Kunyengera Pamberi paBaba vedu
Ananiasi naSafira vanotengesa munda, vanochengeta chikamu muchivande, vanoreva zvimwe, uye vanowira pasi vakafa nokuda kwokureva nhema kuna Baba vedu. Kutya kunopararira asi vazhinji vachiri kuunza varwere vavo. Vakasungwa zvakare uye vakasunungurwa usiku nomutumwa, vapostora vanorohwa uye vanobva padare vachifara kuti vanyadziswa.
5 1Zvino mumwe murume ainzi Ananiasi, pamwe chete nomukadzi wake Safira, akatengesa chikamu chenzvimbo. 2Akazvichengetera chimwe chikamu chemari yaakawana, mukadzi wake achizviziva, akauya nechikamu chimwe chete, akachiisa patsoka dzavapostori. 3Asi Petro akati, “Ananiasi, seiko Satani azadza mwoyo wako kuti ureve nhema kuMweya Mutsvene nokuzvichengetera chimwe chikamu chemutengo wenyika? 4Yakanga isiri yako here isati yatengeswa? Mushure mokuitengesa, mari yacho yakanga isiri yako kuti uiite zvaunoda here? Wakazvirongera seiko izvi mumwoyo mako? Hauna kureva nhema kuvanhu, asi kuna Baba vedu.” a a v4 Paanoti Petro kureva nhema kuMweya Mutsvene kureva nhema kuna Baba vedu, anoratidza kuti Mweya ndiMwari zvizere—kwete simba, asi Munhu woumwari.
5Paakanzwa mashoko aya, Ananiasi akawira pasi akafa; kutya kukuru kwakabata vose vakanzwa. 6Ipapo majaya akasimuka, akaputira mutumbi wake, akamutakura akamubudisa panze, akamuviga. 7Pashure pamaawa anenge matatu mukadzi wake akapinda, asingazivi zvakanga zvaitika. 8Petro akamubvunza akati, “Ndiudze, watengesa nyika nemari iyi here?” Iye akati, “Hongu, nemari iyoyo.”
9Ipapo Petro akati kwaari, “Seiko wakarangana kuedza Mweya waBaba vedu? Tarira, tsoka dzaavo vakaviga murume wako dziri pamukova, uye vachakutakurawo kunze.”
10Pakarepo akawira patsoka dzake akafa. Majaya akapinda, akamuwana afa, akamutakura akamubudisa panze, akamuviga parutivi pomurume wake. 11Zvino kutya kukuru kwakawira pamusoro pechechi yose nepamusoro pavose vakanzwa zvinhu izvi.
Zviratidzo neZvishamiso Kuburikidza naVapostori
12Zviratidzo nezvishamiso zvizhinji zvakaitika pakati pavanhu kuburikidza namaoko avapostori. Vose vakaungana pamwe chete muBiravira raSoromoni. 13Hapana kana mumwe wevamwe vose akatsunga kuzvibatanidza navo, asi vanhu vaivakudza kwazvo. 14Vatendi vazhinji kupfuura vakawedzerwa kuna Ishe—mapoka avarume navakadzi, 15zvokuti vaitakura vairwara vachivaisa munzira dzomumusha, vachivaradzika pamibhedha nepamachira, vaine tariro yokuti kana kuri kumumvuri waPetro ungawire pane vamwe vavo paanenge achipfuura. 16Mapoka avanhu akauyawo achibva kumaguta akapoteredza Jerusarema, achiuya navairwara navaya vairwadziswa nemweya yetsvina, uye vose vakaporeswa.
Vakasungwa, Vakasunungurwa, Uye Vakadzoswa
17Muprista mukuru akasimuka, navose vaaiva navo, boka ravaSadhusi, uye vakazara negodo. 18Vakasunga vapostori vakavaisa mutorongo reruzhinji. 19Asi usiku ngirozi yaBaba vedu yakazarura mikova yetorongo, ikavabudisa panze, ikati, 20“Endai, mundomira mutemberi, mutaure kuvanhu mashoko ose oUpenyu uhu.”
21Vakati vanzwa izvi, vakapinda mutemberi mambakwedza vakatanga kudzidzisa. Muprista mukuru naavo vaaiva navo pavakasvika, vakaunganidza dare—ungano yose yavakuru vaIsraeri—vakatuma kutorongo kuti vauyiswe. 22Asi varindi pavakasvika havana kuwana munhu imomo; vakadzoka vakazivisa vachiti, 23“Tawana torongo rakakiyiwa zvakasimba, varindi vamire pamikova, asi patazarura, hatina kuwana munhu mukati.”
24Vakati vanzwa izvi, mukuru wavarindi vetemberi navaprista vakuru vakakanganiswa, vachishamisika kuti izvi zvaizogumira papi. 25Mumwe munhu akauya akazivisa achiti, “Tarirai, varume vamakaisa mutorongo vamire mutemberi vachidzidzisa vanhu!” 26Ipapo mukuru navarindi vake vakaenda vakavauya navo, vasingashandisi chisimba, vachitya kuti vanhu vangavatake namabwe. 27Vakati vavauya navo, vakavamisa pamberi pedare. Muprista mukuru akavabvunza, 28achiti, “Takakurayirai zvakasimba kuti murege kudzidzisa muzita iri, asi mazadza Jerusarema nedzidziso yenyu uye munoda kuuyisa ropa romunhu uyu pamusoro pedu.”
29Asi Petro navapostori vakapindura vakati, “Tinofanira kuteerera Baba vedu panzvimbo yavanhu. 30Mwari wamadzibaba edu akamutsa Jesu, uyo wamakauraya nokumuturika pamuti. 31Baba vedu vakamusimudzira kuruoko rwavo rworudyi somutongi noMuponesi, kuti vape vaIsraeri kutendeuka noruregerero rwezvivi. 32Isu tiri zvapupu zvezvinhu izvi, uye nawo Mweya Mutsvene, uyo Baba vedu vakapa kuna avo vanovateerera.”
33Vakati vanzwa izvi, vakatsamwa kwazvo vakada kuvauraya. 34Asi mumwe muFarisi ainzi Gamarieri, mudzidzisi womutemo aikudzwa navanhu vose, akasimuka mudare akarayira kuti varume vabudiswe panze kwechinguva chidiki. 35Akati kwavari, “Imi vaIsraeri, fungisisai zvamava kuda kuita navarume ava. 36Izvi zvisati zvaitika, Teudhasi akamuka, achizviti munhu wapamusoro; varume vanenge mazana mana vakamutevera. Akaurayiwa, vateveri vake vakaparadzira vose, uye zvakaguma pasina. 37Mushure make, Judhasi muGarirea akamuka panguva yokuverengwa kwavanhu, akatsausa vanhu vachimutevera. Naiyewo akafa, uye vose vakamutevera vakaparadzirwa. 38Zvino ndinokuudzai: siyanai navarume ava muvarege vakadaro. Kana zano iri kana basa iri richibva kuvanhu, richaparara. 39Asi kana zvichibva kuna Baba vedu, hamungakwanisi kuvawisa; mungazoonekwa muchirwa naBaba vedu.” Saka vakatendeswa naye.
40Vatendeswa naye, vakadana vapostori, vakavarova, vakavarayira kuti varege kutaura muzita raJesu, vakavasunungura. 41Saka vakabva padare, vachifara kuti vakanga vaonekwa vakakodzera kunyadziswa nokuda kwezita iro. 42Mazuva ose, mutemberi uye mudzimba nedzimba, havana kumborega kudzidzisa nokuparidza vhangeri rakanaka rokuti: Kristu ndiJesu.