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Ngatikotamisei misoro yedu kwechinguvana. Babavanodikanwa vari Kudenga, tinotenda kuti tiri pano

manheru ano. Isu, isu tinotenda nokuti tinoziva kuti HupohweNyu hunesu pano. Zvino tinonamata kuti Mushumirekune mumwe nemumwe wedu, sezvatinoshuva. TinozvikumbiranemuZita raJesu. Ameni. (Mungagara zvenyu pasi.)2 Ndinongonzwa zvakanaka kuva nemamaikirofoni ayaachishanda. Ndine hurombo kwazvo ndakaita sokuti kanganiseinezuro,Mharidzo yandaida kutimuwane zvakanyanya kwazvo.3 Uye ndaida kuti muve nechokwadi chokuti mazviona.Ndiyo ho—hoko yatinayo. Hatina kusungirirwa nekereke.Takasungirirwa muna Kristu, muri kuona. Ndiye Nzirayega. Ndiye nzvimbo yega yechengetedzo, nzvimbo yegaMwari yaakaisa Zita raKe. Zvino Mwari akati Achasangananevanhu munzvimbo yaAkasarudza kuisa Zita raKe; kwetepasuwo ripi zvaro, asi pasuwo raAkasarudza. Uye panzvimboiyoyo ndipo paAizosangana nevanhu, uye ipapo chete. Uyetinoona kuti Mwari haana kumboisa Zita raKe pese-pese asimuMwanakomana waKe, Jesu Kristu, semwana anogarotorazita rababa.4 Zvino iwe unoti, “Zvakanaka, zvinopinda papi muzuvaranhasi?Mumwe nemumwe achiti, ‘Ndiri muna Jesu.’”5 Iye ndiye Shoko. Kuti, “Pakutanga Shoko rakanga riripo,Shoko rakanga riri kuna Mwari, uye Shoko rakanga ririMwari. Shoko rakazoitwa nyama rikagara pakati pedu.”Zvakare, zvakanyorwawo muna Zvakazarurwa chitsauko 19,patinoMuona achiuya, Mwenga neChikomba, nguwo yaKeyakanyikwa muRopa, “Zita raKe rainzi ‘Shoko raMwari.’” Iyendiye Shoko raMwari.6 Uye, ndizvo, Ndiye simba rinomutsa. Ndiye MweyaMutsvene anova, iro—iro simba rinofambisa rinopindamuhurongwa, Mashoko, anoita kuti Rirarame. Zvino zvesezvinofanira kushandirana pamwe chete, kana kuti hazvishande.Zvinofanira kutotora Bhaibheri rese zvaro, Kristu wese,Evhangeri yakazara.7 Ndinoda kuti, kune boka iri randakaona nezuromanheru paterevhizheni, ndichiziva kuti vaizenge varipo,uye ndikavaona. Ndinoda kutaura chimwe chinhupahama idzi, avo vakanga vari paboka iroro, kwaivekunyatsopindura mibvunzo kune hunyanzvi kwakadaro!Ndiri mutsoropodzi chaiye, munozviziva, zvakadaro, asipakanga pasina chekutsoropodza ipapo. Zvanga zvirizvemazvirokwazvo, uye ndaigona kuwirirana nazvo, zvizere.

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[Ungano inouchira maoko—Mupepeti.] Maita basa. Ameni.Mhinduro idzodzo dzainyatsonanga. Ndakanyatsozviyemuraizvozvo. Ndinongoshuva kuti dai ndaive nefirimu rekuzoratidzakereke yangu kumba. Zvanga zvakanakisa kwazvo.8 Uye ndinotenda kwazvo kuziva kuti—kuti Mwari akashandamune dzimwe nzvimbo, kunze kwemapoka edu echiPentekosti,uye vari kusimudza varume, idzo mbeu dzaMwari, dzangadzakagara kunze uko kwemakore ese aya, dzichimirira kutiChiedza chipenye pamusoro padzo.9 Uye zvinotipawo yambiro, shamwari, kuziva kuti Jesu akati,“Kana mhandara iyi yakavata payakatanga kuuya kuzotengaMafuta, ndipo paitouya Chikomba.” Saka tinogona kuonanaizvozvo, kana tava kuona veEpiscopalian, Presbyteriani,Methodisti, Baptisti, Lutherani, vachiuya kuzotora Mafuta,ipapo ndiyo nguva yakauyaChikomba.Ngatirangarirei izvozvo.10 Handina kumbova naBilly, mwanakomana wangu, kutaurazvakadaro kwandiri sezvaaita kanguva kadiki kapfuura. Ati,“Baba, Handikuudzei zvekuita. Handirevi kukufadzai nechinhuchipi zvacho, asi,” ati, “baba, pane zvese zvamungaita, isai nguvayenyu yese pane vanhu vanorwara.” Ati, “Handisati ndamboonavanhu vanorwara vakawanda kudai!” Ati, “Ndapa makadhimazana maviri mukanguva kadiki-diki kana yakangodaro.”Ati, “Pane vanhu vakawanda kwazvo vari kurwara!” Kashomakwazvo kaanondiudza izvozvo.11 Zvino ndauya manheru ano nezvinyorwa zvishomazvakanyorwa zasi pano, nemashoko pamusoro pekutongwakuri kuuya, uye ndichiziva kuti takagara pano manheru anotiine kutsamwa kwaMwari kuchizunguzika pasi pedu, uyenekukurumidza zvichatsvairwa. Uye tichiziva kuti kutsamwakwaMwari kwakamirira; panguva yazvichangotaurwa,zvichabva zvapera, kunemamiriyoni. Uye ndichizvizivamumoyomangu, uye ndichiziva kuti ndizvo izvozvo! Uye tinoonavakawanda vanorwara, vachimanikidzira nekudhonza.12 Uye ndafunga, “Manheru ano, vazhinji vavo Makristu.” Uyeregai nditi kune ivava, imi vana vaMwari. Chese chamunoita,regai zvimwe zvese zvipfuure. Imi shumirai Mwari, masikatinesiku, nemoyo yenyu yese. Imi, munogona kunzwa kuti panechimwe chinhu chakakanganisika. Unokwanisa kuzvinzwapaunenge uchifamba mumigwagwa, unongo…nekwesekwaungaenda. Unoziva, kana uri wemweya; uye ndinoziva kutindizvo zvamuri.13 Ndakanga ndichitaura nemumwe murume, Hama Stromei.Handizive kana Tony aripo pano, kana kwete. Iye, anga aripo…[Imwe hama inoti, “Tony Salameh?”—Mupepeti.] Tony Salameh,Salameh, Salameh? Kwete. Ndawana Tony asiri iye. [Imwehama inotaura chimwe chinhu.] Kwete, handiye Tony wacho.Uyu ndiTony weku—weku—wekuTucson. Zita rake rinonzi

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ani? [Mumwe munhu oti, “Stromei.”] Stromei! Ndinoziva kutindiSalameh, Stromei, kana rimwe. Ndinongo…14 Muchitoro chake, rimwe zuva, pane murume akapinda,aionekera kwazvo, aitaura chimwe chinhu chakadzosandangariro kwandiri, pandakanga…nguva yekupedzisirapandakanga ndiri ku—kuIndia.15 Apo, pandinofunga kuti Ishe akatipa mhomho hurusa yatatitambova nayo panguva imwe chete, kwakanga kuri kuBombay.Takatotadza kunyange kuwana nzvimbo dzekuvaisa, makumiezviuru nezviuru zvevanhu.16 Tisati tasvikako, pane bepanhau rakadudzirwa. Zvakanaka,rakanga riri, India inyika ine mitauro miviri, raiva—raiva riribepa reChirungu. Zvino rakati, “Zvakanaka, kudengenyekakwenyika kunofanira kunge kwapera, shiri dzava kubhururukadzichidzokera kumba kumatendere adzo.”17 Mazuva mashoma kudengenyeka kusati kwaitika, ukokwakawisira pasi madziro nezvakadaro. Tushiri tudikitwunozvitsvagira pekuhwanda mumatombo, twovakamatendere atwo; uye masikati kana pakati pezuva, apozuva parinenge richipisisa, mhuka dzese dzinomira dziripamadziro ematombo iwaya, kuti dzipinde mumumvuri.Kwemazuva maviri, shiri dzakagarira kure mumiti, dzaisadzokakumatendere adzo; uye kwemazuva maviri, mhuka, makwayinemombe, dzaisadzoka masikati, kana kungotendererapamadziro iwayo. Dza—dzakagarira kunze mumindadzakazemberana, kuti dziwane mumvuri.18 Ipapo kamwe-kamwe, kwakaita kudengenyeka kwenyika,kwakazunguza madziro kukapwanyira pasi zvivakwa. Uye,munoona, kana dai tushiri utwu twakanga twurimo, twungadaitwakaparara. Kana dai mombe dzakange dzakamira pasipacho, nemakwayi, zvingadai zvakaparara. Mwari achiyambirazvisikwa!19 Mazuva mashoma apfuura, tiri muchitoro chaHama Tony,ndaiterera mumwe murume imomo akati…Kudengenyeka ukupakwakaitika kuAlaska, airedza zasi kwatinoti kuStony Point,kuMexico. Akati, “Shiri dzaisadya, uye hove dzaisadyira.Pakanga paine chainge chakanganisika. Zvino, kamwe-kamwe,kwakabva kwava nekudengenyeka kwepasi.”20 Zvino pane rimwe zuva, apo kumwe kuya pakwakaitikakuIndia, kana chero kupi kwakwaiva, akati airedza zvakare.Akafunga, “Zvakanaka, zvinoshamisa. Hove idzi dzinodyasenguva dzino. Hapana kasaisai mumvura, chero kupi. Mvurayakanyatsogadzikana, nguva yakanakisisa yekuti hove dzidyire,asi dzaisadyira. Uye shiri dzese dzinosimbogara dziri panzeikoko, shiri dzemagulls, dzichinhonga hove idzi nezvakadaro,dzese dzaifamba-famba kumhenderekedzo, dzakaunganadzakazemberana. Muchinguva chidiki, tusora twemugungwa

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twunobva pasi twakatanga kubuda kumusoro saizvozvo,kwakanga kwadengenyeka kune rumwe rutivi rwenyika.”Munoona, idzo hove dzakatoziva kuti pane chakanganisika,pane chaigadzirira kuitika. Shiri idzodzo dzaizivawo zvimwechete.

21 Zvechokwadi, kana Mwari akapa hove neshiri kugonakunzvera, Angazopa zvakawanda zvakadini kune vana vaKe—vaKe! Tinoziva kuti tava panguva yekupedzisira, uye kutongwakwamirira, saka ngativei nokuremekedza chaizvo. Tizirai kunaMwari nemoyo yenyu yose! “O Kapenaume, iwe unosimudzirwakudenga, uchaburutsirwa zasi mugehena,” uye nhasi igere pasipemvura. Chingorangarirai, monamata.

22 Zvino,manheru ano, ndinoda kuverenga pane imwe nzvimbopano muGwaro, kwenguva shoma. Tichazonamatira vanorwara.Billy ati iye apa makadhi ekunamatirwa akawanda. Uye akapamamwe nezuro, uye handina kumbosvika pane chero awo usikuhwapfuura. Ndakashamiswa, apoMweyaMutsvene wakauya…Wakango…Haukwanise kuUita kuti ushande. Zvakangofanananechekuchinjisa magiya chidiki, unozvidhonzera munerimwe giya. Ndimi vacho munozviita zvokushandisa MweyaMutsvene, kwete ini. Ndimi munozviita pachenyu. Saka ini,husiku hwapfuura, ndakacherechedza kunyange mukunzverazvakavanzika, hazvina kunyatsopindirana nevanhu zvakanaka.Vaisaratidzika sevanozvitambira. Ndakazviona, pano nguvashoma yapera, zvichiita kunge, tingangoti, pandaingendichitaura, ndichiisamaoko pane vanorwara, ivo vanoziva.

23 Tinofanira kucherechedza kuti matiri takapiwa, isuvanotenda Jesu Kristu uye takazvarwa neMweya waKetikazadzwa nesimba rinomutsa, iro simba riri mamuri. Nekuisamaoko, pane vamwe, sezvakaitwa nevadzidzi nemuzerarose, Wakapodza varwere chaizvoizvo, nokumutsa vakafa,Ukaratidza zviratidzo, nezviporofita. Uye Mweya mumwechete iwoyo wairarama pakati pevaapostora vepakutanga urikurarama mukereke nhasi, uchingoshanda zvinhu zvimwechetezvo. Uye nekuchimbidzika kwatinogona kucherechedzaizvozvo! Munoona, hazvinei nekuti uri kushanda zvakadii,unofanira kuzvicherechedza uye wozvitenda. Hapana kanachimwe chete chakanaka chazvinoita, kusvikira wazvitenda.Asi ipapo paunongozvitenda, matambudziko ako anobva apera.Ichokwadi ichocho.

24 Zvino ngativhurei muGwaro. Ndanga ndakagara panze apo,nguva shoma yapfuura, ndikanyora pasi mamwezve Magwaromashoma, ekushandura nyaya yangu manheru ano. Zvinondinoda kuverenga mamwe kubva muShoko raMwari, kubvamuBhuku raMutsvene Ruka, chitsauko 8, tichitangira pandima40. Tererai zvino, ndichaverenga parefu.

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Zvino zvakaitika kuti, apo, Jesu wakati achidzoka,vanhu nomufaro vakamugamuchira: nokuti vosevakanga vakamumirira.

25 Haangave heremaonero akanaka eunganomanheru ano?Ipapo, tarirai, kwakauya mumwe murume wainzi

Jairosi, uye wakanga ari mukuru wesinagoge:akazviwisira patsoka dzaJesu, akakumbira zvikurukwaari kuti auye apinde mumba make:Nokuti wakanga une mukunda mumwe chete, waiva

nemakore anenge gumi namaviri okuberekwa,wakangaotandadza. Asi wakati achienda vanhu vazhinjivakamumanikidza.Ipapo mumwe mukadzi waiva nokurwara kwekubuda

ropa makore ane gumi nemaviri, wakanga apedzerakuna vana chiremba zvose zvaairarama nazvo,asingabetserwi kunyange nemumwe wavo,Akauya mushure make, akabata mupendero wenguwo

yake: pakarepo kubuda kwake kweropa kukaguma.Zvino Jesu akati, Ndianiko wandibata? Zvino vose

vakati vachiramba, Petro nevaiva naye vakati, Tenzi,vanhu vazhinji vanokumanikidzai nokukutsikirirai,zvino moti, Ndiani wandibata?…Jesu wakati, Mumwe wandibata: nokuti ndanzwa

kuti simba rabuda mandiri.Zvino mukadzi wakati achiona kuti haana kuvanzika,

akauya achidedera, akazviwisira pasi pamberi pake,akamuudza pamberi pavanhu vose kuti wakangaamubata nemhaka yei, vuye kuti wakaporeswapakarepo.Zvino akati kwaari, Mukunda, usatya: kutenda kwako

kwakuporesa; enda hako nerugare.Zvino wakati iye…achitaura, mumwe akasvika

achibva kumba kwemukuru wesinagoge, akati kwaari,Mukunda wenyu wafa; regai henyu kutambudza Tenzi.Asi Jesu wakati achizvinzwa, akamupindura, akati,

Usatya: tenda bedzi, iye uchaponeswa.Zvino wakati achisvika mumba, akasatendera munhu

kupinda naye, asi Petro,…Jakobho, naJohane, nababanamai vomusikana.Zvino vose vakanga vachichema,…vachimuririra:

zvino iye akati, Musachema; haana kufa, asi akavata.Vakamuseka zvokunyomba, vachiziva kuti wafa.Asi wakavabuditsira panze vose, akabata ruoko

rwake, akadana musikana, achiti, Musikana, muka.

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Ipapo mweya wake wakadzoka zvakare, zvinoakamuka pakarepo: akaraira kuti apiwe zvekudya.Vabereki vake vakashamiswa: asi wakavaraira kuti

varege kuudza munhu zvakaitwa.26 Zvino ngatinamatei. Baba vanodikanwa vari Kudenga,tichiverenga Shoko iri, tinoziva kuti ichi ichokwadi. Izvizvakaitika. Haisi ngano yatinogona kuverenga kubvamubepanhau kana rimwe bhuku renyaya isina kumboitika,asi izvi zvabva muBhuku ratinoziva kuti iShoko raMwari.Tinotenda kuti zvakaitika. Tinotenda kuti uyu Jesu akaitachinhu ichi chinokosha, zviitiko zviviri pano, chemudzimaiaibuda ropa, nemwana anga afa, tinotenda kuti IyeMwanakomana waMwari, kuti Mwari vakaMumutsa kubvakuvakafa uye ndokuMuunza kwatiri, manheru ano, mumunhuweMweya Mutsvene.27 Uye tinotenda kuti Ari pano nesu husiku huno. Uyetichitenda kuti ndiYe mumwe chete zuro, nhasi, nokusingaperi,tsitsi dzaKe dzinosvika kuvanhu. Uye vanhu vachisvika kwaAri,zvibereko zvimwe chete zvakapiwa muzuva iroro ndizvozvichapiwa muzuva ranhasi. Tipei zvakare, Baba, kuti tivenechizoro chitsva. Sekukumbirisa kwaita Hama Shakarianvachirevesa, chinguvana chapfuura, vakakumbira kuti vateererivatende, tinokumbira zvakare nemuZita raJesuKristu. Ameni.28 Ndinoda kutaura kwenguva shoma, ichange ingori nguvashomanene, nokuti ndinoda kuzounza vanhu vane makadhiekunamatirwa kuno ndovanamatira. Zvino ndosiya zvimwezvese asi ndongonamatira vanorwara. Asi tisati tanamatiravanorwara, tinofanira kupinza vanhu mumaonero iwayo.Maonero ndiwo anogarounza zvibereko. Maonero aunoita kunaMwari.29 Pano pane mudzimai akabata nguwo yaKe, akapodzwa,anga ane chirwere chekubuda ropa. Musoja akaMupfira kumesoakaisa korona yemunzwa mumusoro waKe, haana kunzwasimba.30 Masvikiro ako. Zvinotora maonero. Uye ndizvo zvazvirimanheru ano, shamwari inodikanwa, zvinotora maonero. Tiri,uye tinotenda kuti tiri, muHupo hwaJesu Kristu, asi maoneroako anounza zvibereko. Hurongwa huripo pano, uyewo nesimbaracho rokufambisa. Kana ukangokwanisa kutanga, Mwarianozoita zvimwe zvese.31 Zvino, chidzidzo ichi chandiri kuda kutaura nezvacho,kwekanguva kadiki, ndechekuti: Kuratidza Shoko RaKe. Zvinoichocho chinhu chikuru, kufunga nezvazvo: Kuratidza ShokoRaKe.32 ZvinoMwari ane kwaniso yekuratidza Shoko raKe,manheruano, sezvaAigara achiRiratidza. Uye Bhaibheri rakataurawokuti, “Edzai zvinhu zvose.Mubatisise kune izvo zvakanaka.”

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33 Zvino makanzwa, pasina kupokana, makanzwachirevo chakare, “Zviratidze, ndichazvitenda.” Asi izvozvohandizvo. Nguva dzakawanda ndakaona zvinhu zvakawandazvichiratidzwa, zvakanga zvanyatsoratidzwa chaizvo-chaizvonesainzi, asi zvakadaro vanhu vaisangozvitenda.

34 Ndaitaura nemumwe murume, pano nguva shomayadarika. Taitaura nezvekupodza kwaMwari. Iye akati,“Handingazvitende. Handinei nekuti zvii zvichaitika, uyekuti une umboo hwakadini hwekuratidza hwezvazvo, nazvinohandizvitendi.” Ndizvo, ichokwadi, chero zvipi zvawaigonakuitira murume iyeye, iye—iye akarasika. Haakwanise kutenda.Hamuna chiri maari, kuti atende.

