¹ Iyena wakauya ku Derbhi neListra; wakanga aripo mumwe mufundi, zina rake Thimothi, mwana wemumwe mwanakadzi munamati wedjudiya, asi bhabha wake mugeregi. ² Wiya waipupurirwa zwakanaka hama akange ripaListra neIconio. ³ Iyena Pauro wakadha kuti waeende naye; uye akamutora, akamuiita utchekeri, ngendawa yewadjudha,wakanga waripambhutopo; ngokuti wose waiziwa bhabha wake, waiwe mugeregi. ⁴ Iwona pewaipinda mughuta, wakawapa mitemo yaakapiwa newaphostori watchenjebvu weDjerusaremu, kuti wawatchengete. ⁵ Nekudharo maThemberi aisimbhisika pakuthenda, patsiku imwe neimwe waiwanda. ⁶ Pewakapinda neFlighiya, neku mithanha yeGharaccia, Mwiya Mutswene wakaarambidza kutiwataure soko paAziya. ⁷ Iwona wakauiya paMiziya, wakaedza kwenda Bithiniya; asi Mwiya auzi kuwatendera. ⁸ Pewakapinda nepa Miziya, wakateredza kwenda paThtrowadi. ⁹ Tchipangidziro tchakawonekwa na Pauro pausiku: muanarume Musedhonia wakabhudikira kwaari, etchimukumbira, etchiti: ''Pindai ngoMasodhonia, mutibhatsirewo!'' ¹⁰ Paakawona tchiwonesotcho ipapo takatswaka kwenda kuMasedhonia, takawona kuti Ishe atidhaiidza kuti tiwaparidzire Vangeri kwawari. ¹¹ Nekudaro wakati watchapa kubva Torowadhi, takawiya teigogoma akanagisa paSamutrasia, uye netsuku yetchipiri paNeapholisi. ¹² Kubva ipapo tikayenda kuwaFilipi, ndiro guta rekutanga rediwi reMasedhonia, wainge huriupambi; tainge tinemamwe mazuwa pagutepo. ¹³ Netsuku resabhudu takabhuda kunze kweguta, paisoizirwa minamato; zwotakazogara, takaabvunza wanakadzi wainge waungana apona. ¹⁴ Mwanakadzi umweni waidhaizwa Rudi, waitengesa matchira, waigara muguta ro Tiatira, wainamata Mwari, wakatizwa. Ishe wakafungunura mwoyo wake kuti apurutane zwaireketa Pauro. ¹⁵ Pakapeza kubabatizwa, aye nenyumba yake wakarumbwa eitI: ''Meiti ndakatendeka kuna Mwari, pindai mumba mangu uye mugare imona''. Uye waka kwanisa kuti endesa ikona. ¹⁶ Zwakaitika kuti petaiyenda koonamata, wakauya kuzowonana nesu mumwe musikana wainge anomwiya wokufembera; iyena paiita femberafembera waiunza kuwina kujinji kunewatenzi wake. ¹⁷ Iyena, wakatera Pauro nekunesu, waikhuwa, atchiti: ''Awa anarume washandiri waMwari wekudhenga dhenga, wuno tiparidzira guanza rekururamiswa''. ¹⁸ Iyena waiita izwi mumazuwa majinji. Asi Pauro, wakagara asina kufara nazwo, wakatendeuka akati kunemwia wiya: ''Ini muzina raDjesu Kirisitu ndino kudzingira kuti ibva maari''. Nenguwa yimweimweyo mwiya wakabhuda. ¹⁹ Madziishe ake, akawona kuti zwaikarira zwokuwina zwainge zwayenda, akabhata Pauro na Silasi akayenda nawo patchihungue tchemuguta pamberi pewatongi. ²⁰ Uye wakawapangidzira pamberi wawonereri wendawa, wakati: ''Wanarume aya wakanyonganisa guta redhu, iwo wariwadjuda; ²¹ Nekudaro iwona wanoshambadzira maitiro asina kunaka kutambirwa, kana kuita, nekuti isu tiriwaroma''. ²² Wuye mazimi wakasimuka pamwepo watchiwamukira; ipapo masodja wetchimwesa matchiraawo, wakawatuma kuti wabvengue. ²³ Pewakaabvenga kajinji, wakayendesa mukaribhoso, akatuma kumutchengeti kuti awatchengetedze zwakasimba. ²⁴ pewakati watambira mutemo uwo, wakawakandira munyumba yekariboso yemukati, wakawasunga tsokadzawo pamutanda. ²⁵ Pakati powusiku, Pauro na Sirasi wainamata, etchiyemba ngoma kunaMwari; uye wamweni wasungua waiwapurutana; ²⁶ Uye tchiriporipotcho kwamuka rimwe gidhigidhi guru zwekuti tsiki dzekariboso dzaizungunuswa; tchiriporipotcho misuwo yakafununguka, uye zwose zwisungo zwaisunga nazwo zwakasudzunguka. ²⁷ Iye mutchengeti, wekaribhoso paakapurumuka wakawona misuwo yose yekaribhoso yakazaruka; wakavorora tsororo, wanga azwigadzirira kudziwuraya, etcirangaridza kuti wasunguwa ainge atiza. ²⁸ Asi Pauro wakadhaidzira nezwi guru atchi: usazwiiuraya, ngekuti tese isusu tirimuno''. ²⁹ Uye wakati wakumbira zwirapi, wakamhukira mukati, etchihuta zwikuru, iyena akahwarara pamberi paPauro naSirasi. ³⁰ Uye akawatora akaenda nawo kunze, wakati: Madzishe, ndizwipi zwinodikanwa zwendingaita kuti ndiponeswe?'' ³¹ Iwona akamubvunza: Iwa nokutenda knaIshe Djesu Kiristu, iwe utchaponeswa, iwewe nemhuri yako''. ³² Iwona akamubwira zwesoko raIshe, naiwo wose wainge waripanyumba pake. ³³ Iyena, wakayenda nawo nenguwa iyona yeusiku, akasuka maronda akabvengua, tchiriporipotcho akabhabhatidzwa, iyena nawose wekwake. ³⁴ Pewakawatora kwenda nawo kunyumba yake, wakaisira pamberi pawo zwokundya pathafura; wakadakara zwikuru, etchitenda kuna Mwari nemhuri yepanhumba pake. ³⁵ Kuakati kwayedza, wawonereri wendawa wakatuma watchengeti, atchiti: Sudzunurai anarume awo. ³⁶ Nokudaro mutchegeti wekariboso wakabwiira Pauro mashokowo atchiti: Wawonereri wendawa watuma kuti musudzunurwe; nekudaro zwinopano bhudhai, uye endai nemutendere. ³⁷ Asi Pauro akati kwawari: Awona wakatibvenga patchena, tisikazi kutongwa, isu zwetiriwaromawo, wiyei wakatikhandira mukariboso zwino wotibudhisa kunze mutchibisebise? Izwi hazwiti! Asi iwona ngaawiye atibhudise. ³⁸ Atchengeti wakapetuka koobvunza wawonereri wendaa mashoko aya; Iwo wakathya pewakanzwa kuti wainge wariweromawo. ³⁹ Wakati wauya wakaakumbira iwo zwikuru; pewakaabudhisa, akaakumbira kuti wabhudhe muguta. ⁴⁰ Uye iwona, wakati wabhuda mukaribhoso, wakapinda mumba maLidhia; wakati awona hama, wakawanyaradza; iwo akabhuda.