Mabasa 18:12-23

Panguva yakanga Gario ari gavhuna weAkaya, vaJudha vakaita rimwe kurwisa Pauro. Vakamuunza kudare vachiti murume uyu anokurudzira vanhu kunamata Mwari zvisiri pamurao. Pauro paakanga ava kuda kutaura, Gario akati kuvaJudha, “Dai yanga iri mhosva kana kuti kutadza kwakaipisisa, ndaiwana chikonzero chokukuitirai mwoyo murefu, vaJudha imi. Zvino zvairi nyaya yokubvunza pamusoro pezvamazwi nezvamazita uye nezvomutemo wenyu, zvionerei pachenyu. Handidi kuva mutongi mune zvinhu izvi.” Akabva avadzinga mudare. Vose vakabata Sositeni mukuru wapasinagogu vakamurova pamberi pedare; asi Gario haana kuita hanya nazvo. Mushure mezvo Pauro akagara mamwe mazuva mazhinji ndokuzoonekana nevehama. Akazoenda kuSiria nechikepe pamwechete naPirisira naAkwira. KuKenikirie akaveura vhudzi rake nokuti akanga aita mhiko. Vakasvika kuEfesusi akavasiyako asi iye akamboenda musinagogu akataura kuvaJudha. Pavakamukumbira kuti ambogarazve, akaramba. Paakanga ava kuenda akati, “Ndichadzoka kwamuri kana Mwari achida. Akaenda nechikepe achibva kuEfesusi.” Paakasvika kuSezaria akakwira akandokwazisa sangano ndokuzodzika kuAndiyoku. Akati apedza chinguva ariko akasimuka akaenda munzvimbo nenzvimbo nomudunhu reGaratia nereFirigia achisimbisa vadzidzi vose.