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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹Ngokuti vanhu vazhinji vakaedza kurongedza tsamba ngendaa yezviro zvakaitika pakati pedu, ²kudai ngezvezvakapuwa kwetiri ngaavo kubvira pakutanga vaiya zvapupu zvakaona ngemadziso nevashandi veizwi, ³kwakandinakira ininiwo, apo ndaiya ndanasa kuringisisa ngokwakaperera zviro zveshe kubvira pakutanga, kuti ndinyore ngokuteererana kwomuri, imwimwi makosi Theofirusi, ⁴kuti muzie gwinyiso remazwi awo emwakadzidziswa.⁶Ngamazuva aHerodhi, mambo weJudhia, waiyapo mupristi waizwi ndiZekharia, webingo raAbhia, waiya nomukadzi wake waiya mukunda weverudzi rwaAroni, nezina rake raiya Erizabhethi. ⁵Navo veshe vaiya vakarurama pamberi paMwari, vechingwarira mipango nezviemeso zveshe zvaMambo Mwari vasina ndaa., ⁷Navo vaiya vasina mwana, ngokuti Erizabhethi waiya ngomwa, navo vaiya vakura yaamho veshe.⁸Zvino achaita mushando woupristi pamberi paMwari ngokuteererana kwebingo rake, ⁹kudai ngomushuma woupristi, bingo rake raiya rokupotera muTemperi raMambo Mwari nokupisha mutombo unegwema rakanaka., ¹⁰Nembungano yeshe yevanhu yaikumbira kubanze ngeawa rokupisha mutombo unegwema rakanaka.¹¹Kwakaoneka kwaari ngirosi yaMambo Mwari yakaema ngokumuryo wearita rokupishira mutombo unegwema rakanaka. ¹²Zekharia wakatambudzika ngokuiona, nokutya kwakamugumira. ¹³Asi ngirosi yakati kwaari, “Usatya, Zekharia, ngokuti kukumbira kwako kwakazwika, nomukadzi wako Erizabhethi unozokubarira mukororo, newe unozodudza zina rake kuti Johani.¹⁴Newe unozodakara nokudakadzwa, navazhinji vanozodakara ngokubarwa kwake;, ¹⁵ngokuti iye unozoita mukuru mukuona kwaMambo Mwari, naye aazomwi vhini nokuti zvinoradzisa, naye unozozadzwa ngoMweya Wakachena, eya kubvira mundani yamai ake.¹⁶Naye unozotenderudzira vazhinji vevana vaIsuraeri kunaMambo Mwari wavo, ¹⁷naye unozohamba pamberi pehope yake ngomweya nesimba raErija, kutenderudzira mwoyo yemadzibaba kunevana, nevasikapurutani kuti vahambe mukungwara kwevakarurama, kunasirira vanhu kuti vaite vakanasirirwa Mambo Mwari”.¹⁸NaZekharia wakati kunengirosi, “Ndinozozia ngenyi ichi? Ngokuti ndakura yaamho nomukadzi wangu wakura yaamho”. ¹⁹Nengirosi yakamupingura yechiti kwaari, “Ndiri Gabhurieri, uwo unoema pamberi paMwari, neni ndatumwa kuti ndierekete kwouri nokukuunzira aya mashoko akanaka. ²⁰Penya, unozoita chimbungumbungu usikakoni kuereketa metsa rigume zuva iro rezvinozoitika izvi, ngokuti auzi kugonda mazwi angu, awo anozoitika ngenguva yawo”.²¹Nevanhu vechigarira Zekharia vakashamiswa ngokunonoka kwake muTemperi. ²²Naapo abuda, waiya asikachakoni kuereketa kwavari, navo vakazia kuti iye waiya aona chioniso ari muTemperi; naye wakaereketa kwavari ngenyara, akagara ari chimbungumbungu. ²³Naapo mazuva okushanda kwake apera, wakaenda kanyi kwake.²⁴Naapo abuda, waiya asikachakoni kuereketa kwavari, navo vakazia kuti iye waiya aona chioniso ari muTemperi; naye wakaereketa kwavari ngenyara, akagara ari chimbungumbungu., ²⁵“Ndizvo Mambo Mwari wakaita ichi kwendiri ngamazuva awo aakandiringira ndiwo, kuti aduse chimene changu pakati pevanhu”.²⁶Ngomwedzi wechitanhatu ngirosi Gabhurieri yakatumwa kubva kunaMwari kuenda kudhorobha reGarire raizwi Nazaretha, ²⁷kumhandara yaiya yakaemeserwa munhu zina rake raizwi ndiJosefa, worudzi rwaDhavhidha, nezina remhandara iyo raizwi Maria. ²⁸Nayo yakapotera kwaari ikati, “Mwauya, iwewe waona nyasha, Mambo Mwari unewe!”. ²⁹Asi iye wakatambudzika kakurutu ngokuereketa kwayo, akapinimidza kuti uku kuchingamidza kunoronzenyi.³⁰Nengirosi yakati kwaari, “Usatya, Maria, ngokuti iwewe waona nyasha kunaMwari., ³¹Penya, unozoita mimba newe unozobara mukororo, unozodudza zina rake kuti Jesu., ³²Naye unozoita mukuru, unozozwi Mukororo woUwo Uripadera pazveshe; naMambo Mwari unozomupa dendemaro rababa ake Dhavhidha, ³³naye unozotonga padera pemhatso yaJakobe mhera nariini; noumambo hwake ahutongozoa nemagumo”.³⁴Maria wakati kunengirosi, “Ichi chingaita maitikirenyi ndisina mwamuna?” ³⁵Ngirosi yakapingura, ikati kwaari, “Mweya Wakachena unozouya padera pako, ndizvo uwo unozobarwa unozozwi wakachena, Mukororo waMwari.³⁶Penya, Erizabhethi hama yako unemimba yomukororo, akura yaamho; nouyu waamwedzi wechitanhatu kwaari uwo waizwi ingomwa. ³⁷Ngokuti kunaMwari apana chinokorereka”. ³⁸NaMaria wakati, “Penya, ndiri murandakadzi waMambo Mwari; ngakuitike kwendiri kudai ngeizwi rako.” Nengirosi yakabva kwaari.³⁹NaMaria wakamiruka ngaawo mazuva, wakaenda ngokukasira kunyika yezvimitunhu, kuguta reJudhia, ⁴⁰naye wakapotera mumhatso yaZekharia, akachingamidza Erizabhethi. ⁴¹Kwakaitika apo Erizabhethi azwa kuchingamidza kwaMaria, mwana wakanyanduka mundani mwake; naErizabhethi wakazadzwa ndiMweya Wakachena.⁴²naye wakadaidzira ngeizwi guru echiti, “Unomuchena iwewe pakati pevakadzi. Unomuchena uwo unozobarwa mundani mwako ⁴³:Chaitika ngenyi ichi kwendiri, kuti mai aMambo wangu auye kwendiri? ⁴⁴RNgokuti penya, apo izwi rokuchingamidza kwako razwika munzee dzangu, mwana wakanyanduka mundani mwangu ngokudakara. ⁴⁵:Unomuchena uwo wakatenda kuti kunozoapo kuitika kweizvo zvakaereketwa kwaari zvechibva kunaMambo Mwari”.⁴⁶Maria wakati, “Mweya wangu unokurisa Mambo, ⁴⁷nomweya wangu unodakara kukurutu kuna Mwari, Muponesi wangu,⁴⁸ngokuti iye wakaringira upashi hwomurandakadzi wake. Ngokuti ringira, kubvira zvinopano yeshe mibarirwana inozondierenga kuti ndinomuchena. ⁴⁹ngokuti uwo unesimba wakaita zvikuru kwendiri, nezina rake riri rakachena.⁵⁰Nenyasha dzake dziri padera pavo vanomutya kubvira kumubarirwana kuenda kumubarirwana. ⁵¹Iye wakaonisa simba rake ngomuoko wake, wakaparadza avo vanodzikudza ngokupinimidza kwomwoyo yavo.⁵²Wakadzasa pashi vane simba kubva pamadendemaro avo, akakurisa avo varipashi, ⁵³wakagutisa avo vanenzara ngezvakanaka, akaendesa makurudza asina chiro.⁵⁴Wakadetsera muranda wake Isuraeri, kuti akarakadze nyasha dzake, ⁵⁵kudai ngezvaakaereketa kunemadzibaba edu, kunaAbrahama nokurudzi rwake mhera nariini”.⁵⁶NaMaria wakagara naye kwaida kuita mwedzi mitatu, naye wakapetuka kanyi kwake. ⁵⁷Zvinopano mukuwo waErizabhethi wakasvika wokuti abare, naye wakabara mukororo. ⁵⁸Nevaakirwana vake nehama dzake vakazwa kuti Mambo Mwari waiya akurisa nyasha dzake kwaari, navo vakadakara pamwepo naye.⁵⁹Kwakaitika ngezuva rechisere kuti vakauya kuzocheka mwana, navo vaida kumududza zina rake kuti ndiZekharia, kudai ngezina rababa ake., ⁶⁰Asi mai ake vakapingura vakati, “Haiwa; asi unozodudzwa kuti Johani”. ⁶¹Navo vakati kwaari, “Apana naumwe wehama dzenyu wakambodudzwa ngeiro zina”.⁶²Navo vakakopera kunababa ake, kuti vazwe kuti ungada kuti adudzwe kutinyi. ⁶³Naye wakakumbira pokunyorerapo, wakanyora kuti, “Zina rake ndiJohani.” Navo veshe vakashamiswa.⁶⁵Paripo muromo wake wakabeurwa norurimi rwake rwakasunhurwa, naye wakaereketa, echikudza Mwari ⁶⁴. Nokutya kwakagumira avo veshe vaigara pasinde pavo. Nemashoko eizvi akashumirwa munyika yeshe yezvimitunhu zveJudhia, ⁶⁶navo veshe vakazvizwa vakazvingwarira mumwoyo yavo vechiti, “Uyu unozoita mwana wakaitawani?” Ngokuti nyara yaMambo Mwari yaiya naye.⁶⁷Nababa ake Zekharia wakazadzwa ndiMweya Wakachena, naye wakaprofeta echiti. ⁶⁸“Unomuchena Mambo Mwari waIsuraeri, ngokuti iye wakahambira nokuripira vanhu vake.⁶⁹naye wakatimirudzira runyanga rworuponeso mumhatso yomuranda wake Dhavhidha, ⁷⁰kudai ngezvaakaereketa ngomuromo wevaprofeti vakacheneswa vake vekaretu, ⁷¹kuponeswa kubva kumagaa edu nokubva kunyara yaavo veshe vanotinyenya.⁷²kuonisa nyasha kunemadzibaba edu, nokukarakadza chitenderano chake chakachena,, ⁷³mhiko iyo yaakapika kunababa edu Abrahama, ⁷⁴yokuti isusu, techinunurwa kubva munyara yemagaa edu, timushandire tisina chokutya, ⁷⁵mukucheneswa nomukururama pamberi pake mazuva eshe okurarama kwedu.⁷⁶Iwewe, mwana, unozozwi muprofeti woUwo Uripadera pazveshe; ngokuti iwewe unozohamba pamberi pehope yaMambo Mwari kunasirira njira dzake, ⁷⁷kupa ruziyo rworuponeso kuvanhu vake ngokurekererwa kwezvishaishi zvavo.⁷⁸Ngendaa yokupfaa kwenyasha dzaMwari wedu, naapo kuedza kwezuva kunobva mudenga kunozotihambira, ⁷⁹kujeka padera paavo vanogara muchidima nomubvute rokufa, kutungamirira tsoka dzedu munjira yokunyarara''.⁸⁰Mwana wakakura, wakagwinya mumweya, waiya mushango metsa rorooguma zuva rokuoniswa kwake kunevaIsuraeri.

¹Ngaawo mazuva chakabuda chironzo chechibva kunaSiza Agustusi kuti nyika yeshe inyorwe mazita. ²Nouku kunyorwa kwaiya kwokutanga kwakaitika apo Kureniusi ari mutongi weSiria. ³Navo veshe vakaenda koonyorwa, munhu weshe kudhorobha raakabarirwa.⁴NaJosefawo wakakwira echibva Garire, mudhorobha reNazaretha, akaenda Judhia, kudhorobha raDhavhidha raizwi Bhetherehema, ngokuti iye waiya wemhuri norudzi rwaDhavhidha,, ⁵kuti anyorwe pamwepo naMaria, uwo waiya chigango chake, akurirwa ngemimba.⁶Naapo vechiguma kuBele, mazuva akakwana okuti Maria abereke. ⁷Naye wakabara dangwe rake romukororo, naye wakamuputira ngejira, akamuradzika muchidziyo chen'ombe, ngokuti kwaiya kusina ndau yavo mumhatso yevaeni.⁸Kwaiya nevaushi munyikeyo, vaigara mushango vechingwarira makwai avo usiku. ⁹Nengirosi yaMambo Mwari yakaoneka kwavari, noumambo hwaMambo Mwari hwakajeka kuvatendenedza, navo vakatya kakurutu.¹⁰Nengirosi yakati kwavari, “Musatya; ngokuti penyai, ndinomuunzira mashoko akanaka, anodakadza kakurutu awo ari evanhu veshe. ¹¹ngokuti mwaberekerwa nyamashi mudhorobha raDhavhidha Muponesi, ndiye Kristu Mambo. ¹²RNeichi chinozoita chioniso kwomuri; kuti munozoona mwana akaputirwa ngejira akaradzikwa muchidziyo chen'ombe''.¹³Paripo yaiyapo nengirosi mbungano huru yehondo yomudenga yechikudza Mwari yechiti, ¹⁴“Ngaakudzwe Mwari mudengadenga, nokunyarara munyika pakati pevanhu, avo vaanonasa kudakara ndivo”.¹⁵Naapo ngirosi dzaenda mudenga kubva kwavari, vaushi vakati umwe kunoumweni, “Ngatiende Bhetherehema, toona ichi chaitika, chaaziisa Mambo kwetiri'. ¹⁶Navo vakaenda ngokukasira, vakavaona veshe Maria naJosefa, nomwana akaradzikwa muchidziyo chen'ombe.¹⁷Naapo vechimuona vakaziisa mashoko awo akaronzwa kwavari ngendaa yemwana uyu. ¹⁸navo veshe vakazwa vakashamiswa ngeizvo zvevakaronzerwa ngavaushi. ¹⁹Asi Maria wakangwarira izvi zveshe, echizvitsengesesa mumwoyo mwake. ²⁰Nevaushi vakahwirira, vechikurisa nokukudza Mwari ngeizvo zveshe zvevakazwa nezvevakaona, kudai ngezvezvakaronzwa kwavari.²¹Naapo mazuva masere apera okuti achekwe, vakadudza zina rake kuti Jesu, iro rakadudzwa ngengirosi isati yaapo mimba yake.²²Naapo apera mazuva okucheneswa kwavo, kudai ngeMipango yaMosi, vakakwira naye Jerusarema kuti vamupire kunaMambo Mwari. ²³Kudai ngezvezvakanyorwa muMipango yaMambo Mwari kuti, “Vanakomana veshe varimatangwe vanozozwi vakachena kunaMambo Mwari'. ²⁴nokupira mudiro kudai ngezvezvakaronzwa muMipango yaMambo Mwari, “Wemagora mairi nokuti mabwipwi mairi enjia'.²⁵Penya, kwaiyapo munhu muJerusarema zina rake raizwi ndiSimeoni, nomunhu uyu waiya akarurama nowaidira Mwari, echigarira kuembedzerwa kwaIsuraeri, noMweya Wakachena waiya padera pake. ²⁶Nakwo kwakaoniswa kwaari ngoMweya Wakachena kuti aatongozofi asati aona Kristu waMambo Mwari.²⁷Echikweiwa ndiMweya wakauya muTemperi; naapo vabari vaunza mwana Jesu, kuti vaite kwaari kudai ngomushuma weMipango,, ²⁸Simione wakaashira Jesu, akakudza Mwari echiti; ²⁹Mambo Mwari, zvinopano tendera kuti muranda wako aende ngokunyarara, kudai ngeizwi rako.³⁰Ngokuti madziso angu aona ruponeso rwako, ³¹urwo rwewakanasirira pamberi pehope yevanhu veshe; ³²Kujeka ukwo kunovhenekera vemadzinza, kuri uthendezve kuvanhu vako Isuraeri'.³³Baba ake namai ake vakashamiswa ngeizvo zvakaereketwa ngepamusoro pake. ³⁴NaSimeoni wakavafumisa, akati kunamai ake Maria, “Penya, mwana uyu wakaemeserwa kuwa nokumuka kwevazhinji muIsuraeri, nokuitazve chioniso chinozorambwa ³⁵(eya neshoti inozobayawo mweya wako) kuti mipinimidzo yomwoyo mizhinji ioniswe.³⁶Kwaiyapozve Ana muprofeti womukadzi, mwanasikana waFanueri wedzinza raAsha. Waiya aamusharuka, iye waiya akagara nemwamuna wake makore manomwe sure kwousikana hwake. ³⁷Naye wakaita shirikadzi makore makumi masere namarongomuna. Aazi kutongobuda kubva muTemperi, echidira nokuera kudya nokukumbira usiku nemasikati. ³⁸Naye echiuya ngeiro awa wakabonga Mwari, wakaereketa ndiye kwavari veshe vaigarira kuripirwa kweJerusarema.³⁹Naapo vapedza kuita zviro zveshe kudai ngezvaidiwa ngeMipango yaMambo Mwari, vakahwirira Garire, kudhorobha ravo Nazaretha. ⁴⁰Nomwana wakakura, akagwinya, aneungwaru; nenyasha dzaMwari dzaiya padera pake.⁴¹Nevabereki vake vakagara vechindoenda makore nemakore Jerusarema kumushongano wokurya wePhasika. ⁴²Naapo Jesu aanemakore gumi namairi, vakakwira kudai ngomushuma wokuenda kumushongano wokudya. ⁴³Naapo vapedza mazuva awo voopetuka, murumbwana Jesu wakasara sure muJerusarema. Nevabari vake avazi kuzvizia. ⁴⁴Asi vechipinimidza kuti uri mukati mwembungano, vakahamba muhambo wezuva rimwe, navo vakamutsvaka mukati mwehama dzavo neshamwari dzavo.⁴⁵Naapo vasikamuwoni, vakapetuka Jerusarma veimutsaka. ⁴⁶Ngesure kwemazuva matatu vakamuona ari muTemperi, akagara mukati mwevadzidzisi, echivazwa nokuvabvunza mibvunzo. ⁴⁷Navo veshe vakamuzwa vakashamiswa ngokuzia kwake nokupingura kwake.⁴⁸Naapo vakati vechimuona vakahahairwa; namai ake vakati kwaari, “Mwana, watiitira zvakadai ngenyi? Penya, baba ako neni taikutsvaka techitambudzika”. ⁴⁹Naye wakati kwavari, “Mwainditsvaka ngenyi? Musaizia here kuti kunosisira kuti ndiwe mumhatso yaBaba angu?”. ⁵⁰Navo avazi kuzwisisa izwi iro raakaereketa kwavari.⁵¹Naye wakadzaka navo, akaguma Nazaretha, wakavapurutana. Namai ake vakangwarira mazwi eshe aya mumwoyo mwavo. ⁵²NaJesu wakakura muungwaru nomuiri, nomukudiwa ndiMwari nevanhu.

¹Ngegore regumi namashanu rokutonga kwaThibheriusi Siza, Phontiusi Piratu mutongi weJudhia, naHerodhi sadunhu weGarire, nomunun'una wake Firipu sadunhu wenyika yeIturia neyeTrakhonitisi, naRusaniasi sadunhu weAbhirene, ²Anasi naKaiafasi, vari vapristi vakuru, izwi raMwari rakauya kuna Johani mukororo waZekharia ari mushango.³Naye wakauya kunyika yeshe inotendenedza Jorodhani, echichumaira rubhabhatidzo rwokutenderuka kwokurekererwa kwezvishaishi.⁴Kudai ngezvezvakanyorwa mubhuku remazwi aIsaya muprofeti kuti, “Izwi rounodaidzira mushango kuti: Nasirirai njira yaMambo Mwari, ruramisai makwara ake.⁵Mabani eshe anozozadzwa, nemitunhu yeshe nezvimitunhu zvinozodzaswa pashi, nenjira dzakabenda dzichazo thobwa, nenjira dzakaita marindi dzinozoserereswa;, ⁶nevanhu veshe vanozoona ruponeso rwaMwari”.⁷Ndizvo Johan wakati kuvazhinji avo vakabuda kuuya kuzobhabhatidzwa ndiye, “Imwimwi vana vemabuura! Ndiani wakamunyowedza kuti mutize ushungu hunouya?⁸Ndizvo mwechibara michero inoonisa kutenderuka, musatanga kukarakadza mukati mwenyu kuti, tina Abrahama baba edu, ngokuti ndinoti kwomuri, Mwari unesimba kumusira vana kunaAbrahama ngaaya mapuwe.⁹Sandho ratoiswa panzinde dzemiti; ndizvo muti weshe usikabari michero yakanaka unotemerwa pashi nokukandirwa mumwoto''.¹⁰Nembungano yakamubvunza yechiti, “Ndizvo tinozoitenyi? ¹¹Naye wakapingura, akati kwavari, “Uwo unemabhachi mairi, ngaakowane nousina; nouwo unezvokudya ngaaitewo kudaro”.¹²Nevabhadarisi vemuthero vakauyawo kuti vazobhabhatidzwa, vakati kwaari, “Mudzidzisi, isusu tinozoitenyi?” ¹³Wakati kwavari, “Musapamba zviro zvinopinda izvo zvakaemeserwa kwomuri”.¹⁴Masojdja nawo akamubvunzawo, akati, “Nesuwo tinozoitenyi?” Naye wakati kwavari, “Musazotorera munhu chiro ngesimba nokuti musazoitira munhu ndaa yokunyepa, asi mwechigutiswa ngekuhola kwenyu”.¹⁵Naapo vanhu vachakarira, navo veshe vaidzibvunza mumwoyo ngendaa yaJohani, kuti pamweni ndiye Kristu. ¹⁶Johani wakapingura echiti kwavari veshe, “Inini ndinomubhabhatidza ngemvura, asi unouya uwo unondipinda ngesimba, uwo wendisikasisiri nokusunhura rusinga rwemagwada ake. Unozomubhabhatidza ndiMweya Wakachena nemwoto.¹⁷Ena unefochoro munyara dzake, kuti anase kutsvaira mbuwa yake nokuunganidza koroni mudura rake; asi makoto unozoapisha ngomwoto usikadzimi.¹⁸Ndizvo wakachumaira mashoko akanaka nezviro zvimweni zvakawanda kuvanhu echivapanga. ¹⁹Asi Herodhi sadunhu, arambidzwa ndiye ngendaa yaHerodhiasi, mukadzi womunun'una wake, zve ngendaa yezveshe zvakashata zvaaiya akaita Herodhi, ²⁰wakatutsira ichi chiro padera pazvo zveshe, kuti wakakonyera Johani mutirongo.²¹Naapo vanhu veshe veibhabhatidzwa ndi johani, na Jesu wakabhabhatidzwawo, achakumbira, denga rakabeurwa, ²²noMweya Wakachena, wairingirika wakadai ngenjia, wakadzaka padera pake, neizwi rakauya rechibva mudenga rechiti, “Iwewe uri Mukororo wangu, unodikanwa, ndinonasa kudakara ndiwe''.²³Jesu wsakatanga kudzidzisa anemakore anoda kuita makumi matatu, ari mukororo waJosefa, mukuona kwevanhu, uwo waiya mukororo waHeri,, ²⁴mwana waMathati, mwana waRevhi, mwana waMereki, mwana waJanai, mwana waJosefa.²⁵mwana waMatatiasi, mwana waAmosi, mwana waNahumi, mwana waEsiri, mwana waNagai, ²⁶mwana waMaathi, mwana waMatathiasi, mwana waSemeini, mwana waJoseki, mwana waJodha.²⁷mwana waJohanani, mwana waResa, mwana waZerubhabheri, mwana weShearatieri, mwana waNeri, ²⁸mwana waMereki, mwana waAdhi, mwana waKhosami, mwana waEramadhamu, mwana waEri, ²⁹mwana waJoshua, mwana waErieza, mwana waJorimu, mwana waMathati, mwana waRevhi.³⁰mwana waSimeoni, mwana waJudha, mwana waJosefa, mwana waJonamu, mwana waEriakimu, ³¹mwana waMerea, mwana waMena, mwana waMatatha, mwana waNathani, mwana waDhavhidha, ³²mwana waJesi, mwana waObhedhi, mwana waBhoazi, mwana waSara, mwana waNashoni.³³mwana waAminadhabhi, mwana waAdhimini, mwana waArni, mwana waHezironi, mwana waPerezi, mwana waJudha, ³⁴mwana waJakobe, mwana waIsaka, mwanma waAbrahama, mwana waThera, mwana waNahori, ³⁵mwana waSerugi, mwana waReu, mwana waPheregi, mwana waEbha, mwana waShera,³⁶muwana waKhenani, mwana waArifakisadhi, mwana waShemu, mwana waNoa, mwana waRameki, ³⁷mwana waMethusera, mwana waEnokhi, mwana waJaredhi, mwana waMaharareri, mwana waKhenani, ³⁸mwana waEnosi, mwana waSethi, mwana waAdhamu, mwana waMwari.

