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Imilimo yabatumwa

1¹Umulandu wakubalilapo nokulembela, Teofile, fyonse ifyo Yesu abalilepo ukubomba nokufundisha, ²ukufika nobushiku ilyo asendelwe, panuma elo alimukupelefunde kusambi bakwe abo aisalile umwine ukupitila mumupashi wa mushilo. ³Panuma yaku cula kwakwe, ailangile umwine umumi kuli bena mufilangililo ifingi. munshiku amakumi yane alemoneka kuli bena, peka alimukulanda pamulandu wa bufumu bwa kwa Lesa⁴Elo alongene nabo pamo, abebele ukukana fuma mu Jerusalemu, nomba ukulolela ifyo Wishi alaile ngefyo alimukulanda, ''Mwalyu mfwile kuli nebo, ⁵ati Yohane aleibisha mumenshi, nomba mukabatishiwila mumupashi wamushio mutusiku utunono.''⁶Elo bene balongene pamo balimukumwipusha ena, ''Kuuku, bushe nimunshita ino mule bwesesha ubufumu kuli Israele?'' ⁷Ali mukubasuka ati, ''Teimwe ukwishibe nshita nangu myaka ifyo ba Tata babika abene mumaka yabo. ⁸Nomba mulinokupokelela amaka elo mupashi wamushilo akesa pali mwebo, peka mukaba ba kambone monse mu Jerusalemu peka na monse mu Yudeya na Samaria, nokufika kumpela yapano calo.''⁹Elo kuuku Yesu alimukulanda ififintu, elo balimukulolesha mumulu, alisendelwe mumulu, peka nekumbi lyali mufishile mumenso yabo. ¹⁰Peka balolekeshe mumulu elo alimukuya, bwangu, abaume babili baishile mukwiminina apo bali mufyaku fwala ifya buta. ¹¹Balandile ati, ''Mwebaume abena Galili, cinshi mwiminine pano muli mukulolesha mumulu? Uyu Yesu uuli mukusendwa ukufuma pali mwebo ukuya mumulu, alinokubwela umusango umo wine mwamumona alimukuya kumulu.''¹²Nomba bali mukubwelela ku Jerusalemu ukufuma kulupili ulo beta ulwa Miolife, ulwali mupepi na Jerusalemu, ulwendo lwapa bushiku bwe Sabata. ¹³Elo bali mukufika, balimukupiluka pamulu, epo baile ikala. Bali Petelo, Yohane, Yakobo, Andrea, Filipi, Tomasi, Bartolomeo peka Mateo, Yakobo (umwana wakwa Alufeo) na Simon Selote, na Yuda umwana kwa Yakobo. ¹⁴Bonse bali abakoselela mumulimo umo wamapepo pamo nabamayo na Maria nyina wakwa Yesu, naba wabo.¹⁵Mulisho nshiku Petelo alimukwiminina pakati kaba wabo (abalongene pamo nalimo umwanda umo namakumi yabili), elo alandile ati, ¹⁶''Mweba wesu, lyali nokufishiwapo ilembo, lilya umupashi wamushilo walandile limo mukanwa kakwa Davidi ulwa kwa Yuda, uwali intungulushi kuba limukwikata Yesu.¹⁷Pantu ali umo uwa muli ifwe peka apendwilile icakaniko ca mukupyunga uku.'' ¹⁸Nomba uyu muntu ashitile impanga mu cilanabe ca kuulungana napakuwa ubunkupeme no mubili wakwe walilepwike, namala yakwe yalifumine kunse. ¹⁹Bonse abaikele mu Jerusalemu balimukumfwa palwa ici, elo bailtile ilye mpanga mululimi lwabo ''Akeldama,'' (ekulanda ati, ''Impanga yamu lopa.'')²⁰''Ngefyo calembwa mwibuku lya malumbo, 'Lekeni impanga yakwe pabe amapopa, Peka pebapo umwikashi na kabili'; 'Lekeni umbi abule icifulo cakwe icabutungulushi.'²¹Napeka baume abaleenda naifwe munshita yonse kuuku Yesu alimukufuma nokwingila muli fwebo. ²²Ukutampa kukwibishiwa kwakwa Yohane nokufika kubushiku elo alimukusendwa ukufuma pali fwebo, aishileba wakubuka kwakwe.'' ²³Baimike babili Yosefe uwitwa Bari-saba, uwitwa kabili Yusti, peka Matia.²⁴Elo bapepele balandile ati, mwe Kristu mwaishiba imitima yabantu bonse, langeni palyaba babili uo musalile. ²⁵Ukubule ncende iyi iya bukabomba nobwa butumwa ubo Yuda ayalwikeko ukuya ku cifulo cakwe.'' ²⁶Bapendwile pali bena, peka icipendwilo ca wile pali Matia, peka alimukupendwa pamo nabasambi abekumi naumo.

2¹Elo akashikuka Pentecoste kafikila, bonse balipamo muncende imo. ²Elo kwaishile ukufuma mumulu kwati nicimwela icikulu ica mwela, peka caiswile monse mu ng'anda umo bali na bekala. ³Napeka kwamoneke kuli bene indimi kwati mulilo, ishalekana lekana, nokwikala pali umo umo bonse. ⁴Nabonse baiswilemo no mupashi wamushilo peka balitampile ukulanda mundimi shimbi, ngefyo umupashi walimukuba kanya.⁵Lilya line mwali aba Yuda abalimukwikala mu Jerusalemu, abantu abatina Lesa, abafumine munko shonse isha mwisamba lya mulu. ⁶Elo iciunda caufwikile, ne cintubwingi calimukwisa nokusunguka pantu onse ali mukubomfwila mululimi lwakwe. ⁷Bali peshiwe amano nokusunguka, balandile ati, ''Cine, bushe tebena Galili bonse aba balelanda?⁸Cinshi ico tuli mukubomfwila cila umo mululimi lwakwe ulo afya lilwamo? ⁹Abena Partia, nabena Mede nabena Elamu, nabo bonse abekala mu Mesopotamia, mu Yudeya na Kapadokia namu Ponti na Asia, ¹⁰abamu Frugia na Pamfulia, mu Egypti ne ncende sha libya neshapa Kurene, na batandashi ukufuma mu Roma, ¹¹aba Yuda ne nsangu, abena Krete nabena Arabia, tuli mukubomfwila no kulandila mundimi shesu ifikalamba fyamaka yakwa Lesa.¹²Balimukusunguka nokupeshiwa amano; bali mukusosa kuli umo nomunankwe, bushe ici calolamwi?'' ¹³Napeka bambi balebatumfya nokweba ati, ''Nabesulamo umwangashi uupya.''¹⁴Nomba Petelo alimukukwiminina mubekumi limo, nokukwatishe shiwi, elo alimukulanda kuli bena, mwe baume abena Yudeya peka naimwe bonse abekala mu Jerusalemu, lekeni ici cishibwe kuli mwebo; peka umfweni kwishiwi lyandi. ¹⁵Aba bantu taba kolelwe ifyo mwebo mulelanda, pantu ninshita ya kasuba pakati.¹⁶Nomba ici ecalimukusosa kasesema Yoele: ¹⁷'Cikaba munshita shakulekelesha, Lesa efyo alandile, nketulula umupashi wandi pa bantunse. Abana benu abaume nabana benu abanakashi baka sesema, peka abana baume abalumendo bakamone fimonwa, peka abakalamba benu abaume bakalote filoto.¹⁸Cine paba bomfi bandi abaume nabana mayo muli uto tusiku nketulula umupashi wandi, nabo bakasesema. ¹⁹Napeka nkalanga nefipesha mano mumulu namu mbili bili nefishibilo mu calo panshi, umulopa, umulilo, nokufuka kwa cushi.²⁰Akasuba kakaluka kakabe mfifi, peka no mweshi ukubo mulopa elo tabulaisa ubushiku bwakwa Kuuku. ²¹Napeka onse uukalilila kwishina lyakwa kuuku akapusuka.'²²Mwe baume abena Isreai, umfweni aya mashiwi: Yesu umwina Nazareti umuntu untu Lesa alangile kuli mwebo ku fyamaka ne fipesha mano nefishibilo ifyo Lesa alimukucita muli ena mukati kamwebo, ifyo mwebene mwaishiba. ²³Uyo, muntu untu Lesa abapele umwabelele ukupanga kwakwe mukwishibila kale; peka kubantu ababifi, mwamutanike muminwe yababipisha no ku mwipaya pakumupopela pa lupanda. ²⁴Nomba Lesa alimwimya, napeka elo akakwile ifya bukali fya mfwa, pantu wene ukwikatililwa ku mfwa tacinga citika.²⁵Pantu Davidi alimusosele ati, 'Nalimwene kuuku lyonse mumenso yandi. Ico aba kukulyo kwandi ukuti bensesha. ²⁶Eico umutima wandi wali temenwe nolulimi lwandi lwali sekelele, awe nomubili wandi nao ukekala mwisubilo.²⁷Peka tamwakaleke umweo wandi kumipolo, nangu kuleka uwamushilo wenu amone ukubola. ²⁸Mwanengele ukwishibe nshila ya bumi, muli nokunenga ukungisushamo insansa pacinso cenu.²⁹Mwe bawesu cili cisuma kuli nebo ukulanda kuli mwebo nokupama palwa cikolwe Davidi, alifwile nokumushika, ne mipolo yakwe yaliba muno ukufika nakuli nomba, ³⁰napeka, ali ni kasesema napakwishiba Lesa alimukulapa kuli ena peka ati alimusonta umo uwamubufyashi bwa mumusana wakwe akekala pacipuna cakwe ca bufumu. ³¹Ali mukumona ifili no kwisa citika kuntanshi peka alimukulanda pamulandu wa kushukuka kwakwa Kristu, ati uyu takalekwe ku mipolo, nomubili wakwe tawakamone ukubola awe.³²Uyu Yesu- Lesa alimwimishe, namukuti naifwe tuli bakambone. ³³Napeka, pakuba uwasansabikwa kukwa kulyo kwakwa Lesa nokupokelela icalailwe umupashi wamushilo kuli Wishi, alitulula ico muli mukumona peka nokumfwa.³⁴Pakuti Davidi taninine kumulu, nomba alilandile ati, 'Kuuku alilandile ati kuli kuuku, ''Ikala kukuboko kwandi kwa kulyo , ³⁵mpaka na cakakucitile abalwani bobe icipunkutekapo amakasa yobe.'' ³⁶Napeka, lekeni bonse aba ng'anda yakwa Isreali beshibe ukwebati Lesa alicita ena kuuku peka Kristu, untu mwebo mwatanike.³⁷napeka, elo bali mukumfwefi, cali muku bapita kumitima, bali mukulanda kuli petelo nakuli bambi abasambi, ''Mweba wesu, cinshi tulecita?'' ³⁸Napeka Petelo alilandile kuli bena, ''Lapileni peka mwibishiwe onse uwa muli mwebo, mwishina lyakwa Yesu Kristu kukupwisha imembu shenu, peka muli nokupokelela icabupe umupashi wamushilo. ³⁹Pakwebati icalailwe cilikuli mwebo nakubana benu nakuli abo bonse abali ukutali, na bonse abantu abo kuuku wakwa Lesa alimukwita.''⁴⁰Naku mashiwi yambi ayengi ayo ashimike, alinamukubapapata, alandile ati, ''Muitule kuli ino nkulo yabipa. ⁴¹Nomba abo abapokelele amashiwi yakwe peka balibishiwe, peka bali lundilweko muli bulya bushiku nalimo amakana yatatu. ⁴²Napeka baleba abacincila mukusambilisha kwabatumwa, nokumfwana, mukumokaula umukate namumapepo.⁴³Umwenso waliponene abantu bonse, nefipesha mano, nefishibilo ifingi ifyali mukucitika kubasambi. ⁴⁴Bonse abatetekela bali pamo, peka ifintu fyonse fyali fyabonse. ⁴⁵Peka balimukushitisha ifipe fyabo nefyuma fyabo nokufyakanya kuli bonse, ukulingana nafintu umuntu alekabila.⁴⁶Cila bushiku nobushiku balekosho kulongana umutima umo mung'anda yamapepo. Balemokaula umukate kumwabo, balimukulya ifilyo nokwanga nomumfwano, ⁴⁷balelumbanya Lesa nokukwato bubile kubantu bonse, peka ubushiku nokushiku kuuku alelundapo abalepusuka.

3¹Nomba ilyo Petulo nayoane baleya kwitempele panshita yakupepa, iyanshita yapabula. ²Elo umwaume uwalemene ukufuma panshita yakufyalwa ninshi alinasendwa pamwinshi wetempele uwaleitwa ati Beautiful. Epo lyonse balemubika pakuti engalalombako ifyabupe kubaleingila mwitempele. ³Ilyo amwene Petulo nayoane baleingila mwitempele, alibalombeleko ifyabupe mumpiya.⁴Petulo, atontomesha amenso yakwe paliena, pamo nayoane, balandile kuliena ati, "Tuloleshe." ⁵Elo umwaume umulema abaloleshe, ukucetekela ukupokelelako fimo. ⁶Nomba Petulo alandile ati, "Siuva nagolide nshikwete, iconkwete, ndekupela. Mwishina lyakwa Yesu Klistu umwina Nazareti, enda."⁷Bamwikete pakuboko kwakukulyo, Petulo amwimishe, napalyapene amakasa yamwaume notusokoso fyakosele. ⁸Aswinkwite, nomwaume umulema aiminine nokwamba ukwenda; aingile mwitempele pamo napetulo elyo nayoane, baleenda, aletoloka, nokulumbanya Lesa.⁹Abantu bonse abamumwene nokutasha Lesa. ¹⁰Bashininkishe ukuti niulya mwaume uwalelomba abantu icabupe icampiya pamwinshi wetempele uwaleitwa ati Beautiful; baiswilemo ukupapuka nokusunguka pafyacitike kuliena.¹¹Ninshi alinapalamina kuli Petulo nayoane, abantu babutukile bonse pamo kulukungu ulwaleitwa ati lukungu lwakwasolomoni, ukupapuka apakalamba. ¹²Elo Petulo amwene ici, alyaswike abantu, "Mwebaume abena Isileli, cinshi mulepapa? Mulandunshi mwatushulukila, kwati limbi twamulenga ukwenda kumaka yesu nangula nimulibulesa?¹³Lesa wakwa Abrahamu, nowakwa Isileli, nayakobo, Lesa wabashibo, akatamika umubomfi wakwe Yesu. Niulya uwapelwe nokukakambwa pacinso cakwa Pilato, ilyo alefwaya ukumukakula. ¹⁴Mwakana uwamushilo kabili umo umulungami, mwafwaishepo ukukakula kepaya.¹⁵Mwaipeye kapela wamweo, uyo Lesa aimishe kubafwa-nomba tulinte palwaici. ¹⁶Mucicetekelo camwishina lyakwe, ishina lyakwe lyamuposha, umo uyomulemona nokwishiba, uwakosa. Icicetekelo ukupitila muli Yesu nacimuposha mukusangwapo kwenu bonse.¹⁷Nomba, bamuninefwe, mwacitile mukukana ishiba, ngefyo intungulushi shenu shacitile. ¹⁸Lelo ifintu ifyo Lesa asokolwele kutunwa twabakasesema, ukutila Klistu afwile ukucula, nafifikilishiwa.¹⁹Lapileni, icakuti, mubwelelamo mubusuma, pakuti imembu shenu shingafumishiwapo, pakuti inshita yakubukulushiwa ingesa ukufuma kukusangwapo kwakwa Shikulu; ²⁰pakuti engatuma Klistu uwasalilwa mwebo, Yesu.²¹Niumo mumulu uwingapokelelwa ukusukila ifintu fyonse fikalungamikwe, pafyo Lesa alandile kale pakanwa kakwe muli bakasesema bakwe. ²²Cinecine Mose alandile ati, ' Shikulu Lesa akemya kasesema ukulingana nanebo ukufuma muli mwebo bamuninane. Mukomfwe conse ico akalanda kuli mwebo. ²³Cikacitika ukuti onse ushakomfwe kuli kasesema akonaulwa umupwilapo ukufuma mubantu.'²⁴Eico, bonse bakasesema ukufuma kuli Samweo nabonse abamutangilile, baseseme nokubilisha ishinshiku. ²⁵Mwebo mulibana babakasesema necilayo cakwalesa ico apangene nefikolwe fyenu, ngefyo alandile kuli Abrahamu, 'Mubufyashi bobe intundupwa shonse ishapacalo shikapalilwa.' ²⁶Panuma Lesa nabusha umubomfi wakwe, amutumine kuli mwebo icantanshi, pakuti mwebo mupalwe kukufumya onse muli mwebo mumpulumushi,"

4¹Elo Petelo na Yohane balimukulanda kubantu, ba shimapepo nomukalamba we tempele naba Saduke balishile kuli bena. ²Bali necifukushi pantu petelo na Yohane bali mukusambilisha abantu nokubilila muli Yesu ukwima ku bafwa. ³Bali bakwete nokuba bika mucifungo mpaka ulucelo, ico cali cungulo. ⁴Nomba abantu abengi abali mukumfwa amashiwi balisumine; peka impendwa ya baume abasumine yali kwati amakana yasano.⁵Elo caishileba ubushiku bumbi ba kateka wabo nabakalamba naba kalemba balilongene ca pamo mu Yerusalemu. ⁶Anasi Shimapepo mukalamba ekoali na Kayafa, peka na Alekisanda na bonse abamulupwa lwakwe shimapepo mukalamba. ⁷Elo baimike Petelo na Yohane mulwalala, balibepwishe bena ati, "Nimumakanshi, nangu ni mwi shina nshi, muntu mubombela ifi?"⁸Nomba Petelo, aliswilemo umupashi wa mushilo, alandile ati, kuli bena, mweba kateka babantu naba kalamba, ⁹nga ifwe tule bushishiwa ilelo ulwamulimo uyu uusuma uulebombwa uwakuposha uyu umulwele, nimunshilanshi uyu muntu apolele, ¹⁰Lekeni ici cishibikwe kuli mwebo nakuli bonse abantu abena Israele ati uyu muntu uwiminine kuli mwebo umumi ni mwishina lya kwa Yesu Kristu uwaku Nazareti untu mwebo matanike, nomba Lea alimwimishe kubafwa.¹¹Yesu Kristu elibwe lintu ba kakula basulile nomba lyaisaba ilya pa citumfu. ¹²Nepusukilo talyaba muli nangu lishina limbi mwisamba lya mulu ilya palwa kubantu muntu bali nokupusukilamo."¹³Nomba elo bamwene ukushipa kwakwa Petelo na Yohane no kwibukisha ati tabaishiba kantu peka tabasambilila, cabapesha amano, peka baishibo kweba ati Petelo na Yohane bali pamo na Yesu. ¹⁴Patu bali mwene umuntu uyo waposhiwe naiminina pamo nabeba, tabakwete icakulanda palici.¹⁵Nomba panuma abatumwa babebele ukufuma pa cilye, bali mukulanshanya capamo. ¹⁶Balandilyati, "Bushe tule citashani kuli aba bantu? Pantu ifishinka nafipelwa ne fishibilo nafibombeka muli bena na fishibikwa kuli bonse ebekala mu Yelusalemu; teti tukane. ¹⁷Nomba ukweba ati cilunduluka mu bantu, tubebe ukwebati bebwekeshapo ukulanda kumuntu onse mwishina ili. ¹⁸Nomba bali betile nokuba pele funde ukukana landa nangu kusambilisha nangu panono mwishina lya kwa Yesu.¹⁹Nomba Petelo na Yohane balimukwasuka ati kuli bena, "Nga calungama mumenso yakwe Lesa ukunakila imwe, ukucila ena, mwebo mupingule. ²⁰Pantu fwebo twafilwa ukuleka ukulanda pamulandu wafintu tumwene nokumfwa.²¹Panuma yakubebekesha Petelo na Yohane, babalekele baye. Pakukana sanga umwakucushisha bena, pantu abantu bonse balepelo mucinshi kuli lesa pali fyonse acitile. ²²Umuntu untu cacitikile icicishibilo ca kuposhiwa aline myaka ukucila amakumi yane.²³Panuma elo babalekele ukuya, Petelo na Yohane baishile ku bantu babo balimukulondolola fyonse ifyo bashimapepo bakalamba naba kalamba balimukubeba bena. ²⁴Elo baumfwile ifi, baimishe amashiwi yabo kuli Lesa nomutima umo nokweba ati, "Kuuku wabumbile umulu napano calo ne mimana, nafyonse iyaba muli fyene. ²⁵Walandile ku mupashi wamushilo ukupitila mu kanwa ka babomfi bobe, shifwe wesu Dabidi, 'cinshi ico abena fyalo nenko shalulunkanina peka na bantu ukutontonkanya ifintu fyabipa?²⁶Walandile ati, Imfumu yapesonde shalonganina shonse pamo, naba kateka balongana pamo kuli Kuuku, na Kristu wabo!²⁷Cine, bonse Helodi na Pilato, pamo na bena fyalo na bantu abena Isreale, balongene pamo mumusumba pamulandu wamubomfi wenu washila Yesu, untu mwasubile. ²⁸Balongene pamo ukubomba fyonse ifyo ukuboko kwenu kwa yakenye ukweba ati efyo fikesacitika.²⁹Nomba Kuuku, lolesheni pakusoka namapange pa babomfi pa kulanda amashiwi yobe nokushipa. ³⁰Tambiko kuboko kobe kukuposha nokupanga ifishibilo nefipesha mano ukupitila mwishana lya mubomfi obe wamushilo Yesu." ³¹Panuma elo bapepele, pancende pantu balongene bonse palimukutenkana peka balimukwisushiwamo no mupashi wa mushilo peka bali mukulanda icebo cakwa Lesa mukushipa.³²Nempendwa yabonse abasumine balino mutima umo nokulanda kumo. Takwali uwalimulanda ati icintu akwete cakwe, nomba fyonse fyali fya bonse. ³³Nikumaka yakulu abatumwa balimukushimikila ukwimakwa kwa Kuuku Yesu bukambone, na mapalo yakalamba yali pali bena pamo.³⁴Tapali umuntu pali bena uushakwete conse, pantu onse uwa kwete ibala ne ng'anda baleshitisha balimukuleta indalama mufintu balimukushitisha. ³⁵Peka bali mukuleta kumakasa yabatumwa, peka bali mukwa kanya kuli cila umo fintu alimukufwaya.³⁶Yosefe, untu abatumwa balimukwita Barnaba(icapilibula ati umwana wa kukoseleshiwa) umwina Lebi, ukufuma ku Kupro, ³⁷asitishe ibala ilyo akwete alimukuleta indalama nokupela kumakasa ya basambi.

