Mabasa ya Apostolo
5 Na tenepo, mwamuna munango wakucemeredwa Ananiya pabodzi na mkazi wace Safira, adagulisambo mbuto yawo. 2 Tsono mwakubisa, iye pabodzi na mkazi wace adapambula kobiri zinango ndipo zakusalazo adakazipereka kwa apostolowo. 3 Tsono Pedru adalewa kuti: “Ananiya, thangwe ranyi iwepo walekerera kuti Sathani akucitise kunamiza mzimu wakucena ucipambula mwakubisa kobiri zomwe wagulisa mbuto yako? 4 Kodi mundayo ukhali lini wako pomwe ukhanati kuugulisa? Ndipo pomwe udagulisa, kobirizo zikhali lini m’manja mwako? Tsono thangwe ranyi mu mtima mwako wakumbuka kucita bzinthu bzimwebzi? Bzomwe wacitabzi, ulibe kunamiza wanthu koma wanamiza Mulungu.” 5 Pakubva mafalaya, Ananiya adagwa pantsi aciferatu ndipo wanthu wentse omwe adabva bzimwebzi adacita mantha kwene-kwene. 6 Tenepo, maswaka yadabwera yacimukulungira na nguwo ndipo adayenda naye kunja, acikamupendesa.
7 Pomwe zidapita nthawe zitatu, mkazi wace adabwera ndipo akhadziwa lini bzomwe bzikhadacitikabzo. 8 Pedru adabvunza mkaziyo kuti: “Ndiuze, kodi imwepo awirimwe mwagulisa mbuto yanu na kobiri zimwezi?” Mkaziyo adati: “Inde, na kobiri zimwezi.” 9 Tenepo Pedru adabvunza mkaziyo kuti: “Thangwe ranyi imwepo awirimwe mwapangana kuti muyeze mzimu wa Yahova? Ona, wale omwe akapendesa mwamuna wako ali pa msuwopo ndipo akubwera kudzakutenga kuti ayende nawe panja.” 10 Pa nthawe imweyoletu, iye adagwa pomwe pakhana Pedrupo aciferatu. Pomwe maswakayo yadapita, yadamugumana akhadafa kale ndipo yadamutakula yaciyenda naye panja ndipo adakam’pendesa pambali pa mwamuna wace. 11 Tenepo, gwere lentse pabodzi na wentse omwe adabva bzimwebzi adacita mantha kwene-kwene.
12 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, apostolowo adapitiriza kucita bzizindikiro na bzakudabwisa bzizinji pakati pa wanthu ndipo wentse akhambatsonkhana pabodzi ku mbuto yakucemeredwa Khonde la Salomau. 13 Kulewa cadidi, palibe munthu ne na m’bodzi omwe adakhwimika kuphatana nawo, tsono wanthu akhambalewa bzabwino pakulewa bza iwo. 14 Kuthumizira bzimwebzi, wanthu omwe akhakhulupira Mbuya akhayenda acithumizirika, amuna na akazi. 15 Mwakuti akhambabweresa anyakuduwala m’miseu mikulu-mikulu, acimbawagonesa pa mphasa kuti Pedru akapita na pamwepo, mthunzi wace undokhuyembo winango mwa iwo. 16 Thimu la wanthu wakukhala m’mizinda yakuzungulira Jeruzalemu, akhapitiriza kubwera na wanthu wakuduwala na wale omwe akhadapoteredwa na mizimu yakuipa* ndipo wentsenewo akhapozedwa.
17 Tsono mkulu wa antsembe na wentse omwe akhanaye, pabodzi na wale omwe akhali mu cipembedzo ca Asaduki adaima ndipo akhana ntcanje kwene-kwene. 18 Ndipo iwo adaphata* apostolowo acikawaikha m’kawoko ya mu mzindamo. 19 Tsono pakati pa usiku, anjo wa Yahova adafungula misuwo ya m’kawokomo, aciwacosa panja ndipo adawauza kuti: 20 “Ndokoni mu templo ndipo mukapitirize kufotokozera wanthu mafala yentse yakulewa bza moyo omwe ukubwerayo.” 21 Pomwe adamala kubva bzimwebzi, iwo macibese-bese adakapita mu templo ndipo adayamba kupfunzisa wanthu.
