¹Zvino zuva rePendekosita* rakati razadzisika, vose vakange vari pamwe nemoyo umwe.

¹And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place,

²Pakarepo kwakauya mutinhiro kubva kudenga sokwemhepo inovhuvhuta nesimba, ndokuzadza imba yose mavakange vagere.

²and there came suddenly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing violent breath, and it filled all the house where they were sitting,

³Zvino kwakaonekwa kwavari ndimi dzakaparadzaniswa sedzemoto, ndokumhara pamusoro peumwe neumwe wavo.

³and there appeared to them divided tongues, as it were of fire; it sat also upon each one of them,

⁴Zvino vose vakazadzwa neMweya Mutsvene, ndokutanga kutaura nedzimwe ndimi, Mweya sezvaakavapa kududza.

⁴and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

⁵Zvino paigara paJerusarema vaJudha, varume vaitya Mwari, vaibva kurudzi rwose rwevari pasi pedenga.

⁵And there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation of those under the heaven,

⁶Zvino mutinhimira uyu wakati waitika, chaunga chikaungana chikavhiringidzwa, nekuti umwe neumwe wakavanzwa vachitaura nerurimi rwekwavo.

⁶and the rumour of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were each one hearing them speaking in his proper dialect,

⁷Zvino vakakatyamara vose vakashamisika vakataurirana vachiti: Tarirai, ava vose vanotaura havasi vaGarirea here?

⁷and they were all amazed, and did wonder, saying one unto another, `Lo, are not all these who are speaking Galileans?

⁸Zvino isu tinonzwa sei umwe neumwe nerurimi rwekwedu, rwatakaberekwa narwo?

⁸and how do we hear, each in our proper dialect, in which we were born?

⁹VePatia neveMedhia neveEramu, nevagari veMesopotamia, neveJudhiya neveKapadhokia, vePonto neveAsia,

⁹Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and those dwelling in Mesopotamia, in Judea also, and Cappadocia, Pontus, and Asia,

¹⁰veFrigia nevePamufiriya, veEgipita nevemamativi eRibhia pedo neKurini, nevaeni vaRoma, vose vaJudha nevakatendeukira kuvaJudha,

¹⁰Phrygia also, and Pamphylia, Egypt, and the parts of Libya, that [are] along Cyrene, and the strangers of Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

¹¹vaKrete nevaAraAbhiya, tinovanzwa vachitaura nendimi dzedu mabasa makuru aMwari.

¹¹Cretes and Arabians, we did hear them speaking in our tongues the great things of God.`

¹²Zvino vakakatyamara vose, vakakahadzika vachiti umwe kune umwe: Ichi chingava chei?

¹²And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one unto another, `What would this wish to be?`

¹³Asi vamwe vakatsvinya vachiti: Vadhakwa newaini inotapira.

¹³and others mocking said, — `They are full of sweet wine;`

¹⁴Zvino Petro amire nevanegumi neumwe, wakasimudza inzwi rake, ndokuti kwavari: Varume vaJudha, nevose vagere muJerusarema, chinhu ichi ngachizikamwe kwamuri, uye muteerere kumashoko angu.

¹⁴and Peter having stood up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and declared to them, `Men, Jews! and all those dwelling in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and harken to my sayings,

¹⁵Nekuti ava havana kudhakwa sezvamunofunga imwi; nekuti iawa rechitatu rezuva;

¹⁵for these are not drunken, as ye take it up, for it is the third hour of the day.

¹⁶asi ichi ndicho chakataurwa nemuporofita Joweri achiti:

¹⁶`But this is that which hath been spoken through the prophet Joel:

¹⁷Zvino zvichava mumazuva ekupedzisira, unodaro Mwari, ndichadurura zveMweya wangu pamusoro penyama yose; nevanakomana venyu nevanasikana venyu vachaporofita, uye majaya enyu achaona zviratidzo, nevatana venyu vacharota hope;

¹⁷And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

¹⁸uye nepamusoro pevaranda vangu nepamusoro pevarandakadzi vangu, nemazuva iwayo ndichadurura zveMweya wangu, uye vachaporofita.