5¹Nomba umuntu uweshina lyakwe Ananiya, pamo nomukashi wakwe Safira, bashitishe iciputulwa pafikwatwa fyabo, ²nofumumyapo icipande campiya pafintu bashitishe (nomukashi wakwe nao alishibe ci), nokutwala icipande cimo icashelepo nokubika pankasa shabatumwa.³Nomba Petulo amwebele ati, "Ananiya, nicinshi Satana aiwiswila mutima obe kukubepa Umupashi wa Mushilo nokufisapo shimo indalama pamutengo wampanga wacishitisha? ⁴Bushe elo yali tailashitishiwa, bushe tayali yobe, napanuma naushitisha, bushe tayali mukufwaya kobe? Nomba nicinshi watontonkanisha ici cintu mumutima obe? Taubepele kubantu, lelo wabepa kuli Lesa." ⁵Ukumfwa ayamashiwi, Ananiya aponene nokufwa, nabonse abaumfwile ci bakwete umwenso. ⁶Abaume abanono baishile nokumupombelesha, nokumusenda kukumushika.⁷Napanuma yanshita shitatu, umukashi aishile, taishibe icacitike. ⁸Petulo alandile kuli ena, "Njeba nangacakuti mwacishitisha impanga pali uyu mutengo." Nao alandile ati, "Ee, nifyofine."⁹Petulo alandile kuli ena, "Ngamwa cisuminishanya shani bonse ukuti mweshe Umupashi wakwa Shikulu? Mona, amakasa yabaume ayashikile umulume obe yali pacibi, nobe wine yalekusenda." ¹⁰Nao wine palya pene aponene pankasa nokufwa. Ilyo abaume abaice baishile, bamusangile nafwa, nokumusenda ukuya mushika mupepi nomulume wakwe. ¹¹Icilonganino conse caumfwile umwenso nabonse abaumfwile ifi fintu.¹²Ifyakumwenako nefipesha amano fyalebombwa mubantu kuminwe yabatumwa. Bonse balongene pamo mulukungu lwakwa Solomoni. ¹³Peka nabambi abashalepo tabaleikoselesha ukuilunda kuli bena; nangu califi, lelo nomba balipelwe umucinshi kubantu.¹⁴Nangucalifyo abasumini baleilunda kuli Shikulu, amabumba yabaume nabanakashi, ¹⁵icakuti balesenda abalwele mumisebo nokubabika pampasa napamisengele, nomba ilyo Petulo alepitapo, icinshingwa cingaponenapo pali bamo abali mulibena. ¹⁶Kwaishile bonse pamo abantu abengi ukufuma mumisumba ukushinguluka Yelusalemu, kukuleta abalwele nabonse abacucutika nemipashi wakowela, bonse balyundepwe.¹⁷Nomba shimapepo mukalamba aimine, nabo bonse abali nankwe (abapendelwa mubaSaduki); baiswilemo imbikishi ¹⁸nokubika amaboko pabatumwa, nokubasungila umwakusungilwa mufifungo finono.¹⁹Munshita yabushiku malaika wakwa Shikulu aiswile ifibi kufifungo nokubafumya, nokulanda ati, ²⁰"Kabiyeni, nokwiminina mwitempele nokulanda kubantu amashiwi yamweo." ²¹Ilyo baumfwile fi, baingile mwitempele ulucelo nokulafundisha. Nomba umukalamba wabashimapepo, nabonse abali nankwe, baitile icilye, abakalamba bonse abamubantu bakwa Isileli, nokutumwa kucifungo kukuleta abatumwa.²²Nomba abatuminwe tabaile basangamo mucifungo, babwelele nokuleta akasebo, ²³"Fwebo twasanga icifungo nacisalwa bwino nabakulonda nabeminina pafibi, nomba ilyo twacisulamo, tatwacisangamo nangu umo mukati."²⁴Nomba kangalila wetempele nabakalamba babashimapepo baumfwile ifi, balipapile sana palwa bena kuli nefili nokufumamo. ²⁵Umo alishile nokubeba, "Abaume abomwabikile mucifungo nabeminina mwitempele bali mukufundisha."²⁶Kasunga wetempele aile nabashimilimo, nokuya basenda, ukwabula ifikansa, pantu balitinine ati kuti babatoba amabwe. ²⁷Ilyo babaletele, babemike kucilye. Elo umukalamba wabashimapepo alebepushisha, ²⁸kukulanda ati, "Twalimikambisha ukukana fundisha muli ilishina, nomba mwaisusha Yelusalemu nelifundisho nokufwaya ukuleta umulopa wauyu muntu pamitwe yesu."²⁹Petulo nabatumwa balyaswike ati, "Tufwile ukunakila Lesa tebantu iyo. ³⁰Lesa wabatata abushishe Yesu, uyo mwaipeye nokumubika pacimuti. ³¹Lesa alimusumbula kukuboko kwakwe ukwakukulyo ukuba Umwana wamfumu kabili kapususha, ukupela ubulapilo kuli Isileli, nokwelelwa kwamembu. ³²Tuli bakambone baifi fintu, ifyofine noMupashi wa Mushilo, uyo Lesa apela kulyabo bonse abamumfwila."³³Ilyo abasangwa mucilye baumfwile ici, balifulilwe nokufwaya ukwipaya abatumwa. ³⁴Nomba umufaliseo uweshina lya Gamalieo, kafundisha mukalamba uwamafunde uwacindikwe nabantu bonse, aliminine nokukambisha abatumwa ukuti bafumine panse mukashita akanono.³⁵Alandile kuli bena, "Mwebantu bamuIsileli, tekanyeni kuco mulefwaya ukucita kuli ababantu. ³⁶Munshita yakunuma, Teudasi alimine ukuitunga ukubapa umo, nabaume abengi, nakalimo imyanda ine, balimukonkele. Balimwipeye, nabonse abalemunakila balisalangene nokupwa. ³⁷Napanuma yauyu muntu, Yuda uwakuGalili alimine munshiku shakupenda nokusenda abengi. Nao alikandilwe, nabonse abalemumfwila balisalangene.³⁸Nomba ndelanda kuli mwebo, fumeni kuli ababantu nokubaleka beka, pantu ubu bwanshiko nangu umulimo ngawakufuma kubantu, ulinokuwa. ³⁹Nomba ngawakwa Lesa , tamwakabakwanishe ukubawisha; mukasanga ukuti mulelwishanya naLesa."Efyo abapapatile.⁴⁰Efyo baitile abatumwa ukwingila nokuboma nokubakambisha ukukanalumbula mwishina lyakwa Yesu, nokubatamfya. ⁴¹Balishile icilye baya balesefya kukupendwa abakankala kukuculila peshina. ⁴²Panuma yaifyo cilabushiku, mwitempele namumang'anda neng'anda, baleya balefundisha nokushimikila imbila nsuma ukuti Yesu niKlistu.

6¹Nomba muli ishi nshiku, ilyo impendwa yabasambi balefula, elo abacihela batampile ukuilishanya, pantu bamukamfwilwa bayambile ukubalekesha.²Elo abamubekumi baitile ibumba lyabasambi nokulanda kuli bena, "Tacili icawama fwebo ukuleka icebo cakwa Lesa pamulandu wakupekanya icakulya. ³Eico mufwile ukusala, bamunonko, abaume cine lubali ukufuma muli mwebo mwebene, abaume abeshina ilisuma, abaisulamo umupashi namano, abo twingapela uyu mulimo. ⁴Fwebo, tulingile ukutwalilila mumapepo namu butumikishi bwacebo."⁵Ukulanda kwabo kwasekeshe ibumba lyonse. Elo basalile Stifeni, umwaume uwaishulamo icicetekelo nomupashi wamushilo, naFilipo, Prochorasi, Nicano, Timoni, Parmenasi, nanicolasi, insangu umwina Antioki. ⁶Abasumini baletele aba baume kubasambi, abapepele nokubikapo ababooko yabo pamitwe shabo.⁷Eico icebo cakwa Lesa catwalilile ukusabankanishiwa, nebumba ilikulu ilya basambi lyalikulile mu yelusalemu, nebumba ilikalamba ilya bashimapepo baishileba bakofwila wacicetekelelo⁸Nomba Stifeni, uwaisulamo icikuku namaka, alecita ifisungusho nefishibilo ifingi mubantu. ⁹Elo kwaishile ima abantu abali bamo abamwisinagogo ilyaleitwa isinagogo lyabena Libya naba Kureni, nabamo ukufuma ku Cicilya naku Asia. Bamo balekansana na Stifeni.¹⁰Nomba balifililwe ukwiminina mukulanshanya namano nomupashi uwali muli Stifeni uyo alelandilamo. ¹¹Elo bapele ifyamafisa kanwa kubaume bamo nokulanda ati, "Natumfwa ati Stifeni alesosa amashiwi yamiponto kuli Mose elo nakuli Lesa."¹²Batenseshe abantu, abakalamba, bakalemba, nokwisa kuli Stifeni nokumwikata nokumuleta kucilye. ¹³Baletele inte shabufi, ishalandile ati, "Uyu muntu talekele ukulanda amashiwi ayakususha incende yamushilo nafunde. ¹⁴Pantu natumumfwa alelanda ati Yesu umwina Nazareti alino konaula iyi ncende nokucinja infishilano fyakwa Mose ifyo apele kuli fwebo." ¹⁵Elyo bonse abaikele mucilye bamuloleshe nacinso cakwe alemoneka kwati cinso camungeli.

7¹Shimapepo mukalamba alandile," Bushe ifi fintu fyacine?" ²Stefeni alandile, "Bamunyinane naba Tata, Umfweni kuli nebo: Lesa wabukata amonekele kuli tata Abulahamu ilyo ali ku mesopotamiya, ninshi ali talaikala ku halani; ³Alandile kuli ena, "Fuma mu cobe naba lupwa bobe, nokuya kucalo ico nkakulanga."⁴Elyo ashile icalo ca bena Chaudenisi nokwikala ku halani; Ukufuma kulya , panuma yamfwa yaba wishi, Lesa amuletele muli cino calo, umo muleikala nomba. ⁵Tapele nangu kuli umo ukube cakupyanwa kuli ena, awe nangu fye lya kunyatapo ulukasa lelo alimulaile Abulahamu ali talakwata mwana- wakwebati akapela impanga kuli ena iyakwe naba mubufwashi bwakwe abakakonkapo.⁶Lesa alelanda kuli ena ifi; ukuti abana bobe bakalale panshita inono mu calo cabene, kabili abekashi bacilya calo baka basungila abasha noku bateka buluku buluku pa myaka imyanda ine. ⁷Nomba nkapingula uloluko nomulingo wa luko, efyalandile Lesa kabili panuma ya ifyo bakafuma nokwisa nshishimuna muli ino ncenole. ⁸Elyo Lesa apele Abulahamu icipangano cakusembululwa, Elyo Abulahamu aishileba, wishi wakwa Izaaki nokumusembulula pa bushiku bwalenga cine konse konse; Izaaki aishile ba wishi wakwa Yakobo, Yakobo wishi wa fikolwe ikumi limo nababili.⁹Pantu ifikolwe ifi fyalikwete akalumwa pali Yosefu, balimushitishe ku Ingupite, lelo lesa ali nankwe. ¹⁰Kabili amupuswishe ku machushi yonse, Apele Yosefu ukutemwikwa na mano kuli falao, imfumu yaku Ingupite, ama sontele ukuba cilolo mukalamba mu caalo ca Ingupite napali fyonse ifya n`ganda yakwe.¹¹Nomba kwaishile icipowe mu ingupite monse namu kenani, nobucushi ubukulu na bafyashi besu tabasangile ifyakulya. ¹²Nomba ilyo Yakobo aumfwile ukuti kwali ifyakulya ku ingupite, atumine ifikolwe fyesu palwendo lwa ntashi. ¹³Pabulendo bwacibili Yosefu ali sokwelele kuli ba wabo nolupwa lwakwa Yosefu lwalishibike kuli Falao.¹⁴Yosefu atumine bawabo ukubwelela ukuya eba Yakobo wishi ukwisa ku Ingupite, Pamo nolupwa lonse, abantu bonse amakumi cinelubali nabasano. ¹⁵Eico Yakobo aile ku Ingupite, nokumfwila, kulya kwine nefikolwe fyesu. ¹⁶Babasendele ukuyabashika ku shekemu munshishi iyo Abulahamu ashitile pa mutengo wa siuvele ukufuma kubana abaume bakwa Hamoo mu Shekemu.¹⁷Elo inshita ya bulayo ya paleme, Ubulayo ubo Lesa apangile kuli Abulahamu, abantu balifulile no kusandana mu Ingupite. ¹⁸Mpaka ilyo kwaimine imfumu imbi mu Ingupite, Imfumu iishaishibe Yosefu. ¹⁹Yacitile ubucenjeshi kubantu besu noku patikisha ifikolwe fyesu ukulanga utunya tonse utwafyalwa pakuti benga tusunga nomweo.²⁰Pali ilyanshita mose alifyelwe; ali umusuma sana pancinso cakwa Lesa kabili balimusungile bwino pamyenshi itatu mun`ganda yaba wishi. ²¹Ilyo bamufumishe panse umwana umwanakashi wakwa Falao amusendele noku mukusha ngomwana wakwe umwaume.²²Mose asambilishiwe mumano yonse yabena ingupite nokuba uwamaka mucebo namuncito. ²³Lelo ilyo mose akumenye imyaka amakumi yane, caishile mu mutima wakwe ukutandalila ba wabo, abena Izalao. ²⁴Ukumona umwine Izalao balemucusha, mose alimupokolweleko nokucita icilandushi kuwalemucusha alimwipeye umwina ingupite: ²⁵Atontokenye ati ba wabo balailuka ati Lesa kukuboko kwakwe ali mukubapela ukulubuka, nomba tabailwike.²⁶Ubushiku bwakonkelepo amwene abaume babili balelwa elo aeseshe ukupanga umutende palibena, ukulanda,"mwebaume babili balelwa mulibawabo; nicinshi muleicenena?" ²⁷Nomba uwalufyenye kumunankwe amunsunkile, nokweba ati, Ninani àkusonta ukuba kateeka na kapingula palifwebo? ²⁸Ulefwaya ukunjipaya, ngafilya waipeye umwina ingupite mailo?"²⁹Mose alibutukile pakumfwa ayo mashiwi; abele umweni mu calo ca midiyani uko aileba wishi wabana abaume babile. ³⁰Ilyo imyaka amakumi yane, yapitile, malaika amonekele kuli ena mu mutengo wa lupila lwa sinai, mu lubinga lwa mulilo mucimpusa.³¹Ilyo mose amwene umulilo alipapile paco amwene; Kabili ilyo apaleme ukucilolesha, kwaishile ishiw ku mfi ukufumaumu ukwebati, ³²"Nine Lesa wafikolwe fyobe, Lesa wakwa Abulahamu na Izaaki na yakobo. "Mose alikutumene tafwaile nokuloleshapo.³³"Shikulu alandile kuli ena, "Fule nkwabilo kumakasa yobe, Pantu incende wimininepo yamushilo. ³⁴Cinecine nimbona ukucula kwabantu bambi abali mu ingupite; Ningumfwa ukushikitika kwabo, kabili nakoka mukwisa mukuba pususha; nomba isa, nalakutuma ku ingupite.³⁵"Uyu mose uyo basulile uo bale eba ati, Ninani uku sontele ukuba kateka nakapingula?"eo Lesa atumine ukuba kateka nakalubula Lesa amutumine kukuboko kwakwa malaika uwamoneke kuli ena mucimpusa. ³⁶Mose abatungulwile ukufuma mu Ingupite, panuma yakupanga ifisungusho nefishibilo mu Ingupite napali bemba wakashika, namu mutengo mumyaka amakumi yane. ³⁷"Ni mose wine uwalandile kubantu baku Izalaeli, Lesa akamimisha kasesema mubakwenu, kasesema nga nebo."³⁸Uyu emuntu uwali mulukuta mu mutengo na malaika walaisa kuli ena palupili lwa sinayi; uwali nefikolwe fyesu, kabili ewapokele ifyebo fya mweo nokutupela. ³⁹Lelo ifikolwe fyesu fyalikene ukumfwila; bamusunkile ukufuma kuli bene kabili mumitima yabo balibwelelemo ku Ingupite. ⁴⁰Pali ilyanshita ba ebele aloni, Tupangile tu lesa utukatutungilila Nomba uyu mose, uwatufumishe mumpanga ya Ingupite tatwishibe ificitike kuli ena.⁴¹Elyo bapangila umwana wan`gombe munshiku shilya nokupela ilambo ku kalubi, kabili basansamukile pamulandu wancito yaminwe yabo. ⁴²Lelo Lesa alipilibwike nokubaleka baleshinshimuna intanda mumulu, ngefyo calembwe mucitabo caba kasesema, Bushe mwatulile kuli nebo inama ishaipaiwe na malambo pamyaka amakumi yane mumutengo, we n`ganda izalaeli?⁴³Mwapokele in`ganda yakwa molechi nolutanda lwakwa Lesa wakwa Lifani, nefilubi ifyo mwapangile ifyakuti mulenshishimuna nokumisenda akamitwala ukutali ukucila babiloni.⁴⁴Ifikolwe fyesu fyakwete ubunte mumutengo pamo ngefyo Lesa akonkomeshe ilyo alandile kuli mose, ati alingile ukuipanga mumusango uyo amwene. ⁴⁵Panuma ifikolwe fyesu munshita yakwa Yoshua, bapokele Tabanako nokwisa nelyo bapokele icalo ukufuma kunko nokubatanfya mumenso yafikolwe fyesu; Tabanako yaikele mucalo mpaka inshita yakwa davedi, ⁴⁶Uwasangile ububile kumenso yakwa Lesa nokwipusha ngakuti asanga incende kwikalamo kun`ganda yakwa Yakobo.⁴⁷Lelo ni solomoni ewakulile Lesa in`ganda. ⁴⁸"Nomba kwena Lesa mukulu tekala mu mayanda yapangwa neminwe yabantu, ngefyo kasesema alanda, ⁴⁹Umulu ecipuna candi icabufuma, ne calo ecikalilo camakasa yandi. Nin`gandashi mwingankulila? Efyalanda shikulu, nangula nincendenshi iyo ninga tushishamo? ⁵⁰Bushe temaboko yandi yapangile ifintu fyonse ifi?⁵¹"Mwebankosa mitwe, mwebashasembululwa mumitima na matwi Lyonse mula kanya mupashi wamushilo; mucita fye ifyo ifikolwe fyenu fyacitile. ⁵²Ninani pali ba kasesema uyo ifikolwe fyenu fisha cushishe? Baipeye bakasesema abatungilile pakwisa kwa mulungami ; naiwe nomba mwaba ba kafuntu kabili abakumwipaya, ⁵³Imwe mwebantu mwebapokele amalango ayasubilwe naba malaika, lelo tamwa yasungile."⁵⁴Nomba ilyo bacibungwe baumfwila ifi fintu cali baputwile mumitima bala mushenkanishisha nameno stefeni. ⁵⁵Lelo ena pantu aliswilemo no mupashi wamushilo, atontomeshe mumulu nokumona ubukata bwakwa Lesa nokumona Yesu eminine kukuboko kwakulyo kwakwa Lesa. ⁵⁶sitefeni alandile, "Lollesheni, namona imyulu naisuka nomwana wa muntu eminine ku kuboko kwa kulyo kwakwa Lesa.⁵⁷Palico abacibungwe baisele amatwi, yabo nokupunda neshiwi ilikulu babutukile napo ali kukucita icintu cimo. ⁵⁸Bamwankile kunse yamusumba nokutanpa ukumupola amabwe. Bakambone batulile ifyakufwala fyabo ifyakunse pa makasa yamulumendo uweshina lya sauli.⁵⁹ulo balepola sitifeni amabwe, alekuta peshina lyakwa shikulu nokulanda, "Shikulu Yesu, pokeleleni umupashi wandi. ⁶⁰Akokele nokwita ishiwi ilikulu, "Shikulu mwibapela mulandu pali ululubembo.ulo alandile ifi, aponene na mutulo.

8¹Sauli alisuminishenye nabo mumfwa yakwe. Elo kwantampile muli bulya bushikubu kupakaswa kukalamba kucilonganino icali mu Yelusalemu; nabacisumino bonse balipasangene muncende shaku Yudeya namu Samaliya, ukufumyakofye abasole. ²Abakosa mucisumino bashikile Sitifeni nokulilauka sana pali ena. ³Lelo Sauli alyeseshe ukonaula icilonganino. Aleingila ing'anda neng'anda, ukulakulanya abaume nabanakashi, nokubabika mucifungo.⁴Lelo aba busumino abasalangene baile baleshimikila icebo. ⁵filipo aile mumusumba wa samaliya no kubabilila icebo cakwa kristu.⁶Cinkupiti wa bantu alekutikisha ifyo filipo alelanda; balekutika no mutima umo nokumona ifisungusho acitile. ⁷Imipashi yafibanda yafumine mubengi abakakilwe, ninshi ilelila neshiwi ilikulu, nabengi abalemana amolu balipolele. ⁸Elo kwali insansa muli ulya musumba.⁹Lelo kwali umuntu umo mumusumba uwe shina lya simoni, uwale bomfya ubuloshi , alepapusha abantu baku samaliya ilyo aleyumfwa ukuti ali muntu umucindami. ¹⁰Bonse abena samaliya ukufuma kubanono na bakulu, bale angwako kuli ena; Balelanda ati, ''Uyu muntu maka yakwa lesa ayo beta Ayakulu''. ¹¹Bale mukutika pantu ale bapapusha panshita iitali namanga yakwe.¹²Nomba ilyo basumine filipo ilyo alebila imbila nsuma, palwa bufumu bwakwa lesa neshina lyakwa yesu kristu, bonse bali batishiwe abaume na banakashi. ¹³Na simoni wine alisumine, napanuma yaku mubatisha akonkenyepo ukwikala na filipo. Ilyo amwene ifisubilo ne fintu ifikulu ifyalecitika, alipapile.¹⁴Nomba ilyo abatumwa mu yelusalema baumfwile ati samaliya na pokelela icebo cakwa lesa, batumine Petelo na yohane kuli bena. ¹⁵Ilyo baishile bapepelela pakuti benga pokelela umupashi wamushilo. ¹⁶Pantu ukufika ilyanshita, mupashi wamushilo ali talaisa palibena babatishiwefye mwishina lyakwa shikulu Yesu. ¹⁷Elyo petelo na yohane batambalike iminwe palibena, elyo bapokelele mupashi wamushilo.¹⁸Nomba ilyo simoni amwene ati mupashi wamushilo apelwe ukupitila muku tambalika amaboko kwa ba tumwa, abatambike indalama. ¹⁹Alandile, ''Mpeni ayamaka naine pakuti onse uwa ntambikile iminwe enga poka mupashi wamushilo''.²⁰Lelo petelo alandile kuli ena,''Indalama shobe kashonaikile pamo nobe, Pantu wacitontokanya ati kuti wapoka icabupe cakwa Lesa ne ndalama. ²¹Taukwetemo ulubali muli uyu mulandu pantu umutima obe taulungakene na Lesa. ²²Eco kanshi lapila ukufuma kububi bobe nokupepa kuli shikulu, pakuti limbi enga kubelela uluse kumulandu wamutima obe. ²³Pantu nimbona mu bululu bwa bwanga na mufikakilo fya mampulu.''²⁴Simoni ayaswike nokulanda,''Mpepelelako kuli shikulu, pakuti fyonse fyo walanda pekaba nangu cimo icikancitikila.²⁵Ilyo bapela ubunte nokulanda icebo cakwa shikulu, petelo na yohane bapilukile ku yelusalemu balesabankanya imbilansuma kumishi shingi mu samaliya.²⁶Nomba malaika wakwa shikulu alandile kuli filipo ati,''Ima nokuya ku kapinda kamusebo umwalola ukutentemuka ukufuma ku yelusalemu ukuya ku Gaza.''(Uyu musebo waba muciswebebe.) ²⁷Ateukile nokuya. Aloleshe kwali umwaume uwafumine ku Etopya, ali ni mutungwi umukatami uwale bombela kandasi namfumu wabena Etopya. Ewali kasunga wacipao cafyuma fyakwe fyonse. Aishile ku Yelusalemu mukupepa. ²⁸Alebwelela ali naikala mwi celeta, kabili alebelenga kasesema Ayisaya.³¹²⁹Mupashi alandile kuli filipo,"Kabiyepo wikale mupepi ne celeta. ³⁰Elo filipo abutukila kuli ena, ukomfwa alebelenga kasesema Ayisaya nokulanda,"Bushe naukutuluka mufyo ulebelenga?" elyo atila ati,³²Nomba iciputulwa camalembo ico umwina Ethopia alebelenga cali nici, "Asendelwe ngempanga kukwipaiwa, kabili ngomwana wampanga filya atalala kuwakumubeya, tayasamwine nakanwa. ³³Mukucendwa kwakwe emo apokelwe umulandu. Bushe nanani engalondolola ifikolwe fyakwe? Pantu umweo wakwe wapokelwe pacalo."³⁴Elo mutungwi aipwishe Philipo, nokulanda ati, "Nakupapata, bushe nani kasesema alelandapo, mwine, nangula niumbi?" ³⁵Philipo ayambile ukulanda, nokwambilapo amalembo ukushimikila imbila nsuma yakwa Yesu kuli ena.³⁶Efyo baile mumusebo, bafikile pamenshi ayengi namutungwi aipwishe ati, "Mona, pali amenshi ayengi pano. Cinchi cinkandesha ukukana batishiwa?" ³⁷Philipo alandile ati, "Ngolesumina nomutima obe onse, kuti wabatishiwa". Mutungwi alyaswike ati," Ndesumina ati Yesu Klistu mwana wakwa Lesa." ³⁸Efyo umwina Ethopia akambishe amaceleta ukwiminina. Baile mumenshi, bonse Mutungwi naphilipo, nafilipo amubatishe.³⁹Elo bafumine mumenshi, umupashi wakwa Shikulu wasendele Philipo, namutungwi tamumwenepo Philipo nakabili, lelo iile alesangalala. ⁴⁰Nomba Philipo amonekele ku Azotasi nokupita muli ilya ncende, ukubilisha imbila nsuma mumisumba yonse mpaka ukwisa ku Caesarea.

