinkwavu, lweyi wansati na yena afa. ²³Lesvi lava va ntlhanu ni vambirhi hinkwavu vaveke vanuna va lweyi wansati, xana atava nsati wa mani xikarhi ka vona, loko vapfuka hi siku ra kupfuka ka vafi, ke?”²⁴Yesu avahlamula aku: “Milahlekile ngopfu, hikuva amitivi Matsalwa ni matimba ya Xikwembu! ²⁵Loko vanhu vapfuka kufeni, avahateki, hambi kuli kutekiwa, kambe vafana ni tintsumi ta le matilweni.²⁶Loko vali vafi ni kupfuka ka vona, xana amihlayanga ta vona bukwini ra Moxe ke? Loko Xikwembu xivulavule na yena xihlahleni, xite: ‘Hi mina Xikwembu xa Abrahamu, ni Xikwembu xa Izaki, ni Xikwembu xa Yakobe!’ ²⁷Xona ahi Xikwembu xa vafi, kambe i Xikwembu xa lavahanyaka. Hikolaho milahlekile ngopfu.”²⁸Mun'we wa Vatsali atshinela kolaho, avatwa na vali karhi vaphikizana; kutani loko avona lesvaku Yesu avahlamulile khwatsi, amuvutisa aku: “Nawu lowu worhanga ka milawu hinkwayu hi wihi xana?” ²⁹Yesu amuhlamula, aku: “Nawu lowu worhanga hi lowu unge: ‘Yingisa Israyele, Hosi Xikwembu xa wena i Hosi yili yoxe, aku na yin'wana. ³⁰Rhandza Hosi Xikwembu xa wena hi mbilu ya wena hinkwayu, ni moya wa wena hinkwawu, ni kuyanakanya ka wena hinkwaku, ni matimba ya wena hinkwawu.’ ³¹Nawu wa vumbirhi hi lowu wunge: ‘Rhandza munhukuloni, kufana ni loko utirhandza.’ Aku na Nawu wun'wana lowutlulaka milawu yoleyo.”³²Mutsali aku ka yena: “Hi svona Mujondzisi, uvule ntiyiso loko uku: ‘Hosi Xikwembu i Hosi yili yoxe’ ni lesvaku: ‘Aku na yin'wana handle ka yona.’ ³³Loko kuli ‘kurhandza Hosi Xikwembu hi mbilu hinkwayu, ni kuyanakanya hinkwaku, ni matimba hinkwawu’, svin'we ni ‘kurhandza munhukuloni, kufana ni loko munhu atirhandza’, svitlula timhamba hinkwatu leti tihisiwaka ni mimphahlo hinkwayu.” ³⁴Loko Yesu avona lesvaku mutsali ahlamule hi kutlhariha, aku ka yena: “Awule kule ni Mfumu wa Xikwembu.” Kutani akahavanga na munhu lweyi angatiya nhlana kumuvutisa xokarhi³⁵Loko Yesu ali karhi ajondzisa Tempeleni, avutisa vanhu aku: “Vatsali vasvikotisa kuyini kuvula, vaku: ‘Mesiya i n'wana Davhida’ ke?” ³⁶Kasi yena Davhida avulile hi Moya Lowokwetsima, aku: “‘Hosi Xikwembu xite ka N'winyi wanga: Tana utatshama vokweni ra mina ra xinene, nikondza niveka valala va wena hansi ka minkondzo ya wena.’ ³⁷“Kutani loko Davhida avula Mesiya aku i N'winyi wa yena, xana angava n'wana wa yena hi ndlela yihi ke?” Kutani xitshungu lexikulu aximuyingisa hi kutsaka.³⁸Yesu loko ali karhi avajondzisa, avabzela lesvi: “Tivoneleni ka Vatsali lavarhandzaka kufambafamba, vayambale sviyambalu lesvoleha, varhandza ni kuxewetiwa amitsendzeleni, ³⁹vahlawula svitshamu lesvinene masinagogeni, vatsakela ni kutshama lomu kochaviseka aminkhubzeni. ⁴⁰Hi vona lava vakanganyisaka aminjangweni ya vafelakazi, na vatichavelela hi kuyendla svikhongelo lesvoleha lesvaku vatavoniwa. Vatayavanyisiwa hi kuyavanyisa loku kutlulisaka.”⁴¹Yesu aatshamile kusuhi ni xibza xanhlengo wa Tempele, alanguta hilaha vanhu vahoxaka male axibzeni hakona; svipfundzi lesvotala asvihoxa male leyotala. ⁴²Kutani mufelakazi lweyi aali xisiwana, ahoxa svimalana svimbirhi sva nsimbi lesvilavaka kuringana “sentavhu” yin'we ntsena.⁴³Yesu avitana vajondzisiwa va yena, aku ka vona: “Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Mufelakazi lweyi wa xisiwana ahumesile kutlula hinkwavu lavangahoxa male axibzeni xanhlengo. ⁴⁴Hikuva hinkwavu vahumesile hi kupambula ka lesvotala sva vona, kasi wansati lweyi ahumesile hinkwasvu lesvi aali na svona avusiwaneni bza yena svinga hinkwasvu lesvi aatatihanyisa ha svona.

¹Loko Yesu ahakuhuma Tempeleni, mun'we wa vajondzisiwa va yena aku ka yena: “Mujondzisi, languta kukula ni kuhlamalisa ka maribze lawa ni ka svilawu lesvi!” ²Yesu amuhlamula aku: “Xana wa svivona svilawu lesvikulu lesvi ke? Akungasali ribze henhla ka ribze rin'wana; hinkwawu matahirimuxiwa.”³Kuteloko atshamile ntshaveni ya Maolivhera alangutane ni Tempele, Petrosi na Yakobe svin'we na Yohani na Andreya, vamuvutisa tlhelweni vaku: ⁴“Hibzele, xana timhaka leti titahumelela rini xana? Ni xikombiso xitava xihi xa lesvaku hinkwasvu lesvi, svi le kusuhi ni kuhumelela ke?”⁵Hi loko Yesu asungula kuvajondzisa aku: “Tivoneleni lesvaku mingatshukeni mixisiwa hi munhu. ⁶Lavotala vatata hi vito ra mina, mun'wana ni mun'wana aku: ‘Mina ni yena’, kutani vatakanganyisa lavotala.⁷Kutaku loko mintwa hi tinyimpi ni mahungundlela ya tinyimpi, mingachaveni, hikuva svosvo svifanela kuhumelela; kambe ahi wona makumu. ⁸Tiko rin'wana ritapfukela tiko rin'wanyana, mfumu wun'wana wutalwa ni mfumu wun'wanyana; kutsekatseka ka misava kutava kona matlhelweni lawa yotala, ni tindlala titava kona. Svosvo i masungulu ya tinxaniso.⁹Loko kuli n'wina, tivoneleni; vataminyiketa ka tihuvu ta vuthethisi; mitabiwa masinagogeni, mitayimisiwa mahlweni ka tindhuna ni tihosi hikolaho ka mina, lesvaku mitava timboni ka vona. ¹⁰Kambe Evhangeli yifanele kurhanga yitwalisiwa matikweni hinkwawu.¹¹Kutani siku vangatamikhoma, vamiyisa kuthethisiweni, mingatshukeni mivilela hi lesvi mingatavula svona, kambe vulani lesvi mingatanyikiwa svona nkarhini wolowo, hikuva ahi n'wina mingatavulavula, kambe i Moya Lowokwetsima. ¹²“Makwavu atanyiketa makwavu kudlaweni, tatana atayendlisa svosvo ka n'wana wa yena; ni vana vatapfukela vapsali va vona, vavadlaya. ¹³Mitavengiwa hi vanhu hinkwavu hikolaho ka vito ra mina, kambe lweyi atiyiselaka kufika makumu hi yena lweyi angataponisiwa.¹⁴Kutaku loko mivona ‘xilo xa manyala lexiwonhetelaka’ xililaha xingafaneliki kuva kona lweyi ahlayaka aatwisise, nkarhini wolowo, lava vanga Yudeya avatsutsumele tintshaveni; ¹⁵lweyi angahenhla ka yindlo angatshuki axika kuyanghena ndlwini ayateka xanchumu kona; ¹⁶1weyi anga masin'wini, angatshuki atlhelela kaya kuyateka mpahla ya yena.¹⁷Vatava ni khombo vavasati lavatikeke ni lavanyan'wisaka minkarhini yoleyo. ¹⁸Khongelani lesvaku svilo lesvi svingahumeleli hi vuxika. ¹⁹Hikuva minkarhini yoleyo, kutava ni nhlomulu lowungasiki tshama wuhumelela, kusukela loko Xikwembu xitumbuluxile misava ni hinkwasvu, kutakala namuntlha; nasvona nhlomulu lowu wotanu wungakala wungahavi kona. ²⁰Loko Hosi ayingahungutanga masiku wolawo, akungatapona munhu ni mun'we; kambe yimahungutile hi mhaka ya vahlawuliwa va yona.²¹“Nkarhini wolowo, loko munhu amibzela aku: ‘Vonani, Kriste hi lweyi’, kumbe: ‘Hilwiya mingatshukeni mipfumela. ²²hikuva kutahumelela va Kriste va mavunhwa, ni vaprofeta va mavunhwa; vatayendla mahlori ni svihlamaliso kuhambukisa na vona vahlawuliwa va Xikwembu, loko svikoteka. ²³Kambe loko kuli n'wina, tlharihani! Nimibzelile hinkwasvu svingasina humelela.²⁴“Ndzhaku ka masiku wolawo ya nhlomulu, ” “‘jambu ritahundzuka ra ntima, ni n'weti awungahavoningi. ²⁵tinyeleti titawa hi le tilweni, ni mintamu leyi yinga le tilweni yitatsekatseka.’” ²⁶“Hikona vangatavona N'wana-wa-Munhu ata hi marefu, na ali ni matimba lamakulu ni kukwetsima. ²⁷Kutani atarhuma tintsumi ta yena kutahlengeleta vahlawuliwa va yena; vatahuma ka mimoya ya mune wa matlhelo ya misava, kusukela magemetamusi ya misava kuyafika magemetamusi ya tilo.²⁸Jondzani lesvi hi nkuwa: Loko marhavi ya wona masungula kuwolova ni loko matluka ya wona mahluka, mitiva lesvaku malanga malekusu. ²⁹Hi mukhuva wolowo, loko mivona svilo svosvo svihumelela, tivani lesvaku nkarhi wu le kusuhi, wu le nyangweni.³⁰Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Vanhu va nguva leyi vangakala vangahundzi, kungasihumelela svilo lesvi hinkwasvu. ³¹Tilo ni misava svitahundza, kambe marito ya mina mangakala mangahundzi. ³²Rili siku rakona ni nkarhi wakona, aku na lweyi asvitivaka, hambi tili tintsumi ta le tilweni, hambi ali N'wana; svitiviwa hi Tatana ntsena.³³Tlharihani, lavelelani, hikuva amitivi lesvaku nkarhi wutafika rini. ³⁴Svifana ni munhu loko ayendza, asuka muntini wa yena, asiyile hinkwasvu mavokweni ya svitirhi sva yena, xin'wana ni xin'wana ntirhweni wa xona, abzela ni murindzi wa nyangwa lesvaku alavelela.³⁵Laveleleni ke, hikuva amitivi nkarhi lowu n'winyi wa munti angatata ha wona; kungava nimajambu, kumbe nivusiku lebzikulu, kumbe loko nkuku wuyimba, kumbe ni mixo; ³⁶lesvaku loko afika hi xitshuketa, angatamikuma na miyetlele. ³⁷Kutani lesvi nimibzelaka svona, nibzela hinkwenu, nili: Lavelelani!”