¹⁸and also upon My men-servants, and upon My maid-servants, in those days, I will pour out of My Spirit, and they shall prophesy;

¹⁹Zvino ndichaita zvishamiso kudenga kumusoro, nezviratidzo panyika pasi, ropa, nemoto, nemhute yeutsi.

¹⁹and I will give wonders in the heaven above, and signs upon the earth beneath — blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke,

²⁰Zuva richashandurwa kuva rima, nemwedzi kuva ropa, risati rasvika zuva raIshe guru uye rinobwinya;

²⁰the sun shall be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the day of the Lord — the great and illustrious;

²¹zvino zvichava kuti ani nani unodana zita raIshe uchaponeswa.

²¹and it shall be, every one — whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord, he shall be saved.

²²Varume vaIsraeri, inzwai mashoko awa: Jesu weNazareta, murume wakapupurirwa naMwari pakati penyu nemabasa esimba nezvishamiso nezviratidzo Mwari zvaakaita pakati penyu kubudikidza naye, sezvamunozivawo imwi mumene,

²²`Men, Israelites! hear these words, Jesus the Nazarene, a man approved of God among you by mighty works, and wonders, and signs, that God did through him in the midst of you, according as also ye yourselves have known;

²³iye wakakumikidzwa nezano rakamiswa nekuziva zviri mberi kwaMwari, mukamutora, nemaoko evasina murairo mukaroverera pamuchinjikwa mukuuraya;

²³this one, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, being given out, having taken by lawless hands, having crucified — ye did slay;

²⁴iye Mwari waakamutsa, asunungura marwadzo erufu, nekuti zvakange zvisingagoneki kuti abatwe narwo.

²⁴whom God did raise up, having loosed the pains of the death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it,

²⁵Nekuti Dhavhidhi wakataura maererano naye: Ndaiona Ishe pamberi pangu nguva dzose; nekuti uri kuruoko rwerudyi rwangu, kuti ndirege kuzununguswa.

²⁵for David saith in regard to him: I foresaw the Lord always before me — because He is on my right hand — that I may not be moved;

²⁶Naizvozvo moyo wangu wakafara, nerurimi rwangu rwakafarisisa; uyezve nenyama yangu ichazorora mutariro.

²⁶because of this was my heart cheered, and my tongue was glad, and yet — my flesh also shall rest on hope,

²⁷Nekuti hamuzosii mweya wangu mugehena, kana kutendera Mutsvene wenyu kuti aone kuora.

²⁷because Thou wilt not leave my soul to hades, nor wilt Thou give Thy Kind One to see corruption;

²⁸Makandizivisa nzira dzeupenyu; muchandizadza nemufaro nechiso chenyu.

²⁸Thou didst make known to me ways of life, Thou shalt fill me with joy with Thy countenance.

²⁹Varume hama, regai nditaure kwamuri pachena zvateteguru Dhavhidhi, kuti zvose vakafa uye vakavigwa, guva ravo riri pakati pedu kusvikira zuva rino.

²⁹`Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;

³⁰Naizvozvo ari muporofita, uye achiziva kuti Mwari wakapika nemhiko kwaari kuti kuchibereko chechiuno chake panyama uchasimudza Kristu kuti agare pachigaro chake cheushe,

³⁰a prophet, therefore, being, and knowing that with an oath God did swear to him, out of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, to raise up the Christ, to sit upon his throne,

³¹aona zviri mberi, wakareva zvekumuka kwaKristu, kuti mweya wake hauna kusiiwa mugehena, kana nyama yake kuona kuora.

³¹having foreseen, he did speak concerning the rising again of the Christ, that his soul was not left to hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

³²Uyu Jesu Mwari wakamumutsa, zvatiri zvapupu zvazvo tose.

