Ruka 1 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

1 ¹Sezvo vazhinji vakatanga kunyora nhoroondo yakarongeka yezvinhu zvakaitika pakati pedu, ²sezvatakazvipiwa navaya vakanga vari zvapupu zvakaona nameso kubva pakutanga uye vari varanda veshoko, ³neniwo, ndaongorora zvinhu zvose zvakanaka kubva pakutanga, ndakafunga kukunyorerai zvakarongeka, imi Teofiro munokudzwa kwazvo, ⁴kuti muzive chokwadi chezvinhu zvamakadzidziswa.

Baba Vanovimbisa Zekariya Mwanakomana

⁵Mumazuva aHerodhi, mambo weJudhiya, kwaiva nomupristi ainzi Zekariya aiva weboka roupristi hwaAbhija. Mukadzi wake Erizabheti vaibva kudzinza raAroni. ^a a v5 Vapristi vakanga vakakamurwa mumapoka makumi maviri namana aishanda achitevedzana patemberi; boka raAbhija raiva rechisere. ⁶Vose vari vaviri vakanga vakarurama pamberi paBaba vedu, vachifamba vasina chavangapomerwa mumirairo yavo yose nemitemo yavo. ⁷Asi vakanga vasina mwana, nokuti Erizabheti vakanga vari mhanje, uye vose vari vaviri vakanga vakwegura kwazvo.

⁸Zvino pavakanga vachiita basa roupristi pamberi paBaba vedu, boka ravo riri pabasa, ⁹maererano netsika youpristi, mujenya wakavasarudza kuti vapinde munzvimbo tsvene yaBaba vedu vagopisa zvinonhuhwirira. ¹⁰Uye vanhu vazhinji vose vakanga vachinyengetera panze panguva yokupisa zvinonhuhwirira. ^b b v10 Zvinonhuhwirira zvaipiswa mukati menzvimbo tsvene mangwanani oga oga nemanheru oga oga, vanhu vachiungana panze kuti vanyengetere panguva idzodzo.

¹¹Ipapo mutumwa waBaba vedu akazviratidza kwavari, amire kurudyi kwearitari yezvinonhuhwirira. ¹²Zekariya vakavhunduka pavakamuona, uye kutya kwakavabata. ¹³Mutumwa akati kwavari, “Musatya, Zekariya—munyengetero wenyu wanzwikwa. Mukadzi wenyu Erizabheti achakuberekerai mwanakomana; mutumidze zita rokuti Johani. ¹⁴Muchava nomufaro nokupembera; vazhinji vachafara pakuzvarwa kwake. ¹⁵Achava mukuru pamberi paBaba vedu, haafaniri kutongonwa waini kana zvimwe zvinwiwa zvinodhaka, uye achazadzwa noMweya Mutsvene kunyange achiri mudumbu ramai vake. ¹⁶Uye achadzorera vazhinji vavana vaIsraeri kuna Baba vavo. ¹⁷Achatungamira pamberi paBaba vedu nomweya nesimba raEria, achidzorera mwoyo yamadzibaba kuvana vavo, neavo vasingateereri kuuchenjeri hwavakarurama, kuti agadzirire Baba vedu vanhu vakazvigadzirira.”

¹⁸Zekariya vakati kumutumwa, “Ndichazviziva sei izvi? Ndakwegura, uye mukadzi wangu akura kwazvo mumakore.”

¹⁹Mutumwa akavapindura akati, “Ndini Gabrieri, anomira pamberi paBaba vedu, ndatumwa kuti nditaure nemi uye ndikuvigirei mashoko aya akanaka. ²⁰Uye zvino muchava munyerere, musingagoni kutaura, kusvikira pazuva rokuitika kwezvinhu izvi, nokuti hamuna kutenda mashoko angu, achaitika panguva yawo.”

