Mwanakomana Anodiwa waBaba Anorambwa
Mufananidzo wavarimi vanouraya mwanakomana womuridzi unowira pamusoro pavatungamiri vari kuteerera. Jesu anopukunyuka misungo pamusoro pomutero nokumuka kwavakafa, anoti kuda Baba vedu nomuvakidzani ndiko kukuru, anofumura vanyori vanodya dzimba dzechirikadzi, ndokurumbidza mari mbiri duku dzechirikadzi.
12 1Akatanga kutaura navo nemifananidzo, achiti, “Mumwe murume akarima munda wemizambiringa, akaukomberedza noruzhowa, akachera gomba rechisviniro chewaini, akavaka shongwe yokurindira, akauhaisa kuvarimi, akaenda. 2Panguva yokukohwa akatuma muranda kuvarimi kuti andotora zvimwe zvezvibereko zvemunda wemizambiringa. 3Asi vakamubata, vakamurova, vakamudzinga asina chinhu. 4Akavatumirazve mumwe muranda; vakamurova mumusoro, vakamunyadzisa. 5Akatumazve mumwe, vakamuuraya—akabva atuma vamwe vazhinji, vachirova vamwe, vachiuraya vamwe.”
6Akanga achine mumwe chete, mwanakomana anodiwa; pakupedzisira akamutuma kwavari, achiti, “Vacharemekedza mwanakomana wangu.” a a v6 Muridzi womunda wemizambiringa achituma mwanakomana wake mumwe oga anodiwa ndivo Baba vedu vachituma Jesu — ishoko rimwe chetero rakataurwa naBaba pamusoro pake pakubhabhatidzwa kwake, “Mwanakomana wangu anodiwa.”
7“Asi varimi vakataurirana, vachiti, ‘Uyu ndiye mugari wenhaka. Uyai, ngatimuuraye—nhaka ichava yedu.’ 8Saka vakamutora, vakamuuraya, vakamukanda kunze kwomunda wemizambiringa. 9Zvino muridzi womunda wemizambiringa achaiteiko? Achauya, agoparadza varimi, agopa munda vamwe. 10Hamuna kuverenga here Rugwaro urwu runoti: ‘Ibwe rakarambwa navavaki rava musoro wekona; 11izvi zvakaitwa naBaba vedu, uye zvinoshamisa pameso edu’?”
12Vakada kumusunga asi vakatya vanhu vazhinji, nokuti vaiziva kuti akanga ataura mufananidzo uyu achinanga ivo. Saka vakamusiya, vakaenda.
Ipai Kesari, Ipai Baba
13Vakatuma vamwe vavaFarisi navaHerodhi kuti vamubate namashoko ake. 14Vakauya, vakati kwaari, “Mudzidzisi, tinoziva kuti ndimi wechokwadi uye hamuna hanya nokuti vanhu vanofungei, nokuti hamutongi muchiona chitarisiko asi munodzidzisa nzira yaBaba vedu muchokwadi. Zvinotenderwa here kuripa mutero kuna Kesari, kana kwete? Toripa here, kana kwete toripa?”
15Asi, achiziva unyengeri hwavo, akati kwavari, “Munondiidzireiko? Ndivigirei mari yesirivha kuti ndiitarise.” 16Vakamuvigira, akavabvunza, achiti, “Mufananidzo nerunyoro urwu ndezvaani?” Vakati kwaari, “NdezvaKesari.”
17Jesu akati kwavari, “Ipai Kesari zvinhu zvaKesari, uye ipai Baba vedu zvinhu zvaBaba vedu.” Vakashamiswa naye.
Baba Vavapenyu
18Zvino vaSadhusi vakauya kwaari, ivo vanoti hakuna kumuka kuvakafa. Vakamubvunza, vachiti,
19“Mudzidzisi, Mozisi akatinyorera kuti kana mukoma womunhu akafa achisiya mukadzi asina mwana, mununʼuna anofanira kuwana mukadzi uyu agomutsira mukoma wake vana. 20Paiva navakoma vanomwe; wokutanga akawana mukadzi, uye paakafa, haana kusiya vana. 21Wechipiri akamuwana, akafa asina kusiya vana. Newechitatu saizvozvo. 22Hakuna kana mumwe wavanomwe akasiya vana. Pakupedzisira mukadzi akafawo. 23Pakumuka kwavakafa, pavachamuka, achava mukadzi waani? Nokuti vanomwe ava vakanga vaine iye somukadzi.”
