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Pauli atangacha Lilobhe lya Chapanga ku Epecho
1 Apolu pakibha ku Kolintu, Pauli akibha mumwanja apetila ku kilambo cha itombe na kuhika ku Epecho. Kola ajhakwakolela bhabholwa, 2 ajhakwakonya, “Bho, mangota mukapokii Uhuke gwa Chapanga pinnyeketila?”
Na bhene bhajhakujhanguu, “Ko! Tujhohine ndeka ngita ubhii Uhuke gwa Chapanga.”
3 Pauli ajhakwakonya, “Ngohe mbatichwe kwa ubaticho ghane?”
Bhajhakujhanguu, “Tukabatichwe kwa ubaticho gwa Yohane.”
4 Pauli ajhakwalobholela, “Yohane akabatiche bhala bhibhajheketii na bhauleke uhakaho na kwalobholela bha ku Ichilahele bhahobholele jhola jwahika panyuma jhake, na jwenio ndi Yecho.”
5 Pubhajhohina malobhe gheniya, bhajhakubatichwa kwa liina lya Bhambo Yecho. 6 Bhahe, Pauli ajhakubheka mabhoko panane jhabhe, na Uhuke gwa Chapanga ajhakwahulukila panane jhabhe, na bhene bhajhakutumbuu kulonge kwa lugha yono na kutangacha lilobhe lya Chapanga. 7 Bhoha bhakibha bhabhandikila akanalome kome na bhabhele mulilongo lyabhe.
8 Kwa miyehe mitato Pauli ajhakujhingila munyumba jha kukonganikii Akayahude na kulonge mwenio changa kiholo kongo akilongela nabho ajhighita kwahutila mu Unahota nkolongwa gwa Chapanga. 9 Nambo bhange bhakapahi jhe kujheketela, bhakajheketii ndeka, bhajhakutumbuu kulonge mambu ghanganandela gha Bhambo palilongo lya bhando. Peniya Pauli ajhakulekana nabho, ajhakujhenda na bhabholwa bhange. Na kila machiko alongila nabho mulijhumba lya kukibholela jhikemitwa Tilano. 10 Akajhendelii kuhenga yenio kwa yaka ibhele Akayahude na Akagilike bhubhatamita mu kilambo cha ku Asiya bhalijhohe lilobhe lya Bhambo.
Yana ya Sikewa
11 Chapanga akajhendelile kuhenga nginyililo ya kukangacha kwa ndela jha Pauli. 12 Bhando bhajhakutola itambala na ngobho yahengila lihengo Pauli, bhajhakwapelekela bhibhalwalwa, na bhene bhajhakulama na michuka ijhakuchomoka kwa bhando bhubhakina najho. 13 Pakibha na Akayahude bhubhatyangita tyangita kongo na kola kubhoha michuka. Bhando bhala bhakajhighite kutumila liina lya Bhambo Yecho kwa bhala bhubhachikilwe, bhajhakwalobholela, “Mumoke kwa liina lya Yecho, jhola jwatangichwa na Pauli.” 14 Bhahe, yana chaba ya mundo jhumo jwakemitwa Sikewa, jwakibha Nkolongwa jwapiya matambiko jwa Akayahude ndi jwatehila naha.
15 Nambo nchuka ghola ujhakujhanguu, “Nimanya Yecho na Pauli, ngohe mangota maghane?”
16 Na jhola mundo jwakachikilwe ajhakwahombela, ajhakwapeta kwa makakala. Na yana ya Sikewa yela ijhakubhutuka kuhumii munyumba makengela na mabhanga twe. 17 Bhando bhoha bha ku Epecho na Akayahude na Akagilike, bhakamanyite malobhe gheniya. Peniya bhoha bhajhakujhogopa na kulilumbila liina lya Bhambo Yecho. 18 Bhando twe bhibhannyeketii Kilichitu bhakahikite palonge jha bhando na kulonge ghibhatehila. 19 Na bhando bhamahele bhubhakibha na uhabhe bhajhakutola itabo yabhe, na kuichonja mwotu palonge jha bhando bhoha. Pubhabhalinga malepo gha itabo yenio ikahikile ipande elufo hamuchine ya madine gha feza. 20 Peniya lilobhe lya Bhambo lijhakujhendelela kujhenela na kubhehe na makakala hake.
Kijhonga ku Epecho
21 Pughapitita mambu gheniya, Pauli ajhakupanga kujhenda ku Yeluchalemo kupete ku Makedoniya na ku Akaya. Ajhakuwacha ku mwojho gwake alongila, “Anda ikite kwenio, helahela nambala kujhenda ku Loma.” 22 Bhahe, ajhakwatuma bhando bhabhele bhubhantangatila, Timocheyo na Elachito bhannongolele kujhenda ku Makedoniya. Na jwenio natama pandina ku kilambo cha ku Asiya.
