Mabasa 12
1 Nenguva iyoyo Herodhe mambo wakaisa maoko kuti atambudze vamwe kubva mukereke.
Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
2 Ndokuuraya Jakobho mukoma waJohwani nemunondo.
He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
3 Zvino wakati achiona kuti zvinofadza VaJudha, wakapfuurira mberi akabata Petrowo; zvino aiva mazuva ezvingwa zvisina mbiriso;
When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This was during the days of unleavened bread.
4 akati amubatawo akaisa mutirongo, akamukumikidza kumapoka mana evanhu vana emauto kuti vamurinde, achida kumuisa kuvanhu mushure mepasika.
When he had arrested him, he put him in prison and delivered him to four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
5 Naizvozvo Petro wakachengetwa mutirongo; asi munyengetero wakaenderera mberi uchiitwa nekereke kuna Mwari uchiitirwa iye.
Peter therefore was kept in the prison, but constant prayer was made by the assembly to God for him.
6 Zvino Herodhe wakati oda kumubudisa, usiku ihwohwo Petro wakange arere pakati pemauto maviri, akasungwa nemaketani maviri; nevarindi pamberi pemusuwo vakarinda tirongo.
The same night when Herod was about to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Guards in front of the door kept the prison.
7 Zvino tarira, mutumwa waIshe wakamirapo, chiedza ndokupenya muchitokisi; zvino akarova rutivi rwaPetro, akamumutsa achiti: Simuka nekukurumidza. Zvino maketani ake akawa pamaoko ake.
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Stand up quickly!” His chains fell off his hands.
8 Mutumwa ndokuti kwaari: Zvisunge chiuno, uye sunga manyatera ako. Ndokuita saizvozvo. Zvino akati kwaari: Monera nguvo yako, unditevere.
The angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals.” He did so. He said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
9 Zvino wakabuda akamutevera; uye asingazivi kuti ichokwadi chinoitwa nemutumwa, asi waifunga kuti anoona chiratidzo.
And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
10 Zvino vakati vapfuura chirindo chekutanga nechepiri, vakasvika pasuwo reutare raipinda muguta; iro rakavazarukira rega; zvino vakabuda, vakapfuura nzira imwe yemumusha, pakarepo mutumwa ndokubva kwaari.
When they were past the first and the second guard, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.
11 Zvino Petro, wakati apengenuka, akati: Zvino ndinoziva zvirokwazvo kuti Ishe watuma mutumwa wake, uye wandisunungura paruoko rwaHerodhe netarisiro yese yevanhu veVaJudha.
When Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent out his angel and delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from everything the Jewish people were expecting.”
12 Zvino wakati arangarira akaenda kumba kwaMaria mai vaJohwani wainzi Mariko, vazhinji pavakange vakaungana vachinyengetera.
Thinking about that, he came to the house of Mary, the mother of John who was called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
13 Zvino Petro wakati agogodza pagonhi resuwo, murandakadzi wakauya kuzoteerera, wainzi Rodha.
When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 Zvino wakati achiziva inzwi raPetro, haana kuzarura suwo nekuda kwemufaro, asi wakamhanyira mukati akavaudza kuti Petro amire pamberi pesuwo.
When she recognized Peter’s voice, she did not open the gate for joy, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15 Asi vakati kwaari: Unopenga. Asi wakaramba achisimbisa kuti zvaiva zvakadaro. Ivo ndokuti: Mutumwa wake.
They said to her, “You are crazy!” But she insisted that it was so. They said, “It is his angel.”
16 Asi Petro wakaramba achigogodza; zvino vakati vazarura vakamuona, vakashamisika.
But Peter continued knocking. When they had opened, they saw him and were amazed.
17 Zvino wakavaninira neruoko kuti vanyarare, akavarondedzera kuti Ishe wakamubudisa sei mutirongo, akati: Pirai kuna Jakobho nekuhama zvinhu izvi. Zvino akabuda akaenda kune imwe nzvimbo.
But he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he departed and went to another place.
18 Zvino kwakati kwaedza, bongozozo risati riri diki rikavapo pakati pemauto, kuti chii chakawira Petro.
Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter.
19 Zvino Herodhe wakati amutsvaka akasamuwana, wakabvunzisisa varindi, akaraira kuti vabviswe. Zvino akabva Judhiya akaburukira Kesariya akagarako.
When Herod had sought for him and did not find him, he examined the guards, then commanded that they should be put to death. He went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.
20 Zvino Herodhe wakatsamwira zvikuru veTire neVaSidhoni; asi vakauya kwaari nemoyo umwe, vakashamwaridzana naBhurasto mutariri weimba yekurara yamambo, vakakumbira rugare, nokuti nyika yavo yaipiwa kudya nenyika yamambo.
Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.
21 Zvino nezuva rakatarwa Herodhe wakapfeka nguvo dzeumambo, akagara pachigaro chekutonga, akaita nhaurwa kwavari.
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
22 Vanhu ndokudanidzira vachiti: Inzwi raMwari, uye kwete remunhu.
The people shouted, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
23 Zvino pakarepo mutumwa waIshe wakamurova, nokuti haana kupa Mwari rukudzo; ndokudyiwa nehonye, akapera.
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he did not give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.
24 Asi shoko raMwari rakakura rikawanda.
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
25 Zvino Bhanabhasi naSauro vakadzoka vachibva kuJerusarema, vapedzisa basa, vakaenda naJohwaniwo wainzi Mariko.
Barnabas and Saul returned to Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their service, also taking with them John who was called Mark.
