Mateu
17:1 Zvino shure kwemazuva matanhatu, Jesu akatora Petro naJakobho naJohwani munin'ina wake
anovakwidza mugomo refu vari voga;
17:2 Akashandurwa chimiro pamberi pavo, chiso chake chikapenya sezuva, uye
nguvo dzake dzakachena sechiedza.
17:3 Zvino tarira, kwakaonekwa kwavari Mozisi naEria vachitaura naye.
4 Ipapo Petro akapindura akati kuna Jesu: Ishe, zvakatinakira kuva saizvozvo
pano; kana muchida, ngatiite pano matende matatu, rimwe renyu; imwe yako,
rimwe raMozisi uye rimwe raEria.
5 Wakati achataura, tarira, gore rinopenya rakavadzikatira;
inzwi rikabva mugore, richiti: Uyu Mwanakomana wangu unodika, wandinonamata naye
ndafadzwa; inzwai iye.
17:6 Vadzidzi vakati vachizvinzwa, vakawa nechiso chavo, vakarwadziwa zvikuru
kutya.
17:7 Jesu akaswedera akavabata, akati: Simukai, musatya.
17:8 Vakati vachisimudza meso avo, havana kuona munhu, kunze kwaJesu
chete.
17:9 Zvino vakati vachiburuka mugomo, Jesu akavaraira, achiti:
Musaudza munhu chiratidzo ichi, kusvikira Mwanakomana woMunhu amuka kubva kudenga
akafa.
17:10 Vadzidzi vake vakamubvunza, vachiti: Vanyori vanogotaurirei vachiti Eria
anofanira kutanga kuuya?
17:11 Jesu akapindura akati kwavari: Eria uchatanga kuuya zvirokwazvo, uye
dzorera zvinhu zvose.
17:12 Asi ndinoti kwamuri: Eria wakatosvika, asi havana kumuziva.
asi vakamuitira zvose zvavakada. Saizvozvo vo
Mwanakomana womunhu atambure navo.
17:13 Zvino vadzidzi vakanzwisisa kuti wakataura kwavari zvaJohwani
Baptist.
17:14 Vakati vasvika kuchaunga, mumwe akavuya kwaari;
murume, akamufugamira, achiti.
17:15 Ishe, donzwirai mwanakomana wangu tsitsi, nokuti ane zvipusha, uye ane shungu kwazvo.
kazhinji unowira mumoto, uye kazhinji mumvura.
17:16 Uye ndakamuuyisa kuvadzidzi venyu, asi havana kugona kumuporesa.
17:17 Ipapo Jesu akapindura akati: Haiwa zera risina rutendo nerakakombama, sei!
ndichava nemi kwenguva yakareba here? Ndichakuitirai moyo murefu kusvikira rinhiko? uyai naye pano
kwandiri.
17:18 Zvino Jesu akatsiura dhimoni; ndokubva kwaari, nemwana
akaporeswa kubva panguva iyoyo.
17:19 Zvino vadzidzi vakauya kuna Jesu vari voga, vakati: Sei isu takange tisingagoni kukanda?
iye kunze?
17:20 Jesu akati kwavari: Nemhaka yekusatenda kwenyu, nekuti zvirokwazvo ndinoti
kwamuri, kana mune rutendo rwakaita setsanga yemasitadhi, mungati kwamuri
gomo iri, ibva pano uende kure; richabva; uye
hakuna chinhu chingakukonai imi.
17:21 Asi mhando iyi haibudi, asi nokunyengetera nokutsanya.
17:22 Zvino vachakagara muGarirea, Jesu akati kwavari: Mwanakomana wemunhu
vachaiswa mumaoko avanhu.
17:23 Uye vachamuuraya, asi nezuva retatu uchamutswa. Uye
vakademba zvikuru.
17:24 Zvino vakati vachisvika Kapenaume, vakagamuchira mutero
vakauya kuna Petro vakati: Mudzidzisi wenyu haateri here?
17:25 Akati: Hongu. Zvino wakati apinda mumba, Jesu akamutangira.
achiti: Unofungei, Simoni? ndivo vanoita madzimambo enyika
kutora mutero kana mutero? Kuvana vavo kana kuvatorwa?
17:26 Petro akati kwaari: Kuvatorwa. Jesu akati kwaari: Naizvozvo mava
vana vakasununguka.
17:27 Asi kuti tirege kuvagumbusa, enda kugungwa undogara
kanda chiredzo, ubate hove inotanga kubuda; uye kana iwe
Washamisa muromo wayo, uchawana mari; tora, uye
muvape nokuda kwangu newe.