Kutenda kwomurwi kunoshamisa Jesu
Mukuru wehondo weRoma anoti shoko rimwe chete riri kure rakakwana, uye Jesu anoti ruzivo urwu harusati rwaonekwa muIsraeri. Anomisa mariro uye anodzorera chirikadzi mwanakomana wayo. Johani, ari mujeri, anobvunza kana ndiye iye. Mukadzi ane mukurumbira wakaipa anochema pamusoro pake.
7 1Akati apedza kutaura zvose izvi kuvanhu, akapinda muKapenaume. 2Muranda womukuru wezana aidikanwa naye akanga achirwara, ava pedyo nokufa. 3Akati anzwa nezvaJesu, mukuru wezana akatuma vakuru vavaJudha, achikumbira kuti auye azoporesa muranda wake. 4Vakati vasvika kuna Jesu, vakakumbira zvikuru vachiti: Akafanira kuti mumuitire izvi, 5nokuti anoda rudzi rwedu, uye ndiye akativakira sinagoge redu. 6Jesu akaenda navo. Akanga oda kusvika paimba, mukuru wezana paakatuma shamwari kuti dziti, “Ishe, musazvinetsa, nokuti handina kukodzera kuti mupinde pasi pedenga reimba yangu. 7Saka handina kufunga kuti ndakafanira kuuya kwamuri. Asi taurai shoko bedzi, muranda wangu ngaaporeswe. 8Nokuti neniwo ndiri munhu ari pasi pechiremera, ndine varwi vari pasi pangu. Ndinoti kuno uyu, ‘Enda,’ anoenda; kune mumwe, ‘Uya,’ anouya; kumuranda wangu, ‘Ita ichi,’ anochiita.”
9Jesu akati anzwa izvi, akashamiswa nomukuru wezana, akatendeukira kuchaunga chaimutevera, akati, “Ndinokuudzai kuti handina kuwana kutenda kwakadai kunyange pakati pavaIsraeri.”
10Vakati vatumwa vadzokera kumba, vakawana muranda apora.
Jesu anomutsa mwanakomana wechirikadzi
11Nokukurumidza shure kwaizvozvo, akaenda kuguta rainzi Naini, ane vadzidzi vake nechaunga chikuru. 12Paakaswedera pasuo reguta, akanga achibudiswa munhu akafa, mwanakomana mumwe oga waamai vake, vaiva chirikadzi, uye chaunga chikuru cheguta chaiva navo.
13Ishe akati avaona, akavanzwira tsitsi, akati, “Musachema.” 14Akaswedera, akabata pahwanyanza; vaya vakanga vachitakura vakamira, akati, “Jaya, ndinoti kwauri, muka.”
15Munhu akanga afa akagara, akatanga kutaura, uye Jesu akamupa kuna amai vake.
16Kutya kwakavabata vose; vakarumbidza Baba vedu, vachiti, “Muprofita mukuru amuka pakati pedu!” “Baba vedu vashanyira vanhu vavo!” 17Uye shoko iri pamusoro pake rakapararira muJudhiya yose nomunyika yose yakapoteredza.
Johani anobvunza: Ndimi here iye?
18Vadzidzi vaJohani vakamuudza zvinhu zvose izvi. Zvino Johani akadana vadzidzi vake vaviri, 19akavatuma kuna Ishe, achiti, “Ndimi here iye anofanira kuuya, kana kuti titarisire mumwe?” 20Varume vaya vakati vasvika kwaari, vakati, “Johani Mubhabhatidzi akatituma kwamuri, achibvunza kuti, ‘Ndimi here iye anofanira kuuya, kana kuti titarisire mumwe?’”
21Panguva iyoyo akaporesa vazhinji pazvirwere, nehosha, nemweya yakaipa, akapa kuona kumapofu mazhinji.
22Akavapindura akati, “Endai munoudza Johani zvamaona nezvamanzwa: mapofu ari kuona, zvirema zviri kufamba, vane maperembudzi vari kunatswa, matsi dziri kunzwa, vakafa vari kumutswa, uye varombo vari kunzwa shoko rakanaka. 23Uye akaropafadzwa munhu asingagumburwi neni.”
