Mabasa ya Apostolo
13 Ku gwere la ku Antiyokiya, kukhana apolofeta na apfunzisi awa: Barnaba, Sumeyoni omwe akhadziwikambo na dzina lakuti Nijeri, ndipo winango akhali Saulo, Lusiyo wa ku Sirene pabodzi na Manayeni omwe adapfunzisidwa na mambo* Herode. 2 Pomwe akhatumikira Yahova acimbabzimana kudya, mzimu wakucena udati: “Pa wanthu wentsenewa, mundipambulire Barnaba na Saulo kuti acite basa lomwe ndidawacemerera.” 3 Pomwe adamala kubzimana kudya acipemba, iwo adaikha manja yawo pa Saulo na Barnaba aciwasiya kuti ayende.
4 Tenepo mwa kutumizidwa na mzimu wakucena, amuna amwewa adayenda ku Seleusiya, patsogolo pace adacita ulendo bwa m’madzi aciyenda mpaka ku ntsuwa ya Xipre. 5 Pomwe adafika ku Salamina, iwo adayamba kupalizira mafala ya Mulungu m’nyumba zakunamatira za Adjuda* ndipo Juwau akhali pabodzi na iwo ninga mthandizi.
6 Pomwe adamala kupalizira ntsuwa yentse ya Xipre mpaka ku Pafo, adagumana na Mdjuda munango dzina lace Bari-Jezu, omwe akhacita bzamatsenga ndipo akhali mpolofeta wakunama. 7 Iye akhali pabodzi na mtongi wa cigawo Serjo Paulo, omwe akhali munthu wanzeru. Mtongiyu adacemera Barnaba na Saulo, thangwe akhafunisisa kubva mafala ya Mulungu. 8 Tsono Elima,* nyakucita bzamatsenga (komwe ni kasanduliziridwe ka dzina laceri) adayamba kugaza Barnaba na Saulo aciyeza kucitisa mtongi ule kuti aleke kukhulupira Mbuya. 9 Tsono Saulo, omwe ambacemeredwambo Paulo, pomwe adadzazidwa na mzimu wakucena, adamunyang’anisisa, 10 ndipo iye adati: “Iwe munthu wakudzala na cinyengo na uipi bwa mtundu uli-wentse, mwana wa Dyabu, nyamadulanthaka wa bzinthu bzentse bzomwe mpsakulungama, thangwe ranyi iwepo ukucinja bzipfunziso bzakulungama bza Yahova? 11 Bvaya, boko la Yahova liri pa iwepo ndipo iwepo un’khala zimola, ndipo uniwona lini ceza ca dzuwa kwa kanthawe. Pa nthawe ibodzi-bodziyo, pfulere* na mdima bzidamugwera ndipo iye adayamba kufamba uku na uku acimbayeza kunyang’ana munthu kuti amuphate boko. 12 Tenepo, pomwe mtongi wa cigawo ule adawona bzomwe bzidacitikabzo, iye adayamba kukhulupira thangwe adadabwa kwene-kwene na bzipfunziso bza Yahova.
13 Tsapano Paulo pabodzi na anzace, adacita ulendo bwa m’madzi kucokera ku Pafo ndipo adafika mu mzinda wa Perje m’cigawo ca Pamfiliya. Tsono Juwau adawasiya acibwerera ku Jeruzalemu. 14 Na tenepo, iwo adapitiriza ulendo bwawo kucokera ku Perje ndipo adafika ku Antiyokiya wa ku Pisidiya. Pa ntsiku ya Sabudu, iwo adapita m’nyumba yakunamatira acikhala pantsi. 15 Pomwe adamala kuwerenga Lamulo na bzakunemba bza apolofeta pamaso pa wanthu wentse, atsogoleri wa m’nyumba yakunamatirayo adauza Paulo na Barnaba kuti: “Amunamwe, abalemwe, penu muna mafala yali-yentse yakulimbikisa wanthu, yaleweni.” 16 Tenepo Paulo adaima ndipo adapereka cizindikiro na boko lace aciti:
“Imwe Ajirayeri na wanthu mwentse wakugopa Mulungumwe, tetekerani.” 17 Mulungu wa wanthuwa, Ajirayeri, adasankhula makolo yathu yakale, pomwe iwo akhakhala ku Edjipito ninga alendo, Iye adawathandiza ndipo adaphatisa basa mphanvu zace kuti awacose m’dziko limwero. 18 Iye adapirira nawo pafupi-fupi kwa magole 40 m’dambo. 19 Pomwe adapfudza mitundu 7 m’dziko la Kanani, Iye adawapasa dziko lawolo ninga utaka. 20 Bzentsenebzi bzidacitika pafupi-fupi magole 450.
