Vakadzi Nevarume Vanokudzana
Mirayiridzo kuvakadzi nevarume inotenderera pakukudzana uye pamweya wakanyarara unokosha kuna Baba vedu, nenyevero yokuti kuzvidza kunotadzisa munamato. Ipapo kumhuri yose: ropafadzai panzvimbo pokutsiva, gadzirirai kutsanangura tariro yenyu nounyoro, uye rangarirai kuti Kristu akatambudzika nokuda kwavasina kururama.
3 1Saizvozvo, imi vakadzi, zviisei pasi pavarume venyu, kuti kunyange vamwe vasingateereri shoko, vakundwe pasina shoko, nokuda kwomufambiro wavakadzi vavo, 2pavanoona mufambiro wenyu wakachena worukudzo. 3Runako rwenyu ngarurege kuva rwokunze—bvudzi rakarukwa, zvishongo zvegoridhe, nguo dzakanaka. 4Asi ngaruve munhu womukati womwoyo, runako rusingafi rwomweya munyoro, wakadzikama, unokosha pamberi paBaba vedu. 5Nokuti aya ndiwo maishongedza kwaaiita vakadzi vatsvene vekare vaiva netariro muna Baba vedu, vachizviisa pasi pavarume vavo, 6sezvakaita Sara, akateerera Abhurahama, achimuti ishe. Uye mava vana vake kana muchiita zvakanaka, musingatyi chinhu chinotyisa.
7Imi varume, saizvozvowo, garai navakadzi venyu muchinzwisisa, muchikudza mumwe nomumwe somudziyo usina simba uye savadyi venhaka pamwe chete venyasha dzoupenyu, kuti minyengetero yenyu irege kudziviswa.
Mhuri Inoropafadza
8Pakupedzisira, imi mose, ivai nomwoyo mumwe, mune tsitsi, muchidanana semhuri, mune mwoyo munyoro, uye muchizvininipisa. 9Musatsiva chakaipa nechakaipa kana kutuka nokutuka, asi ropafadzai pane kudaro—makadanirwa izvi, kuti mugare nhaka yomuropafadzo. 10Nokuti, “Ani naani anoda kuda upenyu uye kuona mazuva akanaka, ngaadzivirire rurimi rwake pane zvakaipa nemiromo yake pakutaura kunyengera. 11Ngaafuratire zvakaipa aite zvakanaka; ngaatsvake rugare arutevere. 12Nokuti meso aIshe wedu ari pamusoro pavakarurama, uye nzeve dzake dzakazarurirwa kumunyengetero wavo, asi chiso chaIshe wedu chinopesana naavo vanoita zvakaipa.”
13Zvino ndiani angakukuvadzai kana muchishingairira kuita zvakanaka?
14Asi kana muchitambudzika nokuda kwokururama, makaropafadzwa. Musatya kutya kwavo, musazununguswa. 15Tsaurai Kristu saIshe mumwoyo yenyu. Garai makagadzirira kupindura ani naani anokubvunzai chikonzero chetariro yenyu, asi nounyoro uye noruremekedzo. 16Chengetai hana yakachena, kuti kana muchicherwa, avo vanotuka mufambiro wenyu wakanaka muna Kristu vanyadziswe. 17Zviri nani kutambudzika nokuda kwokuita zvakanaka, kana kuri kuda kwaBaba vedu, pane kuita zvakaipa. 18Nokuti Kristu akatambudzikawo kamwe chete nokuda kwezvivi, akarurama nokuda kwavasina kururama, kuti atiuyise kuna Baba vedu—akaurayiwa munyama, akaitwa mupenyu mumweya, a a v18 Kristu akatambudzika kwete kuti atisiye kure asi kuti atiuyise kumba zvachose kuna Baba vedu—uku ndiko kuperera kwevhangeri. 19maari akaendawo akaparidza kumweya yaiva mutorongo, b b v19 Kuti ‘mweya iri mutorongo’ ndoupi kunokakavadzanwa; zvichida zvisikwa zvomweya zvakawa zvenguva yaNoa. 20iyo yakanga isingateereri kare, panguva iyo Baba vedu vakamirira nomwoyo murefu pamazuva aNoa, areka ichakavakwa, umo vashoma—vanhu vasere—vakaponeswa vachipinda nomumvura. 21Rubhabhatidzo urwu rwakafananidzira irwu zvino runokuponesaiwo—kwete kubvisa tsvina yomuviri, asi kukumbira kuna Baba vedu hana yakanaka—kubudikidza nokumuka kwaJesu Kristu, 22iye akapinda kudenga uye ari kuruoko rworudyi rwaBaba vedu, vatumwa, nevane chiremera, nemasimba zvichizviisa pasi pake.