¹NaJesu, azadzwa ndiMweya Wakachena, wakahwirira kubva Jorodhani, wakasundwa ndiMweya kuenda kushango. ²Wakapedza mazuva makumi marongomuna mushango echiedzwa ndiDhiabhorosi. Naye aazi kudya chiro ngaawo mazuva; naapo apera, wakafukama.³Dhiabhorosi wakati kwaari, “Kudai uri Mukororo waMwari, panga buwe iri kuti riite chingwa”. ⁴Jesu wakamupingura akati, “Kwakanyorwa kuti, ‘Munhu aazoponi ngechingwa chega''.⁵Dhiabhorosi wakamukwidza pamutunhu, akamupangidzira umambo hweshe ngekamukuwo kadoko, ⁶naye wakati kwaari, “Ndinozopa kwouri iri simba reshe nouthende hwazvo, ngokuti rakapuwa kwendiri, kunyazwi ngouri wendinoda ndinozomupa. ⁷Ndizvo kudai iwewe wechizondidira zveshe zvinozoita zvako”.⁸NaJesu wakamupingura akati kwaari, “Kwakanyorwa kuti, ‘Unozodira Mambo Mwari wako, umushandire iye ega''.⁹Diabhurosi wakatora Jesu kuenda Jerusarema, akamuisa padera pechachungu cheTemperi, akati kwaari, “Kudai uri Mwana waMwari, dzikandire pashi kubva panapa, ¹⁰ngokuti kwakanyorwa kuti, ‘Iye unozopanga ngirosi dzake ngepamusoro pako, kuti dzikungwarire. ¹¹Nomunyara dzadzo dzinozokubata, kuti kunyazwi ngouri mukuwo usapumhunwa tsoka yako pabuwe''.¹²NaJesu wakapingura akati kwaari, “Kwakanyorwa kuti, ‘Usazoedza Mambo Mwari, Mwari wako”. ¹³Naapo Dhiabhorosi aiya apedza zviedzo zveshe, wakabva kwaari kwekamukuwo.,¹⁴Jesu wakahwirira Garire ari musimba roMweya, nembiri yakateketeswa ngendaa yake munyika dzeshe dzinotendenedza. ¹⁵Naye wakadzidzisa mumhatso dzavo dzokudira, echikudzwa ngevanhu veshe.¹⁶Naye wakauya Nazaretha, padhoroba raakakurira; ena wakangena mumhatso. ngezuwa reSabhatha, apapo wakamuruka kuti aerenge zvinyorwa. ¹⁷Kwakapuwa kwaari bhuku romuprofeti Isaya. Naye wakabeura bhuku, akaona apo pakanyorwa kuti,¹⁸“Mweya waMambo Mwari uri padera pangu, ngokuti iye wakandidzodza kuchumaira vhangeri kuvarombo. Wakandituma kuteketesa kusunhurwa kumabhanditi nokusvinurwa madziso emapofu, kusunhura avo vakatsikirirwa, ¹⁹kuteketesa gore rinoashirika raMambo Mwari”.²⁰Naye wakakonya bhuku, akarihwirinza kunemuranda, akagara pashi. Nemadziso eavo veshe vaiya mumhatso akamuringira. ²¹Naye wakatanga kuereketa kwavari kuti, “Nyamashi ichi chinyorwa chazadzisika munzee dzenyu” ²²Veshe vakamupupurira zvakanaka, vakashamiswa ngemazwi enyasha akabva kumuromo wake; navo vakati, “Uyu andiyepi ere mwana waJosefa?”.²³Naye wakati kwavari, “Ngegwinyiso munozoti kwendiri ngeichi chisana kuti ‘N'anga dziponese iwewe. Izvo zvetakazwa kuti wakazviita muKhapernaume, chizviitazve panapa munyika yekwako ”. ²⁴Wakati, “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, akuna muprofeti unoashirika munyika yake.²⁵Asi ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, vaiya vazhinji vaiya shirikadzi muIsuraeri ngemazuva aErija, apo denga rakakonywa makore matatu nemwedzi mitanhatu, kwakaita nzara huru padera penyika yeshe. ²⁶Asi Erija aazi kutumwa kunoumwe wavo, asi kwega kuZarefathi, munyika yeSidhoni, kunedzimai raiya shirikadzi. ²⁷Panguwa yamuprofita Erisha, Vaiyapo vazhinji vaiya namapere muIsuraeri, asi umwe ndiye akarapwa, Naamani ega muSiria”.²⁸Navo vakazara veshe ngoushungu vaiya mumhatso yokudira, apo vazwa izvi zviro. ²⁹Navo vakamuruka, vakamubudisa kubanze kwedhorobha, vakamukweyera kuruwere rwomutunhu apo paiya pakaakiwa dhorobha ravo, kuti vamukandire pashi. ³⁰Asi iye wakahamba ngepakati pavo akaenda.³¹Naye wakadzaka Khapernaume, dhorobha reGarire. Waivadzidzisa ngezuva reSabatha., ³²Navo vakashamiswa ngokudzidzisa kwake, ngokuti mazwi ake aiya nesimba.,³³Mumhatso kwaiyapo munhu unemweya wedhimoni unetsvina. Naye waka daidza ngeizwiguru, ³⁴Tinenyi isusu newe, iwewe Jesu weNazaretha? Wauya here kutiuraya? Ndinokuzia kuti urianani, ndiwe Wakachena waMwari”.³⁶³⁵Asi Jesu wakadaira dhimoni akati, “Nyarara, buda kubva kwaari!” Naapo dhimoni rakamukandira pashi pakati pavo, rakabuda kwaari, risikazi kumuremadza.v 36 Vakashamiswa veshe navo vakaereketa umwe noumweni vechiti, “Izwi iri rinoronzenyi? Ngokuti unopanga mweya ine tsvina ngesimba, nayo inobuda”. ³⁷Mbiri yake yakateketeswa munyika dzeshe dzakatendenedza.³⁸Naye wakamuruka kubuda mumhatso, akapotera mumhatso yaSimoni. Ambuya vaSimoni vaiya nokudziyamuiri kukuru, navo vakamupota ngepamusoro pavo. ³⁹Jesu wakakotama ngedera kwakewakanyaradza kudziya muiri, kungadarika. Paripo wakamuruka, akavashandira.⁴⁰Naapo zuva roopota, avo veshe vaiya nevanorwara ngenhenda dzakaparadzana, vakavaunza kwaari; naye wakaisa nyara dzake padera poumwe ngaumwe wavo, akavaponesa. ⁴¹Nemadhimoni akabudawo kubva kuvazhinji, echizhambarara echiti, “Iwewe uri Mukororo waMwari!” Asi wakaakaraidza, aazi kuatendera kuti aerekete, ngokuti aimuzia kuti ndiKristu.⁴²Naapo kwaedza iye wakabuda, akaenda murubaya musina vanhu. Vanhu vakamutsvaka, vakauya kwaari vechida kumubatiridza kuti asabva kwavari. ⁴³asi wakati kwavari, “Kunosisira kuti ndichumaire vhangeri roumambo hwaMwari mumadhorobha amweniwo, ngokuti icho ndicho chendakatumirwa”. ⁴⁴Naye waichumaira mumhatso dzokudira dzeJudhia.

¹Naapo mbungano yakamanikana kuti izwe izwi raMwari, iye wakaema pagandwa reGenesareta. ²Naye wakaona ngarava mbiri dzakaema pagandwa, asi vabati vehove vaiya vabuda mungarava vechisuka nhaa dzavo. ³Naye wakakwira kuneimweni yengarava, yaiya yaSimoni, wakamukumbira kuti aisundire mugandwa kadodoko kubva pahumbikumbi. Naye wakagara pashi, akadzidzisa mbungano ari mungarava.⁴Naapo apedza kudzidzisa, wakati kunaSimoni, “Sundira kwakadzama mwechidzasa nhaa dzenyu koobata hove”. ⁵Simoni wakapingura akati, “Mambo, tashanda usiku hweshe, atizi kubata chiro! Asi ngeizwi rako ndinozodzasa nhaa”. ⁶Naapo vaita kudaro, vakatendenedza hove zhinji, nenhaa dzavo dzaibauka. ⁷Vakakopera vamweni vavo vaiya mungarava imweni kuti vauye vavadetsere. Navo vakauya, vakazadza ngarava dzeshe mbiri, nadzo dzakatanga kunyura.⁸Asi Simoni Petro aona wakadzirigira pashi pamabvi aJesu echiti, “Mambo, ibva kwendiri, ngokuti ndiri munhu wakashata”. ⁹Ngokuti iye wakashamiswa, naavo veshe vaiya naye ngokuwanda kwehove dzevaiya vabata. ¹⁰Ndizvo zvakaitikawo kunaJakobe naJohani, vakororo vaZebhedhi, avo vaiya shamwari dzaSimoni. NaJesu wakati kunaSimoni, “Usatya; kubvira zvinopano unozobata vanhu”. ¹¹Naapo vaunza ngarava dzavo kuhumbikumbi, vakasiya zveshe, vakamuteera.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.¹⁴Naye wakamupanga 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.¹⁸Apapo, vamweni varume vakaunza munhu wairwara ngokuoma muiri, ari pamusengere, navo vakatsvaka kuti vamungenese mukati nokumuradzika pamberi paJesu. ¹⁹Vasikaoni 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”.²⁵Paripo 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.³⁷Apana munhu unoisa 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''.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹Pakutanga laivapo Izwi, ne Izwi lainga naMwari, neIzwi laiva Mwari. ²Waiyapo pakutanga naMwari. ³Zviro zveshe zvakasikwa kubudikidza ndiye, ngepabanze pake paiwa pasina chiro nachimwe chakasikwa cheizvo zvakasikwa⁴Paari painga noupenhu, upenhu kwaiva kujeka kwavanhu. ⁵Kujeka kunojeka muchidima nechidima achizi kukudzima.⁶Kwaiwapo munhu wakatumwa ndiMwari, zina rate raiva Johani. ⁷Wakauva kuita chapupu, kuti upupure ngokujeka, kuti vanhu vese vatende kubudikidza ndiye. ⁸Iye waiva asiriye kujeka, asi wakauia kuti apupure ngokujeka.,⁹Kaiva kuri kudjeka ko shokwadi, kunodjekissa varume vese, arikuguma munhika.¹⁰Waiva munyika, nenyika yakasikwa kubudikidza ndiye, asi nyika aizi kumuziva. ¹¹Wakauya munezvake, nevanhu vake avazi kumuashira.¹²Asi kwawari veshe vakamuashira, avo vakatenda muzita rake, wakavapa simba rokuti vaite vana vaMwari; ¹³avo vasikazi kubarwa ngengazi nokuti ngokuemura kwenyama nokuti ngokuemura kwomunhu, asi vakabarwa ndiMwari.¹⁴Neizwi wakaita munhu, wakagara pakati pedu, nesu takaringira uthende hwake, uthende huri hwouwo wakabarwa ega ndiBaba, akazara ngenyasha negwinyiso. ¹⁵Johani wakaita chapupu ndiye, akadaidzira echiti: “Uyu ndiye wendakareketa ndiye kuti: ‘Uwo unouya sure kwangu mukuru kupinda inini ngokuti waiwapo ndisati ndaapo.”¹⁶Kubva mukuzara kwake isusu teshe takaashira, nyasha padera penyasha. ¹⁷Ngokuti mipango yakapuwa kubudikidza ndiMosi; asi nyasha negwinyiso zvakaapo kubudikidza ndiJesu Kristo. ¹⁸Akuna naumwe wakamboona Mwari; Mwana ega, uwo unogara paditi raBaba, ndiye wakamuita kuti aziikanwe.¹⁹Neichi ndicho chapupu chaJohani, apo vaJudha vakatuma kwaari vapristi nevaRevhi kubva Jerusarema koomubvunza kuti: “Urianani iwewe?” ²⁰Naye wakatenda, aazi kuramba, asi wakatenda echiti: “Inini andinipi Kristu akadi.” ²¹Navo vakamubvunza vechiti, “Wati kudini? Uri Erija here?” Naye wakapingura echiti: “Andiriyepi.” “Uri muprofeti here?” Naye wakapingura echiti: “Haiwa.”²²Ndizvo vakati kwaari zvino: “Urianani? Tipingure kuti tione chokoopingura avo vakatituma. Unotinyi iwewe pachako?”, ²³Wakati: “Inini ndini izwi rounodaidzira mushango echiti: ‘Ruramisai njira yaMambo,’ kudai ngezvaakaronza Isaya muprofeti.”²⁴Zvino vaiya vakatumwa kubva kuvaFarisi. ²⁵Navo vakamubvunza, vakati kwaari: “Zvino ngenyi wechibhabhatidza, kuti usiri Kristu nokuti Erija nokuti uwo muprofeti?”.²⁶Johani wakavapingura echiti: “Inini ndinobhabhatidza ngemvura; asi pakati penyu panoema uwo womusikazii, ²⁷Ndiye uwo unouya sure kwangu, wendisikasisiri inini kuti ndisunungure rusinga rwegwada rake.” ²⁸Izvi zvakaitika muBhethani seri kweJorodhani, apo paaibhabhatidza Johani.,²⁹Nechimangwani aona Jesu echiuya kwaari, wakati, “Ringirai, Kagwai kaMwari kanodusa kushaisha kwenyika! ³⁰Uyu ndiye wendakaereketa ndiye kuti: ‘Sure kwangu kunouya munhu uri mukuru kupinda inini, ngokuti waiyapo ndisati ndaapo.’ ³¹Inini pachangu ndaiya ndisikamuzii; asi ngendaa iyi ndakauya ndechibhabhatidza ngemvura kuti apangidzirwe kuvaIsuraeri.”³²NaJohani wakaita chapupu echiti: “Ndakaona Mweya wechidzaka kubva mudenga wakadai ngenjia, ukagara padera pake. ³³Inini pachangu ndaiwa ndisikamuzii; asi iye wakandituma kuti ndibhabhatidze ngemvura wakati kwendiri: ‘Uwo wounozoona Mweya wechidzaka nokugara padera pake, uyu ndiye unobhabhatidza ndiMweya Wakachena.’ ³⁴Neni ndakaona, ndakapupura kuti uyu ndiye Mukororo waMwari.”³⁶³⁵Nechimangwanizve Johani waiya akaema nevairi vevadzidzi vake; naye aona Jesu echihamba, wakati: “Ringirai, Kagwai kaMwari!”³⁷Vadzidzi vairi vakamuzwa echiereketa izvi, vakateera Jesu. ³⁹Jesu wakakunukuka, akavaona vechimuteera, akati kwavari, “Munotsvakenyi?” Vakati kwaari: “Rabhi (ukwo kunoti ngokukumuchwa, Mudzidzisi,) unogara pari?” ³⁸Wakati kwavari: “Uyai muone.” Ndizvo vakauya vakaona apo paaigara, nawo vakagara naye zuvaro. Raiya rooda kuita awa rechigumi.⁴⁰Umwe wevairi avo vakazwa Johani echiereketa, akamuteera, waiya Andreu, munun'una waSimoni Petro. ⁴¹Iye wakatanga kutsvaka mukoma wake Simoni, akati kwaari, “Tamuona Mesia” (ukwo kunoti ngokukumuchwa, Kristu.) ⁴²Naye wakamuunza kunaJesu. Naapo Jesu amuringira wakati, “Iwewe ndiwe Simoni mukororo waJohani. Unozodaidzwa kuti Khefasi” (ukwo kunoti ngokukumuchwa, Petro.)⁴³Nechimangwani wakada kuenda Garire, wakaona Firipu. NaJesu wakati kwaari: “Nditeere.” ⁴⁴Zvino Firipu waibva Bhethisaidha, dhorobha revaigara Andreu naPetro. ⁴⁵Firipu wakaona Nathanaeri, akati kwaari: “Tamuona uwo waakanyora ndiye Mosi muMipango nevaprofeti, Jesu weNazaretha, mwana waJosefa.”⁴⁶Nathanaeri wakati kwaari: “Kungabvawo chakanaka muNazaretha here?” Firipu wakati kwaari: “Uya uone.” ⁴⁷Jesu wakaona Nathanaeri echiuya kwaari, akati ndiye: “Ringirai muIsuraeri wegwinyiso, usina kuchengedza mukati mwake!”, ⁴⁸Nathanaeri wakati kwaari: “Wandiziira pari?” Jesu wakapingura akati kwaari: “Firipu asati akudaidza, uri pashi pomuonde, ndakakuona.”⁴⁹Nathanaeri wakapingura akati, “Rabhi, iwewe uri Mukororo waMwari! Uri Mambo waIsuraeri!”. ⁵⁰Jesu wakapingura, akati kwaari: “Ngokuti ndati kwouri, ndakakuona uripashi pomuonde, unotenda here? Unozoona zviro zvikuru kupinda izvi.” ⁵¹Wakati kwaari: “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, munozoona denga rakabeuka nengirosi dzaMwari dzechikwira nokudzaka padera poMwana woMunhu.”

¹Ngezuva rechitatu kwaiyapo muchadho muKhana reGarire, namai aJesu vaiyapo. ²Jesu wakakokwawo nevadzidzi vake kumuchadho.³Naapo vhini rapera, mai aJesu vakati kwaari: “Avachina vhini. ⁴NaJesu wakati kwaari, “Chinenyi ichi kwendiri nokwouri, mai? Awa rangu arisati raguma. ⁵Mai ake vakati kuvashandi: “Kunyazwi chiinyi chaanoronza kwomuri, itai.”,⁶Zvino aiyapo mabiya emapuwe matanhatu emvura kudai ngomuitiro wavaJudha wokushamba, rimwe ngarimwe raipinda nhuvi mbiri nokuti nhatu. ⁷Jesu wakati kwavari: “Zadzai mabiya ngemvura.” Navo vakaazadza kuti penu. ⁸Naye wakati kwavari: “Cherai zvino, muende nayo kunenhunge yomuchadho.” Navo vakatora vakaenda nayo.⁹Naapo nhunge yomuchadho yaraira mvura iyo yakapindudzwa kuita vhini, isikazi kuzia kuti rabva kuri (asi vashandi avo vakachera mvura vaizia), nhunge yomuchadho yakadaidza mukwambo, ¹⁰nayo yakati kwaari: “Munhu weshe unobudisa kutanga vhini rakanaka; naapo vanhu vamwa kakurutu, unobudisa iro risikazi kunasa kunaka; asi iwewe wakangwarira vhini rakanasa kunaka metsa zvino.”¹¹Jesu wakaita uyu, mushamiso wake wokutanga, muKhana reGarire, wakapangidzira uthende hwake; nevadzidzi vake vakatenda kwari.¹²Ngesure kweizvi wakadzaka kuenda Khapernaume, iye namai ake nevanunguna vake nevadzidzi vake; navo vakagarapo mazuva asikazi kuwanda.¹³NePhasika revaJudha raiya repasinde, naJesu wakakwira kuenda Jerusarema. ¹⁴Naye wakaona muTemperi avo vaitengesa mwombe, makwai nenjia, nevaitenganisana mare vakagaramwo.¹⁵Naapo aiya aita swepu, wakavadzinga veshe kubva muTemperi, zveshe makwai nen'ombe. Wakadurura pashi mare yavaitenganisana, akapinduridza matafura avo. ¹⁶Naye wakati kuneavo vaitengesa njia: “Dusai izvi zviro kubva pano Musaita mhatso yaBaba angu mhatso yokutengesira”¹⁷Nevadzidzi vake vakakarakadza kuti kwakanyorwa kuti: “Kutsamwirira ngendaa yemhatso yako kuchandipedza.” ¹⁸Ndizvo vaJudha vakamupingura, vakati kwaari: “Muoniso wenyi woungaita kutionisa kuti unesimba rokuita izvi zviro?” ¹⁹Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari: “Putsai iri Temperi, ndinozorimirudzazve ngemazuva matatu.”²⁰Ndizvo vaJudha vakati: “Temperi iri rakaakwa ngemakore makumi marongomuna namatanhatu, newe ungarimirudza here ngemazuva matatu?” ²¹Asi iye wakaereketa ngendaa yetemperi romuiri wake. ²²Ndizvo apo amuswa kubva kwevakafa, vadzidzi vake vakakarakadza kuti waiya akaereketa ngeichi; navo vakatenda zvakanyorwa neizwi iro raakaereketa Jesu.²³Zvino apo aiya muJerusarema padhiri rePhasika, vazhinji vakatenda zina rake apo vaona mishamiso yaakaita. ²⁴Asi Jesu aazi kudzipira kwavari, ngokuti iye waizia vanhu veshe ²⁵waiya asikatami naumwe kuti apupurire kwaari ngendaa yomunhu; ngokuti iye waizia emene izvo zviri mukati mwomunhu.

