Mabasa 8:26-39

Zvino mutumwa waIshe akataura naFiripi, akati, “Simuka, uende Zasi kunzira inobva Jerusaremu ichiburukira Gaza; iyo nyika irenje.” Akasimuka, akaenda; zvino kwakanga kuno murume weItiopia, muranda mukuru kwazvo waKandase, mambokadzi weItiopia, aichengeta pfuma yake yose, akanga auya Jerusaremu kuzonamata; akanga achidzoka, agere mungoro yake achirava muporofita Isaya. Mweya akati kuna Firipi, “Swedera, urambire pangoro iyo.” Firipi akamhanyirako, akumunzwa achirava muporofita Isaya, akati, “Unonzwisisa zvaunorava here?” Iye akati, “Ndingagona seiko, kana mumwe asingandidudziri?” Akakumbira zvikuru kuna Firipi kuti akwire, agare naye. Zvino paakanga achirava muRugwaro paiti, “Akaiswa pakubayiwa segwai; Segwayana rinyerere pamberi pomuveuri waro, Saizvozvo haana kushamisa muromo wake; Pakuzvidzwa kwake kutongwa kwake kwakabviswa; Ndianiko acharondedzera rudzi rwake? Nokuti upenyu hwake hunobviswa panyika.” Muranda akapindura Firipi, akati, “Ndinokumbira kwauri, undiudze kuti muporofita anoreva aniko achidaro? Anozvireva iye amene, kana mumwe?” Ipapo Firipi akashamisa muromo wake, akatanga parugwaro urwu, akamuparidzira Jesu. Zvino vakati vachifamba munzira, vakasvika pane mvura; muranda akati, “Heyi mvura; chinyiko chingadzivisa ndirege kubhabhatidzwa?” [ Firipi akati, “Kana uchitenda nomwoyo wako wose, zvingaitwa.” Akapindura, akati, “Ndinotenda kuti Jesu ndiye Mwanakomana waMwari.”] Akarayira kuti ngoro imire; vakaburukira vose mumvura, iye Firipi nomuranda; akamubhabhatidza. Zvino vakati vachibuda mumvura, Mweya waIshe akabvisa Firipi; muranda akasazomuonazve; nokuti akafamba rwendo rwake, achifara.