Johani 6:16-33

Ava madeko, vadzidzi vake vakadzika kugungwa vakapinda mugwa vakatangisa kuyambuka gungwa vachienda kuKapenaumu. Izvozvo kwakanga kwasviba. Uye Jesu akanga asati auya kwavari. Gungwa rakanyanduka nokuda kwemhepo yaivhuvhuta nesimba. Vadzidzi pavakanga vakwasva kwamakiromita mashanu kana kuti matanhatu vakaona Jesu achifamba pamusoro pegungwa achiuya pedyo negwa. Vakabva vabatwa nokutya. Asi iye akati kwavari, “Ndini, musatye zvenyu.” Naizvozvo vakabva vafara kumugachira mugwa. Pakarepo igwa rakabva rasvika kumahombekombe ekwavaienda. Ramangwana racho, vanhu vaya vakasara kumhiri kwegungwa, vakazviona kuti pakanga pane igwa rimwechete chete ipapo. Uye kuti Jesu haana kunge apinda muigwa iroro pamwechete navadzidzi vake asi kuti vadzidzi vake vakanga vaenda voga. Asi pane magwa akabva kuTibheriasi akasvikawo pedyo nenzvimbo yavakadya chingwa chiya mushure mokunge Tenzi ambotenda. Zvino vanhu pavakaona kuti Jesu akanga asipo pamwechete navadzidzi vake, ivo pachavo vakapinda mumagwa aye vakaenda kuKapenaumu kundotsvaka Jesu. Pavakamuwana kumhiri kuya kweGungwa, vakati kwaari, “Rabhi makauya kuno riniko?” Jesu akavapindura achiti, “Chokwadi chaizvo ndinoti kwamuri hamusi kunditsvaka nokuti makaona zviratidzo asi nokuti makadya zvingwa mukaguta. Musashandire chokudya chinopera asi chokudya chinogara kusvikira kuupenyu husingaperi chamunopiwa noMwanakomana womunhu, nokuti Mwari Baba vakaisa rupawo rwavo paari.” Ivo ndokuti kwaari, “Chii chatingaite kuti tishande mabasa aMwari?” Jesu akavapindura achiti, “Basa raMwari nderiri rokuti: Imi munofanira kutenda muna iye waakatuma.” Saka vakati kwaari, “Ko zvino iwe chiratidzoi chaungaite kuti tione tigotenda mauri; chii chaungaite? Madzibaba edu vakadya mana murenje sokunyorwa kwazvakaitwa zvichinzi akavapa chingwa chakabva kudenga kuti vadye.” Jesu akati kwavari: “Chokwadi chaizvo ndinoti kwamuri, haasi Mosesi akakupai chingwa chinobva kudenga. Baba vangu ndivo vanokupai chingwa chechokwadi chinobva kudenga. Nokuti chingwa chaMwari ndechiya chinobva kudenga uye chinopa upenyu kunyika.”