¹Zvino painga munhu wevaFarisi, zita rake ndiNikodhemusi, mutongi wevaJudha. ²Uyu munhu wakaenda kunaJesu usiku wakati kaari: “Rabhi, tinozia kuti iwewe uri mudzidzisi wakabva kunaMwari; ngokuti akuna naumwe ungakona kuita iyi mioniso younoita, kwega kuti Mwari arinaye.”³Jesu wakapingura, akati kaari: “Ngeshokwadi ndinoti kwouri, kudai munhu asabarwa ngokwomudenga, aakoni kuona umambo hwaMwari.” ⁴Nikodhemusi wakati kwaari, “Munhu ungaita mabarirwenyizve apo aamusharuka? Ungakona here kuti apotere ngokwechipiri mundani yamai ake, abarwezve?”,⁵Jesu wakapingura echiti, “Nge chokwadi, chokwadi, ndinoti kouri: kuti munhu asabarwa ngemvura noMweya, aangakoni kupotera muumambo waMwari. ⁶Uyana unobarwa nge nyama inyama, unobarwa nge Mweya mweya.⁷Usa shamaswa ngokuti ndati kwouri: ‘Kunosisira kuti ubarwezve. ⁸Mututu unovhuvhuta peunoda, newe unozwa chaungira charo, asi auzii perinobva neperinoenda. Zvakadaro kavari veshe vanobarwa ngomuMweya.”⁹Nikodhemusi wakapingura, akati kwaari: “Izvi zvingaita maitikirenyi?” ¹⁰Jesu wakapingura akati kwaari: “Iwewe uri mudzidzisi waIsuraeri, auzwisisi izvi here?, ¹¹Nge chokwadi ndinoti kouri, tinoreketa chetinozia, nesu tinopupura ngeicho chetakaona; nemwi amuashiri uchapupu hwedu.¹²Kuna ndamureketera zviro zvemunyika nemwi amuzi kuzvitenda, hino munozoita matenderenyi kudai ndechimubuira ngezviro zvomudenga? ¹³Akuna naumwe wakambokwira mudenga, asi uwo wakadzaka kubva mudenga, Mwana wakadzuka.¹⁴Kudai ndiMosi wakamurudza nyoka mushango, ngokudaro kunosisira kuti Mwana woMunhu amurudzwe, ¹⁵kuti kunyazwi ndiani unomutenda aone kupona kusikaperi.”¹⁶Ngokuti Mwari wakaida nyika kudai, wakayipa Mwana wake wakabarwa ari ega, kuti veshe vanomutenda vasafa asi vaone kupona kusikaperi. ¹⁷Ngokuti Mwari aazi kutuma Mwana wake munyika kuti atonge nyika, asi kuti nyika iponeswe kubudikidza ndiye. ¹⁸Uwo unotenda kaari aatongwi; asi uwo usikatendi watotongwa nazvino, ngokuti aazi kutenda zita rouwo wakabarwa ari ega Mwana waMwari.¹⁹Uku ndikwo kutongwa: kuti kujeka kakaguma munyika, nevanhu vakada chidima kakurutu kupinda kujeka, ngokuti mushando yavo yaiya yakashata. ²⁰Ngokuti weshe unoita zvakashata unozonda kujeka naye aauyi mukujeka, ngokuti mushando yake inozooneka pamhene. ²¹Asi uwo unoita zvinegwinyiso unouya mukujeka, kuti mushando yake inase kuoneka kuti yakaitwa munaMwari.²²Ngesure kweizvi, Jesu nevadzidzi vake vakaenda munyika yeJudhia; naye wakagaramo navo echibhabhatidza. ²³NaJohani waibhabhatidza muAenoni paduze peSarimu, ngokuti yaiapo mvura yakawanda; vanhu vakauya vakabhabhatidzwa. ²⁴Ngokuti Johani waiya asati aiswa mutirongo.²⁵Zvino kwakaapo kuphikisana pakati pevadzidzi vaJohani nomuJudha ngendaa yokucheneswa. ²⁶Navo vakauya kunaJohani, vakati kwaari:“Rabhi, uwo waiya newe seri kweJorodhani, uwo wowakaita chapupu ndiye, uyu uri pano, unobhabhatidza, navo veshe vanoenda kwaari.”²⁷Johani wakapingura, akati: “Munhu aakoni kuashira chiro kunyazwi ngechiri kuti asikazi kuchipuwa kubva mudenga. ²⁸Imwimwi mwemene mwakaita chapupu ndini kuti ndakati, ‘Inini andiriyepi Kristu, asi ndakatumwa pamberi pake.’,²⁹Uwo una nyamuroorwa ngewe muroora; asi shamwari yomuroora, iyo inoema yechimuzwa, inodakara ngendaa yeizwi renyamuroora; ndizvo uku kudakara kwangu kwazadkisika. ³⁰Zvishafanira kuti iye akuriswe, asi inini ndinofanira kuti nditsonge.”³¹Uwo unouya echibva mudenga uri padera pazvo zveshe; uwo unobva munyika ngowenyika, naye unoereketa zvomunyika. Uwo unobva mudenga uri padera pazvo zveshe. ³²Naye unopupura ngeizvo zvaakaona nezvaakazwa, asi akuna munhu unoashira chapupu chake. ³³Uwo unotenda zvanobuya, wakagwinyisa kuti Mwari igwinyiso.³⁴Ngokuti uwo waatuma Mwari unoereketa mazwi aMwari, ngokuti iye aapi kwaari Mweya ngechipimo. ³⁵Baba vanoda Mukororo, navo vakapa zviro zveshe munyara dzake. ³⁶Uwo unotenda Mwana waane kupona kusikaperi; nouwo usikatendi Mwana aazooni kupona, asi ushungu waMwari hunozogara padera pake.

¹zvino apo ishe aziva kuti vaFarisi vaiya vazwa kuti Jesu waiita nokubhabhatidza vadzidzi vakawanda kupinda Johani. ²(kunyazwi Jesu emene aazi kubhabhatidza, asi vadzidzi vake). ³Wakabva Judhia, akaendazve Garire.⁴Waisisira kuti ahambe ngomuSamaria. ⁵Ndizvo wakaguma muguta revaSamaria rinozwi Sikha, pasinde pomunda uwo waakapa Jakobe kune mwana wake Josefa.⁶Chinyuka chaJakobe chaiyapo, ndizvo Jesu aremba ngomuhambo wake, wakagara pashi pabhiri pechinyuka. Rooda kuita awa rechitanhatu., ⁷Kwakagumapo dzimai reSamaria koochera mvura. Jesu wakati kweriri: “Ndipewo mvura ndimwe.”, ⁸Ngokuti vadzidzi vake vaiya vaenda muguta kootenga zvokurwa.⁹Ndizvo dzimai reSamaria rakati kaari: “Ngenjiranyi kuti iwewe, uri muJudha, ukumbire mvura yokumwa kwendiri inini, dzimai reSamaria?” (Ngokuti vaJudha avaiyani nevaSamaria.) ¹⁰Jesu wakapingura, akati kweriri: “Kudai waizia iwewe chipo chaMwari, nokuti ndiani uwo unokumbira kwouri kuti, ‘Ndipewo mvura, ndimwe’, iwewe waizokumbira kwaari, naye waizokupa mvura yokupona.”¹¹Dzimai rakati kwaari: “Mambo, auna chidziyo chokuchera ndicho, nechinyuka chakadzama. Ndizvo mvura yokupona unoiona pari? ¹²Uri mukuru here iwewe kupinda baba edu Jakobe, uwo wakatipa ichi chinyuka, naye wakamwa kwechiri emene, nevana vake nezvifuyo zvake?”¹³Jesu wakapingura akati kweriri, “Kunyazwi ndiani unomwa kuneiyi mvura unozozwazve nyota,, ¹⁴asi kunyazwi ndiani unomwa mvura yendinozomupa inini, aachazozwizve nyota mhera nariini. Mvura iyo yendinozomupa inozoita chinyuka chemvura mukati make, chechivherukira kupona kusikaperi.”¹⁵Dzimai rakati kwaari: “Mambo, ndipe mvurayo, kuti ndisachazozwa nyota nokuti ndisachazouya panozve koochera mvura.”, ¹⁶Jesu Wakati kweriri: “Enda, woodaidza mwamuna wako, muuye pano.”¹⁷Dzimai rakapingura rikati kaari: “Andina mwamuna.” Jesu wakati kweriri: “Wanasa kupingura zvakanaka zvewati: ‘Andina mwamuna;’ ¹⁸ngokuti waimboiya nevamuna vashanu, nouwo woutori naye aasiri mwamuna wakopi! ngeizvi waereketa gwinyiso."¹⁹Dzimai rakati kwaari, “Mambo, ndinoona kuti imwimwi muri muprofeti. ²⁰Madzibaba edu akadira kuneiri dunhu; nemwi munoti muJerusarema ndiyo ndau inosisira kudiriramwo.”²¹Jesu wakati kweriri: “Dzimai, nditende, nguva ichauya apo pemusikachazodiriri Baba kuneiri dunhu kunyazwi muJerusarema. ²²Imwimwi munotenda chomusikazii; isusu tinotenda chetinozia, ngokuti ruponeso runobva kuvaJudha.²³Asi awa rinouya, nazvino raapano, apo vadiri vegwinyiso vanozodira Baba muMweya nomugwinyiso, ngokuti Baba vanotsvaka vakadaro kumudira. ²⁴Mwari ndiMweya, naavo vanomudira vanosisira kuti vamudire muMweya nomugwinyiso.”²⁵Dzimai rakati kwaari: “Ndinozia kuti Mesia unouya: (uwo unozwi Kristu). “Naapo oouya, unozotironzera zviro zveshe.” ²⁶Jesu wakati kweriri:“Inini unoereketa newe ndini ndemene.”²⁷Panguvayo vadzidzi vake vakauya. Vakashamiswa ngokuti waiereketa nedzimai, asi apana naumwe wakati kwaari: “Unotsvakenyi?” nokuti, “Unoereketa naro ngenyi?”,²⁸Dizvo dzimai rakasiya nhuvi yaro yemvura, rakahwirira kuguta, rikati kuvanhu. ²⁹“Uyai, muone munhu uwo wandironzera zveshe zvendakaita. Uyu ungaita Kristu here?”. ³⁰Vakabuda kubva muguta vechiuya kwaari.,³¹Panguva iyo vadzidzi vake vakamukumbira vechiti:“Rabhi, irwai.” ³²Asi wakati kwavari: “Inini ndinakwo kurwa kwomusikazii imwimwi.” ³³Ndizvo vadzidzi vakati umwe kunoumweni: “Uripo here munhu wamuunzira chokudya?”³⁴Jesu wakati kwavari: “Kurwa kwangu ndikwo kuita kuda kwouwo wakandituma nokupedza mushando wake. ³⁵Amubui here kuti: ‘Kwasara mwedzi mirongomuna, naapo kukukura kwaguma?’ Ndinomuronzera, mirudzai madziso enyu, muringire muminda, ngokuti yachena zvino yoda kukukurwa. ³⁶Uwo unokukura unoashira misharo, naye unounganidza michero yokupona kusikaperi, ndizvo uwo unosima naye unokukura vadakare veshe pamwepo.³⁷Ngokudaro chisana ichi chineshokwadi chinoti: "‘Umwe unokusha noumweni unokukura.’" ³⁸Ndakamutuma kuti mukukure izvo zvomusikazi kushanda; vamweni vakashanda yaamho, nemwi mwapotera mumushando wavo.”³⁹Vanhu vajinji vemuguta revaSamaria vakamutenda ngendaa yeizwi redzimai, rerakapupura rechiti: “Wandironzera zveshe zvendakaita.”, ⁴⁰Ndizvo apo vaSamaria vaguma kaari, vakamunyengerera kuti agare navo; naye wakagarapo mazuva mairi.⁴¹Nevajinji vamweni vakamutenda ngendaa yeizwi rake. ⁴²Navo vakati kunedzimai: “Zvino tinotenda, haiwa ngendaa yemazwi ako, asi ngokuti tadzizwira temene, nesu tinozia kuti uyu ngegwinyiso ndiye Muponesi wenyika.”⁴³Ngesure kwemazuva mairi wakabvapo, akaenda muGarire. ⁴⁴(Ngokuti Jesu emene wakapupura kuti muprofeti aaremekedzwi munyika yake.) ⁴⁵Ndizvo apo aguma muGarire, vaGarire vakamuashira, ngokuti veshe vaiya vakaona zveshe zvaakaita muJerusarema padhiri, ngokuti navowo vakaenda kudhiri.⁴⁶Ndizvo Jesu wakauyazve muKhana reGarire, apo paakapindudza mvura kuita waini. Kwaiyapo nduna yaiya nomwana wayo wairwara muKhapernaume. ⁴⁷Naapo nduna iyi yazwa kuti Jesu waiya abva Judhia aguma muGarire, yakaenda kwaari, yakamunyengerera kuti adzake aponese mwana wayo, ngokuti waiya ooda kufa.⁴⁸Ndizvo Jesu wakati kweiri: “Kuti musikaoni mioniso nemishamiso amuzotendi. ⁴⁹Nduna yakati kwaari: “Mambo, dzaka mwana wangu asati afa.” ⁵⁰Jesu wakati keiri: “Enda; mukororo wako unozopona.” Munhuwo wakagonda izwi rakaereketwa kwaari ndiJesu naye wakaenda.⁵¹Naapo achadzaka, varanda vake vakasangana naye, vakamurobuira kuti mwana wake wapona. ⁵²Ndizvo wakabvunza awa iro raakatanga kuitanane ndiro, navo vakati kwaari: “Zuro ngeawa rechinomwe mutsarara wakamusiya.”⁵³Ndizvo baba akazia kuti ndiro awa raakaereketa Jesu kwaari kuti: “Mukororo wako unozopona.” Naye pachake wakatenda nevemhatso yake yeshe. ⁵⁴Uyu ndiwo muoniso wechipiri waakaita Jesu, abva Judhia apo aguma Garire.

¹Sure kweizvi kwaiyapo dhiri revaJudha, naJesu wakakwira Jerusarema. ²Zvino riripo muJerusarema gandwa ngepamusiwo wemakwai, unodaidzwa ngechiHebheru kuti Bhethisaidha, rinemaberere mashanu. ³Mukati mwawo mwaiata vazhinji vairwara, vaiya mapofu nezvirema, nevakaputa, vechigarira kuvhundurwa kwemvura. ⁴Ngokuti ngomukuwo wakatikuti, ngirosi yaidzaka mugandwa nokuvhundura mvura. Ndizvo kunyazwi ndiani waitanga kupoteramwo apo mvura yavhundurwa waiponeswa kunyazwi waiya nenhenda yakaitawani.⁵⁶Kwaiyapo munhu umwe waiya nenhenda yake makore makumi matatu namasere. 6Naapo Jesu amuona akaata, wakazia kuti waiya aripo kwomukuwo wakareba, wakati kwaari: “Unoda kuponeswa here?”⁷Munhu wairwara wakapingura kwaari echiti: “Mambo, andina munhu wokundidzasa mugandwa apo mvura yoovhundurwa. Asi mukuenda kwangu, umweni unodzaka kunditangira.” ⁸Jesu wakati kwaari: “Miruka, utore manhi ako uhambe.”⁹Paripo munhuwo wakaponeswa, wakatora manhi ake akahamba. Ngezuva iro raiya Sabatha¹⁰Ndizvo vaJudha vakati kwaari uwo wakaponeswa: “Isabatha, autenderwi kuti utware manhi ako.” ¹¹Asi wakavapingura kuti: “Uwo wakaita kuti ndiponeswe ndiye wakati kwendiri: ‘Tora manhi ako, uhambe.’ ”¹²Wakamubvunza vechiti: “Ndiani munhu uwo wakati kwouri: ‘Tora manhi ako, uhambe?’ ” ¹³Asi uwo wakaponeswa aazi kuzia kuti ndiani, ngokuti Jesu waiya angarangaka mumbungano huru yaiyapo pandau iyo¹⁴Ngesure kweizvi, Jesu wakamuona ari muTemperi, naye wakati kwaari: “Ringira, wakaponeswa! Usachashaishazve, kuti chiro chakapinda kushata kuneicho chisazokugumira.” ¹⁵Munhu akaenda, akaronzera vaJudha kuti ndiJesu wakamuponesa.¹⁶Ngendaa iyi vaJudha vaitambudza Jesu, ngokuti wakaita izvi ngeSabatha. ¹⁷Asi Jesu wakavapingura echiti: “Baba angu vanondoshanda wanoshanda nazvino, neni ndinoshanda.” ¹⁸Ndizvo ngendaa iyi vaJudha vakapindisisa kutsvaka kumuuraya, ngokuti iye aazi kugura Sabatha kwega, asi wakaronzazve kuti Mwari waiya Baba ake vemene, echidziita pachake unoedzana naMwari.¹⁹Ndizvo Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari: “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, Mwana akoni kuita chiro ngokwake, asi icho chega chaanoona Baba vechiita; ngokuti kunyazwi ngechiri chaanoita Baba, Mwana unoitawo ngokudaro. ²⁰Ngokuti Baba vanomuda Mwana, vanomupangidzira zveshe zvavanoita vemene; vanozomupangidzira mishando mikuru inopinda iyi, kuti mushamiswe.²¹Ngokuti kudai ndiBaba vanomusa avo vakafa nokuvapa kupona, ngokudarozve Mwana unopa kupona kuneavo vaanoda. ²²Ngokuti Baba avatongi munhu naumwe, asi vakapa kutonga kweshe kuno Mwana, ²³kuti veshe varemeredze Mwana, kudai ngezvevanoremeredza Baba. Uwo usikaremeredzi Mwana aremeredzi Baba uwo wakamutuma.²⁴Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, uwo unozwa izwi rangu, atende uwo wakandituma, waanakwo kupona kusikaperi; aachapindi mukutongwa, asi wadarika kubva mukufa kupotera mukupona.²⁵“Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, awa rinouya, nazvino raapano, apo vakafa vanozorizwa izwi roMukororo waMwari, naavo vanozorizwa vanozopona.²⁶Ngokuti kudai ndiBaba unokupona mukati mwake, ndizvo wakapawo Mukororo kuti aanokupona mukati mwake, ²⁷naye wakamupa simba rokutonga ndaa, ngokuti iye Mukororo woMunhu.²⁸Musashama ngeichi; ngokuti awa rinozouya apo veshe vari mumaiba vanozorizwa izwi rake: ²⁹navo vanozobudamwo, avo vakaita zvakanaka mukumuka kwokupona, naavo vakaita zvakashata mukumuka kwokutongwa.³⁰“Inini andikoni kuita chiro ngesimba rangu. Kudai ngezvendinozwa, ndinotonga; nokutonga kwangu kwakarurama, ngokuti anditsvaki kuda kwangu asi kuda kwouwo wakandituma. ³¹Kudai inini ndechidzipupurira pachangu, chapupu changu achina gwinyiso. ³²Uripo umwe unoita chapupu ndini, neni ndinozia kuti chapupu chaanopupura ndini chinegwinyiso.³³Iye waiya chibani chinobaka chinojekisa, nemwi mwakatenda kuti mudakare kwenguva doko mukujeka kwake., ³⁴Inini andiashiri chapupu chinobva kumunhu, asi ndinoronza izvi kuti imwimwi muponeswe. ³⁵Imwimwi mwakatuma kunaJohani, naye wakapupurira gwinyiso.³⁶Asi inini ndinechapupu chinopinda kugwinya kunechaJohani; ngokuti mishando iyo yaakandipa Baba kuti ndiipedze, uyo muchando wendinoita, inopupura ndini kuti Baba vakandituma. ³⁷NaBaba uwo wakandituma wakaita chapupu pachake ndini. Amuzi kumbozwa izwi rake nakamwe nokuti kumboona muemo wake, ³⁸nemwi amuna izwi rake rinogara mukati mwenyu, ngokuti imwimwi amuzi kutenda uwo waakatuma.³⁹Munotsvakisisa zvinyorwa, ngokuti imwimwi munopinikidza kuti mukati mwazvo munokupona kusikaperi; neizvo ndizvo zvinopupurua ndini. ⁴⁰Asi nemwi amutendi kuuya kwendiri kuti muone kupona.⁴¹Andiashiri kukudzwa kunobva kuvanhu. ⁴²Asi ndinomuzia kuti amuna rudo rwaMwari mukati mwenyu.,⁴³Inini ndakauya ngezina raBaba angu, nemwi amuzi kundiashira; kudai umweni echizouya ngezina rake remene, uwo munozomuashira. ⁴⁴Mungaita matenderenyi, imwimwi munoashira kuirikidzwa kubva kuno umwe nokuno umweni, musikatsvaki kukudzwa ukwo kunobva kunaMwari ega?⁴⁵Musapinimidza kuti inini ndinozomuitira ndaa kunaBaba; ndiMosi unomuitira ndaa, uwo wemwakagonda imwimwi. ⁴⁶Ngokuti dai mwakatenda Mosi, mwaizodai mwakatendawo inini, ngokuti wakanyora ngendaa yangu. ⁴⁷Asi kuti musikatendi zvakanyorwa zvake, mungazoita matenderenyi mazwi angu?”