23 Machiko gheniya ndi puitumbukina kijhonga kikolongwa kwenio ku Epecho nhwalo gwa ndela jhene jha Bhambo. 24 Kukibha na mundo jhumo jwayanita ilebhe ya madine gha feza, liina lyake Demetiliyo. Akibha atengenicha nnandanikiho gwa nyumba jha chapanga mwikeghe jwa uwange liina lyake Atemi. Lihengo lyenio limpekiya jwayanita ilebhe ya madine gha feza twe. 25 Bhahe, ajhakwatola bhubhayanita bhoha pamonga na bhando bhange bhubhahengita lihengo lyenio na kwalobholela, “Makalongo bhango, umanya twenga tupata ilebhe yamahele kwa ndela jha lihengo lende. 26 Ngoheno, tughalolokeye hote mambu ghatenda Pauli na kughajheketela twabhete, chi pamba tugha pa Epecho, na ku kilambo choha cha ku Asiya. Pauli abhakokolikiye bhando bhaghalambuke kubhoka muinyagho ilenganikiwe na bhando na chi chapanga ata pandina. 27 Ibhii ngondo kubhehe lihengo lito kupelwa liina libhoho, hele tujhe ata nyumba jha chapanga mwikeghe Atemi, naibhalangilwa ndeka kubhehe kilebhe nacho. Kujhomolela ulumbililo gwake jwenio na bhando bhoha bha ku Asiya na nnema ghoha bhibhainyinamila nahijhomokela!”
28 Bhando bhala pubhajhohina gheniya, bhajhakuyoma na kutumbuu kulalama bhalongila, “Atemi jwa ku Epecho nkolongwa!” 29 Chwechelele kijhonga kijhakujhenela bomane jhoha. Bhajhakwakamula Gayo na Alisitako bhando bhubhahumii kilambo cha ku Makedoniya bhubhakibha pamonga na Pauli. Na bhene bhoha bhajhakwatutuhana ade pa lubhanja lwa kukina. 30 Pauli apata kujhenda palonge jha lilongo lya bhando, nambo bhabholwa bhajhakukanakiya. 31 Akakolongwa bha ku bomane jha ku Asiya, bhakibha akakoche mundo bhakampembelikii nkotoka kujhenda mu lubhanja lwenio. 32 Bhahe, bhando bhajhakulalama kila jhumo alopwika lyake, bhalongela lende na bhange lela, ade pa lubhanja loha lujhakupechengana. Bhamahele bhakamanyite jhe nhwalo gwa kukongana kwenio. 33 Akayahude bhajhakuntenda Alekichanda apitile palonge, bhando bhahambwika jwenio ndi jwatumbulicha gheniya mulilongo lela, bhahe, Alekichanda ajhakwalobholela bhatame nuu akikengelele palonge jha lilongo lela. 34 Nambo pubhamanyita jwenio ndi Myahude hele, bhoha bhajhakulalama kwa pamonga kwa machaa mabhele, bhalongila, “Nkolongwa Atemi jwa ku Epecho!”
35 Bhahe, mundo jhumo kilongoche jwa muche ajhakwapomoha alongila, “Mangota bha kilambo cha ku Epecho, bhando bhoha bhamanya bhando bha ku Epecho ndi bhajhemelela nyumba jha chapanga Atemi na inyagho yake ikaponite kuhumii kunane kwa Chapanga. 36 Bhahe, abhii jhe mundo jwahotola kukana malobhe ghanga, ntame nuu hilu nkotoka kuhenga kilebhe chochoha changaholelela. 37 Nhwalo mwaletite bhando bhamba pamba, bhachonjwii ndeka nyumba jha chapanga hilu, kunnigha chapanga gwito mwikeghe. 38 Bhahe, anda Demetiliyo na bhubhayanita bhala bhabhii mu matakalilo panane jha bhando bhamba, ghabhii pa nyumba jha mihalo, na ilongoche ya bomane bhahoto kutakalilana kwenio. 39 Na anda nkwete malola ghange, mughapeleke pabwalo jha muche. 40 Nhwalo kwa mambu ghakapitite, ngabhahotwi kutakalilwa kwa nhwalo gwa kijhonga cha deleno. Kabhele kijhonga chenie changanandela ngatuhotwi ndeka kulonge nhwalo ngatuhotwii kulonge nike kihokola cha kijhonga chenje.” 41 Bhahe, kilongoche jwenie pajhomolila kulonge gheniya, ajhakulitabhuka lilongo lyoha.