Milimu yaBaapostoli
13 Mumbungano yaku-Antiyokkiya kwakali bapolofita abayiisi aaba: Bbanabbasi, Sayimoni wakali kutegwa Nigeri, Lukkiya wakuKkurene, Manayeni wakayiyaamwi aHerodi mweendelezi wabbooma, aSawulu. 2 Nibakali kubelekela* Jehova* akulyiimya kulya, muuya uusalala wakati: “Amundisalile Bbanabbasi aSawulu, kuti bachite mulimu ngundiyanda kuti bachite.” 3 Nibakamaninsya kulyiimya kulya akukomba, bakababikka maboko mpawo bakati beende.
4 Kabazulwidwa aamuuya uusalala, baalumi aaba bakakunukila kuSelukkiya mpawo nibakazwa ooko, bakatanta bwaato baya kuKkupro. 5 Nibakasika kuSalami, bakasaanguna kukambawuka jwi lyaLeza muzikombelo zyamaJuda. Alubo bakalaamwi aJohane sikubagwasilizya.
6 Nibakeenda kasuwa koonse kusikila nibakasika kuPafosi, bakaswaana umwi mwaalumi wachiJuda uutegwa Bba-Jesu wakali musondi alubo kali mupolofita wakubeja. 7 Wakalaamwi amwaalumi uuchenjede uutegwa Segiyo Pawulosi wakali mweendelezi.* Mwaalumi ooyo wakayita Bbanabbasi aSawulu nkaambo wakali aachiyandisyo chakumvwa jwi lyaLeza. 8 Pesi Elimasi* musondi (nkaambo mbulisandululwa zina lyakwe) wakasaanguna kubakazya kuchitila kuti mweendelezi ooyu atabasyomi pe. 9 Mpawo Sawulu ooyo uutegwa Pawulu, wakazula muuya uusalala alubo wakamulangisisya, 10 mpawo wakati: “Iwe numwaalumi uuzwide misyobo yoonse yakubba amisyobo yoonse yabubi, numwana waDyabbulosi, nusinkondonyina wabululami, nkamboonzi nulikupilingania nzila ziluleme zyaJehova?* 11 Lino bona! Kuboko kwaJehova* kuli aalinduwe alubo ulaba moofu kutaboni zuba kwachiindi.” Aachiindi nchicheecho, wakavumbwa aasikunku amudima mpawo wakayingayila kalikuyanduula muntu kuti amujate kuboko kuti amuzulwide nzila. 12 Mweendelezi ooyo naakabona zyakachitika, wakaba musyomi nkaambo wakagamba akaambo kanjiisyo yaJehova.*
13 Mpawo Pawulu abeenzinyina bakazwa kuPafosi batanta bwaato basika kuPega iili muPamfiliya. Pesi Johane wakabasiya wabweeda kuJerusalema. 14 Nikuba oobo, bakazwa kuPega mpawo basika ku-Antiyokkiya iili muPisidiya. Mubuzuba bwaSabata, bakanjila muchikombelo bakkala. 15 Mabbuku aaMulawu aBapolofita nizyakamana kubalwa, beendelezi bachikombelo bakatuma mulayizyo kulimbabo kabati: “Nibaalumi, nibakombima, kuti kamuli aajwi lyakusungwaazya bantu, amulyaambe.” 16 Nkinkaako, Pawulu wakanyampuka watambika kuboko kwakwe mpawo wakati:
“Nibaalumi, nima-Israyeli andinywe moonse nimuyoowa Leza, amuswiilile. 17 Leza wabantu aaba ma-Israyeli, wakasala masianene alubo wakabasumpula nibakali kukkala munyika ya-Ijipita iitali yabo, mpawo wakabagwisya nkukooko akuboko kwakwe kuli aamanguzu. 18 Kwaminyaka iisika ku 40 wakabatondeezya moyo mulamfu munkanda. 19 Naakanyonyoona zisi zili musanu azibili munyika yaKkenani, wakabapa nyika yabo kayili lukono. 20 Zintu zyoonse eezi zyakachitika muminyaka iisika ku 450.
“Mpawo wakasala babetesi kuti babazulwide kusikila kuchiindi chamupolofita Samiyele. 21 Pesi bakayanda mwaami mpawo Leza wakasala Sawulu mwana waKkishi wamusyobo waBbenjamini alubo wakabeendelezya kwaminyaka iili 40. 22 Naakamugwisya aachuuno chabwaami, wakasala Davida kuti abe mwaami wabo ooyo ngwaakapa bukamboni atala anguwe naakati: ‘Ndamujana Davida mwana waJese, mwaalumi weendelana aamoyo wangu. Uzoochita zintu zyoonse nzindiyanda.’ 23 Kweendelana achisyomezyo chakwe, Leza wapa ma-Israyeli mufutuli uutegwa Jesu, kuzwa kubana bamwaalumi ooyu. 24 Katanasika mufutuli ooyu, Johane wakali wabakambawukila kale ma-Israyeli boonse aantanganana kuti beelede kubbabbatizigwa kutondeezya kuti basanduka. 25 Pesi Johane kali waba aafwiifwi kumaninsya mulimu wakwe, wakali kwaamba kuti: ‘Mubonaanga ime ndimeni? Tandeensi nguwe pe. Pesi amubone! Ooyo uulikuza musule lyangu tandeeleli pe kwaangununa manyatela aakwe.’
