< Mabasa 14 >
1 PaIkoniamu Pauro naBhanabhasi vakasvikopinda musinagoge ravaJudha sezvavaisiita nguva dzose. Imomo vakataura zvinobata mwoyo kwazvo zvokuti vaJudha vazhinji neveDzimwe Ndudzi vakatenda.
Kulii Ikoniu, vitwatira viweriti handa vyaviweriti kulii Antiokiya, Paulu na Barinaba wagenditi munumba ya Mlungu gwa Shiyawudi wayowera kwa ugangamala ata Wayawudi wavuwa na Wagiriki wawera wajimira.
2 Asi vaJudha vakaramba kutenda vakamutsa mwoyo yeveDzimwe Ndudzi uye vakavakanganisa pfungwa dzavo kuti vavenge hama.
Kumbiti Wayawudi wamonga yawalemiti kuwera wawumini wasonguziya na kutula weya mmoyu mwa wantu yawawera wayawudi ndiri su wawakomi walongu awa.
3 Saka Pauro naBhanabhasi vakapedza nguva refu varipo, vachitaura zvaIshe vasingatyi, iye akasimbisa shoko renyasha dzake nokuvagonesa kuita zviratidzo nezvishamiso.
Paulu na Barinaba wendereyiti kulikala aku kwa shipindi shitali. Wayoweriti kwa ugangamala wa Mtuwa, na Mtuwa kalanguziya unakaka wa ujumbi yawaulaviyiti kwa manemu gakuwi, kwa kuwatenda watendi mauzauza na makangashu.
4 Vanhu vomuguta vakapesana; vamwe vakatsigira vaJudha, vamwewo vakatsigira vapostori.
Wantu wa lushi walekanikiti, wamonga wawajimiriti Wayawudi na wamonga waweriti uwega wa wantumintumi.
5 VeDzimwe Ndudzi navaJudha, pamwe chete navatungamiri vavo vakarangana kuvaitira zvakaipa nokuvataka namabwe.
Upeleru, wantu wamu yawawera ndiri Wayawudi, pamwera na wakulu wawu, wajumilirana kuwatendera vidoda ntumintumi awa na kuwagumanga mabuwi.
6 Asi vakazviziva vakabva vatizira kuRistira neDhebhe maguta avaRikonia nokudunhu rose rakanga rakapoteredza,
Ntumintumi pawayambuliti shitwatira ashi, watugiriti Listira na Deribi, mlushi lya lukaoniya, na museemu za pakwegera,
7 uko kwavakaramba vachiparidza vhangeri.
wawera wankubwera visoweru viwangira aku.
8 MuRistira maigara mumwe murume akanga ari mhetamakumbo, akanga ari chirema kubva pakuberekwa kwake uye akanga asina kumbofamba.
Kwaniti muntu yumu aku Listira mweni kaweriti shibyeketu gwa magulu kwanjira kwiwuka, na kaweriti hakenipati kugendagenda.
9 Akateerera Pauro paakanga achitaura. Pauro akamutarisisa, akaona kuti akanga ano kutenda kuti angaporeswa
Muntu ayu kaweriti kankumpikinira Paulu pakaweriti kankubwera. Paulu kamloliti dii, na pakawoniti keniti njimiru ya kuweza kuponiziwa.
10 akadanidzira akati, “Simuka netsoka dzako!” Ipapo, murume akakwakuka akatanga kufamba.
Kalonga kwa liziwu likulu, “Gugoloki gugendigendi kwa magulu gaku!” Muntu ulii kagoloka, kanja kukopokakopoka na kugendagenda pahala palii.
11 Vazhinji vakati vaona zvakanga zvaitwa naPauro, vakadanidzira norurimi rwechiRikonia vachiti, “Vamwari vaburuka kwatiri muchimiro chavanhu!”
Lipinga lya wantu pawawoniti shakatenditi Paulu, wanjiti kubotanga kwa likabira lya Likaoniya, “Milungu watwizira gambira muntu na watwizira pasi panu!”
12 Bhanabhasi vakamutumidza kuti Zeusi, uye Pauro vakamutumidza kuti Herimesi nokuti ndiye aiva mutauri mukuru.
Barinaba wamupa litawu zewu, na Paulu wamshema Herimesi, toziya yomberi ndo yakaweriti kankuyowera.
13 Muprista waZeusi aiva netemberi yake yakanga iri kunze kweguta, akauya nehando namaruva kumasuo eguta nokuti iye navanhu vazhinji vaida kupa zvibayiro kwavari.
Na Mtambika gwa numba ya Zewu yayiweriti kunja kulushi kajega pongu na majenjeri ga mauwa kulongolu kumlyangu mkulu gwa lushi, yomberi pamwera na lipinga lya wantu wafiriti kuwatambikira wantumintumi.
14 Asi vapostori Bhanabhasi naPauro vakati vazvinzwa, vakabvarura nguo dzavo vakamhanyira mukati moruzhinji, vakadanidzira vachiti,
Barinaba na Paulu pawapatiti visoweru avi wapapuliti nguwu zawu na kutugira mulipinga lya wantu pawabota.
