TsambadzaHerodhi
naPirato
TSAMBAYAHERODHKUNAPIRATE MUGAVANA.
HerodhikunaPondiyoPiratoGavhunaweJerusarema: Rugare
ndirimukushushikanakukuru.Ndinokunyoreraizvinhu izvi,kutikanamanzwamuveneshungunokudakwangu NokutimukundawanguHerodhiasi,mudikamwawangu, zvaakangaachitambapamusoropedzivaremvura,rakanga rinemazayaechando,ikavhunikapasipake,muviriwake woseukawirapasi,musorowakeukagurwa,ndokugara pamusoropeaiziTarirai,maivakevakabatiramusoro pamabvipamakumboavo,uyeimbayanguyoseiri mukusuwakukuru.Nekutiinindakatindanzwazvemunhu Jesu,ndakadakuuyakwamuri,kutindioneiyearioga, ndinzweshokorake,kanarakafanananerevanakomana vevanhuUyendezvechokwadikutipamusanapezvinhu zvakawandazvakaipazvakaitwanenikunaJohane Mubhabhatidzi,uyenokutindakasekaKristu,tarisai ndinogashiramubairowekururama,nokutindakadeura roparakawandarevanavevamwepanyikaNaizvozvo kutongakwaMwarikwakarurama;nokutimunhumumwe nomumweanogamuchiramaereranonokufungakwake.Asi zvamakangamakafanirakutimuonemunhuiyeyeMwari, naizvozvomakafanirakutimundinyengeterere
MwanakomanawanguAzboniuszvakareari mukurwadziwakweawayekufa
Neniwondiripakutambudzikanokuidzwakukuru,nekuti ndinerukandwe;uyendiripakutambudzikakukuru,nokuti ndakatambudzamuvambiworubhabhatidzorwemvura,iye JohwaniNaizvozvo,hamayangu,kutongakwaMwari kwakarurama
Uyemudzimaiwangu,zvakare,mukusuwakwake kwemwanasikanawake,aitabofumuzisorake rekuruboshwe,nokutitaidakupofomadzaZisorekururama. Vaitivezvakaipahavanarugare,ndizvozvinotauraJehovha Nekutikutambudzikakukurukwatouyapamusoro pevapristinevanyorivemurairo;nekutivakakumikidza
kwamuriIyeWakaruramaNokutiukundikokuguma kwenyika,kutivaHedhenivakatenderanakutivavevadyi venhaka;Nokutivanavechiedzavachakandwakunze, nokutihavanakucherechedzazvinhuzvakaparidzwa maereranonaIshe,uyenezveMwanakomanawavo Naizvozvo,zvisungechiuno,ugamuchirekururama,iwe nomukadziwako,uchirangariraJesuvusikunamasikati; uyeumambohuchavahwenyuvaHedheni,nokutiisu (vasanangurwa)takasekaIyeAkarurama.
Zvino,kanapanenzvimboyechikumbirochedu,Pirato! Nekutipaneimwenguvataivanesimba,vigaiveimba yanguzvakanaka;nokutizvakanakakutitivigwenemi, kwetenavapristaavo,shurekwechinguvachiduku, sezvinorevaMagwaro,pakuuyakwaJesuKristukuchatsiva.
Ufambezvakanaka,Proclamukadziwako
Ndinokutumiraimhetedzomukundawangunemheteyangu, kutizvivechirangaridzokwamurichokuendakwangu Nokutihonyedzototangakubudapamuviriwangu,uye tarirai,ndirikugamuchirakutongwakwenguvaduku,uye ndinotyakutongwakuchauya.Nekutipazvosetirivaviri tinomirapamberipemabasaaMwarimupenyu;asikutonga uku,kwechinguvachiduku,kuchauyakutongwa nekusingaperi
KuperakwetsambakunaPiratoGavhuna TSAMBAYAPIRATOKUNAHERODH.
PiratokunaHerodhimubati:Rugare.
