IYE ANE HANYN’A.

IWE UNE HANYN’A HERE?

Maita basa, Hama. Ngatirambei takamira kwechinguvanazvino tinamate. Zvino takakotamisa misoro yedu, pane

here chikumbiro chataurwa, kana chaziviswa nokungosimudzaruwoko rwako, kana ukangosimudza ruwoko rwako saizvozvi,ndizvo, ingobata chikumbiro chako zvino.2 Baba vedu voKudenga, tinouya kwaMuri zvakare,nezvikumbiro izvi zviri…vane mawoko avo akasimudzwamudenga. Uye vane zvishuwo mangwanani ano, Ishe, zvezvinhuzvakawanda. Imi munoziva zvavari kufunga mumoyo yavo,nokuti Muri Shoko, uye Shoko Munzveri wepfungwa nezvidozvemoyo. Uye ndinoKukumbirai, Mwari vane Nyasha Hurusa,kuti Muchapindura mumwe nomumwe wavo zviri maereranonezvishuwo zvavo, tichiziva izvi, kuti Muchazviita zvirimaererano nokutenda kwavo. Tipeiwo kutenda patiri kutauraShoko reNyu zvino, Ishe, dai Rikaunza kutenda kwavari.Ndibatsireiwo kuti nditaure Shoko reNyu, nokuti ShokoreNyu iChokwadi, kuti Rigounza kutenda kunopa mhindurokuzvikumbiro izvi. Uyezve panogona kunge paine vamwe pano,Ishe, vatetereka vachibva panzira nhete iyi, vasiri kufambamuChokwadi chemugwara. Tinonamata, Baba, kuti chimwechinhu chigoitwa nhasi, uye chigoziviswa, kuti vagodzokanokukasika mugwara rokuyanana naKristu zvakare. Mazuvaave kuenda achipera, kuipa kwave kwese-kwese, pave nekuwakukuru. Uye tinonamata, Baba, kuti Imi Muchazvizivisa kwatirinhasi uno, nokupodza varwere vari pakati pedu, nokuitaminana. Kwete kuti Munofanira kuzviita, Ishe, kutiita kutitizive kuti Muri Mwari, asi nokuti Makavimbisa kuzviita. Uyetinoziva kuti Muchatipa vimbiso dzeNyu kana tikangodzitendachete uye nokuziva kuti ndedzechokwadi. Tinokumbira mafevhaaya nemuZita raJesuKristu. Ameni. (Garai henyu pasi.)3 Ndanga ndiri kungotora chinguva chishoma kuti ndiverengezvimwe zvikumbiro zvakaradzikwa pano, pane zviviri kanazvitatu, chimwe chazvo chikumbiro chemunamato. Nokuti, panemahengechepfu akawanda akaradzikwa pano ayo atingafariraku—kuanamatira nenguva shoma, patinonzwa kuti HupohweMweya Mutsvene wa—wasvika panhongonyn’a yaHwo.Ndipo pandinoedza kunamatira izvi, kana ungano yose, zvosezvazodzwa neHupo hwaKe.4 Tine urombo zvikuru ku—kunetsa, pane vakawandavakamira, uye hapana nzvimbo yokuti vagare pasi. Uye—uyerino izuva remamiriro ekunze kunopisa apo kunenge kopisisa,

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tine hunyoro hunenge zvikamu zana kubva muzana pamwekuda nezana remadhigirii okupisa, nokudaro kune mweyawakanyorova pamwe nokupisa.5 Ndapira mangwanani ano kuti ive shumiro yokupodzwakwevarwere, kana kuti kwete…Chikonzero ndichiiti shumiro“yekupodzwa”, nokuti ndinoisa kutenda kwangu munezvaAkavimbisa. Maona? Zvino, handikwanise kutaura kutiAchazviita, asi ndinotenda mushure mokunzwa ShokoraKe uye nokuisa kutenda kwedu pane zvaAkavimbisa,zvadaro tine kodzero yekusuma vimbiso dzake dzokupodza,sezvatinongoitawo vimbiso dzaKe dzeruponiso.6 Zvikumbiro izvi zvakati kuti. Handizivi kana vabatidzamarekodha kuitira izvi, kana kuti kwete. Zvinogona kungezvakanaka. Saka, ndinofunga kuti zvakanaka kune vekunze,veruzhinji kuti vanzwe izvi, ichi chikumbiro.

Makaporofita here kuti kuchava nevechitema mi—miriyonivachaurayiwa pa…kana kuti makangopa chiziviso chokutipachazova nezvakadai zvichaitika?

7 Zvino, muri kuona, ndagara nguva dzose ndichikukumbiraikuti mungwarire zvamunoteerera. Maona? Pane zvakawandazvazvo zvinongori kudivi remunhu. Asi nguva dzosekana pane chinenge chaitika, chinozvitaura, “IZVANZINAJEHOVHA,” kunyange kuzviratidzo kana chii hacho.Zviratidzo papuratifomu, muungano, ndimi muri kuzviitapachenyu; havasi Mwari, ndimi. Maona? Mwari havaunzechiratidzo ichocho, ndimi munozviita pachenyu, nokutendakwenyu muchipo chaMwari.8 Semudzimai akabata hanzu yaKe, Akanga asingazive kutimudzimai uyu aive ani uye kuti aiva nedambudziko rakaita sei,asi mudzimai ndiye akazviita pachake. Maona? Zvino, yakangaisiri ZVANZI NAJEHOVHA. Yaive ZVANZI NAJEHOVHAJesu paakataura ndokumuudza kuti kutenda kwake kwakangekwamuponesa. Asi, munoona, unofanira kutarisa.9 Kwete, ndakanga ndiri kungotaura nezvaMartin LutherKing, pamhirizhonga iri kuitwa kuMaodzanyemba, ne—navanhuvatema. Ndakati, “Dai vanhu ava vanga vari varanda, ndaitorakereke yangu zvino ndoenda zasi kunobatsira vanhu avakuti vabude muhuranda.” Zvirokwazvo ndaizviita, nokutimunhu ndiye anoita varanda, kwete Mwari. Tose tiri roparimwe chete. Tose takabva pamuti mumwe chete, uye kubvapanaAdhama. Mwari, neropa rimwe, vakagadzira marudzi ose.Uye zvisinei isu, ruvara rwedu nderwebrown, kana rwutema,kana yellow, kana rwutsvuku, kana chero zvarwungave, tosetiri zvisikwa zvaSamasimba, munoona, uye hapafanire kuvenemutsauko matiri.10 Nyaya iripo zasi uko ndeye “kusiyaniswa kwezvikoronokuda kweganda.” Zvino, ndaivepo pakumukira hurumende

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kwepakutanga, uye ndakazvinzwa, uye ndi—ndinoziva zvandirikutaura. Vanhu vatema vane zvikoro zvakanaka, pane dzimwenguva zviri nani kwazvo kutodarika zvimwe zvikoro. Uye,semuenzaniso, muShreveport vane zvikoro zvakanakisakudarika zvakaita zvikoro zvevachena. Asi ipfungwa yemumwemunhu ari kuvafemera kuti vanofanira kuenda vonosanganapamwe chete. Izvo, zvandinofunga kuti zvinenge zvakanaka,asi vanhu vakaramba vachizvirwisa, vanhu vekuzasi, zvadarozvinoita mutsauko wei zvino?11 Ndinofunga kuti Martin Luther King uyu akafemerwanechiCommunist, izvo zvichatungamira kuda miriyoniyevanhu mumuteyo chaiwo werufu. Maona? Handisi kutiIshe vakandiudza izvozvo. “Ini” ndinotenda, munoona. Uyendinotenda kuti hazvifanire kuitwa. Ndinofunga kuti vanhuvanofanira kunge vari Makristu zvino vocherechedzana sehama.Uye, asi ndinofunga nokuda kwekungoti…12 United States ino, hurumende ino zvino inondiudzakuti handikwanise kana kumbosaina cheki iyo—iyo yaka…yandakapiwa ini pachangu. Maona? Ikodzero dziri mubumbiroremutemo dzandakatorerwa, asi chii chandinogona kuitapamusoro pazvo? Kungoenderera mberi, ndizvo zvoga. Maona?Zvino inofanira kupfuura nemune humwe hurongwa ndisati inisemugari wemuUnited States ndatora mari iri pairi, inofanirakuuya nemukereke muno, handikwanise kutora iri pairi.Maona? Zvino izvozvo hazvina kunaka. Zvinopesana nebumbiroremutemo. Asi chii—chii chandingagona kuita pamusoro pazvo?Hapana chiripo. Uyu muteresi ari zasi uku ndiye akandiudzakuti handikwanise kuzviita, saka, ko, hezvoka izvo. Kana zviriizvo, ko zvaita sei. Saka kungozvirega zvakadaro.13 Ndinofunga chinofanira kunge chiri chinhu chimwechete, icho avo…kuti hama nehanzvadzi dzangu dzechitemakuMawodzanyemba havafanire kumukira hama dzavonezvimwe pamusoro pechinhu chiduku chakadaro. Ini zvangu,zvinoita mutsauko wei kuti waenda kuchikoro kupi kanakuti kwakadini? Ndakaona mudzimai wechitema akanakamangwanani aya pavai…pavakava nemhirizhonga ukokuShreveport, zvino akanga ari mumwe mushumiri mutanawechitema akaramba achiudza mauto, akati, “Regai nditaurenavo.” Zvino akanga ari mutana ane humwari, zvino akamiraipapo zvino ndokuti, “Handina kumbobvira ndambonyaraneruvara rwangu.” Akati, “Musiki wangu ndiye akandiitazvandiri, uye handina kumbobvira ndambonyara nazvo, asi,kusvikira mangwanani ano.” Asi ndokuti, “Pandinokuonai,vanhu vangu, muchiita saizvozvi,” ndokuti, “zvadarondinonyara kuva munhu mutema.” Ipapo vakadana mauto,ndokumusveeredza.14 Zvino mumwe mudzimai wechitema akanaka, akadzidza,airatidzika zvakanaka akasimuka, nehungwaru, ini zvangu, huri

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pamusoro-soro. Akati, “Chokutanga, handidi kuti vana vanguvadzidziswe nemudzimai wechichena.”

Ndokuti, “Sei?”15 Akati, “Nokuti haazombova nehanyn’a nevana vangu iyowangu…mudzidzisi wechitema angaita.” Zvino akati, “Tariraizvikoro zvedu kuno uku. Ko muri kudanidzira nezveiko?” Akati,“Tine matuhwino nezvose muzvikoro zvedu, zvino ivo havanaiko uko.” Akati, “Zvino, ko imi vanhu muri kudanidzireiko?”Zvino vakamusveeredza, munoona.16 Zvakafemerwa nechinhu chisiri icho, muri kuona, munoona,ivo, vanhu ava. Uye ndicho chikonzero ndichitaura kudaro,kwete kuti pane chimwe—chimwe chiporofita maereranonezvazvo. Handina chandinacho pazviri chakabva kunaShe. Uyeivai nechokwadi zvino, kana ndikataura chimwe chinhu chabvakunaShe saizvozvo, kuti ndikuudzei, zvinogara nguva dzose…Ndiri kutaura zvino. Asi kana Ataura, ndinoti “Handini,IZVANZI NAJEHOVHA.” Uye handikwanise kuzvitaurakusvikira Anditaurira. Ndinogona kunge ndakakanganisazvachose papfungwa dzangu pamusoro paMartin LutherKing. Handizive, hapana chandinogona kutaura. Anongorimaonero angu. Chinhu chose chinomutsa dambudziko, ndizvozvazvinofanira kuva mumazuva okupedzisira. Uye zvosezvakafemerwa naSatani, kuti zviparadze hupfumi hwedunechose chatinacho, chose chinosimuka zvakadaro. Saka inindiri kubatirana nevanhu ava vari zasi uko, musambofamakafunga henyu kuti handisi. Ndi—ndinotsigira rusunungukonezvose, asi vanhu vacho havachisina chinhano chacho zvino.Asi zvichaitei, ndinotenda kuti zvichatanga chimwe chimurengakana mumwe munhu akasazvimisa. Munoona, maCommunistari kushanda pakati pevanhu ava.17 Ndakanga ndiri kuAfrica pavakaita chinhu chimwechetecho. Maona? Uye ndinoziva kuti paiva nemaCommunistakauya ikoko achiudza vanhu vatema, “O, muri zvakati, zvokuti,kana nezvokuti. Muri zvakati, zvokuti, kana nezvokuti.” Zvinochinhu chokutanga munoziva, zvakakonzera kuti zviuru zvavozviuraiwe. Zvino vakasvikepi? Hapana,munoona, hapana.18 Zvino ndi—ndinoda hupenyu hwevanhu. Ngatishumirei Ishe.Humambo hwedu huri Kumusoro; haunei nechinhu ichi chiripano. Chero tichidya, kunwa, uye nokugona kuwana, chiichimwezve chaungada? Maona? Saka ndinoziva zvazvinozova.Ndi—ndinocherechedza kuti zvinongokonzera dambudziko.

Zvino, mumwemubvunzo uri pano.Johane Mubhabhatidzi, paakasangana naJesu, munoona,sei akati, “Nokuti saizvozvo zvakafanira kuti tizadzikisekururama kwese”? Wairevei?

19 Zvakanaka, ndinorangarira Dr. Roy Davis, sha—sha—shamwari yangu chaiyo, uyo akandibhabhatidza nguva iyo yoga

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yandakambobhabhatidzwa. Zvino iye akati Johane akanga arikureva kuti, ndinozvirangarira kuchikoro chavo, akati, “Johaneaiziva kuti akanga asati abhabhatidzwa, iye pachake, sakaiye…Jesu. Johane akaita kuti Jesu amubhabhatidze.” Saka,izvozvo, ndi—ndinopesana nachi—chirembamukuru ipapo.20 Kwete zvekuita nharo, asi nokuda kweChokwadi ndinogonakutaura izvi. Kwete, paiva nevarume vaviri, vatungamirivaviri venguva iyi, Mhesiya nemuporofita waKe vakasanganamumvura. Zvino rangarirai, Johane akanga ari kubhabhatidzakwete zvokukanganwirwa zvivi, asi zvokutendeuka. Kwetezvokukanganwirwa zvivi, nokuti chibairo chakanga chisatichaitwa, munoona, pakanga pasina Chibairo. Zvino Chibairochakauya kwaari mumvura. Uye cherechedzai. Johaneachitarisa mudenga akaona Jesu, akati, “Ndine chishuwochokubhabhatidzwa neMi. Zvino seikoMauya kwandiri?”21 Jesu wakati, “Chirega hako zvive saizvozvo,” zvinova ndizvozvazvaive. “Chirega hako zvive saizvozvo, nokuti zvakafanirakwatiri, kana kuti zvakaringana kwatiri, kuti tizadzisekururama kwese.” Zvino Johane, nokuti aive muporofitakunouya Shoko raShe, rinouya bedzi kumuporofita. Johane,nokuti aiva muporofita, akanzwisisa kuti uyu ndiye aiveChibairo. Uye maererano neMurairo, kuti chibairo chaifanirakutanga chagezwa chisati chaunzwa, zvino ndicho chikonzeroakaMubhabhatidza.Maona? Akati, “Nokuti zvakafanira kwatirikuti tizadzise kururama kwese.” Chibairo, ndizvo zvaAive,chinofanira kugezwa mumudziyo wokushambidzira wendarirachisati chaunzwa kuzopiriswa. Zvino Jesu ndiye aiva Chibairo;uye Johane aizviziva, uye aiziva kuti Aifanira kutanga agezeswaasati aunzwa. Zvino pakarepo mushure mazvo, Akazounzwakuruzhinji kuti atongwe uye aiva Chibairo chehupenyu hwesehwevanhu. Ishe vakuropafadzei.22 Zvino tichave neMharidzo duku pfupi, uye tichivimbakuti Ishe vachatipa Maropafadzo aVo. Zvino, pamwe, kanandikadzoka…Ndiri kusimuka svondo rino riri kutevera kutinditore vana ndiende navo kukazororo kumusoro kuzvikomo.Uye kana ndi—kana ndikadzoka pachine nguva, tinodakutaura mangwanani emusi weSvondo inotevera, kana Mwarivachizvitendera pamwe nekune mufundisi pano. Tichakuzivisaimukufamba kwesvondo rino, imi muri kunze kweguta, nenzirayetsamba. Ndinoda kutaura pamusoro pechidzidzo cheizvochaizvo zvokuti sei tichitenda zvinhu zvatinotenda nezvaKristu,sei zvichifanira kuva nenzira yakadai uye zvisingakwanisikekuti zvive neimwe nzira. Maona? Nokuzviratidza neMagwaro.Uye, kana Ishe vachida. Kana ndikasazviita, ndichaedzakukuonai munguva ino yechando kana muchirimo chinotevera,chimwe, patinenge tadzoka, kana Ishe vasati vadzoka. Tavekudzokera zvino kumusha kuArizona, kuitira kuti tigoendesavana kuchikoro.

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23 Zvino, mangwanani ano, paye tave kungoda kuvanemunamato wevarwere, tichaverenga rimwe reShoko raMwari.Iro, ratinoziva kuti pasina Shoko iri, hazvikwanisike, hapanachinogona kuitwa. Zvino Shoko bedzi ndiro roga rinogonakuunza maropafadzo aya atiri kukumbirira pavarwerenevanoshaiwa. Uye ndinoda kuverenga rimwe zvino kubvamunaPetro Wekutanga, chitsauko chechi 5, kutangira pandima1. Uyezve kubva muBhuku revaHebheru, ndinoda kuverengavaHebheru 2:2-4.

Naizvozvo ndinoraira vakuru vari pakati penyu,ini ndiri mukuru, pamwe chete navo nechapupuchekutambudzika kwaKristu, nomugoverani navowokubwinya kucharatidzwa:

Fudzai boka raMwari riri pakati penyu, muvenehutariri kwariri, musingazviiti nokumanikidzwa,asi nomoyo unoda; musingazviiti nokuda kwokukarirapfuma yakaipa, asi nepfungwa yakagadzirira;

Musingaiti semadzishe panhaka yaShe, asi muvemuenzaniso kuboka.

Kana Mufudzi mukuru achizoonekwa, muchawanakorona yokubwinya isingaperi.

Saizvozvo, imi vaduku, muzviise pasi pemukuru.Hongu, nemi mose zviisei pasi mumwe kunomumwe,uye musapfeka…uye pfekai kuzvininipisa: nokutiMwari unodzivisa vanozvikudza, asi unopa nyashavanozvininipisa.

Naizvozvo zvininipisei…pasi peruwoko runesimbarwaMwari, kuti akukudzei nenguva yakafanira:

Kandirai pamusoro pake kufunganya kwenyu kwese;nokuti iye anokuchengetai.

24 Zvino muvaHebheru, chitsauko chechi 2, tinoverengamaShoko aya. Zvino ndiri kudhonza kuti ndipe musorowechidzidzo, “kandira kufunganya kwako.” Ndiri…Chidzidzochangu ndechekuti: Iye Ane Hanyn’a. Iwe Une Hanyn’a Here?Tinoda kuverenga chikamu ichi zvino, pamuri kuzarurakuna vaHebheru 2, kuitira kuti mugonyatsoona cha—chaizvo zvinorehwa nemaShoko aya, zvaari, kuti musoro uyuunomborevei.

Saka tinofanira kuteerera zvikuru izvi zvatakanzwa,kuti panguva ipi zvayo tisazvirega zvichitsvedza.

Nokuti kana shoko rakanga rataurwa navatumwaraive—rakanga rakasimba, uye kana kudarikanokusateerera kwose kwakapiwa mubairowakarurama;

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Ko isu tichatiza sei, kana tisinehanyn’a nokuponeswakukuru kwakadai uku; kwakaparidzwa kutanga naShe,kukasimbiswa kwatiri naivo vakamunzwa;Naiye Mwariwo achi…pupurirana, navo…

nezviratidzo nezvinoshamisa, na…mabasa esimbamazhinji, nezvipo zvoMweyaMutsvene, nokuda kwake?

