¹Nenguva iyoyo Herodhe mambo wakatandavadza maoko kuti atambudze avo kubva mukereke.

¹Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

²Ndokuuraya Jakobho mukoma waJohwani nemunondo.

²And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

³Zvino wakati achiona kuti zvinofadza vaJudha, wakapfuurira mberi akabata Petrowo; zvino aiva mazuva ezvingwa zvisina mbiriso;

³And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

⁴akati amubatawo akaisa mutirongo, akamukumikidza kumapoka mana evanhu vana emauto kuti vamurinde, achida kumuisa kuvanhu mushure mepasika.

⁴And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

⁵Naizvozvo Petro wakachengetwa mutirongo; asi munyengetero waiitwa zvikuru nekereke kuna Mwari uchiitirwa iye.

⁵Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

⁶Zvino Herodhe wakati oda kumubudisa, usiku ihwohwo Petro wakange arere pakati pemauto maviri, akasungwa nemaketani maviri; nevarindi pamberi pemusuwo vakarinda tirongo.

⁶And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

⁷Zvino tarira, mutumwa waIshe wakamira parutivi, chiedza ndokupenya muchitokisi; zvino akarova Petro parutivi, akamumutsa achiti: Simuka nekukurumidza. Zvino maketani ake akawa pamaoko ake.

⁷And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

⁸Mutumwa ndokuti kwaari: Zvisunge chiuno, uye sunga manyatera ako. Ndokuita saizvozvo. Zvino akati kwaari: Monera nguvo yako, unditevere.

⁸And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

⁹Zvino wakabuda akamutevera; uye asingazivi kuti ichokwadi chinoitwa nemutumwa, asi waifunga kuti unoona chiratidzo.

⁹And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision.

¹⁰Zvino vakati vapfuura varindi vekutanga nevechipiri, vakasvika pasuwo reutare raipinda muguta; iro rakavazarukira roga; zvino vakabuda, vakapfuura nzira imwe yemumusha, pakarepo mutumwa ndokubva kwaari.

¹⁰When they were past the first and the second ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.

¹¹Zvino Petro, wakati apengenuka, akati: Zvino ndinoziva zvirokwazvo kuti Ishe watuma mutumwa wake, uye wandisunungura paruoko rwaHerodhe netarisiro yose yevanhu vevaJudha.

¹¹And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

¹²Zvino wakati arangarira akaenda kumba kwaMaria mai vaJohwani wainzi Mako, vazhinji pavakange vakaungana vachinyengetera.

¹²And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.

¹³Zvino Petro wakati agogodza pagonhi resuwo, murandakadzi wakauya kuzoteerera, wainzi Rodha.

¹³And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda.

¹⁴Zvino wakati achiziva inzwi raPetro, haana kuzarura suwo nekuda kwemufaro, asi wakamhanyira mukati akavaudza kuti Petro umire pamberi pesuwo.

¹⁴And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate.

¹⁵Asi vakati kwaari: Unopenga. Asi wakaramba achisimbisa kuti zvaiva zvakadaro. Ivo ndokuti: Mutumwa wake.

¹⁵And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel.

¹⁶Asi Petro wakaramba achigogodza; zvino vakati vazarura vakamuona, vakashamisika.

¹⁶But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished.

¹⁷Zvino wakavaninira neruoko kuti vanyarare, akavarondedzera kuti Ishe wakamubudisa sei mutirongo, akati: Pirai kuna Jakobho nekuhama zvinhu izvi. Zvino akabuda akaenda kune imwe nzvimbo.

¹⁷But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

¹⁸Zvino kwakati kwaedza, bongozozo risati riri diki rikavapo pakati pemauto, kuti chii chakawira Petro.

¹⁸Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.

¹⁹Zvino Herodhe wakati amutsvaka akasamuwana, wakabvunzisisa varindi, akaraira kuti vabviswe. Zvino akabva Judhiya akaburukira Kesariya akagarako.

¹⁹And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.

²⁰Zvino Herodhe wakatsamwira zvikuru veTire nevaSidhoni; asi vakauya kwaari nemoyo umwe, vakashamwaridzana naBhurasto mutariri weimba yekurara yamambo, vakakumbira rugare, nekuti nyika yavo yaipiwa chikafu nenyika yamambo.

²⁰And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.

²¹Zvino nezuva rakatarwa Herodhe wakafuka nguvo dzeumambo, akagara pachigaro chekutonga, akaita nhaurwa kwavari.

²¹And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.

²²Vanhu ndokudanidzira vachiti: Inzwi raMwari, uye kwete remunhu.

²²And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.

²³Zvino pakarepo mutumwa waIshe wakamurova, nekuti haana kupa Mwari rukudzo; ndokudyiwa nehonye, akapera.

²³And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

²⁴Asi shoko raMwari rakakura rikawanda.

²⁴But the word of God grew and multiplied.

²⁵Zvino Bhanabhasi naSauro vakadzoka vachibva kuJerusarema, vapedzisa basa, vakaenda naJohwaniwo wainzi Mako.

²⁵And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.