¹Zvino zvakaitika kuti taparadzana navo, tikabva nechikepe, tikarurama muKose, fume muRodhe, tikabvapo, tikasvika Patara;

¹When it happened that we had parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

²tikati tawana chikepe, chaiyambukira Fonisiya, tikapinda, tikaenda nechikepe.

²Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail.

³Takati toona Saipuresi, tikaisiya kuruoko rweruboshwe, tichienda Siria nechikepe, tikamhara paTire; nekuti chikepe chaifanira kututunura mutoro wacho ipapo;

³When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload her cargo.

⁴zvino takati tawana vadzidzi, tikagarapo mazuva manomwe; ivo vakati kubudikidza nemweya kuna Pauro arege kukwira kuJerusarema.

⁴Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

⁵Zvino takati tapedza mazuva iwayo takabuda tikaenda; uye vose vakatiperekedza nevakadzi nevana, kusvikira kunze kweguta; ipapo tikafugama pamahombekombe tikanyengetera.

⁵When it happened that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey. They all, with wives and children, brought us on our way until we were out of the city. Kneeling down on the beach, we prayed.

⁶Tawonekana takapinda muchikepe, asi ivo vakadzokera kwavo.

⁶After saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.

⁷Isu takati tapedza rwendo kubva Tire, tikasvika Pitoremai, tikakwazisa hama, tikagara navo zuva rimwe.

⁷When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers, and stayed with them one day.

⁸Zvino fume isu taiva veboka raPauro tikabva, tikasvika Kesariya; zvino tikapinda mumba maFiripi muevhangeri, waiva umwe wevanomwe, tikagara naye.

⁸On the next day, we, who were Paul’s companions, departed, and came to Caesarea. We entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.

⁹Iyeyu wakange ane vakunda vana, mhandara dzaiporofita.

⁹Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

¹⁰Zvino takati tichigarap mazuva mazhinji, kwakauya kubva Judhiya umwe muporofita wainzi Agabhusi,

¹⁰As we stayed there some days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea.

¹¹uye wakati asvika kwatiri, akatora bhanhire raPauro, akazvisunga makumbo nemaoko, akati: Mweya Mutsvene unoreva kudai: Saizvozvo vaJudha paJerusarema vachasunga murume, mwene webhanhire iri, nekumuisa mumaoko avahedheni.

¹¹Coming to us, and taking Paul’s belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit: ‘So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’”

¹²Zvino takati tichinzwa zvinhu izvi, isu tose nevenzvimbo iyo tikamukumbirisa kuti arege kukwira kuJerusarema.

¹²When we heard these things, both we and they of that place begged him not to go up to Jerusalem.

¹³Asi Pauro akapindura, akati; Munoitei, muchichema nekuodza moyo wangu? Nekuti ini ndakagadzirira kwete kusungwa chete, asi nekufa paJerusarema nekuda kwezita raIshe Jesu.

¹³Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

¹⁴Zvino wakati achiramba kudzorwa, tikanyarara tikati: Kuda kwaIshe ngakuitwe.

¹⁴When he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The Lord’s will be done.”

¹⁵Zvino shure kwem, takarongedza, tikakwira kuJerusarema.

¹⁵After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

¹⁶Nevamwe vadzidzi veKesariya vakaenda nesu, uye vakauya neumwe Minaasoni weSaipuresi, mudzidzi wakare watainogara naye.

¹⁶Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.

¹⁷Zvino takati tichisvika kuJerusarema, hama dzikatigamuchira nemufaro.

¹⁷When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

¹⁸Fume Pauro akapinda nesu kuna Jakobho; nevakuru vose vakange varipo.

¹⁸The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

¹⁹Zvino wakati avakwazisa, ndokuvarondedzera chimwe nechimwe chezvinhu zvakaitwa naMwari pakati pevahedheni nekushumira kwake.

¹⁹When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.

²⁰Ivo vakati vachizvinzwa, vakakudza Ishe, vakati kwaari: Unoona, hama, kuti zvuru zvingani zvevaJudha vanotenda; vose vanoshingairira murairo;

²⁰They, when they heard it, glorified God. They said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the law.

²¹zvino vakaudzwa nezvako kuti iwe unodzidzisa vaJudha vose vari pakati pevahedheni kuti vasiye Mozisi, uchiti varege kudzingisa vana, kana kufamba netsika.

²¹They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children neither to walk after the customs.

²²Zvino chii? Zvirokwazvo zvakafanira kuti chaunga chiungane, nekuti vachanzwa kuti wasvika.