25 Ndinoda kushandisa chidzidzo pano, chokuti, “Iye anehanyn’a.” Zvino, “Ko iwe?” PaAkanga ari pano panyika, Aivanehanyn’a nevanhu. Pfungwa yazvo inosimuka mupfungwayangu ndave kuda kutaura kana kunamatira varwere,ndisingazive kuti ichava mhandoi ye—yemutsara wekunamatawatichava nawo.26 Ndi, ndi…kutanga, kuuya kune izvi, ungano inofanirakuzodzwa nokutenda. Iwe—iwe, kana usina kutenda, zvadaroha—hapana kana chikonzero chokuti uuye kuzonamatirwa,nokuti zvichatora kutenda kwako nekutenda kwangu pamwechete; kutenda kwangu kuMutenda, kutenda kwako kuMutenda.Saka tisazvikanganwe pandiri kuenderera mberi. Tinofanirakuve nechinhu chine umboo, chine umboo, ndinodaro,chatinogona kuisa kutenda kwedu pachiri pane zvatiri kuedzakuita. Nokuti munhu akasvika pane chimwe chinhu chaarikuda kuita, asina kutenda kwakakwana, anotokundika chete.Asi kana akasvika kwachiri aine kutenda kwakakwana, zvinoanotofanira kubudirira kana zviri maererano nokuda pamwenechinangwa chaMwari kuti azviite.27 Zvino, ndanga ndiri kufunga pamusoro paKe ainehanyn’a. Manheru apfuura, neimwe nzira, zvinoshamisa,ndakatungamirwa neMweya Mutsvene. Pandakangandakamirira mamwe machinda kuti vauye kuzobatsira HamaWood kuti vaise ti—tirera yavakanga vagadzira kumashurekwemotokari yavo. Handina kuziva kuti sei ndakanga ndirikuedza kutsvaka shamwari yangu yakanaka, Hama Evans,zvino ndakaenda, ndokukwira nomugwagwa mukuru. Izvo,mudzimai wangu nemhuri yangu vagere shure uko vanozivakuti ichokwadi. Zvino neimwe nzira, zvisinganzwisisike,ndakatendeuka ndokudzoka kune imwe nzvimbo, imwe hoteraduku.28 Uye, o, zvakafadza sei moyo wangu kuona shamwaridzangu dzakawanda dzakaungana ipapo munguva ingaitamaminitsi maviri, kusvikira vakavhara nzira yokufambanayo, motokari dzakanga dzisingakwanise kupfuurazvachose, dzaingori shamwari chaidzo, dzakatyaira mazanaemamaera, kubva kuGeorgia neTennessee neAlabama, nekwesekwakapoteredza, kuti vango—kuti vangonzwa shumiro imwe.Zvino pfungwa iyi yakabva yauya mundangariro dzangu,“Zvino chii chandinofanira kutaura kuvanhu ava, ndichizivakuti neZuva roKutongwa ndichafanira kupindurira izvozvandinovataurira?” Uye neniwo zvakare ndiri—ndiri mudi

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mukuru wehupenyu hukuru huri kuzouya, uye ndi—ndinodakuvako.29 Zvino nenzira inoshamisa ndakaenda kune imwe nzvimbopandakakona zvisinganzwisisike. Panzvimbo yekupota naipapo,ndakaenda mberi kwandakanokona. Magetsi akavheneka panevakaroorana vakaisvonaka vaive panze, madzimai echidikiakanaka maviri andakanga ndichangobva mukuchatisa kunevashumiri vechidiki vakanaka vaviri. Zvino Satani, mushuremokunge aona mu—mushumiri uyu, mumwe wavo shumiroyake yamira zvakanaka zvino ndokutora sha—shamwari yakeyeupenyu ipo pano, paartari ino. Vakaenda havo vachifarakunosasana mushure memuchato, zvino—zvino muvengiakasvetukira pamurume uyu wechidiki. Zvino ndiri kutaura izvikuti ndiratidze zvandiri kutaura, “Ane hanyn’a here?” Neimwenzira, nekutenda kusingagamuchire “kwete,” vakakomukandokudzoka kuno, vachiziva mushure mokunge vaenda vavekure (kure kumabvazuva) kuno pane imwe nzvimbo varipakusasana shure kwemuchato, vakadzoka zvino vakangavakagara, vakamirira. Zvino ndakafamba ndokupinda, murumewechidiki ane chiso chakarurama; mudzimai wake agere panze,achichema, iye neshamwari yavo duku. Zvino mumwe murumeneimwe hama vachiuya, vachimhanya, uyo anova iye shamwariyemurume wechidiki uyu, achiti, “O, Hama Branham, zvakatinezvakati zvaitika.”30 Ndokuendako ndokuona murume wechidiki uyu akaruramapachiso agere ipapo, ari panhongonyn’a yeHupenyu hwake,mutungamiri wemajaya, agere ipapo, zvino Satani akangaamusunga. Haana kumbozvicherechedza, asi ndakatora ruwokorwangu (ruboshwe) kuti ndikwazisane naye neruwoko rwake(rudyi), kuti ndione kana paine chirwere chakanga chamubata.Asi pakanga pasina chiratidzo chokubvunda-bvunda.Ndichangobva mukamuri mandainamata nekutsanya, pamwenokumirira panaShe, chizoro cheMweya Mutsvene chakangachiripo ipapo, zvino ndicho chikonzero Wakatitungamira,munoona. Zvadaro ndokuona mumvuri werima pamusoro pake.Handina kumbotaura zvandakanga ndiri kuita. Asi mukatimenguva shomanana zvose pakanga pachisina, kutonhorakwemaoko ake kwakange kwaenda, akange ave kudanidziraachirumbidza Mwari, mumaminitsi mashoma akangaabengenuka. Zvino hevanoi vagere ipo pano mangwanani ano,vagere muungano. Munoona kuti Satani akanga ari kuedzakuvhiringidza murume uyu wechidiki, achimutaurira pamusoropemamwe manzwiro aakambova nawo ave kudzoka, ayoaizivikanwa neMweya Mutsvene, uye ndakazviona nechiratidzochaShe. Asi Mwari vakava nehanyn’a nemurume uyu. Mwarivakava nehanyn’a nemukomanawechidiki uyu.31 Ndichingopinda munguva shoma yapfuura, mumwe—mumwe mudzimai, ndiri kumuona agere nepanofambwa napo,

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asina…angozviwanira chigaro neimwe nzira, ndokugara pasi.Ati, “Makore mapfumbamwe, Hama Branham, ndakaedza kutindikuwanei.” Zvino ndokuti, “Ndanyatsopererwa! Ini panondanonoka, uye handina kana kumbokwanisa kuti ndiwanekadhi romunamato kuti ndigovamumutsara.”32 Billy, sezvamunoziva, kurairwa kwaakaitwa kuti aone kutihandinetswi, anondipinza nokundibuditsa. Musaita manzwiroakaipa kunaBilly, akarairwa neboka rematirastii aya kutiazviite. Zvino kana akasazviita, handingambokwanise kusvikakumutsara wokunamatira, kupinda muno. Muzvicherechedze.Munoona, panofanira kunge paine hurongwa pane chose chatirikuita. Ti—tinofanira kuva nahwo, munoona. Asi iye achiti,“Chiuyai, baba, kurumidzai,” izvi.33 Mudzimai akadzokera kumashure. Zvino iye ndokuti,“Hama Branham, shoko rimwe bedzi nemi.” Ndakamiraipapo, chiratidzo chakaonekwa pamusoro pemudzimaiwechidiki uyu airatidzika zvakanaka, zvino ndokuona kutimoyo wake wakanga wakaremerwa. Uye akanga ari kuedzakushanda kuti ararame. Zvino chimwe—chimwe chinhu chikuruchakaitika kumashure, shure-shure munguva yevabereki vake,zvakakonzera kuti chinhu chikuru ichi chiitike kwaari, zvinoIshe Jesu vaChizarura ndokuratidza zvachaive. Zvino ipapo,pakarepo, ndokuchibvisa kubva pamudzimai uyu. Akaendakwese-kwese achipembera. Uye zvino agere muno muunganopamwe chete nesu, achipembera, nemisodzi, sezvo ari kupukutameso ake iye zvino, achiziva kuti chokwadi chechinhu chachochakaziviswa. Uyezve, kuti, mudzimai muduku uyu anosiririsaaive asina kugadzikana, akanga achihuta-huta zvokuti akangaasisazive iye kuti oitei pachake, uye achifunga kuti akangaatoparara, uye hapana Mweya Mutsvene, zvino rino ndirozuva rake rokupedzisira. Akanga amboedza kwemakoremapfumbamwe zvino akanga ave kutosvika kumagumookupererwa, Mwari vakaita hanyn’a nemudzimai muduku uyuuyo akashaya ane hanyn’a naye. Maona? Inguva yakadini! Anehanyn’a.34 PaAkanga ari pano panyika, sokureva kwandaita, akavanehanyn’a nevanhu zvikuru zvokuti akapodza varwere vavo,ndokunyaradza moyo yavo, ndokuvaudza pamusoro pe—penzvimbo iyo Anga achizoenda onovagadzirira, zvino ozodzokakuzovagamuchira kwaAri. Akava nehanyn’a navo. Uyecherechedzai, Akava nehanyn’a zvikuru kusvikira, paAkazivakuti Aifanirwa kuenda kuitira kuti agotiunzira chinhuchikuru ichi, Akati, “Handikusiyei musina munyaradzi, asiNdichatumira Mweya Mutsvene, zvino achaenderera mberinehanyn’a yaNgu kwamuri,” kusvikira Adzoka. Hapana anehanyn’a saJesu. Tichiziva kuti mutumbi waKe, seMuprisitaMukuru, pabasa rokureverera iro Ari kuita zvino, Mutumbiuyu unofanira kugara muHupo HwaMwari nguva dzose,

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uchireverera, kuitira kuti Mwari vasaone chivi chemutadzi;Vanongoona bedzi Ropa reMwanakomana waVo. Uye nokuzivakuti, Akatumira Mweya Mutsvene kuti uenderere mberinokunyaradza vanhu vaKe. Ane hanyn’a here? Ndizvo chaizvo,Ane hanyn’a. Zvino, Aifanira kuenda mberi nokuva nehanyn’anevanhu, vanhu vaKe pano panyika, nenzira imwe cheteyaAkava nayo kwavari paAkanga ari pano. Nokuti Akati munaMutsvene Johane, chitsauko chechi 15, kana uchida kuita…ndine zvinyorwa zvakaradzikwa pano zvine Magwaro aya andirikutaura nezvawo, Mutsvene Johane 15:26 ne 27.35 Ndiri kuona vakawanda venyu muchinyora Magwaro pasi.Saka ndinokwanisa kutaura nezvaro kana musingarizive,kakawanda, kuGwaro. Ndinonyora Gwaro pasi, zvino ndozivazvandiri kutaura pamusoro pazvo kubva pano, nokuti zvinogaranguva dzose zviri muShoko raMwari. Maona?36 Akati, kana Mweya Mutsvene uchinge wauya, Uyo Babavachatumira muZita raVo, Achapupura nezvaKe. Nemamwemashoko, Anozoita zvinhu zvimwe chete zvaAkamboita. MweyaMutsvene achishanda nemutabhenakeri iyo yaAkachenesa,waizoita zvinhu zvimwe chete zvaAiita. Zvino, ndizvozvazvinofanira kutiitira! Zvino tinobva taziva kuti chaipopakati pedu nhasi tine munyaradzi mumwe chete Jesu Kristu aripakati pedu ari muchimiro cheMweya Mutsvene, imwezve hofisiiyo Mwari pachaKe ari kushanda ari mairi.37 Aive Munyaradzi kuIsraeri apo vaigona kutarisa mudengavoona Shongwe Yemoto, uye vonzwa muporofita achitauramaShoko ainge ari echokwadi, uye Mwari voAsimbisa. Ndikokwaiva Kunyaradzwa kwavo.38 Aiva Munyaradzi paAiva pano panyika semunhu, Mwariakaitwa nyama. Mwari Akazvimiririra uye Achizviratidzanemu—muMunhu, Kristu Jesu, Akavimbisa kuti “MabasaAndinoita nemiwo muchaaita. Uye ndiri kuenda kunaBaba,uye Ndichatumira Mweya Mutsvene, Uyo uchange uri Inimuchinhano cheMweya. Uye ndichave nemi, ndigogara mamuri.Uye zvinhu zvimwe chete chaizvo zvandakaita pano, MweyaMutsvene uchazviita zvakare muZita raNgu, paAnouya.”Maona? Ndosaka Akati, “Kutaura zvinopesana naWo” zvinomushure mokunge yananiso yatoitwa kare, chaizova chivichisingaregererwe, “kumhuraMweyaMutsvene.”39 Uye Aizozviita nenzira imwe chete, kuitira kuti tigozivakana kuri kunyaradzwa kunobva pane mamwe maoneroepanyika, kana tigoziva kuti kunyaradzwa kunobva kunemumwe mutana anogona kuisa mawoko ake patiri otimbundirazvishoma zvino otiita kuti tinzwe zvakanaka, kana—kanawomamwewo matauriro edzidzo yebhaibheri esangano anogonakuti “zvino wave wedu, uye tinazvo; usaenda kunova nhengoyedzimwe dzose idzi, nokuti ivavo havana.”

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40 Vakanyatsozviita kuti zvive zvemazvirokwazvo, munoona,“Achataura nemuZita raNgu. Mabasa ayo Andinoitanemiwo muchaaita, kana Ari pamusoro penyu.” Munoona,Anozonyaradza nenzira imwe cheteyo, nokuregerera zvivi zveduzvose, nokupodza zvirwere zvedu zvose, uye nokutaura kwatirinezvekunyaradzwa kweHumambo huri kuuya. Munoona,Achizviratidza Iye pakati pedu, saMwari Vakazviratidzapakati pedu naJesu Kristu. Uye muna—muna TimotioWechipiri…Timotio Wekutanga 3:16, makanyorwa seizvi,kuziva nezvaMwari, “Pasina kupikisa tinocherechedza kutichakavanzika chehumwari chikuru, nokuti Mwari vakaratidzwamunyama.” Takaona Mwari munyama. Ndiyo yaive nyaradzoyaMwari, kuziva kuti Vakauya saizvozvo (Vakava nehanyn’anesu) kusvikira Vakazova mumwe wedu. Mwari vachiratidzwamunyama.Kwetemumwewomunhu zvake, asiMwari pachaKe!41 Uye zvino kuzviswededza pedyo neimwe nhano, VanotumiraMweya Mutsvene kutarira pane zvekugara kwedu kwakanaka,uye Anogaramatiri. O, Ane hanyn’a!42 Iye zvino tinofanira kuenda pane chimwe chikamucheGwaro pano, kana kuti pane imwe pfungwa kutsigiraizvi. Ndisati ndaenda, regai nditaure izvi: munhu wese haanaMunyaradzi uyu. Ivo, havana, havana Iwo. Saka chikonzerosei vasina Iwo, ndechokuti havaUgamuchire. Ndewavo, asihavaUgamuchire. Zvino, ndine tariro yokuti muri vanhuvemweya zvakakwana kuti—kuti muverenge zvandiri kutaura.Maona? Ndiri kutaura neboka revanhu avo vari kuzonamatirwamumaminitsi mashoma. Uye tine Kunyaradzwa uku muMweyaMutsvene uyo wakatumirwa kuva Munyaradzi, asi vanhu vosehavaUgamuchire. Havatende maUri. Maona? Ivo, kuti vazviite,zvino vanotora zvinovanyaradza kubva pane zvimwewo zvinhu,dzimwewo nzira. Kana vakasagamuchira Munyaradzi akapiwanaMwari, zvadaro vanotozofanira kuwana mumwe munyaradzi,muri kuona, nokuti haukwanise kurarama pasina chimwechinhu chokuraramira.43 Uye ndine tariro yokuti mumwe nomumwe wenyu azvibata,kunyanya imi vanhu vari kuzonamatirwa, vasiri kunzwazvakanaka mangwanani ano, kuda vane matambudzikoasingagoni kubatwa navanachiremba.44 Zvino tinotenda kuti vanachiremba vanobatsira vanhu.Ndinotenda kuti Mwari vanopodza nemushonga. Mwarivanopodza nokuvhiyiwa. Mwari vanopodza nokunzwisisa.Mwari vanopodza nerudo. Rudo rushoma rwunoenda kure.Regai mumwe munhu ange akakanganisika, zvino womuratidzakuti une hanyn’a naye. Maona? Mwari vanopodza nerudo.Mwari vanopodza nemunamato. Mwari vanopodza neminana.Mwari vanopodza neShoko raVo. Mwari vanopodza! Zvingadaizvichibva pai zvapo, Mwari vanopodza nazvo. NdiMwarivanopodza, nokuti Vakati, “Ndini Jehovha ndinopodza zvirwere

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zvenyu zvose.” Saka zvose zvinofanira kushanda pamwe chete,uye varume vari mushumiro dzakasiyana vanofanira kushandapamwe chete kuitira izvozvo. Maona? Iye zvino, havachazviiti,nokuti dzimwe nguva vanorambidzwa kutora mamwe matanhopaShoko raMwari, nokuti rimwe sangano ravo harivatenderikuzviita. Asi izvozvo hazvimise Chokwadi, zvakadaro, Mwarivanoenderera vachipodza kunyange zvakadaro.45 Nokudaro vanoedza kuwana nyaradzo kubva kunezvimwewo zvinhu.Ngatitaurei kutanga nezvemunhuwemukati.46 Tinoona kuti vanhu vakawanda vanoedza kuwana nyaradzonokunwa doro. Munoziva, tine chitaurwa chinonyatsozivikanwapakati pedu nhasi, kuti—kuti vashumiri vakawanda vanonwavasati vaenda papurupiti, vanonwa zvi—zvi—zvinwiwazvakasimba zvinodhaka. Zvinozivikanwa kuona vashumiripapuratifomu, vaitodzadzarika vabatwa nedoro. Zvino izvozvo—izvozvo hazvifaniri kudaro. Hazvifaniri kudaro. Nechikonzerochokuti nguva dzakawanda tinogona kupomera munhu wachoapo pamwe tisingafanire kuita zvakadaro, tinofanira kuti tiwanekutanga pane dambudziko. Vazhinji vavo vakatendeuka kubvakudoro. Uye tinoona kuti, kana vari muchinhano chakadaro,zvinonyadzisa nekushoresa. Asi zvinoshoresa sezvinongorikunyepa, kuba, kana kuchiva madzimai, kana chinhu chosechiri mumurairo. Maona? Uye zvichida murume akazvarwa ainehutera hwakakura hwekuda madzimai, zvino anoona nzenzadzisina kusimira dzechimanjemanje mumugwagwa, zvino a—anogara nguva dzose ari padambudziko. Maona? Iye, uyu,murume akazvarwa akadaro. Zvino, zvaanofanira kuita, uyumushumiri anonwa doro, kana mu—kana mudzimai anoputakana ano…47 Anopfeka zvinonyadzisa, achiedza kuzviwanira nyaradzokubva pakuti mutumbi wake wakaumbwa zvakanaka, nokudaroanoda kukonzera kuti varume vamutarise. Hapana chimwechikonzero. Ane kakupenga kaainako. Maona? Hapanamunhukadzi ane pfungwa dzakakwana achiziva okumuranguwo dzake pamberi pemurume, uyo ane pfungwa dzakedzakakwana. Maona? Hapana chikonzero chazvo zvachose. Uyeiye, asi ari kuedza kudaro, vasikana vechidiki ava nhasi unovanobuda vachienda mumugwagwa, vakanyatso…Zvakanaka,regereraiwo chitaurwa. Uye rangarirai, tepi ino haingoendibedzi kuvanhu vari pano, inoenda pasi rose. Maona?48 Zvino mu—mudzimai anokumura nguwo dzake kubvapaari, nokuti anoziva kuti kuri kupisisa. Ofamba ukomuzuva imomo, asina kupfeka, nekufamba akapfekadzimwe hanzu, zvino ndezvipi zvinonyanya kutonhorera?MaIndia zasi uko mumaPapagos nemaNavajos; maPapagos,kunyanya, nevekumaruwa, madzimai aya anobuda kunzeakamoneredza magumbeze makobvu, zvino vosvikogarapanze muzuva kuti vatonhorerwe. Sei? Vanodikitira, zvino

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mhepo inovhuvhuta inogadzira zvinoita kuti kutonhorere,munoona. Zvino madzimai aya havana chimwe chikonzeroasi kungo…Havazvizive, havazvicherechedzi. Handisi kutivanodaro. Vazhinji vavo madzimai akanaka, uye handisikungozvitaura ndichivirima. Ndiri kuzvitaura ku—kuedza ku—ku—kuvapeputsa. Maona?49 Anongori Satani, munoona. Munocherechedza vanhu vasirimadzimai, vanhurume vachitarisa zvakadaro, zvinopa runziroyakakura kwavari kusvikira vano—vanoridza matai nokuridzamuridzo we—we—wemhumhi. Uye—uye—uye vanozviitirei?Vakadzi vanozviita kuitira kuti vagoita kuti varume vaitezvakadaro. Ko unoenderei kunze, imo chaimo mukupisakwezuva, uye na four o’clock masikati, kunocheka uswanemuchina weuswa apo vanhu vanenge vave kudzoka kubvakumabasa avo nezvimwe zvakadaro? Zvinoratidza kuti mweyawekupenga. Uye ndinoziva kuti vakawanda vavo vanogonakunge vaine kutesva kwenjere kwakadarika kwangu nemamaeramiriyoni, asi ndinoedza kutesva kwenjere dzako neShokoraMwari zvino ndoona pakunobudira. Maona? Ndiko kutesvakwenjere kwechimanjemanje, asi icho chiratidzo nechiberekochehupenyu ndizvo zvinoratidza. Saka vanoedza kuwanakunyaradzwa naizvozvo.50 Vazhinji vavo vanoti, “Ko, handizviite.” Asimunozvipfekedza nemaitiro anokwezva kusvikira vanoedzakuva vechimanjemanje zvakadarika mudzimai achagara pedyonavo muchechi mangwanani anotevera, nokupfeka nguwaniiri nani kana nguwo dziri nani zvishoma, nokuti unokwanisakuzviita. Maona? Munoona, chivi chinodzika zasi-zasi. Zvinovanoedza kuwana kunyaradzwa nokudaro. Uye vane…51 Zvave chimwe chinhu kusvikira zvanyatsorova nyika yose,kwete nyika yoga, asi pasi rose zvachose. Zvinhu zvakawandazvandinogona kutaura pano, asi, kuchengetedza nguva, shumiroyekupodzwa iri kuuya, ndi—ndinogona kutaura nepakuru paneizvi, handisi kuzodaro. Ndine chokwadi chokuti muchanzwisisazvandiri kureva. Izvi, zvakarova nyika yezvematongerwo enyika,hupenyu hwezvematongerwo enyika, hupenyu hwemagariroevanhu, hupenyu hwehunhu hwenyika, hwevanhu vepasi rose.Zvasvika panzvimbo iyo yokuti munhu ave kuda kuva munhuwezvematongerwo enyika kuti angova nezita rokuti munhuwezvematongerwo enyika. Ane mari yakawanda, anokwanisakudhonza mavhoti zvino ohaya michina inogona kuzviita,ne—nezvimwe zvakadaro, kungoitira zita, aine mamiriyoninemamiriyoni emadhora, munoona, kungozviitira zita rokuvamumwe munhu wezvematongerwo enyika mukuru. Zvakwanazvataurwa nezvazvo,munoziva zvandiri kutaura nezvazvo.52 Hupenyu hwemagariro evanhu! Vanhu vanoedza kuuyapamwe chete muhupenyu hwekupenga uhu hwemagariroevanhu. Usanditaurire kuti nyika haisi kupenga, apa

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ichiita zvairi kuita. Chokwadi ndizvo zvairi. Zvirokwazvo.Inyika yemipengo. Zvino nenyasha dzaMwari ndiyo nzirayoga yatichazvipukunyuka nayo. Cherechedzai, muhupenyuhwemagariro evanhu, vanhu vasvika panzvimbo yokuti vano—vanoyanana muzvipoka zviduku, uye vanopinda imomovachifunga kuti, “Tiri nani kudarika boka rinotevera.” Maona?Uye izvi, zvinongoitwa nenzira iyoyo. Uye mazvibatiroehunhu, zvarova hunhu hwevanhu kusvikira, chokwadika,vashamwari, handitombotendi kuti (nyika) shoko rokuti“hunhu” rinombocherechedzwa pakati pezvikamu makumimapfumbamwe kubva muzana revanhu venyika ino.Havatombozivi kuti (nyika) shoko rokuti “hunhu” rinorevei.Raka—rakatiza kubva kwavari. Uye zvakaitwa nemano.53 Satani ane mano kwazvo, munoona, uye anozviita zvirinyore-nyore, zvine—zvine mano kwazvo, zvinongori zvishomapano nezvimwe zvishoma apo, zvino ozvirega. Ane nguvayakawanda, saka anongoti mhanyei zvishoma muno umunezvishoma muno umo zvino, chinhu chokutanga munoziva,vanhu zvishoma nezvishoma vanopinzwa mazviri. Chiichingadai chakaitika kumudzimai, kare pandaiva mukomanaane makore gumi nematanhatu okuzvarwa, dai akafambaachidzika nemugwagwa sezvaari kuita nhasi ari muchinhanoichi chenzenza dzinokumura nguwo? Handiti, vangadaivakamukandira mujeri. Saka, kana zvakanga zvakashatakareko, zvakashata iko zvino. Muri kuona? Asi, munoona, Sataniakangotanga kudimbura siketi, nekudzideredza, uye—uyezvichaitika kuti pachava nemumwe achagadzira imwe inodarikamikini kana bhikini, kana kuti chinhu ichi zvamunochidanamuchiita, kusvika kuti pashizha remuonde. Munorangarira!Ndizvo chaizvo, zvichanyatsodzokera kumashure. Uye izvozvo,izvozvo zvatove ipapo zvino.54 Uye zvino tinoona, zvinhu zvose izvi chikonzero ndechokutivanhu vari kuedza kuti vawane kunyaradzwa. Vari kuedzakutsvaka chimwe chinhu chavari…Uye rangarirai, nyaradzoyako ndicho chinamato chako, uye unoita zvinhu izvozvochinamato chako. Maona? Zvinosiririsa sei pakuziva kutirufu rwakavata pamberi pako. Maona? Kusvikira, zvose izvizvakaitika kusvikira zvinoita sokunge hapana nheyo ya—yakasimba yasaramunyika yokuvakira chero chinhu pairi.55 Regai ndingokubvunzai chimwe chinhu. Hapanachaunogona kutenda, zvachose, kunze kweBhaibheri. Nazvinotichina Kristu; Mwari ngaatendwe. Maona? Ha—hapanachaunogona kutenda. Unoenda pane…Somuenzaniso,paunobatidza terevhizheni yako (imi mune zvakadaro),zvino paunobatidza terevhizheni yako zvino woona zvo—zvokushambadzira, saka, kana munhu akada kuedza kuraramanechikamu chimwe kubva muzana chezvinoshambadzirwa,unofa mukati mevhiki. Munoona, hautombokwanisa kuzviita.

