¹I composed the first discourse, O Theophilus, concerning all things which Jesus began both to do and to teach,

¹Rondedzero yekutanga ndakaiita, haiwa Teofiro, pamusoro pezvose Jesu zvaakatanga kuti kuita akati kudzidzisa,

²until that day in which, having by the Holy Spirit charged the apostles whom he had chosen, he was taken up;

²kusvikira zuva raakakwidzwa, amboraira neMweya Mutsvene kuvaapositori vaakange asarudza;

³to whom also he presented himself living, after he had suffered, with many proofs; being seen by them during forty days, and speaking of the things which concern the kingdom of God;

³vaakazviratidzawo kwavari ari mupenyu shure kwekutambudzika kwake neuchapupu uzhinji hunopwisa, achionekwa navo mazuva makumi mana, achitaura zvinhu zvoushe hwaMwari.

⁴and, being assembled with [them], commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to await the promise of the Father, which [said he] ye have heard of me.

⁴Zvino aungana navo, akavaraira kuti varege kubva muJerusarema asi vamirire chivimbiso chaBaba, chamakanzwa neni;

⁵For John indeed baptised with water, but *ye* shall be baptised with the Holy Spirit after now not many days.

⁵nekuti Johwani zvirokwazvo wakabhabhatidza nemvura, asi imwi muchabhabhatidzwa neMweya Mutsvene kusati kwapfuura mazuva awa mazhinji.

⁶They therefore, being come together, asked him saying, Lord, is it at this time that thou restorest the kingdom to Israel?

⁶Naizvozvo ivo vakati vaungana vakamubvunza vachiti: Ishe, muchadzosera ushe kuIsraeri nenguva ino here?

⁷And he said to them, It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the Father has placed in his own authority;

⁷Zvino akati kwavari: Hazvisi zvenyu kuziva nguva kana misi Baba yavakatara nesimba ravo romene;

⁸but ye will receive power, the Holy Spirit having come upon you, and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

⁸asi muchagamuchira simba, Mweya Mutsvene asvika pamusoro penyu; uye muchava zvapupu zvangu zvose paJerusarema nemuJudhiya mose nemuSamaria, kusvikira kumugumo wenyika.

⁹And having said these things he was taken up, they beholding [him], and a cloud received him out of their sight.

⁹Zvino wakati areva zvinhu izvi, akakwidzwa vakatarira, negore rikamubvisa pameso avo.

¹⁰And as they were gazing into heaven, as he was going, behold, also two men stood by them in white clothing,

¹⁰Zvino vachakatarisisa kudenga, achikwira, tarira, varume vaviri vakamira navo nenguvo chena;

¹¹who also said, Men of Galilee, why do ye stand looking into heaven? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven, shall thus come in the manner in which ye have beheld him going into heaven.

¹¹ivowo vakati: Varume veGarirea, makamirirei makatarisisa kudenga? Iyeyu Jesu, unobviswa kwamuri achikwidzwa kudenga, uchauya saizvozvo sezvamunomuona achienda kudenga.

¹²Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called [the mount] of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey off.

¹²Zvino vakadzokera kuJerusarema vachibva pagomo rinonzi reMiorivhi riri pedo neJerusarema, chinhambwe cherwendo rwesabata.

¹³And when they were come into [the city], they went up to the upper chamber, where were staying both Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James [son] of Alphaeus, and Simon the zealot, and Jude [the brother] of James.

¹³Vakati vapinda, vakakwira muimba yepamusoro apo paigara vose Petro naJakobho naJohwani naAndiriya, Firipi naTomasi, Bhatironomiyo naMatewu, Jakobho waArifio naSimoni muZiroti, naJudhasi waJakobho.

¹⁴These gave themselves all with one accord to continual prayer, with [several] women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

¹⁴Ava vose vakatsungirira nemoyo umwe mumunyengetero nemukumbiro, pamwe nevakadzi, naMaria mai vaJesu, uye nevanin'ina vake.

¹⁵And in those days Peter, standing up in the midst of the brethren, said, (the crowd of names [who were] together [was] about a hundred and twenty,)

¹⁵Zvino mumazuva iwayo Petro wakasimuka pakati pevadzidzi akati (kwaiva nechaunga nevanhu pamwe vanenge zana nemakumi maviri):

¹⁶Brethren, it was necessary that the scripture should have been fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before, by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus;

¹⁶Varume hama, zvakafanira kuti rugwaro urwu rwuzadziswe, Mweya Mutsvene zvawakagara wataura nemuromo waDhavhidhi pamusoro paJudhasi, wakange ari mutungamiriri wevaya vakabata Jesu,

¹⁷for he was numbered amongst us, and had received a part in this service.

¹⁷nekuti wakange achiverengwa pamwe nesu, akagamuchira mugove weushumiri uhwu.

¹⁸(This [man] then indeed got a field with [the] reward of iniquity, and, having fallen down headlong, burst in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

¹⁸Zvino uyu wakawana munda nemubairo wezvakaipa, akawa nemusoro, akaparuka nepakati, ura hwake hwese hukabvajukira kunze.

¹⁹And it was known to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own dialect Aceldama; that is, field of blood.)

¹⁹Zvikanzwikwa kuvagari vose paJerusarema, kusvikira munda uyo watumidzwa nerurimi rwavo pachavo kuti Akeridhama, ndiko kuti: Munda weropa.

²⁰For it is written in [the] book of Psalms, Let his homestead become desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, Let another take his overseership.

²⁰Nekuti zvakanyorwa mubhuku reMapisarema zvichinzi: Musha wake ngauve dongo, uye kurege kuva neunogara mauri; uye: Utariri hwake, umwe ngaatore.

²¹It is necessary therefore, that of the men who have assembled with us all [the] time in which the Lord Jesus came in and went out among us,

²¹Naizvozvo zvakafanira pavarume ava vaifamba nesu nguva yose, apo Ishe Jesu vaipinda nekubuda pakati pedu,

²²beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was taken up from us, one of these should be a witness with us of his resurrection.

²²kutanga parubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani, kusvikira pazuva raakwidzwa kubva kwatiri, umwe wavo ngaave chapupu pamwe nesu chekumuka kwake.

²³And they appointed two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who had been surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²³Zvino vakamisa vaviri: Josefa wainzi Bhasabhasi, wakatumidzwawo Jusito, naMatiasi.

²⁴And they prayed, and said, Thou Lord, knower of the hearts of all, shew which one of these two thou hast chosen,

²⁴Vakanyengetera vachiti: Imwi Ishe, imwi munoziva moyo yevose, taridzai umwe pavaviri ava wamasarudza,

²⁵to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell to go to his own place.

²⁵kugamuchira mugove paushumiri nevuapositori uhu, Judhasi hwaakatsauka pahuri, kuti aende panzvimbo yake pachake.

²⁶And they gave lots on them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

²⁶Zvino vakavapa mujenya yavo, mujenya ukawira pana Matiasi; akaverengwa pamwe nevaapositori vanegumi neumwe.