15 “Varume, munoitireiko izvi? Isuwo tiri vanhu semi, vanhuwo zvavo semi. Tinokuparidzirai mashoko akanaka, tichikuudzai kuti mubve pazvinhu izvi zvisina maturo mudzokere kuna Mwari mupenyu, akaita denga nenyika negungwa nezvinhu zvose zviri mukati mazvo.
Walongu, kwa shishi mtenda vitwatira vya ntambu ayi? Twenga viraa twa wantu gambira mwenga. Na twa panu kuwabwelera Shisoweru Shiwagira, mpati kuvileka vinyagu avi, mumgalambukiri Mlungu yakawera mkomu Mlungu yakanyawiti kumpindi na pasipanu, lbahali na vyoseri vyaviweramu.
16 Panguva dzakapfuura, akarega hake ndudzi dzose dzichifamba nenzira dzadzo.
Makashu Mlungu kajimiriti kila Isi itendi ntambuyaifiriti.
17 Asi haana kusiya pasina zvingamupupurira: Akakuitirai tsitsi nokukupai mvura inobva kudenga nezvirimwa nenguva yazvo; akakupai zvokudya zvakawanda uye akazadza mwoyo yenyu nomufaro.”
Kumbiti, Mlungu hakenileki kulilanguziya kwa vitwatira viheri vyakawatendera, kawatowera vula irawa kuliyera, kawayupa vimeru kwa shipindi shakuwi, kawayupa viboga na kuimemiziya myoyu yawu nemeru.
18 Kunyange namashoko iwaya, zvakanga zvakaoma chose kuti vadzivise vanhu vazhinji ava kuti varege kuvabayira.
Tembera watakula ntambu ayi Iweriti mbaka ndiri kuwalewelera wantu walii kotukuwatambikira.
19 Ipapo vamwe vaJudha vaibva kuAndioki nokuIkoniamu vakauya vakasvikopindura mwoyo yavanhu vazhinji ava. Vakataka Pauro namabwe ndokumuzvuzvurudzira kunze kweguta, vachifunga kuti afa.
Wayawudi wamu wiziti kulawa Antiokiya na Ikoniu wawajega wantu pamwera nawomberi, wamgumi mabuwi Paulu na kumkwega mpaka kunja kulushi walongiti kahowa kala.
20 Asi shure kwokunge vadzidzi vaungana vakamukomba, akamuka akadzokera muguta zvakare. Zuva rakatevera akaenda naBhanabhasi kuDhebhe.
Kumbiti wafundwa pawajojinikiti na kumzyengeta kayumkiti kawuya mlushi. Shirawu yakuwi yomberi pamuhera na Barinaba wagenditi Deribi.
21 Vakaparidza mashoko akanaka muguta iroro vakawana vadzidzi vazhinji kwazvo. Ipapo vakadzokera kuRistira, Ikoniamu nokuAndioki,
Pa Paulu na Barinaba kubwera visoweru viwagira aku Deribi na kuwapata wafundwa wavuwa, shakapanu wawuyiti Listira mpaka Ikoniu na Antiokiya Mupisidia.
22 vachisimbisa vadzidzi nokuvakurudzira kuti varambe vari pakutenda. Vakati, “Tinofanira kutambudzika kuti tipinde muumambo hwaMwari.”
Wawayongiliriti likakala wafundwa na kuwapanana moyu wasigali munjimiru, wawagambira, “Ndo mpaka twawoseri twenga kupitira mutabu zivuwa su twingiri Muufalumi wa Mlungu, wafunditi.”
23 Pauro naBhanabhasi vakagadza vatungamiri mukereke imwe neimwe uye nokunyengetera nokutsanya, vakavakumikidza kuna She, uyo wavaivimba naye.
Wawasyaguliti wazewi mukila shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu, na kwa kuluwa na kwoya kuliya wawatula pasi pa ulolera wa Mtuwa yawamjimiriti kwa maluwa na kwoya kuliya.
24 Shure kwokupinda kwavo nomuPisidhia, vakasvika muPamufiria,
Pawapititi kala muisi ya Pisidiya, wasokiti Pamfiliya.
25 uye vakati vaparidza shoko muPega, vakadzika vakaenda kuAtaria.
Aku wabweriti ujumbi Muperiga. Na shakapanu wagenditi Ataliya,
26 Kubva paAtaria vakakwira chikepe vakadzokera kuAndioki, kuya kwavakanga vakumikidzwa kunyasha dzaMwari pabasa ravakanga vapedza zvino.
Na kulawa aku wawuyiti salama Antiokiya, kweni shipindi shipititi waweriti pasi pa ulolera wa manemu ga Mlungu kwa ajili ya lihengu lyeni vinu waweriti walimalira.
27 Vakati vasvika ikoko, vakaunganidza kereke pamwe chete vakavarondedzera zvose zvakanga zvaitwa naMwari kubudikidza navo uye kuti akanga avazarurira sei mukova wokutenda kune veDzimwe Ndudzi.
Pawasokiti Antiokiya, waliwoniti pamuwera na shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu na kuwagambira visoweru vya vitwatira vyoseri Mlungu vyakatenditi pamuhera na womberi, na ntambu yakawavuguliriti njira ya njimiru kwa wantu yawawera Wayawudi ndiri.
28 Uye vakagara navadzidzi ipapo kwenguva refu.
Walikaliti pamuhera na wafundwa walii kwa shipindi shitali.