Musatsauka
Sezvo nyika inouya isina kupiwa kuvatumwa asi kuvanhu, uye sezvo vana vachigovana nyama neropa, Mwanakomana akatorawo nyama, kuti aputse simba rorufu uye asunungure avo vakabatwa upenyu hwavo hwose nokutya kufa. Akaedzwa iye pachake, anobatsira vanoedzwa.
2 1Saka tinofanira kunyanya kuteerera zvatakanzwa, kuti tirege kutsauka. 2Nokuti kana shoko rakataurwa nevatumwa rakanga rakasimba, uye kudarika kwose nokusateerera kukawana muripo wakarurama, 3ko isu tichatiza sei kana tikashayira hanya ruponeso rukuru rwakadai? Rwakatanga kuziviswa naIshe, rukasimbiswa kwatiri neavo vakamunzwa, 4Baba vedu vachipupurawo pamwe chete navo nezviratidzo, nezvishamiso, nemabasa esimba akasiyana-siyana, uye nokugoverwa kweMweya Mutsvene, maererano nokuda kwavo.
Nyika Ichauya
5Nokuti Baba vedu havana kuisa nyika inouya, yatiri kutaura nezvayo, pasi pevatumwa. 6Mumwe munhu akapupura pane imwe nzvimbo, achiti, “Munhu chiiko, zvamunomurangarira, kana mwanakomana womunhu, zvamunomuchengeta? 7Makamuita, kwechinguva chiduku, ari pasi pevatumwa; makamupfekedza korona yokubwinya nokukudzwa, 8makaisa zvinhu zvose pasi petsoka dzake.” Zvino pakuisa zvinhu zvose pasi pake, Baba vedu havana kusiya chinhu chisina kuiswa pasi pokutonga kwake. Asi parizvino, hatisati taona zvinhu zvose zvaiswa pasi paKristu.
9Asi tinoona Jesu, uyo akaitwa pasi pevatumwa kwechinguva chiduku, zvino apfekedzwa korona yokubwinya nokukudzwa nokuda kwokuti akatambudzika rufu, kuti nenyasha dzaBaba vedu aravire rufu nokuda kwomunhu wose.
10Zvakanga zvakafanira kuti Baba vedu, avo zvinhu zvose zviripo nokuda kwavo uye kuburikidza navo, vapedzeredze mutungamiri woruponeso rwavo kuburikidza nokutambudzika, vachiuyisa vanakomana vazhinji kukubwinya. 11Uyo anoita vanhu vave vatsvene neavo vanoitwa vatsvene vose vanobva kuna Baba vamwe chete. Ndokusaka asinganyari kuvadana kuti hama dzake, a a v11 Avo Jesu vaanoita vatsvene vanogovana naye Baba vake — vanodzorerwa mumhuri imwe cheteyo yaanogara ari wayo nokusingaperi. Haanyari kuvadana kuti hama dzake.
12achiti, “Ndichaparidza zita renyu kuhama dzangu; ndichaimba rumbidzo yenyu pakati peungano.”
13Uyezve, “Ndichavimba naye.” Uyezve, “Tarirai, ndiri pano, nevana vandakapiwa naBaba vedu.” b b v13 Jesu anotaura mashoko aya anobva muchiprofita chaIsaya, achizviratidza pamwe chete nevana Baba vedu vavakamupa — mhuri imwe chete, Baba vamwe chete.
14Sezvo vana vachigovana nyama neropa, naiye akagovanawo nazvo, kuti kuburikidza norufu aparadze uyo akanga akabata simba rorufu—iye dhiyabhorosi, 15uye asunungure vose avo, nokutya rufu, vakanga vari varanda upenyu hwavo hwose. 16Nokuti zvirokwazvo haasi vatumwa vaanobatsira, asi vana vaAbhurahama. 17Saka aifanira kuva akafanana nehama dzake panzira dzose, kuti ave muprista mukuru ane tsitsi uye akatendeka pakushumira Baba vedu, achibvisa zvivi zvavanhu. 18Sezvo iye pachake akatambudzika paakaedzwa, anogona kubatsira avo vari kuedzwa.