Zivauyeuone,kutipazuvarawakaunzaJesukwandiri, ndakazvinzwiratsitsi,uyendikapupuranekugezamaoko angu(kutindakangandisinamhosva),pamusoropouyo akamukakubvamuguvamushurememazuvamatatu,uye akaitakudakwenyumaari,nokutiimimakadakuti ndibatanidzwenemipakurovererwakwakeAsiiyezvino ndinodzidzakubvakuvaurayiuyekubvakuvarwi vakatarisaguvarakekutiakamukakubvakuvakafa.Uye ndakasimbisazvikuruzvandakaudzwa,kutiwakaonekwa arimuGarireanechimirochimwechetecho,nenzwirimwe, nedzidzisoimwecheteyo,uyenavadzidzivakasvinura, asinakushandukachinhu,asiachiparidzanoushingi kumukakwake,neushehusingaperi
Uyetarira,denganenyikazvinofara;uyetarisai,Ridzai mukadziwanguanotendamuzviratidzozvakaonekwa kwaari,pamakatumakutindiiseJesukuvanhuveIsraeri, nekudakwechishuwochavo
ZvinoProcla,mudzimaiwangu,paakanzwakutiJesu akangaamuka,uyeakangaaonekwamuGarireya,akatora naLonginusmukuruwezananevarwiguminevaviri, mumwecheteyoakangaakatarisapaguva,uyeakaenda kunokwazisachisochaKristu,sokungekuchiratidzo chikuru,uyeakamuonanevadzidzivake
Zvinovakativamirevachishamisikanekumutarisisa, akavatarisisa,akatikwavari:Chii?Munotendakwandiri here?Paridzaizivaikutipasunganoyakapiwamadzibaba naMwari,zvinonzimuviriwosewakapararauchararama
nerufurwangurwamakaonaZvinomunoonakutiini ndinorarama,wamakarovererapamuchinjikwa;Uye ndakatambudzikazvinhuzvizhinjikusvikirandaradzikwa muguva.Asizvinondinzwei,mutendekunaBabavangu, ivoMwarivarimandiri.nekutindakasununguramabote orufu,ndikavhunamasuwoeSheori;uyekuuyakwangu kuchavapashure
ZvinoProclamukadziwangunevaRomavakativachinzwa zvinhuizvi,vakauyandokundiudzavachichema;nekuti naivovaimupikisapakuranganakwavozvakaipa zvavakamuitiraNaizvozvoneniwondakangendiri panhovodzenhovodzangupakutambudzika,ndikafuka nguvoyokuchema,ndikatoravaRomavanamakumi mashanunomukadziwangu,ndikaendaGarirea
Zvinondakatindichifambamunzira,ndakapupurazvinhu izvi;kutiHerodhewakaitazvinhuizvineni,zvekuti wakarangananeni,akandimanikidzakutindimuitiremaoko angukwaari,nekutongaunotongavose,nekuzvambaradza Iyewakarurama,IshewewakaruramaZvinotakati tichiswederakwaari,Herodhe,inzwigururakanzwika kudenganekutinhirakunotyisa;nyikaikadengenyeka, ikabudisakunhuhwirakwakanakakusinganzwisisike kunyangemutembereyeJerusarema.Zvinondakatindimire munzira,Ishewakandionaamireachitauranevadzidzivake Asindakanamatamumwoyomangu,nokutindaizivakuti ndiyewamakandipa,kutiakangaariIshewezvinhu zvakasikwauyeMusikiwezvoseAsiisutakatitichimuona, tosetakawirapasinezvisozvedupatsokadzakeNdikati nenzwiguru:Ndakatadza,Ishe,ndigerepasindikakutongai, imwimunotsivazvosemuchokwadiUyetarisai,ndinoziva kutimuriMwari,MwanakomanawaMwari,uyendakaona hunhuhwenyukwetehumwarihwenyu.AsiHerodhe, nevanavaIsraeri,akandikurudzirakutindikuitireizvakaipa Naizvozvondinzwireitsitsi,MwariwaIsiraeri;
Mudzimaiwanguarimukutambudzikakukuru,akati, “Mwariwedenganenyika,MwariwaIsraeri,musandiitira sezvakaitaPondiyoPirato,kananokudakwavanavaIsraeri, kananokufungakwavanakomanavavapristi;asirangarira murumewangumukubwinyakwako!
ZvinoIsheweduwakaswedera,akandimutsa,nomukadzi wangu,navaRoma;uyendakamutarisandikaonapaaripane mavangaemuchinjikwawake.Uyeakati,Izvoizvo madzibabaoseakaruramaaitarisirakugamuchira,uye havanakuzvionapanguvayakoIsheweNguva, Mwanakomanawemunhu,Mwanakomana weWokumusoro-soro,uyoarikonekusingaperi,akamuka kubvakuvakafa,uyeanokudzwakumusorokunezvese zvaakasika,uyeakasimbiswanekusingaperi-peri.
1Justinus,mumwewavanyorivaivapomumazuva aAugustonaTibherionaGaini,akanyoramuhurukuroyake yechitatu,kuti:ZvinoMariamuGarirea,uyoakabereka Kristuuyoakangaarovererwapamuchinjikwa muJerusarema,akangaasinakuvanomurumeAsiJosefa haanakumurasha;asiJosefawakarambaarimutsveneasina mukadzi,iyenavanakomanavakevashanuwowaimbova mukadziwake;uyeMariaakarambaasinamurume
2TeodoroakanyoreraPiratoGavhuna:Ndianimurume akangaanekunyunyutapamberipenyu,kutiakarovererwa pamuchinjikwanevarumeveParesitina?Kanavazhinji vakakumbiraizvinokururama,seikomusinakutenderana nokururamakwavo?Zvinokanavachikubvunza zvisakarurama,wakadarikamurairoseiko,uchirairazviri kurenekururama?
Piratoakatumakwaariachiti:Nekutiwakaitazviratidzo,ini handinakudakumurovererapamuchinjikwa;uyesezvo vapomerivakevakati:Unozviidzamambo,ini ndakamurovererapamuchinjikwa
3Josephusanoti:Agripa,mambo,akangaakapfekanguo yakarukwanesirivha,uyeaionachiratidziromuimba yemitamboyeKesariya.Zvaungazvakatizvichionakuti nguvoyakeinopenya,vakatikwaari:Kusvikirazvino takangatichikutyaisomunhu;Akaonamutumwaamire pamusoropake,akamurovasokungeafa.
