Ruka 18:1-43
18 Zvino akavaudza mufananidzo pamusoro pokuti vaifanira kugara vachinyengetera vasinganeti,+
2 achiti: “Mune rimwe guta maiva nomumwe mutongi akanga asingatyi Mwari uye akanga asingaremekedzi munhu.
3 Asi muguta iroro maiva neimwe chirikadzi uye yakaramba ichienda+ kwaari, ichiti, ‘Itai kuti ndiruramisirwe kune ane mhosva neni.’
4 Zvino, kwenguva yakati iye akanga asingadi, asi pashure akati mumwoyo make, ‘Kunyange ndisingatyi Mwari kana kuremekedza munhu,
5 zvisinei, nokuti chirikadzi iyi iri kuramba ichindinetsa,+ ndichaita kuti iruramisirwe, kuti irege kuramba ichiuya ichindirova+ kwazvo.’”
6 Ishe akabva ati: “Inzwai zvakataurwa nomutongi wacho, kunyange akanga asina kururama!
7 Saka, Mwari haangaiti here kuti vakasarudzwa vake vanoshevedzera kwaari masikati nousiku varuramisirwe,+ kunyange achivaitira mwoyo murefu?+
8 Ndinokuudzai, Iye achaita kuti vakurumidze kururamisirwa.+ Kunyange zvakadaro, panosvika Mwanakomana womunhu, chokwadi achawana kutenda kwacho panyika here?”
9 Asi akataurawo mufananidzo uyu kune vamwe vaizvivimba kuti vakanga vakarurama+ uye vaiona vamwe vose sepasina:+
10 “Varume vaviri vakakwira kutemberi kunonyengetera, mumwe muFarisi uye mumwe wacho muteresi.
11 MuFarisi wacho akamira,+ akatanga kunyengetera+ zvinhu izvi mumwoyo make, achiti, ‘Haiwa Mwari, ndinokuongai kuti handina kufanana nevamwe vanhu vose, makororo, vasina kururama, mhombwe, kunyange nomuteresi uyu.+
12 Ndinotsanya kaviri pavhiki, ndinopa chegumi chezvinhu zvose zvandinowana.’+
13 Asi muteresi amire kure zvishoma akanga asingadi kunyange kutarira kudenga, asi akaramba achizvirova pachipfuva,+ achiti, ‘Haiwa Mwari, ndinzwirei nyasha ini mutadzi.’+
14 Ndinokuudzai, Murume uyu akaburukira kumba kwake anzi akarurama+ kupfuura murume uya; nokuti munhu wose anozvikwidziridza achanyadziswa, asi anozvininipisa achakwidziridzwa.”+
15 Zvino vanhu vakatanga kuuya nevacheche vavo kwaari kuti avabate; asi vadzidzi vachizviona vakatanga kuvatsiura.+
16 Zvisinei, Jesu akashevedza vacheche, achiti: “Regai vana vaduku vauye kwandiri, uye musaedza kuvadzivisa. Nokuti umambo hwaMwari ndohwevakadai.+
17 Chokwadi ndinoti kwamuri, Munhu wose asingagamuchiri umambo hwaMwari somwana muduku haazombopindi mahuri.”+
18 Zvino mumwe mutongi akamubvunza, achiti: “Mudzidzisi Akanaka, ndingaitei kuti ndigare nhaka youpenyu husingaperi?”+
19 Jesu akati kwaari: “Nei uchinditi akanaka? Hapana munhu akanaka, kunze kwomumwe chete, iye Mwari.+
20 Unoziva mirayiro+ yokuti, ‘Usaita upombwe,+ Usaponda,+ Usaba,+ Usapupurira nhema,+ Kudza baba vako naamai.’”+
21 Iye akabva ati: “Yose iyi ndakaichengeta kubvira ndichiri muduku.”+
22 Anzwa izvozvo, Jesu akati kwaari: “Wasarirwa nechinhu chimwe chete: Tengesa zvinhu zvose zvauinazvo upe varombo, uye uchava nepfuma kumatenga; uye uya uve muteveri wangu.”+
23 Paakanzwa izvi, akashungurudzwa kwazvo, nokuti akanga akapfuma kwazvo.+
24 Jesu akamutarira, akati: “Chichava chinhu chakaoma sei kuti vaya vane mari vapinde muumambo hwaMwari!+
25 Chokwadi, zviri nyore kuti ngamera ipinde nepaburi retsono yokusonesa pane kuti mupfumi apinde muumambo hwaMwari.”+
26 Vaya vakanzwa izvi vakati: “Chokwadi, ndiani angaponeswa?”
27 Iye akati: “Zvinhu zvisingabviri kuvanhu zvinobvira kuna Mwari.”+
28 Asi Petro akati: “Tarirai! Takasiya zvinhu zvedu, tikakuteverai.”+
29 Iye akati kwavari: “Chokwadi ndinoti kwamuri, Hapana munhu akasiya imba kana mudzimai kana vanun’una kana vabereki kana vana nokuda kwoumambo hwaMwari+
30 asingazombowani zvakapetwa kazhinji munguva ino, uye upenyu husingaperi mumamiriro ezvinhu epanguva inouya.”+
31 Akabva atora vane gumi nevaviri akaenda navo parutivi, akati kwavari: “Tarirai! Tiri kukwira kuJerusarema, uye zvinhu zvose zvakanyorwa pachishandiswa vaprofita+ pamusoro poMwanakomana womunhu zvichazadzika.+
32 Somuenzaniso, achaiswa kuvanhu vemamwe marudzi uye achasekwa,+ oitirwa zvakaipa,+ opfirwa mate;+
33 uye pashure pokumuzvambura+ vachamuuraya,+ asi pazuva rechitatu achamuka.”+
34 Zvisinei, havana kana chavakanzwisisa pazvinhu izvi; asi mashoko aya akanga akavanzwa kwavari, uye vakanga vasingazivi zvinhu zvakataurwa.+
35 Zvino zvaakanga ava kusvika kuJeriko rimwe bofu rakanga rigere parutivi pomugwagwa richipemha.+
36 Zvarakanzwa boka revanhu richipfuura, iro rakatanga kubvunza kuti izvi zvingarevei.
37 Ivo vakariudza kuti: “Jesu wokuNazareta ari kupfuura nepano!”+
38 Rakashevedzera, richiti: “Jesu, Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, ndinzwireiwo ngoni!”+
39 Zvino vaya vaiva mberi vakatanga kuriudza zvakasimba kuti rinyarare, asi iro rakabva ratonyanya kuramba richishevedzera richiti: “Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, ndinzwireiwo ngoni.”+
40 Jesu akabva amira, akarayira kuti murume wacho aunzwe kwaari.+ Pashure pokunge asvika pedyo, Jesu akamubvunza kuti:
41 “Unoda kuti ndikuitirei?”+ Iye akati: “Ishe, itai kuti ndionezve.”+
42 Naizvozvo Jesu akati kwaari: “Chionazve; kutenda kwako kwakuporesa.”+
43 Akabva angoonazve,+ akatanga kumutevera, achikudza Mwari.+ Uyewo, vanhu vose, vachizviona, vakarumbidza Mwari.
