Baba vanodurura Mweya wavo muEfeso
Varume gumi navaviri muEfeso havana kumbobvira vanzwa nezvaMweya Mutsvene. Pane makore maviri ekudzidzisa zuva nezuva, Baba vedu vachiita zvishamiso zvinoshamisa kwazvo kuburikidza naPauro, vadzingi vemweya vanokuvadzwa nemweya wavakadana, uye mabhuku emashiripiti anopiswa mumoto mukuru. Ipapo vapfuri vesirivha vanorasikirwa nekutengesa tumatemberi vanodanidzira vachirumbidza Artemi.
19 1Apporo paakanga ari muKorinde, Pauro akapfuura nomunyika yomukati akasvika muEfeso, uko akawana vamwe vadzidzi. 2Akavabvunza akati, “Makagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene pamakatenda here?” Ivo vakapindura vakati, “Kwete, hatina kana kumbonzwa kuti kune Mweya Mutsvene.”
3Saka akabvunza akati, “Ko makabhabhatidzwa mune chii?” Vakati, “Murubhabhatidzo rwaJohani.”
4Pauro akati, “Johani akabhabhatidza norubhabhatidzo rwokutendeuka, achiudza vanhu kuti vatende kune uyo aizouya shure kwake—Jesu.”
5Pavakanzwa izvi, vakabhabhatidzwa muzita raIshe Jesu. 6Pauro paakaisa maoko pamusoro pavo, Mweya Mutsvene wakauya pamusoro pavo; vakataura nendimi uye vakaporofita. 7Vose pamwe chete vaiva varume vanenge gumi navaviri.
8Pauro akapinda musinagoge, achitaura noushingi kwemwedzi mitatu, achikurukura nokugombedzera pamusoro poumambo hwaBaba vedu. 9Vamwe pavakava vakaoma misoro, vachiramba kutenda uye vachireva zvakaipa pamusoro peNzira pamberi pevazhinji, akabva kwavari, akatora vadzidzi, uye akakurukura zuva nezuva muimba yokudzidzira yaTiranosi. 10Izvi zvakaramba zvichiitika kwemakore maviri, zvokuti vose vaigara muAsia, vaJudha nevaGiriki, vakanzwa shoko raIshe Jesu.
11Baba vedu vakaita zvishamiso zvisingawanzoitika nomaoko aPauro, 12zvokuti kunyange micheka nemaepuroni akagunzva ganda rake aiendeswa kuvarwere, uye zvirwere zvaibva kwavari nemweya yakaipa yaibuda mavari.
13Vamwe vaJudha vaidzinga mweya yakaipa vaifamba-famba vakaedzawo kudana zita raIshe Jesu pamusoro peavo vaiva nemweya yakaipa, vachiti, “Ndinokurayirai naJesu uyo anoparidzwa naPauro.” 14Vanakomana vanomwe vomuprista mukuru wechiJudha ainzi Sikevha vaiita izvi.
15Asi mweya wakaipa wakavapindura uchiti, “Jesu ndinomuziva, naPauro ndinomuziva, asi imi ndimi vanaani?” 16Zvino murume aiva nomweya wakaipa akavasvetukira, akavakunda vose, akavakurira, zvokuti vakatiza vachibuda mumba imomo vasina kupfeka uye vakakuvara. 17VaJudha nevaGiriki vose vaigara muEfeso vakazvinzwa. Kutya kwakavabata vose, uye zita raIshe Jesu rakakudzwa zvikuru. 18Vazhinji vaavo vakanga vava vatendi vakauyawo, vachireurura nokuzivisa pachena mabasa avo. 19Vazhinji vaiita unʼanga vakaunganidza mipumburu yavo pamwe chete vakaipisa pamberi pevanhu vose. Vakasanganisa mutengo wayo vakawana kuti waikwana mihoro yemazuva zviuru makumi mashanu okushanda. a a v19 Chimedu chimwe nechimwe chesirivha chaiva dhiramma—inenge muhoro womushandi wezuva rimwe. Mipumburu yakapiswa yaikosha inenge mihoro yemazuva zviuru makumi mashanu okushanda. 20Saka shoko raIshe Jesu rakaramba richikura nesimba uye richikunda.
