< Mabasa 21 >

1 Shure kwokuparadzana kwedu navo, takaenda kugungwa tikandokwira chikepe tikananga kuKosi. Zuva rakatevera takaenda kuRhodzi uye tichibva ikoko takaenda kuPatara.
Patamali kulagana nawu, tayingili muwatu na kuhamba lumonga mbaka Kosi. Chilau yaki tahikili kumuji wa Lode, na patahumili kwenuko tikahamba kumuji wa Patala.
2 Takawana chikepe chaiyambuka chichienda kuFonisia, tikakwira machiri tikaenda.
Kula taukolili watu wewihamba mbaka ku Foinike, ndi tikayingila na kuyendelela lugendu.
3 Takati taona Saipurasi takaipfuura nechezasi kwayo, tikaenda kuSiria. Takandoburuka chikepe paTire, paiburutsa chikepe chedu nhumbi dzacho.
Ndi patahikili pandu patahotwili kulola Kuplo, tikahamba upandi wa kusini mbaka Silia. Tikahamba kuyima ku Tilo ndi pandu pa watu wula payahulusayi ndwika.
4 Takati tawana vadzidzi ipapo, takagara navo kwamazuva manomwe. Vakakumbirisa Pauro kubudikidza noMweya kuti arege kuenda kuJerusarema.
Kwenuko tavakoli vamsadika, tatamili nawu mulukumbi lwa lijuma limonga. Vamsadika venavo vakavya vilongela mukulongoswa na Mpungu Msopi, vakamjovela Pauli akotoka kuhamba ku Yelusalemu.
5 Asi nguva yedu yakati yapera, takabvapo tikaenderera mberi norwendo rwedu. Vadzidzi vose pamwe chete navakadzi vavo navana vakatiperekedza vakatisiya tava kunze kweguta, uye pamahombekombe ipapo takapfugama tikanyengetera.
Nambu lukumbi lwitu palwamaliki tavoha tawukili. Vawuliwa pamonga na vadala na vana vavi vatihindikili mbaka kuvala ya muji. Patahikili kumbwani tavoha tikafugama na kumuyupa Chapanga.
6 Shure kwokuonekana kwedu, takabva taenda kundokwira chikepe, ivo vakadzokera kumusha kwavo.
Kangi patamali kulagana nawu, tayingili muwatu na vene vakawuya kunyumba zavi.
7 Takapfuurira mberi norwendo rwedu tichibva kuTire tikandoburuka chikepe paToremai, patakakwazisana nehama tikagara zuva rimwe chete navo.
Tete tayendalili na lugendu lwitu tahumili ku Tilo na kuhamba Tolemai kwetavajambwisi valongo vitu, tatamili nawu ligono limonga.
8 Zuva rakatevera takabvapo, tikandosvika kuKesaria tikandogara pamba pomuvhangeri Firipi, mumwe wavaya vanomwe.
Chilau yaki tahumili penapo na kuhamba Kaisalia. Kwenuko tikatama kunyumba ya Filipi mkokosa wa Lilovi la Bwina. Mwene ndi avi mmonga wa vamtangatila saba vevahaguliwi ku Yelusalemu kula.
9 Akanga ana vanasikana vana vakanga vasati vawanikwa vaiprofita.
Mwenuyu avi na vakamwali mcheche vevavi na chipanji cha kulota malovi ga Chapanga.
10 Shure kwokugara kwedu ipapo kwamazuva akati kuti, muprofita ainzi Agabhusi akasvika achibva kuJudhea.
Patatamili kwenuko magono gamahele, mlota mmonga wa Chapanga liina laki Agabo ahikili kuhuma ku Yudea.
11 Asvika kwatiri, akatora bhanhire raPauro, akabva azvisunga makumbo namaoko ake naro akati, “Mweya Mutsvene anoti, ‘Nenzira imwe chete iyoyi, vaJudha vokuJerusarema vachasunga muridzi webhanhire vagomuisa mumaoko eveDzimwe Ndudzi.’”
