Baba Vedu Vanonzwa Kuchema Kusingaregi
Chirikadzi inoneta mutongi asina kururama, uye muteresi asingasimudzi meso ake anodzokera kumba akarurama pamberi paBaba vedu asi Mufarisi kwete. Vana vanogamuchirwa, mutongi mupfumi anoenda akasuwa, uye mupemhi bofu kunze kweJeriko anodanidzira kusvikira Jesu amira.
18 1Ipapo Jesu akavaudza mufananidzo pamusoro pokuda kwokunyengetera nguva dzose uye kusaora mwoyo.
2“Muguta rimwe makanga muna mutongi akanga asingatyi Mwari uye asingaremekedzi vanhu. 3Chirikadzi yaiva muguta iroro yairamba ichiuya kwaari, ichiti, ‘Ndiruramisirei pamusoro womupikisi wangu.’ 4Kwechinguva akaramba, asi pashure akati mumwoyo make, ‘Kunyange ndisingatyi Mwari uye ndisingaremekedzi vanhu, 5sezvo chirikadzi iyi ichiramba ichindinetsa, ndichaitongera zvakarurama, kuti irege kundineta nokuuya kwayo kusingaperi.’”
6Ishe akati, “Teererai zvinotaura mutongi asakarurama. 7Ko Baba vedu havangatongeri vasanangurwa vavo vanochema kwavari masikati nousiku here? Vacharamba vachinonoka here? 8Ndinokuudzai, vachavatongera nokukurumidza. Asi kana Mwanakomana woMunhu achiuya, achawana kutenda panyika here?”
Mwoyo Unozvininipisa Unowana Tsitsi
9Akataurawo mufananidzo uyu kuna vamwe vaivimba nokururama kwavo pachavo uye vachizvidza vamwe vose:
10“Varume vaviri vakakwira kutemberi kundonyengetera, mumwe aiva muFarisi mumwe ari muteresi. 11MuFarisi akamira akanyengetera pamusoro pake achiti, ‘Mwari, ndinokutendai nokuti handina kufanana navamwe vanhu—makororo, vaiti vezvakaipa, mhombwe—kana kunyange somuteresi uyu.’ 12‘Ndinotsanya kaviri pavhiki; ndinopa chegumi chezvose zvandinowana.’ 13Asi muteresi, amire kure, akanga asingatombosimudzi meso ake kudenga, asi akazvirova pachipfuva, achiti, ‘Baba vedu, ndinzwirei tsitsi, ini mutadzi.’ 14Ndinokuudzai, murume uyu akaenda kumba kwake aruramiswa, kwete mumwe uya. Munhu wose anozvikwiridzira achaninipiswa; uyo anozvininipisa achakwidziridzwa.”
Umambo hwaBaba Ndohwavana
15Vanhu vaiuyawo nevacheche vavo kwaari kuti avabate, asi vadzidzi vakazviona vakavatsiura.
16Asi Jesu akadana vana kwaari akati, “Regai vana vauye kwandiri; musavadzivisa—umambo hwaBaba vedu ndohwavakaita saava. 17Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, ani naani asingagamuchiri umambo hwaBaba vedu somwana muduku haangatongopindi mahuri.”
Chinhu Chimwe Chete Icho Upfumi Husingagoni Kutenga
18Mumwe mutongi akamubvunza achiti, “Mudzidzisi akanaka, ndoita sei kuti ndigare nhaka youpenyu husingaperi?”
19Jesu akati kwaari, “Unondidanirei akanaka? Hapana akanaka kunze kwaBaba vedu voga. a a v19 Jesu anonongedzera mwoyo wejaya kuna Baba vedu sechitubu chokunaka kwose—asingarambi kunaka kwake, asi achitendeudzira murume uyu kuna Baba.
20Unoziva mirairo, ‘Usaita upombwe, Usauraya, Usaba, Usapupura nhema, Kudza baba vako namai vako.’”
21Akati, “Iyi yose ndakaichengeta kubvira paujaya hwangu.”
22Achinzwa izvi, Jesu akati, “Chinhu chimwe chausati unacho, tengesa zvose zvaunazvo, upe varombo, uye uchava nepfuma kudenga; ipapo uya, unditevere.”
23Asi paakanzwa izvi, akasuwa kwazvo, nokuti akanga akapfuma kwazvo.
24Jesu akamutarira akati, “Zvakaoma sei kune vakapfuma kupinda muumambo hwaBaba vedu! 25Nokuti zviri nyore kungamera kupfuura napaburi retsono pano kuti mupfumi apinde muumambo hwaBaba vedu.”
26Vaya vakazvinzwa vakabvunza vachiti, “Zvino ndiani angaponeswa?”
27Asi iye akati, “Zvisingakwanisike kuvanhu zvinokwanisika kuna Baba vedu.”
28Ipapo Petro akati, “Tarirai, takasiya misha yedu tikakuteverai.”
29Akati kwavari, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, hapana munhu akasiya imba, mukadzi, hama, vabereki, kana vana nokuda kwoumambo hwaBaba vedu, 30asingazogamuchiri zvakawanda kakawanda iye zvino, noupenyu husingaperi munguva inouya.”
Mwanakomana woMunhu Anoenda kuMuchinjikwa
31Akatora vaya Gumi naVaviri parutivi akati, “Tarirai, tiri kukwira kuJerusarema, uye zvose zvakanyorwa navaprofita pamusoro poMwanakomana woMunhu zvichazadziswa. 32Nokuti achaiswa mumaoko eveDzimwe Ndudzi, achasekwa, achatukwa, uye achapfirwa mate. 33Vacharova iye nokumuuraya, uye pazuva retatu achamuka.”
34Asi havana kunzwisisa chimwe chazvo; shoko iri rakanga rakavanzwa kwavari, uye havana kubata zvakataurwa.
Kuona Kunodzoreswa noMwanakomana waBaba
35Jesu paakaswedera kuJeriko, mumwe murume bofu akanga agere parutivi rwomugwagwa achipemha. 36Achinzwa boka ravanhu richipfuura, akabvunza kuti chii chaiitika. 37Vakamuudza kuti, “Jesu weNazareta ari kupfuura.” 38Saka akadanidzira achiti, “Jesu, Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, ndinzwirei tsitsi!” 39Vaya vaiva mberi vakamutsiura vakamuudza kuti anyarare, asi akanyanya kudanidzira achiti, “Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, ndinzwirei tsitsi!”
40Jesu akamira akarayira kuti auyiswe kwaari. Paakaswedera, Jesu akabvunza achiti,
41“Unoda kuti ndikuitirei?” Akati, “Ishe, regai ndionezve.”
42Jesu akati kwaari, “Chiona; kutenda kwako kwakuponesa.”
43Pakarepo akaona akatevera Jesu, achikudza Baba vedu. Vanhu vose vakazviona vakarumbidzawo Baba vedu.