Kuedzwa kwaJesu
1 Ipapo Jesu akatungamirirwa naMweya Mutsvene kurenje kuti andoedzwa nadhiabhori.
2 Mushure mokunge atsanya kwamazuva makumi mana nousiku huna namakumi mana, akanzwa nzara.
3 Muedzi akauya kwaari akasvikoti, “Kana uri Mwanakomana waMwari, rayira mabwe aya kuti ave chingwa.”
4 Jesu akapindura akati, “Kwakanyorwa kuchinzi, ‘Munhu haararame nechingwa bedzi, asi neshoko rimwe nerimwe rinobva mumuromo waMwari.’ ”
5 Ipapo dhiabhori akamutora akaenda naye muguta dzvene uye akandomuita kuti amire pachiruvi chetemberi, akati,
6 “Kana uri Mwanakomana waMwari, zviwisire pasi, nokuti kwakanyorwa kuchinzi:
“Acharayira vatumwa vake pamusoro
pako uye vachakusimudza namaoko
avo kuti urege kugumburisa rutsoka rwako nebwe.”
7 Jesu akamupindura akati, “Kwakanyorwawo kuchinzi, ‘Usaedza Ishe Mwari wako.’ ”
8 Dhiabhori akamutorazve akaenda naye pamusoro pegomo refu kwazvo uye akamuratidza ushe hwose hwenyika nokubwinya kwahwo,
9 akati, “Zvose izvi ndichakupa kana ukandikotamira uye ukandinamata.”
10 Jesu akati kwaari, “Ibva pandiri Satani! Nokuti kwakanyorwa kuchinzi, ‘Namata Ishe Mwari wako uye umushumire iye oga.’ ”
11 Ipapo dhiabhori akamusiya, uye vatumwa vakauya vakamushandira.
Jesu anotanga kuparidza
12 Jesu akati anzwa kuti Johani akanga aiswa mutorongo, akadzokera kuGarirea.
13 Achibva kuNazareta, akaenda akandogara kuKapenaume, guta raiva pamahombekombe egungwa mudunhu reZebhuruni neNafutari,
14 kuti azadzise zvakarehwa nomuprofita Isaya achiti:
15 “Nyika yeZebhuruni nenyika yeNafutari,
nzira inoenda kugungwa, ichitevedza Jorodhani,
Garirea ravaHedheni,
16 vanhu vaigara murima vakaona chiedza chikuru;
kune avo vaigara munyika yomumvuri worufu,
chiedza chavhenekera.”
17 Kubva panguva iyoyo zvichienda mberi, Jesu akatanga kuparidza achiti, “Tendeukai nokuti umambo hwokudenga hwava pedyo.”
Kudanwa kwaVadzidzi Vokutanga
18 Jesu paakanga achifamba pedyo negungwa reGarirea, akaona varume vaviri, Simoni ainzi Petro nomunun’una wake Andirea. Vakanga vachikanda mambure avo mugungwa nokuti vaiva vabati vehove.
19 Jesu akati kwavari, “Uyai munditevere, uye ndichakuitai vabati vavanhu.”
20 Pakarepo vakabva vasiya mambure avo, vakamutevera.
21 Achibva ipapo, akaonazve vamwe varume vaviri vaiva mukoma nomunun’una, Jakobho mwanakomana waZebhedhi nomunun’una wake Johani. Vakanga vari mugwa nababa vavo Zebhedhi vachigadzira mambure avo. Jesu akavadana,
22 uye pakarepo vakasiya igwa nababa vavo vakamutevera.
Jesu anoporesa vanorwara
23 Jesu akapota neGarirea rose achidzidzisa mumasinagoge avo nokuparidza nhau dzakanaka dzoumambo uye achiporesa hosha dzose nourwere hwose pakati pavanhu.
24 Mukurumbira wake wakapararira muSiria yose, uye vanhu vakauya kwaari navose vairwara nezvirwere zvakasiyanasiyana, avo vaitambudzwa namarwadzo akanyanya, vakanga vakabatwa namadhimoni, vaiva nezvipusha, nevakanga vakafa mitezo, uye akavaporesa.
25 Vanhu vazhinji kwazvo vaibva kuGarirea, Dhekapori, Jerusarema, Judhea nedunhu riri mhiri kweJorodhani vakamutevera.