¹Ngesure kweizvi Jesu wakaambuka ruseri rwoRuandhle rweGarire, urwo ndirwo Ruandhle rweThibheriasi. ²Neungano huru yakamuteera, ngokuti yaiwa yaona zvishamiso zvaakaita kwavari vairwara. ³Jesu wakakwira mudunhu, akagara pashi nevadzidzi vake.⁴Zvino Phasika, dhiri revaJudha, rakakwedzera. ⁵Ndizvo Jesu amirudza madziso ake, aona kuti mbungano huru yaiya yechiuya kwaari, wakati kunaFiripu, “Tinozotenga pari zvingwa kuti ava vadye?” ⁶Asi wakareketa izvi kumuedza, ngokuti iye waizia chaanozoita.⁷Firipu wakamupingura echiti: “Zvingwa zvemazana mairi ezvigurwa zvesirivha azvivakwani kuti umwe ngaumwe atore kadoodoko.” ⁸Umwe wevadzidzi vake, Andreu, munun'una waSimoni Petro, wakati kwaari: ⁹“Uri pano murumbwana unezvingwa zvebhare zvishanu nezvihove zviiri; asi izvi zvingadetserenyi kuvanhu vazhinji vakadai?”¹⁰Jesu wakati: “Garisai vanhu pashi.” Kwaiyapo pandau iyo mwenje wakawanda; ndizvo vanhu vakagara pashi, vaida kuita makumi emazana mashanu kuwanda. ¹¹Ndizvo Jesu wakatora zvingwa, naapo abonga, wakakoanisa kunaavo vaiya vakagara pashi; wakaitazve kudaro nezvihove, veshe vakadya kudai ngezvevaikona. ¹²Naapo vaguta wakati kuvadzidzi vake: “Unganidzai matsekeneswa asara, kuti kusarashwa chiro.”¹³Ndizvo vakaunganidza, vakazadza zvitundu gumi nazviiri ngematsekeneswa ezvingwa zvebhare zvishanu akasara kuneavo vaiya vadya. ¹⁴Ndizvo vanhu avo vaona uyu mushamiso waakaita, vakati, “Ngegwinyiso uyu ndiye muprofeti uwo unouya munyika!” ¹⁵Ndizvo apo Jesu echizia kuti vodo kuuya kuti vamutore ngesimba kuti vamuite mambo, wakabvapozve akaenda kumutunhu ari ega.¹⁶Naapo zuva rabira, vadzidzi vake vakadzaka kuruandhle. ¹⁷Vakakwira mungarava, vakatanga kuambuka ruandhle kuenda Khapernaume. Kwaiya kwasvipa, naJesu waiya asati aguma kwavari. ¹⁸Nemafungu oruandhle akakwira ngendaa yedutu guru raivhuvhuta.¹⁹Naapo vaiya vahamba paida kuita makhiromitha mashanu nokuti matanhatu, vakaona Jesu echihamba padera peruandhle, echikwedzera kungarava, navo vakatyiswa. ²⁰Asi wakati kwavari: “Ndini hangu; musatya.” ²¹Naapo vakadakara kumutora mungarava, paripo ngarava yakaguma kunyika kwavaienda.²²Nechimangwani mbungano iyo yaiya yakasara ruseri rworuandhle yakaona kuti paiya pasina ngarava imweni, yega imwe iyo yevaiya vapotera kweiri vadzidzi vake, nokuti Jesu aazi kukwira pamwepo nevadzidzi vake mungarava, asi kuti vadzidzi vake vaiya vaenda vari vega. ²³Kwakauya ngarava dzimweni dzakabva Thibheriasi dzikaguma pasinde pendau apo pavakadya zvingwa ngesure Mambo azvibonga.²⁴Ndizvo apo mbungano yaona kuti Jesu paiya pasina apapo nokuti vadzidzi vake, yakakwirawo mungarava yakauya muKhapernaume yechitsvaka Jesu. ²⁵Naapo waiya wamuona ruseri rworuandhle, yakati kwaari: “Rabhi, waguma pano riini"..,²⁶Jesu wakaipingura, akati: “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, amunditsvaki ngokuti mwakaona mishamiso, asi ngokuti mwakadya zvingwa mukaguta. ²⁷Musashandira kudya ukwo kunopera, asi kudya ukwo kunogara kugumira narinhi, kwaanozomupa Mwana woMunhu; ngokuti padera pake Baba Mwari wakaisa chioniso chake.²⁸Ndizvo vakati kwaari: “Tingaitei kuti tishande mishando yaMwari?”. ²⁹Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari: “Uyu ndiwo mushando waMwari kuti mutende uwo waakatuma.”³⁰Ndizvo vakati kwaari: “Iwewe unoita muoniso wenyi kuti tione, titende kwouri? Unoshandei? ³¹Madzibaba edu akadya mana mushango; kudai ngezvezvakanyorwa: ‘Wakavapa chingwa chakabva mudenga kuti vadye.³²Naapo Jesu wakati kwavari: “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, andiyepi Mosi wakamupa chingwa chakabva mudenga, asi Baba angu ndivo vanomupa chingwa chegwinyiso chinobva mudenga.” ³³Ngokuti chingwa chaMwari chiri uwo wakadzaka kubva mudenga nokupa kupona kunyika.” ³⁴Ndizvo vakati kwaari: “Mambo, tipei ichi chingwa nguva dzeshe.³⁵Jesu wakati kwavari: “Inini ndiri chingwa chokupona; iye unouya kwendiri aatongozwi nzara, nouwo unotenda kwendiri aatongozwi nyota. ³⁶Asi ndakati kwomuri mwakandiona asi amuzi kunditenda. ³⁷Zveshe zvaanondipa Baba zvinozouya kwendiri; nouwo unouya kwendiri andizomurashi akadi.³⁸Ngokuti andizi kudzaka kubva mudenga kuti ndiite kuda kwangu, asi kuda kwouwowakandituma; ³⁹uku ndikwo kuda kwowakandituma, kuti andisisiri kurashikirwa nachimwe chazvo zveshe zvaakandipa, asi kuti ndichimuse ngezuva rokupera.” ⁴⁰Ngokuti uku ndikwo kuda kwaBaba angu, kuti munhu weshe unoringira Mwana nokutenda kwaari unowanokupona kusikaperi; neni ndinozomumusa ngezuva rokupera.”⁴¹Ndizvo vaJudha vakavhuruvhuta ndiye, ngokuti wakati: “Inini ndiri chingwa chakadzaka kubva mudenga". ⁴²Vakati: “Uyu andiyepi here Jesu, mwana waJosefa, baba namai ake vetinozia? Zvino unoita maereketerei kuti: ‘Ndakadzaka kubva mudenga?⁴³Jesu wakapingura akati kwavari: “Musavhuruvhuta pakati penyu. ⁴⁴Akuna naumwe unokona kuuya kwendiri, kudai Baba wakandituma asamukweya; neni ndinozomumusa ngezuva rokupera. ⁴⁵Kwakanyorwa muvaprofeti kuti: ‘Veshe vanozodzidziswa ndiMwari.’ Ndizvo munhu weshe wakazwa, akadzidza kubva kunaBaba, unouya kwendiri.,⁴⁶Andirobui kuti uripo wakaona Baba, kwega iye wakabva kunaMwari; ndiye wakamuona Baba. ⁴⁷Ngechokwadi ndinoti kwomuri, iye unotenda waanokupona kusikaperi.⁴⁸Inini ndiri chingwa chokupona. ⁴⁹Madzibaba enyu vakadya mana mushango, navo vakafa.,⁵⁰Ichi ndicho chingwa chinodzaka kubva mudenga, kuti kunyazwi ndiani kwomuri unochidya, aachafi. ⁵¹Inini ndiri chingwa chokupona chakadzaka kubva mudenga; kuti kunyazwi ndiani unorwa ichi chingwa unozopona kusikaperi; nechingwa chendinozomupa chiri nyama yangu, yendinozopa kuita kupona kwenyika.”⁵²Ndizvo vaJudha vakaitirana hasha pakati pavo vechiti: “Munhu uyu ungaita mapireyi nyama yake katiri kuti tirwe?” ⁵³Ndizvo Jesu wakati kwavari, “Ngechokwadi ndinoti kwomuri, kuti musikarwi nyama yemwna woMunhu, musikamwi ngazi yake, amuna kupona mukati mwenyu.⁵⁴Uwo unorwa nyama yangu nounomwa ngazi yangu waanokupona kusikaperi, neni ndinozomumusa ngezuva rokupera. ⁵⁵Ngokuti nyama yangu kurwa yaamho nengazi yangu kumwa yaamho. ⁵⁶Uwo unorwa nyama yangu nounomwa ngazi yangu, unogara mukati mwangu neni ndinogara mukati mwake.⁵⁷Kudai ndiBaba vanopona vakandituma, neni ndinopona ndiBaba, ngokudaro uwo unondirwa, ndiye unozopona ndini. ⁵⁸Ichi ndicho chingwa chakadzaka kubva mudenga, chisikazi kudai ngechakarwa madzibaba vakafa. Uwo unodya chingwa ichi unozopona mhera nariini. ⁵⁹Wakareketa izvi echidzidzisa mumhatso yokudira muKhapernaume.⁶⁰Ndizvo vazhinji vevadzidzi vake, apo vazwa, vakati, “Iri izwi rakakonza, ndiani unokona kurizwa?” ⁶¹Asi Jesu, echizia mukati mwake kuti vadzidzi vake vakavhuruvhuta ngeizwi iro, wakati kwavari: “Ichi chinomudanisa here?⁶²Mungaiteyi kudai mwechiona Mwana woMunhu echikwira apo paaiya pakutanga? ⁶³NdiMweya unopa kupona, nyama ainyuri chiro. Mazwi endakareketa inini kwomuri ari mweya nokupona.⁶⁴Asi varipo vamweni pakati penyu vasikatendi.” Ngokuti kubvira pakutanga, Jesu waindozia kuti ndiani avo vasikatendi nokuti ndiani unozomupira. ⁶⁵Naye wakati: “Ngeiyi ndaa ndakareketa kwomuri ndechiti, apana unokona kuuya kwendiri kuti asikazi kutenderwa ndiBaba.”⁶⁶Ngesure kweizvi vazhinji vevadzidzi vake vakahwirira sure, avazi kuchazohamba naye, ⁶⁷Ndizvo Jesu wakati kunegumi navairi: “Imwimwi munoda kuendawo here?” ⁶⁸Simoni Petro wakamupingura akati: “Mambo, tingaenda kunani? Ndimwi munemazwi okupona kusikaperi; ⁶⁹nesu takatenda, tikazia kuti iwewe uri Wakachena waMwari.”⁷⁰Jesu wakavapingura, akati: “Inini andizi kumutsanangura here murigumi navairi, noumwe wenyu uri dhiabhorosi?” ⁷¹Wakaereketa ndiJudhasi, mwana waSimoni Isikarioti, ngokuti Judhasi ndiye waizomupira, ari umwe wegumi navairi.

¹Ngesure kweizvi Jesu waihamba muarire; ngokuti waiya asikachadi kuhamba muJudhia, ngokuti vaJudha vaitsvaka kumuuraya. ²Zvino dhiri revaJudha rematumba raiya pasinde.³Ndizvo vanun'una vake vakati kwaari: “Ibva pano uende Judhia, kuti vadzidzi vako vaone mishando younoita. ⁴Ngokuti akuna munhu unoshanda ngokufishika echitsvaka kuti aziikanwe pamhene. Kudai wechiita izvi zviro, dzipangidzire kunyika.”⁵Ngokuti vanunguna vake vaiya vasati vatenda kwaari. ⁶Ndizvo Jesu wakati kwavari: “Nguva yangu aisati yaguma, asi nguva yenyu yakanaka mukuwo weshe. ⁷Nyika aikoni kumuzonda imwimwi, asi inondizonda inini ngokuti ndinopupura ndiyo kuti mishando yayo yakashata.⁸Imwimwi endai kudhiri. Inini andiendiyo zvino kudhiri iri, ngokuti nguva yangu aisati yaguma.” ⁹Naapo areketa izvi, wakagara muGarire.¹⁰Asi apo vanunguna vake vaiya vaenda kudhiri, wakaendawo, haiwa pamhene, asi ngokufishika. ¹¹Ndizvo vaJudha vaimutsvaka padhiri vaiti: “Umboripari?”¹²Kwakaapo kugunun'una kukurutu pakati pevanhu ngendaa yake. Vamweni vakati: “Munhu wakanaka,” vamweni vakati: “Haiwa, asi unopaukisa mbungano.” ¹³Asi ngendaa yokutya vaJudha apana naumwe wakaereketa ndiye pamhene.¹⁴Asi apo dhiri raapakati Jesu wakakwira muTemperi, akatanga kudzidzisa. ¹⁵Ndizvo vaJudha vakashamiswa vechiti: “Uyu unoita maziirei zvinyorwa, asikazi kudzidza?” ¹⁶Ndizvo Jesu wakavapingura, akati: “Kudzidzisa kwangu angokwangupi, asi ngokwouwo wakandituma.¹⁷Ndizvo Jesu wakavapingura, akati, “Kudzidzisa kwangu angokwangupi, asi ngokwouwo wakandituma; ¹⁸kunyazwi ndiani unoda kuita kuda kwaMwari, unozozia kuti chidzidziso chinobva kunaMwari here nokuti ndinodziereketera pachangu.¹⁹Mosi aazi kumupa Mipango here? Asi apana pakati penyu unongwarira Mipango. Munotsvakirenyi kundiuraya?” ²⁰ungano yakapingura ikati: “Unedhimoni! Ndiani unotsvaka kukuuraya?”,²¹Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari: “Ndakaita mushando umwe nemwi mweshe mwakashamiswa. ²²Ngeiyi ndaa Mosi wakamupanga kuti muchekwe esi akuzi kubva kunaMosi akadi, asi kwakabva kumadzibaba, nemwi ngezuva reSabatha munocheka munhu.²³Kudai munhu echiashira kuchekwa ngezuva reSabatha, kuti Mupango waMosi usagurwa, hino munonditsenekera ngenyi ngokuti ndakaponesa munhu ngeSabatha? ²⁴Musatonga ngokuoneka kwokubanze, asi tongai ngokutonga kwakarurama.”²⁵Ndizvo vamweni vevanhu veJerusarema vakati, “Uyu andiyepi here munhu wevanotsvaka kuuraya? ²⁶Ringirai, unoreketa pamhene navo avareketi chiro kwaari! Vatongi avazii here ngegwinyiso kuti uyu ndiye Kristu? ²⁷Asi tinozia paanobva munhu uyu. Naapo Kristu paanozooneka, apana naumwe unozia kuti unobva pari.”²⁸Ndizvo Jesu wakadaidzira, ari muTemperi echidzidzisa, akati: “Munondizia, munoziazve pendinobva. Andizi kuuya ngokwangu, asi uwo wakandituma uneshokwadi nemwi amumuzii. ²⁹Inini ndinomuzia, ngokuti ndinobva kwaari, naye wakandituma.”³⁰Ndizvo vakatsvaka kumubata; asi apana naumwe wakaisa nyara padera pake, ngokuti awa rake raiya risati raguma. ³¹Asi vazhinji veungano vakatenda kwaari; vakati: “Naapo Kristu ouya unozokona here kuita mishamiso inopinda iyi yakaitwa ngouyu munhu?” ³²VaFarisi vakazwa ungano yechiita vherevhere ndiye; vapristi vakuru nevaFarisi vakatuma varindi veTemperi kuti vamubate.³³Ndizvo Jesu wakati: “Ndichiri nemwi munguwa mudoko, neni ndinozoenda kuneuwo wakandituma. ³⁴Munozonditsvaka, asi amuzondioni; nependiri inini, amungakoni kugumapo.”³⁵Ndizvo vaJudha vakati pakati pavo: “Unozoenda kuri munhu uyu kwetisikazomuoni isusu? Unozoenda here kunevakapararira pakati pevaGiriki nokudzidzisa vaGiriki? ³⁶Rinotishinyi izwi iri raakareketa kuti: ‘Munozonditsvaka, asi amuzondioni,’ zve, ‘Pendiri amungakoni kugumapo?³⁷Ngezuva rokupedzisira redhiri, zuva guru, Jesu wakamiruka, akadaidzira echiti: “Kunyazwi ndiani unenyota ngaauye kwendiri, amwe. ³⁸Uwo unotenda kwendiri, kudai ngokuronza kwezvinyorwa, ‘Ndwizi dzemvura yokupona dzinozopopoma kubva mwaari.”³⁹Asi wakaereketa izvi ngendaa yoMweya wavanozoashira avo vanotenda kwaari; ngokuti Mweya waiya usati wapuwa, ngokuti Jesu waiya asati airikidzwa.⁴⁰Naapo vazwa mazwi aya, vamweni vembungano vakati, “Uyu Muprofeti emene.” ⁴¹Vamweni vakati, “Uyu ndiKristu.” Asi vamweni vakati, “Kristu ungabva Garire here? ⁴²Zvinyorwa azvizi kuronza here kuti Kristu unozobva kudzinza raDhavhidha nokubva Bhetherehema, muguta mwaaigara Dhavhidha?”⁴³Ndizvo kwaiyapo kuparadzana pakati pembungano ngendaa yake. ⁴⁴Vamweni vavo vakada kumubata, asi apana naumwe wakaisa nyara padera pake.⁴⁵Ndizvo varindi vakapetuka kuvapristi vakuru nokuvaFarisi, avo vakati kwavari: “Mwarekera kuuya naye ngenyi?” ⁴⁶Nevarindi vakapingura, vakati: “Akuna munhu wakamboereketa kudai ngouyu munhu".⁴⁷Ndizvo vaFarisi vakavapingura vechiti: “Nemwiwo mwachengedzerwa here? ⁴⁸48Uripo here wevatongi nokuti wevaFarisi wakamutenda? ⁴⁹Asi iyi mbungano isikazii Mipango yakatukwa.”⁵⁰Nikodhemusi, uwo wakaguma kwaari pakutanga, uwo waiya umwe wavo, wakati kwavari: ⁵¹“Mipango yedu inotonga here munhu isati yamuzwa nokuzia chaanoita?” ⁵²Vakapingura, vakati kwaari: “Newe unobva Garire here? Tsvakisisa uone, ngokuti akuna muprofeti unozobuda kubva Garire.”⁵³Munhu weshe wakaenda kumhatso yake.

¹Asi Jesu wakaenda kuMutunhu wemaOrivhi. ²Mangwanani maishi wakauyazve muTemperi; vanhu veshe vakauya kwaari, naye wakagara pashi, akavadzidzisa. ³Vanyori nevaFarisi vakaunza kwaari dzimai rakabatwa rechiomba; naapo vaiya vaita kuti rieme pakati pavo,⁴vakati kunaJesu, “Mudzidzisi, iri dzimai rabatwa rechiomba yaamho. ⁵Zvino Mosi wakatipanga muMipango kuti madzimai akadaro apondwe ngamapuwe. Ndizvo iwewe unotinyi?". ⁶Vakaereketa izvi vechimuedza, kuti vaone chokumuparisa ndaa ndicho. Asi Jesu wakakotama pashi, akanyora ngechinwe pamavhu.⁷Naapo vaangira kumubvunzisisa, wakatwasuka, akati kwavari,:“Iye usina kushaisha pakati penyu, ngaatange kukandira buwe kumuponda.” ⁸Wakakotamazve pashi, akanyora pamavhu ngeshikunwe.⁹Naapo vazvizwa, vakaenda umwe ngaumwe, kutanga ngevakurutu, metsa Jesu asara ari ega nedzimai rakaema pamberi pake. ¹⁰Naapo Jesu wakatwasuka akati kweriri: “Dzimai, vari pari avo vakakuitira ndaa? Apana here wasara echikuitira ndaa?” ¹¹Rakati: “Haiwa, apana naumwe, Mambowoe.” Jesu wakati kweriri: “Neni andikuitiri ndaa; enda usachazoshaishazve.”]¹²Ndizvo Jesu wakareketazve kwavari echiti: “Inini ndiri kujeka kwenyika; uwo unonditeera aazohambi muchidima, asi unozoa nokujeka kwokupona.” ¹³Ndizvo vaFarisi vakati kwari: “Unodzipupurira; chapupu chako achina gwinyiso.”¹⁴Jesu wakapingura, akati kwavari: “Kunyazwi ndechidzipupurira pachangu, chapupu changu chinegwinyiso, ngokuti ndinozia pendakabva nependinoenda, asi imwimwi amuzii pendakabva nependinoenda. ¹⁵Imwimwi munotonga ngokwenyama, inini anditongi naumwe. ¹⁶Asi kunyazwi ndechinyatonga, kutonga kwangu kunegwinyiso, ngokuti andinipi ndega ndinotonga, asi inini naBaba vakandituma.¹⁷Kwakanyorwa muMipango yenyu kuti chapupu chavanhu vairi ngeshongwadi.” ¹⁸inini ndini ndinodzipupurira pachangu, naBaba avo vakandituma vanopupura ndini.”¹⁹Ndizvo vakati kwaari: “Vari pari Baba ako?” Jesu wakapingura, akati: “Imwimwi amundizii nokuti Baba angu; dai mwaindizia, mwaizoziazve Baba angu". ²⁰Jesu wakareketa aya mazwi ari pasinde pebhokisi rinopirwa zvipo, echidzidzisa ari muTemperi; asi apana wakamubata, ngokuti awa rake rainga risati raguma.²¹Ndizvo wakatizve kwavari: “Inini ndinoenda, nemwi munozonditsvaka, nemwi munozofira muzvishaishi zvenyu. Pendinoenda, amukoni kuuyapo.” ²²Ndizvo vaJudha vakati: “Unozodziuraya here, ngokuti unoti, ‘Pendinoenda, imwimwi amukoni kuyapo?²³Wakati kwavari: “Imwimwi muri vepashi, inini ndinobva mudenga; imwimwi muri venyika iyi, inini andisiri wenyika iyi akadi. ²⁴Ndakamubuira kuti munozofira muzvishaishi zvenyu, ngokuti kudai musikatendi kuti ndini aye, munozofira muzvishaishi zvenyu".²⁵Ndizvo vakati kwari: “Urianani iwewe?” Jesu wakati kwavari: “Ndini uwo wendakamubuira pakutanga. ²⁶Ndine zvakawanda zvokuereketa ndimwi nokutonga; asi uwo wakandituma uri gwinyiso, neni ndinoreketa kunyika izvo zvandakazwa kubva kwari.” ²⁷Avazi kuzwisisa kuti waiereketa kwavari ndiBaba.²⁸Ndizvo Jesu wakati kwavari: “Naapo mwazomirudza Mwana woMunhu, naapo munozozia kuti inini ndini aye nokuti andiiti chiro ngesimba rangu remene, asi ndinoreketa kudai ngezvendakadzidziswa ndiBaba. ²⁹Nouwo wakandituma undori neni; aazi kundisiya ndega, ngokuti ndinoita zvinomudakadza mukuwo weshe.” ³⁰Achareketa izvi, vazhinji vakatenda kwari.³¹Ndizvo Jesu wakati kuneavo vaJudha vakatenda kwaari: “Kudai mwechigara mumazwi angu, ngegwinyiso muri vadzidzi vangu. ” ³²Nemwi munozozia chokwadi negchokwadi rinozomusunhura.” ³³Vakamupingura vechiti: “Isusu tiri mibarirwana yaAbrahama, atizi kumboitwa varanda ngomunhu naumwe. Unodaro ngenyi kuti: ‘Munozosunhurwa?".³⁴Jesu wakavapingura echiti: “Ngechokwadi ndinoti kwomuri, kunyazwi ndiani unoita chishaishi, muranda wokushaisha. ³⁵Muranda aagari mumhatso mhera nariini; mwana unogaramwo mhera narini. ³⁶Ndizvo kudai Mwana echizomusunhura, munozosunhurwa yaamho.³⁷Ndinozia kuti imwimwi muri mibarirwana yaAbrahama; asi munotsvaka kundiuraya, ngokuti izwi rangu arizi kuona ndau mukati mwenyu. ³⁸Inini ndinoereketa izvo zvendakaona kunaBaba angu, nemwiwo munoita zvemwakazwa kubva kunababa enyu.”³⁹Vakamupingura, vakati kwaari: “Abrahama ndibaba edu.” Jesu wakati kwavari: “Kudai mwaiya vana vaAbrahama, mwaizoita mishando yaAbrahama.” ⁴⁰Asi zvino munotsvaka kundiuraya, munhu wamuronzera gwinyiso, iro rendakazwa kubva kunaMwari; Abrahama aazi kuita zvakadai. ⁴¹Imwimwi munoita mishando yababa enyu.” Vakati kwaari: “Isusu atizi kubarwa ngokuomba; tinaBaba umwe, ndiMwari.⁴²Jesu wakati kwavari: “Kudai Mwari aiya Baba enyu, mwaizondida, ngokuti ndakabuda ndechibva kunaMwari; andizi kuuya ngokuda kwangu, asi iye wakandituma. ⁴³Amuzwisisi ngei zvendinobuya? Ngokuti amukoni kuzwisisa izwi rangu. ⁴⁴Imwimwi muri vababa enyu Dhiabhorosi, nokudisisa kwenyu kuita kuda kwababa enyu. Uwo waiya muurayi kubvira pakutanga, naye aazi kuema mugwinyiso, ngokuti gwinyiso amuna mukati mwake. Naapo echinyepa, unoreketa kudai ngechibarirwe chake, ngokuti iye uri munyepi nababa emanyepo.⁴⁵Asi ngokuti inini ndinobuya chokwadi, amunditendi. ⁴⁶Ndiani kwomuri ungandionisa ndaa yendakashaisha? Kudai ndechibuya chokwadi, amunditendi ngei? ⁴⁷Uwo uri waMwari unozwa mazwi aMwari; ngeiyi ndaa imwimwi amundizwi, ngokuti amuri vaMwari akadi.”⁴⁸VaJudha vakapingura, vakati kwaari: “Atinasi kurobuya here kuti uri muSamaria newe unedhimoni? ⁴⁹Jesu wakapingura echiti: “Inini andina dhimoni; asi ndinoremeredza Baba angu, nemwi amundiremekedzi.⁵⁰Asi inini anditsvaki kuirikidzwa kwangu; uripo umwe unokutsvaka, naye unoita mutongi. ⁵¹Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, kunyazwi ndiani unongwarira izwi rangu, aatongozooni rufu.”⁵²VaJudha vakati kwaari: “Zvino tinoziva kuti unedhimoni. Abrahama wakafa nevaprofeti ngokudaro; newe unoti, ‘Kunyazwi ndiani unongwarira izwi rangu, aatongozozwi rufu.’ ⁵³Iwewe uri mukuru here kupinda baba edu Abrahama, vakafa? Nevaprofeti vakafa. Unodziita anani?”.⁵⁴Jesu wakapingula echiti: “Kudai ndechidziremeredza pachangu, kudziremeredza kwangu akuna shwiro; ndiBaba angu vanondiremekedza, vomunoti ndivo Mwari wenyu. ⁵⁵Asi amuzi kuvazia; inini ndinovazia. Kudai ndechiti, andivazii, ndaita munyepi kudai ndimwi. Asi ndinovazia neni ndinongwarira izwi ravo. ⁵⁶Abrahama baba enyu vakadakara ngokuti vaizoriona zuva rangu, navo vakariona, vakadakara.”⁵⁷vaJudha vakati kwaari, “Ausati waguma makore makumi mashanu, newe wakaona Abrahama here?”. ⁵⁸Jesu wakati kwavari: “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, Abrahama asati aapo, ndaiyapo.” ⁵⁹Ndizvo vakatora mapuwe kuti vamuponde; asi Jesu wakadzifisha pachake, akabuda kubva muTemperi.

