naThecla
CHITSAUKO1
1PauropaakaendakuIkoniyamu,mushuremekungeatiza kubvakuAndiyoki,DhemasinaHermogenevakava shamwaridzake,avopanguvaiyoyovakangavazere neunyengeri.
2AsiPauroaingotarisakunakakwaMwarichete,haana kuvaitirazvakaipa,asiaivadazvikuru
3Sakaakaedzakuitakutimashokoesenedzidziso dzaKristuzvivafadze,uyehurongwahweEvhangeri yeMwanakomanaanodiwawaMwari,achivadzidzisa mukuzivaKristu,sezvazvakazarurwakwaari.
4MumwemurumeainziOnesiforopaakanzwakutiPauro akangaasvikakuIkoniyumu,akakurumidzakuenda kunomuchingamidza,pamwechetenemukadziwake Lectra,nevanakomanavakeSimmianaZeno,kuti vamukokekumbakwavo
5NokutiTitoakangaavapatsananguroyehunhuhwaPauro, ivovasativamuzivachisonechiso,asivachingozivahunhu hwakechete
6VakaendanemugwagwawamambokuRistra,vakamira vakamumirira,vachienzanisavosevaipfuuranepapo, netsananguroyavakangavapiwanaTito.
7Pakupedzisiravakaonamurumeachiuya(kurevaPauro), mupfupi,anemhanza(kanakutiakagerwa)mumusoro, zvidyazvakakombama,makumboakanaka,anemaziso asinakujeka;anemhinoyakakombama;azerenenyasha; nekutidzimwenguvaairatidzikasemunhu,dzimwenguva airatidzikasengirozi.PauroakaonaOnesiforo,akafara.
8Onesiforoakati:“Kwaziwai,murandawaMwari akaropafadzwa”Pauroakapinduraachiti:“Nyasha dzaMwaringadzivenewenemhuriyako.”
9AsiDemosnaHermogenesvakabatwanegodo,uye, vachiratidzwanechitenderochikuru,Demasakati,Koisu hatisiwovarandavaMwariakaropafadzwahere?Sei musinakutikwazisa?
10Onesiforoakapinduraachiti,Nekutihandinakuona zviberekozvekururamamauri;asikanamuriverudzi irworwo,muchagamuchirwawokumbakwangu 11PauroakapindamumbamaOnesiforo,uyemhuriyacho yakavanomufaromukurunekudakweizvozvo; vakanyengeteranesimba,vachimedurachingwa,uye vachinzwaPauroachiparidzashokoraMwaripamusoro pekuzvidzorauyekumukakwevakafa,nenziraiyi: 12Vakaropafadzwavakachenapamoyo;nekutivachaona Mwari
13Vakaropafadzwaavovanochengetanyamayavoisina kusvibiswa(kanakutiyakachena);nokutivachavatembere yaMwari
14Vakaropafadzwavanemwero(kanakutivakachena); nekutiMwariachazviratidzakwavari
15Vakaropafadzwaavovanosiyamafaroavoezvenyika; nokutivachagamuchirwanaMwari.
16Vakaropafadzwavanevakadzi,sevasina,nekuti vachavavatumwavaMwari
17VakaropafadzwaavovanodederaneshokoraMwari; nokutivachanyaradzwa
18Vakaropafadzwaavovanochengetarubhabhatidzo rwavorwakachena;nokutivachawanarugarenaBaba, Mwanakomana,neMweyaMutsvene
19Vakaropafadzwaavovanoteverauchenjeri(kana dzidziso)hwaJesuKristu;nokutivachanzivanakomana veWokumusorosoro
20VakaropafadzwaavovanochengetamirairoyaJesu Kristu;nokutivachagaramuchiedzachisingaperi.
21Vakaropafadzwaavo,nekudakwerudorwaKristu vanosiyakubwinyakwenyika;nokutivachatongangirozi, uyevachaiswakuruokorwerudyirwaKristu,uye havazotambudzikinekurwadziwakwekutongwa kwekupedzisira
22Vakaropafadzwamivirinemweyayemhandara;nekuti vanogamuchirwanaMwari,uyehavazorasikirwinemubairo weumhandarahwavo;nekutishokoraBabavavo (vekudenga)richashandamuruponesorwavopazuva reMwanakomanawavo,uyevachazororanekusingaperi
CHITSAUKO2
1Pauropaakangaachiparidzamharidzoiyimukereke yaivamumbamaOnesiforo,imwemhandarayainziTekira (zitaramaivakerainziTeokiriya,uyeyakangayatsidza kuroorwanemurumeainziTamirisi)yakangayakagara pahwindorembayayo
2Kubvaipapo,nepahwindomumbamaivanaPauro, ainzwamharidzodzaPaurousikunemasikatipamusoro paMwari,pamusoroperudo,pamusoropekutendamuna Kristu,uyepamusoropemunyengetero;
3Uyehaanakuzobvapahwindo,kusvikiraanyatsoteerera dzidzisodzekutenda.
4Pakupedzisira,paakaonavakadzivazhinjinemhandara vachipindakunaPauro,akashuvazvikurukutiaonekwe seakakodzerakuonekwapamberipake,uyeanzweshoko raKristu;nekutiakangaasatiaonachimirochaPauro,asi akanzwamharidzodzakechete,uyeizvozvochete.
