Mabasa 4

¹Vakati vachataura navanhu, vaPirisita nomukuru wetembere navaSajhusi vakavuya kwavari,And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

²vafa neshungu, nokuti vakanga vachidzidzisa vanhu, vachiparidza kumuka kwavakafa munaJesu.Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

³Vakavabata, vakavaisa mutorongo kusvikira mangwana; nokuti akanga ava madekwana.And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

⁴Asi vazhinji kunavakanzwa shoko vakatenda; varume vanosvika zvuru zvinenge zvishanu pakuverengwa kwavo.Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

⁵Zvino fume mangwana vabati vavo, navakuru, navanyori vakavungana paJerusarema;And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

⁶naAnasi, muPirisita mukuru, naKayafasi, naJohane, naAreksandro, nehama dzose dzomuPirisita mukuru vakavungana vose paJesursarema.And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

⁷vakavaisa pakati pavo, vakavabvunzisisa, vachiti: Makazviita izvozvi nesimba rei, kana nezita ripiko?And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

⁸Zvino Petro, azere noMweya Mutsvene, akati kwavari: Imi vabati vavanhu,navakuru vavaIsraeri.Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

⁹kana tikabvunzwa nhasi pamusoro pebasa rakanaka, rakaitirwa munhu chirema, napaakaponeswa napo;If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

¹⁰muzive imi mose, navanhu vose vaIsraeri, kuti nezita raJesu Kristu weNazareta, wamakarovera pamuchinjikwa, iye wakamutswa naMwari kuvakafa, nezita iri munhu uyu umire pano pamberi penyu apora.Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole.

¹¹Iri ndiro ibwe rakarashwa nemi vavaki, rakazova musoro wekona.This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders, which is become the head of the corner.

¹²Nokuti hakuna kuponeswa kunomumwe; nokuti hakunerimwe zita pasi pedenga, rakapiwa pakati pavanhu, ratingaponeswa naro.Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

¹³Zvino vakati vachivona kusatya kwaPetro naJohane, vachinzwisisa kuti vaiva vanhu vasina kudzidza, vasingazivi chinhu, vakashamiswa; vakavaziva kuti vaiva naJesu.Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

¹⁴Vakavona vo munhu, wakanga aporeswa, amire navo, vakashaiwa chavangapindura nacho.And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.

¹⁵Zvino vakati vavaraira kuti vabude pavungano, vakarangana pakati pavo,But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves,

¹⁶vachiti: Vanhu ava tichavaita seiko? Nokuti vanhu vose vagere Jerusarema vavona kwazvo kuti chiratidzo chaitwa navo; hatigoni kuramba isu.Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.

¹⁷Asi ngativanyevere kuti varege kuzotaura nomunhu upi noupi nezita iri, kuti zvirege kuramba zvichiparadzirwa pakati pavanhu.But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.

¹⁸Vakavadana, vakavaraira kuti varege chose kutaura kana kudzidzisa nezita raJesu.And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

¹⁹Asi Petro naJohane vakapindura, vakati kwavari: Tongai henyu imi, kana zvingava zvakarurama pamberi paMwari, kuti titerere imi kupfuvura Mwari.But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

²⁰Nokuti hatigoni isu kurega kutaura zvatakavona, nezvatakanzwa.For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

²¹Zvino vakati vawedzera kuvanyevera, vakavaregedza, vasingawani mhosva yavangavarova nayo nokuda kwavanhu; nokuti vose vairumbidza Mwari pamusoro pezvakaitwa;So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

²²nokuti munhu wakanga aitirwa chiratidzo ichi wakanga anamakore makumi mana anemiravudzo.For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.

²³Vakati varegedzwa, vakaenda kunovokwavo, vakandovavudza zvose zvavakanga vavudzwa navaPirisita vakuru navakuru.And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

²⁴Ivo vakati vazvinzwa, vakadana kunaMwari nomoyo mumwe, vachiti: Tenzi, ndimi Mwari makaita denga napasi, negungwa nezvose zviri mukati mazvo;And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

²⁵makareva noMweya Mutsvene, nomuromo wababa vedu Dhavhidhi, muranda wenyu, muchiti: Vahedheni vakaitireiko hasha, Navanhu vakafungireiko zvisina maturo?Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

²⁶Madzimambo enyika akamuka, Navabati vakavungana pamwe chete, Kurwa naShe naKristu wake.The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

²⁷Nokuti zvirokwazvo Herodhe, naPontio Pirato, navahedheni, navanhu vaIsraeri vakavunganira muguta iri, kuzorwa naJesu Muranda wenyu mutsvene, wamakazodza;For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

²⁸kuti vaite zvose zvakanga zvatemwa noruvoko rwenyu kuzoporesa; nezviratidzo nezvishamiso zviitwe nezita raJesu, Muranda wenyu mutsvene.For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

²⁹Zvino, Ishe, tarirai kunyevera kwavo, mubatsire varanda venyu kuti vataure shoko renyu varingatongotyi,And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

³⁰Mutambanudze ruvoko rwenyu kuzoporesa; neziratidzo nezvishamiso zviitwe nezita raJesu muranda wenyu mutsvene.By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

³¹Zvino vakati vanyengetera, nzvimbo yavakanga vakavungana pairi ikazununguswa; vakazadzwa vose noMweya Mutsvene, vakataura shoko raMwari vasingatyi.And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

³²Zvino vazhinji vose vavaitenda vaiva nomoyo mumwe nomweya mumwe; kwakanga kusinomumwe waiti chimwe chaaiva nacho ndechake, asi zvinhu zvose vakati ndezvavose.And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

³³Vaapostora vaipupurira kumuka kwaJesu nesimba guru; nyasha huru ikavapo pamusoro pavo vose.And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.

³⁴Nokuti pakanga pasina waishaiwa pakati pavo, nokuti vose vaiva neminda kana dzimba, vakazvitengesa, vakavuya nomutengo wezvakate ngeswa.Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,

³⁵vakazviisa pamberi pavaapostora; mumwe nomumwe akagoverwa paakashaiwa napo.And laid them down at the apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

³⁶NaJosefa, wakatumidzwa navaapostora achinzi Bharnabhasi, (ndokuti Mwanakomana wokunyaradza, kana zvichishandurwa), muRevhi, munhu weKupro parudzi rwake,And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,

³⁷waiva nomunda; akautengesa, akavuya nemari akaiisa pamberi pavaapostora.Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.