Mabasa ya Apostolo
15 Tsapano amuna winango wakucokera ku Djudeya adayenda ku Antiyokiya ndipo kumweko adayamba kupfunzisa abale kuti: “Mukasaya kucitidwa mgwatidwe* mwakubverana na mwambo wa Mozeji, imwepo mungadzapulumusidwe lini.” 2 Tsono Paulo na Barnaba alibe kubverana nabzo ndipo adanesana nawo kwene-kwene, tenepo iwo adabverana kuti Paulo na Barnaba pabodzi na abale winango ayende ku Jeruzalemu kuti akacezerane bza nkhaniyi na apostolo pabodzi na akulu.
3 Pomwe adamala kuperekezedwa na abale wa m’gwere, iwo adapitiriza ulendo bwawo ndipo adapita na ku Fenisiya na ku Samariya. Kumweko adafotokoza bwino-bwino bza kutendeuka kwa wanthu wa mitundu inango, ndipo bzimwebzi bzidakondwesa kwene-kwene abale wentsewo. 4 Pomwe adafika ku Jeruzalemu, iwo adatambiridwa na manja mawiri na gwere, na apostolo pabodzi na akulu. Ndipo Paulo na Barnaba adawafotokozera bzinthu bzizinji bzomwe Mulungu adacita mwakuphatisa basa iwo. 5 Tsono anyakukhulupira winango omwe kale-kale akhali mu cipembedzo ca Afarizeu, adaima m’mipando mwawo acilewa kuti: “Mpsakufunika kuti anyakukhulupira wentse omwe ni Adjuda lini acitidwe mgwatidwe* aciuzidwa kuti ambabvere Lamulo la Mozeji.”
6 Tenepo apostolowo pabodzi na akulu adatsonkhana kuti acezerane bza nkhaniyi. 7 Pomwe adanesana kwene-kwene Pedru adaima ndipo adawauza kuti: “Amunamwe, abalemwe, imwepo mukudziwa bwino kuti kucokera mu ntsiku zakuyambirira, Mulungu adandisankhula pakati panu kuti kucokera pa mulomo pangu wanthu abve mafala yabwino acikhulupira. 8 Ndipo Mulungu omwe ambadziwa bza mu mtima, adacitira umboni wanthu amwewa mwa kuwapasa mzimu wakucena ninga momwe adacitira na ifepano. 9 Ndipo iye alibe kusiyanisa pakati pa ife na iwo, koma adacenesa mitima yawo thangwe ra cikhulupiro cawo. 10 Tsono thangwe ranyi imwepo mukuyeza Mulungu mwa kuikha m’khosi mwa anyakupfunza djoki lomwe makolo yathu yakale ne ife tiribe kukwanisa kulinyamula? 11 Mwa kusiyana na bzimwebzi, ifepano timbakhulupira kuti tin’dzapulumusidwa thangwe ra kudeka mtima kukulu kwa mbuya Jezu ndipo anyakupfunza omwe ni Adjuda lini iwo ambakhulupirambo bzibodzi-bodzibzi.”
12 Na bzimwebzi, thimu lentse la wanthuwo lidanyamala ndipo lidayamba kutetekera Barnaba na Paulo pomwe akhafotokoza bzizindikiro na bzakudabwisa bzizinji bzomwe Mulungu adacita pakati pa wanthu wa mitundu inango mwa kuphatisa basa iwo. 13 Pomwe iwo adamala kulewalewa, Tiyago adatawira acilewa kuti: “Amunamwe, abalemwe nditetekereni. 14 Sumeyoni adatiuza kuti Mulungu adabvumambo wanthu wa mitundu inango pa nthawe yakuyamba kuti kucokera mwa iwo, asankhulembo wanthu wakudziwika na dzina lace. 15 Ndipo bzimwebzi bzikubverana na mafala ya apolofeta yomwe yadanembedwa kuti: 16 Bzimwebzi bzikadzamala, nin’dzabwerera ndipo nin’dzamusa pomwe nyumba* ya Davide yomwe ikhadagwa. Ndipo nin’dzaimanga pomwe m’mbuto zomwe ikhadagumuka ndiciilimbisa, 17 kuti wanthu wakusalirawo apitirize kulinga Yahova na mtima wawo wentse pabodzi na wanthu wa mitundu yentse, wanthu omwe ambacemeredwa na dzina langu, walewa tenepoyo Yahova, ule omwe akucita bzinthu bzimwebzi, 18 bzomwe bzimbadziwika kuyambira kale-kale. 19 Na tenepo makumbukidwe yangu njakuti ndikufuna lini kuboneresa wanthu wa mitundu inango omwe abwera kwa Mulungu, 20 tsono tiwanembere kuti atcenkhe bzinthu bzakuipisidwa thangwe ra bzifanikiso, upombo ayai uputa,* bzirombo ayai bzifuwo bzakufa mwakucita kuponyongoledwa* pabodzi na kutcenkha mulopa. 21 Kuyambira kale-kale wanthu akupalizira m’mzinda na mzinda mafala yakucokera m’mabukhu ya Mozeji, thangwe mabukhu yamweya yambawerengedwa mwakukuwa m’nyumba zakunamatira* ntsiku zentsene za Sabudu.”