5Asipaakarambakumanikidzwakutiabvepahwindo, amaivakevakatumashokokunaTamiri,uyoakauya nemufaromukuru,achitarisirakumuroora.Naizvozvoakati kunaTeokiria,Tekiwanguaripiko?
6Theocliaakapinduraachiti,Thamyris,ndinechimwe chinhuchinoshamisachandinodakukuudza;nekutiThecla, kwemazuvamatatu,haazobvipahwindokwetekudyakana kunwa,asianodakunzwahurukurodzeunyanzviuye dzenhemadzemumwemutorwa,zvekutindinoyemura zvikuru,Thamyris,zvekutimusikanawechidikianehunhu hwakehwakanaka,achabvumakukundwazvakadaro
7Nekutimurumeuyuakavhiringidzagutarese reIkoniyumu,uyekunyangeTeklayenyu,pakatipevamwe, Vakadzivesenevarumevechidikivanounganakwaarikuti vagamuchiredzidzisoyake;uyo,kunzekwevamwevese, anovaudzakutikunaMwarimumwechete,iyeega anofanirakunamatwa,uyekutitinofanirakurarama muhutsanana.
8Zvisineineizvi,mwanasikanawanguThecla, sedandemutanderedandemutanderakasungirirwa pahwindo,anotorwamwoyonehurukurodzaPauro,uye anozviteereranechidochikuru,uyenemufaromukuru;saka,
nekuteererazvaanotaura,musikanawachoanonyengerwa Zvinoendaunotauranaye,nekutiakavimbiswakuroorwa newe
9NaizvozvoThamyrisakaenda,akamukwazisa, achingwarirakutiasamushamisa,akati,Thecla,mudiwa wangu,seiwakagarawakasuruvarakudai?Ndezvipi zviratidzozvisinganzwisisikezvaunoona?Tendeukirakuna Thamyris,wobvawanyara.
10Amaivakevakapindurawosaizvozvo,vakatikwaari, "Mwana,seiwakagarawakasuruvarakudai,uyesemunhu ashamisika,usingapinduri?"
11Ipapovakachemazvikuru,Tamiria,kutiakanga arasikirwanemukadziwake;Teokiria,kutiakanga arasikirwanemwanasikanawake;uyevarandakadzi,kuti vakangavarasikirwanetenzikadziwavo;uyepakava nekuchemakwesemumhuri.
12Asizvinhuzvoseizvihazvinakumubatamwoyo, zvekutiakamuitakutiatendeukirekwavari,achivateerera; nekutiakangaachirikurangarirazvaitaurwanaPauro.
13IpapoTamiriakamhanyaakanangakumugwagwa kunoonakutindivanaanivakapindamunaPauro,vakabuda maari;akaonavarumevavirivachikakavadzanazvikuru, akatikwavari;
14Madzishe,munebasareipano?Ndianimurumeari mukatimenyu,anonyengedzapfungwadzevarume,majaya nemhandara,achivanyengetedzakutivasaroorwe,asi varambevarisezvavari?
15Ndinovimbisakukupaimariyakawanda,kana mukandiparondedzeroyakaruramapamusoropake;nekuti ndinimukuruwegutarino
16DhemasinaHermogenevakapinduravachiti,“Hatizivi kutindianichaizvo;asitinozivaizvi,kutianotoreramajaya madzimaiavo,nemhandaravarumevavo,nekudzidzisa kuti,“Hakugonikuvanekumukakwevakafamune ramangwana,kanamukarambamakachena,uye musingasvibisinyamayenyu”
CHITSAUKO3
1IpapoTamiriakati,“Handeikumbakwangu,muzorore.” Sakavakaendakunzvimboyekudyirayakanakakwazvo, ukokwaivanewainiyakawanda,uyezvokudya zvakawanda.
2Vakaunzwapatafurayakarongwazvakanaka,uye Thamyrisakaitakutivanwezvakawanda,nekudakwerudo rwaaivanarwokunaTheclauyekudakwakekumuroora.