35 Ndakaita kachiitiko ka—kadiki pano, kuda vhiki rapfuura,sezvamunoziva mese kuti ndi—ndinovhima. Uye pandakadzokakubva kumusangano wangu, ndainge ndichivhima shumba.Zvino mushure mekunge ndatamira kuArizona, zvakanaka,ndinofarira kuvhimamhuka hombe, uye ndinofarira kunge ndiripakati pezvisikwa uye nekungozviona.

36 Zvino, ini handisi mhondi. Ndinongovhima. Saka, handi—ndifarire kuparadza mhuka, handi—ndifunge kuti zvakanaka.Ndinofunga kuti chingori chivi chimwe kuuraya mhuka,kana usiri kuishandisa uye kana usiri kuzodzishandisa panechinangwa, zvakangofananawozve nekuuraya zvimwe zvese.Ndinotenda kuti zvakashata. Hatifanire kudaro. Mwariakatipira kuti tiite chikafu uye nezvimwe zvinangwa, uyehatifanire kuzviparadza. Asi zvinenge zvataurwa nemutemounogona kutora, zvakanaka. Asi usangozvitambisa.

37 Zvino ndiri zasi ikoko, mwaka watotanga wezvinhu zvese.Shumba dzinouraya mombe dzakawandisa. Uye ndinozivavachengeti vemombe vakawanda kumusoro munyika. Uyepese pavanourairwa, saka, vanondidaidza, kana shumbayapinda pakati pemakwayi. Imwe shamwari yangu, humwehusiku, yakarasikirwa nemazana makumi matatu nemashanuemadhora, muhusiku humwe chete, nekuda kweshumbaimwe chete yaingouraya makwayana chete. Yakapinda, zvino,chaizvoizvo, dzimwe shumba dzese dzinofanira kuzobhadharirachivi chayo. Saka ndakauraya shumba iyoyo, zvino yakangairi shumba hombe kwazvo, yakareba mafiti mapfumbamwe, uyeichirema zviri pedyo nemaviri neanoraudzira, saka yakanga iri—yakanga iri shumba hombe yakanaka.

38 Zvino ndakazobva kunyika yeArizona, ndikakwira kuUtah,kundovhima. Saka ndakaudzwa kuti kwakanga kune vanhukumusoro ikoko, kuti murume wandaizovhima naye, akangaari muteyi wehurumende, “Uye, ndapota hangu, usataura kanachimwe chinhu pamusoro pekunamata, uri paari.” Akati, “Iyeyeakanga ari muchinda akaomarara kwazvo.”

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39 Ndikati, zvakanaka, ndakaudza murume wandaifambanaye, ndikati, “Handizotaure nezvazvo.”40 Akati, “Musati ‘muparidzi.’ Kana mukadaro,hamuzomboende kundovhima. Haazomboendi nemi.” Akati,“Ndakavhima naye kwemazuva matatu, uye ndairara nayehusiku hwega-hwega, ndichidya naye zuva rega-rega, uye haanakana kumboti, ‘Mangwanani. Ko makadini? Unoda chekudyahere? Suka ndiro.’ Kana chinhu!” Akati, “Zvinoka usataurachinhu nezvazvo.”41 Ndikati, “Handizotaure kana shoko.” Asi handinakumuudza kuti handaizonamata, asi ndakarambandichimuudza kuti ndiri…Zvino ndinonamata.42 Saka patakasvika kumusoro ikoko, murume wacho akangaaine hunhu hwakaomarara kwazvo, uye ndaisambofunga kutiaitenda kana chimwe chinhu. Uye akanga achangorasikirwanemucheche wake husiku hushoma hwanga huchangopfuura,akazvarwa akafa. Saka, takaenda kundovhima. Nezuvarepiri, murume wandaivhima naye akanga amuudza, akatindinowanzovhima kwese-kwese munyika. Saka mumwemuvhimi uya, akanga aneni, paakanga aenda, takanga tiripamusoro-soro pemakomo; uko kwatakadzinganisa shumba,kusvikira taipinza mumatombo, zvino yakabva yatiza. Sakatainge takagara ipapo takamirira kuti imbwa idzoke. Zvinomurume iyeye akati kwandiri, akati, “Mumwe muvhimi uya,shamwari yako, yandiudza kuti unoenda kunovhima kwese-kwese. Une mari yakawanda handiti?” Akati, “Ndinofungidzirakuti hazvinei neni nhai.”43 Ndikati, “Kwete,” ndikati, “haisi mari yakawanda.” Ndikati,“Ndi—ndinobhadharirwa.”44 Iye akati, “Oo, ndazviona.” Akati, “Zvakanaka,ndinofungidzira kuti hazvinei neni zvakare, asi,” akati, “unekambani here inokubhadharira?”45 Anga ava kunyatsozvibuditsa kubva mandiri. Ndakangandavimbisa kuti handaizombotaura, munoona. Saka ndakati,hongu, ndikati, “Kwete, changamire. Ndiri muparidzi,mumishinari.”

Akati, “Chii chacho?”46 Ndikati, “Mumishinari.” Ipapo akangomira akanditarisakwemaminitsi mashoma.47 Ndikati, “Une tariro here yeHupenyu hwemberi shurekwehuno? Tariro yako ndeyeyi?”

Akati, “Ndiri muJack Mormon.”Uye ndikati, “Chii chacho?”Akati, “MuJack Mormon.”Ndikati, “Imhando ipi iyoyo?”

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48 Akati, “Uyo anotuka nekunwa kofi, nekuputamidzanga.”Ndikati, “Zvakanaka, kupupura kwakatendeka

kwakanakira moyo.”49 Ipapo akati—akati, “Ndinoda kukubvunza chimwe chinhu.”Akati, “Ndakaudzwa kuti kereke yechiMormon ndiyo yegakereke yechokwadi iripo.” Akati, “Unozvitenda here?”50 Ndikati, “Kana zviri zvekereke, ndinofunga kutiyakangofanana nedzimwe dzese. Ndinongoziva Chokwadichimwe chete, uye ndiJesu Kristu.” Ndikati, “Ndinoziva kutiNdeweChokwadi.”51 “Zvakanaka,” akati, “Ndine mwana akazvarwa humwehusiku, akazvarwa akafa.” Akati, “Ndakaudzwa kuti mwanaiyeye, nekuti akafira mudumbu, Mwari haana kumbofemeramweya wehupenyu maari, zvokuti handizomuone zvakare.”Akati, “Unofungei nezvazvo?”52 “Haiwa,” ndakati, “Hauzombomuone kana uri muJackMormon, zvechokwadi hauzomuone. Ndicho chinhuchechokwadi, hauzombomuoni kana ukangoramba uri muJackMormon.” Zvino akati…Saizvozvo, anga ari kundisunda, sakandakamusundidzirawo shure zvishoma, munoona. Takava—kava nenguva yekumbosundidzira shure. Saka akati—akati…Ndakati, “Chii chiri kunetsa?”

Akati, “Oo, handizive.” Zvino akati, “Saka, unofungei?”Ndikati, “Ndinozivana nevakawanda vakanaka…”

53 Ndakanga ndisingazive kuti akanga ari muMormon. Uyendakanga ndiri kwazvo…Ndinoziva, nokuti maive muUtah,kuda zvaive zviri izvo, asi ini…nekuti vanhu vazhinji kumusoroikoko maMormon, kwakapoteredza Salt Lake City. Iyi yaisavaSalt Lake City, zvisinei hazvo. Saka ndakafunga, “Zvakanaka,ndakamboita shamwari dzakanaka maMormon, dzakambengedziri mumitsara yekunamatirwa, vanhu vakanaka.”54 Zvino ndikati, “Ndakambosangana nevarume vakanakachaizvo vari—vari maMormon.” Iye akati, zvakanaka,ndokuti…Ndikati, “Handizive dzidziso yavo pamusoropeizvozvo, handingade kutaura zvinopesana nedzidziso yavo,nekuti ndizvo zvauri, uye izvozvo ndinozviremekedza zvikuru.”Zvino ndikati, “Saka, uye iwe unozvitenda izvozvo?”

Akati, “Hongu, changamire, ndinodaro. Asi,” akati,“handirarame kusvika pazviri.”55 Ndikati, “Zvakanaka, ndinotenda kuti Bhaibheririnodzidzisa kuti Mwari akaziva mwana iyeye, mamiriyoniemakore akapfuura, nyika isati yavambwa.” Ndikati, “Mwariakaudza Jeremia kuti, ‘Usati watomboumbwamudumbu raamaivako, usati watombobuda kubva mudumbu, Ndakakuziva,ndikakuchenesa, ndikakugadza kuva muporofita wemarudzi.’”Ndikati, “Ndiko kaziviro kaAiita nezvazvo, unoona.”

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Akati, “Zvakanaka,” akati, “mazviita.”56 Akatanga kufamba achidzika zasi kwechikomo. Ipapoakasangana nemumwe muchinda uya, akati, “Sei usinakundiudza kuti muchinda uyo muparidzi?” Saka taka…Akataura naye zvishoma akatanga kumuudza nezvemisangano.57 Zvino, maMormon anotenda chiporofita. Handi…panogona kunge pasina mumwe wavo pano, asi vano—asivanotenda mu—muchiporofita. Asi, saka, zvimwe ndiri kutaurazvandisingafanire kunge ndichitaura, asi ini…Hongu. Hongu.Asi, zvisinei, vanotenda.58 Zvino akati, akadzoka kwandiri, akati, “Ndinonzwisisa kutiuri muporofita.”59 Ndikati, “Kwete, changamire.” Ndikati, “Ini…Ishevakandiratidza zvinhu zvishoma zvichazoitika.”60 Akabva asimuka achienda, pakare ipapo, akati,“Ngatipindei.” Zvino akapinda mumotokari yake, akadzikakune…kaguta kake kadiki uko kwaaigara. Munguva diki,akanga asisipo. Isu tanga tiri kugadzirira imbwa, kutitizovhima zvakare tichingopedza kusvusvura kwemasikati.Zvino patakazviita, saka, akaenda nemota.61 Mushure mekanguvana, mumwe murume wechidikiairatidzika zvakanaka akadzoka, ane makore angangoitagumi nemanomwe, murume kwaye Mukristu airatidzika kuvenohutsvene chaihwo. Akati, “Uyu mukoma wangu.” Akati,“Haasi muJackMormon. AsimuMormon chaiye-chaiye.”

Ndikati, “Wakadini, mwanakomana?”62 Zvino iye akati, “Ndinonzwisisa, nokuti mukoma wanguandiudza, kuti muri muporofita.”63 Ndikati, “Kwete, changamire.” Ndikati, “Hakusi kutindiri muporofita.” Ndikati, “Ishe vakandiratidza zvinhuzvichazoitika.”64 Akati, “Ndabaiwa jekiseni paruoko rwangu izvezvi,ndinofanirwa kunge ndiri patafura yekuoparetwa.” Akati,“Asi mukoma wangu andiudza izvi. Ndikati, ‘Kana zviri izvo,handichisina basa neoparesheni yacho.’” Akanditarisa akanangamumaziso chaimo, kamutarisiro kakatendeseka, kechokwadi,kakaperera, akati, “Imi isai maoko enyu pamusoro pangu. Kanazvinhu izvi zviri izvo, handizode kuoparetwa.” Akaenda kumbaapora.65 Hama iyi, shamwari yangu Mukristu, aivhima neni,wekuPhoenix. Akati kwandiri, akati…Vamwe vevakomanaava vakagara muno izvozvi. Mumwe wavo ndinoziva kutiatori pano. Takaenda kumba. Akati, “Hama Branham, kanaIshe akakuratidzai chiratidzo uye okutenderai kuti muudzemaMormon zviri kuzoitika, ndizvo zvinobva zvazviita, nokutivari kuzvitarisira.”

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66 Saka, ndakanamata ndikanamatazve. Zvino ndiri munzirayangu kudzokera kumba, ndaive ndiri kukwira, Muvhurowaitevera, Svondo, nenguva dzinenge ten o’clock, ndaingendakamira mumba, mushure meshumiro mangwanani iwayo,uye ndainge ndakatarisa panze.67 Ipapo ndakaona chiedza chaivaima-vaima, kanawo imwemhando yemwenje yaivaima. Zvino ndakaona shumba yakangairi mumuti, uye—uye yakanga iri dikisa kwandiri kuti ndiipfure.Ndaisaida. Pane mumwe munhu akaipfura, uye, paakaipfura,akaipfura nepfuti yakakurisa. Zvakaibvarura-bvarura shumbaiyoyo. Handina kufarirama—ma—maitirwo azvakaitwa.68 Pandakasvika kuPhoenix, ndakazviudza Hama Dawson,naHama Mosley. Ndinoziva vari pano. Ndakavaona rimwe zuva,pane imwe nzvimbo pano. Uye vaienda kumusoro neni, ivonemudzimai wavo. Zvino ndikati, “Imi tarisai muone, iZVANZINAJEHOVHA. Zvichaitika saizvozvo.”69 Usiku hwakawanda takamirira, usiku huna kana hushanu,takanga tavhima, kana mazuva. Kashoma kuti ukwidzeshumba mumuti husiku. Zvakaitika kuti, tichiuya kumba,vakasunungura imbwa, muvhimi uyu, mukomana uyuwechiMormon. Uye shu—shumba yakawana muhwezva, kanakuti imbwa yakawana muhwezva weshumba yacho, waro,dzikaikwidza mumuti. Zvino naten o’clock manheru vakauya,vakatimutsa takarara. Tikabva taendako, zvino panga paneshumba iyoyo chaiyo iri mumuti. Vachipenyesa zviedza, HamaMosley vakaipfura nepfuti yemuromo unenge forty-four calibre,zvakapotsa zvaputitsa shumba iyoyo nepakati. Heinoi iyo pano,chaizvoizvo semataurirwo azvakanga zvaitwa.70 Zuva rakatevera, ndakasangana nemukuru wevanochengetamhuka wemudunhu, mumwezve muJack Mormon. Ndokutoravakomana ivavo pamwe chete, ndikavatungamirira kudzokerakumusha kuna Kristu.71 Ndinokuudzai kuti, ndiYe mumwe chete zuro, nhasi,nekusingaperi.Mwari anoratidza Shoko raKe kuti rakadaro.72 Makambonzwa vanhu vachiti, “Kuona ndiko kutenda.”Hazvisi zvese chokwadi. Vanhu vazhinji vanoona asi zvakadarohavatende.73 Mazuva Jesu paaiva panyika, sei vasina kuMucherechedza,kuti Akanga ari Shoko raMwari raratidzwa? Sei vanhu vasinakuziva kuti Mosesi akati, “Jehovha Mwari wenyu achasimudzamuporofita akafanana neni”? Uye Akazadzisa Shoko reserakataurwa neBhaibheri kuti Achaita, asi havana kuzvitenda.74 Asi Mwari, muchizvarwa chega-chega, akaratidza kutiShoko raKe nderechokwadi. Anogara achiratidza ShokoraKe. Zvino vanotaura dzimwe nguva, kuti, “Kuona ndikokutenda.” Handizvo. Asi tinoziva kuti Mwari anoenderera mberiachiratidza Shoko raKemuzera rega-rega.

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75 Tinoziva kuti Akariratidza kuna Adhama naEvha,kuti paAkati, “Nezuva ramunodya, nezuva iroro muchafazvirokwazvo.” Tinofanira kubvuma kuti, izvozvo ndichochokwadi. Tinozvitenda, nekuti Akazviratidza kwatiri, uyetinoziva kuti ndicho chokwadi.76 Zvino tichatora dzimwe nzvimbo idzo Mwari dzaakaratidzaShoko raKe. Ngatitorei, semuenzaniso, mumazuva a—aNoa.Mwari akataurira Noa mharidzo yakanga isingaenderanenezvesainzi uye isingatendeke. Hapana munhu aigonakunge akatenda. Kwakanga kusati kwambonaya panyika.Zvaisaenderana nesainzi!77 Zvichida rakanga riri zera rakakura mune zvesainzipanguva iyoyo pane zvatiri zvino, nekuti vakavaka mapiramidhinemasphinx, nezvakadaro, mumazuva iwayo, zvatisingakwanisekuvaka zvino. Vakanga vaine ruzivo rwerimwe simba, imwemhando yerimwe simba remichina, zvichida reatomiki kanarimwewo, zvokuti vaigona kusimudza mazitombo akakurakwazvo iwayo, zvatisingakwanise kuita nhasi. Asi vakaitazvinhu zvikuru zvesainzi. Vakanga vane chimwe chinhuchekuti vaikwanisa kuomesa chitunha, voita kuti chiratidzikesechipenyu kwemazana emakore. Takarasikirwa nehunyanzviihwohwo.78 Jesu akati, “Sezvazvakanga zvakaita namazuva aNoa,ndizvo zvazvichaitawo namazuva okuuya kweMwanakomanawomunhu.” Uye tinoziva kuti tava kuzopinda mune rimwezvezera guru resainzi.79 Uye zvino mharidzo yaiva naNoa yaipesana chaizvonezvaitendwa mumazuva iwayo, mukereke, uye yaipesanakwazvo nezvekunzvera kwesainzi. Asi Mwari akaratidza ShokoraKe kuti nderechokwadi. Mwari akaratidza kuti zvakangazvataurwa nemuporofita iyeye zvakanga zviri zvechokwadi.80 Zvakare tichatora mumwe kwechinguvana. Abrahamaakanga ari mumwe muporofita waShe, uyo Shoko rakauyakwaari. Zvino ndokumuudza, paakange ane makore makumimanomwe nemashanu ekuberekwa, uye Sara akanga anemakore makumi matanhatu nemashanu ekuberekwa, kutiaizova nemwana naSara. Zvino, izvi zvaikatyamadzakumunhu asingatendi. Mungazvifungidzira here, nhasi uno,chinhu chakadaro chichiitika kunyange muzuva ranhasi,nebudiriro yese yatinayo mune zvesainzi, uye nevana veseava vekusanganisira mutumabhotoro vavanotaura nezvavo,nezvakadaro? Asi chembere iyi, yakanga yava nemakoremakumi matanhatu nemashanu, nemutana ane makore makumimanomwe nemashanu, asi Shoko raMwari rakauya kunaAbrahama rikamuudza kuti izvi ndizvo zvaizoitika. ZvinoAbrahama akatenda Mwari. Zvino, zvisinei nekuti Mwariakataura kakawanda sei, uye nekuti chainge chiri chokwadi sei,

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Abrahama aifanirwa kutenda zvakanga zvataurwa naMwari,kuti zviitike. Zvino tarisai kuti murume uyu akaedzwa sei,nechapupu chake, chaakatenda.81 Murume mumwe chete iyeye akapupura kudaro, kutiakatenda Mwari, munhuwo akangoita sezvauri, wakagara panomanheru ano. Tichiri kungotenda Mwari. Tinofanira kutendakuti Shoko raKe ndereChokwadi. Uye Anozoriratidza, kuti IrondereChokwadi, kana tikangoritenda chete.82 Zvino tarisai chipingaidzo chakanga china Abrahama.Chekutanga chakanga chiri zera rake, makore makumimanomwe nemashanu, uye Sara aine makore makumimatanhatu nemashanu. Akanga atopfuura nekure shandukoyeupenyu, nguva yekuguma kubereka. Pasina kupokanaasi kwakange kwamira, makore mazhinji akanga apfuura.Akanga ararama naye semudzimai wake. Akanga ari hanzvadziyake kudivi rababa, pamwe akanga amutora ari musikanaachangobva zera, ndokumuroora. Uye akanga asina kumboitamwana. Akanga asingabereki zvachose. Zvino tinoona kuti,kuti azviite, aifanira kuzvipatsanura kubva kuvanhu vesevaisazvitenda, kuitira kuti aite kuti zviitike.83 Handireve kuti munofanira kuzvipatsanura kubva kuvanhu.Asi munofanira kuzvipatsanura kubva kumakuhwa eseekusatenda, zvinomogarira kure naizvozvo. Kana vanhu vachiti,“Ah, zvinhu izvozvo hazviitike! Iboka revanhu vanopenga!Hakuna chinhu chakadaro seichocho chiri kuitika,” chingovharanzeve dzakowofamba uchienda.Musambopira nzeve kwazviri.84 Bhaibheri rakataura kuti “Abrahama haana kudzedzerekapavimbiso yaMwari, kubudikidza nekusatenda; asi akangaakasimba, achipa kurumbidza kuna Mwari.” Zita rakerakashandurwa kubva pakuti Abramu kuenda kuna Abrahama,kushandurwa kwezita kwakaita zita rake, “baba vemarudzi.”Mungazvifungidzirawo here kuti murume achigara nemudzimaiwake, mudiwa wake, waakanga agara naye kwemakore ese aya,uye zvino ava kumakore anosvika makumi masere ekuberekwa,uye mudzimai wake ane makore makumi manomwe, asizvakadaro pasina kana mwana mumwe chete kana tarisiroyemwana, asi aizviti “baba vemarudzi.” Mungafungidzira heretsoropodzo dzevamwe varume vekwake pavaipfuura vachiti,“Baba vemarudzi, zvino wava nevana vangani panguva ino?”Nekutsoropodzwa kwese kwaaifanira kupindana nemakuri!85 Asi Abrahama haana kutombodzedzereka zvachose,nekusatenda. Aitenda kuti Mwari aikwanisa kuita izvozvaAkanga avimbisa, kuti Mwari aizoratidza Shoko raKe,zvisinei kuti zvatora nguva yakareba sei. Asi kunze kwekutiange achipera simba nguva yese, sezvatisingatane kuita,airamba achitosimba nguva dzese. “Kana zvisina kuitika nhasi,mangwana chinenge chava chishamiso chikuru, nekuti chinenge

