¹Zvino Sauro, achiri kufema kutyisa nekuponda akamirisana nevadzidzi vaIshe, wakaenda kumupristi mukuru,

¹But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest

²akakumbira kwaari magwaro ekuenda Dhamasiko kumasinagoge, kuti kana awana chero venzira iyi vose varume nevakadzi, avauise vakasungwa kuJerusarema.

²and asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the way, both men and women, he might bring [them] bound to Jerusalem.

³Zvino pakufamba, wakaswedera kuDhamasiko; zvino kamwe-kamwe kwakapenya kwakamupoteredza chiedza kubva kudenga;

³But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven,

⁴zvino wakawira pasi, akanzwa inzwi richiti kwaari: Sauro, Sauro, unondishushirei?

⁴and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?

⁵Zvino akati: Ndimwi ani, Ishe? Ishe ndokuti: Ndini Jesu waunoshusha; zvinokuremera kukava zvibayo.

⁵And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], *I* am Jesus, whom *thou* persecutest.

⁶Achidederawo nekushamisika wakati: Ishe, chii chamunoda kuti ndiite? Ishe ndokuti kwaari: Simuka upinde muguta, zvino uchaudzwa zvaunofanira kuita.

⁶But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

⁷Zvino varume vaifamba naye vakamira vasina remuromo, vachinzwa inzwi, asi vasingaoni munhu.

⁷But the men who were travelling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but beholding no one.

⁸Zvino Sauro akasimuka kubva pasi; asi meso ake azarurwa, haana kuona munhu. Zvino vakamubata ruoko, vakamuuisa Dhamasiko.

⁸And Saul rose up from the earth, and his eyes being opened he saw no one. But leading [him] by the hand they brought him into Damascus.

⁹Akava nemazuva matatu asingaoni, uye asingadyi kana kunwa.

⁹And he was three days without seeing, and neither ate nor drank.

¹⁰Zvino pakange pane umwe mudzidzi paDhamasiko wainzi Ananiasi; Ishe ndokuti kwaari muchiratidzo: Ananiasi! Zvino akati: Tarirai ndiri pano Ishe.

¹⁰And there was a certain disciple in Damascus by name Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, [here am] I, Lord.

¹¹Ishe ndokuti kwaari: Simuka uende munzira yemuguta inonzi Yakarurama, ugobvunza mumba maJudhasi munhu unonzi Sauro, weTaso; nekuti tarira unonyengetera,

¹¹And the Lord [said] to him, Rise up and go into the street which is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas one by name Saul, [he is] of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying,

¹²uye waona muchiratidzo murume unonzi Ananiasi achipinda nekuisa ruoko paari, kuti aonezve.

¹²and has seen [in a vision] a man by name Ananias coming in and putting his hand on him, so that he should see.

¹³Asi Ananiasi wakapindura akati: Ishe, ndakanzwa nevazhinji zvemurume uyu, zvakakura sei zvakaipa zvaakaitira vatsvene venyu paJerusarema;

¹³And Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many concerning this man how much evil he has done to thy saints at Jerusalem;

¹⁴uye pano une simba kubva kuvapristi vakuru, kusunga vose vanodana zita renyu.

¹⁴and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call upon thy name.

¹⁵Asi Ishe wakati kwaari: Enda, nekuti iye mudziyo wakasarudzwa kwandiri, kutakurira zita rangu pamberi pevahedheni nemadzimambo, nevana vaIsraeri;

¹⁵And the Lord said to him, Go, for this [man] is an elect vessel to me, to bear my name before both nations and kings and [the] sons of Israel:

¹⁶nekuti ini ndichamuratidza kuti unofanira kutambura zvakadini nekuda kwezita rangu.

¹⁶for *I* will shew to him how much he must suffer for my name.

¹⁷Zvino Ananiasi wakaenda ndokupinda mumba, ndokuisa maoko pamusoro pake akati: Sauro hama, Ishe wandituma, Jesu wakaonekwa kwauri munzira yawakauya nayo, kuti uonezve uye uzadzwe neMweya Mutsvene.

¹⁷And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus that appeared to thee in the way in which thou camest, that thou mightest see, and be filled with [the] Holy Spirit.

¹⁸Zvino pakarepo kwakawa mumeso ake zvinenge mafunurwa, akaonazve pakarepo, uye asimuka wakabhabhatidzwa.

¹⁸And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he saw, and rising up was baptised;

¹⁹Zvino wakati agamuchira chikafu akawana simba. Sauro wakavawo nevadzidzi vaiva paDhamasiko mamwe mazuva.

¹⁹and, having received food, got strength. And he was with the disciples who [were] in Damascus certain days.

²⁰Zvino pakarepo wakaparidza Kristu mumasinagoge, kuti iye Mwanakomana waMwari.

²⁰And straightway in the synagogues he preached Jesus that *he* is the Son of God.

²¹Asi vose vakazvinzwa vakashamisika ndokuti: Ko uyu haasi iye waiparadza avo vaidana zita iri muJerusarema here, uye akauyira izvozvo pano, kuti avatinhire vakasungwa kuvapristi vakuru?

