Nhume Inouya Kuzonatsa
Nhume iri kuuya kuzogadzira nzira, asi moto womunatsi haunyaradzi. Kupomerwa ndekwokuba pazvegumi nezvipiriso, kunopindurwa nokukokwa kuti tiidze Baba vedu. Vaya vaivatya vanotaurirana pamwe chete, uye bhuku rokurangarira rinonyorwa.
3 1Tarirai, ndiri kutuma nhume yangu, uye ichagadzira nzira mberi kwangu. Ipapo pakarepo Ishe wamunotsvaka achauya kutemberi yake—nhume yesungano yamunofarira. Tarirai, ari kuuya, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga. a a v1 Nhume inogadzira nzira ndiJohani Mubhabhatidzi, uye Ishe anouya kutemberi yake ndiJesu—nhume yesungano. Mako anovamba Evhangeri yake namashoko aya chaiwo (Mako 1:2), uye Jesu anoashandisa kuna Johani (Ruka 7:27). 2“Asi ndiani angatsungirira zuva raanouya? Ndiani angamira paanoonekwa? Akafanana nomoto womunatsi wesirivha, sesipo yomusuki wenguo. 3Achagara achinatsa nokuchenesa sirivha; achachenesa vanakomana vaRevhi agovanatsa segoridhe nesirivha, uye vachauya nezvipiriso kuna Baba vedu mukururama. 4Ipapo chipiriso cheJudha neJerusarema chichafadza Baba vedu, sapamazuva akare, samakore akapfuura.”
5Ndichaswedera pedyo kuti ndikutongei, ndiri chapupu chinokurumidza pamusoro pavaroyi, mhombwe, vanopika nhema, vanobiridzira mushandi mubhadharo wake, vanodzvinyirira chirikadzi nenherera, vanosundira divi mutorwa, uye vasingandityi, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga.
Dzokerai kuna Baba Venyu
6Nokuti ini, Baba venyu, handishanduki; naizvozvo imi, vana vaJakobho, hamuna kuparadzwa.
7Kubvira pamazuva amadzitateguru enyu makatsauka kumitemo yangu mukasaichengeta. Dzokerai kwandiri, uye ini ndichadzokera kwamuri, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga. Asi munobvunza muchiti, “Todzokera sei?”
8Ko munhu angabira Baba vake here? Asi imi munondibira. Asi munobvunza muchiti, “Takakubirai seiko?” Muchegumi nezvipiriso. 9Makatukwa nokutuka, nokuti muri kundibira—rudzi rwenyu rwose. 10Uyai nechegumi chakakwana muimba yokuchengetera, kuti mumba mangu muve nezvokudya. Ndiedzei pane izvi, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga, muone kana ndisingazokuzaruriri mahwindo okudenga ndigokudururirai chikomborero kusvikira pasina chimwe chinodiwa. 11Ndichakutsiurirai mudyi, kuti arege kuparadza zvibereko zvevhu renyu, uye muzambiringa wenyu womumunda haungakoni kubereka, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga. 12Ipapo ndudzi dzose dzichakuti makakomborerwa, nokuti muchava nyika inofadza, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga.
13Mashoko enyu akanga akaoma pamusoro pangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vedu. Asi munobvunza muchiti, “Takataurei pamusoro penyu?”
14Makati, “Kushumira Mwari hakubatsiri. Takawanei nokuchengeta murayiro wake nokufamba sevanochema pamberi paBaba vehondo dzokudenga?” 15Zvino tinoti vanozvikudza vakakomborerwa. Vanoita zvakaipa vanobudirira; kunyange vanoedza Mwari vopukunyuka.
16Ipapo avo vaitya Baba vedu vakataurirana, ivo vakateerera vakanzwa. Rugwaro rwokurangarira rwakanyorwa pamberi pavo nokuda kwaavo vanovatya uye vanokoshesa zita ravo.
17Vachava vangu, ndizvo zvinotaura Baba vehondo dzokudenga, pazuva randichaita, pfuma yangu inokosha. Ndichavanzwira tsitsi sababa vanonzwira tsitsi mwanakomana wavo anovashumira. 18Zvakare muchaona musiyano pakati pavakarurama navakaipa, pakati pouya anoshumira Baba vedu nouya asingavashumiri.