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Uye chinhu chaicho icho imwe kambani inochigujunura,sechinhu chakagadzirwa, zvino voti, “Ichi ndicho chinhuchaicho pano, zvino usava neichi chiri necheuko,” zvinoikambani imwe chete inotengesa chinhu chimwe chete. Zvinokumwe kushambadzira kunouya, tora ichi chiri padivi iri uyekwete icho, apa ikambani imwe chete. Vanhu vemuAmericavanonyengerwa nezvinhu zvakadaro, kusvikira nyaya yacho yoseyawora, kusvikira hapachisina tariro zvachose. Hapana achazivazvokutenda. Asi ndinoda kukutaurirai mushure mechinguvazvacho zvokutenda, kana uchida kunyaradzwa, kana Ishevachida.56 Vanhu, vanonyepa, vanobiridzira, vanoba, kusvikira potseunotofanira kunge uine chinotsigira kuti ugone kukweretamadhora mashanu kubva kune mumwe munhu. Zvaka…Munoziva, Bhaibheri rinozvitaura, kuti pachange pachisinarudo mumazuva okupedzisira kunze bedzi pakati pevanhuvakasanangurwa. Ndizvo chaizvo. Gwaro rinotaura pamusoropazvo, kuti murume achapesana nemudzimai wake, uyewomudzimai achapesana nemurume wake, vana vachipesananevabereki. Pakati bedzi peVasanangurwa vaShe ndipopachasara paine rudo.57 Makereke apinda muchinhu chimwe chete zvichibvapahupenyu hwemagariro. Vakahuunza mukereke, hupenyuhwemagariro nezvematongerwo enyika nezvimwewo zvinhuzvavo, kusvikira vavhiringidza kereke zvokuti haichazivazvokuita. Vakaunza zvematongerwo enyika mukereke.Vakaunzawo zvakare hupenyu hwemagariro, hupenyuhwemagariro avo mukereke, mitambo yavo, bingo kana bunco,kana chero zvavanoudana, uye nesvusvuro dzemanheru idzinemadhanzi, nezvimwe zvakadaro, muimba yaShe. Handiti,zvi—zvinosiririsa.

Vanoti, “Saka, zvino, handizvo, ndezve pamusikawepakereke.”58 Rangarirai, paive pamusikazve wepakereke apo Jesuakarova va—vatengesi achivadzingira panze pamwenezvavaitengesa, uye ndokuti, “Zvakanyorwa kunzi, ‘ImbayaBaba vaNgu yakaitwa imba yemunamato,’ zvino imi maiitabako rembavha.” Maona? Hazvina kunaka, handina basa kutizviri kupi. Chero bedzi kana kereke…Kereke haisi chivakwakunyanya, vanhu vari muchivakwa. Zvino kana vanhu ava varikuita zvakaro, sei, zvakatsveyama. Zvino vakaunzamaitiro aya.59 Zvino tinoona kuti makerekewo, zvakare, anogaranguva dzose achivimbisa chimwe chinhu, seterevhizheninezvimwewo, zvokuti havasvike kuchi—chinhu chavakavimbisa.Sezvandinowanzotaura, chitaurwa chakare, “Munhu anogaranguva dzose achirumbidza Mwari nokuda kwezvaAkaita,orumbidza Mwari nokuda kwezvaAchaita (kutarisira kunezvaAchaita), zvino oshaya hanyn’a nezvaAri kuita.” Munoona,

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va—va—vanokundika. Uye ndiyo nzira yavanozova nhoroondomushure muchinguva, yevakasvibiswa, munoona, nokutivanokundika kucherechedza zvino! Unogona kutaura pamusoropenyaradzo yakambopiwa naKristu kare, uye ugotauranezvenyaradzo yaAchapa mumazera ari kutevera, asi worambanyaradzo yaAinayo pano zvino yako. Maona? Zviri pahwarohumwe chete patinozviwana. Saka, chakazova chinhu chikuru.Zvino tinoona kuti va—vanouya…60 Izvi zvapindawo muPentecost, mumakereke. Zvapindamunharaunda dzemaPentecost, kuti vave kungogaravachivimbisa chimwe chinhu chavasingasvike kwachiri.Zvinoitika kuti nguva dzose muchinda wese ane kutekenyedzwakwakasiyana, uye—uye wozviita chero zviri muMagwaro kanakuti kwete, uye vari kuvimbisa chimwe chinhu chavasingasvikepachiri, kusvikira zvinoita sokunge zvasvika panzvimbopokuti hapachisina kana kuperera. Va—vanhu havasvikepamongo chaiwo wokuperera. Yakarasa iro…Shoko chairoreChirungu rokuti kuperera rarasikirwa nehukoshi hwaro—hwaro kuvanhu. Kana kuti, nenzira ye—yemararamiro evanhu,yarasikirwa nokuperera kwayo kwavari. Zvino vanoita sokungevasinganzwisise.61 Kunyange kureurura kwedu! Zvino, ndiri kuda imi vanhuvari kuuya, kana pano mubate…kana vari pa—patepi, ndirikuda kuti munyatsoteerera zvino kwechinguvana kuchitaurwaichi. Chi—chi…62 Kunze kwekunge makanyatsoperera! Haukwanise kupererakunze kwekunge uine kunzwisisa kuzere. Kana uri kufungidzira,kana kufembera-fembera, kana tariro yokuti pamwe zvichadaro,zvino zvadaro hapakwanise kuve nehudzamu hwekupererahunodiwa naMwari. Iko, kutenda, haisi “ndinotarisira kudaro”kana kuti “pamwe ndizvo chaizvo.” Zvinofanira mazvirokwazvokunge iri “Ameni!” Ndiyo mhedziso yako. Ndi—ndi—ndiyo—ndiyo mhedziso yako. Ndicho chinhu chawakasungirirwapachiri. Maona? Wasvika pane chokupedzisira chako, kuti“IChokwadi uye pane…Ichokwadi chizere, uye Chinofanirakuve saizvozvo!” Uye zvino paunozvicherechedza mupfungwadzako, zvadaro unofanira kuuya kwaChiri nehupenyu hwakohwose, munhu wemukati, mutumbi, zvose zviri mauri,wonyatsozvipira zvachose kwachiri. SaJesu akatidzidzisa zvinenyasha mumurume aitenga maparera, zvino akawana Rimweraiva rakakosha zvikuru zvino ndokutengesa mamwe akeose kuti aRiwane. Zvokwadi dzose nezvimwe zvose zvaaivanazvo, kunyange aive maparera akanaka, a—a…Iri rairevazvose kwaari. Zvino kana wawana Mhedziso yaMwari, ShokoraKe, vimbiso pamusoro pechimwe chinhu, unofanira kuzivakutanga kuti iShoko raMwari, kuti chinhu chauri kuonachichiitwa ndiMwari. Ha—hapana—hapana “pamwe ndizvo,zvingangodaro, zvinoratidzika kunge ndizvo.” “NdiMwari!”

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Zvino kana wasvika panzvimbo iyi, zvino iri ndiro Pareraremutengo wakakura, unofanira kubva kune icho chosechaungaudzwe nechero munhu chinopesana naRo. Haufanirekutarisa kubudiriro yakaitwa nemunhu. Unofanira kutarisakune zvakataurwa naMwari uye nezvaAkavimbisa, zvinowoMuona achizviita, zvino inova Mhedziso yako pakare ipapo.Zvino zvose zvauri, zvose zvawakange uri, zvose zvaunotarisirakuzova, zvinofanira kuiswa pamusoro peIzvi zvichiita sokungezvaireva rufu neupenyu kwauri panguva iyoyo.

63 Ndinofunga kuti chimwe chezvinhu chinoita kuti vanhuvedu vasapodzwe kusareurura, kusareurura zvakaperera. Zvino,sokuti, izvi zvinogona kunzwika sezvakati ipei, asi handisikuzvireva nenzira iyoyi. Asi, ndakatarisa mudzimai wanguakagara pano apo. Kana ndikaenda kunze uko nhasi ndokandamawoko angu ndichimbundira mumwe mudzimai ndo—ndotanga kuita zverudo naye, zvino ndinoziva kuti, mushuremokunge ndanzviita, kuti ndakanganisa, ndakanganisa zvikuru.Zvino, saizvozvo, Munyaradzi wangu anondidzivisa kuitazvakadaro. Maona? Maona? Asi ndiri kureva kuti kana ndi—kana ndikazviita, zvino ini…zvoitika kuti ndazviita kanazvimwewo zvakafanana naizvozvo. Zvino ndinoziva kuti chinhuchokutanga kuti kumudzimai wangu, ndisati ndati kunaMwari,“ndiregerereiwo,” nokuti ndamutadzira. Kana ukauya kuartarizvino worangarira kuti une zvawakakanganisa, enda unotangawazvigadzirisa kutanga, usati wapira chipo chako. Sakandinofanira kuenda kwaari. Ndinotenda mukureurura munekugadzirisawo zvakare. Hakusi kureurura kwechokwadi kunzekwekunge kuri iko.

64 Ko dai ndikati zvino, “Ndave kuenda kunozvireurura, kutindakakanganisa, ndoti, ‘Ishe Wakanaka, O Shamwari yangu,Munoziva kuti ndinoKuzivai kwazvo. Mwari ngaArumbidzwe!Hareruya! Ndi—ndi—ndi—ndinofunga kuti Muri Muchindaakanaka. Ndiregerereiwo. Unoziva, Shamwari yakare, kare, ha—handina kuzvireva nenzira iyoyo’”? Maona?

65 Zvino, unoti, “Kusaremekedza Mwari.” Ndizvozvo.Kureurura kwakadaro, kusaremekedzaMwari.

66 Asi kana ndikaenda ndoti, “Ishe, nda—ndanga ndisingadikuzviita nenzira iyoyo, zvino Ndibatsireiwo uye handichazviitizvakare”? Anoramba kugamuchira chibairo changu kusvikirandatanga ndagadzirisa nemudzimai wangu.

67 Ko toti ndauya kwaari nokusaremekedza kumwe chete,zvino ndoti, “Nhai, musikana, shamwari yangu yakare, amaivevana vangu, nemudiwa wangu wakare, unoziva kuti tangatiri shamwari chaidzo kwenguva yakareba. Nhai, ko totindikambundira mumwe mudzimai? Zvino ko iwe unotiikonezvazvo, mwanawe, ungandiregererawo here?”

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68 Pafunge maratidzikiro aanoita. Anenge otofunga, “Chiikochaitika kumurumewangu?”Maona? Zvino, chinhu chokutanga,haazombozivi kuti ndiri kutamba hangu here kana kuti handisi.69 Zvino hauende nenzira yakadaro kunoreurura kunehama yako kana Mwari. Unoenda nohudzamu hwekuperera,nokusuwa kune humwari nokuda kwechivi chako. Kutanga,unofanira kuva neurombo. Ndinofanira kumuudza, “Mudiwa,uya pano, zvine zvazvinogona kureva kuhupenyu hweduhwese hwemuchato. Mudzimai wandinogara naye, ndiye chidochemoyo wangu, uye kuti ndakakuda sei makore ose aya. Asizvino unogona kundisiya, kubva iye zvino, unogona kusagaraneni, unogona kusandigamuchira. Uye izvozvo ndiri kuzviziva.Asi zvakadaro, kuzvigadzirisa, ndinofanira kuita zvakanaka.”Ndinofanira kumutaurira nepakadzika pemoyowangu.70 Zvadaro ndinofanira kuudza Mwari nenzira imwe chete.Zvino ndoudza vose iye naMwari, nokuperera, kuti handichafindakazviita zvakare, nenyasha dzaMwari. Maona? Zvirokwazvousango…Zvino, ndinokwanisa kuzvitaura kwaari, zvinoiye (maona?) haazvione. Zvichida kutaura kwangu kwaarikunogona—kunogona kumupa kugutsikana, asi kutaurakwangu hakugutse Mwari. Anotarisa mumoyo mangu uyeAnoziva. Uye zvakarewo, makore mashoma uinaye, kana Mwarivatendera, zvino tichatorwa tobuda munyika ino. Asi naMwari,ndezvemunaZiendanakuenda, saka ndinofanira kunyatsopererakuna Mwari. Uye kana ndakaperera, Anondinzwa. Asi kanandisina kuperera, hapana chikonzero chokupedzera Mwaringuva yavo vachinditeerera.71 Uye ndipo pazvasvika nhasi, pakati pevanhu, zvinoitasokunge hapana hudzamu hwekuperera hwa—hwavanofanirakuve nahwo.72 Zvino ndinotenda kuti murume kana mudzimai anouyakuzonamatirwa, anofanira kutanga areurura zvose zvaakaita,uye nokugadzirisa zvose. Nokuti, munoona, munocherechedzanguva dzakawanda papuratifomu, munocherechedza, tarisaikuti iya ZVANZI NAJEHOVHA iri kure zvakadini. Maona?Maona? Vanhu, chiratidzo chinozooneka, zvirokwazvo,nokutenda kwavo, Mwari vakazvivimbisa nechipo. Asikupodzwa chimwewo chinhu chakasiyana, munoona; Mwarivanozvicherechedza zvino, munoona.73 Zvino, tinocherechedza, kuti, vanhu pavanengevachireurura, vanofanira kuuya nohudzamu hwekuperera.Ndine pano, handina nguva yekuzviverenga, asi zvirikuBinghamton, New York, ndinotenda. Kana kuti, ndatadza?Hongu, Binghamton, ndinotenda kuti ndizvozvo. Kunzvimboiyo kune Endicott Shoe Company. Binghamton, ndinotenda kutiinonzi Binghamton, Binghamton, ndizvozvo, NewYork. Takangatiriko munzvimbo yeshangu yeEndicott-Johnson, odhitoriyamuhuru, zvino takanga tiine musangano imomo. Zvino mamwe

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mangwanani, Billy Paul aive mukamuri yakabatana neyangu,kuchitonhora zvikuru, nemhepo dzichivhuvhuta. Zvinondakanga ndawana, pakati pevanhu, zvaiita sokunge, kushaiwakuperera. Zvino nda—ndakashaya kuziva kuti sei. Hepanoi paivanemumwe murume akanga apodzwa, chinangwa, kana kutimumwe murume iyeye—iyeye chaiye wandiri kutaura nezvake.Murume uyu akanga aine dambudziko rakakura kwazvo,zvino akapodzwa usiku uhu amire ipapo. Zvino tisati taenda,mazuva mashanu, dambudziko rakadzokazve paari. Maona?Nokuti, muHupo hweMweya Mutsvene, Wakaribvisa paari.SezvaWaita mudzimai muduku uyu munguva shoma yapfuurakunze uko muruvanze, murume wechidiki usiku hwapfuura,munoona. Asi panofanira kuva nokuperera kwakadzamakwekuziva kuti uyu Mwari anokwanisa kuzvibvisa paurizvino, nechizoro chimwe chete pauri, anokwanisa kuchiita kutichigarire kure newe. Maona? Zvino Mweya Mutsvene wakatauraneni mamwe mangwanani, kuda mambakwedza, ndokuti,“Enda papuratifomu kana kumwewo, uye ugounza vanhu avakumusoro ikoko ugovaita kuti vareurure zvose zvavakaita, usatiwavanamatira.”Maona? Kuperera kwakadzama!74 Kunze kwekunge nyika yatendeuka, ichatoparara. Maona?Zvino kureurura ndiko kunodikanwa nenyika nhasi, kureururakwakatendeka.75 Zvakafanana nemushonga wechirwere. Tose tinogonakuverenga pabhotoro kuti imhandoi yemushonga uye kutichirwere chipi cha—chaunorapa. Asi, munoziva, kuverengamashandisirwo, ndichazvienzanisa neBhaibheri, zvikorozvedu nemaseminari vanokwanisa kuverenga Shoko rose.Asi, munoziva, kungoverenga zvemashandisirwo uye nokutiunoutora sei, izvozvo—izvozvo hazvipodzi chirwere. Maona?Zvine—zvine mushonga, saka unofanira kutorwa! Saka munhuanogona kuti, “Ndiri mu—mudzidzi webhaibheri. Zvino,musataure neni, ndi—ndi—ndi…pamusoro pezvakati nezvakati,ndinoziva Magwaro. Ndi—ndinoziva kuti Bhaibheri rinotaurazvokuti nezvokuti, kuti.”76 “Uyo anonzwa Shoko raNgu,” Mutsvene Johane 5:24,semuenzaniso. “Uyo anonzwa Mashoko aNgu nokutendakune Uyo akaNdituma, ane Upenyu Husingaperi.” Kana kuti,King James inoti “nokusingaperi,” ndiko “Ziendanakuenda,”chaizvo izvo. “Ane Hupenyu hwemunaZiendanakuenda nokutiatenda.” Vanhu vazhinji vanoti vanotenda. Zvino, ichochoichokwadi. Gwa—Gwa—Gwaro ndere chokwadi. Ndi—ndirikuverenga Gwa—Gwa—Gwaro remushonga, ndiri kuverengazviri Gwaro remushonga, neMushonga wechivi changu, asindinokwanisa here kuUtora? Ndinokwanisa here kuutenda?Ndinogona kuti “Ndinotenda,” asi ndinotenda here? Ndichochinhu chinotevera. KungoRiverenga woziva mashandisirwo,hazvipodze chirwere. Dambudziko heri (kwatiri isu) hatitore

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zvinotaurwa neMushonga kuti tiite. Tine Mushonga, asihatiUtore. Tinoti tinozviita, nokuti tinogona kuUverenga;asi kunyatsoUtora, hatizviite. Munoona, ndiyo nzira imwechetewo neEvhangeri, mushonga, pakadai. Kana murwere…Uye mushonga wakaonekwa kuti unorapa murwere, uyemurwere anoverenga zvose zvine chekuita ne—nezvekuwanikwakwemushonga uyu, uye vanoziva wese mushonga uri imomo,vanoziva mazita ose e—esainzi anowanikwa mumushonga uyu,seSalk vaccine nezvimwewo. Kana ti—kana tikaziva Shoko rosenezvaWo, asi toramba kuUtora, haUtibatsire. Munoona, Iwo—Iwo hautibatsire.

77 Ko, zvino sei tichiti, “Asi takautora!” Zvino kana uchitiwakautora, apa murwere oshaya chinoitika paari, haanakuutora. Ndizvo zvoga. Ko sei, dai wachi iri pamadziroyanga isiri inoshanda zvikuru, munoona. Ndiri kuda kugarapano uye nokuunza zvakasimba kuvanhu vedu—vedu, sezvoEvhangeri yakaratidzwa pazvinhu izvi, uye vanoti ivo vanoItora,zvino vanoratidza kuti havaItore! Ko munhu angaverenga seiMagwaro pamusoro pechinhu chiduku chandinotaura nezvacho,zvemadzimai ane vhudzi rakagerwa pamwe nokupfekazvikabudura, nezvimwe zvakadaro, ko vangazvidana sei kutiMakristu apo iwo Mushonga Wacho uchiti zvakasiyana!Maona? Sei? Unoti, “Asika ndakatamba muMweya, ndakatauranendimi.” Hazvina chimwe chete chazvinoreva. Hupenyu hwakopachako hunoratidza kuti hauna kuUtora! Maona? Unoti wa—wakaUtora, asi hauna! Nokuti, uchiri kuratidza zviratidzozvose izvo zvinofanira kunge zvichirapwa neMushonga. ZvinoMushonga, mumutsara weEvhangri, kurapa kusingakundike!Zvinotofanira kudaro. Zvino, munoona, unofanira kuratidzazvibereko.