KuperakwetsambayaPiratokunaHerodhi
TSAMBAYAPONTIOPILATE,Yaakanyorera MamboweRomaNezvaIsheweduJesuKristu.
PondiyoPiratokunaTibherioKesariKwaziso:
PamusoropaJesuKristu,wandakakuzivisaizvizere pakupedzisira,kurangwakunorwadzakwakavapo pakupedzisiranokudakwavanhu,kunyangezvazvo ndakangandisingadiuyendichitya.Muchokwadi,hapana zerarakambovekanakutirichavanemurumeakanakauye anoomesakudaroAsivanhuvakaitanhamburiko inoshamisa,uyevanyorivavovose,madzishenavakuru vavovakatenderanakurovererapamuchinjikwanhumeiyi yezvokwadi,vaporofitavavochaivo,savaSibhirivanesu, vachirairazvisakafanira;uyepaakaturikazviratidzo zvakaonekwa,uyemukutongakwevazivivakatyisidzira nyikayosenekuparadzwaVadzidzivakevanokura, vasinganyepitenziwavonemaitiroavouye nekusagadzikanakwehupenyu;kwete,muzitarakevane nyashahuru1Daindisinakutyakutiboperingamuka pakatipavanhuvakangavodakutsamwa,zvimwemurume uyuangadaiachigerenesuKunyangezvazvo,ndichiri kumanikidzirwanokuvimbikakuchiremerachako,pane kutungamirirwanemafungiroangundimene,handina kuedzanesimbarangurosekudzivisakutengeswa nokutamburakweroparakarurama,ndisinamhosva yokupomerwakwose,nokusarurama,zvamazvirokwazvo, kupfurikidzanokuipakwavanhu,uyezvakadaro, sokududzirakunoitaMagwaro,kukuparadzakwavo vamene.
FarewellIyo5yeCalendsyaApril
MUSHUMOWAPIRATOGAVHUNA,Pamusoro paIsheweduJesuKristu;iyoyakatumirwakuna AugustoKesarimuRoma.
Mumazuvaiwayo,IsheweduJesuKristupaakarovererwa pamuchinjikwapasipaPondiyoPirato,mubatiweParesitina neFenikiya,zvinhuzvakanyorwaapazvakaitika
muJerusarema,uyezvakaitwanevaJudhavachipikisana naIshe.NaizvozvoPiratowakazvitumirakunaKesari muRoma,pamwenechakavanzikachake,achinyora sezvizvi:
KunaAugustusCæsaranesimbazvikuru,anembiri,ane humwariuyeanotyisa,Pirato,mutungamiririweRuwa rweKumabvazuva:
Ndagamuchiraruzivo,rwakanyanyakunaka,mhedzisiro yachondinobatwanekutyauyekudederaNekutimudunhu randinobata,rinerimweremagutaanonziJerusarema, chaungachosechevaJudhachakakumikidzakwandiri umwemunhuwainziJesu,ndokumupomeramhosvazhinji, dzavasinakugonakusimbisaneuchapupuhwechokwadi Asivakamupomeranhemaimwechete,yokutiJesuwakati Sabatarakangarisatiririrokuzorora,kanakuchengetwa navoNokutiakaitakuporesakuzhinjipazuvairoro,akaita kutimapofuaone,uyevanokamhinavafambe,akamutsa vakafa,vakanatsavaivanamaperembudzi,akaporesa vakangavafamitezoavovakangavasingagonichosechose kufambisamuviriwavokanakubatanidzatsingadzavo,asi vaigonabedzikutauranokutaura,uyeakavapasimba rokufambanokumhanya,achibvisauterahwavoneshoko rakebedzi.Panechimwechiitochakasimbakwazvo chisinganzwisisikekunavamwarivatinavo:akamutsa munhuakangaavanemazuvamanaafa,achimudana neshokorakeroga,apoakafaakangaavakutangakuora, uyemuviriwakewakaoranehonyedzakangadzaberekwa, uyekunhuwakwembwa;asiwakatiachimuonaavete mubwiro,akamurairakutiamhanye;uyewakafahaana kutongononoka,asisechikombachinobudamuimbayake yemukati,saizvozvowakabudamuguva,azere nezvinonhuhwirazvizhinji.Uyezve,kunyangeavovakanga varivatorwa,uyezviripachenakutivaivanemadhimoni, vaivaneugarohwavomumagwenga,vachidyanyamayavo, uyevachidzungairasemombenezvinokambaira, akavashandurakuvavagarivomumaguta,uyeneshoko rakavaitakutivavenouchenjeri,uyeakavagadzirirakuti vavevakachenjerauyevanesimba,uyevanembiri, vachitorazvokudyazvavopamwechetenevavengivose vemweyayakaipa,iyoyakadzikamidzimugungwa
Uyezve,kwakangakunomumweakangaaneruoko rwakawonyana,uyerusiriruokorwoga,asihafuyomuviri womunhuyakangayakafanananedombo,uyeakangaasina chimirochomunhukanakuenzanakwomuviri:iye wakamuporesaneshokouyeakaporesa.Nomukadziwo, waivanokubudaropanguvarefu,uyetsingadzakenetsinga zvakangazvaneta,asinakuberekamuviriwomunhu,akaita sowakafa,asimbevevezuvarimwenerimwe,naizvozvo n'angadzosedzodunhurakakoniwakumuporesa,nokuti kwakangakusinatariroyoupenyukwaari;asiJesuwakati achipfuura,akagamuchirasimbanenzirainoshamisa nomumvuriwakewawirapamusoropake,kubvashure akabatamupenderowenguvoyake,uyepakarepo,panguva iyoyo,simbarakazadzamitezoyakeyakangayakaneta,uye sokungeakangaasinakumbotamburachinhu,akatanga kumhanyaakanangaKapernaume,gutarakeamene, zvokutiakasvikakwaririmurwendorwamazuvamatanhatu.
