Nlume we tjilema epodziwa
1 Kukati limwe zhuba Pita na Johani bakatathila ku Ng'umba ye Ndzimu nge tjibaka tje butatu mu matewuko, nge tjibaka tje mitembezelo. 2 Pa nkoba wakabe udang'wa Nkoba Mbuya, kwakabe kuna nlume wakazwagwa ali tjilema. Zhuba limwe ne limwe wakabe esengegwa pa nkoba iwoyo kukumbila mu bathu bakabe bengina mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu. 3 Kati ebona Pita na Johani bengina mukati, kabakumbila kuti bampe tjimwe. 4 Pita na Johani bakanlingisisa, ngono Pita kati kunli, “Utilinge!” 5 Ndizo kabalinga, egalabgwe kuti unowowana tjimwe mubali. 6 Koga Pita kati kunli, “Andina siliva kene golide, koga ndokupa tjandinatjo: Nge zina la Jesu Kirisiti we Nazareta ndokudwa nditi, milika uyende.” 7 Ipapo kambhata nge luboko gugwe gwe luji kammilidza. Tjinyolotjo makumbo ne zwingoringori zwe nlume iwoyo zwikasima. 8 Katjulukila pezhugwi, kama nge makumbo, ngono katangisa kuyenda. Ipapo kangina mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu nabo, eyenda etjuluka ekudza Ndzimu. 9 Bathu bose bakambona eyenda ekudza Ndzimu, 10 ngono bakanziba ali nkumbili wabe egala pa Nkoba Mbuya we Ng'umba ye Ndzimu, bakatjenama bose bakakaabalila tjanshingikalila.
Thumo ya Pita mu Ng'umba ye Ndzimu
11 Kukati bathu bebona nlume iwoyu akanamatilana na Pita na Johani mu Ntutshi wa Solomoni, bathu bakakaabala, ngono bakalabukila ku bali. 12 Pita kati ebona bathu bakaabala saikoku, kati ku bali, “Bathu be Iziraela, ini mutjenamila ikoku? Ini makatilingisisa zwingapa tikanga tathama nge masimba edu kene nge ndulamo yedu kuti nlume iwoyu ayende? 13 Ndzimu wa Abhurahama, na Isaki na Jakubo, Ndzimu wa bobatategulu bedu wakakudza Nlanda wawo Jesu. Koga imwi makampa babusi kuti bambulaye, mukanzwilandula mbeli kwa Pilato, paakabe akabe akumbula kunsunungula. 14 Makanzwilandula N'yengemali ne nlulwami, ngono mu bumo gugwe makakumbila Pilato kumusunungulila mbulayi. 15 Makabulaya iye unopa butjilo, iye wakamusiwa nge Ndzimu mu bafi, ndizo iswi ti batendeki ba ikoku. 16 I simba lile lapa nlume iwoyu we tjilema kusima. Tjamunobona kakale mutjiziba tjishingwa nge kugalamoyo mu zina lile; hwugalamoyo muna Jesu kwampodza, sekwa munobona mose.
17 “Ndizo ngwenu zwikamu, ndoziba kuti tjamakathama kuna Jesu imwi ne batungamili benyu kwakabe kuyikhwa nge kusaziba. 18 Koga Ndzimu tjawakaleba nge balebesambeli bose ntolo kuti Mesiya unowodziyila, wakathama kuti kuzhadzisike nge zila iyeyi. 19 Shandukani mubgwilile ku Ndzimu, ndizo matjinyo enyu abukushiwe, kuti ndizo umupe kunyaluluka mbeli kwa She, 20 nenge kuti utume Mesiya wamakashaluligwa, iye Jesu. 21 Wakafanila gala kudzimu kudzina nsi uzha we kuti zwithu zose zwibuzigwe mu mbumbiko yazo yakale sekwa kaleba Ndzimu nge balebesambeli bawo bakayengemala ba ntolo. 22 Mushe wakati, ‘She Ndzimu wenyu banowomuzhisila nlebesambeli, koga sekwa bakandizhisa, ngono unowodwa mu ludzi gwenyu. Muteedze tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaanowomubudza. 23 Mmwe ne mmwe usingahwe nlebesambeli iwoyu unowothubugwa muna bakanyi kwabo.’ 24 Balebesambeli bose bakalebelambeli kudwa muna Samuele na ibabo bakazha shule kukwe bakalebelambelibo ngekwe mazhuba ano. 25 Mu bakololo be balebesambeli nebe tjidumano Ndzimu tjawakathama na bobatategulu benyu, udwa Abhurahama uti, ‘Njudzi dzose dze shango dzowokombolegwa nge mbewu iyo.’ 26 Ngono Ndzimu wakashalula Nlanda wawo ukantuma kumuli kutanga, kumukombolela nge kushandusa mmwe ne mmwe wenyu mu bubi.”
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