Mabasa ya Apostolo
8 Saulo adabvumambo kuti Sitefano aphedwe.
Pa ntsiku imweyo, gwere lomwe likhali mu Jeruzalemu lidayamba kuzunzidwa kwene-kwene ndipo wentse adabalalikira m’bzigawo bza Djudeya na Samariya, kupambula apostolo okha. 2 Tsono amuna winango wakugopa Mulungu, adatenga Sitefano, aciyenda kukamupendesa m’thenje ndipo adamulira kwene-kwene. 3 Ndipo Saulo adayamba kuboneresa kwene-kwene gwere. Iye akhapita nyumba na nyumba, ndipo akhapfuwira panja amuna na akazi, acimbayenda kukawafungira m’kawoko.
4 Na tenepo, wanthu omwe adabalalisidwawo akhambayenda acipalizira mafala yabwino ya Mulungu, m’mbuto zomwe akhathawirazo. 5 Ndipo Filipi adapolikira mu mzinda* wa Samariya, aciyamba kupalizira wanthu wa kumweko bza Kristu. 6 Thimu la wanthu likhatetekera na mtima wentse bzomwe Filipi akhalewa. Iwo akhabvesera ndipo akhawona bzizindikiro bzomwe iye akhacita. 7 Pakuti azinji akhana mizimu yakuipa,* tenepo mizimu yakuipayo ikhakuwa icicoka. Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, azinji omwe akhadadjedjera bziwalo na anyakupunduka adapozedwa. 8 Na tenepo, wanthu wa mu mzindamo adakondwa kwene-kwene.
9 Ndipo mu mzindamo mukhana munthu munango dzina lace Simau omwe pakuyamba akhacita bzinthu bza matsenga, ndipo akhadabwisa kwene-kwene wanthu wa ku Samariya, acimbabzilewa yekha kuti akhali munthu wakufunika kwene-kwene. 10 Wanthu wentse, kuyambira wana mpaka akulu akhamubvesera acimbalewa kuti: “Mwamuna umweyu ni Mphanvu ya Mulungu, yakucemeredwa Mphanvu Ikulu.” 11 Wanthuwo akhambamubvesera thangwe iye akhawadabwisa kuyambira kale-kale na bzamatsenga bzacebzo. 12 Tsono pomwe Filipi adapalizira mafala yabwino ya Umambo bwa Mulungu na ya dzina la Jezu Kristu, iwo adakhulupira ndipo adabatizidwa amuna na akazi. 13 Napo Simau caiyeyo adakhulupira acibatizidwa ndipo adapitiriza kukhala na Filipiyo. Iye akhadabwa pakuwona bzizindikiro na mabasa yamphanvu yomwe yakhacitikayo.
14 Pomwe apostolo ku Jeruzalemu adabva kuti wanthu wa ku Samariya abvuma mafala ya Mulungu, iwo adatuma Pedru na Juwau kuti ayende kumweko. 15 Tenepo iwo adayendadi, acikapempherera wanthu wa ku Samariyawo kuti atambire mzimu wakucena. 16 Tsono palibe ne m’bodzi wa iwo omwe akhadatambira kale mzimu wakucenayo, koma iwo akhadandobatizidwa kokha mu dzina la Mbuya Jezu. 17 Na tenepo, apostolowo adaikha manja yawo pa wanthuwo, ndipo iwo adayamba kutambira mzimu wakucena.
18 Pomwe Simau adawona kuti mzimu wakucena ukuperekedwa thangwe ra kuikha manja komwe apostolo akhacita, iye adawapasa kobiri, 19 ndipo adalewa kuti: “Ndipasenimbo mphanvu imweyi, kuti munthu ali-wentse omwe inepano nin’muikha manja yangu, atambirembo mzimu wakucena.” 20 Tsono Pedru adamutawira kuti: “Kobiri yakoyo ipfudzidwe pabodzi na iwepo, thangwe ukukumbuka kuti na kobiri ungakwanise kugula mphaso yafovolo yomwe Mulungu adatipasa. 21 Palibe cinthu ciri-centse comwe un’cita pa utumikibu, thangwe mtima wako ngwakusaya kulungama pamaso pa Mulungu. 22 Tenepo kungula makumbukidwe yako yakuipaya ndipo upembe kwa Yahova mwakumudandaulira, kuti penu mpsakukwanisika, akulekerere makumbukidwe yakuipa ya mu mtima mwakoyo. 23 Pakuti iwepo ndiwe veneno* yakuwawa ndipo udadzala na kusaya cirungamo.” 24 Simau adawatawira kuti: “Ndikumbirireni kwa Yahova, kuti bzinthu bzomwe mwalewabzi bzireke kundicitikira.”
