| 14:1 |
Zvino zvakaitika paIkoniyamu, vakapinda pamwe musinagoge revaJudha;, Vakataura zvekuti vazhinji zhinji vevaJudha nevaGiriki vakatenda. |
| 14:2 |
Asi chokwadi, vaJudha vakanga vasingatendi vakanga vanyandura nokupisa mweya yeVemamwe Marudzi kuti varwise hama. |
| 14:3 |
Uye saka, vakagara kwenguva refu, muchiita nokutendeka muna She, vachipupurira Shoko renyasha dzake, vachivapa zviratidzo nezvishamiso zvakaitwa namaoko avo. |
| 14:4 |
Ipapo chaunga cheguta chakakamurwa. Uye zvirokwazvo, vamwe vaiva navaJudha, asi zvechokwadi vamwe vaiva nevaapositori. |
| 14:5 |
Zvino pakurwiswa kwakanga kwarongwa nevaHedheni uye vaJudha nevatungamiri vavo, kuti vavashore nokuvataka namabwe, |
| 14:6 |
ivo, kuziva izvi, vakatizira kuRistra neDhebhe pamwe chete, maguta eRikaonia, uye kunharaunda yose yakapoteredza. Uye vakanga vachiparidza evhangeri munzvimbo iyoyo. |
| 14:7 |
Zvino umwe murume wakange agere paRistra, akaremara tsoka dzake, akaremara kubva mudumbu ramai vake, akanga asati ambofamba. |
| 14:8 |
Murume uyu akanzwa Pauro achitaura. Uye Pauro, achinyatsomutarira, uye achiona kuti ane rutendo, kuitira kuti aporeswe, |
| 14:9 |
akadaro nezwi riripamusoro, “Simuka netsoka dzako!” Ipapo akakwakuka akafamba-famba. |
| 14:10 |
Asi vanhu vazhinji vakati vaona zvakanga zvaitwa naPauro, vakasimudza manzwi avo nomutauro wechiRikaonia, achiti, “Vamwari, akatora mifananidzo yevanhu, vaburukira kwatiri!” |
| 14:11 |
Vakadana Bhanabhasi, ‘Jupiter,’ asi zvechokwadi vakadana Pauro, 'Mercury,’ nokuti ndiye aiva mukurukuri. |
| 14:12 |
Zvakare, muprista waJupiter, akanga ari kunze kweguta, pamberi pegedhi, vachiuya nenzombe namaruva, akanga achida kubayira pamwe chete navanhu. |
| 14:13 |
Uye nokukurumidza apo vaApostora, Bhanabhasi naPauro, akanga anzwa izvi, kubvarura majasi avo, vakasvetukira muchaunga, achichema |
| 14:14 |
uye vachiti: “Varume, sei waita izvi? Nesuwo tiri vanhu vanofa, varume vakafanana nemi, ndichiparidza kwamuri kuti mutendeuke, kubva pazvinhu izvi zvisina maturo, kuna Mwari mupenyu, iye akaita denga nenyika negungwa nezvose zviri mazviri. |
| 14:15 |
Muzvizvarwa zvakapfuura, akabvumira marudzi ose kuti afambe nenzira dzawo. |
| 14:16 |
Asi zvechokwadi, haana kuzvisiya asina uchapupu, kuita zvakanaka zvinobva kudenga, kupa mvura nemwaka inobereka zvibereko, vachizadza mwoyo yavo nezvokudya nomufaro.” |
| 14:17 |
Uye nokutaura zvinhu izvi, vakatadza kudzora mhomho yavanhu kuti irege kuvauchira. |
| 14:18 |
Zvino vamwe vaJudha vakabva Andiyokiya neIkoniyamu vakasvikapo. Uye anyengetedza chaunga, vakataka Pauro namabwe, vakamukwevera kunze kweguta, achifunga kuti akafa. |
