Rudo Rukuru rwaMaria
Maria anodurura mafuta anonhuhwira akaenzana nomubhadharo wegore rose patsoka dzaJesu uye Judhasi anopikisa. Mapoka anozungunutsa mitsvairo yemichindwe kuna mambo akatasva mbongoro. VaGiriki pavanokumbira kumuona, anotaura nezvetsanga yegorosi inofanira kufa, uye Baba vake vanopindura vari kudenga.
12 1Mazuva matanhatu Pasika isati yasvika, Jesu akauya kuBhetani, kwaigara Razaro, uyo Jesu akamutsa kuvakafa. 2Ipapo vakamuitira chirariro; Marita aishumira, uye Razaro aiva mumwe wevaya vakanga vagere patafura naye. 3Maria akatora mafuta enadhi akachena anosvika pinti, anodhura kwazvo, akazodza tsoka dzaJesu, akabva apukuta tsoka dzake nebvudzi rake. Imba yakazara nokunhuhwirira kwamafuta.
4Asi Judhasi Isikarioti, mumwe wevadzidzi vake, uya akanga oda kumutengesa, akati, 5“Sei mafuta aya asina kutengeswa nemari yakaenzana nomubhadharo wegore, mari yacho ikapiwa varombo?” 6Akataura izvi kwete nokuti aiva nehanya nevarombo, asi nokuti aiva mbavha, iye aichengeta homwe yemari, achitora zvaiiswa mairi.
7Saka Jesu akati, “Musiyei. Achengetedza izvi nokuda kwezuva rokuvigwa kwangu. 8Varombo mucharamba muinavo pakati penyu, asi ini hamuzorambi muineni.”
9Vazhinji vavaJudha vakaziva kuti Jesu akanga aripo, vakauya, kwete nokuda kwake chete asiwo kuti vaone Razaro, uyo akanga amutsa kubva kuvakafa. 10Saka vaprista vakuru vakaronga kuuraya Razaro naiyewo, 11nokuti nokuda kwake vaJudha vazhinji vakanga vachibva vachitenda muna Jesu.
Mambo Anosvika Akatasva
12Zuva raitevera, boka guru rakanga rauya kumutambo rakanzwa kuti Jesu akanga ouya kuJerusarema. 13Vakatora matavi emichindwe vakabuda kundomuchingamidza, vachidanidzira vachiti, “Hosana! Akaropafadzwa uyo anouya muzita raBaba vedu—iye Mambo waIsraeri!” a a v13 Hosana zvinoreva kuti “Ponesai zvino!” — kudanidzira kweboka kunobva muPisarema 118 pavakagamuchira Jesu saMambo akanga amirirwa kwenguva refu.
14Jesu akawana mwana wembongoro akaitasva, sezvazvakanyorwa, zvichiti: 15“Usatya, mwanasikana weZioni; tarira, mambo wako ari kuuya, akagara pamusoro pomwana wembongoro.” 16Vadzidzi vake havana kunzwisisa zvinhu izvi pakutanga; asi Jesu paakakudzwa, vakazorangarira kuti zvinhu izvi zvakanga zvakanyorwa pamusoro pake, uye kuti vakanga vamuitira zvinhu izvi. 17Boka rakanga rinaye paakadana Razaro kubva muguva akamumutsa kubva kuvakafa rakaramba richipupura. 18Boka rakaenda kundomuchingamidza nokuti rakanga ranzwa kuti akanga aita chiratidzo ichi. 19Saka vaFarisi vakataurirana vachiti, “Onai, hapana chamuri kubudirira kuita—nyika yose yaenda shure kwake.”
VaGiriki Vanotsvaka Jesu
20Zvino kwakanga kune vamwe vaGiriki pakati pevaya vakanga vakwira kundonamata kumutambo. 21Ava vakauya kuna Firipi, wokuBhetisaidha kuGarirea, vakamukumbira vachiti, “Changamire, tinoda kuona Jesu.” 22Firipi akaenda akandoudza Andirea; ipapo Andirea naFiripi vakaenda vakandoudza Jesu.
