¹Zvino vakati vachataura kuvanhu, vapristi nemutungamiriri wetembere nevaSadhusi vakavasvikira,

¹And as they are speaking unto the people, there came to them the priests, and the magistrate of the temple, and the Sadducees —

²vachishungurudzika nekuti vanodzidzisa vanhu, nekuparidza kumuka kwevakafa munaJesu.

²being grieved because of their teaching the people, and preaching in Jesus the rising again out of the dead —

³Zvino vakaisa maoko pavari ndokuisa mujere kusvikira mangwana; nekuti akange atova madekwani.

³and they laid hands upon them, and did put them in custody unto the morrow, for it was evening already;

⁴Asi vazhinji vevakanzwa shoko vakatenda; neuwandu hwevarume hwaiva zvuru zvinenge zvishanu.

⁴and many of those hearing the word did believe, and the number of the men became, as it were, five thousand.

⁵Zvino zvakaitika kuchiidza kuti kwakaungana vakuru, nevatariri, nevanyori vavo paJerusarema,

⁵And it came to pass upon the morrow, there were gathered together of them the rulers, and elders, and scribes, to Jerusalem,

⁶naAnasi mupristi mukuru, naKayafasi, naJohwani, naArekizandira, nevose vaiva vehama dzemupristi mukuru.

⁶and Annas the chief priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the chief priest,

⁷Zvino vakati vavamisa pakati, vakabvunza vachiti: Izvi imwi mazviita nesimba ripi kana nezita ripi?

⁷and having set them in the midst, they were inquiring, `In what power, or in what name did ye do this?`

⁸Ipapo Petro azedzwe neMweya Mutsvene wakati kwavari: Vatongi vevanhu, nevakuru vaIsraeri;

⁸Then Peter, having been filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them: `Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

⁹kana isu tichibvunzurudzwa nhasi pamusoro pebasa rakanaka kumunhu usina simba, kuti iye waponeswa nei,

⁹if we to-day are examined concerning the good deed to the ailing man, by whom he hath been saved,

¹⁰ngazvizikamwe kwamuri mose, nekuvanhu vose veIsraeri, kuti nezita raJesu Kristu muNazareta, wamakaroverera pamuchinjikwa imwi, Mwari waakamutsa kuvakafa, naye munhu uyu umire pano pamberi penyu apora.

¹⁰be it known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye did crucify, whom God did raise out of the dead, in him hath this one stood by before you whole.

¹¹Uyu ndiye ibwe rakazvidzwa nemwi vavaki, razova musoro wekona.

¹¹`This is the stone that was set at nought by you — the builders, that became head of a corner;

¹²Uye hakuna ruponeso kune umwezve; nekuti hakuna rimwe zita pasi pedenga rakapiwa pakati pevanhu, ratinofanira kuponeswa naro.

¹²and there is not salvation in any other, for there is no other name under the heaven that hath been given among men, in which it behoveth us to be saved.`

¹³Zvino vakati vachiona ushingi hwaPetro naJohwani, uye vachinzwisisa kuti vaiva vanhu vasina kudzidza uye vasina ruzivo, vakashamisika; ndokuvaziva kuti vaiva naJesu.

¹³And beholding the openness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are men unlettered and plebeian, they were wondering — they were taking knowledge also of them that with Jesus they had been —

¹⁴Asi vachiona munhu wakange aporeswa amire navo, vakashaiwa chavangapikisa.

¹⁴and seeing the man standing with them who hath been healed, they had nothing to say against [it],

¹⁵Zvino vakati vavaraira kuti vabude kunze kwedare remakurukota, vakarangana voga,

¹⁵and having commanded them to go away out of the sanhedrim, they took counsel with one another,

¹⁶vachiti: Tichaitei kuvanhu ava? Nekuti zviri pachena kune vose vagere Jerusarema kuti chiratidzo chinozikamwa chaitwa navo, uye hatigoni kuzviramba.

¹⁶saying, `What shall we do to these men? because that, indeed, a notable sign hath been done through them, to all those dwelling in Jerusalem [is] manifest, and we are not able to deny [it];

¹⁷Asi kuti zvirege kunyanya kuparadzirwa pakati pevanhu, ngativayambirei zvikuru kuti varege kuchizotaura nemunhu upi neupi muzita iri.

¹⁷but that it may spread no further toward the people, let us strictly threaten them no more to speak in this name to any man.`

¹⁸Vakabva vavadana, vakavaraira kuti varege kutongotaura kana kudzidzisa muzita raJesu.

¹⁸And having called them, they charged them not to speak at all, nor to teach, in the name of Jesus,

¹⁹Asi Petro naJohwani vakapindura vakati kwavari: Gurai, kana zvakarurama pamberi paMwari, kuteerera imwi kupfuura Mwari.

¹⁹and Peter and John answering unto them said, `Whether it is righteous before God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye;

²⁰Nekuti isu hatigoni kusataura, asi kutaura zvinhu zvatakaona nekunzwa.

