Mukadzi Wavakauya Naye kuna Jesu
Vanopomera mukadzi akabatwa achiita upombwe vanorasa matombo avo mumwe nomumwe, uye Jesu haamupi mhosva. Ipapo kukakavadzana kunova kwoutsinye: anotaura zvaakaona ari naBaba vake, ivo vanozviti ndevaAbraham, uye NDINI wake anoita kuti vasvasvavire matombo.
8 1Asi Jesu akaenda kuGomo reMiorivhi.
2Mambakwedza akauyazve kutemberi; vanhu vose vakauya kwaari, akagara pasi akavadzidzisa. 3Vanyori navaFarisi vakauya nomukadzi akanga abatwa achiita upombwe, vakamumisa pakati. 4Vakati kwaari, “Mudzidzisi, mukadzi uyu abatwa achiita upombwe chaiko. 5Zvino muMutemo, Mozisi akatiraira kuti titake namabwe vakadzi vakadaro. Saka iwe unoti kudini? 6Vakataura izvi vachimuedza, vachitsvaka pavangamupomera mhosva. Asi Jesu akakotama akanyora pasi nechigunwe chake.”
7Pavakaramba vachimubvunza, akasimuka akati kwavari, “Ani naani pakati penyu asina chivi, ngaatange kumukanda nebwe.”
8Akakotamazve akanyora pasi.
9Vakati vanzwa izvi, vakaenda mumwe nomumwe, kutanga navakuru, kusvikira Jesu asara ari oga nomukadzi akanga akamira ipapo.
10Jesu akasimuka akati kwaari, “Mai, varipi? Hapana akakupa mhosva here?”
11Akati, “Hapana, Ishe.” Jesu akati, “Neniwo handikupi mhosva. Enda, uye kubva zvino, usatadzazve.”
Ndini Chiedza Chenyika
12Jesu akataurazve kwavari achiti: “Ndini chiedza chenyika. Ani naani anonditevera haangatongofambi murima asi achava nechiedza choupenyu.”
13Saka vaFarisi vakati kwaari, “Iwe uri kuzvipupurira; uchapupu hwako hahusi hwechokwadi.”
14Jesu akapindura akati, “Kunyange ndikazvipupurira, uchapupu hwangu ndohwechokwadi, nokuti ndinoziva kwandakabva nekwandiri kuenda; asi imi hamuzivi kwandinobva kana kwandiri kuenda. 15Imi munotonga maererano nenyama; ini handitongi munhu. 16Kunyange ndikatonga, kutonga kwangu ndokwechokwadi, nokuti handitongi ndiri ndoga, asi ini naBaba vakandituma. 17MuMutemo wenyu makanyorwa kuti uchapupu hwavanhu vaviri ndohwechokwadi. 18Ndinozvipupurira, uye Baba vakandituma vanondipupurira.”
19Vakabvunza vachiti, “Baba vako varipi?” Jesu akapindura akati, “Hamuzivi ini kana Baba vangu. Dai maindiziva, maizivawo Baba vangu.”
20Akataura izvi achidzidzisa mutemberi, paimba yepfuma; hapana akamubata—nguva yake yakanga isati yasvika.
21Saka akati kwavarizve, “Ndiri kuenda. Muchanditsvaka mugofa muri muchivi chenyu. Kwandiri kuenda, imi hamungauyi.”
Kubva Pasi, Kubva Kumusoro
22Saka vaJudha vakati, “Achazviuraya here, zvaanoti, ‘Hamungauyi kwandiri kuenda’?”
23Akati kwavari, “Imi munobva pasi; ini ndinobva kumusoro. Imi muri venyika ino; ini handizi wenyika ino. 24Ndakakuudzai kuti muchafa muzvivi zvenyu; kana musingatendi kuti Ndini Iye, muchafa muzvivi zvenyu.” a a v24 Jesu anozvireva zita roumwari. “Ndini Iye” ndiwo mashoko akazvizivisa nawo Baba vedu kuna Mozisi pagwenzi raibvira moto (Ekisodho 3:14). Vanhu vazhinji vakanzwisisa chirevo ichi gare gare muchitsauko chino vakaedza kumutaka namabwe nokuda kwokumhura (ndima 59).
25Saka vakati kwaari, “Ko iwe ndiwe ani chaizvo?” Jesu akati kwavari, “Ndizvo chaizvo zvandanga ndichikuudzai kubva pakutanga.
26Ndine zvizhinji zvokutaura nokutonga pamusoro penyu, asi avo vakandituma ndevechokwadi; zvandakanzwa kwavari, ndizvo zvandinoudza nyika.”
27Havana kunzwisisa kuti akanga achitaura kwavari pamusoro paBaba.
28Saka Jesu akati kwavari, “Pamuchasimudza Mwanakomana woMunhu, ipapo muchaziva kuti Ndini Iye, uye kuti handiiti chinhu ndoga, asi ndinotaura zvinhu izvi sezvandakadzidziswa naBaba. 29Avo vakandituma vaneni; havana kundisiya ndoga, nokuti ndinogara ndichiita zvinovafadza.”