9¹Nomba Saulo, akonkeenyepofye ukulalanda ifyabipa nokufwaya ukwamba ukwipaya abasambi bakwa shikulu, aliile nakuli shimapepo mukulu ²aya mulomba amakalata yakutwala ku ma Sinagogo mu Damasike, pakwebati ngasanga onse uwafuma ku nshila, umwaume nangula umwanakashi, akabakwata nokubapiita ku Yerusalemu.³Lintu uleenda, lilyafye apalama ku Damaseke, palyapene ulubuuto lwalishile ukufuma ku mulu nokushunguluka pantu ali; ⁴aliponene napanshi nokumfwa ishiwi lile landa kuli ena, "Saulo, nicinshi cintu ulencushisha?''⁵Saulo alimwaswike, "Niwebo nani, Shikulu? Shikulu alandile ati, "Ninebo Yesu, Untu ulecusha; ⁶Nomba ima, kabiye kengile mumusumba, balaya bakwebe fintu uli nokupanga." ⁷Abaume bantu Saulo aendele nabo ba imininefye ukwabula ukulanda, ishiwi lyena balelyumfwa, nomba tabalemonapo nangula umo.⁸Saulo alimine panshi, nalintu ashi batwile amenso yakwe, talemonapo nangula fimo; elo bamupiitile pakuboko nokumutwala mu Damaseke. ⁹Na panshiku shitatu alifye ukwabula ukulamona, talelya nangula ukunwa.¹⁰Lelo kwali umusambi ku Damaseke ishina lyakwe ni Ananias. Shikulu alandile kuli ena mucimonwa ati, "Ananias! Na ena alimwaswike, "Mona nadipano, Shikulu." ¹¹Na Shikulu alandile kuli ena, ''Ima, nokuya mumusebo untu betati uwaololoka, na pang'anda yakwa Yuda wipushepo umwaume uufumune ku Tursusi ishina lyakwe ni saulo, ali mukupepa. ¹²Namona mucimonwa umwaume uweshina lya Ananias aingila muntwali nokuta mbalika amaboko pali ena, pakwe bati amone peka."¹³Nomba Ananias alimwaswike, "Shikulu, nalyumfwa ifingi kubantu pali uyu mwaume, napafintu ifibi fintu acita kuba mushilo bobe mu Yerusalemu. ¹⁴Nakwata amaka ukufuma kumfumu na kuli bashimapepo kukwikata onse uwaita pe shina lyobe." ¹⁵Nomba Shikulu alandile kuli ena, "Kabiye pantu nimusala ukuba umubomfi wandi, kukupiita ishina lyandi bena fyalo na kushamfumu naku bana bakwa Israeli; ¹⁶Nkamulanga fintu ali nokucula pamulandu we shina lyandi."¹⁷Elo Ananias afumineko, nokukwingila mu ng'anda. Nokutambalika ukuboko kwakwe pali ena, alandile ati, 'Munyinane Saulo, Shikulu Yesu, uwamonekele kuli webo mumusebo lintu waleisa, nantuma pakwebati wingatampa ukumona no kwisulamo umupashi wa mushilo." ¹⁸Palyapene mumenso yakwa Saulo mwafumine ifyalemoneka kwati mapalo, atampile nokumona; alimine nokubatishiwa; ¹⁹Elo aliile icakulya alikoshiwa. Alikele nabasambi mu Damaseke panshiku shimoshimo.²⁰Elo line atampile ukushimika Yesu mu ma Sinagogo, ati mwana wakwa Lesa. ²¹Bonse abamumfwileko balipapile nokulanda ati, "Teuyu muntu uwaleipaya bonse abamu Yerusalemu abalelanda pali ili shina? Aisa nakuno mukubapiita abakakwa noku batwala kuli bashimapepo bakalamba." ²²Nomba Saulo akwatisha amaka ayengi, alapelenganya amano aba Yuda abaleikala mu Damaseke pa kubashinina ukuti Yesu e Kristu.²³Cilya papita inshiku ishingi, aba Yuda bapingene ukumwipaya. ²⁴Nomba amapinge yabo Saulo aliyeshibe. Balelindafye pamwinshi we linga akasuba nobushiku pakwebati bengamwipaya. ²⁵Nomba abasambi bakwe balimupiitile ubushiku nokumukoosha pacibilima , mumuseke.²⁶Elo abweele ku Yerusalemu, Saulo afwaile ukuilunda kubasambi, nomba bena bonse balemutiina ena, tabatetekele ukwebati aali musambi. ²⁷Nomba banabasi ali mupiitile noku muleta ku batumwa, nokubeba fintu Saulo amwene Shikulu mumusebo nafntu Shikulu alandile kuli ena, nafintu Saulo alandile ishina lya kwa Yesu ku Damaseke mukukosa.²⁸Ali pamo na bena, aleingila nokufuma mu Yerusalemu. Alelanda mukukosa ishina lyakwa Shikulu Yesu. ²⁹Nokulaipushanya nabena Hela; nomba bena balefwayafye ukumwipaya. ³⁰Lintu bamunyina baishibe, bamutelemwishe ku kaisarea nokumutuma ukuya ka Tarsusi.³¹Eico, icilonganino cali no mutende monse mu Yudea, Galile, namusamaria cakulilwe; na ukulaendela mu katina kakwa Shikulu na mukwafwiwa na mupashi wa mushilo, icilonganino calikulile mu mpendwa. ³²Elo yafikile, lintu petelo apitile monse mufitungu, alitemukile nakubantu ba mushilo aba kwa Lesa abaleikala mu Lidda.³³Kulya asangile umwaume uweshina lya Aeneas, uwalele pabutanda imyaka cine konse konse, ico aliwabulebe. ³⁴Petelo alandile kuli ena, "Aeneas, Yesu kristu akundapa. Ima nokupanga ubutanda bobe, "Napopene aliimine. ³⁵Eico bonse abaleikala mu Lidda na mu Sharon Balimumwene umwaume nokupili bukila kuli Shikulu.³⁶Lelo mu Yoppa mwali umusambi ishina lyakwe ni Tabita (ilyalola mu kwebati "Dorkas") Uyu mwanakash alisushiwemo imilimo ishisuma nefya nkumbu alepanga pabapiina. ³⁷Namunshiku shilya alilwele nokufwa; lintu bapwiile ukumusamba, baile mulalika mu cuuba capamulu.³⁸Ico Lidda yalifye apepi naku Yoppa, naba sambi balyumfwileko ati petelo ali kulya balitumineko abaume babili kuli ena, kukuya mupapatila, "ukwebati ese kuli fwebo ekokola." ³⁹Petelo alimine nokuya nabena. Elo afikile, bamupiitile ku cuumba capa mulu, na bonse bamukamfwilwa baiminine na ena balelila, nokulamulangisha imikansu na malaya fintu Dorkas alepanga lintu ali na bena.⁴⁰Petelo alibatamfishemo bonse mu cuumba, alifukeme, nokutampa ukupepa; elo, apilibukiile ku citumbi, alandile ati, "Tabita, ima." Elo ashinkwile amenso, na paku mona petelo aliikele. ⁴¹Petelo alimutambike nokuboko kwakwe nokumwimya; nokwita abantu bamushilo naba mukamfwilwa, nokupeela kuli bena uwa mweo. ⁴²Uyu mulandu walishibikwe monse mu Yoppa, na bantu abengi balitetekele shikulu. ⁴³Petelo alikeele inshiku ishingi mu Yoppa nomwaume uweshina lya Simoni, tanna.

10¹Mu musumba wa Kaisarea mwali umwaume, ishina lyakwe balemwita Korneli, uwali umukulu mwibumba iilyaleitwa italiani. ²Ali ni kapeka, umo uwapetamina Lesa naba mu ng'anda yakwe, alepeela nefya nkumbu ku bantu, nokupepa kuli Lesa lyose.³Panshita iyakulenga pabula iyabushiku bumo, alimwene mu cimonwa umungeli wakwa Lesa uleisa kuli ena. Umungeli wa landile kuli ena , "Korneli." ⁴Korneli alimuloleshe nomwenso wali mwikete nokulandati, "Nishani, kafundisha?" Umungeli walandile kuli ena, "Amapepo yobe nefya nkumbu fyobe nafinina fyaba cibukisho ku cinso cakwa Lesa. ⁵Eico tuma abaume baye ku musumba wa Yoppa baye piita umwaume ishina lyakwe ni Simoni untu beta ati Petelo. ⁶Ena ekala kwa Simoni Kanuka, untu ing'anda yakwe yaba mupepi ne cimana."⁷Cilya umungeli uwalelanda kuli ena aya Korneli akuutile ababomfi babili aba mung'anda yakwe, nomushilika uwali nikapepa pabalemubombela. ⁸Korneli alibebele fyonse ifya citike nokubatuma ku Yoppa.⁹Elo mubushiku bwakonkelepo panshita iya kulenga mutanda, lintu bali mubulendo nokupalamana nomusumba, Petelo aninine pa ng'anda yapamulu mukupepa. ¹⁰Insala yalimwi musumine nokufwaya ukulya nomba lintu abantu baleipika ifyakulya alikwete icimonwa, ¹¹nokumona umulu naucenama amona necisalu cilekooka, icapala kwati lipepala ilyalekooka ukufuma kumulu, lyalekoshiwa ne fifutu fine. ¹²Muli cena mwali ifinama fyonse ifya kwata amolu yane nefintu fyonse ifikulaika panshi, ne fyoni fya mumuluu.¹³Elo ishiwi lyalandilwe kuli ena: "ima, Petelo, ipaya ulye." ¹⁴Nomba petelo alandile ati, "teifyo, shikulu, pantu nshatala lyapo conse icakowela necisha batishiwa." ¹⁵Nomba ishiwi lyalishile napeeka umukuwa bubili: "Cintu Lesa apanga ukuba icabutishiwa, wiciita ukuba icakowela." ¹⁶Nefi fyacitike imiku shitatu, elo icisalu capitilwe apopene ukubwelela ku mulu.¹⁷Lelo lintu Petelo apelenganishiwe amano pali fintu amwene ukwebati finshi fyapilibula, moneni, abaume bantu batumine kuli Korneli nabe minina kunse ya lupango, panuma uakwipusha ishila yakuya kung'anda. ¹⁸Balitile no kwipusha ngaca kwebati Simoni, untu baleita ati Petelo, aaleikala kulya.¹⁹Lintu Petelo acili aletontonkanya pacimonwa, umungeli walandile kuli ena, "Mona, abaume batatu abalekufwaya. ²⁰Ima telemukila panshi nokuya nabena. Wisakamana ukuya nabemna, pantu ninebo mbatumine." ²¹Elo Petelo atelemwike ku baume nokulandati, "Ninebo untu mulefwaya. Nicinshi mwaishila?''²²Balandile ati, " umukulu wabashilika uweshina lya Korneli, umuntu uwalungama uutina Lesa, no kulandilwa ifisuma ku kukowa onse uwa ba Yuda, bali mumunyeli wamushilo no kumweba ukutuma kuli mwebo ukwisa ku ng'anda yakwe, pa kwebati engomfwa amashiwi ukufuma kuli mwebo." ²³Elo Petelo abebele ukwingila nokwikala na ena. elo ba munyina aba ku yoppa balimutwele.²⁴Ubushiku ubwakonkelepo baishile ku Kaisarea. Karneli alelolela bena; akuutile pamopene ulupwa lwakwe na banankwe aba kupalamine.²⁵Lintu Petelo aingile, Korneli alimukumenye no kupona pa makasa yakwe kukumupepa. ²⁶Nomba Petelo alimwimishe, nokulanda ati, " Imininako! Nanebo wine ndimuntu."²⁷Lintu Petelo alandile naena, alingile mukati no kusanga abantu abengi naba kolongana pamo. ²⁸Alandile kuli bena, " Imwe mwebene namwishiba ati tacasuminishiwa umu Yuda ukulanda nangula ukutandalila umweni. Nomba Lesa anangilila ukwebati, nshilingile ukwita umuntu uuli onse ati uwakowela nangula uushabatishiwa. ²⁹Emulandu wine naishila ukwabula ukutakataka, Litu mwantumine. Eico ndimukumipusha nicinshi mwantumine."³⁰Korneli alandile, "Papita inshiku shine ukushinta pali kano kashita, nali mukupepa panshita iyalenga pabula myng'anda yandi; nokumona, umwauma naimanina kuntanshi yandi nafwala nefya buuta. ³¹Alandile, Korneli amapepo yobe na bayomfwa kuli Lesa, nefya nkumbu fyobe na fibukishiwa kuli Lesa paliwebo. ³²Eico tuma umo ku Yoppa, no kuyaita umwaume uweshina lya Simoni umtu beta ati Petelo. Ena ekala mung'anda yakwa Kanuka uweshina lya Simoni, ekala kumbali ya cimana. ³³Ilya line natumine kuli mwebo aba kumiita. namwebo mwapanga bwino pakwisa. Eico, bonse tuli mu menso ya kwa Lesa ku kumfwa fyonse fintu shikulu akwebele ukutweba.³⁴Elo Petelo aiswile akanwa kakwe nokulanda, " mucishinka, nimbona ukwebati Lesa takwata akapatulula. ³⁵Lelo, mu mutundu onse uyo onse uumutiina no kupanga ifya bulungami bwakwe bakamupokelela.³⁶Mwalishiba amashiwi yantu atumine ku bantu bamu Israeli, lintu balebila imbila nsuma yamutende iya kwa Yesu Kristu, Shikulu wafwe bonse- ³⁷mwebo mwebene mwalishiba ishiwi ilya citike, lyakumene monse mu Yudeya, ukutampila mu Galilee, panuma yalubatisho luntu Yohane alebilikisha; ³⁸Ifya citike pa lwakwa Yesu waku Nazareti, fintu Lesa amusubile nomupashi wa mushilo namaka. Alepiytana nokupanga ifisuma nokundapa bonse abalecushiwa kuli ciwa, pantu Lesa ali naena.³⁹Fwebo tuli bakambone bafyonse fintu Yesu apangile, mu calo caba Yuda namu Yerusalemu. Balimwipeye mukumukulika pa cimuti, ⁴⁰nomba lesa alimwimishe pa bushiku ubwalenga shitatu nokumulenga amonekele ku bantu, ⁴¹tekubantu bonse, lelo kuli baka mbone abasalilwe limo na Lesa kuli fwebo fwebalenwa nokulya naena panuma yakwima ku bafwa.⁴²Alitukonkomeshe ukulanda kubantu nokushimiko kwebati uyu wine ewasalilwe na Lesa ukuba kapingula wabatuntulu na bafwa. ⁴³Nikuli ena ekobakasesema bonse bashimika, pakwebati onse uwasumina muli ena akapokelela ukwelelwa imembu ukupitila mwishina lyakwe."⁴⁴Lintu Petelo acili alelanda ifi fintu umungeli wafikile pali bonse abalemfwa kwishiwi lyakwe. ⁴⁵Abantu abafumine kwi bumba lya bena ku sembululwa abatetekela abaishile na Petelo -bali papile, pantu icabupe ca mungeli caitulwilwe napa bena fyalo.⁴⁶Ico baleumfwako aba bena fyalo balelanda mufilimi fimbi nokulumbanya Lesa. Elo Petelo abepwishe, ⁴⁷bushe umuntu kuti akanya amenshi kuli aba bantu ukwebati beba tishiwa, abantu abapokelela umungeli kwati ni fwebo?'' Elo abakonkomeshe ukubatishiwa mwishina lyakwa Lesa, Yesu Kristu. ⁴⁸Elo balimupapatile ukwebati ekale nabena inshiku shimo.

11¹Nomba abatumwa na nabamunyinefwe abali mu Yudea baliumfwile ukuti abena fyalo nabo bapokelele icebo cakwa Lesa. Elo ²Petelo aile ku Yerusalemu, abena kusembululwa babikene ³ifikansa nokulanda,'' "aingile kubantu nokulya nabo!"⁴Nomba Petero alitampile ukubashimikila nokubeba ati, ⁵"Nalepepa ine mumusumba wa Yopa, nokumona icimonwa cacipe mano cilwisa panshi, kwati ni nsalu iikulu ukufuma mumulu nacika katila kufifutu fine, caponene pali ine. ⁶Nali mwene inama shamolu yane shapano nse, nefiswango, nwfikulika, ne fyuni fya mulwelele.⁷Elo naumfwile ishiwi kuli ine, "Ima, Petelo nokuya!" ⁸Naine nalandile ati, teti ndeya mwe shikulu, pantu nshalyapo icabu wele wele neca kowela mukanwa kandi.' ⁹Nomba ishiwi lyanjebele peka ukufuma mumulu, "Ici Lesa asangulula ta ulingile ukwita icakowela. ¹⁰Nefifintu fyecitike umuku walenga itatu, na fyonse fya bwelelemo peka mumulu.¹¹"Apopene peka kwali na baume batatu, nabeminina kuntashi ya ng'anda apo twali, batuminwe kuli ine ukufuma mukaisarea. ¹²Umupashi wamushilo wankonkomeshe ukuya nabena, nokukana batunganya. Ba munyinefwe mutanda naile nabo nokuya ingila mu nganda ya muntu. ¹³Nao ailetwebe ifyo amwene malaika naiminina munganda yakwe nokulanda kuli ena, ati, "Tumo muntu ku Yopa nokuyaleta Simoni uyo beta Petelo. ¹⁴Uyo eukalanda kuli iwe ifyo uli nokupusuka iwe naba ng'anda yobe bonse.¹⁵Nomba ilyo natampile ukulanda nabo umupashi wamushilo wapone pali bena, ngefyo naifwe cali pakutampa. ¹⁶Nomba naibukishe icebo cakwa shikulu, ifyo calandile aciti, ''Yohane alebatisha na menshi, nomba mukalabatisha mumupashi wamushilo.¹⁷Nga Lesa abapeele icabupe icapalana neco twapelwe nefwe elo twasumine muli shikulu Yesu Kristu, uli nani ukukana Lesa? ¹⁸Elo baumfwile fintu ifi, tabalandilepo cintu nomba baleshi nshimuna Lesa nokutila, ''Kanshi Lesa napela abena fyalo nabo ukulapila kwamweo wamuyayaya.¹⁹Nabonse abasangilwe mukupakaswa kwa citikwe pali Stephani, kwasalanganine mu Fonike na mu Kupro, na mu Antioko, balelandafye cebo ku ba Yuda baka. ²⁰Nomba bamo abamuli bena abaume, ukufuma mu Kupro, na Kurene, kwisa ku Antioke, nokulanda nakuba lela, ukubila kuli bena imbila nsuma yakwa shikulu Yesu. ²¹Eico ukuboko kwakwa shikulu kwali pali bena, na bantu abengi bapilibukile kuli shikulu noku sumina.²²Nelyashi lyonse palwa bena, lya fikile mu matwi yaba filonganino mu Yelusalemu, nokutuma Baruabas ku Antioke. ²³Nao elo aishile nokumono kusenaminwa nokukuseleshiwa kwakwa Lesa, ali sansa mwike noku bakoselesha bonse ukuba nemitima yabo yonse na shikulu. ²⁴Pantu ali umuntu musuma uwaisulamo umupashi wa mushilo ne citetekelo, na bantu abengi balilundilweko kuli shikulu.²⁵Elo Barhabas aile ku Tarsis kukumona Sauli. Elo amusangile amutwele ku Antioke. ²⁶Belongene bonse kulya ngecilonganino mwaka utuntulu, nokufundisha abantu abengi nabasambi ebali abena Kristu bantanshi mu Antioke.²⁷Nimuli shilya shine nshiku bakasesema bamo batelemwike ukufuma mu Yelusalemu ukuya ku Antioke. ²⁸Umo muli bena ali ni Agabu eshina lyakwe, aiminine nokutungululwa nomupanshi wa mushilo nokutila ati kuli nokuba icipowe mu calo conse neci cacitike munshiku shakwa Klaudi.²⁹Eico abasambi bonse basuminishanye ukutuma abali mu Yudea. ³⁰Nabo bacitilefi, batumine ulupiya ukuba kalamba ukupitila muli Barnabas na Sauli.