78 Ukatora munhu anozviti ari, “Ndiri. Ndiri mutendi.Ndinotenda.” Regai Chiedza cheEvhangeri chivarove, hama,vanoUtora iye zvino! Uye vanoratidza zvibereko. Zvirokwazvo.Hauzomboona murume uyu muimba yemutambo wemunyikazvakare, hauzomuoni kunze uko aine mudzanga muruwokorwake, hauzomuoni achinwa. O, kwete. Haumuone achitambanemamwe madzimai. Kwete, kwete, kwete. Handina basakuti vanokandira zvakadini nyama yavo yemadzimai pamberipake, anotendeutsa musoro wake akatarisa muchadengazvino otarisa kunaKristu. Chii? Zvinoratidza kuti Mushongawakashanda. Zvino kana Ukasashanda, unoti, “Ko, ndinozivakuti ndakaUtora,” saka, zvino uripiko nhasi zvino? Uri kufa.Unoratidza! Ndakakutarisa ndichiongorora nyaya yako, ne—neBhaibheri, kuti uchiri muchivi. Zvino mubairo wechivirufu. Usafunge kuti zvinofanira kujekeswa zvinodarika apa.Munoona, maitiro ako anoratidza, maitiro ako anoratidzakuti hauna kuUtora. Wakafunga kuti wakazviita. Ameni. U—unogona kunge wanga wakaperera mukuzviita, asi hauna

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kuzviita! Nokuti, kana wakazviita, Mwari vakavimbisa kutiUnoshanda pauri. Zvino chivi chakare chichiripo, hunhuhwakare hwaAdhama huchiri kudzengerera ipapo, kusatendakwakare. Asi unoedza kuzviita, pamberi pevamwe vako, woti,“Saka, ndiri mutendi. O, Mwari ngaarumbidzwe! Hongu, ndirimutendi.” Asi, unoona, haUna zvawakakubatsira.79 Pamwe iye murwere pachake haana kumbobvira atemerwaku—kuMushonga. Kana zvakadaro, haUmboshandi. Ndizvozvochaizvo. Muri kuona?80 Asi tarirai mudzimai muduku uya asina hunhu apoChiedza chakamurova, pane chimwe chinhu chakange chirereimomo chaizorapa chinhano chake. Maona? Kana tikatendanokureurura zvakaperera, Mushonga uyu wenzira yaMwariunobvawashanda.Mwari vane nzira yavakapa yezvinhu izvi.81 Zvino, munoona, munhu anoenda, oti, “Handiti,ndakajoinha kereke. Zvakatoringana kwandiri.” Handiyo nzirayakapiwa naMwari.82 Nzira yakapiwa naMwari kutendeuka, kureurura,nokuratidza zvibereko, kuunza zvibereko zvakakodzerakutendeuka, kuratidza kuperera. Kana imi vanhumukangozviita mangwanani ano, imi muri kuzonamatirwa!Uye nemi vanhu vanonzwa tepi ino, pasi rose, uye mushuremokunge tepi iyi yaridzwa zvino mushumiri kana ari kuiridzamuboka reungano kunze ukomumasango kana chero kwauri, arikuiridza, unotanga wareurura zvakajeka, zvadaro zvino wouyausina kana chinhu mumoyo mako zvachose, kunze kwekutenda,kuzonamatirwa, ndizvoMushonga unorapa.83 Jesu akati, “Tendeukai, mumwe nomumwe wenyu!”Ndinoreva Petro akadaro neZuva rePentekosti, “Tendeukai,mubhabhatidzwe muZita raJesu Kristu kuti mukanganirwezvivi, uye muchagamuchira chipo cheMweya Mutsvene.”Kana ukatendeuka zvizere nokutenda munaShe, zvinowobhabhatidzwa muZita raJesu Kristu, unoita Mwari munyepikana ukasagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene. Kana…Jesu akatauraizvi, kutumwa kwekupedzisira kukereke yaKe, “Zviratidzoizvi zvichatevera avo vanotenda. Kana vakaisa mawoko avopane vanorwara, vachapora.” Uye munoona zviratidzo izvozvozvichitevera mutendi, zvino iwe ukauya zvino mutendi uyu oisamawoko pauri, zvino poshaikwa chinoitika, zvikadaro panengepaine chakatsveyama nokutenda kwako. Maona? “Mutendi!”Mwari vakavimbisa nzira yakapiwa.84 Tinoedza kuwana kunyaradzwa tichiti, “Handisungirwekuteerera.” Kwete, ichokwadi, hausungirwe kuteerera.85 Asi kana wakatemerwa kuHupenyu Husingaperi,unoZviteerera uye unofara nokuda kwaZvo. NdikoKunyaradzwa kwako. Ndicho Chinhu chawashuvira upenyuhwako hwese. Ndiro—Ndiro Parera riya, rokuti, wa—

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wakagadzirira kusiya zvinhu zvose. Maona? UnoRidanokuti unoziva kuti ichengetedzo yerudo yaMwari kwauri.Chimwe chinhu chinopedza dambudziko rechivi, kupedzakusatenda, kupedza zvose, kwauri, kana uchiRida. Ndeuyoari kunyatsorwara uye achiziva kuti ari kurwara, anotsvakachiremba. Maona? Kwete uyo asiri kurwara, haamude, Jesuakadaro. Asi ndeavo vanorwara. Kana ukagona kucherechedzachinhano chako, zvadaro unofanira kuita sezvaAkataura kutiuite. Zvadaro zvinofanira kuitika, kana kuti Mwari vakataurachimwe chinhu chisiri icho. Maona?86 Vanhu vazhinji dzimwe nguva, shumiro dzekupodzwa,hautangire kubva pasi pacho. Unofanira kuchenesa hupenyu,unofanira kunge uri muchinhano kwacho, unofanira kunyatsoti,“Hongu, ndinoZvitenda,” uye zvinofanira kubva mumoyo mako.Zvadaro iwe, hapana anozofanirwa kukubata sekamwana,achiti, “Zvino, o, hama inodikanwa, hanzvadzi inodikanwa,unofanirwa kuita zvakati, unofanirwa kuita zvokuti.” Urimutendi, hapana chinokwanisa kuZvibvisa pauri. Handina basanezvingataurwa naani zvake, angave upi munyaradzi, angaveupi munyaradzi, angave upi chiremba, chingave chipi chipatara,kungave kuongororwa kupi zvakungataura, nyangwe zvakadarohauzvitendi. UnongoZviziva! Hapana zvazvinobatsira kutaurazvimwewozve zvakare nezvaZvo, unoZviziva! Zvino, ndichochinhu chemazvirokwazvo.87 Tine kutevedzera kwakawanda muzvinhu zvose.Zvinotofanira kudaro. Usanzwe kuipirwa nokuda kwazvo.Zvinofanira kuvepo. Zvagara nguva dzose zvakadaro uyezvichadaro. Asi ndiri kukutaurirai mangwanani ano Chokwadiuye neumboo hwezvazviri. Tave panguva yekuguma. Tinofanirakurovedzera chinhu ichi paChokwadi, munoona, uye ugoita kutiizive Chokwadi.88 Zvino tinoona kuti vanhu havatore nzira yaMwari pazviri.Vanoda, ivo…Mwari vane nzira yaVakapa kuti unyaradzwe.Mwari vane nzira yavakapa yezvinhu zvose izvi. Asi vanhuhavaIde, vanhu vanotevera dzimwe nzira. Uye nguva dzosepavanozviita neimwe nzira isiri nzira yaMwari, vanounza hashadzaMwari pavari nguva dzose pavanozviita. Zvakanaka.89 Zvino zvinhu zvose zvandataura nezvazvo, zvinotisvitsapokuti, nyika, avo vose vari kutevera kumwe kubudirirakwesainzi, vachitevera kubudirira kwekereke, vachiteverazvinhu zvakasiyana-siyana zvatisvitsa kumagumo enyika.Tave pamagumo. Hapachisina kana tariro yasara. Hatichisinatariro yekurarama. Hatitomborina kana mukana mumwechete wekurarama. Zvino chingondiregai ndizvitsanangudzekwemaminitsi mashoma, uye ndigozviratidza kwamuri.90 Uye mumwe nomumwe wenyu, tora, kana usina, unofanirakutora bhuku rekurapa, unofanira kutora Reader’s Digest,

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nezvakadaro, kwaunoverenga zvekubudirira uku. Zvinokuita…91 Mumwe mushumiri ari pano ari kutumira Mharidzo inopasi rose. Kuita chitaurwa chakadaro, chokuti hatichisinatariro, kuti hatichagona kudzikinurwa, kuti tadarika mutsarawepakati perudzikinuro nekutongwa, zvino ndinofanira kupaungano zvikonzero zvekureva chitaurwa ichi. Panofanira kungepaine chikonzero chokuti munhu, kuti kana aine pfungwadzake dzakakwana sokufunga kwandinoita kuti ndizvo zvandiri,agoita chitaurwa chakadaro, kuudza nyika yake, kuudza unganoyake, kuudza vanhu kwachichaenda pasi rose munyika makumimatatu kana makumi mana dzakasiyana-siyana, zvichida,kupoteredza pasi rose, nevanhu nendimi, kuti “tave panguvayokuguma,” takasungirwa kupa chitaurwa kana—kana—kanakutsanangura zvishoma zvazvo dzamara tasvika pachidzidzochedu chemangwanani ano.92 Onai, zvino ngatitarisei pane kwatasvitswa nesainzinedzidzo, zvino ndicho chinhu chaicho chakagamuchirwanemunhu panzvimbo yeShoko raMwari, kugamuchirikanesainzi. Zvino sainzi yagara ichidzosazve zvavanengevambotaura. Ndaiverenga pano pane imwe nguva yakapfuuraapo mumwe munhu wesainzi wechiFrench akati, kudamazana maviri emakore akapfuura, kana mazana matatu,“Kukungurutsa bhora panyika,” uye ndokuti, “kana bhorairi, richimhanya sokuti…kana nyika ikagadzira imwemhando yechinhu chinogona kuvaita kuti pavanoenda vangevachimhanya kwemamaera kubvira pamakumi matatu paawaimwe chete, zvimwe zvakada kudaro, kutenderera nyika,”kuti akazviratidza nesainzi, “kuti icho nehuremu hwachochinosimudzwa nesimba regiravhiti kubva panyika.” Murikuona? Iye zvino, munofunga here kuti sainzi ingadzokerakunotaura nezvemuchinda uyu? Kwete zvemazvirokwazvo.Zvakatopfuura, kwavari.93 Zvino, ngatingofungai zvino, tose tinoda kuti, “Ndinodakuzviedza nesainzi.” Ndizvo zvinotaurwa nemasanganoakawanda evanhu vezvokunamata nhasi. Vanoda umboohwesainzi. Saka, ndinogona kunyatsotendeuka zvino ndoti,“Ndiratidze nesainzi, Mwari muungano yako. Ndiratidze cherochinhu, nesainzi, chiri chemazvirokwazvo. Ratidza…”94 Chii chemazvirokwazvo? Upeyu. Ndinoda kutiunditengerewo hwemasenzi makumi maviri nemashanu, kana—kana rega nditengese zvose zvandinazvo, kuti ndiwane chikamuchehupenyu. Uye hupenyu ndehwemazvirokwazvo here? Kanahusiri, ko tose tiri kudei pano?95 Upenyu, kutenda, rudo, mufaro, rugare, moyo-murefu,kupfava, hunyoro, kutsungirira, sainzi haikwanise kuzvibata.Zvino ndicho chinhu choga chiripo chemazvirokwazvo,chinogara nokusingaperi. Hanzu dzose dzekurwa dzeChikristu

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kutarisa kune zvisingaoneki. Asi manzwiro emunyamahaakwanise kuratidza zvinhu izvozvi, asi zviripo. Ndichochikonzero zvichitora kutenda kuzvitenda, uye zvinoumbamauri izvo zvaratidzwa nokutenda kuti zviri kunze uko.Kunozviunza kwauri, kupodza kwaMwari nezvimwe.Havakwanise kuratidza kuti chii chinopodza zvehuMwari, asivanoziva kuti pane kupodza kwaMwari. Ini…Havakwanisekuratidza kuti chii chinoponesa kubva kuchivi, asi vanozivakuti vanhu vanoponeswa kubva kuchivi. Saka hazvikwanisekuratidzwa nezvesainzi, asi zviri musainzi iri mumaonerwoazvinoitwa naMwari.96 Iye zvino, chii chakaunzwa nesainzi kwatiri? Zvino,munogona kuvhunduka kwechinguvana. Sainzi yakaunzakwatiri hurwere, rufu, nezvirwere. Zvino, makangodzidziswadivi rimwe chete renyaya yacho. Asi pane mativi maviri kwairi.Unoti, “Sainzi yakagadzira ichi, icho, nechecho.” Zvakanaka,tichakupa mukana wacho. Asi ngatitarisei kune rimwe diviracho. Sainzi yakatiunzira hurwere. Sainzi yakatiunzira hosha,rufu.97 Tarirai! Kusanganiswa kwembeu nesainzi zvaunza rufukuchizvarwa, zvechikafu nezvimwe. Zvaita kuti vanhu vavekungorenguka uye zvokuti, kusvikira va—varume nemadzimaivagadzirwa nemurwi wemarara, uye hapana—hapana—hapana chimiro imomo. Rangova boka rehove dzejellyfishdzinotebvenyuka. Havakwanise kugara vasina muchinaunofuridzira mweya unotonhorera, vanoparara. Havakwanisekutamba mutambo webaseball, kana mumwe wavo akagumwapamwe panhu, zvinomuuraya, munhandare dzetsiva nezvimwezvakawanda. Zvino zvorenguka kusvikira varume nemadzimai,saka, zviri kuvatsveyamisa.98 Zvino vari kubaya jekiseni remasanganiswa aya mumombeizvo zvazodzoka kuvanhu zvino, maererano nesainzipachezvavo, zvino iri kuvatsveyamisa. Nokuti, kana mo—mombe yave yemasanganiswa, kana chero chikafu chirichemasanganiswa, chikafu ichochi chinogadzira chizengacheropa, zvino chizenga cheropa ndihwo hupenyu hwako.Munoona zvazvaita? Uye zvino, munyama, vanobaya imomomajekiseni aya munyama, zvino zvakaonekwa kuti majekiseniaya ane zvaanoita parudzi rwevanhu. Zvesainzi!99 Vanofirita minda neDDT iyi, ndakaona pane rimwe zuva,uye zvino tine vanhumazanamasere vari kurwaramunharaundaino nokuda kwekudya mazai. Munorangarira here makoreapfuura pandakatanga, taiva nekachivakwa kaduku pano,zvino ndaiporofita, ndokuti, “Zvichaitika kuti nemazuvaokupedzisira, usagare mumupata uye usadye mazai.” Ndinazvomubhuku rangu. Ndakafunga kuti paiva nechimwe chinhupamusoro pazvo, zvino ndakaenda ndokunozvitarisa. “Usadyemazai.” Kwaiva kare-kare muna 1933. Mazai ane zviri maari

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zvino, uye ndinoona apo sainzi inotara kuti murume adarikamakore makumi mashanu haafanire kutombodya zai, nokutindicho chinhu chakanyanyisa kuomarara pamoyo wake panezvingadyiwa. Hosha!100 Mukaka, zvakange zviri pakuti kudya kwedu kwaivekwakanyatsokwana waive mukaka. Vanachiremba vanokuudzakuti, “Garira kure nawo.” Uri kuita chirwere chedzihwanezvimwe zvose. Ndiye munhu mumwe chete aimbounwaorarama kwemakore uye asingamboziva dzihwa, asizvemasanganiswa pakubereka nezvimwe zvakadaro zvapwanyamuumbwa wevanhu kusvikira wangove murwi wemarara,bhora—bhora rehurwere. Chii chakazviita? Sainzi!101 Tarirai! Zvakonzera zvizenga pakati pemu—murumenemudzimai kuti zvipere simba, kurukutika kwemuviriwemunhu, kubudikidza nezvizenga, uye vana vanogwinhavawedzera nezvikamu zviri kumakumi matatu kubva muzana.Hudzenga hwechiMongolian huri kuwanda zvikurusa. Zvinohutera uhu hwemasanganiswa echikafu chatiri kudya kutitive neupenyu, zviri kurukutisa muviri, zvinokonzera kenza,dambudziko repfungwa, nemhando dzakasiyana dzehosha zvirikupinda mumuviri wemunhu nokuda kwekuti pane hutera.Zvesainzi, vari kuzviparadza, vachibva pahurongwahwaMwari.

Akati, “Mbeu yoga-yoga ngaibereke zverudzi rwayo.”Um-hum.102 Munoona here patave? Ndinogona kuramba ndichiendereramberi; nguva yedu yave kupera. Asi, cherechedzai, chii chirikuzviita? Sainzi yakaunza rufu, hurwere, nekuparadzwa.103 Uye ndakaona pane rimwe zuva, pandakanga ndiri kutauraneshamwari yangu yakanaka, Doctor Vayle vagere pano,apo pane chinyorwa chinotaura kuti vanhu vari kuuraiwanepenicillin. Chaizvoizvo haisi penicillin, itsvina yavanotenderakuti ipinde mairi pavanenge vari kugadzira penicillin.Hurongwa hwekuita mari, hwehundyire. Vanachiremba varikuipa pane dzimwe nguva vasingatomboziva zvavo hurongwahwakagadzira aspirin, zvino baba vavo vanovatumidzira kutivanova va—vanamazvikokota mune zvimwe zvinhu, uye apavasingatombogoni zvavo kana kurapa mudumbu memwanamunorwadza. Saka zvino tinei? Hundyire, kumwe kukakata,kana chimwe chinhu chiduku. Havachisina zvachose chirembauye wakare wemudunhu uyo aipota achiuya zvino otauranewe nokukunyaradza nokuita zvinhu zvose. Vanosiya Mwarizvachose munyaya yacho, nokuti vaenda vachitevera nzira yavopachavo. Kuti vabvise Mwari munyaya yacho, vakatsanangurazvinoMuisa kure. Hezvoka patave.104 Ndizvo zvatakaita nokusanganisa mbeu. Munoona,mutumbi…Chinogadzira chirimwa chine hutano, hutachuonahaumbokwanisi kusvika kwachiri. Ndeizvi zvirimwa

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zvinodyarwa panodziiswa, zvirimwa zvemasanganiswazvaunofanira kugara wakafirita nguva dzose. Uye vazhinjivenyu makaverenga mharidzo yangu yokuti ChinamatoChemasanganiswa, unogara wakaifirita nokuibata semwanane—nezvimwe zvakadaro. Cherechedzai, asi mbeu chaiyoyemazvirokwazvo haifanire kufiritwa, ndeye pakutanga.105 Chii chinoita kuti hosha iuye kumutumbi wemunhu?Mutumbi…Sekuudzwa kwandakaitwa nachiremba shamwariyangu yakakosha, uyo wandisingadi kudoma zita rakeiye zvino, asi ihama yakanaka kwazvo, achindiverengerakubva mubhuku rezvokurapa, bhuku riri muhofisi yakeumo maanochengetera mabhuku ose aya akanaka nezvosezvitsva zvekurapa zvanachiremba. Hutera. Munocherechedzachero munhu akanyatso…Unoti muviri wako warukutika,unobva wabatwa nedzihwa nokukasika. Chii ichocho? Huterahwemuviri wako hunobuditsa dzihwa kubva munhengo dzakodzemukati. Zvino, imomo, hutachuona hwedzihwa hunobvahwagaramo zvino wobva wava nedzihwa. Asi dai mutumbi uyuwainge wakasimba, waikandira kure hutachuona hwedzihwa,hawaimboubata.106 Saka, munoona, Mwari pavakagadzira munhu pakutanga,aiva asina chirwere chaigona kumubata. Maona? Asi kusatendanesainzi, sainzi nedzidzo ndicho chakava chinhu chokutangakubvisamunhu panaMwari, uye chichiri kumubvisa.107 Ingoonai izvo midzanga yefodya nekunwa doro, pamwenenzenza idzi dzinokurura nguwo nezvimwe zvakadaro,zvazvaita pakuderera kwechizvarwa chino. Ndinofungira kutimunogara muchinetseka…Ndiri kuda kuita chitaurwa pano.Ndanga ndisiri kuzozviita, asi ndinotenda ndichazviita.108 Munoona, vanonetseka pane dzimwe nguva, vanogaravachindiudza, “Hama Branham, chii—chii chinokuitaikuti mugare nguva dzose muchitsiura zvinhu zvakadaro?Hamuzvinzwe…Toti maenda kukereke yemumwe munhu,sei, ndinogona kutora vanhukadzi vekwangu uye havakwanisekugara vakadekara pamunenge muchitaura. Munogara nguvadzose muchivatsiura, handiti, nokuda kwevhudzi ravo pfupi,pamwe nokupfeka hanzu dzevanhurume, pamwe nezvimwezvinhu zvose izvi zvakadaro. Saka, ko munozviitireiko?” Zvinondi—ndi—ndiri…109 Ino inogona kunge iri iyo Mharidzo yangu yokupedzisirakusvikira zhizha rinotevera, munoziva, asi ndinoda kukuudzai.Hezvinoi izvi. Mweya wekunzvera wemazuva ano okupedzisira,unoziva kuti ichi chinhu chakatukwa pamberi paMwari.Ndinongonetseka pane dzimwe nguva kana mushumiriaine kunzvera kwemazuva okupedzisira? Iye Mwari chaiyeanotaura papuratifomu pano zvinhano zvenyu pamwenezvamakaita, uye—uye nezvamunezenge muchazova, ne—nematambudziko amunawo, ndiwo Mweya mumwe chete uri

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mauri unotarisa kunze uye unokwanisa kunzvera zviratidzozvenguva, zvino haUkwanise kurega kuramba uchidanidzira.Mweya wekunzvera, nokuti Mweya Mutsvene pachaKe anotichinhu ichochi chivi, uye wese anozviita achaparara. Kozvino ndingaruramiswa sei mumaziso aMwari, uye ndichionahanzvadzi nehama dzangu vari muchinhano chakadaro,kana ndikasadana ndichizvipikisa? Kunyangwe kanavakandishatirirwa, ndinofanirwa kudanidzira ndichizvipikisa.Kunzvera. Dzimwe nguva vanopesana paShoko nezvimwezvakadaro, uye kushaikwa kwekunzvera. Uya uzviongororeneShoko. Maona? Munoona, ti—tinoziva kuti ndizvo chaizvo.Zvakanaka, izvi, tinoziva kuti ichokwadi. Kunzvera kwemazuvaokupedzisira.110 Zvino tinoona nezvesainzi, ha—handichadi kurambandichienderera mberi pazviri, nguva yangu yave kutiza. Zvinongatitarisei kechipiri padzidzo tigoona zvayaita. Maona? Zvinotine makereke maviri epasi rose.111 Zvino, tinocherechedza kuti, kuti kwaiva kushandisa njere,kushandisa njere kwamazuva ose kwakaita kuti bhora rechiviritange kukunguruka pakutanga. Kwaiva kushandisa njerepai? Kushandisa pfungwa zvichipikisana neShoko raMwari.Mwari pavakaudza Adhama naEvha, “Musi wamunoudya,musi iwoyo munofa.” Izvozvo zvakaringana, ndizvo zvose.Uye Akavachengetedza kubva kumuvengi, seri kweShokoraKe. Asi apo Evha, achiteerera kupfungwa dzaSatani,munoona, tsika, kunzwisisa, dzidzo, budiriro, munoona,akabuda seri ikoko ndokuteerera kupfungwa dzaSatani, zvinondokuita chinhu icho chakanzi naMwari “usaita.” Zvino kanakushandisa pfungwa kumwe chete, kuteerera kupfungwaimwe chete inopesana neShoko zvakakonzera nyonganyongayose iyi, kushandisa pfungwa kunopesana neShoko zvakarehakukudzosere kunzvimbo imwe chete here, nokuti hungavahupenzi hwakadini kunaMwari kudzosa munhu zvakarekuchinhano chimwe chete chaAkambomudzingira. Maona?Maona? Unofanirwa kuuya kuRopa raKristu rakadeurwa.Sangano rako harishande, kushandisa pfungwa kwakohakushande. IRopa nekuberekwa, zvino Rinogadzira maurichisikwa chitsva, Kristu, uye unorarama nemaitiro aKristu,nokuti Mushonga waunotora unoratidza kuti Unouraya chivichokusatenda, kunopesana nechinhu chose kunze kweShokoraMwari.112 Dzidzo inotipa…Tine makereke maviri aripo mangwananiano. Imwe yacho iKereke yepentekosti yakaitwa paPentekostineMweya Mutsvene; yechipiri ikereke yeRhoma Katorikeyakaitwa muNicaea, Rome. Imwe yacho kuberekwa pamweya;imwe yacho hunhengo hwekushandisa njere. Kubva pakerekeiyi ndipo pakabva ose maProtestanti, masangano ose ndikokwaakabva. Ndiro raiva sangano rokutanga. Masangano

