¹Shure kwezvinhu izvi, Pauro wakabva Atene akasvika Korinde;

¹And after these things, Paul having departed out of Athens, came to Corinth,

²akawana umwe muJudha wainzi Akwira nezita, wePonto, achibva Itaria, naPrisira mukadzi wake; nekuti Kraudhio wakange araira kuti vaJudha vose vabve Roma, akaenda kwavari;

²and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife — because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome — he came to them,

³zvino zvaakange ari webasa rimwe navo, wakagara navo vachibata; nekuti vaiva vagadziri vematende pabasa ravo.

³and because of being of the same craft, he did remain with them, and was working, for they were tent-makers as to craft;

⁴sabata rimwe nerimwe waiparidza musinagoge, achikumbirisa vaJudha nevaGiriki.

⁴and he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.

⁵Zvino Sirasi naTimotio vakati vachiburuka kubva Makedhonia, Pauro akamanikidzwa mumweya, akapupura kuvaJudha kwazvo kuti Jesu ndiye Kristu.

⁵And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ;

⁶Zvino vakati vachimupikisa nekunyomba, akazuza nguvo, akati kwavari: Ropa renyu ngarive pamusoro penyu; ini ndakachena; kubva zvino ndichaenda kuvahedheni.

⁶and on their resisting and speaking evil, having shaken [his] garments, he said unto them, `Your blood [is] upon your head — I am clean; henceforth to the nations I will go on.`

⁷Akabva ipapo akapinda mumba meumwe, wainzi Justo, wainamata Mwari, imba yake yaiva pedo nesinagoge.

⁷And having departed thence, he went to the house of a certain one, by name Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue,

⁸NaKrispo mutungamiriri mukuru wesinagoge akatenda kuna Ishe neimba yake yose; nevazhinji vevaKorinde vakanzwa vakatenda uye vakabhabhatidzwa.

⁸and Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue did believe in the Lord with all his house, and many of the Corinthians hearing were believing, and they were being baptized.

⁹Zvino Ishe akataura kuna Pauro usiku nechiratidzo: Usatya, asi taura uye usanyarara;

⁹And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, `Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent;

¹⁰nekuti ini ndinewe, hapana munhu ungakumukira kuti akukuvadze; nekuti ndine vanhu vazhinji muguta rino.

¹⁰because I am with thee, and no one shall set on thee to do thee evil; because I have much people in this city;`

¹¹Akagara gore nemwedzi mitanhatu, achidzidzisa shoko raMwari pakati pavo.

¹¹and he continued a year and six months, teaching among them the word of God.

¹²Zvino Gario wakati ava mutungamiriri weAkaya, vaJudha vakamukira Pauro nemoyo umwe, vakamuuisa pachigaro chekutonga,

¹²And Gallio being proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a rush with one accord upon Paul, and brought him unto the tribunal,

¹³vachiti: Uyu unogombedzera vanhu kunamata Mwari zvinopesana nemurairo.

¹³saying — `Against the law this one doth persuade men to worship God;`

¹⁴Zvino Pauro wakati oda kushamisa muromo, Gario akati kuvaJudha: Dai yaiva mhosva yezvisakarurama kana kunyengera kwakaipa, imwi maJudha ndaifanira kuva nemoyo murefu kwamuri;

¹⁴and Paul being about to open [his] mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, `If, indeed, then, it was anything unrighteous, or an act of wicked profligacy, O Jews, according to reason I had borne with you,

¹⁵asi kana dziri nharo pamusoro pemashoko nemazita nemurairo wenyu, zvionerei imwi; nekuti ini handidi kuva mutongi waizvozvo.

¹⁵but if it is a question concerning words and names, and of your law, look ye yourselves [to it], for a judge of these things I do not wish to be,`

¹⁶Akavadzinga pachigaro chekutonga.

¹⁶and he drave them from the tribunal;

¹⁷Zvino vaGiriki vose vakabata Sositeni mutungamiriri wesinagoge, vakamurova pamberi pechigaro chekutonga. Asi Gario haana kuva nehanya nechinhu chimwe cheizvozvo.

¹⁷and all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, the chief man of the synagogue, were beating [him] before the tribunal, and not even for these things was Gallio caring.

¹⁸Pauro wakati agara mazuva mazhinji, akawonekana nehama, akabvapo nechikepe akaenda Siria, anaPrisira naAkwira, aveura musoro paKenikirea, nekuti wakange ane mhiko.

¹⁸And Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria — and with him [are] Priscilla and Aquilas — having shorn [his] head in Cenchera, for he had a vow;

¹⁹Zvino wakasvika Efeso, akavasiyapo; asi iye amene akapinda musinagoge akataurirana nevaJudha.

¹⁹and he came down to Ephesus, and did leave them there, and he himself having entered into the synagogue did reason with the Jews:

²⁰Zvino vakati vachimukumbira kugara navo nguva refu, haana rutendo;

²⁰and they having requested [him] to remain a longer time with them, he did not consent,

²¹asi wakavaoneka achiti: Ndinofanira nenzira dzose kuchengetedza mutambo uyu unouya muJerusarema; asi ndichadzokerazve kwamuri, kana Mwari achida, akabva paEfeso nechikepe.

²¹but took leave of them, saying, `It behoveth me by all means the coming feast to keep at Jerusalem, and again I will return unto you — God willing.` And he sailed from Ephesus,

²²Zvino wakati asvika Kesariya akakwira akakwazisa kereke, akaburukira Andiyokiya.

²²and having come down to Cesarea, having gone up, and having saluted the assembly, he went down to Antioch.

²³Wakati ambopedza nguva, akabva, akagura nedunhu reGaratia neFrigia achitevedzanisa, achisimbisa vadzidzi vose.

²³And having made some stay he went forth, going through in order the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

²⁴Zvino umwe muJudha wainzi Aporo, muArekisandira nekuzvarwa, murume nyanzvi yekutaura, ane simba pamagwaro, wakasvika paEfeso;

²⁴And a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by birth, a man of eloquence, being mighty in the Writings, came to Ephesus,

²⁵Uyu wakange adzidziswa nzira yaIshe, waishingaira mumweya, achitaura nekunyatsodzidzisa zvinhu zvaIshe, achiziva rubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani chete.

²⁵this one was instructed in the way of the Lord, and being fervent in the Spirit, was speaking and teaching exactly the things about the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John;

²⁶Iye akatanga kutaura asingatyi musinagoge. Zvino Prisira naAkwira vakati vamunzwa, vakamutora, vakanyatsomududzira nzira yaMwari nemazvo.

²⁶this one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to [them], and did more exactly expound to him the way of God,

²⁷Zvino wakati achida kuyambukira Akaya, hama dzakanyora dzichisimbisa vadzidzi kuti vamugamuchire; iye wakati achisvika, akabatsira zvikuru ivo vakatenda nenyasha.

²⁷and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,

²⁸Nekuti wakapikisa vaJudha nesimba pachena akakunda, achiratidza nemagwaro, kuti Jesu ndiyeKristu.

²⁸for powerfully the Jews he was refuting publicly, shewing through the Writings Jesus to be the Christ.