Johani 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹Pakutanga Shoko rakanga riripo, uye Shoko rakanga riri naBaba vedu, uye Shoko rakanga riri Mwari. ²Iye akanga ari naBaba vedu pakutanga. ³Zvinhu zvose zvakaitwa kuburikidza naye, uye kunze kwake hapana kana chinhu chimwe chakaitwa pane zvakaitwa. ⁴Maari maiva noupenyu, uye upenyu hwaiva chiedza chavanhu vose. ⁵Chiedza chinovhenekera murima, uye rima harina kuchikunda.

⁶Kwakauya murume akatumwa naBaba vedu, zita rake rainzi Johani. ⁷Akauya sechapupu, kuti apupure nezvechiedza, kuti vose vatende kuburikidza nouchapupu hwaJohani. ⁸Iye akanga asiri icho chiedza, asi akauya kuzopupura nezvechiedza. ⁹Chiedza chechokwadi, chinovhenekera munhu wose, chakanga chichiuya munyika. ¹⁰Akanga ari munyika. Nyika yakaitwa kuburikidza naye, asi haina kumuziva. ¹¹Akauya kune vake, asi vanhu vake havana kumugamuchira. ¹²Asi kune vose vakamugamuchira, vachitenda muzita rake, akavapa kodzero yokuva vana vaBaba vedu, ^a a v12 Avo vanogamuchira Jesu vanopiwa kodzero yokuva vana vaBaba vedu — vachidzoserwa kumhuri yaIye akatuma Mwanakomana wake. ¹³vana vasina kuberekwa neropa, kana nokuda kwenyama, kana nokuda kwomunhu, asi naBaba vedu.

¹⁴Shoko rakava nyama, rikagara pakati pedu. Takaona kubwinya kwake, kubwinya kwoMwanakomana wake mumwe oga anobva kuna Baba, azere nenyasha nezvokwadi. ¹⁵Johani akapupura nezvake, achidanidzira achiti, “Uyu ndiye wandaireva: uyo anouya shure kwangu ari mukuru kwandiri, nokuti akanga aripo ndisati ndavapo.” ¹⁶Nokuti kubva pakuzara kwake isu tose takagamuchira, nyasha pamusoro penyasha. ¹⁷Nokuti murayiro wakapiwa kuburikidza naMozisi; nyasha nezvokwadi zvakauya kuburikidza naJesu Kristu. ¹⁸Hapana munhu akatomboona Baba vedu; Mwari Iye Mumwe Oga, ari pedyo naBaba, ndiye akaita kuti vazivikanwe. ^b b v18 Mwanakomana oga uyo agara ari pedyo nomwoyo waBaba vedu ndiye anogona kutiratidza kuti Baba vedu ndivanaani chaizvo — kuonekwa kwose kwaBaba kunouya kuburikidza naJesu.

Ndimi Ani, Johani?

¹⁹Uhu ndihwo uchapupu hwaJohani, vaJudha pavakatuma vaprista navaRevhi vachibva kuJerusarema kuti vamubvunze vachiti, “Ndimi ani?” ²⁰Akabvuma, haana kuramba, asi akabvuma achiti, “Handisi Kristu.”

²¹Saka vakamubvunza vachiti, “Zvino chii? Ndimi Eria here?” Akati, “Handisi iye.” “Ndimi Muporofita here?” Akapindura achiti, “Kwete.”

²²Saka vakabvunza vachiti, “Ndimi ani? Tinofanira kupa mhinduro kune vakatituma. Munotii pamusoro penyu?”

²³Akati, “Ndini inzwi rounodanidzira murenje, ‘Ruramisai nzira yaIshe,’ sezvakataurwa nomuporofita Isaya.”

²⁴Zvino vakanga vatumwa navaFarisi. ²⁵Vakamubvunza vachiti, “Zvino munobhabhatidzirei, kana musiri Kristu, kana Eria, kana Muporofita?”

²⁶Johani akavapindura achiti, “Ini ndinobhabhatidza nemvura, asi pakati penyu pamire mumwe wamusingazivi, ²⁷iye anouya shure kwangu, rukanda rweshangu dzake rwandisina kukodzera kusunungura.” ²⁸Zvinhu izvi zvakaitika muBhetani mhiri kworwizi Jorodhani, uko Johani aibhabhatidza.

