Mabasa 2:29-47

“Varume, hama, ndingakuudzai pachena zvatateguru Dhavhidhi, kuti vakafa, vakavigwa, bwiro hwavo huri pakati pedu kusvikira nhasi. Zvino zvaakanga ari muporofita, achizivawo kuti Mwari akamupikira nemhiko kuti achagadza pachigaro chake choushe mumwe wezvibereko zvechiwuno chake, zvaaiona zviri mberi, akareva pamusoro pokumuka kwaKristu, kuti haana kuora. Uyu Jesu akamutswa naMwari, isu tiri zvapupu zvake tose. “Zvino akati asimudzirwa kurudyi rwaMwari, apiwa naBaba chipikirwa chaMweya Mutsvene, akadurura izvi zvamunoona nezvamunonzwa. Nokuti Dhavhidhi haana kukwira kudenga, asi anoti amene, ‘Ishe akati kuna Ishe wangu, Gara kurudyi rwangu, Kusvikira ndichiita vavengi vako vave chitsiko chetsoka dzako.’ “Zvino imba yose yavaIsiraeri ngaizive kwazvo, kuti uyu Jesu wamakarovera pamuchinjikwa, Mwari akamuita Ishe naKristu.” Zvino vakati vachinzwa izvozvo, vakabayiwa pamwoyo, vakati kuna Petirosi nokuna vamwe vapostori, “Varume, hama, tichaiteiko?” Petirosi akati kwavari, “Tendeukai, mumwe nomumwe wenyu abhabhatidzwe nezita raJesu, kuti muregererwe zvivi, mupiwe chipikirwa choMweya Mutsvene. Nokuti chipikirwa ndechenyu, navana venyu, navose vari kure, vanozodanwa naIshe, Mwari wedu.” Akapupura kwazvo namamwe mashoko mazhinji, akavarayira, achiti, “Muzviponese parudzi urwu rwakakombama.” Zvino avo vakagamuchira shoko rake, vakabhabhatidzwa; nezuva iro vanhu vanenge zviuru zvitatu vakawedzerwa. Vakatsungirira pakudzidzisa kwavapostori, napakuyanana kwavo, napakumedura chingwa, napaminyengetero. Vanhu vose vakabatwa nokutya; zvinoshamisa zvizhinji nezviratidzo zvikaitwa navapostori. Navaitenda vose, vaiva pamwechete, vakati zvinhu zvose ndezvavose; vakatengesa pfuma yavo nenhumbi, vakagovana navose, mumwe nomumwe paakashayiwa napo. Zuva rimwe nerimwe vakanga vachitsungirira mutemberi nomwoyo mumwe, vachimedura chingwa mudzimba dzavo, vachidya zvokudya zvavo nomufaro nomwoyo wakanaka, vachirumbidza Mwari, vachidikanwa navanhu vose. Ishe akawedzera kwavari zuva rimwe nerimwe avo vaiponeswa.