¹Akuyosala masiku mambirhi, kungasifika nkhuvu wa Paska ni wa xinkwa xokala comela; kutani Vaprista lavakulu ni Vatsali avalava ndlela yokhoma Yesu ha yona hi vutlhari lesvaku vatamudlaya. ²Kambe avaku: “Svingayendliwi nkhubzeni, hikuva kungatshuka kupfuka dzolonga xikarhi ka vanhu.”³Yesu aali Betaniya, muntini wa Simoni lweyi wa nhlokonho; loko atshamile svakujeni, kuta wansati lweyi aali ni ximbitana xa alabaxtru xotala hi mafurha yonun'hwela yodura ngopfu, lawa mayendliweke hi nsinya wa narda lowunene. Hi loko wansati lweyi afaya ximbitani, achela mafurha nhlokweni ya Yesu. ⁴Van'we vavilela svinene vaku: “Mafurha lawa mahalateliwela yini ke? ⁵Kuve amataxavisiwa hi tidenari letitlulaka 300; male yakona ayitanyikiwa svisiwana!” Kutani vamuholovela.⁶Kambe Yesu aku: “Mutshikeni, mimukarhatela yini? Aniyendlele ntirho lowunene. ⁷Loko svili svisiwana, mina svona masiku hinkwawu, kutani mitakota kusviyendlela lesvinene, siku leri misvirhandzaka; kasi nkarhi wa mina wotshama na n'wina wahela svosvi. ⁸Wansati lweyi ayendlile lesvi asvikoteke, atotile miri wa mina hi mafurha ningasilahliwa sirheni. ⁹Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Misaveni hinkwayu laha Evhangeli leyi yingatatwalisiwa kona, lesvi angasviyendla svitavuliwa na svona, ayanakanyiwa ha svona.¹⁰Kutani Yudasi Iskariyota, mun'we wa lava va khume ni vambirhi, aya ka Vaprista lavakulu kuyava nyiketa Yesu. ¹¹Loko vamuyingisile, vatsaka; vamutshembisa male; kutani alava nkarhi lowunene wa kuvanyiketa yena.¹²Hi siku rorhanga ra nkhuvu wa xinkwa xokala comela, ringa leri vatlhavaka svinyempfana sva Paska ha rona, vajondzisiwa va yena vamuvutisa vaku: “Xana ulava lesvaku hiyakulungisela kwihi, laha ungatajela kona Paska ke?” ¹³Hi loko arhuma vajondzisiwa va yena vambirhi, aku ka vona: “Yanani doropeni, mitahlangana ni wanuna lweyi apakatseke khuwana ra mati: Mulandzeni. ¹⁴Laha anghenaka kona, mitaku ka n'winyi wa munti: ‘Mujondzisi ali, xikwihi xilawu lexi angatajela ka xona Paska, na ali ni vajondzisiwa va yena xana?’¹⁵Yena atamikomba xilawu lexikulu axitezini lexi xinga ni svigotso, xilulameke; mitalungisela kona.” ¹⁶Kutani vajondzisiwa va yena vasuka, vayafika doropeni, vakuma svili hilaha angavabzela hakona; kutani valungisa Paska.¹⁷Loko jambu ripelile, Yesu afika ni lava va khume ni vambirhi. ¹⁸Kuteloko vatshamile, vali karhi vaja, Yesu aku: “Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Mun'we wa n'wina lweyi ajaka na mina atanixenga.” ¹⁹Kutani vasungula kuxukuvala vamuvutisa ha mun'we mun'we vaku: “Xana angava mina?”²⁰Ahlamula aku: “I mun'we wa n'wina va khume ni vambirhi, lweyi ajaka na mina nkambaneni. ²¹Loko ali N'wana-wa-Munhu, atatifambela hilaha kutsaliweke hakona mayelanu na yena; kambe a ni khombo munhu lweyi N'wana-wa-Munhu axengiwaka ha yena! Asvitayampsa ka munhu yelweyo loko angapsaliwanga.”²²Loko vahali kujeni, ateka xinkwa, kutani loko akhensile, akhema, anyika vajondzisiwa, aku: “Tekani; lesvi i miri wa mina.” ²³Kutani ateka ndzheko, akhensa, avanyika; vanwa hinkwavu ha wona. ²⁴Aku ka vona: Lesvi i ngati ya mina, ngati ya ntwananu, leyihalateliwaka lavotala. ²⁵“Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Aningahanwi kambe sva mihandzu ya mvhinya, kukondza kufika siku leri ningatasvinwa na svili lesvimpsha Mfun'wini wa Xikwembu.”²⁶Kuteloko vayimbelelile risimu, vaya Ntshaveni ya Maolivhera. ²⁷Yesu aku ka vona: “Hinkwenu mitakhunguvanyeka, hikuva kutsaliwile lesvaku: “‘Nitaba murisi, kutani tinyempfu titahangalaka.²⁸²⁹Kambe loko nitava nipfukile kufeni, nitamirhangela kuya le Galileya. Petrosi aku ka yena: “Hambi loko vangakhunguvanyeka hinkwavu, svingakala svingahumeleli ka mina.”³⁰Yesu aku ka yena: “Nitiyisile nili ka wena: Namuntlha, vusiku bzobzi, nkuku wungasiyimba kambirhi, utava unilandzulile kanharhu.” ³¹Kambe Petrosi atlhela atiyisa hi matimba, aku: “Hambi loko svinganifanela kufa na wena, ningakala ningakulandzuli.” Kutani hinkwavu vavulisa svosvo.³²Hi loko vaya ndhawini leyivuliwaka Getsemani; kutani Yesu aku ka vajondzisiwa va yena: “Tshamani kola, nahaya niyakhongela.” 33 ³³Afamba na Petrosi, na Yakobe, na Yohani, kutani asungula kukarhateka ngopfu ni kuxaniseka svinene. ³⁴aku ka vona: “Moya wa mina wukhomiwa hi gome lerikulu, gome ra kufa; salani kola, milavelela.”³⁵Kutani aya kulenyana, atiwisela hansi, akhongela lesvaku loko svingakoteka, nkarhi lowuya wufambela kule na yena. ³⁶Aku: “Aba, Tatana! Ka wena hinkwasvu svakoteka; ndzheko lowu wutshinete kule na mina; ntsena kungayendliwi kurhandza ka mina, kambe akuyendliwe kurhandza ka wena.”³⁷Kutani atlhelela ka vona, avakuma na vayetlele; aku ka Petrosi: “Simoni, uyetlele xana? Utsandzekile kulavelela wora rili rin'we xana? ³⁸Lavelelani na mikhongela, lesvaku mingangheni miringweni hikuva moya wasvilava, kambe nyama yitsanile.” ³⁹Kutani atlhela aya tlhelweni, ayakhongela kufana ni le kusunguleni.⁴⁰Kuteloko atlhelele ka vona, avakuma vayetlele, hikuva mahlo ya vona amatika, nasvona avangativi lesvaku vangamuhlamula yini. ⁴¹Loko avuya ra vunharhu, aku ka vona: “Xana mahayetlela ni kuwisa ke? Sviringene! Nkarhi wufikile, vonani, N'wana-wa-Munhu wanyiketiwa mavokweni ya vajohi. ⁴²Pfukani, miyima, ahifambeni! Langutani, lweyi anixengaka a le kusuhi.”⁴³Hi nomo-lo, na ahavulavula, kuhumelela Yudasi, mun'we wa lava va khume ni vambirhi, ata ni xitshungu lexihlomeke matlhari ni tinhonga, na varhumiwile hi Vaprista lavakulu, ni Vatsali, ni vakulukumba. ⁴⁴Lweyi amuxengaka aavanyikile xikombiso aku: “Lweyi ningatamun'qunta, hi yena, mukhomeni mifamba na yena, mimulavelela svinene.” ⁴⁵Kuteloko afika, ahantla amukongoma, aku: “Mufundhisi!” Kutani amun'qunta. ⁴⁶Vona ke vatshambuluta mavoko, vamukhoma.⁴⁷Hi loko mun'we wa lava avali na Yesu, ahlomula tlhari, avavisa mutirhi wa Muprista lwenkulu, amuxupula ndleve. ⁴⁸Kutani Yesu avavutisa aku: “Lesvi mihumeke na mili ni matlhari ni tinhonga kutanikhoma, nova xigevenga ke? ⁴⁹Masiku hinkwawu anili na n'wina nili karhi nijondzisa Tempeleni, kutani aminikhomanga; kambe Matsalwa mafanele kuhetiseka!” ⁵⁰Hi loko vajondzisiwa hinkwavu vamusiya, vabaleka.⁵¹Jaha rin'wana arilandza Yesu, na rifunengelile lansoro ntsena; kutani valava kurikhoma; ⁵²kambe rona richupula risiya lansoro, ritsutsuma ringayambalanga nchumu.⁵³Vayisa Yesu ka Muprista lwenkulu, kutani Vaprista lavakulu hinkwavu, ni vakulukumba, ni Vatsali vahlengeletana kolaho. ⁵⁴Petrosi na yena amulandza hi le kule, anghena rikupakupeni ra yindlo ya Muprista lwenkulu, atshamisa ni vatirhi, ali karhi aworha ndzilo.⁵⁵Vaprista lavakulu ni huvu hinkwayu avalava vumboni bza kurhwexa Yesu anandzu lesvaku vatamudlaya; kambe avabzikumanga. ⁵⁶Lavotala avamuhehla hi mavunhwa, kambe vumboni bza vona abzingahetisekanga.⁵⁷Van'wana avayima vamuhehla hi kuhemba vaku: ⁵⁸“Himutwile, aku: ‘Nitahirimuxa Tempele leyi yoyakiwa hi mavoko ya vanhu, kutani ndzhaku ka masiku manharhu nitatlhela niyimisa yin'wana leyingayakiwangiki hi mavoko ya vanhu.’” ⁵⁹Hambi svilitano, vumboni bza vona abzingahetisekanga.⁶⁰Hi loko Muprista lwenkulu ayima xikarhi ka vona, avutisa Yesu, aku: “Xana awuhlamuli nchumu ke? Hi yihi mhaka leyi vakuhehlaka ha yona xana?” ⁶¹Kambe Yesu amiyela, angahlamuli nchumu. Muprista lwenkulu atlhela amuvutisa, aku: “Xana hi wena Kriste, N'wana wa Xikwembu lexidzunekaka ke?” ⁶²Yesu aku: “Mina ni yena!” “‘Kutani mitavona N'wana-wa-Munhu atshamile vokweni ra xinene ra Lweyi anga ni matimba hinkwawu, mitamuvona ata hi marefu ya le tilweni.’⁶³Hi loko Muprista lwenkulu ahandzula sviyambalu sva yena, aku: “Hahalavela yini timboni xana? ⁶⁴Mitwile kusandza ka yena; mipimisa yini n'wina ke?” Hinkwavu vamuyavanyisa, vaku: “Afaneliwa hi kufa.” ⁶⁵Van'wana vasungula kumupshitela marhi, vamuboha mahlo, vamuba hi svibakela, vaku ka yena: “Vhumbata! I mani lweyi akubeke. Vatirhi na vona vafamba na yena na vali karhi vamuhimetela.”⁶⁶Nkarhini wolowo Petrosi aali le hansi rikupakupeni; kutani kuta mun'we wa vatirhi vaxisati va Muprista lwenkulu. ⁶⁷loko avona Petrosi na ali karhi aworha ndzilo, amuhonokela, aku: “Na wena awuli ni Munazareta lwiya vange i Yesu.” ⁶⁸Kambe Petrosi akaneta, aku: “Lesvi usvivulaka, anisvitivi; ni kusvitwisisa anisvitwisisi.” Kutani ahuma, ayayima handle kusuhi ni nyangwa. Hi loko nkuku wuyimba.⁶⁹Mutirhi lwiya waxisati, loko amuvona, atlhela abzela lava avali kolaho, aku: “Lweyi, i mun'we wa vona.” ⁷⁰Kambe Petrosi atlhela akaneta. Ndzhakunyana, lava avali kolaho, vayengeta vaku ka Petrosi: “U mun'we wa vona hakunene, hikuva u Mugalileya na wena.”⁷¹Hi loko asungula kuhlambanya hi matimba aku: “Munhu lweyi mimuvulaka, mina animutivi!” ⁷²Nkarhi wolowo nkuku wuyimba ka vumbirhi. Kolaho Petrosi atsundzuka rito leri Yesu amubzeleke rona, loko aku: “Nkuku wungasiyimba ka mbirhi, utava unilandzulile kanharhu.” Hi loko Petrosi atlhaveka ngopfu arila.

¹Loko bzahakuxa, Vaprista lavakulu vahantla valungisa makungu ni vakulukumba, svin'we ni Vatsali ni huvu hinkwayu. Kuteloko vabohile Yesu, vafamba na yena, vayamunyiketa ka Pilato.

¹Loko siku ra Savata rihundzile, Mariya wa Magadala, na Mariya mamana wa Yakobe, na Salome, vaxava mafurha yonun'hwela kuyamutota ha wona. ²Nimpundzu wa siku ra kusungula ra vhiki, kuhumeni ka jambu, vaya sirheni³Avalikarhi vavutisana, vaku: “I mani lweyi angatahivumbulutela ribze, arisusa non'weni wa sirha ke?” ⁴Kambe loko vatlakusa mahlo, vavona lesvaku ribze rivumbulutiwile, kuve arili lerikulu ngopfu.⁵Loko vanghenile sirheni, vavona jaha leritshameke tlhelweni ra xinene, riyambale sviyambalu svoleha, svobasa; kutani vahlamala. ⁶Kambe jaha riku ka vona: “Mingachaveni; Yesu wa Nazareta lweyi avambiweke, lweyi mimulavaka, apfukile, anga kona la; laha avamuvekile kona hi kola. ⁷Fambani, miyabzela vajondzisiwa va yena, na Petrosi, lesvaku wa mirhangela kuya Galileya; hi kona laha mingatamuvona kona, hilaha amibzeleke hakona.”⁸Vavasati lavo vahuma sirheni, vatsutsuma na vakhomiwe hi kurhurhumela ni kuhloleliwa; kutani avavulanga nchumu ka munhu ni mun'we hikuva avachava.⁹Loko Yesu apfukile kufeni, ni mpundzu wa siku lerosungula ra vhiki, arhanga atikomba ka Mariya wa Magadala, anga wansati lweyi Yesu aahlongolile madimoni ya ntlhanu ni mambirhi ka yena. ¹⁰Mariya ayativisa vajondzisiwa lavan'wana va Yesu lava avali nkosini, na varila; ¹¹loko vona vatwa lesvaku Yesu wahanya, ni lesvaku avoniwile hi Mariya, avasvikholwanga.¹²Ndzhaku ka svona, atikombisa hi xivumbeko xin'wana ka vambirhi va vona, loko vali ndleleni yohuma doropeni. ¹³Vona vatlhela, vayarungulela lavan'wana, kambe na vona lava avavakholwanga.¹⁴Kuheteleleni, Yesu atikomba ka lava va khume na mun'we loko vali kujeni; kutani avasola hi lesvi avakala kupfumela ni lesvi avali ni timbilu tononon'hwa, hikuva avangapfumelanga ka lava vamuvoneke loko apfukile kufeni. ¹⁵Kutani aku ka vona: “Fambani misaveni hinkwayu, miyahuwelela Evhangeli ka svivumbiwa hinkwasvu. ¹⁶Lweyi angatapfumela, ava akhuvuliwa, ataponisiwa; kambe lweyi angapfumeliki, atayavanyisiwa.¹⁷Mahlori lamangatayendliwa hi lavapfumelaka hi lawa: Hi vito ra mina vatahlongola madimoni; vatavulavula tindzimi letimpsha; ¹⁸vatakhoma tinyoka hi mavoko; kutani hambi vanganwa lesvidlayaka, svingakala svingavayendli nchumu; vatatlhanteka mavoko ka lavavabzaka, vavahanyisa.”¹⁹Kuteloko Hosi Yesu avulavulile na vona, atlakuliwa aya tilweni, ayatshama vokweni ra xinene ra Xikwembu. ²⁰Loko vali vona, vasuka vafamba, vayahuwelela Evhangeli hinkwaku, Hosi yilikarhi yitirhisana na vona, yitiyisa marito ya yona hi mahlori lawa amahumelela nkarhini wolowo.

¹Lava votala se varingetile kutsala marungula ya timhaka letihumeleleke xikarhi ka hina; ²vatirungulile hilaha na hina hingatitwa hakona ka lava vangava timboni ta tona ni malandza ya rito ra Xikwembu kahali kusunguleni; ³hi kolaho ke, na mina nikambisisile timhaka leti hinkwatu kusukela masungulweni ya tona, kutani nivonile lesvaku svingasaseka loko nikulongoloxela tona hi kukutsalela, wena Teyofilo lweyi axiximekaka, ⁴lesvaku utativa ntiyisiso wa timhaka leti ujondzisiweke tona.⁵Hi masiku ya kufuma ka Heroda hosi ya Yudeya, akuli ni Muprista lweyi vito ra yena avaku i Zakariya, wa ntlawa wa Abiya; nsati wa yena aali wa rixaka ra va ka Aroni, vito ra yena aali Elizabeta. ⁶Havambirhi avalulamile mahlweni ka Xikwembu, avafamba minaweni hinkwayu ya Hosi ni ka svileriso sva yona, valihava xo soliwa ha xona. ⁷Ntsena avangali na n'wana, hikuva Elizabeta aangaveleki; nasvona hi vumbirhi bza vona, avali svikoxa⁸Loko Zakariya ali karhi atirha ntirho wa yena wa vuprista mahlweni ka Xikwembu hi masiku ya kutirha ka ntlawa wa yena, ⁹aweliwa hi njombo ya kukhetiwa, tani hi ntolovelo wa vuprista, kunghena Tempeleni ya Hosi, ayahisa b'aso. ¹⁰Xitshungu hinkwaxu axilihandle, xili karhi xikhongela hi nkarhi wolowo wa timhamba¹¹11 Kutani ntsumi ya Hosi yitikomba ka Zakariya, yili tlhelweni ra xinene ra alitari ya b'aso. ¹²Loko Zakariya ayivona, adzuka, achava ngopfu. ¹³Kambe ntsumi yiku ka yena: “Ungachavi Zakariya, hikuva kukhongela ka wena kuyingisiwile; Elizabeta, nsati wa wena, atakuvelekela n'wana wa mufana, kutani utamuchula vito ra Yohani,¹⁴Atava ni kutsaka ni kutsakisisa, nasvona lavotala vatatsakela kuvelekiwa ka yena, ¹⁵hikuva atava nkulu mahlweni ka Hosi; angakala anganwi vhinyu ni bzala bza ntamu, kambe atatala Moya Lowokwetsima angasi velekiwa.¹⁶Atayendla lesvaku lavotala xikarhi ka Vaisrayele vatlhelela ka Yehovha Xikwembu xa vona; ¹⁷kutani, atarhanga mahlweni ka Hosi hi moya ni matimba ya Eliya, lesvaku atavuyisela timbilu tava tatana ka vana va vona, avuyisela ni vayeyisi vutlharini bza lava volulama, lesvaku alungisela Hosi vanhu lavalulameke.”¹⁸18 Kutani Zakariya aku ka ntsumi: “Xana mhaka leyi nitayitivisa kuyini, lesvi ninga xikoxa, ni nsati wa mina i xikoxa ke?” ¹⁹Ntsumi yimuhlamula, yiku: “Hi mina Gabriyele, lweyi ayimaka mahlweni ka Xikwembu; nirhumiwile kutavulavula na wena ni kukutivisa mahungu lamanene. ²⁰Svosvi-ke, utahundzuka mbheveve, utahluleka kuvulavula kukondza kufika siku leri svilo lesvi svingatahumelela ha rona, hikuva awupfumelanga marito ya mina, lawa mangatahetiseka hi nkarhi wakona.”²¹Vanhu avalangutela Zakariya kuhuma Tempeleni, kutani vahlamala hi mhaka ya kuhlwela ka yena ²²Loko ahuma, atsandzeka kuvulavula na vona, kutani vativa lesvaku avonile mahlori Tempeleni; na yena akombeta ntsena hi mavoko, hikuva aahundzukile mbheveve. ²³Kuteloko masiku ya kutirha ka yena mahelile, atlhelela kaya.²⁴Ndzhaku ka masiku wolawo, Elizabeta nsati wa yena axurha nyimba, kutani atifihla ntlhanu wa tihweti ali karhi aku: ²⁵“Hakunene Hosi yinipfunile, yinisusa tingana xikarhi ka vanhu.”²⁶Hi hweti ya vuntlhanu ni yin'we ntsumi Gabriyele yiyorhumiwa hi Xikwembu ka rin'we ra madoropa ya Galileya leri vange i Nazareta. ²⁷Yita ka wanhwanyana lweyi aangasitivana ni wanuna lweyi aatshembisiwile hi wanuna lweyi avaku i Yosefa, wa rixaka ra Davhida; vito ra nhwanyana wakona aali Mariya. ²⁸Ntsumi yifika yiku ka yena: “Xeweni, wena lweyi angakuma timpsalu, Hosi yina wena.” ²⁹Mariya adzukisiwa hi marito ya ntsumi, ahlamala lesvaku xana kuxeweta ka yona hi loku koyini?³⁰Kambe ntsumi yiku ka yena: “Ungachavi we Mariya, hikuva ukumile timpsalu mahlweni ka Xikwembu. ³¹Vona, utaxurha nyimba, kutani utaveleka n'wana wa mufana; utamuchula vito ra Yesu. ³²Yena atava nkulu, avuliwa N'wana wa Lweyi anga henhlahenhla; Yehovha Xikwembu xitamunyika xiluvelo xa Davhida tatana wa yena. ³³Atafuma rixaka ra Yakobe hilaha kungaheliki; vuhosi bza yena bzingakala bzingaheli³⁴Kambe Mariya aku ka ntsumi: “Svingayendlekisa kuyini lesvi ningasikitivana ni wanuna ke?” ³⁵Ntsumi yimuhlamula, yiku: “Moya Lowokwetsima wutaxikela ka wena, ni matimba ya Lweyi anga henhlahenhla matakufunengeta; hi kolaho n'wana lweyi wohlawuleka lweyi angatapsaliwa, atavuliwa N'wana wa Xikwembu.³⁶Kutani tiva lesvaku xaka ra wena Elizabeta na yena axurhile nyimba vukoxeni bza yena; leyi i hweti ya vuntlhanu ni yin'we ka yena lweyi aangaveleki, ³⁷hikuva aku na xilo ni xin'we lexihlulaka Xikwembu.” ³⁸Kutani Mariya aku: “Hi svona, ni nandza wa Xikwembu; akuyendliwe ka mina hilaha ungavula hakona³⁹Nkarhini wolowo, Mariya asuka hi kuhantlisa aya tintshaveni, doropeni rin'wana ra ka Yuda; ⁴⁰anghena ndlwini ya Zakariya, axeweta Elizabeta. ⁴¹Loko Elizabeta atwa kuxewetiwa hi Mariya, n'wana atshukatshuka ndzeni ka yena. Kutani Elizabeta atala Moya Lowokwetsima,⁴²Atlakusa rito aku: “Ukatekile xikarhi ka vavasati, kukatekile ni n'wana lweyi anga ndzeni ka wena. ⁴³Sviyendlise kuyini lesvaku mamana wa Hosi yanga ata ka mina xana? ⁴⁴Loko kuxeweta ka wena kufikile tindleveni ta mina, n'wana atshukatshukile hi kutsaka ndzeni ka mina. ⁴⁵Kukatekile lweyi apfumelaka lesvaku lesvi Hosi yimubzeleke svona, svitayendleka.”⁴⁶Kutani Mariya aku: “Mbilu yanga yidzunisa Hosi, ⁴⁷ni moya wa mina wutitsakela ka Xikwembu, Muponisi wanga.⁴⁸HIkuva alangutile vusiwana bza mina nandza wa yena, kutani kusukela svosvi, vanhu va minkarhi hinkwayu vataku nikatekile. ⁴⁹Lweyi wa matimba hinkwawu aniyendlelile lesvikulu, vito ra yena rihlawulekile⁵⁰Ni timpsalu ta yena i ta minkarhi ni minkarhi ka lavamuchavaka. ⁵¹Atirhile hi matimba hi voko ra yena, ahangalasile lavatikulisaka kuyanakanyeni ka vona⁵²Tihosi ta matimba atisusile svitshan'wini sva tona sva vuhosi, kutani atlakusile lavatitsongahataka. ⁵³Lavanga ni ndlala, avaphamelile lesvonandziha, vaja vaxurha, kambe lavafuweke avatlhelisile na vangali na nchumu.⁵⁴Alwelile Israyele nandza wa yena, hi kuyanakanya timpsalu ta yena, ⁵⁵leti atitshembiseke vatatana va hina, anga Abrahamu ni rixaka ra yena hilaha kungaheliki.”⁵⁶Mariya atshamile na Elizabeta tihweti letilavaka kuringana tinharhu, kutani atlhelela kaya. ⁵⁷Loko nkarhi wa Elizabeta wa kuveleka wufikile, aveleka n'wana wa mufana. ⁵⁸Lava vayakeke na yena ni maxaka ya yena vatwa lesvaku Hosi yimukatekisile svinene, kutani vatsaka svin'we na yena.⁵⁹Kutani hi siku ra vuntlhanu ni manharhu vayayimbisa xihlangi; van'wana avalava kuxichula vito ra Zakariya tatana wa xona. ⁶⁰Kambe mamana wa xona aku: “Ahihim, atachuliwa vito ra Yohani.” ⁶¹Vaku ka yena: “Aku na munhu rixakeni ra ka n'wina lweyi anga ni vito lero.”⁶²Kutani vavutisa tatana wa yena hi kuxungameta hi mavoko, lesvaku atavabzela vito leri alavaka kuva xivitaniwa ha rona. ⁶³Kuteloko akombelile xileti, atsala lesvi: “Vito ra yena i Yohani.” Kutani hinkwavu vahlamala⁶⁴Hi nomo-lo, nomo wa yena ni ririmi ra yena svitshunxeka; kutani avulavula, adzunisa Xikwembu. ⁶⁵Hi loko vayakelani va yena hinkwavu vakhomiwa hi kuchava, kutani timhaka leti hinkwatu tihangalaka tintshaveni hinkwatu ta tiko ra Yudeya. ⁶⁶Hinkwavu lava vatitweke vatihlayisa timbilwini ta vona, vaku: “N'wana lweyi atava lweyi woyini xana?” Voko ra Hosi hakunene arili na yena.⁶⁷Hi loko Zakariya tatana wa yena atala hi Moya Lowokwetsima, aprofeta aku: ⁶⁸“Akudzunisiwe Hosi, Xikwembu xa Israyele, hikuva xiyendzelile tiko ra xona, xili kutsulile;⁶⁹xihipfuxele Muponisi wa matimba muntini wa Davhida nandza wa xona; ⁷⁰Tani hi loko xivulile kusukela minkameni ya khale hi milomo ya vaprofeta va xona lavohlawuleka; ⁷¹xona xitshembisile kuhiponisa ka valala va hina, ni le mavokweni ya hinkwavu lava vahivengaka.⁷²Nikukombisa timpsalu ka vatatana va hina, xitsundzuke ntwanano wa xona lowokwetsima; ⁷³lowu xingawuboha hi kuhlambanya ka Abrahamu tatana wa hina. ⁷⁴lesvaku ahinyika kutshunxeka mavokweni ya valala va hina, akuva hitaxitirhela na hingachavi nchumu. ⁷⁵Hi kuhlawuleka ni kululama mahlweni ka xona, masiku hinkwawu ya kuhanya ka hina⁷⁶Kasi wena xihlangi, utavuliwa muprofeta wa Lweyi anga henhlahenhla, hikuva utarhangela mahlweni ka Hosi, kulungisa ndlela ya yona, ⁷⁷ni kunyika tiko ra yona kutiva kuponisiwa, ni kurivaleliwa svijoho sva vona.⁷⁸Svitayendleka hikolaho ka timpsalu ta Xikwembu xa hina, hikuva hitayendzeliwa hi kuvonakala ka vurhonga lokuhumaka hi le tilweni, ⁷⁹kutavoninga lavatshamaka munyameni ni lendzhutini wa rifu, ni kutafambisa milenge ya hina dleleni ya kurhula.”⁸⁰Kutani n'wana aakula ali karhi azimuka svinene hi matimba ya sva moya; kutani ayatshama tindhaweni letinga mananga kukondza kufika siku leri aafanela kutikombekisa ha rona ka va Israyele.

