Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
Zvino zvakaitika, Aporo achiri paKorinde, Pauro wakati agura nemativi ekumusoro akasvika paEfeso; akawana vamwe vadzidzi,
2 and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became believers?” “No,” they answered, “we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
akati kwavari: Makagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene here pamakatenda? Zvino vakati kwaari: Asi hatina kutongonzwa kana kune Mweya Mutsvene.
3 “Into what, then, were you baptized?” Paul asked. “The baptism of John,” they replied.
Zvino akati kwavari: Ko makabhabhatidzwa mune zvipi? Zvino vakati: Murubhabhatidzo rwaJohwani.
4 Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
Zvino Pauro wakati: Johwani zvirokwazvo wakabhabhatidza nerubhabhatidzo rwekutendeuka, achiudza vanhu kuti vatende kuna iye anouya shure kwake, ndiko kuti, kuna Kristu Jesu.
5 On hearing this, they were baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.
Zvino vakati vanzwa, vakabhabhatidzwa muzita raIshe Jesu.
6 And when Paul laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied.
Zvino Pauro wakati aisa maoko pamusoro pavo, Mweya Mutsvene akauya pamusoro pavo; vakataura nendimi, ndokuporofita.
7 There were about twelve men in all.
Zvino varume vese vainge gumi nevaviri.
8 Then Paul went into the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.
Zvino wakapinda musinagoge akataura akashinga, kwemwedzi mitatu achiparidza achipwisa pazvinhu zveushe hwaMwari.
9 But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
Asi vamwe vakati vachiomesa moyo uye vasingatendi, vachitaura zvakaipa pamusoro penzira iyo pamberi pechaunga, akabva kwavari akatsaura vadzidzi, akaparidza zuva rimwe nerimwe muchikoro cheumwe Tiranosi.
10 This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
Zvino izvi zvakaitika kwemakore maviri, zvekuti vese vakange vagere paAsia vakanzwa shoko raIshe Jesu, vese VaJudha neVaGiriki.
11 God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
Mwari ndokuita mabasa esimba asina kujairika nemaoko aPauro,
12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
zvekuti kunyange kuvarwere kwaiiswa micheka yekumeso kana mafasikoti zvaibva pamuviri wake, hosha dzikabva kwavari, nemweya yakaipa ikabuda kwavari.
13 Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
Zvino vamwe VaJudha vambeyi vadzingi vemweya yakaipa, vakaidza kudana zita raIshe Jesu pamusoro pevaiva nemweya yakaipa, vachiti: Ndinokupikirai naJesu Pauro waanoparidza.
14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
Zvino paiva nevamwe vanakomana vanomwe vaSikevha muJudha mupristi mukuru vaiita izvi.
15 Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
Mweya wakaipa ndokupindura ukati: Jesu ndinomuziva, naPauro ndinoziva nezvake; asi imwi ndimwi vana ani?
16 Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
Zvino munhu mweya wakaipa wawaiva paari akavakwakukira, akavakurira, akavakunda, zvekuti vakatiza mumba umo vasina nguvo vakuvadzwa.
17 This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
Zvino izvi zvikazikanwa kune vese VaJudha neVaGirikiwo vakange vagere paEfeso; kutya ndokuvawira vese; zita raIshe Jesu ndokukudzwa.
18 Many who had believed now came forward, confessing and disclosing their deeds.
Zvino vazhinji vevakange vatenda vakauya, vakareurura, nekurondedzera mabasa avo.
19 And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
Zvino vazhinji vevaiita zveun'anga vakaunganidza mabhuku pamwe vakaapisa pamberi pevese; ndokuverenga mutengo wawo, zvino vakawana masirivheri zvuru makumi mashanu.
20 So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
Naizvozvo shoko raIshe rakakura nesimba rikakunda.
21 After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
Zvino izvi zvakati zvapera, Pauro wakazvipira mumweya, ambogura nepaMakedhonia neAkaya, kuenda kuJerusarema, achiti: Shure kwekuva kwangu ikoko, ndinofanirawo kunoona Roma.
