Kurwadziwa kwaPauro Nokuda Kwavanhu Vake
Pauro anotanga neshungu, kwete nharo: aizoda kutukwa iye pachake nokuda kwavanhu vokwake. Ipapo mubvunzo wakaoma — shoko raBaba vedu rakakundikana here? — unopindurwa naIsaka, Jakobho, Farao nomuumbi. Israeri yakagumburwa nokutsvaka kururama nokushanda pane kuvimba.
9 1Ndinotaura chokwadi muna Kristu, handirevi nhema—hana yangu inopupura neni muMweya Mutsvene, 2kuti ndine kusuwa kukuru nokurwadziwa kusingaperi mumwoyo mangu. 3Ndaishuva kuti ini pachangu nditukwe, ndiparadzaniswe naKristu, nokuda kwehama dzangu, rudzi rwangu rweropa. 4Ivo vaIsraeri: ndedzavo kodzero dzizere sevana, kubwinya, sungano, kupiwa komutemo, kunamata, nezvipikirwa. 5Madzitateguru ndeavo; kubva kwavari, panyama, kunobva Kristu, ari Mwari pamusoro pezvose, akaropafadzwa nokusingaperi. Ameni. a a v5 Pauro anoti Kristu “Mwari pamusoro pezvose, akaropafadzwa nokusingaperi” — chimwe chezviziviso zvakajeka kwazvo zveTestamente Itsva chokuti Jesu ndiMwari zvizere.
6Izvi hazvirevi kuti shoko raBaba vedu rakakundikana, nokuti havasi vose vakabva kuna Israeri vari vaIsraeri.
7Uye havasi vose vorudzi rwaAbhurahama vari vana vake; asi, “Vorudzi rwako vachadanwa kuburikidza naIsaka.”
8Ndiko kuti, vana venyama havasi vana vaBaba vedu, asi vana vechipikirwa ndivo vanoverengwa sorudzi.
9Nokuti chipikirwa chinoti: “Panguva iyi gore rinouya ndichauya, uye Sara achava nomwanakomana.”
10Uye handizvo chete, asi Rabheka akabatawo pamuviri nomurume mumwe, baba vedu Isaka, 11kunyange vakanga vasati vaberekwa, vasina kana kuita chakanaka kana chakaipa—kuti chinangwa chaBaba vedu chokusarudza chirambe chimire,
12kwete nokuda kwamabasa, asi nokuda kwaiye anodana, akaudzwa kuti: “mukuru achashandira muduku.” 13Sezvazvakanyorwa, “Jakobho ndakamuda, asi Esau ndakamuvenga.” b b v13 ‘Kuvenga’ chirevo chechiHebheru chokusarudza mumwe pane mumwe — kusarudza kwaBaba vedu kwakasununguka kwaJakobho, kwete ruvengo pamusoro paEsau.
14Zvino tichatiiko? Kuna Baba vedu kune kusaruramisira here? Kwete napaduku!
15Nokuti vanoti kuna Mozisi, “Ndichanzwira ngoni uyo wandinonzwira ngoni, uye ndichanzwira tsitsi uyo wandinonzwira tsitsi.”
16Naizvozvo hazvibvi pakuda komunhu kana pakushingaira kwake, asi kuna Baba vedu, ivo vane ngoni.
17Nokuti Rugwaro runoti kuna Faro: “Ndakakusimudzira nokuda kwechikonzero ichochi, kuti ndiratidze simba rangu mauri, uye kuti zita rangu riziviswe panyika yose.”
18Naizvozvo vanonzwira ngoni uyo wavanoda, uye vanoomesa mwoyo wouyo wavanoda.
19Naizvozvo uchati kwandiri, “Sei vachiri kungotsvaka mhosva? Ndiani angadzivisa kuda kwavo?” 20Asi ndiwe aniko, iwe munhu zvako, kuti upikisane naBaba vedu? Ko chinhu chakaumbwa chingati kune akachiumba, “Sei wakandiita seizvi?” 21Ko muumbi haana here masimba pamusoro pevhu, kuti aite kubva pabundu rimwe mudziyo wokukudzwa, nomumwe wokuzvidzwa? 22Zvakadiniko kana Baba vedu, vachida kuratidza hasha dzavo nokuzivisa simba ravo, vakatsungirira nomwoyo murefu midziyo yehasha yakagadzirirwa kuparadzwa, 23kuti vazivise upfumi hwokubwinya kwavo pamidziyo yengoni yavakagara vagadzirira kubwinya, 24kunyange isu vavakadana, kwete kubva kuvaJudha chete asiwo kubva kune veDzimwe Ndudzi?
25Sezvavanotaura muna Hosiya, “Ndichadana avo vakanga vasiri vana vangu, kuti vana vangu, neuya akanga asingadiwi, kuti mudiwa.”
26“Uye panzvimbo chaiyo pakanzi kwavari, ‘Hamusi vanhu vangu,’ ndipo pavachanzi ‘vana vaBaba vapenyu.’”
27Isaya anodanidzira pamusoro paIsraeri achiti: “Kunyange vana vaIsraeri vakawanda sejecha regungwa, vakasara chete ndivo vachaponeswa, 28nokuti Baba vedu vachaita mutongo wavo panyika, zvizere uye vasinganonoki.”
29Uye sezvakafanotaurwa naIsaya: “Dai Baba vehondo dzokudenga vakanga vasina kutisiyira vorudzi, tingadai takava seSodhoma, takaitwa seGomora.”
VaIsraeri Vakagumburwa Nedombo
30Zvino tichatiiko? VeDzimwe Ndudzi vakanga vasingatsvaki kururama vakawana kururama, kururama kunobva pakutenda; 31asi vaIsraeri, avo vaitsvaka mutemo wokururama, havana kusvika pamutemo iwoyo. 32Nei? Nokuti vakakutsvaka kwete nokutenda asi sokunge nokuda kwamabasa. Vakagumburwa nedombo rokugumbura,
33sezvazvakanyorwa, “Tarirai, ndinoisa muZioni dombo rokugumbura, ibwe rinogumbusa; ani naani anovimba naye haanganyadziswi.”