Rusununguko Runoregwa naPauro
Pauro ane kodzero yose yokuchengetwa sevamwe vapostori, uye anozviratidza kubva pamurayiro nepatemberi — ozozviramba. Anozviita muranda wavose, muJudha kuvaJudha, asina simba kune vasina simba, achizvidzora kuti vamwe vaponeswe.
9 1Handisi akasununguka here? Handisi mupostori here? Handina kuona Jesu Ishe wedu here? Imi hamusi basa rangu muna Ishe here? 2Kana ndisiri mupostori kuna vamwe, zvirokwazvo ndiri mupostori kwamuri; nokuti imi muri chisimbiso choupostori hwangu muna Ishe.
3Uku ndiko kuzvidzivirira kwangu kuna avo vangandiongorora: 4Hatina kodzero yokudya nokunwa here? 5Hatina kodzero yokufamba nomudzimai anotenda here, savapostori vamwe, nehama dzaIshe, naKefasi? 6Kana kuti ini naBhanabhasi toga ndisu tisina kodzero yokurega kushanda kuti tirarame? 7Ndiani anoshanda somusoja achizviripira iye pachake? Ndiani anodyara munda wemizambiringa asingadyi michero yawo? Kana ndiani anofudza boka asinganwi mukaka waro?
8Ndinotaura izvi maererano nemaonero omunhu chete here? Ko murayiro hautauriwo zvimwe chetezvo here? 9Nokuti murayiro waMozisi unoti, “Usasunga muromo wenzombe inopura zviyo.” Ko Baba vedu vane hanya nenzombe here? 10Kana kuti vanotaura nokuda kwedu chose here? Hongu, zvakanyorwa nokuda kwedu—murimi anofanira kurima aine tariro, uye mupuri achipura aine tariro yokugovana goho. 11Kana takadyara zvinhu zvomweya pakati penyu, chinhu chikuru here kukohwa zvinhu zvenyama kwamuri? 12Kana vamwe vaine kodzero iyi pamusoro penyu, ko isu hatinyanyi kuva nayo here? Asi hatina kuishandisa—asi tinotsungirira pazvinhu zvose, kuti tirege kudzivisa vhangeri raKristu.
13Hamuzivi here kuti avo vanoshanda mutemberi vanodya zvokudya zvetemberi, uye avo vanoshumira paaritari vanogovana nezvipiriso zvearitari? 14Saizvozvowo Ishe akaraira kuti avo vanoparidza vhangeri vararame nevhangeri. 15Asi handina kushandisa kana imwe yekodzero idzi, uye handisi kunyora izvi kuti ndidzitorere ini pachangu. Zviri nani ndife pane kuti munhu ashayise kuzvirumbidza kwangu maturo. 16Kuparidza vhangeri hakundipi chikonzero chokuzvirumbidza—ndinomanikidzwa. Ndine nhamo kana ndikasariparidza! 17Nokuti kana ndikaita izvi ndichizvidira, ndine mubayiro; kana ndisingazvidi, ndakaronzeswa basa zvakadaro. 18Saka mubayiro wangu chii? Ndewokuti pandinoparidza, ndinopa vhangeri pachena, ndisingashandisi kodzero yangu izere muvhangeri.
19Nokuti kunyange ndakasununguka kuvanhu vose, ndakazviita muranda wavose, kuti ndiwane vazhinji. 20KuvaJudha ndakava somuJudha, kuti ndiwane vaJudha. Kuna avo vari pasi pomurayiro, ndakava soari pasi pomurayiro—kunyange ini pachangu ndisiri pasi pawo—kuti ndiwane avo vari pasi pomurayiro. 21Kuna avo vari kunze kwomurayiro, ndakava somunhu ari kunze kwomurayiro (ndisiri kunze kwomurayiro waBaba vedu, asi ndiri mukati momurayiro waKristu), kuti ndiwane avo vari kunze kwomurayiro. 22Kuna avo vasina simba ndakava asina simba, kuti ndiwane avo vasina simba. Ndakava zvinhu zvose kuvanhu vose, kuti ndiponese vamwe nenzira dzose. 23Ndinoita zvose izvi nokuda kwevhangeri, kuti ndigogovana makomborero aro.
24Hamuzivi here kuti vamhanyi vose vemumujaho vanomhanya, asi mumwe chete ndiye anowana mubayiro? Mhanyai saizvozvo kuti mukunde. 25Mumwe nomumwe anokwikwidza anozvidzora pazvinhu zvose, kuti awane korona inoora—asi yedu haiori. 26Saka ini handimhanyi ndisina chinangwa, uye handirovi mhepo. 27Asi ndinorova muviri wangu ndichiuita muranda wangu, kuti pashure pokuparidza kuna vamwe, ini pachangu ndirege kurambwa.