²¹Panguva iyoyo vanhu vakanga vakamirira Zekariya, vachishamisika kuti sei vakanonoka kudaro mukati menzvimbo tsvene. ²²Pavakabuda, vakatadza kutaura navo, uye vakaziva kuti vakanga vaona chiratidzo mukati menzvimbo tsvene. Vakaramba vachivaninira namaoko, vakaramba vari mbeveve. ²³Uye mazuva avo okushanda akati apera, vakaenda kumba kwavo. ²⁴Shure kwemazuva aya, mukadzi wake Erizabheti vakava napamuviri, uye kwemwedzi mishanu vakazvivanza, vachiti, ²⁵“Izvi ndizvo zvandakaitirwa naBaba vedu, mumazuva avakanditarira, kuti vabvise kunyadziswa kwangu pakati pavanhu.”

Baba Vanotuma Gabrieri kuna Maria

²⁶Pamwedzi wechitanhatu Baba vedu vakatuma mutumwa Gabrieri kuguta reGarireya rainzi Nazareta, ²⁷kumhandara yakanga yakanyengwa nomurume ainzi Josefa, weimba yaDhavhidhi; zita remhandara racho rainzi Maria. ²⁸Akasvika kwavari akati, “Kwaziwai, imi munonzwirwa nyasha! Baba vedu vanemi.”

²⁹Asi vakakanganiswa kwazvo namashoko ake, vakashamisika kuti kukwazisa uku kwakadini. ³⁰Mutumwa akati kwavari, “Musatya, Maria, nokuti makanzwirwa nyasha naBaba vedu. ³¹Muchava napamuviri mudumbu renyu mugozvara mwanakomana, uye muchamutumidza zita rokuti Jesu. ³²Achava mukuru uye achanzi Mwanakomana weWokumusoro-soro, uye Baba vedu vachamupa chigaro choushe chababa vake Dhavhidhi, ³³uye achatonga imba yaJakobho nokusingaperi; umambo hwake hahungatongoperi.”

³⁴Maria vakati kumutumwa, “Izvi zvichaitika sei, sezvo ndiri mhandara?”

³⁵Mutumwa akavapindura akati, “Mweya Mutsvene uchauya pamusoro penyu, uye simba reWokumusoro-soro richakufukidzai; naizvozvo mwana mutsvene achaberekwa achanzi Mwanakomana waBaba vedu. ³⁶Tarirai, hama yenyu Erizabheti vakavawo napamuviri pomwanakomana pakukwegura kwavo—uyu ndiwo mwedzi wechitanhatu kwavari vainzi mhanje. ³⁷Nokuti hakuna chinhu chichakoniwa naBaba vedu.”

³⁸Maria vakati, “Ndiri murandakadzi waBaba vedu; ngazviitike kwandiri sezvamareva.” Ipapo mutumwa akavasiya.

Maria Anoshanyira Erizabheti

³⁹Mumazuva iwayo Maria vakasimuka vakakurumidza kuenda kunyika yezvikomo, kuguta reJudha, ⁴⁰vakapinda mumba maZekariya vakakwazisa Erizabheti. ⁴¹Erizabheti pavakanzwa kukwazisa kwaMaria, mwana wavo akakwakuka mudumbu mavo, uye vakazadzwa noMweya Mutsvene. ⁴²Vakadanidzira nenzwi guru, vachiti, “Makaropafadzwa pakati pavakadzi, uye chakaropafadzwa chibereko chedumbu renyu! ⁴³Uye zvaitika sei kwandiri, kuti mai vaIshe wangu vauye kwandiri? ⁴⁴Nokuti pandangonzwa kukwazisa kwenyu, mwana ari mudumbu rangu akakwakuka nomufaro. ⁴⁵Vakaropafadzwa ivo vakatenda kuti pachava nokuzadziswa kwezvinhu zvavakaudzwa naBaba vedu.”

Rwiyo rwaMaria rwoKurumbidza

⁴⁶Maria vakati, “Mweya wangu unokudza Baba vedu, ⁴⁷uye mweya wangu unofara muna Baba vedu, Muponesi wangu, ⁴⁸nokuti vakatarira kuzvininipisa kwomurandakadzi wavo. Nokuti kubvira zvino marudzi ose achanditi ndakaropafadzwa; ⁴⁹nokuti Samasimba vakandiitira zvinhu zvikuru, uye zita ravo idzvene. ⁵⁰Uye tsitsi dzavo dziri kune avo vanovatya kubvira kuchizvarwa kusvika kune chimwe chizvarwa. ⁵¹Vakaratidza simba noruoko rwavo; vakaparadzira vanozvikudza mundangariro dzemwoyo yavo; ⁵²vakaburutsa vane simba pazvigaro zvavo zvoushe uye vakasimudzira vanozvininipisa; ⁵³vakagutsa vane nzara nezvinhu zvakanaka, uye vapfumi vakavaendesa vasina chinhu. ⁵⁴Vakabatsira muranda wavo Israeri, vachirangarira tsitsi dzavo, ⁵⁵sezvavakataura kumadzibaba edu, kuna Abhurahama nokuvana vake nokusingaperi.”

