kwamuri Iye Wakarurama. Nokuti uku ndiko kuguma kwenyika, kuti vaHedheni vakatenderana kuti vave vadyi venhaka; Nokuti vana vechiedza vachakandwa kunze, nokuti havana kucherechedza zvinhu zvakaparidzwa maererano naIshe, uye nezveMwanakomana wavo. Naizvozvo, zvisunge chiuno, ugamuchire kururama, iwe nomukadzi wako, uchirangarira Jesu vusiku namasikati; uye umambo huchava hwenyu vaHedheni, nokuti isu (vasanangurwa) takaseka Iye Akarurama.
Tsamba dzaHerodhi naPirato TSAMBA YAHERODH MUGAVANA.
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Herodhi kuna Pondiyo Pirato Gavhuna weJerusarema: Rugare. ndiri mukushushikana kukuru. Ndinokunyorerai zvinhu izvi, kuti kana manzwa muve neshungu nokuda kwangu. Nokuti mukunda wangu Herodhiasi, mudikamwa wangu, zvaakanga achitamba pamusoro pedziva remvura, rakanga rine mazaya echando, ikavhunika pasi pake, muviri wake wose ukawira pasi, musoro wake ukagurwa, ndokugara pamusoro peaizi. Tarirai, mai vake vakabatira musoro pamabvi pamakumbo avo, uye imba yangu yose iri mukusuwa kukuru. Nekuti ini ndakati ndanzwa zvemunhu Jesu, ndakada kuuya kwamuri, kuti ndione iye ari oga, ndinzwe shoko rake, kana rakafanana nerevanakomana vevanhu. Uye ndezvechokwadi kuti pamusana pezvinhu zvakawanda zvakaipa zvakaitwa neni kuna Johane Mubhabhatidzi, uye nokuti ndakaseka Kristu, tarisai ndinogashira mubairo wekururama, nokuti ndakadeura ropa rakawanda revana vevamwe panyika. Naizvozvo kutonga kwaMwari kwakarurama; nokuti munhu mumwe nomumwe anogamuchira maererano nokufunga kwake. Asi zvamakanga makafanira kuti muone munhu iyeye Mwari, naizvozvo makafanira kuti mundinyengeterere. Mwanakomana wangu Azbonius mukurwadziwa kweawa yekufa.
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Neniwo ndiri pakutambudzika nokuidzwa kukuru, nekuti ndine rukandwe; uye ndiri pakutambudzika kukuru, nokuti ndakatambudza muvambi worubhabhatidzo rwemvura, iye Johwani. Naizvozvo, hama yangu, kutonga kwaMwari kwakarurama. Uye mudzimai wangu, zvakare, mukusuwa kwake kwemwanasikana wake, aita bofu muziso rake rekuruboshwe, nokuti taida kupofomadza Ziso rekururama. Vaiti vezvakaipa havana rugare, ndizvo zvinotaura Jehovha. Nekuti kutambudzika kukuru kwatouya pamusoro pevapristi nevanyori vemurairo; nekuti vakakumikidza
Zvino, kana pane nzvimbo yechikumbiro chedu, Pirato! Nekuti pane imwe nguva taiva nesimba, vigai veimba yangu zvakanaka; nokuti zvakanaka kuti tivigwe nemi, kwete navaprista avo, shure kwechinguva chiduku, sezvinoreva Magwaro, pakuuya kwaJesu Kristu kuchatsiva. Ufambe zvakanaka, Procla mukadzi wako. Ndinokutumirai mhete dzomukunda wangu nemhete yangu, kuti zvive chirangaridzo kwamuri chokuenda kwangu. Nokuti honye dzototanga kubuda pamuviri wangu, uye tarirai, ndiri kugamuchira kutongwa kwenguva duku, uye ndinotya kutongwa kuchauya. Nekuti pazvose tiri vaviri tinomira pamberi pemabasa aMwari mupenyu; asi kutonga uku, kwechinguva chiduku, kuchauya kutongwa nekusingaperi. Kupera kwetsamba kuna Pirato Gavhuna. TSAMBA YAPIRATO KUNA HERODH. Pirato kuna Herodhi mubati: Rugare. Ziva uye uone, kuti pazuva rawakaunza Jesu kwandiri, ndakazvinzwira tsitsi, uye ndikapupura nekugeza maoko angu (kuti ndakanga ndisina mhosva), pamusoro pouyo akamuka kubva muguva mushure memazuva matatu, uye akaita kuda kwenyu maari, nokuti imi makada kuti ndibatanidzwe nemi pakurovererwa kwake. Asi iye zvino ndinodzidza kubva kuvaurayi uye kubva kuvarwi vakatarisa guva rake kuti akamuka kubva kuvakafa. Uye ndakasimbisa zvikuru zvandakaudzwa, kuti wakaonekwa ari muGarirea nechimiro chimwe chetecho, nenzwi rimwe, nedzidziso imwe cheteyo, uye navadzidzi vakasvinura, asina kushanduka chinhu, asi achiparidza noushingi kumuka kwake, neushe husingaperi. Uye tarira, denga nenyika zvinofara; uye tarisai, Ridzai mukadzi wangu anotenda muzviratidzo zvakaonekwa kwaari, pamakatuma kuti ndiise Jesu kuvanhu veIsraeri, nekuda kwechishuwo chavo. Zvino Procla, mudzimai wangu, paakanzwa kuti Jesu akanga amuka, uye akanga aonekwa muGarireya, akatora naLonginus mukuru wezana nevarwi gumi nevaviri, mumwe cheteyo akanga akatarisa paguva, uye akaenda kunokwazisa chiso chaKristu, sokunge kuchiratidzo chikuru, uye akamuona nevadzidzi vake. Zvino vakati vamire vachishamisika nekumutarisisa, akavatarisisa, akati kwavari: Chii? Munotenda kwandiri here? Paridzai zivai kuti pasungano yakapiwa madzibaba naMwari, zvinonzi muviri wose wakaparara uchararama