12¹Nomba nipali ilya nshita Helodi imfumu yabikile amaboko pabana cilonganino pakuti ibakande. ²Yaipeye yakobo munyina Yohane peka kulupanga.³Napanuma yakumono kuti casekesha aba Yuda, akonkeshepo nokwikata Petelo nao. Ne nshita yali mu nshiku shamukate ushitutumuka. ⁴Panuma yakumwikata amuposele mucifungo, nokumutwala kubashilika bane pakuti balemumumona apo talatontonkanya ukumutwala kubantu panuma yacakucilila.⁵Nangu Petelo asungilwe mu cifungo , nomba amapepo yacilabushiku aya kukanaleka yalecitwa kuli Lesa kuba mu filonganino. ⁶Elo Helodi aile mukumufumya pali bulya bushiku ailesanga petelo nalala pakati kabashilika babili, nakakwa munshimbi, ninshi alinabalemusunga kuntanshi yacibi mucifungo.⁷Apopene, nomungeli wakwa shikulu amonekele kuli ena nolubuto lwabalike mucifungo monse. Aimishe Petelo nokumwimya ati, ''Ima bwangu nokufula inshimbi kumaboko. ⁸Elo umungeli peka amwebele ati, ima nokubula insapato shobe ufwale, ''Nao Petelo acitile ifyofine. Napeka umungeli amwebele ati, ''Fwala ifyakufyala fyobe nokunkonka."⁹Elo petelo afumine nokukonka umungeli. Taishibe ifyalecitika nga fya cine. Pantu alemona kwati nalimo cimonwa. ¹⁰Panuma yakupita pamwinshi wakubalilapo nowa cibili, bailepita na palicimwishi ca fyela icalola mu musumba; neci cintu caisukilefye cine ceka. Nabo balifumine bonse no kuya mumusumba, nomungeli alifumine pali bene nokuluba.¹¹Petelo elo aishile umwine, alandilo kuti, "Icishinka cintu namona cakuti shikulu natuma umungeli wakwe ukumfumya mu maboko yakwa Helodi, nakwisubilo lya ba Yuda. ¹²Elo aibukishe icicintu, alimine nokuya ku ng'anda yakwa Maliya nyina wakwa Yohane, uo baleita Mariko, uko abantu abengi balekumanina lyonse mu mapepo.¹³Elo akonkweshe kucibi capa cipata, kaboyi umukashana ishina lyakwe ni Roda ewaile mukwisula kucibi. ¹⁴Napakumfwa ishiwi lyakwe Petelo, alifililwe ukwisula icibi, pamulandu wa nsansa nomba, alibwelelemo mung'anda noku yabebo kuti Petelo eminine pamwishi. ¹⁵Eico balimwebele ukuti, "Shi naufulungana," nao apampamikefye ukuti cishinka, "Peka balimwebele ukuti, "Mungeli wakwe."¹⁶Nomba Petelo alikonkenyepo ukukonkosha nabo elo baiswile icibi, balimumwene nokupapa. ¹⁷Nao Petelo ali bacebwishe kukuboko ukuti babe tondolo, nokubebe fyo shikulu amufumishe mu cifungo alandile ati, kebeni Yakobo na bamunyina." Elo afumapo nokuya kumbi.¹⁸Nomba elo bwacele, takwali cimfulunganya kubashilika pafyacitike kuli Petelo. ¹⁹Napanuma Helodi alimu fwailikishe nokukana mumona, aipushishe abashilika nokubebo kuti bali nokufwa. Elo atelemwike ukufuma mu Yudea no kuya ku Kaisale nokuyaikala kulya kwine.²⁰Helodi aliulilwe ku bantu ba mu Yuri na Sidoni pantu baile kuli ena ne cintu cimo, na panuma yakunakilisha Blasti, kaafwa wa mfumu, ewalebafwilishako, baleipusha palwa mutende pantu icalo cabo capokelele ifyakulya ukufuma ku mfumu yamu calo. ²¹Napabushiku bwalingwa Helodi alifwele ifyaku fwala fyabufumu, nokwikala pacipuna cakupingwilapo nokutampa ukulanda kuli bena.²²Abantu bali pundile, "Ilishiwi lya tulubi, telya muntu!" ²³Apopene nomungeli wakwa Shikulu ali mupuminemo pantu tapele bucindami kuli Lesa; bali mulile ku myambo nokufwa.²⁴Nomba icebo cakwa Lesa calekulilako nokusanduluka. ²⁵Eico elo Barnabas na Sauli bapwishishe imilimo yabo, balibwelelemo ku Yelusalemu nokuya leta Yohane uwitwa Mariko.

13¹Nomba mucilonganino, camu Antioko mwali bakasesema naba kafundisha. Emwali Banabasi, Simyoni (uwaleitwa Nigere), Lushia waku Kurene, Manaeni (uwafyelwe pamo namunina wakwa Herodi Tetrachi), elo na Sauli. ²Napeka baletatakula Shikulu nokufunga, Umupashi waMushilo walandile ati, "Tufumisheniko Banabasi na Sauli kukumbombela umulimo wandi uyo nabetila." ³Panuma nabafunga, namapepo, balibatambikileko indupi nokubalekelako ukuya.⁴Eico Banabasi na Sauli banakile Umupashi wa Mushilo nokutelemukila ku Seleucia; ukufuma kulya baile mubwato kucilila ca Saiprasi. ⁵Napeka pakufika mumusumba wa Salamisi, babilikishe icebo cakwa Lesa muma Sinagogo yaba Yuda. Elo balikwete Yowane Mako ngakafwilisha wabo.⁶Awe elo bapitile mucilila conse ukuya ku Pafosi, basangile uwamalele, kasesema wabufu umu Yuda, uwaleitwa Bari Yesu. Uyu muntu wamalele uwalipamo na Proconso, Sergios Paulasi, uwali umuntu uwacenjela. ⁷Uyu muntu aitile Banabasi na Sauli, umulandu alekafayisha ukumfwa icebo cakwaLesa. ⁸Nomba Eliyamasi, " Uwamalele" (ifyo efyo ishina lyakwe lyaalwilwe) abapashishe; afwaishe⁹Elo Saulo, uwitwa Paulo, uwaisushiwamo mupashi, palya pene aloleshe pali ena ¹⁰nokulanda ati, "Wemwana waciwa, wewaisulamo impulumushi shonse elo nokufutika. Uli mulwani waconse icabulungami. Kabili tawakaleke ukulufyanya inshila shakwashikulu, bushe ukaleka?¹¹Nomba lolesha, ukuboko kwakwashikulu kuli pali webo, elo walaaba impofu. Tawamonepo akasuba pakashita akanono. " Palya pene akwetwe nakafifi, nemfinshi; ayambile ukwipusha abantu ukuti bamutungululeko pakuboko. ¹²Panuma Cilolo pakumona icacitike, casumine, pamulandu calimupeseshe amano kukufunda kwa kwashikulu.¹³Nomba Paulo nabanankwe baiminine mubwato ukufuma ku Paphosi nokwisa ku Perga mu Pampiyaliya. Lelo Yoane abashile bonse nokubwelela ku Yelusalemu. ¹⁴Paulo nabanankwe baile ukufuma ku Perga nokwisa ku Antioki iya ku Pisidiya. Kulya eko baile mwisinagogo pabushiku bwaSabata nokwikalako. ¹⁵Napanuma yakubelenga ifunde nabakasesema, abakalamba besinagogo basumine imbila, nokulanda ati, "Bamunyinane, nganamukwata amashiwi yacikoseleshi kubantu kuno, cilandeni."¹⁶Elo Paulo aiminine nokwimya amaboko; nokulanda ati, "Mwebaume bamuIsileli mwebo mwebacindika Lesa, kutikeni. ¹⁷Lesa waaba bantu abaiIsileli asalile bashibo nokubafusha ilyo baikele mumpanga yaingupito, nokuboko ukwasumbulwa abatungulwile ukufuma kulya. ¹⁸Napamyaka amakumi yane ababikile mumatololo.¹⁹Panuma yakonaula ifyalo fine lubali mumpanga yaKenani, apele abantu besu impanga yabo iyabupyani. Nefi fintu fyonse fyasendele imyaka imyanda ine namakumi yasano. ²⁰Panuma yaifi fyonse, Lesa abale abapingushi mpakafye inshita yakwa Samweo kasesema.²¹Napeka abantu baipwishe imfumu, nalesa abapele Sauli umwana mwaume uwakuKishi, umwaume uwakumutundu wakwa Benjamini, kukuba imfumu pamyaka amakumi yane. ²²Panuma Lesa namufumyapo kukuba imfumu, aimishe Davidi kukuba imfumu. Nipali Davidi Lesa alandile ati, 'Ninsanga Davidi umwana wakwa Jese ukubaba umwaume wapamutima wandi, uupanga fyonse ifyo mfwaya ena ukucita.²³Ukufuma mukufyalwa kwaulya mwaume Lesa aletele Isilile kapususha, Yesu, ngefyo alaile ukucita. ²⁴Panuma Yesu talaisa, Yoane ashimikile kubena Isileli bonse pamulandu walubatisho lwakulapla. ²⁵Elo Yoane alepwishishisha umulimo wakwe, alandile ati, 'Bushe mutontonkanya shani ati nebo nine nani? Tenebo . Lelo kutikeni, uyo uleisa panuma yandi, nebo nshilingile ukukakula intambo shapansapato shakumakasha yakwe.'²⁶Mwebamuninefwe, mwebana bamulupwa lwakwa Abrahamu, bamo mulimwebo abatina Lesa, nikulifwebo imbila yabupususho iyi yatuminwe. ²⁷Pantu kuli abobonse abali muyelusalemu, nentungulushi shabo, tabamwishibe, bafikilishe ukulanda kwabakasesema ukwalebelengwa lyonse pasabata kukumususha.²⁸²⁹Nangu tabasangile mulandu wamfwa, baipwisha Pilato ukuti bamwipaye. Panuma nabapwisha ifintu fyonse ifyalembelwe pali ena, bamufumishe palupanda nokumubika munshinshi.³⁰Lelo Lesa amubushishe kubafwa. ³¹Alimoneke panshiku ishingi kubengi abo aishile nabo ukufuma kugalile ukufika kuyelusalemu. Aba bonse ninte kubantu.³²Eico nafwebo tulemishimikila imbila nsuma iyo Lesa alaile bashibo ³³alifikilisha kuli fwebo, abana bakwe, pakubusha Yesu. Ngefyo calembwa mumalumbo yabubili: 'Webo uli mwana wandi umwaume, lelo naba Wiso.' ³⁴Icishinka cakuti amubushishe kubafwa pakuti umubili wakwe wikabola, Lesa alandila muli iyinshila: 'Nkapela amapalo ayamushilo kabili ayacine ayalailwe kuli Davidi.'³⁵Eco mushamalumbo napeka alandila ati, 'Tawakalekelesha uwamushilo obe ukumona ukubola.' ³⁶Pantu Davidi wena abaombele ukufwaya kwalesa munkulo yakwe, alifwile; ashikilwe nabawishi elo nomubili wakwe wabolele. ³⁷Lelo uyo Lesa abushishe tabolelepo awe.³⁸Nacishibikwe kuli mwebo, mwebamuninefwe, ukupitila muli uyu muntu cabilwa kulimwebo ukwelelwa kwamembu. ³⁹Napeka naonse uwamutetekela alungamikwa kulifyonse ifyo ifunde lyakwamose talyamulungamika.⁴⁰Eico cenjeleni ukuti icasosele bakasesema tacamititikilapo: ⁴¹'Moneni, mwebakafutika, camipesha amano kabili nokonaulwa; ndebomba umulimo munshiku shenu, umulimo uyo mwebo tamwakasumineko, nangula cakuti umo abalikisha kuli mwebo.'''⁴²Awe Paulo na Banabusi baile, abantu babapapete pakuti bengalanda amashiwi yamowene pesabata ilyakonkelepo. ⁴³Elo ukulongana kwamwisinagogo kwapwile, abengi abajuda nabailundile abashinshimuna bakonkele Paulo na Banabasi, abalandile kuli bena nokubakoselesha ukutwalilila munkumbu shakwa Lesa.⁴⁴Nakabili pesabata, mupepifye nomusumba onse wakolongene kukumfwa icebo cakwa shikulu. ⁴⁵Ilyo baJuda bamwene icintubwingi, baiswilemo akalumwa nokulanda ifintu ifingi ifyakususha pafyalandile Paulo nokumutuka.⁴⁶Nomba Paulo na Banabasi balandile mukupama nokutila, "Cili icikankala icakuti icebo cakwaLesa citale cisoswe kuli mwebo. Ukumona ifyo mwebo mulecikana mwebene nokumona ifyo muleikanya mwebene kumweo wamuyayaya, moneni, tuli mukubwelela kubenafyalo. ⁴⁷Pantu efyo Shikulu atukambisha, ukulanda ati, 'Namibika mwebo ukuba ulubuto kubenafyalo, pakuti mwingatwala ipusukilo muncende shonse ishacalo.⁴⁸Ilyo abenafyalo baumfwile ifyo, batemenwe nokulumbanya ishiwi lyakwa Shikulu. Mubwingi bwabo basalilwe kumweo wamuyayaya basumine. ⁴⁹Icebo cakwashikulu casalangene muncende yonse.⁵⁰Elo abajuda basongenye abanakashi abandalama nabaume abacimfulunganya mumusumba. Baimishe ukupakasa Paulo naBanabasi nokubafumya muncende yabo. ⁵¹Lelo Paulo naBanabasi bakuntile ulukungu kumakasa yabo kukubakuntila. Elo baile kumusumba wa Ikonyamu. ⁵²Nabasambi baiswilemo icimwemwe nomupashi wamushilo.

14¹Awe mu ikoma efyo fine baingile mwishinagogi lyaba Yuda nokulanda umusango wakuti icintu bwingi caba Yuda bena hela lyacetekela. ²Nomba aba Yuda abalekana ukunakila basongele abena fyalo ukutontonkanya ifibi nokuba panga abalwani ba bamunina babo.³Elo baikele inshita iyi tali bale landila mumaka ya muli shikulu, naena ashimike icebo cakusenamina kwakwe, ubunte pakuleka ifishibilo nefi sungusho uku pangwa muminwe yakwe. ⁴Awe icintu bwingi camumushi ca akanike; bamo bali kuba Yuda, nabambi nabo bali kuba Tumwa.⁵Nomba abena fyalo naba Yuda (naba kateka wabo) balibakene nokuba panga ifyabipa no kubapola amabwe. ⁶Nomba palya penefye balikutulwike pali filya, nokubutukila kumishi ya mu Likoania umu sumba wamu Lustula na Debi neya shunguluka icitungu. ⁷Bali kulya nokulashimikila imbila nsuma.⁸Napoka mu Lusitula mwaikele umwaume, uushakwete amaka mumakasa, icilema ukutula munda muli ba Nyina, uushatalile enda. ⁹Wena aleumfwa Paulo alelanda; nawena, pakutonta amenso no kumona ukuti muli wena muli icitetekelo kukuposhiwa, apundile ishiwi likalamba. ¹⁰"Apundile ishi ilikalamba," Iminina kuma kasa yobe." elo umuntu alikilawike no kwenda.¹¹Elo cintu bwingi camwene ifyo paulo apangile, basansaishe ama shiwi yabo, nokulanda muci Likaoniya, ba Lesa abapalana na fwebo na bantunse yaisa, ikala nafwebo. ¹²Batile Banabasi "Seu," na paulo heme, pantu wena ali ni ntungulushi ya mashiwi. ¹³Awe shimapepo wa kwa Seu, uyo no lufutu lwakwe lwali apailolesha no musumba, aletele In`gombe shituntulu ne cintamba ca maluba kumwinshi, alefwaya kwipailako ilambo pamo na mabumba.¹⁴Nomba abatumwa, Banabasi na paulo, mukumfwa, bale pawile imikansu shabo. ¹⁵Ba cilukile mwibumba, balebilikisha, kuti mukwai ngacinshi mulecitile ifi? nafwebo tuli batunse aba umfwile imo ine na mwebo tule mweba imwebo imbila nsuma kuli mufwile ukutaluka kufintu fwabipa no kwikalila na Lesa, uwa pangile imyulu napano isonde nefimana fyonse twabamo. ¹⁶Mumyaka yakunuma, asuminishe inkoshonse ukwenda mumibele yabo.¹⁷Nangula tailekelefye ukwabula ubunte ubwakuti ekabumba wafyawama umipela, imfula ukufuma mu myulu na ifisaba panshita ya fiko, nokwisa shamo mumitima yenu ifisuma nokusangalala." ¹⁸Napakulanda amashiwi aya, paulo na banabasi baleseshe ichitubwingi; ukupela amalambo kuli bena.¹⁹Awe aba yuda ukufuma mu antiyoke na muikonyamu baishile no kupakasa icintubwingi. bala poola paulo amabwe no kumukulwila kunse ya musumba, no kuntotonkanya ukuti nafwa. ²⁰Nomba abasambi bamu shungulwike, alimine nokwingila mu musumba. Ubwa kokelepo, aile mu Debi na Banabasi.²¹Panuma na ba shimikila imbila nsuma mu musumba no ku panga abasambi abengi, ba yalukile ku lustra, mu inkonta na mu Andioke: ²²Ba lekoselesha mitima ya ba sambi no kuba tungilila uku kalilila mu citetekelo, balelanda," tuli nokwingila mu bufumu bwa kwa Lesa nokupita mu bucushi ubwingi."²³Elo baba sontele abakalamba ba filonganino napeka ba pepele no kuleko kulya baba lekele kuli shikulu untu batekeleko. ²⁴Napeka pa kupita mamu Pesidiya, ba fikile mu pamfulice. ²⁵Kabili ilyo balandile ifyebo mu Perga, ba telemukile mu Italia. ²⁶Kufuma kulya ba landile ku Antioke, uko basekeshiwe ukusena mina kwa kwa Lesa mukubomba kuti na kupwa.²⁷Panuma na bafika mu Antioke no kukolongananika ifilonga nino pamo, no kulondolola ifintu fyonse Lesa abombele ukuti bena, nefyo baiswile ifibi fya citetekelo ku bena fyalo. ²⁸Baikele inshita ntali na basambi.

15¹Peka bamo abaume abakonkele ukufuma ku Yudea ukuya Antioki nokusambilisha bamunyina, ukulanda ati, "Tamuli nakupusuka ngatamuputwilwe inkanda yakumpela umwabela ifunde lyakwa Mose, tekuti mupusuke." ²Ilyo ici caishile kuli Paulo na Banabasi ukusosa nokulanshanya nabalya bantu, elo Paulo na Banabasi, nabambi abamuli bena, babasalile ukuya piluka kuYelusalemu ukuya kubasambi nabakalamba ukuyalanda pali ililipusho.³Eico bena, napakutumwa kucilonganino, bapitile mu Foinike namu Samariya nokubilikisha ukulapila kwabena fyalo. Baletele insansa ishingi kuli bonse ababwananyina. ⁴Ilyo baishile ku Yelusalemu, bali bapokelele kucilonganino nakubatumwa napeka kubakalamba, peka nokubeba fyonse ifyo Lesa abombele pamo abena.⁵Nomba abaume bamo abasumine mwibumba lyaba Faliseo balimine nokulandile ati, "Cikankala ukubaputula nokubakambisha ukusunga ifunde lyakwa Mose." ⁶Elo abatumwa nabakalamba balongene bonse pamo ukupituluka muli uyu mulandu.⁷Panuma yakulanshanya sana Petulo aliminine nokulanda kuli bena, "Bamunyinane, namwishiba ati kunshiku shakale Lesa alimusalile, kukweba ati mukanwa kandi abena fyalo bali nokumfwa icebo cambilansuma, nokusumina. ⁸Lesa, uwaishibe mitima, abashimikile bena pakubapela Umupashi wa Mushilo, ngefyo ena apangile kuli fwebo. ⁹Tacita kapatulula pakati kesu nabena, pakuwanya imitima yabo kukusumina.¹⁰Eico nomba cinshi muleesesha Lesa, icakwebati mubike ikoli pamikoshi yabasambi ilyo nangu nibatatefwe nangu nifwebo tatwali nokulisenda? ¹¹Nomba natusumina ukweba ti tuli nokupusuka ukupitila mucikuku cakwa Shikulu Yesu, ngefyo bena bali."¹²Ibumba lyonse lyaikele tondolo ilyo baleumfwa kuli Banabasi naPaulo apele akasebo kufishibilo nefilangililo ifyo Lesa apele kubena fyalo ukupitila muli bena.¹³Panuma ilyo balekele ukulanda, Yakobo alimwaswike, nokulanda ati. 'Bamunyinane, kutikeni kuli nebo. ¹⁴Simoni nalanda ifyo Lesa mukubalilapo munkumbu ayafwile abena fyalo pakuti asende ukufuma muli bena abantu pamulandu weshina lyakwe.¹⁵Necebo cabakasesema casumine kuli ci, ngefyo calembwa, ¹⁶'panuma yaifi fintu nkabwela, peka nkakula nakabili itempele lyakwa Davidi, ilyo ilyawile panshi; nkakula peka nokubwesha icibolya napeka, ¹⁷pakuti abaume abashalapo bengafwaya Shikulu, ukulundapofye nabena fyalo abaita peshina lyakwe.' ¹⁸Ifi efyo Shikulu alandile, uwalengefi fishibwe ukufuma kunshita yakale.¹⁹Eico, nasala nati tatulingile ukucusha abena fyalo abaisa kuli Lesa. ²⁰Nomba tuli nokulemba kuli bena ati bafwile bataluka kufyakoweshiwa ifya tulubi, nakubulalelale, nakunama isho bafina pamukoshi, nakumulopa. ²¹Pantu Mose alebilwa mumisumba munshita shakale napeka alabelengwa namuma Sinagogo cile Sabata."²²Nomba cali cisuma kubatumwa nabakalamba, pamo necilonganino conse, ukusala Yuda uwitwa Barisabasi, na Sailasi, abali intungulushi shacilonganino, nokubatumwa ku Antioki pamo naPaulo naBanabasi. ²³Balembele ici: "Ukufuma kubatumwa nabakalamba, nakubabwanyina abena fyalo mu Antioko, ku Silya, nakuSiliciya: Umutende!²⁴Pantu natumfwa ati abantu bamo nabaya ukufuma muli fwebo, abo tushaebele ukufuma ukwabula insambu muli fwebo, peka nabamifulunganya kumashiwi ayonawile imitima yenu, ²⁵cili icisuma kuli fwebo ukuba amano yamo, ukusalapo abaume nokubatuma kuli mwebo pamo naba temwikwa besu Banabasi naPaulo, ²⁶abaume abaiposele kumfwa pamulandu weshina lyakwa Shikulu Yesu Klistu.²⁷Eico twatuma Yuda peka naSailasi, abali nokumyeba ifintu ifi pamashiwi yabo. ²⁸Cili cisuma ku Mupashi Wamushilo nakuli fwebo, ukukana mitwika icisendo icafina ukucilamo: ²⁹ukutalukako kufntu ifyaipailwa utulubi, kumulopa, nakufyatitilwa, nakubulalelale. Ngamwaisunga mwebene ukufuma kuli ifi ninshi cawama kuli mwebo. Shalenipo."³⁰Elo bena, ilyo basalangene, bakokele ukuya ku Antioko; panuma ilyo bakolonganike ibumba lyabantu, babapele kalata. ³¹Ilyo babelengele, balisansamwike pantu balikoseleshiwe. ³²Yuda na Sailasi, nabo pakuba bakasesema, bakoseleshe aba bwananyina mumashiwi ayengi nokupela bena inkosho.³³Panuma ilyo baikele inshita shimo kulya, batuminwe mumutende kubabwananyina abo ababatumine. ³⁴"Nomba camoneke bwino Sailasi ukwikala kulya." ³⁵Nomba Paulo na Banabasi baikele mu Antioko, ukusambilisha nokubila (nabambi abengi) icebo cakwa Shikulu.³⁶Panuma yanshita shimo alandile kuli Banabasi, "Nomba natubwelelemo nokuya pempula ababwananyina mumisumba yonse umo twabilile icebo cakwa Shikulu, nokumona ifyo bali." ³⁷Banabasi afwaile ena ukusenda Yowane uwaleitwa ati Mako. ³⁸Nomba Paulo alandile ati tecisuma ukusenda Mako, uwabashile mu Pampiyalya nokukana twalilila nabo mumulimo.³⁹Ilyo kulya kwaimine ifikansa ifikulu, elo balekene umo umo, peka Banabasi asendele Mako nokuya nao ku Saipulasi. ⁴⁰Lelo Paulo asalile Sailasi nokubasha, ilyo ababwananyina babapele kunkumbu shakwa Shikulu. ⁴¹Ilyo bapitile mu Silya na Silisiya, mukukoselesha ifilonganino.

