Mabasa ya Apostolo
1 A Teofilo, mu nkhani yakuyamba ire, ndidanemba bzinthu bzentse bzomwe Jezu adayamba kucita na kupfunzisa 2 mpaka pa ntsiku yomwe iye adatengedwa kuyenda kudzulu. Iye adatengedwa, pomwe adamala kupereka malango kwa apostolo wace omwe adasankhulidwa na iye, mwakutsogoleredwa na mzimu wakucena. 3 Pambuyo pakubonera, Jezu adawonekera kwa iwo kazinji kentse, mwakuti iwo alibe kupenukira kuti iye akhana moyo. Iye adawonekera kwa iwo mu ntsiku zakukwana 40, acimbawauza bza Umambo bwa Mulungu. 4 Pomwe akhali pabodzi na iwo, iye adawauza kuti: “Lekani kucoka mu Jeruzalemu, koma pitirizani kudikhirira bzomwe Baba adakuuzani, ninga momwe ine ndidalewera; 5 pakuti Juwau adabatiza wanthu na madzi, tsono mu ntsiku zakucepa imwepo mun’dzabatizidwa na mzimu wakucena.”
6 Tenepo, pomwe iwo adatsonkhana adamubvunza kuti: “Mbuya, kodi ni nthawe ino yomwe mun’bwezeresa umambo kwa Jirayeri?” 7 Iye adawatawira kuti: “Mpsakuthemera lini imwepo kudziwa nthawe na nyengo yomwe Baba adaikhazikisa. 8 Tsono mzimu wakucena ukadzafika kwa imwepo, mun’dzatambira mphanvu ndipo mun’dzakhala mboni zangu ku Jeruzalemu, ku Djudeya kwentse na ku Samariya mpaka mbuto zakutali za pa dziko la pantsi.” 9 Pomwe adamala kulewa bzinthu bzimwebzi, iye adatengedwa aciyenda kudzulu, ndipo mitambo idamumpsinkha, pomwe iwo akhanyang’anisisa. 10 Pomwe akhapitiriza kunyang’anisa kudzuluko pa nthawe yomwe iye akhayenda, mwadzidzidzi adawonekera amuna awiri omwe akhadaima pambali pawo, omwe akhadabvala bzakubvala bzicena, 11 ndipo iwo adati: “Imwe amuna wa ku Galileya, thangwe ranyi imwepo mudaima mucimbanyang’anisa kudzulu? Jezu omwe watengedwa pakati panuyu aciyenda kudzulu, iye an’dzabwera mu njira ibodzi-bodziyi ninga momwe mwamuwoneramu pakuyenda kudzulu.”
12 Patsogolo pace, iwo adabwerera ku Jeruzalemu, kucokera ku phiri lakucemeredwa Phiri la Miolivera, lomwe liri pafupi na Jeruzalemu pa mtantho wa kilometro ibodzi.* 13 Pomwe adafika, iwo adayenda m’cipinda capadzaulu comwe akhakhala. M’mwemo mukhana Pedru na Juwau, Tiyago na Andereya, Filipi na Thomasi, Bartolomeu na Mateu, Tiyago mwana wa Alufeu, Simau omwe akhali wanyongo na Djuda mwana wa Tiyago. 14 Na cakulinga cibodzi, wentse adapitiriza kupemba pabodzi na akazi winango na Mariya mai wa Jezu na abale wace wa Jezuyo.
15 Mu ntsiku zimwezire, Pedru adaima pakati pa abalewo (wentse pabodzi akhalipo* wanthu wakukwana 120) acilewa kuti: 16 “Abale, bzikhali bzakufunika kuti bzomwe mzimu wakucena udaleweratu m’bzinembo mwakuphatisa basa Davide bzikwanisike, pakulewa bza Djuda omwe adatsogolera wanthu kuti akamange Jezu. 17 Thangwe iye akhali pakati pathu ndipo akhadasankhulidwambo kuti acite basa la utumikiri. 18 (Munthu umweyu adagula munda na kobiri zomwe adatambira thangwe ra kucita cinthu cakuipa, iye adagwa na msolo, mimba yace icitumbuka ndipo matumbo yace yentse yadabula panja. 19 Bzimwebzi bzidadzadziwika kwa wanthu wentse wa ku Jeruzalemu, ndipo munda umweyo, adadzaucemera m’cirewedwe cawo kuti Akeldama, kuthandauza “Munda wa Mulopa.”) 20 Pakuti bzidanembedwa m’bukhu la Salimo kuti: ‘Mbuto yace yakukhala isanduke matere, ndipo paleke kugumanika munthu wakukhala kumweko’ ndipo ‘udindo bwace bwakunyang’anira buperekedwe kwa munthu munango.’ 21 Tenepo, mpsakufunika kuti amuna omwe adakhala nafe pa nthawe yentse yomwe Mbuya Jezu adacita mabasa yace* pakati pathu, 22 kuyambira pomwe adabatizidwa na Juwau mpaka pa ntsiku yomwe adatengedwa pakati pathu, m’bodzi mwa amuna amwewa akhale mboni pabodzi na ife ya kulamusidwa kwace.”
23 Na tenepo, iwo adasankhula wanthu awiri, omwe ni Zuze wakucemeredwa Barisaba omwe akhadziwikambo na dzina lakuti Justo pabodzi na Matiya. 24 Patsogolo pace iwo adapemba, aciti: “Imwe Yahova, omwe mumbadziwa mitima ya wanthu wentse, latani pa amuna awiriwa omwe imwepo mwamusankhula, 25 kuti acite utumikibu na kukhala mpostolo, bzomwe Djuda adalamba aciyenda komwe iye akhafuna.” 26 Tenepo iwo adacita vima-vima kuti adziwe kuti mbani omwe akhadasankhulidwa, ndipo vima-vimayo adagwera Matiya, ndipopa iye adakhalambo m’thimu la apostolo 11 wale.