Mabasa 1:12-26

Zvino vakadzokera Jerusaremu, vachibva pagomo rinonzi reMiorivhi, riri pedyo neJerusaremu, nhambo yorwendo rewSabata. Vakati vapinda, vakakwira muimba yaiva pamusoro, pavakanga vagere, vaiti: Petirosi, naJohani, naJokobho, naAndireya, naFiripi, naTomasi, naBhatoromeo, naMateu, naJakobho, mwanakomana waArifeo, naSimoni Zeroti, naJudhasi, mwanakomana waJakobho. Ava vose vakatsungirira nomwoyo mumwe pakunyengetera, vana vakadzi, naMaria, mai vaJesu, navanun'una vake. Namazuva iwayo Petirosi akasimuka pakati pehama, vanhu vazhinji vaivapo pamwechete, vanenge zana namakumi maviri, akati, “Varume, hama, rugwaro rwakafanira kuitika, rwakaporofitwa naMweya Mutsvene nomuromo waDhavhidhi, pamusoro paJudhasi, akanga ari muperekedzi wavaya vakabata Jesu. Nokuti akanga averengwa pamwechete nesu, akapiwa mugove wake pabasa iri.” Zvino munhu uyu akatenga munda nomubayiro wezvisakarurama, akawira pasi nechiso, akaparuka napakati, ura hwake hukabuda hwose. Zvikanzwika navose vaigara Jerusaremu; naizvozvo munda uyu ukatumidzwa Akeridhama norurimi rwavo, ndokuti, “Munda weropa.” “Nokuti mubhuku raMapisarema makanyorwa, zvichinzi, ‘Musha wake ngauitwe dongo, Kurege kuva nomunhu anogaramo;’ ‘Uye mumwe ngaapinde pautariri hwake.’ “Zvino pakati pavarume vaiungana nesu nguva yose, Ishe Jesu yaakapinda nokubuda nayo pakati pedu, kutanga pakubhabhatidza kwaJohani, kusvikira pazuva raakabva kwatiri, achikwidzwa, mumwe wavo anofanira kuva chapupu chokumuka kwake pamwechete nesu.” Zvino vakaisapo vaviri, vaiti: Josefa, ainzi Bhasabhasi, akatumidzwawo Jusuto, naMatia. Vakanyengetera, vachiti, “Imi Ishe, munoziva mwoyo yavanhu vose, ratidzai kuti wamakatsanangura kuna ivava vaviri ndoupi; kuti apiwe nzvimbo pabasa iri noupostori uhwu, hwaakarasikirwa nahwo iye Judhasi, kuti iye aende kunzvimbo yake.” Zvino vakavakandira mijenya, mujenya ukabata Matia; iye akaverengwa pamwechete navapostori vane gumi nomumwe.