Pita na Koneliyo
1 Kwakabe kuna mmwe nlume mu Sizariya edang'wa Koneliyo, wakabe ali nlauli we babhayani be Baroma bali zana mu gupo lakabe lidang'wa “Gupo le Italiya.” 2 Wakabe ali nlume unotja Ndzimu nge lebeswa iye ne nsha uwe wose, wakabe epa basheti zwipo akasununguka etembezela Ndzimu misi yose. 3 Kabona mbono limwe zhuba mu matewuko nge tjibaka tje butatu, muili wakabona zubuyanana ntumwa we kudzimu engina kunli eti, “Koneliyo!”
4 Kalingisisa ntumwa ngotja, ngono kati, “Ini she?”
Ntumwa kadabila eti, “Ndzimu unoshathisiwa nge mitembezelo iyo nenge mishingo iyo ye kupa bashayi ngono unokudabila. 5 Ndizo ngwenu tuma balume ku Jopa kunodana nlume unodang'wa Simoni Pita. 6 Unogala mu ng'umba ye nsuki we makukuta unoyi Simoni we nzi upejo ne gungwa.” 7 Ntumwa we kudzimu wakalebeleka naye kati atjiyenda, Koneliyo kadana babili be balanda babe ne mbhayani wakazwipa kudwa muna ibabo bakabe benshinga. 8 Ndizo kati ababudza tjimwe ne tjimwe tjashingikala, kabatuma ku Jopa.
9 Tjimuka bakati bali mu zila yabo babepejo ne Jopa, Pita katathila pezhugwi kwe ng'umba nge tjibaka tje masikati kunotembezela. 10 Kabhakhwa nge zhala, ngono kayemula kuja, koga zojiwa zwakati zwitjalulwamisiwa, kabona mbono. 11 Kabona kudzimu kwakazhuka, ngono tjimwe tjideluka tjilingika se jila gulu gulu lidelusigwa pasi nge midzibo yalo minna. 12 Mulili kwakabe kuna njudzi dzose dze phuka ne zwinosoba pasi ne nyuni dzinowuluka. 13 Hwi likati kunli, “Milika, Pita, ubhaye uje!”
14 Koga Pita kati, “She, nge malebeswa andingake! Andithu aja tjimwe tjakatemapala kene tjisi tjibuyanana.”
15 Hwi likalebeleka naye kakale gwe bubili liti, “Ndzimu tjawakatjenapadza usitjidane tjisi tjibuyanana.” 16 Ikoku kwakashingikala katatu, ngono ipapo jila ilelo likabe libgwilila pezhugwi.
17 Pita kati atjakaabadziwa nge kuti mbono yaabona ingabe idwani, bonani balume bakabe batumwa ndi Koneliyo bakati babhuzwa kuti ng'umba ya Simoni iponi bakabe babe mile pa nkoba. 18 Bakapindisa bakabhuzwa kene, “Simoni unodang'wa Pita egala ipapo?”
19 Pita kati atjakumbula ngekwe mbono, Meya ikati, “Kuna balume batatu banokushaka. 20 Ndizo milika udeluke, ngono usizeyeze kuyenda nabo, ngobe ndabatuma.” 21 Ndizo Pita kadeluka kati ku balume ibabo, “Ndimi wamunoshaka ini tjamuzhisa pano.”
22 Bakadabila beti, “Nlauli we babhayani bali zana, Koneliyo, watituma. Nlume we nlulwami unonamata Ndzimu unotetiwa kwazo nge Bajuta bose. Ntumwa we kudzimu wakayengemala wakambudza kuti akukokele ku ng'umba iye, kuti ndizo ahwe tjaunoleba.” 23 Pita kadanila balume ibabo mu ng'umba bakabe bezi babe.
