 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kuparadzana kwakaramba kuripo sezvo varegereri vakasarudza mumwe Fortunatus somubishopi mukupesana naCyprian. Panguva imwe cheteyo, bato reRigorist muRoma, iro rakaramba kuyananiswa kune upi noupi wavakanga vasiya, rakasarudza Novatian sabhishopi weRoma, mukushora Papa Kornerio. VaNovatian vakavawo nechokwadi chokuti mumwe Maximus akasarudzwa kuva bhishopi wavo wokurwa muCarthage. Zvino Cyprian akazviwana ava pakati pevanhu vaida kuti zvinhu zviitwe nenzira yakasununguka nevaya vaida kuti zvinhu zviitwe nenzira yakaoma, asi kupesana kwacho kwakaratidza chimiro chakasimba asi chine mwero chaCyprian uye kwakasimbisa simba rake, kuchideredza nhamba yevapikisi vake. Uyezve, kuzvipira kwake mukati menguva yedenda guruuye nzara yakamuita kuti awedzere kutsigirwa nevanhu. 