Ruka
16:1 Zvino wakataurawo kuvadzidzi vake achiti: Kwakange kune umwe munhu mufumi waitonga
aiva nemutariri; iye akapomerwa kwaari kuti wakaparadza yake
zvinhu.
2 Zvino wakamudana akati kwaari: Chii ichi chandinonzwa nezvacho?
iwe? Zvidavirire pamusoro poutariri hwako; nekuti haungazovipozve
mutariri.
16:3 Zvino mutariri wakati mukati make: Ndichaitei? kunashe wangu
zvinonditorera utariri; handigoni kuchera; kupemha ndinonyara.
16:4 Ndinoziva zvandichaita, kuti kana ndabudiswa pautariri.
vangandigamuchira mudzimba dzavo.
16:5 Zvino wakadanira kwaari umwe neumwe wakange ane chikwereti naishe wake, akati kwavari
Kutanga, Une chikwereti chakadini kuna ishe wangu?
16:6 Iye ndokuti: Zviyero zana zvemafuta. Akati kwaari: Tora yako
bhiri, ugare pasi nokukurumidza, unyore makumi mashanu.
16:7 Ndokuti kune umwe: Newe, une chikwereti chakadini? Iye ndokuti: An
zviyero zana zvegorosi. Akati kwaari: Tora tsamba yako, uuye nayo
nyora makumi masere.
16:8 Ishe akarumbidza mutariri usakarurama, nokuti wakanga aita nokuchenjera.
nokuti vana venyika ino vakachenjera pazera ravo kukunda Jehovha
vana vechiedza.
16:9 Uye ndinoti kwamuri: Muzviitire shamwari nefuma
kusarurama; kuti kana mokundikana, vakugamuchirei
hugaro husingaperi.
16:10 Ani nani akatendeka pazvinhu zviduku-duku wakatendekawo pazvikuru;
usina kururama pazvinhu zviduku duku, haana kururamawo pazvikuru.
16:11 Naizvozvo kana musina kutendeka pana fuma usakarurama, ndiani?
uchazvipira kuvimba newe pfuma yechokwadi?
16:12 Uye kana musina kutendeka pane cheumwe, ndiani?
ingakupa zvinhu zvako here?
16:13 Hakuna muranda unogona kubatira vatenzi vaviri; nekuti zvimwe uchavenga umwe, uye
ida mumwe; kana kuti uchanamatira kuno mumwe, akazvidza mumwe.
Hamungashumiri Mwari nePfuma.
16:14 Zvino nevaFarisi vakange vari vadi vemari vakanzwa zvinhu izvi zvose
vakamuseka.
16:15 Zvino wakati kwavari: Imwi ndimwi vanozviruramisa pamberi pevanhu;
asi Mwari anoziva mwoyo yenyu, nokuti ndicho chinokudzwa pakati pavanhu
zvinonyangadza pamberi paMwari.
16:16 Murairo nevaporofita zvaivapo kusvikira kuna Johwani: kubva panguva iyo ushe hwe
Mwari anoparidzwa, uye munhu wose anopinda mazviri.
16:17 Uye zvakareruka kuti denga nenyika zvipfuure, pane chidodzi chimwe chezvinyorwa
mutemo kukundikana.
16:18 Ani nani anoramba mukadzi wake akawana mumwe unoita
uye ani nani unowana wakarambwa kumurume
anoita upombwe.
16:19 Kwakange kune umwe mufumi, wakange akapfeka zvine ruvara rwehute uye zvakanakisa
mucheka werineni, uye waifara mazuva ose.
16:20 Zvino kwakange kune umwe mupemhi wainzi Razaro, wakange akaiswa pamberi pake
gedhi, rizere nemaronda;
Ruka 16:21 achishuva kugutswa nezvimedu zvaiwa paimba yomupfumi.
imbwa dzaiuya dzichinanzva maronda ake.
16:22 Zvino zvakaitika kuti mupemhi wakafa, akatakurwa nevatumwa
pachifuva chaAbhurahamu; mufumi akafawo, akavigwa;
23 Zvino ari mugehena wakasimudza meso ake, ari pamarwadzo, ndokuona Abhurahamu
ari kure, naRazaro ari pachipfuva chake.
24 Iye ndokudanidzira akati: Baba Abhurahamu, ndinzwirei tsitsi, mutume
Razaro, kuti anyike muromo wemunwe wake mumvura, atonhodze zvangu
rurimi; nokuti ndinotambudzwa mumurazvo uyu.
16:25 Asi Abhurahamu wakati: Mwana, rangarira kuti iwe muupenyu hwako wakagamuchira yako
zvinhu zvakanaka, saizvozvo naRazaro zvakaipa; asi zvino wonyaradzwa,
uye iwe unorwadziwa.
16:26 Uye pamusoro paizvozvi zvose, pakati pedu nemwi pane mukaha mukuru wakaiswa
kuti vanoda kuyambuka kubva kuno vachiuya kwamuri vakonewe; uyewo havagoni
vaya vanobva ikoko vauye kwatiri.
16:27 Iye ndokuti: Naizvozvo ndinokukumbirisai, baba, kuti mumutumire
kumba kwababa vangu.
16:28 Nekuti ndine vanakomana vamai vangu vashanu; kuti anyatsovapupurira, zvimwe naivowo
uyai munzvimbo ino yokurwadziwa.
16:29 Abhurahamu akati kwaari: Mozisi nevaporofita vanavo; ngavanzwe
ivo.
16:30 Iye ndokuti: Kwete, Baba Abhurahamu; asi kana umwe akaenda kwavari achibva kwavari
vakafa, vachatendeuka.
31 Zvino akati kwaari: Kana vasingateereri Mozisi nevaporofita, kanawo
vachanyengetedzwa, kunyange mumwe akamuka kubva kuvakafa.