³²`This Jesus did God raise up, of which we are all witnesses;

³³Naizvozvo asimudzirwa kuruoko rwerudyi rwaMwari, agamuchira kuna Baba chivimbiso cheMweya Mutsvene, wadurura izvi imwi zvamunoona nezvamunonzwa ikozvino.

³³at the right hand then of God having been exalted — also the promise of the Holy Spirit having received from the Father — he was shedding forth this, which now ye see and hear;

³⁴Nekuti Dhavhidhi haana kukwira kumatenga, asi unoti amene: Ishe wakati kuna Ishe wangu: Gara kuruoko rwangu rwerudyi,

³⁴for David did not go up to the heavens, and he saith himself: The Lord saith to my lord, Sit thou at my right hand,

³⁵kusvikira ndichiita vavengi vako chitsiko chetsoka dzako.

³⁵till I make thy foes thy footstool;

³⁶Naizvozvo imba yose yaIsraeri ngaizive kwazvo, kuti Mwari wakaita iyeyu Jesu wamakaroverera pamuchinjikwa imwi, zvose Ishe naKristu.

³⁶assuredly, therefore, let all the house of Israel know, that both Lord and Christ did God make him — this Jesus whom ye did crucify.`

³⁷Zvino vakati vachinzwa izvi vakabayiwa pamoyo, ndokuti kuna Petro nekune vamwe vaapositori: Varume hama, tichaitei?

³⁷And having heard, they were pricked to the heart; they say also to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, `What shall we do, men, brethren?`

³⁸Petro ndokuti kwavari: Tendeukai mubhabhatidzwe umwe neumwe wenyu muzita raJesu Kristu, kuitira kangamwiro yezvivi, uye muchagamuchira chipo cheMweya Mutsvene.

³⁸and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

³⁹Nekuti chivimbiso ndechenyu, nechevana venyu, nevose vari kure, uwandu Ishe Mwari wedu sehwevaanodana.

³⁹for to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God shall call.`

⁴⁰Uye nemamwe mashoko mazhinji, akapupura akakurudzira, achiti: Muzviponese pazera iri rakashonyoroka.

⁴⁰Also with many more other words he was testifying and exhorting, saying, `Be saved from this perverse generation;`

⁴¹Zvino avo vakagamuchira nemufaro shoko rake vakabhabhatidzwa; uye nezuva iro vakawedzerwa mweya inenge zvuru zvitatu.

⁴¹then those, indeed, who did gladly receive his word were baptized, and there were added on that day, as it were, three thousand souls,

⁴²Vakarambira padzidziso yevaapositori nepakuwadzana, nepakumedura chingwa nepaminyengetero.

⁴²and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.

⁴³Uye kutya kukawira pamusoro pemweya woga woga; uye zvishamiso zvizhinji nezviratidzo zvikaitwa nevaapositori.

⁴³And fear came on every soul, many wonders also and signs were being done through the apostles,

⁴⁴Nevaitenda vose vaiva pamwe, uye vakava nezvinhu zvose panhu pamwe,

⁴⁴and all those believing were at the same place, and had all things common,

⁴⁵ndokutengesa zvavaiva nazvo nenhumbi, vakazvigovana vose, umwe neumwe paaishaiwa napo.

⁴⁵and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.

⁴⁶Zuva rimwe nerimwe vakange vachitsungirira mutembere nemoyo umwe, uye vaimedura chingwa paimba neimba, vachidya chikafu nemufaro nemoyo wakachena,

⁴⁶Daily also continuing with one accord in the temple, breaking also at every house bread, they were partaking of food in gladness and simplicity of heart,

⁴⁷vachirumbidza Mwari, vachifarirwa nevanhu vose. Ishe akawedzera kukereke zuva rimwe nerimwe avo vanoponeswa.

⁴⁷praising God, and having favour with all the people, and the Lord was adding those being saved every day to the assembly.