Mabasa 24:1-21

Zvino mazuva mashanu akati apfuura, Ananiasi, mupristi mukuru, akaburuka navamwe vakuru, nomumwe mureveri, ainzi Terituro; vakamhan'arira Pauro kumubati. Iye akati adanwa, Terituro akatanga kumupomera mhosva achiti, “Zvatinoona rugare rukuru nemi, norudzi urwu zvarunoruramisirwa mhosva nokubata kwenyu kwakanaka; tinozvigamuchira nemitoo yose napanzvimbo dzose nokuvonga kukuru, imi, Ferikisi akakurumbira zvikuru. Asi, zvandisingadi kukunonotsai, ndinokumbira kwamuri, kuti mutinzwe nengoni dzenyu zvishomanene. Nokuti takaona kuti murume uyu wakashata kwazvo, anomutsa bope pavaJudha vose panyika dzose, ari mutungamiriri weboka ravaNazareni. Iye akaidzawo kushatisa temberi, tikamubata, [tichida kumutonga nomurayiro wedu. Asi Risiya, mukuru wechiuru chamazana, ndokuuya, akamubvisa mumaoko edu nesimba guru, akarayira vanomupomera kuti vauye pamberi penyu.] Kana mukamubvunzisisa mumene, muchagona kuziva izvozvo zvose zvatakamukwirira nazvo.” NavaJudha vakabvumirawo pakumhan'ara, vakasimbisa kuti zvinhu izvozvo ndizvo. Zvino mubati akati amuninira, kuti ataure, Pauro akapindura, akati, “Zvandinoziva kuti mava mutongi wavanhu ava makore mazhinji, ndinozvidavirira nomufaro, nokuti munzwe kuti mazuva achigere kupfuura gumi namaviri, kubvira panguva yandakakwira Jerusaremu kundonamata. “Havana kundiwana ndichiita nharo mutemberi nomunhu, kana muguta; havangagoniwo kusimbisa kwamuri izvo zvavanondipomera nazvo zvino. Asi ndinotenda hangu kwamuri, kuti ndinoshumira Mwari wamadzibaba edu neNzira, yavanoti idzidziso yakatsauka, ndichitenda zvose zvomurayiro nezvakanyorwa pavaporofita; ndine tariro kuna Mwari, iyo yavanotendawo vamene, kuti kuchavapo kumuka kwavakafa kwavakarurama navasakarurama. “Pachinhu ichi ndinoedza zvikuru kuti misi yose ndive nehana isina mhosva kuna Mwari nokuvanhu. “Zvino makore mazhinji akati apfuura, ndakauya nezvipo nezvibayiro kuvanhu vangu. “Ndizvozvo zvavakandiwana ndichiita mutemberi, ndanatswa, ndisina vanhu vazhinji, kana bopoto; asi vamwe vaJudha veAsia vaivapo, ivo vaifanira kuva pano pamberi penyu, kundipomera mhosva, kana vaiva nechinhu neni. “Kunyange navava ngavareve vamene chisakarurama chavakawana, musi wandakamira pamberi pamakurukota, asi shoko iri bedzi, randakadanidzira, ndimire pakati pavo, ndichiti, ‘Ndinotongwa nhasi pamusoro pokumuka kwavakafa.’ ”