Ruka 13:1-21

Panguva iyoyo pane vamwe vakanga varipo vakataurira Jesu nezvavaGarirea vane ropa rakasanganiswa nezvibayiro zvavo naPirato. Akavapindura achiti, “Munofunga kuti vaGarirea ivavo vakanga vari vatadzi kupfuura vamwe vaGarirea vose here zvavakatambudzika kudaro? Ndinoti, ‘Kwete.’ Asi imi mukarega kutendeuka muchapararawo mose saizvozvo. Kana vaya gumi navasere vakawirwa neshongwe yomuSirowamu ikavauraya; munofunga kuti vakanga vari vatadzi kupinda vamwe vose vaigara muJerusaremu here? Ndinokutii, ‘Kwete.’ Asi imi, mukasatendeuka muchapararawo mose saizvozvo.” Jesu akavataurira muenzaniso uyu, achiti, “Mumwe munhu akanga ane muonde wakasimwa mubindu rake ramagirepisi. Akauya achitsvaka muchero pauri akaushaya.” Akati kumurimi wamagirepisi. “Tarisa uone, kwamakore matatu aya ndakauya ndichitsvaka muchero pamuonde uyu asi hapana chandinowana. Uteme. Ungatambisirei zvawo ivhu.” Iye akamupindura achiti, “Chimbouregai zvenyu, changamire, kwegore rinozve, kusvikira ndautimbira uye ndauisa mupfudze. Kana ukabereka muchero gore rinouya zvakanaka; kana usina moutema zvenyu.” Jesu akanga achidzidzisa mune imwe sinagogu musi weSabata. Maiva nomumwe mudzimai aiva nomweya wakamuitisa ndonda kwamakore gumi namasere. Akanga akakombama asingagoni kuzvitwasanudza. Jesu paakamuona akamudaidza akati kwaari, “Mai masunungurwa paurwere hwenyu.” Akaisa maoko ake paari. Pakarepo akatwasanudzwa. Akabva arumbidza Mwari. Asi mukuru wapasinagogu zvakamugumbura nokuti Jesu akanga arapa pazuva reSabata. Akati kuvanhu, “Kuna mazuva matanhatu anogona kuitwa basa, uyai pamazuva iwayo muzorapwa, kwete musi weSabata.” Tenzi akamupindura achiti, “Imi vanyengedzi, mose zvenyu, hamusununguri here mombe yenyu kana dhongi renyu kubva mokudyira pamusi weSabata muchiritungamirira kundomwa mvura. Ko zvino mudzimai uyu, mwanasikana waAbhurahamu akasungwa naSatani kwamakore gumi namasere, haafaniri kusunungurwa here mumusungo uyu pamusi weSabata?” Paakataura izvi mhandu dzake dzose dzakanyadziswa asi vanhu vose vakafara nezvinhu zvose zvino mukurumbira zvaakaita. Jesu akazoti, “Umambo hwaMwari hungafananidzwe nei, ndingauenzanise neiko? Hwakaita setsanga yemasitadhi yakatorwa nomunhu akandoidyara mubindu rake. Yakakura ikava muti. Shiri dzedenga dzakaita matendere mumapazi awo.” Akatizve umambo hwaMwari ndingahauenzanise nei? Hwakaita sembiriso yakatorwa nomudzimai akakanya muzviero zvitatu zvoupfu kusvikira zvatutuma.