3IpapoThamyrisakati,Ndinodakutimundiudzekuti dzidzisodzaPaurouyundedzipi,kutindidzinzwisise; nekutindinehanyazvikurunaThecla,sezvoachifarira hurukurodzemutorwaiyeye,zvekutindirimunjodzi yekurasikirwanemukadziwanguwandinodakutauranaye
4IpapoDemasinaHermogenevakapindurapamwechete, vakati,NgaaunzwepamberipagavhunaCastellius, semunhuanoedzakunyengetedzavanhukupinda muchitenderochitsvachemaKristu,uyeiye,maererano nemurairowaKesari,achamuuraya,nenziraiyoiwe uchawanamudzimaiwako; 5Panguvaimwechetetichamudzidzisakutikumuka kwaanotauranezvakokwatosvika,uyekunosanganisira kuvakwedunevana;uyekutitakamukazvakare, patakasvikapakuzivaMwari
6Thamyrisachinzwaizvikubvakwavari,akazadzwa nehashahuru:
7Zvinomangwanani-ngwanani,akamukaakaendakumba kwaOnesiforo,pamberipevatongi,murindiwejeri, nevanhuvazhinjivanetsvimbo,akatikunaPauro: “Murumewangungaaendekudarerepamusoro” 8WakatsausagutareIkoniyumu,pamwechetenaTekira, uyoakandivimbisakutiachandiroora,sakazvinohaachadi kundirooraSakaendanesukunagavhunaCastellius
9Vanhuvosevakadanidziravachiti,"Muroyiuyu ngaabviswe,nekutiakatsausapfungwadzemadzimaiedu, uyevanhuvesevanomuteerera"
CHITSAUKO4
1IpapoThamirisiakamirapamberipechigarochekutonga chegavhuna,akatauranenzwigurunenzirainotevera 2Imigavhuna,handizivikwaanobvamunhuuyu;asiiye anodzidzisakutikurooranahakubvumirwinemutemo. Naizvozvomurayireikutiataurepamberipenyuchikonzero chaanozivisadzidzisodzakadaro
3Paakangaachitauraizvi,DemasinaHermogenes (vakazevezerakunaThamyris,uye)vakati;Taurakuti muKristu,uyeachaurayiwaizvozvi
4Asigavhunaakanyatsofunga,akadanaPauroakati, “Ndiweaniko?Unodzidzisakutikudii?”Vanoitasevari kukupomeramhosvahuru
5IpapoPauroakatauranenzwiguru,achiti,Sezvandava kudanwakutindizvidavirire,imigavhuna,pamusoro pedzidzisodzangu,ndinodakutimunzwe
6KutiMwari,ariMwariwekutsiva,uyeasingadechimwe chinhukunzekweruponesorwezvisikwazvake, akanditumakutindivadzikinurekubvamuuipihwavo nekuora,kubvamumafaroese(echivi),uyekubvamurufu; uyekutindivanyengetedzekutivasazotadzazve
7Nekudakweizvi,MwarivakatumaMwanakomanawavo JesuKristu,wandinoparidza,uyemaarindinorayiravanhu kutivaisetariroyavosemunhuiyeyeaingovanetsitsihuru panyikayakatsauswa,kutiirege,iwegavhuna,kupiwa mhosva,asiivenekutenda,kutyaMwari,ruzivo rwechitendero,uyerudorwechokwadi
8Sakakanandikadzidzisazvinhuzvandakagamuchira kubvakunaMwarichete,mhosvayanguiripi?
9Gavhunapaakanzwaizvi,akarayirakutiPauroasungwe, aiswemujeri,kusvikiraawananguvayekumunzwazvizere 10Asihusiku,Theclaakabvisamhetedzakedzemunzeve, akadzipakujeri,irorakazomuvhuriramikova, ndokumubvumirakupinda;
11Paakapachipochegiraziresirivhakumuchengetiwejeri, akabvumirwakupindamukamurimaivanaPauro;ipapo akagarapasipatsokadzake,akanzwakubvakwaarizvinhu zvikuruzvaMwari.
12ZvinopaakaonaPaurokutiaisatyakutambura,asikuti nerubatsirorwaMwariakazvibataneushingi,kutenda kwakekwakawedzerakusvikapakutsvodangetanidzake
CHITSAUKO5
1PakupedzisiraTheclaakashaikwa,uyeakatsvakwa nemhurinaThamyrismumigwagwayese,sekungeakanga arasika,asimumwewevashandipamwechete
MabasaaPauronaThecla
nemuchengetiwembaakavaudza,kutiakangaabudahusiku 2Ipapovakaongororamurindiwegedhi,uyeakavaudza kutiakangaaendakujerikumurumemutorwa
3Sakavakaendasezvavakangavarayirwanaye, vakamuwanaikoko;uyepavakabuda,vakaunganidzaboka revanhu,vakaendavakanoudzagavhunazvosezvakaitika 4IpapoakarayirakutiPauroaunzwepamberipechigaro chakechekutonga.
5PanguvaiyiTeklaakangaakararapasimujeri, panzvimboimwecheteiyoPauroakangaagere achimudzidzisa;uyegavhunaakarayirakutiaunzwe pamberipechigarochakechekutonga;iyeakamugamuchira nomufaro,akaenda.
6Pauropaakaunzwaikoko,bokarevanhurakanyanya kudanidzirarichiti,Muroyi,ngaafe
7AsigavhunaakateererahurukurodzaPauropamusoro pemabasamatsveneaKristuachifara;uye,mushure mekungedareraungana,akadanaTekla,akatikwaari,Sei usingarooreThamyris,maereranonemutemowevaIkoni?
8Akamiraakamira,mazisoakeakatarisaPauro;uye achionakutihaanakupindura,Teokria,amaivake, vakadanidziravachiti,Chisikwachisinakururama ngachipiswe;ngachipiswepakatipenhandareyemitambo, nekudakwekurambaThamyris,kutivakadzivesevadzidze kubvakwaarikutivadzivisetsikadzakadaro.
