Ndiani Mukuru muUmambo hwaBaba vedu?
Pavanobvunza kuti ndiani mukuru muumambo hwaBaba vake, Jesu anomisa mwana pakati pavo. Anoyambira nezvokugumbura vadiki, anotsanangura kutsiura hama pakavanda, uye anopedzisa nomuranda, akakanganwirwa chikwereti chikuru, anodzipa munhu nokuda kwechikwereti chidiki.
18 1Panguva iyoyo vadzidzi vakauya kuna Jesu, vachibvunza vachiti, “Ko, ndiani mukuru muumambo hwaBaba vedu?”
2Akadana mwana muduku kwaari, akamuisa pakati pavo,
3akati, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, kunze kwokunge matendeuka mukava savana vaduku, hamungatongopindi muumambo hwaBaba vedu. 4Naizvozvo ani naani anozvininipisa somwana muduku uyu ndiye mukuru muumambo hwaBaba vedu. 5Uye ani naani anogamuchira mwana muduku akadai muzita rangu anondigamuchira ini.”
Kugumbusa Vaduku
6“Asi ani naani anogumbusa mumwe wavaduku ava vanotenda mandiri—zviri nani kuti asungirirwe guyo rinorema pamutsipa wake agonyudzwa mukudzika kwegungwa.”
7“Nhamo kunyika nokuda kwezvinhu zvinogumbusa! Zvinofanira kuuya, asi nhamo kumunhu anozviunza. 8Kana ruoko rwako kana rutsoka rwako zvichikugumbusa, uzvigure, uzvirase. Zviri nani kupinda muupenyu uri chirema kana uchikamhina pane kuva namaoko maviri kana tsoka mbiri ugokandwa mumoto usingaperi.” 9Kana ziso rako richikugumbusa, uridzure urirase. Zviri nani kupinda muupenyu neziso rimwe chete pane kuva nmaviri ugokandwa mumoto wegehena.
Baba Vanotsvaka Gwai Rimwe Rakarasika
10“Chenjerai kuti murege kuzvidza mumwe wavaduku ava. Ndinokuudzai, vatumwa vavo vari kudenga vanogara vachiona chiso chaBaba vangu vari kudenga.” a a v10 Zvinyorwa zvekare kwazvo hazvina ndima 11 pano; makopi akazotevera anowedzera kuti: “Nokuti Mwanakomana woMunhu akauya kuzoponesa vakarasika.”
12“Munofungei? Kana munhu aine makwai zana rimwe rikarasika, haangasiyi makumi mapfumbamwe namapfumbamwe pazvikomo ndokuenda kunotsvaka riya rakarasika here? 13Kana akariwana, ndinokuudzai zvechokwadi, anorifarira kupfuura makumi mapfumbamwe namapfumbamwe asina kumborasika. 14Saka hakusi kuda kwaBaba venyu vari kudenga kuti mumwe wavaduku ava aparare.”
Kana Hama Ikakutadzira
15“Kana hama yako ikakutadzira, enda, umuratidze mhosva yake—iwe naye moga. Kana akateerera, wadzorera hama yako. 16Asi kana akaramba kuteerera, uya nomumwe kana vamwe vaviri, kuti nyaya yoga yoga isimbiswe nomuromo wezvapupu zviviri kana zvitatu. 17Kana akaramba kuvateerera, udza kereke. Kana akarambawo kuteerera kereke, muite somutorwa kana muteresi. 18Ndinokuudzai chokwadi, chipi nechipi chamuchasunga panyika chichasungwawo kudenga, uye chipi nechipi chamuchasunungura panyika, chichasunungurwa kudenga. 19Zvakare, ndinokuudzai chokwadi, kana vaviri venyu panyika vakatenderana pamusoro pechinhu chipi zvacho chavanokumbira, Baba vangu vari kudenga vachavaitira icho. 20Nokuti pane vaviri kana vatatu vakaungana pamwe chete muzita rangu, ndipo pandiri pakati pavo.”
Kuregerera kwaBaba Nokwedu
21Ipapo Petro akauya kuna Jesu, akati, “Ishe, ndinofanira kuregerera hama yangu inonditadzira kangani? Kusvikira kakanomwe here?”
22Jesu akapindura akati, “Ndinokuudza, kwete kanomwe, asi makumi manomwe nenomwe. 23Saka umambo hwaBaba vedu hwakafanana namambo aida kugadzirisa zvikwereti navaranda vake. 24Paakatanga kugadzirisa zvikwereti, kwakauyiswa kwaari murume aiva nechikwereti chikuru kwazvo. 25Zvaakanga asingagoni kuripa, tenzi wake akarayira kuti iye nomukadzi wake navana vake nezvose zvaaiva nazvo zvitengeswe, chikwereti chiripwe.”
26Saka muranda akapfugama pamberi pake, achikumbira zvikuru, achiti, “Ivai nomwoyo murefu neni, uye ndichakuripai zvose. 27Tenzi womuranda uyo, mwoyo wake wanzwa tsitsi, akamusunungura akamuregerera chikwereti.”
28“Muranda uyo akabva abuda panze, akawana mumwe muranda waaishanda naye aiva nechikwereti chake chomubayiro wamazuva zana, akamubata, akatanga kumudzipa, achiti, ‘Ripa zvawakakwereta kwandiri!’”
29Saka mumwe muranda waaishanda naye akapfugama akamukumbira zvikuru, achiti, “Iva nomwoyo murefu neni; ndichakuripa. 30Asi iye akaramba, akaenda akamukanda mutorongo kusvikira aripa chikwereti. 31Vamwe varanda vaaishanda navo vakati vachiona zvakanga zvaitika, vakashungurudzika zvikuru, vakaenda, vakaudza tenzi wavo zvose zvakanga zvaitika.”
32Ipapo tenzi akamudana. Akati, “Iwe muranda wakaipa,” akadaro, “ndakakuregerera chikwereti icho chose nokuti wakandikumbirisa. 33Ko, iwe hawaifanirawo kunzwira mumwe muranda waunoshanda naye tsitsi, sokukunzwira kwandakaita tsitsi iwe here? 34Akatsamwa, tenzi wake akamuisa kuvatambudzi kusvikira aripa chikwereti chose. 35Baba vangu vari kudenga vachakuitiraiwo saizvozvo, kunze kwokunge mumwe nomumwe wenyu akaregerera hama yake zvichibva pamwoyo.”