Ruka
7:1 Zvino wakati apedza mashoko ake ose munzeve dzavanhu
akapinda muKapenaume.
2 Zvino muranda weumwe mukuru wezana, waiva akakosha kwaari, wakange achirwara, achirwara
kugadzirira kufa.
7:3 Zvino wakati anzwa zvaJesu, akatuma kwaari vakuru vevaJudha.
achimuteterera kuti auye kuzoporesa muranda wake.
7:4 Zvino vakati vasvika kuna Jesu, vakamukumbirisa zvikuru vachiti: Uyu
akanga akafanira kuti aitirwe izvi.
5 Nekuti unoda rudzi rwedu, uye ndiye wakativakira sinagoge.
7:6 Ipapo Jesu akaenda navo. Zvino akanga asisiri kure neimba.
mukuru wezana akatuma shamwari kwaari, achiti kwaari: Ishe, musatambudza
nekuti handina kufanira kuti mupinde pasi pedenga remba yangu;
7:7 Naizvozvo handina kumbofunga ini pachangu ndakafanira kuuya kwamuri;
shoko, zvino muranda wangu uchaporeswa.
7:8 Nekuti neniwo ndiri munhu wakaiswa pasi pesimba, ndine mauto pasi pangu, neni
uti kune umwe: Enda, uye anoenda; nekune umwe: Uya, anouya; uye
kumuranda wangu: Ita ichi, achichiita.
9 Jesu wakati anzwa zvinhu izvi, akashamisika naye, akamutendeudza
akapoteredza, akati kuvanhu vaimutevera: Ndinoti kwamuri: Ini
handina kuwana kutenda kukuru kwakadai, kunyange pakati paIsraeri.
7:10 Zvino avo vakange vatumwa vodzokera kumba vakawana muranda agwinya
akanga achirwara.
7:11 Zvino zvakaitika zuva raitevera, kuti wakaenda kuguta rainzi Naini;
uye vazhinji vevadzidzi vake nechaunga chikuru vakaenda naye.
12 Zvino, wakati achiswedera pasuwo reguta, akaona akafa;
Murume akabuda panze, mwanakomana mumwe chete wamai vake, uye ivo vakanga vari chirikadzi;
vanhu vazhinji veguta vakanga vanaye.
7:13 Zvino Ishe wakati achimuona, akamunzwira tsitsi, akati kwaari:
Musachema.
14 Zvino akaswedera akabata uchanja; zvino vatakuri vakamira;
Akati: Jaya, ndinoti kwauri: Muka!
7:15 Mushakabvu akamuka ndokugara, akatanga kutaura; Zvino akamukumikidza kwaari
mai vake.
7:16 Kutya kukabata vose; vakarumbidza Mwari, vachiti: Kuti a
muporofita mukuru akamuka pakati pedu; uye kuti Mwari wakashanyira vake
vanhu.
7:17 Zvino shoko rake rikabudira muJudhiya rose nemunyika yose
dunhu rose rakapoteredza.
18 Vadzidzi vaJohwani ndokumupira zvezvinhu izvozvi zvose.
7:19 Johwani akadanira kwaari vaviri vevadzidzi vake, akavatuma kuna Jesu.
vachiti: Ndimwi unouya here? kana kutsvaka mumwe?
7:20 Zvino varume vakati vasvika kwaari, vakati: Johwani Mubhabhatidzi wakatituma
achiti kwauri: Ndimwi iye unouya here? kana kutsvaka mumwe?
7:21 Zvino nenguva iyoyo akaporesa vazhinji pazvifo neurwere,
nemweya yakaipa; uye kumapofu mazhinji akapa kuona.
22 Zvino Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Endai munoudza Johwani kuti chii
zvinhu zvamakaona nezvamakanzwa; kuti mapofu anoona sei, vanokamhina vanofamba;
vane maperembudzi vanonatswa, matsi dzinonzwa, vakafa vanomutswa kuvarombo
vhangeri rinoparidzwa.
23 Uye wakaropfadzwa ani nani usingagumbuswi neni.
7:24 Zvino vatumwa vaJohwani vakati vabva, akatanga kutaura kwaari
chaunga pamusoro paJohwani chichiti: Makabudira kurenje chii?
maona? Rutsanga runozungunuswa nemhepo here?
7:25 Asi makange mabuda kunoonei? Munhu akanga akapfeka nguo dzakapfava here? Tarirai!
vanopfeka zvinoyevedza, uye vachirarama zvakanaka, vari mumadzimambo.
matare.
