Mabasa ya Apostolo
2 Pa ntsiku ya phwando la Pentekoste, anyakupfunza wentse akhadatsonkhana pa mbuto ibodzi. 2 Mwadzidzidzi kudabveka baludya lakucokera kudzulu ninga la cimphepo camphanvu, ndipo lidabveka m’nyumba yentse yomwe akhaliyo. 3 Ndipo adawona bzirambi-rambi bza moto bzomwe bzikhawoneka ninga malirime, ndipo bzidamwazana bzicikhala pa msolo pa m’bodzi na m’bodzi wa iwo. 4 Wentsenewo adadzazidwa na mzimu wakucena, ndipo adayamba kulewalewa bzirewedwe bzakusiyana-siyana mwakubverana na momwe mzimuyo ukhawatsogolerera.
5 Pa nthawe imweyire, mu Jeruzalemu mukhakhala wanthu wakugopa Mulungu wakucokera m’madziko yakusiyana-siyana. 6 Tenepo, pomwe padabveka baludya lire, padatsonkhana thimu la wanthu ndipo wanthuwo adadabwa kwene-kwene thangwe ali-wentse wa iwo adabva anyakupfunzawo akulewalewa cirewedwe cace. 7 Kulewa cadidi, iwo adadabwa kwene-kwene ndipo adati: “Onani wanthumwe, kodi wanthu wentse omwe akulewalewawa ni Agalileya lini? 8 Tsono bzikukwanisika tani kuti ali-wentse wa ifepano ambabve m’cirewedwe cace cakubadwa naco? 9 Pakati pathu pana wanthu omwe acokera ku Parto, ku Mediya, ku Elamu, Mezopotamiya, Djudeya, Kapadosiya, Ponto na m’bzigawo bza Aziya, 10 ku Frijiya, Pamfiliya, Edjipito na wakucokera m’madera ya ku Libiya kufupi na Sirene, na alendo wakucokera ku Roma pabodzi na Adjuda na wanthu wakutendeukira ku Cidjuda, 11 Akereta na Arabiya. Tentsenefe tawabva akulewa bza mabasa yamphanvu ya Mulungu m’bzirewedwe bzathu.” 12 Inde, iwo adadabwa kwene-kwene ndipo adayamba kubvunzana kuti: “Kodi bzimwebzi bzikuthandauza ciyani?” 13 Tenepo, wanthu winango akhawaseka acimbati: “Amwewa aledzera na vinyu yakutapira.”*
14 Tsono Pedru adaima pabodzi na anzace 11 wale, ndipo iye adalewa mwakukuwa kuti: “Imwe amuna wa ku Djudeya na mwentse wakukhala mu Jeruzalemu, khalani tceru ndipo tetekerani bwino-bwino mafala yangu. 15 Kulewa cadidi, wanthuwa alibe kuledzera ninga momwe imwepo mukukumbukirira, thangwe zino ni nthawe 9 zakumacibese.* 16 Mwakusiyana na bzimwebzi, bzikukwanisika bzomwe mpolofeta Joweri adalewa kuti: 17 ‘Mulungu walewa kuti: “Mu ntsiku zakumalizira, inepano nin’dzatsanulira mzimu wangu kwa wanthu wa mitundu yentse, ndipo wana wanu wacimuna na wana wanu wacikazi an’dzalewa mapolofesiya, maswaka pakati panu yan’dzawona masomphenya ndipo amuna akulu-akulu pakati panu an’dzalota. 18 Ndipo mu ntsiku zimwezo, nin’dzatsanulirambo mzimu wangu kwa atumiki wangu wacimuna na wacikazi, ndipo iwo an’dzalewambo mapolofesiya. 19 Ndipo nin’dzacita bzakudabwisa kudzulu na bzizindikiro pa dziko la pantsi: Mulopa, moto na mitambo ya utsi. 20 Pomwe ikanati kufika ntsiku ikulu ya Yahova yomwe in’dzalatiza ulemerero bwace, dzuwa lin’dzasanduka mdima ndipo mwezi un’dzasanduka mulopa. 21 Ndipo munthu ali-wentse omwe an’dzacemera dzina la Yahova, an’dzapulumuka.”’
