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1 asmAkaM pUrvvapuruSa ibrAhIm kAyikakriyayA kiM labdhavAn etadadhi kiM vadiSyAmaH?
Ko zvino tichati Abhurahama baba vedu wakawanei panyama?
2 sa yadi nijakriyAbhyaH sapuNyo bhavet tarhi tasyAtmazlAghAM karttuM panthA bhavediti satyaM, kintvIzvarasya samIpe nahi|
Nokuti kana Abhurahama akanzi wakarurama nemabasa, ane kuzvikudza, asi kwete pamberi paMwari.
3 zAstre kiM likhati? ibrAhIm Izvare vizvasanAt sa vizvAsastasmai puNyArthaM gaNito babhUva|
Nokuti rugwaro rwunoti kudini? Rwunoti: Abhurahama wakatenda kuna Mwari, zvikaverengwa kwaari kuti kururama.
4 karmmakAriNo yad vetanaM tad anugrahasya phalaM nahi kintu tenopArjitaM mantavyam|
Asi kune anoshanda mubairo hauverengwi sewenyasha, asi sewengava.
5 kintu yaH pApinaM sapuNyIkaroti tasmin vizvAsinaH karmmahInasya janasya yo vizvAsaH sa puNyArthaM gaNyo bhavati|
Asi kune asingashandi, asi anotenda kuna iye anoshaisa mhosva asingadi Mwari, rutendo rwake rwunoverengerwa kuti kururama.
6 aparaM yaM kriyAhInam IzvaraH sapuNyIkaroti tasya dhanyavAdaM dAyUd varNayAmAsa, yathA,
Uye sezvo Dhavhidhi achitsanangura kuropafadzwa kwemunhu, Mwari waanoverengera kururama kunze kwemabasa, achiti:
7 sa dhanyo'ghAni mRSTAni yasyAgAMsyAvRtAni ca|
Vakaropafadzwa vane kudarika kwakakanganwirwa, uye vane zvivi zvakafukidzirwa.
8 sa ca dhanyaH parezena pApaM yasya na gaNyate|
Wakaropafadzwa munhu Ishe waasingatongoverengeri chivi.
9 eSa dhanyavAdastvakchedinam atvakchedinaM vA kaM prati bhavati? ibrAhImo vizvAsaH puNyArthaM gaNita iti vayaM vadAmaH|
Naizvozvo kuropafadzwa uku kuri pamusoro pekudzingiswa here, kana pamusoro pekusadzingiswawo? Nokuti tinoti: Rutendo rwakaverengwa kuna Abhurahama kuti kururama.
10 sa vizvAsastasya tvakcheditvAvasthAyAM kim atvakcheditvAvasthAyAM kasmin samaye puNyamiva gaNitaH? tvakcheditvAvasthAyAM nahi kintvatvakcheditvAvasthAyAM|
Ko kwakaverengwa sei? Paakange ari mukudzingiswa here, kana mukusadzingiswa? Kwete mukudzingiswa, asi mukusadzingiswa.
11 aparaJca sa yat sarvveSAm atvakchedinAM vizvAsinAm AdipuruSo bhavet, te ca puNyavattvena gaNyeran;
Zvino wakagamuchira chiratidzo chekudzingiswa, mucherechedzo wekururama kwerutendo, rwaakange anarwo mukusadzingiswa; kuti ave baba vevese vanotenda mukusadzingiswa, kuti kururama kuverengerwe kwavariwo;
12 ye ca lokAH kevalaM chinnatvaco na santo 'smatpUrvvapuruSa ibrAhIm achinnatvak san yena vizvAsamArgeNa gatavAn tenaiva tasya pAdacihnena gacchanti teSAM tvakchedinAmapyAdipuruSo bhavet tadartham atvakchedino mAnavasya vizvAsAt puNyam utpadyata iti pramANasvarUpaM tvakchedacihnaM sa prApnot|
uye baba vekudzingiswa kune avo vasiri vanobva mukudzingiswa chete, asi vanofambawo mumakwara erutendo rwababa vedu Abhurahama kwavaiva nako mukusadzingiswa.
13 ibrAhIm jagato'dhikArI bhaviSyati yaiSA pratijJA taM tasya vaMzaJca prati pUrvvam akriyata sA vyavasthAmUlikA nahi kintu vizvAsajanyapuNyamUlikA|
Nokuti chivimbiso hachina kuva kuna Abhurahama kana kumbeu yake kubudikidza nemurairo, chekuva mugari wenhaka yenyika, asi nekururama kwerutendo.
