Pauro anoendazve kunyika yeMakedhonia neGirisi

20Shure kwekuguma kwemhirizhonga, Pauro akadanira kwaari vadzidzi, akavambundikira, akabuda kuti aende kuMakedhonia.

2 Zvino wakati agura nemativi iwawo, avakurudzira nemashoko mazhinji, akasvika kuGirisi,

3 akati agara mwedzi mitatu, rangano yaitwa nevaJudha pamusoro pake, ava kuda kuenda kuSiriya nechikepe, akazvipira kudzokera nemuMakedhonia.

4 Zvino Sopatro weBheriya wakamuperekedza kusvika kuAsia, nevevaTesaronika, Arisitako naSekundo, naGayo weDhebhe, naTimotio, uye Tikiko naTrofimo vaAsia.

5 Ava vakatungamira vakatimirira paTroasi.

6 Asi isu takabva Firipi nechikepe mushure memazuva ezvingwa zvisina mbiriso, zvino takasvika kwavari paTroasi mumazuva mashanu, patakagara mazuva manomwe.

7 Zvino nemusi wekutanga wevhiki, vadzidzi vakaungana kumedura chingwa, Pauro akaparidza kwavari, achida kubva chifume, akaredzva nhaurwa kusvika pakati peusiku.

8 Zvino kwaiva kune mwenje mizhinji mukamuri yekumusoro mavaiva vakaungana.

9 Zvino pahwindo paiva pagere rimwe jaya rainzi Yutikosi, rikabatwa nehope kwazvo, Pauro wakati achiparidza nguva refu, iro rikakundwa nehope, rikawira pasi, kubva panhurikwa yechitatu, ndokunongwa rafa.

10 Zvino Pauro akaburuka akazviwisira pamusoro paro, akarimbundikira akati: Musazvinetsa; nokuti mweya waro uri mariri.

11 Wakati akwirazve ndokumedura chingwa ndokudya, akataura navo nguva refu kusvika kuchiedza, saizvozvo wakaenda.

12 Zvino vakauya nemukomana ari mupenyu, vakanyaradzwa zvisati zviri zvishoma.

13 Asi isu, takatungamira kuchikepe, tikaenda nechikepe kuAso, takananga kukwidza Pauro ipapo; nokuti waiva aronga saizvozvo, iye achitarisira kufamba netsoka.

14 Zvino wakati asangana nesu paAso, tikamukwidza tikasvika kuMitirene,

15 tikabva ipapo nechikepe, chifume tikasvika pakatarisana neKiyo; chifume tikasvika paSamo; ndokugara paTrogiriamu, chifume tikasvika Mireto.

16 Nokuti Pauro waiva akazvipira kupfuura Efeso nechikepe, kuti asapedza nguva paAsia; nokuti waimhanya, kana zvichibvira kwaari, ave paJerusarema nezuva rePendekosita.

Pauro anoraira vakuru veEfeso

17 Zvino ari paMireto wakatumira kuEfeso akadanira vakuru vekereke kwaari.

18 Zvino vakati vasvika kwaari, akati kwavari: Imwi munoziva kubva pazuva rekutanga randakasvika muAsia, kuti ndakava nemwi sei nguva dzose,

19 ndichibatira Ishe nekuzvininipisa kose uye nemisodzi mizhinji, nemiedzo yakandiwira nerangano dzevaJudha;

20 kuti handina sei kuvanza zvezvingabatsira, kusakuparidzirai nekukudzidzisai pachena uye mumba nemba,

21 ndichipupura zvose kuvaJudha nekuvaGiriki kutendeukira kuna Mwari, nerutendo kuna Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu.

22 Zvino ikozvino tarirai, ini ndinoenda kuJerusarema ndakasungwa neMweya, ndisingazivi zvichandiwira mariri,

23 kunze kwekuti Mweya Mutsvene anopupura muguta rimwe nerimwe achiti zvisungo nenhamo zvakandigarira.

24 Asi handirangariri chinhu pane izvi, uye handiverengeri upenyu hwangu kuti chinhu chinokosha kwandiri kuti ndipedze rwendo rwangu nemufaro nebasa randakagamuchira kuna Ishe Jesu rekupupura evhangeri yenyasha dzaMwari.

25 Zvino ikozvino tarirai, ini ndinoziva kuti imwi mose, vandakafamba pakati penyu ndichiparidza ushe hwaMwari, hamuchazooni chiso changu.

26 Naizvozvo ndinopupura kwamuri nezuva ranhasi, kuti ini ndakachena paropa revose;

27 nokuti handina kuvanza kwekusakuparidzirai zano rose raMwari.

28 Naizvozvo zvichenjererei imwi, neboka rose Mweya Mutsvene paakakugadzai vatariri pamusoro paro, kuti mufudze kereke yaMwari, yaakatenga neropa rake amene.

29 Nokuti ini ndinoziva izvi, kuti shure kwekuenda kwangu mapumhi anorura achapinda pakati penyu, asingaregi boka;

30 uye kubva pamuri imwi momene pachamuka varume vachataura zvinhu zvinotsausa, kuti vakwezve vadzidzi vavatevere.

31 Naizvozvo rindai, murangarire kuti kwemakore matatu handina kuguma siku nesikati kuyambira umwe neumwe nemisodzi.

32 Uye ikozvino hama, ndinokukumikidzai kuna Mwari nekushoko renyasha dzake, iye anogona kukuvakai, nekukupai nhaka pakati pevose vakaitwa vatsvene.

33 Handina kuchiva sirivha kana goridhe kana nguvo yemunhu.

34 Imwiwo momene munoziva kuti maoko awa akabatira kushaiwa kwangu nekwevaiva neni.

35 Pazvinhu zvose ndakakuratidzai, kuti muchibata saizvozvo munofanira kubatsira vane utera, nekurangarira mashoko aIshe Jesu, kuti iye wakati: Kwakaropafadzwa kupa kupfuura kugamuchira.

36 Zvino wakati ataura zvinhu izvi, akafugama, akanyengetera navo vose.

37 Kukava nekuchema kwavo vose kukuru; uye vakawira pamutsipa waPauro vakamutsvoda,

38 vachishungurudzika zvikurusa neshoko raakataura, kuti havachazooni chiso chake. Zvino vakamuperekedza kuchikepe.