Ndi atibwelili, akatola mkungi wa Pauli akajikunga mawoko na magendelu, akajova, “Mpungu Msopi ajovili aga, ‘Vayawudi va ku Yelusalemu kula yati vakumkunga mewa mundu mweavi na mkungi uwu na kumgotola kwa vandu vangali Vayawudi.’”
12 Takati tanzwa izvi, isu navanhu voko takakumbirisa Pauro kuti arege kukwidza kuJerusarema.
Patayuwini genago, tete pamonga na vandu vangi vevavi penapo, tamuyupili Pauli akotoka kuhamba ku Yelusalemu.
13 Ipapo Pauro akapindura akati, “Seiko muchichema uye muchirwadzisa mwoyo wangu? Ini ndakagadzirira kwete kusungwa kwoga, asi kufawo muJerusarema nokuda kwezita raIshe Jesu.”
Nambu Pauli avayangwili, “Ndava kyani mwivemba? Na kunidenya mtima? Nijitendelekili, lepi ndava ya kukungiwa ndu ku Yelusalemu, nambu hati mewawa kufwa ndava ya liina la Bambu Yesu.”
14 Paakaramba kudziviswa, isu takamurega tikati, “Kuda kwaShe ngakuitwe.”
Peabeli getamjovili tagunii tikajova, “Maganu ga Bambu gahengekayi!”
15 Shure kwaizvozvo takagadzirira tikakwidza kuJerusarema.
Patamali kutama mulukumbi, ndi takungili ndwika yitu, tayendalili na lugendu kuhamba ku Yelusalemu.
16 Vamwe vadzidzi vokuKesaria vakatiperekedza vakatisvitsa kuimba yaMunasoni, uko kwataifanira kundogara. Akanga ari murume aibva kuSaipurasi uye ari mumwe wavadzidzi vokutanga.
Vamsadika nunuyu va ku Kaisalia valongosini na tete, vatipeliki kunyumba ya mundu mmonga liina laki Mnasoni, ndi mwetahambayi kutama kwa lukumbi. Mwenuyo avi mkolonjinji wa muji wa Kuplo, msadika wa kadeni.
17 Takati tasvika paJerusarema, hama dzakatigamuchira nomufaro.
Hinu patahikili ku Yelusalemu, vamsadika vayitu vatipokili kwa luheku.
18 Zuva rakatevera Pauro nesu tose takaenda kundoona Jakobho, uye vakuru vose vaivapo.
Chilau yaki Pauli pamonga na tete tahambili kumjambusa Yakobo na vagogo voha va msambi wa vandu vevakumsadika Kilisitu.
19 Pauro akavakwazisa uye akanyatsovarondedzera zvakanga zvaitwa naMwari pakati pavaHedheni kubudikidza noushumiri hwake.
Patamali kuvajambusa, Pauli avajovili mambu goha Chapanga geagahengili kwa vandu vangalikuvya Vayawudi munjila ya lihengu laki.
20 Vakati vanzwa izvi, vakarumbidza Mwari. Ipapo vakati kuna Pauro, “Unoona, hama, kune zviuru nezviuru zvavaJudha vakatenda, uye vose zvavo vanoshingairira murayiro.
Ndi pavagayuwini ago, vakamulumba Chapanga. Kangi vakamjovela Pauli, “Mlongo, uhotola kulola kuvya vavi maelufu ga Vayawudi vevavi vamsadika hinu na voha vilanda cha kukangamala malagizu ga Bambu geampeli Musa.
21 Vakaudzwa kuti iwe unodzidzisa vaJudha vose vagere pakati peveDzimwe Ndudzi kuti vatsauke kubva kuna Mozisi, uchivaudza kuti varege kudzingisa vana vavo kana kuchengeta tsika dzedu.
Vayuwini mambu gaku gewiwula Vayawudi vevitama pagati ya vandu vangalikuvya Vayawudi, kuvya vakotoka kulanda malagizu ga Bambu geampeli Musa, vakotoka kuvadumula jandu vana vavi kavili vakotoka kulanda mivelu ya Vayawudi.
22 Zvino toita seiko? Vachanzwa zvirokwazvo kuti wauya,
Hinu tikita wuli? Chakaka yati viyuwana kuvya ubwelili.
