Acts 9
1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
Pa nthawi imeneyi, Saulo ankaopsezabe okhulupirira Ambuye nafuna kuwapha. Iye anapita kwa mkulu wa ansembe,
2 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
ndi kukapempha makalata a chilolezo kuti apite nawo ku masunagoge a ku Damasiko, kuti ngati atakapezeka ena kumeneko otsata Njirayo, kaya ndi amuna kapena amayi, akawamange ndi kuwatenga kubwera nawo ku Yerusalemu.
3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
Akuyandikira ku Damasikoku paulendo wake, mwadzidzidzi kuwala kochokera kumwamba kunamuzungulira iye.
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
Iye anagwa pansi ndipo anamva mawu akuti, “Saulo, Saulo ukundizunziranji Ine?”
5 “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
Saulo anafunsa kuti, “Ndinu yani Ambuye?” Ambuye anayankha kuti, “Ndine Yesu amene iwe ukumuzunza.”
6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
“Tsopano dzuka, lowa mu mzindamo, ndipo udzawuzidwa zoyenera kuchita.”
7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
Anthu amene anali naye paulendo, anasowa chonena; iwo anamva mawu koma sanaone wina aliyense.
8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
Saulo anayimirira, ndipo pamene anatsekula maso ake sanathe kuona. Kotero anamugwira dzanja ndi kulowa naye mu Damasiko.
9 For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
Anakhala wosaona kwa masiku atatu ndiponso sanadye kapena kumwa kanthu kalikonse.
10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
Ku Damasiko kunali wophunzira wina dzina lake Hananiya. Ambuye anamuyitana mʼmasomphenya kuti, “Hananiya!” Iye anayankha kuti, “Ine Ambuye.”
11 “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
Ambuye anamuwuza iye kuti, “Nyamuka, pita ku nyumba ya Yudasi imene ili pa Njira Yolunjika ndipo ukafunse za munthu wochokera ku Tarisisi dzina lake Saulo, pakuti akupemphera.
12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
Ndipo waona mʼmasomphenya munthu, dzina lake Hananiya atabwera ndi kumusanjika manja kuti aonenso.”
13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
Hananiya anayankha kuti, “Ambuye, ndinamva zambiri za munthu uyu ndi zonse zoyipa anachitira oyera mtima a ku Yerusalemu.
14 And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
Ndipo wabwera kuno ndi ulamuliro wa akulu ansembe kuti adzamange onse amene amayitana pa dzina lanu.”
15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
Koma Ambuye anati kwa Hananiya, “Pita! Munthu uyu ndi chida changa chosankhika chonyamulira dzina langa pamaso pa anthu a mitundu ina ndi mafumu awo ndiponso kwa anthu a Israeli.
16 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
Ine ndidzamuonetsa zowawa zonse zimene ayenera kumva chifukwa cha dzina langa.”
17 So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Pamenepo Hananiya ananyamuka ndi kukalowa mʼnyumbayo. Anamusanjika manja Sauloyo ndipo anati, “Mʼbale Saulo, Ambuye Yesu, amene anakuonekera pa msewu pamene umabwera kuno wandituma kuti uwonenso ndi kudzazidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera.”
18 At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
Nthawi yomweyo mʼmaso mwa Saulo munachoka zinthu zokhala ngati mamba ansomba, ndipo anayambanso kuona. Iye anayimirira nabatizidwa,
19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
ndipo atadya chakudya, anapezanso mphamvu. Saulo anakhala masiku angapo ndi ophunzira a ku Damasiko.
20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
Posakhalitsa anayamba kulalikira mʼsunagoge kuti Yesu ndiye Mwana wa Mulungu.
21 All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
Onse amene anamva iye akulalikira anadabwa ndipo anafunsa kuti, “Kodi uyu si munthu amene anayambitsa kuzunza okhulupirira ku mpingo wa ku Yerusalemu? Kodi siwabwera kuno kuti awamange ndi kuwapereka kwa akulu a ansembe?”
