Mabasa 14

¹Zvino paIkonio vakapinda pamwechete vose musinagoge ravaJudha, vakataura nokudaro kuti vazhinji-zhinji vavaJudha navaGiriki vakatenda.And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

²Asi vaJudha vasina kuterera, vakamutsa moyo yavahedheni, kuti vavenge hama.But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.

³Naizvozvo vakagarapo nguva refu, vachitaura munaShe vasingatyi; iye akapupurira shoko renyasha dzake, akavapa simba kuti zviratidzo nezvishamiso zviitwe namavoko avo.Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

⁴Asi vanhu vazhinji veguta vakapesana, vamwe vakava kuvaJudha, vamwe kuvaapostora.But the multitude of the city was divided: and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

⁵Zvino vahedheni, navaJudha, navabati vavo vakati vachivavarira kuvaitira zvakaipa nokuvataka namabwe;And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,

⁶ivo vakazviziva, vakatizira Ristra neDerbe, aiva maguta eRikaonia, nokunyika yakapoteredza;They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

⁷vakaparidzira Evhangeri ikoko.And there they preached the gospel.

⁸Zvino paRistra paigara mumwe murume wakanga asinesimba patsoka dzake, chirema kubva padumbu ramai vake, asina kutongofamba.And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:

⁹Iye wakanzwa Pauro achitaura; zvino iye wakati achimutarisisa, akavona kuti unokutenda kuti ungaporeswa,The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

¹⁰akati nenzwi guru: Mira kwazvo netsoka dzako. Iye akavhazuka, akafamba.Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked.

¹¹Vanhu vazhinji vakati vavona zvaitwa naPauro, vakadanidzira norurimi rwavaRikaonia, vachiti: Vamwari vaburukira kwatiri, vakaita savanhu.And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

¹²Bharnabhasi vakamutumidza Jupiteri, naPauro Merkurio, nokuti ndiye waiva mutauri mukuru.And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker.

¹³Ipapo muPirisita waJupiteri waiva netembere yake pamberi peguta, akavuya pamasuvo nenzombe namaruva okushonga, achida kuvabayira, anavanhu vazhinji naye.Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

¹⁴Zvino vaapostora, Bharnabhasi naPauro, vakati vachinzwa izozvo, vakabvarura nguvo dzavo, vakamhanyira pakati pavanhu vazhinji, vakadanidzira.Which when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out,

¹⁵vachiti: Varume, munoitireiko izvozvi? Nesu tiri vanhu semi vo; tinokuparidzirai mashoko akanaka, kuti mubve panaizvozvo zvisinamaturo, mutendevukire kunaMwari mupenyu wakaita denga napasi, negungwa, nezvose zviri mukati mazvo.And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

¹⁶Iye, panguva dzakapfuvura wakatendera vahedheni vose kufamba nenzira dzavo.Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

¹⁷Asi haana kurega kuzvipupurira, achiita zvakanaka, achikupai mvura yokudenga, nenguva dzezviyo zvizhinji, achizadza moyo yenyu nezvokudya nomufaro.Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

¹⁸Nokutaura kwavo saizvozvo, vakatambura kwazvo kudzivisa vanhu kuti varege kuvabayira.And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

¹⁹Ipapo vaJudha vakabva Antiokia neIkonio, vakasvika, vakamutsa moyo yavanhu vazhinji, vakataka Pauro namabwe, vakamukwevera kunze kweguta vachiti wafa.And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

²⁰Asi vadzidzi vakati vamukomba, iye akasimuka, akapinda muguta. Fume mangwana akaenda Derbe naBharnabhasi.Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.

²¹Vakati vaparidza Evhangeri paguta iro, vakaita vadzidzi vazhinji, ndokudzokera Ristra, neIkonio, neAntiokia,And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and Antioch,

²²vachisimbisa mweya yavadzidzi, vachivaraira kuti vatsungirire pakutenda, vachiti, tinofanira kupinda vushe bwaMwari namadambudziko mazhinji.Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

²³Vakavasanangurira vakuru pakereke imwe neimwe, vakanyengetera, vachizvinyima zvokudya, vakavaisa kunaShe, wavaitenda.And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

²⁴Vakagura nePisidia, ndokusvika Pamfiria.And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia.

²⁵Vakati vaparidza shoko paPerga, vakaburukira Ataria.And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia:

²⁶Vakabvapo, vakaenda Antiokia nechikepe, apo pavakanga vaiswa panyasha dzaMwari kubata basa ravakanga vapedzisa zvino.And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

²⁷Vakati vasvika, vakavunganidza kereke, vakarondedzera zvose zvakanga zvaitwa naMwari navo, vuye kuti wakanga azarurira vahedheni mukova wokutenda.And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

²⁸Vakagara nguva huru navadzidzi.And there they abode long time with the disciples.