24Jesu akati kwavari, “Ko hamurasiki here nokuda kwaizvozvi—nokuti hamuzivi Magwaro kana simba raBaba vedu? 25Nokuti vakafa pavanomuka, havawani kana kuwaniswa, asi vakaita savatumwa vari kudenga. 26Pamusoro pokumutswa kwavakafa, hamuna kuverenga here mubhuku raMozisi, pandima inotaura negwenzi, kuti Baba vedu vakamuudza sei, vachiti, ‘Ndini Mwari waAbhurahama, waIsaka, nowaJakobho’? 27Havasi Mwari wavakafa, asi wavapenyu. Marasika zvikuru.”
Idai Baba Nezvose
28Mumwe munyori akasvika, akavanzwa vachipikisana, akaona kuti Jesu akapindura zvakanaka, akabvunza achiti, “Ndoupi murayiro mukuru kupfuura yose?”
29Jesu akapindura akati, “Mukuru ndouyu: ‘Inzwa, iwe Israeri: Baba vedu ndivo vamwe chete.’ 30Ida Baba vako nomwoyo wako wose, nomweya wako wose, nepfungwa dzako dzose, nesimba rako rose.”
31“Wechipiri ndouyu: ‘Ida muvakidzani wako sokuzvida kwako.’ Hakuna murayiro mukuru kupfuura iyi.”
32Munyori akati kwaari, “Mataura zvakanaka, Mudzidzisi. Mareva chokwadi kuti ndivo vamwe chete, uye hakuna mumwe kunze kwavo. 33Kuvada nomwoyo wose, nokunzwisisa kwose, nesimba rose, uye kuda muvakidzani wako sokuzvida, kunopfuura zviri kure zvipiriso zvose zvinopiswa nemibayiro.”
34Achiona kuti akapindura nokuchenjera, Jesu akati kwaari, “Hausi kure noumambo hwaBaba vedu.” Shure kwaizvozvo, hapana akazoshinga kumubvunzazve mibvunzo.
Mesiya Mwanakomana Waani?
35Achidzidzisa mutemberi, Jesu akabvunza achiti, “Vanyori vangagoti sei Kristu Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi?
36Dhavhidhi pachake akataura noMweya Mutsvene achiti: ‘Baba vedu vakati kuna Ishe wangu, “Gara kurudyi rwangu kusvikira ndaisa vavengi vako pasi petsoka dzako.”’
37“Dhavhidhi pachake anoti Kristu ndiShe. Zvino Kristu angava sei mwanakomana waDhavhidhi?” Vanhu vazhinji vaifarira kumuteerera.
Chenjerai Chitendero Chisina Maturo
38Mukudzidzisa kwake akati, “Chenjerai navanyori, vanofarira kufamba vakapfeka nguo refu nokukwaziswa pamisika, 39nokuva nezvigaro zvapamberi mumasinagoge nenzvimbo dzinokudzwa pamabiko, 40vanodya dzimba dzechirikadzi uye vachiita minyengetero mirefu kuti vaonekwe bedzi. Ava vachagamuchira mutongo mukuru.”
Chipo Chechirikadzi
41Agere akatarisana nechivigiro chemari, akatarira vanhu vazhinji vachikanda mari imomo; vapfumi vazhinji vakakanda mari zhinji. 42Zvino imwe chirikadzi murombo yakauya, ikakanda tumari tuviri tudiki twendarira, tunokwana sendi. b b v42 Malepta maviri aiva tumari tudikisa twaishandiswa—pamwe chete aiva nokukosha kwomuhoro weminiti mishoma, chidikisa chaigona kupiwa nomunhu.
43Akadana vadzidzi vake, akati, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, chirikadzi iyi murombo yakanda kupfuura vose vakanda muchivigiro chezvipo. 44Nokuti vose vakapa zvakanga zvasara pazvakawanda zvavo, asi iye apa paurombo hwake—zvose zvaakanga ainazvo, raramo yake yose.”