Mabasa 19

¹Zvino Aporo achiri paKorinte, Pauro wakati agura namativi enyika okumusoro, akasvika Efeso, akawana vamwe vadzidzi,And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

²akati kwavari: Makagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene pakutenda kwenyu here? vakati kwaari kwete, hatina kutongonzwa kuti Mweya Mutsvene uripo.He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

³Akati: ko makabhabhatidzwa norubhabhatidzo rwupiko? Vakati: Norubhabhatidzo rwaJohane.And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism.

⁴Zvino Pauro akati: Johane wakabhabhatidza norubhabhatidzo rwokutendevuka, achivudza vanhu kuti vatende kunaiye unozovuya shure kwake, iye Jesu Kristu.Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

⁵Vakati vazvinzwa izvozvo, vakabhabhatidzwa muzita raShe Jesu,When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

⁶Zvino Pauro wakati aisa mavoko ake pamusoro pavo, Mweya Mutsvene akavuya pamusoro pavo, vakataura nendimi, vakaporofita.And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

⁷Ivavo vose vaiva varume vanenge gumi navaviri.And all the men were about twelve.

⁸Zvino wakapinda musinagoge, akataura asingatyi mwedzi mitatu, achitaurirana navo, achivagombedzera namashoko ovushe bwaMwari.And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

⁹Asi vamwe vakati vachiwomesa moyo, vasingatereri, vachizvidza Nzira iyo pamberi pavazhinji akabva kwavari, akataura navadzidzi, akataurirana navo zuva rimwe nerimwe muchikoro chaTirano.But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

¹⁰Izvozvo zvikaitwa makore maviri; nokudaro vose vakanga vagere paAsia vakanzwa shoko raShe Jesu, vaJudha navaGiriki.And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

¹¹NaMwari akaita zvishamiso nemavoko aPauro,And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

¹²nokudaro micheka nenguvo, zvaibva pamuviri wake, zvaiiswa kuvarwere, hosha dzikabva kwavari, nemweya yakaipa ikabuda.So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

¹³Zvino vamwe vaJudha, vavuki, vaipota-pota, vakaidza kudana zita raShe Jesu pamusoro pavaiva nemweya yakaipa, vachiti: Ndinokupikirai naJesu unoparidzwa naPauro.Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

¹⁴Vaiva vanakomana vanomwe vomumwe muJudha, wainzi Skevha, muPirisita mukuru, vaiita izvozvo.And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.

¹⁵Mweya wakaipa ukapindura, ukati kwavari: Jesu ndinomuziva, naPauro ndinomuziva, asi imi ndimi vananiko?And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?

¹⁶Ipapo munhu waiva nomweya wakaipa akavamukira simba, akavakurira vose vari vaviri, akavakunda; nokudaro vakatiza mumba imomo, vasinenguvo, vakuvadzwa.And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

¹⁷Izvozvo zvakazikanwa navose vaJudha navaGiriki, vakanga vagere Efeso vakatya vose, zita raShe Jesu rikakudzwa.And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.

¹⁸Zvino vazhinji vavakanga vatenda vakavuya, vakazvirevurura, nokurondedzera mabasa avo.And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.

¹⁹Navamwe vazhinji vaiita zvovun’anga, vakavunganidza bhuku dzavo, vakadzipisa pamberi pavose; vakaverenga mutengo wadzo, vakawana kuti waiva masirivheri anezvuru zvinamakumi mashanu.*Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.

²⁰Naizvozvo shoko raShe rikakura nesimba, rikakunda.So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

²¹Izvozvo zvakati zvapedziswa, Pauro akafunga mumoyo make kuenda Jerusarema, kana ambogura napaMakedhonia neAkaya, achiti: Kana ndamboenda ikoko, ndinofanira kundovona Roma vo.After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.

²²Zvino akatumira Makedhonia vaviri vavaimushumira, vanaTimoito naErasto, iye amene akagara Asia nguva duku.So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season.

²³Zvino nenguva iyo bope guru rikavapo pamusoro peNzira iyo.And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.

²⁴Nokuti mumwe, wainzi Dhemetrio, mupfuri wesirvheri, waiita zvitembere zvaDhiana zvesirvheri, waifumisa zvikuru mhizha dzapo.For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

²⁵Akavavunganidza ivo pamwe chete navamwe vabati vezvakadaro, akati: Varume, munoziva kuti nebasa iri tinowana fuma yedu.Whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.

²⁶Zvino munovona, nokunzwa, kuti Pauro uyu wakatendisa nokutsausa vazhinji, pasati pari paEfeso bedzi, asi panenge paAsia yose, achiti, zvakaitwa namavoko havazi vamwari.Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

²⁷Zvino njodzi ndiyo kuti habwuzi vumhizha bwedu bedzi bwungazvidzwa, asi kuti tembere yamwarikadzi mukuru Dhiana ichashovorwa, naiye amene, unonamatwa paAsia yose nenyika yose, abviswe pavukuru bwake.So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

²⁸Zvino vakati vachinzwa izvozvo, vakafa neshungu kwazvo, vakadanidzira, vachiti: Dhiana wavaEfeso mukuru!And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

²⁹Guta rikakanganiswa kwazvo; vakamhanyira nomoyo mumwe panzvimbo paitambwa, vabata Gayo naAristarko, varume veMakedhonia, vaiperekedza Pauro.And the whole city was filled with confusion: and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre.

³⁰Zvino Pauro akada kupinda kuvanhu, vadzidzi vakasamutendera.And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

³¹Navamwe vakuru veAsia, vaiva shamwari dzake, vakatuma shoko kwaari, vachikumbira zvikuru kwaari kuti arege kupinda panzvimbo paitambwa.And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.

³²Zvino vamwe vakadanidzira zvimwe, vamwe zvimwe zve; nokuti vungano yakanga yanyonganiswa, vazhinji vasingazivi zvavakavunganira.Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together.

³³Ipapo vakabudisa Areksandro mukati mavanhu vazhinji, vaJudha vachimusundira mberi; zvino Areksandro akaninira noruvoko, achida kuzvidavirira pamberi pavanhu.And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.

³⁴Ipapo vakati vachivona kuti iye muJudha, inzwi rimwe rikamuka kuna vose, vakadanidzira nguva dzinenge mbiri, vachiti: Dhiana wavaEfeso mukuru!But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

³⁵Zvino munyori weguta wakanyaradza vanhu, akati: Varume veEfeso, munhu ndoupiko usingazivi, kuti guta ravaEfeso ndiro mushumiri wamwari kadzi mukuru Dhiana nowechifananidzo chakawa kubva kunaJupiteri.And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter?

³⁶Zvazvisingagoni kurambwa izvozvi, maifanira kunyarara musingaiti chinhu nokusarangarira kwazvo.Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

³⁷Nokuti mavuya navarume ava, vasati vari mbavha dzetembere kana vamhuri vamwarikadzi wedu.For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

³⁸Zvino kana Dhemetrio nedzimwe mhizha dzinaye vanemhosva nomunhu, misi yokutonga iripo, navatongi varipo; ngavakwirirane havo.Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.

³⁹Asi kana muchitsvaka chimwe chinhu pamusoro pedzimwe mhosva, zvingatemwa pavungano yakafanira.But if ye enquire any thing concerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.

⁴⁰Nokuti njodzi ndiyo kuti tingakwirirwa pamsoro pebope ranhasi, zvakusinemhosva; kana chiri chinhu ichi hatingagoni kupindura pamsoro pemhere-mhere iyi.For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.

⁴¹Wakati ataura izvozvo, akaendisa vungano.And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.