Johane, Mwanakomana waZebedi
Mumwe weVaapositori vaneGumi neVaviri muTestamente Itsva, mwanakomana waZebedi, uye mukoma waJakobo. Muupenyu hwake hwekutanga aive murauri wehove (Marko 1:17–20). Angangove iye asina kutaurwa nezita mudzidzi waJohane Mubapatidzi anotaurwa munaJohane 1:40. Mushure akagashira shoko rekuti ave mudzidzi waJesu Kristu (Mat. 4:21–22; Ruka 5:1–11). Akanyora Vhangeri raJohane, magwaro matatu, nebhuku reZvakazarurwa. Aive mumwe wevatatu vaive naIshe pakumutswa kwemwanasikana waJairosi (Marko 5:35–42), paGomo reKushandurwa (Mat. 17:1–9), nekuGetsemani (Mat. 26:36–46). Muzvinyorwa zvake anozvitaura iye pachake semudzidzi uyo aidiwa naJesu (Joh. 13:23; 21:20) se “mumwe mudzidzi” (Joh. 20:2–8). Jesu akamudaidzawo nemunin’ina wake Boanergesi, “vana vemabhanana’na” (Marko 3:17). Kune kutaurwa nguva nenguva nezvake mukurondedzerwa kwekuroverwa nokumuka kuvakafa (Ruka 22:8; Joh. 18:15; 19:26–27; 20:2–8; 21:1–2). Johane mushure akatandanisirwa kuPatmosi, uko kwakanonyora bhuku reZvakazarurwa (Zvaka. 1:9).
Johane anotaurwa nguva nenguva mune zvakazarurwa zvemazuva ekupedzisira (1 Ni. 14:18–27; 3 Ni. 28:6; Eta 4:16; D&Z 7; 27:12; 61:14; 77; 88:141). Miganhu iyi inotsinhira zvinyorwa zvemubhaibheri zvaJohane nokutipawo kuona hukuru hwake nokukosha kwebasa raakapihwa naIshe kuti aite pano pasi munguva dzeTestamente Itsva nemumazuva ekupedzisira. Magwaro matsvene emazuva ekupedzisira anoisa pachena kuti Johane haana kufa asi akabvumirwa kusara ari panyika uye semuranda anoshanda kudakara panguva yekuuya kechipiri kwaIshe (Joh. 21:20–23; 3 Ni. 28:6–7; D&Z 7).
Rugwaro rwaJohane
Kana dai zvazvo munyori wetsamba nhatu idzi asingazvitaure nezita, mutauro wacho unofanana zvine simba newaJohane Muapositori zvekuti anofungidzirwa kuti ndiye akanyora dzose dziri nhatu.
Ⅰ Johane 1 anoyambira Vatendi kuti vawane kuwadzana naMwari. Chitsauko 2 chinosimbisisa kuti Vatendi vazive Mwari nokuterera nokuvadzidzisa kuti vasade nyika. Chitsauko 3 chinodaidza vose kuti vave vana vaMwari nokudana. Chitsauko 4 chinotsanangura kuti Mwari rudo anogara mune avo vanomuda. Chitsauko 5 chinotsanangura kuti Vatendi vanoberekwa naMwari mukudaira kwavo muna Kristu.
Ⅱ Johane yakafanana naⅠ Johane. Mairi Johane anofara pamusana pekuvimbika kwevana ve“mudzimai akasarudzwa.”
Ⅲ Johane anorumbidza munhu anonzi Gayo pamusana pekuvimbika kwake neruyamuro kune avo vanoda chokwadi.
Vhangeri raJohane
Mubhuku iri remuTestamente Itsva, Johane Muapositori anopupura kuti (1) Jesu ndiye Kristu kana Mesia, uye (2) Jesu Mwanakomana waMwari (Joh. 20:31). Zvinhu zvaanotsanangura kubva muupenyu hwaJesu zvinonyatsosarudzwa uye zvorongwa nechinangwa ichi. Bhuku iri rinotangisa nekutaura nezvaKristu muupenyu hwakatanga hwenyama husati hwavepo: aive naMwari, aive Mwari, uye aive musiki wezvinhu zvose. Akazvarwa munyama seMwanakomana Mumwechete Akaberekwa waBaba. Johane anotevedza nzira yemharidzo yaJesu, achitaura zvikuru nohutsvene hwake nekumuka kwake kuvakafa. Anotsinhira pachena kuti Jesu Mwanakomana waMwari, anopupurirwa nezvishamiso, nevapupuri, nevaporofita, nezwi raKristu pacharo. Johane anodzidzisa nekuenzanisa chiedza nerima, chokwadi nekukanganisa, chakanaka nechakaipa, Mwari nadhiabhorosi. Zvingango daro kuti hakuna zvimwe zvinyorwa zvinotaura hutsvene hwaJesu nokuvimbika kwevatongi vemaJuda zviri pachena kudai.
Johane akanyora zvikuru pamusoro pebasa raKristu muJuda, kunyanya chechi yekupedzisira yekushanda kwake panyama, asi Mateo, Marko, naRuka vakanyora zvikuru kuru nezvebasa rake muGarirea. Zvizhinji kubva muvhangeri rino zvakaiswa pachena nezvakazarurwa zvemazuva ekupedzisira (D&Z 7 ne D&Z 88:138–141).
Kutsananguro pfupi yezvitsauko, tarisai “Vhangeri”.