Uyendazivisazvinhuizvizvandichangobvakuudzwa,uye zvakaitwanaJesuneSabata.Uyeakaitazvimwezviratidzo zvikurukupfuuraizvi,zvokutindakaonazvishamiso zvikuruzvakaitwanayekupfuurazvavamwari vatinonamata.
AsiHerodhe,naAkerao,naFiripi,naAnasi,naKayafasi, vakamukumikidzakwandirinechaungachose,vakaita bongozozogurupamusoropangu,kutindimuidze Naizvozvondakarairakutiarovererwepamuchinjikwa, pandakatangakumurovanetyava,kunyangendisina kuwanamhosvamaariyekumupomerakanamhosva
Zvinowakatiarovererwapamuchinjikwa,rimarikavapo panyikayose,zuvarikasvibiswakwehafuyezuva,nyeredzi dzikaona,asikupenyakwakangekusinakuonekwamazviri. mwedziukarasikirwanokupenyakwawo,ukaitasokunge uneropa;uyenyikayevakafayakamedzwa;zvokuti nzvimbotsveneyetemberi,sezvavanoidana,hainakuoneka kuvaJudhapachavopakudonhakwavo,asivakaona mukahapanyika,uyekutinhirakunotevedzanaUyepakati pekutyisaukuvakafavakaonekwavachimukazve,sezvo vaJudhavamenevakapupura,uyevakatindiAbhurahama, naIsaka,naJakobho,uyemadzitateguruaneguminavaviri, naMosesi,naJobho,vakangavafakare,sezvavanotaura, anengezviuruzvitatunamazanamashanuamakoreUye kwaivanevazhinjikwazvovandakaonavachiuya mumutumbi,uyevakachemapamusoropemaJuda, pamusanapekudarikakwavakangavaita,uyenokuda kwekuparadzwakwemaJudauyenemutemowavo
Uyekutyisakwekudengenyekakwenyikakwakapfuurira kubvapaawarechitanhaturekugadzirirakusvikirapaawa repfumbamwe;Zvinoavamadekwana,nezuvarekutanga revhiki,inzwirakabvakudenga,uyedengarikapenya kanomwekupfuuramamwemazuvaoseUyepaawa yechitatuyousikuzuvarakaonekarichipenyazvikuru kupfuurazvaraimbopenya,richivhenekeranyikayose Zvinosemheniinopenyaichibudakamwe-kamwemudutu, saizvozvokwakaonekwavarumevanechimirochakarebesa, vaipfuuramukubwinya,hondoisingaverengeki vachidanidzira,nenzwiravorakanzwikaseremutinhiro mukurukwazvo,Jesuwakangearovererwapamuchinjikwa wakamukazve:kwiraimuHadhesi,imwimakangamuri nhapwamunzvimbodziripasipeHadhesimukahawaiva panyikawakangawakaitasousinapasi;asizvakaitakuti nheyodzenyikadzionekwe,pamwechetenaivo vakadanidzirakudenga,vachifambavarimumiviripakati pavakafavakamutswaUyowakamutsavakafavose nokusungaHadhesiakati:Udzaivadzidzivangukuti, unokutungamiriraikuGarirea,ikokomuchanomuona
UyeusikuhwosechiedzahachinakuperaUyevazhinji vevaJudhavakafiramugombarenyika,vakamedzwa, zvokutimangwanavazhinjiveavovairwisananaJesu havanakuwanikwaVamwewovakaonamasvikiro evarumevachisimukazvakarevasinakumboonamumwe weduRimwesinagogirevaJudharakangarasararoga muJerusaremachaimo,nokutivosevakanyangarika mukuparadzwaikoko.
Naizvozvondashamiswanekutyisauku,uyendichibvunda kunotyisa,ndanyorazvandakaonapanguvaiyo, ndikazvitumirakumukurumbirawenyu;uyendakaisa zvakaitirwaJesunevaJudha,uyendatumirakunamwari wenyu,ishewangu.
