Ovilinga Viovatumwa
19 Ovipuka ovio tyina vilingwa, Apolu+ ankho uli ko Kolindu, Paulu akwate monohika mbo pokati kotyilongo tyo Asiya, alauka no ko Efesu.+ Oko akavasa-ko ovalongwa vamwe 2 evepulu ati: “Etyi onwe mwetavela mwatambulile omphepo ikola?”+ Ngwe avati: “Otyo otyityi, omphepo ikola onthwe katuneyiive.” 3 Evepulu ati: “Onwe naina mwambatisalwa ombatisimu patyi?” Avati: “Twambatisalwa ombatisimu ya Swau.”+ 4 Paulu ati: “Swau ankho umbatisala ombatisimu otyilekesa tyokulivela,+ apopila ovanthu vetavele Sesusi ou ankho meya konyima yae.”+ 5 Etyi veiva otyo, avambatisalwa menyina lya Tatekulu Sesusi. 6 Paulu eveyambeka omavoko, omphepo ikola aiya muvo,+ avahimbika okupopia omalaka ovilongo ovikwavo, otyo vaula.+ 7 Opo yatyo pali ovalume vekehika 12.
8 Monohanyi ononthatu ankho wenda mondywo yokufendela,+ ngamo apopila tyehena-le otyinkhe, otyo alongesa ovanthu vetavela Ouhamba wa Huku.+ 9 Mahi etyi vamwe ankho vehetavelele,* ankho vapopia omapita Ondyila,+ okutyipopila umwe povaunyingi, evesi-po+ apunguko ovalongwa, ngavo pahe apopia navo evelongesila mosikola ya Tilanu. 10 Ngatyo alinga-linga ngootyo atee pakala omanima evali, aveho umwe ankho vakala motyilongo tyo Asiya, nova Sundaa nova Ngeleku aveivi ondaka ya Tatekulu.
11 Huku otyo alingila omaelema omanene mu Paulu,+ 12 novikutu umwe vala, novinyanga* viayamaine kolutu lwae, ankho vitwalwa kovavei,+ otyo vaveluka no kovanthu vatulwa novilulu otyo vivetunda.+ 13 Mahi kwali ova Sundaa vamwe, navo ankho vaenda-enda otyo vataata ovilulu movanthu, avahetekela okuvitaata movanthu nenyina lya Tatekulu Sesusi; ankho vati: “Ame ndyimutuma menyina lya Sesusi ou Paulu apopia, ndyimuti tundei-mo.”+ 14 Kwali ovana vamwe epandu-vali vo mu Sundaa umwe onkhalamutwe yovanakwa ankho utiwa o Seva, navo ankho otyo valinga. 15 Mahi otyilulu atyivekumbulula okuti: “Ame Sesusi ndyimwii,+ na Paulu ndyimwii;+ mahi onwe, onwe valie?” 16 Poola yatyo opo, omulume oo wotyilulu otyikalavi evehombokela, apolo-ko umwe wike-wike aveho avahafu-mo mwe, avatili-ko, mondywo avatundu-mo muhoyo avakahateka, avatundu-mo novipute. 17 Atyiivala movanthu aveho, nova Sundaa nova Ngeleku ankho vakala mo Efesu; ovanthu aveho avatili owoma, enyina lya Tatekulu Sesusi otyo linkhimanekwa. 18 Ovanyingi vetavela, aveya avelipopi evi valinga-linga, avetyipopila umwe povaunyingi. 19 Ngwe tyili pali umwe ovanyingi ankho vatambula, pahe avaeta omikanda viavo, aveviyokela umwe momaiho ovanthu aveho.+ Etyi vatala otyiñgapi tyilanda omikanda ovio, atyituuka umwe onombongo mbopalata 50.000. 20 Ondaka ya Siovaa* aimono ononkhono otyo iya, otyo ikula.+
21 Etyi palingwa ovipuka ovio aviho, Paulu asoko, etyipake umwe komutima tyokuti tyina amakwate ko Masedonia,+ akalambela ko Akaya, haa aende no ko Selusalei.+ Ati: “Nga naya oko, ndyina okwenda ko Loma.”+ 22 Pahe ko Masendonia atumu-ko vamwe ankho eli nokuundapa navo, ovo Timotiu+ na Elasitu,+ ngwe nkhele akala katutu motyilongo tyo Asiya.