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ose akabva pane irori uye ane ukama naro, Zvakazarurwa17 inodaro, “Yaiva mhombwe uye yaiva amai vezvipfeve.”Ndizvozvo chaizvo. Saka hapana…Poto haigoni kuti kuneketero une tsvina, munoona, nokuti ndi—ndizvozvo, zvingorichinhu chimwe chete. Yakarongwa, yaparara, iri muRome.Handina basa kuti yakadini, yaparara! Bhaibheri, tichangobvamukupedza mazera ekereke aya, kuzviratidza. Imwe iri panheyoyokunzvera kwepamweya; imwe yacho imire pakunzwisisakwedzidzo pamwe nepfungwa.113 Zvino, izvozvo zvinotidzosera muBindu reEdheni chaimozvakare, kudzokera panzvimbo imwe chete. Mudzimai (kereke)ndiye wacho akateerera, kwete Adhama, mudzimai! Zvinovanoda kuva amai kereke, endererai mberi! Ndizvozvochaizvo. Hapana chiri kunze kwenguva. Vane kupupurakwavo kwavanoita, munoona. Munoona, kudzokera chaikokuchinhu chimwe chete, kusatenda Shoko raMwari! PaNicaea,Rome, pakwakaita mubvunzo maererano norubhabhatidzo,pamusoro pezvimwe zvinhu zvakadaro, uye nezverubhabhatidzorweMweya Mutsvene, ma—mabhishopi pamwe chete vakarongaiyo yakava kereke yeRoma Katorike, iyo yaive Roma“yehumambo”, zita rayo. Ndichangopedza kutora nhoroondonezuro, nokuiteerera, nokuiongorora zvakare. Zvino yaizengeiri ye Rome yoga, muRome maiva nekereke yehumambo.Dzimwe dzose dzaingove makereke maduku anobatirana nayo,achingonzi Katorike.114 Kereke yeduwo zvakare ikatorike, Kereke yepasi rose,kunova iko kutenda kumwe kwevatendi vose pa—pasi rose. Imweyacho yakabarwa neMweya waMwari uye ine Mweya MutsvenemaIri, uye inoratidza neUpenyu hwayo, Dzidziso, nemaitiro,kuti Mweya Mutsvene arimo imomo, nokuti ndiYe Munyaradziakavimbiswa naKristu—Kristu, achishanda mukereke yaKe,achiita chinhu chimwe chete chaAkaita pakutanga. Ndiwomashandiro akaita Mushonga waKristu weruponeso pakutanga,ndiwo mashandiro aUnoita nhasi, unounza chinhu chimwechete.115 Imwe yacho kunzwisisa kwenjere kwesangano rakagadzirwaneboka revarume, iyo ine “chimiro chehumwari,” sokutaurakwakaita muporofita kwatiri, “zvino ndokuramba Zvokwadiiyi yeSimba.” Zvino, zvakangonyatsojeka sokuziva kwangukuzviita.116 Zvino, pane makereke maviri. Imwe yacho yakabarwapaNicaea; uye imwe yakabarwa papentekosti. Uye—uyedzagara dzichipesana imwe neimwe. Takapfuura nemumazeraekereke tikazviratidza, imwe inopikisana neimwe. Imwe yachoikereke yakanaka, yakatsiga, yenjere ine vadzidzi vakanakanezvimwe zvakadaro; imwe inoonekwa “seboka revaumburuki.”Yaivepo pamavambo, “varauri vehove vakadhakwa, vasinakudzidza,” uye ndizvo zvimwe chete nhasi, ichiri kungoiswa

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muboka rimwe chetero. Imwe yacho ndeyesainzi; imweyacho ndeyemweya. Imwe ndeyehurongwa hwesainzi; imwendeyekunzvera kwepamweya kweShoko. Imwe yakarongwanesainzi, zvinotaurwa nemapoka evanhu, mubhishopi wenjere.Imwe yacho yakabarwa zvachose neMweya waMwari, uyeichirarama neMweya waMwari, uye inoita pamwe nokuita kutimaShoko akavimbiswa naMwari aitike. Zvinoratidza mushongawauri kutora. Une mushonga wedzidzo here? Une MushongaweMweyaMutsvene here? Maona? Zvakanaka.117 O, hunyengeri huya hwaSatani! Kuti anokwanisakunyatsobuditsa nyaya yacho, nepfungwa anokwanisa kuitakuti munhu asina kubarwa neMweya waMwari agotendereranokutenderera! Uye hapana nzira, nenjere, yaungavakundanayo. Hapana kana nzira.118 Ndiko kunzvera nokutenda, munoona, kunzvera. Tinoonazvinorehwa neShoko, tinoRitenda.119 “Zvino, Hama Branham, vanoti vane kunzvera.” Zvinokaregai Mweya Mutsvene ugoita chaizvo zvaWakavimbisa kutiwaizoita, zvadaro tinozvitenda.Maona?Heunoi umboo hwaWo.120 Ko Mushonga wakashanda sei paWakarova munhu?“Zviratidzo izvi zvichatevera avo vanotenda,” Akadaro. KanaMushonga wakarova ipapo, zvino zvakanaka. Maona? Sakavanotiunza…121 Izvi zvinotiunza zvino, mukuvhara, mumaminitsi mashoma,saka izvi zvinotiunza kubva panaAbhero naKaini, kusvikapakutongwa kwenguva yaNowa, kubva ipapo chaipo pakuuyakwemazuva aNowa. Zvino, tisati tava nemutsara wekunamatiravarwere, nyatsotererai pandiri kumhanya nemuMagwaro panomuchidzidzo chiduku—chiduku.122 Tinoona apo mushure mokunge nyika yatora nzwisiso yayoyeShoko nepfungwa, varume ava vakava vanhu vakuru, varumevane mukurumbira. Bhaibheri rinotaura kudaro, Genesi 6:4.Varume vane mukurumbira vachidzingirira tsvarakadenganezvakadaro, sezvakaita nyika yose. Tichangobva kupfuuranemazvo muMagetsi Matsvuku Ari Kuvaima, takataurapane umwe usiku kuti madzimai achange awedzerarunako mumazuva okupedzisira, kuti varume, varume vanemukurumbira, senyaya inonyadzisa muEngland nemuUnitedStates. Uye zvicharamba zvichibuda nerimwe ramazuva.Munoona, hamungoziva bedzi kuti zvipfeve zvinomirirakufonerwa nezvimwe zvose izvi ndezvei. Maona? Munozivahere kuti kune vasikana vatatu kune mumwe vanotengesamumabhawa pane vari muchikoro chesekondari kana mukoreji?Vatatu kune mumwe vanotengesa mumabhawa pane varimuchikoro chesekondari nemukoreji. Munoziva here, chimwechikamu kubva muzana, handikwanise kuchitaura iye zvinonokuti hachisi pamberi pangu, handina kuzvinyora pasi,

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asi kuda chikamu chimwe kubva muzvitatu chevana varimuchikoro chesekondari munyika muno vakaonekwa kutivanorarama zvisina hunhu kana kuti vakatozoenda kumbakunova vanaamai? Munoziva here kuti kutora penicillinyekudzinga chirwere chepabonde zvakaunza huori pakatipevanhu, zvokuti, chinhu chacho hachina kufa? Asi zvakadaro,munoona, Mwari vakati zvinozoshanya kusvika pachizvarwachechina. Zviri kukonzera Mongolian nezvimwe zvose, uyevana vari…O, kuti chivi, chinonyengera zvakadini! Kuti ivovanhu, vashumiri havamiri vachiparidza vachitsiura nzenzadzisina kupfeka dziri mumugwagwa, vovarega vachiimbamukwaya, nezvimwe zvose zvakadaro, uye nokuona kuti ndichochinhu chaicho chaendesa nyika yedu mugehena, chaendesarudzi rwedu mugehena. Ndizvo chaizvo. Saka zvino tinoonakuti mushure mokunge Mwari vafinhikana nazvo, sokutendakwandinoita kuti Vadaro nhasi…123 Iye zvino ndave kuuya kuchidzidzo changu. Ndine nziraisinganzwisisike yekuunza…Ndinofarira kuvakiridza zvinhuzvakawanda zvino ndozorova nyaya yangu. Zvino, tinoona kutimumazuva aNowa, apo Mwari vakanga vari kuzotonga nyika,payakanga yasvika sepairi nhasi, nokuti Jesu akati yakadaro,Akaita hanyn’a here? Akaita hanyn’a here? Iye, zvirokwazvoAkava nehanyn’a. Akava nehanyn’a neiko? Zvino, mushuremokunge Atoziva kuti kutongwa kwaive kuri kuuya, uyeatotaura kutongwa, Akava nehanyn’a neavo vaive nehanyn’a.Uye ndizvo zvimwe chete sezvazviriwo nhasi. Akava nehanyn’akune avo vaida kuva nehanyn’a. Uye tinoona kuti akavatumiramuporofita kuti avatungamirire, kutungamirira vanhu vaKevasanangurwa kunzira yavo yakapiwa yekupukunyuka nayo.Ndiyemumwe chete zuro, nhasi, nokusingaperi.Maona? Tinoonakuti Mwari vakachengeta vanhu vaVo. [Chibenga patepi—Mupepeti.]124 Tave pamagumo, uye tinoona kuti tave pamagumo! Hapananzira yokuvakira pamusoro pekuora uku. Ko tingavake seiguta pamusoro pematongo akatsva eSodhoma neGomora? Kotingazviita sei? Panongori nephoenix imwe chete yasara, zvinondiko kuuya kwaIshe Jesu; o, ini zvangu, kucheneswa munguvaDzematambudziko, kuunzazve kudzoreredzwa kwenyika,kuvanhu vanongori mukuona kwaMwari uye vachiraramaneShoko raVo.125 Cherechedzai, Akava nehanyn’a neavo vakava nehanyn’ayekupukunyuka mumazuva aNowa, zvino Akavatumiramuporofita. Zvino muporofita uyu akavatungamirira kunzirayakapiwa naMwari. Zvino, ndiyo nzira iyo Mwari yaanoitanayo zvinhu. Maona? Mwari vakataura naNowa, iro raive Shoko(rakanga risiri Shoko rakanyorwa ipapo), zvino ndokuudzaNowa kuti agadzire areka yokuponesa vanhu, uye nokuyambiravanhu vose kuti Aiva “nenzira imwe chete yeruponiso.” Uye

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murume uyu akanga ari muporofita akasimbiswa uyo akaratidzakwavari nzira yokupukunyuka nayo. Cherechedzai, vaivevakazvininipisa nevaive vakaperera vakanzwa murume uyuuye ndokumutenda, zvino vakapukunyuka. Vakapukunyukachii? Rufu rwenyika yezvivi iyo yakanga iri kuparadzwa muzuvairoro, vakapukunyuka nzira yerufu iyo yakanga iri pamusoropenyika yose. Mwari vakava nehanyn’a! (O Mwari, batsirai kutiizvi zviende pakadzika-dzika zvino, mutsara wekunamatirausati watanga.) Mwari vakava nehanyn’a!126 Vanotarisa panyika iye zvino nhasi, uye Vakadana uyeVakadana, zvino havana kugamuchira vakaramba. Paivanomukana wokutendeuka pakutanga. Apo Mwari vakaudzaIsaya kuti aende kunoisa…kuudza Hezekia kuti akanga arikuzofa, Hezekia akatendeuka pakava netsitsi. Uye Mwaripavakaudza Jona kuti aende Ninevhe agodanidzira achiipikisa,nokuti mumazuva makumi mana Vaizoparadza guta,vakachemera tsitsi pakava nokutendeuka. Asi pavanodziramba,hapana chimwe chasara kunze kwekutongwa! Uye nyikayaramba Kristu. Varamba kuteerera pakudanwa, sakahapachisina chasara kunze kwekutarisana nekutongwa.127 Zvino, ko Mwari vane hanyn’a here neavo vanengevatendeuka? Akavagadzirira here nzira? Iye zvino tave kuzoonazvaVakaita munguva dzakapfuura.128 Munguva yaNowa, Akava nehanyn’a! Akatuma muporofita,zvino A—Akaunza nzira uye iYe ndokuvaratidza nzira,uye Akavagadzirira nzira yokupukunyuka nayo zvino ivondokupukunyuka kutongwa. Akavawozve nehanyn’a navo.Tinoona kuti Anovaunza panzvimbo yokuti Iye, mumazuvaokupedzisira, kusvika apo (ezvose) kutongwa kukurukusati kwasvika, Akava nehanyn’a zvikuru navo kusvikiraAkagadzira nzira yavaikwanisa kupinda mairi umo mavaizovavakasununguka kubva pakutongwa kwese kwaiuya.129 Zvino, Akazviita kuva—Vasanangurwa. Zvino, tinozviziva.Akazviita kuVasanangurwa, kune Vasanangurwa voga, zvino!Ndivo avo vakanga vagamuchira chizenga cheUpenyu. Ndivoavo vakanga vakatemerwa kuzviona. Ndivo vacho. Isu tose,kana tichitenda Bhaibheri, tinofanira kutenda mukutemera.Maona? Ndizvo chaizvo. Kwete kuti Mwari vanoda kutipave nemumwe anotambudzika, asi Akaziva vaizoIgamuchiranevaisazogamuchira.130 Vakava nehanyn’a nevanhu Vavo vakasanangurwamumazuva okuparadzwa kweEgipita. Vakanga vari zasi ikokomuEgipita zvino ndokubva vava varanda. Mazuva aMosesi,Vakava nehanyn’a nevanhu. Vakavatumireiko? Muporofita,zvakare. Ndizvo here? Zvino Vakapatsanura vanhu vavokubva kunyika isingatendi, kubva pakutongwa kwaive kurikuuya kwezuva iroro. Vakazviita here? Vakava nehanyn’a apoEgipita yakanga yaunganidza chivi chayo kuenda mudenga

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kusvikira Mwari vakatozotumira kutongwa, nokuti Vakangavatofanoudza Abrahama, “Uye ndicharanga rudzi urwu.”Saka panzvimbo yokudurura hasha dzaVo pamusoro pavovose, vakatumidzira hanyn’a yaVo kwavari. VakatumiraMunyaradzi waVo kwavari. Vakatumira Shoko raVo kwavari.Uye nguva dzose Vanotumira Shoko raVo nemuporofita waVo,sezvaVakaita munguva yaNowa. Vakaita zvinhu zvimwe chetemunguva yaNowa. Mumazuva aEri-…aMosesi, tinoona kutiVakaita chinhu chimwe chete. Vakavatumira muporofita waVo,zvino ndokuzvipatsanura kubva pakusatenda. Zvino, ndiyomhando yakabuda. Ndiyo mhando yevakaZvitenda. VakatendaMosesi, kuti akanga ari…Mumaziso aFarao, aiva mupengo,aiva muiti wemapipi, aiva munyengeri, aiva chimwe chinhuchakaipa. Asi kune vanhu vaive vakasanangurwa, vakabudazviri maererano neShoko raMwari (“Ndichavaburitsa”), aivamuporofita kwavari. Aiva nzira yakapiwa naMwari. Uye iyewozvakare…Cherechedzai, vakamutenda nokupukunyuka kubvapakutongwa kwezuva iroro. VakatendaMosesi.

131 Uye Akati Akavawozve nehanyn’a yokuvabuditsa, uyeAkavachengetedza parwendo mushure mokunge vabuda.Ameni. Sezvazvaiva panyama, izvi zviri muchiyero chemweya.Akava nehanyn’a! Sei? Akapa zvose zvavaida pavainge variparwendo. Akadaro here? Akavapodza pavairwara. Akapakupodza, Ane nzira yaakapa pahurwere hwavo. Akapa nyokaye—yendarira, kuti vaigona kutarisa panyoka iyi yendarira,mucherechedzo wechivi, vobva vapodzwa. Akavapa chokudyapavaiva munzira, pakanga pasina chingwa Akanaisa chingwakubva Kudenga. Akavapa chokudya. Kwete izvozvo zvoga, asiAkavapa zvokupfeka, kuratidza kuti Ane hanyn’a neavo vanehanyn’a.

132 Kana vakagadzirira kureurura nokutendeuka nokutendanokugamuchira, Mwari anoita hanyn’a! Asi unofanira kuvenehanyn’a kutanga, unofanira kugamuchira zvaAkakutumira.Akanyatsovariritira kuitira kuti vagova nechokwadi kutihapazova nokukanganisa, Akasimbisa muporofita waKenechiratidzo cheShongwe yeMoto, kuitira kuti vanhu vaonekuti akanga asingori murume uyu akanga ari kufamba pano,kuti akanga ari Mwari akanga ari pamusoro pake, NdiyeUyo akanga ari kutungamira nzira. Mwari ane hanyn’anevanhu vane hanyn’a. Mwari ane hanyn’a neavo vanehanyn’a naYe. Saka akasimbisa murume uyu nokuratidzakuti akanga ari muranda waMwari, nokuvatumira ShongweyeMoto kuti ivatungamire kunyika yacho chaiyo. Uye vaizivakuti chero chiratidzo ichi cheMoto uyu, Shongwe yeGoreneMoto yakanga iri kuvatevera…Akati Iye “haana kubvisaShongwe yeMoto neGore.” Akanga ainavo kwemakorenemakore murenje, makore makumi mana. Ndizvozvo here?Shongwe yeMoto iya yakavatungamirira! Tiri mugore redu

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remakumi matatu nematatu, zvichisiya mamwe manomwezvinozofananidzira zvimwe chetezvo. Zvakanaka, ShongweyeMoto yakavatungamirira. Akava nehanyn’a navo. Akavanehanyn’a zvakanyanya navo kusvikira Akangovaita kuti vazivekuti—kuti chakanga chisiri chimwe chinhu chesainzi, kwakangekusiri kumwe kukanganisa, asi Akasimbisa Mharidzo,achiIratidza.133 Akava nehanyn’a zvikuru kumudzimai aiva wekunze,asiri weIsraeri. Akanga asiri weboka iri, asi aive wekunze,muPresbyterian, muMethodist, kanawo zvimwe, aive kunerimwe divi. Asi paakanzwa! Zita rake ainzi Rakabhi,aigara…aiva chipfeve. Asi paakanzwa kuti Mwari aiveMushongwe yeMoto achivatungamirira, iye akati regai…akadana kunaMwari, zvino akaratidza tsitsi kuvatsori vakangavauya kuzoongorora nyika. Zvino nokuda kwekuti akavanehanyn’a pachake iye nevanhu vake, Mwari akava nehanyn’anaye. Kusvikira pokuti chipfeve ichi chakapira upenyu hwachokunaKristu, kuBasa iri, nokuti akanga aona chiratidzochaMwari weMweya, uye akashumira vamwari vake imomusangano rake. Asi paakaona chiratidzo chikuru cheMweya,akadanidzira ndokukumbira tsitsi, uye netsitsi kumhuri yake,uye Mwari vakava nehanyn’a zvikuru naye zvokuti guta roserakawira pasi, rimwe pamusoro perimwe, asi hapana kanadombo rimwe rakabva paimba yake. Ane hanyn’a! Kunyangeaive wekunze, akanga asiri muboka panguva iyi, asi Akavanehanyn’a. Ane hanyn’a nguva dzose.

Akava nehanyn’a naEria apo iye, uye iye oga, akavanehanyn’a naMwari.134 Hareruya! Ndipo pazvinosvika. “Isa kufunganya kwenyupaaAri, nokuti Anokuchengetai.” Petro, ari kutaura nevakuruvasanangurwa, vakuru nevamwe mukereke, akati, “Isaikufunganya kwenyu paAri, nokuti Anokuchengetai. Isa zvinhuzvose ipapo, nokuti makachena pamberi paMwari. Muri—murikufamba sevaranda vaMwari.”135 Mwari vakachengeta Eria nokuti Eria akava nehanyn’anaMwari. Vamwe vaparidzi vose vakanga varasa chiratidzochezuva iroro, vakanga varasa kuda kwaMwari nerudorweShoko raVo, uye zvose zvakave zvechimanjemanje. Asizvisinei kuti Jezebheri akanga avaita vechimanjemanjezvakadini, mudzimai wemutungamiri wenyika, zvisinei kutivamwe vaparidzi vakanga vachirega madzimai kuti vaitezvavaiita. Eria akazvitsiura, muZita raShe. Akaita hanyn’anezvakataurwa naMwari, uye Mwari vakaitawo hanyn’anezvakataurwa naEria, nokuti akataura Shoko raShe. Mwarivanoita hanyn’a kana ukaita hanyn’a, asi unofanira kutangawaita hanyn’a. Hongu.136 Cherechedzai, Akava nehanyn’a paAkadana Eria, neShokoraKe, kubva pakati pemasangano. Zvairatidzika sokunge

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aizoziya nenzara, nokuti panenge pasina chegumi nemupiro irikuuya kwaari. Asi akachengetedza Eria, haAna kumbomuregaachiziya nenzara munguva iyo aiteerera Shoko raMwari.Akaraira masavara kuti amupe chokudya. Akachengeta Erianokuti Eria akava nehanyn’a naYe, uye ndiYe Shoko.137 Akachengeta Dhanieri apo Dhanieri akava nehanyn’azvizere kuShoko raMwari zvokuti akanamata akaperera.Zvisinei kuti mambo vakanga vati kudini, “Handichadi kutizvimwe zvakadaro zviitwe,” Eria akangozarura mafasiterandokutarisa akananga kuJerusarema ndokunamata. Eria akavanehanyn’a naMwari, uye—uye Mwari vakaita hanyn’a naEria.Dhanieri akava nehanyn’a neShoko raMwari, uye Mwari vakavanehanyn’a naEria. Vakatumira Shongwe yeMoto iyo yakatyisashumba kubva paari zvino ndokugara zasi ikoko usiku hwese.Mwari vakava nehanyn’a nokuti Dhanieri akava nehanyn’a.Hongu, changamire. Akanamata akaperera, achiziva kutiaizokandirwa mugomba reshumba kana akasaterera mirairoyesangano. Asi akapfugama pahwindo, asingatye zvaitaurwanevanhu. Akazarura hwindo nokuti waiva murairo waMwari,uye ndokunamata akaperera akatendeka kunaMwari wakemazuva ose. Akava nehanyn’a naMwari nemurairo waVo, zvinoMwari vakatendeuka ndokuchengeta Dhanieri nemurairo wake,kumira kwake. Dhanieri akava nehanyn’a naMwari neShokoraVo, zvino Mwari vakachengeta Dhanieri pamwe nokumirakwake neShoko. Anozviita nguva dzose. Ameni.138 Akachengeta vana vechiHebheru pavakaremekedzazvakaperera nokuita hanyn’a pakutenda kwakambopiwakwavari, Shoko raMwari. Akavachengeta kusvika pavakaridzahwamanda…Vaiva nemurairo wakabva kunaMwari,“Musagwadama pamberi pechero mwari wevahedheni, cherozvimupunzo. Musagwadama uye musazvinamata.” Ndiwowaiva murairo. Zvino pavakaridza hwamanda ndokuti“tichakandira mubiravira remoto avo vasingazviite,” vakavanehanyn’a kusvikira vakafuratira chimupunzo. Ndizvo chaizvo.Mwari akanyatsovachengetedza, zvokuti kupisa pakwakauya,Akatumira Murume wechina zasi ikoko mubiravira remotondokuvachengeta vachitonorerwa. Akava nehanyn’a nokutivakava nehanyn’a.139 Kana uchida kubatirira kune chimwe chitendwa, Mwarihavana basa nezvaunoita. Kana uchida kudaro, haAmboitihanyn’a newe, nokuti uri kuita zvakataurwa nemunhu.Asi kana ukabatirira kuShoko raMwari, nekupupurakwako kwechokwadi kwakatendeka uye nokutenda kutiMwari Mupodzi, mumwe chete zuro, nhasi, nokusingaperi,Anokuchengetedza.140 Akavachengetedza, Akachengetedza vana vechiHebheru,zvino Akavatumira Murume wechina kuti avadzikinure, uyoaiva Kristu. Tinozviziva.

