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

¹And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

²vachishungurudzika nekuti vanodzidzisa vanhu, nekuparidza kumuka kwevakafa munaJesu.

²being sore troubled because they taught the people, and proclaimed in Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

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

³And they laid hands on them, and put them in ward unto the morrow: for it was now eventide.

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

⁴But many of them that heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

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

⁵And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem;

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

⁶and Annas the high priest [was there], and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest.

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

⁷And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, By what power, or in what name, have ye done this?

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

⁸Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders,

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

⁹if we this day are examined concerning a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this man is made whole;

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 unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] in him doth this man stand here before you whole.

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

¹¹He is the stone which was set at nought of you the builders, which was made the head of the corner.

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

¹²And in none other is there salvation: for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, wherein we must be saved.

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

¹³Now when they beheld the boldness of Peter and John, and had perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

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

¹⁴And seeing the man that was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

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

¹⁵But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

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? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been wrought through them, is manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

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

¹⁷But that it spread no further among the people, let us threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

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

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

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

¹⁹But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you rather than unto God, judge ye:

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

²⁰for we cannot but speak the things which we saw and heard.

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

²¹And they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done.

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

²²For the man was more than forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was wrought.

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

²³And being let go, they came to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had 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, when they heard it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, O Lord, thou that didst make the heaven and the earth and the sea, and all that in them is:

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

²⁵who by the Holy Spirit, [by] the mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did the Gentiles rage, And the peoples imagine vain things?

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

²⁶The kings of the earth set themselves in array, And the rulers were gathered together, Against the Lord, and against his Anointed:

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

²⁷for of a truth in this city against thy holy Servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the peoples of Israel, were gathered together,

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

²⁸to do whatsoever thy hand and thy council foreordained to come to pass.

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

²⁹And now, Lord, look upon their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants to speak thy word with all boldness,

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

³⁰while thy stretchest forth thy hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of thy holy Servant Jesus.

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

³¹And when they had prayed, the place was shaken wherein they were gathered together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

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

³²And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and soul: and not one [of them] said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

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

³³And with great power gave the apostles their witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

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

³⁴For neither was there among them any that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

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

³⁵and laid them at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto each, according as any one had need.

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

³⁶And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is, being interpreted, Son of exhortation), a Levite, a man of Cyprus by race,

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

³⁷having a field, sold it, and brought the money and laid it at the apostles' feet.