¹Masikwini wolawo kuhuma nawu wa hosi Khezari Awuguxtu wa lesvaku vanhu va matiko hinkwawu yofumiwa hi yena vayatitsalisa. ²Kutsalisa loku korhanga kuyendliwile nkarhini lowu Kirinu aafuma Siriya. ³Kutani hinkwavu avayatitsalisa, mun'wana ni mun'wana doropeni ra yena⁴Yosefa na yena asuka Galileya doropeni ra Nazareta, aya Yudeya doropeni ra Davhida lerivuliwaka Betlelehema, hikuva aali munhu wa rixaka ra Davhida, ni wa yindlo ya yena. ⁵Ayatsalisa vito ra yena kona, ni ra Mariya lweyi aamutshembisile, lweyi aayimela kukuma n'wana.⁶Kuteloko vali koseyo, masiku ya kutshunxeka ka yena mafika. ⁷Kutani aveleka n'wana wa yena wa mativula, wa mufana; amuphutsela hi tinguvu, amulata xigovolweni xa svifuyu, hikuva avapfumalile ndhawu ndlwini ya vayendzi⁸Akuli ni varisi mugangeni wolowo, avatshama nhoveni, vali karhi vahlayisa mintlhambi ya vona nivusiku. ⁹Kutani ntsumi ya Hosi yihumelela ka vona, kukwetsima ka Hosi kuvarhendzela, kutani vachava hi kuchava lokukulu.¹⁰Ntsumi yiku ka vona: “Mingachaveni! Vonani, nimitivisa mahungu lamanene lawa mangatatsakisa svinene tiko hinkwaru; ¹¹hi lesvaku namuntlha mivelekeliwile Muponisi doropeni ra Davhida; lweyi anga Kriste, Hosi. ¹²Xikombiso ka n'wina xitava lexi: Mitakuma xihlangi lexiphutseliweke hi tinguvu, na xilatiwile xigovolweni xa svifuyu¹³Hi nomo-lo vunyingi bza mab'uthu ya le tilweni bzihumelela na bzili ni tintsumi, bzidzunisa Xikwembu, bziku: ¹⁴“Kudzuneka akuve ka Xikwembu matilweni ya le henhlahenhla, kurhula akuve misaveni ka vanhu lava xivatsakelaka.”¹⁵Kuteloko tintsumi tivasiyile, titlhelele tilweni, varisi vabzelana, vaku: “Ahiyeni Betlelehema, hiyavona lesvihumeleleke kona, lesvi Hosi yingahitivisa svona.” ¹⁶Kutani vahantlisa vaya kona, vayakuma Mariya na Yosefa ni xihlangi lexilatiweke xigovolweni.¹⁷Loko vaxivonile, vavula lesvi vangabzeliwa svona mayelanu ni n'wana. ¹⁸Kutani hinkwavu lavatweke lesvi varisi vangavula svona, vahlamala. ¹⁹Kambe Mariya ahlayisa timhaka leti hinkwatu, atiyanakanya mbilwini ya yena. ²⁰Kutani varisi vatlhela na vali karhi vadzunisa Xikwembu, vaxitlangela hikolaho ka hinkwasvu lesvi vasvivoneke, ni lesvi vasvitweke; asvivile hilaha avabzeliwile hakona.²¹Loko n'wana atlhanganisile masiku ya ntlhanu ni manharhu, ayimbisiwa, kutani vamuchula vito ra Yesu, hilaha ntsumi yingamuchula hakona, mamana wa yena angasixurha nyimba.²²Loko kuhundzile masiku ya kutibasisa ka vona hi kulerisa ka Nawu wa Moxe, Yosefa na Mariya vayisa n'wana Yerusalema kuyamunyiketa ka Hosi; ²³hikuva kutsaliwile lesvi Nawini wa Hosi: “N'wana mun'wana ni mun'wana wa xinuna, wa mativula, atahlawuleliwa Hosi.” ²⁴Nasvona vahumesa timhamba leti tilerisiweke Nawini wa Hosi, svinga svituvana svimbirhi, kumbe mavondlo mambirhi ya svituvana.²⁵Le Yerusalema akuli ni munhu lweyi avuliwaka Simiyoni; munhu lweyi aalulamile, achava Xikwembu; aalangutela kuchaveleliwa ka Israyele. Moya Lowokwetsima awuli ka yena. ²⁶Aakombisiwile hi Moya Lowokwetsima lesvaku angakala angafi angasivona Kriste wa Hosi;²⁷kutani aya Tempeleni hi kulerisiwa hi Moya. Loko Yesu n'wana atisiwa hi vapsali va yena kutayendla tani hi kulerisa ka Nawu, ²⁸Simiyoni amuyamukela mavokweni ya yena, adzunisa Xikwembu, aku: ²⁹“Svosvi Hosi, ungatshunxa nandza wa wena atifambela hi kurhula hilaha ungavula hakona,³⁰Hikuva mahlo ya mina mavonile kuponisa ka wena, ³¹loku ukulungiseleke mahlweni ka matiko hinkwawu, ³²kunga kuvonakala lokungatavoninga vamatiko, ni kundzuneka ka Israyele tiko ra wena.”³³Kutani tatana wa yena ni mamana wa yena vahlamala timhaka leti tivuliwaka hikolaho ka yena. ³⁴Kutani Simiyoni avakatekisa, aku ka Mariya, mamana wa n'wana: “Vona, n'wana lweyi a ni xikongomelo xa lesvaku lavotala vakhunguvanyeka, van'wana vapfuxiwa tikweni ra Israyele. Atava xikombiso lexi lavotala vangatalwa na xona, ³⁵lesvaku miyanakanyu ya vona yihumela rivaleni. Na wena, nhlomulu wutakutlhava mbilu kukota tlhari.³⁶Akuli na Ana, muprofeta waxisati, n'wana Fanuwele, wa va ka Aseri; aajuhalile ngopfu. Loko atekiwa ahali lwe mumpsha, ahanyile ni nuna wa yena malembe ya ntlhanu ni mambirhi, ³⁷kutani afeliwa hi nuna. Aali ni malembe ya ntlhanu wa makume ni makume manharhu ni mune aangasuki Tempeleni, kambe aatirhela Hosi hi kutitsona svakuja ni kukhongela vusiku ni nhlekanhi. ³⁸Otshuka afikile nkarhini wolowo, akhensa Xikwembu, avula hi ta n'wana Yesu ka hinkwavu lavalanguteleke kukutsuliwa ka Yerusalema³⁹Kuteloko vahetile hinkwasvu lesvilerisiweke hi Nawu wa Hosi, vatlhelela Galileya, vaya Nazareta kaya ka vona. ⁴⁰Loko ali n'wana, aakula, atiya, atala hi vutlhari, kutani timpsalu ta Xikwembu atili na yena.⁴¹Vapsali va Yesu avaya Yerusalema lembe rin'wana ni rin'wana nkhubzeni wa Paska. ⁴²Kutani loko ali ni malembe ya khume ni mambirhi, vatlhantuka na yena nkhubzeni tani hi ntolovelo wa vona. ⁴³Loko masiku ya nkhuvu mahelile, vatlhelela ka le kwavu, kambe Yesu n'wana asala Yerusalema na vapsali va yena vangasvitivi. ⁴⁴Hi kuyehleketa lesvaku a svin'we ni lava valongolokaka na vona, vafamba siku hinkwaru, kutani vasungula kumulava ka maxaka ya vona ni ka lava vativanaka na vona.⁴⁵Loko vangamukumi, vatlhelela Yerusalema na vali karhi vamulava. ⁴⁶Ndzhaku ka masiku manharhu vamukuma Tempeleni, atshamile xikarhi ka vajondzisi, avayingisela, ni kuvavekela svivutiso; ⁴⁷kutani hinkwavu lava avamutwa vahlamala vutivi bza yena ni tinhlamulu ta yena.⁴⁸Loko vapsali va yena vamuvona kona, vahlamala ngopfu. Kutani mamana wa yena aku ka yena: “N'wananga, hikolaho ka yini uhitirhisile hi ndlela leyi xana? Wasvivo, tatana wa wena na mina ahikulava hili kukarhatekeni svinene.” ⁴⁹Yesu avahlamula aku: “Aminilavela yini? Xana amingasvitivi lesvaku nifanela kuva kola ndlwini ya Tatana wa mina ke?” ⁵⁰Kambe vona avatwisisanga marito lawa angavahlamula ha wona⁵¹Kutani angirimela na vona, aya Nazareta, aatshama avayingisa. Kutani mamana wa yena ahlayisa timhaka leti hinkwatu mbilwini ya yena. ⁵²Loko ali Yesu, aakula vutlharini, mirini ni le timpsalwini mahlweni ka Xikwembu ni le ka vanhu.

¹Hi lembe ra khume na ntlhanu ra kufuma ka Tiberiyo Khezari, Pontiyo Pilato aafuma Yudeya; Heroda yena aali mun'we ka tihosi leta mune ta Galileya; Filipi makwavu aali mun'wana ka tihosi leto, aafuma Ituriya ni tiko ra Trakonita; Lisaniya yena afuma Abilene; ²Anasi na Kayafasi avali Vaprista lavakulu; nkarhini wolowo, rito ra Xikwembu rifika ka Yohani n'wana Zakariya, mananga.³Kutani asuka, ayarhendzeleka tiko hinkwaru leringa kusuhi na Yordani, ali karhi ajondzisa vanhu ta kuhundzuka vakhuvuliwa, lesvaku Xikwembu xivarivalela svijoho sva vona.⁴Hi svona lesvingatsaliwa bukwini ya muprofeta Ezaya, loko ate: “Rito ra munhu lweyi ahuwelelaka mananga, rili: ‘Lungiselani ndlela ya Hosi, milulamisa asvindlelana sva yona.⁵Minkova hinkwayu yitaseleteliwa, tintshava ni svitsunga hinkwasvu svitahirimuxiwa; lesvigombonyokeke svitalulamisiwa, ni tindlela letinga ni minkova ni maganga titakhuleliwa, ⁶kutani vanhu hinkwavu va nyama vatavona kuponisa ka Xikwembu.’”⁷Kutani Yohani abzela xitshungu lexitaka kutakhuvuliwa hi yena, aku: “Rixaka ra tinyoka, i mani lweyi angamitsundzuxa kubaleka vukarhi lebzitaka xana?⁸Vekani mihandzu leyifambelanaka ni kuhundzuka ka n'wina! Mingayanakanyeni miku, hi na Abrahamu, yena tatana wa n'wina, hikuva nili ka n'wina: Xikwembu xingayendlela Abrahamu vana hi maribze lawa⁹Ni svosvi xihloka xivekiwile timintsweni ta nsinya; nsinya wun'wana ni wun'wana lowungavekiki mihandzu leyinene, wutatsemiwa wuhoxiwa ndzilweni.”¹⁰Kutani xitshungu ximuvutisa xiku: “Loko svilitano, hitayendla yini ke?” ¹¹Ahlamula aku ka xona: “Lweyi anga ni mabanci mambirhi, aapambulele lweyi apfumalaka; ni lweyi anga ni svakuja, aayendlise svosvo na yena¹²Vahlengisi va rhesa na vona vata kukhuvuliweni, vaku ka yena: “Mujondzisi, hitayendla yini xana?” ¹³Aku ka vona: “Mingahlengiseni vanhu kutlula lesvi milerisiweke svona.”¹⁴Masochwa na wona mamuvutisa maku: “Hina ke, hitayendla yini?” Aku ka vona: “Mingaphangeni svilo sva vanhu, mingavatekeleni svona hi kukanganyisa, kambe mitsaka hi hakelo ya n'wina.”¹⁵Vanhu avatshama na valangutela, kutani hinkwavu avayehleketa timbilwini ta vona lesvaku kumbexana Yohani angava yena Mesiya. ¹⁶Yohani avahlamula hinkwavu, aku: “Loko nili mina, nimikhuvula hi mati, kambe wata lweyi anitlulaka hi matimba, lweyi svinganifaneliki kutlhantlha tingoti ta masandhazi ya yena; yena atamikhuvula hi Moya Lowokwetsima ni ndzilo.¹⁷Foxola ri le vokweni ra yena, lesvaku atabasisa svinene lesvinga xibulelweni xa yena: Kutani trigu atarichela tshaleni; kambe muhungu wona, atawuhisa ndzilweni lowungatimekiki.”¹⁸Kutani atshama avakhongotela hi timhaka tin'wana letotala, ali karhi atwalisa Evhangeli ka vanhu. ¹⁹Kambe hosi Heroda, mun'we ka tihosi leti ta mune, aatekile Herodiya, nsati wa makwavu Filipi, ayendla ni svin'wana lesvotala svobiha. Kutani Yohani aamutshinya timhakeni leti hinkwatu. ²⁰Kutani Heroda ayengetela vubihi bzakwe hi kupfalela Yohani jele.²¹Loko vanhu hinkwavu vakhuvuliwa, ni loko Yesu na yena akhuvuliwile, matilo mapfuleka ali karhi akhongela; ²²Moya Lowokwetsima wuxikela henhla ka yena, wuli ni xivumbeko lexifanaka ni xituvana; kutani rito rihuma tilweni riku: “U N'wananga lweyi arhandzekaka, lweyi ni mutsakelaka svinene.”²³Yesu aalikusuhi ni malembe ya makume manharhu loko asungula ntirho wa yena; kutani hi kuyehleketa ka vanhu, aali n'wana Yosefa, n'wana Heli, ²⁴wa Matati, wa Levhi, wa Meleki, wa Yanayi, wa Yosefa²⁵wa Matatiya, wa Amosi, wa Nahume, wa Esli, wa Nagayi, ²⁶wa Mate, wa Matatiya, wa Semeyini, wa Yoseke, wa Yoda²⁷wa Yohani, wa Resa, wa Zerubabele, wa Salatiyele, wa Neri, ²⁸wa Melki, wa Adi, wa Kosama, wa Elmadema, wa Ere, ²⁹wa Yoxuwa, wa Eliyazari, wa Yorimi, wa Matati, wa Levhi,³⁰wa Simiyoni, wa Yuda, wa Yosefa, wa Yonama, wa Eliyakimi, ³¹wa Meleya, wa Mena, wa Matati, wa Natani, wa Davhida, ³²wa Yese, wa Obede, wa Bowazi, wa Sala, wa Nasoni,³³wa Aminadaba, wa Admini, wa Arni, wa Esromo, wa Farezi, wa Yuda, ³⁴wa Yakobe, wa Izaki, wa Abrahamu, wa Tera, wa Nakori, ³⁵wa Serugi, wa Ragawu, wa Faleke, wa Ebere, wa Sala,³⁶wa Kayinama, wa Arifakisada, wa Seme, wa Nowa, wa Lameke, ³⁷wa Metuxela, wa Enoke, wa Yarete, wa Maleleyeli, wa Kayinama, ³⁸wa Enosi, wa Seti, wa Adamu, wa Xikwembu.