¹Naapo echipinda, wakaona munhu waiya bofu kubvira pakubarwa kwake. ²Nevadzidzi vake vakamubvunza vechiti: “Rabhi, ndiani wakashaisha, uyu munhu nokuti vabari vake, kuti abarwe ari bofu?”.³Jesu wakapingura akati: “Uyu munhu aazi kushaisha nokuti vabari vake, asi kuti mishando yaMwari ioniswe mwaari. ⁴Kunosisira kuti tishande mishando youwo wakandituma achimasikati; ngokuti usiku hunouya, naapo apana ungakona kushanda. ⁵Naapo ndichindorimwo munyika, ndiri kujeka kwenyika.”⁶Naapo aereketa izvi, wakapfira mata pamavhu, wakakanya matope ngemata, wakadzodza madziso aro ngedope. ⁷Wakati kweriri: “Enda, ushambe muGandwa reSiroamu.” (Ngokukumuchwa kunoti Wakatumwa.) Ndizvo wakaenda, akashamba, wakauya oona.,⁸Ndizvo vaakirwana vake naavo vaimuona kare, ari mupemhi, vakati: “Uyu andiyepi here munhu uwo waigara pashi echipemha?”. ⁹Vamweni vakati: “Ndiye.” Vamweni vakati, “Haiwa, asi unotodzana naye.” Naye wakati: “Ndini.”,¹⁰Ndizvo vakati kwaari: “Madziso ako akaita mapembenudzirwenyi?”. ¹¹Wakapingura, akati: “Munhu unozwi Jesu wakaita matope, akadzodza madziso angu, akati kwendiri: ‘Enda Siroamu ushambe.’ Ndizvo ndakaenda ndikashamba, ndikaona.” ¹²Navo vakati kwaari: “Uri pari munhuwo?” Wakati: “Andizii.”¹³Vakaunza kuvaFarisi munhu uwo waiya bofu. ¹⁴Raiya zuva reSabatha apo Jesu paakaita matope akapembenudza madziso aro. ¹⁵Ndizvo vaFarisi vakamubvunzazve kuti wakaita mapembenudzirwenyi. Naye wakati kwavari: “Wakaisa matope pamadziso angu; ndakashamba, neni ndinoona.”¹⁶Ndizvo vamweni vevaFarisi vakati: “Uyu munhu aabvi kunaMwari, ngokuti aangwariri Sabatha.” Asi vamweni vakati: “Munhu mushaishi ungaita maitirenyi iyi mioniso?” Kwakaapo kuparadzana pakati pavo. ¹⁷Ndizvo vakatizve kunebofu: “Unotinyi ndiye iwewe, ngendaa yokuti wakapembenudza madziso ako?” Naye wakati: “Muprofeti.” ¹⁸Ndizvo vaJudha avazi kutenda kuti ndiye waiya bofu nokuti wakapembenudzwa, metsa vakadaidza vabari vouwo wakapembenudzwa.¹⁹navo vakavabvunza vechiti, “Uyu mwana wenyu here, uwo womunoti, wakabarwa ari bofu? Ndizvo zvino unoita maonerei?. ²⁰Ndizvo vabari vake vakapingura vakati: “Chetinozia ngechokuti uyu mwana wedu nokuti wakabarwa andori bofu. ²¹Asi kuti unoita maonerenyi atizii, nokuti ndiani wakapembenudza madziso ake, atizii. Mubvunzenyi; wabva muzero, unozodziereketera pachake.”²²Vabereki vake vakarbuya izvi ngokuti vaitya vaJudha, ngokuti vaJudha vaiya vakatenderana kuti kunyazwi ndiani unozomutenda kuti iye ndiKristu, unozodzingwa kubva mumhatso yokudira. ²³Ngeiyi ndaa vabari vake vakati: “Wabva muzero, mubvunzenyi.”²⁴Ndizvo vakamudaidza ngekwechipiri uwo waiya bofu, vakati kwari: “Irikidza Mwari iwewe, isusu tinozia kuti uyu munhu mushaishi.” ²⁵Ndizvo iye wakapingura, akati: “Kunyazwi mushaishi, andizii. Chiro chimwe chega chendinozia, ngechokuti inini ndaiya bofu, zvino ndinoona.”²⁶Vakati kwaari: “Wakaitenyi kwouri? wakakuvula madjisso ako here?”. ²⁷Wakavapingura echiti: “Ndatomuronzera nemwi amuzi kupurutana. Ngenyi mwechida kuzwazve? Nemwiwo munoda kuita vadzidzi vake here?". ²⁸Vakamutuka vechiti: “Iwewe uri mudzidzi wake, asi isusu tiri vadzidzi vaMosi. ²⁹Tinozia kuti Mwari wakareketa kunaMosi, asi uyu munhu, atizii paanobva.”³⁰Munhu wakapingura, akati kwavari: “Iri igumo! Kuti amuzii paanobva, asi wakapembenudza madziso angu. ³¹Tinozia kuti Mwari atendii vashaishi. Asi kunyazwi ndiani unomuremeredza nokuita kuda kwake, Mwari unomupurutana.³²Kubvira pakutanga akuzi kumbozwika kuti munhu wakambopembenudza madziso owakabarwa ari bofu. ³³Kudai uyu munhu asikabvi kunaMwari, aangakoni kuita chiro.” ³⁴Vakamupingura vakati kwaari: “Iwewe wakabarirwa mukushaisha yaamho, newe wotidzidzisa here?” Vakamudzingira kubanze.³⁵Jesu wakazwa kuti vona vakamugogomera musinagoge: ena wakamuwana akati “Iwewe unotenda Mukororo woMunhu here?”. ³⁶Naye wakapingura akati: “Ndiani, Mambo, kuti nditende kwaari?". ³⁷Jesu wakati kwaari: “Wamuona, ndiyezve unoereketa newe.” ³⁸Wakati: “Mambo, ndinotenda.” Naye wakamudira.,³⁹Jesu wakati: “Inini ndakaviira kuzotonga munyika muno, kuti vasingaoni vaone nevanoona vaitwe mapofu.” ⁴⁰Vamweni vevaFarisi vainga varipo , vaizwa swiro iswi, vakati kwaari:: “Nesuwo tiri mapofu here?". ⁴¹Jesu wakati kwavari: “Kudai mainga mapofu, maizodai musinga shaishi. Asi zvino munoti, ‘Tinoona,’ kushaisha kwenyu kunondogara kuripo.

¹“Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, uwo usikapindi ngepamusiwo mudanga remakwai, asi echipinda ngeimweni njira, uwu imbava nedzongoni. ²asi wia anonguena gomusuwo ndiena muyushi omakwai.³Naapo abudisa ake eshe, unoatungamirira, nemakwai anomuteera, ngokuti anozia izwi rake. ⁴Kwaari murindi womusiwo unobeurira muushi, nemakwai anozwa izwi rake, unodaidza makwai ake ngemazina awo nokuatungamirira kubanze.⁵Jesu wakaereketa uyu muedzaniso kwavari, asi avazi kuzwisisa izvo zvaakaereketa kwavari. ⁶Aazoteeri mupara, asi anozotiza kubva kwaari, ngokuti aazii izwi romupara.”⁷Veshe vakatanga pamberi pangu imbavha nemadzongoni; asi makwai aazi kuvapurutana. ⁸Ndizvo Jesu wakaereketazve kwavari echiti: “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, inini ndiri musiwo wemakwai.⁹Mbavha inouya kwega kuba nokuuraya nokuparadza; inini ndakauya kuti vaone kupona, vakuone kakurutu. ¹⁰Inini ndiri musiwo; kunyazwi ndiani unopinda ndini, unozoponeswa, unozopotera nokubuda, aone kudya.¹¹“Inini ndiri muushi wakanaka. Muushi wakanaka unoisira pashi kupona kwake ngepamusoro pemakwai. ¹²Asi uwo unoshanda kuti aone muthuso, asiri muushi akadi, uwo makwai aasiri ake akadi, unoona thika rechiuya, unosiya makwai, unotiza; nethika rinoruma nokuaparadza. ¹³Unotiza ngokuti unoshandira muthuso, aana ndaa nemakwai.¹⁴Inini ndiri muushi wakanaka, neni ndinoazia angu, naanguwo anondizia. ¹⁵Kudai ngezvaanondizia Baba, neniwo ndinovazia Baba, neni ndinoisira kupona kwangu pashi ngendaa yemakwai. ¹⁶Ndinawo amweni makwai, asiri eiri danga; nawozve ndinosisira kuti ndiaunze, nawo anozopurutana izwi rangu. Nawo anozoita danga rimwe nomuushi umwe.¹⁷Ngeiyi ndaa Baba vanondida, ngokuti ndinoisira pashi kupona kwangu, kuti ndikutorezve. ¹⁸Apana munhu unokutora kubva kwendiri, asi ndinokuisa pashi ngokuda kwangu. Ndine simba rokukuisa pashi, ndine simba rokukutorazve; uyu mupango ndakaupuwa ndiBaba angu.”¹⁹Kwaiyapozve kuparadzana pakati pevaJudha ngendaa yemazwi aya. ²⁰Vazhinji vavo vakati, “Une dhimoni, naye waakupenga. Ngenyi mwechimupurutana?”. ²¹Vamweni vakati, “Aya mazwi andiopi anoereketwa ngounomuka nedhimoni. Dhimoni ringapembenudza madziso ebofu here?".²²Waiya mukuwo wedhiri rokupira Temperi muJerusarema; paiya pachando. ²³naJesu wakahamba muTemperi, muBerere raSoromoni. ²⁴Ndizvo vaJudha vakamuunganira, vakati kwaari, “Unotiita gariremwo metsa riini? Kuti uri Kristu, tironzere pamhene.”²⁵Jesu wakavapingura echiti, “Ndakamuronzera, nemwi amutendi. Mishando yendinoita ngezina raBaba angu, inopupura ndini. ²⁶Asi imwimwi amutendi ngokuti amusiri vemakwai angu.²⁷Makwai angu anozwa izwi rangu, neni ndinoazia, nawo anonditeera. ²⁸Ndinoapa kupona kusikaperi, nawo aazofi nariini, zve akuna unoabvuka kubva munyara yangu.²⁹Baba angu, uwo wakaapa kwendiri, mukuru kwavari veshe, apana naumwe unokona kuabvuka kubva munyara yaBaba. ³⁰Inini naBaba tiriumwe.” ³¹VaJudha vakatonherazve mapuwe kuti vamuponde.,³²Jesu wakavapingura echiti,:“Ndakamuonisa mishando mizhinji yakanaka inobva kunaBaba. Ngouri kweiyo mishando womunondipondera ngemapuwe?". ³³VaJudha vakamupingura vechiti: “Atikupondi ngendaa yomushando wakanaka, asi ngendaa yokutuka Mwari; ngokuti iwewe, uri munhu, unodziita Mwari.”³⁴Jesu wakavapingura echiti: “Akuzi kunyorwa here muMipango yenyu kuti: ‘Ndakati, muri zvimwari?’, ³⁵Kudai akavadaidza kuti zvimwari, kwavari avo kwarakaguma izwi raMwari, (nezvinyorwa azvingadarikwi), ³⁶Munoereketa ngenyi ndiye, uwo waakaemesa Baba nokumutuma munyika kuti, ‘Unotuka Mwari,’ ngokuti ndakaronza kuti, ‘Inini ndiri Mukororo waMwari?’,,³⁷Kudai ndisikaiti mishando yaBaba angu, musanditenda. ³⁸Asi kuti ndechiiita, kunyazwi musikanditendi, tendai mishando, kuti muzie nokuzwisisa kuti Baba vari mukati mwangu neni ndiri mukati mwaBaba.” ³⁹Ndizvo vakatsvakazve kumubata, asi iye wakapokonyoka kubva munyara dzavo.⁴⁰Jesu wakaendazve ruseri rweJorodhani kundau iyo yaakabhabhatidzira ndi Johani pakutanga, wakagarapo., ⁴¹Vanhu vazhinji vakauya kwaari; navo vakati, “Johani pashokwadi aazi kuita shioniso, asi zvesse zvaakabuia Johani ngendava youyu munhu zvine gwinyiso.” ⁴²Wakawanda wakatenda kaari Jesu.

¹painga pano mumwe murume waizwi Razarusi aiwadja. weBhethani, guta ra Maria na Nataita yake hama. ²Ndiye uyu Maria wakadzodza Mambo ngemafuta, akapukuta tsoka dzake ngebvudzi rake, mukoma wake Razarusi wairwara.³Ndizvo hanzvadzi dzake dzakatumira kwaari dzechiti: “Mambo, penya, uwo wounoda unorwara.” ⁴Asi apo Jesu azvizwa wakati: “Uku kurwara andikwopi kworufu; asi ngokwokukurisa Mwari, kuti Mwana waMwari akuriswe ndikwo.”⁵Zvino Jesu wakada Maritha nomunukuna wake na Razarusi. ⁶swino apo azwa kuti lazaro wairwara, wakagara mazuva maviri pandau paaivapo. ⁷Ngesure kweizvi wakati kuvadzidzi vake: “Ngatihwirirezve Judhia.”⁸Vadzidzi vakati kwaari: “Rabhi, vaJudha vaitotsvaka kukuponda ngemapuwe, tohwirireyozve here?”. ⁹Jesu wakapingura akati: “Amuna mahawa gumi namairi muzuva here? Kudai munhu echihamba masikati aapumhunwi, ngokuti unoona kujeka lomunyika muno here.¹⁰Asi kudai munhu echihamba usiku unopumhunwa, ngokuti kujeka amuna mukati mwake.” ¹¹Wakaereketa izvi, naapo wakati kwavari: “Razarusi shamwari yedu waata, asi inini ndinoenda koomumusa.”¹²Ndizvo vadzidzi vakati kwaari: “Mambo, kuti akaata, unozoitanane.” ¹³Zvino Jesu waiya aereketa ngorufu rwake, asi ivo vaikarakadza kuti waiereketa ngokuzorora mukuata. ¹⁴Naapo Jesu wakanasa kuvaronzera pamhene kuti: “Razarusi wafa;¹⁵Ndizvo Thomasi, uwo unozwi Munyambiri, wakati kuvadzidzi vangani vake: “Nesu ngatiendewo, kuti tife naye.” ¹⁶Neni ndinodakara ngepamusoro penyu ngokuti ndaiya ndisiriyo, kuti mutende. Asi ngatiende kwari.”,¹⁷Naapo Jesu aguma, wakaona kuti Razarusi waiya aanemazuva marongomuna muiba. ¹⁸Bhethani raiya pasinde peJerusarema, pasikagumi makhiromitha matatu. ¹⁹nevazhinji vevaJudha vaiya vaguma kunaMaritha naMaria, kuti vavaembedzere ngendaa yokufa kwomukoma wavo. ²⁰Naapo Maritha, azwa kuti Jesu uri kuuya, wakaenda kooshongana naye, asi Maria wakasara akagara mumhatso.²¹Ndizvo Maritha wakati kunaJesu: “Mambo, kudai waiya pano, mukoma wangu waidai asikazi kufa. ²²Nazvino ndinozia kuti izvo zvounozokumbira kunaMwari, Mwari unozokupa.” ²³Jesu wakati kwaari: “Mukoma wako unozomukazve.”,²⁴Maritha wakati kwaari: “Ndinozia kuti unozomuka mukumuka kwezuva rokupera". ²⁵Jesu wakati kwaari, “Inini ndiri kumuka nokupona; uwo unonditenda kunyazwi afa, unozoponazve, ²⁶Nouwo unopona echinditenda, aatongozofi. Unotenda ichi here?”.²⁷Akati kwaari: “Eya, Mambo; inini ndinotenda kuti iwewe ndiwe Kristu, Mwana waMwari, uwo unouya munyika.” ²⁸Naapo aronza izvi, wakaenda, akadaidza Maria mununguna wake ngokufishika, akati: “Mudzidzisi waapano, unokudaidza.” ²⁹Naye azwa, wakakasira kumiruka, akaenda kwaari.³⁰Naapo vaJudha avo vaiya naye mumhatso vechimuembedzera, vaona kuti Maria wamiruka ngokukasira, akabuda kubanze, vakamuteera, vechikarakadza kuti unoenda kuiba koochemerapo. ³¹Apo Maria aguma paiya naJesu, amuona wakawa pashi patsoka dzake, akati kwaari: “Mambo, kudai waiya pano, mukoma wangu waidai asikazi kufa.” ³²Zvino Jesu waiya asati aguma muguta, asi waiya achipo paakashongana naMaritha.³³Naapo Jesu amuona echichema, nevaJudha vechichema, avo vakauya naye, wakaita mahwema mumweya mwake nokutambudzika; ³⁴Naye wakati: “Mwakamuradzika pari?” Vakati kwaari: “Mambo, uyai muone.” ³⁵Jesu wakachema.³⁶Ndizvo vaJudha vakati: “Wonai, kumudisisa kwake. ³⁷Asi vamweni vavo vakati: “Uyu munhu, wakasvinura madziso owaiya bofu, waiya asikakoni here kuita kuti uyu munhu asafa?”.³⁸Naapo Jesu, echitambudzika kakurutu mukati mwake, wakaguma kuiba; raiya bako nebuwe raiya rakadumaidza padera paro. ³⁹Jesu wakati: “Dusai buwe.” Maritha, hanzvadzi youwo wakafa, wakati kwaari: “Mambo, zvino wotonuhwa, ngokuti waane mazuva marongomuna afa.” ⁴⁰Jesu wakati kwaari: “Andizi kukuronzera here kuti dai wechitenda ungazoona uthende hwaMwari?”.⁴¹Ndizvo vakadusa buwe. NaJesu wakaringira mudenga akati: “Baba, ndinomubonga ngokuti mwakandizwa. ⁴²Neni ndinozia kuti unondizwa ngenguva dzeshe. Asi ngepamusoro pembungano yakaema pasinde ndaronza kudaro, kuti itende kuti ndiwe wakandituma.”⁴³Naapo aronza izvi, wakadaidzira ngeizwi guru echiti: “Razarusi, buda.” ⁴⁴Uwo waiya akafa wakabuda, akasungwa tsoka nenyara ngemachira okuikwa nawo, nehope yake yakasungwa ngejira doko. Jesu wakati kwavari: “Musunhurenyi, mumurekere aende.”⁴⁵Ndizvo vazhinji vevaJudha avo vakauya kunaMaria, vechiona izvo zvaakaita Jesu, vakatenda. ⁴⁶Asi vamweni vavo vakaenda kuvaFarisi, vakavaronzera zvaaiya aita Jesu.⁴⁷Ndizvo vapristi vakuru nevaFarisi vakaungana pamwepo nevatongi kuita bangano, vakati: “Tinozoitenyi? Ngokuti uyu munhu unoita mioniso yakawanda. ⁴⁸Kudai techimurekera echiangira kudaro, vanhu veshe vanozotenda kwaari, nevaRoma vanozouya vaparadze zveshe ndau yedu yakachena nedzinza redu.”⁴⁹Asi umwe wavo, Kaiafasi, uwo waiya mupristi mukuru ngegorero, wakati kwavari: “Amuzii chiro nachimwe. ⁵⁰Amuzwisisi kuti zvirinane kwomuri kuti munhu umwe unosisira kufira vanhu vazhinji pane kuti dzinza reshe ripere.”⁵¹Aazi kuronza izvi ngokuda kwake, asi ngokuti waiya mupristi mukuru ngegorero, wakaprofeta kuti Jesu unozofira dzinzaro. ⁵²Asi haiwa kufira dzinzaro kwega, asi kuti aunganidzewo pamwepo vana vaMwari avo vakapararira kunyika dzeshe, kuti vaite umwe. ⁵³Ndizvo kubvira ngezuva iro vakaita bangano pamwepo kuti vamuuraye.⁵⁴Ndizvo Jesu aazi kuchahambazve pamhene pakati pevaJudha, asi kubva apo wakaenda kunyika iri pasinde norubaya, kudhorobha rinozwi Efuremu; naapo wakagara nevadzidzi vake. ⁵⁵Zvino Phasika revaJudha raiya pasinde, vazhinji vakakwira Jerusarema vechibva munyika, Phasika risati raguma, kuti vadzichenese.⁵⁶ngokudalo vona vakatsvaka Jesu, vakaema mu Temperi vechiti umwe kune umweni: “Munotinyi? Kuti aazouyi here kundhiri?”. ⁵⁷Ndizvo vapristi vakuru nevaFarisi vaiya vakaita mupango kuti kunyazwi ndiani unozia paari, ngaabuie , kuti vamubate.