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chakura nezuva rimwe chete.” Akanga ari Mwari, akanga ariMwari muna Abrahama, nekuti aiziva kuti Mwari akaratidzamaShoko aKe ese kuva saizvozvo.86 Kana vana vaKe vakangotora chete Shoko raKe, kuti AgonekuRiratidza kubudikidza newe! Ndiyo nzira chete yaAnogonakuratidza Shoko raKe.87 HaaRiratidze kuvanhu vasingatendi. Havagone kuratidzwa;ivo havatendi. Asi, haRisi revasingatendi. Harisi revasingatendi.88 Ndere uyo anotenda. Uye kana Akawana mumwe munhuanozotenda Shoko raKe, Anozoratidza Shoko raKe newe. Uyedzimwe nguva hurwere nezvimwe zvinoitika kwatiri nenziraiyoyo, kuti Mwari azviratidze pachaKe.89 Munorangarira here murume bofu akawanikwa naJesu?Vakati, “Ndiyani akatadza, iye here kana baba vake, amaivake?”90 Akati, “Panyaya iyi, hapana, asi kuti mabasa aMwari agonekuziviswa.” Munoona, zvakaitika kumukomana iyeye kuitirakuti Jesu akudzwe. Dzimwe nguva hurwere hachisi chituko,asi iropafadzo, kuti tiburitse kutenda kwedu kunze uye todanaizvo zvinhu zvisipo, sezviripo. Mwari akataura kudaro, uyeAchazviratidza kuti ndizvo kana ukasazongoshaya simba cheteuri pasi pekuedzwa.91 Aigona kuratidza Jobho, imwe nguva, kuti haaikwanisakuMutuka pamberi paKe. Tarisai muedzo uyo Jobho akapfuuranemauri. Asi ari zasi mumukanwa werufu, asi zvakadaroakati, “Ishe akapa, Ishe atora, Zita raShe ngarirumbidzwe!”Akazvitenda zvechokwadi. Mwari akaratidza Shoko raKe kunaJobho. Akariratidza kunaAbrahama. Akariratidza zvakadaro.92 Zvakare Akariratidza kubudikidza naMosesi. Zvino Mosesi,pazvakanga zvakanyatsomuomera, Mosesi akanga anazvomupfungwa dzake, kuti zvichida, aizova mudzikinuri, kutizvimwe amai vake vakanga vamuudza kuti akazvarwa arimwana akanaka. Ivo—ivo vakanga vari mudzidzisi wakevakamukudza ari mumuzinda waFarao, pasina kupokana vangavakamuudza, “Mwanangu, takanamata kuti tizodzikinurwa, uyetinotenda kuti iwe ndiwe mwana uyo Mwari waachashandisakudzikinura.” Uye ipapo paaka…93 Munoona, akauya uye aifanira kuzova mwa—mwanakomanawemukunda waFarao, uye tinoona kuti ndiye aizova mugariwenhaka yechigaro choushe. Handiti, pasina kupokanazvakanga zviri mupfungwa dzavo panguva iyoyo, kutiaizova Farao aitevera, “Uye ndiwo madzikinuriro aaizoitavanhu, nekuva Farao aitevera.” Asi Mwari akanga ane…Kana dai zvanga zvakadaro, ipapo angadai akazviitakubudikidza nezvinobatika, kubudikidza ne—ne—nekuitakwezvematongerwo enyika. Asi Mwari haashande nguva dzosesaizvozvo.

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94 Mwari ane nzira dzemashandiro aKe, uye Akati Achazo“vaburitsa.” Akaudza Abrahama, “Kwapera makore mazanamana,” kuti Aizo “vaburitsa, neruoko rwune simba,” Aizo“ratidza zviratidzo nezvishamiso.” Saka aisakwanisa kuitasaizvozvo, saka Abra-…Tinoona kuti Abrahama akatendaMwari, uye hepanoMosesi zvino achitendaMwari.95 Mosesi akatarisa panze nepafafitera rimwe chete zvaiitwanaFarao, akaona vanhu vamwe chete. Avo Farao vaaiona,sekunge, “Vanhu vakatukwa, vanhu vakanga vasina chinhu asiboka revanopfuurira mwero, kuna Mwari, uye mumwe Mwariwerenje kune imwe nzvimbo wavaisaziva nezvaKe; chinhuchisingaonekwe chavanonamata kwachiri, zvokuti pakangapasina zviripo pachiri. Iboka revapengereki. Uye rakanga ririboka renhapwa. Uye Mwari wavo achivasiya vari nhapwa,zvichiratidza kuti Akanga asiri Mwari.”96 Zvino pakati pazvose izvozvo, Aisimudza munhuwacho chaiye. Mwari anoita zvinhu nenzira dzakadarodzisinganzwisisike, pasi pavo chaipo. Kwete akadzidzabhaibheri, kwete mudzidzisi, kwete muprisita, kwete mumwewevarume vavo vatsvene; asi angori munhu wamazuvaose, akazvarirwa basa iroro. Mwari akamudana kuvamuporofita waKe, zvino ndokumutuma zasi ikoko. Uye asinachinhu muruoko rwake kunze kwetsvimbo yakakombama,kundosangana nemauto, ane zvombo zvakaisvogadzirwazvakanga zvakunda pasi rose. Asi aine chimuti ichochomuruoko rwake, sezvaakaudzwa naMwari kubata tsvimbo iyoyomuruoko rwake uye kuti aizodzikinura Israeri, uye akadzikakoakazviita nekuti Mwari akanga azvivimbisa. Ko achazviita sei?“Ndichange ndinewe.”97 Akati, “Ndiratidzei kubwinya kweNyu, Ishe. Ndinokakama.Handigone kutaura zvakanaka. Ndino…” Akanga anemamirioni ezvikonzero zvokuramba.98 Asi Akati, “Ndichange ndinewe.” Ndizvo zvegazvazvakatora. Akaenda, achitora Shoko raMwari. Zvisineinekuti basa racho rairatidzika zvine njodzi sei, Mosesiakaramba achitenda Mwari. Uye Mwari akaratidza Shoko raKe,kubudikidza naMosesi, kuti ichokwadi. Nekuti, zvisinei nekutichii chakaitika, Mosesi akaramba ane Shoko iroro. Munguvayerwendo…99 Mwari akavaudza, vari muEgipita, zvakare, kutiAchavadzikinura, “Kuenda kunyika yechipikirwa, nyikayakanaka, yakazara nemukaka neuchi.” Uye yakanga irikozvechokwadi. Vaisaziva kuti yaivako, asi Akati, “Iriko, uyeNdaipa kwamuri. Yatova yenyu nechekare, chingoendaimunoitora!”100 Zvino imo murenje, apo vazhinji vavo pavakabuda,vachitamba muMweya, paya Miriami paairidza tamborini;

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vachidya mana yaibva Kudenga; vakaterera Mosesi achiimbaari muMweya; vachiona mashura nezviratidzo zvichiitika. Asipazvakasvika pamangange, ekutenda Shoko rese raMwari,vimbiso dzese, vakakundikana.101 Vaviri vavo chete ndivo vakazvitenda, vanga vari JoshuanaKarebhu. Uye vakadzoka neumboo hwekuti nyika yachoyakanga yakanaka.102 Asi, mamiriro ezvinhu anga aripo, ndiwo akava chidzivisokwavari. Nekuti, vakati, “Hatigone kutora nyika iyoyo, nekutimaguta avo ane masvingo, va—va—vatumwa vavo ikoko. Kwetevatumwa vavo, asi va—vanhu vavo ihofori. Tingatoti, tinoitasemhashu, tiri padivi pavo.”103 Joshua naKarebhu vakati, “Tinokwanisa nekupfuurisakuitora.” Sei? Mwari akanga aipa kwavari, zvisinei nekuti hoforiidzodzo dzakanga dzakakura sei. Chimhingamupinyi hachinazvachaireva kwavari. Mwari akanga ataura kudaro! Uye Mwariakazviratidza kubudikidza navo. Uye vakaendako vakanotoranyika yacho, sezvakanga zvataurwa naMwari kuti vachaita.Akazviratidza kwavari.104 Zvino, pavakasvika mumwedzi waKubvumbi, apo mvurayaiyerera zvakasimba ichidzika kubva mumakomo, kubvakuchando chaikukurwa, nezvakadaro, zvairatidzika sekungeMwari akanga ari mutungamiri wehondo aisaziva zvaaiita,kutungamira mauto aKe kusvika kunzvimbo, Akanga avaitakuti vavharirwe kunze kwenyika yechipikirwa. Uye nguvayacho yaAkavayambutsa, yaaizovayambutsa, wanga uri mwedziwakaipisisa wegore. Mwedzi uyo Jorodhani paraipfachukiranekumahombekombe kwaro, ichiyerera kunze nemuminda.Handiti, kana vaizovayambutsa, maizova munguva yezhizha,apo pavaizogona kuyambuka vachifamba nemumvura. AsiAkamirira kusvika mvura dzava kunyudza. Anofarira kuratidzakuti Iye ndiMwari. Anofarira kuratidza Shoko raKe, zvisinei.105 Usaita basa nekuti chiremba vati, “Wava kufa nekenza.”Ndizvo zvega munhu wacho zvaanoziva. Zvichida mvura dzavakunyudza kune vamwe venyu, manheru ano. Asi, rangarirai,Mwari akaita vimbiso. Mwari anochengeta Shoko raKe, uyeMwari anoratidza Shoko raKe. IChokwadi.106 Akamirira kusvikira mvura yazara madhaka, kusvikirayava kunyudza yava kuvhara misoro yavo, nezvakadaro, ipapoAkavhura nzira. Akaenda pamberi pavo akagadzira nzira.107 Ko vachapinda sei, paJeriko, apo yanga yakavharwa yese?Joshua aisaziva. Aiziva kuti Mwari akanga amutungamirirakusvika ipapo, nhanho yaitevera ndeyaMwari.108 Rimwe zuva, paanga ari kunze achifamba achitenderera,achiona masvingo, akawona Murume akamira akabuditsamunondo waKe. Akavhomora munondo wake akaenda

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kunosangana neMurume iyeye, akati, “Uri Wekwaani? Ko Urimumwewedu here kana kuti Uri wevavengi vedu?”109 Akati, “Ndiri Mukuru wehondo yaJehovha.” UyeAkamuudza zvekuita. Ko aizoridza hwamanda sei rusvingorwodonha pasi, urwo rwavaigona kumhanyisa ngoro mumijawepamusoro parwo? Zvaiva nechekuita chei nehwamanda?110 Mwari anoshandisa nzira nyoro dzakadaro. Ndizvo, kuvazvinyoro kwazvo, ndizvo zvinoita kuti zvive Mwari kwandiri.Tinogara tichiedza kutsvaga chimwe chinhu chihombe, kuti chirikuzoita chimwe chinhu, uye Mwari…rimwe sangano homberichatora nyaya yacho yose roipedza yose. Apo, Mwari anotoramunhu munyoro, angori munhu mumwe chete waAnogonakubata mumaoko aKe, uye Ozoratidza Shoko rese raAkataura,naYo. Zvinotora nzira diki dziri nyore!111 “Ridzai hwamanda.” Kwete kuti cherai rusvingo, asi,“Chingoridzai hwamanda, ipapo masvingo achawira pasi.Ruzha rwehwamanda rwuchawisira rusvingo pasi.” Hupenzihwakadini kupfungwa yenyama! Asi Mwari akaratidza kutiShoko raKe raive rechokwadi, nekuti masvingo akadonherapasi, rwumwe pamusoro perwumwe. Vakabva vangopindamonaipapo vakatora guta.112 Oo, Mwari anofarira kuzviratidza pachaKe kuti ndiMwari!Joshua aizviziva izvozvo. Rimwe zuva, paakanga akamiraipapo, rimwe nenji gurusa rati ramboitika, kunze kwerufu,kuvigwa, nekumuka kwaJesu Kristu. Apo muvengi…Akangaavakunda, uyemauto akasiyana akanga ari mumakomo. Akangaavavhurumutsa, zuva rakanga rava kudoka. Oo, ini zvangu,yakanga iri nguva yakadii kuMukuruwehondo Joshua!113 Rangarirai, akarwisa nyika iyoyo yose, asina kana chipatara,mukoti, boka revabatsiri vokutanga, kana murume akakuvara.Ndiudze chinhu chingakunda izvozvo. Hongu, changamire.Akanga asina zvipatara, asina vanamukoti, uye haanakumborasikirwa nemurume mumwe chete zvake, chero bedzivaingofambamukuda pamwe neShoko raShe. Mwari akaratidzakuti Akanga anavo. Ndizvo chaizvo. Cherechedzai zvino.114 Uye tinoona kuti Joshua aiziva, kuti kana husiku hukasvika,vaizoverevedza vobatana pamwe chete, uye—uye vozviunganidzavoita mamwe mauto makuru, uye aizova nenguva yakaomararanavo zuva raitevera. Aisaziva zvekuita, saka akatarisa kumusorokuna Mwari. Aida betsero, uye aida kuti zuva rimire. Sakaakangoraira zuva iroro kuti rimire, uye…akati “kumwedziumire paAjaroni,” kuti usafamba kusvikira auraira. Mwedzinezuva zvikamira zvakadaro kwemaawa makumi mavirinemana, apo Joshua akarwa hondo akakunda muvengi, nokutiakanga ari mugwara rebasa chairo. Akanga ane kodzeroyekuzviita, nekuti aiterera murairo waMwari.

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115 Kana ungori bedzi mugwara rebasa, uchichengetedza ShokoraMwari, uchiita izvo zvaAkakuudza kuti uite, uchifambanekuraira kwaMwari, une kodzero yekuti kugomo iro, “Ibva!”116 Mwari anochengetedza Shoko raKe. “Kana ukati kugomoiri, ‘Ibva,’ ukasapokana mumoyo mako, asi wotenda kutizvawataura zvichaitika, unozova nezvaunenge wataura.” Jesuakazvitaura, muna Mutsvene Mako 11:22. Ndicho Chokwadi.Ndinoziva kuti iChokwadi. IShoko raMwari, uye zvinoratidzakuti iChokwadi. Tinongotya chete dzimwe nguva. Tinosvikapokuti, tinotya kuti haAzochengeti Shoko iroro. AnochengetaShoko iroro. Akataura kuti Anozviita. Zvino, tinoona kutiichokwadi. Akazviratidza.117 Chiporofita chaIsaya, imwe nguva, chaive chinhu chakangechisati chamboitika; chakange chisati chamboitika kumashure,uye hachisati kubva ipapo. Akati, “Mhandara ichabata mimba.”Mungazvifungewo here kuti mudzimai, asina kuziva murume,angave nemwana? Isaya akati, “Mhandara ichabatamimba.”118 Mwari akakonzeresa kuti mhandara ibate pamuviri,kuti aratidze kuti Shoko raKe nderechokwadi. AkaratidzaShoko raKe, nekuti mhandara yakabata mimba ikaberekaMwanakomana.119 Zvino, Shoko iroro raitwa nyama, tarisai muone zvaRakaita.Zvino Mwanakomana paakauya, Akanga ari Shoko pachaKe.“Pakutanga Shoko rakanga riripo, uye Shoko rakanga riri kunaMwari, uye Shoko rakanga riri Mwari. Zvino Shoko rakazovanyama rikagara pakati pedu.”120 Akanga ari Shoko riya rinorarama. Akaratidza kutiAkanga ari Shoko rinorarama. Akati kuvadzidzisi vezuva iroro,“Ndiani angaNdipomera chivi?” Chivi “kusatenda.” “NdianiangaNdiudza kuti haNdisi mutendi? Shoko rese rakanyorwapamusoro paNgu, rakazadzikiswa.” Zvakafanotaurwazvinomwe zvekupedzisira zveupenyu hwaKe zvakazadzikiswamumaawa manomwe ekupedzisira, pamuchinjikwa. Zvesezvakanyorwa nezvaKe, zvakazadzikiswa, nekuti Akanga ariShoko. Akaratidza kuti Iye aive, ari. Akapodza vanorwara.Akamutsa vakafa. Akakunda rufu, gehena, neguva. Akaratidzakuti Akanga ari Shoko.121 Cherechedzai nyaya iyi pano pamba paJairosi. Akangaari…Akanga avaudza chokwadi. TinoMuona Achiyambukagungwa. Obva apinda.122 Pakanga pane mudzimai mudiki pamusoro pechikomo,akanga apedzera mari yake yose kuna vanachiremba. Hazvinamubvunzo, vanachiremba vakanga vaita zvese zvavaiziva kuita,kuti mudzimai apore; zvimwe vanaChiremba vechiHebheru,uye uyu anga ari mudzimai wechiHebheru, saka vakanga vaitazvese zvavaigona kuitira hanzvadzi yavo. Kunyange zvakadaro,vanga vasina chekumisa nacho dambudziko rekubuda kweropa

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iri, ranga riri, zvimwe, nguva yeshanduko yehupenyu uyeropa rake rakanga rayerera kusvikira iye…akanga asisinakana simba zvekuti akanga asingachagone kufamba zvachose.Zvino akanga anzwa nezvaJesu. Zvino paakaona kaigwa kadikikachisundirwa mumikonachando, akaendako zasi kunoona kutichakanga chiri chii.123 Vatsoropodzi vaKe vazhinji vakanga vakamira ipapo. UyehaAshaye vatsoropodzi nhasi. Dai vakaziva kuti Akanga Ari ani,vangadai vasina kumbova vatsoropodzi vaKe. Asi vakanga varivatsoropodzi vaKe nekuti vaisaziva kuti AkangaAri ani.124 Ndozvazviriwo neMharidzo muzuva ranhasi, varumenevakadzi vazhinji vakanaka vanotsoropodza iZvi nekutihavazive kuti Iyo chii.125 Jesu akati, “Kana dai makaziva Mosesi, mungadaimakaNdiziva. Mosesi akataura nezvaNgu. Varume vazhinji vanemukurumbira vaishuva kuona zuva rino. Kana Ndisingaitemabasa aBaba vaNgu, musaNditenda. Ndine chapupu chikuru,”Akati, “kupfuura chaJohane, nekuti mabasa aNdinoita,anoratidza kuti Baba vaneNi.” Akanga ane mabasa makuruanodarika, nekuti Akanga ari Nyakuziviswa. Johane akangaachiratidzwawo zvakare, seizwi rounodana murenje. AsipaAkauya, Akanga ari muporofita uyo Mosesi waakatauranezvake kuti achasimudzwa.126 Sezvandakataura husiku huya, Akauya ari mumazitamatatu; muzita reMwanakomana waMwari, Mwanakomanawemunhu, uye neMwanakomanawaDhavhidhi.127 PaAkanga ari pano panyika, kekutanga, Akanga ariMwanakomana wemunhu. Aisakwanisa kuva MwanakomanawaMwari ipapo; haAna kumbozviti ndiye. Akati Akanga ari“Mwanakomana wemunhu.” Chero munhu wese paaiMubvunza,Aiti, “Munoona Mwanakomana wemunhu; Mwanakomanawemunhu.” Zvino, “Mwanakomana wemunhu” muporofita.Aifanira kuuya nenzira iyoyo, nekuti, Gwaro, Iye haagone kuuyazvinopesana neGwaro.128 Ndokusaka, nhasi, kuti Mharidzo yedu—yedu yenguvaino haigone kuuya kubudikidza nevakadzidza bhaibherinedzidzo yebhaibheri, inofanira kudzokera kune icho chinhuchayakavimbisa kuzoita. Inofanira kudaro.129 Saka tinoona kuti, muMurume uyu, Aifanira kuvamuporofita. Kwete Mwanakomana waMwari ipapo, Aifanirakuva Mwanakomana wemunhu. Jehovha pachaKe akadanavaporofita, Jeremia nevamwe kuti, “Mwanakomana wemunhu.”“Kana moona Mwanakomana wemunhu…” “NdianikoMwanakomanawemunhu?” vairamba vachibvunza.130 Ipapo, Akashumira hofisi yaKe seMwanakomana wemunhu.Zvino Ava kushumira hofisi yaKe iye zvino seMwanakomanawaMwari. Mwari Mweya, uye zvino Aishumira mumaZera

