Mabasa 9:23-43

Zvino mazuva mazhinji akati apera, vaJudha vakarangana kuti vamuuraye. Asi kurangana kwavo kwakazikanwa naSauro. Vakarindawo masuo masikati nousiku, kuti vamuuraye. Zvino vadzidzi vake vakamutora usiku, vakamuburusa naparusvingo, vamuisa mudengu. Zvino akati asvika Jerusaremu, akaedza kufambidzana navadzidzi; asi ivo vakamutya vose, vasingatendi kuti ava mudzidzi. Zvino Bhanabhasi akamutora, akaenda naye kuvapostori, ndokuvarondedzera kuti akaona Ishe munzira, uye kuti akataura naye, uye kuti akaparidza nezita raJesu paDhamasiko asingatyi. Akagara navo paJerusaremu, achifambidzana navo, akaparidza nezita raIshe asingatyi. Akataura navaJudha vaitaura chiGiriki; asi ivo vakaedza kumuuraya. Zvino hama dzakati dzichizviziva, dzakamuburusira Kesaria, ndokumutumira Taso. Zvino kereke yakanga ino rugare paJudhea rose, reGariria, neSamaria, ikasimbiswa; ikawedzerwa, ichifamba ichitya Ishe, ichinyaradzwa naMweya Mutsvene. Zvino Petirosi akati achipota nyika kwose, akaburukirawo kuvatsvene vakanga vagere Ridha. Akawanapo mumwe munhu, ainzi Eniyasi, akanga avete panhoo makore masere, mitezo yake yakafa. Petirosi akati kwaari, “Eniyasi, Jesu Kristu anokuporesa; simuka, uzviwarire nhoo dzako!” Akasimuka pakarepo. Zvino vose vakanga vagere Ridha neSaroni vakamuona, vakatendeukira kuna Ishe. Zvino paJopa pakanga pano mukadzi aiva mudzidzi, ainzi Tabhita, ndokuti, Dhokasi, kana zvichishandurwa. Iye aishingaira zvikuru pamabasa akanaka ezvipo. Zvino namazuva iwayo iye akarwara, ndokufa. Vakati vamushambidza, vakamuisa muimba yokumusoro. Zvino Ridha zvayakanga iri pedyo neJopa, vadzidzi vakati vanzwa kuti Petirosi aripo, vakatumira kwaari vanhu vaviri, kuti vandokumbira zvikuru kwaari, vachiti, “Usanonoka hako kuuya kwatiri.” Ipapo Petirosi akasimuka, akaenda navo. Akati asvika, vakamuisa kuimba yokumusoro; chirikadzi dzose dzikamira naye dzichichema, vakamuratidza zvokufuka nenguo, dzavakanga vaitirwa naDhokasi, achiri navo. Zvino Petirosi akavabudisira panze vose, akapfugama, akanyengetera, ndokutendeukira kumutumbi, akati, “Tabhita, muka!” Akasvinura meso ake; zvino akati achiona Petirosi, akagara. Akamubata noruoko rwake, akamusimudza; akadana vatsvene nechirikadzi, akamuisa pamberi pavo ari mupenyu. Zvikazikanwa navose paJopa; vazhinji vakatenda kuna Ishe. Ipapo akagara mazuva mazhinji paJopa, kuno mumwe Simoni, musuki wamatehwe.