¹Kambe yena aku ka vona: “Nifanela kuya madoropeni man'wana, lesvaku nakona niyapaluxa Evhangeli ya Mfumu wa Xikwembu, hikuva hi lesvi nirhumeliweke svona.” ²Kutani ayajondzisa masinagogeni ya Galileya.³lesvaku utativa ntiyisiso wa timhaka leti ujondzisiweke tona. ⁴Hi masiku ya kufuma ka Heroda hosi ya Yudeya, akuli ni Muprista lweyi vito ra yena avaku i Zakariya, wa ntlawa wa Abiya; nsati wa yena aali wa rixaka ra va ka Aroni, vito ra yena aali Elizabeta.⁵Havambirhi avalulamile mahlweni ka Xikwembu, avafamba minaweni hinkwayu ya Hosi ni ka svileriso sva yona, valihava xo soliwa ha xona. ⁶Ntsena avangali na n'wana, hikuva Elizabeta aangaveleki; nasvona hi vumbirhi bza vona, avali svikoxa. ⁷Loko Zakariya ali karhi atirha ntirho wa yena wa vuprista mahlweni ka Xikwembu hi masiku ya kutirha ka ntlawa wa yena⁸Aweliwa hi njombo ya kukhetiwa, tani hi ntolovelo wa vuprista, kunghena Tempeleni ya Hosi, ayahisa b'aso⁹Xitshungu hinkwaxu axilihandle, xili karhi xikhongela hi nkarhi wolowo wa timhamba. ¹⁰Kutani ntsumi ya Hosi yitikomba ka Zakariya, yili tlhelweni ra xinene ra alitari ya b'aso. ¹¹Loko Zakariya ayivona, adzuka, achava ngopfu¹²Kambe ntsumi yiku ka yena: “Ungachavi Zakariya, hikuva kukhongela ka wena kuyingisiwile; ¹³Elizabeta, nsati wa wena, atakuvelekela n'wana wa mufana, kutani utamuchula vito ra Yohani,¹⁴atava ni kutsaka ni kutsakisisa, nasvona lavotala vatatsakela kuvelekiwa ka yena, hikuva atava nkulu mahlweni ka Hosi; angakala anganwi vhinyu ni bzala bza ntamu, kambe atatala Moya Lowokwetsima angasi velekiwa. ¹⁵Atayendla lesvaku lavotala xikarhi ka Vaisrayele vatlhelela ka Yehovha Xikwembu xa vona;¹⁶kutani, atarhanga mahlweni ka Hosi hi moya ni matimba ya Eliya, lesvaku atavuyisela timbilu tava tatana ka vana va vona, ¹⁷avuyisela ni vayeyisi vutlharini bza lava volulama, lesvaku alungisela Hosi vanhu lavalulameke¹⁸Kutani Zakariya aku ka ntsumi: “Xana mhaka leyi nitayitivisa kuyini, lesvi ninga xikoxa, ni nsati wa mina i xikoxa ke?” ¹⁹Ntsumi yimuhlamula, yiku: “Hi mina Gabriyele, lweyi ayimaka mahlweni ka Xikwembu; nirhumiwile kutavulavula na wena ni kukutivisa mahungu lamanene.²⁰Vanhu avalangutela Zakariya kuhuma Tempeleni, kutani vahlamala hi mhaka ya kuhlwela ka yena Loko ahuma, atsandzeka kuvulavula na vona, kutani vativa lesvaku avonile mahlori Tempeleni; na yena akombeta ntsena hi mavoko, hikuva aahundzukile mbheveve. ²¹Kuteloko masiku ya kutirha ka yena mahelile, atlhelela kaya. ²²Ndzhaku ka masiku wolawo, Elizabeta nsati wa yena axurha nyimba, kutani atifihla ntlhanu wa tihweti ali karhi aku²³Hakunene Hosi yinipfunile, yinisusa tingana xikarhi ka vanhu.” Hi hweti ya vuntlhanu ni yin'we ntsumi Gabriyele yiyorhumiwa hi Xikwembu ka rin'we ra madoropa ya Galileya leri vange i Nazareta. ²⁴Yita ka wanhwanyana lweyi aangasitivana ni wanuna lweyi aatshembisiwile hi wanuna lweyi avaku i Yosefa, wa rixaka ra Davhida; vito ra nhwanyana wakona aali Mariya.²⁵Ntsumi yifika yiku ka yena: “Xeweni, wena lweyi angakuma timpsalu, Hosi yina wena.” ²⁶Mariya adzukisiwa hi marito ya ntsumi, ahlamala lesvaku xana kuxeweta ka yona hi loku koyini? Kambe ntsumi yiku ka yena: “Ungachavi we Mariya, hikuva ukumile timpsalu mahlweni ka Xikwembu. ²⁷Vona, utaxurha nyimba, kutani utaveleka n'wana wa mufana; utamuchula vito ra Yesu.²⁸Yena atava nkulu, avuliwa N'wana wa Lweyi anga henhlahenhla; Yehovha Xikwembu xitamunyika xiluvelo xa Davhida tatana wa yena. ²⁹Atafuma rixaka ra Yakobe hilaha kungaheliki; vuhosi bza yena bzingakala bzingaheli.” ³⁰Kambe Mariya aku ka ntsumi: “Svingayendlekisa kuyini lesvi ningasikitivana ni wanuna ke?”³¹Ntsumi yimuhlamula, yiku: “Moya Lowokwetsima wutaxikela ka wena, ni matimba ya ³²Lweyi anga henhlahenhla matakufunengeta; hi kolaho n'wana lweyi wohlawuleka lweyi angatapsaliwa, atavuliwa N'wana wa Xikwembu.³³Kutani tiva lesvaku xaka ra wena Elizabeta na yena axurhile nyimba vukoxeni bza yena; leyi i hweti ya vuntlhanu ni yin'we ka yena lweyi aangaveleki, ³⁴hikuva aku na xilo ni xin'we lexihlulaka Xikwembu.” 38 Kutani Mariya aku: “Hi svona, ni nandza wa Xikwembu; akuyendliwe ka mina hilaha ungavula hakona.” Kutani ntsumi yisuka yimusiya³⁵Nkarhini wolowo, Mariya asuka hi kuhantlisa aya tintshaveni, doropeni rin'wana ra ka Yuda; anghena ndlwini ya Zakariya, axeweta Elizabeta. ³⁶Loko Elizabeta atwa kuxewetiwa hi Mariya, n'wana atshukatshuka ndzeni ka yena. Kutani Elizabeta atala Moya Lowokwetsima, ³⁷atlakusa rito aku: “Ukatekile xikarhi ka vavasati, kukatekile ni n'wana lweyi anga ndzeni ka wena.³⁸Sviyendlise kuyini lesvaku mamana wa Hosi yanga ata ka mina xana? Loko kuxeweta ka wena kufikile tindleveni ta mina, n'wana atshukatshukile hi kutsaka ndzeni ka mina. ³⁹Kukatekile lweyi apfumelaka lesvaku lesvi Hosi yimubzeleke svona, svitayendleka.” Kutani Mariya aku: “Mbilu yanga yidzunisa Hosi, ni moya wa mina wutitsakela ka Xikwembu, Muponisi wanga.⁴¹ni moya wa mina wutitsakela ka Xikwembu, Muponisi wanga, hikuva alangutile vusiwana bza mina nandza wa yena, kutani kusukela svosvi, vanhu va minkarhi hinkwayu vataku nikatekile. ⁴⁰Lweyi wa matimba hinkwawu aniyendlelile lesvikulu, vito ra yena rihlawulekile,48 hikuva alangutile vusiwana bza mina nandza wa yena, kutani kusukela svosvi.⁴²Ni timpsalu ta yena i ta minkarhi ni minkarhi ka lavamuchavaka. Atirhile hi matimba hi voko ra yena, ahangalasile lavatikulisaka kuyanakanyeni ka vona. ⁴³Tihosi ta matimba atisusile svitshan'wini sva tona sva vuhosi, kutani atlakusile lavatitsongahataka. Lavanga ni ndlala, avaphamelile lesvonandziha, vaja vaxurha, kambe lavafuweke avatlhelisile na vangali na nchumu. ⁴⁴Alwelile Israyele nandza wa yena, hi kuyanakanya timpsalu ta yena.

¹wa Yese, wa Obede, wa Bowazi, wa Sala, wa Nasoni, ²wa Aminadaba, wa Admini, wa Arni, wa Esromo, wa Farezi, wa Yuda, wa Yakobe, wa Izaki, wa Abrahamu, wa Tera, wa Nakori, ³wa Serugi, wa Ragawu, wa Faleke, wa Ebere, wa Sala, wa Kayinama, wa Arifakisada, wa Seme, wa Nowa,⁴Yesu aalikusuhi ni malembe ya makume manharhu loko asungula ntirho wa yena; kutani hi kuyehleketa ka vanhu, aali n'wana Yosefa, n'wana Heli, ⁵wa Matati, wa Levhi, wa Meleki, wa Yanayi, wa Yosefa, wa Matatiya, wa Amosi, wa Nahume, wa Esli, wa Nagayi,. ⁶wa Mate, wa Matatiya, wa Semeyini, wa Yoseke, wa Yoda, wa Yohani, wa Resa, wa Zerubabele, wa Salatiyele, wa Neri, wa Melki, wa Adi, wa Kosama, wa Elmadema, wa ⁷Ere, wa Yoxuwa, wa Eliyazari, wa Yorimi, wa Matati.⁸Loko vanhu hinkwavu vakhuvuliwa, ni loko Yesu na yena akhuvuliwile, matilo mapfuleka ali karhi akhongela. ⁹Moya Lowokwetsima wuxikela henhla ka yena, wuli ni xivumbeko lexifanaka ni xituvana; kutani rito rihuma tilweni riku: “U ¹⁰N'wananga lweyi arhandzekaka, lweyi ni mutsakelaka svinene.le vokweni ra yena, ¹¹lesvaku atabasisa svinene lesvinga xibulelweni xa yena: Kutani trigu atarichela tshaleni; kambe muhungu wona, atawuhisa ndzilweni lowungatimekiki.”¹²Naapo ari munerimwe remadhorobha, penya, kwakauya munhu waiya nemapere muiri wake weshe; naapo aona Jesu, wakawa pashi ngehope yake, akamupota echiti, “Mambo, kudai wechida, ungandimhodyosa”. ¹³Jesu wakatambanudza nyara yake, akamubata, akati, “ichi ndicho chidochangu.” Paripo mapere akapera.¹⁴Wakamupanga kuti asazoronzera munhu naumwe; asi wakati, “Enda, udzipangidzire kumupristi, upe mubairo ngendaa yokumhodyoswa kwako, kudai ngezvaakapanga Mosi, kuita chapupu kwavari”.¹⁵Asi mbiri yake yakaangirira kuteketeswa. Nembungano huru yakaungana pamwepo kuzwa nokuponeswa nhenda dzayo. ¹⁶Asi iye wakadzipaura kuenda murubaya kookumbira.¹⁷Ngerimweni remazuva awo, Jesu echidzidzisa, vaiyapo vaFarisi nevadzidzisi veMipango vakagarapo, avo vaiya vakauya kubva kumaguta eshe eGarire, Judhia neJerusarema; nesimba raMambo Mwari rokuponesa raiya naye.¹⁸Ipona, vamweni varume vakaunza munhu wairwara ngokuoma muiri, ari pamusengere, navo vakatsvaka kuti vamungenese mukati nokumuradzika pamberi paJesu. ¹⁹Awona wanga wasingawonequi njira yokumungenesa ndiyo mukati ngendaa yembungano, vakakwira padera vakaita buri padenga remhatso, vakamudzasa pashi ari pamusengere pakati pevanhu pamberi paJesu.²⁰Iye echiona kugonda kwavo wakati, “Mwamuna, zvishaishi zvako zvarekererwa kwouri”. ²¹Vanyori nevaFarisi vakatanga kubvunzana pachavo vechiti, “Ndiani uyu unoereketa zvituko? Ndiani ungakona kurekerera zvishaishi, kwega Mwari”.²²Asi Jesu echindozia kupinimidza kwavo, wakapingura akati kwavari, “Munobvunzana ngenyi mumwoyo yenyu;? ²³Chiinyi chinopinda kureruka, kuronza kuti, ‘Zvishaishi zvako zvarekererwa kwouri,’ nokuti kuronza kuti, ‘Miruka uhambe?’ ²⁴Asi kuti muzie kuti Mwana woMunhu unesimba munyika rokurekerera zvishaishi, Ndinoti kwouri, ;muruka utore musengere wako, uyende kumhatso kwako”.²⁵aripo wakamuruka pamberi pavo, wakatora icho chaaiya akaata padera pacho, akaenda kumhatso yake echikudza Mwari. ²⁶Navo veshe vakabatwa ngokushamiswa, navo vakakudza Mwari, vakazara ngokutya vechiti, “Taona zvinoshamisa nyamashi”.²⁷Ngesure kweizvi Jesu wakabvapo, akaona mubharisi zina rake ndiRevhi, akagara pandau yokubhadarisa muthero, wakati kwaari, “Nditeere”. ²⁸Levi wakasiya zveshe, wakamuruka, akamuteera.²⁹NaRevhi wakaitira Jesu dhiri guru mumhatso yake; vaiyapo vazhinji vevabharisi nevamweni avo vaaigara navo pakudya. ³⁰VaFarisi nevanyori vavo vakavhuruvhutira vadzidzi vake vechiti, “Munodya nokumwa ngenyi nevabharisi nevashaishi?”. ³¹Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Avo vakapona avatami n'anga, asi avo vanorwara, ³²andizi kuuya kudaidza vakarurama akadi, asi vashaishi kuti vatenderuke”.³³Navo vakati kwaari, “Vadzidzi vaJohani vanogara nguwadzeshe variparutsanyo vechikumbira, ngokudarozve naavo vevaFarisi, asi vadzidzi vako vanorya nokumwa”. ³⁴Jesu wakati kwavari, “Mungakona here kuita kuti vemhatso yanyamuroorwa vaere kurya apo mukwambo achinavo? ³⁵Asi mazuva anozouya apo mukwambo unozoduswa kwavari, naapo vanozoera kudya ngaawo mazuva”.³⁶Jesu wakavaronzera muedzaniso echiti, “Akuna munhu unobaura chitembwe pajira idzva kuchitungira pajira ratsakara; echiita kudaro, unozoshaishira jira idzva nechitembwe chitsva achizotodzani nejira rakatsakara.³⁷Apawoneki umwe hake unokanda vhini idzva mukati mwenyede dzatsakara; echiita kudaro, vhini idzva rinozoputisa nyede nevhini rinozorashika nenyede inozotsakatika. ³⁸Asi vhini idzva rinoiswa munyede itsva. ³⁹Zve apana munhu wakambomwa vhini rekare, paripo orooemura idzva; ngokuti unoti, ‘Rekare rakapinda kunaka''.

¹Moya Lowokwetsima wuxikela henhla ka yena, wuli ni xivumbeko lexifanaka ni xituvana; kutani rito rihuma tilweni riku: “U N'wananga lweyi arhandzekaka, lweyi ni mutsakelaka svinene.” ²Yesu aalikusuhi ni malembe ya makume manharhu loko asungula ntirho wa yena; kutani hi kuyehleketa ka vanhu, aali n'wana Yosefa, n'wana Heli³Kutani atshama avakhongotela hi timhaka tin'wana letotala, ali karhi atwalisa Evhangeli ka vanhu. ⁴Kambe hosi Heroda, mun'we ka tihosi leti ta mune, aatekile Herodiya, nsati wa makwavu Filipi, ayendla ni svin'wana lesvotala svobiha. Kutani Yohani aamutshinya timhakeni leti hinkwatu. ⁵Kutani Heroda ayengetela vubihi bzakwe hi kupfalela Yohani jele.⁶Loko vanhu hinkwavu vakhuvuliwa, ni loko Yesu na yena akhuvuliwile, matilo mapfuleka ali karhi akhongela; ⁸Moya Lowokwetsima wuxikela henhla ka yena, wuli ni xivumbeko lexifanaka ni xituvana; kutani rito rihuma tilweni riku: “N'wananga lweyi arhandzekaka, lweyi ni mutsakelaka svinene.” ⁷Yesu aalikusuhi ni malembe ya makume manharhu loko asungula ntirho wa yena; kutani hi kuyehleketa ka vanhu, aali.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, 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.⁴⁹aiyeNA unozwa asikaiti, wakadai ngomunhu wakaaka mhatso padera pevhu isina tsikiro; naapo ndambi yakarova iyo mhatso, paripo yakawa, nokuwa kweiyo mhatso kwaiya kwakakura.

¹Loko Yesu ahetile kujondzisa vanhu svilo lesvi hinkwasvu, anghena Kapernawume.²Akuli ni ndhuna ya dzana ra masochwa kona; ayili ni mutirhi lweyi yimurhandzaka ngopfu, kambe mutirhi lweyi aavabza, ali kusuhi ni kufa. ³Loko ndhuna yitwa ndhuma ya Yesu, yirhuma madoda yokarhi ya Vayuda maya ka yena, mayamukombela lesvaku ata, atahanyisa mutirhi wa yona. ⁴Loko mafika ka Yesu, mamukombela svinene, maku: “Svamufanela lesvaku umuyendlela svona, ⁵hikuva arhandza va ka hina, nasvona ahiyakele sinagoga.⁶Kutani Yesu afamba na vona. Loko afikile kusuhi ni kaya ka ndhuna, yona yirhuma vanghanu va yona, vayamubzela, vaku: “Hosi, ungatikarhati utafika la, hikuva asvinifanelanga lesvaku unghena ndlwini ya mina. ⁷Na mina ke, anititwanga na nili lweyi nifanelaka kutakuyamukela; kambe vula rito ntsena lesvaku mutirhi wa mina ahanya. ⁸Mina ninga munhu lweyi afumiwaka hi van'wana, ni ni masochwa hansi ka mina; loko niku ka rin'we ra wona: ‘Famba!’ Rafamba; ka rin'wana: ‘Tana!’ Rata; ni le ka mutirhi wa mina: ‘Yendla lesvo karhi!’ Wasviyendla.”⁹Loko Yesu atwa marito lawa, ahlamala, kutani ahundzukula alanguta xitshungu lexi aximuheleketa aku: “Namibzela nili: Anisikuma kupfumela lokofana ni loku, hambi kuli xikarhi ka Vaisrayele.” ¹⁰Loko lavarhumiweke vatlhelela kaya, vakuma mutirhi na ahanyile.¹¹Ndzhaku ka svosvo, Yesu aya doropeni leri vange i Nayini. Vajondzisiwa va yena ni vanhu lavotala vafamba na yena. ¹²Loko afika kusuhi ni nyangwa ya doropa, avona vanhu lavahumaka na varhwalile mufi, lweyi aali n'wana mun'we ka mamana wa yena wa mufelakazi, kutani xitshungu lexotala xa vanhu va doropa axiheleketa mamana lwiya. ¹³Loko Hosi Yesu amuvona, amutwela vusiwana, aku ka yena: “Ungarili.” ¹⁴Hi loko atshinela, akhumba nkaxa lowu awuli ni ntsumbu kutani lava va wurhwaleke vayima; kutani aku: “Jaha, nili ka wena: Pfuka!” ¹⁵Kutani mufi apfuka atshama, asungula kuvulavula. Kutani Yesu amuvuyisa ka mamana wa yena.¹⁶Hinkwavu vakhomiwa hi kuchava, vadzunisa Xikwembu vaku: “Kuhumelele muprofeta lwenkulu xikarhi ka hina.” Nasvona avaku: “Xikwembu xiyendzele tiko ra xona.” ¹⁷Kutani ndhuma ya yena yihangalaka tikweni hinkwaru ra Vayuda ni le matikweni lawa manga kusuhi na rona¹⁸Timhaka leti hinkwatu tiyarunguleliwa Yohani hi vajondzisiwa va yena. ¹⁹Kutani Yohani ahlawula vambirhi xikarhi ka vona, avarhuma ka Hosi kuyavutisa vaku: “Xana hi wena lweyi vange wata, kumbe hahalangutela mun'wana ke?” ²⁰Loko vavanuna lava vafikile ka Yesu, vaku: “Yohani Mukhuvuli ahirhumile ka wena. Ate: ‘Xana hi wena lweyi vange wata, kumbe hahalangutela mun'wana ke?’”²¹Hi nkarhi wolowo Yesu ahanyisa lavotala lava vaxanisiwaka hi mavabzi, ni lavakarhatekaka, ni lavanga ni mimoya leyobiha, ahanyisa ni lavotala lavafeke mahlo. ²²Kutani ahlamula varhumiwa, aku: “Fambani miyarungulela Yohani lesvi misvivoneke ni lesvi misvitweke; svifamahlo sva vona, svilima svafamba, va nhlokonho vabasisiwa, lava vafeke tindleve vatwa, vafi vapfuka, svisiwana svirunguleliwa Evhangeli. ²³Kutani kukatekile lweyi angatakala angakhunguvanyeki hikolaho ka mina²⁴Kuteloko varhumiwa va Yohani vasukile, Yesu asala avulavula hi Yohani, aku ka xitshungu: “Amiyile kuyahlalela yini mananga xana? Arili rihlanga leritsekatsekisiwaka hi moya ke?” ²⁵Ahihim! Loko svilitano, amiyela kuyavona yini ke? Xana aali munhu lweyi ayambaleke svosaseka ngopfu ke? Vonani, lavayambalaka khwatsi, ni lavahanyaka vutomi bza maxovo, va le tindlwini ta vuhosi. ²⁶Nibzeleni, amiyela kuyavona yini ke? Aali muprofeta xana? Ina, aali yena, ni kutlula ni muprofeta.²⁷Hi yena lweyi kungatsaliwa ta yena loko vaku: “‘Vona, nirhuma ntsumi ya mina mahlweni ka wena, yitakurhangela mahlweni, yilungisa ndlela ya wena.’ ²⁸“Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Xikarhi ka vanhu lavapsaliweke hi vavasati, aku na lweyi atlulaka Yohani; kambe lwentsongo ka hinkwavu Mfun'wini wa Xikwembu, i nkulu ka Yohani²⁹Vanhu hinkwavu, kun'we ni vakangayisi, avayingisa Yesu; avayendlile kurhandza lokunene ka Xikwembu hi kukhuvuliwa hi Yohani. ³⁰Vafarisi ni vajondzisi va Nawu vona avangakhuvuliwanga hi Yohani, hikuva avayala makungu ya Xikwembu henhla ka vona.³¹Yesu atlhela aku: “Vanhu va masiku lawa, ningavafanisa na yini ke? Vafana ni vanhu vahi ke?” ³²Vafana ni svihlangi lesvi svitshameke ntsendzeleni, svilengetana sviku: “‘Himichayele nanga, kambe amicinanga; hiyimbelelile tinsimu ta mahlomulu, kambe amirilanga³³Hi ndlela leyi, Yohani Mukhuvuli atile angaji svakuja, anganwi vhinyu, kutani miku: ‘A ni dimoni.’” ³⁴“N'wana-wa-Munhu atile aja, anwa, kutani miku: ‘Langutani, munhu wa makolo, wa xidakwa, lweyi atwananaka ni vahakelisi va rhesa ni vajohi!’” ³⁵“Hambi svilitano, hinkwavu lavayamukelaka vutlhari bza Xikwembu, vabzikuma bzilulamile.”³⁶Mun'wana wa Vafarisi arhamba Yesu kuta taja na yena. Hi loko anghena ndlwini ya Mufarisi lweyi, atshama kujeni. ³⁷Akuli ni wansati wa mujohi doropeni rolero; loko atwa lesvaku Yesu atshamile kujeni ndlwini ya Mufarisi, atisa ximbitana xa ribze robasa lexitaleke hi mafurha yonun'hwela. ³⁸Kutani ata hi le ndzhaku ka Yesu, akhinsama ali karhi arila, atsakamisa ni milenge ya Yesu hi minhloti, ayisula hi misisi ya yena, amun'qunta; ndzhaku ka svosvo ayitota hi mafurha yotola lawa yonun'hwela.³⁹Loko Mufarisi lweyi angarhamba Yesu asvivona, avilela mbilwini ya yena aku: “Loko munhu lweyi aali muprofeta, aatava ativile lesvaku wansati lweyi amukhumbaka i mani, ni lesvaku i munhu muni, hikuva i mujohi.” ⁴⁰Yesu avulavula na yena aku: “Simoni, ni ni rito ka wena.” Yena aku: “Vulavula, Mujondzisi.”⁴¹Yesu aku: “Akuli ni vanhu vambirhi lava avali ni nandzu ka munhu wa mabindzu. Mun'we aali ni nandzu wa timale ta ntlhanu wa madzana (500), mun'wana ta ntlhanu wa makume. ⁴²Lesvi avapfumala xo muhakela hi xona, munhu lweyi avarivalela ha vumbirhi bza vona. Xana hi wihi ka vona lweyi angatamurhandza ngopfu ke?” ⁴³Simoni ahlamula aku: “Natshemba, hi lweyi arivaleliweke nandzu lowukulu.” Yesu aku ka yena: “Kunene, utiyisile.⁴⁴Kutani ahundzukula alanguta wansati, aku ka Simoni: “Wansati lweyi, wa muvona xana? Ninghene ndlwini ya wena, awuninyikanga mati nihlamba milenge; kambe yena atsakamisile milenge ya mina hi minhloti, atlhela ayisula hi misisi ya yena. ⁴⁵Awunin'quntanga; kambe lweyi, kusukela ni nghena laha, angatshikanga kunin'qunta milenge.⁴⁶Awunitotanga mafurha nhlokweni; kambe lweyi atotile milenge ya mina hi mafurha lawa yotola yonun'hwela. ⁴⁷Hikolaho nili, lweyi arivaleliweke svijoho lesvotala, rirhandzu ra yena i rikulu, kasi lweyi arivaleliweke lesvitsongo, ni rirhandzu ra yena i ritsongo.”⁴⁸Kutani aku ka wansati: “Svijoho sva wena svirivaleliwile.” ⁴⁹Lava vatshameke kujeni svin'we na yena, vasungula kuvilela timbilwini ta vona, vaku: “Lweyi i mani xana, lesvi akotaka ni kurivalela vanhu svijoho sva vona?” ⁵⁰Hi loko aku ka wansati: “Kupfumela ka wena kukuponisile, famba hi kurhula.”

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''.

¹Loko Yesu atlakusa mahlo, avona vafuwi lesvi vahoxaka svona xibzeni xanhlengo wa Tempele. ²Avona ni mufelakazi lweyi aali xisiwana, ahoxa svimalana sva tilepta timbirhi ntsena. ³Kutani aku: “Hakunene nili ka n'wina: Mufelakazi lweyi wa xisiwana ahumesile kutlula hinkwavu; ⁴hikuva vanhu lava hinkwavu vahumesile tinyiko leti vatipambuleke xumeni xa vona lexotala, kasi wansati lweyi ahumesile sva vusiwana bza yena, svinga hinkwasvu lesvi aatahanya hi svona.”⁵Van'wana avavulavula hi lesvi Tempele, ayisasekisiwe xisvona hi maribze lawa yosaseka ni tinyiko ta vagandzeli; kutani Yesu aku: ⁶“Loko svili lesvi misvivonaka, kutata masiku lawa kungatakala kungahasali ribze henhla ka ribze rin'wana; hinkwawu matahirimuxiwa.”⁷Kutani vavutisa Yesu, vaku: “Mujondzisi, timhaka leti titahumelela nkarhi muni xana? Xana xikombiso xitava xihi xa lesvaku tilava kuhumelela ke?” ⁸Kutani Yesu aku: “Tivoneleni lesvaku mingakangayisiwi, hikuva lavotala vatata hi vito ra mina, mun'wana ni mun'wana aku: ‘Mina ni yena’ ni lesvaku ‘nkarhi wufikile’! Mingavalandzeni! ⁹Loko mitwa huwa ya tinyimpi ni ya minkitsinkitsi, mingatshukeni michava, hikuva svosvo svifanele kurhanga svihumelela, kambe makumu wona matahlwela kufika.”¹⁰Yesu atlhela aku ka vona: “Tiko rin'we ritapfukela rin'wana, mfumu wun'we wutalwa ni wun'wana; ¹¹kutava ni kutsekatseka ka misava; mintungu ni tindlala svitava kona matlhelweni lawa yotala; kutahumelela ni svilo lesvichavisaka ngopfu, ni masingita lamakulu lamahumaka tilweni¹²Kambe loko svilo lesvi hinkwasvu svingasivakona, vatamikhoma, vamixanisa, vaminyiketa masinagogeni ni le majele, vamiyisa mahlweni ka tihosi ni ka tindhuna hikolaho ka vito ra mina; ¹³wutava wona nkarhi wa n'wina wohumesa vumboni.¹⁴Hikolaho svivekeni miyehleketweni ya n'wina lesvaku mingatikarhati hi kutilulamisa lesvi mingatahlamulisa xisvona, ¹⁵hikuva mina nitaminyika marito ya vutlhari lawa valala va n'wina hinkwavu vangatatsandzeka kulwa na wona ni kumakaneta.¹⁶Mitanyiketiwa hi vapsali va n'wina, ni vamakwenu, ni maxaka, ni vanakuloni; vatadlaya van'wana va n'wina; ¹⁷mitavengiwa hi vanhu hinkwavu hikolaho ka vito ra mina. ¹⁸Kambe akungalovi hambi wuli nsisi ni wun'we wa tinhloko ta n'wina; ¹⁹hi kutiyisela ka n'wina mitatikumela vutomi.²⁰Kutaku loko mivona doropa ra Yerusalema rirhendzeliwile hi mab'uthu ya valala, tivani lesvaku kuhahluliwa ka rona kule kusuhi. ²¹Hi nkarhi wolowo, lava vanga Yudeya, avatsutsumele tintshaveni; lava vanga doropeni, avahume ka rona; kutani lava vanga handle ka doropa, vangatshuki vanghena ka rona. ²²Masiku wolawo matava masiku ya kukhatisa, lesvaku hinkwasvu lesvinga matsalweni svihetiseka.²³Yowee ka vavasati lava vangatava vatikile ni lava vangatava na vanyan'wisa minkarhini yoleyo, hikuva kuxaniseka lokukulu kutava kona misaveni, ni mahlundzu ya Xikwembu matawela vanhu volavo. ²⁴Vatadlawa hi tlhari, vatayisiwa na vali svikarawa matikweni hinkwawu; kutani doropa ra Yerusalema ritakandziyeliwa hi vamatiko kukondza minkarhi ya vona yihetiseka.²⁵Masingita matava kona ka jambu ni n'weti, ni le tinyeletini. Laha misaveni, vahanyi vamatiko vataxaniseka, vakanganyiseka, vatshukisiwa hi kuduma ka lwandle ni ka magandlati ya rona. ²⁶Vanhu vatatitivala hi kuchava ni kuyehleketa lesvingatahumelela la misaveni, hikuva lesvi sva matimba sva le matilweni svitatsekatsekisiwa²⁷Hikona vangatavona N'wana-wa-Munhu ata hi refu, na ali ni matimba ni kukwetsima lokukulu. ²⁸Loko svilo svosvo svisungula kuhumelela, wololokani mitlakusa tinhloko ta n'wina, milanguta henhla, hikuva kukutsuliwa ka n'wina kule kusuhi.”²⁹Kutani avarungulela xifaniso aku: “Langutani nkuwa ni minsinya hinkwayu; ³⁰loko miyivona yihluka, masvitiva na n'wina lesvaku malanga male kusuhi. ³¹Hi mukhuva wolowo, loko mivona svilo svosvo svihumelela, mitativa lesvaku Mfumu wa Xikwembu wu le kusuhi³²Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Nguva leyi ya vanhu yingakala yingahundzi, na kungasihumelela svilo lesvi hinkwasvu. ³³Tilo ni misava svitahundza, kambe marito ya mina mangakala mangahundzi.³⁴Tivoneleni lesvaku timbilu ta n'wina tingatikeliwi hi makolo ni vudakwa, ni kuvilela hi sva vutomi lebzi, nasvona tivoneleni lesvaku siku lero ringafiki hi xitshuketa; ³⁵hikuva, kukotisa ntlhamu, ritawela hinkwavu lavayakeke misaveni hinkwayu.³⁶Hitekani ke, mikhongela minkarhi hinkwayu, lesvaku mikuma matimba ya kupona ka svilo hinkwasvu lesvi svingatahumelela, ni kuyima na mitiyile mahlweni ka N'wana-wa-Munhu³⁷Ni nhlekanhi Yesu aatshama ajondzisa Tempeleni, kambe nimajambu aahuma, ayayetlela ntshaveni leyivuliwaka ya Maolivhera. ³⁸Loko rixa, vanhu hinkwavu avapfukisa vata ka yena Tempeleni kutamu yingisa.

