< Mabasa 3 >
1 Zvino Petro naJohwani vakakwira pamwe kuenda kutembere paawa rekunyengetera repfumbamwe.
Tsiku lina Petro ndi Yohane ankapita ku Nyumba ya Mulungu kukapemphera nthawi ya 3 koloko masana.
2 Zvino kwaitakurwa umwe murume waiva chirema kubva mudumbu ramai vake; wavaiisa zuva rimwe nerimwe pamusuwo wetembere unonzi Wakanaka, kuti akumbire chipo kune vaipinda mutembere.
Ndipo munthu wolumala chibadwire ankanyamulidwa tsiku ndi tsiku kukayikidwa pa khomo la Nyumbayo lotchedwa Khomo Lokongola kuti azikapempha amene amalowa ku bwalo la Nyumbayo.
3 Iye wakati achiona Petro naJohwani voda kupinda mutembere, akakumbira chipo.
Ataona Petro ndi Yohane ali pafupi kulowa anawapempha ndalama.
4 Zvino Petro akamudzvokora anaJohwani, akati: Titarire!
Iwo anamuyangʼanitsitsa iye. Kenaka Petro anati, “Tiyangʼane!”
5 Akavacherekedza, achitarisira kugamuchira chinhu kwavari.
Munthuyo anawayangʼanitsitsa kuyembekezera kuti alandira kanthu kuchokera kwa iwo.
6 Petro ndokuti: Sirivheri negoridhe handina; asi icho chandinacho ndinokupa: Muzita raJesu Kristu muNazareta, simuka ufambe.
Petro anati kwa iye, “Ine ndilibe siliva kapena golide, koma chimene ndili nacho ndikupatsa. Mʼdzina la Yesu Khristu wa ku Nazareti, yenda.”
7 Akamubata ruoko rwerudyi akamusimudza; zvino pakarepo tsoka nezviziso zvetsoka dzake zvikasimbiswa.
Ndipo anamugwira dzanja lamanja, namuthandiza kuti ayimirire ndipo nthawi yomweyo mapazi ake ndi akakolo ake analimba.
8 Zvino akauruka akamira ndokufamba, ndokupinda navo mutembere, achifamba nekuuruka nekurumbidza Mwari.
Iye analumpha ndi kuyamba kuyenda. Kenaka analowa nawo pamodzi mʼbwalo la Nyumba ya Mulungu, akuyenda ndi kulumpha ndiponso kuyamika Mulungu.
9 Uye vanhu vese vakamuona achifamba, nekurumbidza Mwari.
Anthu onse atamuona akuyenda ndiponso kuyamika Mulungu,
10 Vakamuziva kuti ndiye waigarira chipo pamukova Wakanaka wetembere; vakazadzwa nekushamisika nekukatyamara nezvakange zvaitika kwaari.
anamuzindikira kuti ndi yemwe uja ankakhala pa khomo la Nyumbayo lotchedwa Khomo Lokongola, ndipo anazizwa ndi kudabwa ndi zimene zinamuchitikira.
11 Zvino waikamhina wakange aporeswa achakabatira Petro naJohwani, vanhu vese vakamhanyira pamwe kwavari paberere rinonzi raSoromoni, vachishamisika zvikuru.
Wopempha uja akuyenda pamodzi ndi Petro ndi Yohane, anthu onse anadabwa ndipo anawathamangira iwo kumalo wotchedwa Khonde la Solomoni.
12 Zvino Petro wakati achizviona akapindura kuvanhu achiti: Varume VaIsraeri, mashamisika sei pamusoro pezvizvi, kana munotidzvokora sei, sezvinonzi nesimba kana utsvene hwedu pachedu taita uyu kuti afambe?
Petro ataona zimenezi anawawuza kuti, “Inu Aisraeli, chifukwa chiyani mukudabwa ndi zimene zachitikazi? Bwanji mukuyangʼana ife ngati kuti tamuyendetsa munthuyu ndi mphamvu yathu kapena chifukwa cha kupembedza kwathu?
13 Mwari waAbhurahama newaIsaka newaJakobho, Mwari wemadzibaba edu, wakudza Mwanakomana wake Jesu; wamakakumikidza imwi kuvatongi nekumuramba pamberi pechiso chaPirato, iye agura kumusunungura.
Mulungu wa Abrahamu, Isake ndi Yakobo, Mulungu wa makolo athu, wamulemekeza mtumiki wake Yesu. Amene inu munamukana pamaso pa Pilato ndi kumupereka Iye kuti aphedwe, ngakhale kuti Pilato anafuna kuti amumasule.
