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Iye anati, “Inu abale anga ndi makolo anga, tamvani mawu akudziteteza kwanga.”
Atamva iye akuyankhula Chihebri, anakhala chete. Kenaka Paulo anati,
3 ⲅ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲉⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲥⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲁⲩⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲙⲁⲗⲓⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ. ⲉⲓ̈ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲕⲱϩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲛ̅.
“Ine ndine Myuda, wobadwira ku Tarisisi wa ku Kilikiya, koma ndinaleredwa mu mzinda muno, ndinaphunzitsidwa mwatsatanetsatane kusunga malamulo a makolo athu ndi Gamalieli ndipo ndinali wodzipereka pa za Mulungu monga mmene inu mulili lero.
Ine ndinkazunza anthu otsatira Njirayi mpaka kuwapha. Ndinkagwira amuna ndi amayi ndi kuwayika mʼndende.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ. ⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ.
Mkulu wa ansembe ndiponso akuluakulu a Ayuda angathe kundichitira umboni. Iwowa anandipatsa makalata opita nawo kwa abale awo ku Damasiko. Ndipo ndinapita kumeneko kuti ndikawagwire anthu amenewa ndi kubwera nawo ku Yerusalemu kuti adzalangidwe.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ. ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲥⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ.
“Nthawi ya masana, nditayandikira ku Damasiko, mwadzidzidzi kuwala kwakukulu kochokera kumwamba kunandizungulira.
Ndinagwa pansi ndipo ndinamva mawu akuti, ‘Saulo! Saulo! Ukundizunziranji?’”
Ine ndinafunsa kuti, “Ndinu ndani Ambuye?” Iye anayankha kuti, “Ndine Yesu wa ku Nazareti, amene iwe ukumuzunza.”
Anzanga a paulendo anaona kuwalako, koma sanamve mawuwo, a Iye amene amayankhula nane.
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̅ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲟϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲁⲁⲩ.
Ine ndinafunsa kuti, “Kodi ndichite chiyani Ambuye?” Ambuye anati, “Imirira ndipo pita ku Damasiko. Kumeneko adzakuwuza zonse zimene ukuyenera kuchita.”
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲗⲟ ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲇⲉ ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ.
Anzanga anandigwira dzanja kupita nane ku Damasiko, popeza kuwala kunja kunandichititsa khungu.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲩⲣ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ.
“Munthu wina dzina lake Hananiya anabwera kudzandiona. Iyeyu anali munthu woopa Mulungu ndi wosunga Malamulo. Ayuda onse okhala kumeneko amamupatsa ulemu waukulu.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈. ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Iye anayimirira pafupi nane nati, ‘Mʼbale Saulo, penyanso!’ Ndipo nthawi yomweyo ndinapenya ndikumuona iyeyo.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲕ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲣⲱϥ.
“Ndipo iye anati, ‘Mulungu wa makolo athu wakusankha iwe kuti udziwe chifuniro chake ndi kuona Wolungamayo ndi kumva mawu ochokera pakamwa pake.
Iwe udzakhala mboni yake kwa anthu onse pa zimene waziona ndi kuzimva.
Ndipo tsopano ukudikira chiyani? Dzuka ndi kutama dzina la Ambuye mopemba, ubatizidwe ndi kuchotsa machimo ako.’
“Nditabwerera ku Yerusalemu, ndikupemphera mʼNyumba ya Mulungu, ndinachita ngati ndakomoka.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲓ̅ⲗ̅ⲏ̅ⲙ. ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧ.
Ndinaona Ambuye akundiwuza kuti, ‘Fulumira! Tuluka mu Yerusalemu msangamsanga, chifukwa anthuwa sadzavomereza umboni wako wonena za Ine.’”
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ̈ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲱⲧⲡ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ.
Ine ndinayankha Ambuye kuti, “Anthu awa akudziwa kuti ine ndinkapita ku sunagoge iliyonse ndipo ndinkawaponya mʼndende ndi kuwakwapula amene ankakhulupirira inu.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲡⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲉ. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲩⲛⲉⲩⲇⲟⲕⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓ̈ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲛϩⲟⲓ̈ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
Ndipo pamene ankapha Stefano, ine ndinali pomwepo kuvomereza ndi kusunga zovala za amene amamupha.”
Pamenepo Ambuye anandiwuza kuti, “Nyamuka; Ine ndidzakutuma kutali kwa anthu a mitundu ina.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ϣⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϥⲓϩⲣⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲛ̅ϣϣⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲱⲛϩ̅.
Gulu la anthu linamvetsera mawu a Paulo mpaka pamene ananena izi, kenaka anakweza mawu awo nafuwula kuti, “Ameneyo aphedwe basi! Ngosayenera kukhala moyo!”
Akufuwula ndi kuponya zovala zawo ndi kuwaza fumbi kumwamba,
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ. ⲉⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲁϣ ⲛ̅ⲗⲟⲓ̈ϭⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓ̈ϩⲉ.
mkulu wa asilikali analamulira kuti amutenge Paulo kupita naye ku malo a asilikali. Iye analamula kuti Paulo akwapulidwe kwambiri ndi kumufunsa kuti apeze chimene anthu ankafuwulira chotere.
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧϥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲥ. ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ.
Atamumanga kuti amukwapule, Paulo anati kwa msilikali wolamulira asilikali 100 amene anayima pamenepo, “Kodi malamulo amalola kukwapula nzika ya Chiroma imene sinapezedwe yolakwa?”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ. ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲕ̅ⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ. ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ.
Wolamulira asilikali 100 uja atamva zimenezi, anapita kwa mkulu wa asilikali ndi kumufotokozera. Iye anafunsa kuti, “Kodi mukuchita chiyani ndi munthuyu amene ndi nzika ya Chiroma?”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϩⲉ.
Mkulu wa asilikali uja anapita kwa Paulo ndipo anamufunsa kuti, “Tandiwuze, kodi ndiwe nzika ya Chiroma?” Paulo anayankha kuti, “Inde.”
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓ̈ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲓⲁ. ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲥ̅.
Kenaka mkulu wa asilikaliyo anati, “Ine ndinapereka ndalama zambiri kuti ndikhale nzika.” Paulo anayankha kuti, “Koma ine ndinabadwa nzika.”
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϩⲉⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲭⲓⲗⲓⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲙⲟⲣϥ̅ ⲡⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲃⲟⲗϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
Iwo amene anati amufunse analeka nthawi yomweyo. Mkulu wa asilikali uja anachita mantha atazindikira kuti wamanga Paulo amene ndi nzika ya Chiroma.
30 ⲗ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲱⲣϫ̅. ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̈. ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲥⲩⲛϩⲉⲇⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲁϥϫⲓⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ.
Mmawa mwake, mkulu wa asilikali pofuna kupeza chifukwa chenicheni chimene Ayuda amamunenera Paulo, anamumasula ndipo analamula kuti akulu a ansembe ndi onse akuluakulu a Bwalo Lalikulu asonkhane. Ndipo iye anabweretsa Paulo namuyimiritsa patsogolo pawo.
