Jesu, Ishe weSabata
Kupokana kuviri paSabata kunosiya vanomupikisa vakatsamwa kwazvo. Mushure mokunyengetera usiku hwese kuna Baba vake Jesu anosarudza gumi nevaviri, ipapo anodzidzisa panzvimbo yakati sandara: maropafadzo kuvarombo nevane nzara, nhamo kune vakaguta nevanorumbidzwa, rudo kuvavengi, uye yambiro yokuti kunzwa usingaiti hakuvaki nheyo.
6 1Nerimwe Sabata, Jesu akafamba achipfuura muminda yezviyo; vadzidzi vake vakatanha hura dzezviyo, vakadzikwiza mumaoko avo, vakadya. 2Vamwe vaFarisi vakati, “Sei muchiita zvisingatenderwi nomurayiro neSabata?”
3Jesu akavapindura akati, “Hamuna kurava here zvakaitwa naDhavhidhi paakanga ane nzara, iye neavo vaaiva naye, 4kuti akapinda sei mumba maBaba vedu, akatora chingwa chokuratidza, akachidya, akapa vamwe vaaiva navo, kunyange zvisingatenderwi kuti chidyiwe nomunhu kunze kwavaprista?” 5Ipapo akati kwavari, “Mwanakomana woMunhu ndiye Ishe weSabata.”
6Nerimwe Sabata akapinda musinagogi akadzidzisa; imomo makanga muine murume akanga ane ruoko rworudyi rwakawonyana. 7Vanyori navaFarisi vakamutarisisa kuti vaone kana aizoporesa neSabata, kuti vawane mhosva yokumupomera.
8Asi aiziva mirangariro yavo, akati kumurume akanga ane ruoko rwakawonyana, “Simuka umire pano.” Saka akasimuka akamira ipapo. 9Ipapo Jesu akati kwavari, “Ndinokubvunzai: zvinotenderwa here neSabata kuita zvakanaka kana kuita zvakaipa, kuponesa upenyu kana kuhuparadza?” 10Akaringa-ringa kwavari vose, akati kumurume, “Tambanudza ruoko rwako.” Akaita saizvozvo, ruoko rwake rukaporeswa.
11Asi vakazara nehasha, vakataurirana kuti voita sei naJesu.
Kusarudzwa kwaVaapostora Gumi naVaviri
12Mumazuva iwayo Jesu akabuda akaenda kugomo kundonyengetera, akapedza usiku hwose achinyengetera kuna Baba vedu. 13Kwakati kuedza, akadana vadzidzi vake akasarudza gumi navaviri pavari, achivatumidza kuti vaapostora: 14Simoni, waakatumidza kuti Petro, naAndirea mununʼuna wake; Jakobho naJohani; Firipi naBhatoromeyo; 15Mateo naTomasi; Jakobho mwanakomana waArifiyasi, naSimoni ainzi muZiroti; 16Judhasi mwanakomana waJakobho, naJudhasi Isikarioti, uyo akazova mutengesi.
Simba raBaba vedu Rinoporesa Vazhinji
17Akaburuka navo akamira panzvimbo yakati sandara, aine vazhinji vevadzidzi vake neboka guru ravanhu vaibva kuJudhiya kwose, nokuJerusarema, nokumhenderekedzo yegungwa yeTire neSidhoni. 18Vakauya kuzomunzwa nokuporeswa hosha dzavo; naivo vaitambudzwa nemweya yetsvina vakaporeswawo. 19Vazhinji vose vakaedza kumubata, nokuti simba rakanga richibuda maari, richiporesa vose.
20Akatarira kuvadzidzi vake, akati: “Makaropafadzwa imi varombo, nokuti umambo hwaBaba vedu ndohwenyu.
21“Makaropafadzwa imi mune nzara zvino, nokuti muchagutswa. Makaropafadzwa imi munochema zvino, nokuti muchaseka. 22Makaropafadzwa imi kana vanhu vachikuvengai, uye kana vachikubvisai pakati pavo nokukutukai nokuramba zita renyu sorakaipa, nokuda kwoMwanakomana woMunhu. 23Farai nezuva iroro mugosvetuka nomufaro, nokuti mubayiro wenyu mukuru kudenga; nokuti ndizvo zvakaitirwa vaprofita namadzitateguru avanokutambudzai.
