Mabasa 20

¹Bopoto rakati ranyarara, Pauro akadana vadzidzi, akavaraira, ndokuwonekana navo, akabva achida kuenda Makedhonia.And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.

²Akagura namativi enyika idzo, akaraira vatendi namashoko mazhinji, ndokusvika panyika yavaGiriki.And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them much exhortation, he came into Greece,

³Akati agara mwedzi mitatu, rangano yakaipa ikaitwa navaJudha pamusoro pake, oda kuenda Siria nechikepe, akati ndodzokera napaMakedhonia.And there abode three months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia.

⁴Akaperekedzwa naSopatro weBerea, mwanakomana waPiro; naAristarko naSekundo, veTesaronika; naGayo weDerbe, naTimotio; vuye Tikiko naTrofimo veAsia.And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

⁵Ivo vakatungamira, vakatimirira paTroa.These going before tarried for us at Troas.

⁶Isu tikabva Firipi nechikepe mazuva ezvingwa zvisinembiriso apfuvura; tikasvika kwavari paTroa namazuva mashanu; tikagarapo, mazuva manomwe.And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.

⁷Zvino nomusi wokutanga wevhiki, takavungana kuti timedure chingwa, Pauro akataurirana navo, achida kuenda mangwana; akaramba achiparidza shoko kusvikira pakati povusiku.And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.

⁸Kwakanga kunemwenje mizhinji muimba yokumusoro matakanga tavungana.And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.

⁹Zvino pahwindi pakanga pagere rimwe jaya, rainzi Yutiko, rikabatwa nehope kwazvo, zvino Pauro, wakati achingoramba achiparidza, iye akabatwa nehope, akawira pasi, achibva paimba yechitatu yokumusoro, akasimudzwa afa.And there sat in a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead.

¹⁰Ipapo Pauro akaburuka, akazviwisira pamusoro pake, akamufungatira, akati: Musaita bopoto, nokuti mweya wake uchiri maari.And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

¹¹Zvino wakati akwirazve kumusoro, akamedura chingwa, akadya, akataura navo nguva refu kusvikira kuchiedza, ndokuenda.When he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed.

¹²Vakavuya nomukomana ari mupenyu, vakanyaradzwa kwazvo.And they brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted.

¹³Asi isu takatungamira kuchikepe, tikaenda Aso, tichida kutora Pauro ipapo, nokuti wakanga araira saizvozvo, iye achida kufamba namakumbo.And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot.

¹⁴Takati tasongana naye paAso, tikamutora, tikandosvika Mitirene;And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene.

¹⁵tikabva ipapo nechikepe, fume mangwana tikasvika pakatarisana neKiyo; fume mangwana tikapfuvura napaSamo; fume mangwana zve tikasvika Mireto.And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.

¹⁶Nokuti Pauro wakanga achiti: Ndichapfuvura Efeso nechikepe, kuti arege kunonoka paAsia; nokuti wakanga achikurumidza kuti kana zvichibvira ave Jerusarema nezuva rePentekosta.For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

¹⁷Zvino iye ari paMireto, akatumira Efeso kundodana vakuru vekereke.And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

¹⁸Vakati vasvika kwaari, akati kwavari: Imi munoziva mugarire wangu pakati penyu nguva dzose, kubva pazuva rokutanga randakasvika naro paAsia;And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

¹⁹ndichibatira Ishe nokuzvininipisa zvikuru, nemisodzi, namadambudziko akandiwira nerangano dzakaipa dzavaJudha;Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

²⁰kuti handina kutya kukuparidzirai zvingakubatsirai nokukudzidzisai pachena padzimba dzose;And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house,

²¹ndichipupurira kwazvo vaJudha navaGiriki, kuti vatendevukire kunaMwari, nokutenda kunaShe wedu Jesu Kristu.Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

²²Zvino tarirai, ndinoenda Jerusarema ndakasungwa pamweya ndisingazivi zvichandiwira ikoko;And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

²³asi kuti Mweya Mutsvene unondipupurira kwazvo muguta rimwe nerimwe, kuti kusungwa nenhamo zvakandigarira.Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

²⁴Asi hakuna chimwe chezvinhu izvi chinondidzosera shure uye handiverengi kuti upenyu hwangu hunokosha kwandiri kuti ndipedze rwendo rwangu nomufaro nebasa randakagamuchira kuna Ishe Jesu rokupupura kwazvo Evhangeri yenyasha dzaMwari.But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

²⁵Zvino tarirai, ndinoziva kuti imi mose, vandakafamba pakati penyu, ndichiparidza vushe bwaMwari hamuchazovoni chiso changu.And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

²⁶Naizvozvo ndinokupupurirai nhasi kuti ndakachena paropa ravanhu vose.Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.

²⁷Nokuti handina kutya kukuparidzirai kuda kwose kwaMwari.For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

²⁸Zvichenjererei imi, neboka rose ramakaitwa vatariri varo noMweya Mutsene, kuti mufudze kereke yaMwari, yaakatenga neropa rake.Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

²⁹Ini ndinoziva kuti kana ndaenda mapere anoparadza achapinda pakati penyu, asingaregi boka.For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

³⁰Vuye, napakati penyu pamene pachamuka varume, vachataura zvinopesanisa, kuti vatsause vadzidzi vavatevere.Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

³¹Naizvozvo rindai, murangarire kuti makore matatu handina kurega vusiku namasikati kuraira mumwe nomumwe nemisodzi.Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.

³²Zvino hama dzangu ndinokuisai kunaShe, neshoko renyasha dzake, iye unesimba rokukuvakisai, nokukupai nhaka pakati pavakaitwa vatsvene vose.And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

³³Handina kuchochora sirvheri, kana ndarama, kana nguvo dzomunhu mumwe.I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.

³⁴Hongu munoziva imi mumene, kuti mavoko awa akabatira kushaiwa kwangu nokwavanhu vandaiva navo.Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

³⁵Pazvinhu zvose ndakakuratidzai, kuti muchibata muchidai, munofanira kubatsira vasinesimba, nokurangarira mashoko aShe Jesu, sezvaakataura amene achiti: Kupa kunamaropafadzo kupfuvura kugamuchira.I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

³⁶Wakati ataura izvozvo, akafugama, akanyengetera navo vose.And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

³⁷Vakachema zvikuru vose; vakawira pamutsipa waPauro, vakawonekana naye nokumusveta,And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,

³⁸vaneshungu kwazvo neshoko raakataura rokuti havachazovoni chiso chake. Ipapo vakamuperekedza kuchikepe.Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.