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10 Ku Sezareya kukhana mwamuna munango wakucemeredwa Korneliyo omwe akhali mkulu wa anyankhondo* mu thimu lakucemeredwa anyankhondo wa ku Italiya.* 2 Iye akhali munthu wakubzipereka na wakugopa Mulungu pabodzi na wanthu wentse wa m’banja mwace, iye akhambapasa bzinthu bzabwino wanthu wakusauka, ndipo nthawe zentse akhambacita mipembo yakudandaulira Mulungu. 3 Pafupi-fupi nthawe zitatu zakumaulo* iye adawona anjo wa Mulungu akubwera kuna iye m’masomphenya ndipo anjoyo adati: “Korneliyo!” 4 Tenepo Korneliyo adamunyang’anisisa ndipo na mantha adatawira kuti: “Ndikukubvani Mbuya.” Tsono anjoyo adati: “Mipembo yako Mulungu waibva ndipo akomedwa nayo. Iye wawonambo thandizo lomwe iwepo ukhapereka kwa wanthu wakusauka. 5 Tenepo, tumiza amuna kuti ayende ku Jope kuti akatenge munthu munango dzina lace Simau, omwe ambadziwikambo na dzina lakuti Pedru. 6 Munthu umweyu wafikira kumui kwa Simau omwe ni nyakufukuta makhanda ndipo nyumba yace iri m’mphepete mwa nyanza.” 7 Pomwe anjo omwe akhalewalewa naye ule adayenda, iye adacemera anyabasa wace awiri ndipo adacemerambo mcikunda m’bodzi pakati pa atumiki wace omwe akhagopa Mulungu, 8 ndipo iye adawafotokozera bzentse, aciwatumiza ku Jope.

9 Mangwana yace pomwe iwo akhapitiriza ulendo bwawo, ndipo akhadasala pang’ono kufika mu mzinda, Pedru adakwira padzaulu pa nyumba* kuti akapembe, pa nthawe ya 12 za kumasikati.* 10 Tsono Pedru adabva njala ndipo akhafuna kudya. Tenepo, pomwe cakudya cikhakonzedwa, Pedru adawona masomphenya. 11 Iye adawona kudzulu kudafunguka, ndipo cinthu cikulu cakuwoneka ninga cinguwo cakuphatidwa maponta manai cikhapolika kubwera pa dziko la pantsi; 12 ndipo mu cinguwomo mukhana bzirombo bza mtundu uli-wentse, bza minyendo minai, bzakukwawa na mbalame zakudzulu. 13 Tenepo kudabveka fala lakumuuza kuti: “Pedru, lamuka, phaya udye!” 14 Tsono Pedru adatawira kuti: “Ne Mbuya, thangwe ndikanati kudya cinthu cakuipisidwa na cakupswipa.” 15 Ndipo falalo lidalewa pomwe kaciwiri kwa iye kuti: “Leka kulewa pomwe kuti mpsakuipisidwa, bzinthu bzomwe Mulungu wabzicenesa.” 16 Bzimwebzi bzidacitika pomwe kacitatu ndipo pa nthawe ibodzi-bodziyo cinguwo cire cidabwerera kudzulu.

17 Pedru akhadabwa ndipo akhabzibvunza kuti bzomwe akhadawonabzo bzikhathandauza ciyani. Pomwe bzimwebzi bzikhacitika, amuna omwe adatumidwa na Korneliyowo akhabvunza kumui kwa Simau ndipo akhadaima pa msuwo. 18 Iwo adacemera munthu pamuipo acibvunza penu pakhana mulendo wakucemeredwa Simau omwe akhadziwikambo na dzina lakuti Pedru. 19 Pomwe Pedru akhapitiriza kukumbukira bza masomphenya yale, mzimu wa Mulungu udalewa kuti: “Ona! Pana amuna atatu omwe akukunyang’ana. 20 Tenepo, buluka uyende nawo pabodzi mwakusaya kuzeza, thangwe ndine omwe ndawatuma.” 21 Pedruyo adabuluka ndipo adayenda kukagumana na wanthuwo acilewa kuti: “Ndiri pano ine, omwe mukhanyang’ana ule ndine. Kodi ningakuthandizeni tani?” 22 Iwo adamutawira kuti: “Korneliyo, omwe ni mkulu wa anyankhondo, munthu wakulungama na wakugopa Mulungu omwe Adjuda azinji ambamulewa kuti ni munthu wabwino, watambira malango ya Mulungu mwakuphatisa basa anjo wakucena, kuti akucemereni imwepo kuti muyende kumui kwace kuti akabve bzomwe imwepo mun’kalewa.” 23 Tenepo, Pedru adawatambira ninga alendo wace.