Tsono pomwe adafika mkulu wa antsembe, pabodzi na wale omwe akhanaye, iwo adauza wanthu kuti apite mu Sinedriyo* pabodzi na thimu la akulu wa mtundu wa Ajirayeri ndipo iwo adatuma wanthu kuti ayende m’kawoko kuti akatenge apostolo, acibwera nawo kwa iwo. 22 Tsono pomwe alindiri wa pa templo adafika kumweko, alibe kuwagumana apostolowo. Na tenepo, iwo adabwerera acikalewa bzomwe awonabzo 23 kuti: “Takagumana misuwo idafunga ndipo alindiri adaima pa misuwopo. Tsono pomwe afungula, tiribe kuwona munthu ne na m’bodziyo mkatimo.” 24 Pomwe kapitawo wa m’templo pabodzi na mkulu wa antsembe adabva bzimwebzi, iwo adamalidwa nzeru ndipo akhambabzibvunza kuti n’ciyani comwe cingadacitika patsogolo pace. 25 Tsono munthu munango adabwera aciwauza kuti: “Amuna omwe imwepo mukhadawaikha m’kawoko wale, ali mu templo ndipo iwo akupfunzisa wanthu.” 26 Patsogolo pace, kapitawoyo pabodzi na alindiri wace adayenda kukawatenga, tsono alibe kuwatenga mwamphanvu thangwe akhagopa kuti wanthu angawabome na minyala.
27 Na tenepo adawabweresa, aciwaimisa patsogolo pa wanthu omwe akhali mu Sinedriyo. Patsogolo pace, mkulu wa antsembe adalewa 28 kuti: “Ifepano tidakuuzani kuti muleke kupfunzisa pomwe mu dzina la munthu umweyu. Tsono onani! mwadzaza Jeruzalemu na bzomwe mumbapfunzisa ndipo imwepo mwatsimikiza kutibweresera mulopa wa munthu umweyu.” 29 Tenepo Pedru na apostolo winangowo adatawira kuti: “Tin’funika kubvera Mulungu ninga mtongi sikuti wanthu. 30 Mulungu wa abereki wathu, adalamusa Jezu, omwe imwepo mudamupha mwa kumukhomerera pa muti. 31 Mulungu adalemekeza umweyu mwa kumuikha ku boko lace lamadidi. Iye adamusankhula kuti apulumuse wanthu na kuwapasa moyo.* Mulungu adacita bzimwebzi kuti wanthu wa mu Jirayeri akungule, acilekereredwa pikado zawo. 32 Ifepano ndife mboni za bzinthu bzimwebzi ndipo mzimu wakucena omwe Mulungu adaupereka kwa wale omwe ambamubvera ninga mtongi, ni mbonimbo.”
33 Pomwe iwo adabva bzimwebzi, adakalipa kwene-kwene ndipo adafuna kuwapha. 34 Tsono Mfarizeu munango wakucemeredwa Gamaliyeli, adaima mu Sinedriyomo. Iye akhali mpfunzisi wa lamulo wakugopedwa na wanthu azinji, ndipo iye adatonga kuti apostolowo abakacosedwe panja. 35 Patsogolo pace iye adati: “Imwe amuna wakulemekezeka wa mu Jirayeri, samalani na bzomwe mukufuna kuwacitira amunawa. 36 Mwa ciratizo, m’mbuyomu mukhana munthu munango wakucemeredwa Teuda, omwe akhambabziti ni munthu wakufunika ndipo amuna pafupi-fupi 400 adaphatana naye. Tsono wanthu adamupha ndipo wentse wale omwe akhamutewera, adabalalisidwa ndipo bzidandomalambo tenepo. 37 Patsogolo pace, kudabwerambo Djuda wa ku Galileya mu ntsiku za kanembera ndipo wanthu azinji akhamutewera. Mwamuna umweyu adadzafambo ndipo wentse omwe akhamutewera adabalalika. 38 Ndipopa thangwe ra bzimwebzi ndikukuuzani kuti lekani kuwacita cinthu ciri-centse wanthuwa ndipo alekeni ayende. Pakuti penu bzomwe akupfunzisabzi ayai basa lomwe akucitali ndakucokera kwa wanthu, bziniyenda lini patali. 39 Tsono penu ndakucokera kwa Mulungu, imwepo mun’kwanisa lini kuwaletsa, ndipo pinango imwepo mungakhale mukulimbana na Mulungu caiyeyo.” 40 Na bzimwebzi, iwo adabvera mafalaya ndipo adacemeresa apostolowo aciwapfumbula ndipo adawauza kuti aleke kulewalewa pomwe m’dzina la Jezu. Na tenepo adawasiya aciyenda.
41 Tenepo iwo adacoka mu Sinedriyomo wakukondwa kwene-kwene thangwe adakhala na mwayi wakunyozedwa thangwe ra dzina la Jezu. 42 Ndipo ntsiku na ntsiku, iwo akhapitiriza kupfunzisa mwakusaya kulekeza na kupalizira mafala yabwino yakulewa bza Kristu Jezu mu templo na nyumba na nyumba.