¹ Naapo Aporosi ari muKhorinte, Phauri apedza kuhambira nyika dzedera wakaguma Efesu, akaona vadzidzi vamweni. ² Naye wakati kwavari: “Mwakaashira Mweya Wakachena here apo pemwakatenda?” Navo vakati kwaari:“Haiwa, atizi nokutongozwa kuti uripo Mweya Wakachena.”, ³ Naye wakati: “Mwakabhabhatidzwa ngorubhabhatidzo rwenyi?” Navo vakati: “Ngorubhabhatidzo rwaJohani.” ⁴ Phauri wakati: “Johani wakabhabhatidza ngorubhabhatidzo rwokutenderuka, echironzera vanhu kuti vatende uwo waizouya sure kwake, kunoronza Jesu.” ⁵ Naapo vazwa izvi, vakabhabhatidzwa ngezina raMambo Jesu. ⁶ Naapo Phauri aisa nyara dzake padera pavo, Mweya Wakachena wakauya padera pavo; navo vakaereketa ngendimi nokuprofeta. ⁷ Veshe pamwepo vaida kukwana kuita vanhu gumi navairi. ⁸ Naye wakapotera mumhatso yokudira, akaereketa ngokushinga kwemwedzi mitatu, echiphikisana navo echivanyengerera ngendaa yezvoumambo hwaMwari. ⁹ Naapo vamweni vakaomesa mwoyo nokuramba kutenda, vechiereketa zvakashata ngeiyo Njira pamberi pevanhu vazhinji, wakabva kwavari, akaenda pamwepo nevadzidzi, echipangana navo zuva ngezuva muchikora chaTiranusi. ¹⁰ Izvi zvakaangira kuitwa makore mairi, ngokudaro avo veshe vaigara muAsia vakazwa izwi raMambo, veshe vaJudha nevaGiriki. ¹¹ Mwari wakaita mishamiso isina kumboitika ngenyara dzaPhauri, ¹² ngokudaro kwakatorwa kubva pamuiri pake madhuku nokuti machira, kuenda nazvo kunevairwara, nenhenda dzevaiya nadzo dzakabva kwavari, nomweya yakashata yakabuda kubva mwavari. ¹³ Asi vamweni vevaJudha, n'anga vaihamba vechidzinga mweya yakashata, vakaedza kudaidza zina raMambo Jesu padera peavo vaiya nomweya yakashata vechiti: “Ndinokupanga ndiJesu uwo unochumairwa ndiPhauri.” ¹⁴ Vaiyapo vakororo vanomwe vomupristi mukuru wevaJudha waizwi Sikevha, avo vaiita izvi. ¹⁵ Asi mweya wakashata wakapingura, ukati kwavari: “Jesu ndinomuzia naPhauri ndinomuzia; asi imwimwi muri anani?” ¹⁶ Naapo munhu waiya nomweya wakashata wakavanyandukira, akavanyisa veshe, ngokudaro vakatiza kubva mumhatsomwo vari mititinini, vakaremadzwa. ¹⁷ Neizvi zvakaziikanwa ndivo veshe vaJudha nevaGiriki vaigara muEfesu, nokutyisa kwakagumira veshe. Nezina raMambo Jesu rakakudzwa. ¹⁸ Vazhinji veavo vakatenda, vakauya vechireurira nokuonisa zviito zvavo. ¹⁹ Nevazhinji veavo vaishandisa zvokukamba vakaunza tsamba dzavo pamwepo, vakadzipisha mukuona kwavo veshe. Navo vakaerenga mutengo wadzo, vakaona kuti waiya mazana makumi mashanu ezvigurwa zvesirivha. ²⁰ Ngenjira iyi izwi raMambo rakakura ngesimba, rakanyisa. ²¹ Zvino ngesure kweizvi, Phauri wakaemesa mumweya kuhamba ngemuMasedhonia nomuAkhaiya, echienda Jerusarema, echiti: “Ndagumayo, ndinosisirazve