Mabasa 1

¹Teofiro, ndakanyora rugwaro rwokutanga rwezvose zvakatanga kuitwa nokudzidziswa naJesu,The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

²kusvikira zuva raakakwidzwa, amboraira noMweya Mutsvene vaapostora vaakanga asanangura;Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

³vaakazviratidzavo kwavari nezviratidzo zvizhinji, zvisingagoni kurambwa ari mupenyu, shure kwokutambudzika kwake, achivonekwa navo mazuva anamakumi mana, achitaura zvinhu zvovushe bwaMwari;To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

⁴akavaraira, avungana navo, kuti varege kubva Jerusarema asi vagarire chipikirwa chaBaba, achiti, chiya chamakanzwa kwandiri;And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

⁵nokuti Johane, zvirokwazvo, wakabhabhatidza nemvura; asi imi muchabhabhatidzwa noMweya Mutsvene, mazuva mazhinji asati apera.For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

⁶Zvino ivo, vakati vavungana, vakamubvunza, vachiti: Ishe, modzosera vushe kunavaIsraeri nenguva ino here?When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

⁷Akati kwavari: Hazvina kufanira kuti muzive nguva kana misi yakatarwa naBaba vamene nesimba ravo.And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

⁸Asi muchapiwa simba, kana Mweya Mutsvene avuya pamusoro penyu; ipapo muchava zvapupu zvangu paJerusarema, napaJudhea rose, napaSamaria, nokusvikira kumugumo wenyika.But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

⁹Zvino wakati areva izvozvi, akakwidzwa, vachitarira; gore rikamubvisa, vakasazomuvona,And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

¹⁰Zvino vachitarisisa kudenga, iye achikwira, tarira, varume vaviri vamire navo vakafuka nguvo chena;And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

¹¹ivo vakati: Imi varume veGarirea, makamirireiko makatarira kudenga? Uyu Jesu, wakabva kwamuri, akakwidzwa kudenga, uchavuya saizvozvo, sezvamamuvona achienda kudenga.Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.

¹²Zvino vakadzokera Jerusarema, vachibva pagomo rinonzi reMiorivhi, riri pedo neJerusarema, nhambo yerwendo rwesabata.Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.

¹³Vakati vapinda, vakakwira muimba yaiva pamusoro, pavakanga vagere, vaiti: Petro, naJohane, naJakobho, naAndrea, naFiripo, naTomasi, naBartoromeo, naMateo, naJakobho, mwanakomana waAerfeo, naSimoni Zeroti, naJudhasi, mwanakomana waJakobho.And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.

¹⁴Ava vose vakatsungirira nomoyo mumwe pakunyengetera, nokukumbira vanavakadzi, naMaria, mai vaJesu, navanun’una vake.These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

¹⁵Namazuva iwayo Petro wakasimuka pakati pehama, (vanhu vazhinji vaivapo pamwe chete, vanenge zana namakumi maviri), akati:And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)

¹⁶Varume, hama, rugwaro rwakafanira kuitika, rwakaprofitwa noMweya Mutsvene nomuromo waDhavhidhi, pamusoro paJudhasi, wakanga ari muperekedzi wavaya vakabata Jesu.Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

¹⁷Nokuti wakanga averengwa pamwe chete nesu, akapiwa mugove wake pabasa iri.For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.

¹⁸(Zvino munhu uyu wakatenga munda nomubairo wezvisakarurama, akawira pasi nechiso, akaparuka napakati, vura bwake bwukabuda bwose.Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.

¹⁹Zvikanzwika navose vaigara Jerusarema; naizvozvo munda uyu ukatumidzwa Akerdama norurimi rwavo, ndokuti: Munda weropa.)And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

²⁰Nokuti mubhuku yaMapisarema makanyorwa, zvichinzi: Musha wake ngauitwe dongo, Kurege kuva nomunhu unogaramo; Vuye: Mumwe ngaapinde pavutariri bwake.For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his bishoprick let another take.

²¹Zvino pakati pavarume vaivungana nesu nguva yose, Ishe Jesu yaakapinda nokubuda nayo pakati pedu,Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

²²kutanga pakubhabhatidza kwaJohane, kusvikira pazuva raakabva kwatiri, achikwidzwa, mumwe wavo unofanira kuva chapupu chokumuka kwake pamwe chete nesu.Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.

²³Zvino vakaisapo vaviri, vaiti: Josefa, wainzi Barsaba, wakatumidzwa vo Justo, naMatia.And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

²⁴Vakanyengetera, vachiti: Imi Ishe, munoziva moyo yavanhu vose, ratidzai kuti wamakasanangura kunaivava vaviri ndoupi;And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

²⁵kuti apiwe nzvimbo pabasa iri novuapostora ubwu, bwaakarashikirwa nabwo iye Judhasi, kuti iye aende kunzvimbo yake.That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

²⁶Zvino vakavakandira mijenya ukabata Matia; iye akaverengwa pamwe chete navaapostora vanegumi nomumwe.And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.