¹Kwakange kune umwewo murume muKesariya wainzi Koneriyo, mukuru wezana wehondo yainzi yeItaria,

¹But a certain man in Caesarea, -- by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italic,

²wakazvipira uye unotya Mwari pamwe neimba yake yose, waiita mabasa erudo mazhinji kuvanhu, nekunyengetera kuna Mwari nguva yose;

²pious, and fearing God with all his house, [both] giving much alms to the people, and supplicating God continually,

³akaona muchiratidzo pachena, neawa rinenge repfumbamwe rezuva, mutumwa waMwari achipinda kwaari, achiti kwaari: Koneriyo!

³-- saw plainly in a vision, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming unto him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

⁴Zvino wakati amutarisisa akatya, akati: Chii, Ishe? Zvino akati kwaari: Minyengetero yako nemabasa ako erudo zvakwira kuva chirangaridzo pamberi paMwari.

⁴But he, having fixed his eyes upon him, and become full of fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have gone up for a memorial before God.

⁵Zvino ikozvino tuma varume kuJopa, udane Simoni unonzi Petro;

⁵And now send men to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter.

⁶unogara neumwe Simoni musuki wematehwe, imba yake iri pagungwa; iye uchakuudza zvaunofanira kuita.

⁶He lodges with a certain Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea.

⁷Zvino mutumwa wakange ataura naKoneriyo wakati abva, wakadana vaviri vevaranda vake vemumba nemurwi wakatendeka pane vaimumirira nguva dzose,

⁷And when the angel who was speaking to him had departed, having called two of his household and a pious soldier of those who were constantly with him,

⁸zvino wakati arondedzera zvinhu zvose kwavari, akavatuma kuJopa.

⁸and related all things to them, he sent them to Joppa.

⁹Zvino chifume ivo vachiri kufamba voswedera muguta, Petro wakakwira pamusoro pedenga reimba kunonyengetera, neawa rinenge rechitanhatu.

⁹And on the morrow, as these were journeying and drawing near to the city, Peter went up on the house to pray, about the sixth hour.

¹⁰Akava nenzara kwazvo, akashuva kudya; asi ivo vakati vachagadzirira chiyeverwa chikamuwira;

¹⁰And he became hungry and desired to eat. But as they were making ready an ecstasy came upon him:

¹¹ndokuona denga rakazaruka, neumwe mudziyo uchichiburukira kwaari, semucheka mukuru, wakasungwa makona mana uchiburusirwa pasi.

¹¹and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, [bound] by [the] four corners [and] let down to the earth;

¹²Maiva nemhuka dzose dzemakumbo mana dzenyika nemhuka dzesango nezvinokambaira neshiri dzedenga.

¹²in which were all the quadrupeds and creeping things of the earth, and the fowls of the heaven.

¹³Zvino inzwi rikauya kwaari richiti: Simuka, Petro, baya udye.

¹³And there was a voice to him, Rise, Peter, slay and eat.

¹⁴Asi Petro wakati: Aiwa kwete, Ishe; nekuti handina kutongodya chero chinhu chisakachena kana chine tsvina.

¹⁴And Peter said, In no wise, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common or unclean.

¹⁵Zvino inzwi rikauyazve kwaari rwechipiri richiti: Mwari chaanatsa, iwe usati chakasviba.

¹⁵And [there was] a voice again the second time to him, What God has cleansed, do not *thou* make common.

¹⁶Zvino izvi zvakaitwa kusvikira katatu; mudziyo ndokukwidzwazve kudenga.

¹⁶And this took place thrice, and the vessel was straightway taken up into heaven.

¹⁷Zvino Petro wakati achiri kukahadzika maari kuti chiratidzo chaakange aona chairevei, zvino tarira, varume vakange vatumwa kubva kuna Koneriyo, vabvunza imba yaSimoni, vakamira pasuwo,

¹⁷And as Peter doubted in himself what the vision which he had seen might mean, behold also the men who were sent by Cornelius, having sought out the house of Simon, stood at the gate,

¹⁸vakadanidzira vachibvunza kana Simoni, unonzi Petro achigarapo.

