Mabasa 18
1 Shure kwaizvozvo, Pauro akabva paAtene akaenda kuKorinde.
Pa aga, Paulu kawukiti Aseni, kagenda Korintu.
2 Ikoko akandosangana nomuJudha ainzi Akwira chizvarwa chePondasi, akanga achangobva kuItari nomukadzi wake Pirisira, nokuti Kiraudhiyo akanga arayira kuti vaJudha vose vabve muRoma. Pauro akaenda kundomuona,
Aku Korintu, kamwoniti Myawudi yumu wamshema Akula, muntu gwa Pontu. Akula pamuhera na Mdala gwakuwi yawamshema Prisila, wawuyiti kulawa Italiya mashaka galaa aga toziya Kayisari Klawudi kaweriti kalagaliriti Wayawudi woseri wawuki Rumi. Paulu kagenditi kuwalola,
3 uye sezvo akanga ari mugadziri wamatende saivo, akagara navo achishanda pamwe chete navo.
na toziya womberi waweriti wanyawa wa kusona mahema handa yomberi, Paulu katamiti na womberi katenda lihengu.
4 Sabata rimwe nerimwe akanga achitaurirana navo musinagoge, achiedza kugombedzera vaJudha navaGiriki.
Kila lishaka lya kwoyera katenditi magambiziyanu mnumba ya Mlungu pakajeriti kukwega Wayawudi na Wagiriki.
5 Sirasi naTimoti vakati vasvika vachibva kuMasedhonia, Pauro akazvipira kuti aparidze chete, achipupura kuvaJudha kuti Jesu ndiye Kristu.
Pa Sila na Timotewu kusoka kulawa Makedoniya, Paulu kanjiti kutumiya shipindi shakuwi shoseri kwajili ya kubwera, kawalanguziya Wayawudi handa Yesu ndo Kristu.
6 Asi vaJudha vakati vapikisana naPauro uye vachimutuka, akazunza nguo dzake asingafari akati kwavari, “Ropa renyu ngarive pamisoro yenyu! Ini ndakachena pabasa rangu. Kubva zvino ndichaenda kune veDzimwe Ndudzi.”
Pawamkomiti Paulu na kwanja kumwigilanga, yomberi kapunda nguwu zakuwi kulongolu kwawu pakalonga, “Pamwagamira ulamaweni, neni nahera likosa lyoseri kulawirana na shitwatira ashi. Na kwanjira vinu hanuwagenderi wantu yawawera ndiri Wayawudi.”
7 Ipapo Pauro akabuda musinagoge akaenda kumba kwaTitiasi Jastasi munhu ainamata Mwari.
Su, kalawa panu kagenda kutama ukaya kwa muntu yumu mguwira Mlungu yawamshema Titu Yustu, mweni kaya yakuwi iweriti pakwegera na numba ya Mlungu ilii.
8 Krispasi mukuru wesinagoge, neimba yake yose vakatenda kuna She; uye vazhinji vavaKorinde vakamunzwa vakatenda uye vakabhabhatidzwa.
Krispu, mkulu gwa numba ya Mlungu ilii, kamjimiriti Mtuwa yomberi pamuhera na walongu wakuwi woseri. Wakorintu wavuwa waupikiniriti ujumbi awu, wajimira na kubatiziwa.
9 Humwe usiku Ishe akataura naPauro muchiratidzo akati, “Usatya; ramba uchingotaura, usanyarara.
Lishaka limu pashiru, Mtuwa kamgambiriti Paulu mmaonu, “Nagutira, gwendereyi kubwera pota kuwuya kumbeli,
10 Nokuti ndinewe, uye hakuna munhu achakurwisa akakukuvadza, nokuti ndina vanhu vazhinji muguta rino.”
Mana neni napanu pamwera nagwenga. Kwa hera mundu yakajera kukutenda toziya panu palushi pana wantu wavua wauwega waneni.”
11 Saka Pauro akagaramo kwegore nemwedzi mitanhatu, achivadzidzisa shoko raMwari.
Su, Paulu katamiti aku pakafunda shisoweru sha Mlungu pakati pawu kwa shipindi sha shinja shimu na nusu.
12 Panguva iyo Gario akanga ari mubati weAkaya, vaJudha vakabatana mukurwisa Pauro uye vakauya naye kudare redzimhosva.
Kumbiti shipindi Galiu pakaweriti mkulu gwa mkowa gwa Akaya, Wayawudi wambatiti Paulu kwa pamwera na kumjega kumahakama.
13 Vakati, “Munhu uyu, ari kugombedzera vanhu kuti vanamate Mwari nenzira inopesana nomurayiro.”
Watakula, “Tumsitaki muntu ayu toziya ya kuwasongiziya wantu wamjimiri Mlungu kwa ntambu yawasingana na malagaliru.”
14 Pauro akati oda kutaura, Gario akati kuvaJudha, “Kana imi vaJudha manga muchinyunyuta pamusoro pemhosva yezvisakarurama kana kutadza kwakaipisisa, zvainge zviri nyore kwandiri kuti ndikuteererei.
Pamberi hera Paulu keniyanji kutakula, Galiu kawagambiriti Wayawudi, “Mpikinireni mwenga Wayawudi! Handa nakaka shitwatira ashi meshiweri likosa ama ukondola neni menweri kala kuwapikinira.
