Kutenda Kuchiiko
Kutenda ndiko chokwadi pamusoro pezvisingaonekwi — shoko raBaba vedu rakaumba zvakasikwa — kwozoratidzwa nerondedzero refu yamazita: Abheri, Noa, Abhurahama achienda asingazivi kwaanoenda, Mozisi achisarudza kubatwa zvakaipa, Rahabhi. Hazviperi mukukunda. Vazhinji vakatambudzwa, vakachekwa napakati nesaha, uye vakafa vasina kugamuchira chipikirwa.
11 1Zvino kutenda ndiko kuva nechokwadi chezvinhu zvatinotarisira, nechivimbo chezvinhu zvatisingaoni. 2Nokuti nako vanhu vekare vakapupurirwa. 3Nokutenda tinonzwisisa kuti shoko raBaba vedu rakaumba zvinhu zvose zviripo, zvokuti chinhu chinoonekwa hachina kubva pane zvinoonekwa.
4Nokutenda Abheri akavigira Baba vedu chipiriso chiri nani kupfuura chaKaini, icho chaakaratidzwa naro kuti akarurama, Baba vedu vachimupupurira nokugamuchira zvipo zvake. Kunyange akafa, nokutenda kwake achiri kutaura.
5Nokutenda Enoki akatorwa, asingaoni rufu, uye haana kuzowanikwa, nokuti Baba vedu vakanga vamutora. Asati atorwa, akapupurirwa kuti aifadza Baba vedu. 6Pasina kutenda hazvigoneki kuvafadza: ani naani anouya kuna Baba vedu anofanira kutenda kuti variko uye kuti vanopa mubayiro vaya vanovatsvaka nomwoyo wose.
7Nokutenda Noa, ayambirwa nezvezvinhu zvakanga zvisati zvaonekwa, akavaka areka nokuremekedza kuti aponese mhuri yake. Nokudaro akapa nyika mhosva uye akava mugari wenhaka yokururama kunouya nokutenda.
8Nokutenda Abhurahama akateerera paakadanwa kuti aende kunzvimbo yaaizogamuchira senhaka, akabva asingazivi kwaaienda. 9Nokutenda akagara munyika yechipikirwa somunhu ari munyika yavatorwa, achigara mumatende pamwe chete naIsaka naJakobho, vagari venhaka imwe cheteyo yechipikirwa. 10Nokuti akanga akatarisira guta rine nheyo, iro muvezi nomuvaki waro ndiBaba vedu.
11Nokutenda Sara pachake akagamuchira simba rokubata pamuviri, kunyange akanga apfuura zera, nokuti akavimba kuti uyo akavimbisa akanga akatendeka. 12Saka kubva kumunhu mumwe chete—akanga akaita sofa—kwakaberekwa vana vazhinji senyeredzi dzokudenga, vasingaverengeki sejecha riri pamahombekombe egungwa.
13Ava vose vakafa vaine kutenda, vasina kugamuchira zvavakapikirwa—asi vachizviona zviri kure vachizvigamuchira, vachibvuma kuti vaiva vatorwa navapoteri panyika. 14Nokuti vaya vanotaura zvakadaro vanoratidza kuti vari kutsvaka nyika yavo chaiyo. 15Dai vakanga vachiyeuka nyika yavakanga vasiya, vangadai vakawana mukana wokudzokera. 16Asi zvazviri, vanoshuva nyika iri nani—yokudenga. Saka Baba vedu havanyari kunzi Baba vavo: vakavagadzirira guta. a a v16 Bhuku raVaHebheru rinodzokorora mashoko esungano eTestamente Yekare — ‘Ndichava Mwari wavo, uye ivo vachava vanhu vangu’ — ayo Baba vedu vaigara vachireva nenzira yemhuri: ‘Ndichava Baba vavo, uye ivo vachava vana vangu.’ Havanyari nezita remhuri.
17Nokutenda Abhurahama, paakaedzwa, akapa Isaka sechibayiro; iye akanga agamuchira zvipikirwa akanga achipa mwanakomana wake mumwe oga,
18uyo akanzi nezvake, “Vana vako vachadaidzwa kubudikidza naIsaka.”
19Akafunga kuti Baba vedu vaigona kumumutsa kunyange kubva kuvakafa—uye, sokufananidzira, akamudzoserwa kubva ikoko.
20Nokutenda Isaka akaropafadza Jakobho naIsau pamusoro peramangwana ravo.
21Nokutenda Jakobho, ofa, akaropafadza mumwe nomumwe wavanakomana vaJosefa uye akanamata, akazendamira pamusoro petsvimbo yake.
22Nokutenda, ofa, Josefa akataura nezvokubuda kwavana vaIsraeri uye akarayira pamusoro pamapfupa ake.
23Nokutenda vabereki vaMozisi vakamuviga kwemwedzi mitatu mushure mokuberekwa kwake, vachiona kuti akanga ari mwana akanaka, vasingatyi chirevo chamambo.
24Nokutenda Mozisi, paakura, akaramba kunzi mwanakomana womwanasikana waFarao, 25achisarudza kutambudzwa pamwe chete navanhu vaBaba vedu pane kunakidzwa kwechivi kunopfuura nokukurumidza. 26Akaona kunyadziswa kwaKristu sepfuma huru kupfuura pfuma yeIjipiti, nokuti akanga akatarisa kumubayiro. 27Nokutenda akabva muIjipiti, asingatyi kutsamwa kwamambo, achitsungirira sokunge anoona Baba vedu, ivo vasingaonekwi. 28Nokutenda akachengeta Pasika nokusasa kweropa, kuti muparadzi wamatangwe arege kuvabata.
29Nokutenda vakayambuka Gungwa Dzvuku sapanyika yakaoma; vaIjipita, pavakaedza kuita saizvozvo, vakamedzwa.
30Nokutenda masvingo eJeriko akawa pashure pokunge akombwa kwamazuva manomwe.
31Nokutenda Rahabhi chifeve haana kufa pamwe chete navaya vakaramba kuteerera, nokuti akagamuchira vasori norugare.
32Ndichataurei zvakare? Nguva inondikundikana kutaura nezvaGidheoni, Bharaki, Samusoni, Jefuta, Dhavhidhi naSamueri navaprofita, 33vanoti nokutenda vakakunda umambo, vakatonga nokururama, vakawana zvipikirwa, vakavhara miromo yeshumba, 34vakadzima simba romoto, vakapukunyuka pamuromo womunondo, vakasimbiswa kubva muutera, vakava nesimba muhondo, vakadzorera shure mauto avatorwa. 35Vakadzi vakadzoserwa vakafa vavo nokumuka kwavakafa; vamwe vakatambudzwa, vachiramba kusunungurwa, kuti vawane kumuka kuri nani. 36Vamwezve vakatambura kusekwa nokurohwa, uyewo ngetani nokupfigirwa mutorongo. 37Vakatakwa namabwe, vakachekwa napakati, vakaurayiwa nomunondo. Vakadzungaira vakapfeka matehwe amakwai neembudzi—vari varombo, vachitambudzwa, vachibatwa zvakaipa. 38Nyika yakanga isina kufanirwa navo—vakadzungaira murenje, mumakomo, mumapako, nomumwena yapasi.
39Uye ava vose, kunyange vakapupurirwa nokuda kwokutenda kwavo, havana kugamuchira zvavakapikirwa, 40nokuti Baba vedu vakatigadzirira chinhu chiri nani isu, kuti ivo varege kukwaniswa pasina isu.