¹Zvino vamwe vakaburuka kubva kuJudhiya, vakadzidzisa hama vachiti: Kana musingadzingiswi netsika yaMozisi, hamugoni kuponeswa.

¹And certain men came down from Judaea and taught the brethren, [saying], Except ye be circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

²Naizvozvo kwakati kwava nekupesana nekupikisana kusati kuri kuduku kwaPauro naBhanabhaisi navo, vakaronga kuti Pauro naBhanabhasi nevamwe vavo vakwire kuJerusarema kuvaapositori nevakuru, pamusoro peshoko renharo idzi.

²And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, [the brethren] appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

³Naizvozvo vakati vachiperekedzwa nekereke, vakagura neFenike neSamaria, vachirondedzera zvekutendeuka kwevahedheni; vakaitira hama dzose mufaro mukuru.

³They therefore, being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

⁴Zvino vakati vasvika kuJerusarema, vakagamuchirwa nekereke nevaapositori nevakuru, vakarondedzera zvose Mwari zvaakaita navo.

⁴And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church and the apostles and the elders, and they rehearsed all things that God had done with them.

⁵Asi kwakamuka vamwe vebato revaFarisi vaitenda, vachiti: Zvinofanira kuvadzingisa, nekuvaraira kuchengeta murairo waMozisi.

⁵But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying, It is needful to circumcise them, and to charge them to keep the law of Moses.

⁶Vaapositori nevakuru vakuungana pamwe kuti vaongorore shoko iri.

⁶And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.

⁷Zvino vakati vakakavadzana zvikuru, Petro wakasimuka akati kwavari: Varume hama, munoziva kuti pamazuva ekutanga Mwari wakasarudza pakati pedu, kuti nemuromo wangu vahedheni vanzwe shoko reevhangeri, uye vatende.

⁷And when there had been much questioning, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Brethren, ye know that a good while ago God made choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

⁸Uye Mwari muzivi wemoyo wakapupura nezvavo, achivapa Mweya Mutsvene, sekwatiriwo;

⁸And God, who knoweth the heart, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit, even as he did unto us;

⁹uye haana kuisa mutsauko pakati pedu navo, achinatsa moyo yavo nerutendo.

⁹and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith.

¹⁰Naizvozvo ikozvino munoidzirei Mwari, kuisa joko pamitsipa yevadzidzi, ratisina kugona kutakura isu nemadzibaba edu?

¹⁰Now therefore why make ye trial of God, that ye should put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

¹¹Asi nenyasha dzaIshe Jesu Kristu tinotenda kuti isu tinoponeswa, sezvakaitwa ivowo.

¹¹But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.

¹²Chaunga chose ndokunyarara; ndokuteerera Bhanabhasi naPauro vachirondedzera kukura kwezviratidzo nezvishamiso Mwari zvaakaita navo pakati pevahedheni.

¹²And all the multitude kept silence; and they hearkened unto Barnabas and Paul rehearsing what signs and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles through them.

¹³Zvino ivo vakati vanyarara, Jakobho akapindura achiti: Varume hama, teererai kwandiri:

¹³And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Brethren, hearken unto me:

¹⁴Simioni warondedzera kuti Mwari wakashanyira vahedheni sei pakutanga kuti atorere zita rake vanhu kwavari.

¹⁴Symeon hath rehearsed how first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

¹⁵Nemashoko evaporofita anobvumirana neizvi; sezvazvakanyorwa zvichinzi:

¹⁵And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is written,

¹⁶Shure kweizvi ndichadzoka, uye ndichavakazve tende raDhavhidhi rakawa; uye ndichavakazve matongo aro, uye ndicharimisa;

¹⁶After these things I will return, And I will build again the tabernacle of David, which is fallen; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And I will set it up:

¹⁷Kuti vakasara vevanhu vatsvake Ishe, nevechirudzi vose pavanodamwa nezita rangu, ndizvo zvinoreva Ishe unoita zvinhuizvi zvose.

¹⁷That the residue of men may seek after the Lord, And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called,

¹⁸Anozikamwa kuna Mwari mabasa ake ose kubva pakusingaperi.

¹⁸Saith the Lord, who maketh these things known from of old.

¹⁹Naizvozvi ndinogura kuti tirege kutambudza pakati pevahedheni vakatendeukira kuna Mwari;

¹⁹Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God;

²⁰asi tivanyorere kuti vabve pazvakashatiswa zvezvifananidzo, neupombwe, nezvakadzipwa, neropa.

