Kurambwa kuMusha Wake
Vokumusha kwake vanogumbuka, saka anoita zvishoma ikoko. Anotuma vane Gumi naVaviri vasina chavakatakura. Herodhi, akasungwa nemhiko pamabiko, anogura musoro waJohani. Jesu anopa zvokudya zviuru zvishanu uye anofamba pamusoro pegungwa, asi vadzidzi vake vachiri kusanzwisisa.
6 1Akabva ipapo akaenda kumusha kwake, uye vadzidzi vake vakamutevera. 2Nezuva reSabata akatanga kudzidzisa musinagoge. Vazhinji vakanzwa vakashamiswa, vachiti, “Munhu uyu akazviwanepi izvi? Uchenjeri hwakadii uhu hwaakapiwa? Zvishamiso zvakadai zvinoitika sei nemaoko ake? 3Ko uyu haazi muvezi, mwanakomana waMaria, mukoma waJakobho, naJose, naJudhasi, naSimoni here? Ko hanzvadzi dzake hadzisi pano nesu here?” Vakagumburwa naye.
4Jesu akati kwavari, “Muporofita haana kukudzwa chete kumusha kwake, napakati pehama dzake, nomumba make.”
5Haana kugona kuita chishamiso ipapo, kunze kwokuisa maoko pavanhu vashomanana vairwara akavaporesa. 6Akashamiswa nokushaya kwavo kutenda. Ipapo akapota nemisha achidzidzisa.
Jesu Anotuma Vane Gumi Navaviri
7Akadana vane gumi navaviri, akatanga kuvatuma vaviri vaviri, achivapa simba pamusoro pemweya yetsvina. 8Akavarayira kuti vasatora chinhu parwendo kunze kwetsvimbo chete—kwete chingwa, kwete homwe, kwete mari muzvikwama zvavo, 9asi vapfeke shangu, uye vasapfeka nguo mbiri.
10Uye akati kwavari, “Pose pamunopinda mumba, garaimo kusvikira mabva panzvimbo iyoyo. 11Nzvimbo ipi zvayo isingadi kukugamuchirai kana kukunzwai, pamunobva ipapo, zuzai guruva retsoka dzenyu chive chapupu pamusoro pavo.” a a v11 Kuzuza guruva patsoka kwaiva chiito chaizivikanwa chokuparadzana — chiratidzo chinorema chokuti guta rakanga raramba shoko uye zvino rakanga rotakura mutoro waro.
12Saka vakaenda vakaparidza kuti vanhu vatendeuke. 13Vakadzinga madhimoni mazhinji, vakazodza vanhu vazhinji vairwara namafuta vakavaporesa.
Rufu rwaJohani Mubhabhatidzi
14Mambo Herodhi akazvinzwa, nokuti zita raJesu rakanga rava kuzivikanwa. Vamwe vaiti, “Johani Mubhabhatidzi akamutswa kuvakafa; ndokusaka simba izvi zvezvishamiso zvichishanda maari.” 15Asi vamwe vakati, “NdiEria.” Vamwe vakati, “Muporofita, somumwe wavaporofita vekare.” 16Asi Herodhi paakazvinzwa, akati, “Johani, wandakagura musoro, akamutswa.” 17Nokuti Herodhi akanga atuma vanhu akabata Johani, akamusunga mutorongo nokuda kwaHerodhiasi, mukadzi womununʼuna wake Firipi, waakanga awana. 18Nokuti Johani akanga achiramba achiti kuna Herodhi, “Hazvitenderwi kuti uve nomukadzi womununʼuna wako.” 19Herodhiasi akamuchengetera ruvengo, akada kumuuraya, asi akatadza, 20Herodhi aitya Johani, achiziva kuti akanga ari munhu akarurama uye mutsvene, akamuchengetedza. Paainzwa Johani, aivhiringika zvikuru, asi aifara kumuteerera.
21Ipapo zuva rakakodzera rakasvika: pazuva rokuzvarwa kwaHerodhi, paakaitira makurukota ake, navakuru vehondo, navanhu vepamusoro veGarirea mabiko. 22Mwanasikana waHerodhiasi paakapinda akatamba, akafadza Herodhi navaenzi vake vaaidya navo. Mambo akati kumusikana, “Ndikumbire chinhu chipi zvacho chaunoda, ndichakupa icho.” 23Akapika kwaari achiti, “Chipi zvacho chaunokumbira kwandiri, ndichakupa—kunyange hafu youmambo hwangu.”
24Akabuda akati kuna mai vake, “Ndokumbireiko?” Vakati, “Musoro waJohani Mubhabhatidzi.”
