Zvino Ndiwo Musi Woruponeso
Pauro anoratidza zvinomupupurira, uye zvinova kurohwa, matirongo, usiku hwokushaya hope nokunyeberwa. Ipapo anosiya nharo achingoteterera: moyo wake wakazaruka zvizere, asi wavo wakavharika. Anovakumbira kuti vabude pakati pezvifananidzo vagare savanakomana nevanasikana chaivo vaBaba.
6 1Sevashandi pamwe navo, tinokukurudzirai kuti murege kugamuchira nyasha dzaBaba vedu pasina maturo.
2Nokuti ivo vanoti, “Panguva yakakodzera ndakakunzwa; pamusi woruponeso ndakakubatsira.” Tarirai, zvino ndiyo nguva yakakodzera; tarirai, zvino ndiwo musi woruponeso.
3Hatiisi chipingamupinyi munzira yomunhu upi zvake, kuti ushumiri hwedu hurege kuwanirwa chikanganiso. 4Asi, muzvinhu zvose tinozviratidza savaranda vaBaba vedu: nokutsungirira kukuru, mumatambudziko, mukuomerwa, mukushushikana, 5mukurohwa, mukusungwa, mumhirizhonga, mukushanda, mukusavata usiku, munzara; 6nokuchena, noruzivo, nomwoyo murefu, nounyoro, noMweya Mutsvene, norudo rwechokwadi, 7nokutaura chokwadi, nesimba raBaba vedu, nezvombo zvokururama zvoruoko rworudyi norworuboshwe, 8nokukudzwa nokushorwa, nokurehwa nhema nokurumbidzwa. Tinobatwa savanyengeri, asi tiri vechokwadi; 9savasingazivikanwi, asi tichizivikanwa zvakanaka; savanofa, asi tarirai, tinorarama; savanorangwa, asi tisingaurayiwi; 10savanochema, asi tichifara nguva dzose; savarombo, asi tichipfumisa vazhinji; savasina chinhu, asi tine zvinhu zvose.
11Takataura kwamuri pachena, imi vaKorinde; mwoyo wedu wakazaruka kwazvo kwamuri. 12Hamuna kuvharirwa nesu, asi makavharirwa mumwoyo yenyu. 13Pakudzosera—ndinotaura kwamuri savana vangu—nemiwo zaruriai mwoyo yenyu.
Dzokai Kumba Kumhuri yaBaba
14Musabatana nevasingatendi. Nokuti kururama nokusateerera mutemo zvinogovana chii? Kana kuti chiedza chine kudyidzana kweyiko nerima? 15Kuwirirana kwakadii kuripo pakati paKristu nadhiabhori? Mutendi anogovana chii nomunhu asingatendi?
16Temberi yaBaba vedu ine kubatana kweyiko nezvifananidzo? Nokuti isu tiri temberi yaBaba vapenyu, sezvavakataura kuti: “Ndichagara pakati pavo uye ndichafamba pakati pavo; ndichava Baba vavo, uye ivo vachava vana vangu.” 17Naizvozvo, “Budai pakati pavo mugozviparadzanisa, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, uye musabata chinhu chine tsvina; ipapo ndichakugamuchirai, 18uye ndichava Baba kwamuri, uye imi muchava vanakomana navanasikana kwandiri, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu, Wamasimba Ose.” a a v18 Chipikirwa chakambopiwa naBaba vedu kumwanakomana woushe waDhavhidhi, pano vanochizarura kumutendi mumwe nomumwe — vanova Baba kuna vose vanouya kwavari, uye isu tinova vanakomana navanasikana vavo.