Mabasa ya Apostolo
4 Pomwe Pedru na Juwau akhalewalewa na thimu la wanthulo, antsembe, nyakunyang’anira mu templo na Asaduki adafika pomwe pakhana iwopo. 2 Iwo adakalipa thangwe apostolowo akhapfunzisa wanthu, ndipo akhalewa padeca kuti Jezu adalamusidwa kwa anyakufa. 3 Tenepo, iwo adaphata Pedru na Juwau aciwafungira m’kawoko mpaka mangwana yace thangwe kukhadadoka. 4 Wanthu wentse omwe adatetekera mafala ya apostolowo adakhulupira ndipo amuna wentse akhalipo pafupi-fupi 5000.
5 Mangwana yace, atongi, akulu na anembi adatsonkhana pabodzi mu Jeruzalemu. 6 Akhalipombo Anasi, omwe akhali mtsogoleri wa antsembe, Kaifasi, Juwau, Alexandre pabodzi na wentse omwe akhali abale wace wa mtsogoleri wa antsembe. 7 Iwo adauza Pedru na Juwau kuti aime pakati pawo, aciyamba kuwabvunza kuti: “Kodi imwepo mwacita bzimwebzi mu dzina la yani ayai na mphanvu za yani?” 8 Patsogolo pace, Pedru mwakudzazidwa na mzimu wakucena adawauza kuti:
“Imwe atongi wa wanthu na akulu, 9 penu ifepano tikubvunzidwa lero thangwe ra kupozedwa kwa munthu wakupundukayu ndipo penu mukufuna kudziwa munthu omwe wacitisa kuti umweyu apozedwe, 10 dziwani imwe mwentse pabodzi na Ajirayeri mwentse kuti mu dzina la Jezu Kristu Mnazareti, omwe imwepo mudamupha pa muti wakuzunzidwira ndipo Mulungu adamulamusa kwa anyakufa, ni munthu umweyu omwe wacitisa kuti mwamuna wakupundukayu apozedwe pamaso panu. 11 Jezu umweyu, ni mwala omwe imwepo anyakumanga mudaulamba, omwe udadzakhala mwala wakufunika wapakhona.* 12 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, palibe munthu omwe angabwerese cipulumuso, pakuti palibe dzina linango pa dziko la pantsi lomwe Mulungu adalisankhula pakati pa wanthu kuti litipulumuse.”
13 Pomwe iwo adawona kukhwimika* kwa Pedru na Juwau na kuwonambo kuti iwo akhali wanthumbo tenepo na wakusaya kupfunza, iwo adadabwa kwene-kwene ndipo wanthuwo adazindikira kuti iwo akhafamba pabodzi na Jezu. 14 Pomwe iwo adawona mwamuna omwe adapozedwa ule adaima pabodzi na apostolo awiriwo, iwo adasaya cakulewa. 15 Na tenepo, iwo adawatonga kuti acoke kunja kwa Sinedriyo ndipo adayamba kumbabvunzana okha-okha 16 kuti: “Kodi ticite nawo ciyani amunawa? Pakuti iwo acitadi cizindikiro comwe cadziwika na wanthu wentse wakukhala mu Jeruzalemu ndipo tingalambe lini bzimwebzi. 17 Tsono kuti bzimwebzi bzireke kubvekera kwa wanthu wentse, bwerani tiwagopswe ndipo tiwauze kuti aleke kuuza munthu ali-wentse bza dzina limweri.”
18 Tenepo iwo adawacemera, aciwauza kuti aleke kulewa ne kupfunzisa pomwe mu dzina la Jezu. 19 Tsono pakuwatawira Pedru na Juwau adati: “Tongani mwekha penu mpsakuthemera pamaso pa Mulungu kubvera imwepo, kuposa kubvera Mulunguyo. 20 Tsono ifepano, tingaleke lini kulewalewa bzinthu bzomwe tidawona na kubva.” 21 Tenepo pomwe adawagopswa pomwe, iwo adawatsudzula thangwe alibe kugumana mathangwe yakuwapasira nyathwa, ndipo akhagopa wanthu thangwe wanthu wentse akhatumbiza Mulungu na bzomwe bzikhadacitikabzo. 22 Pakuti munthu omwe adapozedwa mwakudabwisa ule akhana magole yakupitirira 40.
