Baba Vanopa Mubayiro Kutendeka Kwakangwara
Mutariri ava kuda kudzingwa anoderedza zvikwereti zvatenzi wake kuti azviwanire shamwari, uye anorumbidzwa zvinoshamisa nokuda kwekungwara. Mari ndiyo tambo inobatanidza, nokuti hapana anogona kushumira Baba vedu nepfuma. Ipapo mupfumi naRazaro, negomba risingagoni kuyambukwa nemunhu mushure merufu.
16 1Akaudzawo vadzidzi vake achiti, “Paiva nomumwe mupfumi akanga aine mutariri akapomerwa mhosva yokuparadza pfuma yake. 2Akamudana akati, ‘Chii ichi chandinonzwa pamusoro pako? Ndipe rondedzero yokutarira kwako, nokuti haucharambi uri mutariri.’
3“Mutariri akati mumwoyo make, ‘Ndichaiteiko? Tenzi wangu ari kunditorera basa rangu. Handina simba rokurima, uye ndinonyara kupemha.’ 4Ndinoziva zvandichaita, kuti pandinorasikirwa nebasa iri, vanhu vandigamuchire mudzimba dzavo.” 5Akadana vaya vaiva nezvikwereti kuna tenzi wake, mumwe nomumwe, akabvunza wokutanga, “Une chikwereti chakadini kuna tenzi wangu?” 6Akati, “Zviyero zana zvamafuta emiorivhi.” Akati kwaari, “Tora gwaro rako rechikwereti, kurumidza kugara pasi, unyore makumi mashanu.” 7Ipapo akabvunza mumwezve, “Iwe, une chikwereti chakadini?” “Zviyero zana zvegorosi,” akadaro. “Tora gwaro rako rechikwereti,” akati kwaari, “unyore makumi masere.”
8“Tenzi akarumbidza mutariri usina kutendeseka nokuti akaita nokungwara, nokuti vana venyika ino vakangwara pakati pechizvarwa chavo kupfuura vana vechiedza. 9Ndinokuudzai, zviitirei shamwari nepfuma yenyika, kuti painopera, vakugamuchirei mudzimba dzisingaperi. 10Ani naani akatendeka pazvinhu zvishoma, akatendekawo pazvizhinji; ani naani asina kutendeka pazvinhu zvishoma, haana kutendekawo pazvizhinji. 11Saka kana musina kutendeka pfuma yenyika, ndiani achakuvimbai nepfuma yechokwadi? 12Uye kana musina kuva vakatendeka pazvinhu zvomumwe munhu, ndiani achakupai zvenyu chaizvo? 13Hapana muranda wepamba angakwanisa kushandira vatenzi vaviri. Achavenga mumwe achida mumwe, kana kunamatira kuno mumwe achizvidza mumwe. Hamungagoni kushandira Baba vedu nepfuma pamwe chete.”
14VaFarisi, vaidisa mari, vakanzwa zvose izvi vakamuseka.
15Akati kwavari, “Munozviruramisa pamberi pavanhu, asi Baba vedu vanoziva mwoyo yenyu. Chinokudzwa pakati pavanhu chinonyangadza pamberi paBaba vedu.”
16“Murayiro navaProfita zvakagara kusvikira panguva yaJohani; kubvira ipapo, vhangeri roumambo hwaBaba vedu riri kuparidzwa, uye munhu wose ari kuzvimanikidzira kupinda mahuri. 17Asi zviri nyore kuti denga nenyika zvipfuure pane kuti kamwe kanyorwa komurayiro kakundikane.”
18“Ani naani anoramba mukadzi wake akaroora mumwe anoita upombwe; uye kuroora mukadzi akarambwa nomurume wake kuupombwewo.”
Mupfumi naRazaro
19“Paiva nomumwe mupfumi aipfeka nguo dzepepuru nomucheka wakaisvonaka, achiita mabiko makuru mazuva ose. 20Uye murombo ainzi Razaro akanga akaradzikwa pasuo rake, akazara namaronda, 21achishuva kudya zvimedu zvaiwa patafura yomupfumi; kunyange imbwa dzaiuya dzichinanzva maronda ake. 22Murombo akafa; vatumwa vakamutakura vakamuendesa pachipfuva chaAbhurahama. Mupfumi akafawo akavigwa, a a v22 Pachipfuva chaAbhurahama: mufananidzo wechiJudha wenzvimbo yokunyaradzwa uko vakarurama vaizorora mushure mokufa, vakamirira kumuka kwavakafa. 23uye ari muguva, ari mumarwadzo, akatarira kumusoro akaona Abhurahama vari kure naRazaro ari pachipfuva chavo. b b v23 Hadhesi inyika yavakafa, nzvimbo yokumirira iri pakati pokufa nokutongwa kokupedzisira — hazvisi zvimwe chetezvo nenzvimbo yokupedzisira yokutongwa. 24Akadanidzira, akati, ‘Baba Abhurahama, ndinzwirei tsitsi. Tumai Razaro kuti anyike muromo wechigunwe chake mumvura atonhodze rurimi rwangu, nokuti ndiri kurwadziwa mukati momurazvo uyu.’
25“Asi Abhurahama vakati, ‘Mwanangu, rangarira: wakagamuchira zvinhu zvakanaka muupenyu hwako, uye Razaro saizvozvo zvinhu zvakaipa. Zvino iye ari kunyaradzwa pano, iwe uri kurwadziwa. 26Kunze kwaizvozvo zvose, pakati pedu newe pane mukaha mukuru, kuitira kuti vaya vanoda kuyambuka kubva kuno kuti vauye kwauri vakonewe, uyewo kuti pasava nomunhu angayambuka kubva ikoko kuti auye kwatiri.’
27“Akati, ‘Saka ndinokukumbirisai, baba, kuti mumutume kumba kwababa vangu, 28nokuti ndina vananʼuna vashanu—ngaavayambire, kuti varege kuuyawo kunzvimbo ino yamarwadzo.’
29“Asi Abhurahama vakati, ‘Vana Mozisi navaProfita; ngavavateerere.’
30Akati, ‘Kwete, baba Abhurahama, asi kana mumwe munhu akabva kuvakafa akaenda kwavari, vachatendeuka.’
31Akati kwaari, ‘Kana vasingadi kuteerera Mozisi navaProfita, havangatendiswi kunyange mumwe munhu akamuka kubva kuvakafa.’”