Kukwira Nokuwa kwaMadzimambo
Fungidziro refu, isingashamisi, yamadzimambo okuchamhembe nokumaodzanyemba — sungano nokuroorana, kukomba maguta, kutengeserana, nzvimbo tsvene inosvibiswa, uye mambo anozvikudza kurwisa Baba vedu. Hapana zviratidzo kana zvikara pano, nhoroondo chete yakataurwa isati yaitika, inopera naiye achisvika kumagumo ake, asina anomubatsira.
11 1Ini, mugore rokutanga raDhariosi muMedhia, ndakasimuka kuti ndimutsigire nokumusimbisa.
2Zvino ndichakuudza chokwadi: tarira, mamwe madzimambo matatu achamuka muPeresia, zvino wechina achava mupfumi kupfuura vose. Asimbiswa noupfumi hwake, achamutsa vose kuti varwise umambo hweGirisi. 3Ipapo mambo ane simba achamuka, achatonga noushe hukuru uye achaita zvaanoda. 4Paanongosimuka, umambo hwake huchaputsika huchikamurwa kwakananga kumhepo ina dzokudenga—kwete kuzvizvarwa zvake, kana nesimba raaiva naro, nokuti umambo hwake huchadzurwa hwopiwa vamwe kunze kwavo.
5Mambo wokumaodzanyemba achasimba; mumwe wavakuru vake vehondo achava nesimba kumupfuura agotonga—ushe hwake huchava hukuru kwazvo. 6Mushure mamakore achaita sungano: mwanasikana wamambo wokumaodzanyemba achauya kuna mambo wokuchamhembe kuti vaite chibvumirano. Asi haazochengeti simba rake, uye naiye kana ruoko rwake harungamiri. Achaiswa mumaoko avavengi—pamwe chete navaperekedzi vake, nababa vake, nouyo aimutsigira—mumazuva iwayo.
7Bukira kubva pamidzi yake richamuka panzvimbo yake, richirwisa hondo, richipinda munhare yamambo wokuchamhembe, richivarwisa, uye richikunda. 8Achatapa vamwari vavo achienda navo kuIjipiti, pamwe chete nemifananidzo yavo yesimbi nemidziyo yavo inokosha yesirivha nendarama; kwamakore achagara ari kure namambo wokuchamhembe. 9Mambo wokuchamhembe achapinda muushe hwamambo wokumaodzanyemba, zvino agodzokera kumusha kwake. 10Vanakomana vake vachazvigadzirira hondo, vachiunganidza hondo huru inoramba ichiuya, ichifashukira, ichipfuura napakati, zvino ichimutsazve hondo kusvika kunhare yake. 11Mambo wokumaodzanyemba, atsamwa, achabuda kundorwa namambo wokuchamhembe, anounganidza hondo huru; asi hondo iyoyo ichaiswa muruoko rwamambo wokumaodzanyemba. 12Pachatapwa boka iri, mwoyo wake uchazvikudza; achauraya zviuru nezviuru, asi achatadza. 13Mambo wokuchamhembe achamutsazve boka rehondo rikuru kupfuura rokutanga, zvino mushure mamakore achauya nehondo huru nezvokurwa nazvo zvizhinji.
14Mumazuva iwayo vazhinji vachamukira mambo wokumaodzanyemba; varume vechisimba vavanhu vako vachazvisimudza kuti vazadzise chiratidzo, asi vachatadza. 15Mambo wokuchamhembe achauya, achivaka muturikwa wokukomba, achitora guta rakakombwa norusvingo; mauto okumaodzanyemba haangamiri, kunyange mauto aro akasarudzika—hapana simba rasara rokumira. 16Uyo anovapinda achaita zvaanoda; hapana angamira pamberi pake. Achamira munyika yakanaka kwazvo, kuparadza kuri muruoko rwake. 17Achananga kupinda nesimba rose roumambo hwake, uye achaita chibvumirano naye; achamupa mwanasikana wavakadzi kuti aparadze umambo, asi hazvingamiri kana kumubatsira. 18Zvino achatendeukira kunyika dzemahombekombe egungwa agotora dzizhinji, asi mukuru wehondo achagumisa kuzvikudza kwake, achikudzosera pamusoro pake. 19Zvino achatendeudzira chiso chake kunhare dzenyika yake, achigumburwa, achiwa, uye haachazowanikwi.
20Panzvimbo yake pachamuka mumwe anotuma muteresi kuti akudze umambo; mukati mamazuva mashoma achaputswa—kwete nokutsamwa, kwete muhondo.