²⁰for we cannot but speak what we did see and hear.`

²¹Zvino vakati vawedzera kuvavhundudzira, vakavaregedza, vasingawani chinhu kuti vangavaranga sei nekuda kwevanhu; nekuti vose vairumbidza Mwari pamusoro pezvakaitika.

²¹And they having further threatened [them], let them go, finding nothing how they may punish them, because of the people, because all were glorifying God for that which hath been done,

²²Nekuti munhu wakange apfuura makore makumi mana wakange aitirwa chiratidzo ichi cheurapi.

²²for above forty years of age was the man upon whom had been done this sign of the healing.

²³Vakati varegedzwa vakaenda kune vekwavo, vakanopira zvose vapristi vakuru nevakuru zvavakange vataura kwavari.

²³And being let go, they went unto their own friends, and declared whatever the chief priests and the elders said unto them,

²⁴Zvino ivo vakati vanzwa vakasimudzira inzwi kuna Mwari nemoyo umwe, vakati: Tenzi, imwi Mwari makaita denga nenyika negungwa nezvose zviri mazviri;

²⁴and they having heard, with one accord did lift up the voice unto God, and said, `Lord, thou [art] God, who didst make the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and all that [are] in them,

²⁵makareva nemuromo waDhavhidhi, muranda wenyu muchiti: Nemhaka yei vahedheni vachiita bongozozo, nevanhu vachifunga zvisina maturo?

²⁵who, through the mouth of David thy servant, did say, Why did nations rage, and peoples meditate vain things?

²⁶Madzimambo enyika akasimuka, nevatungamiriri vakaungana pamwechete kumirisana naIshe nekumirisana naKristu wake.

²⁶the kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against His Christ;

²⁷Nekuti zvirokwazvo vakaungana vakamirisana neMwanakomana wenyu mutsvene Jesu, wamakazodza, vose Herodhe naPondiyo Pirato pamwe nevahedheni, nevanhu vekwaIsraeri,

²⁷for gathered together of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus, whom Thou didst anoint, were both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with nations and peoples of Israel,

²⁸kuti vaite zvose ruoko rwenyu nezano renyu zvamakagara matema kuti zviitike.

²⁸to do whatever Thy hand and Thy counsel did determine before to come to pass.

²⁹Uye ikozvino Ishe, tarirai kuvhundudzira kwavo, mupe varanda venyu kuti vataure shoko renyu neushingi hwose,

²⁹`And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings, and grant to Thy servants with all freedom to speak Thy word,

³⁰pakuti mutandavadze ruoko rwenyu pakuporesa, nezviratidzo nezvishamiso zviitwe nezita reMwanakomana wenyu mutsvene Jesu.

³⁰in the stretching forth of Thy hand, for healing, and signs, and wonders, to come to pass through the name of Thy holy child Jesus.`

³¹Zvino vakati vanyengetera nzvimbo yavakange vakaungana pairi yakazununguswa; zvino vakazadzwa vose neMweya Mutsvene, ndokutaura shoko raMwari neushingi.

³¹And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,

³²Zvino chaunga chevaitenda chaiva nemoyo nemweya umwe; uye kwakange kusina umwe waiti chimwe chezvaaiva nazvo ndechake, asi vakaita zvinhu zvose zvavo vose.

³²and of the multitude of those who did believe the heart and the soul was one, and not one was saying that anything of the things he had was his own, but all things were to them in common.

³³Uye nesimba guru vaapositori vakapa uchapupu hwekumuka kuvakafa kwaIshe Jesu; nenyasha huru dzikava pamusoro pavo vose.

³³And with great power were the apostles giving the testimony to the rising again of the Lord Jesus, great grace also was on them all,

³⁴Nekuti pakange pasina umwe pakati pavo waishaiwa, nekuti vose vaiva vene veminda kana dzimba, vakazvitengesa, vakauisa mutengo wezvinhu zvakatengeswa,

³⁴for there was not any one among them who did lack, for as many as were possessors of fields, or houses, selling [them], were bringing the prices of the thing sold,

³⁵vakaisa patsoka dzevaapositori; uye zvikagoverwa kune umwe neumwe zvichienderana nekushaiwa kwaaiva nako.

³⁵and were laying them at the feet of the apostles, and distribution was being made to each according as any one had need.

³⁶NaJose, wakatumidzwa nevaapositori Bhanabhasi, ndokuti Mwanakomana wenyaradzo, kana zvichishandurwa, muRevhi weSaipuresi parudzi,

³⁶And Joses, who was surnamed by the apostles Barnabas — which is, having been interpreted, Son of Comfort — a Levite, of Cyprus by birth,

³⁷ane munda, wakatengesa, akauisa mari akaisa patsoka dzevaapositori.

³⁷a field being his, having sold [it], brought the money and laid [it] at the feet of the apostles.