¹Rondedzero yekutanga ndakaiita, haiwa Teofiro, pamusoro pezvose Jesu zvaakatanga kuti kuita akati kudzidzisa,

¹The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,

²kusvikira zuva raakakwidzwa, amboraira neMweya Mutsvene kuvaapositori vaakange asarudza;

²until the day in which he was received up, after he had given commandment through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.

³vaakazviratidzawo kwavari ari mupenyu shure kwekutambudzika kwake neuchapupu uzhinji hunopwisa, achionekwa navo mazuva makumi mana, achitaura zvinhu zvoushe hwaMwari.

³To these he also showed himself alive after he suffered, by many proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking about God’s Kingdom.

⁴Zvino aungana navo, akavaraira kuti varege kubva muJerusarema asi vamirire chivimbiso chaBaba, chamakanzwa neni;

⁴Being assembled together with them, he commanded them, “Don’t depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which you heard from me.

⁵nekuti Johwani zvirokwazvo wakabhabhatidza nemvura, asi imwi muchabhabhatidzwa neMweya Mutsvene kusati kwapfuura mazuva awa mazhinji.

⁵ For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

⁶Naizvozvo ivo vakati vaungana vakamubvunza vachiti: Ishe, muchadzosera ushe kuIsraeri nenguva ino here?

⁶Therefore when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you now restoring the kingdom to Israel?”

⁷Zvino akati kwavari: Hazvisi zvenyu kuziva nguva kana misi Baba yavakatara nesimba ravo romene;

⁷He said to them, “It isn’t for you to know times or seasons which the Father has set within his own authority.

⁸asi muchagamuchira simba, Mweya Mutsvene asvika pamusoro penyu; uye muchava zvapupu zvangu zvose paJerusarema nemuJudhiya mose nemuSamaria, kusvikira kumugumo wenyika.

⁸ But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

⁹Zvino wakati areva zvinhu izvi, akakwidzwa vakatarira, negore rikamubvisa pameso avo.

⁹When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.

¹⁰Zvino vachakatarisisa kudenga, achikwira, tarira, varume vaviri vakamira navo nenguvo chena;

¹⁰While they were looking steadfastly into the sky as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white clothing,

¹¹ivowo vakati: Varume veGarirea, makamirirei makatarisisa kudenga? Iyeyu Jesu, unobviswa kwamuri achikwidzwa kudenga, uchauya saizvozvo sezvamunomuona achienda kudenga.

¹¹who also said, “You men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who was received up from you into the sky will come back in the same way as you saw him going into the sky.”

¹²Zvino vakadzokera kuJerusarema vachibva pagomo rinonzi reMiorivhi riri pedo neJerusarema, chinhambwe cherwendo rwesabata.

¹²Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

¹³Vakati vapinda, vakakwira muimba yepamusoro apo paigara vose Petro naJakobho naJohwani naAndiriya, Firipi naTomasi, Bhatironomiyo naMatewu, Jakobho waArifio naSimoni muZiroti, naJudhasi waJakobho.

¹³When they had come in, they went up into the upper room, where they were staying; that is Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

¹⁴Ava vose vakatsungirira nemoyo umwe mumunyengetero nemukumbiro, pamwe nevakadzi, naMaria mai vaJesu, uye nevanin'ina vake.

¹⁴All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

¹⁵Zvino mumazuva iwayo Petro wakasimuka pakati pevadzidzi akati (kwaiva nechaunga nevanhu pamwe vanenge zana nemakumi maviri):

¹⁵In these days, Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

¹⁶Varume hama, zvakafanira kuti rugwaro urwu rwuzadziswe, Mweya Mutsvene zvawakagara wataura nemuromo waDhavhidhi pamusoro paJudhasi, wakange ari mutungamiriri wevaya vakabata Jesu,

¹⁶“Brothers, it was necessary that this Scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was guide to those who took Jesus.

¹⁷nekuti wakange achiverengwa pamwe nesu, akagamuchira mugove weushumiri uhwu.

¹⁷For he was numbered with us, and received his portion in this ministry.

¹⁸Zvino uyu wakawana munda nemubairo wezvakaipa, akawa nemusoro, akaparuka nepakati, ura hwake hwese hukabvajukira kunze.

¹⁸Now this man obtained a field with the reward for his wickedness, and falling headlong, his body burst open, and all his intestines gushed out.

¹⁹Zvikanzwikwa kuvagari vose paJerusarema, kusvikira munda uyo watumidzwa nerurimi rwavo pachavo kuti Akeridhama, ndiko kuti: Munda weropa.

¹⁹It became known to everyone who lived in Jerusalem that in their language that field was called ‘Akeldama,’ that is, ‘The field of blood.’

²⁰Nekuti zvakanyorwa mubhuku reMapisarema zvichinzi: Musha wake ngauve dongo, uye kurege kuva neunogara mauri; uye: Utariri hwake, umwe ngaatore.

²⁰For it is written in the book of Psalms, ‘Let his habitation be made desolate. Let no one dwell therein;’ Psalm 69:25 and, ‘Let another take his office.’ Psalm 109:8

²¹Naizvozvo zvakafanira pavarume ava vaifamba nesu nguva yose, apo Ishe Jesu vaipinda nekubuda pakati pedu,

²¹“Of the men therefore who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²²kutanga parubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani, kusvikira pazuva raakwidzwa kubva kwatiri, umwe wavo ngaave chapupu pamwe nesu chekumuka kwake.

²²beginning from the baptism of John, to the day that he was received up from us, of these one must become a witness with us of his resurrection.”

²³Zvino vakamisa vaviri: Josefa wainzi Bhasabhasi, wakatumidzwawo Jusito, naMatiasi.

²³They put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴Vakanyengetera vachiti: Imwi Ishe, imwi munoziva moyo yevose, taridzai umwe pavaviri ava wamasarudza,

²⁴They prayed, and said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two you have chosen

²⁵kugamuchira mugove paushumiri nevuapositori uhu, Judhasi hwaakatsauka pahuri, kuti aende panzvimbo yake pachake.

²⁵to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

²⁶Zvino vakavapa mujenya yavo, mujenya ukawira pana Matiasi; akaverengwa pamwe nevaapositori vanegumi neumwe.

²⁶They drew lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.