Sauro Anoparadza Kereke
Sauro anokweva vatendi achivaisa mutorongo, uye vakaparadzirwa vanoenda neshoko. Firipi anounza kuporeswa nomufaro kuSamaria; Simoni n'anga anoedza kutenga chipo chaBaba vedu uye anoudzwa kuti mwoyo wake une chepfu. Munzira yomurenje mukuru weItiopia anokumbira kubhabhatidzwa.
8 1Sauro akatenderana nokuurayiwa kwaStefani. Pazuva iroro kwakamuka kutambudzwa kukuru pamusoro pekereke yomuJerusarema, zvokuti vose vakapararira muJudhiya nomuSamaria, kunze kwavaapostora. 2Varume vaitya Mwari vakaviga Stefani, vakamuchema zvikuru. 3Asi Sauro akanga achiparadza kereke, achipinda imba neimba, achikwekweredza varume navakadzi, achivakanda mutorongo.
Firipi Anoparidza muSamaria
4Saka avo vakapararira vakaenda kwose kwose, vachiparidza mashoko akanaka eShoko. 5Firipi akaburukira kuguta reSamaria, akaparidza Kristu kwavari. 6Vanhu vazhinji vakateerera pamwe chete mashoko aFiripi, vachinzwa nokuona zviratidzo zvaaiita. 7Mweya yetsvina yakabuda muvazhinji vakanga vakabatwa nayo, ichiridza mhere kwazvo, uye vazhinji vakanga vakafa mitezo nezvirema vakaporeswa. 8Saka mukati meguta iroro makava nomufaro mukuru.
9Mumwe murume ainzi Simoni akanga agara achiita un'anga muguta iroro, achishamisa vanhu veSamaria, achizviti munhu mukuru. 10Vose, kubvira kumuduku kusvika kumukuru, vakamuteerera, vachiti, “Munhu uyu isimba raMwari, iro rinonzi Simba Guru.” 11Vakamuteerera nokuti kwenguva refu akanga achivashamisa noun'anga hwake. 12Asi pavakatenda mashoko akanaka aFiripi pamusoro peumambo hwaBaba vedu nezita raJesu Kristu, varume navakadzi vakabhabhatidzwa. 13Simoni pachake akatenda, akabhabhatidzwa, akaramba ari pedyo naFiripi, achishamiswa nezviratidzo nezvishamiso zvikuru zvaaiona.
14Vaapostora vakanga vari muJerusarema pavakanzwa kuti Samaria yakanga yagamuchira shoko raBaba vedu, vakatuma Petro naJohani kwavari. 15Pavakasvika, vakavanyengeterera kuti vagamuchire Mweya Mutsvene, 16nokuti Mweya Mutsvene wakanga usati waburukira pamusoro pomumwe wavo; vakanga vangobhabhatidzwa muzita raIshe Jesu chete. 17Ipapo vakaisa maoko avo pamusoro pavo, vakagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene. 18Simoni paakaona kuti Mweya waipiwa nokuiswa kwamaoko avaapostora, akavapa mari, 19achiti, “Ndipeiwo simba iri, kuti ani naani wandinoisa maoko pamusoro pake agamuchire Mweya Mutsvene.” 20Petro akati kwaari, “Sirivha yako ngaiparare pamwe chete newe, nokuti wakafunga kuti ungatenga chipo chaBaba vedu nemari! 21Hauna mugove kana chikamu pashoko iri, nokuti mwoyo wako hauna kururama pamberi paBaba vedu. 22Saka tendeuka pane uu uipi, unyengetere kuna Baba vedu kuti, kana zvichibvira, pfungwa yomwoyo wako ikanganwirwe. 23Ndinokuona wakazara neshungu inovava uye wakasungwa nouipi.”
24Simoni akapindura akati, “Ndinyengetererei kuna Mwari, kuti ndirege kuwirwa nechimwe chezvamareva.”
25Saka, vakati vapupura uye vataura shoko raIshe wedu Jesu, vakadzokera kuJerusarema, vachiparidza mashoko akanaka mumisha mizhinji yavaSamaria.
Firipi noMuItiopia
26Ipapo mutumwa waBaba vedu akati kuna Firipi, “Simuka uende nechezasi kumugwagwa unoburuka uchibva kuJerusarema uchienda kuGaza” — uyu mugwagwa werenje. 27Akasimuka akaenda. Zvino kwaiva nomuItiopia akachekwa, mukuru pamberi paKandake, mambokadzi wavaItiopia, aitarisira pfuma yake yose, akanga auya kuJerusarema kuzonamata, a a v27 Kandake rakanga risiri zita romunhu asi zita roushe ramai vamambo veumambo hweKushi, nechezasi kweIjipiti. 28akanga achidzokera, agere mungoro yake achiverenga muprofita Isaya.
29Mweya Mutsvene akati kuna Firipi, “Swedera pedyo ubatane nengoro iyo.”
30Firipi akamhanyira kwaari, akamunzwa achiverenga muprofita Isaya, akabvunza akati, “Unonzwisisa zvauri kuverenga here?”
31Iye akati, “Ndingazvinzwisisa sei, kana pasina munhu anonditungamirira?” Akakoka Firipi kuti akwire agare naye. 32Zvino ndima yoRugwaro yaakanga achiverenga yaiva iyi: “Segwai rakaendeswa kundobayiwa, uye segwayana rakanyarara pamberi pomuveuri waro, saizvozvo haana kushamisa muromo wake. 33Mukuderedzwa kwake kururamisirwa kwakamurambirwa. Ndiani angarondedzera chizvarwa chake? Nokuti upenyu hwake hunobviswa panyika.”
34Muranda akachekwa akati kuna Firipi, “Ndiudzei, muprofita anotaura izvi pamusoro paani — pamusoro pake pachake, kana pomumwe munhu?”
35Firipi akashamisa muromo wake, achitanga paRugwaro urwu, akamuudza mashoko akanaka pamusoro paJesu. 36Vachifamba mumugwagwa, vakasvika pamvura, muranda akachekwa akati, “Tarirai, mvura! Chii chinondidzivisa kubhabhatidzwa?” b b v36 Zvinyorwa zvekare kwazvo hazvina ndima ye37 pano; makopi akazotevera anowedzera kuti: “Firipi akati, ‘Kana uchitenda nomwoyo wako wose, ungagona.’ Iye akapindura akati, ‘Ndinotenda kuti Jesu Kristu Mwanakomana waMwari.’” 38Akarayira kuti ngoro imire; vose vari vaviri vakaburukira mumvura, Firipi nomuranda akachekwa, Firipi akamubhabhatidza.
39Pavakabuda mumvura, Mweya waBaba vedu wakabvuta Firipi; muranda akachekwa haana kuzomuonazve, asi akaenda hake nenzira yake achifara. 40Firipi akazviwana ava paAzota. Akapfuura nomo, achiparidza mashoko akanaka mumaguta ose kusvika asvika kuKesariya.