Mabasa 8
1 Uye Sauro akanga aripo achibvumirana nokufa kwake. Nomusi uyo kutambudzwa kukuru kwakatanga pakereke yepaJerusarema, uye vose vakaparadzirwa muJudhea rose nomuSamaria, kukasara vapostori chete.
Sauli kashiwoniti shitendu ashi sha kumlaga Stefanu kuwera shiherepa. Lishaka ali shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu aku Yerusalemu lyanjiti kutabisiwa nakamu. Wantu woseri yawamjimira Kristu, paiwera ndiri hera wantumintumi walii, walazimikiti kugenda aku na aku na kweneya museemu zya malambu ga Yudeya na Samariya.
2 Varume vaitya Mwari vakaviga Sitefani uye vakamuchema zvikuru.
Wantu watahoziwa wamsiri Stefanu, wamtenderi makiwa makulu.
3 Asi Sauro akatanga kuparadza kereke. Achipinda muimba neimba, akazvuzvurudza varume navakadzi achivaisa mutorongo.
Kumbiti Sauli kashiharabisiya shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu. Kingira kila numba na kuwakamula wapalu na wadala na kuwatula mushibetubetu.
4 Vaya vakanga vaparadzirwa vakaparidza shoko kwose kwose kwavaienda.
Walii wapalanganikiti wagenda aku na aku wankulibwelera shisoweru.
5 Firipi akaburuka akaenda kuguta raiva muSamaria akaparidza Kristu ikoko.
Filipi kasuluka kingira lushi lwa Samariya, kawabwelera kuusu Kristu.
6 Vanhu vazhinji vakati vanzwa Firipi uye vakaona zviratidzo zvaakaita, vose vakanyatsoteerera kune zvaaitaura.
Na makutanu kwa nfiru yimu wapikinira visoweru vira vyakatakuliti na Filipi pawapikaniriti na kulola mauzauza gakagatenditi.
7 Nokuti mweya yetsvina yakabuda muvanhu ichidanidzira nenzwi guru, uye vazhinji vakanga vakaoma mitezo navakanga vakaremara vakaporeswa.
Washamshera wadoda wawalawa wantu wavuwa pawagutanga, wantu wavuwa yawalewelekiti na vibyeketu, woseri waponiziwitwi.
8 Nokudaro kwakava nomufaro mukuru muguta iro.
Iweri sekuseku ngulu pakati palushi lulii
9 Zvino kwechinguva mumwe murume ainzi Simoni akanga aita unʼanga muguta uye akashamisa vanhu vose veSamaria. Aizvirumbidza achiti iye akanga ari munhu mukuru,
Muntu yumu, litawu lyakuwi Simoni, panu kwanja kaweriti pakanyawa uhawi pakati palushi palii, pakawakangasha wantu wa maisi ga Wasamariya, pakatakula paweri yomberi ndo muntu mkulu.
10 uye vanhu vose kubva kuna vakakwirira kusvikira kuna vari pasi pasi, vaimuteerera vachiti, “Munhu uyu ndiye simba guru raMwari.”
Woseri wampikanira kwanjira mdidini ata mkulu, pawatakula, Muntu ayu ndo likakala lya Mlungu yakashemwa, likakala likulu.
11 Vaimutevera nokuti akanga avashamisa kwenguva refu namashiripiti ake.
Wampikanira toziya kawakangashira kwa uhawi wakuwi kwa shipindi shitali.
12 Asi vakati vatenda Firipi sezvo aiparidza vhangeri roumambo hwaMwari nezita raJesu Kristu, vakabhabhatidzwa, vose varume navakadzi.
Kumbiti pawamjimiriti Filipi, pakabwera visoweru viwagira vya ufalumi wa Mlungu, na litawu lyakuwi Yesu Kristu, wabatiziwa, wapalu na wadala.
13 Simoni pachake akatenda uye akabhabhatidzwa. Uye akatevera Firipi kwose kwose, achikatyamadzwa nezviratidzo zvikuru zvaakaona.
Na yomberi Simoni mweni kajimiriti kubatizwa, walikola na Filipi, kalikangasha pakagawoniti makangashu na mauzauza makulu gagatendikiti.
14 Vapostori vaiva muJerusarema vakati vanzwa kuti vaSamaria vagamuchira shoko raMwari, vakatumira Petro naJohani kwavari.
Wantumintumi yawaweriti Yerusalemu, pawapikaniriti kuwera Samariya washijimira Shisoweru sha Mlungu, womberi wawatumiti Peteru na Yohani,
15 Vakati vasvika, vakavanyengeterera kuti vagamuchire Mweya Mutsvene,
Womberi pawasokiti, wawaluwira wamwanki Rohu Mnanagala.
