Razaro weBhetani
Jesu anomirira mazuva maviri, anosvika mazuva mana anonoka, uye anochema paguva reshamwari yake. Anoudza Marita kuti ndiye kumuka noupenyu, anovonga Baba vake zvinonzwika nokuda kwokumunzwa, uye anodana Razaro kuti abude. Ipapo ndipo dare rinotsunga kumuuraya.
11 1Kwakanga kuno murume ainzi Razaro airwara, wokuBhetani, musha waMaria naMarita hanzvadzi yake. 2Maria uyu, hanzvadzi yake Razaro akanga achirwara, ndiye akazodza Ishe namafuta anonhuhwirira akapukuta tsoka dzake nebvudzi rake. 3Saka hanzvadzi dzakatumira shoko kwaari, dzichiti, “Ishe, uyo wamunoda ari kurwara.”
4Achinzwa izvi, Jesu akati, “Chirwere ichi hachizogumi norufu, asi ndechembiri yaBaba vedu, kuti Mwanakomana waBaba vedu akudzwe nacho.”
5Zvino Jesu aida Marita nehanzvadzi yake naRazaro. 6Saka paakanzwa kuti Razaro airwara, akagara mamwe mazuva maviri paakanga ari.
7Ipapo shure kwaizvozvo akati kuvadzidzi, “Ngatidzokerei kuJudhiya.”
8Vadzidzi vakati kwaari, “Rabhi, vaJudha vachangoedza kukutakai namabwe, zvino moda kudzokerazve ikoko?”
9Jesu akapindura akati, “Ko zuva harina maawa gumi namaviri here? Ani naani anofamba masikati haagumburwi, nokuti anoona chiedza chenyika ino. 10Asi kana munhu achifamba usiku, anogumburwa, nokuti chiedza hachisi maari.” 11Shure kwaizvozvo, akati kwavari, “Shamwari yedu Razaro avata, asi ndiri kuenda kunomumutsa.”
12Saka vadzidzi vakati kwaari, “Ishe, kana avata, achapora.” 13Zvino Jesu akanga achitaura nezvorufu rwake, asi ivo vaifunga kuti aireva hope chaidzo.
14Saka ipapo Jesu akavaudza pachena akati, “Razaro afa, 15uye ndinofara nokuda kwenyu kuti ndakanga ndisipo, kuti mutende. Asi ngatiendei kwaari.”
16Saka Tomasi, ainzi Dhidhimo, akati kuvamwe vadzidzi, “Ngatiendeiwo, tindofa naye.”
17Saka Jesu paakasvika, akawana Razaro atova muguva kwemazuva mana. 18Bhetani rakanga riri pedyo neJerusarema, chinhambwe chinenge mamaira maviri, a a v18 Masitadhia gumi namashanu akanga akaita mamaira maviri (anenge makiromita matatu). 19uye vazhinji vavaJudha vakanga vauya kuna Marita naMaria kuzovanyaradza pamusoro pehanzvadzi yavo. 20Marita paakanzwa kuti Jesu ari kuuya, akabuda kundomuchingura; asi Maria akaramba agere mumba. 21Marita akati kuna Jesu, “Ishe, dai manga muri pano, hanzvadzi yangu ingadai isina kufa. 22Asi kunyange zvino ndinoziva kuti chimwe nechimwe chamunokumbira kuna Baba vedu, vachakupai.”
23Jesu akati kwaari, “Hanzvadzi yako ichamukazve.”
24Marita akati kwaari, “Ndinoziva kuti achamukazve pakumuka kwavakafa pazuva rokupedzisira.”
25Jesu akati kwaari, “Ndini kumuka noupenyu. Ani naani anotenda mandiri achararama, kunyange akafa, 26uye mumwe nomumwe anorarama uye anotenda mandiri haachazombofi. Unotenda izvi here?”
27Akati kwaari, “Hongu, Ishe; ndinotenda kuti ndimi Kristu, Mwanakomana waBaba vedu, uyo anouya munyika.”
