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

¹But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,

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

²and kept back [part] of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.

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

³But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back [part] of the price of the land?

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 own? and after it was sold, was it not in thy power? How is it that thou hast conceived this thing in thy heart? thou has not lied unto men, but unto God.

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

⁵And Ananias hearing these words fell down and gave up the ghost: and great fear came upon all that heard it.

⁶Nemajaya akasimuka akamuputira ndokutakurira kunze vakamuviga.

⁶And the young men arose and wrapped him round, and they carried him out and buried him.

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

⁷And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.

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

⁸And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much. And she said, Yea, for so much.

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

⁹But Peter [said] unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them that have buried thy husband are at the door, and they shall carry thee out.

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

¹⁰And she fell down immediately at his feet, and gave up the ghost: and the young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by her husband.

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

¹¹And great fear came upon the whole church, and upon all that heard these things.

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

¹²And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.

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

¹³But of the rest durst no man join himself to them: howbeit the people magnified them;

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

¹⁴and believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of them and women;

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

¹⁵insomuch that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that, as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some one of them.

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

¹⁶And there also came together the multitudes from the cities round about Jerusalem, bring sick folk, and them that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

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

¹⁷But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,

¹⁸vakaisa maoko avo pavaapositori vakavaisa mutirongo revanhu vose.

¹⁸and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public ward.

¹⁹Asi mutumwa waIshe neusiku wakazarura mikova yetirongo akavabudisa akati:

¹⁹But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them out, and said,

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

²⁰Go ye, and stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words 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 when they heard [this], they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison-house to have them brought.

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

²²But the officers that came found them not in the prison; and they returned, and told,

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

²³saying, The prison-house we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.

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

²⁴Now when the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these words, they were much perplexed concerning them whereunto this would grow.

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

²⁵And there came one and told them, Behold, the men whom ye 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 went the captain with the officers, and brought them, [but] without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

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

²⁷And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest asked them,

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

²⁸saying, We strictly charged you not to teach in this name: and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

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

²⁹But Peter and the apostles answered and said, We must obey God rather than men.

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

³⁰The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree.

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

³¹Him did God exalt with his right hand [to be] a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.

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

³²And we are witnesses of these things; and [so is] the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

³³Zvino vakati vanzwa vakashatirwa kwazvo, vakarangana kuvaponda.

³³But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and minded to slay them.

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

³⁴But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in honor of all the people, and commanded to put the men forth a little while.

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

³⁵And he said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as touching 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, giving himself out to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed, and came to nought.

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

³⁷After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the enrolment, and drew away [some of the] people after him: he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

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

³⁸And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will be overthrown:

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

³⁹but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.

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

⁴⁰And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles unto them, they beat them and charged 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 therefore departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the Name.

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

⁴²And every day, in the temple and at home, they ceased not to teach and to preach Jesus [as] the Christ.