9Ipapogavhunaakatambudzikazvikuru,akarayirakuti Pauroarohweneshamhumuguta,uyekutiTekiraipiswe
10Gavhunaakasimuka,akapindamuimbayemitambo pakarepo,vanhuvosevakabudakuzoonachiratidzoichi chinosuwisa
11AsiThecla,segwayanaririmurenjerinotarira-tarira kwesekwesekutirionemufudziwaro,akatarira-tarira Pauro;
12Paakangaachitarisavanhuvazhinji,akaonaIsheJesu akafanananaPauro,akatimumwoyomake,“Pauroauya kuzondionandirimukutambudzikakwangu”Akaramba akamutarisa;asipakarepoakakwirakudenga,iye achimutarisa
13Ipapomajayanemhandaravakauyanehunineuswa hwekupisiraTekla;uyo,akaunzwaasinakupfekapadanda, akachemagavhuna,achishamisikaachionahukuru hwerunakorwake
14Zvinovapedzakurongahuni,vanhuvakamurairakuti afambepamusoropadzo;izvozvaakaita,kutangaaita chiratidzochemuchinjikwa
15Ipapovanhuvakapisamurwiwehari,kunyangezvazvo murazvowakangawakakurakwazvo,haunakumubata, nokutiMwariakamunzwiratsitsi,akakonzerakuputika kukurukwemvurapanyika,negorerichibvakumusorokuti ridururemvurazhinjinechimvuramabwe
16Zvekutinekudakwekutsemukakwevhu,vazhinji vakangavarimunjodzihuru,uyevamwevakafa,moto wakadzima,uyeTheclaakaponeswa
CHITSAUKO6
1PanguvaiyoyoPauro,pamwechetenaOnesiforo, mudzimaiwakenevana,vakangavachitsanyamunerimwe bako,raivamumugwagwaunobvakuIkoniyumuuchienda kuDafini.
2Zvinovakativatsanyakwemazuvaakatiwandei,vana vakatikunaPauro,Baba,tinenzara,uyehatinachekutenga
chingwa;nekutiOnesiforoakangaasiyapfumayakeyese kutiateverePauronemhuriyake.
1.Kupindamugehena.
2.Charonarimugwararake.
3Minotaurachidanidzirapanosvikamweyayakatongerwa rufu
4.Mweyainotambudzikanemweyawakasvibawemweya yakaipa
5Cerberusinodyamweyayevanhuvanodyazvinonaka
6Vanemakarouyevanopambadzavanotongerwa kutakuramitoro
7.VanegodonehashavakakandwamuStyx.
8Nharenerusvingorwegutarakaipa
9Mugombairimuneavovakatadziravavakidzanivavo; VarwiveCentaurvanopfuramisevekwavari.
10Avovakazvitadziravaripanovachitambudzwa neHarpies
11.MvurayemotokuneavovakatadziraMwari.
12MweyawemudzvinyiririGerionwakakandwamumoto 13Vanyengerinevanoitazvakaipazvevechidiki vakarohwanemadhimoni.
14Mugerounechepfuunonyudzwavanobatakumeso 15GungwaremotomumapotoumovanhuvechiSimoni vanokandwa.
16Varoyinevafemberi,zvisozvavozvakatarirashure 17Domborehunirinofashairarematsotsi,mbavha, nevanyengeri.
18Munyengeriakarovererwapamuchinjikwa 19Vapivemazanovanehutsinyevakawiramugombarine moto.
20Kunevanhuvanonyadzisa:mumweakabatamusoro wakemuruokorwake
21.Makororonemamwematsotsiaitambudzwanecentaur yakashongedzerwanenyoka 22Nyanzvidzezvemakemikariuyevanonyepakuti vabatwenemaperembudzi.
23Tsimerechando,kunevatengesinevasingaongi 24Plutoaripakatipechandoachidyavakatukwa 25.GutadzvenereJerusarema.
3IpapoPauroakabvisajasirake,akatikumukomana,Enda, mwana,undotengachingwa,uuyenachokuno.
4Asimukomanapaakangaachitengachingwa,akaona muvakidzaniwakeTheclandokushamisika,ndokutikwaari, Thecla,urikuendakupi?
5Akapinduraakati,NdirikuteveraPauro,ndanunurwa mumoto.
6Mukomanaakati,“Ndichakuunzaikwaari,nokutiane hanyanemizvikuru,uyeaveachinyengeterauye achitsanyakwamazuvamatanhatuaya”
7Teklapaakasvikamubako,akawanaPauroakapfugama achinyengeteraachiti,BabaVatsvene,IsheJesuKristu,itai kutimotouregekubataTekla;asiivaimubatsiriwake, nokutindiyemurandawenyu
8IpapoTheclaakamirashurekwake,akadanidzira nemashokoanotevera:IsheChangamire,Musikiwedenga nenyika,BabaveMwanakomanawenyuanodiwauye mutsvene,ndinokutendaikutimakandidzivirirakubva mumoto,kutindionePaurozvakare.
9Pauroakasimuka,uyepaakamuona,akati,Mwari, munoongororamwoyo,BabavaShewanguJesuKristu, ndinokutendaikutimapinduramunamatowangu
10Mubakomakavanerudorukurupakatipavo,Pauro, Onesiforo,navosevaivanavovachifarazvikuru.
11Vaivanezvingwazvishanu,miriwonemvura,uye vainyaradzanavachifungisisanezvemabasamatsvene aKristu.
12IpapoTekiraakatikunaPauro,Kanauchifarira, ndichakuteverakwosekwaunoenda
13Akapinduraakatikwaari,Vanhuvavakudaupombwe zvakanyanya,asiiwewakanaka,ndinotyakuti ungasangananemuedzomukurukupfuurawekutanga,uye haugonekuramba,asiukundwanawo
14Theclaakapinduraachiti,NdipeichisimbisochaKristu chete,uyehapanamuedzouchandibata.
15Pauroakapinduraakati,Tekira,miriranomwoyomurefu, uyeuchagamuchirachipochaKristu
CHITSAUKO7
1IpapoPauroakadzoseraOnesiforonemhuriyakekumba kwavo,akatoraTekiraakaendanayekuAndioki; 2Vachangosvikamuguta,mumwemuSiriyaainzi Arekizanda,mutongiweguta,uyoakangaaitamabasa akawandamugutapanguvayekutongakwake,akaona Teklandokumuda,uyeakaedzanekushandisazvipo zvakawandakutiabatsirePauro.