16¹Paulo nao aishile ku Debe nakuLiyastra, peka moneni, umusambi uweshina lyakwe Timoti ali kulya, umwana mwaume uwamwanakashi umu Yuda uwacitetekelo, lelo wishi lyakwe ali mu Griki. ²Ena balemushimika icisuma kuba babwananyina aba mu Liyastra namu Ikonyamu. ³Paulo afwaile ukweba ati aye nankwe, elo alimubulile nokuya muputula inkanda yapampela pamulandu waba Yuda abali muli ilya ncende, pantu balishibe ukweba ati wishi alimu Griki.⁴Elo bena baleya balepita mumisumba, balepela abantu ifipope ifyalandilwe kubatumwa naba kalamba abali mu Yelusalemu bena ukuti balefikonka. ⁵Elo ifilonganino fyalikoshiwa mucitetekelo peka namukulundwa kwampendwa ubushiku nobushiku.⁶Paulo naba cibusa wabo baleya nokupita muncende sha Frugia naGalatiya, napakuleshiwa noMupashi Wamushilo ukubilo cebo mucende ya Asia. ⁷Ilyo baishile mupepi Musia, baeseshe ukuya ku Bitumia, nomba Umupashu wakwa Lesa walibakenye. ⁸Elo bapitile mu Musia, baishilekokela mumusumba wa Troa.⁹Ilyo Paulo amwene icimonwa ubushiku: umuntu umwina Masedonya naiminina palya, alepapata alemweba ati, "Mwise mutentemukile ku Masedonya mwise mutwafwe." ¹⁰Lintu paulo amwene ici cimonwa, palya pene apekenye ukuya ku Masedonia pakulondolola ati Lesa natwita fwebo ukuyamukubila imbila kuli bena.¹¹Napakufuma kuTroa mubwato twapekenye ukuya ku Samatrake, peka ubushiku bumbi twaishile ku Neopolisi. ¹²Ukufuma kulya twaile ku Filipi, ukwali umusumba wa Makedonia, kabili uwali calo cikalamba mucende yacalo cabena Roma, peka twalikele mumusumba panshiku ishingi. ¹³Pabushiku bweSabata twafumine kumwinshi wakunse mupepi nomumana uko twamwene ati kuti kwaba ukwakupepela. Twalikele pamo nabanakashi abalongene¹⁴Peka umwanakashi uweshina lya Lidya, uwaleshitisha ishakashika uwafumine kumusumba wa Tuatira, uwalepepa Lesa, aleumfwa kufyebo. NaShikulu amwishibe umutima kukumfwa ifintu Paulo alelanda. ¹⁵Elo ena nabang'anda yakwe babatishiwe, batupapatile, ati, "Ngamwambona ukuba uwacishinka kuli Shikulu, iseni mwikale mung'anda yandi." alitupapatile .¹⁶Iyo caishile ati, ninshi tuleya kuncende ukwakupepela, umuntu umwanakashi umwaice uwakwete umupashi uwakowela alitupapatile. Aletele bawishikulu bakwe ifyuma ifingi mukubuka. ¹⁷Uyu mukashana akonkele Paulo nafwebo nokupunda, alandile, "Aba bantu babomfi bakwa Lesa Uwapulamo. Balemibilila inshila yepusukilo." ¹⁸Alandilefi panshiku ishingi. Nomba Paulo, alikalipe apakalamba pali ena, nokupilibukila kuli ena nokulanda kumupashi, "Ndekweba mwishina lyakwa Yesu Klistu kufuma kuli ena." Walifumine muli ena palyapene.¹⁹Ilyo bashikulu wakwe bamwene ati isubilo iyacibwesha cabo naliya, baumine Paulo na Sailasi peka babatwela nkuncende yacisankano kuli bakateka. ²⁰Ilyo balimukubaleta kuli bakapingula, balimukulanda ati, aba bantu nababifya umusumba wesu. Aba baYuda. ²¹Bali mukubila intambi ishishaba mumafunde iya ciRoma shintu takuli nokubomba nangu kupokelela .²²Nomba icintu bwingi caimine Paulo na Sila naba kapingula balimukulepula insalu shabo nokubafula nokubakonkomesha ukubomina kunkonto. ²³Ilyo babebele ukumwa bena sana, baposelwe mucifungo nokukonkomesha bakalinda wamucifungo ukubalinda bwino. ²⁴Panuma yakumfwa ifyobaba konkomeshe, bakalinda babaposele mucifungo camukati peka babakakile amakasa yabo mufimuti.²⁵Mukwaluka ubushiku pakati Paulo na Sailasi balepepa peka no kwimba inyimbo kuli Lesa, peka nabafungwa banabo baumfwile kuli bena. ²⁶Lilya line kwaishile icinkukuma icikulu, ilyo neco bakulilepo icifungo cali tenkene; peka palya iminshi yonse yaliswike, peka cila umo umo efyo babakakile fyali ponene napanshi .²⁷Nomba kalinda wacifungo ilintu ashibwike mutulo peka amwene ukwisuka kwaminshi yacifungo; alimukubula ulupanga ati aipaye umwine, pantu aishibe ati abafungwa bonse nababutuka. ²⁸Nomba Paulo alibilikishe kwishiwi likukulu, alimukulanda ati "Wicita icabipa wemwine, pantu emo tuli fwebo bonse."²⁹Nakalinda ulubuto nakwingila no kututuma no mwenso, aliwile panshi kuli Paulo na Sailasi, ³⁰nokuba fumisha panse nokulanda ati, "Mukwai, Bushe kuti nacita shani pakuti mpusuke?" ³¹Bali landile ati, "Sumina muli Yesu, peka alinokupusuka peka naba mung'anda yobe."³²Balenda icebo cakwa Shikuku kuli ena, pamo pene nakuli cila umo abali mung'anda. ³³Nomba kalinda alibabulile shilya shine nshita shabushiku peka asambiile ifilonda fyabo, peka ena nabonse abali mung'anda bali batishiwile palyapene. ³⁴Nomba ilyo baletele Paulo na Sila pamulu mung'anda peka apekunye ifilyo kili bebe, nokusekelela kukalamba pamo nabo abali mung'anda, pakwebati basumune muli Lesa.³⁵Ilyo line bwacele, bakapingula batumine amashiwi kuli bakalinda, balandile ati, "lekeni abo bantu baye." ³⁶Bakalinda wa cifungo aebele Paulo amashiwi aya, ati, "bakapingula nabatuma amashiwi kuli ine ukweba ati muye. Nomba eico fumineni pano , peka muye umutende."³⁷Nomba Paulo alandile ati kuli bena, "Batumine pabantu ukwabulo kuti batupingule, fwebekashi bamuRoma-peka batuposele namu cufungo. Elyo balefwaya batufumye mubumfisolo? Awe! Lekeni abene bese nokwisa tufumya. ³⁸Bakalinda batwele amashiwi aya kuli bakapingula, peka ilyo baumfwile ati Paulo na Sailasi balibaRoma, bali nomwenso. ³⁹Bakapingulaa balishile nokulombo bwelelo kuli bena nokubafumya, balibepwishe bena ukuya kumbi ukufuma mumushi.⁴⁰Elo Paulo na Sailasi bafumine mucifungo baishile kung'anda yakwa Lidia. Ilyo Paulo na Sailasi bamwene ababwananyina, bali muku bakoselesha nokufuma mumusumba.

17¹Nomba ilyo bapitilemumisumba iya Amfipoli na Apoloniya, baishile kumusumba wa Tesalonika, ukwali Isinagogi lyaba Yuda. ²Paulo, umwabelele umwata wakwe, aile kuli bena, napamaSabata yatatu alepelulula nabo mufyalembwa.³Alesokolola ifyalembwa nokufilondolola ukutila cilifye bwino Klistu alinokucula nokwima peka ukufuma kubafwa. Efyo alandile, "Uyu Yesu uyo nebo ndebilikisha kuli mwebo ni Klistu." ⁴Abengi abaYuda abalangililwe bailundile kuli Paulo na Sailasi, ukulundapo nebumba ilikalamba sana ilyaba Griki abaleshinshimuna, nabanakashi abengi abaletungulula.⁵Nomba kubashasumina abaYuda, baumfwile akalumwa, babulile abaume ababifi muncende shamakwebo, nokubakolonganika bonse, nokulenga umusumba ukwisulamo ifyongo. Ukonaula ing'anda yakwa Jasoni, balefwaya ukutwala Paulo na Sailasi ukubafumisha pabantu. ⁶Nomba ilyo tababasangile, bakulile Jasoni nabambi bamunyina ukubatwala kubalashi bamusumba, balelila, "Ababaume bapilibula icalo nokuciposa panshi. ⁷Aba ebantu abo Jasoni apokelele nabasusha amaka yakwa Kaisara; balelanda ati kuli naimbi mfumu-Yesu."⁸Icintu bwingi nabalashi bamumusumba balisakamene ilyo baumfwile ifi fintu. ⁹Nomba ilyo abalashi balipilishe Jasoni nabambi indalama shabucingo, babalekele baya.¹⁰Pabushiku bulya bamunyina batumine Paulo naSailasi ukuya kuBeleya. Ilyo bafikile kulya, baingile musinagogo lyaba Yuda. ¹¹Nomba ababantu bali abacishinka necine ukucila aba muTesalonika, pantu bapokekele icebo mukuipekanya kwapwililika ukwabakampingu, ukubebeta amalembo cilabushiku ukumona ngefyo fyalingile ukuba. ¹²Elyo nabengi abamulibena bacetekele, ukulundako nabengi abakwatishe amaka abamuba Hela abanakashi nabengi abaume.¹³Nomba ilyo abaYuda abamuTesalonika baumfwile ati Paulo aleshimikila icebo cakwa Lesa ku Beleya, baile kulya ukusongelekanya no ukufulunganya amabumba yabantu. ¹⁴Palyapene, bamunyina bamutumine ukuti aye pali cibemba cikalamba, nomba Sailasi na Timoti baikele kulya. ¹⁵Abo abatungulwile paulo bamutwele ukutali ukufikafye nakumusumba wa Athenisi. Ilyo bashile Paulo kulya, bapokelele ukufuma kuli ena amakambisho ayakwa Sailasi na Timoti ukwisa kuli ena mukwangufyanya.¹⁶Ilyo line Paulo alebalolela mu Athenasi, umupashi wakwe walikalipe mukati kakwe pantu alimwene umusumba nawisulamo ifilubi ifingi. ¹⁷Elyo atontonkenye inshiku shonse mumaSinagogo pamo naba Yuda nabambi abalepepa Lesa, nabalya abali muncende shamakwebo nabo bonse abalemoneka ukuba kulya.¹⁸Nomba bambi abengi abamu Epikulyani na Sitoiki abamano balongene naena. Bamo balandile ati, "Bushe cinshi uyu kafulunganya alefwaya ukulanda? Bambi balandile ati, "Amoneka ngaumo uleita abantu ukuti bakonke balesa abeni," pantu aleshimikila palwa mbilansuma yakwa Yesu nokututubuka.¹⁹Basendele Paulo nokumutwala kuli Areopagasi, ukulanda ati, "Tulefwaya fwebo twishibe ubufundisho ubupya ubo webo ulelandapo? ²⁰Pakuti webo waleta ifintu ifyeni mumatwi yesu. Eico, tulefwaya ubupilibulo bwaifi fintu." ²¹(Nomba bonse abana Athena nabonse abeni bekala kulya ukuposafye inshita mukukana citapo akantu nangu kamo lelo kano mukulanda nokukutika kufintu ifingi ifipya.)²²Lyena Paulo aiminine mukati ka Areopagasi nokulanda ati, "Mwebaume bamu Athenyasi, ndimukumona kwati mwaba abacilamo kukupepa ifintu ifili fyonse. ²³Ilyo napitilemo namwene ifintu ifyo mupepa, nasangile icipailo napalembwa ati, "Kuli Lesa uushaishibikwa." Kanshi cinshi ico mupepa mukukana ishiba,²⁴Lesa uwapangile icalo nafyonse ifyabamo, pantu abani Shikulu wamyulu necalo, tekala mumatempele ayakulwa neminwe. ²⁵Nangula ukubombelwa kumaboko yabantu, kwati untu ukabilapo icili conse, pantu ena umwine eupela abantu umweo nomupu necili conse.²⁶Ukufuma kumuntu apangile icalo conse icabantu ukwikala pano pacalo, nokukwata inshita ishalingilwa limo nemipaka mucende isha kwikalamo, ²⁷pakuti bafwaye Lesa nangula limbi kuti basanga inshila iya kuya kuli ena nokuya sanga ena. Kabili taba apatali ukufuma kulifwebo bonse.²⁸Efyo muli ena emotwakwatila ubumi nokutenta nokubapo kwesu, ngefyo naumo uwaba muli mwebo kalemba mwamishikakulo alandile, 'Pantu naifwe tuli bufyashi bwakwe.' ²⁹"Eico, apo tuli bufyashi bwakwa Lesa, tatulingile ukulatontonkanya ukuti umusango wakwa Lesa fyapalana na golide, nangula siuva, nangula ilibwe-ifyalenganishiwa kukufwaisha kwakutontonkanya kwabuntunse.³⁰Pakuti Lesa amwenekeshe panshita iyakukana ukwishiba, nomba linenakonkomesha bonse fye abantu konsekonse ukulapila nangu ukusumina. ³¹Nipakuti apekenye ubushiku ubo akapingwilamo icalo mubulungami necine kumuntu uyo asontele. Lesa alipeele icakushinina kuli uyu muntu kumuntu onsefye pakumubusha ukufuma kumfwa."³²Nomba ilyo line abantu abamu Athenisi ilyo baumfwile ukubushiwa kubafwa, abengi balepunika nokutumfya Paulo; Nomba bambi balandile ati, "Tuli nokumfwa kuli mwebo peka pali uyu mulandu." ³³Ukufuma apo pene Paulo alibashile. ³⁴Lelo abaume bamo baliilundile nokusumina, ukulundapofye na Dionyasiyasi, uwaku Areopagasi, nomwanakashi uweshina lya Damarisi, nabambi abamuli bena.

18¹Panuma yaifi fintu Paulo afumine ku bena Atena nao aile kukorinti . ²Kulya akumenye umuYuda ishina lyakwe Aquila, uwaku pontusi, uwaishile bwangu ukufuma ku italia alino mukashi wakwe Priskila, pakuti kalinda aebele abaYuda bonse ukufuma kuRoma. Paulo aile kuli bena, napakuti alebomba amakwebo yamo yene, aikele pamo nabo mukubomba, ³Pakuti bena balepanga amatenti emakwebo yabo.⁴Elyo Paulo eletontonkanishisha mushinagoge mwisabata lyonse, aleesha ukunasha bonse aba Yuda naba Griki. ⁵Nomba ilyo Ssilasi na Timote baishile panshi ukufuma ku Masedonia, Paulo alefwaisha umwine ekafye ukubila icebo, Nakucilisha kuba Yuda ukutila Yesu ena eKlistu ⁶Nomba ilyo aba Yuda balemukanya nokutuka ena, Paulo akuntile ifyakufwala fyakwe nokulanda kuli bena, umulopa wenu ube pamitwe yenu mwebene . Ine ndifye bwino. Ukufuma nombaline ndinokuya kubena fyalo.⁷Peka ilyo afumine kulya aile kung'anda yakwa Tito Yusti, umuntu uwalepepa Lesa. Ing'anda yakwe yapaleme kuli shinagogo. ⁸Krispi, intungulushi ya shinsgoge, asumine kuli shikulu, bonse pamo naba Mung'anda yakwe; Nabengi aba mucorinti abaumfwile ico balisumine no kubatishiwa.⁹Elyo shikulu alandile ku Paulo mu bushiku mucimonwa, Wiba no mwenso, Nomba landa nokukana bafye tondolo. ¹⁰Pakuti ine ndinaiwe, nangu umo takuli uwingacena iwe, pakuti ine ninkwata abengi abantu mulio uno musumba. ¹¹Paulo aikele kulya umwaka umo ne myenshi mutanda ,nokufundisha icebo cakwa Lesa kuli Bena.¹²Nomba Galio aishileba umulashi waAkaya, abaYuda baishile ima capamo namano yamo yene ukwimina Paulo nokumutwala kucipuna icakupingwilapo; ¹³balandile ati, "uyu muntu naongola abantu ukuti balepepa Lesa mukupusana nobufwayo bwefunde."¹⁴Ilyofye Paulo alefwaya ukuti alande, Galio alandile kuba Yuda, "Mwebo mweba Yuda, ngacali icacine uyu mulandu auba uwakulufyanya nangu ukubipisha ukwakucena bantu. ¹⁵Nomba pakutila amepusho pafyebo namashina namafunde yenu, kapwishisheni mwebene mweka. Nebo tekuti intemwe ukuba kapingula uwaiyi milandu."¹⁶Galio abacitile bena ukufuma mufipuna fyabupingushi. ¹⁷Efyo bonse baikete Sositenesi, intulungushi iye Sinagogo, nokumuma kuntanshi yacipuna cabupingushi. Nomba Galio tasakamene palifyo bacitile.¹⁸Paulo, ilyo aikele kulya mubwingi bwanshiku, nokunina mucibwato icikalamba aile kuSria na Prisila na Akula. Ilyo ali talafumapo pacabu, Cakenkrea, ali uwabeya imishishi yakwe pakuti ali nomulapo uyo akwete. ¹⁹Elo bafikile ku Efese, Paulo alishile Prisilana na Akula kulya, nomba ena umwine eka aile mwisunagogo alelanshanya naba yuda²⁰Elo baipwishe Paulo ukwikla inshita iyalepa, alikene. ²¹Nomba apekenye ukuya tusha kuli bena, efyo alandile, "Nebo nkabwela peka kuli mwebo ngacakuti Lesa atemwa. Elyo afumine ku Efese mubwato.²²Ilyo Paulo afikile mu kaisarea, aile kulya nokuposhako ulukuta lwamu cilonganino camu Yelusalemu napeka aile panshi ku Antioki. ²³Panuma yakuposa inshita kulya, Paulo afumine nokuyapita muncende shamu Galatiya namu Frugia nokwafwilisha bonse abafundwa.²⁴Nomba umo umuyuda uwaleitwa inshina lyakwe Apolo, umwina Alexandaria eko afyalilwe, aishile ku Efese. Uwaishiba ukulanda bwino nowamaka mumalembo. ²⁵Apolo ena bali mufundile amafundisho aya cebo cakwa Shikulu. Ali uwakosa mumupashi, alandile nokufundisha bwino ifintu ifingi ifyakwa Shikulu, nomba aishilefye ulubatisho ulwakwa Yowane. ²⁶Apolo atendeke ukulanda nokushipa mwisinagogo. Nomba ilyo Prisila na Akula baumfwile ena, basendele ena pambali nokulondolola kuli ena inshila iyakwa Lesa ukwacilamo ukwapwililika.²⁷Ilyo afwaile ukwabukila muuAkaya, bamunyinabakoseleshe ena nokulembela abasambi bakwe mu Akaya ukuti bapokelele ena. Ilyo afikile, acitile namaka ukwafwa abo bonse abasumine ukulinganya namapaalo yakwa Lesa. ²⁸Apolo mumaka ayafulisha anashishe abaYuda mucintu bwingi pakulanshanya, ukubalangilila ukupitila mumalembo ukuti Yesu e Klistu.

19¹Cacitike lyo Apolosi alikuKolinto, Paulo apitile mucalo capamulu nokwisa kumusumba waefeso, nokusangako abasambi bamo kulya. ²Paulo alandile kuli bena ati, " Bushe mwalipokelele umupashi wamushilo ilyo mwasumine?" Balyaswike ati, "Awe, tatwatala atumfwapo napacamupashi wamishilo."³Paulo alandile ati, "Bushe nikuli cinshi mwabatishiwileko?" Balyaswike nokulanda ati, "Nikulubatisho lwakwa Yoane." ⁴Elo Paulo abaswike ati, "Yoane alebatisha ulubatisho lwacilapilo. Aleeba abantu ati bafwile ukusumina muli umo uuli nokwisa panuma yakwe, uuli, niyesu."⁵Elo abantu baumfwileci, babatishiwile mwishina lyakwa shikulu Yesu. ⁶Ilyo Paulo abikilepo amaboko yakwe pali bena, nomupashi wamushilo waishile palibena nabo balandile mundimi nokusesema. ⁷Bonse pamo bali amakumi yabili nabasano.⁸Paulo aliile mwisinagogo nokulanda pamaka pamyenshi itatu, mukwetetula nomukupatikisha bena palwabufumu bwakwa Lesa. ⁹Lelo bamo abamubaJuda bakoshiwe imitima nokuba bacintomfwa, bayambile ukulanda ifyabubifi pacinso cacintu bwingi. Elo Paulo abashile nokusenda abasambi , ukulanshanya nabo cilabushiku mucikulwa cakulanshanyamo icaku Tairanasi. ¹⁰Batwalilile pamwaka ibili, pakuti abo abaleikala mu Asia bengomfwa icebo cakwashikulu, bonse abajuda naba griki.¹¹Lesa alecita ifintu ifikulu kukubomba kwakwa Paulo, ¹²icakuti notusalu twakuikumyunako nama aproni ayalemukumya yalebomba kubalwele namalwele yalepola nemipashi yangulu yalefuma milibena.¹³Nomba bamo abajuda abalefumya ingulu baleenda muncende . Baleita ishina lyakwa shikulu Yesu klistu pakuti bengakwata amaka yakutamfya imipashi yangulu lyonse balelanda ati, "Mwishina lyakwa Yesu untu Paulo ashimikila, nakukambisha ukufuma." ¹⁴Nashimapepo mukalamba uwabayuda, uwaleitwa ati Sikeva, alikwete abana abaume abalecita ifi.¹⁵Umupashi wangulu wabaswike ati, "Yesu nalimwishiba, napaulo nalimwishiba, lelo ngamwebo nimwebo bani?" ¹⁶Umupashi wangulu wali mumwaume waikulile pabaleitunga ukufumya nokubacimfya nokuboma. Nabo babutwike ukufuma mung'anda ukwabula ifyakufwala elo nokubacena. ¹⁷Ici caishibikwe kuli bonse, abajuda naba Griki, abaleikala mu efeso. Balitinine, neshina lwakwa shikulu Yesu lyasumbwilwe.¹⁸Kabili, abengi abasumini baishile nokutumbula imembu nokusumina ifyampulumushi bacitile. ¹⁹Abengi abalecita ifyamalele baletele amabuku yonse nokuyoca pamenso yacilamuntu. Elo bapendele umutengo wafiko, fyafikile ku imyanda amukumi yasano iyasiva. ²⁰Eico icebo cakwashikulu casabankene bwangu mumusango iyakupapa.²¹Elo Paulo apwishishe ubutumikishi mu Efeso, apangile ukuyapita mumacedoniya namu Achaia pakuya kuyelusalemu; elo alandile ati, "Panuma ninja kulya, mfwile ukuya ku Rome." ²²Paulo atumine mumacedoniya bakafwa bakwe babili, Timoti na Erasitasi. Nomba ena umwine alishalileko mu Asia pakashita akanono.²³Napali kalyakashita tamwali icimfulunganya napanono muefeso ukulosha umwakupita. ²⁴Nomba umo kafula yafyasiuva uweshina lya Demetriasi, uwalepanga ifyakubumba ifyasiuva mu Atemis, aletele ifintu ifyamakwebo ifyabakapanga. ²⁵Ico akolongenye bonse ababomfi abaiincito nokulanda kulibena ati, "Mwebasambila, namwishiba ukuti muli aya makwebo tulapangamo impiya ishingi.²⁶Wamona kabili waumfwa, temuefeso, lelo monsefye mu asia, uyu Paulo nalanda mukumfwa nokubwesha abenge. Alimukulanda ati takwaba tulesa utwingapangwa neminwe. ²⁷Takuli necakutinya nokufulunganya amakwebo yesu, lelo pamopene netempele ilyakwa lesa wa Atemisi lyafye. Kabili alinokulufya amaka yakwe, uyo bonse abamu Asia necalo conse cipepa."²⁸Elo baumfwile ifi, bakalipwe nokulila, nokulanda ati, "Wamaka Atemisi uwabena efeso." ²⁹Ici calenge umusumba ukubamo icimfulunganya, nabantu babutukile mucibansa. Baikete abanankwe bakwa Paulo, Gaius na Aristarchus, uwafumine mumacedoniya.³⁰Paulo alefwaya ukwingila mwibumba lyabantu, lelo abasambi bakwe balimukenye. ³¹Nabamo abanankwe abakulu abamuncende imo ilya iyamu Asia bamukenye ukwingila mucibansa. ³²Abantu bamo balepunda cimo, nabambi cimbi, pantu icintu bwingi cali mucimfulunganya. Abengi tabaishibe ifyo baishile bonse pamo.³³Bamo abantu bapandile Alexanda amano, abo abajuda balesunkilisha. Nomba Alexanda aimishe ukuboko, nokufwaya ukupela ubucingo kubalongene. ³⁴Nomba elo baishibe ati mujuda, bonse balilile pama hawala yabili muciunda cimo, abati, "Atemis wewa maka uwakwa Efeso."³⁵Ilyo kalemba wamusumba atalalike icintu bwingi, alandile kuli bena, "Mwebaume abamu Efeso, bushe muntu nshi ushaishiba ati umusumba wamu Efeso uwaba Efeso ekasunga wetempele ilikwa Atemis mukalamba kabili icimpasho kucapona ukufuma mumulu. ³⁶Ukumona ati ififintu teti fikanishiwa, kanshi lekeni ukupanga icongo kabili mwibilimina. ³⁷Pantu namuleta aba baume kuno ukwakulubulwila abashili bang'o nangula bamiponto yatule twesu.³⁸Eico, nga Demetriasi nantukushi shinankwe bengashupana nouli onse, umwakulubulwila namwisuka nabalashi epo bali. Kanshi nabaipashanye abene beka. ³⁹lelo ngawafwaya cimbi pali ifi, kuti calandwapo kukwa kukumanina lyonse. ⁴⁰Lelo tuli mubwafya pakutubepesha ukulosha mukwimya intulubundi buno bushiku. Pantu tapali mulandu pali ici cimfulunganya, kabili tatwalondolole icili conse." ⁴¹Ilyo alandile ici, asalangenye abalongene.

