Mabasa 16:25-40

Pokunge pava pakati pousiku Pauro naSirasi vainge vachinamata vachikumbira vachiimbira Mwari dzimbo, vasungwa vachivateerera. Pakarepo pakave nokundengendeka kukuru zvokuti ugaro hweJeri hwakazunguzika. Pakarepo makonhi ose akazaruka. Majoti omunhu oga oga akabva asungunuka. Muchengeti wejeri paakamuka akaona kuti makonhi ejeri akanga akazaruka akazvomora bakatwa rake avakuda kuzviuraya achifunga kuti vasungwa vakanga vapunyuka. Asi Pauro akadaidzira nezwi guru achiti, “Usazvikuvadze zvako nokuti isu tose tiri muno.” Akadaidzira kuti kuuiwe nemwenje, ndokumhanyira mukati. Akandowira pamberi paPauro naSirasi achidedera nokutya. Akavabudisa akati, “Varume chii chandingaite kuti ndiponeswe?” Ivo vakati, “Tenda muna Tenzi Jesu uchaponeswa iwe nemhuri yako.” Vakataura kwaari Shoko raTenzi nokune vose vaiva mumba make. Akavatora panguva iyoyo yousiku akavashambidza maronda avo. Iye akabva aombekwa pakarepo pamwechete nemhuri yake yose. Akakwira navo kumba kwake akavapa chokudya akafara kwazvo nemba yake yose kuti akanga atenda kuna Mwari. Pakwakanga kwaedza vatongi vakatuma mapurisa vachiti, “Regai vanhu vaya vaende zvavo.” Muchengeti wapajeri akasvitsa shoko kuna Pauro achiti, “Vatongi vatuma shoko rokuti muende zvenyu.” Saizvozvo chibudai muende zvenyu norugare. Asi Pauro akati kwavari, “Vakatirova pazere vanhu, tisina kubatwa nemhosva, isu pamutemo, tiri vaRoma vakatiisa mujeri. Zvino vanoda kutiburitsa muchivande here?” Kwete, ngavatouya ivo pachavo vazotiburitsa. Mapurisa akasvitsa shoko iri kuna vatongi. Vakatya pavakanzwa kuti, pamutemo vanhu ava vaiva vaRoma. Vakauya vakakumbira ruregerero. Vakavaburitsa vakavakumbira kuti vabve muguta iroro. Nokudaro vakabuda mujeri vakashanyira Ridhia. Pavakanga vaona vehama vakavakurudzira vakabva vaenda.

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