22 But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
Koma mphamvu za Saulo zinali kukulirakulira ndipo anathetsa nzeru Ayuda okhala ku Damasiko powatsimikizira kuti Yesu ndi Mpulumutsi.
23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
Patapita masiku ambiri, Ayuda anapangana zoti aphe Saulo,
24 but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
koma iye anadziwa za chiwembucho. Anthu ankadikirira usana ndi usiku pa zipata za mzindawo kuti amuphe.
25 One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
Koma ophunzira ake anamutenga usiku, namutsitsira kunja kwa mpandawo mʼdengu.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
Saulo atafika ku Yerusalemu, anayesetsa kulowa mʼgulu la ophunzira koma onse anamuopa chifukwa sanakhulupirire kuti anali wophunziradi.
27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
Koma Barnaba anamutenga napita naye kwa atumwi. Iye anawafotokozera iwo za mmene Saulo anaonera Ambuye pa njira paja, ndi kuti Ambuye anamuyankhula, ndi momwe analalikira ku Damasiko mʼdzina la Yesu mosaopa.
28 So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
Kotero Saulo anakhala nawo nayendayenda mwaufulu mu Yerusalemu akulalikira molimba mtima mʼdzina la Ambuye.
29 He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
Anayankhula ndi kutsutsana ndi Ayuda a Chihelene, koma iwo ankafuna kumupha.
30 When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
Abale atadziwa zimenezi, anamutenga Saulo ndi kupita naye ku Kaisareya, ndipo anamutumiza ku Tarisisi.
31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
Pamenepo mpingo wa ku Yudeya konse, ku Galileya ndi ku Samariya unakhala pamtendere, unalimbikitsidwa; ndi kupatsidwa mphamvu ndi Mzimu Woyera, unakula mʼchiwerengero, ndi kukhala moopa Ambuye.
32 As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
Pamene Petro amayendera mpingo, anapita kukachezera oyera mtima a ku Luda.
33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
Kumeneko anakapeza munthu dzina lake Eneya, wofa ziwalo amene anagona pa mphasa kwa zaka zisanu ndi zitatu.
34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
Petro anati kwa iye, “Eneya, Yesu Khristu akukuchiritsa iwe, dzuka ndipo yalula mphasa yako.” Nthawi yomweyo Eneya anayimirira.
35 and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
Anthu onse amene anakhala ku Luda ndi ku Sharoni anamuona ndipo anatembenukira kwa Ambuye.
36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Ku Yopa kunali wophunzira wina dzina lake Tabita (mʼChigriki amati Dorika) amene nthawi zonse ankachita zachifundo ndiponso kuthandiza osauka.
37 At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
Nthawi imeneyi anadwala ndipo anamwalira, anasambitsa thupi lake, namugoneka mʼchipinda chammwamba.
38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
Popeza ku Yopa kunali pafupi ndi Luda; pamene ophunzira anamva kuti Petro anali ku Luda, anatuma anthu awiri kuti akamudandaulire kuti, “Chonde bwerani kuno msanga!”
39 So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
Petro ananyamuka, napita nawo, ndipo atafika anamutengera ku chipinda chammwamba. Amasiye onse anayima momuzungulira akulira ndi kumuonetsa mwinjiro ndi zovala zina zimene Dorika ankapanga akanali moyo.
40 Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
Petro anatulutsa anthu onse mʼchipindamo; ndipo anagwada pansi ndi kupemphera. Anatembenukira mtembo uja nati, “Tabita, dzuka,” Tabita anatsekula maso ake, ndipo ataona Petro anakhala pansi.
41 Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
Petro anamugwira dzanja, namuyimiritsa. Ndipo anayitana okhulupirira ndi amasiye namupereka wamoyo.
42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
Zimenezi zinadziwika ku Yopa konse, ndipo anthu ambiri anakhulupirira Ambuye.
43 And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
Petro anakhala ku Yopa kwa masiku ambiri kwa munthu wina, dzina lake Simoni, mmisiri wa zikopa.