22 Patsogolo pace apostolo na akulu pabodzi na gwere lentse adabverana kuti atumize amuna wakusankhulidwa pakati pawo kuti ayende ku Antiyokiya pabodzi na Paulo na Barnaba. Iwo adatumiza Djuda omwe akhacemeredwambo Barsaba pabodzi na Sila ndipo amuna amwewa ndiwo omwe akhatsogolera pakati pa abale. 23 Iwo adanemba tsamba aciwapasa kuti ayende nalo, ndipo m’tsambamo adanemba kuti:
“Ifepano apostolo na akulu omwe ndife abale wanu, tikukunemberani imwepo abale omwe ndimwe lini Adjuda omwe mumbakhala ku Antiyokiya, ku Siriya na ku Silisiya kuti: Tambirani kulimba wathu! 24 Ifepano tabva kuti wanthu winango acoka pakati pathu ndipo akubwereserani mabvuto thangwe ra bzakulewalewa bzawo, ndipo iwo akuyeza kuviringiza makumbukidwe yanu napo kuti ife tiribe kuwapasa malango yali-yentse. 25 Pa thangwe limweri, tentse tabverana kuti tisankhule amuna kuti tikutumizireni imwepo pabodzi na anzathu wakufunidwa Barnaba na Paulo, 26 amuna omwe adapereka moyo wawo thangwe ra dzina la Mbuya wathu Jezu Kristu. 27 Tenepo tikutumiza Djuda na Sila kuti adzakufotokozereni bzinthu bzibodzi-bodzibzi na miromo yawo. 28 Pakuti mzimu wakucena pabodzi na ifepano, tawona kuti ni bwino kuti tileke kukusenzesani mtolo wakulemera kupambula bzinthu bzakufunika bzokha bzomwe ni ibzi: 29 kupitiriza kutcenkha bzinthu bzakuperekedwa ntsembe ku bzifanikiso, mulopa, bzirombo ayai bzifuwo bzakufa mwakucita kuponyongoledwa* na upombo ayai uputa.* Mukatcenkha bzinthu bzimwebzi mwakusamala, bzinthu bzin’dzakufambirani bwino. Tikukufunirani moyo wabwino!”
30 Pomwe iwo adacoka, adayenda ku Antiyokiya ndipo kumweko adatsonkhanisa anyakupfunza wentse pabodzi aciwapasa tsambalo. 31 Pomwe adawerenga tsambalo, iwo adakondwa kwene-kwene na mafala yakulimbikisayo. 32 Pakuti Djuda na Sila akhalimbo apolofeta, iwo adafotokoza nkhani zizinji zakulimbikisa abale. 33 Pomwe awiriwo adakhala kumweko ntsiku zing’ono-ng’ono, abale wa kumwekowo adagonekana nawo ndipo awiriwo adabwerera ku Jeruzalemu. 34 —— 35 Tsono Paulo na Barnaba pabodzi na abale winango azinji adapitiriza kukhala ku Antiyokiya acimbapfunzisa na kupalizira mafala yabwino ya Yahova.
36 Pomwe zidapita ntsiku zing’ono-ng’ono, Paulo adauza Barnaba kuti: “Mbatibwerere tsapano tikazungire abale ku mizinda yentse yomwe tidapalizira mafala yabwino ya Yahova, kuti tikawone momwe iwo aliri.” 37 Barnaba akhadatsimikiza kutenga Juwau, omwe ambacemeredwambo na dzina lakuti Marko, kuti ayende naye. 38 Tsono Paulo alibe kubverana nabzo bzakuti iwo ayende naye pabodzi, thangwe iye adawasiya ku Pamfiliya ndipo alibe kufuna kuyenda nawo pabodzi kuti akawathandize basa lakupalizira. 39 Na bzimwebzi iwo adakalipizana kwene-kwene* mwakuti adamwazana ndipo Barnaba adatenga Marko acicita ulendo bwa m’madzi mpaka ku Xipre. 40 Paulo adasankhula Sila ndipo pomwe abale adamala kupemba kuti Yahova amusamalire, iye adayenda. 41 Iye adapita na ku Siriya pabodzi na ku Silisiya acimbalimbikisa magwere.