¹ 1 Bhuku lokutanga landakanyora, Theophilus, adoudza zvose Jeso zvaadotangakuita uye nekudzidzisa, ² Kusvika zuwa laakatolewa kuenda kumusolo, mushule mokunge apa milailo kupfulikidza nomwoya mutsvene kune wapolosita waainge asaludza. ³ Mushule mokushunguludzika kwake, iye adozvilatidza kwawali alimupenyu nezvapupuzvaikodzela. Komazuwa makumi mana adoonekela kwawali, adotaula pamusolo poumambo waDedza. ⁴ Painge asisangana nawopamwechete, adowalaila kuti wasabuda Jelusalema, asi wamilile chitsidzo chababa, pamusolo pazvo adoti, '' Mazvinzwa kubva kwandili ⁵ kuti Jowani waibhabhatidza nomvula, asi muchabhabhatidzwa nomwoya mutsvene pamazuwa mashoma.'' ⁶ 8 Pawadoungana pabodzi wadobvunza, ''Dedza 7iyi ndiyo nguwa yamusadzosera humambo kuwa Isiraeli? ⁷ Adoti kwawali, ''Hazvite kwamuli kuti muziwe nguva kana mwana apo Baba vasazviita nomvumo yawo. ⁸ Asi musatambila simba ipapo Mwoya Mutsvene usauya pamusolo penyu, uye usawa chapupukwose kuJelusalema uye neJudhia yose uye Samalia uye nokuguma kwonyika. ⁹ Mambo Jeso vadotula zvinhu izvi, pawainangala mudenga, adosimudziwa uye gole lidouya mumeso awo. ¹⁰ Pawinangala kudenga asienda, ipapo wanhulume awili wadomila naye wakamila naye adopfeka micheka michena. ¹¹ Wadoti, ''Imi wanhulume we Galili, senyi mudomila pano musitalisa kudenga?. Uyu Jeso atolewo kwamuli kuenda kudenga, asdzoka zvakare nonzila yakaleyo sokuenda kwamaona asienda kudenga. ¹² Ipapo vadodzoka Jelusalema vasibva mugomo lainzi Olivheti, laiwa padhuze noJelusalema pahwendo hweSabata. ¹³ Pawadosvika, wadokwila pamusolo poimba yokulala, apo pawaigala, Waiwa Pita, Johani, Jemusi, Andulu, Filipi, Tomasi, Batolonomiyu, Mateo, Jemusi mwnalumbwana waJemusi. ¹⁴ Wose waizvipila pamwe chete nechinangwa chokunamata, pamwe chete newanhukadzi, uye Malia amai waJeso nanabhuti wake. ¹⁵ Nemazuwa iyayo Pita adomuka pakati pana bhuti, pamazita zana namakumi maiiri uye adoti, ¹⁶ "Ana Bhuti, zvinotodiwa kuti shoko lizadzisiwe, kuti Mweya Mutsvene utaule mumashule nomulomo waDhavhidhi malinge na Judhasi, uyo adochengeteta uyo adodzosunga Jeso. ¹⁷ Uyo waiva mubodzi naisu uye adotola mugowe wesangano. ¹⁸ (Zvino munhulume iyeyu adotenga munhu nezvinhu zvaaiwana aitambila muuyipi wake, ipapo adodonha nomusolo pokutanga, uye muwili udotsemuka wakavhulika nohula wake wese ukabheuhwa kule. ¹⁹ Wose waigala muJerusalema vadonzva nokuda kwazvo, vakadeedza munda uyu nomutaulo wawo "Akaldema" ndokuti "Munda Walopa") ²⁰ "Sokunyohwa kwezvideitiwa mubhuku laMapisalema, 'Ndatiitei munda upaladziwe uye kusawa nomumwe anogala ipapa; 'Mumwe ngaatole nzvimbo youtungamilili. ²¹ Izvi zvonotediwa, alipo,kuti mubodzi wedu wataiwa naye nguwa dzose apo Mambo Jeso pawaifamba pakati pedu nesu, ²² pakutanga kubva pakunyikiwa naJohane kusvika pazuwa ladotohwa kwtili, akawa mumilili wedu kisvika palumuko ²³ ''Wadoisa pambeli wanhulume wawili, Josefa anonzi waBasabasi, uyo wainzi Justus, naMatiasi. ²⁴ Wadonamata wasiti, "Iwe, Mambo, unoziwa mwoyo yowanhu wose , buditsai kuti ndoupi pawawili wamudosaludza ²⁵ titole nvzimbo mutungamili una mutungamili imo mudobva Judas akadzoka akenda panzvimbo yake." ²⁶ Wadowakandira mijenya, mujenya udowila kuna Matias, uyo waiwelengewe pawadzidzi ane gumi nomubodzi.