28Akati areva izvi, akaenda akandodana Maria hanzvadzi yake pakavanda, achiti, “Mudzidzisi ari pano—ari kukudana.” 29Maria paakanzwa izvi, akakurumidza kusimuka akaenda kwaari. 30Jesu akanga asati apinda mumusha; akanga achiri paya pakamuchingura Marita. 31VaJudha vakanga vainaye mumba, vachimunyaradza, pavakaona Maria achikurumidza kusimuka achibuda, vakamutevera, vachifunga kuti akanga achienda kuguva kundochemera ikoko. 32Maria akasvika kuna Jesu, akamuona, akawira patsoka dzake, akati, “Ishe, dai manga muri pano, hanzvadzi yangu ingadai isina kufa.”
33Jesu paakamuona achichema, nevaJudha vakanga vauya naye vachichemawo, akagomera mumweya akatambudzika.
34Akati, “Mamuradzika kupi?” Vakati kwaari, “Ishe, uyai muone.”
35Jesu akachema.
36Saka vaJudha vakati, “Onai kuti aimuda sei!” 37Asi vamwe vavo vakati, “Ko munhu uyu akasvinudza meso ebofu, haaigona kudzivisa kuti uyu afe here?”
38Saka Jesu, akagomerazve mukati make, akasvika kuguva—raiva bako rakanga rakavharwa neibwe.
39Jesu akati, “Bvisai ibwe.” Marita, hanzvadzi yomufi, akati kwaari, “Ishe, zvino anofanira kunge atonhuhwa—ava nemazuva mana afa.”
40Jesu akati kwaari, “Handina kukuudza here kuti kana ukatenda uchaona mbiri yaBaba vedu?”
41Saka vakabvisa ibwe. Jesu akatarisa kudenga akati, “Baba, ndinokuvongai nokuti makandinzwa. 42Ndaiziva kuti munogara muchindinzwa, asi ndareva izvi nokuda kwevanhu vazhinji vamire pano, kuti vatende kuti ndimi makandituma.” 43Akati areva izvi, akadanidzira nenzwi guru, achiti, “Razaro, buda kunze!”
44Mufi akabuda, tsoka namaoko zvakasungwa nemicheka yerineni, uye chiso chake chakaputirwa nomucheka. Jesu akati kwavari, “Musunungurei; muregei aende.”
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45Saka vazhinji vavaJudha vakanga vauya kuna Maria uye vakaona zvakaitwa naJesu vakatenda maari. 46Asi vamwe vavo vakaenda kuvaFarisi vakavaudza zvakanga zvaitwa naJesu. 47Saka vaprista vakuru nevaFarisi vakakoka dare vakati, “Tiri kuitei? Nokuti munhu uyu ari kuita zviratidzo zvizhinji. 48Kana tikamurega akadaro, vanhu vose vachatenda maari, uye vaRoma vachauya vagotora zvose nzvimbo yedu norudzi rwedu.”
49Asi mumwe wavo, Kayafasi, aiva muprista mukuru gore iroro, akati kwavari, “Imi hamuna chamunoziva zvachose. 50Hamuoni here kuti zviri nani kwamuri kuti munhu mumwe afire vanhu pane kuti rudzi rwose ruparare?” 51Haana kureva izvi pachake; sezvo aiva muprista mukuru gore iroro, akaprofita kuti Jesu aizofira rudzi urwu, 52kwete rudzi urwu chete, asi kuti aunganidze pamwe chete vana vaBaba vedu vakanga vakapararira. b b v52 Kayafasi akataura zviri nani kupfuura zvaaiziva. Jesu aizofa kwete nokuda kworudzi rwavaJudha chete, asi kuti aunganidze mwana wose waBaba vedu akapararira ave mumhuri imwe chete. 53Saka kubvira pazuva iroro vakarangana kumuuraya. 54Saka Jesu haachafambi pachena pakati pavaJudha, asi akabva akaenda kuguta rainzi Efuremu riri pedyo nerenje, akagara ikoko navadzidzi vake.
55Pasika yavaJudha yakanga yava pedyo, uye vazhinji vakakwira vachibva kumaruwa vachienda kuJerusarema isati yasvika kuti vazvinatse. 56Saka vakatsvaka Jesu, vachibvunzana pavakanga vamire mutemberi, vachiti, “Munofungei? Zvirokwazvo haangauyi kumutambo here?” 57Vaprista vakuru nevaFarisi vakanga varayira kuti ani naani aiziva paaiva anofanira kuzivisa, kuti vamubate.