Tinogona kuti Bhaibheri rose zvaro mashoko akabva kuna Mwari. Baba vedu vokudenga vakatipa Bhaibheri kuti tirayiridzwe. Asi funga nezvemamwe mashoko anokosha akaziviswa vanhu vaviri makore anodarika 2 000 apfuura. Akaziviswa nengirozi inonzi Gabrieri, iyo inomira “pamberi paMwari.” (Ruka 1:19) Zvinhu zvakanga zvakamira sei payakazivisa mashoko aya?

Gabrieri anozivisa mashoko ake munenge mugore ra3 B.C.E. Okutanga acho anoazivisa ani? Mumakomo eJudhiya, zvichida pedyo neJerusarema, munogara mumwe mupristi waJehovha anonzi Zekariya. Iye nomudzimai wake, Erizabheti vakura, asi havana mwana. Ijana raZekariya rokushumira somupristi mutemberi yaMwari muJerusarema. Zekariya ari mutemberi, Gabrieri anobva ati pfacha achimira pedyo neatari yerusenzi.

Zekariya anovhunduka. Asi ngirozi yacho inomukurudzira kuti asatya ichiti: “Usatya, Zekariya, nokuti kuteterera kwako kwanzwika, mudzimai wako Erizabheti achakuberekera mwanakomana, uye unofanira kumutumidza kuti Johani.” Gabrieri anowedzera kuti Johani “achava mukuru pamberi paJehovha” uye kuti achaita kuti Jehovha ave ‘nevanhu vakagadzirirwa.’​—Ruka 1:13-17.

Zekariya anoramba kuzvibvuma nokuti mudzimai wake Erizabheti achembera. Saka Gabrieri anomuudza kuti: “Hauzokwanisi kutaura uye uchanyarara kusvikira zuva rinoitika zvinhu izvi, nokuti hauna kutenda mashoko angu, ayo achazadzika munguva yawo yakatarwa.”​—Ruka 1:20.

Nguva yose iyi vanhu vari panze vari kushaya kuti Zekariya achiri kuitei. Anozobuda, asi haachagoni kutaura. Ari kungoita zviratidzo nemaoko. Zviri pachena kuti pane zvaaona paanga ari mutemberi.

Paanenge apedza kushumira patemberi, Zekariya anodzokera kumba. Pasina nguva yakareba, Erizabheti anobata pamuviri! Erizabheti anoita mwedzi mishanu asingabvi pamba achimirira kuti azosununguka.

Gabrieri anooneka kechipiri. Anoonekwa naani? Nomumwe mukadzi akanga asina kuroorwa ainzi Mariya, anogara kunharaunda yokuchamhembe kweJerusarema inonzi Garireya, muguta reNazareta. Ngirozi yacho inomuudza kuti chii? Inoti: “Wanzwirwa nyasha naMwari.” Gabrieri anozoenderera mberi achiudza Mariya kuti: “Tarira! uchabata pamuviri, wobereka mwanakomana, uye unofanira kumutumidza kuti Jesu.” Anowedzera kuti: “Uyu achava mukuru uye achanzi Mwanakomana woWokumusorosoro . . . iye achava mambo paimba yaJakobho nokusingaperi, uye hapazovi nomugumo woumambo hwake.”​—Ruka 1:30-33.

Unogona kuona kuti chaive chikomborero chaicho kuna Gabrieri kuti azivise mashoko aya. Paticharamba tichiverenga nezvaJohani uye nezvaJesu, tichaona kuti nei mashoko aya akabva kudenga aikosha zvikuru.