Nikodhimo Anouya Usiku

Nikodhimo anouya usiku oudzwa kuti hakuna anoona umambo asina kuberekwa achibva kumusoro, noMweya, anofamba semhepo. Baba vedu vakada nyika zvokuti vakapa Mwanakomana wavo mumwe oga. Johane Mubhabhatidzi anowedzera, nomufaro, kuti iye anofanira kuderera.

Chitsauko 3.

Zvino kwaiva nomurume wavaFarisi ainzi Nikodhimo, mutongi wavaJudha. Murume uyu akauya kuna Jesu usiku akati, “Rabhi, tinoziva kuti muri mudzidzisi akabva kuna Baba vedu, nokuti hakuna munhu angaita zviratidzo izvi zvamunoita kunze kwokunge Baba vedu vari naye.”

Jesu akapindura akati, “Chokwadi, chokwadi, ndinokuudza: kunze kwokunge munhu aberekwa achibva kumusoro, haagoni kuona umambo hwaBaba vedu.” ^a

Nikodhimo akabvunza akati, “Munhu angaberekwa sei iye akwegura? Angapinda zvakare mudumbu ramai vake agoberekwa here?”

Jesu akapindura akati, “Chokwadi, chokwadi, ndinokuudza, kunze kwokunge munhu aberekwa nemvura uye noMweya Mutsvene, haagoni kupinda muumambo hwaBaba vedu. Icho chakaberekwa nenyama inyama, uye icho chakaberekwa noMweya Mutsvene mweya. Usashamiswa nokuti ndakati kwauri, ‘Unofanira kuberekwa patsva uchibva kumusoro.’ Mhepo inovhuvhuta kwainoda; unonzwa inzwi rayo asi hauzivi kwainobva kana kwainoenda. Ndizvo zvakaita munhu wose akaberekwa noMweya.” ^b

Nikodhimo akati kwaari, “Zvinhu izvi zvingaitika sei?”

Jesu akamupindura akati, “Ndiwe mudzidzisi waIsraeri asi haunzwisisi zvinhu izvi? Chokwadi, chokwadi, ndinokuudza: tinotaura zvatinoziva, tinopupura zvatakaona, asi haugamuchiri uchapupu hwedu. Kana ndikakuudza zvinhu zvenyika asi usingatendi, uchatenda sei kana ndikakuudza zvinhu zvokudenga? Hakuna munhu akakwira kudenga kunze kwouya akaburuka kubva kudenga, iye Mwanakomana woMunhu. Sokusimudza kwakaita Mozisi nyoka murenje, saizvozvo Mwanakomana woMunhu anofanira kusimudzwa, ^c kuti ani naani anotenda maari ave noupenyu husingaperi. Nokuti Baba vedu vakada nyika zvikuru kwazvo zvokuti vakapa Mwanakomana wavo mumwe oga, kuti ani naani anotenda maari arege kuparara asi ave noupenyu husingaperi. ^d Nokuti Baba vedu havana kutuma Mwanakomana wavo munyika kuti vape nyika mhosva, asi kuti nyika iponeswe kubudikidza naye. Ani naani anotenda maari haapiwi mhosva; ani naani asingatendi atopiwa mhosva kare, nokuti haana kutenda muzita roMwanakomana mumwe oga waBaba vedu. Uku ndiko kutongwa: chiedza chakapinda munyika, uye vanhu vakada rima kupfuura chiedza nokuti mabasa avo akanga akaipa. Munhu wose anoita zvakaipa anovenga chiedza uye haauyi kuchiedza, kuti mabasa ake arege kufumurwa. Asi ani naani anoita chokwadi anouya kuchiedza, kuti zviratidzwe kuti mabasa ake akaitwa muna Baba vedu.”

Kubhabhatidza muJudhiya

Shure kwaizvozvo, Jesu navadzidzi vake vakaenda kumaruwa eJudhiya, uko kwaakagara navo, achibhabhatidza. Johaniwo akabhabhatidza paAenoni pedyo neSarimu, nokuti mvura yakanga yakawanda ipapo, uye vanhu vakauya vakabhabhatidzwa, nokuti Johani akanga asati aiswa mutorongo. Zvino nharo dzakamuka pakati pavamwe vavadzidzi vaJohani nomuJudha pamusoro pokucheneswa. Vakauya kuna Johani vakati, “Rabhi, murume aiva nemi mhiri kwaJorodhani, uya wamakapupura nezvake—ari kubhabhatidza, uye munhu wose ari kuenda kwaari.”

Johani akapindura akati, “Munhu haagoni kugamuchira kunyange chinhu chimwe chete kunze kwokunge apiwa kudenga. Imi pachenyu munogona kupupura: ndakati ‘Handisi Kristu, asi ndakatumwa mberi kwake.’ Uyo ane mwenga ndiye muroori—Jesu. Shamwari yomuroori, inomira ichimunzwa, inofara kwazvo painzwa inzwi romuroori. Saka mufaro wangu zvino wazara. ^e Iye anofanira kuwedzera, asi ini ndinofanira kudzikira.”

Uyo anobva kumusoro ari pamusoro pezvose. Uyo wenyika ndewenyika uye anotaura zvenyika. Uyo anobva kudenga ari pamusoro pezvose. Anopupura zvaakaona nezvaakanzwa, asi hakuna munhu anogamuchira uchapupu hwake. Ani naani anogamuchira uchapupu hwake anosimbisa kuti Baba vedu ndevechokwadi. Uyo akatumwa naBaba vedu anotaura mashoko aBaba vedu, nokuti vanopa Mweya Mutsvene vasingayeri. Baba vedu vanoda Mwanakomana uye vakaisa zvinhu zvose muruoko rwake. ^f Ani naani anotenda muMwanakomana ane upenyu husingaperi; ani naani asingateereri Mwanakomana haangaoni upenyu—hasha dzaBaba vedu dzinoramba dziri pamusoro pake.

Tsananguro dzepasi

^aJohani 3:3 — Shoko rokuti anōthen rinoreva zvose zviri zviviri, ‘kubva kumusoro’ uye ‘zvakare.’ Nikodhimo akanzwa ‘zvakare’ — ndokusaka akabvunza nezvokupinda zvakare mudumbu (v4).
^bJohani 3:8 — Shoko rimwe chetero rinoreva zvose zviri zviviri “mhepo” uye “Mweya” — Jesu anoshandisa icho chaunganzwa asi usingakwanisi kutevera kuti aratidze iye anopa kuberekwa kutsva.
^cJohani 3:14 — Mozisi akasimudza nyoka yendarira padanda murenje kuti muIsraeri wose akarumwa nenyoka akwanise kuitarisa agorarama (Numeri 21:8–9).
^dJohani 3:16 — Rudo rwakapa Mwanakomana ndirwo rudo rwaBaba. Baba vedu havana kutumira mutorwa munyika — vakapa Mwanakomana wavo chaiye, Jesu, kuti tigone kudzokera kumba savana vavo.
^eJohani 3:29 — Johani anodana Jesu kuti Muroori — iye uyo Baba vedu vakagara vavimbisa kuti aizouya achitsvaka Mwenga wavo, vanhu vavanoda. Mufaro waJohani ndiwo mufaro weshamwari pamuchato wava kusvika chaizvo.
^fJohani 3:35 — Rudo rwaBaba noMwanakomana runoratidzwa mundima iyi ndihwo upenyu hwomukati hwaMwari pachake — husingaperi, husingachinji, uye tsime rezvinhu zvose zvakapiwa naBaba vedu kuMwanakomana kuti azvitakure munyika.