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eKereke, seMwanakomana waMwari. Zvino, muMireniyamu,Achange ari Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, paAnenge agarapachigaro chaDhavhidhi. Achagara nhaka yepachigaro choushe,Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi. Mwanakomana wemunhu,Mwanakomana waMwari, Mwanakomana waDhavhidhi, uyeMunhu mumwe chete nguva yose.131 SaBaba, Mwanakomana, neMweya Mutsvene; hofisiyaMwari. Akanga ari Mwari Baba, zvino Akazova MwariMwanakomana, iye zvino Ava Mwari Mweya Mutsvene. KwetevanaMwari vatatu; Mwari mumwe chete, kuratidzwa kutatu,hunhu hutatu hwaMwari mumwe chete.132 Zvino tinoona, uye munguva ino yatiri kurarama mairi,Mwari anongochengeta Shoko raKe zvimwe chete sezvaAiitakareko.133 Tinoona kuti Akauya achiyambuka gungwa. Mudzimai uyuakaMutenda, pane chimwe chinhu chaiva maari chakatangakurova. Akanga asina Gwaro razvo, sezvapaiva pasina Gwarorekuti Joshua amise zuva, asi akatenda mumoyo make kutiAkanga ari Mwanakomana waMwari. Saka akati, “Kanandikangobata chete nguwo yaKe, ndichapodzwa.” Sakaakazvimanikidzira kupinda nemumhomho kusvikira abatanguwo yaKe, ipapo dambudziko rekubuda ropa rakamira.134 Zvino, Akatarisa kuungano, kuti aone kuti ndianiakanga aMubata. Pasina kupokana, pakanga pane mumwemunhu. Akamira. Vanhu vese vachiMuunganira; vamwevachiMunyomba, vamwe vachiMuseka; muprisita akamiranechekure achiMubvunzurudza, nevashumiri, nevakadaro.Asi pakanga pane vamwe vaiMutenda. Uye, uye mushuremechinguva Akamira, pakarepo, ndokutendeuka, akati, “NdianiaNdibata?”135 Vamwe vavo vakati, “Nei, Tenzi!” Ndinotenda kuti akangaari Petro akati, “Nei, mhomho yese iri kungoKubatai. Sei, ndiani‘akubatai’ iMi? Handiti, munhuwese ari kuKubatai!”136 Akati, “Asi Ndanzwa kuti simba rabuda maNdiri.” Akanzwakupera simba. Kainge kari kabatiro kakasiyana.137 Kana dai taigona kungoona izvozvo chete, hama, hanzvadzi!Kana ukakwanisa kuMubata nemabatiro iwayo! Oo, vanhuvanorwara, ndiri kugadzirira kuzokunamatirai, munguva shomairi kutevera. Ndinotenda kuti ndine Mweya Mutsvene, kweteMweya Mutsvene wakawanda kupfuura wamunawo kunzeikoko, varume ava wavanawo pano. Mweya Mutsvene mumwechete, asi murairo waMwari; uye kana ukazvitenda izvozvokuti murairo waMwari, wekunamatira vanorwara, nekuvaisamaoko pamusoro pavo, nekudzinga mweya yetsvina, nevimbisodzaAkaita, zvichava zvimwe chetewo kwauri. Uchawanachaunenge wakumbira, kana uchizvitenda.

“Unozvitenda here kutiNdinogona kuzviita?” Jesu akadaro.

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138 “Hongu, Ishe, ndinotenda,” akadaro murume akanga anemwana aiva nepfari, “Ndinotenda kuti ndiMi MwanakomanawaMwari aifanira kuuya panyika.” Zvino, tinoziva kutizvinongotora chetemaonero iwayo kuunza zvibereko.139 Zvino, nekukurumidza, ngatifungei nezvaKekwechinguvana, heuno Achikwira nenzira yaKe. Muprisitamudiki akauya, pasina kupokana asi muchinda mudiki uyuakanga ari mutendi wepamuganhu.140 Pane vazhinji vavo munyika nhasi uno, vatendi vadikivepamuganhu. Vanoda kutenda Izvozvo. Vanoda kutendakuti Mweya Mutsvene ndewechokwadi. Vanoda kutenda kutiuku kufamba kwechiapostora, sezvakavimbiswa naMwarimumazuva ekupedzisira kuti Achadurura Mweya waKe. Isu…iye anoda kutenda muna Maraki 4, yaAkavimbisa, mumazuvaekupedzisira iko—iko Kutenda kwepakutanga kwechipentekostikuchadzoreredzwa ku—kukereke zvakare.141 Maraki 4 inotaura izvozvo. “Tarirai, Ndinokutumirai Eriamuzuva rekupedzisira,” ndizvo chaizvo, “uye achadzoreredzaKutenda kwevana kune madzibaba zvakare,” munoona,“Kutenda kwemadzibaba kune vana, zvakare.” Munoona,zvinofanira kutodaro.

Unoti, “Zvakanaka, akanga ari Johane Mubhabhatidzi.”Kwete, kwete.142 JohaneMubhabhatidzi akanga ari Maraki 3. Ndizvo chaizvo.Mateo 11 inotaura kudaro, “Kana muchigona kuzvigamuchira,uyu ndiye aitaurwa nezvake, ‘Tarirai, ndinotuma nhume yaNgupamberi paNgu.’” Akanga ari Eria, zvechokwadi. Jesu akataurakuti akanga ari iye. Asi kwete EriawemunaMaraki 4, zvachose.143 Nekuti, “Pakarepo mushure meMharidzo iyoyo, nyikaichapiswa nemoto, uye vakarurama vachafamba pamusoropemadota evakaipa.” Saka hazvina kumboitika munguvayaJohane. Tinofanira kuva neMharidzo inodzoka ichitsvairanesimba yoburitsa vanhu kubva mumamiriro ese ayaemasangano, kudzokera kune Kutenda kwechipentekostikwepakutanga, chaiko. Uye tiri kuona zvichiitwa, kuzadziswakweGwaro rinofanira kuitika. Magwaro ese anofanirakuzadziswa. Akawanda sei mamwe akadaro atinogonakushandisa, zvinozotora nguva yakareba kupfuura yandinayopano zvino, kuzviratidza. Asi munonzwisisa zvinhu izvi, kutizvinofanira kuitika chaizvoizvo zvakadai, kuvana vaAbrahama,sezvaAkavimbisa.144 Tinoona Jesu ava kuenda zvino kundopodza kamusikanakadiki aka. Nekuti, baba vacho,mutendiwepamuganhu, chimwechinhu chakasvika panzvimbo pekuti aifanira kucherechedzaJesu, saka, chiremba akanga amutadzirira. Zvino akapfekanguwani yake nhema duku akafamba achidzika kuti aone kuti

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angawana Jesu here. Munoona, Iye anogara aripo kana wavakuMuda. AkaMuwana achangosvika kumahombekombe.145 Zvino kati, “Huyai kumwanasikana wangu mudiki, muisemaoko eNyu pamusoro pake, achapora.” Akati, “Arere avakutotandadza. Ndiye mwana wangu ega.” Akati, “Ane makoregumi nemaviri. Hatina vamwe vana. Mudzimai wangu neni,”pamwe, “tava kuchembera. Zvinoka uyu ndiye ega mwanawatinaye, uye arere ava kutotandadza. Ishe, ndinoKutendai.Kana Mukangouya chete mukaisa maoko eNyu pamusoro pake,anopora.”146 Munoona, chii chaakacherechedza? Akacherechedza kutiShoko raMwari rakavimbiswa rairatidzwamuMurume uyu.147 Zvimwe chete nezvakataurwa naNikodhimo kuti, “Rabhi,mudzidzisi, tinoziva kuti Muri mudzidzisi akabva kuna Mwari.Tinozviziva. VaFarise vanozviziva.” Sei vasina kuzvipupura?“Hakuna munhu anogona kuita zvinhu izvo zvaMunoita,kunze kwekunge Mwari anaYe. Tinozviziva kuti Makabva kunaMwari.”148 Pano tinoona kuti Jairosi waitenda zvimwe chetezvo. Akati,“Huyai muise ruoko rweNyu pamusoro.” Aiziva kuti Mwariakanga ari maAri. “Isai maoko eNyu pamusoro pemwanawangu. Kunyange ave kutofa, achararama.”149 Akangofamba achienda pamwe chete naye. Paakangaachienda, ipapo pakauya munhu achimhanya, akati,“MusaMunetsa, musaramba muchinetsa Tenzi zvakare. Mu—musikana, afa, atoenda zvino. Ashaika.”150 Jesu akatendeukira kuna Jairosi, akati, “HaNdina herekuti kwauri, ‘Kana ukangotenda chete, uchaona kubwinyakwaMwari’? Kana ukangozvitenda chete!”151 Akapinda mumba, zvino havano vaive varimo, vesevachiungudza nekuchema, nekurira, sezvinongoitwawonevanhu vose. Kamusikana kadiki kakanaka, mwanasikanawemufundisi, akanga afa, akanga abviswa panyika ino. Zvimweainge afa kwemaawa, uye vakanga vamuradzika pamubhedha,vagadzirira kugadzira mutumbi wake nemishomga, zvichida,vomuendesa, kunovigwa.152 Zvino tinoona kuti Jesu akapinda mumba. Vesevachiungudza. Akati, “Tipei runyararo.” Akati, “Haana kufa,asi akarara.”153 Zvino mungafungidzira here zvavakafunga? “Nhai,murume uyu tinoziva, zvino. Tinonzwisisa kuti Iye mwanaweupombwe. Uye tinonzwa nezvaKe, zvese zvaAnofemberazvisinganzwisisiki zvaAnotaura. Uye zvino tinoziva kutimuprisita wakagona, ‘murume uyu anopenga,’ nekuti tinozivakuti musikana afa. Chiremba ataura kuti ‘afa,’ uye hepanopaarere. Waenda, uye tinoziva kuti afa.” Vakati, vakaMuseka

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zvine kuzvidza, nemamwe mashoko, vakaMuita kuti anzwekunyara, nekuMutsoropodza.154 Asi Ainge atotaura nechekare kuti anga asina kufa.Ndizvo zvega zvazvinotora. “Akarara.” Hazvinei nekutipane kutsoropodzwa kwakawanda sei, Ari kuzongoratidzaShoko raKe! Akavabuditsa vese panze peimba, ndokubuditsavasingatendi vese kunze. Akatora Petro, Jakobho, naJohane,vatendi, zvapupu zvitatu, nababa namai, akapinda akabataruoko rwemusikana, akataura nemumwe mutauro wakadanamweya wake kudzoka kubva kune imwe nzvimbo yekure-kuremuna Ziendanakuenda. Musikana akararama.155 Chii chaAkaita? Akaratidza Shoko raKe. Akaratidza izvozvozvaAkanga ataura. Ainge asina kufa. Ainge akarara. Zvinotinoona kuti, achiita izvi, achiziva, uye Akaratidza chimwechinhu ipapo. Zvino Akaratidza kuti Akanga ari Mwari.Akaratidza kuti Akanga achifanoziva nechekare. Tarisai zvinozvakataurwa neShoko raKe zvino. “Haana kufa, asi akarara.”Munoona, chekutanga, akanga asina kumbofa. Akanga akarara.Kuratidza kufanoziva kwaKe. Zvino, panogona kunge paingepane vanasikana vadiki vakawanda vainge vafa mangwananimamwe chete iwayo, asi uyu akanga asina kufa. Akanga akarara,sezvakanga zvakaita Razaro. Zvino Akamudana kubva kuhopeikoko, nekuti akanga asina kufa.156 “Zvino uyo anotenda maNdiri, kunyange akafa, asiachararama; uye ani nani anorarama achitenda maNdiri,haazofi.” Avo chete vari muBhuku reHupenyu reGwayana, avovaAkadzikinura paAkafa, ndivo vaAchadana kubva kuhope,nezuva iroro, avo vanomutswa nesimba raKe, vane simbarekumuka riri mavari. Kunyangwe sezvandakataura usikuhwapfuura; kunyange mushure mekunge Erisha afa, mapfupaake arere muguva, simba iroro rekumuka rakanga richingoripopamapfupa ake.157 Zvechokwadi, Akaratidza kuti akanga Ari Ani. Zvinotinoona zvakare, zvimwe chetezvo, Akaratidza zvakare, kuti,muna vaHebheru chitsauko 4 uye pandima 12, Akaratidzakuti Akanga ari Shoko raMwari. Akadaro zvechokwadi.Cherechedzai zvaAkaita. VaHebheru, 12, vaHebheru 4:12inotaura kuti, “Nekuti Shoko raMwari rine simba, ibenyukukunda munondo unocheka nekumativi maviri, uye—uye iRozvakare Munzveri wemifungo nendangariro dzemoyo.” Tariraizvino kwechinguva chidiki.158 PaAkatanga shumiro yaKe, mushure mekunge Auyaakaratidza kuti Akanga ari Shoko, paAkanga abva murenjemukunoedzwa kwaKe, pakanga pane murume ainzi Petro, zitarake ipapo rainzi Simoni. Akauya kuna Jesu nemunin’ina wake,Andrea. Paakangopinda muHupo waJesu Kristu, Jesu akati,“Zita rako ndiSimoni. Uye rababa vako ndiJonasi. Kubva zvino

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wava kunzi Petro.” Izvozvo zvakaratidza kuti Akanga ari Shoko,nekuti Shoko Munzveri wemifungo nendangariro dzemoyo.Akanga ari Shoko.159 Firipi akaona izvi zvichiitika. Akaenda ndokupoterera serikwegomo, akaenda kwezuva rimwe chete, akadzoka. Akadzokaneshamwari yake yainzi Natanaeri. Zvino akati, “Zvinhuizvi zviri kutoitika zvemazvirokwazvo. Mosesi akati ‘JehovhaMwari wedu achasimudza Muporofita’ akafanana naye, zvinoMunhu wacho ari pano. Handiti, Akaudza Simoni kuti akangaari ani, kunyange nekuti baba vake vaive ani, uye tinozivakuti zvaAnotaura ndezvechokwadi. Nokuti, Mwari akazvitauramuShoko, uye pano zvaratidzwa kuti Iye aizoita izvozvo, uyeizvozvo zvinoratidza kuti ndiMesiya.”160 Zvino paakafamba achipinda muHupo hwaKe, Jesu akatikwaari, akati, “TariraimuIsraeri, asina kunyengeramaari.”161 Akati, “Rabhi, iMi makandizivirepiko?”162 Akati, “Firipo asati akudana, uri muzasi momuti,Ndakakuona.” Akaratidza Shoko raKe. Akaratidza ShokoraMwari. Akazviita.163 Mudzimai wepatsime, paakanga aine…Zvakanaka,Akamukumbira kuti aMupe mvura yokunwa kubva muchirongochaaishandisa kuchera mvura mutsime, iye akati, “Hazvisipamurawo kuti imi maJudha mukumbire isu vakadzivechiSamaria chinhu chakadaro, nekuti hatifambidzani.”164 Akati, “Dai waiziva Uyo wauri kutaura naye,waizoNdikumbira mvura.”

Akati, “Tsime rakadzika.”165 Zino nhaurirano, payairamba ichienderera mberi,pakupedzisira Akazowana kuti dambudziko rake rakanga ririrei. ZvinoAkati, “Enda unotoramurumewako, ugouya pano.”

Mukadzi akati, “Handina murume.”166 Akati, “Wataura chokwadi, nekuti wanga une vashanu, uyeuyo waunaye zvino haasi murume wako.”167 “Nhai,” akati, “changamire, ndinoona kuti Murimuporofita.” Iye…“Tanga tisina kumbova naye kwemakoremazana mana, munoziva.” Akati, “Ndinoona kuti Murimuporofita. Zvino, tinoziva kuti kana Mesiya auya, anonziKristu, kana Auya, Achatiudza zvinhu zvakadai. Ndichochichava chiratidzo chaKe.”168 PaAkati, “Ndini Iye ari kutaura newe,” Akaratidza ShokoraKe. Iye…isu tinoratidza izvo zvaAkataura kuti ari. Akangaari Mesiya, Mwanakomana waMwari.169 Zvino tinoona kuti, zvakare, kuti mudzimai mudiki uyuakanga ane dambudziko rekubuda ropa iri, akabata nguwoyaKe, zvakaratidzawo kwaari kuti Akanga ari Shoko raMwari.

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170 Zvino rangarirai, manheru ano, Jesu akati…Zvakare,muna vaHebheru, 1, vaHebheru chitsauko 3, ndinotenda ndiyo,Akataura kuti, “Iye iko zvino Muprisita Mukuru,” muzera rinoratiri kurarama mariri, “Muprisita Mukuru akagara paHukuruhwaMwari, muMatenga, anogona kubatwa nemanzwiro ohuterahwedu.”171 VaHebheru 13:8 inoti, “Ndiye mumwe chete, zuro, nhasi,nokusingaperi.” NdiMwari mumwe chete sezvaAkanga arikareko. Ndiye mumwe chete manheru ano.172 Mutsvene Johane 14:12, Iye akati, “Uyo anotenda kwaNdiri,mabasa aNdinoita achaaitawo. Achaita makuru kune aya,nekuti Ndinoenda kuna Baba vaNgu.” Maona here? “Uyoanotenda kwaNdiri, mabasa ayaAndinoita achaaitawo.”173 Muna Mateo 28, Iye akati, “Muchinguva chidiki nyikahaichazoNdioni, asi imi muchaNdiona, nekuti Ndichangendinemi kunyange kusvikira kumagumo enyika.”174 Jesu Kristu mumwe chete zuro, nhasi, nokusingaperi.Akamira, manheru ano, kuti aratidze Shoko raKe. (Nguvayangu yapera.) Asi Akaratidza kuti Aizvikwanisa. AkaratidzaShoko raKe ipapo, zvaAkanga avimbisa zuva iroro. Akaratidzamashoko aIsaya. Akaratidza mashoko aNoa. Akaratidzamashoko aMosesi. Akaratidza rimwe nerimwe remashoko oseevaporofita.175 Akavimbisa kuti muzuva ranhasi, zuva ratiri kuraramamariri, kuti nyika ichange iri muchinhanho cheSodhoma,ngochani. Chingozvitarisai munyika nhasi, pasi resekwandinofamba; kwete muno chete, kwese-kwese. Zvatonetsa.MuSweden, varume vechidiki nemadzimai echidiki vanoendakunotamba mutserendende pachando, vakashama zvachose.Naivo vemuGermany nevemuFrance, nekumwe kwese,zvakangoda kufanana nemhomho dzavanhu vasina maturovomuno muUnited States. Ndiro zera racho. Ini, kanandikazowana mukana wekudzoka, ndinoda kuzotauranezvezvimwe zvinhu zvechiporofita, kwamuri, ndokuratidzaikuti, izera ratiri kurarama mariri. Bhaibheri rakataura kuti,“Vana vachatonga vabereki vavo.”176 [Chibenga chisina chinhu patepi—Mupepeti.]…Shoko.177 Asi, rangarirai, Abrahama akanga ane mbeu, yakangairi mbeu Isaka. Akanga ane dzimwe mbeu mushure mekufakwaSara. Uye akanga ava nemakore zana nemakumimana nemashanu, akaroora mumwe mudzimai, akaitavanakomana vanomwe tisingaverengi vanasikana, nekuti Mwariakanga amudzosera kuita murume wechidiki paakanga avanemakore zana. Ipapo akanga ava zvakare nemakore makumimana nemashanu, saka ipapo aka…Tinozviziva izvozvo.Ndakakuparidzirai izvozvo muno muCalifornia, makoreakawanda apfuura.

