Pauro Pamberi peDare
Achimbwa mbama pakutongwa kwake, Pauro anokamura dare nekududza kumuka kwevakafa, uye Vafarisi neVasadhusi vanorwisana. Usiku ihwohwo Jesu anomuudza kuti achapupura muRoma. Varume makumi mana vanopika kuti vachamuuraya; mwana wehanzvadzi yake mudiki anozvinzwa, uye varwi vanomubvisa murima.
23 1Pauro akatarisisa dare akati, “Hama, ndararama upenyu hwangu pamberi paBaba vedu nehana yakanaka kwazvo kusvikira nhasi.”
2Muprista mukuru Ananiasi akarayira avo vakanga vakamira pedyo naye kuti varove Pauro pamuromo.
3Pauro akati kwaari, “Baba vedu vachakurova, iwe rusvingo rwakapendwa chena! Ugere ipapo kuti unditonge nomutemo, asi iwe unotyora mutemo nokurayira kuti ndirohwe?”
4Avo vakanga vakamira pedyo vakati, “Unotsunga kutuka muprista mukuru waBaba vedu here?”
5Pauro akati, “Hama, ndanga ndisingazivi kuti aiva muprista mukuru; nokuti Rugwaro runoti, ‘Usataura zvakaipa pamusoro pomutongi wavanhu venyu.’”
6Pauro, aziva kuti vamwe vaiva vaSadhusi, vamwe vaFarisi, akadanidzira mudare akati, “Hama, ndiri muFarisi, mwanakomana wavaFarisi. Ndiri kutongwa pamusoro petariro norumuko rwavakafa!”
7Paakataura izvi, kukamuka gakava pakati pavaFarisi navaSadhusi, uye ungano ikapatsanurwa. 8Nokuti vaSadhusi vanoti hakuna rumuko, kana ngirozi, kana mweya, asi vaFarisi vanobvuma zvose. 9Kwakamuka bope guru. Vamwe vanyori veboka ravaFarisi vakasimuka vakakakavara zvikuru vachiti, “Hatiwani chinhu chakaipa mumunhu uyu. Ko kana mweya kana ngirozi akataura naye?” 10Gakava parakanyanya kuva nechisimba, mukuru wehondo, achitya kuti Pauro angabvarurwa navo, akarayira mauto kuti aburuke, amutore pakati pavo, amuuyise munhare yemauto.
11Usiku hwakatevera Ishe wedu Jesu akamira parutivi rwake akati, “Tsunga mwoyo! Sezvawakapupura pamusoro pangu muJerusarema, saizvozvo unofanira kupupurawo muRoma.”
Rangano Yokuuraya Pauro
12Kwakati kuchiedza vaJudha vakarangana vakapika kuti havangadyi kana kunwa kusvikira vauraya Pauro. 13Vakanga vari vanopfuura makumi mana vakanga vabatana parangano iyi. 14Vakaenda kuvaprista vakuru navakuru vakati, “Takazvisunga nemhiko huru kuti hatingaraviri chinhu kusvikira tauraya Pauro. 15Naizvozvo zvino, imi nedare, kumbirai mukuru wehondo kuti amuburutsire kwamuri, sokunge munoda kunyatsoongorora nyaya yake. Isu takagadzirira kumuuraya asati asvika.”
16Asi mwanakomana wehanzvadzi yaPauro, anzwa nezvokuvandira uku, akaenda akapinda munhare yemauto akaudza Pauro. 17Pauro akadana mumwe mukuru wezana akati, “Endesa jaya iri kumukuru wehondo—ane chaanoda kutaura.”
18Naizvozvo akamutora akamuendesa kumukuru wehondo akati, “Pauro musungwa akandidana akandikumbira kuti ndiuyise jaya iri kwamuri; ane chaanoda kukuudzai.”
19Mukuru wehondo akamubata ruoko, akaenda naye parutivi vari voga, akabvunza achiti, “Chii chaunoda kundiudza?”
20Akati, “VaJudha vatenderana kukukumbirai kuti muburutse Pauro kudare mangwana, vachinyepedzera kunyatsobvunzisisa pamusoro pake. 21Musavateerera—varume vavo vanopfuura makumi mana vakamuvandira. Vakazvisunga nemhiko kuti havangadyi kana kunwa kusvikira vamuuraya, uye zvino vakagadzirira, vakamirira mvumo yenyu.”
22Mukuru wehondo akaendesa jaya, achimurayira achiti, “Usaudza munhu kuti wakandizivisa izvi.”
Baba Vanodzivirira Chapupu Chavo
23Ipapo akadana vakuru vezana vaviri akati, “Gadzirirai mauto mazana maviri kuti aende kuKesariya, navatasvi vamabhiza makumi manomwe, navarume vamapfumo mazana maviri, nenguva yepfumbamwe manheru ano.” 24Akavaudza kuti vatsvakire Pauro zvokutasva, kuti vamusvitse zvakanaka kuna Gavhuna Ferikisi. 25Uye akanyora tsamba yaiti:
26“Klaudhiyo Rusiyasi, kuna Changamire Gavhuna Ferikisi: Kwaziwai.
27Munhu uyu akabatwa navaJudha vakanga voda kumuuraya pandakasvika namauto angu ndikamununura, ndanzwa kuti aiva muRoma. 28Ndichida kuziva mhosva yavaimupomera, ndakamuburutsira kudare ravo. 29Ndakamuwana achipomerwa pamusoro pemibvunzo yomutemo wavo, asina mhosva yakafanira rufu kana kusungwa. 30Ndaudzwa kuti pane rangano yokuuraya murume uyu, ndakamutumira kwamuri pakarepo, ndikarayirawo vaimupomera kuti vataure mhosva yavo pamusoro pake pamberi penyu.”
31Naizvozvo mauto, achitevera zvaakanga arayirwa, akatora Pauro akamuuyisa usiku kuAntipatiri. 32Zuva rakatevera vakarega vatasvi vamabhiza vachienda naye, ivo vakadzokera kunhare yemauto. 33Vatasvi vamabhiza vakasvika kuKesariya, vakapa gavhuna tsamba, vakaisa Pauro pamberi pake. 34Gavhuna akati averenga, akabvunza kuti aibva kudunhu ripi, akaziva kuti aibva kuKirikia, 35“Ndichakunzwa,” akadaro, “kana vaya vanokupomera vasvika.” Akarayira kuti achengetwe akarindwa mumuzinda waHerodhi.