¹Zvino zvakaitika kuti, Aporo achiri paKorinde, Pauro wakati agura nemativi ekumusoro, akasvika Efeso; akawana vamwe vadzidzi,

¹And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples,

²akati kwavari: Makagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene kubva zvamakatenda here? vakati kwaari: Kwete, asi hatina kutongonzwa kuti kune Mweya Mutsvene.

²he said to them, Did ye receive [the] Holy Spirit when ye had believed? And they [said] to him, We did not even hear if [the] Holy Spirit was [come].

³Zvino akati kwavari: Ko makabhabhatidzwa mune zvipi? Vakati: Murubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani.

³And he said, To what then were ye baptised? And they said, To the baptism of John.

⁴Zvino Pauro akati: Johwani zvirokwazvo wakabhabhatidza rubhabhatidzo rwekutendeuka, achiti kuvanhu vanofanira kutenda kuna iye unouya shure kwake, iye Kristu Jesu.

⁴And Paul said, John indeed baptised [with] the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on him that was coming after him, that is, on Jesus.

⁵Vakati vanzwa, vakabhabhatidzwa muzita raIshe Jesu,

⁵And when they heard that, they were baptised to the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁶Zvino Pauro wakati aisa maoko pamusoro pavo, Mweya Mutsvene akauya pamusoro pavo, vakataura nendimi, vakaporofita.

⁶And Paul having laid [his] hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

⁷Ivavo varume vose vainge gumi nevaviri.

⁷And all the men were about twelve.

⁸Zvino wakapinda musinagoge, akataura akashinga kwemwedzi mitatu, achiparidza, achipwisa zveushe hwaMwari.

⁸And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading [the things] concerning the kingdom of God.

⁹Asi vamwe vakati vachiomesa moyo vasingatendi, vachitaura zvakaipa pamusoro penzira iyo pamberi pechaunga akabva kwavari, akatsaura vadzidzi, akaparidza zuva rimwe nerimwe muchikoro cheumwe Tairano.

⁹But when some were hardened and disbelieved, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.

¹⁰Izvozvi zvakaramba zvichiitwa kwemakore maviri, zvekuti vose vakange vagere paAsia vakanzwa shoko raIshe Jesu, vose vaJudha nevaGiriki.

¹⁰And this took place for two years, so that all that inhabited Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

¹¹Mwari akaita mabasa esimba asina kujairika nemaoko aPauro,

¹¹And God wrought no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,

¹²nekudaro micheka yekumeso nemafasikoti zvaibva pamuviri wake, zvaiiswa kuvarwere, hosha dzikabva kwavari, nemweya yetsvina ikabuda kwavari.

¹²so that even napkins or aprons were brought from his body [and put] upon the sick, and the diseases left them, and the wicked spirits went out.

¹³Zvino vamwe vaJudha vadzingi vemweya yetsvina vaipota-pota, vakaidza kudana zita raIshe Jesu pamusoro pevaiva nemweya yetsvina, vachiti: Ndinokupikirai naJesu unoparidzwa naPauro.

¹³And certain of the Jewish exorcists also, who went about, took in hand to call upon those who had wicked spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches.

¹⁴Zvino vaiva vanakomana vanomwe vaSikevha muJudha mukuru wevapristi vaiita izvi.

¹⁴And there were certain [men], seven sons of Sceva, Jewish high priest, who were doing this.

¹⁵Mweya wetsvina ukapindura ukati: Jesu ndinomuziva, naPauro ndinoziva maererano naye, asi imwi ndimwi vana ani?

¹⁵But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but *ye*, who are ye?

¹⁶Ipapo munhu waiva nemweya wetsvina akavakwakukira, akavakurira, akavakunda, zvekuti vakatiza mumba imomo vasina nguvo, vakuvadzwa.

¹⁶And the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped upon them, and having mastered both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

¹⁷Zvino izvi zvikazikamwa kune vose vaJudha nevaGirikiwo vakange vagere paEfeso, kutya kukavawira vose, zita raIshe Jesu rikakudzwa.

¹⁷And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who inhabited Ephesus, and fear fell upon all of them, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

¹⁸Zvino vazhinji vevakange vatenda vakauya, vakareurura, nekurondedzera mabasa avo.

¹⁸And many of those that believed came confessing and declaring their deeds.

¹⁹Vazhinji vevaiita zveun'anga, vakaunganidza mabhuku avo pamwe, vakaapisa pamberi pevose; vakaverenga mutengo wawo, vakawana masirivheri zvuru makumi mashanu.

¹⁹And many of those that practised curious arts brought their books [of charms] and burnt them before all. And they reckoned up the prices of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

²⁰Naizvozvo shoko raIshe rikakura nesimba rikakunda.

²⁰Thus with might the word of the Lord increased and prevailed.

²¹Izvozvo zvakati zvapera, Pauro akazvipira mumweya kuenda kuJerusarema, kana ambogura nepaMakedhonia neAkaya, achiti: Kana ndaenda ikoko, ndinofanirawo kunoona Roma.

²¹And when these things were fulfilled, Paul purposed in his spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, After I have been there I must see Rome also.

²²Zvino akatumira Makedhonia vaviri vevaimushandira, vanaTimotio naErasto, iye amene akagara Asia kwenguva.

²²And having sent into Macedonia two of those ministering to him, Timotheus and Erastus, he remained himself awhile in Asia.

