Mabasa 19:1-20

Zvino Aporo achiri paKorinde, Pauro wakati agura namativi enyika okumusoro, akasvika Efeso, akawana vamwe vadzidzi, akati kwavari, “Makagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene pakutenda kwenyu here?” Vakati kwaari, “Kwete, hatina kutongonzwa kuti Mweya Mutsvene aripo.” Akati, “Ko makabhabhatidzwa norubhabhatidzo rupiko?” Vakati, “Norubhabhatidzo rwaJohani.” Zvino Pauro akati, “Johani akabhabhatidzwa norubhabhatidzo rwokutendeuka, achiudza vanhu kuti vatende kuna iye anozouya shure kwake, iye Jesu.” Vakati vazvinzwa izvozvo, vakabhabhatidzwa muzita raIshe Jesu. Zvino Pauro akati aisa maoko ake pamusoro pavo, Mweya Mutsvene akauya pamusoro pavo, vakataura nendimi, vakaporofita. Ivavo vose vaiva varume vanenge gumi navaviri. Zvino akapinda musinagoge, akataura asingatyi mwedzi mitatu, achitaurirana navo, achivagombedzera namashoko oushe hwaMwari. Asi vamwe vakati vachiomesa mwoyo, vasingateereri, vachizvidza Nzira iyo pamberi pavazhinji, akabva kwavari, akatsaura vadzidzi, akataurirana navo zuva rimwe nerimwe muchikoro chaTirano. Izvozvo zvikaitwa makore maviri; nokudaro vose vakanga vagere paAsia vakanzwa shoko raIshe, vaJudha navaGiriki. NaMwari akaita masimba anoshamisa namaoko aPauro, nokudaro micheka nenguo, zvaibva pamuviri wake, zvaiiswa kuvarwere, hosha dzikabva kwavari, nemweya yakaipa ikabuda. Zvino vamwe vaJudha, vauki, vaipotapota, vakaidza kudana zita ralshe Jesu pamusoro pavaiva nemweya yakaipa, vachiti, “Ndinokupikirai naJesu unoparidzwa naPauro.” Vaiva vanakomana vanomwe vomumwe muJudha, ainzi Sikeva, mupristi mukuru, vaiita izvozvo. Mweya wakaipa ukapindura, ukati kwavari, “Jesu ndinomuziva, naPauro ndinomuziva, asi imi ndimi vanaaniko?” Ipapo munhu aiva nomweya wakaipa akavamukira simba, akavakurira vose vari vaviri, akavakunda; nokudaro vakatiza mumba imomo, vasina nguo, vakuvadzwa. Izvozvo zvikazikanwa navose, vaJudha navaGiriki, vakanga vagere Efeso vakatya vose, zita ralshe rikakudzwa. Zvino vazhinji vavakanga vatenda vakauya, vakareurura, nokurondedzera zvamabasa avo. Navamwe vazhinji vaiita un'anga, vakaunganidza bhuku dzavo, vakadzipisa pamberi pavose; vakaverenga mutengo wadzo, vakawana kuti waiva masirivha ane zviuru zvina makumi mashanu. Naizvozvo shoko ralshe rikakura nesimba, rikakunda.