Urongwa hwaBaba vedu hweWanano
Jesu anovakira muchato pane zvakaitwa naBaba vedu pakuvasika pakutanga, anogamuchira vana vaidzingwa nevadzidzi, uye anoudza jaya rakanaka, rakapfuma kuti ritengese zvose. Rinoenda richichema. Zvisingagoneki kuvanhu zvinogoneka naBaba vedu.
19 1Jesu paakapedza mashoko aya, akabva muGarirea akaenda kudunhu reJudhiya, mhiri kworwizi Jorodhani. 2Mapoka makuru avanhu akamutevera, uye akavaporesa ipapo.
3VaFarisi vakauya kuzomuedza, vachibvunza vachiti, “Zvinotenderwa here kuti murume arambe mukadzi wake nokuda kwechikonzero chipi zvacho?”
4Akapindura akati, “Hamuna kuverenga here kuti Baba vedu, vakavasika pakutanga, vakavaita murume nomukadzi, 5uye vakati, ‘Nokudaro murume achasiya baba vake namai vake uye achanamatira mukadzi wake, uye vaviri vachava nyama imwe’? 6Saka havachisiri vaviri asi nyama imwe; naizvozvo, munhu ngaarege kuparadzanisa zvakabatanidzwa naBaba vedu.”
7Vakati kwaari, “Zvino nei Mozisi akarayira kuti murume ape gwaro rokurambana agomuendesa?”
8Akavaudza achiti, “Mozisi akakutenderai kuramba vakadzi venyu nokuti mwoyo yenyu yakanga yakaoma, asi kwakanga kusina kudaro kubva pakutanga. 9Ndinokuudzai kuti: ani naani anoramba mukadzi wake—kunze kwemhosva yeupombwe—akaroora mumwe anoita upombwe.”
10Vadzidzi vakati kwaari, “Kana zvakadaro pakati pomurume nomukadzi, zviri nani kusaroora.”
11Akati kwavari, “Havasi vose vanogona kugamuchira shoko iri—asi avo chete vakaripiwa. 12Kune varume vakachekwa vakaberekwa vakadaro kubva mudumbu ramai vavo; kune vakachekwa vakaitwa vakadaro nevamwe; uye kune vakachekwa vakazviita vakadaro nokuda kweumambo hwaBaba vedu. Anogona kugamuchira izvi, ngaazvigamuchire.”
Jesu Anogamuchira Vana Vaduku
13Ipapo vana vaduku vakauyiswa kwaari kuti aise maoko pamusoro pavo uye anyengetere, asi vadzidzi vakatsiura vaya vaivauyisa.
14Asi Jesu akati, “Regai vana vaduku vauye kwandiri—musavadzivisa, nokuti umambo hwaBaba vedu ndohwevakadai.”
15Akaisa maoko ake pamusoro pavo akabva ipapo.
Chinhu Chimwe Chaaishaya
16Panguva iyoyo murume mumwe akaswedera kwaari akabvunza achiti, “Mudzidzisi, chinhu chakanaka chipi chandinofanira kuita kuti ndiwane upenyu husingaperi?”
17Akati kwaari, “Nei uchindibvunza pamusoro pechakanaka? Mumwe chete ndiye akanaka. Kana uchida kupinda muupenyu, chengeta mirayiro.”
18“Ipi?” akabvunza. Jesu akati, “Usauraya, usaita upombwe, usaba, usapupura nhema, 19kudza baba vako namai vako, uye ude muvakidzani wako sezvaunozvida.”
20Jaya rakati kwaari, “Izvi zvose ndakazvichengeta. Chii chandichiri kushaya?”
21Jesu akati kwaari, “Kana uchida kuva wakakwana, enda, utengese zvaunazvo ugopa varombo—uchava nepfuma kudenga—wozouya, unditevere.”
22Jaya rakati richinzwa izvi, rakaenda richishungurudzika, nokuti raiva nepfuma zhinji.
23Jesu akati kuvadzidzi vake, “Ndinokuudzai chokwadi: mupfumi achaomerwa kupinda muumambo hwaBaba vedu. 24Ndinokuudzaizve: ngamera inopinda nomuburi retsono zviri nyore kupfuura mupfumi anopinda muumambo hwaBaba vedu.”
25Vadzidzi vakati vanzwa izvi, vakashamiswa kwazvo vakabvunza vachiti, “Zvino ndiani angaponeswa?”
26Jesu akavatarira akati, “Izvi hazvibviri kuvanhu, asi zvinhu zvose zvinobvira kuna Baba vedu.”
27Ipapo Petro akati kwaari, “Tarirai, tasiya zvinhu zvose tikakuteverai. Zvino tichawaneiko?”
28Jesu akavaudza achiti, “Chokwadi: pakuvandudzwa kwezvinhu, panguva ichagara Mwanakomana woMunhu pachigaro chake choumambo chinobwinya, imi makanditevera muchagarawo pazvigaro zvoumambo gumi nezviviri, muchitonga marudzi gumi namaviri avaIsraeri.
29“Mumwe nomumwe akasiya dzimba kana hama kana hanzvadzi kana baba kana mai kana vana kana minda nokuda kwezita rangu achawana zvakapetwa kazana uye achagara nhaka youpenyu husingaperi. 30Asi vazhinji vari pakutanga vachava vokupedzisira, uye vazhinji vari vokupedzisira vachava vokutanga.”