²¹And all who heard were astonished and said, Is not this *he* who destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name, and here was come for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

²²Asi Sauro wakaramba achisimbiswa, akavhiringidza vaJudha vaigara paDhamasiko, achibudisa pachena kuti uyu ndiye Kristu.

²²But Saul increased the more in power, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

²³Zvino mazuva mazhinji akati azadziswa, vaJudha vakarangana pamwechete kuti vamuuraye;

²³Now when many days were fulfilled, the Jews consulted together to kill him.

²⁴asi zano ravo rakazikamwa kuna Sauro. Vakarindawo masuwo masikati neusiku, kuti vamuuraye;

²⁴But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched also the gates both day and night, that they might kill him;

²⁵asi vadzidzi vakamutora usiku, vakamuburusa neparusvingo vachimuburusa ari mudengu.

²⁵but the disciples took him by night and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

²⁶Zvino Sauro wakati asvika kuJerusarema, akaidza kuzvibatanidza kuvadzidzi; asi vose vaimutya, vasingatendi kuti mudzidzi.

²⁶And having arrived at Jerusalem he essayed to join himself to the disciples, and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

²⁷Asi Bhanabhasi wakamutora akamuuisa kuvaapositori, ndokurondedzera kwavari kuti wakaona Ishe sei munzira, uye kuti wakange ataura kwaari, uye kuti wakataura akashinga sei paDhamasiko muzita raJesu.

²⁷But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

²⁸Zvino wakava navo achipinda nekubuda paJerusarema,

²⁸And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem,

²⁹ndokutaura akashinga muzita raIshe Jesu, akataura achipikisa vaHerenisiti*; asi vakaidza kumuuraya.

²⁹and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and discussed with the Hellenists; but they sought to kill him.

³⁰Asi hama dzakati dzazviziva dzikamuburusira Kesariya, ndokumutumira kuTaso.

³⁰And the brethren knowing it, brought him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus.

³¹Naizvozvo kereke paJudhiya yose neGarirea neSamaria dzikava nerugare, dzikavakwa, dzikawedzerwa, dzichifamba mukutya Ishe nemunyaradzo yeMweya Mutsvene.

³¹The assemblies then throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

³²Zvino zvakaitika Petro achigiura nzvimbo dzose, akaburukirawo kuvatsvene vakange vagere paRidha.

³²Now it came to pass that Peter, passing through all [quarters], descended also to the saints who inhabited Lydda.

³³Akawanapo umwe munhu wainzi Eneasi, wakange avete panhovo makore masere, akafa mitezo.

³³And he found there a certain man, Aeneas by name, who had been lying for eight years upon a couch, who was paralysed.

³⁴Petro ndokuti kwaari: Eneasi, Jesu Kristu unokuporesa; simuka, uzviwarurire. Zvino akasimuka pakarepo.

³⁴And Peter said to him, Aeneas, Jesus, the Christ, heals thee: rise up, and make thy couch for thyself. And straightway he rose up.

³⁵Zvino vose vakange vagere Ridha neSaroni vakamuona, vakatendeukira kuna Ishe.

³⁵And all who inhabited Lydda and the Saron saw him, who turned to the Lord.

³⁶Zvino paivapo paJopa umwe mudzidzikadzi wainzi Tabhita, ndiko kuti Dhokasi kana zvichitsanangurwa; uyo wakange azere nemabasa akanaka nemabasa erudo aaiita.

³⁶And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.

³⁷Zvino zvakaitika mumazuva iwayo kuti iye akarwara ndokufa; vakati vamushambidza, vakamuradzika muimba yekumusoro.

³⁷And it came to pass in those days that she grew sick and died; and, having washed her, they put her in [the] upper room.

³⁸Zvino Ridha zvarakange riri pedo neJopa, vadzidzi vakange vanzwa kuti Petro wakange aripo, vakatumira kwaari varume vaviri, vachikumbira zvikuru kuti asanonoka kuuya kwavari.

³⁸But Lydda being near to Joppa, the disciples having heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him, beseeching him, Thou must not delay coming to us.

³⁹Zvino Petro wakasimuka akaenda navo; akati asvika vakamuisa kuimba yekumusoro, uye chirikadzi dzose dzikamirapo naye dzichichema dzichiratidza nguvo nezvipfeko Dhokasi zvaakange aita achiri navo.

³⁹And Peter rising up went with them, whom, when arrived, they brought up into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping and shewing him the body-coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

⁴⁰Asi Petro wakavabudisira panze vose akafugama akanyengetera; ndokutendeukira kumutumbi, akati: Tabhita, muka! Akazarura meso ake; zvino wakati achiona Petro, akagara.

⁴⁰But Peter, putting them all out, and kneeling down, prayed. And, turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and, seeing Peter, sat up.

⁴¹Zvino wakamutandavadzira ruoko, akamusimudza; ndokuti adana vatsvene nechirikadzi, akamuisa pamberi pavo achirarama.

⁴¹And having given her [his] hand, he raised her up, and having called the saints and the widows, presented her living.

⁴²Zvino zvikazikamwa paJopa yose; vazhinji ndokutenda kuna Ishe.

⁴²And it became known throughout the whole of Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.

⁴³Zvino zvikaitika kuti wakagara mazuva mazhinji paJopa neumwe Simoni musuki wematehwe.

⁴³And it came to pass that he remained many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.