24Asi mune nhamo imi vapfumi, nokuti matonyaradzwa kare. 25Mune nhamo imi makaguta zvino, nokuti muchava nenzara. Mune nhamo imi munoseka zvino, nokuti muchachema nokuungudza. 26Mune nhamo imi kana vanhu vose vachikurumbidzai, nokuti ndizvo zvakaitirwa vaprofita venhema namadzitateguru avanokubatai kumeso.
Idai Vavengi Venyu
27Asi ndinoti kwamuri imi munondinzwa: idai vavengi venyu, itai zvakanaka kuna avo vanokuvengai, 28ropafadzai avo vanokutukai, nyengetererai avo vanokubatai zvakaipa. 29Ani naani anokurova padama rimwe, mupewo rimwacho; ani naani anokutorera jasi rako, usamunyima nehembe yako. 30Ipa mumwe nomumwe anokumbira kwauri, uye munhu akatora zvinhu zvako, usazvireva. 31Itirai vamwe sezvamunoda kuti vakuitirei.
32Kana muchida avo vanokudai, mubayiro wacho ndoupi? Kunyange vatadzi vanoda avo vanovada. 33Kana muchiitira zvakanaka avo vanokuitirai zvakanaka, mubayiro wacho ndoupi kwamuri? Kunyange vatadzi vanoita zvimwe chetezvo. 34Uye kana muchikweretesa muchitarisira kudzorerwa, mubayiro wacho ndoupi? Kunyange vatadzi vanokweretesa vatadzi kuti vadzoserwe chiyero chimwe chetecho. 35Asi idai vavengi venyu, itai zvakanaka, mukweretese musingatarisiri kudzoserwa chinhu; mubayiro wenyu uchava mukuru, uye muchava vana veWokumusoro-soro, nokuti ane mwoyo munyoro kuna avo vasingatendi nokuna vakaipa. 36Ivai netsitsi, sezvo Baba venyu vane tsitsi.
Musatonga
37Musatonga, uye hamungatongwi. Musapa mhosva, uye hamungapiwi mhosva. Regererai, uye mucharegererwa. 38Ipai, uye muchapiwa: chiyero chakanaka—chakatsindwa, chakazunzwa, chichifashukira—chichadururirwa muchifuva chenyu. Nokuti chiyero chamunoshandisa ndicho chamuchayerwa nacho.”
39Akavapawo mufananidzo achiti: “Bofu ringatungamirira rimwe bofu here? Ko havangawiri mugomba vose vari vaviri here? 40Hakuna mudzidzi anopfuura mudzidzisi wake; asi mumwe nomumwe anenge adzidziswa zvizere achafanana nomudzidzisi wake. 41Sei uchiona kanhengeni kari muziso rehama yako, asi usingaoni danda riri muziso rako chairo? 42Ungati sei kuhama yako, ‘Hama, rega ndibvise kanhengeni kari muziso rako,’ iwe usingaoni danda riri muziso rako chairo? Munyengeri iwe! Tanga wabvisa danda riri muziso rako chairo—ipapo uchanyatsoona kuti ubvise kanhengeni kari muziso rehama yako.
Kuzivikanwa neZvibereko Zvenyu
43Nokuti hakuna muti wakanaka unobereka zvibereko zvakaipa, uyewo hakuna muti wakaipa unobereka zvibereko zvakanaka. 44Muti mumwe nomumwe unozivikanwa nezvibereko zvawo; maonde haaunganidzwi paminzwa, kana mazambiringa haatanhwi pagwenzi reminzwa. 45Munhu akanaka anobudisa zvakanaka zvaanochengeta mumwoyo make wakanaka; munhu akaipa anobudisa zvakaipa zvaanochengeta zvakaipa; nokuti muromo unotaura pakuzara kwomwoyo.
Vakai paDombo
46Sei muchinditi, ‘Ishe, Ishe,’ asi musingaiti zvandinotaura? 47Mumwe nomumwe anouya kwandiri, achinzwa mashoko angu, uye achiaita—ndichakuratidzai kuti akaita sei: 48Akafanana nomurume anovaka imba, akachera zvakadzika akaisa nheyo dzayo padombo. Mafashamo akati auya, rwizi rukarova imba iyoyo asi rukatadza kuizungunusa—nokuti yakanga yakavakwa zvakanaka. 49Asi ani naani anonzwa mashoko angu asingaaiti akafanana nomurume akavaka imba pavhu, isina nheyo. Mafashamo akairova, ikakoromoka pakarepo—uye kuparara kweimba iyoyo kwakanga kuri kukuru.”