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178 Uye zvino tinonzwisisa kuti Mbeu yaAbrahama yakangaisiri mbeu yekusangana kwake chaiko naSara, kureva Isaka,yakazoita rudzi, asi Mbeu yehumambo yakabva pavimbiso,yakanga iri Jesu Kristu. Zvino kubudikidza neMbeu iyoyo,Iye akabuditsa Mbeu yehumambo. Oo, ini zvangu! Zvinotava huprisita hweumambo, rudzi rweumambo, rudzi rutsvene,tichipa kurumbidza kuna Mwari, chipiriso chemiromo yedutichipa kurumbidza kuZita raKe.Mwari akaratidza Shoko raKe,AkadururaMweyaMutsvene pamusoro pedu.179 Akati, “Sezvazvakanga zviri mumazuva eSodhoma,ndizvo zvazvichange zviri muzuva iro Mwanakomanawemunhu paachazarurwa.” Zvino macherechedza here?Kubva kuMwanakomana waMwari, paAnenge oda kuzovaMwanakomana waDhavhidhi, Anozvizarura pachaKe zvakareseMwanakomanawemunhu.Macherechedza hereGwaro racho?180 Nekuti, Anogara achidaro, Iye haaite chinhu kusvikiraAchizivisa kuvaranda vaKe vaporofita. Ndizvo chaizvo. Ndizvozvakanga zviri vimbiso yaKe. Maona? Hapana chaanomboita…Mwari haanganyepi. Anogara achizvizarura, kutanga, asatiAzviita.181 Tarisai mamiriro atakagara maari nhasi. Tarisai patiri.Mumwe nemumwe wenyu munobvuma kuti tiri muSodhomarechimanjemanje. Munoziva kuti nyika ino itori mazviri.Pane…hapasisina tariro; hapasisina ruponeso rwuchiriporwenyika ino kana imwewo nyika. Tapfuura izvozvo zvino.Zviporofita zvakaporofita nezve izvi, zvazadzikiswa. Mwari arikunongerera tsanga, achitora gwayi riya diki rokupedzisirachero kupi kwariri. Ose achange apinda mukati, rimwe zuva.Tava panguva yemagumo. Tarisai, patiri pacho.182 Ndinokukumbirai, sehama kana hanzvadzi, kuumbakutenda kwakawedzerwa tisati tanamatira vanhu ava. Uyendinoziva kuti hatina nguva yatinofanirwa kunzi tibve munonayo. Asi ndi—ndi—ndinoda kutanga mutsara wekunamatira,zvino imi vanofanira kuenda munogona kuzoenda henyu.Maona? Imi vanoda kusara mumutsara wekunamatirwamunogona kusara henyu. Asi chingondiregai, sehama,ndingokuratidzai chimwe chinhu kwechinguvana.183 Tarirai Jesu, muna Ruka 17:30, muone, apo paAitauraipapo nezvenguva yekupedzisira, kuti vachange vakaitaseavo vemumazuva aNoa. Ipapo Akati, “Uye kufanana,senge, mumazuva eSodhoma,” akati, “kana Mwanakomanawemunhu ava kuzarurwa.” Mwanakomana wemunhu zvakare,kwete Mwanakomana waMwari. “Mwanakomana wemunhu,”munoona, ndizvo zvinounza Maraki 4 zvakare, ichidzokaipapo chaipo. Zvimwe zvese zviporofita izvi zvichipinda, kutizvinofanira kuitwa sei. Anoratidza Shoko raKe kuti ndiro.Ndizvo chaizvo.

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184 Uye cherechedzai, mukuita izvozvo, kuti Achazodurura seiMweya waKe pamusoro penyama yese, uye nezvichazoitika,kuti kudzoreredzwa kuchadzoka sei. “Uye vanakomananevanasikana venyu vachaporofita. Pamusoro pevarandakadzinevarandasikana vaNgu Ndichadurura kubva muMweyawaNgu.UyeNdicharatidza zviratidzomumatenga kumusoro.”

185 Ndine mufananidzo pano, waHama Lee Vayle vari pano.Ndinoda kukuratidzai kuti chii chakaitika pamusoro pegomo,rimwe zuva, apo vana vese vechikoro vanga vabuda, kumashurekwechidzidzo chikuru chakazarurwa, zviya ZvisimbisoZvinomwe. Apo vana vechikoro pavakabuda panze, pandakangandiri pamusoro ipapo ndichinamata, hepanoi paive neMotowakaumbwa sefanera uchidzika pasi, zvinowodzokeramudengawobva waputika, wotenderera uchidzoka pasi zvakare. NdizvozvaAkataura kuti ndizoudza vanhu. Isu…Heunoi Uyo pano,apo zvikoro zvekuTucson…uye nepaWakakwira uchiendakumusoro mumhepo.

186 Zvino sainzi yakatora mifananidzo, nezvakadaro,vakabvunza nezvaWo. Vakati, “Uri papiko pacho? Chiichaitika?” Havasi kuziva kuti chii, munoona. Oo, hazvinakuitwa pakona, bedzi ihana dzakasvibiswa. Hazvina…Jesu,paAkanga ari pano, pane mamiriyoni evanhu vasina kumbozivakuti Akanga ari panyika. Hongu. Pachange pane mamirioninhasi vasingazozvinzwisise, makumi emamiriyoni avo.

187 Asi kuchange kune, kune Avo vaYakatumirwa,vachanzwisisa. “Vakachenjera vachaziva Mwari wavo nezuvairoro, uye vachaita mabasa makuru.” Tinoona kuti, inguva yachoyatiri kurarama.

188 Tarisai kuSodhoma zvino, tarisai zvakaitika. Akati,“Sezvazvakanga zviri mumazuva eSodhoma.” Pakangapane boka revanhu vaitarisira mwanakomana akavimbiswa.Tinozvitenda izvozvo. Akanga ari Abrahama neboka rake.Pakanga pane boka revanodziya, Roti, anga adzokerakumashure zvishoma, asi arimutendi; zasimuSodhoma.Mapokamatatu evanhu.

189 Panogara pane mapoka matatu. Vanhu vaHamu,Shemu, nevaJafeti. Zvakare, vatendi, vatendi vekabanga,nevasingatendi. Vari kwese-kwese, uye tino—tinovawanamuboka rega-rega. Uye, kwese-kwese, munovawana. Uyemapoka iwayo achiripo. Unofanira kugona kuvapatsanura.Unogona kuzvitora wodzika nazvo nemuMagwaro,zvinonyatsopfekerana zvakanaka.

190 Tererai kune izvi. Tarisai patakagara, panzvimbonepachiporofita, manheru ano. Zvino, mumwe nemumwe weduanoziva kuti nyika iri muchinhanho cheSodhoma.

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191 Tinoziva zviporofita zvese zveIsraeri, yava kumusha kwayo.Kana uchida kuziva kuti takamira papi senyika, tarisa Israeri,pairi.192 Kana muchida kuziva chinhanho chekereke, tarisai maitiroemadzimai. Mudzimai ikereke. Mutarisei, hunzenza, kushayahunhu; tarisai, onai pane kereke. Chingoitarisai, munoona,munoona, ingotarisai madzimai. Munoona kuti papi, zvokutivakadzi venyu vanoderera sei uye vova vakasviba kwazvo,ndizvo zviri kereke yenyu, munoona, mufananidzo.193 Tarisai pane Israeri, munozoona nguva yatiri pairi.Munoona, chingotarisai zviratidzo izvozvo nezvishamiso. Kanaimi—kana imi, kanamaziso enyu akavhurika, onai kuti tiri papi.194 Zvino tarisai panzvimbo patakagara, nyika iri muchinhanhocheSodhoma. Zvino cherechedzai, “sezvazvakanga zviri.” Zvinocherechedzai, pakanga pane mumwe munhu, muzuva iroro,aitarisira kuuya kwemwanakomana akavimbiswa. AbrahamanaSara, vaitarisira mwanakomana akavimbiswa mubokaraAbrahama. Vakanga vasiri muSodhoma. Asi munguva iyoyo,chitsauko chekupedzisira chechiitiko ichocho, kumashureuko mwanakomana akavimbiswa oda kuuya, pane varumevatatu vakauya kubva Kudenga, Ngirozi…Ngirozi mbirinaMwari. Vakadzika vakataura naAbrahama, pasi pemuoki.Ndizvo here? [Ungano inoti, “Ameni!”—Mupepeti.] Zvinovaviri vavo vakadzika vakanopinda muSodhoma vakadanidziravachipikisana nezvivi zveguta. Kwakanga kuri kumashurekwekutsva kwenyika yeMarudzi, panguva iyoyo. Sodhoma yeseyakapararira ipapo. Vangori vashoma chete vakabuditswa,Roti nevanasikana vake vaviri. Mudzimai wake haanakukwanisa kubudirira; akacheuka. Ndingada sei kuwana nguvayekukuratidzai izvozvo iye zvino, apo pakamira kereke iyoyo iripanzvimbo iyoyo. Ndinoda kuti mucherechedze zvino.195 Zvino Murume mumwe chete akasarapo, uyo akatauranaAbrahama, uye Akaita chiratidzo kuna Abrahama.Zvino, tarisai, Abrahama akanga aona Mwari muzviratidzozvikuru zvakawanda. Tinozvitenda izvozvo, hatizvitendi here?[Ungano inoti, “Ameni.”—Mupepeti.] Kumashure kwacho apomwanakomana oda kuuya. Asi mwanakomana asati aratidzwa,pane chiratidzo chaakapiwa.196 Nekuti, Mwanakomana, Mwanakomana wechokwadi,aifanira kuzova Mwanakomana waMwari, kubudikidzanekutenda kwaAbrahama, munoona, aiva Jesu. Isu zvatiri mbeuyaAbrahama, takafamunaKristu, tiri mbeu yaAbrahama.197 Cherechedzai zvino izvozvo zvisati zvaitika,zvemwanakomana uyu aizouya. Zvino, Uyu akasara akatauranaAbrahama, akanga Akafuratira kutende, Akati, “Abrahama.”Zvino, zuva rimwe chete kumashure kwaizvozvo, anga ariAbrama. Zvino Akati, “Abrahama, Sara, mukadzi wako

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aripiko?” kwete Sarai, S-a-r-a-i. S-a-r-a, mukunda wamambo.“Sara, Mukadzi wako aripiko?”

Akati, “Ari mutende kumashure kweNyu.”198 Akati, “Ndichakushanyirai, munoona, maererano nevimbisoyaNgu yaNdakakupa.” Nemamwemashoko, “Nguva yehupenyu,Sara achatanga nguva yake yeupenyu yemazuva ose zvakare.”199 Zvino Sara, achembera, ava nezana remakore zvino,ari mutende, akasekera mumoyo. Munoona, akanyemwererapachake, akati, “Ko Murume uyu angataura zvemazvirokwazvosei? Munoona, ini chembere, ishe wangu Abrahama ari panzeapo, achemberawo, hukama hwemhuri hwakanga hwakasogumakwemakore.” Akati, “Ndingava nemufaro zvakare sei naishewangu? Iye achembera, uye ini ndachemberawo, ndapfuura zerarekubereka, tsinga dzemukaka hapasisina, zvese… ‘Mudzimaiaoma.’ Ko tingave nemufaro zvakare sei?”200 Zvino Murume uya, Akafuratira tende, akati, “Ko Saraasekeiko, achiti, ‘Zvinhu izvi zvingaitika sei?’” Chakanga chirichii ichocho? Kunzvera zvakavanzika, zvechiporofita! Maona?Maona? Ndizvo zvaakaona.201 Zvino Akati, “Izvozvo zvichadzoka zvakare,neMwanakomana wemunhu,” zvazvainge zviri, akangaari Mwanakomana wemunhu ipapo chaipo. Zvakanaka,akaMudana kuti Erohimu, “Jehovha Mwari.” Erohimu, cheromunhu wese anoziva kuti ndizvo, Erohimu ndiJehovha Mwari.“Pakutanga Erohimu akasika matenga nenyika,” Uyo akakwanamuna zvose. Mwanakomana wemunhu akaitwa nyama, heUnoiakamira ipapo ari munyama panguva iyoyo, sethiyofani,akamira ipapo achinzvera zvaitaurwa naSara ari mutendekumashure kwaKe. Akavimbisa. Tarisai. Mbeu yeHumamboyaAbrahama yakavimbiswa kuona zvimwe chetezvo.202 Asi cherechedzai Roti, akanga ane mutumwawo zasi ikoko,zvakare, vaviri vavo vakadzikako. Mumwe wavo akadzikakozasi, uye mumwe wacho akaendawo naye, uye vakaparidzavakadana vanhu kuti vatize kubva pakutsamwa kwaizouya.203 Pamamiriro chaiwo, nyika haisati yambogara muchimiroichocho, kubva pazuva iro Jesu paakaita vimbiso iyoyo,kusvikira iye zvino. Ndinoda kubvunza chero mukuruwezvenhoroondo angadai ari mumba muno, kana kutimukazonzwa patepi ino, uye nokuzozvinzwa chero nguva hayo,ndapota ndinyorerei. Ndakanzvera nhoroondo kwemakoremakumi matatu, nhoroondo yeBhaibheri, uye hapasatipamboita munhu wandati ndamboona munhoroondo yeseyekereke, nemumazera manomwe ekereke. Nokuti tava zvinomuRaodhikia, uye tinozviziva izvozvo.204 Hakuna kumboita mutumwa, akamboenda kukereke yose,aine zita rake rinopera na h-a-m, kusvikira iye zvino. G-r-a-h-a-m, Billy Graham. Kwakava navanaMoody, Finney, Sankey,

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Knox, Luther, nevamwe, asi kwete h-a-m, “baba kundudzi.”Zvino rangarirai, ndi G-r-a-h-a-m, mavara matanhatu. AsiA-b-r-a-h-a-m mavara manomwe. Cherechedzai, vari zasiuko, Billy Graham, achipinda ku—kumativi ese enyika,achidanira kubva muSodhoma, “Budai, tizai kutsamwa kurikuuya.” Hakuna murume wandinoziva nezvake, mumundawekuvhangera, akabata Mwari, pashoko riya rekururamiswa,sezvinoitwa naBilly Graham. Anogona kunyatsoriunza.Haasi mudzidzi chaiye webhaibheri…ndinofungidzira kutimudzidzi webhaibheri, asi haasi anganzi mudzidzisi ane simbaguru. Asi Mwari anaye. Murume iyeye anomira ipapo ainechidzidzo tingati secheSunday school, zvino obata vanhu ivavovachingoshamisika. Muranda waMwari wenguva. Kuna ani?Kereke yepanyama, iri muSodhoma.205 Asi rangarirai, pakanga pane kereke imwe chete yepamweya,yakanga isiri muchirongwa chemasangano, zvakare. Bokarakadanirwa kunze, uye vakagamuchira mharidzo, zvakarewo,pamwe nemutumwa. Zvino chakanga chiri chii? Kunzverapfungwa dzakanga dziri mumoyo. Mwari nguva dzose anogaraachiratidza Shoko raKe.206 Ngatinamatei. Baba vanodikanwa voKudenga, nguvayakakosha iyi, apo sarudzo dzinofanira kuitwa, nguvairi kufamba, hatizive nguva iyo Ishe wedu yaanogonakuuya. Uye tichiona zviporofita izvi zvakaitwa naYe,kubudikidza nevaporofita veNyu zvichidzika nemumazera,zvava kubhedhenurwa zvino. O Mwari, ndinoKutendai kwazvonokuda kweizvi, kuti kunyange varume vane kukwanisamavari, varume vanogona mune—mune zvekunzvera magwaro,vanogona kumira vachipikisana nekunyengera kwenyikapamwe nevasingatendi, uye nepamapoka aya, pasina kanakupokana vanomira ipapo vakashinga uye noumhare, vachizivapavakamira voratidza kuti Shoko iroro nderechokwadi,neMagwaro. Uye zvino isu takamirira paKuuya kweNyu, Ishe,tichitenda zvimwe zvinhu izvi zvakaporofitwa kuti zvichaitika,kumira tichifara tichiKuonai muchifamba pakati pedu uyemuchiita chinhu chaicho chaMakati chichaitika, muchiratidzakuti Shoko reNyu nderechokwadi. Mwari voKusingaperi, vanaveNyu vanorwara vagere pano.207 Handizive kuti tichinezve imwe nguva yakadiniyatinofanira kushanda. Zuva remadekwana rava kunyura. AsiMakavimbisa, kumuporofita, “Kuchave neChiedza panguvadzemadekwana.” Uye tinoona zuva rimwe chete rinobudakumabvazuva, ndiro rimwe chete rinodoka kumadokero.Zvebudiriro yehungwaru zvakafamba pamwe nezuva uyezvino tava kuMahombekombe eKumadokero, uye Evhangeriyakafamba nebudiriro. Zvino, Baba, tinoziva kuti aya ndiwomagumo eVhangeri, magumo enguva, magumo ezera. Ravakupera richipinda muna Ziendanakuenda. Asi Makavimbisa

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kuti Mwanakomana achauya, Mwanakomana wemunhuachazarurwa. Mumazuva ekupedzisira, izvi zvichaitika. Zviedzazvemadekwana zvauya, Baba. TinoKutendai naizvozvo. Uyenekuninipisika kwazvakaita, asi Imi munozviita zviri nyore,nguva zhinji, zvokuti zvinopfuura nepamusoro pevakuru,vanonzi vanofungisisa, uye mozvizarura kuvacheche avovanodzidza.

208 Ndinonamata, Mwari, kuti Muzviite saizvozvo, manheruano, kuti vana veNyu vanonzwisa urombo vari kurwara panovaone vimbiso yaMwari, uye mumwe nemumwe wavo apodzwe,zvino vogobuda muno, mangwana, vaine mitumbi mitsvayakasimba, vava vatano zvakare. Zviitei, Ishe, kuti vagozotoraMharidzo kubva pane mumwe kuenda pane mumwe, kusvikirawekupedzisira apinda mudanga, ipapo mikova inozovharwa.Tibatsirei, Mwari vanodikanwa. NdinoKukumbirai, manheruano, takatarisana nazvose izvi, kuti mungodaro kamwe chetezvakare, Baba, kwandiri.

209 Zva—zvairatidzika, humwe husiku huya, vanhu havanakumbonyanya kuzvicherechedza. Asi, ndinonamata, ngazviitikezvakare manheru ano, Ishe. Nekuti, ndapfuurira nguvayangu yandanga ndichifanira kutaura, asi handizive kutitichatora nguva yakareba sei tichiita izvi. Saka, ndinonamata,Baba, Muchandinzwa here? Uye inzwai munamato wevarumenevakadzi vane humwari ava vakagara muno manheru ano,vakazadzwa neMweya weNyu. Vatendi, Ishe, Munogonakungoshanda pakati pavo. Uye tiri…ndinonamata kutiMuchasimbisa Shoko reNyu raMakataura kuti, “Uyo anotendakwaNdiri, mabasa aNdinoita achaaitawo.” Ngazviitikezvakare, Jesu, kuratidza kuti Muri mumwe chete zuro, nhasi,nokusingaperi. Ndinozvikumbira kuitira kubwinya kwaMwari,muZita reMwanakomanawaKe, JesuKristu. Ameni.