3AsiPauroakatikwaari,Handimuzivimukadziwauri kutauranezvake,uyehaasiwangu
4Asiiye,zvaaivamunhuanesimbagurumuAntiokia, akamubatamumugwagwaakamutsvoda;asiTekla akaramba,asiakatariraPauro,akadanidziranenzwiguru achiti,Musandimanikidza,inimutorwa;musandimanikidza, inimurandawaMwari;ndirimumwewevakuru veIkoniyumu,uyendakamanikidzwakubvamugutairoro nekutindaisadakuroorwanaTamirisi.
5IpapoakabataAlexander,akabvarurajasirake,akabvisa koronayakemumusoromake,akamuitaseasinamaturo pamberipevanhuvose.
6AsiAlexander,sekumudakwake,uyesekumunyara zvakaitwa,akamuendesakunagavhuna,uyepaakabvuma zvaakangaaita,akamutongerakutiakandwepakati pezvikara
CHITSAUKO8
1Vanhupavakaona,vakati:Kutongwakwakaitwamuguta rinohakunakururamaAsiTheclaakakumbiranyasha dzemutongi,kutikuchenakwakekusarwiswe,asi kuchengetwekusvikaaiswakuzvikara
2Gavhunaakabvaabvunzakuti,Ndianiaizomugamuchira? Chirikadziyakapfumakwazvo,yainziTrifina,ine mwanasikanaakangaafanguvapfupiyadarika, yakakumbirakutiimuchengete;uyeyakatangakumubata mumbamakesemwanasikanawayo
3Pakupedzisirazuvarakasvika,apomhukadzaifanira kuunzwakutidzionekwe;uyeTheclaakaunzwa kunhandareyemitambo,ndokuiswamugombamaiva neshumbahonoinehashakwazvo,pamberipevazhinji vaiona
4Trifina,pasinakushamisika,akaendanaThecla,uye shumbayehadziyakananzvatsokadzaThecla.Zita rakanyorwarinoratidzamhosvayake,raiti,Kusaremekedza Ipapomukadziakadanidziraachiti,Mwari,kutonga kwegutarinohakunakururama.
5Mushuremekungemhukadzaratidzwa,Trifinaakaenda naTheclakumbakwake,uyevakaendakunorara;uyetarira, mwanasikanawaTrifina,akangaafa,akazviratidzakuna amaivake,ndokuti;Amai,regaimusikana,Thecla,anzi ndiyemwanasikanawenyupanzvimbopangu;uye mumukumbirekutiandinyengeterere,kutindigoshandurwa kuvamufaro
6Trifina,nemweyawekuchema,akati,Mwanasikana wanguFalconillaazviratidzakwandiri,akandirairakuti ndikugamuchiremukamurirake;nokudarondinoda,Thecla, kutiunamatiremwanasikanawangu,kutiashandurwe mumufaro,uyekuupenyuhusingaperi
7Theclapaakanzwaizvi,akabvaanyengeterakunaIshe, ndokuti:IsheMwariwedenganenyika,JesuKristu, MwanakomanaweWekumusoro-soro,ipaikuti mwanasikanawakeFalconillaararamenekusingaperi Trifinaachinzwaizviakagomerazvakare,ndokuti:Imi kutongakusinakururama!Imikuipakusinamusoro!kuti chisikwachakadarochikandwe(zvakare)kumhuka!
8Mangwanani,mangwanani-ngwanani,Alexander akasvikakumbakwaTrifina,akati:Gavhunanevanhu vakamirira;buritsaitsotsi
9AsiTrifinaakamhanyirakwaarizvinesimba,zvekuti akatya,ndokutizaTrifinaaivemumwewemhuri yehumambo;uyeakaratidzakusuruvarakwake,ndokuti: Maiwe!Ndinedambudzikomumbamangunenyayambiri, uyehapanaangandibatsira,kungavenekuda kwekurasikirwanemwanasikanawangu,kanakusakwanisa kwangukuponesaTecla.Asizvino,IsheMwari,ivai mubatsiriwaTeclamurandawenyu
10Paakangaachirikudanana,gavhunaakatumamumwe wevakuruvakekutiauyenaThecla.Trifinaakamubata ruoko,ndokuendanaye,akati:NdakaendanaFalconilla kuguvarake,uyezvinondinofanirakuendanaThecla kumhuka.
11Theclapaakanzwaizvi,akanyengeteraachichema, ndokuti:IsheMwari,wandakaitachivimbochangu neutizirohwangu,dzoreraiTrifinanekudakwetsitsidzake kwandiri,uyekuchengetedzautsananahwangu
12Pakarepopakavaneruzharukurumunhandare yemitambo;mhukadzakadzvova,uyevanhuvakadanidzira vachiti,Uyainemhosva
13Asimukadziakadanidzira,akati:Gutarose ngaritambudzikenekudakwemhosvadzakadai;uye tirayireitose,imigavhuna,kutitipiwechirangochimwe cheteMutongousinakururama!Muonounehutsinye!
