< prEritAH 19 >

1 karinthanagara ApallasaH sthitikAlE paula uttarapradEzairAgacchan iphiSanagaram upasthitavAn| tatra katipayaziSyAn sAkSat prApya tAn apRcchat,
Kwakaba kuti Apolosi nakali mu Kkolinto, Pawulo wakayinda kuchisi chakutala wakusika kudolopo lyaku Efeso, mpawo wakakujana bamwi basikwiiya.
2 yUyaM vizvasya pavitramAtmAnaM prAptA na vA? tatastE pratyavadan pavitra AtmA dIyatE ityasmAbhiH zrutamapi nahi|
Pawulu wakabambila kuti, “Mwakawutambula na Muuya Uusalala nimwakasyoma?” Bakamusandula kuti, “Pepe, tatukwe anchitwalina kumvwa pe atala azya Muuya Uusalala.”
3 tadA sA'vadat tarhi yUyaM kEna majjitA abhavata? tE'kathayan yOhanO majjanEna|
Pawulu wakati, “Mpo mwakabbabbatizigwa buyeni? Bakati, “Mulubbabbatizyo lwa-Joni.”
4 tadA paula uktavAn itaH paraM ya upasthAsyati tasmin arthata yIzukhrISTE vizvasitavyamityuktvA yOhan manaHparivarttanasUcakEna majjanEna jalE lOkAn amajjayat|
Pawulo wakabasandula, “Joni wakabbabbatizya mulubbabbatizyo lwakusanduka. Wakabambila bantu kuti bayelede kusyoma kulooyo uzobuza musule lyakwe, kali, ngu Jesu.”
5 tAdRzIM kathAM zrutvA tE prabhO ryIzukhrISTasya nAmnA majjitA abhavan|
Lino bantu nibakamvwa obu, bakabbabbatizigwa muzina lya-Mwami Jesu.
6 tataH paulEna tESAM gAtrESu karE'rpitE tESAmupari pavitra AtmAvarUPhavAn, tasmAt tE nAnAdEzIyA bhASA bhaviSyatkathAzca kathitavantaH|
Pawulo nakabika maanza aakwe alimbabo, Muuya Uusalala wakaza alimbabo alimwi bakambuula muliimwi milaka akusinsiima.
7 tE prAyENa dvAdazajanA Asan|
Kumweelo bakali baalumi bali kkumi ababili.
8 paulO bhajanabhavanaM gatvA prAyENa mAsatrayam Izvarasya rAjyasya vicAraM kRtvA lOkAn pravartya sAhasEna kathAmakathayat|
Pawulo wakanjila muchikombelo akwambula changuzu kwamyezi yotatwe, kaambuzyania akubakombelezya atala abwami bwa-Leza.
9 kintu kaThinAntaHkaraNatvAt kiyantO janA na vizvasya sarvvESAM samakSam Etatpathasya nindAM karttuM pravRttAH, ataH paulastESAM samIpAt prasthAya ziSyagaNaM pRthakkRtvA pratyahaM turAnnanAmnaH kasyacit janasya pAThazAlAyAM vicAraM kRtavAn|
Pesi aawo bamwi ba Juda nibakayuma myoyo akutalemeka, bakatalika kwambula bubi atala anzila ya Kkilisito kunembo lyabantu. Nkinkako Pawulu wakabasiya weenda abasikwiiya, akuyowambuzyania ambabo mazuba woonse munganda yazyiiyo yaku Tayilanasi.
10 itthaM vatsaradvayaM gataM tasmAd AziyAdEzanivAsinaH sarvvE yihUdIyA anyadEzIyalOkAzca prabhO ryIzOH kathAm azrauSan|
Ezi zyakachitika kwaminyaka yobile, kuchitila kuti woonse wakakkede mu Esiya amvwe ijwi lyaMwami, boonse ba-Juda ama-Giliki.