¹⁸and having called [some one], they inquired if Simon who was surnamed Peter was lodged there.

¹⁹Zvino Petro achafunga nezvechiratidzo, Mweya wakati kwaari: Tarira, varume vatatu vanokutsvaka.

¹⁹But as Peter continued pondering over the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee;

²⁰Naizvozvo simuka uburuke, uende navo usingakahadziki chinhu; nekuti ndini ndavatuma.

²⁰but rise up, go down, and go with them, nothing doubting, because *I* have sent them.

²¹Petro ndokuburukira kuvarume vakange vatumwa kwaari kubva kuna Koneriyo, akati: Tarirai, ndini wamunotsvaka; chikonzeroi chamauyira?

²¹And Peter going down to the men said, Behold, *I* am he whom ye seek: what is the cause for which ye come?

²²Zvino vakati: Koneriyo mukuru wezana, murume wakarurama neunotya Mwari, unopupurwa nerudzi rwose rwevaJudha, wakayambirwa naMwari nemutumwa mutsvene kuti akudanirei kumba kwake, uye kuti anzwe mashoko kwamuri.

²²And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee.

²³Ipapo akavadanira mukati, akavagarisapo. Zvino chifume Petro wakabuda akaenda navo, nedzimwe dzehama dzaibva paJopa dzikamuperekedza.

²³Having therefore invited them in, he lodged them. And on the morrow, rising up he went away with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa went with him.

²⁴Zvino chifume vapinda Kesariya. NaKoneriyo wakange akavamirira, uye akadanira pamwechete hama dzake neshamwari dzepedo.

²⁴And on the morrow they came to Caesarea. But Cornelius was looking for them, having called together his kinsmen and [his] intimate friends.

²⁵Zvino zvakaitika kuti Petro apinde, Koneriyo akamuchingamidza, akawira patsoka dzake, akamunamata.

²⁵And when Peter was now coming in, Cornelius met him, and falling down did [him] homage.

²⁶Asi Petro wakamusimudza, achiti: Simuka; ini pachangu ndiri munhuwo.

²⁶But Peter made him rise, saying, Rise up: *I* myself also am a man.

²⁷Zvino wakati achataura naye akapinda, akawana vazhinji vakaungana,

²⁷And he went in, talking with him, and found many gathered together.

²⁸ndokuti kwavari: Imwi munoziva kuti hazvisi pamutemo kumurume ari muJudha kufambidzana kana kuuya kumunhu werumwe rudzi; asi Mwari wandiratidza kuti ndirege kuti munhu haana kunaka kana kuchena;

²⁸And he said to them, *Ye* know how it is unlawful for a Jew to be joined or come to one of a strange race, and to *me* God has shewn to call no man common or unclean.

²⁹naizvozvowo ndauya ndisingapikisi zvandangodamwa. Naizvozvo ndinobvunza, kuti mandidanira chinangwai?

²⁹Wherefore also, having been sent for, I came without saying anything against it. I inquire therefore for what reason ye have sent for me.

³⁰Koneriyo ndokuti: Mazuva mana apfuura kusvikira paawa rino ndakange ndichitsanya, neawa repfumbamwe ndakange ndichinyengetera mumba mangu; zvino tarira, murume wakamira pamberi pangu ane nguvo dzinopenya,

³⁰And Cornelius said, Four days ago I had been [fasting] unto this hour, and the ninth [I was] praying in my house, and lo, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

³¹ndokuti: Koneriyo, munyengetero wako wanzwikwa, nemabasa ako erudo arangarirwa pamberi paMwari.

³¹and said, Cornelius, thy prayer has been heard, and thy alms have come in remembrance before God.

³²Tumira naizvozvo kuJopa, uye udane Simoni unonzi Petro; iye unogara mumba maSimoni musuki wematehwe pagungwa; iye kana auya uchataura newe.

³²Send therefore to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodges in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea [who when he is come will speak to thee].