MUSHUMOWAPONTIYOPIRATE,Gavhuna weJudhiya;YakatumirwakunaTibherioKesari muRoma.
KunaAugustusanesimba,mukuru,anotyisa,uyeane humwari,PondiyoPirato,mutungamiririweRuwa rweKumabvazuva.
Ndakazvisungakurondedzerakunakakwenyunorugwaro urwu,kunyangendaivanokutyanokudederakukuru, mamboanokudzwazvikuru,mamiriroezvinhuazvino, sezvazvakazoratidzwaNekutindakabatadunhuiri,ishe wangu,nekurairakwekunyararakwenyu,riririmwe remagutaekumabvazuvaanonziJerusarema,panovakwa tembereyerudzirwevaJudha,chaungachosechevaJudha chakaungana,ndokukumikidzakwandiriumwemurume unonziJesu,achimupomeramhosvazhinjidzisingaperi;asi vakangavasingagonikumupomeramhosvaAsi vakamumukira,kutiwakatisabataharizizorororavo.
Zvinomunhuuyuwakaitakuporesakuzhinjinemabasa akanaka:wakaitakutimapofuaone,aichenesavaiva nemaperembudzi,aimutsavakafa,akaporesavakange vakaomamitezo,vakangevasingagonikanakupfakanyika, asivaingovanenzwiroga,nemafupaavoosearipanzvimbo yawo;uyeakavapasimbarekufambauyekumhanya, achivarairaneshokorakerogaUyeakaitarimwezvesimba guru,rakangarichishamisakunyangepakatipavamwari vedu,akamutsamumwekubvakuvakafaRazaro,akanga afamazuvamana,achirayiraneshokochetekutiwakafa achamutswa,muviriwakewakangawaoranehonye dzakangadzameramumarondaakeAkarayiran'anga yakangayakararamuguvakutiimhanye,uyesechikomba akabudamuguvarake,azerenezvinonhuhwira.Vamwe vakangavachitambudzwazvikurunamadhimoni,vaiva nougarohwavomurenje,vakadyanyamayemitezoyavo, uyevaifamba-fambapakatipezvinokambairanezvikara, wakavagarisamumagutamudzimbadzavo,uyeneshoko akavaratidzakunzwisisa,uyeakaitakutivayavakanga vachitambudzwanomweyawakaipavagovavakachenjera uyevakudzwe,avovakangavachitambudzwanemweya wetsvinayaakangaapiwa.nguruvedzakadzikamugungwa dzikadzinyudzaUmwezvewakangeaneruoko rwakawonyana,akararamamukutambudzika,asina kugwinyakunyangenehafuyemuviriwake,wakamuporesa neshokoroga.Zvinomukadziwaivanekubudaropa kwenguvarefu,zvekutimafundooseemapfupaake akaonekwanekudakwekuyerera,ndokupenyasegirazi, nekutivarapivesevakangevamudzingapasinatariro,uye vasinakumunatsa,nekutimaarimakangamusinatariro yekupora;asikamwe,akatiachipfuura,akabatamupendero wenguvodzakeneshure,nenguvaiyosimbaromuviriwake rikavandudzwa,akaporeswa,sokungeakangaasina chirwere,akatangakumhanyaakanangakugutarake rePaneasiZvinozvinhuizvizvakaitikasaizvozvo;asi vaJudhavakarondedzerakutiJesuwakaitazvinhuizvi
nesabataUyendakaonakutizvishamisozvikuruzvakaitwa nayekupfuurazvimwarizvatinonamata.IpapoHerodhe, naAkerao,naFiripi,naAnasi,naKayafasi, vakamukumikidzakwandirinavanhuvose,kutivamutonge. uyenekutivazhinjivakamumukira,ndikarairakuti arovererwepamuchinjikwa
Zvinowakatiarovererwapamuchinjikwarimarakava pamusoropenyikayose;zuvarakangarakavanzwa zvachose,uyedengarakaonekarakasvibaachirimasikati, zvokutinyeredzidzakaonekwa,kunyangezvazvodzakanga dzichirikudzikatirwakupenyakwadzo,naizvozvo, ndinofungakutiukuruhwenyuhahuzivikutipanyikayose vaitungidzamwenjeyavokubvapaawayechitanhatu kusvikiramanheruUyemwedzi,wakangawakaitaseropa, haunakupenyausikuhwose,kunyangewakangawakafara kwazvo,uyenyeredzineOrionizvakachemavaJudha nokudakokudarikakwavo
Zvinonezuvarokutangarevhiki,nenguvainengeyechitatu yousiku,zuvarakaonekwazvaraisatirambopenya,uye dengaroserakapenya.Uyesemhenidzinouya muchamupupuri,saizvozvovamwevarumevakakwirira, vakashongazvakanaka,uyevanekubwinya kusingatsananguriki,vakaonekwamudenga,nehondohuru yengirozi,vachidanidziravachiti:Mwaringaarumbidzwe kumusoro-soro,uyepanyikarugare,chishuwochakanaka pakatipevanhu:BudaimuHadhesi,imimurimuuranda munzvimboyakadzikayeHadhesiZvinomakomoose nezvikomozvakazununguswanenzwiravo,matombo akatsemuka,nemakorongamakuruakaitwapanyika, zvekutinzvimbodzegombarakadzika-dzikadzakaonekwa