11 paulEna ca Izvara EtAdRzAnyadbhutAni karmmANi kRtavAn
Leza wakalikuchita zigambyo zyiindilide kwindilila mumaboko a Pawulo,
12 yat paridhEyE gAtramArjanavastrE vA tasya dEhAt pIPitalOkAnAm samIpam AnItE tE nirAmayA jAtA apavitrA bhUtAzca tEbhyO bahirgatavantaH|
Kwakali kujanika kuti itudabba azisamo zyakukwabilila itombe zyakali kumuguma zyakali kutolwa kukusilisya bachiswa malwazi kaamana amyuuya mibi kayiizwa mulimbabo.
13 tadA dEzATanakAriNaH kiyantO yihUdIyA bhUtApasAriNO bhUtagrastanOkAnAM sannidhau prabhE ryIzO rnAma japtvA vAkyamidam avadan, yasya kathAM paulaH pracArayati tasya yIzO rnAmnA yuSmAn AjnjApayAmaH|
Pesi kwakali ba-Juda basikulipa bakayobweenda mubusena oobo. Bakalikwita izina lya Mwami Jesu kuchitila kuti bajane nguzu zyakuzunda myuuya mibi nibakali kuti, “Kwinda muli Jesu oyo Pawulo ngwakkambawuka, ndakulayilila kuti zwa,”
14 skivanAmnO yihUdIyAnAM pradhAnayAjakasya saptabhiH puttaistathA kRtE sati
Imupayizi mupati waba Juda, iwali kutegwa Sikkeva, wakali abana balombe bali musanu ababili bakali kuchita eezi.
15 kazcid apavitrO bhUtaH pratyuditavAn, yIzuM jAnAmi paulanjca paricinOmi kintu kE yUyaM?
Imuuya mubi wakabasandula, “Jesu ndimwizi, Pawulu ndilimwizi, pesi iwe nduweeni?”
16 ityuktvA sOpavitrabhUtagrastO manuSyO lamphaM kRtvA tESAmupari patitvA balEna tAn jitavAn, tasmAttE nagnAH kSatAggAzca santastasmAd gEhAt palAyanta|
Imuuya mubi wakali mumuntu wakabanyansya akubazunda basikulipa wabawuma. Aawo bakali kuchija kunganda oomo kabazwa maya azilonda zyakuumwa.
17 sA vAg iphiSanagaranivAsinasaM sarvvESAM yihUdIyAnAM bhinnadEzIyAnAM lOkAnAnjca zravOgOcarIbhUtA; tataH sarvvE bhayaM gatAH prabhO ryIzO rnAmnO yazO 'varddhata|
Eezi zyakazibinkana kuli boonse, ba-Juda aba Giliki, aabo bakakkede ku Efeso. Bakayowa loko, Aabobo izina lya Mwami Jesu lyakalemekwa.
18 yESAmanEkESAM lOkAnAM pratItirajAyata ta Agatya svaiH kRtAH kriyAH prakAzarUpENAggIkRtavantaH|
Alubo, basyomi biingi bakaza akulibeteka kabapa bupanduluzi buzwide aatala azibi nzibakali kuchita.
19 bahavO mAyAkarmmakAriNaH svasvagranthAn AnIya rAzIkRtya sarvvESAM samakSam adAhayan, tatO gaNanAM kRtvAbudhyanta panjcAyutarUpyamudrAmUlyapustakAni dagdhAni|
Basikwiiya biingi bakeeta mabbuku azibelesyo zyabo akwawumpa kunembo lyabantu boonse. anaibakaabala muulo wazyo, wakali makkumi musanu wazyuulu wazigodo zyansiliva.
20 itthaM prabhOH kathA sarvvadEzaM vyApya prabalA jAtA|
Nkiinkako ijwi lya-Mwami lyakayendelela akusaalila changuzu mpati.
21 sarvvESvEtESu karmmasu sampannESu satsu paulO mAkidaniyAkhAyAdEzAbhyAM yirUzAlamaM gantuM matiM kRtvA kathitavAn tatsthAnaM yAtrAyAM kRtAyAM satyAM mayA rOmAnagaraM draSTavyaM|
Lino Pawulu nakamaninsya mulimo wakwe mu-Efeso, wakayeeya ichamumumuuya kuti ayinde ku Mesodoniya aku-Akkayiya kayobuya ku Jelusalema; wakati, “Mbuli mbundali kooku, kweelede ndikabone Loma,”
22 svAnugatalOkAnAM tImathiyErAstau dvau janau mAkidaniyAdEzaM prati prahitya svayam AziyAdEzE katipayadinAni sthitavAn|
Pawulu wakazubula babili kuli bakali kumugwasya wabatuma ku Masedoniya, Timoti a Elasitasi. Pesi we lwakwe wakajana bukkala mu- Eziya kwakayindi.