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141 Uyo aiva nemaperembudzi paakadanidzira, “Ishe!” Vaivanemaperembudzi gumi vakabuda ndokudanidzira vakaperera,“Ishe, tinzwireiwo tsitsi.” Vakava nehanyn’a yakakwana panezvavaida, Iye aiva nesimba rokuvabatsira. Akava nehanyn’aneuyo aiva nemaperembudzi nokuti uyo wemaperembudzivakava nehanyn’a pakupupura kwavo, kuMudana kuti “Ishe!”142 Akava nehanyn’a, mukuru wezana paakazviitira hanyn’akutsvaka betsero kubva kunaJesu. Mukuru wezana pa-…akaratidza nokutenda kwake, akaramba zvimupunzo zvakezvekuRome, ndokuva nehanyn’a zvizere (nokupupuraparuzhinji) kunoMudana kuti auye kuzopodza mwanakomanawake, Jesu wakava nehanyn’a dzokuenda kunomupodza. Anehanyn’a kana iwe uine hanyn’a. Naizvozvo, unofanira kuvanehanyn’a kutanga. Akava nehanyn’a.143 Akava nehanyn’a apo Jairosi akava nehanyn’a pamusoropaJesu. Aiva mutendi wepakavanda. Aitenda kuti Aivamugwara, asi nokuda kwezvaimiririrwa nesangano rakehaaikwanisa kubuda pachena achizvipupura, asi mukundawake muduku paakarwara ndokufa, Jairosi akaziva, akatarisarufu rwemwanasikana wake, kana kuti kuratidza hanyn’a yake,akava nehanyn’a zvokuramba vapokani vaive vakamupoteredza,zvino ndokupfeka nguwani yake duku yemushumiri, zvinondokuenda ndokuwana Jesu. Zvino Jairosi paakaratidza kutiane hanyn’a, Jesu akaratidza kuti aiva nehanyn’a dzokuuyanokuzomumutsa kubva kurufu. Kandira zvishuwo zvako paAri,nokuti Ane hanyn’a! Zvisinei kuti chii, Ane hanyn’a!144 Akava nehanyn’a zvizere apo zvapakanga pasinakana murairo, hapana chakataura kudaro, haAna kanakumbotaura nezvazvo, asi Akava nehanyn’a nokuti mudzimaimuduku akanga asiri kukwanisa kupinda mumutsarawekunamatirwa, zvino akati, “Kana ndikakwanisa kubatamupendero wehanzu yaKe, ndinoMutenda.” Akava nehanyn’anekutenda kwemudzimai mune izvozvo, zvokuti Akatendeukanokumudana ari muungano, ndokumuudza kuti kutenda kwakekwakange kwamupodza. Akava nehanyn’a nokuti mudzimaiakava nehanyn’a.145 Akava nehanyn’a apo mupengo ainzi Regioni akavanehanyn’a, ari pasi pokurwiswa, kuti abude kubva pasipematombo aya epamarinda emadhimoni zvino obudakunosangana naJesu, ozvikandira pasi akazvambarara. Ipapo,Regioni! Madhimoni aya ainge asina kubuda dai Regioni akangaasina kumanikidzira nzira yake ipapo kuti asangane naYe. Zvinopaakava nehanyn’a zvokuti aite zvaakaita, kumira kwaakaitamukutenda kwake, Jesu akava nehanyn’a yokudzinga chiuru ichichemadhimoni kubva maari, zvino chinhano chake chokupengachakapera. Ane hanyn’a kana iwe ukaita hanyn’a. Hongu,changamire. Ane hanyn’a kana iwe ukaita hanyn’a.

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146 Zvino, murume uya bofu paakadanidzira pasuwo reJeriko,“O Jesu!” Ari muJudha, weOrthodox, aine chimiro chakanakamusinagoge. Asi paakati, “Ko ruzha rwei rwuri kupfuura?”

Vakati, “JesuweNazareta ari kupfuura,Muporofita.”147 Akati, “Jesu, Iwe Mwanakomana waDhavhidha!” O,kutsiurwa kwakadini kumufundisi wake nevaprisita vaivevamire ipapo. Asi haana kuita basa neizvo mufundisi, muprisita,kanamumwewo zvake zvaakataura, akanga ari kungoda! Akavanehanyn’a zvokuti awane kuona kwake, saka akadanidzira!Zvino bofu iri parakanga ragadzirira, ndokuva nehanyn’ayokudanidzira, Jesu akava nehanyn’a kumupodza. Ndiyemumwe chete zuro, nhasi, nokusingaperi! Ane hanyn’a kanaiwe ukaita hanyn’a, asi unofanira kuva nehanyn’a kutanga.Unofanira kuratidza kuti une hanyn’a.148 Akava nehanyn’a zvokuti mudzimai, airarama nevarumevatanhatu, akaona ndokuziva ndokucherechedza chiratidzochaKe chaMhesiya chekunzvera, Akava nehanyn’a zvokutiAkaregerera chivi chose uye ndokumupa mvura dzokutiakange asisauye ikoko kuzochera, nokuti akacherechedza.Mudzimai akati, “Changamire, ndinoona kutiMurimuporofita,”paAkamuudza dambudziko rake. Zvino ivo, mudzimai akangaachitarisira kuuya kwezuva iri, kungoti bedzi akanga arimuboka rekereke, akanga asina mukana wekuzviita. Asipaakaona Murume Akakwanisa kumutaurira dambudzikoraaiva naro, iye akati, “Changamire, ndinoona kuti Imi muriMuporofita. Ndinoziva kuti kana Mhesiya auya Achaita zvinhuizvi.”

Iye ndokuti, “Ndini Iye.”149 Izvozvo zvakwana! Akava nehanyn’a. Mudzimai akasiyachirongo chemvura, ndokumhanyira muguta, zvino ndokuti,“Uyai muone Murume Andiudza zvinhu zvose zvandakaita.Handiye hereMhesiyawacho?” Akanga akaita saRakabhi, akavanehanyn’a zvokuti akapeputsa guta rose. Akava nehanyn’anokuda kwekuti pane chimwe chakanga chaitwa, Gwarorakasimbiswa rakanga razadzikiswa rikaitwa remazvirokwazvo,zvino akava nehanyn’a! Haana kumboita hanyn’a kuti varumevanoti kudini kana kuti mumwewo munhu anoti kudini;akaZviona, aivepo pazvakaitika. Akava nehanyn’a. Akavanehanyn’a nevanhu vake kusvikira pakuudzamunhuwese, zvinozvikaita kuti guta rose ritende pana Jesu Kristu. Mudzimaiakava nehanyn’a, zvino Iye ndokuva nehanyn’a. Zvirokwazvo,Akadaro.150 Jesu akava nehanyn’a zvizere neMharidzo yanhasi kuitakuti zvinhu zvimwe chete zviitike sezvaAkataura, kusvikiraAkafa ndokumuka zvakare kuti azvitumire neMweya Mutsvene,Munyaradzi, kuratidza shumiro yaKe nhasi kuti Achirimupenyu. Akava nehanyn’a zvizere. Ko hatingavewo here

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nehanyn’a? Ndiyo nyaya yacho, hatingavewo here nehanyn’a?Akafira shumiro ino. Akafa kuitira kuti Mweya Mutsveneugokwanisa kuva pano muzuva rino kuratidza zvinhu izvi.Akava nehanyn’a newe. Akava nehanyn’a yekuUunza pano.Akava nehanyn’a yekuita chitaurwa. Akava nehanyn’a nokutiakakuda. Akava nehanyn’a yekuzviita, kutumira MweyaMutsvene kune izvi, kugadzira shumiro iyi nhasi.151 Ndiko kuratidza kwaAkaita kuti Aiva nehanyn’a muzuvairoro, nokuti Akauya kuzosimbisa zvakanzi naMwari ndizvozvaAizova. Ndicho chikonzero mudzimai akaMucherechedza.Mudzimai akati, “Ndinoziva kana Mhesiya achinge auya, IyeMuporofita. Kana Mhesiya auya, Achatiudza zvinhu izvi.”Munoona, Akava nehanyn’a neShoko raMwari kuRisimbisakumudzimai. Ameni.152 Zvino Akatumira Mweya Mutsvene, kuti muzuva rinorekuziva nenjere, kuitira kuti Iye neMweya Mutsvenemumwe chete agoratidza kubudikidza nematiri kutiAchiri Mhesiya, kuzviratidza nenzira imwe chete. Ndiyemumwe chete zuro, nhasi, nokusingaperi. Zvino mubvunzondewekuti, une hanyn’a here? Unofungei nezvazvo? Uripano. Wakaratidzwa kakawanda. Une hanyn’a heredzekuzvitenda? Une hanyn’a here dzekureurura zvivi zvako, kutiwakakanganisa? Reurura kusatenda kwako ugozvigamuchira.Une hanyn’a here dzekuzvigamuchira? Akava nehanyn’ayokufa nokumuka zvakare, kukuunzira kwauri. Une hanyn’ahere dzokuzvigamuchira. Ndinofunga kuti zvakaratidzwazvachose, kubvira panguva yaNowa, nzira yose kumashurekubva kunaGenesi nenzira yose. Hatina nguva yokusvikakwazviri zvose. Asi munoona kuti Ane hanyn’a, uye Akafakuitira kuti muzova nehanyn’a, kuitira kuti mugova nenzira.Uye Akaunza nzira yacho. Akataura chaizvo zvaizoitwa nenziraiyi, zvayaizoita, uye zvino pano Ari pano achiratidza kutiiChokwadi. Zvino, munguva ino yakaipa yatiri kurarama mairi,une hanyn’a here nezvazvo, nemoyowakowose, kuzvitenda?153 Kana ungasvike mutsara wekunamatira kana cherozvazvingava, handizvo, une hanyn’a here? Kandira zvishuvozvako paAri, Ane hanyn’a newe. Iva wakaperera pazviri. Ivanehanyn’a zvokuperera, nokuti Akaratidza neShoko raKerakasimbiswa kuti Ane hanyn’a. Akavimbisa kuRituma,Akazviita! Akavimbisa muShoko, heRino iri! Ane hanyn’a,zvino ko iwe? Kuti, chinotevera, ndiwe unofanira kuvanehanyn’a.154 Akava nehanyn’a, Akava nehanyn’a kukukundira muvengiwese, zvokuti zvoga zvaunofanira kuita kuperera nokuzvitenda.Akakunda rufu. Rufu hachisi chinhu chandinofanira kukunda;rwakakundwa kare. Chirwere hachisi changu chokutindikunde; hachisi chaKristu kuti akunde; chakatokundwa kare.Ndinongofanirwa kuva nehanyn’a dzekuzvitenda. Uri kutya

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here nokuda kwezvawakaudzwa nemumwewomunhu?Uri kutyahere zvakaongororwa nachiremba? Uri kutya here zvichataurwanekereke kwauri? Uri kutya here kumirapo wakatarisana,nadhiyabhorosi? Iti, “Ndareurura zvivi zvangu, ndaisa padivizvinhu zvose. Ndatenda Shoko rose. Hezvino ndiri pano, Ishe.Sikai mandiri hanyn’a. Ini…Makava nehanyn’a neni, ndinehanyn’a neMi.”155 Ndinofunga chimbo chiya chakare chine nyasha,“Anokuchengeta. Nemumishana kana mimvuri,Anokuchengeta.”

Ngatikotamisei misoro yedu zvino, hatichagoni kuendamberi.

Anokuchengeta,Anokuchengeta;Nemumushana kana mumumvuri,Anokuchengeta.

Ngatichiimbei kwaAri, takakotamisa misoro yedu, nemoyowedu.

Anochengeta…Ngatitarisei zvose zvaAkaita.

Anokuchengeta,Nemumushana kana mumumvuri,Anokuchengeta.Anochengeta…

Zvino, kana uine hanyn’a, simudza ruwoko rwako paurikuchiimba.

Anokuchengeta;Nemumushana kana mumumvuri,Anokuchengeta.

156 Baba voKudenga, panguva ino mukati menguva yokuperakwezuva, tiri kureurura kubva pakadzika pemoyo wedu, kutitinoziva neShoko zvino kuti Magara muine hanyn’a neavovari veNyu Chaivo. Asi dambudziko, Ishe, tine hanyn’ahere? Tinongoda here kuwana dzidzo, toti, “Saka, ndinedhigirii rachiremba, kana—kana LL.D.”? Ndiko kuziva Gwaroremushonga, hakuzi kuUtora.157 Mwari, ndinonamata kuti mumwe nomumwe wedu atorekusuwa kwaKristu mumoyo medu, toisa kutambudzika kwaKepatiri, kuti tizive kuti tinofanira kutamburirawo kushorwakweZita raKe, kwatinofanira kutambudzika. Uye dai tavasevadzidzi vakare, kudzoka, tichifara nokuti tawanikwa tinerombo rokutakura kushorwa kweZita raKe. Zviitei, Baba.158 Ndave kuzonamatira varwere, Ishe, kuisa mawokopamusoro pavo. Vakaisa mawoko avo mudenga, vazhinji vano,uye vakawanda vavo vachanamatirwa, vakabata makadhi

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omunamato. Uye mune vamwe vari muno vasina kusvikanenguva yekuwana makadhi omunamato, asi vacha—vacha—vachatenda, Ishe. Vanokwanisa kusimudza mawoko avo,sokunge, kwandiri, iungano yose. Vazhinji vavo vari kurwara.Pano pane mahengechepfu aradzikwa pano, ndichinzwaHupo hweNyu hwaMwari kubudikidza neShoko rakazodzwa,vapodzei, Ishe. Itai kuti zvikumbiro zvavo zvigopindurwa.159 Uye zvino kubva pamahengechepfu, kuenda kuungano,kuvanhu vagere uko vari kutambudzika. O, Hupo hwaShe,ngaHuuye, Baba, ugovapodza vose. Zviitei, mangwananiano munyasha dzaMwari, patinoreurura, Ishe…? Inimuranda weNyu, ndinopupura kumwe kusakwanisa. Handinakana chinhu chimwe chete, Ishe, chandingagona kuunzakwaMuri chinondikodzeresa. Hatikodzeri. Hapana mumwewedu anokwanisa kuzviita, Ishe. Hatikodzeri zvinhu zvatirikuzokumbira. Asi, Ishe, tinoziva kuti Jesu akaenda, kumusoromuKubwinya, uye ikoko ari kugadzirira nzvimbo kuti agozouyaotigamuchira kwaAri. Uye Akatiudza kuti AizotitumiraMunyaradzi, achange ari Mweya Mutsvene, uye Anozoita basaraKe pamwe nokugara nesu nokusingaperi.160 O Mweya Mutsvene, Mweya waMwari, uyai patiri patsvamangwanani ano, uye musimbise Hupo hweNyu, Ishe, nenziraimwe chete yaMakaita paMakafamba pano panyika, kuitirakuti ungano ino igoziva kuti Muri pano mumazuva anookupedzisira kusimbisa Shoko reNyu, uye nokuratidza kuti“sezvazvaiva mumazuva aRoti, ndizvo zvazvichava pakuuyakweMwanakomana wemunhu.” Ishe, zvatiri kukumbira izvindezvekuti zvipe kukudzwa pamwe nembiri kwaMuri, apotiri kuzviisa pasi peNyu mukureurura kwedu. TicheneseineRopa reNyu, Ishe. Tishambei nemvura dzeShoko, mutichenesemuRopa. Uye mutiunze, Ishe, se “mienzaniso,” sokutaurakwakaita Petro mundima yaverengwa mangwanani ano,kunyika isingatendi. Nokuti tazvikumbira nemuZita raJesuKristu. Ameni.161 Ndave kukumbira hanzvadzi zvino ine…nepiano,kwechinguvana. Tinogona kunge tati nonokei zvishoma nhasi,asi, o, handiwanzouya kakawanda. Chingotsungirirai nesu,chingo, munhu wese ngaangogara kwemaminitsi mashomazvino, tiri kuzonamatira munhu wese. Billy, Billy Paul, aripi—aripano here? Wapa papi, wapa here makadhi omunamato? Angaari chii? B, poshi kusvika zana. Ngatingotorai mashoma emaBzvino tigoona kana Achizotipa kunzvera. Zvakadini izvozvo?Ngationei kana Anesu pano. IngoMukumbira, unotenda kutiAnozviita?Ndaparidza uye nda—ndanga ndakazodzwa, asi zvinondaparidza ndichibva pachiri, muri kuona.162 Ngatiitei kuti vanhu vasimuke. Saka, tiri kuzonamatira vose,zvakadaro, tongotangira kubva panhamba yeposhi. Ndiyaniane B, nhamba yeposhi? Simuka, ane kadhi romunamato.

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Kwete, ndichangovaunza necheipo pano, vanouya nemunziraiyi vobva vauya vachidzika. Regai B, nhamba yeposhi, ndiyanianayo, kadhi romunamato nhamba yeposhi? Munoreva herekuti harimo muno muchivakwa? Zvakanaka, tave kutanga…O, ndine urombo, mai. Zvakanaka, zvakanaka. B, nhambayepiri, zvino ndokunge tatangira pane yeposhi. Regai B,nhamba yepiri. Ndiyani anayo, ungasimudzewo here ruwokorwako sezvizvi kuitira kuti tione anayo? Uyai pano, amai,pano chaipo. Tatu, ndiyani ane yechitatu? Zvino ngatiiteikuti mutsara wedu udzike nzira yose nemadziro, tofamba,kana kudzoka neuko kwakadaro. Saka, zvakanaka, kadhiromunamato renhamba yetatu, ndiyani achauya? Uyu ndiyehere mudzimai ari kuuya kuno? Handina kuona ruwoko rwako,ruregerero, hanzvadzi. Nhamba yechina, ndiyani ane kadhirenhamba yechina? Ungasimudzawo here ruwoko rwako kutindione kuti ndiwe ani? Murume ari kumashure uko, hamayechitema, mungauyewo here ipo pano chaipo, changamire,nhamba yechina. Nhamba yechishanu, ndiyani ane nhambayechishanu? Murume ari kumashure uko, mungauyewo herekuno kana—kana muchida? Nhamba yechitanhatu, ndiyani anekadhi romunamato rechitanhatu, ungasimudzewo here ruwokorwako? Nechekuno uku, zvakanaka, tanhatu, changamire.Nomwe. Zvino, izvi zvinokuitai kuti musangoungana. Nomwe,zvakanaka, uyai zasi kuno chaiko, nomwe. Zvino nhambayesere, apo pamuri kungo…Mungauyewo here, changamire?Nhamba yepfumbamwe. Zvakanaka, changamire. Nhambayegumi. Zvakanaka, kakomana kaduku.163 Patiri kufunga nezvazvo, chinhu chinotapirisa; pandapinda,kakomana kaduku, zvinoita sokunge zvichatopotsa zvandiurayandikafunga nezvazvo. Kakomana kaduku kasimuka apo nguvashoma yapfuura, kakati, “Hama Branham, mungandiitirewohere chimwe chinhu?” kakangokura sekamukomana kadukuaka.

Ndikati, “Chii, mwanangu?”164 Iye ndokuti, “Namatirai amai vangu.” Ndokuti,“Vanongotora Zita raMwari zvisina maturo, uye vane hupenyuhwakashata kwazvo.”

Ndikati, “Unogarepi? Muguta muno?”Ndokuti, “Hongu, changamire.”

165 Akanga achida kuti amai vake vavemudzimai akanaka. Uye,ndosaka, Isaya akati “mwanamuduku achavatungamira.”166 Nhamba yegumi nhamba, harisi here nhamba yegumi?Zvakanaka, nhamba yegumi neimwe. Zvakanaka, nhambayegumi nembiri, nhamba yegumi nembiri. Zvakanaka, nhambayegumi netatu, gumi neina. Zvakanaka, gumi neshanu. Gumineshanu, handina kuiona, nhamba yegumi neshanu. Guminenhanhatu. Zvakanaka, uyai potererai neuko, changamire,

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kana muchikwanisa, gumi nenhanhatu. Gumi nenomwe, guminesere. Gumi nesere, handina kuiona. Zvakanaka, mudzimai,kana hanzvadzi, gumi nesere. Zvakanaka, zvino enda neuko,mudzimai, kana uchikwanisa, enda neuko uko. Zvino tarirai,apo mutsara wekunamatira, zvakakwana kuti vamire panguvaimwe chete.167 Apo mutsara wekunamatira paunenge wave kutangakupera, munoona, zvino regai Billy Paul kana vamwe varipano papuratifomu…Hama Neville, Hama Neville, regaiHama Neville mushure mechinguva, kana mavaona…Zvino,kana muchinge maona Hama Neville pavanoona mutsarawekunamatira wave…vacharatidza sezvizvi, nokuti ndavekuzonamatira Mweya Mutsvene…168 Zvino, murume uyu, mune kadhi romunamato here,muri muhwiricheya, changamire? A—a—anga aine kadhirake romunamato. Zvakanaka, zvino munogona kumuendesamumutsara wekunamatirwa. Zvino, pane here mumwe ari—ari—ari pano, asiri kukwanisa kusimuka? Mumwe munhungaavabatsire kana va…kana nguva yavo—yavo yasvika,munoona. Zvino, chingofungai, ndotangira pandagumira payakuda gumi nesere kana makumi maviri, pamwe pakangodakudaro, zvino wotangamakumimaviri nerimwe, makumimavirinemaviri, unoziva nzvimbo yako paunouya.169 Zvino une hanyn’a here? Munotenda here kuti Aigaraaine hanyn’a? Munotenda here kuti Ane hanyn’a iye zvino?Kana—kana Iye—kana Iye akambova nehanyn’a, Achagaranguva dzose aine hanyn’a. Munozvitenda? [Ungano inoti,“Hongu!”—Mupepeti.] Zvino ndinoda kuti munhu weseanyatsova neruremekedzo, garai panzvimbo dzenyu uyemunamate. Zvino, imi muri muungano, namataiwo zvakare.Zvino, ko Akava nehanyn’a sei? Nokuti Akanga asisakwanisekuve nehanyn’a zvakare, uye hapana munhu kana muporofita,hapana mumwezve anokwanisa kudarika muganhu webasaraMwari rakavimbiswa.Ndizvo here? Zvino, handina basa zvino,unogona kunge wakapfuura nemumitsara yokunamatirwakazana, asi imi makamira zvino nemi makagara pasi, kanapaine chivi muhupenyu hwako, kusatenda, kureurure iye zvino.Usatomboedza hako kuuya muno usina kudaro. Kana iwe—iweukagona kuuya nepano uye zvisinei kuti munhu akazodzwazvakadini, uye agomira agoturika mawoko pauri, zvirokwazvouchazvipotsa neza—zana remamaera kunze kwekungeuchizvitenda. Unofanira kuzvitenda. Unofanira kuzvipupura.Unotofanira kudaro. Munoona, zvino kana ukatarisa kuno,kuti pane…Ndinotarira kuti maona nyaya yacho. Maona?Hazvikwanisike zvachose kuti Mwari vasachengeta Shoko raVokwauri, kana iwe wachengeta shoko rako kunaMwari. Maona?Kana uchizvitenda zvemazvirokwazvo, hapana chinogonakukuita kuti uzvipokane. Nguva, nzvimbo, hapanazve chimwe

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chingakuite kuti uzvipokane. Unozvitenda. Munozvitenda here?[Ungano inoti, “Hongu! Ameni!”—Mupepeti.]

