Simba raJesu Rinobvunzwa
Zuva remisungo mutembere. Achibvunzwa kuti anoita nesimba raani, anopindura nemubvunzo wavanotiza, ipapo anotaura nezvevaroja vanouraya mwanakomana wemuridzi. Nemari anopa Kesari zvake naBaba vedu zvavo, anopindura chirahwe chekumuka kwevakafa, uye anoyambira pamusoro pevanyori.
20 1Rimwe ramazuva iwayo, Jesu paaidzidzisa vanhu mutemberi achiparidza mashoko akanaka, vaprista vakuru nevanyori vakauya pamwe chete nevakuru, 2vakamubvunza vachiti, “Tiudzei kuti munoita zvinhu izvi nesimba ripi, kana kuti ndiani akakupai simba iri.”
3Akavapindura akati, “Neniwo ndichakubvunzai mubvunzo. Ndiudzei: 4Rubhabhatidzo rwaJohani rwakabva kudenga here, kana kuvanhu?”
5Vakataurirana pakati pavo vachiti, “Kana tikati, ‘Rwakabva kudenga,’ achati, ‘Makaregerei kumutenda?’ 6Asi kana tikati, ‘Rwakabva kuvanhu,’ vanhu vose vachatitaka namabwe, nokuti vane chokwadi kuti Johani akanga ari muprofita.” 7Saka vakapindura kuti vakanga vasingazivi kwarwakabva.
8Jesu akati kwavari, “Neniwo handingakuudzei kuti ndinoita zvinhu izvi nesimba ripi.”
Baba Vanotuma Mwanakomana Wavo Anodikanwa
9Akatanga kuudza vanhu mufananidzo uyu: Mumwe murume akasima munda wemizambiringa, akaupa varimi kuti vaurime, akaenda kunyika iri kure kwenguva refu. 10“Panguva yokukohwa akatuma muranda kuvarimi kuti andotora mugove wake wemichero yomunda wemizambiringa, asi vakamurova vakamudzosa asina chinhu. 11Akatumazve mumwe muranda; vakamurovawo, vakamunyadzisa, vakamudzosa asina chinhu. 12Akatumazve wechitatu, asi uyuwo vakamukuvadza vakamukanda kunze. 13Muridzi womunda wemizambiringa akati, ‘Ndichaita sei? Ndichatuma mwanakomana wangu anodikanwa; zvimwe vachamukudza.’
14Asi varimi pavakamuona, vakataurirana pakati pavo vachiti, ‘Uyu ndiye mugari wenhaka. Ngatimuurayei, kuti nhaka ive yedu.’ 15Vakamukanda kunze kwomunda wemizambiringa vakamuuraya. Zvino muridzi womunda wemizambiringa achavaitei?
16“Achauya, aparadze varimi ivavo, agopa vamwe munda wemizambiringa.” Vakati vachinzwa izvi, vakati, “Ngazvisadaro!”
17Akavatarisisa akabvunza akati, “Ko zvino izvi zvakanyorwa zvinorevei: ‘Ibwe rakarambwa navavaki ndiro rakava ibwe rapakona’? a a v17 Kutorwa kubva muPisarema 118:22. 18Munhu wose achawira pamusoro pebwe iroro achavhunika-vhunika, uye kana rikawira pamusoro pomunhu, richamupwanya.”
Ipai Kesari, Ipai Baba
19Vanyori navaprista vakuru vakada kumubata panguva iyoyo, nokuti vaiziva kuti akanga areva mufananidzo uyu achivananga—asi vakatya vanhu. 20Vakaramba vakamutarisisa, vakatuma vasori vaizviita savakarurama, kuti vamubate namashoko ake, kuti vagomuisa kuutongi nesimba ramubati wenyika. 21Vakamubvunza vachiti, “Mudzidzisi, tinoziva kuti munotaura nokudzidzisa zvakarurama, hamusaruri munhu, asi munodzidzisa nzira yaMwari zvechokwadi. 22Zvinotenderwa here kuti tiripe mutero kuna Kesari, kana kwete?”
23Asi akaona unyengeri hwavo akati,
24“Ndiratidzei mari inokwana mubhadharo wezuva. Mufananidzo nerunyoro zviri pamusoro payo ndezvaani?” Vakati, “NdezvaKesari.”
25Akati kwavari, “Naizvozvo ipai Kesari zvaKesari, uye Baba vedu zvaBaba vedu.”
26Vakatadza kumubata namashoko ake pamberi pavanhu, uye vakashamiswa nemhinduro yake, vakanyarara.
Baba ndiMwari waVapenyu
27Vamwe vaSadhusi, vanoramba kuti kune kumuka kwavakafa, vakauya vakamubvunza, 28“Mudzidzisi, Mozisi akatinyorera kuti: kana murume akafa achisiya mukadzi asina vana, mununʼuna wake anofanira kuwana chirikadzi iyoyo agomutsira hama yake vana. b b v28 Izvi zvinorondedzera mutemo wokuwana chirikadzi yehama wakanyorwa muDheuteronomio 25:5–6. 29Zvino kwakanga kune hama nomwe. Wokutanga akawana mukadzi akafa asina vana. 30Uye wechipiri, 31uye wechitatu akamuwana, uye saizvozvo vose vanomwe havana kusiya vana vakafa. 32Pakupedzisira mukadzi akafawo. 33Zvino pakumuka kwavakafa, achava mukadzi waani? Nokuti vose vanomwe vakanga vakamuwana.”
34Jesu akati kwavari, “Vanhu venyika ino vanowana nokuwaniswa,
35“Asi avo vanonzi vakakodzera kusvika panyika iyoyo nokumuka kuvakafa havawani kana kuwaniswa. 36Nokuti havachagoni kufa, nokuti vakaita savatumwa uye vana vaBaba vedu, vana vokumuka kwavakafa. 37Asi kunyange Mozisi akaratidza kuti vakafa vanomutswa, panhoroondo yegwenzi, achidana Baba vedu kuti ndiMwari waAbhurahama, naMwari waIsaka, naMwari waJakobho. c c v37 Nhoroondo yegwenzi raipfuta iri muEkisodho 3:2–6. 38Havasi Mwari wavakafa asi wavapenyu, nokuti kwavari vose vapenyu.”
39Ipapo vamwe vavanyori vakapindura vakati, “Mudzidzisi, mataura zvakanaka.” 40Nokuti vakanga vasingachatsungi kumubvunza chinhu.
Kristu Mwanakomana Waani?
41Asi akati kwavari, “Vanogona sei kuti Kristu mwanakomana waDhavhidhi?
42Nokuti Dhavhidhi pachake anoti muMapisarema, ‘Baba vedu vakati kuna Ishe wangu, “Gara kuruoko rwangu rworudyi, d d v42 Kutorwa kubva muPisarema 110:1. 43kusvikira ndaita vavengi vako chitsiko chetsoka dzako.”’
44Naizvozvo Dhavhidhi anomuti Ishe—zvino angava mwanakomana wake sei?”
45Vanhu vose vachiteerera, akati kuvadzidzi vake,
46“Chenjererai vanyori, vanoda kufamba vakapfeka nguo refu, uye vanofarira kukwaziswa pamisika, zvigaro zvakanakisa mumasinagoge, nenzvimbo dzinokudzwa pamabiko, 47vanodya dzimba dzechirikadzi uye vachinyengetera minyengetero mirefu kuti vaonekwe. Vachagamuchira kutongwa kukuru.”