Kudzidzisa muMaguta Avo
Johani, ari mutirongo, anotuma kuti vabvunze kana Jesu ari iye chaiye. Mhinduro ndiyo runyorwa rwezviri kuitika, kwete kunyaradzwa. Jesu anobva atuka maguta akaona zvishamiso zvake akaramba asina kushanduka, anovonga Baba vake, uye anopa zororo kune ani nani aneta.
11 1Jesu akati apedza kurayira vadzidzi vake gumi navaviri, akabva ipapo kuti anodzidzisa nokuparidza mumaguta avo.
Mubvunzo waJohani Ari Mutirongo
2Johani, ari mutirongo, akati anzwa nezvamabasa aKristu, akatuma shoko achishandisa vadzidzi vake, 3akamubvunza achiti, “Ndimi here muya anofanira kuuya, kana kuti tingatsvaka mumwe?”
4Jesu akavapindura akati, “Endai munoudza Johani zvamunonzwa nezvamunoona:
5“Mapofu anoona, vakaremara vanofamba, vane maperembudzi vanonatswa, matsi dzinonzwa, vakafa vanomutswa, uye varombo vanoparidzirwa mashoko akanaka. 6Uye akaropafadzwa uya asingagumburwi nokuda kwangu.”
7Pavaibva, Jesu akatanga kuudza vanhu vazhinji nezvaJohani achiti, “Makabuda muchienda kurenje kunoonei? Rutsanga runozununguswa nemhepo here? 8Asi makabudirei—kuzoona munhu akapfeka nguo dzakapfava here? Tarirai, avo vanopfeka nguo dzakapfava vari mudzimba dzoumambo. 9Asi makabudirei? Kuzoona muprofita here? Hongu, ndinokuudzai, anopfuura kwazvo muprofita. 10Uyu ndiye akanyorwa nezvake, achiti: ‘Tarira, ndinotuma nhume yangu mberi kwako, iyo ichagadzira nzira yako pamberi pako.’ 11Ndinokuudzai chokwadi: pakati pavakaberekwa navakadzi, hakuna akamuka mukuru anopfuura Johani Mubhabhatidzi; asi muduku kwazvo muumambo hwaBaba vedu mukuru kumupfuura. 12Kubva pamazuva aJohani Mubhabhatidzi kusvikira zvino, umambo hwaBaba vedu hunotambudzwa nechisimba, uye vane chisimba vanohubata. 13Nokuti Vaprofita vose noMutemo zvakaprofita kusvikira pana Johani, 14uye kana muchida kuzvigamuchira, ndiye Eria aifanira kuuya. 15Ani naani ane nzeve, ngaanzwe.
16Ndichafananidza chizvarwa chino nei? Chakafanana nevana vagere mumisika, vachidanidzira kuna vamwe, vachiti: 17‘Takakuridzirai nyere, mukasatamba; takaimba rwiyo rwokuchema, mukasachema.’ 18Nokuti Johani akauya asingadyi kana kunwa, vakati, ‘Ane dhimoni.’ 19Mwanakomana woMunhu akauya achidya nokunwa, vakati, ‘Mudyi nechidhakwa, shamwari yavateresi nevatadzi!’ Asi uchenjeri hunoratidzwa kururama namabasa ahwo.”
Nhamo kuMaguta Asingatendeuki
20Ipapo akatanga kutuka maguta maakanga aita mazhinji ezvishamiso zvake, nokuti akanga asina kutendeuka.
21“Nhamo kwauri, Korazini! Nhamo kwauri, Bhetisaidha! Nokuti dai zvishamiso zvakaitwa mauri zvakanga zvaitwa muTire neSidhoni, vangadai vakatendeuka kare kare vakapfeka nguo dzokuchema vari mumadota. 22Asi ndinokuudzai: zuva rokutongwa richava nyore kuTire neSidhoni kupfuura kwamuri. 23Uye iwe, Kapenaume—uchasimudzirwa kudenga here? Uchaburutsirwa kuguva. Dai zvishamiso zvakaitwa mauri zvakanga zvaitwa muSodhoma, raingadai richipo nanhasi. 24Asi ndinokuudzai: nyika yeSodhoma ichanakirwa pazuva rokutongwa kupfuura iwe.”
Baba Vanozarurwa noMwanakomana
25Panguva iyoyo Jesu akati, “Ndinokurumbidzai, Baba, Changamire wedenga nenyika, nokuti makavanzira izvi vakachenjera navanonzwisisa, mukazvizarurira vacheche. 26Hongu, Baba, nokuti izvi zvakakufadzai. 27Zvinhu zvose zvakapiwa kwandiri naBaba vangu. Hakuna anoziva Mwanakomana kunze kwaBaba, uye hakuna anoziva Baba kunze kwoMwanakomana, naani naani uyo Mwanakomana waanosarudza kuzarurira Baba.
28“Uyai kwandiri, imi mose makaneta makaremerwa, uye ndichakupai zororo. 29Takurai joko rangu mugodzidza kwandiri, nokuti ndiri munyoro uye ndakazvininipisa mumwoyo, uye muchawana zororo remweya yenyu. 30Nokuti joko rangu riri nyore, uye mutoro wangu wakareruka.”