Baba vedu Vanoverenga Kutenda Sokururama
Pauro anoedza nharo yake pana Abhurahama, akanzi akarurama asati adzingiswa uye murayiro usati wavapo. Kutenda hakusi muripo unowana mubayiro; kuvimba naBaba vedu, vanopa upenyu kuvakafa — ndokusaka veDzimwe Ndudzi vachigona kuvawo vana vavo.
4 1Zvino tichatiiko kuti Abhurahama, tateguru wedu panyama, akawanei? 2Nokuti kana Abhurahama akanzi akarurama nokuda kwamabasa, ane chaangazvirumbidza nacho—asi kwete pamberi paBaba vedu. 3Nokuti Rugwaro runoti kudii? Abhurahama akatenda Baba vedu, uye zvakaverengwa kwaari sokururama. a a v3 "Kuverengwa" ishoko rokuchengeta mabhuku emari, asi Baba vedu havasi muchengeti wemabhuku ane mwoyo unotonhora. Abhurahama akangovimba navo, uye Baba vedu vakatarisa maoko ake asina chinhu vakamuti akarurama. 4Kumunhu anoshanda, mubhadharo hauverengwi sechipo asi sechikwereti chaanofanira kuwana. 5Asi kumunhu asingashandi, asi anovimba naiye anoruramisa vakaipa, kutenda kwake kunoverengwa sokururama. 6Sezvo Dhavhidhiwo achitaura nezvokuropafadzwa kwomunhu uyo Baba vedu vanoverengera kururama, kunze kwamabasa: 7“Vakaropafadzwa avo mabasa avo asina mutemo akakanganwirwa, uye vane zvivi zvakafukidzwa; 8akaropafadzwa munhu uyo Baba vedu vasingazomboverengeri chivi chake.”
9Ko kuropafadzwa uku ndokwavakadzingiswa chete here, kana kuti nokwavasina kudzingiswawo? Tinoti kutenda kwaAbhurahama kwakaverengwa sokururama. 10Ko kwakaverengwa sei? Paakanga adzingiswa, kana paakanga asati adzingiswa? Kwete paakanga adzingiswa, asi paakanga asati adzingiswa. 11Akagamuchira kudzingiswa sechiratidzo, chisimbiso chokururama kwaakanga anako nokutenda achiri asina kudzingiswa, kuitira kuti ave baba vavose vanotenda kunyange vasina kudzingiswa, kuti kururama kuverengerwe kwavariwo, 12uye baba vavakadzingiswa vasati vangova vakadzingiswa chete asi vanofambawo mumakwara okutenda kwakanga kuna baba vedu Abhurahama achiri asina kudzingiswa.
13Nokuti chipikirwa kuna Abhurahama nokuvana vake chokuti vachagara nhaka yenyika hachina kuuya nomutemo, asi nokururama kwokutenda. 14Nokuti kana avo vanorarama nomutemo vari vagari venhaka, kutenda kunoitwa kusina maturo uye chipikirwa chinoshayiswa simba. 15Mutemo unouyisa hasha; pasina mutemo, hapana kudarika.
16Saka chinouya nokutenda, kuti chive nenyasha, kuti chipikirwa chisimbiswe kuvana vose—kwete avo vakasungwa kumutemo chete asi avowo vane kutenda kwaAbhurahama, baba vedu tose,
17sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi, “Ndakakuita baba vendudzi zhinji”—pamberi paBaba vedu, ivo vaakatenda kwavari, vanopa upenyu kuvakafa uye vanodana zvinhu zvisipo kuti zvivepo. 18Pasina tariro, akatenda ane tariro, akava baba vendudzi zhinji, sezvaakanga audzwa kuti: “Vana vako vachadaro.”
19Asina kushaya simba mukutenda, akafunga nezvomuviri wake wakanga watofanana newakafa—akanga ava namakore anenge zana—nechizvaro chaSara chakanga chisina upenyu. 20Haana kukahadzika pamusoro pechipikirwa chaBaba vedu nokushaya kutenda, asi akasimbiswa mukutenda, achipa Baba vedu mbiri, 21aine chokwadi chizere kuti zvakanga zvapikirwa naBaba vedu vaigonawo kuzviita. 22Ndokusaka “zvakaverengwa kwaari sokururama.” 23Asi mashoko okuti “zvakaverengwa kwaari” haana kunyorwa nokuda kwake oga, 24asiwo nokuda kwedu isu tichaverengerwa nazvo—isu tinovimba naiye akamutsa Ishe wedu Jesu kubva kuvakafa, 25iye akaiswa kurufu nokuda kwezvivi zvedu uye akamutswa kuti atiruramise naBaba vedu.