Herodhi Vanorova Kereke
Herodhi anouraya Jakobho uye anosunga Petro. Mutumwa waBaba vedu anoburitsa ngetani usiku uye masuo anozvizarura oga; Petro anofunga kuti ari kurota. Pamusangano wokunyengetera musikana mushandi anonzi apenga. Herodhi, achirumbidzwa samwari, anofa.
12 1Nenguva iyoyo Mambo Herodhi vakarwisa vamwe vanhu vaiva vekereke, vachida kuvakuvadza. 2Vakauraya Jakobho, mukoma waJohani, nomunondo. 3Vakati vachiona kuti izvi zvakafadza vaJudha, vakaenderera mberi vachibata Petrowo, pamazuva eChingwa Chisina Mbiriso. 4Vakamusunga, vakamuisa mutorongo, vakamukumikidza kumapoka mana emasoja mana kuti vamurinde, vachida kuzomubudisira kuvanhu mushure mePasika.
5Petro akachengetwa mutorongo, asi kereke yakanyengetera nomwoyo wose kuna Baba vedu ichimukumbirira. 6Usiku ihwohwo, Herodhi vasati vamubudisa, Petro akanga akarara pakati pemasoja maviri, akasungwa nengetani mbiri; varindi vaiva pamberi pomukova vakarinda torongo. 7Pakarepo mutumwa waBaba vedu akamira parutivi rwake, chiedza chikazadza imba yomutorongo. Akarova Petro parutivi, akamumutsa, akati, “Kurumidza kusimuka.” Ngetani dzikawa kubva mumaoko ake. 8Mutumwa akati kwaari, “Pfeka nguo dzako uye usunge shangu dzako.” Petro akaita saizvozvo. Ipapo akati, “Monera nguo yako yokunze unditevere.” 9Saka Petro akabuda akamutevera, asingazivi kuti zvaiitwa nomutumwa zvaiva zvechokwadi—aifunga kuti akanga achiona chiratidzo. 10Vakati vapfuura nzvimbo yokurinda yokutanga neyechipiri, vakasvika pasuo resimbi raipinda muguta, rakavazarurira roga. Vakabuda, vakafamba mugwagwa mumwe, ipapo mutumwa akabva kwaari pakarepo.
11Ipapo Petro akapengenuka akati, “Zvino ndinoziva zvechokwadi: Baba vedu vakatuma mutumwa wavo vakandinunura kubva muruoko rwaHerodhi nokubva pazvose zvaitarisirwa navanhu vechiJudha.” 12Aziva izvi, akaenda kumba kwaMaria, mai vaJohani ainziwo Mako, uko kwakanga kwakaungana vanhu vazhinji vachinyengetera. 13Petro akati agogodza pamukova wesuo, musikana mushandi ainzi Rodha akauya kuzodavira. 14Aziva inzwi raPetro, akafara kwazvo zvokuti akamhanyira mukati asina kuzarura suo, achizivisa kuti Petro akanga amire ipapo.
15Vakati, “Wapenga.” Asi iye akaramba achiti ichokwadi. Saka vakati, “Mutumwa wake.” 16Asi Petro akaramba achigogodza, uye vakati vazarura mukova vakamuona, vakashamiswa kwazvo. 17Achininira noruoko kuti vanyarare, akavarondedzera kuti Baba vedu vakanga vamubudisa sei mutorongo. Akati, “Udzai Jakobho nehama izvi,” akabva aenda kune imwe nzvimbo.
18Kwakati kwaedza, pakava nebope guru pakati pemasoja pamusoro pezvakanga zvaitika kuna Petro. 19Herodhi, vakati vamutsvaka vakamushaya, vakabvunzurudza varindi vakarayira kuti vaurayiwe. Ipapo vakaburuka kubva kuJudhiya vakaenda kuKesariya vakagarako.
Baba vedu Vanowisira Herodhi Pasi
20Herodhi vakanga vakatsamwira vanhu veTire neSidhoni. Vakauya kwavari vose pamwe chete, uye vakati vawana Bhurasto, mutariri weimba yamambo, kurutivi rwavo, vakakumbira runyararo, nokuti nyika yavo yaiwana zvokudya kubva kunyika yamambo. 21Pazuva rakanga ratarwa, Herodhi vakapfeka nguo dzoumambo, vakagara pachigaro choumambo, vakataura kwavari. 22Vanhu vazhinji vakaramba vachidanidzira vachiti, “Iri inzwi ramwari, kwete romunhu!” 23Pakarepo mutumwa waBaba vedu akavarova nokuti havana kupa Baba vedu kukudzwa, honye dzikavadya vakafa.
24Asi shoko raBaba vedu rakaramba richikura nokupararira. 25Bhanabhasi naSauro vakadzoka kubva kuJerusarema, vapedza basa ravo, vakatora Johani ainziwo Mako.