¹Zvino vamwe vakaburuka kubva kuJudhiya, vakadzidzisa hama vachiti: Kana musingadzingiswi netsika yaMozisi, hamugoni kuponeswa.

¹And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

²Naizvozvo kwakati kwava nekupesana nekupikisana kusati kuri kuduku kwaPauro naBhanabhaisi navo, vakaronga kuti Pauro naBhanabhasi nevamwe vavo vakwire kuJerusarema kuvaapositori nevakuru, pamusoro peshoko renharo idzi.

²When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

³Naizvozvo vakati vachiperekedzwa nekereke, vakagura neFenike neSamaria, vachirondedzera zvekutendeuka kwevahedheni; vakaitira hama dzose mufaro mukuru.

³And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

⁴Zvino vakati vasvika kuJerusarema, vakagamuchirwa nekereke nevaapositori nevakuru, vakarondedzera zvose Mwari zvaakaita navo.

⁴And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.

⁵Asi kwakamuka vamwe vebato revaFarisi vaitenda, vachiti: Zvinofanira kuvadzingisa, nekuvaraira kuchengeta murairo waMozisi.

⁵But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses.

⁶Vaapositori nevakuru vakuungana pamwe kuti vaongorore shoko iri.

⁶And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter.

⁷Zvino vakati vakakavadzana zvikuru, Petro wakasimuka akati kwavari: Varume hama, munoziva kuti pamazuva ekutanga Mwari wakasarudza pakati pedu, kuti nemuromo wangu vahedheni vanzwe shoko reevhangeri, uye vatende.

⁷And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

⁸Uye Mwari muzivi wemoyo wakapupura nezvavo, achivapa Mweya Mutsvene, sekwatiriwo;

⁸And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;

⁹uye haana kuisa mutsauko pakati pedu navo, achinatsa moyo yavo nerutendo.

⁹And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

¹⁰Naizvozvo ikozvino munoidzirei Mwari, kuisa joko pamitsipa yevadzidzi, ratisina kugona kutakura isu nemadzibaba edu?

¹⁰Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

¹¹Asi nenyasha dzaIshe Jesu Kristu tinotenda kuti isu tinoponeswa, sezvakaitwa ivowo.

¹¹But we believe that through the grace of the LORD Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

¹²Chaunga chose ndokunyarara; ndokuteerera Bhanabhasi naPauro vachirondedzera kukura kwezviratidzo nezvishamiso Mwari zvaakaita navo pakati pevahedheni.

¹²Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

¹³Zvino ivo vakati vanyarara, Jakobho akapindura achiti: Varume hama, teererai kwandiri:

¹³And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me:

¹⁴Simioni warondedzera kuti Mwari wakashanyira vahedheni sei pakutanga kuti atorere zita rake vanhu kwavari.

¹⁴Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

¹⁵Nemashoko evaporofita anobvumirana neizvi; sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi:

¹⁵And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

¹⁶Shure kweizvi ndichadzoka, uye ndichavakazve tende raDhavhidhi rakawa; uye ndichavakazve matongo aro, uye ndicharimisa;

¹⁶After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

¹⁷Kuti vakasara vevanhu vatsvake Ishe, nevechirudzi vose pavanodamwa nezita rangu, ndizvo zvinoreva Ishe unoita zvinhuizvi zvose.

¹⁷That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord, who doeth all these things.

¹⁸Anozikamwa kuna Mwari mabasa ake ose kubva pakusingaperi.

¹⁸Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world.

¹⁹Naizvozvi ndinogura kuti tirege kutambudza pakati pevahedheni vakatendeukira kuna Mwari;

¹⁹Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

²⁰asi tivanyorere kuti vabve pazvakashatiswa zvezvifananidzo, neupombwe, nezvakadzipwa, neropa.

²⁰But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.

²¹Nekuti Mozisi unavo kubva pamazera ekare vanomuparidza paguta rimwe nerimwe, achiverengwa mumasinagoge sabata rimwe nerimwe.

²¹For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

²²Zvino zvikaonekwa zvakanaka kuvaapositori nevakuru nekereke yose, kuti vatume varume vakasarudzwa pakati pavo kuAndiyokiya naPauro naBhanabhasi; Judhasi wainzi Bhasabhasi, naSirasi, varume vakuru pakati pehama,

²²Then pleased it the apostles and elders with the whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

²³vakanyora neruoko rwavo seizvi: Vaapostora nevakuru nehama, kwaziso kuhama dzekuvahedheni paAndiyokiya, neSiria, neKirikia.

²³And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.

²⁴Sezvatakanzwa kuti vamwe vakabuda kwatiri vakakutambudzai nemashoko, vachikanganisa mweya yenyu, vachiti mudzingiswe nekuchengeta murairo, ivo vatisina kuraira;

²⁴Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

²⁵zvaonekwa zvakanaka kwatiri tava nemwoyo umwe, kusarudza titumire varume kwamuri, nevadikamwa vedu Bhanabhasi naPauro,

²⁵It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

²⁶vanhu vakapira upenyu hwavo nekuda kwezita raIshe wedu Jesu Kristu.

²⁶Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁷Naizvozvo tatuma Judhasi naSirasi, ivo vachataurawo zvimwe chete neshoko remuromo.

²⁷We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth.

²⁸Nekuti zvakaonekwa zvakanaka kuMweya Mutsvene, nekwatiri, kuti tirege kukutakudzai mutoro mukuru, kunze kwezvinhu izvi zvakafanira,

²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

²⁹kuti mubve pazvakabayirwa zvifananidzo neropa nechakadzipwa neupombwe; kana mukabuda pazviri, muchaita zvakanaka. Sarai zvakanaka.

²⁹That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

³⁰Zvino vakati vaendeswa, vakasvika kuAndiyokiya; vakati vaunganidza chaunga, vakakumikidza tsamba.

³⁰So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle:

³¹Vakati vaverenga vakafara zvikuru pamusoro pekukurudzirwa.

³¹Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation.

³²Judhasi naSirasi, vaiva vaporofitawo pachavo, vakakurudzira hama nemashoko mazhinji, nekuvasimbisa.

³²And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

³³Vakati vagara kwenguva, vakaendeswa nehama murugare kuvaapositori,

³³And after they had tarried there a space, they were let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

³⁴Asi zvakaonekwa zvakanaka naSirasi kuti asarepo.

³⁴Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.

³⁵Paurowo naBhanabhasi vakasara paAndiyokiya vachidzidzisa nekuparidza shoko raIshe, nevamwe vazhinjiwo.

³⁵Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

³⁶Zvino shure kwemamwe mazuva Pauro wakati kuna Bhanabhasi: Ngatidzokere zvekare tishanyire hama dzedu muguta rimwe nerimwe matakaparidza shoko raIshe, tione kuti vakadini.

³⁶And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the LORD, and see how they do.

³⁷Asi Bhanabhasi wakange aronga kutora Johwani wainzi Mako, kuti afambe naye.

³⁷And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark.

³⁸Asi Pauro wakafunga kuti zvakanaka kusamutora afambe navo iye wakavasiya paPamufiriya, akasaenda nawo kubasa.

³⁸But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

³⁹Kukauya kukakavadzana kukuru zvekuti vakabva vaparadzana nepakati, umwe kubva kune umwe, nekudaro Bhanabhasi akatora Mako, akaenda Saipuresi nechikepe.

³⁹And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

⁴⁰Asi Pauro wakasarudza Sirasi, akabuda akenda, aiswa panyasha dzaMwari nehama.

⁴⁰And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

⁴¹Nokugura neSiria neKirikia, achisimbisa kereke.

⁴¹And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.