Mabasa Avapostori
18:1 Shure kwezvinhu izvi, Pauro wakabva Atene akasvika Korinde;
Ruka 18:2 akawana mumwe muJudha ainzi Akwira, chizvarwa chePondasi, akanga achangobva ikoko
Itaria nomukadzi wake Prisira; (nokuti Kraudhio akanga arayira zvose
vaJudha vakati vabva kuRoma;) akauya kwavari.
18:3 Zvino zvaakange ari webasa rimwe navo, wakagara navo achibata;
nokuti vaiva vagadziri wamatende pabasa ravo.
18:4 sabata rimwe nerimwe waiparidza musinagoge, achikumbirisa vaJudha
nevaGiriki.
18:5 Zvino Sirasi naTimotio vakati vasvika vachibva Makedhonia, Pauro akamanikidzwa
mumweya, akapupura kuvaJudha kuti Jesu ndiye Kristu.
18:6 Zvino vakati vachipikisa nekunyomba, akazunza nguvo dzake.
akati kwavari: Ropa renyu ngarive pamisoro yenyu; Ini ndakachena: kubva
kubva zvino ndichaenda kuvaHedheni.
18:7 Akabva ipapo akapinda mumba meumwe, wainzi;
Justo, ainamata Mwari, ane imba yakanga yakabatana naye
sinagogi.
8:8 NaKrispo mutungamiriri mukuru wesinagoge akatenda kuna Ishe pamwe naye
imba yake yose; nevazhinji vevaKorinde vakanzwa vakatenda, vakafa
akabhabhatidzwa.
18:9 Zvino Ishe akataura kuna Pauro usiku nechiratidzo: Usatya, asi
taura, urege kunyarara;
18:10 Nokuti ndinewe, hapana munhu ungakumukira kuti akukuvadze;
mune vanhu vazhinji muguta rino.
18:11 Akagara gore nemwedzi mitanhatu, achidzidzisa shoko raMwari
pakati pavo.
18:12 Zvino Gario paakanga ari mutungamiriri weAkaya, vaJudha vakaita mhirizhonga
nemoyo umwe vachipikisa Pauro, vakamuuisa pachigaro chekutonga.
18:13 vachiti: Uyu unogombedzera vanhu kunamata Mwari zvinopesana nemurairo.
18:14 Zvino Pauro wakati oda kushamisa muromo, Gario akati kwavari
vaJudha, kana iri mhosva yezvisakarurama kana zvakaipa, imwi vaJudha, taurai henyu
dai ndaikuitirai mwoyo murefu.
18:15 Asi kana iri nharo pamusoro pamashoko nemazita nemurairo wenyu, zvionerei imwi
it; nekuti ini handidi kuva mutongi wezvinhu zvakadai.
18:16 Uye akavadzinga pachigaro chekutonga.
18:17 Ipapo vaGiriki vose vakabata Sositeni, mutungamiriri mukuru wesinagoge.
ndokumurova pamberi pechigaro chekutonga. Asi Gario haana kuva nehanya nazvo
zvinhu izvozvo.
18:18 Pauro shure kwaizvozvi akagara kwenguva refu, uye ipapo akatora yake
akabva kuhama, akabvapo nechikepe akaenda kuSiriya, uye naye
Prisira naAkwira; aveura musoro paKenkrea;
mhiko.
18:19 Zvino wakasvika Efeso, akavasiyapo; asi iye amene wakapinda
musinagoge akataurirana navaJudha.
18:20 Zvino vakati vachimukumbira kugara navo nguva refu, haana rutendo;
18:21 asi wakavaoneka achiti: Ndinofanira nenzira dzose kuchengeta mutambo uyu
achauya kuJerusarema; asi ndichadzokerazve kwamuri, kana Mwari achida. Uye
akabva Efeso nechikepe.
18:22 Zvino wakati aburuka paKesariya, akakwira akakwazisa kereke.
akaburuka akaenda kuAndioki.
23 Wakati ambopedza nguva, akabva, akagura pamusoro pezvose
nenyika yeGaratia neFrigia pakutevedzana, achisimbisa nyika yose
vadzidzi.
18:24 Zvino umwe muJudha wainzi Aporo, chizvarwa cheArekizandiria, murume nyanzvi pakutaura.
uye ane simba pamagwaro, akasvika Efeso.
18:25 Uyu wakange adzidziswa nzira yaIshe; uye muchishingaira
Nomweya, akataura, achinyatsodzidzisa zvinhu zvaShe, achiziva hake
rubhabhatidzo rwaJohani chete.
18:26 Iye akatanga kutaura asingatyi musinagoge, iye Akwira naAkwira
Prisira akati anzwa, vakamutora vakaenda naye kwavari, vakamutsanangurira
nzira yaMwari zvakakwana.
18:27 Zvino wakati achida kuenda Akaya, hama dzakanyora.
vakakurudzira vadzidzi kuti vamugamuchire; iye wakati asvika, akabatsira
naivo vakatenda zvikuru nenyasha;
18:28 Nekuti wakapikisa vaJudha nesimba pachena, achivaratidza
magwaro anoti Jesu ndiye Kristu.