Baba Vanotuma Mwanakomana Wavo
Anozvarwa panguva yekuverengwa kwevanhu muumambo hwese, muguta risiri ravo, uye anoradzikwa muchidyiro chezvipfuwo, vafudzi vachitanga kuzvinzwa. Gare gare Simeoni anomubata uye anoyambira Maria kuti munondo uchabaya mwoyo wake zvakare, uye paane makore gumi nemaviri anosara, achiti tembere imba yaBaba vake.
2 1Mumazuva iwayo Kesari Agasto akapa murayiro wokuti nyika yose inogarwa inyoreswe. a a v1 'Nyika yose inogarwa' inoreva nzvimbo dzoumambo hweRoma, kwete pasi rose. 2Uku kwaiva kunyoresa kwokutanga, panguva iyo Kwiriniasi aiva mubati weSiriya. 3Vanhu vose vakaenda kundonyoreswa, mumwe nomumwe kuguta rake. 4Josefa akakwirawo achibva kuGarirea, kuguta reNazareta, akaenda kuJudhiya, kuguta raDhavhidhi rinonzi Bhetrehema, nokuti aiva weimba nemhuri yaDhavhidhi, 5kuti anyoreswe pamwe chete naMaria, waakanga anyenga, akanga ane mimba.
6Vachiri ikoko, nguva yokuti asununguke yakasvika. 7Akazvara mwanakomana wake wedangwe, akamuputira mumachira, akamuradzika muchidyiro chezvipfuwo, nokuti muimba yavaeni makanga musina nzvimbo yavo.
8Vafudzi vakanga vari mudunhu rimwe chetero, vachigara kusango, vachirinda makwai avo usiku. 9Mutumwa waBaba vedu akamira pamberi pavo; kubwinya kwaBaba vedu kwakapenya kwakavakomberedza, uye vakabatwa nokutya kukuru. 10Mutumwa akati kwavari, “Musatya—ndinouya nemashoko akanaka omufaro mukuru kuvanhu vose: 11Nhasi muguta raDhavhidhi mazvarirwa Muponesi—ndiye Kristu Ishe. 12Ichi ndicho chiratidzo chenyu: muchawana mwana muduku akaputirwa mumachira, avete muchidyiro.” 13Pakarepo kwakava neboka guru rehondo yokudenga pamwe nomutumwa, richirumbidza Baba vedu, richiti,
14“Mbiri kuna Baba vedu kumusoro-soro, uye panyika rugare kuvanhu vavanofarira!” b b v14 Rumbidzo yevatumwa inoreva Baba vedu zvakananga—mbiri yeKisimusi ndeyavo, ivo vari kutuma Mwanakomana wavo munyika.
15Vatumwa pavakavasiya vachienda kudenga, vafudzi vakataurirana vachiti, “Handei kuBhetrehema tindoona chinhu ichi chaitika, icho Baba vedu vatizivisa.” 16Vakakurumidza kuenda, vakawana Maria naJosefa, nomwana avete muchidyiro. 17Pavakamuona, vakazivisa zvavakanga vaudzwa pamusoro pomwana uyu. 18Vose vakanzwa vakashamiswa nezvavakaudzwa navafudzi. 19Asi Maria akachengeta zvinhu izvi zvose, achizvifungisisa mumwoyo make. 20Vafudzi vakadzokera, vachikudza nokurumbidza Baba vedu nokuda kwezvose zvavakanga vanzwa nokuona, sezvavakanga vaudzwa.
Kuratidzwa kuna Baba
21Mazuva masere okudzingiswa kwake akati apera, akatumidzwa zita rokuti Jesu, zita rakanga rapiwa nomutumwa asati agamuchirwa mudumbu.
22Mazuva okunatswa kwavo maererano noMutemo waMozisi akati apera, vakaenda naye kuJerusarema kuti vamuratidze kuna Baba vedu,
23(sezvazvakanyorwa muMutemo waBaba vedu, “Dangwe rose rechirume richanzi idzvene kuna Baba vedu”), 24uye kuti vape chibayiro sezvinotaura Mutemo waBaba vedu: njiva mbiri kana hangaiwa duku mbiri.