¹Ndizvo mazuva matanhatu Phasika risati raguma, Jesu akaguma Bhethani, apo paiya naRazarusi, uwo waakamusa kwavakafa. ²Naapo vakamunasirira kudya kwemadeekoni; Maritha wakavaburira, naRazarusi waiya umwe weavo vaigara naye pakudya. ³Naapo Maria wakatora mafuta anoda kukwana litha okuzora enarde aidhura naye wakadzodza tsoka dzaJesu, akapukuta tsoka dzake ngebvudzi rake; nemhatso yakazara ngegwema rakanaka remafuta.⁴Asi Judhasi Isikarioti, umwe wevadzidzi vake, (uwo waizomupira) wakati: ⁵“Ngenyi asikazi kutengeswa mafuta aya ngemadhora mazana matatu, apuwe varombo?”. ⁶Izvi wakazvironza, haiwa ngokuti waivada varombo, asi ngokuti waiya mbavha, waingwarira nyede naye waitora zvaiiswamwo.⁷Ndizvo Jesu wakati: “Murekerei ari ega. Ngaangwaririre zuva rokuikwa kwangu". ⁸Ngokuti varombo munavo nguva dzeshe, asi amunenipi nguva dzeshe.”⁹Naapo vazhinji veungano yevaJudha vakazia kuti waiyapo, vakauya, haiwa kuti vaone Jesu kwega, asi kuti vaonezve Razarusi, uwo waakamusa kubva kwavakafa. ¹⁰Ndizvo vapristi vakuru vakapangana kuti vauraye naRazarusiwo, ¹¹ngokuti ngepamusoro pake vazhinji vevaJudha vaienda vechitenda kunaJesu.¹²Nechimangwani mbungano huru iyo yakauya kudhiri, yakazwa kuti Jesu unouya Jerusarema.¹³Yakatora matai emichindwi, yakabuda kooshongana naye, vakadaidzira vechiti: “Hosana! Unomuchena uwo unouya ngezina raMambo, Mambo waIsuraeri!”.¹⁴NaJesu wakaona mwana wembongoro, naye wakagadha padera payo, kudai ngezvezvakanyorwa: ¹⁵“Usatya, iwewe mukunda weZioni. Ringira, mambo wako unouya, akagadha padera pemwana wembongoro!”,¹⁶Vadzidzi vake avazi kuzvizwisisa izvi pakutanga, asi apo Jesu airikidzwa, naapo vakachizokarakadza kuti izvi zvaiya zvakanyorwa ngendaa yake nokuti vakamuitira izvi.¹⁷Nembungano iyo yaiya naye apo paakadaidza Razarusi kubva muiba akamumusa kwavakafa yakaita chapupu. ¹⁸Ngeiyi ndaa mbungano yakaenda kooshongana nayezve, ngokuti yaiya yazwa kuti wakaita mushamiso. ¹⁹Ndizvo vaFarisi vakati pakati pavo umwe kunoumweni: “Munoona, amungaiti chiro; ringirai, nyika yeshe inomuteera.”²⁰Zvino vaiyapo vaGiriki vamweni pakati peavo vakakwira koodira kudhiri. ²¹Ndizvo ava vakauya kunaFiripu, uwo waibva Bhethisaidha reGarire, vakakumbira kwaari vechiti:“Mambo, tinoda kuona Jesu.” ²²Firipu wakaenda, akaronzera Andreu; Andreu wakaenda naFiripu, vakaronzera Jesu.²³NaJesu wakavapingura echiti: “Awa raguma rokuti Mukororo woMunhu akudzwe. ²⁴Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, kudai tsangu yekoroni isikawi mumavhu nokufa, inondogara iriyo yega; asi kuti ikafa, inozobereka tsangu dzakawanda.²⁵uwo unoda kupona kwake unozokurasha, nouwo unozonda kupona kwake munyika muno, unozokungwarira kupona kusikaperi. ²⁶Kudai munhu echindishandira, ngaanditeere, kuti pendiri naye muranda wangu unozoapowo; kuti munhu echindishandira, Baba vanozomuremekedza.²⁷“Zvino mweya wangu unotambudzika. Neni ndinozotinyi, ‘Baba, ndiponese kubva kuneiri awa here?’ Haiwa, ndiyo ndaa yendakauyira awa iri. ²⁸Baba, ngarikudzwe zita renyu:” Apapo rakauya izwi rechibva mudenga rechiti: “Ndakarikudza, neni ndinozorikudzazve.” ²⁹Nembungano yaiya yakaema apo yakarizwa, yakati: “Kwatinhira.” Vamweni vakati: “Ingirosi yaereketa naye.”³⁰Jesu wakapingura akati: “Iri izwi arizi kuuya ngenyaya yangu, asi ngenyaya yenyu. ³¹Zvino kwaapano kutongwa kwenyika iyi, zvino mutongi wenyika iyi unozorashwa kubanze.³²Neni, naapo ndamirudzwa kubva panyika, ndinozokweera vanhu veshe kwendiri.” ³³Wakabuya izvi echionisa njira yokufa kwaaizofa ndikwo.³⁴Ndizvo mbungano yakamupingura yechiti: “Takazwa muMipango kuti Kristu unozogara mhera nariini. Zvino unoronzenyi wechiti: ‘Mukororo woMunhu unosisira kuti amirudzwe?’ Ndiani uyu Mukororo woMunhu?” ³⁵Jesu wakati kwavari: “Inguva doko kujeka kuchipo pakati penyu. Hambai muchinokujeka, kuti chidima chisamubata; nouwo unohamba muchidima aatongozii paanoenda. ³⁶Muchinokujeka, tendai kujeka, kuti muite vana vokujeka.” Naapo Jesu aronza izvi, wakabvapo akadzifisha kubva kwavari.³⁷Kunyazwi aiya aita mioniso mizhinji pamberi pavo, asi avazi kumutenda. ³⁸Uku kwaiya kuzadzisa izwi raIsaya muprofeti raakaereketa, iro rinoti: “Mambo, ndiani wakatenda izwi redu, nomuoko waMambo Mwari wakaoniswa kunaani?”.³⁹Ndizvo vaiya vasikakoni kutenda, ngokuti Isaya unotizve: ⁴⁰“Uwo wakapofomadza madziso avo, wakakonzisa mwoyo yavo, kuti vasazoona ngemadziso avo, vazwisise ngomwoyo yavo, vatenderuke neni ndivaponese.”⁴¹Isaya wakaronza izvi ngokuti wakaona uthende hwake, akareketa ndiye. ⁴²Kunyazwi zvakanyadaro vazhinji vemadzimambo vakamutenda, asi ngendaa yokutya vaFarisi avazi kumutenda ngomuromo, kuti vasadzingwa kubva mumhatso yokudira. ⁴³Ngokuti vaipinda kuda kukudzwa ngevanhu kunokukudzwa ndiMwari.⁴⁴Jesu wakadaidzira akati: “Uwo unonditenda, aatendi inini akadi, asi unotenda uwo wakandituma. ⁴⁵Nouwo unondiona unoonawo wakandituma.⁴⁶Inini ndakauya ndiri kujeka munyika, kuti kunyazwi ndiani unotenda kwendiri asachagara muchidima. ⁴⁷Kunyazwi ndiani unozwa mazwi angu asikaangwariri, andimutongi inini; ngokuti andizi kuuya kootonga nyika, asi kooponesa nyika.⁴⁸Iye unondiramba asikaashiri mazwi angu unaye unomutonga; izwi iro rendakaereketa ndiro rinozomutonga ngezuva rokupera. ⁴⁹Ngokuti andizi kutera kudziereketera ngesimba rangu; asi Baba uwo wakandituma iye pachake wakandipanga chendinozoronza nechendinozoereketa. ⁵⁰Neni ndinozia kuti mupango wake uri kupona kusikaperi. Ndizvo izvo zvendinoereketa, ndinozviereketa kudai ngezvandakaronzerwa ndiBaba.”

¹Zvino nguva yeDhiri rePhasika isati yaguma, apo Jesu echizia kuti nguva yake yaguma kuti abve munyika muno aende kunaBaba, avada vake avo vaiya munyika, wakavada metsa kumagumo. ²Vachadya kudya kwemadeekoni, Sathani waiya atopinda mumwoyo mwaJudhasi, mukororo waSimoni Isikarioti, kuti amupire.³Jesu, echizia kuti Baba vaiya vamupa zveshe munyara dzake nokuti wakabva kunaMwari nokuti unoenda kunaMwari. ⁴wakamiruka kubva pakudya kwemadeekoni, wakakhumura zvokupfeka zvepadera zvake, wakatora jira rokupukuta ndiro, akasungira muchiunu chake. ⁵Naapo wakadurura mvura muchidziyo chokushambira, akatanga kushamba tsoka dzevadzidzi nokudzipukuta ngejira raaiya akasungira muchiunu.⁶Ndizvo wakaguma panaSimoni Petro; Petro wakati kwaari: “Mambo, iwewe unoshamba tsoka dzangu here?”. ⁷Jesu wakapingura, akati kwaari, “Icho chendinoita inini, iwewe auchizii zvino, asi unozochizwisisa ngesure kweizvi.” ⁸Petro wakati kwaari, “Auzoshambi tsoka dzangu nariini.” Jesu wakamupingura, akati, “Dai ndisikakushambi, auna chikoaniswa neni.” ⁹Simoni Petro wakati kwaari: “Mambo, kusachaita tsoka dzangu dzega asi nadzo nyara dzangu nesoro rangu”.¹⁰Jesu wakati kwaari: “Iye washambwa muiri weshe aachatami chiro chimweni kwega kushambwa tsoka dzake, asi wacheneswa yaamho. Nemwi mwacheneswa, asi haiwa mweshe.” ¹¹Ngekuti Jesu waimuzia uwo waizomupira; ndizvo wakati: “Amuzi kucheneswa mweshe.”¹²Naapo Jesu aiya ashamba tsoka dzavo nokutora zvokupfeka zvake nokugara pandau yake, wakati kwavari: “Munozwisisa here chendaita? ¹³Munondidaidza kuti Mudzidzisi nokuti Mambo; nemwi munonasa kuronza, ngokuti ndini. ¹⁴Zvino kudai inini, Mambo noMudzidzisi wenyu, ndashamba tsoka dzenyu, nemwiwo kunosisira kuti mushambane tsoka dzenyu. ¹⁵Ngokuti ndamupa chionero, kuti nemwi muite kudai ngezvandaita kwomuri.¹⁶Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, muranda aasimukuru kupinda mambo wake, nokuti wakatumwa aakuri kupinda uwo wakamutuma. ¹⁷Kudai mwechizia izvi zviro, munomuchena kudai mwechizviita. ¹⁸Andiereketi ndimwi mweshe akadi; ndinovazia avo vendakatsanangura; asi kuti chinyorwa chizadzisike chinoti: ‘Uwo unodya chingwa changu, wakandimirudzira chisisinho chake kurwisana neni.’¹⁹Zvino ndinomuronzera izvi zvisati zvaitika, kuti apo zvaitika mutende kuti ndini. ²⁰Ngechokwadi ndinoti kwomuri, iye unoashira uwo wendinotuma unoashira inini; nouwo unondiashira unoashira uwo wakandituma.”²¹Naapo Jesu aiya aereketa izvi, wakatambudzika mumweya wake, wakapupura akati: “Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, umwe wenyu unozondipira." ²²Vadzidzi vakaningirana vechishamiswa kuti unoreketa ndiani.²³Umwe wavadzidzi vake waiya akatseama paditi raJesu, uwo waidiwa ndiJesu. ²⁴ndizvo Simoni Petro wakamukopera akati kwaari: “Tironzere, ndiani waanoereketa ndiye". ²⁵Ndizvo uwo wakatseyama paditi raJesu wakati kwaari: “Mambo, ndiani?”,²⁶Jesu wakapingura akati: “Ndiye uwo wendinozosheya mushuva ndimupe.” Naapo asheya chigurwa chechingwa wakaupa Judhasi, mwan waSimoni Isikarioti. ²⁷Naapo ngesure kwechigurwa chechingwa, Sathani wakapotera kwaari. Ndizvo Jesu wakati kwaari: “Izvo zvounoda kuita zviite ngokukasira.”²⁸Paiya pasina munhu pakudya wakazia singwisingwi yezvaakaereketa kwaari. ²⁹Ngokuti vamweni vakapinimidza kuti, ngokuti Judhasi waiya nenyede yemare, Jesu waimuronzera echiti, “Tenga zvetinoda paDhiri rePhasika,” nokuti ape chiro kuvarombo. ³⁰Ndizvo iye aashira chigurwa chechingwa, paripo wakabuda kuenda. Hwaiya hwaa usiku.³¹Naapo aiya abuda, Jesu wakati: “Zvino Mwana woMunhu wakudzwa naMwari wakudzwa mukati mwake. ³²Kudai Mwari akudzwa mukati mwake, Mwari unozomukudzawo mukati mwake emene, naye unozomukudza paripo apapo. ³³Vana vadoko, inguva doko ndichinemwi. Munozonditsvaka; kudai ngezvandakaronza kuvaJudha, ndizvo ndinoti kwomuri: ‘Pendinoenda, amukoni kuuyapo.’³⁴Ndinomupa mupango mutsva, kuti mudane umwe kunoumweni; kudai ndini ndakamuda, ngokudaro imwimwiwo mudane. ³⁵Ngeichi vanhu veshe vanozozia kuti imwimwi muri vadzidzi vangu: kudai muno rudo umwe kunoumweni.”,³⁶Simoni Petro wakati kwaari: “Mambo, unoenda kuri?” Jesu wakapingura, akati: “Pendinoenda, aukoni kunditeera zvino; asi unozoteera sure kweizvi.” ³⁷Petro wakati kwaari: “Mambo, andikoni kukuteera zvino ngenyi? Ndinozofa ngepamusoro pako.” ³⁸Jesu wakapingura, akati: “Unozofa ngepamusoro pangu here? Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, jongwe arizoriri usati wandiramba katatu.

¹“Mwoyo yenyu isatambudzika; tendai kunaMwari, mutendewo kwendiri. ²Mumhatso mwaBaba angu huriyo ugaro hwakawanda. Kudai zvisakadaro, ndaizodai ndisikazi kumuronzera here kuti ndinoenda koomunasirira ugaro? ³Kudai ndechienda koomunasirira ugaro, ndinozouyazve nokumuashira ndemene, kuti pendiri inini, nemwi mungazoapowo.⁴Nependinoenda munoizia njira.” ⁵Thomasi wakati kwaari, “Mambo, atizii pounoenda. Njira tingaizia ngenyi? ⁶Jesu wakati kwaari, “Inini ndiri njira negwinyiso nokupona. Akuna unouya kunaBaba, asikauyi ndini. ⁷Kudai mwakandizia, mwaizodai mwakamuzia Baba anguwo. Kubvira pano munomuzia, nemwi mwamuona.⁸Firipu wakati kwaari: “Mambo, tipangidzire Baba, nesu tikwaniswe". ⁹Jesu wakati kwaari, “Ndakagara nemwi mukuwo wakadai kureba, asi ausati wandizia here, Firipu? Iye wakandiona inini wakaona Baba. Unoronza ngenyi kuti: ‘Tipangidzire Baba?¹⁰Autendi here kuti inini ndiri mukati mwaBaba naBaba vari mukati mwangu? Mazwi endinoereketa kwomuri andidziereketeri ngesimba rangu; asi Baba vanogara mukati mwangu ndivo vanoita mishando yavo. ¹¹Tendai inini kuti ndiri mukati mwaBaba naBaba vari mukati mwangu; asi kudai musikatendi kudaro, tendai ngepamusoro pemishando yemene.¹²Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, uwo unonditenda mishando yendinoita unozoitawo; mishando yakakura kupinda iyi unozoiita, ngokuti inini ndinoenda kunaBaba. ¹³Kunyazwi chiinyi chomunozokumbira ngezina rangu ndinozochiita, kuti Baba vairikidzwe kubudikidza ngoMwana. ¹⁴Kudai mwanyazokumbirenyi kwendiri ngezina rangu, inini ndinozochiita.,¹⁵Kudai mwechindida, munozongwarira mipango yangu ¹⁶Neni ndinozokumbira Baba, naye unozomupa umweni Muembedzeri, kuti agare nemwi nokusikaperi. ¹⁷ndiye Mweya wegwinyiso; nyika aikoni kumuashira, ngokuti aimuoni nokuti kumuzia. Imwimwi munomuzia, ngokuti unogara nemwi, naye unozogara mukati mwenyu.¹⁸“Andizomusii muri nherera; ndinozouya kwomuri. ¹⁹Kuchinenguva doko nenyika aichazondioni, asi imwimwi munozondiona; ngokuti inini ndinopona, nemwi munozoponawo. ²⁰”Ngeiro zuva munozozia kuti inini ndiri mukati mwaBaba angu, nemwi muri mukati mwangu, neni ndiri mukati mwenyu.²¹Uwo unemipango yangu echiingwarira, uwo ndiye unondida; nouwo unondida unodiwa ndiBaba angu, neni ndinozomuda nokudzionisa pachangu kwaari. ²²Judhasi (haiwa Isikarioti) wakati kwaari: “Mambo, unozoita maitirenyi kuti unozodzionisa kwetiri, usikadzionisi kunyika?”.²³Jesu wakamupingura, akati kwaari: “Kunyazwi ndiani unondida unozongwarira mazwi angu, naBaba angu vanozomuda, nesu tinozouya kwaari tiite ugaro hwedu pamwepo naye. ²⁴Uwo usikandidi aangwariri mazwi angu. Neizwi romunozwa arisirangu akadi, asi ngeraBaba avo vakandituma.²⁵“Izvi zviro ndamuronzera apo ndichakagara nemwi. ²⁶Asi Muembedzeri, Mweya Wakachena, waachazotuma Baba ngezina rangu, uwo unozomudzidzisa zviro zveshe, amucherechedzise zveshe zvendakamuronzera. ²⁷Kunyarara ndinokusiya kwomuri; kunyarara kwangu ndinomupa. Andimupi kudai ngokupa kwenyika. Mwoyo yenyu isatambudzika, isakarukazve.²⁸Mwakazwa kuti ndakati kwomuri: ‘Ndinoenda, neni ndinozouyazve kwomuri.’ Kudai mwakandida, mwaizodakara kuti ndinoenda kunaBaba, ngokuti Baba vari vakuru kwendiri. ²⁹zvino ndamuronzera zvisati zvaitika, kuti apo zvoozoitika mutende. ³⁰Ngesure kweizvi andichazoereketi zvizhinji nemwi, ngokuti mutongi wenyika iyi unouya. Aana simba padera pangu. ³¹Asi ndinoita kudai ngezvaakandipanga Baba, kuti nyika izie kuti ndinomuda Baba. Mirukai, ngatibve pano.

¹“Inini ndiri muvhini wegwinyiso naBaba angu murimi. ²Dhai dzeshe dzirimukati mwangu asikabari michero, unoadusa, nawo eshe anobara michero unoatongora, kuti abare michero yakapinda kuwanda.,³Imwimwi muri vakatocheneswa ngeizwi rendakaereketa kwomuri. ⁴Garai mendiri, neni mukati mwenyu. Kudai ngedai risikakoni kubara michero rega, risikagari mukati mwomuvhini, zvakadaro nemwi kudai musikagari mukati mwangu.,⁵Inini ndiri muvhini, imwimwi muri madhai. Uyo unogara mukati mwangu, neni ndiri mukati mwake, ndiye unobara michero yakawanda, ngokuti ngepabanze pangu imwimwi amungakoni kuita chiro. ⁶Kunyazwi ndiani usikagari mukati mwangu, unorashwa kubanze kudai ngedai, rinofota; nematai vanoaunganidza, vaaposhere mumuriro nawo anotsva. ⁷Kudai mwechigara mukati mwangu, nemazwi angu anogara mukati mwenyu, munozokumbira izvo zvomunoda, nazvo zvinozoitwa kwomuri.⁸Ngeizvi Baba angu vanokudzwa, kuti mubare michero yakawanda, ngokudaro muite vadzidzi vangu. ⁹Kudai ndiBaba vakandida, ngokudaro neni ndakamudawo; garai murudo vangu.¹⁰Kudai mwechingwarira mipango yangu, munozogara murudo rwangu, kudai ndini ndakangwarira mipango yaBaba angu nokugara murudo rwake. ¹¹“Ndakaereketa izvi kwomuri, kuti kudakara kwangu kugare kwomuri, nokuti kudakara kwenyu kuzadzisike.,¹²Uyu ndiwo murairo wangu, kuti mudane kudai ndini ndakamuda. ¹³Akuna munhu unorudo rukuru kupinda urwu, kuti munhu afe ngepamusoro peshamwari dzake.¹⁴Imwimwi muri shamwari dzangu kudai mwechiita izvo zvendinomupanga. ¹⁵Andichamudaidzi kuti muri varanda, ngokuti muranda aazii chinoitwa ndiMambo wake; asi ndakamudaidza kuti muri shamwari, ngokuti zveshe zvendakazwa kunaBaba angu ndakazviziisa kwemuri.¹⁶Amusi imwimwi makanditengai asi inini ndakamuketa ini ndaka mutuma kuti muende kobara muchero nekuti muchero yenyu igarei kut kungazwi chini chomunozokumbira kuna baba ngezita rangu , vamupe kwemuri. ¹⁷Ndinokubvunzai kuti mudanane umwe neumwe.¹⁸Kana kut nyika yechimuzonda , ziya meiziya kut isat yamundau yakatanga , kuzonda ini. ¹⁹Kudai muri wmunyika , myika yaida kumuda , kunge muri wavo ; ngendaya yekut amusi wemunyika.Ndakamuketa kuti mubude munyika²⁰Rangarirai choko rendakabvubza ; mushand asimukuru kana mambo wake. wakanditera , wachamuterawo kana mukaterera choko rangu achaterawo choko rangu. ²¹Vana vachaita zveche ngepamusoro pezita rangu , bati avaziyi kuti n diyani wakandituma. ²²Kudai inini ndisina kuya , uzvendaindisina kuwabvunza , vaidai wasina kutadza ; asi zvinzvi avana kukambira zvitadzo zvao.²³kune uya unondi zonda , unozonda baba vangu. ²⁴kudai inini ndisina kuvaititra kwavari iri basa risina kuzva ngeumweni.vaidai vasina kuchaicha , asim zvino vakawana vakazonda teche ininio na baba vangu. ²⁵Izvi zvinoitika kut machoko akanyorwa mumupango yavo ngekuti , kut zvitike ; vzkandizana pasina nyaya.²⁶Paachaya munyaradzi uwo wendinozotuma kwemuri echibva kuna baba, mweya wengwingiso uyu unobva kuna baba , unozondipupurira. ²⁷Kuna nemwiwo muchazofakaza ngekuti mwauya neni kubvura pekunga

