Mutambo muJerusarema
Jesu anoporesa murume akanga akaoma mitezo kwamakore makumi matatu namasere, paSabata, uye dambudziko chairo rinotanga paanodana Mwari kuti Baba vake chaivo. Anopindura kuti Mwanakomana anoita chete zvaanoona Baba vachiita, uye kuti Baba vakamupa upenyu nokutonga kwose.
5 1Shure kwaizvozvi kwakava nomutambo wavaJudha, Jesu akakwira kuJerusarema. 2Pedyo neSuo reMakwai muJerusarema pane dziva rine mavheranda mashanu akafukidzwa, rinonzi Bhetesidha muchiAramaiki. a a v2 Bhetesidha zvinoreva kuti ‘imba yetsitsi’ — zita rakakodzera nzvimbo iyo Jesu akaporesa pairi. 3Mukati mawo makanga muvete vazhinji vairwara—mapofu, vakaremara, navakafa mitezo. b b v3 Zvinyorwa zvakare kwazvo hazvina ndima 4 pano; zvinyorwa zvapashure zvinowedzera kuti: “Nokuti mutumwa aiburuka padzimwe nguva achipinda mudziva achibvongodza mvura; ani naani aitanga kupinda shure kwokubvongodzwa aiporeswa pachirwere chipi nechipi chaaiva nacho.” 5Pakanga pane mumwe murume ipapo akanga achirwara kwamakore makumi matatu nemasere.
6Jesu akati achimuona avete ipapo, achiziva kuti akanga agara ipapo kwenguva refu, akabvunza akati, “Unoda kuporeswa here?”
7Murwere akamupindura akati, “Changamire, handina munhu angandiise mudziva kana mvura yabvongodzwa—pandinenge ndichienda, mumwe anotanga kupinda.”
8Jesu akati kwaari, “Simuka, tora rukukwe rwako, ufambe.”
9Pakarepo murume uyu akapora, akatora rukukwe rwake, akafamba. Zuva iroro raiva reSabata.
10Saka vaJudha vakati kumurume akaporeswa, “Nhasi iSabata—hautenderwi kutakura rukukwe rwako.”
11Akavapindura akati, “Murume andiporesa ndiye akati kwandiri, ‘Tora rukukwe rwako ufambe.’”
12Vakamubvunza vakati, “Ndiani murume akati kwauri, ‘Rutore ufambe’?”
13Asi murume akaporeswa akanga asingazivi kuti aiva ani, nokuti Jesu akanga anyangarika pakati pavanhu vazhinji vaivapo.
14Pashure Jesu akamuwana mutemberi akati, “Zvino waporeswa. Rega kutadza, kuti zvimwe chinhu chakanyanya kuipa chirege kukuwira.”
15Murume uyu akaenda akaudza vaJudha kuti ndiJesu akanga amuporesa.
Vanomumukira
16Saka vaJudha vakatanga kutambudza Jesu, nokuti aiita zvinhu izvi neSabata.
17Asi Jesu akavapindura akati, “Baba vangu vanoshanda kusvikira zvino, neniwo ndinoshanda.”
18Saka vaJudha vakatonyanya kutsvaka kumuuraya: haana kungotyora Sabata chete asi akatiwo Baba vedu ndiBaba vake chaivo, achizviita wakaenzana navo. c c v18 Vatungamiri vavaJudha vakanzwisisa mashoko aJesu nemazvo: paakati Baba vedu ndiBaba vake chaivo, aiva achizviti akaenzana naBaba vedu. Chikamu chasara chechitsauko iJesu achidzivirira nokutsanangura chirevo ichocho.
19Saka Jesu akati kwavari, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, chokwadi: Mwanakomana haagoni kuita chinhu ari oga, asi izvo chete zvaanoona Baba vachiita. Zvose zvinoitwa naBaba, Mwanakomana anoita saizvozvo.
20“Nokuti Baba vanoda Mwanakomana uye vanomuratidza zvose zvavanoita; vachamuratidza mabasa makuru kupfuura aya, kuti mushamiswe. 21Nokuti Baba sezvavanomutsa vakafa vachivapa upenyu, saizvozvo Mwanakomana anopawo upenyu kuna ani naani waanoda. 22Nokuti Baba havatongi munhu, asi vakapa Mwanakomana kutonga kwose, 23kuti vose vakudze Mwanakomana sezvavanokudza Baba; ani naani asingakudzi Mwanakomana haakudzi Baba vakamutuma.
24Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, chokwadi: ani naani anonzwa shoko rangu uye achitenda iye akandituma ane upenyu husingaperi uye haazotongwi—abva parufu akapinda muupenyu. 25Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, chokwadi, nguva inouya, uye yatosvika, apo vakafa vachanzwa inzwi roMwanakomana waBaba vedu, uye avo vachanzwa vachararama. 26Nokuti Baba sezvavane upenyu mavari pachavo, vakapa Mwanakomana kuti avewo noupenyu maari pachake. 27Uye vakamupa simba rokutonga, nokuti ndiye Mwanakomana woMunhu. 28Musashamiswa neizvi—nguva iri kuuya apo vose vari mumakuva vachanzwa inzwi rake, 29vagobuda—avo vakaita zvakanaka, kukumuka kwoupenyu; avo vakaita zvakaipa, kukumuka kwokutongwa. 30Ndiri ndoga handigoni kuita chinhu. Ndinotonga sezvandinonzwa; kutonga kwangu kwakarurama, nokuti handitsvaki kuda kwangu asi kuda kwaiye akandituma.
Zvapupu zvoMwanakomana
31“Kana ndichipupura nezvangu, uchapupu hwangu hahuna kutendeka. 32Pane mumwe anopupura nezvangu, uye ndinoziva kuti uchapupu hwake pamusoro pangu ndohwechokwadi. 33Makatuma nhume kuna Johani, uye akapupurira chokwadi. 34Handirevi kuti ndinogamuchira uchapupu hwomunhu, asi ndinotaura zvinhu izvi kuti muponeswe. 35Johani aiva mwenje waibvira uchipenya, uye makanga muchida kufara kwechinguva muchiedza chake. 36Asi ndine uchapupu hukuru kupfuura hwaJohani: mabasa andakapiwa naBaba vangu kuti ndiapedze—iwo mabasa andiri kuita—anopupura kuti Baba vangu vakandituma. 37Uye Baba vangu vakandituma ivo vamene vakapupura nezvangu. Hamuna kutombonzwa inzwi ravo kana kuona chimiro chavo, 38uye hamuna shoko ravo rinogara mamuri, nokuti hamutendi iye wavakatuma.
39Munonzvera Magwaro, muchifunga kuti ane upenyu husingaperi—asi iwo amene anopupura nezvangu, 40asi munoramba kuuya kwandiri kuti muve noupenyu. 41Handigamuchiri kukudzwa kunobva kuvanhu, 42asi ndinokuzivai—kuti hamuna rudo rwaBaba vedu mukati menyu. 43Ndakauya muzita raBaba vangu, asi hamundigamuchiri; kana mumwe akauya muzita rake pachake, muchamugamuchira. 44Mungatenda sei, imi muchigamuchira kukudzwa kunobva kuno mumwe nomumwe asi musingatsvaki kukudzwa kunobva kuna Mwari oga?
45Musafunga kuti ndichakupomerai pamberi paBaba vangu. Mozisi, iye wamakavimba naye, ndiye anokupomerai. 46Nokuti dai maitenda Mozisi, maizonditendawo, nokuti akanyora nezvangu. 47Asi kana musingatendi zvaakanyora, mungatenda sei mashoko angu?”