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

¹The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

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

²Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

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

³To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

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

⁴And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

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

⁵For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

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

⁶When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

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

⁷And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

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

⁸But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

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

⁹And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

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

¹⁰And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

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

¹¹Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

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

¹²Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

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

¹³And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

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

¹⁴These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

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

¹⁵And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

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

¹⁶Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

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

¹⁷For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

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

¹⁸Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

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

¹⁹And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

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

²⁰For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

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

²¹Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

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

²²Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

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

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

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

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

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

²⁵That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

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

²⁶And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.