²³Zvino nenguva iyoyo mhirizhonga isati iri diki ikavapo pamusoro penzira iyo.

²³And there took place at that time no small disturbance about the way.

²⁴Nekuti umwe, wainzi Dhemetrio, mupfuri wesirivheri, waiita zvitembere zvaDhiana zvesirivheri, zvaiuyisa mubairo usati uri muduku kumhizha.

²⁴For a certain [man] by name Demetrius, a silver-beater, making silver temples of Artemis, brought no small gain to the artisans;

²⁵Akadziunganidza pamwe nevamwe vebasa rakadaro, akati: Varume, munoziva kuti nebasa iri tinowana upfumi hwedu.

²⁵whom having brought together, and those who wrought in such things, he said, Men, ye know that our well-living arises from this work,

²⁶Zvino munoona nekunzwa kuti pasati pari paEfeso chete, asi panenge paAsia yose, Pauro uyu wakagombedzera nekutendesa chaunga, achiti: Zvakaitwa nemaoko havazi vamwari.

²⁶and ye see and hear that this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great crowd, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying that they are no gods which are made with hands.

²⁷Zvino hahwuzi umhizha hwedu chete huri panjodzi yekuzvidzwa, asi kuti tembere yamwarikadzi mukuru Dhiana ichashoorwa neukuru hwake huchaparadzwa, iye, unonamatwa neAsia yose nenyika yose.

²⁷Now not only there is danger for us that our business come into discredit, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis be counted for nothing, and that her greatness should be destroyed whom the whole of Asia and the world reveres.

²⁸Zvino vakati vachizvinzwa vakazara nekutsamwa, vakadanidzira vachiti: Dhiana wevaEfeso mukuru!

²⁸And having heard [this], and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.

²⁹Guta rose rikazadzwa nenyonganyonga; vakamhanyira nemoyo umwe panzvimbo paitambirwa, vakabata Gayo naArisitako vaMakedhonia vaiperekedza Pauro.

²⁹And the [whole] city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord to the theatre, having seized and carried off with [them] Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, fellow-travellers of Paul.

³⁰Zvino Pauro akada kupinda kuchaunga, vadzidzi havana kumutendera.

³⁰But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not;

³¹Nevamwe vevakuru veAsia, vaiva shamwari dzake, vakatuma shoko kwaari, vachikumbira zvikuru kwaari kuti arege kupinda panzvimbo yekutambira.

³¹and some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to throw himself into the theatre.

³²Zvino vamwe vakadanidzira chinhu chimwe, vamwe chimwe; nekuti ungano yakange yanyonganiswa, vazhinji vasingazivi zvavakaunganira.

³²Different persons therefore cried out some different thing; for the assembly was tumultuous, and the most did not know for what cause they had come together.

³³Ipapo vakabudisa Arekisandro kunze kwechaunga, vaJudha vachimusundira mberi; zvino Arekisandro akaninira neruoko, achida kuzvidavirira pamberi pevanhu.

³³But from among the crowd they put forward Alexander, the Jews pushing him forward. And Alexander, beckoning with his hand, would have made a defence to the people.

³⁴Asi pavakaziva kuti iye muJudha, inzwi rimwe rikamuka kune vose, vakadanidzira maawa anenge maviri vachiti: Dhiana wevaEfeso mukuru!

³⁴But, recognising that he was a Jew, there was one cry from all, shouting for about two hours, Great [is] Artemis of the Ephesians.

³⁵Zvino munyori weguta wakati anyaradza vanhu akati: Varume veEfeso, munhu ndeupi usingazivi kuti guta ravaEfeso ndiro mushumiri wamwarikadzi mukuru Dhiana newechakawa kubva kuna Zeusi.

³⁵And the townclerk, having quieted the crowd, said, Ephesians, what man is there then who does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of Artemis the great, and of the [image] which fell down from heaven?

³⁶Naizvozvo zvinhu izvi zvazvisingagoni kurambwa, maifanira kunyarara musingaiti chinhu nekumhanyirira.

³⁶These things therefore being undeniable, it is necessary that ye should be calm and do nothing headlong.

³⁷Nekuti mauya pano nevarume ava, vasati vari makororo etembere kana vamhuri vamwarikadzi wenyu.

³⁷For ye have brought these men, [who are] neither temple-plunderers, nor speak injuriously of your goddess.

³⁸Zvino kana Dhemetrio nemhizha dzinaye vane mhosva neumwe munhu, misi yekutonga inochengetedzwa, nevatongi varipo; ngavakwirirane.

³⁸If therefore Demetrius and the artisans who [are] with him have a matter against any one, the courts are being held, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.

³⁹Asi kana muchitsvaka chimwe chinhu maererana nepamusoro pezvimwe zvinhu, zvingatemwa paungano iri pamutemo.

³⁹But if ye inquire anything concerning other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.

⁴⁰Nekuti tiri munjodzi yekukwirirwa nekuda kwebongozozo zvapasina chikonzero chatingapa rondedzero yenyongano iyi.

⁴⁰For also we are in danger to be put in accusation for sedition for this [affair] of to-day, no cause existing in reference to which we shall be able to give a reason for this concourse.

⁴¹Zvino wakati ataura izvozvo, akaparadza ungano.

⁴¹And having said these things, he dismissed the assembly.