26 Asi makange mabuda kunoonei? Muprofita here? Hongu, ndinoti kwamuri, uye
zvikuru kupfuura muprofita.
27 Uyu ndiye wakanyorwa pamusoro pake, zvichinzi: Tarirai, ndinotuma mutumwa wangu mberi
chiso chako chichagadzira nzira yako pamberi pako.
7:28 Nokuti ndinoti kwamuri: Pakati pevakaberekwa nevakadzi, hapana a
muporofita mukuru kuna Johane Mubhabhatidzi, asi uyo ari muduku mukereke
umambo hwaMwari hukuru kupfuura iye.
7:29 Zvino vanhu vose vakati vachimunzwa, nevateresi vakaruramisa Mwari.
achibhabhatidzwa norubhabhatidzo rwaJohani.
7:30 Asi vaFarisi nenyanzvi dzemutemo vakaramba zano raMwari vachipikisa
ivo pachavo, vasina kubhabhatidzwa naye.
31 Jehovha akati, Zvino vanhu ava ndichavafananidza neiko?
chizvarwa? uye vakaita sei?
7:32 Vakafanana nevana vagere pamusika, uye vanodana mumwe
kumumwe, vachiti: Takakuridzirai nyere, asi hamuna kutamba;
takakuchemai, asi hamuna kuchema.
7:33 Nekuti Johwani Mubhabhatidzi wakauya asingadyi chingwa kana kumwa waini; uye iwe
muti: Une dhimoni.
7:34 Mwanakomana wemunhu wauya achidya, achimwa; uye munoti: Tarirai a
munhu anokara, nomunwi, shamwari yavateresi navatadzi.
35 Asi uchenjeri hwunonzi hwakarurama nevana vake vose.
36 Zvino umwe wevaFarisi wakamukumbira kuti adye naye; Uye iye
akapinda mumba memuFarisi, akagara pakudya.
37 Zvino tarira, muguta imomo mukadzi waiva mutadzi, wakati achiziva izvozvo
Jesu akagara pakudya mumba momuFarisi, akauya nechinu chearibhasiteri
mafuta ekuzora,
38 Akamira patsoka dzake shure kwake achichema, akatanga kushambidza tsoka dzake
nemisodzi, akaipusika nevhudzi remusoro wake, ndokutsvoda wake
tsoka dzake, akazvizodza nechizoro.
39 Zvino muFarisi wakange amudana wakati achizviona, akataura mukati
achiti: Uyu dai aiva muporofita, ungadai aiziva kuti ndiani
uye kuti mukadzi wakadini unomubata, nekuti mutadzi.
40 Jesu akapindura akati kwaari: Simoni, ndine chekutaura kwaari
iwe. Iye ndokuti: Mudzidzisi, revai.
41 Kwakange kune vakwereti vaviri kune umwe mukweretesi; umwe wakange ane ngava vashanu;
madhenari* zana, uye mumwe makumi mashanu.
42 Vakati vasina chekuripisa, akangovakangamwira vari vaviri. Ndiudze
naizvozvo ndiani wavo achamuda zvikuru?
43 Simoni akapindura akati: Ndinofunga ndouyo waakakangamwira kupfuura umwe. Uye
akati kwaari: Watonga zvakarurama.
44 Zvino akatendeukira kumukadzi, akati kuna Simoni: Unoona mukadzi uyu here?
Ndapinda mumba mako, hauna kundipa mvura yetsoka dzangu, asi mukadzi uyu
wasuka tsoka dzangu nemisodzi, akapusika nevhudzi rake
musoro.
45 Hauna kunditsvoda, asi mukadzi uyu kubva panguva yandakapinda, haana kuzombonditsvoda
ndamira kutsvoda tsoka dzangu.
46 Nemafuta musoro wangu hauna kuuzodza, asi mukadzi uyu wandizodza
tsoka namafuta.
47 Naizvozvo, ndinoti kwauri: Zvivi zvake zvizhinji zvakangamwirwa; nokuti
iye aida zvikuru; asi unoregererwa zvishoma, unoda zvishoma.
48 Zvino akati kwaari: Zvivi zvako zvakangamwirwa.
7:49 Zvino vakange vagere naye pakudya vakatanga kureva mukati mavo, vachiti: Ndiani?
Uyu ndiye unokangamwira zviviwo here?
50 Akati kumukadzi: Rutendo rwako rwakuponesa; enda norugare.