23Jesu akavapindura akati, “Nguva yasvika yokuti Mwanakomana woMunhu akudzwe. 24Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, chokwadi, tsanga yegorosi kana isingawiri pasi ikafa, inoramba iri yoga; asi kana ikafa, inobereka zvibereko zvizhinji. 25Ani naani anoda upenyu hwake anohurasikirwa; ani naani anovenga upenyu hwake munyika ino anohuchengetedzera upenyu husingaperi. 26Ani naani anondishumira anofanira kunditevera, kuti muranda wangu ave paya pandiri. Ani naani anondishumira, Baba vangu vachamukudza.”
27“Zvino mweya wangu wakatambudzika. Ndichatiiko—‘Baba, ndiponesei panguva ino’? Asi ndokusaka ndakasvika panguva ino. Baba, kudzai zita renyu.”
28Ipapo inzwi rakabva kudenga richiti: “Ndarikudza, uye ndicharikudzazve.”
29Boka rakanga rimire ipapo rakarinzwa, rikati kwaitinhira; vamwe vakati mutumwa ataura naye.
30Jesu akati, “Inzwi iri rauya nokuda kwenyu, kwete nokuda kwangu. 31Zvino ndiyo nguva yokutongwa kwenyika ino; zvino mutongi wenyika ino achadzingwa. 32Uye ini, pandichasimudzwa kubva panyika, ndichakwevera vanhu vose kwandiri.”
33Akataura izvi kuti aratidze kuti aizofa norudzi rupi rworufu.
34Boka rakapindura rikati, “Isu takanzwa muMutemo kuti Kristu anogara nokusingaperi. Seiko muchiti Mwanakomana woMunhu anofanira kusimudzwa? Ndianiko Mwanakomana woMunhu uyu?”
35Saka Jesu akati, “Chiedza chichinemi kwechinguva chiduku. Fambai muchine chiedza, kuti rima rirege kukubatai. Ani naani anofamba murima haazivi kwaanoenda. 36Muchine chiedza, tendai muchiedza, kuti muve vana vechiedza.” Ataura izvi, Jesu akaenda, akazvivanza kwavari.
Fambai Muchine Chiedza
37Kunyange zvazvo akanga aita zviratidzo zvizhinji kudaro pamberi pavo, havana kuzotenda maari,
38kuti shoko romuprofita Isaya rizadziswe, iro raakataura, richiti: “Baba, ndiani akatenda shoko redu? Uye ruoko rwaBaba vedu rwakaratidzwa kuna ani?”
39Ndokusaka vakanga vasingagoni kutenda, nokuti Isaya akatizve: 40“Akapofumadza meso avo akaomesa mwoyo wavo, kuti varege kuona nameso avo, kana kunzwisisa nomwoyo wavo, kana kutendeuka —kuti ndivaporese.”
41Isaya akataura zvinhu izvi nokuti akaona kubwinya kwaJesu, akataura pamusoro pake. b b v41 Johani anotiudza pachena: Isaya paakaona chigaro choumambo mutemberi uye maserafimu achidanidzira achiti “Mutsvene, mutsvene, mutsvene,” akanga achiona kubwinya kwaJesu. 42Kunyange zvakadaro, vazhinji kunyange vavatongi vakatenda maari, asi havana kuzvibvuma nokuda kwavaFarisi, kuti varege kudzingwa musinagogi, 43nokuti vakada kurumbidzwa kunobva kuvanhu kupfuura kurumbidzwa kunobva kuna Baba vedu.
44Jesu akadanidzira akati, “Ani naani anotenda mandiri haatendi mandiri ndoga, asi muna iye akandituma. 45Uye ani naani anondiona anoona iye akandituma. 46Ini ndakauya munyika ndiri chiedza, kuti ani naani anotenda mandiri arege kuramba ari murima. 47Kana munhu akanzwa mashoko angu akasaachengeta, ini handimutongi—handina kuuya kuzotonga nyika, asi kuzoponesa nyika. 48Ani naani anondiramba uye asingagamuchiri mashoko angu ane mutongi kare: shoko randakataura ndiro richamutonga pazuva rokupedzisira. 49Handina kutaura ndichizvitaurira ndoga; asi Baba vakandituma ivo pachavo vakandirayira zvokutaura nokuti ndotaura sei. 50Ndinoziva kuti murayiro wavo upenyu husingaperi, saka ndinotaura chete izvo Baba zvavakandiudza kuti nditaure.”