UMathewu 18
1 Ngalesosikhathi abafundi beza kuJesu babuza bathi, “Ngubani omkhulu kulabo bonke embusweni wezulu na?”
Nenguva iyo vadzidzi vakauya kuna Jesu vachiti: Ko ndiani mukurusa paushe hwekumatenga?
2 Wabiza umntwana omncinyane wamisa phakathi kwabo.
Jesu akadanira kwaari mucheche akamumisa pakati pavo.
3 Wasesithi, “Ngiqinisile ngithi kini, ngaphandle kokuba liguquke libe njengabantwana abancinyane, kalisoze lafa langena embusweni wezulu.
Akati: Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Kana musingashandurwi mukava sevacheche, hamungatongopindi muushe hwekumatenga.
4 Ngakho lowo ozithobayo njengomntwana lo nguye omkhulu kulabo bonke embusweni wezulu.
Naizvozvo ani nani anozvininipisa semucheche uyu ndiye mukurusa muushe hwekumatenga.
5 Njalo lowo owamukela umntwana omncane njengalo ebizweni lami wamukela mina.”
Zvino ani nani anogamuchira mucheche umwe wakadai muzita rangu anogamuchira ini.
6 “Nxa umuntu ekhubekisa oyedwa walaba abancinyane abakholwa kimi ukuthi enze isono, kungabangcono kuye ukuthi kulengiswe entanyeni yakhe inkalakatha yembokodo yokuchola agaluliswe enzikini yolwandle.
Asi ani nani anogumbusa umwe wevacheche ava vanotenda kwandiri, zvaiva nani kwaari kuti guyo guru risungirirwe kupoteredza pamutsipa wake, anyudzwe mukudzika kwegungwa.
7 Maye kuwo umhlaba ngenxa yezinto ezenza abantu benze isono! Izinto ezinjalo zivele ziyafika kodwa maye kulowomuntu ezifika ngaye!
Ine nhamo nyika nemhaka yezvigumbuso! Nokuti kunodikanwa kuti zvigumbuso zviuye; asi une nhamo munhu uyo chigumbuso wachinouya naye!
8 Nxa isandla sakho loba unyawo lwakho kukwenzisa isono, kuqume ukulahle. Kungcono kuwe ukuba ungene ekuphileni uyingini kumbe ugogekile kulokuba lezandla zombili kumbe inyawo zombili uphoselwe emlilweni ongapheliyo. (aiōnios g166)
Zvino kana ruoko rwako kana rutsoka rwako zvichikugumbusa, uzvigure urase kubva kwauri; zviri nani kwauri kuti upinde muupenyu uri mhetamakumbo kana uri chirema pakuti une maoko maviri kana tsoka mbiri ukandirwe mumoto wekusingaperi. (aiōnios g166)
9 Nxa ilihlo lakho likwenzisa isono, likopole ulilahle. Kungcono kuwe ukungena ekuphileni ulelihlo elilodwa kulokuba lamehlo amabili kodwa uphoselwe esihogweni somlilo.” (Geenna g1067)
Kana ziso rako richikugumbusa, uridzure urase kubva kwauri; zviri nani kwauri kuti upinde muupenyu une ziso rimwe pakuti une meso maviri ukandirwe mugehena remoto. (Geenna g1067)
10 “Nanzelelani ukuthi lingeyisi lamunye walaba abancinyane. Ngoba ngilitshela ukuthi izingilosi zabo zezulu zihlezi zibona ubuso bukaBaba ezulwini. [
Chenjerai musazvidza umwe wevadiki ava, nokuti ndinoti kwamuri: Kumatenga vatumwa vavo vanogaroona chiso chaBaba vangu vari kumatenga.
11 INdodana yoMuntu yalanda ukusindisa okwakulahlekile.]
Nokuti Mwanakomana wemunhu wakauya kuzoponesa chakange chakarasika.