Zvinopakatipekutyavakafavakaonekwavachimuka, zvekutivaJudhavakazvionavakati:TakaonaAbrahama naIsaka,naJakobho,nemadzitateguruaneguminevaviri, vakangevafamakoreanengezviuruzvivirinemazana mashanuzvisatizvaitika,uyetakaonaNowapachena mumutumbiChaungachosechakafambachichiimbanziyo kunaMwarinenzwiguru,chichiti:IsheMwariwedu, wakamutsakuvakafa,wakamutsavosevakafa,uyeHadhesi wakapamba,akauraya
Naizvozvo,ishewangumambo,usikuhwoseuhwochiedza hachinakuperaAsivazhinjivevaJudhavakafa, vakanyudzwa,vakamedzwamumakombausikuuhwo, zvekutikunyangemitumbiyavohainakuonekwaZvino ndinorevakutiavovevaJudhavakatamburaavovainyomba JesuAsisinagogerimwecheterakasaramuJerusarema, nokutimasinagogeoseakangaachipikisananaJesuakanga apererwa
Naizvozvokutyauku,ndichikatyamarauyenekudedera kukuru,nenguvaiyo,ndakarairakutizvinyorwezvose zvakaitikakwavari,uyendatumirakunesimbarenyu
KUYEDZWANEKUTONGWAKWAPIRATO.
ZvinotsambadzakatidzasvikakugutaravaRoma, dzikaverengwakunaKesari,pasinavashomavakanga vamirepo,vakatyavose,nokutinokudakwokudarika kwaPirato,rimanokudengenyekakwenyikazvakanga
zvauyapanyikayoseZvinoKesariakatsamwa,akatuma mauto,akarairakutiPiratoaiswesemusungwa.
ZvinowakatiaunzwakugutareVaRoma,Kesarianzwakuti wasvika,akagaramutembereyamwari,pamusoropedare rose,nehondoyose,nechaungachesimbarake,akaraira kutiPiratoamirepamukovaKesarindokutikwaari:Iwe wakaipa,iwezvawaonazviratidzozvikuruzvakadaro zvakaitwanemunhuuyo,watsungeikuitasaizvozvo? Nokutsungakuitachinhuchakaipa,makaparadzanyika yose
Piratondokuti:MamboneMutongi,handinamhosva pachinhuichi,asichaungachevaJudhachinozvinyimauye chinemhosvaKesarindokuti:Zvinondivanaani?Pirato akati,Herodhe,Arikerao,Firipi,Anasi,naKayafasi, nechaungachosechevaJudhaKesarindokuti:Nemhaka yeimaitachinangwachavo?Piratondokuti:Rudzirwavo rwunomukiranauyerwunomukirasimba,uyeharuzviisi pasipesimbarenyuZvinoKesariwakati: Pavanomukumikidzakwamurimaifanirakumuchengetedza nekumutumirakwandiri;uyehamunakutenderananavo kurovererapamuchinjikwamunhuwakadai,wakange akaruramauyeakaitazviratidzozvikurunezvakanaka zvakadai,sezvawakataurapashokorako.1Nekuti nezvishamisozvakadaroJesuwakaonekwakutindiye Kristu,MambowavaJudha
ZvinoKesariwakatiarevaizvi,uyepachakeakatumidza zitaraKristu,chaungachosechevamwarichakawirapasi pamwechete,chikaitaseguruvapakangepagereKesari nedareremakurukotaVanhuvosevakangavamirepedyo naKesarivakadederanokudakweshokoirouyenokuwa kwavamwarivavo,uyevakabatwanokutya,vakaenda mumwenomumwekumbakwake,vachishamiswa nezvakangazvaitikaIpapoKesariakarairaPiratokuti achengetwe,kutiazivechokwadichaJesu.
Fumemangwana,Kesariagerepachigarochoushenedare roseramakurukota,akatangakubvunzaPiratozve.Kesari akati:Taurachokwadi,iweusingadiMwari,nekutikuipa kwakokwawakaitakunaJesu,mabasaakoakaipa akaratidzwapachena,kutivamwarivaparadzwa.Zvinouti: Ndianikowakarovererwapamuchinjikwa,nekutizitarake rakaparadzavamwarivose?Piratondokuti:Zvirokwazvo, zvinyorwazvakendezvechokwadi;nokutikunyangeini pachangundakagutsikananamabasaakekutiakangaari mukurukupfuuravamwarivosevatinonamata.Kesari ndokuti:Naizvozvowakamuitireinekutsungakwakadaro uyemuchiita,iweusingamuzivi,kanakurongazvakaipa kuushehwangu?Piratondokuti:Ndakazviitanekuda kwekudarikanekupandukakwevaJudhavasinamurairo nevasingadiMwari
ZvinoKesariakatsamwa,akaitadarenemakurukotaake osenevatariri,akarairakutichirevochinyorwepamusoro pavaJudha:
KunaLicianusakabatanzvimboyekutangamuEast Country.Kwaziso
Ndakaziviswanezveushingihwakaitwamunguvapfupi yapfuuranevaJudhavaigaramuJerusaremanemaguta akapoteredza,uyekusateererakwavomutemo,kuti vakamanikidzaseiPiratokurovererapamuchinjikwa mumwemwariainziJesu,izvokupfurikidzanokudarika kukurukwavonyikayakasvibirwauyeyakapinzwa mukuparadzwaNaizvozvo,nebokarevarwi,sarudzakuti uendekwavarinokukurumidzauyeundoparidzakuzviisa pasikwavomuurandanomurayirouyuNokuvateererauye nokuvarwisa,nokuvaparadzirakumarudziose,kuvaita nhapwa,uyenokudzingarudzirwavokubvamuJudhea yosenokukurumidzasezvinobviraratidza,kweseuko ikokukusatikwaonekwa,kutivazerenouipi.
