Paulo mu Efeso
1 Apolosi kati atjimu Korinta, Paulo kayenda ali tje mukati kwe ntuthu, ngono kaswika mu Efeso. Ikoku kawana bamwe badiyiwa, 2 ngono kababhuzwa kati, “Apa makaamutjila Meya yakayengemala pamakabe bagalimoyo kene?”
Bakadabila beti, “Aa, atithu tikahwa na iko kuti kuna Meya yakayengemala.”
3 Paulo kabhuzwa kati, “Ngono makaamutjila kudubikwa kwakatini?”
Bakadabila beti, “Kudubikwa kwa Johani.”
4 Paulo kati, “Kudubika kwa Johani kwakabe kuli kwe kushandukila matjinyo; ngono wakabudza bathu kugalamoyo muna iye wakabe ewozha shule kukwe, iye Jesu.”
5 Bakati behwa ikoku, bakadubikwa nge zina la She Jesu. 6 Paulo kabiga maboko awe pezhugwi kwabo, ngono Meya yakayengemala ikadelukila mubali; bakalebeleka nge ndimi kakale bakalebabo dama le Ndzimu. 7 Bose bakabe bangabe balume bali gumi lina babili.
8 Paulo kangina mu ng'umba ye mitembezelo, ngono mu mimwedzi ili mitatu kalebeleka ngosimamoyo ne bathu, elebeleka nabo egwisa kubagadzamoyo mu bushe gwe Ndzimu. 9 Koga kwakabe kuti bamwe bakakukutala, bakasigalemoyo, bakaleba zwakabipa ngekwe Zila ya She mbeli kwe gubungano. Ndizo Paulo kabasiya, katola ibabo bakabe begalamoyo, ngono mazhuba wose elebeleka mu ng'umba ye zwidiyo ya Tirano kudwa mu lubaka gwe gumi lina ling'ompela. 10 Ikoku kukadwilila makole mabili, ndizo bathu bose bakabe begala mu ntuthu we Ezhiya, Bajuta ne Bezwitjaba bakahwa dama la She.
Bakololo ba Sikeva
11 Ndzimu wakabe ushinga ndi Paulo makaabadzo asakawolobegwa. 12 Tukwana ne khiba dzaakashingisa dzakabe dziyisiwa ku bagwele, ngono magwele abo ebhuda mubali ne meya yakabipa ibhuda mubali. 13 Bamwe Bajuta bakabe beyenda bedusa meya yakabipa bakagwisa kushingisa zina la She Jesu kuthama ikoku. Bakati ku meya yakabipa, “Ndokulaya nge zina la Jesu, iye Paulo waanosumikila.” 14 Bakololo bali kutendeka ba Sikeva Ntungamili we bapirisiti we Tjijuta bakabe bethama ikoku. 15 Koga meya mbi ikati ku bali, “Jesu ndonziba, na Paulo ndonziba koga imwi, muboani?”
16 Nlume iwoyo wakabe ana meya mbi kabatjulukila kagwanabo kabakulila nge masimba. Bakatizha bakabhuda mu ng'umba iye basakasungila kakale bana mbonje. 17 Ikoku kukazibgwa nge bagali bose be Efeso ne Bajuta kose ne Bezwitjaba bakazhala kutja, ngono zina la She Jesu likakudziwa. 18 Bunji gwa ibabo bakabe batjibe bagalimoyo bakazha, bezwileba matjinyo abo kakale bedusila patjena mishingo yabo mibi yabakabe bethama. 19 Bunji gwa ibabo bakabe beshingisa malipa bakakubunganya hwalo dzabo, ngono bakadzipisa mbeli kwe bathu. Bakashanganya themba ye hwalo idzedzo, ngono yose yakabe zwiwulu zwili makumi mashanu (50 000) e maloso e siliva. 20 Dama la She likakula likawanda nge masimba.
Phipiti mu Efeso
21 Shule kwe zwithu izwezwi zwashingikala, Paulo kakumbula kuyenda epalama Makedoniya ne Akaiya eyenda ku Jerusalema, eti, “Kudwa ikoko ndakafanila kuyenda ku Roma.” 22 Ndizo katuma Timoti na Erasito, babili be babhatshi babe mu Makedoniya iye esala kwe tjibakana mu Ezhiya.
