Varoma 9:19-33

Saka muchanditi, ko zvino anozopirei munhu mhosva nokuti ndiani angapikisane nezvaanoda. Asi iwe uri aniwo zvako munhuwo zvako kupindura Mwari. Chiumbwa chingati here kumuumbi wacho: “Wakandiumbirei zvakadai.” Muumbi haana mvumo here yokuita zvaanoda nomunyakwe achiita nechidimbu chawo chimwechetecho mudziyo wokushongedza nawo nomumwe wokushandisawo zvawo. Ndizvozvowo zvina Mwari, ko dai kuri kuti anoda zvake kuratidza hasha dzake nokuranga achiratidza simba rake iye achizvidzora zvake achiitira mwoyo murefu kwazvo midziyo inofanira kuparadzwa pamusana pokuda kuratidza kukura kwembiri yake kumidziyo inofanira kuitirwa tsitsi yaakafanogadzirira mbiri. Kunyange iyesu takadaidzwa tichibva kwete kuvaJudha voga asi tichibvawo mukati mevechirudzi? Sokutaura kwaanoita muna Hosea achiti: “Avo vakanga vasiri vanhu vangu ndava kuvati vanhu vangu, vandaiti havasi vapamwoyo ndava kuvati vapamwoyo.” Panzvimbo imwecheteyo pavakambonzi, “Hamusi vanhu vangu, vachanzi vana vaMwari mupenyu.” Isaya anodaidzirawo nezvavaIsiraeri achiti, “Kunyange zvazvo vaIsiraeri vowanda sejecha rogungwa asi katsama kavo ndiko chete kachaponeswa nokuti Tenzi achatoranga nyika uye nokukurumidza.” Sokufanotaura kwakaita Isaya achiti, “Dai Tenzi wehondo nehondo asina kutisiira vana tingadai takaita seSodhomu kana kuita seGomora.” Zvino toti kudiniko? Toti here vechirudzi vasina kutevedza ururami vakahuwana? Zvichireva ururami hunowanikwa nechitendero? Tochitiwo vaIsiraeri vakatevedza urarami hunowanikwa nokuchengeta mutemo vakakundika kudzidzisa mutemo iwoyo here? Pamusana pei? Nokuti havana kuutevedza nechitendero asi vaiita sokunge hunowanikwa namabasa. Vakagumburwa nedombo rinogumbura sokunyorwa kwazvakaitwa zvichinzi: “Hezvo ndaisa dombo muZioni richaita kuti vazhinji vagumburwe ibwe richaita kuti vaputsike. Anotenda maari haazonyadziswi.”