Pauro anozvidavirira pamberi paFerikisi

24Zvino mushure memazuva mashanu Ananiasi mupristi mukuru wakaburuka nevakuru neumwe mumiririri wainzi Teturo; vakamhan'arira Pauro kumutungamiriri.

2 Zvino wakati adanwa, Teturo akatanga kumupa mhosva achiti: Rugare rukuru tinorwuwana nemwi, nemabasa akanaka akaitika murudzi runo neurongwa hwenyu,

3 tinozvigamuchira nemitoo yose nepanzvimbo dzose, changamire Ferikisi, nekuvonga kose.

4 Asi kuti ndisaramba ndichikubatirirai, ndinokukumbirai zvikuru kuti netsitsi dzenyu mutinzwe muchidimbu.

5 Nokuti takawana murume uyu ari hosha huru, anomutsa bongozozo pakati pevaJudha vose panyika yose, ari mutungamiriri weboka revaNazareta.

6 Iye wakaidzawo kushatisa tembere; watakabatawo tichida kumutonga maererano nemurairo wedu,

7 zvino mukuru wehondo Risiasi wakauya ndokumutora nechisimba chikuru mumaoko edu,

8 akaraira vaimupa mhosva kuti vauye kwamuri; wamunogona kuti mukumubvunzisisa momene muchawana ruzivo rwezvinhu izvi zvose isu zvatinomupira mhosva.

9 NevaJudha vakabvumawo, vachiti zvinhu izvi zvakadaro.

10 Zvino Pauro wakapindura, mutungamiriri amuninira kuti ataure, akati: Nokuti ndinoziva kuti mava wemakore mazhinji muri mutongi kurudzi urwu, ndinozvidavirira nemufaro mukuru zviri maererano neni,

11 sezvo mungagona kuziva kuti mazuva achigere kupfuura gumi nemaviri kwandiri, kubvira pandakakwira kuJerusarema kunonamata;

12 uye havana kundiwana mutembere ndichiita nharo nemunhu, kana kumutsira chaunga bongozozo, kunyange mumasinagoge kana muguta rose;

13 uye havagoni kupa uchapupu pamusoro pezvinhu zvavanondimhan'arira ikozvino.

14 Asi ndinobvuma izvi kwamuri, kuti nenzira yavanoti kutsauka, saizvozvo ndinoshumira Mwari wemadzibaba, ndichitenda zvinhu zvose zvakanyorwa pamurairo wose nepavaporofita;

15 ndine tariro kuna Mwari, iyo yavanomirirawo vamene, kuti kuchava nekumuka kwevakafa, kwevakarurama pamwe nevasakarurama.

16 Uye pachinhu ichi ini ndinoidza, kuti nguva dzose ndive nehana isina mhosva kuna Mwari nekuvanhu.

17 Zvino shure kwemakore mazhinji ndakasvika kuzopa zvipo zvenyasha kurudzi rwangu nezvibairo;

18 ndiri pane izvozvi vamwe vaJudha vakabva Asia vakandiwana ndakanatswa mutembere, pasina chaunga, pasina bongozozo;

19 vanofanira kuva pano pamberi penyu vandipe mhosva kana vane chekupokana neni;

20 kana ivo pachavo ngavareve vamene, kuti vakawana chii chisakarurama mandiri, pandakamira pamberi pedare remakurukota,

21 kunze kweshoko iri rimwe, randakadanidzira ndimire pakati pavo rekuti: Maererano nekumuka kwevakafa ini ndinotongwa nemwi nhasi.

22 Asi Ferikisi wakati anzwa zvinhu izvi achiziva zvakanyanya zvenzira iyo akambovamisa, achiti: Kana Risiasi mutungamiri wechuru aburukira pano, ndichanyatsoongorora zviri maererano nemwi.

23 Ndokuraira mukuru wezana kuti achengete Pauro, uye ave nerusununguko, uye kuti varege kudzivisa umwe wevekwake kushumira kana kumushanyira.

Pauro anoparidzira Ferikisi

24 Zvino shure kwemamwe mazuva, Ferikisi wakasvika nemukadzi wake Drusira muJudhakadzi, akatuma kunodana Pauro, akamunzwa pamusoro perutendo kuna Kristu.

25 Zvino wakati achitaura zvekururama nezvekuzvidzora uye zvekutonga kunouya, Ferikisi akatya akapindura akati: Enda zvaikozvino; kana ndikazova nenguva yakafanira, ndichakudana;

26 panguva iyoyo waitarisirawo kuti mari ichapiwa kwaari naPauro, kuti amusunungure; naizvozvo wakamudanawo kazhinji achitaura naye.

27 Asi makore maviri akati azadziswa, Ferikisi akagamuchira waimutevera Pokio Fesitasi; Ferikisi akada kufadza vaJudha akasiya Pauro akasungwa.