23 Kwakabe kuna kudzongeka kukulu mu Efeso mu tjibaka itjetjo ngekwe Zila ya She. 24 Mmwe nthuli we siliva wakabe eyi Demetiriyo wakabe ethama zwifano zwe siliva zwe ng'umba ye ndzimukadzi Aritemisi, ngono nshingo uwe wakabe ubuzila bashingi kwazo. 25 Ndizo kabadana bose ne bamwe bakabe bana nshingo unoyendidzana ne wabo, kati ku bali, “Balume, moziba kuti fumwa yedu inodwa mu nshingo iwoyu. 26 Ngwenu, mobona mukazwihwigwa tjinoshingwa nge nthu iwoyu Paulo. Kati midzimu yakabezhiwa nge bathu ate ili midzimu dumbu, ndizo wakatubula kugadzamoyo bathu banjinji kabatungamilila ntome kose muno mu Efeso ne mu ntuthu wose we Ezhiya. 27 Ndizo kuna mbhatsha dze kuti nshingo wedu iwoyu ube ne zina lakabipa. Ate ikoku koga, kuna mbatshabo dze kuti ng'umba ye ndzimukadzi nkulu Aritemisi inowolengudzika nge kuti unowodelusiwa mu bukulu gwawo, ndzimukadzi unonamatiwa nge mmwe ne mmwe mu Ezhiya ne mu shango yose!”
28 Bakati behwa matama iyawa, bakazhala bushongola bakatangisa kumimila beti, “Nkulu Aritemisi we Baefeso!” 29 Zhoba ikayenda nge nzi wose. Mbunga wose ukalabuka ukangina mu ng'umba ye mizano ukazuzuta Gayo na Arisitako be Makedoniya ibo bakabe beyenda na Paulo mu njendo dzidze. 30 Paulo nge kukwe wakabe eshaka kungina pakati kwe mbunga, koga badiyiwa bakasin'dumile. 31 Bamwe be babusi be Ezhiya, bakabe bali bazwalani babe, bakayisa thumo kunli benkumbila kuti asitongo zwilakidza mu ng'umba ye mizano. 32 Mu tjibaka itjetjo gubungano lose lakabe lili mu phipiti, bamwe bathu bakabe bemimila beleba tjabanoleba, bamwe bemimila beleba tjipoga, ngono bunji gwabo gwakabe gusingazibe kuti bakubunganilani. 33 Bamwe be bathu ipapo bakatola kuti Alekizanda wakabe ali iye u nlandu, se Bajuta bakanthama kuti ayende mbeli. Ipapo Alekizanda kalakidza nge luboko kuti bathu banyalale, ngono kagwisa kulebeleka ezwimila. 34 Koga bakati beziba kuti Njuta, bakamimila bose beleba tjithu tjing'ompela mu awara mbili beti, “Aritemisi we Efeso ndiye nkulu!”
35 Ku bupelo nkwalili we nzi katubula kudzikamisa mbunga. Kati, “Bakanyi kwedu Baefeso! Mmwe ne mmwe unoziba kuti nzi we Efeso nlondolodzi we ng'umba ya Aritemisi nkulu nenge bgwe lakayengemala lakawa lidwa kudzimu. 36 Aapo ungalandula zwithu izwezwi. Ndizo makafanila dzikama, musithame tjimwe nge phupu. 37 Mazhisa balume ibaba ngeno nenguba basatolela ng'umba dze midzimu yedu kene kuli kuleba tjakabipa ngekwe ndzimukadzi wedu. 38 Ha Demetiriyo ne bashingi babe bana nlandu wabanopa mmwe, mabazhe akazhuka ne balauli bayapo ndizo ngabatjetane. 39 Koga ha kuna tjimwe kakale tjamunoshaka, pana itjetji tjowolulwamisiwa mu gubungano le babaki bamuno kuyendidzana nge nlayo. 40 Ngobe ngekwe tjashingikala nasi, kuna mbatsha dze kuti tingatjetegwa phipiti. Akuna dama latingaleba labanga zhoba iyeyi.” 41 Kati aleba ikoku kapaladza nshangano.
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