²⁰but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

²¹Nekuti Mozisi unavo kubva pamazera ekare vanomuparidza paguta rimwe nerimwe, achiverengwa mumasinagoge sabata rimwe nerimwe.

²¹For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

²²Zvino zvikaonekwa zvakanaka kuvaapositori nevakuru nekereke yose, kuti vatume varume vakasarudzwa pakati pavo kuAndiyokiya naPauro naBhanabhasi; Judhasi wainzi Bhasabhasi, naSirasi, varume vakuru pakati pehama,

²²Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:

²³vakanyora neruoko rwavo seizvi: Vaapostora nevakuru nehama, kwaziso kuhama dzekuvahedheni paAndiyokiya, neSiria, neKirikia.

²³and they wrote [thus] by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

²⁴Sezvatakanzwa kuti vamwe vakabuda kwatiri vakakutambudzai nemashoko, vachikanganisa mweya yenyu, vachiti mudzingiswe nekuchengeta murairo, ivo vatisina kuraira;

²⁴Forasmuch as we have heard that certain who went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls; to whom we gave no commandment;

²⁵zvaonekwa zvakanaka kwatiri tava nemwoyo umwe, kusarudza titumire varume kwamuri, nevadikamwa vedu Bhanabhasi naPauro,

²⁵it seemed good unto us, having come to one accord, to choose out men and send them unto you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

²⁶vanhu vakapira upenyu hwavo nekuda kwezita raIshe wedu Jesu Kristu.

²⁶men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁷Naizvozvo tatuma Judhasi naSirasi, ivo vachataurawo zvimwe chete neshoko remuromo.

²⁷We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves also shall tell you the same things by word of mouth.

²⁸Nekuti zvakaonekwa zvakanaka kuMweya Mutsvene, nekwatiri, kuti tirege kukutakudzai mutoro mukuru, kunze kwezvinhu izvi zvakafanira,

²⁸For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:

²⁹kuti mubve pazvakabayirwa zvifananidzo neropa nechakadzipwa neupombwe; kana mukabuda pazviri, muchaita zvakanaka. Sarai zvakanaka.

²⁹that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.

³⁰Zvino vakati vaendeswa, vakasvika kuAndiyokiya; vakati vaunganidza chaunga, vakakumikidza tsamba.

³⁰So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.

³¹Vakati vaverenga vakafara zvikuru pamusoro pekukurudzirwa.

³¹And when they had read it, they rejoiced for the consolation.

³²Judhasi naSirasi, vaiva vaporofitawo pachavo, vakakurudzira hama nemashoko mazhinji, nekuvasimbisa.

³²And Judas and Silas, being themselves also prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.

³³Vakati vagara kwenguva, vakaendeswa nehama murugare kuvaapositori,

³³And after they had spent some time [there], they were dismissed in peace from the brethren unto those that had sent them forth.

³⁴Asi zvakaonekwa zvakanaka naSirasi kuti asarepo.

³⁴[But it seemed good unto Silas to abide there.]

³⁵Paurowo naBhanabhasi vakasara paAndiyokiya vachidzidzisa nekuparidza shoko raIshe, nevamwe vazhinjiwo.

³⁵But Paul and Barnabas tarried in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

³⁶Zvino shure kwemamwe mazuva Pauro wakati kuna Bhanabhasi: Ngatidzokere zvekare tishanyire hama dzedu muguta rimwe nerimwe matakaparidza shoko raIshe, tione kuti vakadini.

³⁶And after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, [and see] how they fare.

³⁷Asi Bhanabhasi wakange aronga kutora Johwani wainzi Mako, kuti afambe naye.

³⁷And Barnabas was minded to take with them John also, who was called Mark.

³⁸Asi Pauro wakafunga kuti zvakanaka kusamutora afambe navo iye wakavasiya paPamufiriya, akasaenda nawo kubasa.

³⁸But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

³⁹Kukauya kukakavadzana kukuru zvekuti vakabva vaparadzana nepakati, umwe kubva kune umwe, nekudaro Bhanabhasi akatora Mako, akaenda Saipuresi nechikepe.

³⁹And there arose a sharp contention, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away unto Cyprus;

⁴⁰Asi Pauro wakasarudza Sirasi, akabuda akenda, aiswa panyasha dzaMwari nehama.

⁴⁰but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.

⁴¹Nokugura neSiria neKirikia, achisimbisa kereke.

⁴¹And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.