Garai muShoko Rangu
30Paakanga achitaura zvinhu izvi, vazhinji vakatenda kwaari.
31Ipapo Jesu akati kuvaJudha vakanga vamutenda, “Kana mukagara mushoko rangu, muri vadzidzi vangu zvechokwadi, 32uye muchaziva chokwadi, uye chokwadi chichakusunungurai.”
33Vakamupindura vachiti, “Tiri vorudzi rwaAbhurahama, hatina kutongova varanda vomunhu. Unogona sei kuti, ‘Muchava vakasununguka’?”
34Jesu akavapindura akati, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, chokwadi: munhu wose anoramba achitadza muranda wechivi. 35Muranda haagari mumba nokusingaperi; mwanakomana anogara nokusingaperi. 36Saka kana Mwanakomana akakusunungurai, muchava vakasununguka zvechokwadi. 37Ndinoziva kuti muri vorudzi rwaAbhurahama; asi munotsvaka kundiuraya nokuti shoko rangu harina nzvimbo mamuri. 38Ini ndinotaura zvandakaona kuna Baba vangu, uye imi munoita zvamakanzwa kuna baba venyu.”
39Vakapindura vachiti, “Isu baba vedu ndiAbhurahama.” Jesu akati, “Dai manga muri vana vaAbhurahama, maiita mabasa akaitwa naAbhurahama, 40asi zvino munoda kundiuraya—murume akakuudzai chokwadi chandakanzwa kuna Baba vangu. Abhurahama haana kuita izvi. 41Imi munoita mabasa ababa venyu.” Vakati kwaari, “Isu hatina kuberekwa muupombwe. Tine Baba vamwe chete—Mwari pachavo.”
42Jesu akati kwavari, “Dai Mwari vari Baba venyu, maindida, nokuti ndakabva kuna Mwari uye ndiripo pano. Handina kuzviuyira ndoga—ivo vakandituma. 43Sei musinganzwisisi kutaura kwangu? Nokuti hamugoni kutsungirira kunzwa shoko rangu. 44Imi muri vababa venyu, dhiabhorosi, uye munoda kuita zvido zvake. Akanga ari mhondi kubvira pakutanga, asingamiri muchokwadi, nokuti maari hamuna chokwadi. Paanoreva nhema, anotaura zvake chaizvo, nokuti munyepi uye ndiye baba venhema. b b v44 Jesu anofumura nhema huru dzakavaka zvose dzokuEdheni nezita radzo. Nyoka yakaudza Evha kuti Baba vedu vakanga vachimunyima zvinhu zvakanaka—nyoka yakanga yaramba Baba pachavo—ndiyo munyepi wokutanga, baba venhema dzose dzinoratidza Baba vedu savari kure. Avo vanoramba Mwanakomana vane baba iwoyo, kwete Abhurahama, kwete Mwari. 45Asi nokuti ndinotaura chokwadi, hamunditendi. 46Ndiani pakati penyu angandipa mhosva yechivi? Kana ndichitaura chokwadi, sei musinganditendi? 47Ani naani anobva kuna Baba vedu anonzwa mashoko avo; imi hamunzwi nokuti hamubvi kuna Baba vedu.”
48VaJudha vakapindura vachiti, “Hatina kururama here pakuti uri muSamaria uye une dhimoni?”
49Jesu akapindura akati, “Handina dhimoni, asi ndinokudza Baba vangu, uye imi munondishora. 50Asi handitsvaki kukudzwa kwangu; Baba vedu ndivo vanokutsvaka, uye ndivo vanotonga. 51Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, chokwadi, kana munhu akachengeta shoko rangu, haangatongooni rufu.”
52VaJudha vakati kwaari, “Zvino tava kuziva kuti une dhimoni. Abhurahama akafa, uyewo vaprofita, asi iwe unoti, ‘Ani naani anochengeta shoko rangu haangatongoraviri rufu.’ 53Ko iwe uri mukuru kupfuura baba vedu Abhurahama vakafa here? Vaprofita vakafawo! Unozviti ndiwe ani?”
54Jesu akapindura akati, “Kana ndikazvikudza, kukudzwa kwangu hakuna maturo. NdiBaba vangu vanondikudza, ivo vamunoti, ‘NdiMwari wedu.’ 55Hamuvazivi, asi ini ndinovaziva. Dai ndati handivazivi, ndaizova munyepi semi. Asi ndinovaziva uye ndinochengeta shoko ravo. 56Abhurahama baba vako vakafara kuti vaizoona zuva rangu. Vakariona vakafara.”
57Saka vaJudha vakati kwaari, “Iwe hausati wasvitsa makore makumi mashanu okuberekwa, zvino waona Abhurahama here?”
58Jesu akati kwavari, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, chokwadi, Abhurahama asati avapo, Ndini Iye.” c c v58 “Ndini Iye” inodzokorora zita raMwari kuna Mozisi (Ekisodho 3:14)—chirevo chokuti ndiMwari, ndokusaka vakabata mabwe.
59Saka vakanonga mabwe kuti vamukande nawo, asi Jesu akazvivanza akabuda achibva mutemberi.