23 Pomwe adatsudzulidwa, iwo adayenda kukagumana na anyakupfunza anzawo ndipo adawafotokozera bzentse bzomwe akhadauzidwa na atsogoleri wa antsembe na akulu. 24 Pakubva bzimwebzi, wentse mwakuphatana adapemba kwa Mulungu mwakukuwa, aciti:
“Mbuya Mkululetu, ndimwe Omwe mudalenga kudzulu, dziko la pantsi, nyanza na bzentse bzomwe bziri m’mwemo, 25 ndipo na mzimu wanu wakucena, mudalewa mwakuphatisa basa mulomo wa kholo lathu lakale Davide mtumiki wanu kuti: ‘Thangwe ranyi mitundu ya wanthu ikucita phiringu ndipo wanthu akukumbukira bzinthu bzapezi? 26 Amambo wa dziko aima kale m’mbuto zawo ndipo atongi atsonkhana kale pabodzi kuti alimbane na Yahova pabodzi na nyakudzozedwa* wace.’ 27 Pakuti Herode na Ponsiyo Pirato pabodzi na mitundu ya wanthu na wanthu wa ku Jirayeri, adatsonkhana pabodzi mu mzindayo kuti alimbane na mtumiki wanu wakucena Jezu, omwe imwepo mudamusankhula. 28 Ndipo iwo adatsonkhana pabodzi kuti acite bzinthu bzomwe imwepo mukhadalewa kale. Bzinthu bzimwebzi bzidacitika thangwe rakuti imwepo muna mphanvu* na thangwe ra kufuna kwanu. 29 Ndipo tsapano Yahova, bvani momwe iwo akutigopswera ndipo bvumani kuti atumiki wanu apitirize kulewalewa mafala yanu mwakukhwimika, 30 pomwe mukuphatisa basa mphanvu yanu kuti mupoze, nakuti bzizindikiro na bzakudabwisa bzipitirize kucitika m’dzina la Jezu mtumiki wanu wakucena.”
31 Pomwe adamala kupemba mwakudandaulira, mbuto yomwe akhadatsonkhanayo idatekenyeka ndipo wentse adadzazidwa na mzimu wakucena, aciyamba kulewalewa mafala ya Mulungu mwakukhwimika.
32 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, thimu la wanthu omwe adakhulupira likhana makumbukidwe mabodzi* na mtima m’bodzi ndipo palibe munthu ne na m’bodzi omwe akhalewa kuti bzinthu bzomwe akhanabzo bzikhali bzace yekha, koma akhagawana na winango bzentse bzomwe akhanabzo. 33 Ndipo apostolowo adapitiriza kucitira umboni mwamphanvu bza kulamusidwa kwa Mbuya Jezu ndipo Mulungu adawalatiza wentsenewo kudeka mtima kwace kukulu. 34 Kulewa cadidi, palibe munthu ne na m’bodziyo pakati pawo omwe akhasaya cinthu, thangwe wentse omwe akhana minda yawo ayai nyumba zawo, adabzigulisa acibweresa kobirizo, 35 ndipo iwo akhazipereka kwa apostolo. Patsogolo pace, akhazigawanisa kwa munthu ali-wentse mwakubverana na kusaya kwace. 36 Na tenepo, Zuze wa ku Xipre, wa dzinza la Levi, omwe apostolo akhamucemera kuti Barnaba (dzina lomwe likasanduliziridwa limbathandauza mwana wa mtsangalazo), 37 akhana mbuto yace ndipo adaigulisa, kobirizo acizipereka kwa apostolo.