12 Kambe likhumbulani? Nxa indoda ilezimvu ezilikhulu, enye iqambuke kwezinye, kayiyikuzitshiya yini lezo ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye ezintabeni iyedinga leyo eqambukileyo?
Munofunga sei? Kana umwe munhu ane makwai zana, rimwe rawo rikarasika, haangasii here makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe, akaenda kumakomo kunotsvaka rakarasika?
13 Ithi ingayithola, ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi, iyathokoza ngaleyo ukwedlula lezo ezingamatshumi ayisificamunwemunye lasificamunwemunye ezingazange zilahleke.
Kana zvikaitika kuti ariwana, zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Anorifarira kupfuura makumi mapfumbamwe nemapfumbamwe asina kurasika.
14 Ngokufanayo, uYihlo osezulwini kafisi ukuthi lamunye walaba abancinyane abhubhe.”
Saizvozvo hakusi kuda kwaBaba venyu vari kumatenga, kuti umwe wevadiki ava aparare.
15 “Nxa umfowenu ekona, yana kuye umtshengise isiphambeko sakhe lilodwa lobabili. Nxa ekulalela usumzuzile umfowenu.
Asi kana umwe wako akutadzira, enda umudzore pakati pako naye mega; kana akakunzwa, wawana umwe wako.
16 Kodwa nxa engakulaleli, biza omunye loba ababili ukuze ‘indaba yonke ivele obala ilabofakazi ababili loba abathathu.’
Asi kana asinganzwi, tora umwe kana vamwe vaviri newe, kuti nemuromo wezvapupu zviviri kana zvitatu shoko rese risimbiswe.
17 Nxa esala ukubalalela, tshela ibandla, nxa esala ukulilalela lalo ibandla mthatheni njengomhedeni kumbe njengomthelisi.
Kana asina hanya nekuvanzwa, uudze kereke; asi kana asina hanya nekunzwa kerekewo, ngaave kwauri semuhedheni nemuteresi.
18 Ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi, loba yini eliyibophayo emhlabeni izabotshwa lasezulwini njalo lokho elikuthukululayo emhlabeni kuzathukululwa lasezulwini.
Zvirokwazvo ndinoti kwamuri: Chipi nechipi chamuchasunga panyika, chichasungwa kudenga; uye chipi nechipi chamunosunungura panyika, chichasunungurwa kudenga.
19 Njalo ngilitshela iqiniso ukuthi nxa ababili kini emhlabeni bevumelana loba ngalutho bani abalucelayo bazalwenzelwa nguBaba osezulwini.
Zvekare ndinoti kwamuri: Kana vaviri venyu vakatenderana panyika pamusoro pechinhu chipi nechipi chavanokumbira, chichaitwa kwavari naBaba vangu vari kumatenga.
20 Ngoba lapho okuhlangana khona ababili loba abathathu ngebizo lami, ngizabe ngikhona lami.”
Nokuti apo vaviri kana vatatu vakaungana muzita rangu, ipapo ndiripo pakati pavo.
21 UPhethro weza kuJesu wabuza wathi, “Nkosi, umfowethu loba udadewethu ngizamthethelela kangaki nxa elokhu engona na? Kuze kube kasikhombisa na?”
Zvino Petro wakauya kwaari akati: Ishe, umwe wangu uchanditadzira kangani, ndichimukanganwira? Kusvikira kanomwe here?
22 UJesu waphendula wathi, “Ngithi hatshi kasikhombisa kodwa okwezikhathi ezingamatshumi ayisikhombisa lesikhombisa.
Jesu akati kwaari: Handiti kwauri: Kusvikira kanomwe; asi: Kusvikira makumi manomwe akapamhidzirwa kanomwe.
23 Ngakho umbuso wezulu unjengenkosi eyayifuna ukuqeda izikwelede zayo lezinceku zayo.
Naizvozvo ushe hwekumatenga hunofananidzwa neumwe mambo, wakange achida kugadzirisa zvemari nevaranda vake.