Zvinochirevochakatichasvikakunyikayekumabvazuva, Rikianowakauteereranekutyachirevo,akaparadzarudzi rwoserwevaJudha,ndokuitakutivakangevasara muJudhiyavaendemuurandapamwenevakapararirapakati pevahedheni;kutizvizikanwenaKesarikutizvinhuizvi zvakaitwanaRikianokuvaJudhavekumabvazuva, nekumufadza
ZvinoKesariwakafungazvekutiPiratoabvunzwe,akaraira mukuruwechuru,wainziAribhio,kutiaguramusoro waPirato,achiti:Sekuisamaokopamusoropewakarurama, unonziKristu,uchawasaizvozvowo,akasawana kusunungurwa
Piratoakatiasvikapanzvimboiyo,akanyengetera chinyararire,achiti:Ishe,musandiparadzapamwechete navaHebheruvakaipa;nokutindingadaindisinakukuisai maoko,asirudzirwavaJudhavaimukiramurairo,nokuti vakamukiraumwari;imwimunozivakutindakazviita nokusaziva.Naizvozvoregaikundiparadzanekuda kwechivichanguichi,kanakurangarirazvakaipazviri mandiri,Jehovha,nemurandawenyuProclaunomiraneni panguvainoyekufakwangu,wamakadzidzisakuporofita kutimunofanirakurovererwapamuchinjikwa Musamuranganokudakwechivichangu,asimutiregerere, uyemutiverengerepamugovewavakaruramavako.Zvino tarira,Piratowakatiapedzamunyengeterowake,inzwi rakauyarichibvakudenga,richiti:Mazeraosenedzimba dzevahedhenidzichatimurimakaropafadzwa;uyeiwe pachakouchazviratidzasechapupuchangupakuuya kwangukwechipiri,pandichatongamarudziguminemaviri aIsraeri,neavovasinakureururazitarangu.Mukuru akaguramusorowaPirato,zvinotarira,mutumwawaIshe akaugamuchira.ZvinomukadziwakeProclaakaona mutumwaachiuyakuzogamuchiramusorowake,naiyewo akazadzwanemufaro,akapera,akavigwanomurumewake
RUFURWAPIRATO,UYOAKATOPAJESU.
ZvinoTibherioKesari,mambowevaRoma,wakanga achirwaranechirwereichi,akanzwakutipaJerusarema umwechiremba,wainziJesu,waiporesahoshadzose neshokorakechete;asingazivikutivaJudhanaPirato vakangavamuuraya,akadanasaizvozvomumwe wavarandavake,wainziVolusianus,achiti:Enda nokukurumidzasezvaungagonamhirikwegungwa, undoudzaPirato,murandawanguneshamwari,kutiatume kwandirichirembauyukutiandidzoresepautanohwangu
Volusianusanzwachirevochamambo,akabvaangobuda, akaendakunaPiratosezvaakangaarayirwa.AkaudzaPirato iyeyezvakangezvakumikidzwakwaarinaTibherioKesari, achiti:TibherioKesari,mamboweVaRoma,Ishewenyu, anzwakutimugutarinomunechirembacheteunoporesa zvirwere,unokukumbiraizvikurukutimumutumekwaari, kutiaporesechirwerechakeZvinoPiratowakatianzwa izvozvo,wakatyazvikuru,achizivakutiwakange amuvurayanegodoPiratoakapinduramutumwa,achiti: Uyumunhuwakangearimbavha,murumewakakweva vanhuvoseshurekwake;naizvozvondakarangana navachenjeriveguta,ndikamurovererapamuchinjikwa Zvinomutumwawakatiachidzokerakuimbayake yekugara,akasangananeumwemukadziwainziVeronica, waizivananaJesu,akati:Mai,makangemuneumwe chirembamugutarino,waiporesavarwereneshokorake roga,vaJudhavamuurayirei?Akatangakuchema,achiti: Haiwa,ishewangu,akangaariMwariwangunaShewangu, uyoPiratoakamukumikidzanegodo,akavatonga,akaraira kutiarovererwepamuchinjikwaIpapoakashungurudzika zvikuruakati:Ndinoshungurudzikakwazvokutihandigoni kuitachinhuchandatumwanaishewangu.