20¹Panuma lintu icongo capwile, Paulo alitumine abasambi bakwe nokubakoselesha, alandile kukubashalikapo nokuya ku Mesidonya. ²Ilyo bapitile mucende shonse nokulanda amashiwi yacikoselesho kuli bena, aishile ku Grisi. ³Nokupwako imyenshi itatu kulya, abaYuda bena balimupangile lintu alimupepi nokuya ku Silya mubwato, elo apangile ukubwelela ukupita mu Mesidonya.⁴Abamushindike ukuya ku Asia bali ni Sopatere umwana wakwa Puri ukufuma ku Berea; Aristarki na Sekundi, bonse bali basumini bamu Tesalonika; Gai uwaku Derbe; Timote; na Takiki na Trofimu ukufuma ku Asia. ⁵Nomba aba bantu baleya pantanshi yesu nabena baletulolela fwebo ku Troasi. ⁶Twaleya mubwato ukufuma mu Filipo panuma yanshiku ishamukate ushatutumuka, na munshiku shisano twabwelele ku Troasi. Kulya twaikeko inshiku cine lubali.⁷Pabushiku bwakutampa ubwamulungu, ilyo twali natulongana pamo mukumokaula umukate, Paulo alandile kubasumini. Ali mukupekanya ukufumako ubushiku bwakonkelepo, elo atwalilile ukulanda icebo ukufika ubushiku pakati. ⁸Mulya mwali imisaniko iingi mung'anda iyali pamulu umo twali bonse pamo.⁹Pewindo pali napekela umwaume umwaice uwaleshipula, aliponene panshi ukufuma pang'anda yabutatu nao balimwimishe uwafwwa. ¹⁰Nomba paulo alikokele panshi nokuya itambalikapo umwine eka pali ena, nokumukumbatila. Alandile ati, "Mwilakafya icongo, pantu umweo wakwe emo uli."¹¹Nomba aile pang'anda yapamulu nokumokaula umukate nokulya. Panuma alandile kuli bena inshita itali pasuka payamba ukufita, alile. ¹²Babweseshe umulumendo umutuntulu nabo balyumfwile bwino.¹³Fwebo fwebene twalimutangilile Paulo necombo nokuya uku Aso, kulya eko twapekenye ukuyasenda Paulo. Ifi efyali ukufwaya kwakwe ena ukwamibombele, pantu efyo apekenye ukwenda kumulundu. ¹⁴Ilyo atukumenye pa Aso, twamusendele necombo nokuya ku Mituleni.¹⁵Nomba bafumine kulya nobwato nokufika ubushiku bwakonkelepo apalungatene necilila caKiosi. Ubushiku bwakonkelepo bafikile pacilila ca Samosi, nobushiku bwafumineko twaishile kumushi wa Miletasi. ¹⁶Pantu Paulo afwaishe ukupitilila Efese nobwato, pakuti taposele inshita itali mu Asia; pantu alebutukila ukuba ku Yelusalemu kubushiku bwaPentecosti, ngacingaba icingafwaikwa kuli ena ukucite ci.¹⁷Ukufuma ku Miletasi atumine amaume nokwita kuli ena abakalamba bacilonganino. ¹⁸Panuma nabesa kuli ena, alandile kuli bena, "Mwebo mwebene ishibeni, ukufuma ubushiku bwakutampa lintu nanyantile ulukasa lwandi mu Asia, umo monse naposele inshita yandi kuli mwebo. ¹⁹Natwalilile ukubombela Shikulu mukuicefye mumano namufilamba, namukucula ukwingi ukwacitike kulinebo kumapange yaba Yuda. ²⁰Mwebo mwalishiba ifyo nshanenwike ukulondolola kuli mwebo ifintu ifingi ifyali fyakwafwa, nefyo nafundile palwalala ne neng'anda neng'anda, ²¹mukushinikisha kuli bonse abaYuda nabena fyalo pamulandu wakulapila ukulola kuli Lesa namucicetekelo icamuli Shikulu Yesu .²²Nomba moneni, ndimukuya ku Yelusalemu, ukubomfiwa nomupashi, nshshibe icili nokucicika kuli nebo kulya, ²³kanofye Umupashi wa Mushilo wanshinina kuli nebo ukuti mumisumba yonse iminyololo nokucula konse filendolela. ²⁴Nomba shiletontonkanya pamweo wandi ukuba uwacinda kuli nebo nemwine, ngacakuti napwisha ulubilo nokusondwelela umulimo uyo napokelele ukufuma kuli Shikulu Yesu, ukushininkisha imbilansuma yacikuku cakwa Lesa²⁵Nomba moneni, ninjishiba ati mwebo bonse, abamuli mwebo abo naleshimikila palwabufumu, tamwakamone icinso candi nakabili. ²⁶Eico ndeshinkisha kuli mwebo mubushiku bwelelo, ndiwakaele kumulopa uwamuntu uuli onse. ²⁷Pantu nshali nomwenso ukulondolola kuli mwebo ubufwayo bonse ubwakwa Lesa.²⁸Eico mube abacenjela pamulandu wamwebo bene, napamulandu wamukuni onse uyo Umupashi wa Mushilo wamusontele ukuba bakangalila. Mube abacenjela ukucema icilonganino cakwa Lesa, untu anonkele mumulopa wakwe wine. ²⁹Ninjishiba ati panuma yakufumapo, imimbulu iikali ilinokwisa mukati muli mwebo bene kabili taili nokushapo umukuni. ³⁰Nindishiba ati mukaba muli mwebo abantu bamo abali nokwima nokulanda amashiwi yakusula nokusendapo bamo abasambi panuma yabo.³¹Eico mube nokuibaka. Ibukisheni ati pamyaka itatu nshalekelepo ukumikambisha mufilamba mwebo bonse ubushiku nakasuba. ³²Nomba namitula kuli Lesa nakucebo mucikuku cakwe, icingamikula nokumipela ubupyano pamo nabo abasangulukwa.³³Nebo nshalekumbwa Siuva, golide, nangu icakufwala. ³⁴Mwebo mwalishiba ati ayamaboko yandi yalebomba mubufwayo bwandi nobufwayo bwabantu bonse abali nanebo. ³⁵Mufintu fyonse namipele icakumwenako ifyo mufwile ukwafwa abanaka kukubomba, nefyo mufwile ukwibukisha ifyebo fyakwa Shikulu Yesu, ifyebo ifyo umwine eka alandile: 'Cepalo ukupela ukucila ukupokelela."'³⁶Panuma yakulanda muli iyi nshila, alifukeme panshi nokupepa pamo nabo bonse. ³⁷Kwali nokulila ukwingi nokumukumbatila Paulo nokumufyompa ena. ³⁸Bali nobulanda bonse abengi pafintu ifyo alandile, ati tabakatale abamonapo icinso cakwe napeka. Nomba elo bamushindike mubwato.

21¹Peka elo twapatukene nabo nokuya ukufumako peka twaile, twaololwekefye ukulungatanya ku ntunga ya musumba wa ko, napeka akashiku kakonkelepo twafikile kumusumba wa Rhodes, napeka pakufuma kulya kuntu twafikile ku musumba wa Patara. ²Napeka twasangile ubwato ubwali mukutapukila ku Phoenicia, twaile mukushipa nokutapuka.³Peka pakumona icilila ca Cyprus, epakucisha lubali kukapinda kakukuso lubali kubwato, napeka twalimukulala ku Siria peka twafikile nokusiika ku Ture, uko eko icibwato capatwilile ifipe. ⁴peka pakusanga abasambi, eko twaikeleko utusiku cine lubali. Ukupitila mu mupashi baeseshe ukumu lesha Paulo ukutila tafwile ukuya ku Jerusalem.⁵Panuma yakupwa uto utushiku, napeka twalifumine mulya, nokutwalilila ulwendo lwesu, peka bonse, pamo nabakashi babo peka nabana babo, baliisansinshe pamo nafwebp pakufuma mu musumba. Eico twali fukene bonse mululamba lwacimana nokupepa, ⁶napeka twali mukubashalikapo mumaposho umo nomunankwe. Peka twapilukile mubwato bonse, napeka bonse bali mukubwelelamo kumyabo kumushi.⁷Peka pakupwisha ubulendo bwesu bwakufuma ku Turi, twali mukufika ku Ptolemai. Kulya peka eka twali mukuposhanya naba munyinefwe napeka eko twaikeleko akasiku kamo. ⁸Napeka pa kashiku akakonkelepo twalifumine nokuya peka mu Kasaria. Twalingile mung'anda yakwe Filipi, kasabankanya, uwali pamo nabamuli ba cine lubali, napeka twalikele pamo nankwe. ⁹Peka uyuwine mwaume alikwete abana banakashi bana cisungu bane abali mukusesema.¹⁰nafwebo twalikeleko kulya utushikufwe utwafulana, peka twali mukukokako ku Yudea kasesema umoifi uweshina lyakwe Agabu.'' ¹¹Peka epakubula umushipi wakwa Paulo, aikakila nakumolu yakwe peka nakumaboko yakwe, atile ati, Ii efili mukulanda umupashi wa mushilo, ififine efyo aba Yuda bamu Jerusalemu bali nokukana umwine wa mushipi uyu, napeka bali nokumulama nokumupela mumaboko yabena fyalo.'''¹²Ifwe pakumfwa ifi fintu, napeka ifwe pamo pene nabantu bonse abasangilwepo twalyeseshe namaka ukumu papatila ukuti eesha ukupilukila mu Jerusalemu. ¹³Paulo alitwaswike ati, ''Nicinchi muli mukucita, muli mukulosha peka muli mukulepula umutima wandi? pantu ine ndimukuipekanya, peka tepamu landufye weka uwakuti ine bayenkaka, lelo napeka ukuti ine ndeyafwila mu Jerusalemu pamulandu wa bukabe bwakwa kuku Yesu Kristu.'' ¹⁴Napamulandu wakutalama kwa kwe Paulo, ifwe twali ukutalalafye tondolo napeka twatile, ''Imifwaile yakwa kuku naipangike.''¹⁵Napeka pakupwa kwa uto tushiku, twalongele imifuko yeesu nokupilukila kweka ku Jerusalemu. ¹⁶Peka kuulya kuntu fwebo pamo nabasambi abafumine ku Kasaria twali mukuya nabo pamo. Nabo baletele umwaume ishina lyakwe ni Manasoni, umwaume uwali mukufuma ku Cyprus, uyo umusambi uwaliiba uwantanshi, ukukwine kwakwe eko twali mukwikala.¹⁷Peka pakufika ifwe mu Jerusalemu, ba wesu balitu pokelele nokwanga naba sansamuka. ¹⁸Peka pakashiku akakonkelepo paulo alile peka nafwebo ku ng'anda kwa yakobo, napeka abakulu bakulu balipalya pene. ¹⁹Peka pakubaposha bonse, alelanda utusebo kuli umo umo pafintu ifyo na Lesa alimukucita mubena fyalo ukupitila muncito yakwe.²⁰Napeka elo baumfwile ifi fintu, bali lumbenye Lesa, peka epakulanda ati, ''mwamona, mweba wesu, bali amakana ayengi abali mukusumina abamukati kaba Yuda. Abo peka abali mukusunga amafunde. ²¹Bali mukulanda palwa webo, bali mukubeba ati webo uli mukusambilisha aba Yuda abali mukwikala mubena fyalo abali mukupilibukila Mose, peka bali mukulanda ati iwe uli mukubeba ati imwe tamufwile ukuputulako inkanda sha kumpela kumibili yabana benu abaume, napeka tamufwile ukulaenda umwabwela intambi shabo.²²Peka tuli nokupanga shani? napeka bakomfwa ukutila webo nawisa. ²³Webo panga ifi tulimuku kweba. kuli abaume banee abapanga umulapo. ²⁴Eico webo kasende aba abaume peka uisungulule pamo nabo, nokulipila amalipilo ayapali bena, ukutila babeye umishishi kumitwe yabo. pakutila bonse bakwate ukwishiba ati fyonse ifyo bali mulanda pali webo bali mukuputafye ubufi peka balino kusambilila nokutila, nawebo ulimukukonka bwino, mukusunga amafunde.²⁵Pamulandu wabenafyalo abo abasumina, tuli mukubalembela ukulingana namapange yeesu ukuti bafwilefye baisunga ukutalukako kukwipaila ingulu amalambo, peka tabafwile ukulya umuli umulopa ukwabula ukucinga pamukosi, nangu ifyatitwa pamukoshi nokutalukako ku bulalelale.'' Peka Paulo abulile abaume, napeka akashiku kakonkelepo aliisangulula umwine pamo pene nabo. ²⁶Peka epakuya munganda yamapepo (Itempele), peka nokutampa ukulanda pafyo utushiku twa kusangululwa ukufikilisha napeka pa mulandu wakupela umutulo kuli cila umo nomunankwe.²⁷Napeka panuma yakupwa utushiku cine lubali twali mupepi nokupwishiwa, pali bamo aba Yuda abali mukufuma ku Asia, peka pakumona Paulo mweka mu ng'anda yamapepo, baimishe icimfulunganya pacintubwingi peka nokulasonta iminwe yabo pali ena. ²⁸Napeka balepundisha abati ''Mwebaume bamu bena Isreali, tutuleni, uyu emuntu uyo uuli mukusambilisha abaume bonse konse konse ifintu ifya pusanako kubantu, pa mafunde, elo peka naimo ncende napeka, pali fyonse, peka ali mukuleta aba Giriki mu ng'anda yama pepo napeka na kowesha ici cifulo camushilo.'' ²⁹Napeka babalilepo ukumona trofimu umwikashi wamu Efeso peka bali bonse pamo mumusumba napeka baletonkanya ati nabaleta Paulo mukati kanganda ya mapepo.³⁰Eico umusumba onse walifulu mwike, napeka abantu bonse balibutukile capamo napeka baikete paulo. nganda yamapepo, napeka mukwangufyanya ifiseko fyalisalikweko. ³¹Peka bonse bali mukulwisha sana ukwesha ukuti bamwipaye, napeka ilyashi lyalifikile bwangu ku mukulu wa bashilika ati monse mu yerusalemu mulifye icimfulunganya.³²Peka apo alimine nokusenda abashilikale peka nabakulu bakulu abantepa napeka noku butukilako ku cintubwingi. Napeka elo icintu bwingi ca bantu cali mukumona abashilikale nomukulu wabo kapitao balilekele ukuma Paulo. ³³Eico umukulu wabashilika kapitao apalamine nokwikata Paulo, peka akambishe ukuti ba mukake iminyololo ibili. Napeka alipwishe ati ninani uyu peka nicinshi apangile.³⁴Napeka bamo mucintu bwingi balepundisha cimo ne cinankwe, pantu kapitao tali naishibapo akantu nangula kamo pafishinka pamulandu wa kufulisha icongo, peka akambishe ukuti Paulo bamuletefye mu ng'anda yaba fungwa. ³⁵Napekafye elo baletele Paulo pakufikafye pa masitepusi, abashililka nabwangu ba mwankile nokumusenda pamulandu wa cimfulunganya ca cintubwingi. ³⁶Napeka pamulandu wa cintu bwingi cabantu abali mukukonka panuma napeka bali mukupunda sana, ''abati mufumisheni kuli fwebo!''³⁷Peka elo paulo bali muku muleta mu ng'anda ya kulindwa, atile ku mukulu kapitao ati, ndumukwipusha ifi bushe teti munsuminisheko ine ukulandako fimo kuli iwe?'' kapitao atile, ''Bushe ulimukulanda ici Giriki? ³⁸Bushe nakalimo taulimwina Egypt abo mu kashita kamo akakunuma bali bacipondoka nokutungu lulwa ku baume amakana yane, abaiketwe nokubatwala mu mutengo?''³⁹Paulo atile, nebo ndimu yuda nfumine ku musumba wamu Tarsy mu Kilikia. Peka ndimwikashi wamusumba uushili wa mubumfinsolo. ndimukumu papata, ifi munsuminisheko ndimukufwaya ukulandako kuli aba bantu.'' ⁴⁰Napeka kapitao mukulu elo amupele insambu, Paulo aliminine apo pene pa mashitepushi napeka aimishe ukuboko kwakwe nokukapisha abantu. Nomaba elo palifye kutaa tondolo epa kulanda kuli bena mu lulimi lwa ci Hebele. Alandile ati,

22¹Mweba wesu bonse nabatata bonse, umfweni kukuilandila kwandi ukwakuicingilila ukwa kulenga imwe mwishibe. ²Elo icintubwingi caumfwile peka ukulanda kwa kwa Paulo alimukuilandila mululimi lwa ci Hebele, baikelefye tondolo. napeka alandile ati,³''Nebo ndimu Yuda, mukufyalwa uwali mukufyalilya mu tarcy wa mu Kilikilia, peka nali mukusambila peka mwine mumusumba mu ceni cakwa Gamalieli. Peka nalekonkomesha ukukonka munshila shonse isha mafunde ya fikolwe fyesu. Peka naliba uwakoselela saana muli Lesa ngefyo na mwebo bonse mwaba ukufika nanomba. ⁴napeka nale cusha abalekonka iyi nshila ukuba twala ku kufwa, nali mukuba kaka nokubatwala ku cifungo bonse abaume nabana mayo. ⁵Bashi mapepo ba pamulu peka nefikolwe kuti ba suminishako ifi. Peka nali mukulapoka bakalata kuli bena ebakutwala kuli ba wesu ku Damaseke, peka naleya kulya nokubaleta nabakaka ku Yerusalemu mukuba panika.⁶Napeka ifyali mukucitika nifi lintu nali palwendo lwa ndi ulwakupala mina ku Damaseka, nakalimo mucitunda suba kwabyatile ulubuto lwakupapa ulwa nshingulwike pali nebo. ⁷Peka naponene panshi peka nali mukumfwa ishiwi lilelanda kuli nebo, Saulo, Saulo nganicinshi uli mukuncushisha ifi? ⁸Nanebo naaswike ati, nimwe bani, bakuku? Nao atile, ninebo Yesu umwina Nazareti, untu uli mukucusha.⁹Napeka nabo bonse abali mukuba nanebo balimuku mona ulubuto, lelo tabaali mukumfwa ishiwi ilyali mukulanda kuli nebo. ¹⁰Nanebo natile, bushe ncite shani, mwe kukuu?' Napeka ba kukuu batile kuli nebo, ima peka nokuya ku Damaseka. Napeka kulya eko bali nokukweba ifi fyose ifyo webo ulingile ukucita. ¹¹Peka ine nshali mukulolesha pamulandu wakubyata kwa lubuto ulwabutisha, napeka nalifye mukwikatwa pakuboko kubo twali nabo elo balentungulula, peka nafikile mu Damaseka.¹²Napeka kulya nakumenye umwaume ishina lyakwe Anania, umuntu untu apepa ukulingana ne nkonka sha mafunde untu aba Yuda bonse abaikeleko balemu shimika umibele iyawama. ¹³Alishile kuli nebo, aliminine pali nebo, peka atile we Wesu Sauli, tampa ukumona peka.' pali ako kene kashita nalimumwene.¹⁴Napeka atile, Lesa waba fyashi besu nakusonta iwe peka ukutila wishibe imifwaile yakwe, pakutila umone uwaololoka, napeka ukutila iwe umfwe ishiwi lwakwe ililefuma mukanwa kakwe. ¹⁵Napeka webo uli nokuba kambone wakwe ku bantu bonse pafyo wamona napafyo waumfwa. ¹⁶Napeka nipacinshi uli mukulolesha? Ima, nokwibishiwa, peka samba ububifi bobe, peka akwita peshina lyakwe.'¹⁷Napeka panuma elo nali mukubwelela ku Yerusalemu, peka elo nali mukupepa mu ng'anda yamapepo, icali mukucitika kuli nebo nali mukupelwa icimonwa. ¹⁸Napeka nali mumweene alelanda kuli nebo, ati, endesha peka fuma mu Yerusalemu bwangu, napeka tabakasumine bukambone bobe.¹⁹Nanebo natile, mwe kukuu, abo bonse balimuku ngishiba ati nalebaposa mufifungo peka nokuma bonse abali mukusumina muli mwebo muli yonse ama Sinagogo. ²⁰Napeka elo umulopa wakwa Stephini uwali ni kambone wenu walimukusuma, napeka nebo nali peka palya ningimakana nalimukusuminishako, napeka nalimukunga insalu shabali mukumwipaya. ²¹Napeka ali mukulanda kuli nebo ati, 'Koye, pantu ndimukukutuma ukutali nganshi ukuya ku bena fyalo.²²Napeka bali mukumfwa ukufika napali ayamashiwi, napeka bali mine nokubilikisha amashiwi yaba pamulu ati, ''Mufumyeni uyu pali cino calo, napeka uyu tacimu wamine ukuba nobumi.'' ²³Napeka elo bacili balepundisha amashiwi yabo, bali namukuposaika insalu shabo, peka bali mukufukutula ulukungu lwe loba pali bena mu mwela, ²⁴Umukulu kapitao akonkonkomeshe Paulo ukuti bamutwale mu ng'anda yakulindwa. Napeka abebele ukuti bafwile bamwipushishe bwino nokupumwa kutila ena umwine eshibishe bwino icalenga balepundilila pali wena mu ntunga nga ilya.²⁵Napeka elo ba mukakile ku myando yamyunga, Paulo atile kumukulu uwali naiminina palya pene, ''Bushe calisuminishiwa mumafunde umuntu umwina Roma napeka untu bashila pingula ukumupuma?'' ²⁶Napeka elo umukulu wabashilika aumfwile ifi, aile ku mukulu kapitao napeka alimutotoseshe ati, ''Nicinshi muli mukupanga ukucita? Pakuti uyu muntu mwikashi wamu Roma?''²⁷Umukulu kapitao alishile peka atile kuli ena, ati ''Njeba, bushe uli mwikashi wamu Roma?'' Paulo peka atile, ''Ee mukwai.'' ²⁸Napeka umukulu kapitao alimwaswike ati, nebo pakuba umukaya naliposelepo ulupiya ulwingi sana pakutilambe umwikashi.'' Lelo paulo atile, ''Nebo pakuba umwikashi mulya nico emo nafyalilwa. ²⁹Napeka abaume abali mukuya mukumukonga ifipusho balifumineko kuli ena mukwangufyanya kapitao umukulu nao wine alikwete umwenso, panuma yakusambililapo ukutila Paulo mwikashi wamu Roma, pantu bali naba nabatabilila pa mulu.³⁰Napeka pakasiku akakonkelepo, umukulu kapitao alimukufwaisha ifishinka fyamulandu kuba Yuda, ifya kuti bamushinine paulo. Napeka balimukakwile, peka aebele bashimapepo abakulu peka necilye conse ukwikala. Peka baletele Paulo ukumwitulusha nokumumwimika pakati kabo palwanga mbwa.