23 kintu tasmin samayE matE'smin kalahO jAtaH|
Ikwachindi echo tekwakaba kuchelezeka nikuba kunini mu Efeso kulangene aanzila.
24 tatkAraNamidaM, arttimIdEvyA rUpyamandiranirmmANEna sarvvESAM zilpinAM yathESTalAbham ajanayat yO dImItriyanAmA nAPIndhamaH
Umwi simufula nsiliva utegwa Demetiliyasi, iwakali kubumba zikozyanisyo zyansiliva zya Diyana,
25 sa tAn tatkarmmajIvinaH sarvvalOkAMzca samAhUya bhASitavAn hE mahEcchA EtEna mandiranirmmANEnAsmAkaM jIvikA bhavati, Etad yUyaM vittha;
wakeeta makweebo miingi kuli basikubeza. Nkinkaako wakabungania aamwi babelesi bawoyo mulimo akwaamba kuti, “Nobantu, mulizi kuti mulooyu mulimo tujana mali inyingi.
26 kintu hastanirmmitEzvarA IzvarA nahi paulanAmnA kEnacijjanEna kathAmimAM vyAhRtya kEvalEphiSanagarE nahi prAyENa sarvvasmin AziyAdEzE pravRttiM grAhayitvA bahulOkAnAM zEmuSI parAvarttitA, Etad yuSmAbhi rdRzyatE zrUyatE ca|
Mulizibweene akuzimvwa eezi, teensi mu Efeso biyo pe, pesi kumasena miingi mu Eziya, Pawulu oyu wakombelezya akumwaya bantu biingi. Ulikwamba kuti baleza babumbwa amaboko teensi baleza.
27 tEnAsmAkaM vANijyasya sarvvathA hAnEH sambhavanaM kEvalamiti nahi, AziyAdEzasthai rvA sarvvajagatsthai rlOkaiH pUjyA yArtimI mahAdEvI tasyA mandirasyAvajnjAnasya tasyA aizvaryyasya nAzasya ca sambhAvanA vidyatE|
Takulikwamba biyo kuti ziletelezya kuti makwebo eesu abule bulemu, pesi akuti inganda yakukombela ya mukaleza Atenisi ikonzya kuba chintu chabuyo, abulemu bwakwe bunoli bwamana, we ooyo ukkombwa a Eziya yoonse akumanyika.”
28 EtAdRzIM kathAM zrutvA tE mahAkrOdhAnvitAH santa uccaiHkAraM kathitavanta iphiSIyAnAm arttimI dEvI mahatI bhavati|
Nibakazimvwa eezi, bakatulindila akunyema akukwiila, bakati, “Bulemu mbubwa Diyana waba Efeso,”
29 tataH sarvvanagaraM kalahEna paripUrNamabhavat, tataH paraM tE mAkidanIyagAyAristArkhanAmAnau paulasya dvau sahacarau dhRtvaikacittA raggabhUmiM javEna dhAvitavantaH|
Idolopo lyoonse lyakanyongana, alimwi bantu bakachijana amuzeezo womwe kabanjila muchibunganino. Bakajata basindikizi ba-Pawulu, Gayiyasi a Alisitachasi, aabo ibakazwa ku Mesodoniya.
30 tataH paulO lOkAnAM sannidhiM yAtum udyatavAn kintu ziSyagaNastaM vAritavAn|
Pawulu wakali kuyanda kunjila mumoomo mumpuumba yabantu, pesi basikwiiya bakamukasya.
31 paulasyatmIyA AziyAdEzasthAH katipayAH pradhAnalOkAstasya samIpaM naramEkaM prESya tvaM raggabhUmiM mAgA iti nyavEdayan|
Alimwi, bamwi bapati bachilikiti cha Eziya ibakali beenzinyina bakatuma ijwi lyakumukombelezya kuti atanjili pe muchibunganino.
