Kukumbira Chiratidzo Chinobva Kudenga
Petro anomuti ndiye Kristu, Mwanakomana waBaba vapenyu, uye pashure penguva shoma anonzi Satani nokuramba kunzwa kuti Kristu uyu anofanira kuurayiwa. Kutevera, Jesu anodaro, kunoreva kuzviramba nokutakura muchinjikwa, kwete kusununguka pauri.
16 1VaFarisi navaSadhusi vakauya kuzomuedza, vachimukumbira kuti avaratidze chiratidzo chinobva kudenga.
2Akapindura akati, “Kana ava madekwana, imi munoti, ‘Kunze kuchanaka, nokuti denga idzvuku.’
3“Uye mangwanani, ‘Nhasi kuchava nedutu, nokuti denga idzvuku uye rakasviba.’ Munoziva kurava chiso chedenga, asi hamugoni kurava zviratidzo zvenguva.
4“Rudzi rwakaipa uye rusina kutendeka runotsvaka chiratidzo; hakuna chiratidzo chichapiwa kunze kwechiratidzo chaJona.” Ipapo akavasiya akaenda.
Mbiriso Yedzidziso Yenhema
5Vadzidzi pavakayambuka kurutivi rumwe, vakanga vakanganwa kuuya nechingwa.
6Jesu akati kwavari, “Chenjerai uye ngwarirai mbiriso yavaFarisi navaSadhusi.”
7Vakataurirana pakati pavo vachiti, “Izvi zvinodaro nokuti hatina kuuya nechingwa.”
8Achiziva izvi, Jesu akati, “Nei muchitaurirana pakati penyu, imi vokutenda kuduku, kuti hamuna chingwa? 9Hamunzwisisi nazvino here? Hamurangariri here zvingwa zvishanu zvavanhu zviuru zvishanu, uye kuti makaunganidza matengu mangani?
10“Kana zvingwa zvinomwe zvavanhu zviuru zvina, uye kuti makaunganidza matengu mangani?
11“Nei musinganzwisisi kuti ndanga ndisingatauri nemi pamusoro pechingwa? Chenjererai mbiriso yavaFarisi navaSadhusi.”
12Ipapo vakanzwisisa kuti akanga asingavaudzi kuti vangwarire mbiriso iri muchingwa, asi dzidziso yavaFarisi neyavaSadhusi.
Petro Anopupura Mwanakomana waBaba
13Pavakasvika mudunhu reKesariya Firipi, Jesu akabvunza vadzidzi vake, achiti, “Vanhu vanoti Mwanakomana woMunhu ndiani?”
14Vakati, “Vamwe vanoti Johani Mubhabhatidzi, vamwe Eria, vamwezve Jeremia kana mumwe wavaprofita.”
15Akati kwavari, “Asi imi munoti ndini ani?”
16Simoni Petro akapindura akati, “Ndimi Kristu, Mwanakomana waBaba vapenyu.”
17Jesu akapindura akati, “Simoni mwanakomana waJona, wakaropafadzwa—nyama neropa hazvina kukuzarurira izvi, asi Baba vangu vari kudenga.
18“Uye ndinokuudza: ndiwe Petro, uye paruware urwu ndichavaka kereke yangu; masuo eguva haangaikundi.
19“Ndichakupa kiyi dzoumambo hwaBaba vedu; chose chaunosunga panyika chichange chakasungwa kudenga, uye chose chaunosunungura panyika chichange chakasunungurwa kudenga.”
20Ipapo akarayira vadzidzi zvakasimba kuti varege kuudza munhu kuti ndiye Kristu.
Mwanakomana Anofanira Kutambudzika Nokumuka
21Kubvira ipapo, Jesu akatanga kuudza vadzidzi vake kuti anofanira kuenda kuJerusarema, kutambudzika zvikuru kuvakuru, kuvaprista vakuru, navanyori, kuurayiwa, uye kumutswa nezuva retatu.
22Petro akamutora parutivi akamutsiura, achiti, “Ngazvirege kumboitika, Ishe! Izvi hazvingamboitiki kwamuri.”
23Asi akatendeuka akati kuna Petro, “Ibva shure kwangu, Satani! Uri chigumbuso kwandiri, nokuti hausi kufunga zvinhu zvaBaba vedu, asi zvinhu zvavanhu.”
24Ipapo Jesu akati kuvadzidzi vake, “Ani naani anoda kuuya shure kwangu anofanira kuzviramba, atore muchinjikwa wake, agonditevera.
25“Nokuti ani naani anoda kuponesa upenyu hwake acharasikirwa nahwo, asi ani naani anorasikirwa noupenyu hwake nokuda kwangu achahuwana.
26“Zvinobatsirei kana munhu akawana nyika yose asi akarasikirwa nomweya wake? Kana munhu angapei kuti atsinhane nomweya wake?
27“Nokuti Mwanakomana woMunhu ava kuda kuuya mukubwinya kwaBaba vake nevatumwa vake, uye ipapo acharipira mumwe nomumwe maererano nezvaakaita.
28“Ndinokuudzai chokwadi: vamwe vamire pano havangaraviri rufu kusvikira vaona Mwanakomana woMunhu achiuya muumambo hwake.”