¹Asi umwe murume wainzi Ananiasi, naSafira mukadzi wake, wakatengesa chavaiva nacho,

¹And a certain man, Ananias by name, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

²akazvisiira pamutengo, mukadzi wake achizivawo, akauya nechimwe chikamu, ndokuisa patsoka dzevaapositori.

²and did keep back of the price — his wife also knowing — and having brought a certain part, at the feet of the apostles he laid [it].

³Asi Petro wakati: Ananiasi, Satani wazadzirei moyo wako kuti ureve nhema kuMweya Mutsvene, nekuzvisiira pamutengo wemunda?

³And Peter said, `Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?

⁴Uchiripo hauna kuramba uri wako here, watengeswa wakange usi musimba rako here? Sei waisa mumoyo mako chiito ichi? Hauna kureva nhema kuvanhu, asi kuna Mwari.

⁴while it remained, did it not remain thine? and having been sold, in thy authority was it not? why [is] it that thou didst put in thy heart this thing? thou didst not lie to men, but to God;`

⁵Zvino Ananiasi achinzwa mashoko awa, wakawira pasi, akapera; kutya kukuru ndokuwira pamusoro pevose vakanzwa zvinhu izvi.

⁵and Ananias hearing these words, having fallen down, did expire, and great fear came upon all who heard these things,

⁶Nemajaya akasimuka akamuputira ndokutakurira kunze vakamuviga.

⁶and having risen, the younger men wound him up, and having carried forth, they buried [him].

⁷Zvino zvakaitika maawa anege matatu apfuura, kuti mukadzi wake asingazivi zvaitika wakapinda.

⁷And it came to pass, about three hours after, that his wife, not knowing what hath happened, came in,

⁸Petro ndokumupindura akati: Ndiudze kana matengesa munda nezvakadai? Ndokuti: Hongu, neyakadai.

⁸and Peter answered her, `Tell me if for so much ye sold the place;` and she said, `Yes, for so much.`

⁹Petro ndokuti kwaari: Sei matenderana kuidza Mweya waIshe? Tarira, tsoka dzevaviga murume wako pamukova, newe vachakutakurira kunze.

⁹And Peter said unto her, `How was it agreed by you, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? lo, the feet of those who did bury thy husband [are] at the door, and they shall carry thee forth;`

¹⁰Ipapo akawira pasi pakarepo patsoka dzake, akapera; majaya akapinda akamuwana afa, ndokumutakurira kunze, akaviga nechepamurume wake.

¹⁰and she fell down presently at his feet, and expired, and the young men having come in, found her dead, and having carried forth, they buried [her] by her husband;

¹¹Kutya kukuru ndokuwira pamusoro pekereke yose nepamusoro pevose vakanzwa zvinhu izvi.

¹¹and great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who heard these things.

¹²Uye nemaoko evaapositori kwakaitwa zviratidzo nezvishamiso zvizhinji pakati pevanhu; uye vose vaiva nemoyo umwe muberere raSoromoni.

¹²And through the hands of the apostles came many signs and wonders among the people, and they were with one accord all in the porch of Solomon;

¹³Asi pavamwe kwakange kusina munhu wakashinga kuzvisanganisa kwavari; asi vanhu vaivakudza.

¹³and of the rest no one was daring to join himself to them, but the people were magnifying them,

¹⁴Uye vatendi vakanyanya kuwedzerwa kuna Ishe, zvaunga zvinoti zvevarume zvikati zvevakadzi.

¹⁴(and the more were believers added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women,)

¹⁵Kusvikira vatakurira kunze varwere munzira dzemuguta, vakaradzika pamibhedha nepanhovo, kuti kana Petro achiuya, kunyange mumvuri udzikatire vamwe vavo.

¹⁵so as into the broad places to bring forth the ailing, and to lay [them] upon couches and mats, that at the coming of Peter, even [his] shadow might overshadow some one of them;

¹⁶Zvino kwakaunganawo chaunga chemaguta akapoteredza kuJerusarema, vachitakura varwere, nevaitambudzwa nemweya yetsvina, vakaporeswa vose.

¹⁶and there were coming together also the people of the cities round about to Jerusalem, bearing ailing persons, and those harassed by unclean spirits — who were all healed.

¹⁷Zvino mupristi mukuru akasimuka, nevose vaiva naye vari sangano revaSadhusi, vakazara negodo,

¹⁷And having risen, the chief priest, and all those with him — being the sect of the Sadducees — were filled with zeal,

¹⁸vakaisa maoko avo pavaapositori vakavaisa mutirongo revanhu vose.

¹⁸and laid their hands upon the apostles, and did put them in a public prison;

¹⁹Asi mutumwa waIshe neusiku wakazarura mikova yetirongo akavabudisa akati:

¹⁹and a messenger of the Lord through the night opened the doors of the prison, having also brought them forth, he said,

²⁰Endai, mugomira muchitaura mutembere kuvanhu ose mashoko eupenyu uhwu.

²⁰`Go on, and standing, speak in the temple to the people all the sayings of this life;`

²¹Zvino vakati vanzwa, vakapinda mutembere mangwanani-ngwanani vakadzidzisa. Asi mupristi mukuru wakasvika nevaiva naye, vakakokera dare remakurukota pamwe neungano yose yedare revakuru revana vaIsraeri, vakatumira mapurisa kutirongo kuti vauiswe.

²¹and having heard, they did enter at the dawn into the temple, and were teaching. And the chief priest having come, and those with him, they called together the sanhedrim and all the senate of the sons of Israel, and they sent to the prison to have them brought,

²²Asi mapurisa akati achisvika, akasavawana mutirongo; akadzoka akapira,

²²and the officers having come, did not find them in the prison, and having turned back, they told,

²³achiti: Tirongo zvirokwazvo takawana rakavharwa nekuchengetedzwa kose, nevarindi vamire panze pamberi pemikova; asi tati tazarura, mukati hatina kuwana munhu.

