Milimu yaBaapostoli
11 Baapostoli abakombima bakali muJudiya, bakamvwa kuti ambabo bantu bazisi bakali batambula jwi lyaLeza. 2 Petro naakasika kuJerusalema, aabo bakachijisilidi kumakani aakupalulwa bakasaanguna kumusola,* 3 kabati: “Iwe wakayinka kung’anda yabantu batapalwidwe, waakulyaamwi ambabo.” 4 Mpawo Petro wakabapandulwida makani aaya zizwide kati:
5 “Ndakali mumuunzi waJopa kandilikukomba, mpawo muchilengaano ndakabona chintu chili mbuli mulembo mupati kachiseluka kuzwa kujulu kachijiswi mumabazu aane mpawo chakasika mpundakabede. 6 Nindakachilangisisya chintu eecho, ndakabona banyama baanyika bali aamawulu aane abanyama bamulusaka abanyama bayavula abayuni bakujulu. 7 Alubo ndakamvwa jwi lyakandibuzya kuti: ‘Petro, buka ujaye ulye.’ 8 Pesi ndakati: ‘Peepe Mwaami, nkaambo munkanwa lyangu tamunanjila chintu chitazumizigwi amulawu naakuti chitasalali pe.’ 9 Mpawo ijwi lizwa kujulu lyakaamba lubo kachibili kuti: ‘Leka kwaamba kuti zintu zyasalazigwa aaLeza, tazisalali pe.’ 10 Eezi nizyakachitika kachitatu, zintu zyoonse zyakabweedezegwa lubo kujulu. 11 Aachiindi nchicheecho, baalumi batatu bakatumidwe kulindime kuzwa kuKkesariya, bakaliimvwi aanze aang’anda njitwakali kukkala. 12 Mpawo muuya wakandibuzya kuti ndiinke aambabo, nditayeeyi tubili pe mpawo ndakayinka abamwi bakombima bali musanu awumwi mpawo twakanjila mung’anda yamwaalumi ooyo.
13 “Mwaalumi ooyo wakatubuzya mbaakabona ngilozi kayiimvwi mung’anda yakwe, eeyo yakamubuzya kuti: ‘Tuma bantu kuJopa bakayite Simoni, ooyo wiitwa kuti Petro. 14 Muntu ooyo uzookubuzya zintu zitape kuti iwe abamung’anda yako boonse mufutulwe.’ 15 Pesi nindakasaanguna kwaambuula, muuya uusalala wakabasikila mbuli mbuwakatusikila andiswe kumasaangunino. 16 Mpawo ndakayeeya majwi aaMwaami, kuti wakali kukkala kaamba kuti: ‘Johane wakabbabbatizya aamaanzi pesi inywe muzoobbabbatizigwa aamuuya uusalala.’ 17 Nkinkaako, kuti kakuli Leza wakabapa chipo chitabbadalwi, chikozyenie anchaakatupa iswe nitwakasyoma muMwaami Jesu Kkristu, ani ime ndakali kunoobani kuti ndikasye Leza?”*
18 Nibakamvwa zintu eezi, bakaleka kumusola,* mpawo bakalumbayizya Leza kabati: “Nkukwaamba kuti, Leza wapa kuti ambabo bantu bazisi basanduke kuchitila kuti bakajane buumi.”
19 Aabo bakamwayika akaambo kakupenzegwa kwakabawo akaambo kaStefani, bakayinka kusika baakusika kuFonikke, kuKkupro aku-Antiyokkiya pesi bakali kwaamba jwi kumaJuda kupela. 20 Nikuba oobo, bamwi baalumi aakati kabo bazwa kuKkupro akuKkurene, bakayinka ku-Antiyokkiya mpawo bakasaanguna kwaambuula abantu baambuula chiGrikki, kabaambilizya makani mabotu aali atala aMwaami Jesu. 21 Mukuyungizya, kuboko kwaJehova* kwakali aambabo alubo bantu biingi bakaba basyomi akusandukila kuMwaami.
22 Makani aali atala ambabo akasika kumatwi aambungano yakuJerusalema, mpawo bakatuma Bbanabbasi ku-Antiyokkiya. 23 Naakasika, akubona luzyalo lupati lwaLeza, wakabotelwa alubo wakasaanguna kubasungwaazya boonse kuti bayinkilile kunembo kusyomeka muMwaami amoyo woonse, 24 nkaambo wakali muntu uuli kabotu alubo wakazwide muuya uusalala alusyomo. Alubo bantu biingi bakayungizigwa muMwaami. 25 Mpawo wakayinka kuTaso kuti akayanduule Sawulu. 26 Naakamujana, wakayinka aanguwe ku-Antiyokkiya. Kwamunyaka woonse, bakali kubunganaamwi ambabo mumbungano alubo bakali kuyiisya bantu biingi. Kwiinda mukuzulwidwa aaLeza, ku-Antiyokkiya nkuko basikwiiya nkubakasaanguna kwiitwa kuti maKkristu.
27 Mumazuba aayo, bapolofita bakakunukila ku-Antiyokkiya kabazwa kuJerusalema. 28 Umwi wabo uutegwa Agabbasi, wakanyampuka alubo kazulwidwa amuuya wakaambilizya kuti kuzooba nzala mpati munyika yoonse. Choonzyo nzala eeyo yakazoobawo muchiindi chaKkilawudiyasi. 29 Nkinkaako, basikwiiya bakakanza kweendelana ambaakali kukonzya umwi awumwi wabo, kutumizya zintu zyakugwasya bakombinyina bakali kukkala kuJudiya. 30 Bakachita mbuboobo, mpawo bakatumizya zintu eezyo kubaalu kababelesya Bbanabbasi aSawulu.