24 Yathi isiqalisa ukuthonisa kwalethwa kuyo indoda eyayilesikwelede samathalenta azinkulungwane ezilitshumi.
Zvino wakati achitanga kugadzirisa zvemari, umwe akauyiswa kwaari wakange ane chikwereti chematarenda gumi rezvuru.
25 Kwathi ngoba ingelamandla okuhlawula inkosi yalaya ukuthi yona, umkayo, abantwana lakho konke eyayilakho kuthengiswe ukuze kuqedwe umlandu.
Asi zvaakange asina chaangaripa nacho, ishe wake akaraira kuti atengeswe pamwe nemukadzi wake nevana, nezvese zvaakange anazvo, kuti muripo uitwe.
26 Inceku yaguqa phambi kwenkosi yayincenga yathi, ‘Ake ungibekezelele, ngizahlawula konke.’
Naizvozvo muranda wakawira pasi, akamunamata, achiti: Ishe, ivai nemoyo murefu neni, ndichakuripirai zvese.
27 Inkosi yenceku leyo yayizwela usizi, yayithethelela, yawesula umlandu yayiyekela yahamba.
Zvino ishe wemuranda uyo akamunzwira tsitsi, akamusunungura, akamukanganwira chikwereti.
28 Kodwa leyo yonela ukuphuma, yafumana eyinye inceku eyayilesikwelede sayo samadenari alikhulu. Yayibamba ngomphimbo, yayiklinya, yathi ngolaka, ‘Hlawula isikwelede sami!’
Asi muranda uyo wakati achibuda, akawana umwe wevaranda vaibata pamwe naye, wakange ane ngava kwaari remadhenario zana; akamubata, akamudzipa, akati: Ndiripe zvaunofanira.
29 Leyonceku layo yawa ngamadolo yayincenga yathi, ‘Ake ungibekezelele, ngizakuhlawula.’
Zvino muranda waibata pamwe naye akawira pasi patsoka dzake akamugombetedza achiti: Uve nemoyo murefu neni, ndichakuripira zvese.
30 Kodwa yona yala. Endaweni yalokho, yahamba yenza ukuba leyondoda iphoselwe entolongweni ize iqale ihlawule isikwelede.
Asi iye haana kuda, asi wakaenda, akamukanda mutirongo, kusvikira aripa chikwereti.
31 Kwathi ezinye izinceku sezibonile okwakwenzakele, zathukuthela kakhulu zayaceba enkosini ngalokho okwenzakeleyo.
Zvino varanda vaibata pamwe naye vakati vachiona zvakange zvaitika, vakashungurudzika kwazvo, vakaenda vakaudza ishe wavo zvese zvakaitika.
32 Inkosi yayibiza leyonceku, yathi, ‘Wena nceku embi. Ngikuthethelele, ngasesula sonke isikwelede sakho ngoba ungincengile.
Zvino ishe wake wakati amudanira kwaari akati kwaari: Iwe muranda wakaipa, ndakakukanganwira chikwereti icho chose, nokuti wakandigombetedza.
33 Kungani pho ungazwelanga omunye wakho isihawu njengalokhu ngenzile kuwe?’
Ko newe hausaifanira kunzwira tsitsi here umwe muranda unobata pamwe newe, seniwo ndakakunzwira tsitsi?
34 Inkosi yayo yathukuthela kakhulu, yayinikela kubaphathi bejele ukuthi bayihlukuluze ize isihlawule sonke isikwelede.
Zvino ishe wake akatsamwa, akamukumikidza kuvarwadzisi, kusvikira aripa zvese zvakafanira kwaari.
35 Yiyo le indlela uBaba osezulwini azaphatha ngayo lowo lalowo wenu nxa lingathetheleli abazalwane kuphuma enhliziyweni.”
Saizvozvo Baba vangu vari kudenga vachakuitiraiwo, kana musingakanganwiri umwe neumwe umwe wake zvitadzo zvavo nemoyo yenyu yese.
