Kuzvidavirira kwaPauro muchiHebheru
Akamira pamatanho enhare yemauto, Pauro anonyaradza mhomho nekutaura chiHebheru uye anorondedzera nyaya yake: Mufarisi akadzidziswa naGamarieri, mutambudzi, akapofumadzwa ari munzira. Vanoteerera kusvikira ati akatumwa kuvaHedheni. Atambanudzwa kuti arohwe nechikwapuro, anotaura kuti akaberekwa ari muRoma.
22 1“Hama namadzibaba, inzwai zvino kuzvidavirira kwangu pamberi penyu.” 2Pavakanzwa achitaura kwavari muchiHebheru, vakatonyanya kunyarara. Akati:
3“Ndiri muJudha, ndakaberekerwa muTaso yeKirikia, asi ndakarererwa muguta rino, ndikadzidziswa pamakumbo aGamarieri mumutemo wakasimba wamadzibaba edu, ndichishingairira Mwari sezvamunoita imi mose nhasi.
4Ndakatambudza Nzira iyi kusvikira parufu, ndichisunga nokuisa mutorongo varume navakadzi, 5sezvingapupurwa nomuprista mukuru nedare rose ravakuru. Kwavari ndakagamuchira tsamba dzokuenda kuhama dziri kuDhamasiko, ndikaenda kundouya navaya vakanga varipo savasungwa kuJerusarema kuti varangwe.”
6“Ndichifamba uye ndoswedera kuDhamasiko inenge masikati makuru, pakarepo chiedza chikuru chakabva kudenga chakapenya chakandikomberedza.”
7Ndakawira pasi ndikanzwa inzwi richiti kwandiri, “Sauro, Sauro, unonditambudzirei?”
8Ndakapindura ndikati, “Ndimi ani, Ishe?” Akapindura akati, “Ndini Jesu weNazareta, waunotambudza.”
9“Vaya vaiva neni vakaona chiedza asi havana kunzwisisa inzwi rouyo aitaura kwandiri.”
10Ndakati, “Ndoita sei, Ishe?” Ishe akapindura akati, “Simuka uende muDhamasiko. Ikoko uchaudzwa zvose zvawakatarirwa kuti uzviite.”
11“Sezvo kupenya kwechiedza icho kwakandipofumadza, vandaifamba navo vakanditungamirira noruoko kuDhamasiko.”
12“Murume ainzi Ananiasi, aiva munhu anonamata maererano nomutemo, aipupurirwa zvakanaka navaJudha vose vaigara ikoko, 13akauya akamira pedyo neni akati, ‘Hama Sauro, ona zvakare.’ Panguva iyoyo chaiyo ndakatarira kumusoro ndikamuona.”
14“Akati, ‘Mwari wamadzibaba edu wakakutara kuti uzive kuda kwake, kuti uone Iye Akarurama, uye kuti unzwe inzwi richibva mumuromo make; a a v14 “Iye Akarurama” nderimwe remazita eTestamente Itsva anoreva Jesu — iye asina chivi akasangana naPauro mumugwagwa wokuDhamasiko. 15nokuti uchava chapupu chake kumunhu wose chezvawakaona nezvawakanzwa. 16Zvino, uchamirireiko? Simuka, ubhabhatidzwe, ugeze zvivi zvako, uchidana kuzita rake.”
17“Pandakanga ndadzokera kuJerusarema uye ndichinyengetera mutemberi, ndakabatwa nechiratidzo,”
18ndikamuona achiti kwandiri, “Kurumidza ubve muJerusarema nokukurumidza, nokuti havazogamuchiri uchapupu hwako pamusoro pangu.”
19Ndakati, “Ishe, ivo pachavo vanoziva kuti ndaienda kusinagoge nokusinagoge ndichisunga nokurova vaya vaitenda kwamuri. 20Panguva iyo ropa rechapupu chenyu Sitefano raiteurwa, ndakanga ndimirepo, ndichibvumirana nazvo uye ndichichengeta nguo dzavaya vaimuuraya.’”
21“Akati kwandiri, ‘Enda, nokuti ndichakutuma kure kuvahedheni.’”
22Vakateerera kusvikira panguva iyoyo, ipapo vakasimudza manzwi avo vakadanidzira vachiti, “Bvisa munhu akadai panyika! Haafaniri kutenderwa kurarama!”
23Zvino pavakanga vachidanidzira uye vachikanda nguo dzavo nokukushira guruva mumhepo, 24mukuru wehondo akarayira kuti apinzwe mukambi yamauto uye arohwe netyava, kuti anzwisise kuti nei vaimudanidzira saizvozvi.
25Pavakamutambanudza kuti vamurove netyava, Pauro akati kumukuru wezana akanga amirepo, “Zvinotenderwa here kwamuri kurova mugari weRoma asina kupomerwa mhosva?”
26Achinzwa izvi, mukuru wezana akaenda kumukuru wehondo akamuudza achiti, “Mava kuda kuita sei? Munhu uyu mugari weRoma.”
27Saka mukuru wehondo akauya akabvunza achiti, “Ndiudze, uri mugari weRoma here?” Akati, “Hongu.”
28Mukuru wehondo akati, “Ini ndakabhadhara mari zhinji kuti ndiwane ugari uhu.” Asi Pauro akati, “Ini ndakaberekwa ndiri mugari.”
29Saka vaya vakanga voda kumubvunzisisa vakabva pakarepo; mukuru wehondo akatya, achiziva kuti akanga asunga mugari weRoma. 30Zuva raitevera, achida kuziva chaizvo kuti nei vaJudha vaimupomera mhosva, mukuru wehondo akasunungura Pauro, akarayira kuti vaprista vakuru nedare rose vaungane, akaburutsa Pauro, akamumisa pamberi pavo.