¹Nkhuvu wa Xinkwa lexokala comela lowuvuliwaka Paska, awuli kusuhi. ²Kutani Vaprista lavakulu ni Vatsali avalava ndlela yodlaya Yesu, kambe avachava xitshungu³Hi loko Sathana anghena ka Yudasi, lweyi avaku i Iskariyota, mun'we wa lava va khume ni vambirhi; ⁴kutani Yudasi aya ka Vaprista lavakulu, ni ka tindhuna ta valanguteli, ayatwanana na vona hilaha angatavanyiketa Yesu hakona. 5 Vona vatsaka, vapfumela kumunyika male.⁵Vona vatsaka, vapfumela kumunyika male. ⁶Yudasi akhensa, kutani alava nkarhi lowunene wovanyiketa yena ha wona, na xitshungu xingasvitivi.⁷Kuteloko kufikile siku ra Xinkwa lexokala comela, ringa leri vatlhavaka svinyempfana sva Paska ha rona, ⁸Yesu arhuma Petrosi na Yohani, aku ka vona: “Yanani, miyahilungisela nkhuvu wa Paska, hitakota kuyaja.” ⁹Vona vaku ka yena: “Hi kwihi laha ulavaka lesvaku hiyakulungisela kona xana?”¹⁰Aku ka vona: “Loko minghenile doropeni, mitahlangana ni wanuna lweyi arhwaleke khuwana ra mati; mulandzeni ka munti lowu angatanghena ka wona. ¹¹Kutani mitaku ka n'winyi wa munti: ‘Mujondzisi ahirhumile ka wena, ali: Yi kwihi yindlo leyi angatajela ka yona Paska, ni vajondzisiwa va yena, ke?’¹²Yena atamikomba yindlo ya xitezi ya yikulu leyi yandlaleliweke; mitalungisela kona.” ¹³Hi loko vasuka, vayakuma svili hilaha angavabzela hakona; kutani valungisa Paska.¹⁴Loko nkarhi wufikile, ayakujeni svin'we ni vapostola. ¹⁵Kutani aku ka vona: “Ninavelile ngopfu kuja Paska leri na n'wina, na ningasitwisiwa kuvaviseka; ¹⁶hikuva nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Aningahaliji, rikondza rihetiseka Mfun'wini wa Xikwembu¹⁷Hi loko ateka ndzheko, akhensa aku: “Tekani, misiyelisana. ¹⁸Nitiyisile nili ka n'wina: Kusukela svosvi aningahanwi sva mihandzu ya mvhinya, kukondza kufika Mfumu wa Xikwembu.”¹⁹Ateka ni xinkwa, kutani loko akhensile, axikhema, avanyika aku: “Lowu i miri wa mina, [lowunyiketiwaka hikolaho ka n'wina; yendlani lesvi hi kuniyanakanya.” ²⁰Hi mukhuva wolowo, ateka ndzheko loko valalelile, aku: “Ndzheko lowu i ntwananu lowumpsha ngatini ya mina, leyihalatiwaka hikolaho ka n'wina²¹Kambe vonani, lweyi anixengaka alekujeni svin'we na mina svosvi. ²²Loko ali N'wana-wa-Munhu, atatifambela hilaha svibohiweke hakona; kambe, ani khombo munhu lweyi amuxengaka.” ²³Kutani vasungula kuvutisana, valava kutiva lesvaku angavamani xikarhi ka vona, lweyi angatasviyendla.²⁴Kutani kuhumelela kuphikizana xikarhi ka vona kutiva lweyi angatavoniwa na ali lwenkulu ka vona. ²⁵Kambe Yesu aku ka vona: “Tihosi ta matiko toma fuma, kutani vafumi va wona, vavuliwa ‘vahlayisi va tiko’²⁶Svingatshuki sviva tano ka n'wina; kambe lwenkulu xikarhi ka n'wina aakotise lwentsongo; kutani lweyi afumaka aakotise lweyi atirhelaka van'wana. ²⁷Hikuva lwenkulu i mani ke? Xana hi lweyi atshamaka kujeni, kumbe hi lweyi atirhaka kuphamela van'wana ke? Masvitiva, lesvaku hi lweyi atshamaka svakujeni. Kambe mina ni le xikarhi ka n'wina na nili lweyi atirhelaka van'wana²⁸Hin'wina lava mitiyiseleke na mina miringweni ya mina. ²⁹Hilaha Tatana wa mina aninyikeke Mfumu hakona, na mina ni minyika wona; ³⁰Mfun'wini wa mina, mitaja ni kunwa na mili na mina, kutani mitatshama sviluvelweni, miyavanyisa tinxaka ta Israyele leti ta khume ni timbiri.”³¹Yesu aku ka Petrosi: “Simoni, Simoni, yingisa: Sathana amikombelile kumihlela hinkwenu kufana ni mavele, ³²kambe mina nikukhongelelile, lesvaku kupfumela ka wena kungatshuki kutitivala. Kutani wena, loko utava uhundzukile, utatiyisa vamakwenu.”³³Kutani yena aku: “Hosi, nilulamele kufamba na wena jele ni le kufeni.” ³⁴Kambe Yesu aku ka yena: “Petrosi, nakubzela lesvaku namuntlha na nkuku wungasiyimba, utava uvulile kanharhu lesvaku awunitivi.”³⁵Kutani aku ka vona: “Nkarhini lowu nimirhumeke na mili hava xipachi xa male, ni nkwama wa timbuva, ni masandhazi, xana mive mipfumala nchumu ke?” Vona vaku: “Ahipfumalanga nchumu.” ³⁶Aku ka vona: “Kambe svosvi, lweyi anga ni xipachi xa male, aaxiteke, na wona nkwama aawuteke, ni lweyi apfumalaka tlhari, aaxavise mpahla ya yena, atixavela rona³⁷hikuva namibzela lesvaku tsalwa leringe: ‘Ahlayiwile ni vajohi’, rifanela kuhetiseka ka mina. Kunene timhaka letingavuliwa mayelanu na mina, tikarhi tihetiseka.” ³⁸Kutani vona vaku: “Hosi, matlhari mambirhi hi lawa!” Kutani yena aku ka vona: “Maringana!”³⁹Kutani asuka aya Ntshaveni ya Maolivhera, tani hi ntolovelo wa yena; na vona vajondzisiwa vamulandza. ⁴⁰Loko afikile kona, aku ka vona: “Khongelani lesvaku mingangheni miringweni.”⁴¹Kutani asuka aya kulenyana, hi mpfhuka woringana kuhoxa ka ribze, kutani akhinsama hi matsolo, akhongela, aku: ⁴²“Tatana, loko usvirhandza, ndzheko lowu awutshinele kule na mina! Ntsena kungayendliwi kurhandza ka mina, kambe akuyendliwe kurhandza ka wena⁴³Kutani ntsumi yohuma tilweni yihumelela ka yena, yimutiyisa. ⁴⁴Kutani loko ali maxangwini lamakulu, akhongela hi matimba ngopfu, nyuku wa yena wukondza wuxiririka, wufana ni madonakati ya ngati lamanthonelaka misaveni.⁴⁵Loko ahetile kukhongela, apfuka ayima, ata ka vajondzisiwa, avakuma na vayetlele hikolaho ka gome. ⁴⁶Kutani aku ka vona: “Hikolaho ka yini miyetlela xana? Pfukani, mikhongela, lesvaku mingangheni miringweni⁴⁷Loko ahavulavula, kuhumelela xitshungu; na yena lweyi avaku i Yudasi, mun'we wa lava va khume ni vambirhi, aaxirhangela mahlweni; atshinelela Yesu kumun'qunta. ⁴⁸Kambe Yesu aku ka yena: “Yudasi, xana unyiketa N'wana-wa-Munhu hi kumun'qunta ke?”⁴⁹Lava avali na Yesu, loko vavona lesvilavaka kuhumelela, vaku: “Hosi, xana hifanela kuteka matlhari hilwa ke?” ⁵⁰Kutani mun'we wa vona avavisa mutirhi wa Muprista lwenkulu, amuxupula ndleve ya xinene. ⁵¹Kambe Yesu ahlamula aku: “Tshikani! Mingahayengeteni!” Kutani akhumba ndleve ya mutirhi yelweyo, amuhanyisa⁵²Kutani Yesu avulavula ni lavangamutela, vanga Vaprista lavakulu ni tindhuna ta Tempele ni vakulukumba, aku: “Lesvi mihumeke, na mili ni matlhari ni tinhonga, nova xigevenga xana? ⁵³Anili na n'wina Tempeleni masiku hinkwawu; aminikhomanga. Kambe svosvi, hi wona nkarhi wa n'wina, hikuva kufuma munyama.”⁵⁴Kuteloko vamukhomile, vafamba na yena, vamuyisa ndlwini ya Muprista lwenkulu. Kambe Petrosi aavalandza hi le kule. ⁵⁵Loko vatshivelile ndzilo xikarhi ka munti wa vuthethisi, vaworha, Petrosi na yena aatshame na vona⁵⁶Mutirhi mun'we wa xisati, loko amuvona na atshamile aworha ndzilo, amulangutisisa, aku: “Lweyi na yena, aali na yena.” ⁵⁷Kambe Petrosi akaneta, aku: “Wansati ndziwena, animutivi mina munhu lwiya!” ⁵⁸andzhakunyana mun'wana amuvona, aku: “Na wena, u mun'we wa vona.” Kambe Petrosi aku: “Munhu ndziwena, ani wa vona mina!”⁵⁹Kuteloko kuhundzile wora rin'we, mun'wana atiyisa, aku: “Hakunene, munhu lweyi, aali na yena; svitiyile hikuva na yena i Mugalileya.” ⁶⁰Kambe Petrosi aku: “Munhu ndziwena, anisvitivi lesvi usvivulaka!” Aku na ahavulavula, nkuku wuyimba.⁶¹Kutani Hosi yihundzukula, yilanguta Petrosi; hi loko Petrosi atsundzuka rito ra Hosi, loko yite ka yena: “Nkuku wungasiyimba, utava unilandzulile kanharhu.” ⁶²Kutani Petrosi ahumela handle, ayarila hi xiviti.⁶³Kutani vavanuna lavakhomeke Yesu, vamutseketsela, vamuba. ⁶⁴Kuteloko vamupfalile mahlo, vamuvutisa vaku: “Profeta, i mani lweyi akubeke?” ⁶⁵Kutani vamurhuketela na vavula lesvotala svin'wana.⁶⁶Loko bzixile, vakulukumba va xitshungu, vanga Vaprista lavakulu ni Vatsali, vahlengeletana; kutani vayisa Yesu hubzeni ya vona. ⁶⁷Vaku ka yena: “Loko uli Mesiya, hibzele!” Yena avahlamula aku: “Hambi nimibzela, amingapfumeli, 68 ni loko ni mivutisa, amingahlamuli. ⁶⁸Kusukela ka svosvi, N'wana-wa-Munhu atatshama vokweni ra xinene ra Xikwembu xa matimba hinkwawu.”⁶⁹Hinkwavu vamuhlamula vaku: “Xana svivula lesvaku u N'wana wa Xikwembu ke?” ⁷⁰Aku ka vona: “N'wina mivula lesvaku mina ni yena.” ⁷¹Kutani vaku: “Hahalavela yini vumboni xana? Hikuva na hina hisvitwile na svihuma non'weni wa yena.”

¹Kutani vasuka vayima hinkwavu, vayisa Yesu ka Pilato. ²vasungula kumulumbeta, vaku: “Hikumile munhu lweyi na ali karhi ahlohlotela tiko ra hina, ayalisa vanhu kuhumesela Khezari rhesa; nasvona ativula Kriste, Hosi.”³Hi loko Pilato amuvutisa, aku: “Hi wena hosi ya Vayuda ke?” Yesu amuhlamula, aku: “Lweyi avulaka svosvo hi wena!” ⁴Hi loko Pilato aku ka Vaprista lavakulu ni ka xitshungu: “Anikumi nandzu ka munhu lweyi.” ⁵Kambe vasindzisa, vaku: “Apfilunganyisa tiko hi kujondzisa hinkwaku Yudeya; asungule Galileya, svosvi se atile halenu⁶Loko Pilato asvitwa, avavutisa aku: “Xana munhu lweyi i Mugalileya ke?” ⁷Loko atwile lesvaku i munhu wa tiko lerifumiwaka hi Heroda, amurhumela ka Heroda, lweyi na yena aali Yerusalema hi masiku wolawo.⁸Kuteloko Heroda avona Yesu, atsaka ngopfu, hikuva akuli khale na anavelile kumuvona, hikolaho ka lesvi aasvitwile mayelanu na yena, kutani aatshemba lesvaku atamuvona na ayendla mahlori. ⁹Amuvutisa timhaka totala, kambe Yesu angahlamulanga nchumu. ¹⁰Vaprista lavakulu ni Vatsali avayimile kolaho, vamulumbeta hi matimba svinene.¹¹Hi loko Heroda ni masochwa ya yena vamusandza, ni kumutseketsela; kutani vamuyambexa nguvu, kumbe jansi rokala mavoko leri riyambaliwaka henhla ka yovangama, vamutlhelisela ka Pilato. ¹²Hi siku rolero Heroda na Pilato vahundzukile vanghanu, kasi khale avavengana¹³Kuteloko Pilato ahlengeletile Vaprista lavakulu, ni vakulukumba, ni vanhu va tiko, ¹⁴aku ka vona: “Mitisile munhu lweyi ka mina, miku: ‘Ahambukisa tiko.’ Svosvi-ke nikambile mhaka mahlweni ka n'wina kambe anikumanga nandzu ka yena, hambi wuli wun'we ntsena wa lesvi mimulumbetaka ha svona.¹⁵Svivile tano ni ka Heroda, hikuva amutlhelisele ka hina; svatikomba lesvaku angayendlanga xilo ni xin'we lexi angadlawelaka xona. ¹⁶Hikolaho, nitalerisa lesvaku abiwa, kutani nitamutshunxa.” ¹⁷Pilato aafanela kuvatshunxela mubohiwa hi siku ra nkhuvu wa Paska.¹⁸Kambe hinkwavu vakanyuluka hi rito rin'we, vaku: “Mususi lweyi, uhitshunxela Barabasi!” ¹⁹Barabasi aanghenisiwile jele, hikuva aapfuxile dzolonga doropeni, ava adlaya ni munhu²⁰Pilato atlhela avulavula na vona, hi kulava kutshunxa Yesu. ²¹Kambe vatlhela vakanyuluka, vaku: “Muvambe! Muvambe!” ²²Avavutisa khambi ra vunharhu aku: “I xijoho muni lexi axiyendleke xana? Anivoni nandzu lowu afanelaka kufa ha wona; hi kolaho nitalerisa lesvaku abiwa, kutani nitamutshunxa.”²³Kambe vahuwelela hi marito lawa yotlakuka, vakombela lesvaku avambiwa; kutani kuhuwelela ka vona kuyingisiwa. ²⁴Pilato atsema mhaka, aku: “Akuyendliwe hilaha mikombelaka hakona!” ²⁵Kutani avatshunxela lweyi vamukombeleke, lweyi aapfaleliwile hikolaho ka dzolonga ni kudlaya munhu; loko ali Yesu, Pilato amunyiketa ka vona, lesvaku vamuyendla lesvi vasvirhandzaka.²⁶Loko vali karhi vafamba na yena, vakhoma mun'we lweyi avaku i Simoni, wa Kirene, lweyi aavuya hi le masin'wini; vamurhwexa xihambanu xa Yesu, kutani Simoni alandza Yesu hi le ndzhaku.²⁷Naxona xitshungu lexikulu ni vavasati lava votala avalandza Yesu, na vali karhi vaba nkosi, vamurila. ²⁸Yesu ahundzukula aku ka vona: “Vavasati va Yerusalema, minganirileleni; kambe tirileleni, n'wina ni vana va n'wina²⁹Hikuva vonani masiku mata, lawa vangataku ‘Kukatekile lava vangavelekiki, ni makhwiri lawa mangavelekangiki ni lava vanganyan'wisangiki.’ ³⁰“Nkarhini wolowo vataku ka tintshava: ‘Wanani henhla ka hina!’ Ni ka svitsunga: ‘Hifunengeteni!’ ³¹Hikuva loko vayendlise lesvi ka rihunyi lerotsakama, kutayendliwa yini ka leri riwomeke xana?”³²Nasvona avayisa ni vavanuna van'wana vambirhi, kuyadlawa na yena; vona avali svigevenga.³³Loko vafikile ndhawini leyi vange i “ya Pala”, vamuvamba kona, vavamba ni xigevenga xin'we tlhelweni ra yena ra xinene, xin'wana ka leri ra ximantsi. ³⁴Kutani Yesu aku: “Tatana, varivalele, hikuva avasvitivi lesvi vasviyendlaka.” Kutani vayavelana sviyambalu sva yena hi kuhlahluva.³⁵Vanhu avayimile kolaho, na vali karhi valanguta; na vona vakulukumba avamuvungunya, vaku: “Munhu lweyi aponisile van'wana; aatiponise, loko ali Mesiya, Muhlawuliwa wa Xikwembu!”³⁶Na wona masochwa amamutseketsela, matshinela kusuhi, mamunyika ntsuvi, ³⁷maku ka yena: “Loko uli Hosi ya Vayuda, tiponise!” ³⁸Akuli ni papela henhla ka yena, leringe: “Lweyi i Hosi ya Vayuda.”³⁹Xin'we xa svigevenga lexihayekiweke kolaho aximurhuketela, xiku: “Xana ahi wena Kriste ke? Tiponise, na hina uhiponisa!” ⁴⁰Kambe lexin'wana ximukawuka, xiku: “Xana awuchavi Xikwembu, lesvi ungayavanyisiwa kufana na yena ke? ⁴¹Loko ali hina, svihifanelile, hikuva hiyamukela lesvifambelanaka ni mintirho ya hina; kambe lweyi, angayendlanga nchumu xobiha⁴²Xigevenga xitlhela xiku: “Yesu, nitsundzuke, loko ufika Mfun'wini wa wena.” ⁴³Yesu aku ka xona: “Nitiyisile nili ka wena: Namuntlha utava na mina Paradiseni.”⁴⁴Hi nkarhi lowulavaka kuva wa vuntlhanu na wun'we, munyama wufunengeta tiko hinkwaru, kufika nkarhini wa vuntlhanu ni mune. ⁴⁵Jambu riyendla ra ntima, ninguvu ya xisirhelo xa Tempele yipandzeka hi le xikarhi.⁴⁶Kutani Yesu ahuwelela hi rito leritlakukeke, aku: “Tatana, ninyiketa moya wa mina mavokweni ya wena.” Loko avulile svosvo, anhlala afa. ⁴⁷Loko ndhuna ya dzana ra masochwa yivonile lesvihumeleleke, yidzunisa Xikwembu, yiku: “Hakunene munhu lweyi aalulamile.”⁴⁸Vanhu lavotala avahlengeletanile vatahlalela. Loko vavonile lesvihumeleleke, vahangalaka vatlhelela makaya na vali karhi vatiba svifuva hi kuvaviseka lokukulu. ⁴⁹Hinkwavu lavativaneke na Yesu, ni vavasati lavamulandzeke loko ahuma Galileya, avayimile kule, na vali karhi vavona svilo svosvo.⁵⁰Akuli ni wanuna wokarhi lweyi avuliwaka Yosefa, xirho xa huvu ya Vayuda, aali munhu lwenene wolulama, ⁵¹lweyi aangapfumelanga akungu ra vona ni mintirho ya vona. Aali xipsaliwa xa Arimateya, doropa ra Vayuda, aalangutela Mfumu wa Xikwembu.⁵²Kutani aya ka Pilato, ayakombela ntsumbu wa Yesu. ⁵³Kuteloko awuhawulile, awuphutsela hi lansoro, awuveka sirheni lerikovotliweke ribzeni, laha akungasilahliwa munhu kona.⁵⁴Siku lero, arili ra kutilungisela, akusungula siku ra Savata. ⁵⁵Na vona vavasati lavahumeke Galileya na Yesu, vata kusuhi, vavona sirha, ni hi ndlela leyi ntsumbu wa Yesu wuvekiwaka ha yona. ⁵⁶Kutani vatlhelela kaya, vayalungisa mafurha ya kunun'hwela; kambe hi siku ra Savata, vahumula hi kulandza nawu wa xiyuda

