< Nchito 9 >
1 Pesii, Sawulo mbwalikwambula ziyoosyo akujaya basikwiiya baMwami,
2 wakiinka kubapaizi bapati alimwi kuyokumbila magwalo amuzumizya kuya kuzikombelo zyabajuda zyaku Damasiko, kucitila kuti naswaana bazumini naba mwaalumi naba mwanakazi, akabange akubatola ku Jelusalema.
3 Nakacili kuyabwinka, nakasika afwifwi a Damasiko, mpawompawo kwakaboneka mumuni konse konse uzwa kujulu;
4 alimwi wakawida aansi alimwi wakangwa ijwi lyakamwambila kuti, “Sawulo, Sawulo, undipenzenzyanazi me?”
5 Sawulo wakasandula, “Nduweni, Mwami?” Mwami wakati, “Ndime Jesu ngolikupenzya;
6 pesi buka, unjile mucisi, uyowambilwa zyakuchita,”
7 Baalumi bakalikweenda a Sawulo bakayowa bakagamba, kumvwa ijwi, Asi kabatabwene muntu.
8 Sawulo wakabuka kuzwa ansi, alimwi nakajula meso akwe, takwe nchakabona; mpawo bakamujata kuboko bamuzulwida akwinka awe ku Damasiko.
9 Kwamazuba otatwe takalikubona pe, nekuba kulya naanka kunywa.
10 Kwakaliko sikwiiya ku Damasiko walikutegwa Ananiyasi. Mwami wakamwambila mucilengano, “Ananiyasi.” Wakavuwa, “Bona, ndilano, Mwami.” Mwami wakati kulinguwe,
11 “Buka, uyinke kunzila iitegwa Sitileti, kung'anda ya Judasi ukabuzye muntu utegwa Sawulo waku Tasasi nkambo ulakomba.
12 Wabona muchilengano mwalumi utegwa Ananiya ulanjila akubika maanza kuti abone alimwi.”
13 Asi Ananiyasi wakasandula kuti, “Mwami ndakamvwa biingi loko amuntu oyu, abubi mbwakachitila basalali bako baku Jelusalemu.
14 Ulijisi bwami mbwakapegwa kubapayizi bapati bwakwaanga boonse abakomba kuzina lyako.”
15 Asi Mwami wakati kulinguwe, “Yinka, nkambo ndamusala kuba chibelesyo changu; akubana ba Izilayeli;
16 Nkabela ndiyomutondezya zyiingi-zyiingi nzyayeelede kuyopengela zina lyangu.
17 Nkabela Ananiyasi wakiinka, wakunjila munganda. Wamubika maboko wati, “Sawulo mukwesu, Mwami Jesu, wakalibonya kulinduwe munzila njwakazeyo, wandituma kuti ubone alimwi uzule muuya Uusalala.”
18 Mpawo kwakazwa kumeso akwe aabanga mapapa, wabona; wakabuka akubbizigwa;
19 alimwi akulya wajana nguzu. Ino wakakkala mazuba amwi abasikwiiya bamu Damasiko kwamazuba.
20 Ndilyo wakakambauka muzikombelo zyaba Juda, kuti Jesu mwana wa-Leza.
21 Boonse bakamuswilila bakagamba akwamba kuti, “Tensi nguwe wakajaya mu Jelusalema basikukomba muzina eli? Akokuno wazida kubatola kabangidwe kubapayizi bapati.”
22 Asi Sawulo wakali kuya bukomena munguzu, wakabayinda kunguzu akuleta lupyopyongano kuba Juda bakakkede mu Damasiko kusinizya kuti Jesu ngu Kkilisito.
23 Nakamana mazuba mingingi, ba Juda bakakanza kumujaya.
24 Pesi Sawulo wakaziba kukanza kwabo. Bakalikulindila milyango sikati amansiku kuti kuti bamujaye.
25 Pesi basikwiiya bakwe bakamutola mansiku akumuselusya abulambo muchisuwo.
26 Lino Sawulo nakasika ku Jelusalema, wakayezya kuswanana abasikwiiya, pesi bakamuyoowa boonse, tebakali kusyoma ngusikwiiya.
27 Pesi Bbanabbasi wakamubweza wamutola kubaapositolo, waba lungulwida Sawulo mbakabona Mwami munzila akuti wakambula awe, ambwakali achaamba chakukkambawuka mu Damasiko muzina lya-Jesu.
28 Elyo wakakuya buzelengana abo, mukati aanze a Jelusalema. Wakambawuka echamba muzina lya Mwami Jesu,
29 alimwi wakambula akukazyania abama Juda; pesi abalabo bakasoleka kumujaya.
30 Elyo nebakamvwa obo babunyiina, bakamutola kuli Sizaliya akumutuma ku Tasasi.
31 Nkabela, ino mbungano yamu Judiya moonse, amu Galilaya, amu Samaliya yakaba aluumuno akuyakwa; akwenda chakuyowa Leza akutobela mumuuya Uusalala, mbungano yakayungizizigwa.
32 Mukuya kwechiindi, Pita nakayenda kumasena oonse, wakasika alimwi kubasalali baLeza bakakkede mu Lida.
33 Oko wakakujana mwalumi utegwa Eniyasi, wakalede aabulo bwakwe kwaminyaka ilimusanu ayitatu, kalebukide mubili.
34 Pita wakamwambila kuti, “Eniyasi, Jesu Kkilisito wakuponia. Buka uyalule bulo bwako,” ndilyo wakabuka.
35 Nkabela bakamubona boonse abakkede mu Lida amu Shaloni, bakasandukila ku Mwami.
36 Ino mu Jopa kwakaliwo sikwiiya walikutegwa Tabita nkokuti “Dolika.” Oyo mwanakazi wakalizwide milimo mibotu ayaluzyalo ndwakali kuchitila bafwaba.
37 Kumazubayo wakachiswa akufwa; Nebakamusanzya, bakamuka munganda yamujulu.
38 Lino mbokuli kufwifwi ku Lida kuyaku Jopa, alimwi basikwiiya nobakamvwa kuti Pita wakaliko, bakamutumina baalumi bobile kuyomukombelezya kuti, “utachedwi kusika kulindiswe.”
39 Pita wakanyampuka wakinka ambaaabo. Nkasika, bakamutola kunganda yamujulu, boonse bamukabafu bakayima kubbazu lyakwe akulila, akumutondezya zibaki ezyakusuma nzyakali kusuma Dolika nakachili abo.
40 Pita wakabatandila anze boonse, wakasandukila kumutunta, wakati; “Tabita, buka.” Mpawo wakajula meso akwe, akubona Pita wakakkala.
41 Pita wakamupeda janza akumwimika; nakaayita basalali abamukabafu, wakamubikka kalimuumi kunembo lyabo.
42 Ezi zyakamvwigwa moonse mu Jopa, lino bantu bingi loko bakasyoma ku Mwami.
43 Lino Pita wakakkala mu Jopa mazuba miingi loko kuli Sayimoni musuki wazikumba.