kuti ndione Roma.” ²² Naapo atuma vairi veavo vaimudetsera kuti vaende Masedhonia, Thimothi naErastusi, iye emene wakagara mukuwo mudoko muAsia. ²³ Ngouwo mukuwo kwaitwa bope gurutu ngendaa yeiyo Njira., ²⁴ Ngokuti munhu umweni waizwi Dhemetriusi, mupfuri wesirivha, waipfura miedzaniso yesirivha yechimwarikadzi Artemisi, wakapfumisa vapfuri ngemare yakawanda. ²⁵ Wakavaunganidza pamwepo vashandi vomushando umwewo, akati: “Vamuna, munozia kuti ngouyu mushando tinopfumiswa. ²⁶ Nemwi munoona nokuzwa kuti uyu Phauri wakanyengerera nokutenderudza vanhu vazhinji, haiwa muEfesu mwega, asi munyika yeshe yeAsia echiti, ‘Akuna zvimwari zvakaitwa ngenyara.’ ²⁷ Nengozi iripo andiyopi yega yokuti mushando wedu uyu ungashoorwa; asiwo kuti temperi rechimwarikadzi chikuru Artemisi rinozoerengwa kuti arina shwiro, nokuti ukuru hwake huparadzwe, uwo unodirwa ndivo veshe muAsia nomunyika dzeshe. ²⁸ Apo vazwa izvi vakazara ngoushungu, vakadaidzira vechiti: “Mukuru Artemisi wevaEfesu!” ²⁹ Dhorobha rakazara ngehohoho; vakarumba ngechisungo chimwe kupotera mundau yokutambira, vechikweya Gaiusi naAristakhusi, vanhu veMasedhonia, avo vaiperekedza Phauri murwendo rwake. ³⁰ Phauri wakada kupotera kunevanhu avo, asi vadzidzi avazi kumutendera. ³¹ Vamweni venduna dzeAsia vaiya shamwari dzake, vakatuma kwaari, vakamupota kuti arekere kupotera mundau yokutambira. ³² Ndizvo vamweni vakadaidzira chiro chimwe, nevamweni chimweni; ngokuti mbungano yakakangaidzwa, uzhinji hwavo avazi kuzia chevakaunganira. ³³ Navo vakabudisa pamberi Arekizanda kubva pakati pechiunga, vaJudha vechimusukumidzira mberi. NaArekizanda wakakopera ngenyara, echida kudzirwira kunevanhu ³⁴ Asi apo vazia kuti muJudha, veshe ngeizwi rimwe vakadaidzira kwomukuwo waida kuita maawa mairi vechiti: “Mukuru Artemisi wevaEfesu!”. ³⁵ Naapo munyori wedhorobha anyaradza chiunga, wakati: “Imwimwi vamuna veEfesu, ndiani munhu usikazii kuti dhorobha reEfesu mungwariri wetemperi reArtemisi mukuru nomuedzaniso wakawa kubva mudenga? ³⁶ Ndizvo kwechioneka kuti izvi zviro azvingarambiki, kunosisira kuti munyarare, musikaiti ngechara. ³⁷ Ngokuti imwimwi mwaunza panapa ava vanhu, vasiri madzongoni ematemperi nokuti vatuki vechimwarikadzi chedu ³⁸ Ndizvo kuti Dhemetriusi nevapfuri vanaye vane ndaa kunomunhu kunyazwi ngouri, mazuva okutonga ndaa aripo, nevatongi varipo; ngavamangarirane umwe noumweni. ³⁹ Asi kuti mwechitsvaka chiro chimweni, chinozogurwa ngomushongano wakaemeswa. ⁴⁰ Ngokuti ngegwinyiso tine ngozi yokuitirwa ndaa, ngendaa yebope raitwa nyamashi, apana chizato chetingapa kupembedza bope iri.” ⁴¹ Naapo aereketa kudaro, wakaparadza mushongano.