23¹Paulo alimukulolekesha ukutonta amense yakwe pali bashi cilye napeka epakulanda ati, ''mweba wesu, nebo ndimukaya kuli Lesa ukulingana namantontonkanyo yandi ayasuma ukufika kuli kano kashita.'' ²Umukulu waba shimapepo Anania akonkomeshe abo abali mukwimakana mupepi na ena ukumupankula ulupi pakanwa. ³Napeka Paulo alandile kuli ena ati, ''Lesa alinokupankula iwe, we cibumba ico bashingulako ulupemba. Bushe ulimu kwikala apa mukupingula ine umwabela ifunde, ukweba ine ukuti ba mpankule, icishili mwifunde?''⁴Abali mukwimakana mupepi pepi balandile ati, ''Ifi efyo webo uli mukuponta shimapepo umukulu?'' ⁵Napeka Paulo alandile ati, ''Nebo nshilimukwishiba mweba wesu, ati, nakalimo nishimapepo umukulu. pantu calilembwa ati, taufwile wapanga umufupula kuli katungulula wabantu.''⁶Napeka paulo elo alimukumona ukuti pali balya bashi cilye pali bamo baba Sadukki napeka bamo ba Faliseyo, peka alandile ishiwi lyamukupanga muli bashi cilye, ''Mweba wesu, Nanebo wine ndimu Faliseyo, umwana waba Faliseyo, napeka ndimukukwata isubilo lya pakubuka kwa bafwa ecandetelela nebo ukupingulwa.'' ⁷Napeka panumafye yakupwisha ukulanda ifi, ifikansa fyalimine pakati kaba Faliseyo peka naba Saduki, peka icintu bwingi cali patukene. ⁸Abasaduki bena balimukulanda ati takwatala akubako ukubuka kubafwa, takwaba nangula bangeli, napeka nangula mipashi, lelo aba Faliseyo bena balimukufisuminisha fyonse ifi.⁹Apopene kwali mine uku wowota ukukalamba sana, napeka bamo pali bakalemba abalikuba kuba Faliseyo nabo baalimukwimina pa mulu napeka nefisansa, balelanda ati, ''Fwebo tatusangilemo ubwafya muli uyu muntu. Kashinga mupashi nakalimo mungeli uulimukulanda muli ena?'' ¹⁰Napeka pali mukwima ukukansana ukukulu, kapitao umukulu ali mukwikatwa no mawenso pa mulandu wakutila nakalimo paulo balamuputaulafye tupifya tupimfya kuli bena, napeka akonkomeshe abashilikale ukutila bakoke panshi napeka ukuti bamubule pamaka ukumufumya mukati kabo, napeka ba mulete libe nakakwa.¹¹Napeka kasiku kankonkelepo ubushiku kukuu ali mukwiminina pambali yakwe nokulanda kuli wena ati, ube uwashipa, pakuti ifyo waciba walanda buka mbone pali nebo mu Jerusalemu, napeka efyo uuli mukuya mukunshimika bukambone namu Roma.''¹²Peka elo bwaishile ca, bamo aba muba Yuda balimuku pangana napeka balimukuibika bonse capamo umulapo, abati tatwalye napeka tatwanwe ifili fyonse mpakafye tumwipaye Paulo. ¹³Nakalimo bali abaume ukucila amakumi yane abaipangile ukuba pamo.¹⁴Napeka bali mukuya kuli shimapepo umukulu peka nakubakulu bakulu napeka batile, ''natupanga umulapo uumulapo uwakulisha ukukana lya icili conse mpankafye natumwipaya Paulo. ¹⁵Napeka, nakalimo, esheni ukwibukisha icilye cilombe kuli kapitao mukulu amukosheko amulete kuli webo, pakutila mwebo kuti mwamona umo umulandu wakwe mwingo mfwila ifishinka. Napeka kuli fwebo tulifye abaipekanya bwino ukumusalipa libe talafika kuno.''¹⁶Lelo umwana mwaume uwakwa nkashi yekwe aalimu kumfwa ifyo bali muku mulalilila balemupembela eico peka alile nokwikala mu ng'anda yakulidwa napeka ali mukumweba Paulo. ¹⁷Paulo peka ali mukwita umo wapali bamalonda peka atile, ''sendeni uyu umulumendo mutwaleni kuli Kapitao mukulu, pakutila uyu nakwata tumo utusebo alimukukabila ukumweba.''¹⁸Eico ulya malonda asendele ulya mulumendo napeka bamutwele kuli kapitao mukulu napeka atile, ''Paulo uwa kakwa aciba ali mukungita kuli ena, napeka aciba alengipusha ukuleta uyu mulumendo kuli mwebo. Nakwata tumo utwa kulanda na mwebo.'' ¹⁹Kapitao umukulu alimubulile amwikata ku kuboko amutwele ku ncende iyafisama napeka alimwi pwishe, ''nga cili shani ukutila naukwata utusebo kuli nebo?''²⁰Uyo umulumendo peka atile, ''Aba Yuda nabapanga na capamo uukwipusha webo uku kosesha kuli bene Paulo mailo kucilye cabo, abati tuli mukufwaya mumulete pakutila tumwipushishe bwino pa milandu yakwe. ²¹Apa ndimukukweba ati wiesha ukumupela kuli bene pakuti bali peka ukucila abaume amakumi yane abo abali mukulalilila nokulolela ukumwipaya. Napeka bali lapa umulapo bonse uwakukana lya napeka ukukana nwa mpakafye ukumwipaya. Napeka bali abaipekanya bwino, bali mukumulolela imwe ukusuminisha.''²²Kapitao umukulu peka asuminishe umulumendo ukuya, napeka panuma yakumukambisha, tecakwesha ukwebako nangula umo ukutila naunjebako uto utusebo.'' ²³Napeka alitile babili pali ba malonda nokubeba ati, ''Kasendenipo abashilikale imyanda ibili baipekanye ulwendo ulwakuya ukutali ku Kasaria, nabaume abapali bakabalwe amakumi cine lubali nabena, napeka abaume imyanda ibili abatutamfundo, napeka mwebo muli mukuya pa kashita akalenga butatu akakucitundaca ubushiku.'' ²⁴Napeka abakambishe ati peka mupekanye ifinama umwakuti paulo peka enga ninamo napeka mu musende mu cibote ukumutwala kwa Felix umulashi.²⁵Napeka ena epakwandika kalata muli uyu musapu: ²⁶Kalaudi Lucia we mulashi uwapulishamo Felix, namucelela mwanee, ²⁷Uyu mwaume bali mwikete kuba Yuda napeka ali mupepi mupepi nokumwipaya kuli bena peka elo naileko kuli bena pamo nabashilikale napeka nalimupokolwele, peka pakusambilila ukutila uyu ali mawna calo wamu Roma.²⁸Nebo nalimukufwaisha ngishibe ico bali mukumupelela umulandu, peka namusendele nokumukosesha ku cilye cabo. ²⁹Nali mukusambilila ukutila ena balimukumupela fye umulandu ukupitila mufipusho ukupitilafye mu mafunde yabo, napeka apo tapasangilishiwe icakumushinina ena icinga lingalingila ukufwa nakalimo ukukakwa mucifungo. ³⁰Napeka napokelele akasebo kuli nebo akaletila naba mupangila uyu muntu ukumwipaya, peka nebo eco nalimuku mutuma kuli mwebo napeka nalimukweba bashimilandu bakwe peka pakutila balete ifya kupingulapo kwabo pali ena pacinso cenu, mushalenapo.''³¹Napeka abashilikale bali mukonka konka pafyo baebelwe. peka bali mukusenda Paulo napeka epakumuleta wena ubushiku kuli Antipatri. ³²Napeka pakashiku akakonkelepo, ubwingi bwaba bashilikale balishile abaume bapali bakabalwe epakuya nankwe napeka bena bonse bali bwekelemo kung'anda yabulinshi. ³³Napeka abaume bapaliba kabalwe bali mukufika fye kuli kasama napeka bapele umukanda ku mulashi, napeka balimulangishe Paulo kuli ena.³⁴Napekafye umulashi pakubelenga umukanda, ali muku mwipusha Paulo uli mukufuma ku citungunshi. Napeka pakupwa ukusambililapo ukutila alimukufuma ku Cilicia, ³⁵''Ena atile, ''Nebo ndimukukabila nkomfwikishe sana bwino ilyo bashimilandu bobe bakesa kuno.'' peka akambishe ena ukutila ba musungile mu citungu icikulu ica buteko bwakwa Herodi.

24¹Peka pakupwa kwa tushiku tusano, Ananias umukulu wabashi mapepo, nabamo bamo abakulu, napeka nenkakashi Telulas nabo bali mukuya kulya. Peka abo bantu bailetele ubupingulo pali Paulo kabela ku mulashi. ²Napeka elo Paulo amakene ku mulashi Tetulas atampile ukumushinina napeka atile ku mulashi, ''Nipa mulandu obe fwebo natukwata icibote sana, napeka umuntontonkanya wenu utuletela ubutantiko ubwa yana mucalo cesu, ³Napeka namatotelo yonse yalapokelwa muli fyonse ifyo mupanga, mwebashimu cindikwa ba Felix.⁴Napeka nebo nshili mukufwaya ukumutendusha, nebo ndimukumupapata ukulingana nobusuma bwenu mutumfweko icalinga. ⁵Fwebo twali mukusanga uyu mwaume lisamika napeka uwalenga ubutomboshi kuba yuda bonse ukushinguluka icalo conse ukuba bacipondoka. napeka ena nintungulushi yaba cipanwa ku Nazara. ⁶Napeka ali mukuka bila noku kowesha ing'anda yamapepo, eco tuli mukumwikalila. mukusosa kumbi, twabamukukabila ukumupingula umwabela amafunde yeesu.⁷Lelo Lysia umukulu wabuteko, alishile peka amwikete pakuboko nokumusenda ukumufumpula mu mako yeesu ku maka. Napeka akambishe bonse bashi milandu bakwe ukwisa kuli mwebo. ⁸Napeka elo muli mukwipusha Paulo pali ifi ifimukucitika namulinga ukusambililapo ulubali lonse pali ifi fyonse tuli mukumu pepelapo imilandu. ⁹''Aba Yuda napeka baibikile capamo abati nifyo fine fyonse ifyebo fya cine.¹⁰Peka elo umulashi acebwishe paulo ukutila alande, Paulo aalimukubasuka ati, ''Nalimukumfwa ukutila mu myakafye iingi iya pita imwe mwali mu kapingula abana calo, napeka nanebo mukumfwa isansa ndimukufwaya ukuilandila ne mwine kuli mwebo. ¹¹Napeka namulinga ukwiluka mwe bene ukuti tapalati papwe nangula utushiku ukufika kwikumi limo nashibili apo nailile ku kupepa ku Yerusalemu. ¹²Napeka elo balimukwisa bansangile mu ng'anda yamapepo, napeka nebo nshali mukukansana nabo nangula umo, peka nshali mukwimya icintu bwingi napeka nakalimo ni mwisinagogo, nakalimo mu musumba. ¹³Napeka tabakwetepo nangula fishinka ifya mulandu napeka bali mukufwaya ukunshinina ine.¹⁴Elo ine ndimuku suminishako kuli mwebo, icakutila ukulinganane nshila elo balandile iyabutomboshi, ukupashanyako nenshila nebo ndimukubombela lesa wafikolwe fyesu. Nebo ndimukutekela ifintu ifilifyonse munkonka umwabela amafunde napeka mufya lembwa muli bakasesema. ¹⁵Napeka nebo ndimukukwata isubilo limoline muli Lesa peka nga aba bene abaume, ukutila kuli noku ba ukubuka kubalungama peka nabaa filubo. ¹⁶Napeka nebo lyonsefye ndimukutulukusha ukuba nomulangwe uwakaele pantanshi yakwe Lesa napeka kubantunse.¹⁷Napeka panuma ya myaka iyingi nebo naileko nalimukupela ifya luse kubantu bandi napeka nalimu kupela nefya bupe. ¹⁸Elo ndimukupangefi, bamo aba Yuda ukufuma ku Asia abansangile nebo ndimukusefya kwa kusangululwa mu ng'anda yamapepo, takwali nakalimo icintubwingi nakalimo icimfulunganya iyo. ¹⁹Napeka aba abaume abalimukuitunga abali kuli imwe nomba napeka bali mukufwaya ukunshinina nebo, nshili mukwishiba nganaliko necintu bali naco.²⁰Napeka nakalimo, aba baume kuti bailandila ifilubo ifyo bali mukunsanga ndimuku panga nebo elo nebo ndiningiminina pantashi ya cilye caba Yuda. ²¹Napeka nakalimofye nipa cintufye cimo ico nebo nali mukupundisha elo nebo nali mukwiminina mukati kabo, nifi ukukumako pakukubuka kwa bafwa eco nebo ndimukubela kuli imwe ukumpingula ilelo.'''²²Peka Felix, untu aishibishe bwino pafyo aebelwe palwwa nshila, ena aimike umulandu uwa kumfwa ifi. Alandile ati, Elo lucia komanda ali nokunkonka ukufuma ku Yerusalemu, nebo nokulangulukapo pali uyu mulandu wenu.'' ²³Napeka akambishe ba malonda ukuti Paulo kamusungileni mukafungo kanono, pakutila akwateko ubuntungwa ubwalinga pakutila ifibusa fyakwe fimo kuti foleisa mukumusansa mushako peka nokumwafwako muli tumo tumo uto ali mukukabila.²⁴Napeka panuma yatushiku tumo, Felix alimuku bwela nomukashi wakwe Drusila, uyo ali umu Yuda, napeka atumine ukwita Paulo napeka alimuka bila omfwe kuli ena ulwa pamulandu wakwa Yesu Kristu. ²⁵Napeka elo Paulo alimukupitulukamo pamo naena pamulandu wabololoke, peka nokuteka umutima, napeka pabupingulo ubwalaswa bwise, Felix alimukwikatwa no mwenso napeka atile, ''kabiyeni ukoo taluka nomba .Peka elo ndinokukwata akashita na kambi peka, ndinokutuma ulwa pali webo.''²⁶Napeka lubali lumbi ali mukusubila ati nakalimo Paulo akamupelapo ulupiya, eco ali mukutumuna apa napa kuli ena napeka bali mukulanda na ena. ²⁷Peka elo pa pwile imyaka ibili, poki Festus apyene ubulashi panuma yakwa Felix, nomba Felix alimukufwaisha ukutemunwa naba yuda, ashile Paulo mu cifungo.

25¹Nomba, Fesite alingile mumusumba, napanuma yanshiku shitatu, alimukufuma ku Laisavea aile nina ku Yelusalemu. ²Ba shamfumu baba shimapepo pamo nentungulushi shaba Yuda bali mukuleta amabupingushi pamulandu wakwa paulo, peka bali mukwipusha Fesite bwangu- ³balimukumwipusha ena ukuti abacitile uluse pamulandu wakwa paulo- ukuya mubula ku Yelusalemu, pantu balepekanya ukuya mwipaila munshila.⁴Fesite alimubasuka ati Paulo afwile abe ku Kaisarea, peka naena wine alimukuyako bwangu. ⁵''Eico, alanda ati, ''abo abamuli mwebo, ''bafwile baya kulya pamo nafwebo. Nga kwaba fimo ifyabipa ku muntu, baka mwebe cilubo.''⁶Fesite taile inshiku ukucila pali cinekonse konse nangula inshiku ikumi peka nomba alimukuya kokela ku Kaisarea, peka pabushiku ubuli nokukonkapo alimukwikala pacipuna cakupingwilwapo peka nokweba Paulo ukumuleta kuli ena. ⁷Elo afikile, aba Yuda ukufuma ku Yerusalemu baiminine mupepi, peka balimukuleta amabupingulo ayengi ayo bafililwe ukupwisha bwino. ⁸Paulo alimukuicingilila umwine nokulanda ati, 'Nshali namulandu ku malango yaba Yuda nangu nipamulandu we tempele nangu nipamulandu wakwa Kaisarea.⁹Nomba Fesite alimukufwaya ukusekesha aba Yuda, peka elo alimukwasuka Paulo nokweba ati, ''Ulefwaya ukuya nina ku Yerusalemu peka ukuya muku pingulwa na nebo pamulandu waifi fintu kulya?'' ¹⁰Paulo alandile ati, ''njiminine kucipuna cakupingwilwapo cakwa Kaisarea eko ndinokupingulwa, nshali ne cabipa kuba Yuda, nefyo namwebo mwaishiba bwino.¹¹Nga nalicita icibi peka nganali cita ica wamina imfwa, nshile tinemfwa. Nomba mulifyo bali mukunshinina fya bufi, tapali nangu umo uulempela kuli bena, ''kuli Kaisarea eko ndimukwipusha.'' ¹²Panuma Fesite alandile ku cilye, alimukwasuka, ''Ulimukwipusha kuli Kaisarea. Kuli Kaisarea eko uli mukuya!''¹³Nomba panuma yanshiku, imfumu Agilipa na Berenike bafikile ku Kaisarea mukupela umucinshi kuli Fesite pakutandala kwabo. ¹⁴Panuma yakuba kulya panshiku ishingi, Fesite alimukulondolola imilandu yakwa Paulo ku mfumu, alandile ati, ''Umuntu umo uwali mukusha umufungwa kuli Felix. ¹⁵Elo nali mu Yerusalemu, ba shimapepo bakulu naba kalamba baba Yuda baletele amabupingushi pamulandu wa uyu muntu kuli nebo, peka balenomba ukweba ati batanwe insambu pamulandu wa ena. ¹⁶Nali mukubasuka bena ati, talimusango wesu waci Roma ukumu pelo muntu uo tabapingula ukwabula uwakumushinina pafintu bamwebele pafyo acitile ukuti aicingilile umwine pamulandu wabupingushi.¹⁷Eico, elo balimukwisa pamo kuno, nshali mukulolela, nomba ubwakonkapo nalimukwikala pacipuna cabupingushi, peka naebele nomuntu ukweba ati, bamulete. ¹⁸Elo abalimukumushinina balimukwiminina, tabalimukumushininkisha ena ifya bufi ngafintu nebo nalimukwishiba. ¹⁹Palifyo, bali nefikansa pali ena pamulandu nemipepele napa mulandu wamuuntu umo Yesu uwali uwafwa, untu Paulo ashimika ukuba uwa mweo. ²⁰Awe nebo, pamulandu waku fwailisha uyu mulandu, peka elo nalimukwipusha ena ngali mukufwaisha ukuya ku Yerusalemu mukwiminina mubupingushi kulya pamulandu uyu.²¹Nomba elo Paulo ashininwe ukusungwa mucifungo pakulolela ukuputulwa kwa mulandu kuli ba mulopwe, nalimukubeba ukuti bamusunge nkasuke nkese mutuma kili Kaisarea.'' ²²Agilipa alandile ati kuli Fesite, ''Nanebo wine ndimukufwaya ukumfwa kuli uyu muntu.'' ''Mailo,'' Fesite alandile ati, ''Ulinokumumfwa ena,''²³Elo pabushiku bumbi, Agilipa na Barenike balishile nokusefya ku kalamba; balishile mu cikulwa pamo nabakalamba babashilika ne ntungulushi sha bantu aba mumushi. Elo Fesite alandile aebele, Paulo aliletelwe kuli bena. ²⁴Fesite alandile ati, ''Imfumu Agilipa, peka nabonse mwe bantu abali pano pamo na fwebo, mwamumona uyu muntu; bonse mwe cintu bwingi caba Yuda cangitile nebo mu Yerusalemu napano pamo, peka balipundile pali nebo ati talingile ukuba nomweo.²⁵Nebo nasambilile ati tacitile nangucimo icakweba ati afwe; nomba pantu aputwilwa kuli ba mulopwe, napingula ukumutuma. ²⁶Nomba nshikwete icintu cine icakulemba kuli kuuku. Palwa uyu mulandu, namuleta kuli mwebo, maka maka kuli webo, Imfumu Agilipa, elo nomba nkwate fimo ifyakuti nembe pali uyu mulandu. ²⁷Pakweba ati tacili cansambu kuli nebo ukutuma umufungwa peka ukweba ati numbule nomulandu pali ena.''