14Vamwevakati,Gutarosengariparadzwenekuda kwechiitoichichakaipaTiurayeitose,imigavhunaHaiwa, utsinye!Haiwakutongakusinakururama
CHITSAUKO9
1IpapoTeklaakatorwakubvamuruokorwaTrifina, akabviswazvipfeko,akasungwanebhanhire,akakandwa panzvimboyakatarwayekurwanemhukadzesango; shumbanemaperezvakasunungurwapaari
2Asishumbahono,yaivanehashakupfuuradzose, yakamhanyirakuThecla,ikawirapasipatsokadzake, vakadzivazhinjivakadanidziranenzwiguru
3Ipapobheyahadzirakamhanyarichiuyakwaarinehasha; asishumbayakasangananebheya,ikaribvamburabvambura
4Zvakare,shumbahono,yaimbodyavanhu,iyoyaiva yaAlexander,yakamhanyirakwaari;asishumbahono yakasangananeshumbahono,ndokuurayana
5Vakadzivakanyanyakunetseka,nekutishumbahono,iyo yakabatsiraThecla,yakangayafa
6Mushuremezvovakaburitsazvimwezvikarazvakawanda zvesango;asiTheclaakamiranemaokoake akatambanudzirwakudenga,ndokunyengetera;uye paakapedzakunamata,akatendeuka,akaonagomba remvura,ndokuti,Zvinoyavenguvayakakodzerakuti ndibhabhatidzwe
7Sakaakazvikandamumvura,akati,Muzitarenyu,Ishe wanguJesuKristu,ndabhabhatidzwanhasiuno.Vakadzi nevanhuvachionaizvi,vakadanidzira,vakati, MusazvikandamumvuraUyegavhunapachake akadanidzira,achifungakutihove(mhurudzegungwa) dzaivedzakaitasedzinodyarunakorwakadaro
8Pasineinezvoseizvi,Theclaakazvikandamumvura, muzitaraIsheweduJesuKristu.
9Asihove(mhurudzegungwa,)padzakaonachiedza nemoto,dzakaurayiwa,dzikashambirapamusoropemvura, uyegoreremotorakakomberedzaTekla,zvekutimhuka hadzinakukwanisakusvikapedyonayo,sakavanhu havanakukwanisakuonakusapfekakwayo
10Asivakatendeukirakunedzimwemhukadzesango; vakachemazvikurupamusoropadzo;uyedzimwedzacho dzakaparadziranadhi,dzimwekasia,dzimweamomus (rudzirwenadhi,kanauswahweJerusarema,kanakuti ladies-rose)dzimwemafuta;zvekutihuwanduhwemafuta hwakangahwakawanda,zvichienderananehuwandu hwevanhu;uyepamusoropazvomhukadzosedzakarara sokungedzakangadzararahopehuru,uyehadzinakubata Tekla
11IpapoAlexanderakatikunaGavhuna,Ndinenzombe dzinotyisakwazvo;ngatimusungeipadziriGavhuna, achinetseka,akapinduraachiti,"Iweunogonakuita zvaunoda."
12IpapovakasungatambomuchiunochaThecla,iyo yakamusungawotsokadzake,vakamusunganayo kunzombe,dzaivanesimbidzinopisapanhengodzadzo dzemukati,kuitirakutisezvodzainyanyakutambudzwa, dzikwanisekudhonzaTheclazvinesimba,kusvikira vamuuraya
13Nzombedzakabvaruka,dzichiitaruzharwakaipisisa;asi murazvowaivapedyoneTheclawakapisatambodzakanga dzakasungirirwapanhengodzenzombe,uyeakamirapakati pechikuva,asinahanyasekungeakangaasinakusungwa 14AsipanguvaiyoyoTrifina,uyoakangaakagara pabhenjirimwe,akaperasimbandokufa;izvozvakaitakuti gutaroserivenehanyazvikuru
15Alexanderpachakeakatya,akakumbiragavhuna,achiti: Ndinokukumbirai,ndinzwireitsitsiinineguta, musununguremukadziuyu,akarwanezvikara;kutiini newe,negutaresetiregekuparadzwa.
16NokutikanaKesariachizivazvakaitikaiyezvino, achaparadzagutaipapoipapo,nekutiTrifina,murume wedzinzaramambo,uyehamayake,afapachigarochake 17GavhunaakabvaashevedzaTeklakubvapakati pemhuka,akamubvunzakuti,“Ndiweani?”Uyemamiriro akoezvinhuakaitaseizvekutihapanakanaimweyemhuka ichakubata?”