14 Asi imwi makaramba Mutsvene neWakarurama, mukakumbira murume mhondi kuti ipiwe kwamuri,
Koma inu munamukana Woyera ndi Wolungamayo ndipo munapempha kuti akumasulireni munthu wakupha anthu.
15 mukauraya Muvambi weupenyu; iye Mwari waakamutsa kubva kuvakafa; zvatiri zvapupu zvazvo isu.
Inu munapha mwini moyo, koma Mulungu anamuukitsa kwa akufa. Ife ndife mboni za zimenezi.
16 Uye nerutendo kuzita rake, uyu wamunoona uye wamunoziva, zita rake ramusimbisa; nerutendo rwuri nemaari rwamupa kuporeswa uku kwakazara pamberi penyu mese.
Mwachikhulupiriro mʼdzina la Yesu, munthu uyu amene mukumuona ndi kumudziwa analimbikitsidwa. Mʼdzina la Yesu ndi chikhulupiriro chimene chili mwa iye chamuchiritsa kwathunthu, monga nonse mukuona.
17 Uye ikozvino, hama, ndinoziva kuti makaita nekusaziva, sevatongi venyuwo.
“Tsopano abale ine ndikudziwa kuti inu munachita zimenezi mosadziwa, monga momwenso anachitira atsogoleri anu.
18 Asi Mwari zvaakagara areva nemuromo wevaporofita vake vese, kuti Kristu achatambudzika, wakazvizadzisa saizvozvi.
Koma umu ndi mmene Mulungu anakwaniritsira zimene zinanenedwa kale ndi aneneri onse, kuti Khristu adzamva zowawa.
19 Naizvozvo tendeukai mudzoke, kuti zvivi zvenyu zvidzimwe, kuti nguva dzekufefeterwa dzinobva pachiso chaIshe dzisvike,
Chifukwa chake, lapani, bwererani kwa Mulungu, kuti machimo anu afafanizidwe, kuti nthawi ya kutsitsimuka ibwere kuchokera kwa Ambuye,
20 uye achatuma Jesu Kristu, wakagara aparidzirwa kwamuri;
ndi kuti Iye atumize Yesu Khristu amene anasankhidwa chifukwa cha inu.
21 wakafanira kuti denga rimugamuchire kusvikira nguva dzekuvandudzwa kwezvinhu zvese, Mwari dzaakareva nemuromo wevaporofita vake vatsvene vese kubva panguva dzakare. (aiōn )
Iye ayenera kukhalabe kumwamba mpaka nthawi ya kukonzanso zinthu zonse monga Mulungu analonjeza kale kudzera mwa aneneri ake oyera mtima. (aiōn )
22 Nokuti Mozisi zvirokwazvo wakati kumadzibaba: Ishe Mwari wenyu achakumutsirai muporofita pahama dzenyu, wakaita seni; iye muchamuteerera pazvese zvaachataura kwamuri.
Pakuti Mose anati, ‘Ambuye Mulungu wanu adzakuukitsirani mneneri monga ine kuchokera pakati pa anthu anu; mumvere zonse zimene iye akuwuzeni.
23 Uye zvichaitika, mweya umwe neumwe ucharega kuteerera muporofita uyo uchaparadzwa kubva pavanhu.
Aliyense amene sadzamvera mawu a mneneriyo, adzayenera kuchotsedwa pakati pa abale ake.’
24 Uye nevaporofita vese kubva kuna Samueri nevakatevera, vese vakataura, vakagara vaparidzawo zvemazuva awa.
“Ndipo aneneri onse ambiri amene anayankhula kuyambira Samueli, ananeneratu za masiku ano.
25 Imwi muri vana vevaporofita, nevesungano Mwari yaakaita nemadzibaba edu, achiti kuna Abhurahama: Nemumbeu yako marudzi ese enyika acharopafadzwa.
Inu ndinu ana a aneneri ndiponso ana apangano limene Mulungu anachita ndi makolo anu. Iye anati kwa Abrahamu, ‘Anthu onse a pa dziko lapansi adzadalitsika kudzera mwa zidzukulu zako.’
26 Mwari amutsa Mwanakomana wake Jesu, wakamutuma kwamuri pakutanga kukuropafadzai, pakudzora umwe neumwe pazvakaipa zvenyu.
Pamene Mulungu anaukitsa mtumiki wake, anamutuma Iye poyamba kwa inu kuti akudalitseni pobweza aliyense wa inu ku zoyipa zake.”