Rwendo Rwakananga kuJerusarema

Panzvimbo imwe neimwe pane yambiro yekuti asaenderera mberi, uye muporofita anosunga maoko ake nebhanhire raPauro. Pauro anoti akagadzirira kufira ikoko. MuJerusarema mhomho yetemberi, ichifunga kuti akapinza muGiriki mukati, inopotsa yamuuraya nekumurova vasati varwi vamubvisa.

Chitsauko 21.

Takati taparadzana navo, takakwira ngarava tikananga kuKosi, zuva rakatevera tikaenda kuRodhesi, tichibva ikoko tikaenda kuPatara. Takawana ngarava yaiyambuka ichienda kuFenisia, tikakwira mairi tikabva. Takaona Saipurosi, tikaisiya kuruboshwe rwedu, tikaenda kuSiriya nengarava, tikasvika kuTire, uko ngarava yaifanira kuturura nhumbi dzayo. Takawana vadzidzi ikoko tikagara mazuva manomwe. Kubudikidza naMweya Mutsvene vakaramba vachiudza Pauro kuti arege kutsika muJerusarema. Nguva yedu ikoko yakati yapera, takabva tikaenderera mberi, ivo vose nevakadzi navana vachifamba nesu tichibuda muguta. Takapfugama pamahombekombe tikanamata, tikaoneka mumwe nomumwe. Ipapo takakwira mungarava, ivo vakadzokera kumba.

Takapedza rwendo rwedu rwokubva kuTire, tikasvika kuPitoremai, tikakwazisa hama, tikagara zuva rimwe navo.

Zuva rakatevera takaenda kuKesariya tikapinda mumba maFiripi muevhangeri, mumwe wevanomwe, tikagara naye. Aiva navanasikana vana vasina kuwanikwa vaiprofita. Patakanga tichigara ikoko kwemazuva mazhinji, muprofita ainzi Agabho akaburuka achibva kuJudhiya.

Akauya kwatiri, akatora bhanhire raPauro, akazvisunga tsoka namaoko ake, akati, “Mweya Mutsvene unoti: vaJudha vari muJerusarema vachasunga saizvozvi muridzi webhanhire iri, vagomuisa mumaoko avahedheni.”

Takati tanzwa izvi, isu nevanhu vomunzvimbo iyoyo tikakumbirisa Pauro kuti arege kukwira kuJerusarema. Pauro akapindura akati, “Munochemereiko muchityora mwoyo wangu? Ndakagadzirira kwete kungosungwa chete asi nokufira muJerusarema nokuda kwezita raIshe Jesu.” Zvino zvaakanga asingagoni kunyengetedzwa, takanyarara tikati, “Kuda kwaIshe ngakuitwe.”

Shure kwemazuva iwayo takagadzirira tikakwira kuJerusarema. Vamwe vadzidzi vokuKesariya vakaendawo nesu, vakatiperekedza kuna Minasoni, muSaipurosi uye mudzidzi wekare, kuti tigare naye.

Takati tasvika muJerusarema, hama dzakatigamuchira nomufaro. Zuva rakatevera Pauro akaenda nesu kundoona Jakobho, uye vakuru vose vakanga varipo. Akavakwazisa, akazorondedzera chimwe nechimwe zvakanga zvaitwa naBaba vedu pakati pavahedheni kubudikidza noushumiri hwake. Vakati vanzwa izvi, vakarumbidza Baba vedu, vakazoti kwaari, “Unoona, hama, kuti zviuru zvingani zvavaJudha zvatenda, uye vose vanoshingairira murayiro. Vakaudzwa kuti unodzidzisa vaJudha vose vari pakati pendudzi kuti vasiye Mozisi, uchivaudza kuti varege kudzingisa vana vavo kana kutevedzera tsika dzedu. Zvino todii? Zvirokwazvo vachanzwa kuti wasvika. Saka ita zvatinokuudza. Tine varume vana vane mhiko. ^a Tora varume ava, uzvinatse pamwe chete navo, uye ubhadhare zvinhu zvavo kuti vaveure misoro yavo. Ipapo vanhu vose vachaziva kuti mashoko anotaurwa pamusoro pako enhema, uye kuti iwe pachako unochengeta murayiro. Kana vari vahedheni vakatenda, takatonyora chisarudzo chedu: kuti vanzvenge zvokudya zvakapirwa kuzvifananidzo, neropa, nezvakadzipwa, noufeve.”

Saka Pauro akatora varume vaya, uye zuva rakatevera, akati azvinatsa pamwe chete navo, akapinda mutemberi, achizivisa kuti mazuva okuzvinatsa aizopera rini uye chipiriso chaizopirwa nokuda kwomumwe nomumwe wavo.

Pauro Abatwa paTemberi

Mazuva manomwe oda kupera, vaJudha vokuAsia vakamuona mutemberi, vakamutsa chaunga chose, vakamubata, vachidanidzira vachiti, “Varume veIsraeri, batsirai! Uyu ndiye murume anodzidzisa vanhu vose kwose kwose achipesana navanhu vedu, nomurayiro, nenzvimbo iyi. Kunyange auya navaGiriki mutemberi, achisvibisa nzvimbo iyi tsvene.” Vakanga vatomboona Trofimo muEfeso aina Pauro muguta, vakafunga kuti Pauro akanga apinza Trofimo mutemberi.

Guta rose rakamutswa; vanhu vakamhanyira pamwe chete, vakabata Pauro, vakamuzvuzvurudzira kunze kwetemberi, pakarepo masuo akapfigwa. Pavakanga vachiedza kumuuraya, shoko rakasvika kumukuru weboka ravarwi kuti Jerusarema rose rakanga rava munyonganiso. Pakarepo akatora varwi navakuru vezana akamhanyira pasi kwavari. Chaunga chakati chaona mukuru navarwi, chakarega kurova Pauro. Mukuru akauya, akamubata, akarayira kuti asungwe nengetani mbiri, akabvunza kuti aiva ani uye akanga aiteiko. Muchaunga vamwe vakadanidzira chimwe chinhu, vamwe chimwe. Zvaakanga asingagoni kuziva zvokwadi nokuda kwebope, akarayira kuti Pauro apinzwe muimba yavarwi. Pauro akati asvika pamatanho, varwi vakafanira kumutakura nokuda kwechisimba chechaunga, nokuti chaunga chakaramba chichitevera, chichidanidzira, chichiti, “Mubvisei!”

Pauro Anotaura kuChaunga

Pauro oda kupinzwa muimba yavarwi, akabvunza mukuru akati, “Ndingataura chimwe chinhu kwamuri here?” Iye akapindura akati, “Unoziva chiGiriki here?”

Hauzi iwe muIjipita akamutsa bongozozo kare uye akatungamirira zviuru zvina zvemhondi kuenda kurenje here?

Pauro akapindura akati, “Ndiri muJudha, wokuTaso muKirikia, mugari weguta risati riri duku. Ndinokukumbirisai, nditenderei kutaura kuvanhu.”

Atenderwa, Pauro akamira pamatanho akaninira vanhu noruoko rwake. Pakava nokunyarara kukuru, akataura kwavari nechiHebheru, achiti: