Rugare neTariro kuburikidza naBaba vedu
Kuitwa vakarurama kunounza rugare naBaba vedu, uye Pauro anotora kutambura souchapupu kwete sechinhu chinopesana: kunovaka kutsungirira, unhu, tariro. Kristu akatifira tichiri vavengi. Ipapo Adhamu naKristu vanoiswa parutivi nerutivi — chiito chimwe chichiparadza, chiito chimwe chichifashukira.
5 1Saka, sezvo takaruramiswa nokutenda, tine rugare naBaba vedu kuburikidza naIshe wedu Jesu Kristu. 2Kuburikidza naye takawana mukana nokutenda wokupinda munyasha idzi dzatimire madziri, uye tinofara mutariro yokubwinya kwaBaba vedu. 3Kwete izvozvo chete, asi tinozvirumbidzawo mukutambudzika kwedu, sezvo kutambudzika kuchibereka kutsungirira, 4uye kutsungirira kuchibereka hunhu, uye hunhu huchibereka tariro. 5Tariro haitinyadzisi, nokuti rudo rwaBaba vedu rwakadururwa mumwoyo yedu kuburikidza noMweya Mutsvene watakapiwa.
6Patakanga tichiri vasina simba, panguva yakafanira Kristu akafira vakaipa. 7Hazviwanzoitika kuti munhu afire munhu akarurama, kunyange zvakadaro mumwe angatsunga kufira munhu akanaka. 8Asi Baba vedu vanoratidza rudo rwavo pachavo kwatiri: patakanga tichiri vatadzi, Kristu akatifira. a a v8 Baba vedu vanosimbisa rudo rwavo pamuchinjikwa — nokupa Mwanakomana wavo nokuda kwedu patakanga tichiri kure navo.
9Zvino zvikuru sei, iye zvino zvatakaruramiswa neropa rake, tichaponeswa kuburikidza naye pakutsamwa. 10Kana, tiri vavengi, takayananiswa naBaba vedu kuburikidza norufu rwoMwanakomana wavo, zvikuru sei, zvino zvatayananiswa, upenyu hwake huchatiponesa? 11Kwete izvozvo chete—tinofarawo muna Baba vedu kuburikidza naIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, uyo kuburikidza naye zvino tagamuchira kuyananiswa.
Rufu kuburikidza naAdhamu, Upenyu kuburikidza naKristu
12Saka, sezvo chivi chakapinda munyika kuburikidza nomunhu mumwe, uye rufu kuburikidza nechivi, rufu rwakapararira kuvanhu vose, sezvo vose vakatadza. 13Mutemo usati wavapo, chivi chakanga chatova munyika; asi chivi hachiverengwi pasina mutemo. 14Kunyange zvakadaro, rufu rwakatonga kubva kuna Adhamu kusvika kuna Mozisi, kunyange pamusoro paavo chivi chavo chisina kufanana nokudarika kwaAdhamu—Adhamu anofananidzira uya achauya.
15Asi chipo hachina kufanana nechivi: kana vazhinji vakafa kuburikidza nechivi chomunhu mumwe, zvikuru sei nyasha dzaBaba vedu nechipo chinouya nenyasha dzomunhu mumwe Jesu Kristu zvakafashukira kuvazhinji. 16Uye chipo hachina kufanana nezvakakonzerwa nechivi chomunhu mumwe uya: kutongwa kunobva pachivi chimwe kwakauya nokupiwa mhosva, asi chipo chinobva pazvivi zvizhinji chakauya nokururamiswa. 17Nokuti kana rufu rwakatonga kuburikidza nomunhu mumwe uya nokuda kwokudarika kumwe, zvikuru sei avo vanogamuchira kufashukira kwenyasha nechipo chokururama vachatonga muupenyu kuburikidza nomunhu mumwe, Jesu Kristu.
18Saka zvino, sezvo kudarika kumwe kwakapa vanhu vose mhosva, chiito chimwe chokururama chinouyisa kururamiswa noupenyu kuvanhu vose. 19Sezvo kusateerera kwomunhu mumwe kwakaita kuti vazhinji vave vatadzi, saizvozvo kuteerera kwomunhu mumwe kuchaita kuti vazhinji vave vakarurama. 20Zvino mutemo wakapinda kuti kudarika kuwande, asi apo chivi pachakawanda, nyasha dzakanyanya kuwanda zvikuru, 21kuti sezvo chivi chakatonga murufu, nyasha dzitonge kuburikidza nokururama kusvika kuupenyu husingaperi, kuburikidza naJesu Kristu Ishe wedu.