21Zvinhu izvi zvakati zvaitika, Pauro akafunga mumweya make kupfuura nomuMakedhonia neAkaya achienda kuJerusarema, achiti, “Kana ndaenda ikoko, ndinofanira kuonawo Roma.” 22Akatuma vaviri vevabatsiri vake, Timoti naErasto, kuMakedhonia, iye achigara muAsia kwechimwe chinguva. 23Panguva iyoyo kwakamuka bope guru pamusoro peNzira. 24Nokuti mumwe murume ainzi Dhemetrio, mupfuri wesirivha aigadzira matemberi madiki esirivha aArtemi, aipa vapfuri vazhinji basa. b b v24 Artemi weEfeso aiva mwarikadzi mukuru amai weguta. Temberi yake yaiva chimwe chezvishamiso zvinomwe zvenyika yekare uye yaiva mwoyo woupfumi hweguta. 25Akavaunganidza pamwe chete nevashandi vemabasa akafanana akati, “Varume, munoziva kuti upfumi hwedu hunobva pabasa iri. 26Munoona uye munonzwa kuti Pauro uyu agombedzera uye atsausa vanhu vazhinji kwazvo—kwete muEfeso bedzi asi munenge muAsia yose—achivaudza kuti vamwari vakagadzirwa namaoko havazi vamwari zvachose. 27Njodzi haisi yokuti basa redu rirasikirwe nemukurumbira waro chete, asi yokuti temberi yamwarikadzi mukuru Artemi ichava isina maturo, uye iye, anonamatwa neAsia yose nenyika, achatorerwa ukuru hwake.”
28Pavakanzwa izvi, vakatsamwa kwazvo vakadanidzira vachiti, “Mukuru Artemi wevaEfeso!” 29Guta rakazara nenyonganyonga; vose pamwe chete vakamhanyira muimba yemitambo, vachikwevera Gaio naAristako, vaMakedhonia, shamwari dzaPauro dzaaifamba nadzo. 30Pauro paakada kupinda pakati pevazhinji, vadzidzi havana kumutendera. 31Kunyange vamwe vakuru venyika iyoyo, shamwari dzake, vakatumira shoko vachimukumbirisa kuti arege kupinda muimba yemitambo. 32Panguva iyoyo vamwe vaidanidzira chimwe chinhu, vamwe chimwe—ungano yakanga iri munyonganyonga, uye vazhinji vavo vakanga vasingazivi kuti vakanga vaungana nei. 33Vamwe pakati pevazhinji vakarayiridza Arekizanda, uyo vaJudha vakasundira mberi; achininira noruoko rwake, aida kuzvidzivirira pamberi pevanhu. 34Pavakaziva kuti aiva muJudha, vakadanidzira vose somunhu mumwe kwemaawa anenge maviri, vachiti, “Mukuru Artemi wevaEfeso!”
35Munyori weguta paakanyaradza vazhinji, akati, “Varume veEfeso, ndiani asingazivi kuti guta revaEfeso ndiro muchengeti wetemberi yaArtemi mukuru uye wechifananidzo chakawa chichibva kudenga? c c v35 Vazhinji vaitenda kuti chinhu chitsvene ichi chaiva meteorite yakanga yawa ichibva kudenga—chichitorwa sechiratidzo chokuti Artemi aifarira guta. 36Sezvo zvinhu izvi zvisingagoni kurambwa, munofanira kugara makadzikama uye kusaita chinhu nokumhanyirira. 37Nokuti mauya nevarume ava pano vasiri mbavha dzetemberi kana vanomhura mwarikadzi wedu. 38Saka kana Dhemetrio navamwe vapfuri vaanoshanda navo vaine mhosva navanhu, matare edzimhosva ari kutonga uye kune magavhuna—ngavapomerane ikoko. 39Asi kana muchitsvaka chimwe chinhu, zvichagadziriswa muungano yakarongwa. 40Tinogona kupomerwa mhosva yebope ranhasi, sezvo tisina chikonzero chokutsigira nyonganyonga iyi.” 41Zvino paakataura izvi, akaparadzira ungano.