210 Zvino, kwechinguva chidiki, ndinoda kuziva kuti vanhuvangani vari muno vane makadhi ekunamatirwa. Ndi—ndinoda kuti musimudze maoko enyu, mumwe nemumwewenyu vane makadhi ekunamatirwa. Zvakanaka, pose-pose,ndinofungidzira, zvingangoita kwese-kwese.

211 Handingazivi kuti vanhu vangani venyu muno vasinamakadhi ekunamatirwa, asi muchirwara, mungasimudza heremaoko enyu moti, “Handina kadhi rekunamatirwa, asi ndirikurwara. Ndine chikumbiro.”

212 Ndinoda kukukumbirai kuti muremekedze kwechinguvana.Zvino, ndinofarira kutaura nemi. Ndiro rinogara riridambudziko rangu, ndinotaura kwenguva yakarebesa. Asimusati mauya, ndi—ndine tariro nevimbo yekuti Mwariacharatidza izvi nezvandataura kuti iChokwadi, uye morega—morega Iye aone.

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213 Zvino, vangani vakagara kunze uko vanorwara, vanozivakuti hapana chinhu chimwe chandinoziva nezvenyu, simudzaimaoko enyu. Ingoonaiwo izvo. Zvakanaka.214 Ndinoda imi vasina makadhi ekunamatirwa zvino. Makadhiekunamatirwa achazosheedzwa. Ndinoda kuti munamate.215 Bhaibheri rakataura kuti, “Jesu Kristu mumwe chetezuro, nhasi, nokusingaperi.” Anoti, “Ndiye Muprisita Mukuruakagara ipapo achireverera pakupupura kwedu.” Tinofanirakutanga tazvipupura, Iye asati ava Muprisita Mukuru, nekutiAnongoreverera bedzi pakupupura kwedu. Ndizvozvo here,hama vashumiri? [Vashumiri vanoti, “Ameni.”—Mupepeti.]Munoona, Anongoreverera chete pakupupura kwedu, izvozvatinopupura kuti ndizvo zvaAri, izvo zvaAkatiitira. KwetezvaAchaita. Akatozviita kare. Tinofanira kupupura kutiAkatozviita. “Akakuvadzwa nekuda kwekudarika kwedu,nemavanga aKe takatopodzwa.”216 Zvino, Baba voKudenga vanoziva. Zvino ndichitarisapamuri, kuona kuti ndinocherechedza shamwari yanguyakanaka inobva kuOhio, ivo nemudzimai wavo vakagara pano,ndaVaDauch nemudzimai wavo. Uye ndinotenda, vakagarapechipiri kana pechitatu kubva pavari, ndizvakare Mufundisiuya, VaBlair vandakaona usiku hwapfuura. Kwava nerimapamusoro pevatereri, nekwandiri, nekuda kwezviedza izvipano zviri kuita sokundidzimaidza, uye handi—ndisi kukuonaizvakanaka.217 Asi ndinoda kuti munamate. Zvino iwe isa pamoyo wakochinhu chauri kuda, zvino wokumbira Muprisita wedu Mukuru,Anogona kubatwa nemanzwiro ohutera hwedu.218 Zvino, ini ndisingakuzivei, uye unogona kundibata pose-pose, seuri kubata hama yako, murume wako, mufundisi wako,mumwewo munhu, hazvina—hazvina zvazvinobatsira. Asi kanamukaMubata, uye kana tiri muhumwe chaihwo neMweya waKe,ipapo Anogona kushandisa kutenda kwako kuti uMubate, uyenechipo changu chekuzotaura nemachiri.219 Munoona, ndinenge ndingori chimumumu seichi, ichi chiripano, chisina inzwi riri kutaura nemachiri. Panotofanira …Ichi, ichi hachina inzwi rachinobuditsa kana pasina chimwechinhu pano chiri kutaura nemachiri. Ndizvo zvimwe chetezvonemunhu upi zvake, chimumumu, kana zvasvika pazvinhu izvi,kunze kwekungeMwari ataura kubudikidza nemavari.220 Zvino chinamatai, uye ngationei kana zvinhu izvizvandataura zviri chokwadi. Mwari ngavabatsire kuti zvivesaizvozvo. Handisi kuti Achadaro. Ndinotarisira kuti Achadaro.Ndiri kuvimba kuti Achadaro. Haasati ambondikundikanazvino, pamakore ese aya, kudambura nepakati nekupotererapasi rose, kundudzi dzose dzakasiyana-siyana, nemamiriyonievanhu. Haasati ambondikundika nazvino. Uye ndine chokwadi,

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kungove nechokwadi sokutenda kwandinoita kuti ndakamirapano, haAzondikundiki zvino.221 Ndichakukumbirai kuti muremekedze moramba makagarapasi, kwechinguva chidiki. Tichaita kuti mhomho zhinji iendezvayo tonamatira vanorwara, muchinguvana.222 Asi ndinoda imi, imi vatendi, kuti musangotarisa kwandiri,asi tendai. Moti, “Ndinotenda kuti zvataurwa nemurume uyuiGwaro. Handizive sezvo nguva yapera sezvaataura kuti tiri. Asi,kana zviri izvo, zvino zvinofanira kuitika. KanaMashoko ake ariMashoko aMwari, zvino, mashoko ake anokundika asi MashokoaMwari haakundike.”223 Mwari anosungirwa kutsigira Shoko raKe. AchaRiratidza.AchaRiratidza. “Uyo anotenda kwaNdiri.” Akaratidza kuti rinondiro zuva rekupedzisira. Akaratidza zvaizoitika. Akaratidzakuti izvi zvaifanira kuzoitika.224 Uye, rangarirai, Abrahama neboka rake havanakuzombogamuchira chimwezve chiratidzo kubva kuna Mwari,kusvikira mwanakomana akavimbiswa asvika. Vanganivanoziva kuti ichokwadi? [Ungano inoti, “Ameni.”—Mupepeti.]Chiratidzo chiya chekunzvera! Zvakare mbeu yehumamboyaAbrahama, regai ndikunzwei…Regai ndikuudzei, ZVANZINAJEHOVHA, muri kugamuchira chiratidzo chenyuchekupedzisira. Zviri maererano neMagwaro nechizarurochaMwari chirimumoyomangu, chinotaura kuti ichi iChokwadi.Uye ndinovimba kuti muchazvitenda kuti iChokwadi.225 Zvino imi tendai. Munhu wese chingotenda, woti, “IsheJesu, regai ndiKubatei. Ndine chikumbiro mumoyo mangu, uyendinoziva kuti Hama Branham hapana chavanoziva pamusoropangu. Handitombozive murume uyu, iye haandizive, asi iMimunoziva. Zvino kana andiudza Chokwadi, izvi zvichaitika.”Ndinokukumbirai, musafamba zvino, kwechinguva chidiki. Ivaizvachose…226 Munoona, urimweya. Zvino ndinotoramweyawese urimunondouisa pasi pesimba rangu, muZita raJesu Kristu, kuti ShokoraKe rizadziswe.227 Zvino ivai nekuremekedza. Namatai. Tarisai kwaAri, moti,“Ishe, ndinozvitenda. Batsirai iMi kusatenda kwangu.”228 Ngatitangei. Ndinofanira kuisa pfungwa dzangu dzosepane chimwe chikamu chechivakwa chino, nekuti, munoona,makawanda, uyemumwe nemumwewenyumurimweya.229 Handigone. Woti, “Ko zvakadii neni?” Handigone kukuudza.Unoita sezvaunoda. Mabasa ese aMwari ari sekuda kwake.Pachange pane vanhu vakawanda vachapodzwa vachifambavachipfuura nepepuratifomu ino, manheru ano, zvimwevakawanda havapodzwe. Zvese zviri mukuzvitonga kwaMwari.

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Ndiani angaMuudza zvekuita? Hapana. Anoshanda maereranonekuda kwaKe pachaKe, nehurongwa hwaKe pachaKe.230 Asi iwe chingotenda. Zvininipise. Iva wakagadzikana.Chingotambanudzira kuna Mwari, woti, “Ishe Mwari,ndinozvitenda.” Maona? “Regai ndibate nguwo yeNyu. Ndinodachakati-nechakati. Ndinoziva hama haindizive kana kuzivachandinoda, asi vatiudza nezvezvinhu izvo zvaMakaita, uyendokuti Muri pano zvimwe chetezvo nhasi.”231 Izvozvo hazvisiye imi hama muri papuratifomu,chero ani wenyu. Ndinongokukumbirai, hama dzangu,sevashandi pamwe chete ve—veEvhangeri yaKristu.Ndinotaura kwamuri nekuperera kwandinoziva, semu—munhuanofawo nemi, munoona, achisiya nyika ino. Tinofanirakuenda. Uye ndinofanira kutaura zvandakaita neZuvareKutongwa, izvo zvandinotaura. Ndakazvichenjerera izvozvo,kunyatsozvichenjerera. Uye ndinokuyemurai imi varume,zvamuri, kumira pano neni, muchindibatsira. Ndiri kuedzakukubatsirai, kuita zvese zvandinogona, nekuda kweHumambohwaMwari.

Ndiri kunamata ndichikumbira.232 Pano, vangani vakamboona Chiedza icho chirimumufananidzo? Makamboona here mufananidzo waCho?[Ungano inoti, “Ameni.”—Mupepeti.] Hecho Icho chakaremberaapo. Hamusi kuChiona here?233 Chiri pamusoro pemudzimai uyo akagara apo anehengechepfu yake. Ari kunamatira mudikanwa wake.Ndizvoka, mudzimai. [Mudzimai anoti, “Ndizvo chaizvo,Hama Branham.”—Mupepeti.] Iye waunoda…Unotendahere kuti ndiri muporofita waKe, ndiregerereiwo, murandawaKe? [“Chokwadi ndinotenda.”] Unozvitenda here izvozvo?Zvakanaka. Zvino, kana Mwari akandizarurira kuti chiichakakanganisika, sei, uchazvigamuchira here kuti zvabvakuna Mwari, semudzimai akabata nguwo yaKe? Zvino, unozivauri—uri mafiti makumi maviri kana makumi matatu kubvapandiri, kana kudarika, hauna kumbondibata. Asi paneChimwe chinhu chawabata, zvaunotoziva kuti wakabatananeChimwe chinhu, Mumwe munhu. Zvazviri, ndezvemudzimai,anova mwanasikana wako. Ndizvozvo. Unotenda here kutiachaporeswa? Chidhakwa chembanje. [“Ndizvo chaizvo.”]Ndizvozvo chaizvo. [“Ndizvo chaizvo, hama.”] Ndinomuonaachishambira, akadhakwa.Maona? Zvino, hengechepfu yaunayomuruwoko rwako, iise pamusoro pake, uye usapokana.Ndinotenda kuti Mwari achamudzikinura. Uchazvitenda herepamwe chete neni? Ameni. [“Oo!Mazviita, Jesu!”]234 Zvino, handizive mudzimai uyu, asi Mwari anomuziva.Unotenda here zvino nemoyo wako wose?

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235 Murume akagara pamusoro apo ane shati ine mitsetse-mitsetse, ane heniya, unotenda here kuti Mwari anokupodzanokukuita mutano? Unotenda here kuti Achazviita? Handisatindamboona murume uyu muhupenyu hwangu. Mune kadhirekunamatirwa here, changamire? [Murume anoti, “Kwete,handina.”—Mupepeti.] Hamuna?Hauna basa nekuva naro.

“Kana ukangotenda chete!”236 Pano pakagara mudzimai ari kuedza kutarisa nepamusoropemudzimai akagara pano apa. Mutorwa kwandiri. Asi arikuhuta-huta chaizvo. Handimuzive. Handisati ndambomuona,muupenyu hwangu. Asi Mwari anomuziva, uye anocherechedzaizvezvi kuti akabatana neChimwe chinhu. Wanga uchinamatirachimwe chinhu ipapo. Chikonzero uri kudaro, haugone kugarazvinodarika manheru anhasi. Unofanira kusiya musangano. Urikuronga kuenda kumba kwako, mangwana. Hausi wekuno,uyezve haubve kuCalifornia. Uchaenda kumabvazuva uchibvapano. Uchaenda nendege. Uri kuronga, kuenda nendege. UnobvakuOklahoma. Hongu. Ndizvo chaizvo.237 Uri muchinhanho chekufa. Wauya pano kuzonamatirwa.Hauna kadhi rekunamatirwa. Asi watenda kuti uchapodzwa,kana ukangogona bedzi kusvika pano. Ndizvozvo. Zvakare,chinhanho chako une kenza. Kenza yacho iri mubhonzo.Unotenda here kuti uri kuzopodzwa izvezvi? Unotenda here kutiwabatana naYe, hanzvadzi yangu? Zvichida Mwari achandiudzakuti uri ani, zvino zvichakubatsira here izvozvo? Kana zviri izvo,simudza ruoko rwako kana uchizvitenda izvozvo, kuti (Mwari)zvichakubatsira. Zvakanaka, Mai Steel, munogona kudzokerahenyu kuOklahoma.

Handizivemudzimai uyu. Handisati ndambomuona.238 Pano pane mukadzi akagara kumashure kuno kumashurekwake. Ane dambudziko retsinga dzemumakumbodzakazvimba. Uye anewo mwanakomana chidhakwa, uye arikumunamatira. Kana akatenda, anogona kupodzwa.MaiMason,mungatenda here nemoyo wenyu wose, uye motenda kuti JesuKristu achakupai kupodzwa?Munozvitenda?239 Zvakanakai, zvino chiisai ruoko rwenyu pamudzimai uyoakagara pedyo nemi ipapo, ari kunamatira murume wake asatiaponeswa. Mwari achapa kupodzwa ikoko.

Ngatinamatei.240 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamata kuti mumupe ropafadzoiroro. Ipai mudzimai iyeye chishuwo chemoyo wake, Ishe.Kutenda kwake kuri pedyosa neMi, kwakubatai Imi. Uyendinonamata, Baba, kutiMubatsire, muZita raJesu. Ameni.241 Zvino tendai nemoyo wenyu wose, kuti mugozvigamuchira.Mungaita izvozvo here? Zvakanaka.Mwari akuropafadzei.

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242 Unotenda here kuti murume wako achaponeswa, mudzimai?Unotenda here nemoyo wako wose? Simudza ruoko rwako,unotenda.243 Panoita sepane, pamberi pangu, mudzimai akafuta zvikuru.Heunoi uyo agere apo. Unotenda here kuti ndiri murandawaMwari? Unotenda here kuti ndiri muranda waMwari?Unotenda. Zvakanaka. Handikuzive. Dambudziko rako,ndere tsinga. Wava kunyanyisa kurema. Wakamboenda kunachiremba, akati hapana chaanogona kuita nezvazvo, asi uyuakanga ari chiremba wepanyika. Maona? Wako…Iwe wangaune kusuruwara kwakawanda. Wakarasikirwa nemurume wako.Hausi wemuno. Unobva chaizvoizvo kuArkansas. Uri kutsvagabasa, zvakare, uye hausi kuwana basa. Wanga uchitya kuti,chimwe chinhu, kuti hauzosheedzwi. Asi kutenda kwako zvinokwabata Mwari. Hanzvadzi yangu, iwe enda, utende. Mwaringaakupe basa, akupe chishuwo chemoyowako.244 Mwari anoratidza Shoko raKe kuti nderechokwadi.Munotenda kuti ndizvo here? [Ungano inoti, “Ameni.”—Mupepeti.] Zvino ndinoda kutimungonamata neni zvakare.245 Mwari, Baba, Muri Mwari mumwe chete akaratidza.PaMakati, “Musikana haana kufa, akarara,” zvino iMimaifanira kuzozviratidza. Zvino, Makavimbisa, kuti nguvayekupedzisira yoda kusvika, kuti Mwanakomana wemunhuachazvizarura pachaKe nenzira imwe chete zvaAkaitapaSodhoma. Makazvivimbisa, Ishe. Zvino Mauya panyika,muchimiro cheMweya Mutsvene, uye mukapinda pakatipedu, manheru ano, isu vanhu vanotenda, uye mazviratidza.Maratidza Shoko reNyu sezvaMakaita zuva riya. Ishe, hatichadaumwe umboo zvakare. Muri pakati pedu. TinoKudai. Uyetinocherechedza kuti ichi ndicho chiratidzo chekupedzisiraKuuya kweNyu kwave kusvika, zviri maererano neMagwaro.Uye mimvuri yese nemifananidzo yese hazvife zvakakundika.Zvinofanira kuva saizvozvo.246 Saka tinonamata, Baba, apo vana veNyu vari kuuyazvino kuzonamatirwa, kuti vese vapodzwe. Ngapasawanikwamunhu anosara achirwara pakati pedu, pakupera kweshumiroyekupodza ino. O Mwari vanodikanwa, Mungaite here kutichizoro cheNyu chiuye nenyasha pamusoro pevanhu veNyu iyezvino, kuti mumwe nemumwewavo agopodzwa?247 Uye kana pane vamwe pano, vasati vava vana veNyu,uye pamusoro penheyo yezvinhu izvi, kuti…Vanzwa Shokovakaona zvinhu zvichiitwa, zvichinyatsoratidzwa kusvikapavara rega-rega, uye kuti iMi Muri ani uye nezvaMuri, kutiMuri pano.248 Uye, Ishe, Munga—Mungaropafadza nhema here? Handiti,kwete zvechokwadi, Ishe. Asi Makavimbisa kuropafadzaShoko reNyu, uye haRizodzokere risina chinhu. Richazadzisa

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chinangwa icho chaRakatumirwa. Uye zvino Maita izvozvopamberi pedu, manheru ano, pasina kana mumvuriwekupokana.249 Zvino takakotamisa misoro yedu, pane vanhu here panovasati vambotenda kumashure, vangada kungosimudza maokoavo? Musoro wako wakakotamiswa, chingosimudza ruokorwako. Uye womira netsoka dzako, woti, “Ndava kutenda zvino,nemoyo wangu wose. Uye ndinoda kugamuchira Jesu Kristu,izvezvi.” Ungadaro here, chero munhu zvake, ani zvake aripano, asati agamuchira Kristu, uye achida kuzviita panguvaino? Handikuudzei…Unoenda kukereke yaunoda. Asi ndirikukukumbira kuti ugamuchire Jesu Kristu uchiri…Zvimwehauzombofa wakaswedera padyo naYe kusvikira waMuonapauzima paAchauya ari mumutumbi waKe unooneka achibvaKumatenga. UngaMugamuchira here iye zvino kanawanga usatiwambozviita?250 Nokuda kwekusaona kana mumwe pano akamira,ndinotenda zvino kuti mese mune pfungwa dzakakwana, vanhuvanonzwisisa, uye munocherechedza zvamuri kuita. Kanamakagara ipapo pasi peizvi, rangarirai, “Kana uchiNdinyarapamberi pevanhu, iNi ndichakunyarawo pamberi paBabavaNgu.” Panga pane mumwe munhu anga akamira, zvichida,hongu, muungano, kumashure.251 Mwari anodikanwa, avo vanogona, ini ndisingaone, avovakamira, vanoda kuKugamuchirai. Vanocherechedza, Ishe, kutiizvi hazvina kumboitwa kusvikira panguva ino, uye zvinoMazvisimbisa uye nokuratidza kuti ndizvo. Ndinonamata, Baba,kuti mumoyo yavo, yafambiswa zvisinganzwisisike panguvaino…Tinoziva sei kuti haasi here munhu wekupedzisirakupinda? Aya anogona kunge ari magumo eLos Angeles.Uyu unogona kunge uri mweya wekupedzisira uchazvarwamuHumambo. Hatizive pachasvika nguva iyoyo. Uye painouya,musuwo uchavharwa, Mutumbi uchange wakakwana. Unengeusiri Mutumbi wakakanganisika kana Mwenga akakanganisika.Unenge une nhengo dzakakwanirana dzine mazita adzo akaiswamuBhuku reHupenyu reGwayana nyika isati yavambwa, avoJesu akauya kuzotora, saAdhama, akanyatsoenda kunoponesamudzimai wake. Ndinonamata, Mwari, kuti Muvagamuchirezvino Muhumambo hweNyu. Vari mumaoko eNyu. Shandainavo, Ishe, ndinonamata nemuZita raJesu. Ameni.252 Mwari aropafadze mumwe nemumwe wenyu asimuka.Handina kuziva kuti vamwe venyu vanga vakamira.Vamwe vamira kumashure, vamwe pamusoro pabharikoni.Zvino ndinoda kuti mundiitire chinhu chimwe chete.Ndapota ndinzwisisei. Moona mumwe mushumiri ari panomotaurirana nezvazvo navo, mushure mekunge chechi yapera.Mungadaro here? Musarega zvichikundika. Kana wanga usatiwabhabhatidzwa nerubhabhatidzo rweChikristu, chinotevera

