Baba Vanotevera Gwai Rimwe Rakarasika
Zvinhu zvitatu zvinorasikirwa naBaba vedu ndokuwanikwa, chimwe nechimwe chichiguma nemabiko: gwai, mari, uye mwanakomana anopedza zvose ozodzoka kumba achidzidzira kukumbira ruregerero rwunoregedzwa nababa vake vachimhanya kwaari. Nyaya haiperi ipapo. Mukoma anosara panze, akatsamwa.
15 1Zvino vateresi navatadzi vose vaiswedera pedyo kuti vamunzwe. a a v1 Vateresi vaivengwa zvikuru savatengesi — vaJudha vaiunganidza mari yaienda kuRoma, vachiwanzoreva mari yakawandisa vachizozvibatira musiyano wacho. 2VaFarisi navanyori vakagunʼunʼuna, vachiti, “Munhu uyu anogamuchira vatadzi uye anodya navo.”
3Saka akavataurira mufananidzo uyu, achiti:
4“Ndeupi munhu pakati penyu, ane makwai zana, kana akarasikirwa nerimwe rawo, haangasiyi here makumi mapfumbamwe namapfumbamwe kusango otevera gwai rakarasika kusvikira ariwana? 5Uye paanoriwana, anoriisa pamapfudzi ake, achifara.” 6Paanosvika kumba, anokoka shamwari dzake navavakidzani vake pamwe chete, achiti kwavari, “Farai pamwe chete neni—ndawana gwai rangu rakanga rarasika.” 7“Ndinokuudzai kuti, saizvozvowo, kuchava nomufaro mukuru kudenga pamusoro pomutadzi mumwe anotendeuka kupfuura pamusoro pavanhu vakarurama makumi mapfumbamwe namapfumbamwe vasingatodi kutendeuka.”
Baba Vanotsvaka Mari Yakarasika
8“Kana ndeupi mukadzi ane mari gumi dzesirivha, imwe neimwe iri mubhadharo wezuva rimwe, kana akarasikirwa neimwe, haabatidzi here mwenje, otsvaira imba, otsvaka zvakanaka kusvikira aiwana?” 9Paanoiwana, anokoka shamwari dzake navavakidzani vake, achiti: “Farai pamwe chete neni, nokuti ndawana mari yangu yakanga yarasika.” 10“Saka, ndinokuudzai kuti, kune mufaro pamberi pevatumwa vaBaba vedu pamusoro pomutadzi mumwe anotendeuka.”
Baba Vanomhanya Kundogamuchira Mwanakomana Wavo Kumba
11Akati, “Kwaiva nomurume akanga ana vanakomana vaviri.”
12“Mwanakomana muduku akati kuna baba vake, ‘Baba, ndipei mugove wangu wenhaka.’ Saka akagovera pfuma yake pakati pavo. 13Pasina nguva, mwanakomana muduku akaunganidza zvose zvaaiva nazvo, akaenda kunyika iri kure, uye ikoko akaparadza pfuma yake achirarama upenyu hwokupambadza. 14Paakapedza zvose, nzara huru yakawira nyika iyoyo, akatanga kushayiwa. 15Saka akaenda akandoshanda kumumwe mugari wenyika iyoyo, uyo akamutuma kuminda yake kundofudza nguruve. 16Aidisisa kuzadza dumbu rake nemateko aidyiwa nenguruve, asi hapana aimupa.”
17Paakadzoka mupfungwa dzake, akati, “Vashandi vangani vababa vangu vane chingwa chakawanda chinosara, asi ini ndiri pano ndichifa nenzara?” 18“‘Ndichasimuka ndiende kuna baba vangu, ndigoti kwavari, “Baba, ndatadzira denga uye pamberi penyu.”’ 19‘Handichafaniri kunzi mwanakomana wenyu; ndiitei somumwe wavashandi venyu vanobhadharwa.’”
20“Akasimuka akaenda kuna baba vake. Paakanga achiri kure, baba vake vakamuona, mwoyo wavo ukazara netsitsi—vakamhanya, vakamumbundikira, vakamutsvoda.” b b v20 Mutsika dzenguva yaJesu, murume ane chiremera akanga asingambomhanyi pavanhu — kumhanya kwababa uku kwaiva chiito chinoshamisa chorudo nokuzvininipisa chakaitwa nemaune.
21Mwanakomana akati, “Baba, ndatadzira denga uye pamberi penyu. Handichafaniri kunzi mwanakomana wenyu.”
22Asi baba vakati kuvaranda vavo, “Kurumidzai kuuya nenguo yakanakisisa mumupfekedze, muise mhete pamunwe wake neshangu patsoka dzake.”
23“‘Uye uyai nemhuru yakakodzwa muiuraye, uye ngatidye tipembere.’ 24‘Nokuti mwanakomana wangu uyu akanga akafa zvino ava mupenyu zvakare; akanga arasika zvino awanikwa.’ Vakatanga kupembera.”
25“Mwanakomana wake mukuru akanga ari kumunda; paakaswedera pedyo neimba achidzoka, akanzwa mimhanzi nokutamba. 26Akadana mumwe wavaranda akabvunza kuti chii chaiitika. 27Akati kwaari, ‘Mununʼuna wako asvika, uye baba vako vauraya mhuru yakakodzwa, nokuti vamugamuchira zvakare ari mupenyu uye akagwinya.’ 28Asi akatsamwa, akaramba kupinda. Baba vake vakabuda vakamukumbirisa, 29asi akapindura baba vake, achiti, ‘Tarirai, ndakakushandirai makore ose aya, ndisina kumboramba murayiro wenyu—asi hamuna kumbondipa kunyange mbudzana kuti ndipembere neshamwari dzangu.’ 30‘Asi paakauya mwanakomana wenyu uyu, akapedza pfuma yenyu nezvifeve, makamuurayira mhuru yakakodzwa!’”
31Akati kwaari, “Mwanangu, iwe unogara uneni nguva dzose, uye zvose zvandinazvo ndezvako.”
32“‘Zvakanga zvakafanira kufara nokupembera: mununʼuna wako uyu akanga akafa zvino ava mupenyu, akanga arasika zvino awanikwa.’”