22 “Imwe Ajirayeri, tetekerani mafala aya: Mulungu adalatiza padeca kuna imwepo, kuti Jezu wa ku Nazaleti akhadatumidwa na iye, ndipo mwakuphatisa basa Jezuyo, Mulungu adacita bzakudabwisa, mabasa yamphanvu na bzizindikiro pakati panu ninga momwe mukudziwira. 23 Mulungu akhadziwiratu kuti Jezu, angadadzamangidwa mwakubverana na kufuna kwace Mulunguyo na bzomwe iye akhadziwa kale. Imwepo mudamukhomerera pa muti, mwakuphatisa basa wanthu wakusaya kudziwa malamulo ndipo adamupha. 24 Tsono Mulungu adamulamusa mwakumutsudzula ku mabvuto ya* infa, thangwe bzingadakwanisika lini kuti iye apitirize kukhala wakumangidwa na infayo. 25 Pakulewa bza iye, Davide adati: ‘Nimbaikha Yahova patsogolo pangu nthawe zentse, thangwe iye ali ku boko langu lamadidi kuti ndireke kugwa. 26 Na thangwe limweri, mtima wangu udakomedwa ndipo lirime langu lidakondwa kwene-kwene. Tenepo, inepano* ndidakhala na cidikhiro; 27 thangwe imwe mun’dzandisiya lini* m’Thenje,* ndipo mun’dzabvuma lini kuti thupi la munthu wanu wakukhulupirika libvunde. 28 Imwepo mwandicitisa kudziwa njira za moyo, ndipo mun’dzadzaza mtima wangu na cikondweso pamaso panu.’
29 “Abale, ndibvumizeni kulewalewa namwe mwakutsudzuka bza kholo lathu Davide. Iye adafa acipendesedwa ndipo nthutu yace tikanayo mpaka lero. 30 Pakuti iye akhali mpolofeta ndipo akhadziwa kuti Mulungu akhadalumbira, kuti m’bodzi mwa wana wace* angadadzakhala pa mpando wace wa umambo. 31 Iye akhadawoneratu ndipo akhadaleweratu bza kulamusidwa kwa Kristu, kuti iye angadasiyidwa lini m’thenje* ne thupi lace lingadabvunda lini.* 32 Mulungu adalamusa Jezu ndipo tentsenefe ndife mboni za bzimwebzi. 33 Tenepo, pakuti iye adakwizidwa ku boko lamadidi la Mulungu, ndipo adapasidwa mzimu wakucena omwe akhadauzidwiratu kuti angadapasidwa na Baba wace, iye watitsanulira bzomwe imwepo mukuwona na kubvabzi. 34 Pakuti Davide alibe kuyenda kudzulu, tsono iye caiyeyo adalewa kuti: ‘Yahova adauza Mbuya wangu kuti: “Khala ku boko langu lamadidi 35 mpaka ndidzaikhe anyamadulanthaka wako ninga cakupondera nzayo zako.”’ 36 Tenepo, wanthu wentse wa mu Jirayeri akhale na citsimikizo centse cakuti Jezu, omwe adamukhomerera pa muti, Mulungu wamucitisa kukhala Mbuya na Kristu.”
37 Pomwe iwo adabva bzimwebzi, adaneseka kwene-kwene mu mtima mwawo, ndipo adabvunza Pedru na apostolo winangowo kuti: “Abale, kodi tin’funika kucita ciyani?” 38 Pedru adawatawira kuti: “Kungulani, ndipo ali-wentse abatizidwe mu dzina la Jezu Kristu, kuti mulekereredwe pikado zanu ndipo imwepo mun’dzatambira mphaso yafovolo ya mzimu wakucena. 39 Pakuti bzimwebzi bzidalewedweratu kuti bzin’dzacitikira imwepo pabodzi na wana wanu na wentse wakukhala kutali, kuphatanidzambo wentse omwe angasankhulidwe na Yahova Mulungu wathu.” 40 Iye akhacitira umboni mwakukwanira ndipo akhawacenjeza na mafala manango mazinji kuti: “Siyanani na wanthu wakuipawa kuti muleke kudzapfudzidwa.” 41 Tenepo, wanthu wentse omwe adabvuma na mtima wentse mafala yomwe Pedru adalewa, adabatizidwa, ndipo pa ntsiku imweyo, wanthu* pafupi-fupi 3000 adathumizirika mu thimu lawo. 42 Ndipo iwo akhapitiriza kumbapfunza na apostolowo, kumbapasana bzinthu, kumbadyera pabodzi na kumbapemba.
43 Kulewa cadidi, wanthu wentse adayamba kucita mantha, ndipo apostolo adayamba kucita bzizindikiro na bzakudabwisa bzizinji. 44 Wanthu wentse omwe adakhala ateweri wa Jezu akhali pabodzi, ndipo bzinthu bzentse bzomwe akhanabzo akhabziphatisa basa pabodzi. 45 Iwo adakagulisa minda yawo na bzinthu bzentse bzomwe akhanabzo, ndipo kobirizo adazigawa kwa wentse mwakubverana na bzomwe munthu ali-wentse akhafunikira. 46 Ntsiku zentse mwakuphatana iwo akhambakhala ku templo na cakulinga cibodzi, ndipo akhambazungirana m’mii mwawo, acimbadya pabodzi ndipo akhambapasana cakudya na mtima wentse na mwakukondwa. 47 Iwo akhatumbiza Mulungu ndipo akhafunidwa na wanthu wentse, ndipo pa nthawe ibodzi-bodziyo, Yahova ntsiku zentse akhapitiriza kuthumizira wanthu pakati pawo omwe akhapita mu njira ya cipulumuso.