¹Ndakareketa izvi zveshe kwomuri kuti musapumhuniswa. ²Vanozomudzinga kubva mumhatso dzavo dzokudira; eya, awa richauya apo kunyazwi ndiani unomuuraya, unozopinimidza kuti unoshandira Mwari.³Navo vanozoita izvi ngokuti avazi kumuzia Baba nokuti inini. ⁴Asi ndakamuronzera izvi zviro, kuti apo raguma awa razvo mucherechedze kuti ndakamuronzera ndizvo. “Asi andizi kumuronzera izvi zviro kubvira pakutanga, ngokuti ndaiya ndichinemwi.⁵Asi zvino ndinoenda kunouwo wakandituma; akuna naumwe wenyu unondibvunza kuti, ‘Unoenda kuri?’., ⁶Asi ngokuti ndamuronzera izvi zviro, mwoyo yenyu yazara ngokutambudzika. ⁷Asi ndinomuronzera gwinyiso; kuti zvakapinda kumunakira kuti ndiende, ngokuti kudai ndisikaendi, Muembedzeri aazouyi kwomuri; asi kuti ndikaenda, ndinozomutuma kwomuri.,⁸Naapo auya, unozoonisa nyika ngendaa yokushaisha, yokururama nendaa yokutongwa; ⁹ngendaa yokushaisha, ngokuti avanditendi; ¹⁰ngendaa yokururama, ngokuti ndinoenda kunaBaba, nemwi amuchazondioni; ¹¹ngendaa yokutongwa ngokuti mutongi wenyika ino wakatongwa.¹²“Ndichine zviro zvizhinji zvokumubuira, asi amukoni kuzviashira zvino. ¹³Naapo Mweya wegwinyiso wauya, unozomutungamirira mugwinyiso reshe; ngokuti aazodziereketeri ngesimba rake, asi zvaanozozwa, ndizvo zvaanozoreketa, naye unozomubuira zviro zvichauya. ¹⁴Uwo unozondikudza, ngokuti unozoashira zvokwangu nokuzvibuya kwamuri.¹⁵¹⁶Zveshe zvaanazvo Baba ngezvangu; ndiyo ndaa ndakati unozotora zvokwangu nokuzvironza kwomuri. 16Kwenguva doko nemwi amuchazondioni, nenguva dokozve nemwi munozondiona.”,¹⁷Vamweni vevadzidzi vake vakareketa pachavo umwe kunoumweni vechiti: “Chiinyi ichi chaanoreketa kwetiri kuti, ‘Inguva doko nemwi amuchazondioni, nenguva dokozve nemwi munozondiona,’ echitizve, ‘Ngokuti ndinoenda kunaBaba?’ ”, ¹⁸Ndizvo vakati: “Unoronzenyi echiti, ‘Inguva doko?’ Atizii kuti unoronzenyi¹⁹Jesu wakazia kuti vaida kumubvunza; naye wakati kwavari: “Munobvunzana here pakati penyu ngeicho chendaronza kuti, ‘Inguva doko nemwi amuchazondioni, nenguva dokozve nemwi munozondiona?’ ²⁰Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, munozochema nokuboorera, asi nyika inozodakara; imwimwi munozotambudzika, asi kutambudzika kwenyu kunozotsandudzwa kuita kudakara. ²¹Naapo dzimai roopotwa ngokubara rinotambudzika, ngokuti nguva yaro yaguma; asi rabara mwana, arichakarakadzi ngokurwadziwa, ngendaa yokudakara kuti munhu wabarwa munyika.,²²Nemwi munozotambudzika zvino, asi ndinozomuonazve nemwoyo yenyu inozodakara, nokudakara kwenyu akuna munhu unokudusa kubva kwomuri. ²³Ngeiro zuva amuzondibvunzi chiro. Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwomuri, kunyazwi chiinyi chomunozokumbira kunaBaba ngezina rangu, unozochipa kwomuri. ²⁴kuguma nanyamashi amuzi kukumbira chiro ngezita rangu. Kumbirai nemwi munozoashira, kuti kudakara kwenyu kuzadzisike.²⁵“Ndakavereketa izvi kwomuri ngemiedzaniso. Asi nguva inouya apo yandichingazovereketi kwomuri ngemiedzaniso, asi ndinozomubuira pamhene ndiBaba.,²⁶Ngeiro zuva munozokumbira ngezita rangu; neni andirobuyi kwomuri kuti ndinozomukumbirira kunaBaba; ²⁷ngokuti Baba vemene vanomuda, ngokuti imwimwi mwakandida nemwi mwakatenda kuti ndakabva kunaMwari. ²⁸Ndakabva kunaBaba, neni ndakauya munyika; zve, ndinosiya nyika, ndechienda kuna Baba.”,²⁹Vadzidzi vake vakati kwaari: “izwanhi , zvino wovereketa pambene , haiwa ngomuedzaniso. ³⁰Zvino tinozia kuti unozia zviro zveshe, autami munhu naumwe kuti akubvunze; ngeichi tinotenda kuti iwewe wakabva kunaMwari.” ³¹Jesu wakavapingura echiti, “Zvino munotenda here?,³²Ningirai, nguva hinouya, eya ratoguma, naapo munozoparadzirwa munhu wesse echienda kanyi kwake nokundisiya ndega. Asi andiri ndega akadi, ngokuti Baba vaneni. ³³Izvi ndakamubuira kuti mwendiri muone kunyarara. Munyika munozoa nemadambudziko. Asi shingai mwoyo; ndainyisa nyika".

¹pavakabva kubuda izvi, Jesu aereketa mazwi aya, wakamurudza madziso ake mudenga, akati,:“Baba, yakwana nguwa. ropafadzai Mwana wenyu kuti Mwana amuirikidze. ²kudai ngezvemwakamupa simba padera penyama yeshe, kuti avape kupona kusikaperi avo veshe vemwakamupa.³Uku ndikwo kupona kusikaperi, kuti vamuzie imwimwi, Mwari ega wegwinyiso, naJesu Kristu uwo womwakatuma. ⁴Inini ndakamuirikidza munyika, ndakapedza mushando womwakandipa kuti ndiuite. ⁵Nazvino imwimwi, Baba, ndiirikidzei mwemene ngokuirikidzwa ukwo kwendaiya nakwo nemwi, ngepamberi nyika isati yasikwa.,⁶“Ndakaita kuti zina renyu riziikanwe kune avo vanhu vomwakandipa kubva munyika. Vaiya venyu, nemwi mwakavapa kwendiri, navo vakangwarira izwi renyu. ⁷Zvinezvi vanozia kuti zveshe zvemwakandipa zvakabva kwemuri; ⁸ngei machoko owakandipa ndakaapawo kwavari, navo vakaashira, vakazia ngegwinyiso kuti ndakabva kwomuri; vakatenda kuti imwimwi mwakandituma.,⁹Ndinovakumbirira; andikumbiriri nyika, asi avo vomwakandipa, ngokuti vari venyu. ¹⁰Zveshe zvangu ngezvenyu nezvenyu ngezvangu; neni ndinoirikidzwa mwavari. ¹¹Inini Andichimunhika, asi vachirimwo munyika, neni ndouya kwomuri. Baba Vakachena, vangwarirei muzina renyu, iro romwakandipa, kuti vaite umwe kudai tisu tiri umwe.,¹²Apo ndichinarivo, ndakavangwarira muzita renyu, iro romakandipa. Ndakavarinda, akuna naumwe wavo wakarashika, asi mamwa wokurashwa, kuti zvinyorwa zvizadzisike. ¹³Asi zvino ndinouya komuri, neizvi zviro ndinoreketa ndizvo munyika, kuti kudakara kwangu kuzadzisike mukati mwavo. ¹⁴Ndakapa kwavari izwi renyu, nenyika yakavazonda ngokuti avasiri venyika akadi, kudai ndini ndisiri wenyika.¹⁵Andikumbiri kuti muvaduse kubva munyika, asi kuti muvangwarire kubva kunouwo wakashata. ¹⁶Avasiri venyika akadi, kudai ndini ndisiri wenyika. ¹⁷Vachenesei mugwinyiso; izwi renyu igwinyiso.¹⁸Kudai ngezvomwakandituma munyika, ngokudaro neniwo ndinovatuma munyika. ¹⁹Ngendaa yavo ndinodzichenesa, kuti navowo vacheneswe mugwinyiso.²⁰“Andikumbiriri ava vega, asi naavo vanozotenda kwendiri ngeizwi ravo, ²¹kuti veshe vaite umwe; kudai ndimwi, Baba, muri mukati mwangu, neni ndiri mukati mwenyu, kuti navo vagare mukati mwedu, kuti nyika itende kuti imwimwi mwakandituma.²²Nouthende hwomwakandipa, ndakahupawo kwavari, kuti vaite umwe kudai tisu tiriumwe; ²³inini mukati mavo nemwi mukati mwangu, kuti vaitwe vakaperera vari umwe, kuti nyika izie kuti imwimwi mwakandituma nokuti mwakavada kudai ngezvemwakandida inini.²⁴Baba, ndinoda kuti avowo vowakandipa vaapo pendiri kuti vaningire uthende hwangu, uhwo hwomakandipa inini, murudo renyu nyika isati yasikwa.²⁵Baba vakarurama, nyika aizi kumuzia asi inini ndinomuzia; naava vakazia kuti imwimwi mwakandituma. ²⁶Neni ndakavaziisa zita renyu, neni ndichaita kuti riziikanwe, kuti rudo uro rwomakandida ndirwo rugare mukati mavo, neni ndigare mukati mavo.”

¹Naapo Jesu areketa mazwi aya, wakabuda nevadzidzi vake, vakaambuka ruseri rwebani reKedhironi, apo paiya nomunda, wakapotera mukati mwawo nevadzidzi vake. ²Zvino Judhasi, uwo wakamupira, waizia ngendau iyo, ngokuti Jesu waishonganamwo kazhinji nevadzidzi vake. ³Ndizvo Judhasi wakatora chikwata chemasoja nevarindi vamweni vaibva kuvapristi vakuru nevaFarisi, vakaendapo vanezvibani nemasasi nezvokurwa ndizvo.⁴Zvino Jesu, echizia zveshe zvaizomugumira, wakabuda kwavari, akati, “Munotsvaka anani?”, ⁵Vakamupingura, vakati, “Jesu weNazaretha.” Wakati kwavari: “Ndini.” Judhasi, uwo wakamupira, waiya akaema navo.⁶Naapo avaronzera kuti, “Ndini,” vakaita fundamutete, vakawa pashi. ⁷Ndizvo wakavabvunzazve, akati, “Munotsvaka anani?” Navo vakati: “Jesu weNazaretha.”⁸Jesu wakavapingura, akati: “Ndamubuira kuti ndini. Ndizvo, kuti mwechitsvaka inini, rekerai vanhu ava vaende.” ⁹Izvi kwaiya kuzadzisika kweizwi, iro raakareketa rinoti: “Avo vomwakandipa andizi kurashikirwa naumwe wavo.”¹⁰Zvino Simoni Petro waiya aneshoti, wakaishwamura, akatema hloko yomupristi mukuru, akagura nzee yake yokumudyo. Zina rehloko iyo uwo raiya Marikusi. ¹¹Ndizvo Jesu wakati kunaPetro: “Hwirinza shoti yako mumakara ayo! Tsani yaakandipa Baba andizoimwi here?”,¹²Ndizvo chikwata chemajoni nenduna nevarindi vevaJudha vakabata Jesu, vakamusunga. ¹³Navo vakamubuira kutanga kunaAnasi, ngokuti waiya muzvere waKaiafasi, uwo waiya mupristi mukuru ngegorero., ¹⁴Ndiye Kaiafasi uwo wakanyowedza vaJudha kuti kwaidikanwa kuti munhu umwe afire vanhu.,¹⁵Simoni Petro wakateera Jesu, nomudzidzi umweni. Zvino uwo mudzidzi waiziikanwa kumupristi mukuru, wakapotera naJesu muruwanze rwomupristi mukuru, ¹⁶Asi Petro akaema pamusiwo kubanze. Ndizvo mudzidzi umweni, uwo waiziikanwa kumupristi mukuru, wakabuda pabanze, akaereketa kunouwo waingwarira musiwo, akapotedza Petro.¹⁷Ndizvo musikana uwo waingwarira musiwo wakati kunaPetro, “Newe auri umwe here wevadzidzi vouyu munhu?” Iye wakati, “Andinipi.” ¹⁸Zvino varanda nevarindi vakabasira muriro wamasimbe, ngokuti kwaiya nechando, navo vaiya vakaema vechigota muriro pachavo. NaPetro wakaemawo navo, echigota pachake.¹⁹Ndizvo mupristi mukuru wakabvunza Jesu ngendaa yevadzidzi vake nokudzidzisa kwake. ²⁰Jesu wakamupingura, akati: “Inini ndakareketa pamhene kuvanhu venyika; nguva dzeshe ndakadzidzisa mumhatso dzokudira nomuTemperi, apo paiungana veshe vaJudha. Andizi kureketa chiro ngokufishika. ²¹Unondibvunzirenyi? Bvunza avo vakazwa zvendakaereketa kwavari; vanozia zvendakaereketa inini.²²Naapo aiya aereketa izvi, umwe wevarindi vaiya vakaema apo wakamakaya Jesu ngepama echiti, “Unopingura mupristi mukuru kudaro here?” ²³Jesu wakamupingura echiti: “Kudai ndareketa zvakashata, pupura ngezvakashata. Asi kudai ndareketa zvakanaka, unondimamisirei?” ²⁴Ndizvo Anasi wakamutumira akasungwa kunaKaiafasi mupristi mukuru.²⁵Zvino Simoni Petro wakaema echigota muriro. Ndizvo vakati kwaari: “Newe auri umwe here wevadzidzi vake?” Iye wakavapingura, akati: “Inini andisiri umwe wavo.” ²⁶Umwe wevaranda vomupristi mukuru, waiya hama youwo waakatema nzee Petro, wakati: “Andizi kukuona unaye mumunda here?” ²⁷Ndizvo Petro wakarambazve; paripo jongwe rakarira.,²⁸Ndizvo vakakweya Jesu kubva kunaKaiafasi vechienda naye kumhatso yokutongera. Kwaiya achimangwanani. Ivo vemene avazi kupotera mumhatso yokutongera, kuti vasazosvipiswa, asi kuti vadye Phasika. ²⁹Ndizvo Piratu wakabuda kwavari, akati, “Indaa yenyi yomunoitira uyu munhu?” ³⁰Vakapingura, vakati kwaari, “Kudai uyu munhu asiri muiti wezvakashata, taidai tisikazi kumupira kwouri.”,³¹Ndizvo Piratu wakati kwavari: “Mutorenyi imwimwi pachenyu mumutonge kudai ngemipango yenyu.” VaJudha vakati kwaari: “Akutenderwi kuti isusu tiuraye munhu nokuti ngouri.” ³²Uku kwaiya kuti rizadzisike izwi iro raakareketa Jesu echionisa kuti injiranyi yaaizofa ndiyo.³³Ndizvo Piratu akapindazve mumhatso yokutongera, adaidza Jesu, akati kwaari: “Iwewe uri mambo wavaJudha here?”. ³⁴Jesu wakapingura echiti, “Unoereketa izvi pachako here nokuti wazvibuirwa ngevamweni ngendaa yangu?” ³⁵Piratu wakapingura, akati: “Inini ndiri muJudha here? Dzinza rako nevapristi vakuru vakakupira kwendiri. Chiinyi chowakamboita?”,³⁶³⁷Jesu wakapingura, akati: “Umambo hwangu angohwomunyika muno akadi. Kudai umambo hwangu hwaiya hwomunyika muno, varanda vangu vangadai vakandirwira, kuti ndisapirwa kuvaJudha. Asi zvino umambo hwangu auhuri hwomuno akadi.” 37Ndizvo Piratu wakati kwaari: “Ndizvo uri mambo here?” Jesu wakapingura akati: “Iwewe unorobuya kuti ndiri mambo. Ngeiyi ndaa ndakabarwa, ngeiyi ndaa ndakauya munyika, kuti ndipupurire gwinyiso. Kunyazwi ndiani uri wegwinyiso unozwa izwi rangu.”,³⁸Piratu wakati kwaari: “Gwinyiso chiinyi?” Aereketa izvi, wakabudazve kuvaJudha, akati kwavari, “Andioni ndaa kwaari. ³⁹Asi imwimwi muno mutoo wokuti ndisunhure umwe kwomuri ngePhasika. Ndizvo munoda here kuti ndisunhure kwomuri mambo wevaJudha?” ⁴⁰Ndizvo vakazhambararazve vechiti: “Haiwa uyu munhu, asi Bharabhasi!” Zvino Bharabhasi waiya dzongoni.

¹Zvino Piratu wakatora Jesu, akamuchaya. ²Nemasoja akaruka dzungudza reminzwa, akariisa padera pesoro rake, akamupfekesa gauni rakatsvukuruka. ³Akauya kwaari echiti: “Mwauya, mambo wevaJudha!” Nawo aimuchaya ngenyara dzawo.⁴Naapo vapristi vakuru nevarindi vamuona, vakazhambarara vechiti: “Mukohomere, mukohomere!” Piratu wakati kwavari: “Mutorenyi imwimwi mumukohomere, ngokuti andioni ndaa kwaari.” ⁵NaPiratu wakabudazve, akati kwavari: “Ningirai, ndinomubudisa kwomuri, kuti muzie kuti andioni ndaa kwaari. ⁶Ndizvo Jesu wakabuda, akapfekeswa dzungudza reminzwa negauni rakatsvukuruka. Piratu wakati kwavari, “Ringirai uyu munhu!”.⁷VaJudha vakamupingura, vakati: “Tinechironzo, ngendaa yechironzo icho unosisira kuti afe, ngokuti iye wakadziita Mwana waMwari.” ⁸Naapo Piratu azwa mazwi aya, wakapinda kutya. ⁹wakapinda mumhatso yokutongera, akati kunaJesu: “Unombobva pari?” Asi Jesu aazi kumupingura.¹⁰Ndizvo Piratu wakati kwaari: “Aundipinguri here? Auzii here kuti ndinesimba rokukusunhura, neni ndine simba rokukukohomera?”. ¹¹Jesu wakamupingura, akati: “Aungakoni kuanesimba padera pangu kuti usikazi kuripuwa rechibva mudenga; ndizvo uwo wakandipira kwouri unokushaisha kwakapinda kukura.”¹²Naapo Piratu wakatsvaka kumusunhura, asi vaJudha vakazhambarara vechiti: “Kuti ukasunhura munhu uyu, auri shamwari yaSiza akadi. Kunyazwi ndiani unodziita mambo unoereketa kumukira Siza.” ¹³Naapo Piratu azwa aya mazwi, wakabudisa Jesu kubanze, wakagara pachigaro chokutongera ndaa, pandau inozwi Yakagangatwa Mapuwe, asi ngokwechiHebheru inozwi Gabatha.¹⁴Zvino raiya zuva rokunasirira Phasika, rooda kuita awa rechitanhatu. Wakati kuvaJudha, “Ringirai mambo wenyu. ¹⁵Ndizvo vakazhambarara vechiti, “Mudusenyi, mudusenyi, mukohomere!” Piratu wakati kwavari, “Ndokohomera mambo wenyu here?” Vapristi vakuru vakapingura vechiti, “Isusu atina mambo asi Siza.” ¹⁶Ndizvo wakamupira kwavari kuti akohomerwe. Ndizvo vakatora Jesu.¹⁷Naye wakabuda echitwara muchinjiko kuenda kundau inozwi Denhenya, iyo inodaidzwa ngokwechiHebheru kuti, Gorogotha. ¹⁸Apo ndipo pevakamukohomera, pamwepo nevairi vamwe, umwe ngeino noumweni ngeiyo, naJesu ngepakati.¹⁹Piratu wakanyorazve chinyorwa, akachiisa padera pomuchinjiko. Uku ndikwo kunyorwa kwacho: “JESU WENAZARETA, MAMBO WEVAJUDHA.” ²⁰VaJudha vazhinji vakadzidza ichi chinyorwa, ngokuti ndau iyo yaakakohomerwa Jesu yaiya pasinde pedhorobha; nacho chaiya chakanyorwa ngechiHebheru nechiRoma nechiGiriki.²¹Ndizvo vapristi vakuru vevaJudha vakati kunaPiratu, “Usanyora kuti, ‘Mambo wevaJudha,’ asi kuti, ‘Iye wakati, ndiri mambo wevaJudha.’ ²²piraatu wakapingura akati: “Chendanyora, ndanyora.”²³Naapo masoja aiya akohomera Jesu, akatora zvokufuka zvake, akazvipaura kuita mirwi mirongomuna, soja rimwe ngarimwe murwi waro. Vakatorazve gauni rake; asi gauni rake nehanzu yake raiya risina musono, asi rakarukwa kubvira ngedera kwaro metsa kubani kwaro. ²⁴Ndizvo vakaronzerana pakati pavo vechiti: “Tisaribaura, asi ngatiite mabhigidha, tione kuti ngerani;” kuti chinyorwa chizadzisike chinoti: “Vakakoanisirana zvokufuka zvangu pakati pavo, negauni rangu rakaitirwa mabhigidha.” Ndizvo masoja akaita izvi.,²⁵Asi kwaiya kwakaemapo pasinde pomuchinjiko waJesu mai ake, nahurwani amai ake, Maria mukadzi waKropasi, naMaria Magadhareni. ²⁶Naapo Jesu aona mai ake nomudzidzi uwo waaida vechiema pasindepo, wakati kunamai ake: “Dzimai, wona mukororo wako!” ²⁷Zvino wakati kunamudzidzi uwo: “Wona mai ako!” Kubvira ngeawa iro mudzidzi uwo wakavatora kuti vagare kanyi kwake.²⁸Ngesure kweizvi Jesu, echizia kuti zviro zveshe zvaiya zvaperera, kuti chinyorwa chizadzisike, wakati: “Ndapera ngenyota.” ²⁹Paiya nechidziyo chakazara ngevhini rairungura; ndizvo vakaisa siponji chakazara ngevhini rairungura pachimuti chehisopi, vakachiisa pamuromo wake. ³⁰Naapo Jesu aashira vhini rairungura, wakati: “Zvapera.” Wakakotamisa soro rake naye wakapa mweya wake.³¹Zvino raiya zuva rokunasirira Phasika. VaJudha vakakumbira Piratu kuti mirenje yavo igurwe, vaduswepo kuti miiri isagara pamuchinjiko ngezuva reSabatha, ngokuti Sabatha iro raiya zuva guru. ³²Ndizvo majoni akauya, akagura mirenje yowokutanga neyoumweni, avo vakakohomerwa naye. ³³Asi apo vaguma panaJesu, vakaona kuti waiya afa, avazi kugura mirenje yake.³⁴Asi umwe wemajoni wakabaya parutii pake ngomukhondo, paripo pakabuda ngazi nemvura. ³⁵Nouwo wakazviona wakaita chapupu, nechapupu chake chine gwinyiso, naye unozia kuti unoereketa gwinyiso, kuti nemwiwo mutende.³⁶Ngokuti izvi zvakaitika kuti chinyorwa chizadzisike chinoti, “Akuna godo rake narimwe rinozogurwa.” ³⁷Nechinyorwa chimwenizve chinoti, “Vanozomuringira uwo wevakabaya.”³⁸Ngesure kweizvi, Josefa weArimathia, uwo waiya mudzidzi waJesu, asi ngokufishika ngokutya vaJudha, wakakumbira Piratu kuti aduse muiri waJesu naPiratu wakamutendera. Ndizvo wakauya, akadusa muiri wake.Nikodhemusiwo wakauya, uwo wakauya kwaari ³⁹pakutanga usiku, echiunza mutombo wakaita mvemve wemhura nowemuaro, wairema kuda kuguma makhirogiramu makumi matatu.⁴⁰Ndizvo vakatora muiri waJesu, vakauputira ngejira rakachena pamwepo nomutombo wemakha unonuhwira, kudai ngomutoo wevaJudha wokuika. ⁴¹Zvino kwaiyapo munda pandau iyo yaakakohomerwa, nomumunda uwo mwaiya neiba idzva risikazi kumboikwamwo munhu. ⁴²Ndizvo vakaikamwo Jesu, ngokuti raiya zuva rokunasirira revaJudha, ngokuti iba iro raiya pasindepo.