³³Naizvozvo pakarepo ndatuma kwamuri; zvino imwi maita zvakanaka kuti mauya. Naizvozvo ikozvino tose tiripo pano pamberi paMwari, kuti tinzwe zvinhu zvose zvamakarairwa naIshe.

³³Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and *thou* hast well done in coming. Now therefore *we* are all present before God to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.

³⁴Zvino Petro wakashamisa muromo, akati: Zvirokwazvo ndinonzwisisa kuti Mwari haasi mutarisi wezviso zvevanhu;

³⁴And Peter opening his mouth said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons,

³⁵asi parudzi rupi nerupi uyo unomutya achiita kururama unogamuchirika kwaari.

³⁵but in every nation he that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him.

³⁶Shoko raakatuma kuvana vaIsraeri achiparidza rugare naJesu Kristu (iye ndiIshe wevose).

³⁶The word which he sent to the sons of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ, (*he* is Lord of all things,)

³⁷Imwi munoziva shoko rakaitika paJudhiya yose, kutanga paGarirea, shure kwerubhabhatidzo Johwani rwaakaparidza;

³⁷*ye* know; the testimony which has spread through the whole of Judaea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached --

³⁸raJesu weNazareta, kuti Mwari wakamuzodza sei neMweya Mutsvene nesimba, waipfuura, achiita zvakanaka uye achiporesa vose vakamanikidzwa nadhiabhorosi, nekuti Mwari waiva naye.

³⁸Jesus who [was] of Nazareth: how God anointed him with [the] Holy Spirit and with power; who went through [all quarters] doing good, and healing all that were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.

³⁹Nesu tiri zvapupu zvezvinhu zvose zvaakaita zvose munyika yevaJudha nemuJerusarema; iye wavakaponda, nekuremberedza pamuti.

³⁹*We* also [are] witnesses of all things which he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem; whom they also slew, having hanged him on a cross.

⁴⁰Iye Mwari waakamutsa nezuva retatu, akamupa kuti aonekwe

⁴⁰This [man] God raised up the third day and gave him to be openly seen,

⁴¹kwete kuvanhu vose, asi kuzvapupu zvakagara zvasarudzwa naMwari, kwatiri taidya nekumwa naye, mushure mekunge amuka kuvakafa.

⁴¹not of all the people, but of witnesses who were chosen before of God, *us* who have eaten and drunk with him after he arose from among [the] dead.

⁴²Zvino wakatiraira kuti tiparidze kuvanhu, nekupupura kwazvo kuti ndiye wakagadzwa naMwari kuva mutongi wevapenyu nevakafa.

⁴²And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that *he* it is who was determinately appointed of God [to be] judge of living and dead.

⁴³Vaporofita vose vanopupura nezvake, kuti nezita rake ani nani unotenda maari uchagamuchira kangamwiro yezvivi.

⁴³To him all the prophets bear witness that every one that believes on him will receive through his name remission of sins.

⁴⁴Petro wakati achataura mashoko awa, Mweya Mutsvene akawira pamusoro pavo vose vakanzwa shoko.

⁴⁴While Peter was yet speaking these words the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were hearing the word.

⁴⁵Zvino vekudzingiswa vaitenda vakashamisika, vose vakange vauya naPetro, nekuti nepamusoro pevahedheni chipo cheMweya Mutsvene chakange chadururwa;

⁴⁵And the faithful of the circumcision were astonished, as many as came with Peter, that upon the nations also the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out:

⁴⁶nekuti vakavanzwa vachitaura nendimi, vachikudza Mwari. Ipapo Petro akapindura akati:

⁴⁶for they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

⁴⁷Kune munhu unogona kurambidza mvura here, kuti ava vasabhabhatidzwa, vakagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene sesuwo?

⁴⁷Can any one forbid water that these should not be baptised, who have received the Holy Spirit as we also [did]?

⁴⁸Zvino akaraira kuti vabhabhatidzwe muzita raIshe. Ipapo vakamukumbira kuti agare mamwe mazuva.

⁴⁸And he commanded them to be baptised in the name of the Lord. Then they begged him to stay some days.