32 tatO nAnAlOkAnAM nAnAkathAkathanAt sabhA vyAkulA jAtA kiM kAraNAd EtAvatI janatAbhavat Etad adhikai rlOkai rnAjnjAyi|
Bamwi bantu bakali kutambuzya limwi ijwi, abamwi kabatambuzya ilimbi, nkambo ilubunga olu lwakalinyongene, Ibiingi babo tebakazi biya pe akuti babunganina anzi.
33 tataH paraM janatAmadhyAd yihUdIyairbahiSkRtaH sikandarO hastEna sagkEtaM kRtvA lOkEbhya uttaraM dAtumudyatavAn,
Bamwi balubunga bakanyenyebwida Alekizanda, ooyo iwakali kutunziigwa kunembo aba-Juda. Mpawo Alekizanda wakatambika kuboko kwakwe, kayanda kukazya mumuswangano.
34 kintu sa yihUdIyalOka iti nizcitE sati iphiSIyAnAm arttimI dEvI mahatIti vAkyaM prAyENa panjca daNPAn yAvad EkasvarENa lOkanivahaiH prOktaM|
Pesi aawo nibakamuzida kuti mu Juda, boonse bakakwiila ajwi lyoomwe kwamahoola obile, kabamba kuti, “Ibulemu mbubwa Atenisi waba Efeso.”
35 tatO nagarAdhipatistAn sthirAn kRtvA kathitavAn hE iphiSAyAH sarvvE lOkA AkarNayata, artimImahAdEvyA mahAdEvAt patitAyAstatpratimAyAzca pUjanama iphiSanagarasthAH sarvvE lOkAH kurvvanti, Etat kE na jAnanti?
Nakawumuzya luundu imulembi wadolopo, wakati, “Inywe nobantu baku Efeso, ngwani mwalumi uuliwo uutazi kuti idolopo lyaba Efeso mubambi wachikombelo cha mupati Atenisi achikozyanio ichakawida aansi kuzwa kujulu?
36 tasmAd EtatpratikUlaM kEpi kathayituM na zaknuvanti, iti jnjAtvA yuSmAbhiH susthiratvEna sthAtavyam avivicya kimapi karmma na karttavyanjca|
Nakabona lino kuti eezi zintu tazikakiki pe, ziyanda kuti walyumunizya kotachiti chamawiliwili.
37 yAn EtAn manuSyAn yUyamatra samAnayata tE mandiradravyApahArakA yuSmAkaM dEvyA nindakAzca na bhavanti|
Kaambo weeta baalumi aaba kulubeta kabatali babbi bazikombelo na basikusampawula izimuleza wesu.
38 yadi kanjcana prati dImItriyasya tasya sahAyAnAnjca kAcid Apatti rvidyatE tarhi pratinidhilOkA vicArasthAnanjca santi, tE tat sthAnaM gatvA uttarapratyuttarE kurvvantu|
Nkikaako, ikuti Demetiliyasi abasikubeza mbalabo kabali amuntu ngubapa mulandu, inkuta ilijulidwe ababeleka twambo mpobali. Ngabapane mulandu chabochabo.
39 kintu yuSmAkaM kAcidaparA kathA yadi tiSThati tarhi niyamitAyAM sabhAyAM tasyA niSpatti rbhaviSyati|
Pesi kuti kakuli nzoyanduula aatala azimwi zyaambo, ziyobambwa mumuswangano uzibinkeene.
40 kintvEtasya virOdhasyOttaraM yEna dAtuM zaknum EtAdRzasya kasyacit kAraNasyAbhAvAd adyatanaghaTanAhEtO rAjadrOhiNAmivAsmAkam abhiyOgO bhaviSyatIti zagkA vidyatE|
Kambo nchoonzyo tuli muntenda zyakupegwa mulandu aatala ankondo yasunu. Takwelede pe kuti kube kunyongana oku, alimwi tatukozokonzya pe kuzipandulula,”
41 iti kathayitvA sa sabhAsthalOkAn visRSTavAn|
Nakamana kwamba boobo, wakajala muswangano bakotoka.

< prEritAH 19 >