¹Zvino ngezuva rokutanga revhiki, Maria Magadhareni wakaenda kuiba mangwanani kuchakasvipa, wakaona buwe rakamburumbudzwa kubva paiba. ²Ndizvo wakarumba, akaenda kunaSimoni Petro nokunomudzidzi umweni, uwo waaida Jesu, akati kwavari: “Vakadusa Mambo kubva muiba, nesu atizii pevakamuradzika.”³Ndizvo Petro wakabuda noumweni mudzidzi vakaenda kuiba. ⁴Zvino vakarumba vari pamwepo, asi mudzidzi umweniwo wakarumba akapindira Petro, naye wakatanga kuguma paiba. ⁵Akakotama pashi, akaringira mukati, akaona machira akachena akaradzikwamwo, asi aazi kupindamwo.⁶Ndizvo Simoni Petro wakagumawo, echimuteera, wakapotera muiba. Akaona machira akachena akaradzikwa, ⁷nedhuku iro raiya rakasungwa musoro mwake, risikazi kuradzikwa pamwepo nemachira akachena, asi raiya rakapetwa riri rega pandau imweni.⁸Ndizvo mudzidzi umweni, uwo wakatanga kuguma paiba, wakapoterawo akaona, akatenda. ⁹ngokuti vaiya vasati vazwisisa chinyorwa chinoti unosisira kuti amuke kubva kwevakafa. ¹⁰Ndizvo vadzidzi avo vakaenda kanyi kwavo.¹¹Asi Maria wakaema kubanze kweiba echichema. Achachema wakakotama, akaringira muiba, ¹²naye wakaona ngirosi mbiri dzakafuka zvakachena, dzakagara imwe ngokusoro neimweni ngokutsoka, apo powaiya wakaradzikwa muiri waJesu. ¹³Nadzo dzakati kwaari: “Dzimai, unochemenyi?” Wakati kwedziri: “Ngokuti vakadusa Mambo wangu, neni andizii pevakamuradzika.”¹⁴Apo areketa izvi, wakakunukukira sure, akaona Jesu akaema, asi aazi kuzia kuti ndiJesu. ¹⁵Jesu wakati kwaari: “Dzimai, unochemenyi? Unotsvaka anani?” Aye, echipinimidza kuti waiya murimi, wakati kwaari: “Mambo, kudai wakamudusa kubva pano, ndironzere powakamuradzika, neni ndimutore.”¹⁶Jesu wakati kwaari: “Maria!” Wakakunukuka, akati kwaari ngechiHebheru: “Rabhoni!” (Ndiwo kuti: Mudzidzisi). ¹⁷Jesu wakati kwaari: “Usandibata, ngokuti andisati ndakwira kuna Baba. Asi enda kunevanun'una vangu, wooti kwavari, ‘Ndinokwira kuna Baba angu naBaba enyu, nokunaMwari wangu naMwari wenyu.’" ¹⁸Maria Magadhareni wakauya, akaronzera vadzidzi kuti: “Ndaona Mambo,” nokuti wakaereketa izvi kwaari.¹⁹Zvino madeekoni ezuvaro rokutanga revhiki, misiwo yakakonywa umwo mwaiya nevadzidzi ngendaa yokutya vaJudha, Jesu wakauya, akaema pakati pavo, akati kwavari: “Kunyarara ngakugare kwomuri.” ²⁰Naapo areketa izvi, wakavaonisa nyara dzake norutii rwake. Naapo vadzidzi vakadakara apo vaona Mambo.²¹Jesu wakatizve kwavari: “Kunyarara ngakugare kwomuri. Kudai ngezvaakandituma Baba, ngokudaro ndinomutumawo.” ²²Naapo areketa izvi wakavafemera, akati kwavari: “Ashirai Mweya Wakachena. ²³Kunyazwi ndiani womunozorekerera zvishaishi zvake, zvinozorekererwa; kunyazwi ndiani womusikazorekereri, azvizorekererwi.²⁴Zvino Thomasi, umwe wegumi navairi, uwo unozwi Manyambiri, waiya asiripo navo apo Jesu paakauya. ²⁵Ndizvo vadzidzi vamweni vakati kwaari: “Tamuona Mambo.” Asi iye wakati kwavari: “Kuti ndisaona munyara dzake mauri ezvipikiri, ndipfekemwo chinwe changu mumauri ezvipikiri, ndipfeke nyara yangu parutii rwake, andizotendi.”²⁶Ngesure kwemazuva masere, vadzidzi vaiyazve mumhatso naThomasi waiya navo. Jesu wakauya misiwo yakakonywa, wakaema pakati pavo, wakati: “Kunyarara ngakugare kwomuri.” ²⁷Zvino wakati kunaThomasi: “Isa chinwe chako apa, uone nyara dzangu; utambanudze nyara yako, uipfeke parutii rwangu. Usaita usikatendi, asi unotenda.²⁸Thomasi wakapingura, akati kwaari: “Mambo wangu naMwari wangu!”. ²⁹Jesu wakati kwaari: “Wazotenda ngokuti wandiona here? Vanomuchena avo vanotenda vasikazi kuona.”³⁰Zvino Jesu wakaita mioniso imweni mizhinji mukuona kwevadzidzi vake, isikazi kunyorwa mutsamba iyi. ³¹Asi iyi yakanyorwa kuti imwimwi mutende kuti Jesu ndiKristu, Mwana waMwari, nokuti ngokutenda muone kupona ngezina rake.

¹Musure maisweswo Jesu wakadzionisazve kuvadzidzi vake pa Mukova rweThibheriasi; naye wakadzionisa ngenjira iyi. ²Vaiya vari pamwepo Simoni Petro naThomasi, unozwi Manyambiri, naNathanaeri, uwo waibva Khana reGarire, nevana vaZebedhi, nevamweni vairi vevadzidzi vake. ³Simoni Petro wakati kwavari: “Ndinoenda koobata hove.” Vakati kwaari: “Nesu tinoendawo newe.” Vakaenda, vakakwira mungarava, asi usikuhwo avazi kubata chiro.⁴Asi apo kwooita mambakwedza, Jesu wakaema pahumbikumbi, asi vadzidzi avazi kuzia kuti ndiJesu. ⁵Ndizvo Jesu wakati kwavari: “Vana, mwabata hove here?” Vakamupingura vechiti: “Haiwa.” ⁶Wakati kwavari: “Kandirai rutaa ngokurutii rwokumudyo rwengarava, nemwi munozoona.” Ndizvo vakarukandira, vaiya vasina simba rokurukweya ngendaa yokuwanda kwehove.⁷Ndizvo mudzidzi uwo waaida Jesu wakati kunaPetro: “NdiMambo!” Naapo Simoni Petro azwa kuti ndiMambo, wakasimira jira rake, ngokuti waiya mupunu, wakadzikandira muruandhle. ⁸Asi vadzidzi vamweni vakauya vari mungarava, vechikweya rutaa rwakazara ngehove ngokuti vaiya vasiri kuretu nenyika, asi paida kuita zana remamitha. ⁹Naapo vaguma kuhumbikumbi, vakaona apo muriro wemasimbe, nehove yakaiswa padera pomuriro, nechingwa.¹⁰Jesu wakati kwavari: “Unzai dzimweni dzehove dzemwabata zvino.” ¹¹Simoni Petro wakakwiramwo akakweyera rutaa kuhumbikumbi, rwakazara ngehove huru dzaiya zana nemakumi mashanu nenhatu; kunyazwi dzaiya zhinji kudaro, rutaa aruzi kubauka.¹²Jesu wakati kwavari: “Uyai mudye.” Apana naumwe wevadzidzi waishinga kumubvunza kuti: “ndiwe ani?” Vaizia kuti ndi Mambo. ¹³Jesu wakauya, akatora chingwa, akavapa, nehove ngokudaro. ¹⁴Zvino iyi yaiya yaanguva yechitatu yaakadzipangidza Jesu kuvadzidzi, ngesure kwokumuka kwake kwevakafa.¹⁵Swadaloko vapedza kudya kwemangwanani, Jesu wakati kuna Simoni Petro: “Simoni, mwana waJohani, unondida kupinda ava here?” Wakati kwaari: “Eya, Mambo, unozia kuti ndinokuda.” Wakati kwaari: “Usha vana vemakwai angu.” ¹⁶Wakati kwaarizve ngokwechipiri: “Simoni, mukororo waJohani, unondida yaamho here?” Wakati kwaari: “Eya, Mambo, unozia kuti ndinokuda.” Wakati kwaari: “Ngwarira makwai angu.”¹⁷Wakati kwaari ngokwechitatu: “Simoni, mwana waJohani, unondida here?” Petro wakarwadziwa mwoyo ngokuti wakati kwaari ngokwechitatu: “Unondida here?” Naye wakati kwaari: “Mambo, iwewe unozia zveshe; unozia kuti ndinokuda.” Jesu wakati kwaari: “Usha makwai angu. ¹⁸Ngegwinyiso ndinoti kwouri, apo uchiri mutsva, waidzisimidza, wechihamba kuenda powaida. Asi apo waa musharuka, unozotambanudza nyara dzako, noumweni unozokusimidza nokukuendesa pousikadi.”¹⁹Jesus wakabuia heswi kuti akhombidjire kuti igwanja ripi ringafa ndirona Pedro kuti anaswe ndi Mwari.ngokudalo paakabuia iswi, wakati kuna pedro: nditeere.²⁰ngokudalo Petro echimuona wakati kunaJesu: “Mambo, uyukee, unozoitenyi?” ²¹Ndizvo Petro echikunukukira sure, wakaona mudzidzi uwo waaida Jesu echimuteera, aye waiya akatseama paditi rake pakudya kwemadeekoni, uwozve wakati: “Mambo, ndiani unozokupira?”.²²Jesu wakati kwaari, “Kudai ndechida kuti agare kuswikira ndiviye, swinoita here ? Nditeere iwewe!” ²³.ngokudalo wakazoshambazira mashoko haia kuhama djake, kuti mudzidzisi wia aazifi. ngokudalo, Jesu aato kuvunja kuna pedro kuti mudzidzi umweni aazofi, ngokudalo wakazoti: ndikaswida kuti agale kuswikira ndivie, unondava naswo here?²⁴Uyu ndiye mudzidzi uwo unopupura ngahaia magwalo, nowakanyora izvi zviro, nesu tinoziva kuti chapupu chake ngechegwinyiso. ²⁵Asi zviripo zvimweni zvizhinji zvaakaita Jesu; kudai zvakanyorwa chimwe ngachimwe chazvo, ndinoti pamweni nenyika yemene ainga emeri tsamba dzinganyorwa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹Zvino vahamba ngomuAmufiporisi nomuAporonia, vakaguma Thesaronika, apo paiya nemhatso yokudira yevaJudha. ²NaPhauri wakapoteramwo, kudai ngomuitiro wake, mumaSabatha matatu wakaphikisana navo ngezvinyorwa.³Yeshidudzira ngokugwinyisisa kuti kwaisisira kuti Kristu atambudzwe nokumuka kubva kwevakafa yechiti: “Uyu Jesu wendinochumaira kwomuri, ndiye Kristu.” ⁴Nevamweni vavo vakaongwa, vakaiyana naPhauri naSirasi, nembungano huru yevaGiriki vaidira novazhinji vemadzimai airemeredzeka.⁵Asi vaJudha vainga nondurumwa, vakatola vanhu vakashata vapepesheka, vakaunganidza mbungano, vakaita bope mudhorobha; vakarwisa mhatso yaJasoni, vakaedza kuvabudisa kunevanhu. ⁶Naapo vasikavaoni, vakakweya Jasoni nehama dzimweni nokuvaundza pamberi pevatongi vedhorobha, vechidaidzira vechiti:“Ava vanounza madambudziko munyika, vatogumawo muno. ⁷Jasoni ndiyena wakavaashira, navo veshe vanoita zvinorwisana ngozviemeso zvaSiza, vechinadzirira kuti uripo mambo umweni, Jesu.”⁸Vanhu novatongi vodhorobha vakakaruka apo vazwa izvi. ⁹Naapo vainga vatora chibatiso kubva kunaJasoni nokunevamweni, vakavatendera kuti vaende.¹⁰Paripo vatendi vakatuma Phauri naSirasi usiku kuti vaende Bheria; naapo vagumayo vakapotera mumhatso yokudira yevaJudha. ¹¹Zvino vaJudha ava vaiya vakarurama kupinda veThesaronika ngokuti vakaashira izwi ngomweyo weshe, vechitsvakisisa zvinyorwa mazuva eshe kuti vaone kuti izvi zvakadaro here. ¹²Ndizvo vazhinji vavo vakatenda, nemadzimai vairemeredzeka vevaGiriki nevamuna vazhinji.¹³Asi apo vaJudha veTesoronika vazia kuti izwi laMwari lakachumairwawo ndiPhauri muBheria, vakagumapowo vechiita bope nokutambudzua mbungano. ¹⁴Paripo vatendi vakatumira Phauri kuti aende kuruandhle, asi Sirasi naThimothi vakasaramwo. ¹⁵Asi avo vakaperekedza Phauri vakamugumisa Atenesi; naapo vakapangwa kuti varonzere Sirasi naThimothi kuti vauye kwaari ngokukasira, vakaenda.¹⁶Zvino Phauri achavagarira muAtenesi, mweya wake wakatambudzika yaamho, yechiona dhorobha lakazara ngomuedzaniso yokudira. ¹⁷Ndizvo wakaphikisana mumhatso yokudira navaJudha nevanhu vaidira, nomundau yomusika mazuva eshe wakapangana naavo vakashongana nayepo.¹⁸Nevamweni vakangwala vevaEpikurio nevaStoiki, vaida ungwaru, vakashongana naye. Vamweni vakati: “Uyu muereketi wezvisina shwiro unotinyi?” Vamweni vakati: “Wakadai ngomuchumairi wezvimwari zvipara.” Ngokuti iye wakachumaira kwavari ndiJesu nokumuka kwevakafa.¹⁹Navo vakamubata, vakamuunza pamberi paAreopagusi vechiti: “Tingazia here kuti uku kudzidzisa kutsva kunoereketwa ndiwe kunoronzenyi?,Ngokuti unoronza zviro zvisikazwiki kunzee dzedu. ²⁰Ndizvo tinoda kuzia kuti izvi zvinoronzenyi.” ²¹Zvino veshe veAtenesi nevapara vaigaramwo avazi kupedzela mukuwo wavo kuzviro zvimweni, asi kwega kuronza nokuti kuzwa chiro chitsva.²²Ndizvo Phauri wakaema pakati paAreopagusi, wakati: “yemwi vamuna veAtenesi, pazviro zveshe ndinoona kuti munodira yaamho. ²³Ngokuti ndechipinda, ndakaringira zviro zvomunodira, ndakaonazve arita rine izvi zvinyorwa: ‘Kuna Mwari usikaziikani.’ Ndizvo uwo womunodira musikamuzii, uyu ndiye wendinochumaira kwomuri inini.²⁴Mwari uwo wakasika nyika nazvo zveshe zviri mukati mwayo, ndiye Mambo womudenga nomunyika, aagari mumatemberi akaakwa ngonyala dzevanhu, ²⁵zve aashandirwi ngonyala dzevanhu, kudai ngounotama chiro, ndiye unopa veshe kupona nokufema nezviro zveshe.²⁶Wakaita madzinza yeshe yevanhu kubva pamunhu umwe, kuti vagare padenga penyika peshe, wakaemesera nguva dzavo nomigano yokugara kwavo. ²⁷kuti vatsvake Mwari, kuti pamweni ngokugonda vaambamire, vamuone, kunyazwi asiri kuretu akadi kubva pana umwe ngaumwe wedu.²⁸‘Ngokuti kwaari tinopona nokuhamba, tine unhu hwedu;’ kudai ngozve vakavereketazve vamweni vevanyori venyu venduyo vechiti: ‘Ngokuti yesu tiri barirwana yake.’ ²⁹Ndizvo ngokuti tiri mibarirwana yaMwari, atisisiri kuti tipinimidze kuti uMwari hwakada kudai ngomukore nokuti sirivha nokuti buwe rakatsetswa ngengwazi ngomazano omunhu.³⁰Ngegwinyiso ngomikuwo yokusikazia kwomunhu Mwari aazi kuningisisa; asi zvino unopangisisa vanhu veshe kundau dzeshe, kuti vatenderuka. ³¹ngokuti wakaemesa zuva laanozotonga ndiro nyika ngokururama ngouwo munhu waakagadza; ngouwo waakagwinyisa kuvanhu veshe ngokumumusa kubva kwevakafa.”³²Naapo vazwa ngokumuka kubva kwevakafa, vamweni vakaita zvomahala; asi vamweni vakati: Tinozokuzwazve ngeiyi ndaa.” ³³Ngokudaro Phauri wakabuda kubva pakati pavo. ³⁴Asi vanhu vamweni vakanamatira kwaari, vakatenda. Pakati pavo painga Dhionisiusi muAreopagusi nomudzimai yaizwi Dhamarisi nevamweni navo.

¹Sure kayezvi Phauri wakabva Atenesi akaguma Khorinte. ²Nayena wakaona munhu muJudha waizwi Akwira, wainga munhu voPontusi ngokubarwa, waiya achandoguma yechibva Itaria, pamwepo nomukadzi wake Prisira, ngokuti Kraudhiusi waina apanga kuti vaJudha veshe vabve muRoma. Phauri wakaenda kwavari. ³Ngokuti iye wainga nomushando wakatodzana nowavo, wakagara navo, vakashanda pamwepo; ngokuti mushando wavo waiya wokuruka matende.⁴Naye wakaphikisana navo vomumhatso yokudira mazuva yeshe yeSabatha, yechida kutenderudza veshe vaJudha nevaGiriki. ⁵Asi apo Sirasi naThimothi vaiya vauya vechibva Masedhonia, Phauri akabatika ngeizwi, wakapupura kuvaJudha kuti Jesu ndiye Kristu. ⁶Vakati vaphikisa nokumutuka, yena wakaguwa bukuta kubva pane zvokusimira zvake, akati kwavari: “Ngazi yenyu ngaigare padera pamusolo enyu! Andina ndaa yeni. Kubvira zvino ndinozoenda kune vemadzinza.”⁷Naye vakabvapo, akapotera mumhatso yomunhu waizwi Thitiusi vatendeka, uwo waidira Mwari; mhatso yake yaiya pasinde pamhatso yokudira. ⁸Krispusi, mukuru womhatso yokudira, wakatenda Mambo nevemhatso yake yeshe; nevazhinji vevaKhorinte vakazwa Phauri, vakatenda, vakabhabhatidzwa.⁹Mambo wakati kunaPhauri muchioniso usiku: “Usatya, asi vereketa, usanyarara;, ¹⁰ngokuti inini ndinewe, akuna munhu unozokumukira kukuremadza; ngokuti ndine vanhu vakawanda mudhorobha iri.” ¹¹Naye wakagalapo gore nomwedzi mitanhatu, yechidzidzisa izwi raMwari pakati pavo.¹²Asi apo Gario aitwa mutongi mukuru weAkhaiya, vaJudha vakamukira Phauri ngochisungo chimweni, vakamuunza pamberi pechigalo chokutonga. ¹³vechiti: “Uyu munhu unopausa vanhu kuti vadire Mwari ngoguandja rinopesana ngoMupango.”¹⁴Apo Phauri ooda kubeula mulomo wake kuvereketa, Gario wakati kuvaJudha: “Kudai vaiya ndaa yokushata nokuti yokumukira, imwimwi vaJudha, ndaivaifanira kuti ndisengerere kwomuri. ¹⁵Asi kudai iri ndaa yemibvunzo yemazwi neyemazina neyemipango yenyu, dzionerei pachenyu yemwi; andidi kuita mutongi wendaa dzakadalo.”¹⁶Naye wakavagogomera kubva pachigalo chokutonga. ¹⁷Navo veshe vakabata Sosithenesi, mukuru womhatso yokudira, vakamutaka pamberi pochigaro chokutonga. NaGario aazi kutambudzika ngochimwe cheizvi.¹⁸Naapo Phauri agalapo mazuva mazhinji, wakavhaisa vatendi, akahamba ngongarava kubva apo kuenda Siria, yechiperekedzwa ndiPrisira naAkwira; muKhenikeria wakapaladwa solo lake, ngokuti wainga akapika mhiko. ¹⁹Naapo aguma paEfesu, wakavasiyapo; asi Phauri pachake wakapotera mumhatso yokudira, akavereketa novaJudha.²⁰Naapo vakakumbira kuti agare navo mukuwo wakapinda kureba, aazi kutenda. ²¹Asi wakavavhaisa yechiti: “Ndinozouyazve kwomuri, kudai Mwari yechitenda,” wakahamba ngongarava kubva Efesu.²²Naapo aguma Sizaria, wakakwira kuchingamidza chiara, wakateredza kuenda Antiokhi. ²³Agalapo mukuwo, wakabveyo, akahamba nyika yeGaratia neFrigia ngokutevererana, echigwinyisa vadzidzi veshe.²⁴Zvino muJudha waizwi Aporosi, muArekizandria ngokubarwa, wainga munhu waikona kuvereketa zvakanaka, wakauya Efesu; nayena wainga ngwazi muzvinyorwa. ²⁵Uyu waiya akadzidzisa guandja yaMambo; yechipisha mumweya, wakanasa kuvereketa nokudzidzisa ngendaa yaJesu, kunyazwi waizva ngorubhabhatidzo laJohani lega. ²⁶Wakatanga kuvereketa ngokushinga mumhatso yokudira, asi apo Prisira naAkwira vamuzwa, vakamutora parutii, vakanasa kumududzira ngenjira yaMwari.²⁷Naapo yechida kupinda kuenda Akhaiya, vatendi vakamugwinyisa, vakanyola tsamba kunevadzidzi yesiti vamuashire. Naapo aguma, vakabesera kakuru avo vakatenda kubudikidza ngonyasha. ²⁸Ngokuti wakanasa kunyisa vaJudha pamhene, yechionisa ngozvakanyorwa kuti Jesu ndiye Kristu.