25Akapinda pakarepo nokukurumidza kuna mambo, akakumbira achiti, “Ndinoda kuti mundipe iko zvino musoro waJohani Mubhabhatidzi mundiro.”
26Mambo akasuwa zvikuru, asi haana kuda kumurambira, nokuda kwemhiko dzake navaenzi vake. 27Mambo akatuma pakarepo muurayi, akarayira kuti musoro waJohani uuyiswe. Akaenda akamugura musoro mutorongo, 28akauya nomusoro wake mundiro, akaupa musikana, musikana akaupa mai vake.
29Vadzidzi vaJohani pavakanzwa, vakauya vakatora mutumbi wake, vakauisa muguva.
Jesu Anopa Zviuru Zvishanu Zvokudya
30Vaapositori vakaungana kuna Jesu vakamuudza zvose zvavakanga vaita nezvavakanga vadzidzisa.
31Akati kwavari, “Uyai mega kunzvimbo yakanyarara muzorore zvishoma.” Nokuti vazhinji vaiuya vachienda, zvokuti vakanga vasina kana nguva yokudya.
32Vakaenda vari voga nechikepe kunzvimbo yakasiyiwa. 33Vazhinji vakavaona vachienda vakavaziva; vakamhanya netsoka vachibva kumaguta ose vakasvikako vatangira ivo. 34Paakaburuka akasvika kumahombekombe, akaona vanhu vazhinji akavanzwira tsitsi, nokuti vakanga vakaita samakwai asina mufudzi, akatanga kuvadzidzisa zvinhu zvizhinji. 35Panguva yakanga yatova manheru, vadzidzi vake vakauya kwaari vakati, “Nzvimbo ino yakasurukirwa, uye nguva yatopfuura. 36Vaendesei kuti vaende kumaruwa nemisha yakapoteredza vandozvitengera zvokudya.”
37Akapindura akati, “Vapei imi zvokudya.” Vakati, “Ko tiende tinotenga chingwa chamadhenari mazana maviri tivape vadye here?”
38Akavabvunza akati, “Mune zvingwa zvingani? Endai munoona.” Pavakaziva vakati, “Zvishanu, nehove mbiri.”
39Ipapo akavarayira kuti vose vagare pasi namapoka pauswa hunyoro. 40Saka vakagara pasi namapoka, oumwe mazana, oumwe makumi mashanu. 41Akatora zvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri, akatarisa kudenga, akavonga akamedura zvingwa, akapa vadzidzi kuti vagadzike pamberi pavanhu, akagovera hove mbiri pakati pavo vose. 42Vakadya vose vakaguta. 43Vakanonga matengu gumi namaviri azere nezvimedu nehove. 44Vakadya zvingwa vakanga vari varume zviuru zvishanu.
Jesu Anofamba pamusoro peMvura
45Pakarepo akaita kuti vadzidzi vake vakwire muchikepe vamutungamirire kuyambuka mhiri, vakananga kuBhetisaidha, iye achiendesa vanhu vazhinji. 46Shure kwokunge avaonekera, akakwira mugomo kundonyengetera.
47Manheru akati asvika, chikepe chakanga chiri mukati megungwa, iye ari oga panyika. 48Akavaona vachinetseka nokukwasva, nokuti mhepo yakanga ichivapikisa. Nenguva inenge yechitatu mangwanani-ngwanani akauya kwavari, achifamba pamusoro pegungwa. Akanga achida kuvapfuura, 49asi vachimuona achifamba pamusoro pegungwa, vakafunga kuti chipoko vakaridza mhere,
50nokuti vose vakamuona vakavhunduka; asi pakarepo akataura navo, achiti, “Tsungai mwoyo; ndini. Musatya.”
51Akakwira muchikepe navo, mhepo ikamira; vakashamiswa zvikuru mukati mavo, 52nokuti vakanga vasinganzwisisi nezvezvingwa, asi mwoyo yavo yakanga yakaoma.
53Pavakayambuka, vakasvika kunyika yeGenesareti vakasungira chikepe pamahombekombe. 54Pavakaburuka muchikepe, vanhu vakamuziva pakarepo. 55Vakamhanya nomudunhu rose iroro vakatanga kutakura vairwara pamibhedha vachivaisa kwose kwavainzwa kuti aripo. 56Kwose kwaaienda—mumisha, mumaguta, kana kumaruwa—vaiisa vairwara mumisika, vachikumbira kuti vabate kungomupendero wenguo yake. Vose vaibata yakavaporesa.