22 He sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he stayed for a time in the province of Asia.
Zvino akatumira kuMakedhonia vaviri vevaimushandira, Timotio naErasto, iye akagara muAsia kwenguva.
23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.
Zvino nenguva iyoyo nyonga-nyonga isati iri diki ikavapo pamusoro penzira iyo.
24 It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
Nokuti umwe, wainzi Dhemetrio, mupfuri wesirivheri, waiita zvitembere zvaDhiana zvesirivheri, waiuisa mubairo usati uri mudiki kumhizha;
25 Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
wakadziunganidza pamwe nevamwe vebasa rakadaro, akati: Varume, munoziva kuti nebasa iri tine upfumi hwedu.
26 And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
Zvino munoona nekunzwa kuti pasati pari paEfeso chete, asi panenge paAsia yese, Pauro uyu wakagombedzera nekutsausa chaunga chikuru, achiti vakaitwa nemaoko havasi vamwari.
27 There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
Zvino hazvisi izvi chete kuti chikamu chedu chisvike panjodzi yekuzvidzwa, asi netembere yamwarikadzi mukuru Dhiana ichaitwa chinhu pasina neukuru-kuru hwake huchaderedzwa, iye Asia nenyika yese wavanonamata.
28 When the men heard this, they were enraged and began shouting, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Zvino vakati vachizvinzwa vakazara nekutsamwa, vakadanidzira vachiti: Mukuru Dhiana weVaEfeso!
29 Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
Zvino guta rese rakazadzwa nenyonga-nyonga; vakamhanyira nemoyo umwe panhandare, vakakweva Gayo naArisitako VaMakedhonia, vaperekedzi vaPauro.
30 Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
Zvino Pauro akada kupinda muchaunga, vadzidzi havana kumutendera.
31 Even some of Paul’s friends who were officials of the province of Asia sent word to him, begging him not to venture into the theatre.
Uye nevamwe vevakuru veAsia, vaiva shamwari dzake, vakatuma shoko kwaari, vachikumbira zvikuru kwaari kuti arege kuzvipinza panhandare.
32 Meanwhile the assembly was in turmoil. Some were shouting one thing and some another, and most of them did not even know why they were there.
Zvino vamwe vakadanidzira chimwe vamwe chimwe; nokuti ungano yakange yanyonganiswa, uye vazhinji vasingazivi zvavakaunganira.
33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander forward to explain himself, and he motioned for silence so he could make his defense to the people.
Zvino vakabudisira Arekisandiro kunze kubva muchaunga, VaJudha vachimusundira mberi. Zvino Arekisandiro akaninira neruoko, achida kuzvidavirira kuvanhu.
34 But when they realized that he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Asi pavakaziva kuti muJudha, inzwi rimwe rakamuka kune vese, vakadanidzira maawa anenge maviri vachiti: Mukuru Dhiana weVaEfeso!
35 Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?
Zvino munyori wakati anyaradza vanhu akati: Varume veEfeso, nokuti munhu ndeupi aripo asingazivi kuti guta reVaEfeso ndiro muchengetedzi wetembere yamwarikadzi mukuru Dhiana newechakawa kubva kudenga.
36 Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
Naizvozvo zvinhu izvi zvazvisingagoni kurambwa, munofanira kunyarara musingaiti chinhu nekumhanyirira.
37 For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
Nokuti mauisa varume ava, vasiri makororo edzitembere kana vamhuri vamwarikadzi wenyu.
38 So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.
Naizvozvo kana Dhemetrio nemhizha dzinaye vane mhosva neumwe, matare emhosva akazarurwa, nevatongi varipo; ngavakwirirane.
39 But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.
Asi kana muchitsvaka chimwe chinhu maererano nezvimwe zvinhu, zvingatemwa paungano iri pamutemo.
40 For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
Nokuti tiri munjodziwo yekupiwa mhosva yebongozozo ranhasi zvapasina chikonzero chatingapa nacho rondedzero yenyongano iyi.
41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
Zvino wakati ataura izvozvi, akaparadza ungano.
