¹ Ini ndakaita bhuku rekutanga, na Teofero, pane zvinhu zvese zvaakatanga Jesu, nekuita kana kuti nekudzidzisa; ² Kusvikra muzuwa raakagamuchiwa kumusoro, Nekuda kweMweya Mutswene akapa murairo kuwapostora waakasarudza; ³ Kune wayawo, wakatabudzika, akasviratidza mupenyu nezviratidzo zvijinji; akawonekwa nawo nemazuwa anopfura magumi mana, uye achitaura zvinhu zvakawadzika zveumambo waMwari. ⁴ Uye, wakawungana, akawati wasabhude muJerusarema, asi wachimirira chipo chakawimbiswa na Baba wangu (Iye akati) zvamakanzwa. ⁵ Nekuti Johani wakababatidza ne mvura, asi muchababatidza neMweya Mutswene, kwete mazuwa majinji anopfura aya. ⁶ Naizwozwo waya wakaugana wakamubvudza, achiti: Ishe, wakudzosera ushe kuwaIsraeri panguwa ino here? ⁷ Uye iye Akawati: Awazvisi kwamuri kuti muziwa kunguwa kana musi wakataurwa na Baba nesimba rawo pachawo. ⁸ Asi imi muchagamuchira simba reMweya Mutswene, ichauya pamusoro penyu; uye muchawa wapupuri wangu, kuJerusarema kunge kuJudhea, nekuSamaria, kusvikira kutsvimbo yekumapeto kwenyika. ⁹ Uye apedza kutaura zvinhu izvi, iwo pawai muwona, iye akatorwa nekumusoro, uye gore rikawafukidza pamaziso awo. ¹⁰ Uye iwo wanemaziso akatarisa kudenga, iye paakaenda, warume wairi wane guwo dzichena akawa pamberi pawo; ¹¹ Iwo wakati: Murume mugararea, murikutariserei kudenga? Jesu iwo, akatorwa nekumusoro achienda kudenga, achauya sekudara, mawoneru amaita achienda kudenga. ¹² Nokudaro iwo wakadzokera kuJerusarema kungomo raizvi remiorivhi, iri paduze neJerurarema mugwanza reSabata. ¹³ Uye pawakapida, kweimba repamusoro, ndipo pakagara Petro, Jakobho, Andirea, Firipi, Tomasi, Bhatoromeo, Mateo, Jakobho mwana waArifeasi, Simoni Zeroti uye Juda munu'una waJakobho. ¹⁴ Wese awa wakaramba wakamira pamunamato wachiwirirana, pamwechete nawakadzi, na Maria mai waJesu, uye newanu;una wake. ¹⁵ Mazuwa iwawo, wanhu wajinji wakawungana wanhu wanosvika zana namaku mawiri, Petro akasvimuka pakati pewadzidzi akati: ¹⁶ Warume hama, zvinofanirwa kuzadziswa zvakanyorwa, kuti Mweya Mutswene, nepakati pemurumo waDhavhidhe, akazviona kuna Juda, akabatsira kutungamirira waya wakasunga Jesu. ¹⁷ Nekuti iye akawerekwa nesu, uye akanga anemugowe weushumiri unhu. ¹⁸ Nekuti iwo, mubairo waakawana nekuda kwezvakaipa, uye akadona musoro pasi, akazvigura na pakati, uye zvemukati zvese zwakabuda panze. ¹⁹ Uye izvi zvakazikanwa newese wagare weJerusarema, tsvimbo iya inodaidzwa nerurimi rwaro rinonzi Akeridhama, iwo niwo munda weropa. ²⁰ Nekuti zvakanyorwa mubhuku remapisarema: musha weke ngauwe dongo, uye kakurege kuya nemunhu anoramo; uye kuti amwe ngatore tzvimbo yake yeutugamirire. ²¹ Naizwozwo zvakafanira, kuti warume wawiri wakatiperekedza nguwa dzose kuti Ishe Jesu anopinda wachibuda nesu, ²² Zvichitanga kubva kwerubabatidzo raJohani, kusvikira mazuwa ano kuti iye akagamuchirwa kumusoro, zvinowa zvapupu zvedu kubva paakamuka. ²³ Uye anoratidza wawiri: kuna Josefa anonzi Bareseba, iye anerimwe zita rinonzi akarurama; na Mathias. ²⁴ Uye wachinamata, wakati: Imi, Ishe, munoziwa moyo yemunhu wose, munoratidza wawiri wamakasarudza. ²⁵ kuti amwe umwe wekuchumira uye newapostore, Juda akatsauka akaenda kutsvimbo yake. ²⁶ Uye wakamukandira mijenya; uye mijenya yakawira pana Matiasi. uye iye akatanga kuweregwa panegumi nomumwe kuwapostora.