Chifeve Chikuru Charatidzwa
Mutumwa anoratidza Johani mukadzi akapfeka zvepepuru, akadhakwa neropa revapupuri vaJesu, akatasva chikara chitsvuku. Johani anoshamiswa; mutumwa anotsanangura misoro nenyanga. Pakupedzisira chikara nemadzimambo acho vanomumukira vomupisa, vachiita chinangwa chaBaba vedu.
17 1Mumwe wavatumwa vanomwe vakanga vane ndiro nomwe akauya akataura neni, achiti, “Uya, ndichakuratidza kutongwa kwechifeve chikuru chinogara pamusoro pemvura zhinji. 2Madzimambo enyika akaita upombwe nacho, uye vanhu venyika vakadhakwa newaini youpombwe hwacho.” 3Akandibvisa ndiri muMweya akandiisa murenje, uko kwandakaona mukadzi akagara pamusoro pechikara chitsvuku chakanga chakafukidzwa namazita anotuka Mwari, chine misoro minomwe nenyanga gumi. 4Mukadzi uyu akanga akapfeka nguo dzepepuru nedzitsvuku, akashongedzwa negoridhe, namatombo anokosha, nemaparera, akabata muruoko rwake mukombe wegoridhe uzere nezvinhu zvinonyangadza netsvina youpombwe hwake. 5Pahuma yake pakanga pakanyorwa zita, chakavanzika chokuti, “Bhabhironi Guru, mai wezvifeve nezvinhu zvinonyangadza zvenyika.”
6Ndakaona mukadzi uyu akadhakwa neropa ravatsvene, neropa rezvapupu zvaJesu. Pandakamuona, ndakashamiswa zvikuru.
7Mutumwa akabvunza akati, “Nei washamiswa? Ndichakuudza chakavanzika chomukadzi nechechikara chakamutakura, icho chine misoro minomwe nenyanga gumi. 8Chikara chawakaona chakanga chiripo, asi iye zvino hachisisipo, uye choda kubuda mugomba rakadzika chichienda kukuparadzwa kwacho. Vanhu vanogara panyika, avo vane mazita asina kunyorwa mubhuku roupenyu kubvira pakuvambwa kwenyika, vachashamiswa pavachaona chikara—nokuti chakanga chiripo, asi iye zvino hachisisipo, asi chichauya.
9Izvi zvinoda pfungwa yakachenjera: misoro minomwe ndiwo makomo manomwe aanogara pamusoro pawo mukadzi, uyewo ndiwo madzimambo manomwe. 10Mashanu akawa, mumwe aripo, mumwe wacho haasati auya; kana achinge auya, anofanira kugara kwenguva pfupi. 11Chikara chakanga chiripo asi iye zvino hachisisipo ndicho chorusere, asi chiri chimwe chaavo vanomwe, chichienda kukuparadzwa. 12Nyanga gumi dzawakaona madzimambo gumi asati awana umambo, asi achagamuchira simba samadzimambo kwenguva yeawa imwe pamwe chete nechikara. 13Aya ane pfungwa imwe, uye anopa simba rawo nechiremera chawo kuchikara.
14Acharwa neGwayana, uye Gwayana richaakunda, nokuti ndiye Ishe wamadzishe naMambo wamadzimambo, uye avo vaanavo vakadanwa, vakasanangurwa, uye vakatendeka.” 15Mutumwa akandiudza akati, “Mvura yawakaona, paya panogara chifeve, ndivo vanhu, namapoka avanhu, nendudzi, nendimi. 16Nyanga gumi dzawakaona, nechikara, zvichavenga chifeve. Zvichachisiya chava dongo uye chakashama, zvichadya nyama yacho, uye zvichachipisa nomoto. 17Nokuti Baba vedu vakaisa izvi mumwoyo yawo kuti aite chinangwa chavo, abatane nepfungwa imwe, uye ape umambo hwawo kuchikara, kusvikira mashoko aBaba vedu azadziswa. a a v17 Kunyange madzimambo anopanduka anoshandira chikara anoita chinangwa chaBaba vedu. Ivo vanotungamirira nhoroondo kuti ifambire kukunda kweGwayana. 18Mukadzi wawakaona ndiro guta guru rinotonga madzimambo enyika.”