25MuJerusarema maigara murume ainzi Simeoni, akarurama uye aitya Mwari, akanga akamirira kunyaradzwa kwaIsraeri, uye Mweya Mutsvene wakanga uri paari. 26Mweya Mutsvene wakanga waratidza kwaari kuti haaizofa asati aona Kristu waBaba vedu. 27Achitungamirirwa noMweya, akapinda mutemberi. Vabereki pavakapinza mwana Jesu kuti vamuitire zvaidikanwa noMutemo, 28Simeoni akamugamuchira mumaoko ake, akarumbidza Baba vedu, achiti, 29“Baba, Tenzi, zvino munorega muranda wenyu achienda norugare, maererano neshoko renyu. 30Nokuti meso angu aona ruponeso rwenyu, 31rwamakagadzirira pamberi pavanhu vose: 32chiedza chokuzarurira vahedheni, uye mbiri kuvanhu venyu vaIsraeri.”
33Baba vake namai vake vakashamiswa nezvakataurwa pamusoro pake. 34Simeoni akavaropafadza, akati kuna Maria, mai vake, “Mwana uyu akagadzirwa kuti vazhinji muIsraeri vawire navamwe vasimudzwe, uye kuti ave chiratidzo chicharambwa, 35uye munondo uchabaya mwoyo wenyu imiwo— kuti pfungwa dzemwoyo mizhinji dziratidzwe.”
36Kwaivawo nomuprofitakadzi ainzi Ana, mwanasikana waPanueri worudzi rwaAsheri. Akanga akwegura kwazvo, agara nomurume wake makore manomwe kubvira paumhandara hwake, 37akazova chirikadzi kusvikira pamakore makumi masere namana, asingambobvi mutemberi, achinamata nokutsanya nokunyengetera usiku namasikati. 38Achisvika panguva iyoyo, akavonga Baba vedu, akataura nezvomwana kuna vose vakanga vakamirira kudzikinurwa kweJerusarema.
39Vakati vapedza zvose zvaidikanwa noMutemo waBaba vedu, vakadzokera kuGarirea, kuguta ravo reNazareta. 40Mwana akakura, akava nesimba, akazara nouchenjeri, uye nyasha dzaBaba vedu dzakanga dziri pamusoro pake.
Mukomana Jesu Mumba maBaba Vake
41Zvino vabereki vake vaienda kuJerusarema gore rimwe nerimwe paMutambo wePasika. 42Paakanga ava namakore gumi namaviri, vakakwira maererano netsika yomutambo. 43Mutambo wakati wapera, vava kudzokera kumba, mukomana Jesu akasara muJerusarema, vabereki vake vasingazvizivi. 44Vachifunga kuti aiva muboka ravo, vakafamba rwendo rwezuva rimwe, vakazomutsvaga pakati pehama navazikani. 45Vakati vasina kumuwana, vakadzokera kuJerusarema, vachimutsvaga. 46Shure kwamazuva matatu vakamuwana mutemberi, agere pakati pavadzidzisi, achivateerera uye achivabvunza mibvunzo. 47Vose vakamunzwa vakashamiswa nokunzwisisa kwake nemhinduro dzake. 48Vabereki vake pavakamuona, vakashamiswa. Mai vake vakati, “Mwanangu, waitireiko izvi kwatiri? Tarira, baba vako neni takanga tichitambudzika tichikutsvaga.”
49Akati kwavari, “Manditsvagireiko? Manga musingazivi here kuti ndinofanira kuva mumba maBaba vangu?” c c v49 Jesu anoti “Baba vangu”—ukama hwake hwakasiyana, husingaperi. Panzvimbo apo Magwaro ose anotikoka kuti tipinde mu“Baba vedu,” Jesu oga ndiye anovadana kuti “Baba vangu” nenzira iyi yakasiyana: iye Mwanakomana nechisikirwo; isu tiri vana nokugamuchirwa navo.
50Asi havana kunzwisisa shoko raakataura kwavari. 51Ipapo akaburuka navo, akasvika kuNazareta, achiramba achivateerera. Mai vake vakachengeta zvinhu izvi zvose mumwoyo mavo. 52Jesu akawedzera mukuchenjera nomukukura kwomuviri, uye achidiwa naBaba vedu navanhu.