14 yato vyavasthAvalambino yadyadhikAriNo bhavanti tarhi vizvAso viphalo jAyate sA pratijJApi luptaiva|
Nokuti kana ivo vanobva pamurairo vari vagari venhaka, rutendo rwunoshaiswa maturo, nechivimbiso chinokoneswa;
15 adhikantu vyavasthA kopaM janayati yato 'vidyamAnAyAM vyavasthAyAm AjJAlaGghanaM na sambhavati|
nokuti murairo unouisa kutsamwa; nokuti pasina murairo, hapana kudarikawo.
16 ataeva sA pratijJA yad anugrahasya phalaM bhavet tadarthaM vizvAsamUlikA yatastathAtve tadvaMzasamudAyaM prati arthato ye vyavasthayA tadvaMzasambhavAH kevalaM tAn prati nahi kintu ya ibrAhImIyavizvAsena tatsambhavAstAnapi prati sA pratijJA sthAsnurbhavati|
Naizvozvo ndezverutendo, kuti zvive zvenyasha, kuti chivimbiso chisimbiswe kumbeu yese; isati iri yemurairo chete asi neiyo yerutendo rwaAbhurahama, anova baba vedu tese,
17 yo nirjIvAn sajIvAn avidyamAnAni vastUni ca vidyamAnAni karoti ibrAhImo vizvAsabhUmestasyezvarasya sAkSAt so'smAkaM sarvveSAm AdipuruSa Aste, yathA likhitaM vidyate, ahaM tvAM bahujAtInAm AdipuruSaM kRtvA niyuktavAn|
(sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi: Ndakakugadza uve baba vemarudzi mazhinji) pamberi paiye waakatenda, iye Mwari, anoraramisa vakafa, neanodana zvisipo sekunge zviripo.
18 tvadIyastAdRzo vaMzo janiSyate yadidaM vAkyaM pratizrutaM tadanusArAd ibrAhIm bahudezIyalokAnAm AdipuruSo yad bhavati tadarthaM so'napekSitavyamapyapekSamANo vizvAsaM kRtavAn|
Iye achipokana netariro wakatenda kutariro, kuti achava baba vemarudzi mazhinji, sezvakange zvataurwa kuti: Ichaita saizvozvo mbeu yako.
19 aparaJca kSINavizvAso na bhUtvA zatavatsaravayaskatvAt svazarIrasya jarAM sArAnAmnaH svabhAryyAyA rajonivRttiJca tRNAya na mene|
Uye haana kushaiwa simba parutendo, haana kurangarira muviri wake womene wakange watofa, ava nemakore anenge zana, uye kufa kwechizvaro chaSara;
20 aparam avizvAsAd Izvarasya pratijJAvacane kamapi saMzayaM na cakAra;
asi haana kuva nechokwadi nechivimbiso chaMwari nekusatenda, asi wakasimbiswa parutendo, achipa rumbidzo kuna Mwari,
21 kintvIzvareNa yat pratizrutaM tat sAdhayituM zakyata iti nizcitaM vijJAya dRDhavizvAsaH san Izvarasya mahimAnaM prakAzayAJcakAra|
achipwisa zvakazara kuti icho chaakavimbisa, wakange achigonawo kuchiita.
22 iti hetostasya sa vizvAsastadIyapuNyamiva gaNayAJcakre|
Zvino naizvozvo zvakaverengerwa kwaari kuti kururama.
23 puNyamivAgaNyata tat kevalasya tasya nimittaM likhitaM nahi, asmAkaM nimittamapi,
Asi zvakange zvisina kunyorwa nekuda kwake ega, kuti zvakaverengerwa kwaari;
24 yato'smAkaM pApanAzArthaM samarpito'smAkaM puNyaprAptyarthaJcotthApito'bhavat yo'smAkaM prabhu ryIzustasyotthApayitarIzvare
asi nekuda kweduwo, tichaverengerwa icho, tinotenda kune wakamutsa Jesu Ishe wedu kubva kuvakafa,
25 yadi vayaM vizvasAmastarhyasmAkamapi saeva vizvAsaH puNyamiva gaNayiSyate|
wakatengeswa nekuda kwezvitadzo zvedu, akamutswazve nekuda kwekunzi takarurama.
