Mabasa ya Apostolo
9 Tsono Saulo akhadatsimikiza kuboneresa anyakupfunza wa Mbuya na kuwapha. Tenepo iye adayenda kwa mkulu wa antsembe, 2 ndipo adakamukumbira matsamba yakuyenda m’nyumba zakunamatira* za ku Damasko, na cakulinga cakuti akakagumana ali-wentse omwe akutewera Njirayo, amuna napo akazi, akawamange aciyenda nawo ku Jeruzalemu.
3 Pomwe iye akhali pa ulendo bwacebo ndipo akhadasala pang’ono kufika ku Damasko, mwadzidzidzi padawoneka ceza cakucokera kudzulu comwe cidamubvunika, 4 ndipo iye adagwa pantsi acibva mafala yakumuuza kuti: “Saulo, Saulo, thangwe ranyi iwepo ukundizunza?” 5 Saulo adabvunza kuti: “Ndimwe yani Mbuya?” Iye adamutawira kuti: “Ndine Jezu, ule omwe iwepo ukumuzunza. 6 Tsono lamuka, kapite mu mzindamo ndipo kumweko ninkakuuza bzomwe ukacite.” 7 Amuna omwe akhanaye pabodzi pa ulendobo adandoima acikhala zii ndipo adasaya cakulewa, thangwe iwo akhabva mafala koma akhawona lini munthu ali-wentse. 8 Saulo adalamuka pantsipo, ndipo napo kuti iye akhadapenya iye akhawona lini cinthu. Tenepo iwo adamuphata boko aciyenda naye mpaka mu mzinda wa Damasko. 9 Saulo adamala ntsiku zitatu akuwona lini cinthu ndipo alibe kudya ne kumwa ciri-centse.
10 Ku Damasko kukhana nyakupfunza munango wakucemeredwa Ananiya, ndipo Mbuya adamuuza m’masomphenya kuti: “Ananiya!” Iye adatawira kuti: “Ndine Mbuya.” 11 Mbuyayo adamuuza kuti: “Lamuka ndipo ndoko ku mseu wakucemeredwa mseu Wakuthamuka, ndipo ukakafika pa mui pa Djuda, ukabvunze bza munthu wakucemeredwa Saulo wa ku Tarso ndipo nthawe ino iye akupemba. 12 Ndipo m’masomphenya iye wawona mwamuna munango wakucemeredwa Ananiya, omwe apita aciikha manja yace pa iye kuti ayambe pomwe kuwona.” 13 Tsono Ananiya adatawira kuti: “Mbuya, inepano ndabva bzinthu bzizinji pakulewa bza munthu umweyu, ndabva bzentse bzomwe iye wacitira anyakucena wanu mu Jeruzalemu. 14 Ndipo kuno iye wabvumizidwa na akulu wa antsembe kuti amange wentse omwe an’cemera dzina lanu.” 15 Tsono Mbuya adati: “Ndoko, thangwe munthu umweyu ni combo cangu cakusankhulidwa kuti cinyamule dzina langu kuyendesa kwa wanthu wa mitundu, amambo na kwa wana wa Jirayeri. 16 Thangwe ine nin’dzamulatiza padeca bzinthu bzentse bzomwe iye an’dzabonera nabzo thangwe ra dzina langu.”
17 Na tenepo, Ananiya adayenda acikapita m’nyumbamo, ndipo adaikha manja yace pa iye acilewa kuti: “Saulo m’bale wangu, Mbuya Jezu omwe wawonekera kwa iwepo mu mseu omwe ukhabwera naye, wandituma kuti iwepo uyambe pomwe kuwona nakuti udzazidwe na mzimu wakucena.” 18 Pa nthawe imweyoletu tudagwa tubzinthu m’maso mwace twakuwoneka ninga mabade ya ntsomba ndipo iye adayamba pomwe kuwona. Na tenepo iye adamuka aciyenda kabatizidwa. 19 Ndipo iye adadya cakudya acikhala pomwe na mphanvu.
Iye adapitiriza kukhala ku Damaskoko pabodzi na anyakupfunza mu ntsiku zakucepa, 20 ndipo mwakusaya kucedwa, iye adayamba kupalizira bza Jezu m’nyumba zakunamatira,* kuti Jezuyo ni Mwana wa Mulungu. 21 Tsono wentse omwe akhamubvawo akhadabwa kwene-kwene ndipo akhambalewa kuti: “Kodi ngumweyu lini omwe akhaboneresa kwene-kwene wanthu omwe akhacemera dzina limweri ku Jeruzalemu? Kodi iye alibe kubwera kuno na cakulinga cakuti adzawamange aciyenda nawo kwa akulu-akulu wa antsembe?” 22 Tsono Saulo akhapalizira mwakuphata mtima kwene-kwene ndipo Adjuda omwe akhakhala ku Damasko akhadabwa naye kwene-kwene, thangwe iye akhapereka umboni bwakubveka bwino bwakuti Jezu ni Kristu.
