Vakagamuchirwa paMarita
Nyoka inoruma Pauro paMarita uye vagari vechitsuwa vanomirira kuti awire pasi, vozofunga kuti mwari. MuRoma anoroja pekugara, akasungwa pamwe nemurindi, achitsanangurira vatungamiri vechiJudha nezvehumambo hwaBaba vedu naJesu. Vamwe vanotenda, vamwe havatendi, uye nyaya inongogumira ipapo.
28 1Takati tasvitswa zvakanaka, takaziva kuti chitsuwa ichi chainzi Marita. 2Vanhu venzvimbo iyoyo vakatiitira mutsa usina kujairika: vakabatidza moto vakatigamuchira tose, nokuti mvura yakanga yatanga uye kwaitonhora. 3Pauro akati aunganidza sumbu rehuni akariisa pamoto, nyoka ine uturu yakabuda nokuda kwokupisa ikanamatira paruoko rwake. 4Vakati vachiona chipuka ichi chakarembera paruoko rwake, vanhu vomo vakataurirana vachiti, “Zvirokwazvo murume uyu imhondi—kunyange akapukunyuka gungwa, Kururamisira hakungamuregi achirarama.” 5Asi akazunza chipuka ichi chikawira mumoto, uye haana kukuvara. 6Vakanga vachitarisira kuti azvimbe kana kuti awe pasi afa pakarepo. Asi vakati vamutarira kwenguva refu vakaona kuti hapana chakaipa chaitika kwaari, vakachinja pfungwa dzavo, vakati ndimwari.
7Pedyo nenzvimbo iyoyo pakanga pane minda yomukuru wechitsuwa, ainzi Pubhiriyo, vakatigamuchira vakatichengeta nomutsa kwamazuva matatu. 8Baba vaPubhiriyo vakanga vavete vachirwara nefivha nemanyoka eropa. Pauro akapinda, akanyengetera, akaisa maoko pamusoro pavo, akavaporesa. 9Shure kwaizvozvo, vamwe vose vairwara pachitsuwa vakauya vakaporeswa. 10Vakatikudza nenzira zhinji, uye patakazofamba nechikepe, vakatitakudza nezvinhu zvose zvataida.
Pauro Anosvika kuRoma
11Shure kwemwedzi mitatu takafamba nechikepe cheArekizandiria chakanga chapedza chando pachitsuwa, chaiva nechiratidzo cheVanakomana Mapatya. 12Takamira paSirakusi tikagara ipapo kwamazuva matatu. 13Kubva ipapo takatenderera nechikepe tikasvika paRegiyamu. Pakapera zuva rimwe mhepo yaibva zasi ikasimuka, uye pazuva repiri takasvika paPuteori. 14Ipapo takawana hama tikakumbirwa zvikuru kuti tigare navo kwamazuva manomwe; saka takasvika kuRoma. 15Hama dzaivako dzakanzwa nezvedu dzikauya kuzosangana nesu kusvikira kuMusika waApiyo nekuMatura Matatu. Paakavaona, Pauro akatenda Baba vedu akatsunga mwoyo.
Pauro Anoparidza Umambo
16Patakapinda muRoma, Pauro akabvumirwa kugara ari oga, pamwe chete nomusoja aimurinda.
17Pakapera mazuva matatu akakokera pamwe vatungamiri vavaJudha. Vakati vaungana, akati kwavari, “Hama dzangu, kunyange ndisina kuita chinhu chakaipa kuvanhu vedu kana kutsika dzamadzibaba edu, ndakaiswa mumaoko avaRoma ndiri musungwa kubva kuJerusarema. 18Vakati vandiongorora, vakada kundisunungura, nokuti ndakanga ndisina mhosva yaikodzera rufu. 19Asi vaJudha pavakaramba, ndakamanikidzwa kukwirira kuna Kesari—kunyange ndakanga ndisina mhosva yandaizopomera rudzi rwangu. 20Ndokusaka ndakumbira kukuonai nokutaura nemi—ndakasungwa necheni iyi nokuda kwetariro yaIsraeri.”
21Vakati kwaari, “Hatina kugamuchira tsamba dzinobva kuJudhiya pamusoro pako, uyewo hapana hama yakauya yakataura kana kureva chinhu chakaipa pamusoro pako. 22Tinoda kunzwa zvaunofunga, nokuti tinoziva kuti boka iri rinotaurwa zvakaipa kwose kwose.”
23Vakatara zuva vakauya kwaaigara vari vazhinji kwazvo. Kubva mangwanani kusvikira manheru akavatsanangurira, achipupura nezvoumambo hwaBaba vedu uye achiedza kuvagombedzera pamusoro paJesu achibva muMutemo waMozisi nomuVaprofita. 24Vamwe vakagutsikana nezvaakataura, asi vamwe havana kutenda. 25Vasingawirirani pakati pavo, vakaenda Pauro ataura shoko rimwe rokupedzisira, “Mweya Mutsvene wakataura zvakanaka kumadzibaba enyu kubudikidza nomuprofita Isaya, achiti,
26“‘Enda kuvanhu ava uti: Zvirokwazvo muchanzwa asi hamunganzwisisi, uye zvirokwazvo muchatarira asi hamungaoni.
27Nokuti mwoyo yavanhu ava yava mikukutu, uye nzeve dzavo hadzinzwi zvakanaka, uye vakatsinzina meso avo—zvichida vangaona nameso avo, uye vakanzwa nenzeve dzavo, uye vakanzwisisa nomwoyo yavo, vakatendeuka, ini ndikavaporesa.’
28“Saka zivai kuti: ruponeso rwaBaba vedu rwakatumirwa kuvahedheni—ivo vachateerera.” a a v28 Zvinyorwa zvakare kwazvo hazvina ndima yechi29 pano; zvikopi zvapashure zvinowedzera zvokuti: “Akati areva izvi, vaJudha vakaenda, vachinetsana zvikuru pakati pavo.”
30Akagara makore maviri azere paimba yaakanga achihaya iye pachake, achigamuchira vose vaiuya kwaari, 31achiparidza umambo hwaBaba vedu uye achidzidzisa pamusoro paIshe Jesu Kristu, noushingi uye pasina chimudzivisa.