23 saka iwe chiita zvatinokuudza zvino. Tina varume vana pano vakaita mhiko.
Hinu kitayi ngati chetikujovela, penapa tivii na vagosi mcheche vevaviki chilapu kwa Chapanga.
24 Tora varume ava, ubatane navo pakuzvinatsa kwavo, uye iwe ugovaripira kuti vaveurwe misoro yavo. Ipapo munhu wose achaziva kuti hapana chokwadi pane zviri kurehwa pamusoro pako, asi kuti iwe pachako unoteerera murayiro.
Uwungana nawu mukuyupa kunyambiswa, ulipa mashonga gegiganikwa, kangi vaketewayi mayunju gavi. Ndi vandu voha yati vimanya kuvya mambu gala gevayuwini kukuvala veve gangali mana, ndi wamwene wakona witama na kulanda malagizu ga Malagizu ga Musa.
25 Kana vari vatendi vokune veDzimwe Ndudzi, takavanyorera pane zvatakatema kuti varege kudya zvakabayirwa kuzvifananidzo, uye ropa, nenyama yemhuka dzakadzipwa uye varege upombwe.”
Nambu kuvavala vandu vangalikuvya Vayawudi vevasadiki, tivapelekili balua yetiyandiki mambu getihamwili, vakotoka kulya chindu chochoha chechiwusiwi luteta vachapanga va udese, vakotoka kunywa ngasi, na vakotoka kulya nyama ya hinyama yidodanu, vayepa ukemi.”
26 Zuva rakatevera Pauro akatora varume vaya uye akazvinatsa pamwe chete navo. Ipapo akaenda kutemberi kundozivisa kupera kwamazuva okuzvinatsa uye kuti chipiriso chaizoitirwa mumwe nomumwe wavo rinhi.
Hinu chilau yaki Pauli akavatola vandu vala muni ajinyambisa nawu pamonga, kangi akayingila Munyumba ya Chapanga, na kujova ligono la mwishu la kunyambiswa na luteta lweluwusiwa ndava ya kila mmonga.
27 Mazuva manomwe akati oda kupera, vamwe vaJudha vaibva kuEzhia vakaona Pauro patemberi. Vakamutsa vanhu vazhinji uye vakamubata,
Hinu magono gala saba pagihegelela kumalika, Vayawudi vevahumili wa Asia vamuwene Pauli Munyumba ya Chapanga. Ndi vakavakohokea ligoga msambi woha wa vandu, ndi vakamkamula.
28 vachishevedzera vachiti, “Varume veIsraeri, tibatsirei! Uyu ndiye murume anodzidzisa vanhu kwose kwose zvinopesana navanhu vokwedu, murayiro wedu uye nenzvimbo ino. Zvisati zviri izvozvo zvoga, akapinza vaGiriki muruvanze rwetemberi akasvibisa nzvimbo iyi tsvene.”
Vakaywanga, “Vagosi va Isilaeli, mutitangatila! Mundu mwenuyu ndi mweakuvawula vandu kila pandu mambu gegibelana na vandu va Isilaeli, gegibesa malagizu ga Chapanga geampeli Musa na pandu apa Pamsopi. Hati hinu avayingisi vandu vangali Vayawudi Munyumba ya Chapanga na kupahakasa pandu pamsopi.”
29 (Nokuti vakanga vamboona Tirofimasi muEfeso ari muguta pamwe chete naPauro vakafunga kuti Pauro akanga apinda naye mutemberi.)
Vajovili genago ndava vamuwene Tofimo mkolonjinji wa ku Efeso, alongosini na Pauli kumujini, vakaholalela manya Pauli amuyingisi Munyumba ya Chapanga.
30 Guta rose rakamutswa, uye vanhu vakauya vachimhanya vachibva kumativi ose. Vakabata Pauro, vakamukwevera kunze kwetemberi, pakarepo masuo akazarirwa.