¹Hi siku ra Sonto na jambu ringasihuma, vavasati vaya sirheni, na vatamelile mafurha yonun'hwela lawa vamalungiseke. ²Vakuma ribze na rivumbuluxiwile kule ni sirha. ³Kambe loko vanghena, avakumanga ntsumbu wa Hosi Yesu.⁴Vaku na vaha hlamala ha svona, vavanuna vambirhi vatshuka vahumelela ka vona, na vali ni sviyambalu sva kuvangama. ⁵Loko vavasati vahali kuchaveni lokukulu ni kulanguta hansi hikolaho ka gome, vavanuna vaku ka vona: “Milavela yini lweyi ahanyaka xikarhi ka vafi xana?⁶Angakona laha, yena apfukile kufeni. Tsundzukani hilaha angavulavula na n'wina hakona, loko ahali Galileya, ⁷loko aku: ‘N'wana-wa-Munhu afanela kunyiketiwa mavokweni ya vajohi, avambiwa, kutani atapfuka hi siku ra vunharhu⁸Vatsundzuka marito ya yena, ⁹kutani vasuka sirheni, vayarungula timhaka leti hinkwatu ka lava va khume na mun'we ni ka van'wana hinkwavu. ¹⁰Vavasati lava, aali Mariya wa Magadala, na Jowana, na Mariya mamana wa Yakobe; ni van'wana lava avali na vona, vatiyisa ka vapostola timhaka leti.¹¹Kambe marito lawa avamateka tani hi norho, vangamapfumeli. ¹²Loko ali yena Petrosi asuka, atsutsumela sirheni; kuteloko akorhamile ahlomela, avona malansoro ntsena, kutani atlhelela kaya, na ali karhi ahlamala hi lesvihumeleleke.¹³Hi siku lero, vambirhi va vona, avaya xidoropanini lexivuliwaka Emawusi; vukule bza xona na Yerusalema, abziringana mpfhuka wa khume ra makilometru. ¹⁴Avavulavula svin'we hi timhaka hinkwatu letihumeleleke.¹⁵Vaku vaha vulavula ha tona vavutisana, Yesu hi xiviri avatshinelela, alongoloka na vona. ¹⁶Kambe mahlo ya vona amasiveliwile lesvaku vangamutivi¹⁷Kutani aku ka vona: “Hitihi timhaka leti mivulavulaka ha tona ndleleni ke?” Hi loko vona vayima na vali ni gome. ¹⁸Mun'we lweyi avaku i Kleyopasi, ahlamula, aku: “Xikarhi ka lavayendzeleke Yerusalema, xana hi wena uliwexe lweyi angativiki timhaka letihumeleleke kona hi masiku lawa ke?”¹⁹Aku ka vona: “Hi tihi xana?” Vaku ka yena: “Ta Yesu wa Nazareta, lweyi aali muprofeta wa matimba mintirhweni ni le kuvulavuleni, mahlwenika Xikwembu ni le mahlweni ka vanhu hinkwavu. ²⁰Vaprista lavakulu ni vakulukumba va hina vamunyiketile lesvaku ayavanyiseliwa rifu, kutani vamuvambile.²¹Loko ali hina, ahitshembile lesvaku hi yena lweyi angataponisa Israyele; hambi svilitano, namuntlha i siku ra vunharhu na timhaka leti tihumelelile.²²Kunene vavasati van'wana va ka hina vahihlamalisile ngopfu; vayile sirheni ni mpundzu svinene, ²³kutani avawukumanga ntsumbu wa yena; vavuyile, vavula lesvaku vavonile mahlori yatintsumi letingate: ‘Wahanya.’ ²⁴Van'wana va ka hina vayile sirheni, vakumile svilitano, hilaha vavasati vavuleke hakona; kambe yena, avamuvonanga.”²⁵Kutani aku ka vona: “Yo! Vanhu lavangatwisisiki, va timbilu letihlwelaka kukholwa hinkwasvu lesvivuliweke hi vaprofeta! ²⁶Xana asvingafaneli lesvaku Kriste atwisiwa kuvaviseka koloko, atlhela anghena kukwetsimeni ka yena ke?” ²⁷Kutani avahlamusela hilaha timhaka ta yena tingavuliwa Matsalweni hinkwawu hakona, kusungula hi Moxe kufika ka vaprofeta hinkwavu²⁸Loko vafika kusuhi ni xidoropana lexi vayaka ka xona, yena ayendla ingi ahundzela mahlweni. ²⁹Kutani vamusindzisa vaku: “Tshama na hina, hikuva riyakupeleni, ni vusiku bzatshinela.” Kutani anghena, ayatshama na vona³⁰Kuteloko vali kujeni, ateka xinkwa, akhensa, kutani akhema, avanyika. ³¹Hi loko matihlo ya vona mapfuleka, kutani vamutiva; kambe yena avasiya anyamalala. ³²Kutani vabzelana, vaku: “Xana atingapfurhi timbilu ndzeni ka hina, loko ali karhi avulavula na hina ndleleni, na ahipfuletela Matsalwa?”³³Kutani hi nkarhi wolowo vasuka, vatlhelela Yerusalema vayakuma lava va khume na mun'we, na vahlengeletanile svin'we nivan'wana, ³⁴na vali karhi varungulelana vaku: “Hakunene Hosi yipfukile kufeni, nasvona yitikombile ka Simoni.” ³⁵Kutani na vona va Emawusi varungula lesvi svingavahumelela ndleleni, ni hilaha vamutiveke hakona, kukhemeni ka xinkwa.³⁶Vaku na vaha vulavula, Yesu ayima xikarhi ka vona, yena hi xiviri, kutani aku ka vona: “Kurhula akuve na n'wina!” ³⁷Vakhomiwa hi kuchava lokukulu, vapimisa lesvaku va vona xipoko.³⁸Aku ka vona: “Xana michavisiwa ha yini, hikolaho ka yini mili ni kukanakana timbilwini ta n'wina ke? ³⁹Vonani sviyandla sva mina ni minkondzo ya mina! Hi mina hi xiviri. Nikhomeni, nitseveteleni. Xipoko axi na nyama ni marhambu, kasi mina ni na svona, hilaha misvivonaka hakona.” ⁴⁰Loko avulile svosvo, atlhela avakomba sviyandla sva yena ni minkondzo ya yena.⁴¹Kutani lesvi kutsakeni ni kuhlamaleni ka vona avahakanakana, aku ka vona: “Xana mi ni svakuja kola ke?” ⁴²Vona vamunyika hamfu ya hlampfi ya kuwoxiwa; ⁴³ayiyamukela, aja mahlweni ka vona⁴⁴Kutani aku ka vona: “Hi tona timhaka leti ningamitivisa tona, loko nahali na n'wina, loko nite: ‘Hinkwasvu lesvitsaliweke mayelanu na mina Nawini wa Moxe ni ka Vaprofeta, ni ka Tipisalma, svifanela kuhetiseka.’”⁴⁵Hi loko avapfula miyehleketo lesvaku vatwisisa Matsalwa. ⁴⁶Kutani aku ka vona: “Matsalwa mali: ‘Mesiya atatwisiwa kuvaviseka, atlhela apfuka kufeni hi siku ra vunharhu. ⁴⁷Kutani, hi vito ra yena, timhaka ta kuhundzuka ni ta kurivaleliwa svijoho titapaluxiwa matikweni hinkwawu, kusungula hilaha Yerusalema.’⁴⁸N'wina mitimboni ta timhaka leti. 49 Loko ali mina, nitamirhumela lesvi Tatana wa mina amitshembiseke svona. ⁴⁹Kambe n'wina tshamani kola doropeni, mikondza mifunengetiwa hi matimba ya le henhla.”⁵⁰Kutani avateka vaya handle ka doropa, ayafika na vona kusuhi na Betaniya, kutani atlakusa mavoko, avakatekisa. ⁵¹Loko ali karhi avakatekisa, ahambana na vona [atlakuliwa, aya tilweni].⁵²Kutani vona [loko vamukhinsamelile], vatlhelela Yerusalema na vali ni kutsaka lokukulu. ⁵³Kutani avali Tempeleni masiku hinkwawu, na vali karhi vadzunisa Xikwembu.

¹Aku sunguleni a rhiti agihi kona; a rhiti a gihi ka Chikwembu; a rhiti a gihi Chikwembu. ²Gona ka ku sungula a gihi na Chikwembu. ³Zvilo hi kwazvo zvi mahiwe hi yena, ende kuhi hava yena kuhava zvinga mahiwa zvi mahekile.⁴A utomi a gihi ka yena, a utomi a gihi livoningo ga vanhu.

¹ka siku launarhu, kumahekile amutchado a cana ya galileya, na mamani wa Jesu avahikona.

¹Akuhi na Mu farisi avito gayena ahi Nikodemo, wa hombe wana juda. ²Yena utile ka Jesu kau siku amubwela ku: "Rabi, hazvitiva aku wena umu fundisi utaku hika Chikwembu, hiku kuhava anga mahaku lezvi, kungahi ku Chikwembu china yena".³Jesu a hlamula: "Hitiso, hitiso naku bwela: loko wa nuna anga tswaliwi kambe, yena angata vona a fumo wa Chikwembu". ⁴Nikodemo aku ka yena: "Zvinga mahisa kuyini ku wa nuna a tswaliwa kuveni se wa hombe? Yena anga ngena kau mbihi ka kwirhi ga mamani makwe a tswaliwa kambe?".⁵Jesu ahlamula: "Hitiso, hitiso naku bwela: loyi o kalaku anga tswali ka mati naka moya anga faneli kungena ka fumo wa Chikwembu. ⁶Loyi anga tswaliwa ka nyama yi nyama, lezvi zvitswaliwaku hi moya zva moya.⁷Ungahlamali loko nikubwela ku: 'kulava ku mutswaliwa kambe'. ⁸A moya uba lenu uku lavaku, utwa aku chaya, mara auzvitivi ku uta hikwihi ende ku uya kwihi. Kutani hikwavo lava va tswaliwaku ka moya".⁹Nikodemo amu hlamula na aku: "zvinga mahisa kuyini lezvi?" ¹⁰Jesu a hlamula: "Wena, unga mufundisi a Izrael, auzvitwisisi zvilo lezvi? ¹¹Hitiso, hitiso, na kubwela: Hina hi khuluma lezvi hizvi tivako, hi fakaza lezvi hitonga hi zvivonile; na zvezvi amufhumeli o fakasi gahina.¹²Loko nimubwelile himu chumu ya tiko ende autsembanga, muta tsemba njani loko nimu bwela imu chumu ya kwati? ¹³kuhava loyi anga kwela amatilweni, tsena loyi anga chika ama tilweni, a nwana wa munhu.¹⁴Akufana na Mozisi anga thlakusa a nyoka a thlaveni ,a nwana wa munhu ufanela aku thlakusiwa, ¹⁵aku hikwavo lava vanga tsemba ka yena vava na utomi linga heliko.¹⁶Hiku a Chikwembu urandzile a chitsungu kufanana na lezvi anga nyika a nwana wa yena wa munwe, aku hikwavo lava va tsembaku ka yena vanga lahleki, mara vava na utomi linga heliko.

¹Kambe Jesu loko ativile ku vafarisi vatwile lezwaku yena wa babatisa aphinda akuma va landzeleli ku pala Johani ²(hambi loko angahi Jesu loyi a babatisaku, kambe valandzeli vakwe) ³usukile a Judiya a hlela a Galelia.⁴Kambe afanela ku ndlula hile Samaria.

¹Kuhindza kazvevzo, kuvile na thlangowava Juda, kutani Jesu ukhwelile a Jerusalema. ²Akuhi na thangi a Jerusalema, kusuhani na nyangwa wa madangala , hi Ramaico zvivitaniwa Betesayidi, ende yina thlanu wa tinyingwa hilomu mambirini. ³vanhu vakutala vanga vabwa, vakufa matihlo, na zviro. Avatsama amunyangweni navanyimela aku a mati madungiwa. ⁴Hikusa a tsumi ya Chikwembu ayichika hile tilweni nayidunga a mati kama unwani namunwani, saka munwani namunwani anga ngena a matini , loko madungiwa ahanyisiwa amavabwi manwani namanwani.⁵Akuhi na wanuna munwani angavabwi malembe ya makuma nharu na thlanu nama nharu nahikwalahaya. ⁶Loko Jesu amuvonile nayetlele nativa aku una kari woleha amuvutisile aku: "ulava akuhanya?".⁷Amuwabwi ahlamula aku: "Hosi, mina nihava wunwani anganichelaku amatini, loko a damu gidungiwa, loko niku nosuka vanwani vani rangela". ⁸Jesu umubwelile: suka unyima , teka beke gawena ufamba".⁹Kwalaho nakwalaho wanuna akhoma chitheve asungula kufamba. asiku legia auhi mugivela.¹⁰Saka, ama juda mabwelile wanuna anga hanyisiwe aku: "mugivela , auvumetiwi aku rwala achitheve chawena". ¹¹Wanuna ahlamula aku: "Loyi anganihanyisa ute : 'koma achiteve chawena ufamba"'.¹²Vamuvutisile vaku: "Nimani angakubwela: 'koma achiteve chawena ufamba?"'. ¹³Kambe awanuna angativi ku nimani angamuhanyisa, hiku Jesu a sukile ka ndau liya hiku akutele ngovu.¹⁴Kihi kale Jesu ukumile wanuna ya luya a thepeleni, amubwela ku: "chuka uhanyile! ungaha djohi kambe, aku ungahahumeliwi hizvaku biha kuhindza lezvi". ¹⁵Wanuna uhumile aya bwela amajuda aku Jesu hiyena anganihanyisa.¹⁶Saka, avahombe vavajuda avamulandzelela hikusa amaha amuchumu liya himugivela. ¹⁷Jesu avabwela ku: "Bava wamina vatirha kutafika zvezvi, naminavo na tirha". ¹⁸Himaka leyi amajuda malavaku kumudlaya, ayimaka yaku dlaya mugivela , mara hiku vitava achikwembu aku bava wakwe alava kutifananisa na Chikwembu.¹⁹Jesu avahlamula aku: "Hitisi, hitiso, namubwela ku a nwana anga mahi chumu hi yeche, loko angavonanga Bava navachimaha, hikusa lechi chimahiwaku nibava, na nwana wachimahavo. ²⁰Hiku Bava warandza nwana, ende umukomba hikwazvo lezvi yena azvimahaku, ende umukomba amuchumu yahombe akuhindza lezvi, zvaku nwina mutahlamala.²¹Hiku lezvi Bava vavuxaku vakufa, navavahanyisa, na nwana nayena wahanyisa loyi amulavaku. ²²Saka bava avatongi munhu, mara vanyikele anwana akutonga hikwako, ²³aku hikwavo vakhongela a nwana, kufana nalezvi vakhongelisaku zvona Bava. loyi okalaku angakhongeli anwana angakhongeli bava vangamu rhuma.²⁴Hitiso, hitiso, namubwela aku loyi atoyingisa amarhiti yamina naku tsemba ka loyi angani rhuma unawutomi lokala lingaheli ende angata gweviwa, kambe usukile alufwini aya amutonwini.²⁵Hitiso, hitiso, namubwela kutafika akama, ende ufikele lezvaku avafi vatatwa a rhiti ga nwana wa Chikwembu, ende lava vatotwa vatahanya.²⁶Hikusa lezvi Bava vangana utomi kavona, vanyikilevo anwana automi kayena, ²⁷a bava unyikile a nwana atamu waku tonga hiku yena inwana wa munhu.²⁸Mungahlamalisiwi hilezvi, hiku kutafika a kama waku lava vatonga masirheni vataguitwa a rhiti gawena ende vatahuma: ²⁹Lava vanga yendla zvakahle vata vukela automini, lava vanga hendla zvaku biha vata vukela akutongiweni.³⁰Mina aningemahi chumu ka mina hi noche. Nakutwa, nakutonga, nakutonguiwa kamina kululamile, hiku anilavi kurandza kamina, kambe nimaha akurandza kaloyi anganirhuma. ³¹Loko nifakaza hichimina , aufakazi gamina gitanga gihi gamavunwa. ³²Kuna munwani afakazaku himina, mina nazvitiva aku ufakazi gakwe gatiso.³³Uhirumelile Johani , hikokwalaho Johani ufakazile a tiso. ³⁴Saka aufakazi gamina agisuki ka vanhu, nabala amuvhumu leyi hiku nilava aku muhanya. ³⁵Johani ahi xivoningo chinga vura naku layithela, hikama wawu utsongani mutsakele ali voningo lakwe.³⁶Saka aufakazi ninganago gikulu kuhindza ga Johani, hikusa amutirho ninganyikiwa ni Bava aku nitayimaha, yifakaza hitamina aku Bava vani rhumile. ³⁷Bava yena anganirhuma, wafakaza hikwalaho kamina. Mukala mungasotwa a rhiti gavona kumbe kuvona achifananiso chavona; ³⁸Riti gavona agitsami aphakati kanwina, hiku amukhesi loyi vanga murhuma.³⁹Vonisisa amatsalwa hiku loko mumathemba mutakuma automi gokalaku gingaheli ende amatsalwa lawa mafakaza himina; ⁴⁰Kambe amulavi akuvuya ka mina ku mutakuma utomi.⁴¹Mina aniyamukeli kukulisiwa kusukaku ka vanhu, ⁴²Kambe nazvitiva zvaku muhava alirandzo la Chikwembu.⁴³Mina nitile hi vito ga Bava wamina, kambe aunimikelnga, loko munwani munhu ata hivito gayena mutamumikela. ⁴⁴Munga tsemba njani, nwina muyamukelaku aku kulisiwa kamunwani namunwani, mara amuyamukeli aku kulisiwa kunwe tsena kusukaku hika Chikwembu.⁴⁵Munga hleketi aku mina nitamulumbeta ka Bava. Loyi amulumbetaku ni Mozisi, loyi mungana ku tsemba kayena. ⁴⁶Hiku loko namutsemba Mozisi, tsembani na mina , hiku yena utsalile hitamina. ⁴⁷Hiku loko ungatsembi lezvi anga tsala, mutatsemba ndjani amarhiti yamina?".