Veronicaakatikwaari,Ishewangupavakafamba vachiparidza,uyeinindakatorerwahuvepohwavo ndisingadi,ndakadakutimufananidzowavoutorwe nokudakwangu,kutikunyangendakangandabviswa kuvapokwavo,kanamufananidzowechimirochakeundipe nyaradzoZvinopandakangandichiendesacanvas kumupendikutiazopendwa,Ishewanguakasangananeni ndokubvunzakwandaienda.Zvinondakatindamuzivisa nzirayerwendorwangu,akandikumbirajira, akandidzoserazvekwandiri,rakanyorwamufananidzo wechisochakechinokudzwa.Naizvozvo,kanaishewako achitarisanekuzvipirapakuonakweizvi,achabva anakidzwanekubatsirwakwehutano
Mufananidzowerudziurwuungatengwanegoridhekana sirivhahere?akabvunzaAiwa,akadaro,asinerudo rwekuzvipira.Naizvozvondichaendanewe,ndigondoisa mufananidzokunaKesari,kutiuone,uyendichadzoka
SakaVolusianusakauyanaVeronicakuRoma,akatikuna Tibheriomubati,Jesu,wamangamuchidakwenguvarefu, PiratonavaJudhavazvipirakurufurusinakururama,uye negodovakarovererapadandaromuchinjikwa.Naizvozvo, mumwematroniauyaneniachiunzamufananidzowaJesu mumwecheteyo,uyekanaukanyatsotarisapazviri, uchawanabhenefitiyehutanohwakoIpapoKesari akawaririramichekayesirikapanzira,akarairakuti mufananidzouuyiswekwaari;uyepaakangochitarisa akabvaawanazvehutanohwakehwepakutanga.
IpapoPondioPiratoakabatwanomurayirowaKesari akauyiswakuRomaKesariwakatianzwakutiPirato wasvikaRoma,akazaranekutsamwakukuru,akaitakuti iyeauyiswekwaari.ZvinoPiratoakauyanenguvoyaJesu isinamusono,akaipfekapamberipamamboChangamire pavakangomuonaakabvisakutsamwakwakekwose,uye pakarepoakamumukira,uyeakangaasingagonikutaura nayenehashapachinhuchimwe:uyeuyoakangaasipoaiita
seanotyisauyeanehashazvinopamberipakeanowanikwa munyoro.
Zvinowakatiamuendesa,pakarepoakamutsamwira kwazvo,akarevanhamo,nekutiakangaasinakumuratidza kutsamwakwechipfuvachakePakarepoakamurangarira, akapikanokupupurakutiiyewakangaarimwanaworufu, uyeakangaasingakodzerikugarapanyika.Akati achimuona,pakarepoakamukwazisa,uyeakabvisahasha dzosedzepfungwadzake
Vosevakashamiswa,uyeiyepachakeakashamiswa,nokuti akangaatsamwiraPiratozvikuruasipo.Pakupedzisira, nezanoraDivine,kanakutizvimwenekunyengetedza kwomumwemuKristu,akaitakutiabviswejasiracho,uye nokukurumidzaakatangazvekumurwisanehashadzake dzepakutangaZvinoKesariwakatiachishamisikanazvo, vakamuudzakutiraivajasiraIsheJesuMamboakarayira kutiachengetwemutorongokusvikiraazorangana navachenjerikutianofanirakuiteinayeUyemushure memazuvamashomamutongowakapiwakunaPiratokuti atongerwerufurwunonyadzisazvikuru.Piratoakatianzwa izvi,akazviurayanomunondowake,uyenorufurwakadaro akaparadzaupenyuhwake
RufurwaPiratoparuchizikanwa,Kesariakati:Zvirokwazvo, wakafarufurwunonyadzisazvikuru,ruokorwakerwusina kumurega.Naizvozvoakasungirirwapadomboguru ndokunyudzwamurwizirwaTiberAsimweyayakaipa netsvina,ichifariramuviriwakewakaipauyeusina kuchena,yoseyakafamba-fambamumvura,uye yakakonzeramudengamheniinotyisauyedutu,kutinhira nechimvuramabwe,zvokutivosevakabatwanokutya kunotyisa.NokudakwechikonzeroichovaRoma vakamuzvuzvurudzirakunzekworwizirwaTiber, vakamutakuravachimuzvidzakuendakuVienne, ndokumunyudzamurwiziRhone.NokutiViennezvinoreva, sokungezvakadaro,NzirayeGehena,nokutipanguvaiyoyo yakangairinzvimboyokutukaUyemweyayakaipa yakangairipouyeichiitazvinhuzvimwechetezvo.
Varumeivavo,naizvozvo,vasingashiviririkutambudzwa nemadhimoni,vakabvisamudziyowekutukakubva kwavarindokuutumirakunovigwamunharaundayeLosania Asivakativavhunduswanokushushwakwambotaurwa, vakaibvisakwavari,vakainyudzamunerimwedziva rakangarakapoteredzwanamakomo;