170 Zvino izvi, iye zvino ndave kutarisa ndichidzika nemutsarauyu wekunamatirwa. Pari zvino sokuziva kwangu, kunzekwekunge ari murume uyu ari ipo pano, ndinomuziva; uyendinoziva uyo, ndinoziva Gene Slaughter zasi uko, ndinomuziva;kunze kwavo…zvino handizive cha—chavakamirira ipapo.Handina ruzivo rwezvavakamirira ipapo. Mwari vanoziva. Uyezvino kana imi mose kana muchiziva kuti hapana chandinozivanezvenyu, simudzai mawoko enyu, imi makamira apo. Zvino,vangani vari muungano ino vanoziva kuti hapana chandinozivanezvenyu, simudzai mawoko enyu. Vangani vari kuziva kuti Jesuanoziva nezvenyu?

171 Vangani vachada kutaura izvi? Ndinotenda [Unganoinoti, “Ndinotenda”—Mupepeti.] nemoyo wangu wose[“nemoyo wangu wose”] kuti Jesu [“kuti Jesu”]akandipodza [“akandipodza”] paAkarovererwa pamuchinjikwa[“paAkarovererwa pamuchinjikwa”] paKarivhari[“paKarivhari.”]. Ndizvozvo chaizvo. Maona? Zvino, kanaAkazviita kare, zvino kwave kutenda kwako kuzvigamuchira.Zvino, Akava nehanyn’a dzekuzviita, une hanyn’awo heredzekuisa padivi kupokana kwese, ugozvitenda? Isa zvishuwozvako kwaari, nokuti Ane hanyn’a newe.

172 Zvino, kana uri kurwara, kana uine dambudziko, ndakaona,zvakanaka, munoziva, zvinhu makumi ezviuru akapetwazviuru izvo zvakaitwa neMweya Mutsvene. Uye munozviziva;kuomarara kwemitezo, kunyangwe kusvika kune vakange vafa.

173 Mumwe murume akawira pasi ndokufira ipo panopapuratifomu, ipo pano pamberi pedu, kuda masvondo matatuapfuura. Mudzimai wake mukoti ane magwaro okurapa agerepano. Zvino murume uyu akanyatsowira pasi. Agere muno paneimwe nzvimbo. Heunoi mudzimai wake agere pano apa zvino,uye—uye heunoi uyu agere kumusoro kuno pane imwe nzvimbozvino. Hongu, heunoi akamira ipo pano. Maziso ake akatarisakumashure, ndokushanduka ruvara akabva asviba sezvizvi,ndizvozvo…ndokuwa, ndakadzika. Mudzimai akamuongorora,hapana moyo, hapana kurova kwemoyo patsinga. Ndakaisamawoko angu paari (akanga aenda) zvino ndokugodana mweyawake, nemuZita raJesu Kristu, zvino ndokubva amuka. Maona?Maona?

174 Chii? Ndiye Rumuko neUpenyu. Akanga asiri ini. Akanga ariMunyaradzi akazviita, Mweya Mutsvene achitireverera. Maona?TakaMugamuchira, zvino zviri kwaAri kuti areverere. Zvinoko ndaigodini…Ko Mwari angakuponesa here zvichipesananokuda kwako? Kwete zvemazvirokwazvo. Haakwanisekukupodza zvichipesana nokuda kwako.Unofanira kuzvitenda.

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175 Zvino, izvi zvingavei, kana—kana Akakwanisa kuratidza,kana Mwari akandiita kuti nechipo chaMwari ndikuratidzeikuti Jesu Kristu ari pano nesu, uye kuti Munyaradzi uyundiJesu Kristu, Iye ndiye Shoko. “Pakutanga kwakanga kuineShoko.” Ndizvozvo here? “Shoko rakanga riri Mwari. ZvinoShoko rakaitwa nyama rikagara pakati pedu.” Uye Bhaibherirakati, munavaHebheru 4, kuti “Shoko raMwari rinopinzazvinodarika munondo unocheka nemativi maviri, Munzveriwepfungwa dzemoyo.” Ndizvozvo here? Uye ndizvo zvakaitwanaJesu kuti aratidze kuti Aive Shoko rakazodzwa, Mhesiya. O,ini zvangu! Hamusi kuzviona here? Chii Mhesiya? Muzodziwa.Chii chakazodzwa? Shoko rakazodzwa! “Zvino Shoko rakaitwanyama.” Ndiye akanga ari Shoko rakazodzwa! Mazviona here,Hama Vayle? Munoona, Ndiye Shoko rakazodzwa!176 Uye zvino paunozvipira kwaAri, Anozokushandisazvinodarika zvaunoziva, kuratidza kuti Achiri Shokorakazodzwa, Munzveri wepfungwa dzemoyo. O, ko sei, komunhu angapokana sei? Ingotenda. Usapokane. Zvino imimugere kunze uko, nda—ndarova chidzidzo ichi mangwananiano. Apo mumwe mudzimai muduku akaita hanyn’a dzokutiakanga asiri kuzopinda mumutsara wekunamatirwa, zvichida,asi akabatamupenderowehanzu yaKe zvino Iye ndokutendeuka.Munozvitenda here? Munotenda here kuti zvinokwanisa kuitwazvakare nhasi? Hongu. Zvino, ko unokwanisa kuubata sei?177 Bhaibheri rakati Ndiye Muprisita Mukuru, iye zvinoMuprisita Mukuru, agere kurudyi kweHumambo hwaMwari,achireverera pamusoro pekupupura kwedu. Tinopupura kutitinoMutenda, uye tinoda kubata Muprisita Mukuru. UyetikaMubata, Iye anozoita sei? Ari pano muchimiro cheMweyaMutsvene. Zvino Anozopindurazve zvino okuudza chaizvo izvo.Ndizvo here? Zvino chizvitenda woramba wakagara pasi, rambawakanyarara, ramba uchiremekedza wakatarisa. Zvino, kanaAkangozviita kanongori katatu bedzi, zvinenge zvakakwana,handizvo? Katatu, kana Akazviita. Potsi, piri, tatu, kanaAkazviita.

Makadini?178 Zvino, mirai zvishoma patiri kungonamata. Munoona, izvi,ini handi…Ichi chimwe chinhu chakati siyanei zvishoma iyezvino; ndanga ndiri kuparidza, zvino wochiuya kune izvi. Zvino,handisati ndadana panaShe pane izvi kwenguva yakareba, asiIshe Mwari vanoziva moyo wangu, uye dai akupai chikumbirochenyu. Zvino ndiri kuzvitenda, kuti Achazviita.179 Zvino, hepanoi pamire mudzimai, tiri vatsva mumwe kunemumwe. Sokuziva kwangu, handina kumbovaona muhupenyuhwangu. Vanogona kunge vakambogara mune imwe unganokumwewo kana kundiziva nezvimwe zvinyorwa, asi BabavoKudenga vanoziva, sokuziva kwangu, handina kumboisa mesoangu pavari muhupenyu hwangu. Munhumutsva.

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180 Zvino, kana Ari mumwe chete, hepanoi pane murumenemudzimai vari kusangana pano saJesu akasangananemudzimai patsime, wandataura nezvake munguva yapfuura.Akava nehanyn’a naye. Zvino, mudzimai uyu zvichida haanamhosva imwe chete seyemudzimai uya, asi pane dambudziko.Asi Ane hanyn’a zvimwe chete kwaari sezvaAkaita kumudzimaiuya. Munoona, Ane hanyn’a. Zvino, mudzimai paakazviona,akazviziva. Zvino pano vaviri vedu takamira pano sezvizvi.Zvino, handina kumbomuona.181 Zvino, dai Mweya Mutsvene mukuru, uyo Asingaoneki,zvino dai manzwiro okutenda akaMuzivisa kwandiri. Akaunzamanzwiro okutenda, uye Shoko raKe rakazviunza pedyosamumazuva ano okupedzisira kusvikira Vane mufananidzo waWoikoko. Akazviunza pedyosa kune manzwiro edu, akazodza,akaenda zvino ndokuMuona achiuya muno achifamba-fambaari muchimiro cheShongwe yeMoto. HaAna here? Iye zvino Aripano, ndinoziva kuti Ari pano. Kutenda kwangu kunoti Aripano. Zvino kana Iye akangonyatsokwanisa kuZvionesa imomuno zvokuti ogobata upenyu hwemudzimai uyu, munoona,sekuvimbisa kwaAkaita kuti Aizoita. MweyaMutsvene unozoitabasa rimwe chete raAkaita.182 Zvino ini, nokuti ndanga ndiri kuparidza, ndinoda kutauranewe kweminiti kuitira kuti ndingoona.183 SezvaAkaita mudzimai patsime, Akati, “Ndiunzirewomvura yokunwa.” Munoziva, Akanga ari kungo…Akanga akagarapo zvichida achifunga pamusoro pavovachienda kunotenga chokudya, zvino A—Akatozotaura nayekwechinguvana, munoziva. Baba vakanga vaMutuma kumusoroikoko. Aitofanira kudaro. Akanga ari kuenda kuJeriko; zvinoakakwira kuSamaria, uko kuri pamusoro pegomo, Akanga“achifanirwa kuenda naikoko.”184 Saka, neimwewo nzira, ndanga ndichifanira, Babavandituma kubva kuArizona, kuno, zvino iwewauya. Saka zvosechinongori chinhu chimwe chete. Hapana chinoitika nemasanga,zvinoitika nokuda kwechimwe chikonzero. Nyasha dzaMwari,ndedzemazvirokwazvo.185 Zvino, ndisingakuzive, uye unoratidzika kuva neutanokwazvo, uye zvinogona kusava zviri izvo zvawavinga pano.Chinogona kuve chiri chimwewo chinhu. Anogona kungeari mumwe mudikani, zvinogona kunge zviri zvemumba,zvemari. Handina nzira yekuzviziva, unozviziva. Asi kanaAkanditsanangurira zvawavinga pano, uchaziva kuti ichokwadihere kana kuti kwete. Uye ungano ichatenda here nemoyomumwe chete zvino? Zvino munotinzwa, uye zviri kutepwa,zvino takangomira pano papuratifomu.186 Mudzimai, ndiri kumuona akabata musoro wakesezvizvi. Ane, ane musoro unotema uri kumunetsa, semusoro

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wemigraine. Kutemwa nemusoro kusingaperi kunogarakuchiuya nguva dzose. Ichokwadi. Kana zviri izvo, simudzaruwoko rwako. Maona? Ndizvo chaizvo. Chimwe chinhu,ane dambudziko repahuro, raakaudzwa, zvakadaro, riri—riri kukunetsa, uye ndizvo zvaakataura, pahuro. Uyezveunongori nezvakangovhiringika, zvinhu zvakawanda zvisinakuita zvakanaka pauri; kuhuta-huta, kugumbuka, unonetseka,“dzimwe nguva kunetseka kuti ndepapi pandimire, uye kutindiri mukati here kana kuti kunze.” Uye ndizvozvo chaizvo.Ichokwadi. Zvino, Anokuziva, haukwanise kuvanda zvino kanaungada kuzviita. Maona? Unotenda here kuti Anokwanisakundiudza izvo iwe, kuti uri ani? Saka, Viola, iwe dzokerakumba, Jesu Kristu akupodza.

Munotenda here?187 Handizive. Jesu Kristu anoziva zvinhu zvose. Mumwezvemunhu wandisingazivi. Mwari vanotiziva tose tiri vaviri.Unotenda here kuti ndiri muporofita waKe, muranda waKe?Unotenda here kuti zvinhu izvi zvandaparidza kubva muShokoiri kuti iChokwadi? Unotenda? Kana Ishe Jesu vakandiudzazvawavinga pano, unotenda kuti ndiri muranda waKe. Uye Arikuita izvi nokuda kwekuti Ane hanyn’a newe. Iye, hanyn’a yaKeiri kwauri, Ari kuzviita nokuti Ane hanyn’a newe. Ane hanyn’anevamwe vose vauya mumutsara. Ane hanyn’a navo. Wakavanedambudziko, tsaona, tsaona yemotokari. Uri kushushikanakwazvo nokuda kwayo. Ndizvo chaizvo. Une dambudzikonegumbo rako. Ndizvozvo chaizvo. Richapora, uye kuhuta-hutakuchakusiya, saka chingoenda hako kumba, uchitenda Ishe, uyeuchiti, “Ishe ngaVarumbidzwe!”

“Kana ukangotenda, zvino zvose zvinogoneka.” Zvakanaka.188 Unotenda here? Handikuzive, uri munhu mutsva kwandiri.Asi Mwari anokuziva. Unotenda here kuti Anokwanisakundiudza chikonzero sei uri pano, kana chimwe chinhupamusoro pako? Ungazvitenda here? [Mudzimai anoti,“Hongu”—Mupepeti.] Pane mumwezve mudzimai. Haasi iwe,unoona. Kwete, haasi. Ndiwe, uri pano wakamiririra mumwemunhu. Wakamiririra mumwe, ndiamai vako. Ndizvozvochaizvo. Vane dambudziko negumbo ravowo, zvakare.Ndizvozvo. Havasi pano. Vari pedyo nenzvimbo inenge, inengekwandiri English, kunge, kumwewo zasi kuno uku. Iwe,ndizvozvo, unotenda here? Zvakanaka, chienda hako. Vapora.Chingoenda hako.189 Panga paine madzimai maviri. Mumwe wacho anga atikurei kwazvo, saka nda—ndanetseka kuti ndepapi pacho.Ndatarisa kuti ndione kuti ndepapi—ndepapi pavari. IsheMwari vanoziva zvinhu zvose, haVazivi here? Uye Anokwanisakuita zvinhu zvose. Munozvitenda here? Ameni. HaAshamisehere? NdinoMuda. Iye, ndiYe Upenyu hwangu. Ndiye zvose

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zvandinazvo. Ndiye zvose zvandinoda. Chingoendai mberi,Akupodzai, changamire.190 Chizoro chatevera mudzimai uyo. Pane mumwe mudzimaiagere apo ari kunetswa nekuhuta-huta, uye ane bundu pasiperuwoko rwake. Ndizvo here? Zvino paaisa mawoko ake paurizvino, wanzwa mamwe manzwiro asinganzwisisike. Zvangazvisiri izvo here? Ndipo paAkupodza. Uchaita zvakanaka. JesuKristu. Tarira pane mudzimai. Mudzimai anga ari kunamata,kana pano, onai. Macherechedza here paanga ari kunamata,ndanga ndiri kumunamatira, chii chaitika? Maona? Ndaonamumwemudzimai, zvino ndokutarisa necheuko. Paitamanzwiromakuru. Vanofanira kunge vachizivana, zvimwewo, kana kutivanozivana, nokuti mudzimai uyo anga achinzwira mudzimaiuyu ari pano. Zvino mudzimai uyu aenda zasi ndokunomubata,uye, paazviita, ndatarisa ndikaona chimwe chinhu necheuko,zvino heunoi uyo ndipo paanga akamira chaipo. Handinakumboona mudzimai uyu muhupenyu hwangu. Mwari variKudenga vanozviziva. O, ini zvangu! Seimuchizopokana?191 Kana ukangotenda, Anokwanisa kubvisa tsika kubva pauri.Unozvitenda here? Unotenda here kuti Anokupodza? Chiendahako, zvino uchairega iye zvino uye hauzoputi mumwezve.Chienda hako, uye utende nemoyo wako wose. Iva nokutendamunaMwari. Usapokane.192 Muri kutenda here? Tati tava nevatatu here? Ivai nokutendamunaMwari. Musapokane. Chingotendai. Munotenda here kutipane chizoro chiri pano zvino? [Ungano inoti, “Hongu. Ameni.”—Mupepeti.] Ameni. Musapokane. Tendai!193 Ndave kuisa mawoko pauri, ndichitenda. Ungatenda pamwechete neni here? [Murume anoti, “Hongu, changamire.”—Mupepeti.] NemuZita raJesu Kristu, regai hama iyi ipodzwe.Ameni. Iva nokutenda zvino, usapokane.Mira zvishoma.194 Pane chimwe chinhu chaitika kumashure uko muunganozvino handina kukwanisa kuchiona, ndekumashure-shuremuno. Ndinofunga kuti chavanzwa kubva kwandiri iye zvino.Hechinoi ichi. Ndiri kuchiona mumumvuri. Mumwe murume,ari kurwara nekuhuta-huta. Ane mwanakomana ane tsviyo.Tenda nemoyo wako wese, changamire. Unotenda here? Ndizvochaizvo. Zvakanaka, isa ruwoko rwako pamukomana iyeyeipapo zvino achaita zvakanaka. Ameni. Ishe ngavarumbidzwe.195 Muri kutenda here? Dhiyabhorosi afunga kuti anokwanisakuvanda kubva kwazviri, asi akundika. Munotenda here?Chinhu chiya chichiri kufamba pamwe panhu. O, ini zvangu,zvenyasha nehanyn’a! Hamheno pane mumwezve ari panoane tsviyo. Hongu, heunoi ipo pano. Munotenda here? Ivainekutenda. Munotenda here kuti Mwari vanokuzivai? Munogonakudzokera kuOhio, munopora, VaNelson T. Grant. Ndiro zitarenyu. Kana mukatenda, zvinhu izvozvi zvichakusiyai uye

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hazvizokunetsai zvakare. Handina kumboona murume uyumuhupenyu hwangu, hapana chandinoziva nezvake.

Haukwanise kuzvivanza zvino,MweyaMutsvene ari pano!196 Ngatingokotamisei misoro yedu tipe kurumbidzakunaMwari. Ishe Jesu, tinoKutendai. Muri mumwe chete zuro,nhasi, nokusingaperi. Nyasha dzeNyu hadzikundiki, Ishe,dzimwe chete nguva dzose. Ndinonamata kuti tsitsi nehunakuhweNyu hukuru zvizorore pavanhu. Makava nehanyn’a zvizere,Ishe, kuuya kuzoZvisimbisa pachenyu. Muri Mwari. NdimiMutsvene Uya mukuru, Mweya Mutsvene mukuru. Zvinodai vanhu ava vakatenda, Ishe, pavari kupfuura nepano,uye mumwe nomumwe wavo apodzwe. Apo chizoro cheNyuchiri pano, ndinozviradzika pamusoro pemahengechepfu aya.Ndinonamata, Ishe, kuti Muchatipa zvikumbiro izvi, Baba.Zviitei, Ishe, kwese pano nemuungano.197 Uye dai munhu wese ari muHupo hwaMwari avanehanyn’a zvokuti atende kuti Makava nehanyn’a zvokumukamuzuva rokupedzisira pakati pevanhu veNyu, uye nokuonesa!Hamukwanise kuvapodza, Ishe, haMukwanise kuita zvaMakaitakare. Makavapodza kare. Uye ichi ndicho chinhu chogachinogona kuitwa, kuvaita kuti vatende. Uye Munehanyn’a zvakadaro, kunyange pane kusatenda kwakawandakwatinodzedzereka nemakuri, Muchingori nehanyn’a zvakadarokuZviratidza kuti muri mupenyu uye makamuka kubva kunevakafa, pakati pedu. Dai takandira zvido zvedu kwaMuri, uyemunhu wese ari muHupo hwaMwari apodzwa, zvose munhuwemukati nemutumbi. NeMuzita raJesuKristu. Ameni.198 Zvakanaka, uyai mupfuure nekuno uku, itai kuti vanhuvauye nechekuno uku chaiko. Zvakanaka, Billy achivadana,chikamu nechikamu. Regai, zvino ngatichisataurei, chi—chizoro chiri pandiri, munoona. Ndiri kuda kuisa mawokopamusoro pake Chichiri pano. Maona? Handikwanise kumirapakunzvera uku. Kana ndikadaro…Vangani vari pano vanodakunamatirwa, simudza ruwoko rwako. Kuda zvikamu makumimanomwe kubva muzana. Maona? Iye zvino dzave ten minutesto one. Shumiro yerubhabhatidzo iri kutevera mushuremeizvi. Handikwanise kuzviita, asi munokwanisa kutenda.Kana Aine hanyn’a dzokuzviratidza pachaKe, munofanirakuva nehanyn’a dzokutenda. Ndizvozvo here? Zvakanaka,regai ungano yose inamate. Zvino Billy kana Hama Neville,mumwe, achashandisa aya, achashandisa maikirofoni iyi.Ngatirambei takakotamisamisoro uye tinamate pavari kupfuuranepamutsara. Zvino, ndiri kuzonamatira mumwe nomumwewenyu zvino, ndoisa mawoko pamusoro pako uye nokukumbirakuti wese akabatwa wamuinaye, nezvakaipa, achapfuuranepamuri opfuura nepasi penzvimbo ino yakazodzwa iyezvino, kana ndichifanira kuzvitaura saizvozvo. Chizoro chirikumashure uko chakafanana nezvachiri kuno. Asi ndiri

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kuzviitira kutenda kwenyu, kutaura zvakadaro. Munhu wesenamata zvino.199 NemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti mukomana muduku uyuapodzwe. Ameni. Mwari, nemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti hamayedu ipodzwe. NemuZita raJesu Kristu. Ndiri kuteerera murairowenyu, Ishe. Makati, “Zviratidzo izvi zvichatevera vatendi.”Vatendi, tose tiri vaviri. “Kana vakaisa mawoko avo pamusoropevanorwara, vachapora.” NemuZita raJesu, ndaita chinhu ichi.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, ndinoisa mawoko pane hama iyi.Ameni. NemuZita raJesu Kristu, ndinoisa mawoko pane hamayedu, kuti vapodzwe. Ameni.200 Ane hanyn’a nemi, hanzvadzi. Ndine hanyn’a dzekuisamawoko. Mune hanyn’a here dzekutenda? Ameni. NemuZitaraJesuKristu, ngazviitike kuti hanzvadzi yedu igopodzwa.201 NemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti hama yedu ipodzwe.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti hama yedu ipodzwe.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti hanzvadzi yedu ipodzwe.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti hama yedu ipodzwe.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti hama yedu ipodzwe.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti hanzvadzi yedu ipodzwe.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti hama yedu ipodzwe.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti hama yedu ipodzwe.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti hama yedu ipodzwe.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, itai kuti hanzvadzi yedu ipodzwe.NemuZita raJesu, podzai iyi hanzvadzi yangu, Ishe. NemuZitaraJesu, podzai iyi hanzvadzi yangu. NemuZita raJesu, podzaihama yangu. NemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzai iyi hanzvadziyangu. NemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu. NemuZitaraIshe Jesu Kristu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu.