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ita izvozvo, uye woramba wakasimudza maoko ako kusvikirawagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene.253 Iye zvino, uye vanhu vazhinji pano vane makadhiekunamatirwa. Tichavakumbira kuti vasimuke, vouya kuno,uye ndinofunga kuti vafambe nepakati. Kana kuti ndiuyeikoko…[Mumwe murume anoti, “Kwete.”—Mupepeti.]Handingazokwanisi. [“Huyai nekudivi riri nechekuno uku.”]Kubva nekurutivi urwu rwuri kuno, munogona kuuyamuchibuda nekuno uku, nechekurutivi rwuno, vanhu vanemakadhi ekunamatirwa.254 Zvino kana pane mumwe wenyu anofanira kuenda, zviri…ndanonoka. Ndine hurombo. Ndichaedza kuita zviri nanimangwana manheru. Pa…ava maminitsi gumi tadarikaawa yegumi, kubva pawachi iri kumadziro. Ndinokutendaichaizvo nekuuya kwamaita manheru ano, uye dai MwariweKudenga akuropafadzai. Kana uchida kusara uchionamutsara wekunamatirwa, unogamuchirwa. Asi tava kutangakunamatira vanorwara zvino, uye handidi kukubatai kunzekwekunge kana muchida henyu kusara. Munogona kuchiendahenyu nemuZita raIshe Jesu. Dai runyararo rwaMwari rwaendanemi uye nokukuropafadzai, uye rwukupei zororo mumitumbiyenyu, husiku hwese, uye nokukupai utano hwakanaka kutimuzogona kudzoka zvakare mangwana manheru. Mwari avenemi zvino.255 Zvino regai avo vane makadhi ekunamatirwa vamirirekuti vanamatirwe zvino, sezvo tinonamatira vanhu kwese-kwese. Zvino tinoda kuti muzive, zvino, iwe wakamira uinekadhi rekunamatirwa, pane kupokana here muhupenyu hwako?Pane here, ndine urombo, chero chivi muhupenyu hwakochausati wareurura? Kana chiripo, rega ndikukumbire izvi.Usauya mumutsara wekunamatirwa nechivi chisina kureururwamumoyo mako. Nekuti, unofanira…Ichi chingwa chevana,munoona. Uye kana usiri Mukristu, pira hupenyu hwako kunaKristu, mumutsara wekunamatirwa, wozouya. Ndezvevatendi.Mungazviita here? Mugamuchire kutanga seMuponesi wako,zvadaro wozouya nepapuratifomu, kuzonamatirwa.256 Zvino ndichanamatira munhu mumwe nemumwe; kwetekungopfuura nepavari, semamwe maitiro emazuva ose. Tirimukereke zvino. Ndinofunga kuti Hanzvadzi Wyatt vatipachikonzero chatinogona kusarira tichinamata. [Mumwemurumeanoti, “Hongu, husiku hwese, kana muchingoda.”—Mupepeti.]Tinogona kugara kusvikira patinodira. Uye ndinotendaHanzvadzi Wyatt nevanoshanda pano, nekutitendera kuitaizvozvo. Mwari avaropafadze. Murume wavo mhare akamirapapuratifomu pano, achinamatira vanorwara, kusvikira afa,semaziviro andinoita, gamba chairo remuchinjikwa. Uye zvinondiri kuedza kuramba ndichiita zvimwe chete, kuropafadzavanhu ivava.

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257 Uye zvino ndinonamata kuti mumwe nemumwe wenyuauye achipfuura nepano…Hausungirwe kuti ureurure cherochaunoda. Hausungirwe kutaura kana chinhu chakanganisikapauri. Chingouya wonditendera kuti ndikunamatire, uyewotenda.258 Munotenda here kuti Mwari akandituma kuzoita izvi?Simudza ruwoko rwako. Munorangarira here izvo zvakataurwaneNgirozi yaShe? “Kana ukaita kuti vanhu vakutende, wopererakana uchinamata, hapana chinozomira pamberi pemunamato.”Uyemunoziva kuti ichokwadi. Zvakaratidzwa, kakawanda.259 Zvino ndichakumbira Hanzvadzi yedu Rose, kanavachikwanisa, kuridza chiya, Tenda Chete, kana, MurapiMukuru Ari Pedyo Zvino, kana chimwewo.260 Ndinoda kuti mumwe nemumwe wenyu zvino muve mu—mukuyanana neni. Mungadaro here, zvakare, imi vanhu vasirimumutsara wekunamatirwa, mungava here muchinamatiravanhu ava? Zvakanaka, vavimbise izvozvo, nekusimudzaruwoko rwako, “Ndichange ndichinamata, munoona. Tesetichange tichinamata.” Zvakanaka. Hongu.261 Ndingada kuti kana muchikwanisa, kana muchifanirakuenda, endai chinyararire iye zvino, kuti vasazokanganisa kanatonamata.262 Munotenda here kuti zvichapera zvino, hanzvadzi?[Hanzvadzi inoti, “Nemoyowanguwese.”—Mupepeti.]263 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinoisa maoko angu pamusoropehanzvadzi, ndichipikisana nedambudziko riri mumutumbimake. MuZita raJesu Kristu, ngarimusiye. Ameni.

Ropafadzwai, hanzvadzi.264 Unotenda here nemoyo wako wose? Zvivi zvako zvesezvakareururwa here? Uri, semaziviro aunoita, wagadzirira herekugamuchira kupodzwa kwako?265 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinoisa maoko angu pamusoropehanzvadzi yangu, muZita reMwanakomana weNyu, JesuKristu, uye ndichikumbira kuti dambudziko remuviri wakerichaenda, muZita raJesu. Ameni.266 Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here, uye wagadzirira herekupodzwa kwako? Munotenda here, hama? [Hama inoti,“Ndinotenda nemoyowanguwose.”—Mupepeti.]267 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinoisamaoko angu pamusoro pehamayangu, sezvatinoziva kuti iMi muripo pano, Ishe. Ndinonamatakuti Mumupodze, muZita raJesu Kristu. Ameni.268 Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here? Kwete, hamunzwe. [HamaBranham vanotaura zvishoma nezvishoma zvakajeka nekudakwekusanzwa kwehanzvadzi—Mupepeti.] Unotenda here kuti

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uchanzwa? [Hanzvadzi inoti, “Ndinotenda. Asi ndanga ndirimatsi.”] Munotenda.

Mudzimai uyu imatsi zvino. Tava kunamata pano.269 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamata kuti Mupodze hanzvadziyedu, mobvisa humatsi kubva maari. Akagara munyikayakavharwa, yaasingagone kunzwa. Ndinonamata kuti Mumupekupodzwa kwake, nemuZita raJesu.270 Ndichakumbira vanhu kuti murambe makakotamisa misoroyenyu, kwechinguvana. Ndinoda kuona kuti chii chaitikakwaari. Zvino, ndapota, muZita raJesu Kristu, ngapashaikweanosimudza musoro wake kana maziso ake. Zvino, hamufanirekuzviita kusvikira ndakuudzai kuti muchidaro.271 Wava kundinzwa here iye zvino? [Mudzimai anoti, “Zvimwehazvisi kunyatsonzwika.” Hama Branham vanoombera maokoavo kamwe chete. “Ndiri kukunzwai.”—Mupepeti.] Urikundinzwa here? [“Zvimwe.”] Wava kunzwa here? Ava kunzwaiye zvino. [Hama Branham vanoombera kamwe chete zvakare.]Maona? Wanzwa ruzha here?272 Zvino iwe chitenda nemoyo wako wose. Uchadarohere? Zvino iwe tenda, uye Mwari achakupodza zvakazara.Ataura kudaro. Ndangonamata uye ndokuisa maoko angupanzeve dzake, zvino ati ava kunzwawo zvimwe. Zvakanaka,chingoenderera mberi zvino, uchitenda kuti uchanzwazvakanyatsonaka, uye uchazonzwa.273 Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here, hanzvadzi? [Hanzvadziinoti, “Hongu.”—Mupepeti.]Wagadzirira here kupodzwa kwako?[“Hongu.”]274 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinoisa maoko angu pamusoropehanzvadzi yangu, ndichiziva kuti matiri hamuna chinhuchakanaka, pachezvedu. Asi tinoziva kuti tiri Makristu,akazvarwa neMweya waMwari. Uye tinoisa maoko pamusoropehanzvadzi yedu tichikumbira kupodzwa kwake, muZitaraJesu Kristu. Ameni.275 Zvino unotenda here kuti uchapodzwa? [Hanzvadzi inoti,“Zvakanaka!”—Mupepeti.] Zvakanaka, zvino wa—wapodzwa.[“Hongu!”] Ndiwomaitirwo azvo. Ndizvo chaizvo. Ndizvo.276 Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here? [Hanzvadzi inoti, “Hongu,changamire.”—Mupepeti.] Uye wagadzirira here kupodzwakwako? [“Hongu.”] Unotenda here, kuti nekuiswa maokopamusoro, kuti Mwari Anoziva moyo yevanhu, achakupodza?[“Ndinotenda.”]277 Baba vedu vari Kudenga, ndinonamata kuti Mupodzehanzvadzi yedu, tichiisa maoko edu pamusoro paketichikumbira muZita raJesu Kristu kuti Muchamupodza.Ameni.

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278 Makadini? Handiti, unoziva kuti ndinoziva dambudzikoraunaro. [Hanzvadzi inoti, “Hongu.”—Mupepeti.] Asi handisikuzoritaura; nekuti, unodaro, richa—richaramba richingoendarakadaro. [“Zvakanaka.”] Asi kana ukagona…Zvivi zvesezvakareururwa here? [“Hongu, changamire.”] Uye unotenda herekuti Mwari achakupodza? [“Hongu, changamire.”] Unotendahere kuti chirwere chearthritis…Ndatozvitaura.279 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamata kuti Mumubatsire uyemumupodze. Zviitei, muZita raJesu.

Hauzovewakaremara. Enda, tenda nemoyowakowose.280 Unotenda here kuti Mwari achakupodza? [Hanzvadzi inoti,“Ameni.”—Mupepeti.] Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here uyewagadzirira here kupodzwa kwako? Unotenda kuti musanawako uchaita zvakanaka here?281 Baba vanodikanwa vari Kudenga, ndinonamata kutiMumupodze uye nokumuita mutano. MuZita raJesu Kristu,ngazvive saizvozvo. Ameni.

Mwari akuropafadzei, hanzvadzi. Endai,muchitenda zvino.282 Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here, hanzvadzi, magadzirirahere kupodzwa kwenyu?283 Mwari anodikanwa, zvivi zvake, ati iye, zvakareururwa.Ndinoisamaoko angu pamusoro pemudzimai uyu,muZita raJesuKristu, ndichikumbira kupodzwa kwake. Ameni.284 Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here? Unofanira kupora, urikurwara zvakanyanya, unozviziva izvozvo. Unoziva kutindinoziva kuti chii chakakanganisika pauri. Uye unotenda herekuti Mwari achakupodza, opodza moyo wako okupa hutanohwakazara?285 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamata muZita raJesu Kristu,kuti Mumupodze nokumuita kuti aite zvakanaka. Dai izvizvamusiya, Baba, muZita raJesu. Ameni.

Mwari akuropafadze zvino. Usapokana. Enda, uchitenda.286 Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here? Wagadzirira herekupodzwa?287 Baba vanodikanwa vari Kudenga, ndinoisa maokoangu pamusoro pehanzvadzi yedu. MuZita raJesu Kristu,ngaapodzwe. Ameni.

Usapokana. Enda, uchitenda.288 Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here, wagadzirira herekupodzwa?289 Baba vanodikanwa vari Kudenga, ndinonamata kutiMupodze hama yedu, mumuite kuti aite zvakanaka. Zviitei,Baba. Ndinoisa maoko angu paari, nechikonzero ichocho,muZita raJesu Kristu. Ameni.

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Mwari akuropafadzei. Ndinozvitenda nemoyowanguwose.290 Mava kutenda here zvino, hanzvadzi? Zvivi zvesezvakareururwa here uyemagadzirira here kupodzwa?291 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinoisa maoko angu pamusoropehanzvadzi, muZita raJesu Kristu, ngaapodzwe kutiMubwinyiswe. Ameni.292 Zvino nguva dzakawanda saidzodzi, kungobata chete,sezvakataurwa naJesu kuti, “Zviratidzo izvi zvichatevera avovanotenda. Kana vakaisa maoko avo pamusoro pevanorwara.”Ndatanga kucherechedza, mumisangano, kuti zvinoshanda zvirinani zvikamu makumi mashanu kubva muzana kupfuurazvazvinoita kana ukadana vanhu kuuya mumutsara, wovanekunzvera, nekuti unongosvika kune vashoma. Zvino, ukadai,pane vamwe vakawanda vanopodzwa.293 Wareurura here zvivi zvako zvese zvekusatenda nezvimwezvese? Wava kutenda here iye zvino kuti uchapodzwa?[Hanzvadzi inoti, “Hongu, nekudzikinurwa.”—Mupepeti.]294 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamata kuti Mupodze hanzvadziyedu ndichitoramaoko ake ndichikumbiramuZita raJesu Kristukupodzwa kwake. Ameni.

Mwari akuropafadzei, hanzvadzi.295 Mava kutenda here iko zvino? [Hanzvadzi inoti, “Hongu.”—Mupepeti.] Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here? [“Hongu.”]296 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinoisa maoko angu pamusoropehanzvadzi yedu, muZita raJesu Kristu, kuitira kupodzwakwake. Ameni.

Mwari akuropafadzei, hanzvadzi.Zvinoita sechinhu chidiki, asi ndiMwari Akazvivimbisa.

297 Zvivi zvakareururwa here?298 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamata kuti Mupodze iyihanzvadzi yedu. Ndichiisa maoko pamusoro pavo muZita raJesuKristu, ngaaende anopodzwa. Ameni.299 Zvivi zvakareururwa here?300 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamata kuti Mupodze hanzvadziyedu, ndichiisa maoko pamusoro pavo, muZita raJesu Kristu.Ameni.301 Zvino muchiuya nehurongwa hwezvinoshanda, ngazvirovesimba rinofambisa, zvichabva zvashanda.302 Zvivi zvakareururwa here? [Hanzvadzi inobva yapindura—Mupepeti.] Magadzirira.303 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamata kuti Mumupodze uyemumuite mutano, nemuZita raJesu Kristu. Ameni.

Mwari akuropafadzei, hanzvadzi.

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304 Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here? [Hanzvadzi inoti,“Zvese.”—Mupepeti.]305 Mwari anodikanwa, sezvo mudzimai uyu akanditarisamumaziso, ndinozvitenda. Ndinonamata kuti Mumupodze,muZita raJesu.306 Muri kungomuunza, ndizvo here, hanzvadzi? Murikungomuunza? Zvakanaka. [Hanzvadzi inoti, “Ibofu,zvakare.”—Mupepeti.] Munotenda here, hanzvadzi, kuti Mwariachakupodzai? [Hanzvadzi bofu inoti, “Ndinotenda kuti Mwarianokwanisa kuti ndione zvakare.”]Mwari akuropafadzei.307 Baba vari Kudenga, Munogara nguva dzose munetsitsi kumapofu, nekune vanoshaya. Zvino vaona zvaMaitamanheru ano. Saka tinotenda, Ishe, chiratidzo chikuruichi chokupedzisira chiri kufamba pakati pedu iye zvino.Ndinokumbira kuona kwemudzimai uyu bofu kuti kudzokekwaari, muZita raJesu Kristu. Ameni.308 [Uyo anga ari bofu, anoti, “Mazviita, Jesu.”—Mupepeti.]Zvino, titaurire zvino. Zvitaure. [“Ndichadaro!”]309 [Uyo anga aunza hanzvadzi bofu, anokumbirakunamatirwa—Mupepeti.] Oo, hongu, unotenda here kuti Mwariachakupodza? [“Hareruya!”]310 Baba vanodikanwa vari Kudenga ndinoisa maoko angupamusoro pehanzvadzi yedu ndichikumbira kuti Mumupodze,muZita raJesu Kristu. Ameni.311 Mwari akuropafadzei, hanzvadzi. Regai tinzwe kuti mava—mava kunzwa sei.312 Munotenda here, hanzvadzi? [Hanzvadzi inoti, “Hongu,ndinotenda.”—Mupepeti.]313 O Baba Vanodikanwa vari Kudenga, ndinonamatirahanzvadzi yedu, ndichivimba kuti Muchavapodza iye zvino.Ndinoisamaoko angu pamusoro pavo,muZita raJesuKristu.

Zvino tendai. Ndizvozvo. Chingoendai, muchitenda.314 Munotenda here, hama? [Hama inoti, “Hongu.”—Mupepeti.]Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here?315 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamata kuti Mupodze hama yedumomuita mutano, muZita raJesu Kristu. Ameni.316 Munotenda here, hanzvadzi?317 O Mwari, ndinonamata kuti, nemuZita raJesu Kristu,mukuzvininipisa, mukutapira nehunyoro hwenguva ino,dai Mweya Mutsvene waita kuti mudzimai uyu aveakakwana. [Hanzvadzi inoti, “Uye ndinokumbira, munamatiremwanakomana wangu. Handisati ndamuona kwemakoremakumi maviri.”—Mupepeti.] Ndinonamata kuti Mwari atumiremwanakomana wenyu kwamuri, hanzvadzi, mudikanwi. Mwariakuropafadzei.

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318 Baba vanodikanwa, ndinonamatira hanzvadzi yedu iripano. Mukutapira kweMweya Mutsvene, ngaAuye zvino apodzehanzvadzi yedu, muZita raJesu. Ameni.

Ropafadzwai, hanzvadzi.319 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamatira hama yangu, paakamirapano ndinoisa maoko pamusoro pake, ndichikumbira kupodzwakwake, muZita raJesu.320 Ropafadzwai, hama yangu. [Hama inoti, “Mwariakuropafadzei.”—Mupepeti.] Zvakanaka.

Mukomana mudiki here?321 Mwari anodikanwa, ndichiisa maoko pamudiki uyu,ndinomuropafadza muZita raJesu Kristu, kuitira kupodzwakwake.322 Munotenda here iye zvino, hanzvadzi? [Hanzvadzi inoti,“Hongu.”—Mupepeti.] Munodawo kunamatirwazve?323 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinomunamatira, ndichiisa maokopamusoro pake. Zvino, uku ndiko kutuma kweNyu,ndizvo zvaMakati tiite, “Zviratidzo izvi zvichatevera avovanotenda. Kana vakaisa maoko pane vanorwara, vachapora.”Makazvitaura, Ishe. Ameni.

Zvino, Akazvitaura, haAna here? Zvinofanira kuvesaizvozvo, hanzvadzi.324 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamata kuti Mupodze hanzvadziyedu uye mumuite mutano, muZita raJesu Kristu. Ameni. Mwariakuropafadzei, hanzvadzi.325 Mauya muchitenda here, hanzvadzi?326 Baba vanodikanwa vari Kudenga, ndinokumbiramaropafadzo eNyu pahanzvadzi yedu, tichingoteererazvaMakati tiite. Makati, “Zviratidzo izvi zvichatevera avovanotenda. Kana vakaisa maoko avo pamusoro pevanorwara,”Makati, “vachapora.”327 Regai ndimbomira pano zvishoma, kuti nditaureizvi, kuti ndiregedze vanhu vambozorora kwechinguvana,kwechinguvana. Mumwe mutsoropodzi akamboti, kwandiri,handizvo. Asi, munoona, Akati, “Zviratidzo izvi zvichatevera.”328 Makanzwa Mharidzo yangu pamusoro peKugadzwa Dare,kuisa Jesu pakutongwa.Munoona, AkaudzaNoa, “Kwaizonaya.”Hakuna kunaya kwemakore zana nemakumi maviri, asikwakazonaya zvakadaro. Akaudza Abrahama kuti aizovanemwanakomana naSara. Zvakazoitika makore makumimaviri nemashanu akatevera. Haana kumbotaura kuti rinhi.Akati vaizova nemwanakomana iyeye. Makore makumi mavirinemashanu akatevera, zvakazoitika. Munoona, haAna kumbotirinhi.