⁵⁶Maria vakagara navo kwemwedzi inenge mitatu vakazodzokera kumba kwavo.

Johani Anoberekwa

⁵⁷Zvino nguva yokuti Erizabheti vasununguke yakasvika, uye vakazvara mwanakomana. ⁵⁸Vavakidzani vavo nehama dzavo vakanzwa kuti Baba vedu vakanga vavaitira tsitsi huru, uye vakafara navo. ⁵⁹Pazuva rorusere vakauya kuzodzingisa mwana, uye vakanga vava kuda kumutumidza zita rokuti Zekariya sababa vake, ⁶⁰asi mai vake vakapindura vakati, “Kwete; achanzi Johani.”

⁶¹Vakati kwavari, “Hakuna kana mumwe wehama dzenyu anonzi nezita iri.” ⁶²Vakaninira kuna baba vake, vachibvunza kuti Zekariya vaida kuti mwana anzi ani.

⁶³Vakakumbira hwendefa vakanyora kuti, “Zita rake ndiJohani.” Zvino vose vakashamisika. ⁶⁴Pakarepo muromo wavo wakazarurwa norurimi rwavo rwakasunungurwa, uye vakataura, vachirumbidza Baba vedu. ⁶⁵Kutya kwakawira vavakidzani vavo vose, uye zvinhu izvi zvose zvakataurwa munyika yose yezvikomo yeJudhiya. ⁶⁶Uye vose vakanzwa vakachengeta zvinhu izvi mumwoyo yavo, vachiti, “Ko mwana uyu achazova ani?” Nokuti ruoko rwaBaba vedu rwaiva naye.

Zekariya Anoporofita

⁶⁷Uye baba vake Zekariya vakazadzwa noMweya Mutsvene vakaporofita, vachiti, ⁶⁸“Ngavarumbidzwe Baba vedu vaIsraeri, nokuti vakashanyira uye vakadzikinura vanhu vavo, ⁶⁹uye vakatisimudzira Muponesi ane simba muimba yomuranda wavo Dhavhidhi, ⁷⁰sezvavakataura nomuromo wavaporofita vavo vatsvene kare kare, ⁷¹kuti tiponeswe kuvavengi vedu nokuruoko rwaavo vose vanotivenga; ⁷²kuratidza tsitsi dzakavimbiswa madzibaba edu uye kurangarira sungano yavo tsvene, ⁷³mhiko yavakapika kuna baba vedu Abhurahama, yokutipa, ⁷⁴kuti isu, tasunungurwa kuruoko rwavavengi vedu, tivashumire tisingatyi, ⁷⁵muutsvene nokururama pamberi pavo mazuva edu ose. ⁷⁶Uye iwe, mwana, uchanzi muporofita weWokumusoro-soro; nokuti uchatungamira pamberi paShe kuti ugadzirire nzira dzavo, ⁷⁷kupa vanhu vavo ruzivo rworuponeso kubudikidza nokuregererwa kwezvivi zvavo, ⁷⁸nokuda kwetsitsi huru dzaBaba vedu, idzo nadzo kubuda kwezuva kunobva kumusoro kuchatishanyira, ^c c v78 'Kubuda kwezuva kunobva kumusoro' izita raJesu — chiedza chamambakwedza chinotumwa naBaba vedu kune vari murima, kuti chititungamirire kumusha. ⁷⁹kuvhenekera avo vagere murima nomumumvuri worufu, kuti tsoka dzedu dzitungamirirwe munzira yorugare.”

⁸⁰Mwana akakura, akava nesimba mumweya, uye akagara murenje kusvikira pazuva raakazviratidza pachena kuvaIsraeri.