15 Asi sezvo ichingova mibvunzo pamusoro pamashoko namazita uye nezvomurayiro wenyu, gadzirisanai pachenyu. Ini handidi kutonga nyaya dzakadai.”
Kumbiti handa lishawuli lya ukakatala kuusu visoweru na matawu na malagaliru genu, mwamuwi maweni. Neni nfira ndiri kuwera mtoza gwa vitwatira avi!”
16 Saka akaita kuti vadzingwe kubva mudare remhosva.
Su, kawawinga kulawa kumahakama.
17 Ipapo vose vakatendeukira kuna Sosteni mukuru wesinagoge vakamurova pamberi pedare. Asi Gario haana kumbova nehanya nazvo.
Na womberi woseri wambata Sosteni mweni kaweriti mlongoziya gwa numba ya Mlungu, womberi wamkoma palaa palii palongoru pa shizyungu. Kumbiti Galiu kalishera ndiri shitwatira ashi ata padidini.
18 Pauro akaramba ari muKorinde kwamazuva mazhinji. Ipapo akabva pahama ndokuenda nechikepe kuSiria, achiperekedzwa naPirisira naAkwira. Asati akwira chikepe, akaveura bvudzi rake paKenikireya nokuda kwemhiko yaakanga aita.
Paulu kendereyiti kulikala aku Korintu kwa mashaka gatangala. Shakapanu kawagambiriti kwahere, kakwena mtumbwi kagenda Siriya pakawera na Prisila na Akula. Aku Kenkireya, kamogiti viri zakuwi toziya ya kulapa kwakalilapiti.
19 Vakasvika paEfeso, Pauro akasiya Pirisira naAkwira ipapo. Iye pachake akapinda musinagoge akataurirana navaJudha.
Wagenditi Efesu na panu Paulu kawalekiti Prisikila na Akula, pakagenda mnumba ya Mlungu, kankulitakuziyana na Wayawudi.
20 Vakati vamukumbira kuti agare navo nguva refu, iye akaramba.
Wamluwiti katami nawomberi shipindi shitali nentu, kumbiti kafiriti ndiri.
21 Asi paakabva, akavimbisa achiti, “Ndichadzokazve kana Mwari achida.” Ipapo akakwira chikepe kubva kuEfeso.
Su pakaweriti kankuwuka, katakuliti, “Mlungu pakafira hanizi kwamwenga kayi.” Kawuka Efesu kwa meli.
22 Akati aburuka paKesaria, akakwidza akandokwazisa kereke ipapo ndokubva aburuka oenda kuAndioki.
Yomberi pakasokiti mlushi lwa Kaisariya, yomberi kagenditi Yerusalemu kushilamusiya shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu, shakapanu kagenditi Antiokiya.
23 Shure kwokunge ambogara muAndioki kwechinguva, Pauro akabvapo akaenda achishanya munzvimbo nenzvimbo, akapinda nomumatunhu eGaratia neFirigia, achisimbisa vadzidzi vose.
Katama aku katepu hera, shakapanu kendereyiti na mwanja kwa kupitira seemu za Firigiya na Galatiya kankuwatula moyu wafundwa woseri.
24 Zvichakadaro, mumwe muJudha ainzi Aporosi, chizvarwa cheArekizandiria, akasvika kuEfeso. Akanga ari murume akadzidza, aino ruzivo rwaMagwaro chaizvo.
Myawudi yumu yawamshema Apolu, mwiwuka gwa Alekizandiriya, kiziti Efesu. Kaweriti muntu kana luhala lwa kuyowera na yakawera na marifa makulu ga Malembu Mananagala.
25 Akanga akadzidziswa nzira yaShe, uye aitaura nesimba guru achinyatsodzidzisa nezvaJesu, kunyange zvake aingoziva nezvorubhabhatidzo rwaJohani.
Kaweriti kafundwa kuusu njira ayi ya Mtuwa na pakawera motumotu, kabweriti na kufunda kwa unakaka showeru sha Yesu tembera kaweriti kapata ubatizu wa Yohani hera.
26 Akatanga kutaura musinagoge asingatyi. Pirisira naAkwira vakati vamunzwa, vakamukoka kumba kwavo vakamutsanangurira nzira yaMwari zvizere.
Prisila na Akula pawampikaniriti kankuyowera kwa ugangamala mnumba ya Mlungu, wamtoliti kwawu wamfunda njira ayi ya Mlungu kwa unakaka nentu.
27 Aporosi akati oda kuenda kuAkaya, hama dzakamukurudzira ndokumunyorera tsamba yokuti vadzidzi vaikoko vamugamuchire. Paakasvika akabatsira kwazvo avo vakanga vatenda nenyasha.
Apolu pakaamuiti kugenda Akaya, walongu walii wampananiti moyu kwa kuwalembera wafundwa kulii Akaya wamyangi. Pakiziti aku, kaweziti kwa utanga wa manemu ga Mlungu, kuwatangitira nentu walongu walii wawapatiti kuwera wajimira,
28 Nokuti pakutaurirana, akapikisa vaJudha zvine simba pamberi pavanhu, achiratidza kubva muMagwaro kuti Jesu ndiye Kristu.
Toziya kendereyiti kuwakanka Wayawudi paweru pakawalanguziya kwa visoweru vya Malembu Mananagala kuwera Yesu ndo Kristu.