“Patsogolo pace, adawapasa atongi mpaka kudzafika pa nthawe ya mpolofeta Samuyeri. 21 Tsono iwo adakumbira kutongedwa na mambo ndipo Mulungu adawapasa Sauli mwana wa Khisi omwe adacokera m’dzinza la Benjamini ndipo adatonga kwa magole 40. 22 Pomwe adamucosa, Iye adawasankhulira Davide kuti akhale mambo wawo omwe iye adamucitira umboni mwa kulewa kuti: ‘Ndagumana Davide mwana wa Jese, munthu omwe ambakondwesa mtima wangu; ndipo an’dzacita bzentse bzomwe inepano ndikufuna.’ 23 Mwakubverana na bzomwe iye akhadalewa kale kuti bzin’dzacitika, Mulungu adabweresera Ajirayeri mpulumusi, omwe ni Jezu, kucokera kwa wana* wa munthu umweyu. 24 Pomwe Jezuyo akhanati kufika, Juwau adapalizira pamaso pa Ajirayeri wentse bza ubatizo, ninga cizindikiro ca kukungula. 25 Tsono pomwe Juwau akhamaliza utumiki bwace, iye adati: ‘Kodi mukukumbuka kuti inepano ndine yani? Ndine lini ule omwe imwepo mukumudikhirira. Tsono onani, ule omwe akubwera kutsogolo kwangu, inepano ndine lini wakuthemera kutsudzula bzingwe bza xango zace.’
26 “Amunamwe, abalemwe, dzinza la Abalahamu na mwentse omwe mumbagopa Mulungu, mafala yacipulumusoya, yatumizidwa kwa ifepano. 27 Pakuti anyakukhala mu Jeruzalemu pabodzi na atsogoleri wawo, alibe kumuzindikira mpulumusi umweyo. Tsono pakucita bzinthu ninga atongi, adateweza mafala ya apolofeta, yomwe yambawerengedwa mwakukuwa m’ntsiku zentsene za Sabudu. 28 Napo alibe kugumana mulandu uli-wentse wa kumuphera, iwo adangingimiza Pirato kutonga kuti iye aphedwe. 29 Ndipo pomwe iwo adateweza bzinthu bzentse bzomwe bzidanembedwa pakulewa bza iye, adamucosa pa muti wakuzunzidwira acikam’pendesa mu thenje. 30 Tsono Mulungu adamulamusa kwa anyakufa. 31 Ndipo kwa ntsiku zizinji, iye adawonekera kwa wanthu omwe adacoka naye ku Galileya aciyenda ku Jeruzalemu. Iwo tsapano akupereka umboni kwa wanthu pakulewa bza iye.
32 “Na tenepo, ifepano tikupalizira kwa imwepo mafala yabwino pakulewa bza bzinthu bzomwe bzikhadalewedweratu kwa makolo yathu yakale. 33 Mulungu adacitisa kuti bzikwanisike kwa ifepano wana wace, mwa kulamusa Jezu, ninga momwe bzidanembedwera mu salimo laciwiri kuti: ‘Iwepo ndiwe mwana wangu ndipo lero, inepano ndakhala baba wako.’ 34 Pakuti Mulungu adamulamusa kwa anyakufa kuti aleke kukhala pomwe na thupi lakudzongeka. Na tenepo, iye adalewa kuti: ‘Inepano nin’dzakufuna na lufoyi lacadidi ninga momwe ndikhadauzira kale Davide.’ 35 Ndipopa salimo linango limbalewa kuti: ‘Imwepo mun’dzabvuma lini kuti thupi la mtumiki wanu wakukhulupirika libvunde.’ 36 Davide adacita bzomwe Mulungu akhafuna pa nthawe yentse yomwe iye akhana moyo. Iye adafa aciikhidwa m’thenje la makolo yace yakale ndipo thupi lace lidabvunda. 37 Tsono ule omwe adalamusidwa na Mulungu, thupi lace liribe kubvunda.
