Mashoko Akanaka Akanyorwa naJohani
12 Paseka yasarirwa nemazuva 6 kuti isvike, Jesu akasvika kuBhetani, kwaiva naRazaro+ uya waakanga amutsa kuvakafa. 2 Saka vakamugadzirira kudya kwemanheru ikoko, uye Marita akanga achivaunzira zvekudya,+ asi Razaro akanga ari pakati pevamwe vaaidya navo. 3 Mariya akabva atora mafuta anonhuhwirira angasvika hafu yerita,* nadhi chaiyo, inodhura kwazvo, akaadira patsoka dzaJesu, akapukuta tsoka dzake achishandisa bvudzi rake. Imba yese yakazara nekunhuhwirira kwemafuta acho.+ 4 Asi Judhasi Iskariyoti,+ mumwe wevadzidzi vake, uyo akanga ava kuda kumutengesa, akati: 5 “Nei mafuta aya anonhuhwirira asina kutengeswa madhinari* 300, mari yacho yapiwa varombo?” 6 Haana kutaura izvi nekuti aiva nehanya nevarombo, asi nekuti aiva mbavha uye aigara nebhokisi remari, achiwanzoba mari yaiiswa imomo. 7 Jesu akabva ati: “Musiye akadaro, kuti aite izvi achindigadzirira zuva rekuvigwa kwangu.+ 8 Nekuti varombo munogara muinavo,+ asi hamusi kuzogara muineni.”+
9 Izvi zvichiitika kudaro, vaJudha vakawanda vakazoziva kuti akanga aripo, saka vakauya kuzoona Jesu, nekuonawo Razaro, waakamutsa kuvakafa.+ 10 Vatungamiriri vevapristi vakabva varangana kuurayawo Razaro wacho, 11 sezvo vaJudha vakawanda vaienda ikoko pamusana pake, vachitenda muna Jesu.+
12 Mangwana acho, vanhu vakawanda vakanga vauya kumutambo vakanzwa kuti Jesu akanga achiuya kuJerusarema. 13 Saka vakatora mapazi emichindwe, vakabuda kunomuchingura uye vakatanga kushevedzera vachiti: “Tinokumbira kuti mumuponese!* Akakomborerwa munhu anouya muzita raJehovha,*+ Mambo waIsraeri!”+ 14 Jesu akawana mwana wedhongi, akamutasva,+ sekunyorwa kwazvakaitwa kuti: 15 “Usatya, mwanasikana weZiyoni. Ona! Mambo wako ari kuuya, akatasva mwana wedhongi.”+ 16 Vadzidzi vake havana kunzwisisa zvinhu izvi pakutanga, asi Jesu paakakudzwa,+ vakabva vayeuka kuti zvinhu izvi zvakanga zvakanyorwa nezvake uye kuti ndizvo zvavakamuitira.+
17 Vanhu vaiva naye paakashevedza Razaro kuti abude muguva,*+ achimumutsa kuvakafa, vakaramba vachipupura.+ 18 Ichi ndicho chimwe chikonzero chakaita kuti vabude vachinomuchingura. Vanhu vakanga vanzwa nezvechiratidzo ichi chaakaita. 19 Saka vaFarisi vakataurirana vachiti: “Muri kuona kuti hapana kwamuri kutombosvika. Onai! Nyika yese yava kumutevera.”+
20 Pakati pevaya vakanga vauya kuzonamata pamutambo paiva nevaGiriki. 21 Saka vakasvika kuna Firipi,+ aibva kuBhetisaidha yekuGarireya, uye vakati kwaari: “Vakuru, tiri kudawo kuona Jesu.” 22 Firipi akaenda akanoudza Andreya. Andreya naFiripi vakaenda vakanoudza Jesu.
