¹ Naapo tapaladzana navo, takahamba ngongarava tikarurama kuenda Khosi, ngozuva raitevera takaguma Rodhesi nokubvapo takaguma Patara. ² Taona ngarava yaiambuka kuenda Foenisia, takapoteramwo, takahamba. ³ Naapo taona Saipurasi, takarisya ngokumuoshwe, takahamba kuenda Siria, tikaguma Thire; ngokuti apo ngarava yaibudiswa mitwaro yayo. ⁴ Techiona vadzidzi, takagalapo mazuva manomwe. Kubudikidza ngoMweya Wakachena vakanadzira Phauri kuti asakwira Jerusarema. ⁵ Naapo tapedzapo mazuva edu, takabvapo, tikaenda rwendo rwedu; navo veshe pamwepo nevakadzi vavo novana vakatiperekedza metsa takabuda mudhorobha; tikagwadama pahumbikumbi yoruandhle, takakumbira. ⁶ Naapo takavhaisana, takapotera mungarava, navo vakahwirira kanyi. ⁷ Naapo tapedza rwendo kubva Thire, takaguma Putoremaisi; nayesu takachingamidza vatendi, takagala navo zuva rimweni., ⁸ Nechimangwani takabvapo, takaguma Sizaria: takapotera mumhatso yaFiripu muvhangeri, uwo wainga umwe wevanomwe, takagala naye. ⁹ Wainga novasikane valongomuna, mbhandara, avo vaiprofeta. ¹⁰ Naapo tichagarapo mazuva mazhinji, kwakadzaka muprofeti waibva Judhia, waizwi Agabhusi. ¹¹ Echiuya kwetiri, wakatora bhande laPhauri, wakadzisunga soka dzake ngonyara, akati: “Unoronga yezvi Mweya Wakachena, ‘Ngokudaro vaJudha vari muJerusarema vanozosunga munewebhande iri, vanozomupira munyala dzevemadzinza.’ ” ¹⁴ Naapo asikazi kutenda kupotwa, takanyarara techiti: “Kuda kwaMambo ngakuitike.” ¹³ Zvino Phauri wakapingura, akati: “Munoitenyi mwechichema nokutambudza mwoyo wangu? Ngokuti yeni ndakanasirira haiwa kusungwa kwega, asi nokufira zina laMambo Jesu muJerusarema.” ¹² Naapo tazwa izvi, teshe, isusu nevanhu veiyo ndau, taimupota kuti asakwira Jerusarema. ¹⁵ Mazuva aya apera, takatola nhumbi dzedu, takakwira Jerusarema. ¹⁶ Vakahambawo nesu vamweni vevadzidzi vaibva Sizaria, vakauya kumhatso yomunhu unozwi Nasoni weSaipurasi, mudzidzi wokutanga, wotaizogala mumhatso mwake. ¹⁷ Naapo taguma Jerusarema, vatendi vakatiashira ngokudakala. ¹⁸ Ngozuva laitevera Phauri wakaenda nayesu kunaJakobe; nevanhu vakuru veshe vaiyapo. ¹⁹ Naapo avachingamidza, wakaerengudza chimwe ngachimwe ngokutevererana kwazvo izvo zvaakaita Mwari pakati pevemadzinza ngokushanda kwake. ²⁰ Naapo vazvizwa, vakakudza Mwari. Vakati kwaari: “Unoona, hama, kuwanda kwemakumi emazana yeavo vakatenda pakati pevaJudha; navo veshe vanotsamwirira muMipango. ²¹ Zvino vakaronzerwa kuti yewe unodzidzisa vaJudha veshe vari pakati pevemadzinza kuti varambe zvaMosi, wechivavundja kuti vasacheka vana vavo nokuti vasangwarira mishuma. ²² Zvino toitenyi? Ngogwinyiso vanozozwa kuti yewe wauya. ²³ Ndizvo ita izvi zvetinokuronzera. Tine vanhu varongomuna pano vakapika mhiko. ²⁴ Tora vanhu ava udzichenese pachako navo, uvabhadharire zveshe zvavo, kuti vapare musoro avo. Ndizvo veshe vanozozia kuti apana gwinyiso pane izvo zveshe zvevakaronzerwa ngendaa yako, asi kuti iwewe wemene unonasa kuhamba, wechingwarira Mipango. ²⁵ Asi ngendaa yeavo vemadzinza vakatenda, takanyola tsamba, techigula kuti vadzingwarire kubva pane zvinobairwa muedzaniso yokudira nengazi neizvo zvinodzipwa nokuomba.” ²⁶ Zvino Phauri wakatola vanhu avo, ngozuva laitevera akadzichenesa pachake, wakapotera muTemberi navo, echionisa pamhene kuzadzisika kwemazuva okucheneswa, metsa mudiro wakapirwa ngendaa yaumwe ngaumwe wavo. ²⁹ Naapo mazuva manomwe ooda kupera, vaJudha vaibva Asia, avo vamuona ari muTemberi vakavherudza mbungano yeshe, vakamubata. ²⁸ vechidaidzira: “Vanhu vaIsuraeri, detserai! Uyu ndiye munhu unodzidzisa vanhu veshe kundau dzeshe kurwisana navanhu ngoMupango neiyi ndau; ndiyezve wakaunza vaGiriki muTemberi, wakasvipisa iyi ndau yakachena.” ²⁷ Ngokuti vainga vakaona Trofimusi muEfesu anaye mudhorobha, vakapinimidza kuti Phauri wakamuunza muTemberi. ³⁰ Nedhorobha veshe vakavherudzwa, nevanhu vakarumba pamwepo. Navo vakabata Phauri, vakamukwevera kubanze kweTemberi; paripo misiwo yakakonywa. ³¹ Naapo vachatsvaka kumuulaya, izwi rakaguma kunduna huru yemakumi emazana, kuti Jerusarema reshe raiya nehohoho. ³² Paripo wakatola majoni nenduna dzemazana, akagogoma kuteredza kwovari; naapo vaona nduna huru nemajoni, vakagekera kuponda Phauri. ³³ Naapo nduna huru yakakwedzera, ikamubata, ikapanga kuti asungwe ngomaketani mairi; ikabvunza kuti ndiani nokuti waitenyi. ³⁴ Vamweni pakati pombungano vakadaidzira chiro chimwe, vamweni chimweni; naapo yakorera kuzia gwinyiso ngendaa yehohoho, yakapanga kuti aunzwe kumhatso yevarwi vehondo. ³⁵ Naapo aguma pamakwiro, wakatwarwa ngemajoni ngendaa yebope lombungano. ³⁶ Ngokuti mbungano yakateera ngesure, yechidaidzira yechiti: “Muurayenyi!” ³⁷ Naapo vooda kuunza Phauri mumhatso yevarwi, wakati kunenduna huru: “Ndingatenderwa here kuvereketa chiro kwouri?” Naye wakati kwaari: “Unozia chiGiriki here? ³⁸ Andiwepi muEgipite, uwo pamazuva apera wakavherudza vanhu kumukira, akaenda mushango nevaurayi mazana makumi marongomuna here?” ³⁹ Phauri wakati: “Inini ndiri muJudha, unobva Tarsusi reSirisia, wakabarwa mudhorobha guru rine mbiri; ndinokupota, nditendere ndiverekete kuvanhu.” ⁴⁰ Naapo amutendera, Phauri echiema pamakwiro wakakopera vanhu ngonyala; naapo kwaiyapo kunyalala kukuru, yewe wakaereketa kwavari ngendimi yechiHebheru echiti.