Inzwi Rinozivikanwa Namakwai
Jesu ndiye suo nomufudzi akanaka anodana vake nemazita uye anopa upenyu hwake nokuda kwake. Akakomberedzwa paMutambo Wokukumikidza, anoti makwai ake akabatwa muruoko rwake nomuruoko rwaBaba vake, uye hapana angaabvuta.
10 1“Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, chokwadi: ani naani asingapindi mudanga remakwai napasuo, asi anokwira neimwe nzira, imbavha negororo. 2Asi uyo anopinda napasuo ndiye mufudzi wemakwai. 3Murindi wesuo anomuzarurira, uye makwai anonzwa inzwi rake. Anodana makwai ake namazita achiatungamirira kunze. 4Paanobudisa ose ake, anofamba ari mberi kwawo, uye makwai anomutevera nokuti anoziva inzwi rake. 5Haangatevere mutorwa—achamutiza, nokuti haazivi inzwi revatorwa.”
6Jesu akavaudza mufananidzo uyu, asi havana kunzwisisa zvaakanga achireva.
7Saka Jesu akati zvakare, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, chokwadi, ndini suo remakwai.
8“Vose vakauya mberi kwangu imbavha nemagororo, asi makwai haana kuvateerera. 9Ndini suo; ani naani anopinda nemandiri achaponeswa, achipinda nokubuda, achiwana mafuro. 10Mbavha inouya kungoba, kuuraya, nokuparadza chete. Ini ndakauya kuti vave noupenyu, uye vave nahwo huzere.
11“Ndini mufudzi akanaka. Mufudzi akanaka anoradzika upenyu hwake pasi nokuda kwemakwai. a a v11 Jesu anotora zita roufudzi iro Baba vedu vakanga vakapfeka pamusoro pavaIsraeri, achiriita rake — Mufudzi anoita zvisingadi kuitwa nomushandi anobhadharwa: kuradzika upenyu hwake pasi nokuda kwemakwai. 12Mushandi anobhadharwa, asiri mufudzi, haasi muridzi wemakwai. Paanoona bumhi richiuya, anosiya makwai otiza—bumhi rinoagwinhura richiaparadzira makwai. 13Murume uyu anotiza nokuti mushandi anobhadharwa uye haana hanya nemakwai.
14“Ndini mufudzi akanaka. Ndinoziva makwai angu, uye makwai angu anondiziva, 15sezvo Baba vachindiziva uye ini ndichiziva Baba, uye ndinoradzika upenyu hwangu pasi nokuda kwemakwai. 16Ndine mamwe makwai asiri edanga iri; ndinofanira kuatungamirawo, uye achanzwa inzwi rangu. Achava boka rimwe, mufudzi mumwe. 17Ndokusaka Baba vachindida: ndinoradzika upenyu hwangu pasi kuti ndihutorezve. 18Hapana anohutora kwandiri, asi ndinohuradzika pasi ndoga. Ndine simba rokuhuradzika pasi, uye simba rokuhutorazve. Uyu murayiro ndakaugamuchira kuna Baba vangu.”
19Mashoko aya akaunza kupatsanuka pakati pavaJudha zvakare. 20Vazhinji vavo vakati, “Akabatwa nedhimoni uye anopenga. Munomuteererei?” 21Asi vamwe vakati, “Aya haasi mashoko omunhu akabatwa nedhimoni. Ko, dhimoni ringasvinudza meso emapofu here?”
Mutambo Wokukumikidza
22Zvino kwakasvika Mutambo Wokukumikidza muJerusarema. Yakanga iri nguva yechando, b b v22 Mutambo Wokukumikidza (Hanukkah) waipemberera kukumikidzwazve kwetemberi; unoitika munguva yechando uye hausi pakati pemitambo yakarayirwa muMutemo waMozisi. 23uye Jesu akanga achifamba mutemberi, muBiravira raSoromoni. 24VaJudha vakamukomba vakati, “Mucharamba muchitisiya tisingazivi kusvikira riini? Kana muri Kristu, tiudzei pachena.”
25Jesu akapindura akati, “Ndakakuudzai, asi hamutendi. Mabasa andinoita muzita raBaba vangu anopupura nezvangu, 26asi hamutendi, nokuti hamuzi makwai angu. 27Makwai angu anoteerera inzwi rangu; ndinoaziva, uye anonditevera. 28Ndinoapa upenyu husingaperi, uye haangatongofi, uye hapana achaagwinhura muruoko rwangu. 29Baba vangu, vakandipa iwo, vakuru kune zvose; hapana anokwanisa kuagwinhura muruoko rwaBaba. 30Ini naBaba tiri vamwe.” c c v30 Jesu anoti akabatana naBaba vake — Vanhu vakasiyana vane umwechete hwokuvapo. Vazhinji vanonzwa izvi sokumhura, vobva vabata matombo (v.33).
31VaJudha vakanhonga matombo zvakare kuti vamutake namatombo.
32Jesu akapindura akati, “Ndakakuratidzai mabasa akawanda akanaka anobva kuna Baba. Nderipi pakati paaya ramuchanditaka naro namatombo?”
33“Hatikutakei namatombo nokuda kwebasa rakanaka,” vakadaro, “asi nokuda kwokumhura, nokuti imi, muri munhu zvenyu, munozviti muri Mwari.”
34Jesu akavapindura akati, “Hazvina kunyorwa here muMutemo wenyu kuti, ‘Ndakati muri vamwari’? d d v34 Jesu anotora mashoko muPisarema 82, apo vatongi vavaIsraeri vanonzi “vamwari” nokuti shoko raMwari rakasvika kwavari—hazvisi kureva kuti kune vamwari vazhinji, asi ipikisano inobva muRugwaro rwavo chairwo. 35Kana ivo vakavati ‘vamwari,’ avo shoko raBaba vangu rakasvika kwavari—uye Rugwaro harungaputswi, 36ko, zvakadini nouyo Baba vakamutsaura vakamutuma munyika? Sei muchindipomera kumhura nokuti ndati, ‘Ndini Mwanakomana waBaba vedu’?
37“Kana ndisingaiti mabasa aBaba vangu, musanditenda. 38Asi kana ndichiaita, kunyange musinganditendi, tendai mabasa, kuti muzive uye murambe muchiziva kuti Baba vari mandiri, neni ndiri muna Baba.”
39Vakaedzazve kumubata, asi akapunyuka mumaoko avo.
40Jesu akabva adzokera mhiri kweJorodhani, kunzvimbo kwaJohani akanga ambobhabhatidza pakutanga, akagara ikoko. 41Vazhinji vakauya kwaari, vachiti, “Johani haana kuita chiratidzo, asi zvose Johani zvaakataura pamusoro pomurume uyu zvaiva zvechokwadi.” 42Uye panzvimbo iyoyo vazhinji vakatenda maari.