Tjimuka kamilika kayenda nabo; ngono zwimwe zwikamu mu Jopa zwikayenda naye. 24 Tjimuka bakaswika mu Sizariya, kwaakabe akalindigwa ndi Koneliyo ne makamu ne bazwalani baanoda baakabe akoka. 25 Pita kati engina Koneliyo kanshangamidza, kawila pa makumbo awe ennamata. 26 Koga Pita kammilidza. Kati kunli, “Milika, namibo ndi nthu koga.” 27 Pita kadwilila elebeleka na Koneliyo, ngono kangina mu ng'umba kwaakawana bathu banjinji bakakubungana. 28 Kati ku bali, “Imwi nge kwenyu moziba kuti ate kuli mu nlayo kuti Njuta ashangashangane, kene akumbe mmwe we itjaba tjipoga. Koga Ndzimu wakandilakidza kuti ndisitole mmwe nthu se wakatemapala kene se usi mbuyanana. 29 Ndizo wakati unditumila bathu iwe Koneliyo, azha ndikasilambe. Ndizo ngwenu ndobhuzwa tjawandidanila.”
30 Koneliyo kati, “Kwakabe kuli nge tjibaka itjetji mazhuba matatu akapinda, ndakabenditembezela mu ng'umba yangu mu tjibaka tje awara ye butatu mu matewuko. Tjinyolotjo nlume wakaambala zwiambalo zwinopenya kama mbeli kwangu. 31 Ngono kati, ‘Koneliyo, Ndzimu wahwa ntembezelo uwo, ne zwipo zwizo ku bashayi wazwikumbula. 32 Tuma nthu ku Jopa, ku nlume unodang'wa Simoni Pita. Ugele mu nzi wa Simoni, nsuki we makukuta, unogala pejo ne gungwa!’ 33 Abe ndokutumila bathu tjinyolotjo, ngono wathama buthu ukazha. Ngwenu tipano tose mbeli kwe Ndzimu, takalindila kuhwa tjimwe ne tjimwe She tjabakudwa kuti utjilebe.”
Ndebeleko ya Pita
34 Pita kadwa nlomo kati, “Ngwenu ndohwisisa kuti malebeswa Ndzimu autoshalaula. 35 Koga mu njudzi dzose, mmwe ne mmwe unotja Ndzimu ethama tjakalulwama, Ndzimu unon'amutjila. 36 Unoziba dama Ndzimu lawakatumila ku Iziraela, hwusumikila ndebo mbuya ye kunyalala ndi Jesu Kirisiti, iye ndi She wa bose. 37 Ndilo dama lakasumikigwa mu shango yose ye Judiya, kutangisa mu Galili shule kwe kudubikwa kwakadiyiwa ndi Johani; 38 Ndzimu sekwa wakashalula Jesu we Nazareta nge Meya yakayengemala nenge simba; sekwa akayenda kumwe ne kumwe eshinga ndulamo, epodza bose bakabe bakatshambilidziwa ndi Satani, ngobe Ndzimu wakabe unaye. 39 Iswi ti batendeki be tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaakathama mu shango ye Bajuta ne mu Jerusalema. Bakambulaya nge kunlembeledza mu nti. 40 Koga Ndzimu wakammusa mu bafi nge zhuba le butatu, ngono ukathama kuti aboneke, 41 kusi ku bathu bose, koga ku tili iswi takashalugwa nge Ndzimu tili batendeki, iswi bakaja naye tikang'wa naye shule kwe amuka mu bafi. 42 Ngono wakatilaya kuti tisumikile ndebo mbuya ku bathu ne kuti titendeke kuti ndiye wakabigwa nge Ndzimu kube nsumikilisi we batjili ne bafi. 43 Balebesambeli bose banopa butendeki kuti, mmwe ne mmwe unogalamoyo muna Jesu unowozwiibhatigwa zwibi zwizwe nge simba le zina lile.”
Bezwitjaba banoamutjila Meya yakayengemala
44 Pita kati atjaleba ikoku, Meya yakayengemala ikadelukila pezhugwi kwa bose bahwa dama. 45 Bagalimoyo bakathumbigwa bakabe bazha na Pita bedwa ku Jopa bakatjenamila kuti Ndzimu wadila tjipo tjawo tje Meya yakayengemala muna Bezwitjaba, 46 ngobe bakabahwa belebeleka nge ndimi dzipoga be kudza Ndzimu. Pita kalebeleka kati, 47 “Ibaba bathu baamutjila Meya yakayengemala, koga saswi. Apa uyapo kene ungadzibila kuti badubikwe nge vula?” 48 Ndizo kalaya kuti badubikiwe nge zina la Jesu Kirisiti. Ipapo bakankumbila kuti atongo gala nabo mazhuba mashomanana.
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