23 Asi Jesu akavapindura achiti: “Nguva yekuti Mwanakomana wemunhu akudzwe yasvika.+ 24 Chokwadi, chokwadi ndinoti kwamuri, kana tsanga yegorosi ikasawira muvhu yofa, inoramba ichingova tsanga imwe chete; asi kana ikafa,+ inobva yabereka zvibereko zvizhinji. 25 Munhu wese anoda upenyu hwake* anohuparadza, asi munhu wese anovenga upenyu hwake*+ munyika ino achahuchengetedza kuti awane upenyu husingaperi.+ 26 Kana munhu achida kundishumira, ngaanditevere, uye pandinenge ndiri, ndipo pachavawo nemushumiri wangu.+ Kana munhu achida kundishumira, Baba vachamukudza. 27 Ndiri* kunetseka,+ uye handizivi kuti ndoti chii? Baba, ndiponesei panguva iyi.+ Kunyange zvakadaro, ndokusaka ndasvika panguva ino. 28 Baba, kudzai zita renyu.” Inzwi+ rakabva rabva kudenga rikati: “Ndakarikudza uye ndicharikudzazve.”+
29 Vanhu vakawanda vakanga vakamira ipapo vakazvinzwa, vakatanga kutaura kuti kwakanga kwatinhira. Vamwe vakati: “Ngirozi yataura naye.” 30 Jesu akapindura akati: “Inzwi iri harina kunzwika nekuda kwangu, asi nekuda kwenyu. 31 Pane kutongwa kwenyika ino; mutongi wenyika ino+ achadzingwa.+ 32 Asi ini, kana ndasimudzwa kubva panyika,+ ndichaita kuti vanhu vakasiyana-siyana vauye kwandiri.” 33 Paaitaura izvi aitoratidza nzira yaaizofa nayo.+ 34 Vanhu vakabva vamupindura kuti: “Takanzwa muMutemo kuti Kristu anoramba aripo nekusingaperi.+ Saka sei muchiti Mwanakomana wemunhu anofanira kusimudzwa?+ Ndiani iyeye anonzi Mwanakomana wemunhu?” 35 Saka Jesu akati kwavari: “Masarirwa nenguva shomanana muchiine chiedza. Fambai muchiine chiedza, kuti rima rirege kukukundai; munhu wese anofamba murima haazivi kwaari kuenda.+ 36 Pamunenge muchiine chiedza, ivai nekutenda muchiedza, kuti muve vanakomana vechiedza.”+
Jesu akataura zvinhu izvi ndokubva aenda, akanovahwanda. 37 Kunyange zvazvo akanga aita zviratidzo zvakawanda pamberi pavo, vakanga vasingatendi maari, 38 kuti shoko remuprofita Isaya rizadziswe, uyo akati: “Jehovha,* ndiani akatenda zvaakanzwa kwatiri?+ Uye kana ruri ruoko rwaJehovha,* rwakaratidzwa kuna ani?”+ 39 Chikonzero chaiita kuti vasakwanisa kutenda ndicho chakataurwazve naIsaya chekuti: 40 “Akapofumadza maziso avo uye akaomesa mwoyo yavo, kuti varege kuona nemaziso avo vonzwisisa nemwoyo yavo vatendeuke, ndivaporese.”+ 41 Isaya akataura mashoko aya nekuti akaona kubwinya kwake, ndokutaura nezvake.+ 42 Kunyange zvakadaro, vatongi vakawanda vakatenda maari,+ asi nemhaka yevaFarisi, vakanga vasingadi kubuda pachena vachitya kudzingwa musinagogi;+ 43 nekuti vaida kukudzwa nevanhu kutopfuura kukudzwa naMwari.+
44 Asi Jesu akashevedzera achiti: “Munhu wese anotenda mandiri anenge asingatendi mandiri chete, asi anotendawo iye akandituma;+ 45 uye wese anondiona anoonawo iye akandituma.+ 46 Ndakauya sechiedza munyika,+ kuti munhu wese anotenda mandiri arege kuramba ari murima.+ 47 Asi kana munhu akanzwa mashoko angu orega kuachengeta, handimutongi; nekuti handina kuuya kuzotonga nyika, asi kuzoponesa nyika.+ 48 Munhu wese asinganditeereri uye asingagamuchiri mashoko angu, ane anomutonga. Shoko randakataura ndiro richamutonga pazuva rekupedzisira. 49 Nekuti handina kutaura zvangu ndega, asi Baba vakandituma ndivo pachavo vakandirayira kuti ndezvipi zvandinofanira kutaura uye kudzidzisa.+ 50 Uye ndinoziva kuti murayiro wavo unotungamirira kuupenyu husingaperi.+ Saka zvese zvandinotaura, ndinozvitaura sekuzviudzwa kwandakaitwa naBaba.”+