25 Tenepo, pomwe adamala kucitira umboni mwakukwanira na kulewa bza mafala ya Yahova, iwo adabwerera ku Jeruzalemu ndipo akhayenda acipalizira mafala yabwino ku midzi mizinji ya ku Samariyako.
26 Ndipo anjo wa Yahova adalewalewa na Filipi kuti: “Lamuka, ndoko ku suli,* ku mseu wakucokera ku Jeruzalemu omwe umbayenda mpaka ku Gaza.” (Umweyu ni mseu wa m’dambo) 27 Pomwe Filipi adabva bzimwebzi, adalamuka aciyenda ndipo adawona mwamuna munango* wa ku Etiyopiya, omwe akhali nyabasa mkulu wa mu utongi bwa Kandasi, mambo wacikazi* wa ku Etiyopiya. Iye akhanyang’anira cuma centse ca mamboyo. Mwamunayu akhadayenda ku Jeruzalemu kuti akanamate. 28 Iye akhadakhala m’ngolo mwace pakubwerera ku Jeruzalemuko ndipo akhawerenga mwakukuwa bukhu la mpolofeta Zaiya. 29 Tenepo, mzimu wakucena udauza Filipi kuti: “Ndoko, ndipo fendera pafupi na ngoloyo.” 30 Filipi adathamanga m’mbali mwa ngoloyo ndipo adamubva iye akuwerenga mwakukuwa bukhu la mpolofeta Zaiya, acimubvunza kuti: “Kodi imwepo mukubvesesa bzomwe mukuwerengabzo?” 31 Munthuyo adatawira kuti: “Kodi ningabvesese tani bzimwebzi pakasaya kuwoneka munthu wakuti andifotokozere?” Munthuyo adakumbira Filipi kuti apakire m’ngolomo, acikhala naye pabodzi. 32 Mbali ya m’Bzinembo yomwe munthuyo akhawerenga mwakukuwayo ikhalewa kuti: “Iye adatengedwa aciyenda kukaphedwa ninga bira, ndipo ninga mwana wa bira omwe wandokhala zii pomwe akusengedwa maukuse, mwakuti alibe kufungula mulomo wace. 33 Pa nthawe yomwe akhacitiridwa bzinthu bzakupasa manyazi, iye alibe kutongedwa mwa cirungamo. Kodi mbani omwe an’dzalewa bza m’badwo wace? Thangwe moyo wace un’dzapfudzidwa pa dziko la pantsi.”
34 Patsogolo pace, mwamunayo adabvunza Filipi kuti: “Ndaphata minyendo, ndiuzeni, kodi mpolofetayu akulewa bza yani? Kodi akubzilewa yekha ayai akulewa bza munthu munango?” 35 Filipi adayamba kulewalewa ndipo adayambiratu na cinembo cibodzi-bodzici. Iye adamuuza munthuyo mafala yabwino yakulewa bza Jezu. 36 Pomwe akhafamba mu msewumo, adafika pa mbuto inango pomwe pakhana madzi ndipo mwamunayo adalewa kuti: “Onani madziya! Kodi n’ciyani comwe cingandiletse kubatizidwa?” 37 —— 38 Tenepo, iye adaimisa ngoloyo ndipo wentse awiri, Filipi pabodzi na mwamunayo adabuluka, aciyenda pomwe pakhana madzipo ndipo iye adamubatiza. 39 Pomwe adacoka m’madzimo, mzimu wa Yahova, mwakusaya kucedwa udatsogolera Filipi kuti acoke pa mbutopo, ndipo mwamunayo alibe kumuwona pomwe Filipiyo, koma iye adapitiriza kuyenda acimbakondwa kwene-kwene. 40 Filipi adayenda ku Asidode ndipo adapitiriza kupalizira mafala yabwino m’mizinda yentse mpaka kukafika ku Sezareya.