Mateu 4:1-25

Ipapo Jesu akatungamirirwa naMweya kuenda murenje kundoedzwa naSatani. Akatsanya siku nesikati kwamazuva makumi mana. Mushure mezvo akabva oziya. Muedzi akauya akati kwaari, “Kana uri Mwanakomana waMwari iti matombo aya ave chingwa.” Asi iye akapindura achiti, “Zvakanyorwa zvichinzi, ‘Munhu haararami nechingwa choga asi neizwi rose rinobuda mumuromo maMwari.’ ” Dhiabhori akamutora akaenda naye kuguta dzvene pamusorosoro chaipo peTemberi akati kwaari, “Kana uri Mwanakomana waMwari zviwisire pasi nokuti zvakanyorwa zvichinzi, ‘Achaudza vatumwa vake kuti vakuchengete, vachakugama mumaoko avo kuti urege kugumburwa rutsoka rwako nebwe.’ ” Jesu akati kwaari, “Zvakanyorwazve kuti, ‘Usaedze Tenzi Mwari wako.’ ” Dhiabhori akamutorazve akaenda naye kugomo refu–refu akamuratidza umambo noumambo hwapasi pose nembiri yaho. Satani akati kwaari, “Zvose izvi ndinokupa kana ukati pasi gwadagwa uchindinamata.” Jesu akati kwaari, “Ibvapo! Satani nokuti zvakanyorwa zvichinzi, ‘Unofanira kugwadamira uchinamata Tenzi Mwari wako. Iye oga ndiye waunofanira kushandira.’ ” Dhiabhori akabva akamusiya. Vatumwa vakabva vauya kuzomushandira. Jesu paakanzwa kuti Johani akanga asungwa, akaenda kuGarirea. Akabva kuNazareti akandogara kuKapanaumu padyo negungwa, mudunhu rokwaZabhuroni nerokwaNafutari kuti zviya zvakanga zvataurwa nomuporofita Isaya zvizadzikiswe zvokuti, “Iwe nyika yeZabhuroni newe nenyika yeNafutari iri pedyo negungwa mhiri kwaJorodhani, Garirea yevechirudzi, vanhu vakanga vagere murima vakaona chiedza chikuru navavo vakanga vagere munyika nomumumvuri worufu chiedza chakavabudira.” Kubvira nguva iyoyo Jesu akatangisa kuparidza achiti pindukai nokuti umambo hokudenga hwaswedera. Zvino Jesu akati achifamba pamahombekombe egungwa reGarirea, akaona mukoma nomunun'una, vana Simoni anonzi Pita naAndireya munun'una wake vachikanda usvasvi hwavo mugungwa nokuti vakanga vari vabvuvi vehove. Akati kwavari, “Nditeverei. Ini ndichakuitai vabvuvi vavanhu.” Pakarepo vakabva vasiya usvasvi hwavo vakamutevera. Akaenda mberi akaona vamwe, mukoma nomunun'una, Jemusi mwanakomana waZebhedhi naJohani munun'una wake vari mugwa navaZebhedhi, baba vavo vachigadzira usvasvi hwavo. Akavadaidza. Pakarepo vakabva vasiya igwa nababa vavo vakamutevera. Jesu akafamba neGarirea yose achidzidzisa mumasinagogu avo achiparidza Shoko Rakanaka roumambo uye achirapa zvirwere zvose noundonda hwose pakati pavanhu. Mukurumbira wake wakapararira neSiria yose. Vakaunza kwaari varwere vose vakanga vachirwara nezvirwere zvakasiyana–siyana namamwewo marwadzo navakanga vakagarwa nemweya yakaipa, navaiva netsviyo navakanga vane mitezo yomuviri yavo yakafa akavarapa. Gurusvusvu ravanhu rakamutevera richibva kuGarirea nokuDhekaporisi nokuJerusaremu nokuJudhea uye nokumhiri kwaJorodhani.