¹Zvino vaapositori nehama dzaiva paJudhiya vakanzwa kuti vahedheni vagamuchirawo shoko raMwari.

¹Now the apostles and the brothers The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

²Zvino Petro wakati akwira kuJerusarema, vekudzingiswa vakapokana naye,

²When Peter had come up to Jerusalem, those who were of the circumcision contended with him,

³vachiti: Wakapinda muvarume vasina kudzingiswa, ukadya navo.

³saying, “You went in to uncircumcised men, and ate with them!”

⁴Asi Petro atanga wakavarondedzera zvichitevedzana achiti:

⁴But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

⁵Ini ndakange ndiri muguta reJopa ndichinyengetera, zvino muchiyeverwa ndakaona chiratidzo, umwe mudziyo wakaburuka, semucheka mukuru unoburuswa kubva kudenga nemakona mana, ndokusvika kwandiri;

⁵“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

⁶wandakati ndatarisisa ndacherekedza, zvino ndakaona mhuka dzine makumbo mana dzenyika nezvikara nezvinokambaira neshiri dzedenga.

⁶When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.

⁷Zvino ndakanzwa inzwi richiti kwandiri: Simuka, Petro, baya udye.

⁷I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Rise, Peter, kill and eat!’

⁸Asi ndakati: Aiwa kwete Ishe; nekuti hakuna chisakachena kana chine tsvina chakatongopinda mumuromo mangu.

⁸But I said, ‘Not so, Lord, for nothing unholy or unclean has ever entered into my mouth.’

⁹Asi inzwi rakandipindura rwechipiri richibva kudenga richiti: Mwari chaachenesa, iwe usati chakasviba.

⁹But a voice answered me the second time out of heaven, ‘What God has cleansed, don’t you call unclean.’

¹⁰Uye izvi zvakaitika kusvikira katatu, zvose ndokukweverwazve kumusoro kudenga.

¹⁰This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

¹¹Zvino tarira, pakarepo varume vatatu vamire pamberi pemba yandakange ndiri, vatumwa kwandiri kubva kuKesariya.

¹¹Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

¹²Mweya ndokuti kwandiri ndiende navo, ndisingakahadziki chinhu; nehama idzi nhanhatuwo dzakaenda neni, zvino takapinda mumba memurume uyu;

¹²The Spirit told me to go with them, without discriminating. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house.

¹³iye akatipira kuti wakaona sei mutumwa amire mumba make, achiti kwaari: Tumira varume kuJopa, ugodana Simoni, unonzi Petro,

¹³He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,

¹⁴uchakuudza mashoko, auchaponeswa nawo iwe nemhuri yako yose.

¹⁴who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’

¹⁵Zvino ndakati ndichatanga kutaura, Mweya Mutsvene wakaburukira pamusoro pavo, sezvazvakaita pamusoro pedu pakutanga.

¹⁵As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

¹⁶Zvino ndakarangarira shoko raIshe, kuti wakataura sei achiti: Johwani zvirokwazvo wakabhabhatidza nemvura, asi imwi muchabhabhatidzwa neMweya Mutsvene.

¹⁶I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, ‘John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.’

¹⁷Naizvozvo kana Mwari avapa chipo chakafanana nechaakapa kwatiriwo, takatenda kuna Ishe Jesu Kristu, ini ndaiva ani waigona kudzivisa Mwari?

¹⁷If then God gave to them the same gift as us, when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I, that I could withstand God?”

¹⁸Zvino vakati vanzwa zvinhu izvozvi vakanyarara, vakarumbidza Mwari, vachiti: Naizvozvo Mwari wakapawo kuvahedheni kutendeukira kuupenyu.

¹⁸When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, “Then God has also granted to the Gentiles repentance to life!”

¹⁹Zvino avo vakapararira nekushushwa kwakaitika pamusoro paSitefano vakagura kusvikira paFenikia neSaipuresi neAndiyokia, vasingatauri shoko kuna ani asi kuvaJudha chete.

¹⁹They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

²⁰Asi kwaiva nevamwe vavo, varume vaSaipuresi nevaSairini vakati vasvika kuAndiyokiya, vakataura kuvaHerenisiti*, vachiparidza mashoko akanaka aIshe Jesu.

²⁰But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, A Hellenist is someone who keeps Greek customs and culture. preaching the Lord Jesus.

²¹Neruoko rwaIshe rwaiva navo; uye uwandu ukuru hwakatenda hwukatendeukira kuna Ishe.

²¹The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

²²Zvino shoko pamusoro pavo rikanzwikwa munzveve dzekereke yaiva paJerusarema; zvino vakatuma Bhanabhasi kuti agure kunosvika Andiyokiya;

²²The report concerning them came to the ears of the assembly which was in Jerusalem. They sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch,

²³iye asvika ndokuona nyasha dzaMwari akafara, akavakurudzira vose kuti vanamatire Ishe nekuzvipira kwemoyo;

²³who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.

²⁴nekuti waiva murume wakanaka, uye azere neMweya Mutsvene uye nekutenda; chaunga chikuru ndokuwedzerwa kuna Ishe.

²⁴For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

²⁵Bhanabhasi ndokubuda akaenda kuTaso kunotsvaka Sauro.

²⁵Barnabas went out to Tarsus to look for Saul.

²⁶Zvino wakati amuwana akamuuisa kuAndiyokiya. Zvino zvikaitika kuti gore rose vakaungana mukereke vakadzidzisa chaunga chikuru; uye vadzidzi vakatanga kunzi vaKristu paAndiyokia.

²⁶When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.

²⁷Zvino nemazuva iwayo, vaporofita vakaburukira kuAndiyokia vachibva kuJerusarema.

²⁷Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

²⁸Zvino kwakasimuka umwe wavo wainzi Agabhusi, ndokuratidza neMweya kuti nzara huru ichavapo panyika yose; yakaitikawo panguva yaKiraudhio Kesari.

²⁸One of them named Agabus stood up, and indicated by the Spirit that there should be a great famine all over the world, which also happened in the days of Claudius.

²⁹Uye vadzidzi vakazvipira kuti chero ani paaigona napo, umwe neumwe wavo atume zvinobatsira kuhama dzigere muJudhiya;

²⁹As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

³⁰zvavakaitawo, vakatumira kuvakuru neruoko rwaBhanabhasi naSauro.

³⁰which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.