Baba vedu Vanogamuchira veDzimwe Ndudzi
Petro anoshorwa nokuda kwokudya nevarume vasina kudzingiswa, saka anodzokorora chiratidzo nhanho nenhanho — Baba vedu vakavachenesa — uye kupikisa kunomira. MuAndiyokiya vatendi vanotaurawo kuvaGiriki. Bhanabhasi anondotora Sauro, vanodzidzisa gore, uye zita rokuti vaKristu rinotangira ipapo.
11 1Vapostori nehama vaiva muJudhiya vakanzwa kuti veDzimwe Ndudzi vakanga vagamuchirawo shoko raBaba vedu. 2Saka Petro paakakwira kuJerusarema, vaya veboka rokudzingiswa vakamushora, 3vachiti, “Makashanyira varume vasina kudzingiswa mukadya navo.”
4Asi Petro akavatsanangurira zvinhu nhanho nenhanho achiti: 5Ndichinyengetera muguta reJopa, ndakabatwa ndikaona chiratidzo: chinhu chikuru chakaita sejira, chakaburutswa kudenga nemakona acho mana, chichisvika kwandiri. 6Ndakati ndanyatsochitarisa, ndikaona mhuka dzine makumbo mana, zvikara zvesango, zvinokambaira, neshiri.
7Ndikanzwa inzwi richiti kwandiri, “Simuka, Petro; uraya udye.”
8Asi ndakati, “Kwete napaduku, Ishe; nokuti hapana chisina kuchena kana chakasviba chakambopinda mumuromo mangu.”
9Asi inzwi rakapindura kechipiri richibva kudenga, “Chakanatswa naBaba vedu, usachiti hachina kuchena.” 10Izvi zvakaitika katatu, zvose zvikadzoserwazve kudenga. 11Pakarepo varume vatatu, vakanga vatumwa kwandiri vachibva kuKesariya, vakasvika paimba yataigara. 12Mweya wakandiudza kuti ndiende navo, ndisingaiti rusarura. Hama idzi nhanhatu dzakaendawo neni, tikapinda mumba momurume uyo.
13Akatiudza kuti akaona sei mutumwa amire mumba make achiti, “Tuma vanhu kuJopa unodana Simoni anonzi Petro; 14iye achakuvigira shoko rauchaponeswa naro, iwe neveimba yako vose.” 15Pandakatanga kutaura, Mweya Mutsvene wakaburukira pavari sezvawakaita kwatiri pakutanga.
16Ipapo ndakarangarira zvakataurwa naIshe wedu Jesu achiti: “Johani akabhabhatidza nemvura, asi imi muchabhabhatidzwa noMweya Mutsvene.” 17Kana Baba vedu vakavapa chipo chimwe chetecho chavakatipa isu takatenda kuna Ishe Jesu Kristu, ko ini ndaiva ani kuti ndivadzivise Baba vedu?
18Vakati vanzwa izvi, vakanyarara vakarumbidza Baba vedu, vachiti, “Saka Baba vedu vakapa kunyange veDzimwe Ndudzi kutendeuka kunoisa kuupenyu.”
Mhuri yaBaba vedu Inokura muAndiyoki
19Vaya vakaparadzirwa nokutambudzwa kwakamuka pamusoro paSitefano vakafamba kusvikira kuFenisia, kuSaipurosi, nokuAndiyoki, vachitaura shoko kuvaJudha chete. 20Asi vamwe vavo—varume vokuSaipurosi nokuSairini—vakasvika kuAndiyoki vakataurawo nevaHereni, vachiparidza shoko rakanaka pamusoro paIshe Jesu. a a v20 VaHereni: vanhu vanotaura chiGiriki, zvimwe veDzimwe Ndudzi pamamiriro aya. 21Ruoko rwaIshe wedu Jesu rwaiva navo, vazhinji vakatenda vakatendeukira kuna Ishe. 22Kereke yaiva muJerusarema yakanzwa nezvazvo ikatuma Bhanabhasi kuAndiyoki. 23Akati asvika, akaona nyasha dzaBaba vedu akafara, achikurudzira vose kuti varambe vakazvipira kuna Ishe nemwoyo yakasimba. 24Nokuti aiva munhu akanaka, azere noMweya Mutsvene nokutenda, uye vanhu vazhinji vakawedzerwa kuna Ishe.
25Saka Bhanabhasi akaenda kuTaso kundotsvaka Sauro, 26akati amuwana, akamuuyisa kuAndiyoki. Kwegore rose vakaungana nekereke vakadzidzisa vanhu vazhinji, uye muAndiyoki ndimo vadzidzi vakatanga kunzi vaKristu. b b v26 Zita rokuti vaKristu rinoreva kuti “vanhu vaKristu” — ndipo pakatanga vateveri vaJesu kudanwa nezita rake.
27Mumazuva iwayo vaprofita vakaburuka vachibva kuJerusarema vachienda kuAndiyoki. 28Mumwe wavo, ainzi Agabho, akasimuka akaprofita noMweya kuti nzara huru yaizouya pasi rose—zvakaitika mumazuva aKraudhio. 29Vadzidzi vakasarudza, mumwe nomumwe maererano nokugona kwake, kutumira rubatsiro kuhama dzaigara muJudhiya. 30Vakaita saizvozvo, vachirutumira kuvakuru kuburikidza naBhanabhasi naSauro.