Chitututu chadandasiki muji woha, vandu vakonganiki kuhuma pandi zoha, vakamukamula Pauli, vakamuhuta na kumuhumisa kuvala ya Nyumba ya Chapanga, na bahapo milyangu hikadindwa.
31 Pavakanga vachiedza kumuuraya, shoko rakasvika kumukuru wehondo yeuto ravaRoma richiti guta rose reJerusarema rakanga raita bope.
Pavalingili kumkoma Pauli, malovi gala gakamhikila mkulu wa msambi wa ku Loma kuvya Yelusalemu yoha yimemili chitututu.
32 Pakarepo akatora mamwe machinda navarwi akamhanyira kuvanhu. Vaiti vebongozozo vakati vachiona mukuru wamauto ana varwi vake, vakabva varega kurova Pauro.
Bahapo mkulu wa msambi akavatola manjolinjoli na vachilongosi wavi, vakavajumbila kuhamba. Vayawudi pavamuwene mkulu wa msambi pamonga na manjolinjoli vakaleka kumtova Pauli.
33 Mukuru wamauto akauya akasunga Pauro uye akarayira kuti asungwe nengetani mbiri. Ipapo akamubvunza kuti akanga ari ani uye kuti akanga aitei.
Mkulu wa msambi yula akamhegelela Pauli, akamkamula na kulagiza akungiwayi minyololo yivili. Kangi akakota, “Mwenuyu ndi yani? Abudili kyani?”
34 Vamwe vaiva pakati pavanhu vazhinji ava vakadanidzira, mumwe ichi, mumwe icho, uye sezvo mukuru wamauto akanga asingagoni kusvika pachokwadi chenyaya nokuda kwebope, akarayira kuti Pauro aiswe kudzimba dzavarwi.
Vangi mu msambi wula vakavya mukuywanga vangi aga na vangi gala. Ndava ya chitututu, mkulu wa msambi wa manjolinjoli amanyili lepi uchakaka wa mhalu waki. Ndi akahamula vandu vaki vampeleka mugati ya ngomi ya manjolinjoli.
35 Pauro akati asvika pamatanho, bongozozo ravanhu rakanga rakurisa zvokuti akaita zvokutotakurwa navarwi.
Pauli pahaikili pangazi, yavaganili manjolinjoli kumgega ndava ya chitututu cha vandu.
36 Vanhu vazhinji vaimutevera vakaramba vachidanidzira vachiti, “Ngaaurayiwe!”
Ndava muni msambi wa vandu uvaha vamlandili kuni viywanga, “Mkomayi!”
37 Varwi pavakanga vava kuda kupinza Pauro mudzimba dzavarwi, akakumbira mukuru wavarwi akati, “Ndingataurawo nemi here?” Iye akati, “Unotaura chiGiriki here?
Pavamuyingisa mungomi, Pauli akamuyupa mkulu wa msambi wa manjolinjoli yula, “Nihotola kukujovela chindu?” Mkulu wa msambi wa manjolinjoli akamkota, “Wu, umanya kujova Chigiliki?
38 Ko, hauzi uya muIjipita akamutsa bope, akatungamirira zviuru zvina zvavapanduki mugwenga nguva dzakapfuura here?”
Wu, veve ndi Mmisili yula magono gegapitili atumbwili chitututu na kuvalongosa vakomaji elufu mcheche kuhamba kulugangatu?”
39 Pauro akapindura akati, “Ini ndiri muJudha anobva kuTasasi kuSirisia, munhu weguta rakakurumbira. Ndapota regai nditaure kuvanhu.”
Pauli akayangula, “Nene na Myawudi, mkolonjinji wa ku Taso muji wa Kilikia, muji weutopeswa. Chondi niyidakila nilongela na vandu.”
40 Akati apiwa mvumo nomukuru wavarwi, Pauro akamira pamatanho akaninira vanhu noruoko rwake. Uye vakati vanyarara vose, akati kwavari nechiHebheru:
Mkulu wa msambi wa manjolinjoli yula akamyidakila. Ndi Pauli akayima panani ya ngazi akavapungila vandu chiwoko, muni vaguna, akatumbula kulongela nawu muluga ya Chiebulania.

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