²²What then? The assembly must certainly meet, for they will hear that you have come.

²³Naizvozvo ita izvi zvatinotaura kwauri: Tine varume vana vane mhiko;

²³Therefore do what we tell you. We have four men who have taken a vow.

²⁴zvino uvatore, uzvinatse pamwe navo, uvaripire kuti vaveure misoro; kuti vose vazive kuti zvose zvavakaudzwa maererano newe hapana zviripo; asi iwewo pachako unofamba zvakanaka uchichengeta murairo.

²⁴Take them, and purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses for them, that they may shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the things that they have been informed about you, but that you yourself also walk keeping the law.

²⁵Asi maererano nevahedheni vanotenda, takavanyorera nekutema kuti vasachengeta zvinhu zvakadai, kunze kwekuti vazvidzore pane zvakabayirwa zvifananidzo, neropa nezvakadzipwa neupombwe.

²⁵But concerning the Gentiles who believe, we have written our decision that they should observe no such thing, except that they should keep themselves from food offered to idols, from blood, from strangled things, and from sexual immorality.”

²⁶Ipapo Pauro akatora varume avo zuva raitevera, akazvinatsa pamwe navo, akapinda mutembere kuti azivise kupera kwemazuva okunatsa, kusvikira kwabairwa chibairo cheumwe neumwe.

²⁶Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.

²⁷Zvino mazuva manomwe akati opera, vaJudha vaibva Asia vakamuona mutembere, vakamutsa vanhu vose vakaisa maoko kwaari.

²⁷When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,

²⁸vakadanidzira, vachiti: Varume vaIsraeri, batsirai! Uyu ndiye munhu unodzidzisa vose kose-kose zvinopesana nevanhu, nemurairo, nenzvimbo ino, pamusoro pazvo unouisa vaGiriki mutembere, achisvibisa nzvimbo ino tsvene.

²⁸crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!”

²⁹Nekuti vakange vamboona Trofimo muEfeso anaye muguta, wavaifungidzira kuti Pauro wakamuuisa mutembere.

²⁹For they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

³⁰Neguta rose rakanyonganiswa, vanhu vakamhanyira pamwe; vakabata Pauro, vakamukwevera kunze kwetembere, mikova ikazarirwa pakarepo.

³⁰All the city was moved, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.

³¹Zvino vakati vachitsvaka kumuuraya, shoko rikakwira kumukuru wechuru chemazana chehondo, kuti Jerusarema rose ranyonganiswa.

³¹As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

³²Iye pakarepo akatora mauto nevakuru vezana, akaburuka achimhanyira kwavari. Ivo vakati vachiona mukuru wechuru chemazana nemauto, vakarega kurova Pauro.

³²Immediately he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.

³³Zvino mukuru wechuru chemazana akaswedera, akamubata, ndokuraira kuti asungwe nemaketani maviri; akabvunza kuti wainzi ani, uye kuti waitei.

³³Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

³⁴Zvino vamwe pakati pevazhinji vakadanidzira chimwe chinhu, vamwe chimwe; zvino iye asingagoni kuziva chokwadi noekuda kwenyonganyonga, akaraira kuti vamuise kuimba yemauto.

³⁴Some shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn’t find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

³⁵Wakati achisvika pamitanho, akaita zvekutakurwa nemauto nekuda kwebongozozo rechaunga;

³⁵When he came to the stairs, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;

³⁶nekuti chaunga chevanhu chakatevera, chichidanidzira, chichiti: Mubvisei!

³⁶for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!”

³⁷Zvino Pauro oda kupinzwa muimba yemauto wakati kumukuru wechuru: Ko ndingataura nemwi here? Iye akati: Unoziva chiGiriki here?

³⁷As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?” He said, “Do you know Greek?

³⁸Ko hausi uya muEgipita wakadeya kumutsa bongozozo pamazuva apfuura here; akaendesa murenje zvuru zvina zvevarume vaiva mhondi?

³⁸Aren’t you then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?”

³⁹Asi Pauro wakati: Ini ndiri munhu muJudha weTaso muKirikia, munhu weguta risiri duku. Zvino ndinokukumbirai: Nditenderei kutaura kuvanhu.

³⁹But Paul said, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”

⁴⁰Zvino wakati amutendera, Pauro akamira pamitanho akaninira kuvanhu neruoko; zvino vakati vanyarara kwazvo, akataura kwavari nerurimi rwechiHebheru achiti:

⁴⁰When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,