¹Kakuheta kazvezvo, Jesu uile eka reveni guinwani ga luandle ka Galelia, kambezve kuvitaniwa lundle ya Tiberiades. ²A chitsungu chakutala achimulandza, hiku vona ava vona azvihlamaliso lezvi Jesu anga zvimaha ka lava vanga wabwa. ³Jesu akhelile a hehla ka thlava kwaleyo utsamile nava djondzisiwa vakwe.⁴Aphasika, na thlango wava Juda, au thsinela.

¹Nzako kalezvi, Jesu ufambile Galeliya, himaka yaku angalavi akufambela a Judeya, himaka yaku ama Juda amalava kumu dlaya. ²A thlango wama Judayika ya Tabercaculo auhi kusihani.³Vamubwelile ku, saka, avamakwenu vawena: "Txika ndau leyi, ufamba a Judeya, hikwalaho ava landzeli vawena katavona amuchumu ungayi maha, ⁴Hiku kuhava amahaku achumu achuhundleniloko nalava kutiviwa ka nanhu . Loko umaha muchumu leyi tikombekise ka Chitsungu".⁵kambe nambi vamakwenu vakwe avangatsembi kayena. ⁶Hikwalaho Jesu angavabwela aku: "Akama wamina ausofika, kambe a kama wanwina utsama uhikona. ⁷Achitsungu chingamuzondi, mara vazonda mina, hiku mina nafakaza ku mutirho yavona ibihile.⁸Kwelani a tlangweni nwina. Mina anikweli hiku akama wamina ausokufika kazvezvi. ⁹Loko avabwelile amuchumu leyi, yena uyalile na tsamile a Galeliya.¹⁰Kahikwazvo, loko vamakwenu vayena va kwelile a tlangweni, nayenavo ukwelile; kungahi kaku voneka , kambe achihundleni. ¹¹Amajuda avamulava athlangweni, navaku: "yena ule kwihi?".¹²Kachitsungu, akuhinama vonele yakutala himaka ya yena.

Vanwani navaku: "yena wanuna wakahle"; vanwanu navaku: "hayi, yena uhembele achitsungu".

¹Jesu a kongomile na eya thsaveni yati Oliveiras. ²A chimixweni ngovu athlelile kambe a thepeleni chitsungu hikwacho chivuya kayena a thsama a sangula kuchifundisa. ³A vatsali na farisi vamitisele wasati anga kumeka u hureni; vamuchela phakati kavona.⁴Se vaku: "Hosi, awasati loyi akumekile na akari a hula. ⁵A nawu wa Mozisi uhi laya ku vavasati yalavo vafanela ku chopiwa himarhibwe se wena woyini?". ⁶Vona aua khuluma lezvo ku mahela kumu rhinga, kumahela ku kuma chumu chakumu ohasa hichona kambe loko Jesu a korhamile asangula kutsala hasi hichitiwana.⁷Hikuva nava musinzisa ka chivutiso, Jesu a vukile aku kavona: "Loyi wokala chi djoho ave wakusungula kumu chopa hi rhibwe". ⁸A thlelela a korhama na tsala hasi hichitihwana.⁹Loko vatwile zvezvo vasukile hi unwe na unwe kusangula hi va hombe akumeka ,Jesu a sele yeche na wasati luya a hiphakati. ¹⁰Jesu a sukile aku: "Wasati, wakwihi va lumbeti vawena? Kuhava angaku nyika djele?". ¹¹Yena a hlamula aku: "Kuhava Hosi. Jesu aku: "Hambi mina aniku nyiki djele. Famba ende kusukela ka zvevzi ungaha djohi futhi."]¹²Athlela Jesu aku kavona: "Mina ni livoningo la musava. Loyi anilanzaka angue thsuki a famba chinyameni kambe ataua na livoningo la utomi guinga heliko". ¹³Ava farisi vaku ka yena: "Wena uti fazela hiweche ende aufakazi ga wena ahi ga tiso".¹⁴Jesu ava hlamula: "Hambi kuhi ku ni nyika ufakazi gamina maka ufakazi ka tiso. Mina nitiva lomu nitaku hikona na leno niyaku kona mara nwina amukutivi seno nitaku hikona na leno niyaku kona. ¹⁵Nwina muavanyisa kuya hi nyama, kambe mina aniavanyisi. ¹⁶Ende loko mina ni avanyisa ku avanyisa kamina ka tiso hiku aninoche kambe mina nina bava loyi angani rhuma.¹⁷Kambe ka nawu wa nwina zvitsaliwe ku a ufakazi la vanhu vambirhi la tiso. ¹⁸Mina ninyika ufakazi ga mina tsena kambe na bava loyi angani rhuma wani farazela".¹⁹Vona vaku:"Ukwihi bava wa wena? Jesu ava hlamula aku: "Nwina amutivi mina hambe bava wa mina, loko amutiva mina amutativa na bava wa mina". ²⁰Yena akhulumile marhito lawa kusuhani na bokiso gati hoforo, kama anga fundisa thepeleni ende kuhava anga mu khoma hiku kama wayena aungaso fika.²¹Athlela aku kavona : "Nafamba, mutani lava kambe mutafela zvidjohweni zvanwina.Seno niyaku amunguei". ²²Kambe ava djuda avaku: "Zvihlaya ku utaku ti dlaya? Hiku wo: 'Lomu niyaku amu nguei"'.²³Yena aku kavona: "Nwina muva laha hasi, mina niwale hehla . Nwina muva musava leyi kambe mina aniwa musava leyi. ²⁴Himhaka yaleyo ningaku mutafela zvidjohweni zva nwina hiku loko minga thsembi ku mina nimina mutafela zvidjohweni zvanwina".²⁵Avaku kayena: "Hiwena mani" Jesu ava hlamula aku: "Ni lezvi nimu bwelaku kusukela ku sunguleni. ²⁶Nina muchumu yakutala yaku mubwela na kumu avanyisa. Hikwalaho loyi angani rhuma wa tiso, lezvi ningazvitwa kayena nibwela musava". ²⁷Vona aua zvitwanga ku akhuluma ni bava.²⁸Jesu utekavona, hikokwalaho: "Loko se mutlakulile nwana wa munhu mutazui tava ku mina nimina naku ani mahi chumu hichimina kambe nikhuluma kuya hi lezvi bava anga fundisa. ²⁹Kambe loyi angani rhuma una mina ende yena anga ni tsiki noche hiku mina nimaha muchumu yimu tsakisaku".

¹Loko Jesu nandlula, uvonile a bofo lachithwaleliwa. ²Ava landzeli vakwe vamuvutisile aku: "Rabi, nimani angadjoha akuza wanuna loyi atswaliwa ahi bofo? yena oro vatswali vakwe?".³Jesu atlamula aku: "nambi yena, nambi avatswali avadjohanga, mara akuhi aku amutiro ya Hosi hivoneka yeka yena. ⁴Hifanela kumaha atirho wayena vangahi rhuma, nakahahi a siku. Ausiku gafika, loko munhu angafaneli futirha. ⁵Aloko nahahi musaveni, mina nichivoningo chamusava".⁶Kama Jesu angavabwela azvilo lezvi, uphelile ahasi, umahile a daka hi mari ya yena avuya atota amatilweni kawa nuna hi madaka. ⁷Jesu amubwela aku: "Famba, wa hlamba a danwini ga Siloe". hikokwalaho wanuna ufambile, alhamba , avuya na vona.⁸Hikokwalaho , vamakhelwani vawa nuna luya vangamuvona na yena vamuvona khale vaku; "Ahi yena loyi anga tsama na kombela kufhuniwa?".

¹Katiso, katiso, namubwela ku loyi atotsika kungena hilegedeni, kambe ata hindlela yimwani, yena imbava natimbava

¹Wanuna vango ni Lazaro awabwa. Yena ahi wa Bataniya, achitsungu xa Maria nama kwenu wakwe Marita. ²Loyi hiyena Maria anga totile Hosi hima fura anga homisa amunengue yakwe himusisi, zvaku amakwenu wakwe Lazaro atwa kuvavisa.³Avama kwenu arhumelile a tsamba ka Jesu, ingaku: "Hosi, hoyi umurandzaku utwakuvavisa".

¹Thlanu wama siku na gimwe kunga sova na Pasika, Jesu utile a Betani, lenu kungahi na Lazaro, loyi yena angamu vuchile kava kufa. ²Kambe, vamahile atchilalelo nayena kwalahaha, marita aphamela, lazaro ahi umwani loyi angatsama atafuleni na jesu. ³Kambe, Maria ukhomile amafura yakunhuwela ya nardo, malaveka ngovu, utotile amunenge ya jesu hiwona, kutani amusula amunenge himusisi yayena; ayindlo yitala hiku nuwela kamafurha.⁴Judas khariyoti, umwe kavalandzeli vakwe, loyi anga mudjikelile, ute; ⁵Imaka muni amafura lawa amachavisiwanga hima zana manarhu yatidenari, tinhikiwa azwisiwana'' ⁶Yena ukhulumile lezwo, ahimaka yakutchavela azwisiwana, hiku yena ahimbava; yena akhomile atchipachi tchamale, ayiva lezwi zwingalahliwa kwalaho⁷Jesu ute; mutsikeni hiku yena uvekile lezwi kufika kasiku lakuvekiwa kamina''.

¹Kambe, athlango waphasika ungaso fica, jesu ativa ku akama wakwe ufikile, aku asuka kamusava leyi ku aya ka bava, azwilaku alava vanhu vakwe vangahi musaveni, uvalavile kufika kakuhetisela.

¹Munga kanakani timbilwini ta nwina. Tsembani ka Chikwembu; nytsemba na kamina . ²A kaya ka bava wamina kuna ti indlo to tala; kavo ahizvona, mina anitava nimubwelile, kambe nitamu lunguiselela a ndau. ³Kambe mina loko niya mu lungisela andau, nita vuya kama umwani, nitamu yamukela ka mina hinoche, aku leni titonga nihi kona muva muhikona namwina.⁴Mwina mayitiva a ndlela ya lenu niyaku kona". ⁵Tome aku Jesu: "Hosi, ahiku tivi lenu uyaku.Hingayi tivisa kuyini ndlela?". ⁶Jesu aku: "Mina ni ndlela, a tiyiso, ende nau tomi; kuhava loyi anga yaku ka bava loko angahi mina. ⁷Loko namuyonitiva, amu fanela mutivile na bava wa mina; kusukela ka zwezwi se mamutiva, ende mumuvonile".⁸Filipi aku ka Jesu: "Hosi, hikombe bava, zwezwo zwi tava zwokanile ka hina". ⁹Jesu aku kavona Nina kama wotala namwina, amuso nitiva, Filipi? Loyi anivonaku, uvona bava; mutanibwelisa kuyini: 'Hikombe Bava'?¹⁰Amutsembi aku nile ka Bava, na yena bava ule kamina? A marhiti lawa mina nimu bwelku, amubweliwi nimina, hahla ka lezwo bava vanga kamina va maha a tiro wavona. ¹¹Tsembani ka mina, lezwi zwaku nile ka bava, na bava vale ka mina, kumbe mutsemba hi maka ya mutiro.¹²Hi tiso, hi tiso, namubwela, loyi a tsembaku ka mina, nayena uta maha amutiro leyi niyi mahaku, ende utamaha amutiro ya hombe kupala na leyi niyi mahaku, hiku mina niya ka bava. ¹³Hikwazo lezvi muzwi kombelaku hi vito ga mina, nitazwiyendla kumahela ku bava va kesiwa hi mwana. ¹⁴Loko wo kombela xumu xinwani na xinwani hi vito ga mina, mina nitayendla.¹⁵Loko muni randza muta veka a munawu ya mina. ¹⁶Mina nitakombela Bava, yena utamunyika mu mbuwateli, loyi atova ahina nwina ka utomi hikwagp, ¹⁷A moya wa tiso, lowu waku a musava yingakala inga wu amukeli, hiku ayimuvoni, ayimutivi. Mwina mutativa hiku atsama na mwina kambe ule ka mwina.¹⁸Mina aningatamu siya mwetxe; nitavuya kamwina. ¹⁹Phakati ka kama utsongwani, amusava ayi ngatahani vona kambe, mara mwina mutanivona. Hiku nayanha, na mwina mutayanha. ²⁰Ka siku legiy, mutativa ku nile ka bava wa mina, na mwina muhi ka mina, namina ka mwina.²¹Loyi angana munawu ya mina a ayiveke, yaloye hiloyi anirandzaku; kambe loyi a nirandzaku utarandfziwa ni bava wa mina,namina nitamurandza niphinda niti kombekisa kakwe. ²²Juda uvutisile Jesu: "Hosi, zwimahisa kuyini uti kombekisa ka hina ungatinkombekisi ka musava?".²³²⁴Jesu amu hlamula: " Loyi anirandzaku a aveke a riti ga mina.Bava wa mina va tmurandza, hitata ka yena, hitatsama kakwe. Loyi wokala anganirandzi , anga veki ma riti ya mina. Amariti lawa mumatwaku ahiyamina, mara ya bava lava va nganirhuma.²⁵A zwilo lezwi ni thama na nimu bwela zwezwi na nihinamwina. ²⁶Hikokwalaho amumbuwateli, a moya wo kwitsima lowu bava vangamurumela hi vito ga mina, yena utamu`fundisa a zwilo mwina mutakumbula hikwazwo lezwi mina ningamubwela. ²⁷Na musiyela ku rula, ni munyika ku rula ka mina. Mina aninyiki lezwi musava inyikisaku zwona. Munga kanakani ti mbilwini t mwina, mungatxavi.²⁸Muzwitwilw lezwi ningamubwela: 'Na famba mara nitavuya ka mwina. Loko kuhiku manirandza amutatsaka, hiku mina niya ka bava: hiku bava vahombe ka mina. ²⁹Mina zwezwi namubwela lezwi, zwingaso maheka ku loko se zwi tamaheka muta tsemba. ³⁰Aningataya kuluma na mwina, hiku a hosi ya musava leyi yata, mara ihava ma timba ku pala mina. ³¹Nilavaku misava itiva zwaku mina na randza bava, nimaha lezwi bava vanganiruma. Sukani, hifamba hitsika ndau leyi".

¹"Mina ni sinya wa tiso, bava wa mina mu rhimi. ²A dzavi gimwani nagi mwani go kalaku ginga twsali, yena wagi tsema; ende a dzavi gi twsalaku, yena wagui pukutsa, aku gi twsala ngovu.³Se mu basile hi rhiti legi mina ningamu bwelile. ⁴Tsamani muhi ka mina, mina ka mwina. Kufana na dzavi agui twsali hi goche loko gi ngahi ga sinya, asi na mwuna amu ngata maha, loko munga tsami ka mina.⁵Mina ni sinya, mwina, muma dzavi. Loyi ato tsama ahi ka mina ende mina ka yena, loyi u ta twsala ngovu, hiku kuyi hava mina kuhava mu ngachi mahaku. ⁶Loko mumwe anga yali ahi ka mina, uta lahliwa kuyendla yenge yi dzavi, wa homa, ende ama dzavi lawa wa tekiwa ma hochiwa ka ndzilo ma hisiwa. ⁷Loko mu tsama muhi ka mina, nama rhiti ya mina ma tsama mahi ka mwina, muta kombela lezvi muzvi lavaku, muta zvi maheliwa.⁸Bava wa mina vakulisiwa hi lezvi: "Aku mutwsala ngovu; aku mu kombisa aku muva djondzisiwa va mina. ⁹Ku fana na bava angani rhandza, na minavo nimu rhandzile.

Tsamani ka li rhandzo la mina.

¹Mina nimubwelile amuchumu leyi aku mungaphazami.

¹Loko a hetile aku kuluma zvilo lezviya, Jesu u thlakusile ama tihlo yma tilweni aku: "Bava, ufikile na rila.

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