21Murume anozvidzwa achamuka panzvimbo yake, asina kupiwa kukudzwa kwoumambo. Achauya panguva yorugare agobata umambo nokunyengedza. 22Mauto achakukurwa pamberi pake achiputswa, uyewo muchinda wesungano. 23Kana aita chibvumirano naye, achaita zvounyengeri uye achasimba navanhu vashoma chete. 24Panguva yorunyararo, achapinda munzvimbo dzakapfuma kwazvo dzedunhu agoita zvisina kumboitwa namadzibaba ake kana madzibaba avo—achiparadzira zvakapambwa, nezvakatapwa, nenhumbi pakati pavo, achirangana mano okurwisa nhare, asi kwenguva pfupi chete.
25Achamutsa simba rake noushingi hwake achirwisa mambo wokumaodzanyemba nehondo huru. Mambo wokumaodzanyemba acharwa nehondo huru kwazvo, ine simba—asi haangamiri, nokuti mano acharanganwa kumurwisa. 26Vanodya zvokudya zvake vachamuputsa; hondo yake ichakukurwa, uye vazhinji vachawa vaurayiwa. 27Mwoyo yamadzimambo ose ari maviri yakananga kune zvakaipa ichataura nhema patafura imwe chete, asi hazvingabudiriri—nokuti magumo achakamirira nguva yakatarwa. 28Achadzokera kunyika yake noupfumi huzhinji, mwoyo wake uchipikisa sungano tsvene; achaita zvaanoda, zvino agodzokera kunyika yake.
29Panguva yakatarwa achadzoka achananga kumaodzanyemba, asi panguva ino hazvingafanani nezvokutanga kana zvokupedzisira. 30Nokuti zvikepe zveKitimu zvichauya zvichimurwisa; achaora mwoyo, achidzoka, achitsamwira sungano tsvene, uye achiita zvaanoda. Achadzoka agofarira avo vanosiya sungano tsvene. a a v30 Kitimu: zita rekare renyika dzine simba pagungwa dzokumavirira kweMedhitereniyani, zvichida iRoma. 31Mauto ake achamuka, achisvibisa nhare yenzvimbo tsvene, achigumisa chibayiro chezuva nezuva, uye achimisa chinonyangadza chinouyisa kuparadzwa. b b v31 Jesu akanongedzera kuchiporofita ichi seyambiro yaizouya munguva yake (Mateo 24:15). 32Achaodza avo vanotyora sungano nokunyengedza, asi vanhu vanoziva Baba vavo vachamira vakasimba uye vachaita zvakanaka. 33Vakachenjera pakati pavanhu vachadzidzisa vazhinji, asi vachawa kwenguva nomunondo, nemurazvo womoto, nokutapwa, nokupambwa. 34Pavachawa, vachawana rubatsiro rushoma, uye vazhinji vachabatana navo nokunyengedza. 35Vamwe vavakachenjera vachagumburwa, kuti vanatswe, vacheneswe, uye vasukwe kusvika panguva yokupedzisira, nokuti ichiri kumirira nguva yakatarwa.
36Mambo achaita zvaanoda, achizvikwidziridza nokuzvikurisa pamusoro pavamwari vose, achitaura zvinhu zvinoshamisa achipikisa Baba vedu. Achabudirira kusvika hasha dzapera, nokuti zvakatemwa zvichaitika. 37Haangateereri vamwari vamadzibaba ake, kana uyo anodikanwa navakadzi, kana mumwe mwari wose—achazvikudza pamusoro pavo vose. 38Asi achakudza mwari wenhare, asingazivikanwi namadzibaba ake, nendarama, nesirivha, namatombo anokosha, nezvipo zvinodhura. 39Nomwari wokumwe acharwisa nhare dzakasimba kwazvo. Achakudza zvikuru avo vanomugamuchira, achivapa kutonga vazhinji, uye achigovera nyika nomutengo.
40Panguva yokupedzisira, mambo wokumaodzanyemba acharwisana naye, uye mambo wokuchamhembe achamuvhuvhuta nengoro, navatasvi vamabhiza, nezvikepe zvizhinji. Achapinda munyika, achifashukira, uye achipfuura napakati. 41Achapinda munyika yakanaka; vazhinji vachawa, asi Edhomu, neMoabhu, navakuru vavanakomana veAmoni vachapunyuka muruoko rwake. 42Achatambanudzira ruoko rwake kunyika, uye nyika yeIjipiti haingapunyuki. 43Achatonga pfuma yendarama neyesirivha, noupfumi hwose hweIjipiti, vaRibhiya navaKushi vachimutevera. 44Asi mashoko anobva kumabvazuva nokuchamhembe achamuvhundutsa, uye achabuda nehasha huru kuti aparadze nokupedza chose vazhinji. 45Achadzika matende omuzinda wake pakati pamakungwa negomo dzvene rakanaka, zvino agosvika kumagumo ake asina mubatsiri.