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

¹The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

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

²till the day in which, having given command, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he did choose out, he was taken up,

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

³to whom also he did present himself alive after his suffering, in many certain proofs, through forty days being seen by them, and speaking the things concerning the reign of God.

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

⁴And being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, [saith he,] `Ye did hear of me;

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

⁵because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit — after not many days.`

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

⁶They, therefore, indeed, having come together, were questioning him, saying, `Lord, dost thou at this time restore the reign to Israel?`

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

⁷and he said unto them, `It is not yours to know times or seasons that the Father did appoint in His own authority;

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 at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.`

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

⁹And these things having said — they beholding — he was taken up, and a cloud did receive him up from their sight;

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

¹⁰and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, 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.

¹¹who also said, `Men, Galileans, why do ye stand gazing into the heaven? this Jesus who was received up from you into the heaven, shall so come in what manner ye saw him going on to the heaven.`

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

¹²Then did they return to Jerusalem from the mount that is called of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a sabbath`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 came in, they went up to the upper room, where were abiding both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James, of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zelotes, and Judas, of James;

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

¹⁴these all were continuing with one accord in prayer and supplication, with 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 these days, Peter having risen up in the midst of the disciples, said, (the multitude also of the names at the same place was, as it were, 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,

¹⁶`Men, brethren, it behoved this Writing that it be fulfilled that beforehand the Holy Spirit spake through the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus,

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

¹⁷because he was numbered among us, and did receive the share in this ministration,

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

¹⁸this one, indeed, then, purchased a field out of the reward of unrighteousness, and falling headlong, burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed forth,

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

¹⁹and it became known to all those dwelling in Jerusalem, insomuch that that place is called, in their proper dialect, Aceldama, that is, field of blood,

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

²⁰for it hath been written in the book of Psalms: Let his lodging-place become desolate, and let no one be dwelling in it, and his oversight let another take.

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

²¹`It behoveth, therefore, of the men who did go with us during all the time in which the Lord Jesus went in and went 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 the day in which he was received up from us, one of these to become with us a witness of his rising again.`

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

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

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

²⁴and having prayed, they said, `Thou, Lord, who art knowing the heart of all, shew which one thou didst choose of these two

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

²⁵to receive the share of this ministration and apostleship, from which Judas, by transgression, did fall, to go on to his proper place;`

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

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