23 Tenepo, pomwe padapita ntsiku zizinji Adjudawo adapangana kuti amuphe. 24 Na tenepo Saulo adazindikira bzinthu bzakuipa bzomwe iwo akhafuna kumucitira, ndipo iwo akhambalindira mwatceru misuwo ya mu mzindamo usiku na masikati kuti amuphe. 25 Na tenepo anyakupfunza wace adamutenga usiku acimuikha m’dengu, ndipo adamubulisa na pa mubo omwe ukhali pa mpanda wa mu mzindayo.
26 Pomwe adafika ku Jeruzalemu, iye adayeza kuphatana na anyakupfunza winangowo, tsono wentse akhana mantha na iye thangwe iwo akhakhulupira lini kuti iye akhadakhalambo nyakupfunza. 27 Tsono Barnaba adabwera kudzamuthandiza ndipo adamutenga aciyenda naye kwa apostoloko, iye adawauza bzentse bzomwe bzikhadacitika pa mseu pale nakuti Mbuyayo akhadalewalewa naye. Iye adalewambo kuti Sauloyo adalewalewambo mwakukhwimika mu dzina la Jezu pomwe akhali ku Damasko. 28 Na bzimwebzi, Sauloyo adapitiriza kukhala nawo pabodzi ndipo akhafamba mwakutsudzuka* mu Jeruzalemu acimbalewalewa mwakukhwimika mu dzina la Mbuya. 29 Iye akhalewalewa acimbagazana na Adjuda omwe akhalewalewa Cigerego, tsono Adjudawo akhanyang’ana mpata wakuti amuphe. 30 Pomwe abalewo adazindikira bzimwebzi, iwo adayenda naye ku Sezareya ndipo kumweko adakamutumiza ku Tarso.
31 Tenepo mu Djudeya mwentse, mu Galileya na mu Samariya, gwere lidakhala pa mtendere ndipo likhalimba. Pakuti iwo akhalatiza kuti akhagopa Yahova, ndipo akhakhala na moyo mwakubverana na mtsangalazo omwe mzimu wakucena ukhawapasa, gwere lidapitiriza kukula.
32 Pakuti Pedru akhafamba mu bzigawo bzentse, iye adayenda kukazungira anyakucena omwe akhakhala ku Lida. 33 Ndipo kumweko iye adagumana mwamuna munango dzina lace Eneya, omwe akhadamala magole 8 adagona pa kama thangwe akhana matenda yakufa bziwalo. 34 Pedru adauza munthuyo kuti: “Eneya, Jezu Kristu akukupoza. Lamuka, ndipo longedza kama yako.” Tenepo iye adamuka pa nthawe ibodzi-bodziyo, aciyenda. 35 Pomwe wanthu wentse omwe akhakhala ku Lida na ku Cigwa ca Saroni adawona bzimwebzi, iwo adakhulupira Mbuya.
36 Ku Jope kukhana nyakupfunza m’bodzi dzina lace Tabita, mu Cigerego dzinali limbathandauza Dorka.* Iye akhacita mabasa mazinji yabwino, ndipo akhathandiza anyakusauka. 37 Tsono mu ntsiku zimwezire iye adaduwala acifa. Na tenepo iwo adamutenga acikamuikha m’cipinda ca nyumba ya padzulu. 38 Pakuti mzinda wa Jope ukhali pafupi na mzinda wa Lida, pomwe apostolo adabva kuti Pedru akhali ku mzinda wa Lidayo, iwo adatuma amuna awiri kuti akamudandaulire kuti: “Taphata minyendo, bwerani kuno mwakamfulumize.” 39 Na tenepo Pedru adakonzeka aciyenda nawo. Pomwe adafika, iwo adamutenga aciyenda naye m’cipinda ca m’nyumba ya padzulu; ndipo akazi mamsiwa wentse adabwera pomwe pakhana iyepo akulira, acimbamulatiza bzakubvala* bzomwe Dorka adawakonzera pomwe akhana moyo. 40 Pedru adauza wentse kuti acoke ndipo adagodama acipemba. Patsogolo pace iye adazungunuka ndipo adanyang’anisa nyakufayo acilewa kuti: “Tabita, muka!” Iye adafungula maso yace ndipo pomwe adawona Pedru, adamuka acikhala. 41 Pedru adaphata boko lace acimulamusa, ndipo adacemera anyakucena na akazi mamsiwa. Ndipo wentsenewo adawona kuti Tabita akhana moyo. 42 Bzimwebzi bzidadziwika mu Jope mwentse, ndipo wanthu azinji adakhulupira Mbuya. 43 Iye adapitiriza kukhala ku Jope kwa kanthawe ndipo akhakhala na munthu wakufukuta makhanda, wakucemeredwa Simau.