Mabasa Avapostori
8:1 Zvino Sauro wakange achitenderana nerufu rwake. Uye panguva iyoyo pakanga pane
kushushwa kukuru kwakanangana nekereke yaiva paJerusarema; uye ivo
vose vakaparadzirwa muJudhea rose nomuSamaria.
kunze kwavaapostora.
2 Varume vaitya Mwari vakaviga Sitefano, vakamuchema zvikuru
pamusoro pake.
8:3 Asi Sauro wakaparadza kereke, achipinda muimba imwe neimwe.
vachizvuzvurudza varume navakadzi nokuvaisa mutorongo.
8:4 Naizvozvo avo vakange vaparadzirwa vakagura vachiparidza vhangeri
word.
5 Firipi ndokuburukira kuguta reSamaria, akaparidza Kristu kwariri
ivo.
6 Zvaunga ndokuteerera nemoyo umwe kune izvo Firipi
akataura achinzwa uye achiona zviratidzo zvaakaita.
7 Nekuti mweya yetsvina yakabuda kuvazhinji ichidanidzira nenzwi guru
nevazhinji vakange vakafa mitezo, nevaikamhina;
vakaporeswa.
8:8 Zvino kwakava nemufaro mukuru muguta iro.
8:9 Asi kwaiva neumwe murume, wainzi Simoni, waimboitawo saizvozvo
guta rakashandisa uroyi, uye rakaroya vanhu veSamaria, richipa izvozvo
pachake akanga ari munhu mukuru.
8:10 wavaiteerera vose kubva kumuduku kusvikira kumukuru, vachiti: Uyu
munhu isimba guru raMwari.
8:11 Vakamuteerera, nekuti wakange ava nenguva refu achiroya
nouroyi.
8:12 Asi vakati vatenda Firipi achiparidza mashoko akanaka
umambo hwaMwari, uye nezita raJesu Kristu, vakabhabhatidzwa, vose vari vaviri
varume nevakadzi.
8:13 NaSimoniwo pachake wakatenda; zvino wakati abhabhatidzwa, wakagara
naFiripi, vakashamiswa, vachiona zviratidzo nezviratidzo
zvaitwa.
8:14 Zvino vaapositori vaiva paJerusarema vakati vanzwa kuti Samaria raivapo
vakagamuchira shoko raMwari, vakatumira kwavari Petro naJohwani;
8:15 ivo vakati vaburuka vakavanyengeterera, kuti vagamuchire;
Mweya Mutsvene:
8:16 (nekuti wakange asati aburukira pamusoro peumwe wavo, asi vakange vabhabhatidzwa mukati
zita raIshe Jesu.)
8:17 Ipapo vakaisa maoko pamusoro pavo, zvino vakagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene.
8:18 Zvino Simoni wakati achiona nekuisa maoko evaapositori
Mweya Mutsvene wakapiwa, akavapa mari,
8:19 achiti: Ndipei iniwo simba iri, kuti ani nani wandinoisa maoko pamusoro pake, aite
kugamuchira Mweya Mutsvene.
20 Asi Petro wakati kwaari: Mari yako ngaiparare newe, nekuti unayo
vakafunga kuti chipo chaMwari chingatengwa nemari.
Hauna mugove kana mugove pashoko iri, nekuti moyo wako hauzi
zvakarurama pamberi paMwari.
8:22 Naizvozvo tendeuka pakuipa kwako uku, unyengetere kuna Mwari, kana zvimwe wazviita
uchakangamwirwa kufunga kwemoyo wako.
23 Nekuti ndinoona kuti uri munduru inovava, nemusungo
yezvakaipa.
24 Ipapo Simoni akapindura akati: Ndinyengetererei imwi kuna Ishe, kuti pasava nechimwe
Izvi zvamataura zvauya pamusoro pangu.
8:25 Naivo vakati vapupura nekuparidza shoko raIshe.
akadzokera kuJerusarema uye akaparidza evhangeri mumisha mizhinji yeRoma
vaSamaria.
26 Zvino mutumwa waIshe wakataura kuna Firipi, achiti: Simuka, uende
kurutivi rwezasi kunzira inoburuka ichibva kuJerusarema ichienda kuGaza;
iro riri gwenga.
8:27 Akasimuka, akaenda; zvino tarira, murume muEtiopia, muchekwa
simba guru pasi paKandase mambokadzi wevaEtiopia, akanga ane simba
aichengeta pfuma yake yose, uye akanga auya kuJerusarema kuzonamata.
28 wakange achidzokera uye agere mungoro yake, achiverenga muporofita Isaya.
29 Mweya ndokuti kuna Firipi: Swedera unamatire pane izvozvi
ngoro.
8:30 Firipi ndokumhanyirako, akamunzwa achiverenga muporofita Isaya.
ndokuti: Unonzwisisa zvaunoverenga here?
31 Iye ndokuti: Zvino ndingagona sei, kunze kwekuti umwe munhu andirairira? Iye ndokuda
Firipi kuti akwire agare naye.
8:32 Zvino nzvimbo yerugwaro yaaiverenga yaiva iyi: Akatungamirirwa segwai
kukuuraya; uye segwayana rinyerere pamberi pomuveuri waro, akazarura saizvozvo
kwete muromo wake.
8:33 Mukuninipiswa kwake mutongo wake wakabviswa, zvino ndiani uchareva
chizvarwa chake? nokuti upenyu hwake hwabviswa panyika.
34 Muchekwa ndokupindura Firipi akati: Ndinokukumbirisa, iwe unotaura pamusoro paani
muporofita uyu? Nezvake pachake kana zveumwe munhu?
8:35 Firipi ndokushamisa muromo wake, akatanga parugwaro irworwo, uye
akamuparidzira Jesu.
8:36 Zvino pavaifamba munzira, vakasvika pane imwe mvura;
muchekwa ndokuti: Tarira, heyi mvura; chii chingandidzivisa kuti ndibhabhatidzwe?
37 Firipi ndokuti: Kana uchitenda nemoyo wose, zvinotenderwa.
Akapindura akati: Ndinotenda kuti Jesu Kristu ndiye Mwanakomana waMwari.
38 Zvino akaraira ngoro kuti imire; vakaburuka vari vaviri
mumvura, Firipi nemuchekwa; uye akamubhabhatidza.
8:39 Zvino vakati vabuda mumvura, Mweya waIshe
akabvisa Firipi, muchekwa ndokusazomuonazve;
nzira yekufara.
40 Asi Firipi wakawanikwa paAzotasi, uye achipfuura wakaparidza kuvanhu vose
maguta, kusvikira asvika Kesariya.