18Theclaakamupinduraachiti;NdirimurandawaMwari mupenyu;uyekanandiriini,ndinotendamunaJesuKristu Mwanakomanawake,uyoMwarianofadzwanaye;uye nekudakweizvozvohapanakanamhukaimwechete yaigonakundibata
19Iyechetendiyenzirainoendakuruponesorusingaperi, uyehwarohweupenyuhusingaperiNdiyeutizirokuneavo varimukutambudzika;rutsigirokunevanotambudzika, tarironedzivirirokuneavovasinatariro;uye,muchidimbu, avovosevasingatendimaari,havazorarami,asi vachatamburanerufurusingaperi
20Gavhunapaakanzwaizvi,akarayirakutinguodzake dziunzwe,akatikwaaripfekanguodzako
21Theclaakapinduraachiti:Mwariuyoakandipfekedza pandakangandisinakupfekapakatipezvikara,pazuva rekutongwangaapfekedzemweyawakonenguo yeruponesoIpapoakatorambatyadzake,akadzipfeka;uye gavhunaakabvaaburitsamuraironemashokoaya: NdinokusununguraTeclamurandawaMwari
22Vakadzivakadanidzirapamwechetenenzwiguru, vachirumbidzaMwarinomwoyomumwe,vachiti:Mwari mumwechetendiyeMwariweTekira;Mwarimumwe cheteakanunuraTekira
23Manzwiavoakanzwikazvikuruzvekutigutarese rakaitaserakazununguka;uyeTrifinapachakeakanzwa mashokoakanaka,akasimukazvakare,akamhanyaneboka revanhukunosangananaTecla;ndokumumbundira,akati: Zvinondinotendakutikuchavanekumukakwevakafa; ikozvinondavenechokwadichekutimwanasikanawangu mupenyu.Sakadzokakumbaneni,mwanasikanawangu Tecla,uyendichakudzoserazvesezvandinazvo
24SakaTheclaakaendanaTrifina,akanogaraikoko kwemazuvamashoma,achimudzidzisashokoraShe,uko kwakaitakutivasikanavazhinjivatendeuke;uyepakava nemufaromukurumumhuriyaTrifina
25AsiTeklaaidakuonaPauro,akabvunza,akatumavanhu kwesekwesekutivamuwane;uyepaakazoziviswakuti akangaaripaMira,muRisia,akatoramajayanevasikana vakevazhinji;uyeakasungabhandi,akazvisunga semurume,akaendakwaarikuMira,muRisia,uyeikoko akawanaPauroachiparidzashokoraMwari;uyeakamira pedyonayepakatipevanhuvazhinji
CHITSAUKO10
1AsizvakangazvisingashamisiPauropaakamuonapamwe chetenevanhuvaivanaye;nekutiakafungidzirakuti paizovanekutongwakutsva; 2Teklapaakazviona,akatikwaari:Inindabhabhatidzwa, Pauro;nekutiuyoanokubatsirapakuparidza,ndiye akandibatsirakubhabhatidza
3Pauroakamutora,akamuendesakumbakwaHermesi;uye TeklaakarondedzerakunaPaurozvosezvakangazvaitika kwaarimuAndiyoki,zvokutiPauroakashamisikazvikuru,
uyevosevakanzwavakasimbiswamukutenda, vakanyengetereramufarowaTrifina.
4IpapoTekiraakasimuka,akatikunaPauro,Ndirikuenda kuIkoniyamu.Pauroakatikwaari,Endaundodzidzisa shokoraShe.
5AsiTrifinaakangaatumiramariyakawandakunaPauro, pamwechetenembatyadzaTekla,kutiabatsirevarombo 6TekiraakaendakuIkoniyumu,uyepaakasvikakumba kwaOnesiforo,akawirapasipakangapagerePauro achiparidza,uye,achisanganisamisodziyake neminyengeteroyake,akarumbidzaMwarinemashoko anotevera:
7IsheMwariweimbaino,mandakavhenekerwanemi pakutanga;Jesu,mwanakomanawaMwarimupenyu,waive mubatsiriwangupamberipemubati,mubatsiriwangu mumoto,uyemubatsiriwangupakatipemhuka;imimoga ndimiMwarinokusingaperi-periAmeni
8Theclazvino(pakudzokakwake)akawanaThamyrisafa, asiamaivakevachirivapenyu.Sakaakadanaamaivake, akatikwavari:Teoclia,amaivangu,zvinokwanisikahere kutimutendekutikunaIsheMwarimumwechete,anogara kudenga?Kanamuchidapfumahuru,Mwariachakupai neni;kanamuchidamwanasikanawenyuzvakare,ndiri pano
9Izvinezvimwezvinhuzvakawandazvaakataurakuna amaivake,(achiedza)kumunyengetedza(nemaoneroake) AsiamaivakeTheocliahavanakuparukudzokuzvinhu zvakataurwanemufiThecla.
10SakaTeklapaakaonakutiaitaurapasina,akasaina muviriwakewesenechiratidzo(chemuchinjikwa),akabuda mumbaakaendakunaDaphine;uyepaakasvikaikoko, akaendakubako,kwaakangaawanaPauronaOnesiforo, akawirapasi,akachemapamberipaMwari
11Paakabvaipapo,akaendakuSerukia,akadzidzisa vazhinjiruzivorwaKristu
12Uyegorerakajekarakamutungamiriraparwendorwake
13PaakasvikakuSerukia,akaendakuneimwenzvimboiri kunzekweguta,chinhambwechidiki,achityavagarivemo, nekutivainamatazvifananidzo
14Akatungamirirwa(negore)kugomorinonziCalamon, kanakutiRodeonAkagaraikokokwemakoremazhinji, uyeakaedzwanemiedzoyakawandainorwadza yadhiabhorosi,yaakatakuranenzirayakakodzera, nerubatsirorwaakawanakubvakunaKristu
15Pakupedzisiravamwevakadzivakachenjera pavakanzwanezvemhandaraThecla,vakaendakwaari, vakadzidziswanayemashokoaMwari,uyevazhinjivavo vakasiyanyikaino,vakararamahupenyuhwemamongi naye
16Nekudakweizvozvo,mashokoakanakaakapararira kwesekwesemuThecla,uyeakaitakurapakunoshamisa, zvekutigutaresenenyikadzakapoteredzadzakaunza varwerevavokugomoiroro,uyevasativasvikapasuo rebako,vakaporeswapakarepokubvapachirwerechipi zvachochavaivanacho
17Mweyayakaipayakadzingwa,ichiitaruzha;vose vakagamuchiravarwerevavovakaporeswa,vakarumbidza Mwari,uyoakapasimbarakadarokumhandaraTekla; 18ZvekutivanachirembavekuSerukiyavakangavasisina basa,uyevakarasikirwanepfumayeseyebasaravo,nekuti hapanaaivatarisira;izvozvakavaitakutivazadzwenegodo,
uyevakatangakufunganziradzekushandisanemuranda uyuwaKristu.