Mangwana yace, adayenda nawo pabodzi, ndipo abale winango wa ku Jope adawaperekeza. 24 Pomwe idapita ntsiku ibodzi iye adakafika ku Sezareya. Korneliyo akhadikhiriradi na mtima wentse, ndipo iye akhadatsonkhanisa abale wace pabodzi na axamwali wace wa pa mtima. 25 Pomwe Pedru adafika pamuipo, Korneliyo adayenda kukagumana naye ndipo adagodama acimulemekeza.* 26 Tsono Pedru adamulamusa aciti: “Lamuka; ndine munthumbo ninga iwepo.” 27 Pomwe Pedru akhaceza na Korneliyo, Pedruyo adapita m’nyumba aciwona wanthu azinji omwe akhadatsonkhana. 28 Tenepo iye adati: “Imwepo mukudziwa bwino kuti mpsakuletsedwa Adjuda kumbabverana ayai kuceza na wanthu wa mtundu unango. Tsono Mulungu adandilatiza kuti nin’funika lini kulewa munthu ali-wentse kuti ngwakuipisidwa ayai wakupswipa. 29 Ndipopa pomwe ndacemeredwa, ndabwera mwakusaya kupenukira. Tsono nin’funa ndidziwe thangwe ranyi mwandicemera.”

30 Korneliyo adati: “Papita ntsiku zinai m’mbuyomu pomwe inepano ndikhapemba m’nyumba mwangu pa nthawe ibodzi-bodziyi, zomwe ni nthawe zitatu zakumaulo. Mwadzidzidzi kutsogolo kwangu kudabwera mwamuna munango omwe akhana bzakubvala bzakuyetima, 31 ndipo iye adati: ‘Korneliyo, mipembo yako Mulungu waibva ndipo wakomedwa nayo, iye wawonambo thandizo lomwe iwepo ukhapereka kwa wanthu wakusauka. 32 Tenepo, tumizani amuna kuti ayende ku Jope, kuti akatenge munthu munango dzina lace Simau omwe ambadziwikambo na dzina lakuti Pedru. Munthu umweyo, wafikira kumui kwa Simau omwe ni nyakufukuta makhanda, ndipo nyumba yace iri m’phepete mwa nyanza.’ 33 Tenepo mwakusaya kucedwa ndakucemeresani ndipo imwepo mwalatiza kudeka mtima kukulu mwa kubwera kuno. Ndipopa tentse tiri pamaso pa Mulungu kuti tibve bzinthu bzentse bzomwe Yahova wakutumani kuti mudzatiuze.”

34 Na bzimwebzi, Pedru adayamba kulewalewa aciti: “Tsapano ndazindikira kuti Mulungu alibe tsankhulo, 35 iye ambatambira munthu wa mtundu uli-wentse omwe ambamugopa na kucita cirungamo. 36 Iye watumiza fala lace kwa wana wa Jirayeri kuti awauze mafala yabwino ya mtendere mwakuphatisa basa Jezu Kristu, omwe ni Mbuya wa wentse. 37 Imwepo mukudziwa kuti pambuyo pa Juwau kupalizira bza ubatizo bwace, nkhani imweyi ikhalewedwa kuyambira ku Galileya mpaka ku Djudeya kwentse: 38 Ndikulewa bza Jezu wa ku Nazareti, omwe Mulungu adamudzoza na mzimu wakucena acimupasa mphanvu, iye adafamba m’bzigawo bzentse acimbacita bzinthu bzabwino na kupoza wanthu omwe akhaboneresedwa na Dyabu ndipo akhacita bzimwebzi thangwe Mulungu akhanaye. 39 Ndipo ifepano ndife mboni za bzinthu bzentse bzomwe iye adacita mu dziko la Adjuda na mu Jeruzalemu; tsono iwo adamupha acimukhomerera pa muti. 40 Ndipo Mulungu adamulamusa pa ntsiku yacitatu kuti wanthu amuwone, 41 sikuti kwa wanthu wentse, koma kwa mboni zomwe zidasankhulidwiratu na Mulungu, ndipo mboni zimwezi ndifepano omwe tidadya na kumwa naye pabodzi pomwe adalamusidwa kwa anyakufa. 42 Ndipo iye adatonga kuti tipalizire wanthu na kucitira umboni bwakukwanira bwakuti iye adasankhulidwa na Mulungu kuti akhale mtongi wa wanthu wamoyo na wakufa. 43 Apolofeta wentse adatsimikiza kuti munthu ali-wentse omwe an’khulupira iye, pikado zace zentse zin’lekereredwa mu dzina lace.”

44 Pomwe Pedru akhalewalewa bza bzinthu bzimwebzi, mzimu wakucena udabwera kwa wentse omwe akhabva mafalaya. 45 Ndipo anyakukhulupirika omwe akhadacitidwa mgwatidwe* omwe akhadabwera pabodzi na Pedruyo adadabwa kwene-kwene, thangwe mphaso yafovolo ya mzimu wakucena idatsanulidwambo kwa wanthu wa mitundu inango. 46 Pakuti iwo adawabva akulewalewa m’bzirewedwe bzakusiyana-siyana acimbatumbiza Mulungu. Na tenepo Pedru adawauza kuti: 47 “Wanthu amwewa atambirambo mzimu wakucena ninga ifepano, kodi alipo munthu omwe angawaletse kuti aleke kubatizidwa na madzi?” 48 Tenepo, iwo adatonga kuti wanthuwo abatizidwe mu dzina la Jezu Kristu. Ndipo adakumbira kuti akhale nawo pabodzi tuntsiku tung’ono-ng’ono.