¹Zvino vaapositori nehama dzaiva paJudhiya vakanzwa kuti vahedheni vagamuchirawo shoko raMwari.

¹Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

²Zvino Petro wakati akwira kuJerusarema, vekudzingiswa vakapokana naye,

²And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him,

³vachiti: Wakapinda muvarume vasina kudzingiswa, ukadya navo.

³saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with them.

⁴Asi Petro atanga wakavarondedzera zvichitevedzana achiti:

⁴But Peter began, and expounded [the matter] unto them in order, saying,

⁵Ini ndakange ndiri muguta reJopa ndichinyengetera, zvino muchiyeverwa ndakaona chiratidzo, umwe mudziyo wakaburuka, semucheka mukuru unoburuswa kubva kudenga nemakona mana, ndokusvika kwandiri;

⁵I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me:

⁶wandakati ndatarisisa ndacherekedza, zvino ndakaona mhuka dzine makumbo mana dzenyika nezvikara nezvinokambaira neshiri dzedenga.

⁶upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven.

⁷Zvino ndakanzwa inzwi richiti kwandiri: Simuka, Petro, baya udye.

⁷And I heard also a voice saying unto me, Rise, Peter; kill and eat.

⁸Asi ndakati: Aiwa kwete Ishe; nekuti hakuna chisakachena kana chine tsvina chakatongopinda mumuromo mangu.

⁸But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean hath ever entered into my mouth.

⁹Asi inzwi rakandipindura rwechipiri richibva kudenga richiti: Mwari chaachenesa, iwe usati chakasviba.

⁹But a voice answered the second time out of heaven, What God hath cleansed, make not thou common.

¹⁰Uye izvi zvakaitika kusvikira katatu, zvose ndokukweverwazve kumusoro kudenga.

¹⁰And this was done thrice: and all were drawn up again into heaven.

¹¹Zvino tarira, pakarepo varume vatatu vamire pamberi pemba yandakange ndiri, vatumwa kwandiri kubva kuKesariya.

¹¹And behold, forthwith three men stood before the house in which we were, having been sent from Caesarea unto me.

¹²Mweya ndokuti kwandiri ndiende navo, ndisingakahadziki chinhu; nehama idzi nhanhatuwo dzakaenda neni, zvino takapinda mumba memurume uyu;

¹²And the Spirit bade me go with them, making no distinction. And these six brethren also accompanied me; and we entered into the man's house:

¹³iye akatipira kuti wakaona sei mutumwa amire mumba make, achiti kwaari: Tumira varume kuJopa, ugodana Simoni, unonzi Petro,

¹³and he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter;

¹⁴uchakuudza mashoko, auchaponeswa nawo iwe nemhuri yako yose.

¹⁴who shall speak unto thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.

¹⁵Zvino ndakati ndichatanga kutaura, Mweya Mutsvene wakaburukira pamusoro pavo, sezvazvakaita pamusoro pedu pakutanga.

¹⁵And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

¹⁶Zvino ndakarangarira shoko raIshe, kuti wakataura sei achiti: Johwani zvirokwazvo wakabhabhatidza nemvura, asi imwi muchabhabhatidzwa neMweya Mutsvene.

¹⁶And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized in the Holy Spirit.

¹⁷Naizvozvo kana Mwari avapa chipo chakafanana nechaakapa kwatiriwo, takatenda kuna Ishe Jesu Kristu, ini ndaiva ani waigona kudzivisa Mwari?

¹⁷If then God gave unto them the like gift as [he did] also unto us, when we believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?

¹⁸Zvino vakati vanzwa zvinhu izvozvi vakanyarara, vakarumbidza Mwari, vachiti: Naizvozvo Mwari wakapawo kuvahedheni kutendeukira kuupenyu.

¹⁸And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then to the Gentiles also hath God granted repentance unto life.

¹⁹Zvino avo vakapararira nekushushwa kwakaitika pamusoro paSitefano vakagura kusvikira paFenikia neSaipuresi neAndiyokia, vasingatauri shoko kuna ani asi kuvaJudha chete.

¹⁹They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews.

²⁰Asi kwaiva nevamwe vavo, varume vaSaipuresi nevaSairini vakati vasvika kuAndiyokiya, vakataura kuvaHerenisiti*, vachiparidza mashoko akanaka aIshe Jesu.

²⁰But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

²¹Neruoko rwaIshe rwaiva navo; uye uwandu ukuru hwakatenda hwukatendeukira kuna Ishe.

²¹And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord.

²²Zvino shoko pamusoro pavo rikanzwikwa munzveve dzekereke yaiva paJerusarema; zvino vakatuma Bhanabhasi kuti agure kunosvika Andiyokiya;

²²And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch:

²³iye asvika ndokuona nyasha dzaMwari akafara, akavakurudzira vose kuti vanamatire Ishe nekuzvipira kwemoyo;

²³who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:

²⁴nekuti waiva murume wakanaka, uye azere neMweya Mutsvene uye nekutenda; chaunga chikuru ndokuwedzerwa kuna Ishe.

²⁴for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

²⁵Bhanabhasi ndokubuda akaenda kuTaso kunotsvaka Sauro.

²⁵And he went forth to Tarsus to seek for Saul;

²⁶Zvino wakati amuwana akamuuisa kuAndiyokiya. Zvino zvikaitika kuti gore rose vakaungana mukereke vakadzidzisa chaunga chikuru; uye vadzidzi vakatanga kunzi vaKristu paAndiyokia.

²⁶and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people, and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

²⁷Zvino nemazuva iwayo, vaporofita vakaburukira kuAndiyokia vachibva kuJerusarema.

²⁷Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

²⁸Zvino kwakasimuka umwe wavo wainzi Agabhusi, ndokuratidza neMweya kuti nzara huru ichavapo panyika yose; yakaitikawo panguva yaKiraudhio Kesari.

²⁸And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be a great famine over all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius.

²⁹Uye vadzidzi vakazvipira kuti chero ani paaigona napo, umwe neumwe wavo atume zvinobatsira kuhama dzigere muJudhiya;

²⁹And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judea:

³⁰zvavakaitawo, vakatumira kuvakuru neruoko rwaBhanabhasi naSauro.

³⁰which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.