Hama, Vane hanyn’a. Ko iwe?NemuZita raJesu, podzai!202 Munhu wese ange achinamata zvino, munhu wesengaanamate. Ava vanhu venyu vari kupfuura nepano.203 NemuZita raJesu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu. NemuZitaraJesu, podzai iyi hama yangu. Ameni. NemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai iyi hama yangu. NemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzaihanzvadzi yangu. NemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzai hanzvadziyangu. NemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu.NemuZita raJesu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu. NemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai iyi hanzvadzi yangu. NemuZita raJesu Kristu,podzai iyi hanzvadzi yangu, Ishe. NemuZita raJesu, podzai iyihanzvadzi yangu. NemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzai iyi hanzvadziyangu, hama yangu. Podzai iyi hanzvadzi yangu. Podzai iyihanzvadzi yangu, Ishe. Podzai iyi hanzvadzi yangu, ndanamatanemuZita raJesu. Podzai hanzvadzi yangu, Baba, nemuZitaraJesu. Podzai hanzvadzi yangu, nemuZita raJesu.

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204 Hanzvadzi, Ane hanyn’a. Ko imi? NemuZita raJesu,gamuchira kupora kwako. NemuZita raJesu, gamuchira kuporakwako, hanzvadzi. NemuZita raJesu, gamuchira kupora kwako.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, gamuchira kupora kwako. NemuZitaraJesu Kristu, podzai iyi hanzvadzi yangu. Podzai iyi hanzvadziyangu, Baba, nemuZita raJesu. Podzai iyi hama yangu, nemuZitaraJesu. Podzai hanzvadzi iyi, nemuZita raJesu. Podzai hanzvadziyedu, nemuZita raJesu. Podzai hama yangu, Ishe, nemuZitaraJesu Kristu. Podzai hanzvadzi yangu, Baba, nemuZita raJesu.Podzai iyi hama yangu, nemuZita raJesu. Podzai hanzvadziyangu, nemuZita raJesu. Podzai hanzvadzi yangu, nemuZitaraJesu. Podzai mukomana muduku, nemuZita raJesu. PodzaiHama Creech, Ishe, nemuZita raJesu. Podzai iyi hanzvadzi yedu,nemuZita raJesu. Podzai iyi hanzvadzi yedu, nemuZita raJesuKristu. Vapodzei, Baba, vose vaviri, nemuZita raJesu Kristu.Ameni.205 Mwari vakuropafadzei, hama. Mwana wenyu here uyo?Mudzimai wenyu? Zvakanaka, ndanga ndisiri kuzviziva. Ishevakuropafadzei, hama. Podzai iyi hama yangu, nemuZitaraJesu. Podzai iyi hanzvadzi yangu, Baba, nemuZita raJesu.Podzai iyi hanzvadzi yangu, nemuZita raJesu. Podzai iyi hamayangu, nemuZita raJesu. Podzai iyi hanzvadzi yangu, nemuZitaraJesu Kristu. Podzai iyi hama yangu, Ishe, nemuZita raJesuKristu. Podzai iyi hanzvadzi yangu, nemuZita raJesu Kristu.Podzai iyi hama yangu, nemuZita raJesu. Vapodzei, Baba,nemuZita raJesu.206 Ndinopira munamato wangu wakatendeka, mumwenemumwe. Iva nehanyn’a zvino. Jesu ane hanyn’a. Jesuakatumira Mharidzo. Jesu akatumira Mweya waKe. Jesuakatumira Shoko raKe. Jesu akatumira muranda waKe. Tosetine hanyn’a. Zvino ko iwe? Kana uine hanyn’a, zvitende,zvigamuchire nokuperera, zvichaitika.

NemuZita raJesu, podzai hama yangu.NemuZita raJesu, podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yangu.NemuZita raJesu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu.NemuZita raJesu, podzai hama yangu.

207 Mwari, nemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yangu.Zviitei, Baba.

NemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu.NemuZita raJesu, podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yangu.NemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu.Ishe, nemuZita raJesu, podzai iyi, hama yangu.

208 O Mwari weKudenga, ivaiwo netsitsi dzekupodza; zviitei,Ishe. Dai nyama nesimba zvauya nemuZita raJesuKristu.

Mwari, nemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai iyi, hama yangu.

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Mwari, hanzvadzi yedu iri mucheya, ndinonamata kutiMumupodze mumuite kuti aite zvakanaka, Ishe, nemuZitaraJesu.209 Mwari, podzai hanzvadzi yedu pano, muchiito chakecherudo, batsirai mudzimai uyu, nemuZita raJesu.

Mwari, nemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzai iyi, hanzvadziyangu.

Mwari, podzai hama yangu, ndanamata, nemuZita raJesuKristu.

Mwari, nemuZita raJesuKristu, podzaimuchembere uyu.NemuZita raJesu Kristu podzai mudzimai uyu.NemuZita raJesu podzai…?…NemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yangu.NemuZita raJesu, podzai…?…Ishe.NemuZita raJesu, podzai hama yangu.NemuZita raJesu, podzai uyu, Ishe.NemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai hama yangu, Ishe.NemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yangu.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzai…?…Podzai hama yangu nemuZita raJesu Kristu.Podzai hamamu…?…[Chibenga patepi—Mupepeti.]

210 Uya nokuperera kwese; pasawane chaunopokana;ingozvitenda. Munhu wese achinamata zvino. Ava vanhu veduvari kupfuura nepano, vana vaMwari. Tendai.

Podzai hanzvadzi yedu duku, Baba, nemuZita raJesu.211 Podzai shamwari yangu yakakosha, Ishe. Mwari, amirirakwenguva yakareba; dai ino ikava nguva yacho. Ameni.

NemuZita raJesu, podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yangu.NemuZita raJesu…?…NemuZita raJesu, mupodzei, Baba.MunaJesu…?…NemuZita raJesu, mupodzei, Baba.NemuZita raJesu, podzai iyi, hama yangu.NemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu.Podzai hanzvadzi yangu, Baba, nemuZita raJesu.NemuZita raJesu, podzai hama yangu.NemuZita raJesu, podzai iyi, hama yangu, Ishe.NemuZita raJesu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu, Baba.NemuZita raJesu…?…Mwari, nemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai hanzvadzi yangu.

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212 Mwari, nemuZita raJesu bvisai kuoma mutezo kubvakuhama yangu, Ishe, mumupodze, Baba.

Mwari, nemuZita raJesu, podzai iyi, hama yangu.NemuZita raJesu, podzai uyu, tsano vangu, ndapota.

213 NemuZita raJesu, podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yangu, Ishe; Mwarimupodzei, nemuZita raJesu Kristu.

Podzai hanzvadzi yedu, Baba, nemuZita raJesuKristu…?…214 O Mwari, zvino, hezvinoi izvi zvimwe zvikumbiro, itai kutizvive saizvozvo, nemuZita raJesu.215 Zvino, Ndiyo nzira yekuzvigamuchira nayo, hama. Zvino,nokuda kwaizvozvo Ishe vatozviita.216 Munoona kana mwana uyu asina…?…Zvino, anondiitakuti ndizive dambudziko rako. Handingozvitaura chete…?…nemuZita raJesu Kristu…217 O Mwari, hepanoi pamire…?…amire pano akamiririraEdith. Tinofunga pamusoro pekanhu kaduku aka, Ishe. Anga aripano kuti agosundwa nepano, iye zvino. Mukoma wake akamirapanzvimbo yake, Ishe. Zviitei, O Mwari, ipai zvikumbiro izvi,kwaari, nemuZita raJesu.218 Mwari, ivai nengoni pahama yedu muvapodze, Baba,nemuZita raJesu.219 Mwari, nemuZita raJesu Kristu, batai uyu, hama yanguyakakosha mumupodze, Baba.

NemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai hanzvadzi yedu.NemuZita raJesuKristu, Ishe, podzai hanzvadzi yangu.Podzai hama yedu, Baba, nemuZita raJesu.NemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yedu.OMwari, nemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai iyi…?…Mwari, podzai mukomana muduku uyu, nemuZita raJesu

Kristu.NemuZita JesuKristu, podzai hama yedu, Ishe.NemuZita raJesu, podzai wedu…?…OMwari, nemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai hanzvadzi yedu.NemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzai…?…Podzai hanzvadzi yedu…?…nemuZita raJesu.O Mwari, podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yedu, ndanamata, nemuZita

raJesu.Mwari, podzai hanzvadzi yedu, nokuti ndanamata nemuZita

raJesu.Mwari, mupodzeiwo; zviitei, Ishe, nemuZita raJesu.

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220 Mwari, batai hama yedu; iShoko reNyu; Makazvivimbisa,Ishe, zvino tiri kuuya tichizvitenda, nemuZita raJesu.221 NemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzai hanzvadzi yedu, Ishe; auyanokuperera, achitenda zvino; dai aenda anopora.

NemuZita raJesu dai aenda anopodzwa, Ishe.222 Mwari, isai mawoko eNyu anopodza pamusoro…?…daivakadzokera kumba kwake nechikumbiro chake. O Mwari,gamuchidzai kupora, Ishe.

Podzai hanzvadzi yedu, Baba, nemuZita raJesu.Podzai hanzvadzi yangu, nemuZita raJesu.Mwari woKundenga, podzai hama yangu, nemuZita raJesu

Kristu.Nehanzvadzi yangu, nemuZita raIshe Jesu.Podzai uyu…?…nemuZita raJesu.Podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yanguDaulton, nemuZita raJesu.Podzai hanzvadzi yangu, Baba, nemuZita raJesu.Podzai hama yangu, Ishe, nemuZita raJesu.

223 Zvino, Ane hanyn’a; munodaro nemiwo, hama. EndaimuMupe kurumbidzwa nokuMutenda, nemuZita raJesuKristu…?…Zviitei, Ishe, mitoro yavo yanga yakawanda;irerutsei zvino, Baba, nemuZita raJesu Kristu, podzai hamayedu.224 Dai matumira tsitsi pamudzimai…?…225 Mwari, ipai kupodzwa kwehanzvadzi yangu, pano. Ndirikumuona akamira pamukova, akamirira, Mweya Mutsvenewakamupoteredza. Mwari, dai aenda achiKutendai. Zviitei,Baba.

NemuZita raJesu, dai aenda asunungurwa, Baba.Mwari, nemuZita raJesu Kristu…?…NemuZita raJesu, ndinonamata kuti Mupodze hanzvadzi

yangu.NemuZita raJesu, podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yangu.Mwari, nemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai hama yangu.Mwari, nemuZita raJesu Kristu…?…Mwari, podzai hama yangu, nemuZita raJesuKristu.Mwari…?…uyai nepano…?…simba richamupodza.

226 O Mwari, podzai…?…uye mugomuratidza…?…nzvimbo pano. Itai kuti ridzike pasi, Ishe, uye dai anzwa simbaraMwari, nemuZita raJesu…?…

Mwari, podzai hama yedu, Ishe, uye dai akava neutano.NemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai hanzvadzi yedu,Mwari.

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227 Mwari, podzai…?…akaKuonai muchiita zvakawanda.Chiitai zvino kuti vose vago…?…

Podzai…?…Ishe, ndinonamatira tsitsi, Ishe Jesuvanodikanwa.228 Mwari, podzai uyu…?…mupodzei…?…Ishe, akavanekusuwa kwakawanda uye tinogoverana naye. Zvino, daiiye…?…

NemuZita raJesu, podzai iyi, hanzvadzi yangu, Ishe.Podzai hama yangu, nemuZita…?…Mwari, podzai iyi hama yangu, nokumuita kuti anzwe

zvakanaka…?…Podzai hanzvadzi yedu, Ishe, nemunaJesuKristu…?…Podzai hanzvadzi yangu, nemuZita raJesu.Podzai hama yangu duku, nemuZita raJesuKristu.Mwari, podzai iyi, hama yangu, nemuZita raJesuKristu.Mwari, nemuZita raJesuKristu, podzai iyi, hama yangu.Mwari, podzai hanzvadzi yangu. NemuZita raJesu, dai

apora.229 Mwari, podzai iyi, hama yangu, dai iye, nemuZita raJesuKristu ange…?…

OMwari, podzai hanzvadzi yangu, nemuZita raJesuKristu.230 Podzai hanzvadzi yangu pano, Ishe, nemuZita raJesu Kristu,dai akaenda akano…?…231 Mwari, mupei chikumbiro chake, nemuZita raJesu Kristu,ndinonamata kuti Mupe chikumbiro ichi.232 Mwari, Hanzvadzi Simmon, itai kuti nyasha netsitsidzaMwari, dai sezvo vamirira nguva ino, nguva yavanogonakuchikandira pasi…?…Uye dai vapora…?…233 Mwari, Hama Ungren…?…Mwari, vane inzwirakaisvonakisa, vachiridza hwamanda yeEvhangeri.Vachengetei vaine utano,Mwari; zviitei, nemuZita raJesu.234 Mwari, Hanzvadzi Kidd yedu vari kudana paZitariya…?…Ndinonamata kuti simba reNyu rivasunungure iyezvino…?…nokuperera amai vaduku ava…?…pamazuvamanomwe vanofanira kunge vari pamwe naamai vavo. Zviitei,Baba, nemuZita raJesu Kristu.235 Mwari, kuvana vavo, O Mwari, vari kutetereka, uyevakawanda vavo vari kurwara, uye musikana uya arikurwara, uye…?…O Mwari, ndinonamata kuti muchazviita,kubudikidza neZita raJesu Kristu.236 Ndinotenda zvikuru nokuda kweHama Tom,Ishe, ndinonamata kuti mugovapodza nekuvabatsira.Ngarirumbidzwe Zita…?…

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237 Pane murume zasi kuno…?…Unoda kunamatirwawozvakare, hama? Ishe Jesu…

[Chibenga patepi—Mupepeti.]Ane hanyn’a newe,Ane hanyn’a newe;Nemumushana kana mumumvuri,Ane hanyn’a newe.Ane hanyn’a newe,

Chingokandira zvishuwo zvako paAri, zvakadaro.Ane hanyn’a newe;Nemumushana kana mumumvuri,Ane hanyn’a newe.

238 Une hanyn’a naYe here? Une hanyn’a neShoko raKehere? Ameni. Ishe vakuropafadzei. Ngatikotamisei misoro yedukwechinguvana. Ndinotenda kuti ndapindura zvikumbiro izvi.Ndapindura zvikumbiro, handina here, mumwe nomumwewenyu.239 Nguva shoma yapfuura ndakanganisa zvishomamumusangano, ndine chokwadi chokuti mumwe munhuazvicherechedza. Zvino Ishe vangondinongedzera zvinopamwewo panzvimbo. Ndataura chimwe chinhu pane mumwemunhu ndichirevera mumwewo munhu. Handi—handisi kuonamunhu wacho pazvanga zviri, asi anga ari mumwe munhuwandaisa ropafadzo paari remumwe munhu. Zvino ini…Vanga vari kuuya nokukurumidza kwazvo, zvino ndanga ndisirikucherechedza. Uye handina…Hongu, ndizvozvo, ndazvionazvino. Ndeuyu murume nemudzimai vakagara chaipo pano.Kana ndisiri kukanganisa, ndakavagwinha chishanu nezuromanheru mu—mu—mukamuri yemumotera, kana zvimwewozvakadaro, muruvanze rwemotera, kumusoro kuno ukupaJeffersonVilla. Ndataura chimwe chinhu kumurume, ndadanakuti “hanzvadzi” panzvimbo yekuti “hama,” pamapfuuranepano. Mazvicherechedza here? Ndanga ndichizvireverakumudzimaiwenyu. Zvino, anga aine dambudziko kwechinguva,dambudziko rematumbu kwenguva yakareba. MunobvakuIllinois. Mai Mongaland, ndizvo chaizvo, ndiro zitarenyu. Zvino, munoziva kuti ndanga ndisingakuzivei, asimakanyatsobatana zvino. Munotenda nemoyo wenyu wose,uye pachava nekuzvibatsira kuchimbuzi kwakakwanasekunotarisirwa sezvazvakagara zviri, kana mukatenda. Kuitirakuti muzvione kuti nguva dzose, zvino ini…240 Chinhu choga chandinoziva, manheru apfuurandinorangarira ndichifunga kuti murume uyu, ndakafunga kutiaiva nevhudzi rakaisvonaka kwazvo, achiripetura nepakati,murume uyu achena vhudzi akagara pano. Zvangoitikakuti ndangotarisa, zvino hecho Chiedza chiya chakangachichivheneka chichipoteredza nepamusoro pavo saizvozvi.

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Zvino ndizvo zvazvanga zviri. Zvino ndaona chiratidzochichiuya. Handizive kuti ndivanaani kana chero chinhupamusoro pazvo. Mudzimai akanga ari kunze uko manheruapfuura, ndikati, “Muri kuuya here kumusangano?” Mudzimaindokuti, “Hongu.” Asi nyasha dzaMwari dzazvidzosazvezvakare, zvino ndivo vanhu vacho. Mazvicherechedza heremumutsara wekunamatirwa, hama, kuti pane chataurwachapesaniswa? Changa chiri chehanzvadzi panzvimbo yenyu.Izvozvo, zvanga zviri izvo, zvaenda ku—kuhanzvadzi uko.241 Zvino kuitira kuti muzive kuti, kubudikidza nemutsarauya wekunamatirwa, uya Mutumwa waJehovha anga aripo.Aigona kudana. Asi paunodana, zvinopedza simba, woperasimba, wopera simba. Maona? Saka Ane hanyn’a newe, uye ini—ini ndine hanyn’a newe. Ndaigona kunge ndaenderera mberinevamwezve vana kana vashanu, uye zvadaro, chokutangamunoziva, Billy angadai auya pano kuzondibvisa papurupiti.Asi ndafunga kuti kana, zvirokwazvo, nda—ndagara nemipano kwemakore ose aya, uye nokupoteredza nekupfuuranemunyika, mu—munoziva kuti ndinokudai. O, ndinokudaisokunge muri vana vangu chaivo, uye muri vana vangumuEvhangeri. Ndakakuberekerai kunaKristu, nemuEvhangeri.Uye zvino ndinofunga izvi, chikumbiro ichi nezvimwe zvosepano, ndazvipindura.242 Zvino, ndinokudai. Uye ndafunga, kana ndikaendandoisa mawoko pamuri, uye moona kuti Mweya Mutsvenewanga uri kuzviita, zvino poita kukanganisa mumusanganomumutsara saizvozvo. Ndazvipotsa, ndichienda nokukasika,ndokuisa rimwe ropafadzo kune mumwe, uye zvino MweyaMutsvene ndokutendeuka mushure mokunge musanganowapera ndokuzviratidza zvakare. Maona? Hamuone here,Ane hanyn’a! Zvino mune hanyn’a here? Mune hanyn’a herezvokutaura kuti, “Kubva panguva ino, pane chimwe chinhumumoyo mangu chiri kunditaurira kuti matambudziko anguapera. Nda—ndapora, ndichapora”? Unozvitenda here? Simudzamawoko ako, “NdinoZvitenda!”Mwari vakuropafadzei.

Nemumushana kana mumumvuri,Ane hanyn’a newe.

243 Ano anongori mabiko makuru erudo. Ngatichiimbei uyetibatane chishanu mumwe nomumwe.

Ane hanyn’a newe,Ane hanyn’a newe;Nemumushana kana mumumvuri,Ane hanyn’a newe.

244 Ndakuchengetai kwenguva yakareba kwazvo mangwananiano kusvikira ini—ini…Mufundisi wangu haaparidzezvakareba sezvandinoita. Vachaedza kukuunzirai mharidzonhasi manheru, uye tichakuzivisai kana pachava neshumiro

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musi weSvondo inotevera pasi pe…musoro wemharidzo uya.Kana ndikasadaro, pachava neshumiro zvakangodaro. Saka imimose, Ishe vakuropafadzei, mose. Ndinofunga kuti pane shumiroyekubhabhatidza iri kuuya iko zvino.245 Saka kana mukangomira kwechinguvana, kutitiparadzaniswe. Ngatirwuimbei zvakare. “Kandira zvishuwozvako paAri, nokuti Ane hanyn’a newe.” Uye zvino kana uinehanyn’a naYe, ngatitii, “Ishe, ini…” Paunozviita, uri—uri kuitachitaurwa ichi, “Ishe, ndinoziva kuti Mune hanyn’a neni. Uyendiri kusimudza mawoko angu, ndine hanyn’a neMi.” Zvinongatisimudzei mawoko edu mudenga zvino mumutambo unowerudo wekudanana, tichiimba.

Ane hanyn’a newe,Ane hanyn’a newe;Nemumushana kana mumumvuri,Ane hanyn’a newe.

246 Iye zvino tichikotamisa misoro yedu, iti…[Hama Branhamvanoimba mahon’era Ane Hanyn’a Newe—Mupepeti.] O,kutapira kwaIshe wangu! Hausi here kunzwa rudo rwaKerwuri kukudhonzera chaipo pedyo naYe? Iti, “Zvino,Ishe, ndinoKudai. NdinoKudai. Mune hanyn’a neni, Ishe.Makava nehanyn’a kusvikira pandaiva mutadzi Makandifira.Makakuvadzwa nokuda kwekudarika kwangu, nemavangaeNyu ndakapodzwa.”

Ane hanyn’a newe,Ane hanyn’a newe;Nemumushana kana mumumvuri,Ane hanyn’a newe.

247 Chingozvirangarirai zvino pamuri kukotamisa misoroyenyu. Ndinoda kukumbira Hama Edwards vari kuno ukukuti vatiparadzanise neshoko remunamato. Asi, kutanga,ngatirwuimbei zvakare nemahon’era. [Hama Branhamvanotanga kuimba nemahon’eraAneHanyn’a Newe—Mupepeti.]Rangarirai, mushana kana mumvuri, Anoramba aine hanyn’a.Akava nehanyn’a. Ko iwe une hanyn’a here? Iti, “Hongu, Ishe,ndinovimbisa ndine hanyn’a. Ndiri kuenda mberi iye zvino.Kubva zvino zvichienda mberi, ndine hanyn’a. Ndine hanyn’anechapupu changu.” [Hama Branham vanoenderera mberikuimba nemahon’era Ane Hanyn’a Newe.] “Ane hanyn’a newe.”Hama Edwards.

IYE ANE HANYN’A. IWE UNE HANYN’A HERE? SHO63-0721(He Cares. Do You Care?)

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