Ruka 9:37-62

Nezuva rinotevera vakati vaburuka mugomo, vazhinji-zhinji vakamugamuchira. Zvino mumwe murume pakati pavazhinji akadana, akati, “Mudzidzisi, ndinokumbira kwamuri kuti mutarire mwanakomana wangu, nokuti ndiye mwana wangu mumwe woga. Tarirai, mweya unomubata, zvino woridza mhere pakarepo; unomubvundisa, achipupuma furo; haudi kumurega, asi unomurwadzisa zvikuru. Ndakakumbira vadzidzi venyu kuti vaubudise, vakasagona.” Jesu akapindura, akati, “Haiwa! Rudzi rusingatendi, rwakatsauka; ndichagara nemi kusvikira riniko, nokukuitirai mwoyo murefu? Uya pano nomwanakomana wako.” Akati achauya, mweya wakaipa ukamuwisira pasi, ukamubvundisa zvikuru. Asi Jesu wakarayira mweya wakaipa, akaporesa mwana, akamudzosera kuna baba vake. Vose vakashamiswa noukuru hwaMwari. Zvino vose vachashamiswa nezvose zvaakaita, akati kuvadzidzi vake, “Mashoko awa ngaapinde munzeve dzenyu; nokuti Mwanakomana womunhu achaiswa mumaoko avanhu.” Asi ivo havana kunzwisisa kutaura uku; vakanga vakuvanzirwa, kuti varege kukunzwisisa; vakatya kumubvunza pamusoro pokutaura uku. Zvino nharo dzikamuka pakati pavo, kuti ndiani mukuru kwavari. Asi Jesu, zvaakanga achiziva kufunga kwemwoyo yavo, akatora mwana muduku, akamuisa parutivi rwake, akati kwavari, “Ani naani anogamuchira mwana uyu muduku muzita rangu, anondigamuchira ini, uye ani naani anondigamuchira ini, anogamuchira akandituma; nokuti muduku kwamuri mose, ndiye mukuru.” Johani akapindura, akati, “Tenzi, taona munhu achibudisa mweya yakaipa muzita renyu, tikamudzivisa, nokuti haateveri nesu.” Asi Jesu akati kwaari, “Musamudzivisa; nokuti asingapesani nemi, anemi.” Mazuva okukwidzwa kwake akati oswedera, akaramba akarinzira chiso chake kuenda Jerusaremu, akatuma nhume pamberi pake. Idzo dzikaenda, dzikapinda mumusha wavaSamaria kundomugadzirira. Asi havana kumugamuchira, nokuti chiso chake chakanga chakaringira Jerusaremu. Vadzidzi vake, Jakobho naJohani, vakati vachizviona, vakati, “Ishe, munoda kuti titi moto uburuke kudenga, uvaparadze here?” Asi iye akatendeuka, akavarayira. Ipapo vakaenda kune mumwe musha. Zvino vakati vachifamba munzira, mumwe munhu akati kwaari, “Ndichakuteverai pose pamunoenda.” Jesu akati kwaari, “Mhungubwe dzine mwena, neshiri dzokudenga dzina matendere, asi Mwanakomana womunhu haana paangatsamidza musoro wake.” Akati kune mumwe, “Nditevere.” Iye akati, “Nditenderei henyu ndimbondoviga baba vangu.” Asi iye akati kwaari, “Rega, vakafa ngavavige vakafa vavo; asi iwe, enda undoparidza ushe hwaMwari.” Mumwezve akati, “Ndichakuteverai Ishe, asi munditendere henyu ndimbondoonekana navari mumba mangu.” Asi Jesu akati kwaari, “Hakuna munhu angati kana aisa ruoko rwake pabadza, akacheukira shure, angafanirwa noushe hwaMwari.”