CHITSAUKO11
1Dhiyabhorosiakabvaavapazanorakaipa;uye pavakasanganapazuvarimwekutivabvunze,vakataurirana vachiti:Mhandaramupristikadziwamwarikadzimukuru Diana,uyecherochaanokumbirakwaari,anochipiwa, nekutiimhandara,uyesakaanodiwanevamwarivese
2Sakangatitsvageivamwevarumevasinahunyanzvi,uye kanatapedzakuvadhakisazvakakwana,uyetavapamari yakawanda,ngativarayireikutivaendekunonyadzisa mhandaraiyi,tichivavimbisamubairomukurukana vakazviita
3(Nekutivakaranganapakatipavokutikanavakakwanisa kumunyadzisa,vamwarihavazomutarisiri,kanaDiana kumurapavanorwara)
4Vakaendereramberimaereranonechisungoichi,uye varumevakaendakugomo,uyevanotyisaseshumba vakaendakubako,vachigogodzapamusuwo
5MufimutsveneThecla,achivimbanaMwariwaaitenda maari,akavhuramusuwo,kunyangezvazvoakanga aziviswakarenezvehurongwahwavo,akatikwavari, Majaya,basarenyunderei?
6Vakapinduravakati,“PanemumwemunhuanonziTekla heremuno?”Iyeakati,“Munodeikwaari?”Vakati, “Tinodakuraranaye.”
7Theclaakakomborerwaakapinduraachiti:Kunyange ndirimukadzimukuruanehutsinye,ndirimurandawaIshe wanguJesuKristu;uyekunyangeunezanorakaipa pamusoropangu,haungakwanisekuriitaVakapindura vachiti:Hazvigonekiasitinofanirakukwanisakuitanemi zvatirikufunga.
8Pavakatauraizvi,vakamubatanesimba,vachida kumubatachibharoIpapoiyenounyoroakatikwavari: “Majaya,shivirirai,muonekubwinyakwaShe.”
9Uyepavakamubata,akatarisakudengaakati;Mwari anoremekedzwazvikuru,uyoasinaangafananidzwanaye; anozviitaanokudzwapamusoropevavengivenyu; makandinunurakubvamumoto,uyehamunakundipakuna Thamyris,hamunakundipakunaAlexander; makandinunurakubvakumhukadzesango; makandichengetedzamumvurayakadzika;makandibatsira kwesekwese,uyemakakudzazitarenyumandiri; 10Zvinondinunureiwokubvamumaokoevanhuava vakaipauyevasinamusoro,uyemusavaregavachibvisa hutsananahwanguhwandakachengetedzakusvika parizvinokutindikukudzei;nekutindinokudaiuye ndinokudai,uyendinokunamatai,Baba,Mwanakomana, neMweyaMutsvene,nekusingaperiAmeni
11Ipapoinzwirakabvakudenga,richiti,Usatya,Tecla, murandawanguakatendeka,nekutindineweTarisauone nzvimboyakakuzarurirwa:ndipopachavanekugarakwako kusingaperi;ndipopauchagamuchirachiratidzochakanaka 12Theclaakaropafadzwaachicherechedza,akaonadombo richivhurikakusvikapamweromukuruwekutimunhu apinde;akaitasezvaakarairwa,akatizaneushingikubva kuvanhuvakaipa,ndokupindamudombo,irorakavharika pakarepo,zvekutipakangapasinakanamutswewaioneka parakavhurika
13Varumevakamiravakashamiswazvikurunechishamiso chinoshamisakudaro,uyevakangavasinasimbarekusunga murandawaMwari;asi,vakangobatachifukidzirochake, kanakutichifukidziro,vakabvarurachidimbuchacho; 14UyekunyangeizvozvozvaivenemvumoyaMwari,kuti vasimbisekutendakwavoavovaizouyakuzoonanzvimbo iyiinoremekedzwa,uyekutivapemaropafadzokuneavo varimumazeraanotevera,avovanofanirakutendamuna IsheweduJesuKristunemoyowakachena
15Sakaakatamburamufiwekutangauyemuapostora waMwari,uyemhandara,Thecla;uyoakabva kuIkoniyumuavanemakoreguminemasereekuberekwa; mushuremezvo,zvimwemurwendonekufamba,uye zvimwemuhupenyuhwemamongimubako,akararama makoremakumimanomwenemaviri;zvekutiakangaava nemakoremakumimapfumbamweekuberekwaIshe pavakamutora
16Sakahupenyuhwakehunopera
17Zuvarinochengetwadzvenekutivarangarirwe,izuva rechimakumimavirinemanaraGunyana,kutiBaba, neMwanakomana,neMweyaMutsvenevakudzwe,zvino nekusingaperi.Ameni.