24Nhume dzaJohani dzakati dzaenda, Jesu akataura kuzvaunga pamusoro paJohani, achiti, “Makaendireiko kurenje? Kundoona rutsanga ruchizununguswa nemhepo here? 25Zvino makabuda kundoonei? Munhu akapfeka nguo dzakapfava here? Tarirai, vaya vakapfeka nguo dzinobwinya, vachigara muufaro hwoupfumi, vari mudzimba dzamadzimambo. 26Asi makabuda kundoonei, muprofita here? Hongu, ndinoti kwamuri, anopfuura muprofita. 27Uyu ndiye akanyorwa nezvake muMagwaro, achiti, ‘Tarira, ndinotuma nhume yangu mberi kwako, kuti igadzire nzira yako pamberi pako.’
28Ndinoti kwamuri, hakuna akazvarwa navakadzi mukuru kuna Johani; asi muduku kwazvo muumambo hwaBaba vedu mukuru kwaari.”
29(Vanhu vose vakati vanzwa izvi, kusanganisira navateresi, vakati Baba vedu vakarurama, zvavakanga vabhabhatidzwa norubhabhatidzo rwaJohani, 30asi vaFarisi navadzidzisi vomutemo vakaramba chinangwa chaBaba vedu pamusoro pavo, zvavakanga vasina kubhabhatidzwa naye.).
31“Zvino ndichafananidza nei vanhu vechizvarwa ichi, uye vakafanana nei? 32Vakafanana navana vagere pamusika, vachidanidzirana vachiti, ‘Takakuridzirai nyere, mukasatamba; takaimba rwiyo rwokuchema, mukasachema.’ 33Nokuti Johani Mubhabhatidzi akauya asingadyi chingwa, asinganwi waini, mukati, ‘Ane dhimoni.’ 34Mwanakomana woMunhu akauya achidya achinwa, mukati, ‘Tarirai, munhu wamakaro nechidhakwa, shamwari yavateresi navatadzi!’ 35Asi uchenjeri hunoratidzwa kururama navana vahwo vose.” a a v35 Uchenjeri hunozviratidza nezvahunobereka — kuporesa kwaJesu neshoko rakanaka zvinoratidza kuti ndiani zvechokwadi.
Akaregererwa zvizhinji, akada zvizhinji
36MuFarisi akamukoka kuti adye naye; akapinda mumba momuFarisi, akagara patafura. 37Mukadzi aiva muguta, mutadzi, akanzwa kuti akanga agere patafura mumba momuFarisi, akauya nechinu chearabhasta chamafuta anonhuhwirira. 38Akamira shure kwake patsoka dzake, achichema, akatanga kunyorovesa tsoka dzake nemisodzi yake, akadzipukuta nebvudzi rake, akatsvoda tsoka dzake, akadzizora mafuta anonhuhwirira. 39MuFarisi akanga amukoka akati achiona izvi, akafunga mumwoyo make achiti, “Dai aiva muprofita, aiziva kuti ndiani ari kumubata uye kuti mukadzi uyu ndewechipi — mutadzi.”
40Jesu akamupindura akati, “Simoni, ndine chinhu chandinoda kukuudza.” Iye akati, “Taurai, Mudzidzisi.”
41“Mumwe munhu aikweretesa mari aiva navakwereti vaviri. Mumwe aiva nechikwereti chamadhenari mazana mashanu, mumwe makumi mashanu. 42Zvavakanga vasingagoni kuripa, akavaregerera vose vari vaviri. Saka ndoupi wavo achamuda kupfuura mumwe?”
43Simoni akapindura akati, “Ndinofunga ndouya waakaregerera chikwereti chikuru.” Jesu akati, “Watonga zvakarurama.”
44Akatendeukira kumukadzi, akati kuna Simoni, “Unoona mukadzi uyu here? Ndapinda mumba mako, iwe hauna kundipa mvura yetsoka dzangu, asi iye anyorovesa tsoka dzangu nemisodzi yake, akadzipukuta nebvudzi rake. 45Iwe hauna kunditsvoda, asi iye, kubva pandapinda, haana kurega kutsvoda tsoka dzangu. 46Iwe hauna kuzodza musoro wangu namafuta, asi iye azodza tsoka dzangu namafuta anonhuhwirira. 47Saka ndinoti kwauri, zvivi zvake zvizhinji zvaregererwa, nokuti akada zvizhinji. Asi uyo anoregererwa zvishoma anoda zvishoma.” 48Akati kwaari, “Zvivi zvako zvaregererwa.”
49Zvino vaakanga akakokwa navo vakatanga kubvunzana vachiti, “Ndiani uyu, anotoregerera zvivi?”
50Akati kumukadzi, “Kutenda kwako kwakuponesa; enda norugare.”