Atos 16

MuTorongo paFiripi

16 Zvino pataienda panzvimbo yokunamatira, tidosangana nomuranda wochisikana wanga ano mweya wosvikiro, waiwanisa atenzi vache mari izinji nokuwombeza kwache. 17 Iye adotevera Phauro naisisu, achidaidzira achiti, "Varume vakareva varanda vaMwari Wokumusorosoro, vanokuparidzirai nzira yoruponiso." 18 Adoita zvakarezvo mazuva mazinji. Zvino Phauro adosemburiwa nazvo, ndokubva wachungunuka achiti kumweya, "Ndinokuraira muzita raJesu Khirisitu kuti ubirike maari." Udobirikirafuti nonguwa yakareyo. 19 Zvino varidzi vache vadoti vachiona kuti tariro yokunota kwavo yaenda, vadobata Phauro naSairasi, vachivazvuvira kudare pamberi povatongi, 20 pavadovaendesa kuvatongi, vadoti, "Vanhu vakareva vaJudha uye vari kukanganisa guta redu, 21 vanotiparidzira tsika dzatisingabvumihwe isisu vaRoma kuti tidzitambire, kana kudzitevera." 22 Zvino mhomho idopindira pakuvahwisa,

uye vakuru vovatongi vadovakerurira hembe, ndokuraira kuti vabutiwe notsvimbo. 23 Zvino pavadovashapura zvidokungudza, vadovakhanda mutorongo, ndokuraira muchengeti wotorongo kuti avachengetetse. 24 Waraihwa, adovaisa mutorongo romukatikati, adosungirira makumbo yavo pamatanda.

25 Asi panenge pakati pousiku Phauro naSairasi vainamata nokuimbira Mwari zvimbo, uye vamwe vasungwa vanga vachivatetekera. 26 Kabodzi nokabodzi padova nokugwetedzeka kwonyika kukuru, zvokuti nheyo dzotorongo dzidozunguzika, pakarepo misuwo yese idovhurika uye misungo yomunhu wese idopfudzunuka. 27 Zvino muchengeti wotorongo paadopepuka ndokuona misuwo yotorongo idovhurika, adovhomora bakatwa rache achida kuzvibaya, achifunga kuti vasungwa vatsvudumuka. 28 Asi Phauro adodaidzira nodzinga ropamusoro achiti, "Reka zvako kuzvikuwadza. Tiripo tese!"

29 Ipopo adodaidzira moto ndokumhanyira makaremo, achitetemera nokucha adowira pasi pamberi paPhauro naSairasi, 30 adovabiritsa kunze ndokuti, "Varume, chii chandinofanira kuita kuti ndiponesewe?"

31 Ivo vadoti, "Tenda muna Ishe Jesu, uchaponesewa, iwewe novoimba yako." 32 Vadonyaira shoko raIshe kwaari novese vanga vari mumba mache. 33 Adovatora nonguwa yakareyo yousiku, ndokusuka zvironda zvavo, achibva waombekehwerafuti pakarepo, iye nomhuri yache yese. 34 Paadoenda navo mumba mache, adovapasa zvokuja, adofara novoimba yache vese kuti, wanga watenda muna Mwari.

35 Asi pakudochena, vatongi vomhosva vadotuma mapurisa, vachiti, "Biritsai vanhu vaye."

36 Muchengeti wotorongo adonyepa Phauro mashoko iyoyo, achiti, "Vatongi vatumira shoko rokuti mubiritsiwe, saka zvino birikai muende norugare."

37 Asi Phauro adoti kwavari, "Vadotirova paruzinji, tisinai kutongewa isisu tiri nzvahwa dzokuRoma, vachitotiisa mutorongo, zvino vaakutibiritsa kabisira? Neye! Mbavauye ivo vatibiritse."

38 Mapurisa yadonyepa vatongi mashoko yakareya, ivo vadocha pavadonzva kuti vanga vari nzvahwa dzokuRoma, 39 saka vadouya vachikumbira ruregerero kwavari. Zvino vadovabiritsa ndokuvakumbira kuti vabirike muguta. 40 Saka vadobirika mutorongo, ndokubvakachira Rudhiya, vadoti vaona hama, vadovakurudzira vachibva vaenda.