16 nokuti Mweya Mutsvene akanga asati auya pamusoro paani zvake wavo; vakanga vangobhabhatidzwa muzita raIshe Jesu.
Kwa mana badu hakeniwasulukiri ata yumu gwawu, ila wabatiziwa hera kwa litawu lyakuwi Mtuwa Yesu.
17 Ipapo Petro naJohani vakaisa maoko pamusoro pavo, vakagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene.
Watula mawoku gawu panani pawu, nawomberi wamyanga Rohu Mnanagala
18 Simoni akati aona kuti Mweya Mutsvene waipiwa nokuiswa kwamaoko avapostori, akavapa mari
Simoni pakawoniti kuwera wantu wankupananwa Rohu Mnanagala kwa kutulilwa mawoku ga wantumintumi, yomberi kafiruwiti kuwapanana mpiya pakalonga,
19 akati, “Ndipeiwo simba iri kuti munhu wose wandichaisa maoko pamusoro agamuchire Mweya Mutsvene.”
Mmpanani neni uwezu awu, su kila muntu yanfira kumtulira mawoku gangu, kawanki Rohu Mnanagala.
20 Petro akapindura akati, “Mari yako ngaiparare pamwe chete newe, nokuti wafunga kuti ungatenga chipo chaMwari nemari!
Kumbiti Peteru kamwankula, gwagamiri kutali na mpiya zyaku toziya gulihola handa guweza kuhemera lifupu lya Mlungu kwa mpiya.
21 Iwe hauna chikamu kana mugove muushumiri uhu, nokuti mwoyo wako hauna kunaka pamberi paMwari.
Gwahera shifungu wala gwahera seemu pakati pashitwatira ashi, Toziya moyu gwaku guherepa ndiri kulongolu kwa Mlungu.
22 Tendeuka ubve pakuipa uku uye unyengetere kuna She. Zvimwe achakukanganwira pakuva nepfungwa yakadai mumwoyo mako.
Su, guleki madoda gaku aga, gukamluwi Mtuwa, na yomberi kaweza kukulekeziya maholu gaku aga.
23 Nokuti ndinoona kuti iwe uzere nduru inovava uye wakasungwa nechivi.”
Kwa mana nukuwona handa gumema weya nentu na gwa mtatilwa gwa vidoda.
24 Ipapo Simoni akapindura akati, “Ndinyengetererei kuna She kuti zvose zvamataura zvirege kuitika kwandiri.”
Simoni kankula, pakatakula, munduwili mwenga kwa Mtuwa, nashiza kumpata shoseri pakati pa aga gamtakuliti.
25 Vakati vapupura uye vakaparidza shoko raShe, Petro naJohani vakadzokera kuJerusarema, vachiparidza vhangeri mumisha yakawanda yomuSamaria.
Peteru na Yohani pawabweriti kala kuusu Mtuwa, wawuya Yerusalemu. Wabweriti shisoweru shiwagira pakati pavijiji vya Samariya.
26 Zvino mutumwa waShe akati kuna Firipi, “Buruka uende zasi kumugwagwa, wokugwenga, unoburuka uchibva kuJerusarema uchienda kuGaza.”
Ntumintumi gwa kumpindi gwa Mtuwa katakula na Filipi, kamgambira, Guwuki ugendi ouwega wa kusika ata njira ilii yailawa Yerusalemu kugenda Gaza, njira ayi ipita kushiwala.
27 Saka akasimuka akapinda munzira uye akasangana nomuyunaki wechiEtiopia, muchinda mukuru aichengeta pfuma yaKandase, mambokadzi weEtiopia. Murume uyu akanga aenda kundonamata kuJerusarema,
Nayomberi kawuka, kagenda, shipindi shirashi kuweriti na Mwisiopiya yumu, towashi, mweni kaweriti kamumwanja kugenda ukaya. Muntu ayu kaweriti mkolamlima kamanika gwa luhanja lwa Kandaki, malikiya gwa Esiyopiya. Kaweriti kagenda aku Yerusalemu kuguwira na shipindi ashi kaweriti kankuwuya pakawera kakwena mbutuka ya kunika.
28 uye pakudzoka kwake kumusha akanga agere mungoro achiverenga bhuku raIsaya muprofita.
Pakaweriti kammwanja, kaweriti kankushibetula shintola sha mbuyi gwa Mlungu Isaya.
