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

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

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

²and put aside for himself part of the price, [his] wife also being privy to it; and having brought a certain part, laid it at the feet of the apostles.

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

³But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldest lie to the Holy Spirit, and put aside for thyself a part of the price of the estate?

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 to *thee*? and sold, was [it not] in thine own power? Why is it that thou hast purposed this thing in thine heart? Thou hast not lied to men, but to 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 expired. And great fear came upon all who heard [it].

⁶Nemajaya akasimuka akamuputira ndokutakurira kunze vakamuviga.

⁶And the young men, rising up, swathed him up for burial, and having carried him out, buried him.

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

⁷And it came to pass about three hours afterwards, that his wife, not knowing what had happened, came in.

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

⁸And Peter answered her, Tell me if ye gave the estate for so much? And she said, Yes, for so much.

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

⁹And Peter said to her, Why [is it] that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of [the] Lord? Lo, the feet of those 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 expired. And when the young men came in they found her dead; and, having carried her out, they buried her by her husband.

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

¹¹And great fear came upon all the assembly, and upon all who 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 done 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 them, but the people magnified them;

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

¹⁴and believers were more than ever added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women;)

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

¹⁵so that they brought out the sick into the streets and put [them] on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter, when he came, might overshadow some one of them.

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

¹⁶And the multitude also of the cities round about came together to Jerusalem, bringing sick persons and persons beset by unclean spirits, who were all healed.

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

¹⁷And the high priest rising up, and all they that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, were filled with wrath,

¹⁸vakaisa maoko avo pavaapositori vakavaisa mutirongo revanhu vose.

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

¹⁹Asi mutumwa waIshe neusiku wakazarura mikova yetirongo akavabudisa akati:

¹⁹But an angel of [the] Lord during the night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out, 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 it, they entered very early into the temple and taught. And when the high priest was come, and they that were with him, they called together the council and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

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

²²And when the officers were come, they did not find them in the prison; and returned and reported

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

²³saying, We found the prison shut with all security, and the keepers standing at the doors; but when we had opened [them], within we found no one.

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

²⁴And when they heard these words, both the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests were in perplexity as to them, what this would come to.

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

²⁵And some one coming reported to them, Lo, 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 the captain, having gone with the officers, brought them, not with violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

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

²⁷And they bring them and set them in 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 enjoined you not to teach in this name: and lo, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and purpose to bring upon us the blood of this man.

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

²⁹But Peter answering, and the apostles, said, God must be obeyed rather than men.

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

³⁰The God of our fathers has raised up Jesus, whom *ye* have slain, having hanged on a cross.

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

³¹Him has God exalted by his right hand as leader and 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 [his] witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.

³³Zvino vakati vanzwa vakashatirwa kwazvo, vakarangana kuvaponda.

³³But they, when they heard [these things], were cut to the heart, and took counsel to kill them.

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

³⁴But a certain [man], a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, held in honour of all the people, rose up in the council, and commanded to put the men out for a short while,

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

³⁵and said to them, Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves as regards these men what ye are going 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 Theudas rose up, alleging himself to be somebody, to whom a number of men, about four hundred, were joined; who was slain, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed and came to nothing.

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

³⁷After him rose Judas the Galilean in the days of the census, and drew away [a number of] people after him; and *he* 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 to you, Withdraw from these men and let them alone, for if this counsel or this work have its origin from men, it will be destroyed;

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

³⁹but if it be from God, ye will not be able to put them down, lest ye be found also fighters against God.

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

⁴⁰And they listened to his advice; and having called the apostles, they beat them, and enjoined them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and dismissed them.

⁴¹Naizvozvo vakabva pazviso zvedare remakurukota, vachifara kuti vakafanirwa nekuzvidzwa nekuda kwezita rake.

⁴¹They therefore went their way from [the] presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to be dishonoured for the name.

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

⁴²And every day, in the temple and in the houses, they ceased not teaching and announcing the glad tidings that Jesus [was] the Christ.