Kufa kwaJohani Mubhabhatidzi
Herodhi, akasungwa nemhiko yaakapika pamabiko, anoita kuti Johani agurwe musoro. Jesu anoenda oga kunochema, vanhu vazhinji vanomutevera zvakadaro, uye anovapa chokudya kubva muzvingwa zvishanu. Gare gare Petro anofamba pamusoro pemvura achienda kwaari, anoona mhepo, ndokutanga kunyura.
14 1Panguva iyoyo Herodhi mutongi akanzwa mashoko pamusoro paJesu. 2Akati kuvaranda vake, “Uyu ndiJohani Mubhabhatidzi, amutswa kubva kuvakafa—ndiko kusaka masimba aya achishanda maari.” 3Nokuti Herodhi akanga asunga Johani, akamusunga nengetani, akamupfigira mujeri nokuda kwaHerodhiasi, mukadzi womununʼuna wake Firipi, 4nokuti Johani akanga achimuudza achiti, “Hazvitenderwi kuti muve naye.” 5Herodhi aida kumuuraya asi akatya vazhinji, nokuti vaiti Johani muporofita. 6Asi pakasvika zuva rokuzvarwa kwaHerodhi, mwanasikana waHerodhiasi akatamba pamberi pavo akafadza Herodhi, 7saka akavimbisa nemhiko kumupa chero zvaaizokumbira. 8Akurudzirwa namai vake, akati, “Ndipei pano musoro waJohani Mubhabhatidzi, pandiro.”
9Mambo akasuwa, asi nokuda kwemhiko dzake navaenzi vake vokudya, akarayira kuti zviitwe, 10akatuma munhu kuti Johani agurwe musoro mujeri. 11Musoro wake wakauyiswa pandiro, ukapiwa musikana, iye akauendesa kuna mai vake. 12Ipapo vadzidzi vaJohani vakauya, vakatora mutumbi, vakauviga; vakaenda vakaudza Jesu.
Jesu Anopa Zviuru Zvishanu Zvokudya
13Achinzwa izvi, Jesu akabva nechikepe akaenda kunzvimbo iri yoga ari oga. Asi vazhinji vakanzwa vakamutevera netsoka vachibva mumaguta. 14Paakaburuka kumahombekombe, akaona boka guru ravanhu, akavanzwira tsitsi, akaporesa varwere vavo. 15Ava madekwana, vadzidzi vakauya kwaari vakati, “Nzvimbo iyi iri yoga, uye nguva yatova yakwana. Endesai vanhu vazhinji kuti vaende kumisha vanozvitengera zvokudya.”
16Asi Jesu akati kwavari, “Havafaniri kuenda. Vapei imi zvokudya.”
17Vakati kwaari, “Hatina chinhu pano kunze kwezvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri.”
18Akati, “Uyai nazvo pano kwandiri.”
19Akaudza vanhu vazhinji kuti vagare pauswa. Akatora zvingwa zvishanu nehove mbiri, akatarisa kudenga, akavonga, akamedura zvingwa, akapa vadzidzi, ivo vakapa vanhu vazhinji. 20Vose vakadya vakaguta, uye vakanonga matengu gumi namaviri azere nezvimedu zvakanga zvasara. 21Vakadya vaisvika varume zviuru zvishanu, tisingaverengi vakadzi navana.
Jesu Anofamba Pamusoro peMvura
22Pakarepo akaita kuti vadzidzi vapinde muchikepe vatungamire mberi kwake vaende mhiri, iye achiendesa vanhu vazhinji. 23Aendesa vanhu vazhinji, akakwira mugomo ari oga kuti anonyengetera. Ava madekwana, akanga ari ikoko ari oga. 24Chikepe chakanga chatova kure nenyika, chichirohwa nemafungu, mhepo ichivapikisa. 25Panguva inenge yechitatu mangwanani, akauya kwavari, achifamba pamusoro pegungwa. a a v25 Nguva yechina yousiku yaisvika kubva na3:00 kusvika na6:00 mangwanani—nguva yerima guru nechando kupfuura dzose mambakwedza asati asvika. 26Vachimuona achifamba pamusoro pegungwa, vadzidzi vakavhunduka kwazvo, vakati, “Chipoko!” vakaridza mhere nokutya.
27Asi Jesu akataura navo pakarepo achiti, “Tsungai mwoyo! Ndini; musatya.”
28Petro akamupindura akati, “Ishe, kana muri imi, ndirayirei kuti ndiuye kwamuri pamusoro pemvura.”
29Akati, “Uya.” Petro akaburuka muchikepe, akafamba pamusoro pemvura, akaenda kuna Jesu.
30Asi achiona mhepo ine simba, akatya, zvino achitanga kunyura, akadanidzira achiti, “Ishe, ndiponesei!”
31Pakarepo Jesu akatambanudza ruoko rwake, akamubata, akati, “Iwe une kutenda kuduku, wakakahadzika nei?”
32Zvino vakati vapinda muchikepe, mhepo ikadzikama. 33Ipapo vaya vakanga vari muchikepe vakamunamata, vachiti, “Zvirokwazvo imi muri Mwanakomana waBaba vedu.”
34Vakati vayambuka, vakasvika kunyika yeGenesareti. 35Varume venzvimbo iyoyo vakati vamuziva, vakatuma shoko munyika iyoyo yose, vakamuvigira vose vairwara. 36Vakamukumbira zvikuru kuti vangobata mupendero wenguo yake, uye vose vakaibata vakaporeswa.