26 “Nibaalumi, nibakombima, inywe nibana ba-Abbrahamu abamwi bali aakati kanu bayoowa Leza, ijwi eeli lyalufutuko lyakatumwa kulindiswe. 27 Nkaambo bantu bakkala muJerusalema abeendelezi babo, teebakamuziba pe mufutuli ooyu, pesi nibakali kumubeteka bakazuzikizya zintu zyakaambwa aaBapolofita, zibalilwa aajulu musabata imwi ayimwi. 28 Nikuba kuti taakwe kaambo nkibakajana kapa kuti ajayigwe pesi bakabuzya Pilato kuti ajayigwe. 29 Nibakazuzikizya zintu zyoonse zilembedwe atala anguwe, bakamwaangula aachisamu* mpawo baakumulazika mukabanda.* 30 Pesi Leza wakamubusya kuzwa kubafu. 31 Alubo kwamazuba miingi, wakali kuboneka kuli baabo mbaakazidaabo kuzwa kuGalili kaya kuJerusalema. Lino aaba mbaakamboni bakwe kubantu.
32 “Nkinkaako, iswe tulikwaambilizya makani mabotu kulindinywe aali atala achisyomezyo nchaakasyomezya masianene. 33 Leza wakachizuzikizya chakumaninina chisyomezyo eecho kulindiswe, iswe tubana bakwe kwiinda mukubusya Jesu mbuli mbukulembedwe muntembawuzyo yachibili kuti: ‘Iwe ulimwanaangu, sunu ndaba wuso.’ 34 Mbukunga wakamubusya kuzwa kubafu kuti ataboli lubo, wakamubuzya kuti: ‘Ndizookutondeezya luyando lutamani lusyomeka ndundakasyomezya Davida.’ 35 Alubo imwi ntembawuzyo yaamba kuti: ‘Tuzoolekeli uusyomeka wako kuti abole.’ 36 Pesi Davida wakabelekela Leza* muchiindi chakwe, wakoona mulufu mpawo wakazikkwaamwi amasianyinakulu alubo wakabola. 37 Pesi ooyo Leza ngwaakabusya, taakabola pe.
38 “Nkinkaako bakombima, amuzibe kuti, tulikwaambilizya kulekelelwa kwazibi kulindinywe kwiinda mumuntu ooyu, 39 akuti muzintu zyoonse nzimwakali kukonzya kwaambwa kuti mulaamulandu kwiinda muMulawu waMozesi, muntu woonse uusyoma, ulaambwa kuti takwe mulandu pe kwiinda mumuntu ooyu. 40 Nkinkaako, amuchenjelele kuti zintu zyakaambwa aabapolofita zitamusikili pe zyakuti: 41 ‘Inywe nibasikufubaazya, muzoobona mulimu wangu mugambe mpawo muzoonyonyoonwe nkaambo ndizoochita mulimu mumazuba aanu ngumutazoosyomi pe nikuba kuti umwi muntu wamubuzya zizwide atala anguwo.’”
42 Nibakali kuzwa, bantu bakabakombelezya kuti bazoowambuule makani aaya muSabata iitobela. 43 Bantu bakabungene muchikombelo nibakabuzigwa kuti beende, maJuda biingi abamwi bantu bakasandukila kubukombi bwamaJuda bakali kukomba Leza, bakatobela Pawulu aBbanabbasi. Nibakali kwaambuula abantu aaba, bakabasungwaazya kuti bakkalilile muluzyalo lupati lwaLeza.
44 MuSabata yakatobela, muunzi woonse wakasimaninine kuyoobunganaamwi kuti umvwe jwi lyaJehova.* 45 MaJuda nibakabona makamu aabantu, bakaba aabbivwe mpawo bakasaanguna kukazya Pawulu akusampula majwi ngaakali kwaamba. 46 Mpawo Pawulu aBbanabbasi kabatayoowi pe bakababuzya kuti: “Kwakali kweelela kuti ijwi lyaLeza lyaambwe kulindinywe saansi, pesi mbukunga mwalikaka akuti mwalibona kuti tamweeleli pe kujana buumi butamani, lino amubone, twaabuya kubantu bazisi. 47 Nkaambo Jehova* watulayilila amajwi aakuti: ‘Ndakusala kuti ube mumuni kubantu bazisi kuti ube lufutuko kusikila kumagolelo aanyika.’”
48 Bantu bazisi nibakamvwa zintu eezi, bakasaanguna kubotelwa akulumbayizya jwi lyaJehova,* alubo aabo boonse bakali aamyoyo iilibambilide kujana buumi butamani, bakaba basyomi. 49 Mukuyungizya, ijwi lyaJehova* lyakali kuya bumwayika nyika yoonse. 50 Pesi maJuda bakasungilizya banakazi bakali aampuwo bakali kuyoowa Leza, abaalumi bamumuunzi balemekwa alubo bakapa kuti Pawulu aBbanabbasi bapenzegwe alubo bakabatanda muchilawu chabo. 51 Nkinkaako, Pawulu aBbanabbasi bakabakunkumwida lusuko kumawulu aabo mpawo bakayinka ku-Ikkoniyo. 52 Basikwiiya bakayinkilila kunembo kuzula muuya uusalala akukondwa.