23 Pononthiki mbatyo opo, Ondyila+ ayeeta onondaka.+ 24 Mokonda kwali omulume umwe utiwa o Ndemetiliyu, unthila oundywo wo palata wafwa ondywo yokufendela ya Aletemisi, ngwe ankho vokunthila veli nokumonena-mo.+ 25 Omulume oo, akongo vakwavo navo ankho valinga ovipuka ovio, ati: “Valume vakwetu, moniñgoso omu onthwe omo tulia. 26 Pahe mwene noonwe mutyeete, tyipopiwa mutyiivite, ha ko Efesu+ vala, mahi o motyilongo tyatyo atyiho tyo Asiya, etyi yatyo tyo ou vati o Paulu tyili nokuumbukilwa vala novanthu ovanyingi, pahe uvetwala vala nohika, vena nokuti ono huku mbalingwa nokuvoko kwomunthu, ha no huku-ale.+ 27 Ngwe tupu, etyi kamatyinyono vala oniñgoso yetu ayehetavelwa vali, mahi nondywo ya huku omunene Aletemisi ovanthu maveihehe, huku ovanthu aveho vafenda motyilongo atyiho tyo Asiya, aveho kombanda yohi, omunkhima wae meupolwa.” 28 Etyi veiva otyipuka otyo, avanumana unene, avakaluluka otyo vati: “Aletemisi yova Efesu Omunene!”
29 Mepunda-umbo amunkhinduka ondyakato onene, aveho avahateka avanyingila motyila, otyo vakokolola o vomundyila ya Paulu ova Masendonia, ovo Ngayu na Alisitaluku.+ 30 Mahi ngwe Paulu ankho wahanda ende-po povanthu ovo, ovalongwa avehemuyeke. 31 Naava umwe ankho vaonganeka ovipito, vokwaonga ovinyano ankho vemuhole, avemutumu ondaka, avati eheliyumbehi-ale ahaye potyila opo. 32 Vamwe pahe ankho vayaelela vala, atyiti vala ava vapopia etyi, ava vapopia etyi; ovaunyingi pahe ankho valimbililwa vala, tyinyingi ankho kavetyii oityi veliongiyila. 33 Pahe Alesandele yatyo, avemupo-lo opo pokati kovanthu, avemutahulila komutwe ngo oko, Alesandele avivi okuvoko, ankho wahanda apopie. 34 Ngwe mokonda ankho vetyiivale okuti omu Sundaa, aveho avahimbika vala pahe okuyaya, avayaye umwe onoola onombali, otyo vati: “Aletemisi yova Efesu Omunene!”
35 Pahe omuhoneki wo mepunda-umbo evetuliya ati: “Onwe va Efesu, olie vali pano ñgaa wehetyii okuti epunda-umbo liova Efesu liyunga ondywo yo huku Aletemisi omunene, liyunga otyilolo tyatoka keulu? 36 Ovio havipuka-le vali vilipatanwa, onwe tyiyekei vala, ovipuka kavitutumbwa. 37 Onwe onwe mwaeta ovalume ava vati umwe avehevimphulu, avahalingi natyike tyomutomba o huku yetu. 38 Naina ine na Ndemetiliyu+ na vakwavo ena-vo, vena ou valeva, opo mwene pena umwe ononthiki ombonge ipopia onomphela, oko oko kuna ovanene vatyo; opo vende vekelinanene kombonge. 39 Mahi ine onwe etyi mwoovola tyityatyo, opo hahe omphela yende povanyingi. 40 Etyi ñgaa onthwe tyipondola okutweetela atutiwa onthwe twahongiliya ovanthu otyo valingila ñgaa, mokonda tutupu haa etyi matupopi tyaeta onondyaya ombu.” 41 Etyi apopia ngootyo, ovanthu peliongiyo opo evehandaula-po.