Tarirai, Gwayana

²⁹Zuva rakatevera, achiona Jesu achiuya kwaari, akati, “Tarirai! Gwayana raBaba vedu—Jesu—rinobvisa chivi chenyika! ^c c v29 Johani anotumidza Jesu kuti “Gwayana raBaba vedu” nokuti ndiBaba vanopa Gwayana — Baba vamwe chetevo vakavimbisa Abhurahama kuti “Mwari achazvitsvakira gwayana,” zvino vachizadzisa chivimbiso ichocho muMwanakomana wavo. ³⁰Uyu ndiye wandaireva: ‘Shure kwangu kunouya murume ari pamberi pangu, nokuti akanga aripo ndisati ndavapo.’ ³¹Ini ndakanga ndisingamuzivi, asi ndakauya ndichibhabhatidza nemvura kuti aratidzwe kuIsraeri.” ³²Johani akapupura achiti: “Ndakaona Mweya Mutsvene achiburuka achibva kudenga senjiva, akagara paari. ³³Ini ndakanga ndisingamuzivi, asi uyo akandituma kuzobhabhatidza nemvura akandiudza achiti, ‘Uyo waunoona Mweya Mutsvene achiburukira pamusoro pake achigarapo—ndiye anobhabhatidza noMweya Mutsvene.’ ³⁴Uye ini ndaona uye ndapupura kuti uyu ndiye Mwanakomana waBaba vedu.” ^d d v34 Uchapupu hwaJohani hunotumidza Jesu kuti Mwanakomana waBaba vedu — kwete “mwanakomana waMwari” zvake chete asi Mwanakomana asingaperi uyo Baba vakamuda kubvira nyika isati yavapo.

Uyai Muone

³⁵Zuva rakatevera Johani akanga akamirazve navadzidzi vake vaviri, ³⁶uye akatarira Jesu paakanga achipfuura, akati, “Tarirai! Gwayana raBaba vedu!” ³⁷Vadzidzi vaviri vakamunzwa achitaura izvi, vakatevera Jesu.

³⁸Jesu akatendeuka, akavaona vachitevera, akabvunza achiti, “Munotsvakei?” Ivo vakati, “Rabhi” (zvinoreva kuti Mudzidzisi), “munogara kupi?”

³⁹Akati kwavari, “Uyai muone.” Saka vakaenda vakaona paaigara, vakagara naye zuva iroro—panenge nguva yechina masikati.

⁴⁰Mumwe wavaviri vakanzwa Johani achitaura vakatevera Jesu ndiAndirea, mununʼuna waSimoni Petro. ⁴¹Akatanga kuwana mukoma wake Simoni akamuudza achiti, “Tawana Mesiya” (zvinoreva kuti Kristu).

⁴²Akamuuyisa kuna Jesu. Jesu akamutarira akati, “Ndiwe Simoni mwanakomana waJohani. Uchanzi Kefasi” (zvinoreva kuti Petro).

⁴³Zuva rakatevera, Jesu akafunga kuenda kuGarirea. Akawana Firipi akati, “Nditevere.”

⁴⁴Zvino Firipi akanga achibva kuBhetisaidha, guta raAndirea naPetro. ⁴⁵Firipi akawana Natanieri akamuudza achiti, “Tawana uyo Mozisi waakanyora nezvake muMurayiro nomuvaporofita—Jesu, mwanakomana waJosefa, wokuNazareta.”

⁴⁶Natanieri akati, “Pane chinhu chakanaka chingabva muNazareta here?” Firipi akati, “Uya uone.”

⁴⁷Jesu akaona Natanieri achiswedera akataura nezvake achiti, “Tarirai—muIsraeri wechokwadi, asina kunyengera maari!”

⁴⁸Natanieri akamubvunza achiti, “Munondiziva sei?” Jesu akapindura achiti, “Firipi asati akudana, pawakanga uri pasi pomuonde, ndakakuona.”

⁴⁹Natanieri akamupindura achiti, “Rabhi, ndimi Mwanakomana waBaba vedu! Ndimi Mambo waIsraeri!”

⁵⁰Jesu akamupindura achiti, “Unotenda nokuti ndakuudza kuti ndakuona uri pasi pomuonde here? Uchaona zvinhu zvikuru kupfuura izvi.” ⁵¹Akati kwaari, “Ndinokuudza chokwadi, chokwadi, uchaona denga rakazaruka, uye vatumwa vaBaba vedu vachikwira nokuburuka pamusoro poMwanakomana woMunhu.” ^e e v51 Jesu anodzokorora chiratidzo chaJakobho paBheteri (Gen 28:12), umo vatumwa vaifamba pakati pedenga nenyika nomunera — zvino zvazadziswa maari.