²³saying — `The prison indeed we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors, and having opened — within we found no one.`

²⁴Zvino mupristi nemutungamiriri wetembere nevapristi vakuru vakati vanzwa mashoko iwayo, vakakahadzika pamusoro pavo, kuti izvi zvichazovei.

²⁴And as the priest, and the magistrate of the temple, and the chief priests, heard these words, they were doubting concerning them to what this would come;

²⁵Zvino kwakasvika umwe akavaudza achiti: Tarirai, varume vamakaisa mutirongo vamire mutembere vachidzidzisa vanhu.

²⁵and coming near, a certain one told them, saying — `Lo, the men whom ye did put in the prison are in the temple standing and teaching the people;`

²⁶Zvino mutungamiriri wemauto nevatariri vakaenda vakauya navo kwete nesimba, nekuti vaitya vanhu kuti vasatakwa nemabwe.

²⁶then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;

²⁷Vakati vavauisa vakavamisa pamberi pedare remakurukota. Mupristi mukuru ndokuvabvunza,

²⁷and having brought them, they set [them] in the sanhedrim, and the chief priest questioned them,

²⁸achiti: Hatina kukurairisai kuti musadzidzisa nezita iri here? Zvino tarirai, mazadza Jerusarema nedzidziso yenyu, uye muchishuva kuuisa ropa remunhu uyu pamusoro pedu.

²⁸saying, `Did not we strictly command you not to teach in this name? and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and ye intend to bring upon us the blood of this man.`

²⁹Zvino Petro nevaapositori vakapindura vakati: Zvakafanira kuteerera Mwari kupfuura vanhu.

²⁹And Peter and the apostles answering, said, `To obey God it behoveth, rather than men;

³⁰Mwari wemadzibaba edu wakamutsa Jesu, iye wamakaponda imwi, mukaremberedza pamuti.

³⁰and the God of our fathers did raise up Jesus, whom ye slew, having hanged upon a tree;

³¹Iye uyo Mwari wakamusimudza neruoko rwake rwerudyi, ave Mutungamiriri neMuponesi, kupa Israeri kutendeuka nekangamwiro yezvivi.

³¹this one God, a Prince and a Saviour, hath exalted with His right hand, to give reformation to Israel, and forgiveness of sins;

³²Uye isu tiri zvapupu zvake zvezvinhu izvi, neMweya Mutsvenewo, Mwari waakapa avo vanomuteerera.

³²and we are His witnesses of these sayings, and the Holy Spirit also, whom God gave to those obeying him.`

³³Zvino vakati vanzwa vakashatirwa kwazvo, vakarangana kuvaponda.

³³And they having heard, were cut [to the heart], and were taking counsel to slay them,

³⁴Ipapo kukasimuka umwe padare remakurukota, muFarisi wainzi Gamarieri, mudzidzisi wemurairo, waikudzwa nevanhu vose, akaraira kuti vaapositori vabudiswe chinguva chiduku.

³⁴but a certain one, having risen up in the sanhedrim — a Pharisee, by name Gamaliel, a teacher of law honoured by all the people — commanded to put the apostles forth a little,

³⁵Ndokuti kwavari: Varume vaIsraeri, zvichenjererei maererano nevanhu ava, zvamoda kuita.

³⁵and said unto them, `Men, Israelites, take heed to yourselves about these men, what ye are about to do,

³⁶Nekuti mazuva ano asati asvika kwakamuka Tudasi, achiti iye pachake wakange ari munhu, uwandu hwevanhu hunenge mazana mana vakazvisanganisa naye; iye wakaurawa, nevose vaimuteerera neuwandu hwavo vakaparadzirwa, zvikava pasina.

³⁶for before these days rose up Theudas, saying, that himself was some one, to whom a number of men did join themselves, as it were four hundred, who was slain, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered, and came to nought.

³⁷Shure kweuyu kukamuka Judhasi muGarirea, pamazuva okuverengwa, akakwevera vanhu vazhinji shure kwake; iyewo wakaparara, nevose vakamuteerera neuwandu hwavo vakaparadzirwa.

³⁷`After this one rose up, Judas the Galilean, in the days of the enrollment, and drew away much people after him, and that one perished, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered;

³⁸Zvino ikozvino ndinoti kwamuri: Sudurukai kuvanhu ava, muvarege, nekuti kana zano iri kana basa iri riri revanhu, richaparadzwa.

³⁸and now I say to you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone, because if this counsel or this work may be of men, it will be overthrown,

³⁹Asi kana zviri zvaMwari, hamugoni kuzviparadza; kuti zvimwe muwanikwe muchirwa naMwariwo.

³⁹and if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.`

⁴⁰Vakamuteerera; uye vakati vadanira vaapositori kwavari vakavarova, vakavaraira kusataura muzita raJesu, vakavaregedza.

⁴⁰And to him they agreed, and having called near the apostles, having beaten [them], they commanded [them] not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go;

⁴¹Naizvozvo vakabva pazviso zvedare remakurukota, vachifara kuti vakafanirwa nekuzvidzwa nekuda kwezita rake.

⁴¹they, indeed, then, departed from the presence of the sanhedrim, rejoicing that for his name they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour,

⁴²Uye mazuva ose mutembere nepaimba imwe neimwe havana kumira kudzidzisa nekuparidza Kristu Jesu.

⁴²every day also in the temple, and in every house, they were not ceasing teaching and proclaiming good news — Jesus the Christ.