Mabasa 8:1-25

Sauro akabvumirana nezvokuuraiwa kwake. Musi iwoyo kutambudzwa kukuru kwesangano kwakamuka muJerusaremu. Vose, kusiya vapositori chete, vakapararira nenyika yeJudhea neSamaria. Vanamati vakaviga Sitefani vakamuchema zvikuru. Asi Sauro paaiedza kuparadza Sangano, aipinda imba nemba achikwekweretsa varume navakadzi achivaisa mujeri. Zvino vaya vakapararira, vakaenda vachiparidza shoko. Firipi akadzika kuguta reSamaria akavaparidza zvaMesia. Chikwata chikuru chavanhu chakateerera nomwoyo mumwechete kune zvaitaurwa naFiripi pavakamunzwa uye pavakaona zviratidzo zvaaiita, nokuti mweya yakaipa yakabuda muna vazhinji vakanga vakapoterwa ichizhamba. Vamwe vazhinji vakanga vakaoma mitezo kana kuremara vakarapwa. Naizvozvo makave norufaro rukuru muguta iroro. Kwaiva nomumwe murume ainzi Simoni aiita mashiripiti muguta iroro, akashamisa vanhu veSamaria achizviti ndini pano. Vose vakamuteerera kubvira kuvaduku kusvika kuvakuru vachiti, “Murume uyu ndiye mumwe mwari uya anonzi Samukurumukuru.” Nokudaro vaimuteerera nokuti aivashamisa namashiripiti ake kwenguva ndefu. Asi pavakatenda Firipi paaiparidza Shoko Rakanaka nezvoumambo hwaMwari uye zita raJesu Kristu vakaombekwa, varume navakadzi. Kunyange Simoni pachake akadavira. Mushure mokunge aombekwa akaenderera mberi aina Firipi. Paakaona zviratidzo nezvishamiso zvikuru zvakaitwa zvakamukatyamadza. Vapositori vaiva kuJerusaremu pavakanzwa kuti Samaria yakanga yagamuchira Shoko raMwari vakavatumira Pita naJohani. Vakadzika vakavanamatira kuti vagashire Mweya Mutsvene nokuti Mweya Mutsvene akanga asati aburukira panaani zvake wavo; asi vakanga vangoombekwa chete muzita raTenzi Jesu. Vakaisa maoko avo pavari vakagamuchira Mweya Mutsvene. Simoni paakaona kuti Mweya waipiwa nokuiswa kwamaoko avapositori pavanhu akavapa mari achiti, “Ndipeiwo simba irori kuti munhu wose wandinenge ndaisa maoko angu paari agamuchire Mweya Mutsvene.” Asi Pita akati kwaari, “Parara nemari yako iyoyo nokuti wafunga kuti unogona kuwana chipo chaMwari nemari. Hauna nzvimbo kana mugove mune zvinhu izvi nokuti mwoyo wako hauna kururama pamberi paMwari. Saka tendeuka pauipi hwako uhu unamate kuna Tenzi kuti zvimwe pfungwa dzemwoyo wako dziregererwe nokuti ndinoona kuti mwoyo wako uzere nenduru inovava uye uri musungwa wouipi.” Simoni akapindura achiti, “Ndinamatireiwo kuna Tenzi kuitira kuti zvose zvamataura zvirege kundiwira.” Zvino pavakanga vapa uchapupu hwavo uye vataura shoko raTenzi vakadzokera kuJerusaremu vachiparidza Shoko Rakanaka mumisha yakawanda yevekuSamaria.