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329 Akati, “Munamato wekutenda uchaponesa vanorwara.Mwari achavamutsa. Kana vakaisa maoko pamusoropevanorwara, vachapora.” Ndizvo here zvaAkataura? [Unganoinoti, “Ameni.”—Mupepeti.] Haana kumboti vachasvetukamudenga vozviita pakare ipapo. Akati, “Vachapora.” Munoona,ndiyo vimbiso yaKe. Ndizvo zvatinotenda.330 Huyai, hanzvadzi. Munotenda here kuti ichocho ichokwadi?[Hanzvadzi inoti, “Hongu, ndinotenda.”—Mupepeti.] Zvinohapana chinokutadzisai kupodzwa.331 Ndinoisamaoko angu pamusoro pehanzvadzi, muZita raJesuKristu, kuti apodzwe. Ameni.332 Munotenda here, hanzvadzi? [Hanzvadzi inoti, “Hongu.”—Mupepeti.] Zvivi zvese zvakareururwa here, uyemagadzirira?333 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinoisa maoko angu pamusoropehanzvadzi, ndichiterera rairo yeNyu, uye ndichikumbirakupodzwa kwake, muZita raJesu. Ameni.334 Ndinoda imi vari kunamatirwa, ndinoda kuti mundiitirefevha. Ndinoda kuti mutaure, misangano ino isati yapera,zvinenge zvaitika; uye moita kuti ungano, vamwe vanhu, vaonechaizvoizvo zvinoitika. Zvimwe mangwana, zuva rinotevera,kana rinhi, chingotarisai zvinenge zvichiitika.335 Tsamba dzandinonyorerwa dzakaratidza kuti zvaka—zvakanyanya kusiyana pane kungovaregedza vachiedza, kuedzakutenda kwavo. Nekuti, Jesu akati, “Vanoisa maoko pamusoropavo. Vanoisa maoko pamusoro pavo, vachapora.” Zvinobatai zvaAkataura. Haana kuti vachasvetuka nekumhanyavachikwira nekudzika mumba. Vanogona kutodaro. AsiIye akati, “Vachapora.” Ndizvo here zvaAkataura? NdizvozvaAkataura. Ndizvo zvandinotenda. Uye Ari pano zvino, Uyoakataura Shoko ari pano kuriita kuti rive saizvozvo.336 Munotenda here, changamire? [Hama inoti, “Ameni.”—Mupepeti.]337 Baba vanodikanwa voKudenga, pamusoro pekupupurakwekutenda kwake uye nekutenda, ndinoisa maoko angupamusoro pake, muZita raJesuKristu, kuti apodzwe.338 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinoisa maoko angu pamusoropemudzimai uyu, muZita raJesu Kristu, kuti apodzwe.Zvakanaka.339 Baba vanodikanwa, ndinoisa maoko angu pamusoropemudzimai uyu, muZita raJesu Kristu, kuti apodzwe. Makati,“Achapora.”340 Magadzirira kupodzwa here, hanzvadzi?341 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinoisa maoko angu pamusoro pake,muZita raJesu Kristu, kuti Mumupodze.

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342 Zvakanaka, hanzvadzi, mudikani, zvese zvagadzirira herekupodzwa? Kutenda kwako kwasanganikwa nako zvino,unotenda here kuti uchapodzwa?343 Zvino, Mwari, ndinoisa maoko angu pamusoro pake,mukuterera murairo weNyu, “Kunyika yese, zvisikwa zvese.”Ndinoisamaoko pamusoro pake,muZita raJesu, kuti apodzwe.344 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinoisamaoko angu pamusoro pehamayangu, muZita raJesu Kristu, kuti apodzwe.345 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinoisa maoko angu pamusoropehanzvadzi yangu,muZita raJesuKristu, kuti apodzwe.346 [Chibenga chisina chinhu patepi—Mupepeti.]…kudzikanenzira yepakati pamacheya. Ndanga ndisingade kukunetesai.Muchaita zvakanaka kanamukazvitenda izvozvo iye zvino.347 Mwari anodikanwa, ndinonamata kuti Mupodze hanzvadziyangu, muZita raJesu Kristu. Ameni.348 [Chibenga chisina chinhu patepi—Mupepeti.]…kundibatsira kunamatira vanhu ava.349 Zvino tine mahengechepfu pano, nezvakadaro, muno, anodakunamatirwa. Uye ndinoda kuti murambe muchinamata nenizvino, zvino, mapasuru madiki aya, zvino. Ndinoziva kutizvinoita sezvisinganzwisisike kwazvo kuti vanhu vanamatirechinhu chidiki seichi. Asi kana ukangokwanisa kuuyamuhofisi mangu, kamwe chete, wongotarisa. Dai takachengetazvapupu makore ese aya, ndinofunga waisagona kuunganidzapapuratifomu pano, avo vakapodzwa nekungovatumira chetemicheka yakanamatirwa iyi seizvi, mamiriyoni avo, kwese pasirese. Zvino, munoziva here zvazviri—zvazviri?350 Mumwe munhu ngaatorere hengechepfu iyo kune uyo—uyomudiki…Uchazoziva hengechepfu yako, uchaiziva here, hama?Zvakanaka.351 Uye ndakaona vana vadiki, vakaremara vachipodzwa.Uye munoona, kuti chii, pangori panhu pekubata,sezvaiwanzotaurwa naOral Roberts. Pangori panzvimbopekubata. Tinonamata. Zvino, hatiite izvi pachedu, tinoitaizvi nekuti Bhaibheri rinotituma kuita izvi. Tese tinoziva kutiichokwadi.352 Zvino, pane vanhu vakawanda avo vanozodzamahengechepfu, nezvakadaro. Saka, zvino, tinofunga kutizvakangonaka, chokwadi, asi kana tikango…Bhaibheri harinakuti “vaizodza” mahengechepfu.353 “Asi vakatora mahengechepfu kubva pamuviri waPauro.”Zvino munoona here zvandanga ndichitaura nezvazvo? Zvino,chavakaona, isimba riya rekumutsa rakanga riri munaPauro, zvokuti vakaziva kuti akanga ari muranda waMwari.Vaiziva kuti Mwari akanga ari maari. Vaiziva kuti zvese

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zvaaibata zvairopafadzwa. Vangani vanozvinzwisisa izvozvo?Itii, “Ameni.” [Ungano inoti, “Ameni.”—Mupepeti.]354 Munoziva, ndinofunga kuti Pauro akanga ari paMagwaropane zvaakaita. Hamufungewo kudaro here? Munoda here kutindikuudzei pandinofunga kuti akawanepi zano rekuita izvozvo?[Mumwe munhu anoti, “Kubva kuna Erisha.”—Mupepeti.]Kuna Erisha, ndizvozvo. Munoona, Eria akati, “Tora tsvimboiyi woenda wonoisa pamwana.” Zvino muporofita akatumiratsvimbo nekuti aiziva kuti zvese zvaaibata zvairopafadzwa.Aiziva nzvimbo yake. Iye…dai aingogona kuita kuti mudzimaiatende zvimwe chete.355 Zvino onai, zvino, Bhaibheri harina kana kumboti,“Vachanamatira vanorwara.” Rakati, “Vachaisa maokopamusoro pevanorwara.”356 Zvino chingozvifungai, vanhu vakaona, mune muapostoraPetro, Hupo hwaMwari huchiratidzwa mumurume uyu,zvekutoti vaka—vakatoradzika vanhu mumumvuri wake, uyevakapodzwa. Vangani vanoziva kuti zviri muMagwaro? [Unganoinoti, “Ameni.”—Mupepeti.] Zvingori Gwaro saJohane 3:16.Munoona, Rese iShoko raMwari. Zvino, vanhu, munoziva kutimumvuri wemurume iyeye hauna kupodza vanhu.357 Asi, tarisai, kana simba raMwari rakanga riri pamuporofitaiyeye, kwemakore nemakore mushure mekunge afa, zvekutimunhu akafa akakandwa pamusoro pemutumbi wake, mapfupaake. Mutumbi wakanga usitomboripo ipapo; pakanga panemapfupa. Uye Hupo hwaMwari hwakanga huri pamapfupaiwayo, kusvikiramunhu akanga akafa akadzoka kuupenyu.358 Zvino hamuzive here kuti Mwari mumwe chete iyeye akaitazvinhu zvose izvozvo ari pano manheru ano? Kwa—kwandiri,ndinofunga kuti tinofanira kunge tiri vanhu vanofarisisa pasirese. Chingofungai pamusoro peizvi.359 Ndi—ndinotarisira kuti handina kukonzera vatereri vangukuti vatende kuti ndechimwe chinhu chandinoita ini pachangu.Imi—imi munoziva zviri nani kupfuura izvozvo. Ini, ndiri hamayenyu, munoona, uye ndingori hama yenyu.360 Asi ndinoziva, ndinoziva izvi, kuti Mwari ari pano.Uye ndinoziva kuti Atipa chimwe chinhu, chatisingagonekutsanangura, kunze chete neShoko raMwari, rinotaurakuti zvinofanira kuva pano panguva ino. Saka, zvinotipawozvakare zvinozivisa kuti tiri kurarama mumazuva ekupedzisira.Zvinotipa zvinozivisa kuti vanhu ava, vakasarudzwa,vakasanangurwa, vakadanwa, vakafanotemerwa…361 Zvino, iro ishoko guru, kufanotemerwa, asi tese tinozivakuti ichokwadi. Tinoziva chaizvo izvo kuti Mwari asinamagumo akafanotemera zvinhu zvese nekufanoziva nyikaisati yavambwa, kunyange Gwayana rakabaiwa; uye nezitarose raizova muBhuku, rakaiswa muBhuku Bhuku risati

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ratombonyorwa. Zvino vangani vanoziva kuti ichokwadi?[Ungano inoti, “Ameni.”—Mupepeti.]

362 Zvino Jesu akauya kuzo—kuzodzikinura avo vakangavari muBhuku. MuBhaibheri, Gwayana rakauya richibva serikweketeni, zvino rikatora Bhuku ndokuzarura ZvisimbisozvaRakanga rakasimbiswa nazvo, nokuti Akauya kuzotoravese vaAkanga akadzikinura. Ndiye Murevereri zvino,Murevereri achireverera avo vaAkadzikinura. Avo vesevane mazita akanyorwa muBhuku reHupenyu reGwayana,vachadzikinurwa.

363 Sezvandakataura chimwe chitaurwa chidiki chisinakuti tsvikiti pane humwe husiku…Ndakamirira…osemahengechepfu aya ari pano. Handisi kungoedza kuparidzazvakare, asi ndataura kuti pane chitaurwa chidiki…Ndinovimba kuti izvi hazviite sekumhura, munoona. Asisemurimi akarindirisa tseketsa, asi yanga isina mazaiakakwana, saka akatora zai rechapungu, akariisa pasipetseketsa rikachochonya chapungu. Zvino chaisanzwisisikapakati pehuku dzese, nekuti hazvaisaonerana pazvinhu.Asi ndizvo zvega zvachakanga chaona, yaiva tseketsa.Chakangonzwa inzwi rimwe chete-chete, raisanzwika seinzwiracho. Chaisatombogona kana kuita inzwi sere tseketsa kananhiyo. Chaisafarira zvadzinodya, sezvo dzaidyira muchirugu.Pakanga pane chakasiyana pamusoro pacho, asi zvakadarochaisaziva kuti mutsauko wakanga uri wei.

364 Zvino ipapo rimwe zuva, pakanga pana amai chapunguvaiziva kuti vakanga vakandira mazai mangani. Uye pakangapane rimwe remazai iwayo, raifanira kuzova mwanakomanawavo, rakanga risipo. Saka vakaenda vachinomuvhima,vakamuwana ari muchirugu. Zvino vakadanidzira. Zvinopavakadanidzira, kachapungu kadiki kakaziva inzwi raamaivako. Sezvakataurwa naJesu kuti, “Makwayi angu anoziva InzwiraNgu.”

365 Ndinofunga, usiku hwapfuura, pandakaona boka riyaremaBaptisti, Presbyteriani, nevamwezve, vanogona kungevakakudzwa pasi pehuku. Ndiregerereiwo, hama, munoona.Asi Amai vaiziva kuti Vakanga vane vadikanwi vaVo kunzeuko kune imwe nzvimbo. Saka varume avo vakamira apo,vasiri kuita nharo pachikafu chavakawana kubva kuna amaihuku, nezvakadaro, asi zvino vava zvapungu, munoona,vanobhururuka kuti vawane chikafu chavo.Maona?

366 Uye ndinofunga kuti kereke yakafanana nechimwe chiitikochandakaona nguva shoma yadarika, ndichibva kuTucson,kana ndichibva—ndichibva kuPhoenix, ndichienda kuTucson.Ndakaona chimiro chisinganzwisisike. Zvino zvakaitasokupwanya moyo wangu, kuona zvakanga zvaitika, kuti…

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rukodzi, rwaisimbobhururuka mumhepo, hama yechapungu,unova mufananidzo wekereke.367 Zvino Jehovha ndiye Chapungu. Aidana vaporofitavaKe kuti “zvapungu.” Akazvidana pachaKe kuti, Jehovha,“Chapungu.”368 Asi rukodzi urwu rwakasorasikirwa kare-kare nekamuitirokezvakari chaizvo, nekuti harwuchabhururuki nemumheporwuchizvivhimira nyama yarwo sezvarwunofanira kuita. Asirwunogara patambo dzerunhare zvino rwoita segora. Rwu—rwunovhima tsuro dzakafa dzinenge dzatsikwa nemota, zvinoirwo nemagora zvinoenda kunze ikoko zvodya pamwe chete.Rwunosvetukira segora, kunze kwekuti rwufambe nemafambiroarwunofanira kuita. Rwarasikirwa nekamuitiro kezvakarichaizvo.369 Uye ndinotaura izvi nerudo rwese rweHumwarineruremekedzo, kereke yakarasikirwa kare nekamuitiro kayosasisi wechapungu. Inogara hayo. Kunze kwekupinda muShokokuti itsvage kuti zvinhu izvi ndizvo here, inomirira chibutwachemabhuku eSunday school akanyorwa neboka rananyanjerekune imwe nzvimbo, imwe tsuro yakauraiwa kumwewozvako. Inofamba segora! Mwari atibatsire kubhururukira kurenaizvozvo.370 Vimbiso idzi ndedzechokwadi. Kwete zvakataurwanemumwe munhu pamusoro paZvo, asi zvakataurwa naMwaripamusoro padzo! Ndedzechokwadi. Ndinofara kwazvokubatanidzwa nezvapungu.

Ngatinamatirei tese vanorwara vedu.371 Baba vanodikanwa vari Kudenga, zvinodzidziswamuBhaibheri kuti vakatora kubva pamutumbi waPauro,mahengechepfu nemaapuroni, madhimoni akabuda muvanhu,nemweya yetsvina ikavasiya. Zvino, Baba, ini ndakamira panopane hengechepfu idzi, ndichimiririra munhu wese ari pano.Ndiwo Mutumbi waKristu, isu pamwe chete. Tiri kuzvitaura,nenyasha nerudo, kuti tiri pano kumiririra Mwenga waKe, uyetichitenda, tichibatana naYe muHumambo hwaKe. Uye tinozivakuti hatisiMutsvene Pauro, asi tinoziva kuti Imimuchiri Jesu.372 Uye tinonamata kuti Muremekedze kutenda kwevanhuava. Dai vakararama kumashure mumazuva aPauro, vangadaivakanzwa Vhangeri rimwe chete irori, vakaona zvinhu zvimwechete izvozvi. Naizvozvo, imhando imwe chete yevanhu. MuriMwari mumwe chete. Saka ndinonamata, Mwari Anodikanwa,kuti Muremekedze kutenda kwavo, sezvaMakaitira avovemumazuva eBhaibheri. Uye dai simba rose remadhimoni,hurwere hwose, kutambudzwa kwese, zvakasunga vanhu avavakamiririrwa nemahengechepfu nepasuru zviri pano, simbairoro rakaipa rehurwere ngarivasiye.

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373 Zvakataurwa, imwe nguva, kuti Israeri yaifamba irimugwara rebasa, kuenda kunyika yechipikirwa. Uye ipapovari mugwara rebasa, muvengi akauya akavaisa pakona,zvino Gungwa Dzvuku ndokuvavharira vari mugwara rebasa,uye nepakufamba kwavo. Zvino Mwari akatarisa kubvakumatenga, nemuShongwe yeMoto, zvino gungwa rikatya.Rakakungurutsira mafungu aro kumashure, nekuti mafunguaMwari akanga ari pasi pegungwa. Zvino Yakagadzira nzirayevana vaKe, vachifamba vari mugwara rokuteerera.374 Zvino, Mwari, kana Gungwa Dzvuku rakatya,rikakungurutsira mafungu aro kumashure, rikakungurutsiramvura yaro kumashure, uye rikapa nzira kuvana vaiva parwendovachifamba mukuteerera; Mwari Anodikanwa, manheruano, tarisai pasi kubudikidza nemuRopa reMwanakomanaweNyu, Jesu, Akaita vimbiso iyoyo. Uye hengechepfu idzipadzichaiswa pane mitumbi yevanhu inorwara, maziso aMwaringaatarise, uye hurwere ihwohwo, dhiyabhore iyeye, atye zvinoobva aenda kure. Uye dai vanhu varamba vari parwendorwekuNyika yechipikirwa, vaine hutano hwakanaka pamwenesimba. SeIsraeri payaifamba murenje, pakanga pasinakana mumwe chete aiva nehutera pakati pavo, kune mamwemagumo. Ngazvipiwe kune vanhu ava, Baba, nekuti tinotumirahengechepfu idzi, muZita raJesu Kristu. Ameni.375 Mwari akuropafadzei, mumwe nemumwe. Muchitorahengechepfu dzenyu zvino, imi tendai nemoyo wenyu wose.Munotenda here kuti Mwari anonzwa izvi? [Ungano inoti,“Ameni.”—Mupepeti.] Maona? Ini, ndinoda kutaura izvi. Regai,musapokana, kana napaduku zvapo. Munoona, zvinogonakuratidzika sezvisinganzwisisike zvakanyanya. Ndiregerereiwo,kwechinguvana. Musapokana, kana napadiki zvapo. Asi tendaizvino kuti, izvo zvatakumbira, Mwari anopa.376 Munotenda here kuti ndiMwari ari pano, anozivazvakavanzika zvemoyo wenyu? Munoziva uye nekutenda herekuti ndiMwari? [Ungano inoti, “Ameni.”—Mupepeti.] Zvinochingogadzikanai pfungwa dzenyu zvino, hachigone kuvachimwezve chinhu. Maona?377 Zvino, ko kana dai kuine ramangwana rakakura, kurenemakore mazhinji akapfuura izvi zvingadai iri nhoroondo.Zvino kana vanhu, mumakore ari kuuya, kana zviri zvaizodaro,vaizouya voti, “Zvakanaka, dai ndakararama nguva iyoyo,ndichizviona izvozvo zvichiitwa, vakomana, ndizvo zvegazvandingadai ndakaziva. Ndingadai ndakazvitenda pakareipapo!”Munoona, chinhu chimwe chete chaunotenda, dai wangauriko kareko paAkazviita ipapo! Rangarirai, kuti achingori Iye.Ndiwo Hupenyu hwaKe huri mauri. Mwari akuropafadzei.

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