26¹Elo Agilipa alandile ati kuli Paulo, nawilandile wemwine, ''Nomba Paulo atambalike ukuboko peka acitile ukulanda. ²''Ndi uwaicingilila ne mwine elo nensansa, mwe mfumu Agilipa, pakucito mulandu pa cinso cenu ilelo pamulandu wakushininwa kuba Yuda, ³maka maka pantu mwebo mwaishiba intambi na mepusho yaba Yuda. Elo napapata mungumfwe nebo mukutekanya.⁴Icine, bonse aba yuda balishiba ifyo naikala ukufuma ku bwaice bwandi namulupwa lwandi namu yerusalemu. ⁵Balingishiba ukufuma kukutampa, nga balimukunsuminisha ukulanda ati, naikele ngo mu Fariseyo, umwalole ciputulwa ca mipepele.⁶Nomba ndimukwiminina pano ukwebati mpingulwe pamulandu wa kucetekela mu cilayo capangilwe kuli Lesa kuli ba shifwe. ⁷Ni kuli ici cine cilayo ati imikowa ikumi naibili mucicetekelo bapokelele elo balepepa Lesa mukupimpa ubushiku na kusuba peka nipali ici cicetekelo, mwe mfumu, ati aba Yuda epo ba lenshininina nebo. ⁸Cinshi ico mulimukupingwila kuti icishingatetekelwa ati lesa ala busha abafwa?⁹Nomba ifyo fine, nanebo mumutima wandi ati, ndinokucite fintu ifingi ukucusha kwishina lyakwa Yesu umwina Nazareti. ¹⁰Nalicitilefi mu Yerusalemu. nali mukubesalila mucifungo abantu ba mushilo lintu nalimukupoka amaka kuli ba shimapepo ba kalamba; peka nga baipaiwa, nali mukusuminishako kuli bena. ¹¹Nalimukuba cusha imiku iingi na mumasinagogo peka na limukwesha ukuba patikisha ukuponta. nali mukuba botokela nalimukubakonkelela nokuba cusha sana ukuya namumishi ya muncende shimbi.¹²Elo nali mumulimoyu, naleya ku Damaseke na maka nobutumwa ukufuma kuli ba shimapepo ba kalamba; ¹³Peka munshila kulya, pakati kakasuba, mwe mfumu, nali mwene ulubuto ukufuma mumulu ulwali ulwabutisha ukucila akasuba, peka lwali balike ukushinguluka bonse nebo nabaume abo twali nabo mulwedo pamo nanebo. ¹⁴Elo bonse twaponene panshi, nalimukumfwa ishiwi lilimukulanda kuli nebo ati mululimi lwa ci Hebere, iliti, Sauli, Sauli, cinshi ulimukuncushisha? Cakosa kuli webo ukupanta paca kusoselako.'¹⁵nomba nalilandile ati, nimwebo bani, kuuku?' nakuuku ali mukwasuka, ninebo Yesu untu ulimukucusha. ¹⁶Nomba line ima peka iminina kumakasa yobe; Pantu nipali uyu mulandu ndimukumonekela kuli webo, kuku kweba webo ukweba ati ube umubomfi wandi peka ukaba kambone ukulola ku fintu ifyo wishibe pali nebo nomba peka pa fintu ifyo ndinokulanga kuli webo panuma; ¹⁷Peka ndinokupokolola webo ukufuma ku bantu peka ukufuma ku bena fyalo kuli uyo ndinokukutumako. ¹⁸Muku besula amenso yabo peka mukubapilibula ukubafumya ukufitile nokubatwala ukubutile peka ukufuma mucifungo cakwa satana nokuya kuli Lesa, elo ati bali nokupokelela kuli Lesa ukwelelwa kwa membu peka mukwikala aba mushilo uko ndimukupela kuli bena mukutetekela muli nebo.'¹⁹Eico, mwe mfumu Agilipa, nshili mukukana iciloto camu mulu; ²⁰Nomba, kuli abo mu Damaseke intanshi, peka namu Yerusalemu, peka na monse mu ncende ya Yudeya, peka nakuli abo abena fyalo pamo, nali muku ba pele mbila ukweba ati balingile ukulapila peka ukupilibukila kuli Lesa, bacite nemilimo iilingile ukulapila. ²¹Nipali uyu mulandu aba Yuda nebo bankakile mwitempele nokufwaya ukunjipaya.²²Eico nebo nimpokelela ubwafwilisho ubwakufuma kuli Lesa ukufika nakuli buo bushiku, peka nebo naiminina ndi kambone kuli bonse abanono naba kulu pamulandu wafishilipo napalifyo bakasesema na Mose alimukulanda ifili no kucitika- ²³ati Kristu afwile ukucula, ukulanda ati eu katendeka ukwima kubafwa euli nokubila ulubuto kubantu bakwe nakubena fyalo.''²⁴Elo paulo paku icingilila, Fesite alimukulanda mwi shiwi likulu, ''Paulo, naupena; ukusambilila kobe kuli mukukulenga ukupena.'' ²⁵Nomba Paulo alimukulanda, ''nebo nshilimukupena, mwebakankala ba Fesite, nomba nebo ndimukulanda amashiwi yacine peka amashiwi yabupingushi. ²⁶Pantu imfumu naishiba pali ififintu; peka elo ndimukulanda nokushipa kuli ena, pantu nisubila ati tayakana ukwishibapo nangu cimo muli aya, pantu ici taca bombelwe kucifutu.²⁷Bushe muli mukusumina bakasesema mwe mfumu Agilipa? Nalishiba mwali sumina.'' ²⁸Agilipa alimukulanda kuli paulo, ''nimu nshita ishinono ulimukunasha nasha ukweba ati imbe umwina Kristu?'' ²⁹paulo alimukulanda ati, ndimukupepa kuli Lesa, ati nangu nimu nshitashinono nangu nimushikalamba, tewebo weka, nomba pamo kuli bonse abali mukufwa lelo, bali nokuba nga nebo, nomba ukwabula ifi iminyololo yamu cifingo.''³⁰Nomba imfumu yalimukwiminina, na kateka, peka na Berenike pamo, nabonse balya bali mukwikala pamo nabo; ³¹Elo bashile icikulwa, balimukulanda bonse kuli umo nomunankwe balimukulanda ati, ''uyu muntu tacitile icakweba ati afwe nangu kukakwa.'' ³²Agilipa ali mukulanda kuli Fesite, ''Uyu muntu ngatalimu kubutukila kuli kasarea ngataba mukakwile.''

27¹Elo bali mukutontonkanya ukuti tufwile ukupilukila ku Itali, bapele Paulo napeka nabamo abali nabakakwa kuli malonda uwe shina lya Julyusi uwapampuka ya bashilikale. ²Napeka twapilukile mu cibwato ukufuma ku Adramattium ubwali mupepi nokushikuka ukuya shoka ku fyabu fya ku Asia. Peka twalimukuya pa cimana. Aristarchus ukufuma ku Tesalonika mweka mu Makedonia nabo twali mukuya nabo pamo.³Naeka akasiku akali mukukokapo twamukufika ku mpaka yaku musumba wa Sidon, uko Julius akwatile paulo uluse, alimulekeleko ayakubanankwe ukuya musakamana. ⁴Napeka pakufuma kulya kuntu twalimukuya iya cimana napeka twali mukwuya shoka icilila ca cyprus, mupepimupepi naku cishi, pantu icipupu ca mwela cali mukutucusha. ⁵Napeka twali mukuya ukwabuka icimana ca cilicia napeka pamfuliya, twali mukufika ku mpanga ya Myra, umusumba wa Lycia. ⁶Napeka kulya, malonda alimukusanga icibwato icali mukufuma ku Alexandria ubo ubwali mukuya ku Italy. Alitupatikemo bonse.⁷Napeka twali mukuya panono panono patusikufye utwingi napeka mukupelekesha twafikile mu mpika mupepi mupepi Cnidus napeka icipupu tacali mukutusuminisha fwebo ukuya kulya, peka twali mukuya lambatila ululamba lwa ku Krete, ukupulinkana na Salomon. ⁸Napeka twalimukuya mululamba mu mpika, nsukafye twailefikafye ku ncende imo ifi iyo bali mukwita ati ifishoke fisuma, mupepi mupepi no musumba wa Lasea.⁹Eico twalimukukwata inshita ntali, peka inshita yaba Yuda yali naipita kale, napeka yali mukuba peka iya busanso pa kuya. Eico Paulo alibasokele, ¹⁰napeka atile, ''mwe baume, nebo ifyo ndimukumona ulu lwedo lwesu tuli mukuya lwa bwafya lwa kucenwa napeka nokulufya, talilwa kulufyafye ifipe fyeka iyo napeka ubwato, lelo napeka no bumi bwesu.'' ¹¹Lelo malonda ali mukupela sana ukumfwa kuli kangalila napeka ku mwine wa cibwato tali uwa angwako kufyali mukulanda Paulo.¹²Napeka icabu tacali ica anguka ukukwata ukutubilishako pamulandu wa cipupu mulya, abengi abasendelwe batile tuleyeni tufumeko kuno, napeka namukwesha namaka kuti twafika mu musumba wa phonix, kuti twakwatako ukutubilishako ku suka icipupu kulya cipwe. Phoenix cali cabu mu crete, mukulolenkana konse ukwa kukapinda kakumasamba napeka nokukapinda kuku mbonshi. ¹³Napeka ilyo icipupu caku masamba catampile ukulwa sana, elo abasendelwe balimukutontonkanya abati batintile akapuba baile balungatana ku Crete mupepi mupepi.¹⁴Nakalimo panumafye yakashita akanono kwalishile mukwangumfyanya inkunka iya maka, ico bali mwikwita ati yurakwilo, catampile ukupuma ukukokela panshiukufumina ku cishi. ¹⁵Napeka ilyo icibwato cali mukwikatwa ku maputa napeka twali mukusenda mululamba ku cipupu. ¹⁶Napeka Twali mukuya ukulambatila mukubutukila kula cishi akanono akobali mukwita ati Kauda, napeka mu bwafya twali mukupilikita ukwikatwa akabwato kakupusukilamo.¹⁷Napeka elo kwali ukwikata aka bwato kakupusukilamo, bali kemishe noku katabilila ku myando ku cibwato. peka bali aba mwenso bali mukufwaya ukufulumukilamo ku lulamba lwa mucanga ku Syritas, napeka bali misheko akapuba kapa mwelu napeka bali mukusendwa mululamba. ¹⁸peka twali mukukwata icimfulunganya cakusunksna ku cipupu icakutila nakasiku akakonkelepo batampile ukulaposaika ifipe fyabo ukucilamo.¹⁹Mutusiku utwalenga tutatu napeka abalendo bali mukucilamo ukuposaika nefibombwlo fya mu cibwato ku minwe yabo. ²⁰Elo akasuba peka nentanda tafyali mukubalika palifwebo patusikufye utwingi.²¹Napeka elo bali mukwenda ulwendo ulutali ukwabula ifilyo, elo Paulo alimakene pakati kabalendo napeka atile, ''Mwebaume, mulingile ukumfwa kuli nebo, napeka mwikwata ukuya ukufuma ku Krete, peka pakumona uku ukucenwa peka nokulufya. ²²Napeka ndimuku mukonkomesha ndimukutila mube abashipa, pantu takwakabe ukulufya ubumu ubuli bonse pali fwebo, lelo icibwato ceka ecikonaika.²³Napeka akasiku kali mukufumako ubushiku umu ngeli wakwa Lesa untu nebo ndiwakwe, untu nebo ndimukupepa-umungeli wakwe alimukungimininako. ²⁴Napeka alandile ati, ''Mwiikatwa nomwenso, Paulo. Uli mukuya mukwimakana kuli Kaisala, napeka ndimukumona, Lesa mu luse lwakwe umwine ali mukukupela bonse abouli mukuya nabo. ²⁵Napeka mubefye abashipa, mwebaume! peka nebo ndimukukwata icisumino muli Lesa peka ukutila fili mukucitika ukulingana nefyo nali mukwebwa kuli nebo. ²⁶Napeka tulingile ukubutuka mukuyaposwa pali tumo utufilila.''²⁷Napeka elo pali mukupita utusiku ikumi limo notusiku tune ubushiku, elo twali mukusendwa muli uyo ine inshila napeka nimuli cilya cine cimana ca Adriatic, calimukuba nakalimo pakati kabushiku abalendo bonse balimu kutontonkanya ati bali mukupalamina ku mpanga shimo ifi. ²⁸Babulile ifipimo napeka basangile intamfu amakumi yabili; napeka panuma yakasita akalinga, napeka babulile nefipimo ifingi napeka basangile intamfu ikumi limo nafisano. ²⁹Napeka balimukwikatwa na cimweso abati nakalimo kuti twaposwa pa mabwe, napeka bapose utupuba tune ukufuma ncende napeka bali mukupepa ukutila ulucelo lwise bwangu.³⁰Napeka abalendo bali mukulolesha inshila benga leseshamo icibwato napeka bali mukunashako akabwato kakupusukilamo muli cimumana, napeka bali mukuipanga ukutila kuti baposa utupuba panshi ukufuma ku cisolo. ³¹peka Paulo alimukulanda kuli malonda napeka naku bashilika, ''Kanofye aba bantu bekalefye mucibwato napeka tekuti mupusuke. ³²peka abashilikale bali mukuputaula imyando iya kabwato napeka muku kaleka kaleya kaleyendela.³³Peka elo ulubuto lwakuca lwali mukwisa, paulo napeka ali muku koselesha bonse pamo ukutila babule icakulya nokulya. Napeka alimukulanda ati, buno bushiku bwakulenga ikumi limo notushiku tune icakutila mwali mukwikala mwisakamika napeka ukwabula icilyo-napeka tamwali mukulya nangula kamo. ³⁴Napeka nebo ndimukumupapata ukuya kanya ifilyo, peka kano akasiku kepusukilo. Napeka tapafwepo umuntu nangula umo uuli mukulufya umweo wakwe napeka nangula ukulufyapo umushishi waku mutwe wakwe. ³⁵Napeka elo ali mukuleka ukulanda ifi, alibulile umukate napeka alipepele ipepo lya kutasha Lesa pa menso yabantu bonse. Napeka aliputawile umukate napeka atampile ukulya.³⁶Napeka bonse bali mukukoseleshiwa napeka bonse bali bulile ifilyo. ³⁷Twali bonse pamo 276 imyeo mucibwato. ³⁸Napeka elo balimukulya sana, bali mukupanga ukwangushako icibwato pakuposaika ingano shabo pa cimumana.³⁹Napeka elo bwa cele, tabali mukwishiba ukuli impanga, napeka bali mukumonafye umucanga mwisenga, napeka bali mukulanshanya abati nakalimo kuti ba oba icibwato ukucitwala kulya. ⁴⁰Napeka bali putawile imyando ukwangushako utupuba napeka notusha mucimumana. napeka pakashita kamo kene bali mukwangushako imyando iya tumitanto napeka bali mukwimya itanga lya kuntanshi pa mulandu wa cipupu camwela, napeka balalosha kululamba lwesenga. ⁴¹Napeka icibwato caile pama pa mulundu wa mucanga napeka epo caile pantama. Napeka epo intyana yaile pantama apo napeka yalipanda wike ukufuma pa mulu pamulandu wa maka yamaputa.⁴²Napeka abashilika bonse bali nabakwata amapanga aya kuipaya bonse abafungwa pakuti tapengaba nangulafye umo uwingo owa ukuya napeka tapali uwa kufulumuka. ⁴³Lelo peka malonda waba fungwa alimukufwaya apususheko Paulo, eico ali mukukanya amapange yabo; napeka akonkomeshe ukubeba ati abo abengo owa bapiluka mukushipa muli bu bwangu naapeka baye bwangu kumpanga. ⁴⁴Napeka abantu bambi abalashala balabakonkapo, bamo pafipimfya fya mbao, napeka bamona nabo mumisapu imbi iya kupilukila ukufuma mu cibwato napeka peka muli iyi ine nshila capangilwamo ukutila fyebo bonse tufikilemo abomi ku mpanga.

28¹Napeka elo twali mukusendwa fye abomi mukupulinkanya, twali mukusambilila ati icilila ico balimukwita ati Malta. ²Napeka abana calo bali mukutupela fwebo ifya luse sana, napeka balitukoseshe umulilowakonta napeka balimukutupokelela capamo bonse paka pamulandu wamfula peka nokutalala.³Napeka paulo ali mukubunganya icikako cankuni napeka abikile pa mulilo, napeka insoka yefolo yali mukwisa ukufuma pamulandu wa cikabilila napeka yakankatile kukuboko kwakwe. ⁴Napeka elo abena calo balimukulolesha bana iyi nama naikankatila ku kuboko kwakwe, napeka bali mukulanda umo nomunankwe, ''Abati uyu mwaume nakalimo ni ntalamisoka uyo uwali mukupusuka ukufuma mu cimana, napeka bukaele tabu muwamine ukwikala nobumi.''⁵Napeka akuntile iyi nama mweka mukati ka mulilo napeka ena takwetepo ukucushiwa nakalya. ⁶Napeka bali mukulolela wena ati nakalimo alafimba napeka nakalimo alaikatwa nempepo napeka nakalimo alapona nokufwa. Peka panuma bali mukumutamba akashita akatali napeka balelolesha bamona tapali nangula akabi akali mupangika pali wena. Eico bali mukucinta peka imilangwe yabo napeka balandile abati uyu nao nika Lesa.⁷Napeka mu nchende mulya iya mupepi mupepi mwali ifyalo ifyali ifyakwa mulopwe umwaume wa ku cilila, umwaume uwe shina lya Publius. Ena ali mukupokelelafwe bonse napeka alimuku twako sana muluse patusiku tutatu. ⁸Napeka cali mukupangwako icakutila umufyashi wakwe umwaume uweshina lya Publius alilele pamulandu wakwikatwa nempepo nepeka nokunyonga mumala. Napeka elo paulo ali mukwingila kuli ena, ali pepele, napeka alitambikepo indupi shakwe pali ena, napeka alipolele. ⁹Napeka panuma yakupangika ifi napeka icintu bwingi ica bantu muli ico icishi abo abali abalwashi napeka bali bundumwike, napeka balishile nokuposhiwa. ¹⁰Napeka abantu bali mukutu cindika umucinshi apakulu sana, napeka elo twali mukuipekanya ukuti tuleya palwendo lwesu, bali mukutu pela fyonse ifyo twali mu bukabe bwesu.¹¹Napeka panuma yakupwa imyeshi itatu twali mukufwaya ukuya mu cibwato ico icali mukupembela icipupu icali pa cilila, icibwato cakwa Alexandra, icali'' na tumpundu twalu lesa'' etwali mukuba imitwe yacilangililo. ¹²Napeka panuma elo twali mukufika ku mpanga ya musumba wa Syracuse, twali mukwikalako utusiku tutatu.¹³Napeka twali mukufuma kulya nokuya napeka twali mukufika ku musumba wa Rheggium. Napeka panumafye yakashiku kano icipupu icakukapinda kaku kulyo cali mukwima nokupukuma ububi, napeka mu tusiku tubili twali mukwisa kumumba wa Puteoli, ¹⁴napeka kulya twali mukusangako ba wesu bamo napeka twali mukulalikwa peka ukwikala nabo pa tusiku cine lubali, muli uyu musebo twali mukuya ku Roma. ¹⁵Napeka pakufuma kulya kuntu ba wesu, panuma elo bali mukumfwa pa lwa fwebo, peka bali mukufuma ukwisa mukutukunya pa ntamfu apatali ku cisankano ca Appius napeka pashakufikilamo shitatu. Napeka elo paulo ali mukulolesha ba wesu, ali mukutasha lesa napeka calimupele icikoseleshi.¹⁶Napeka elofye twali mukwingila mu Roma, paulo peka mu bwana lale pamo nabashilika abobali mukula musunga. ¹⁷Napeka elo shaishile peka panuma yatusiku tutatu Paulo ali mukwita capamo abo abaume abali bantu ngulushi bamu ba Yuda. Napeka elo bali mukwisa capamo, ali mukulanda kuli bena, mweba wesu, nangula nebo nshapangapo icabipa nangufye apacepesha ku bantu napeka nangula kuntambisha ba shifwe, nebo nalifye mukusenda abafungwa ukubafumya ku Yerusalemu mu minwe yabena Roma. ¹⁸Napeka panuma yaku nkonga ifipusho nebo, bali mukukabila ukunkalakombe uwakaele, pantu tabali mukusangamo umulandu wa kumpigwile nebo ukufwa.¹⁹Napeka elo aba Yuda bali mukulanda ukulingana namapange yabo, nebo nali mukubapatikisha ukucila batwale umulandu wandi kwa Kaisala, napeka tepa mulandu uwakutila nali mukuleta uluko lwandi ukulu shinina. ²⁰Napeka uyu wine mulandu, napeka nebo ndimukumwitila ukutila twiloleshe namwebo napeka ukulanda namwebo, napeka nipali ici pa mulandu we subilo lya bena Israel eco nebo ndimukukakilwa mu minyololo.'²¹Napeka balandile kuli wena abati, ''fwebo tatuli mukupokelelako umukanda nangu umo ukufumina kuba Yuda palwa webo, napeka tatuli mukupokelelako ba wesu ukwisa napeka no tusebo napeka icili chonse icishili bwino palwa webo. ²²Napeka fwebo ubukabe bwesu tulimukukabila ukuyumfwila kuli webo ifyo webo uli mukutontonkanya mumilangwe yobe pali ici cakaniko, napeka pantu cili mukwishibikwa kuli fwebo ukutila cili mukulandilwa bubi bubi mpanga yonse.''²³Napeka ilyo basontele akasiku kakwe kambi abantu abengi peka bali mukwisa kuli wena kucifulo ca bweni. Napeka ali mukubatula umulandu. Napeka ali mukupela bukambone pamulandu wa bufumu bwa kwa Lesa. Napeka ali mukulwisha ukubanasha nasha palwa kwa Lesa, Napeka fyonse ukufuma kumafunde yakwa Mose napeka ukufuma nakuli ba kasesema, ukufumafye ulucelo napeka ukufika ku bushiku. ²⁴Napeka bamo bamo balishininwe pafintu ifyo ali mukulanda, napeka bamo bamo nabo tabasumine.²⁵Napeka elo bali mukukana suminishanya umo no munankwe, balishile panuma Paulo alimukulanda ishiwi limo.' ''Peka mupashi wa mushilo wali mukulanda bwino ukupulinkanya muli Esaya kasesema kubafyashi abaume. ²⁶Ali mukulanda ati, ''Kabiye kuli ababantu napeka landa, ukupitila mukumfwa mulimukumfwa, napeka tamuli mukumfwikisha: napeka muli mukulolesha muli mukumona, napeka tamuli mukwiluka nakalya.²⁷Napeka imitima sha aba bantu yali kupililwa, napeka amatwi yabo yaliba ayakosa mukumfwa napeka balisala amenso yabo, napeka epali balolesha na menso yabo, napeka baumfwa namatwi yabo, napeka baumfwikisha ne mitima shabo napeka bapilibuka napeka nebo kuti nabondapa.''²⁸Napeka nipali ico, muli mukukabila ukwishiba ukutila ili pusukilo lyakwa lesa lili mukutumwa kubena fyalo, napeka bena bali nokulyumfwa.'' ²⁹Napeka elo fye apwishishishe ukulanda ififintu, aba Yuda balifumuneko baya; napeka bailekwata ukupinkana abene beka.³⁰Napeka Paulo alikwikalafye pamyaka yonse ibili mu ng'anda yakwe iya kusonkela, napeka ali mukulapokelelafye bonse abali mukwisa kwakwe, ³¹napeka ali mukutwalililafye ukubilisha ulwa bufumu bwakwa Lesa napeka alimukufundafye ifintu palwa kwa Lesa Kristu mukushipa konse ukwabula nokuleshiwa.

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