38 “Na tenepo abale, ndikukuuzani kuti thangwe ra infa ya munthu umweyu, Mulungu an’dzalekerera pikado zanu. 39 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, wentse omwe ambakhulupira, ambawonedwa na Mulungu ninga wanthu wakulungama thangwe ra Jezu. Tsono Lamulo la Mozeji, lingadakwanisa lini kukucitisani kukhala wanthu wakulungama pa bzinthu bzentse. 40 Na tenepo, khalani tceru kuti bzinthu bzomwe bzidanembedwa na apolofeta bzileke kucitika na imwepo. Iwo adati: 41 ‘Imwe wanthu omwe mumbafuna kunyoza, onani basa lomwe inepano ndikucita mu ntsiku zanu. Basa lomwe ndikucitali, imwepo mun’dzalikhulupira lini napo aciwoneka munthu wakukufotokozerani bwino-bwino. Tsono imwepo mun’dzadabwa ndipo mun’dzawoneka lini pomwe.’”
42 Pomwe Paulo na Barnaba akhacoka, wanthu adawakumbira kuti adzawafotokozere pomwe nkhani zimwezi, pa ntsiku ya Sabudu yakutewera. 43 Pomwe mtsonkhanoyo udamala, Adjuda azinji na wanthu omwe akhadatendeukira kucidjuda, omwe akhanamata Mulungu, adatewera Paulo na Barnaba, ndipo pomwe akhalewalewa na wanthuwo, iwo adawalimbikisa kucita bzinthu bzomwe bzingawacitise kuti apitirize kufunidwa na Mulungu.
44 Pa ntsiku ya Sabudu yakutewera, pafupi-fupi wanthu wentse wa mu mzinda, adatsonkhana kuti atetekere mafala ya Yahova. 45 Pomwe Adjuda adawona thimu la wanthulo, iwo adacita ntcanje ndipo adayamba kugaza mwakunyoza bzomwe Paulo akhalewa. 46 Tsono Paulo na Barnaba mwakukhwimika, adawauza kuti: “Bzikhali bzakufunika kuti imwepo mukhale wakuyamba kuuzidwa mafala ya Mulungu. Pakuti mafalaya mwayalamba ndipo mukubzitonga mwekha kuti ndimwe lini wakuthemera kutambira moyo wakusaya kumala, ifepano tikuyenda kukapalizira mafala yamweya kwa wanthu wa mitundu inango. 47 Pakuti Yahova adatiuza mafala aya: ‘Ndakusankhulani kuti mukhale ceza kwa wanthu wa mitundu inango, kuti mupalizire bza cipulumuso pa dziko lentse la pantsi.’”*
48 Pomwe wanthu wa mitundu inangowo adabva bzimwebzi, iwo adakondwa kwene-kwene acitumbiza Yahova thangwe ra mafala yace. Ndipo wentse omwe akhana makumbukidwe yabwino yomwe yangadawathandiza kugumana moyo wakusaya kumala, adakhulupira. 49 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, mafala ya Yahova yadapitiriza kumwazika m’dziko lentsero. 50 Tsono Adjuda, adapumpsa akazi omwe akhagopa Mulungu pabodzi na amuna omwe akhana maudindo mu mzindamo. Tenepo, wanthu amwewa adacitisa kuti Paulo na Barnaba ayambe kuzunzidwa acithothedwa mu mzindamo. 51 Iwo adakunkhumula pfumbi ku nzayo zawo* ndipo adayenda ku Ikoniyo. 52 Anyakupfunza adapitiriza kukhala na mzimu wakucena, ndipo mitima yawo ikhali yakukondwa kwene-kwene.