29 Mweya Mutsvene akati kuna Firipi, “Enda kungoro iyo, uswedere pedyo nayo.”
Rohu kamgambira Filipi, Gusegeleri pakwegera na mbutuka ayi, gulikoliri nayi.
30 Ipapo Firipi akamhanya achienda kungoro akanzwa murume uya achiverenga kubva kuna Isaya muprofita. Firipi akati kwaari, “Uri kunzwisisa zvauri kuverenga here?”
Su Filipu kagenda mbiru, kampikanira kankubetula mushintora sha Isaya mbuyi gwa Mlungu. Filipi kamkosiyiti, “Hashi, gugamana aga gagubetula?”
31 Iye akati, “Ndinganzwisisa seiko kana pasina munhu anonditsanangurira?” Saka akadana Firipi kuti akwire mungoro agare nayemo.
Yomberi kamwankuliti, “Hanwezi hashi kugamana pota muntu gwa kuntakulira?” Shakapanu yomberi kamluwiti Filipi kakweni na kulivaga pamuhera na yomberi mumbutuka.
32 Muyunaki uyu aiverenga chitsauko ichi choRugwaro: “Akatungamirirwa segwai raindobayiwa, uye segwayana rinyerere pamberi pomuveuri, saka haana kushamisa muromo wake.
Na shifungu sha Malembu Mananagala gakaweriti kankugabetula ndo aga, “Kalongolerwa kugenda kwawahanjanga handa kondolu, Na handa vila mwana kondolu kajii paulongolu pakuwi yakamdumula mbapatiru, Ndambu irayi yomberi kagubutula ndiri mlomu gwakuwi.
33 Mukuninipiswa kwake akashayiwa kururamisirwa. Ndianiko angataura nezvezvizvarwa zvake? Nokuti upenyu hwake hwakabviswa panyika.”
Wamsoniziyiti na kunyima shakafiruwa. Kwahera yakaweza kuyowera kuusu shiyiwuku shakuwi. Kwa mana ukomu wakuwi uwusiwa pasipanu.”
34 Muyunaki uyu akabvunza Firipi akati, “Ndapota, ndiudze, muprofita ari kutaura pamusoro paaniko, anozvireva iye kana mumwe munhuwo?”
Afisa ulii kamwankula Filipi, katakula, nukuluwa, mbuyi ayu, katakula visoweru avi kwa visoweru vya gaa, ndo visoweru vyakuwi mweni ama vya muntu mmonga
35 Ipapo Firipi akatanga nechitsauko ichocho choRugwaro akamuparidzira vhangeri raJesu.
Filipi kanjiti kutakula, kanjiti kwa Malembu Mananagala galaa aga, kamgambiriti yomberi Shisoweru Shiwagira sha Yesu.
36 Zvavakanga vachifamba nomugwagwa, vakasvika pakanga pane mvura saka muyunaki akati, “Tarirai, heino mvura. Chingandikonesa kubhabhatidzwa chiiko?”
Pawaweriti wankali wakwendereya na mwanja, wasokiti pahala pana mashi, na afisa ulii katakula, “pahala panu pana mashi, kwana shoseri sha kunewelera nambatizwa?”
37 Uye Firipi akati, “Kana uchitenda nomwoyo wako wose, zvinogoneka.” Iye akapindura akati, “Ndinotenda kuti Jesu Kristu ndiye Mwanakomana waMwari.”
Filipu katakula, Pagujimira kwa moyu gwaku goseri, iwezikana. Kankula, kalonga, njimira handa Yesu Kristu ndo Mwana gwa Mlungu.
38 Akarayira kuti ngoro imiswe. Ipapo vose vari vaviri, Firipi nomuyunaki vakapinda mumvura, Firipi akamubhabhatidza.
Kaamuli mbutuka ilii igoloki, wasuluka woseri wawili mmashi, Filipi na towashi ulii, nayomberi kambatiza.
39 Vakati vabuda mumvura, Mweya waShe wakatora Firipi pakarepo, uye muyunaki haana kuzomuonazve, asi akafamba munzira yake achifara kwazvo.
Shakapanu, pawakweniti kulawa mmashi, Rohu gwa Mtuwa kamnyasula Filipi, towashi ulii hapani kamwoni kayi, su kagenditi zakuwi kasekuseku.
40 Zvakadaro hazvo, Firipi akazoonekwa paAzotasi uye akafamba achiparidza vhangeri mumaguta ose kusvikira asvika kuKesaria.
Kumbiti Filipi kawonikana pakati pa Azotu, na pakaweriti pakapita pakabwera shisoweru shiwagira pakati palushi yoseri, ata kingira Kaisariya.
