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Petulo kowasimulila wanhu wamtogole Yesu ako Yelusalemu
1 Watumigwa na wanhu wayagwe wamtogole Yesu ako Yudea wahulika kamba wanhu haweli Wayahudi vivija wabokela mbuli ya Mulungu. 2 Petulo viyacholile Yelusalemu, wanhu wolonda wanhu haweli Wayahudi wengile kumbi, wambeza Petulo, 3 walonga, “Gweye kukala mzikae za wanhu haweli Wayahudi hawengile kumbi na vivija kuja nao!” 4 Avo Petulo kawalongela fulu ipile kija kilawilile kusongela kuna ichanduso.
5 “Vinikalile nompula Mulungu kudibuga da Yopa, Mulungu kandagusila kinhu. Nyona kinhu chokwiza hasi kiigala na mgolole mkulu uhumulusigwa kwa mhande zake nne kulawa kuulanga, wima behi yangu. 6 Ndola goya mgati yake nyona wanyama wose, wang'onyo wotambala na ndege. 7 Abaho mhulika sauti yonongela, ‘Petulo, lamuka uchinje uje!’ 8 Lakini nonga, ‘Mndewa bule! Kuduhu kinhu kihile hebu kigomesigwe kingile mumulomo wangu.’ 9 Sauti ilonga kabili kulawa kuulanga, ‘Sekeuvikeme viha vinhu viyatendile Mulungu vinoge.’ 10 Mbuli ayo ilawilila miyanza midatu, kukikomelezo kinhu kija kibwelezigwa kuulanga. 11 Bahaja wanhu wadatu watumigwe kumwangu kulawa Kaisalia wavika mng'anda ing'alile. 12 Loho kanilongela nichole nao sekeninyawenyawe. Ndugu wano sita kulawa Yopa wachola na niye Kaisalia na wose twingila mng'anda ya Kolinelio. 13 Kolinelio katulongela vija viyamonile msenga kulawa kuulanga kema mng'anda yake. Kamulongela, ‘Mtume munhu yachole Yopa kwa munhu yokemigwa Simoni Petulo. 14 Kowalongeleni mbuli zondaziwatende gweye na wanhu wa mulubuga lwako mukomboligwe.’ 15 Vinisongile kulonga, Loho Yang'alile keza kumwao kamba viyezile kumwetu kuna ichanduso. 16 Abaho nikumbuka kija kiyalongile Mndewa, ‘Yohana kawabatiza wanhu kwa mazi, lakini mweye mobatizigwa kwa Loho Yang'alile.’ 17 Vivo ili Mulungu kawagwaa wanhu haweli Wayahudi nhunza iija iyatugwelele tweye vitumtogole Mndewa Yesu Kilisito Mkombola, niye na nani, mbaka nimgomese Mulungu?”
18 Viwahulike avo, waleka kumulonga na wamtogola Mulungu, walonga, “Vivija Mulungu kawagwaa wanhu haweli Wayahudi nyafasi ya kuleka nzambi na kubokela ugima wa mazuwa gose!”
Wanhu wamtogole Yesu ako Antiokia
19 Wanhu wayagwe wamtogole Yesu wakalile wapwililike mbuli ya madununzo galawilile viyakomigwe Sitefano, wachola mbaka Foinike, Kupulo na Antiokia, kuwapetela Wayahudi waiyeka usenga uno. 20 Lakini wanhu wayagwe wamtogole Yesu, walawile Kupulo na Kilene, wachola Antiokia kuwapetela wanhu haweli Wayahudi usenga wa Mbuli Inogile ya Mndewa Yesu. 21 Udahi wa Mndewa ukala hamoja nao, na wanhu wengi watogola na wambwelela Mndewa.
22 Mbuli ino iwavikila wanhu wamtogole Yesu ako Yelusalemu, avo wamtuma Balinaba yachole Antiokia. 23 Viyavikile na kona vija Mulungu viyawagwelele ng'hekewa, kadeng'helela na kawapula wagendelele kumtamanila Mndewa kwa mizoyo yao yose. 24 Balinaba kakala munhu yanogile, kamema Loho Yang'alile na kutamanila, na wanhu wengi wambwelela Mndewa.
25 Abaho Balinaba kachola Taliso kumzahila Sauli. 26 Viyamonile, kamgala Antiokia, mwaka mgima waiting'hana na wanhu wamtogole Yesu na wawafundiza wanhu wengi. Ako Antiokia, kuko wanahina wa wasonga kukemigwa Wakilisito.
27 Mna ikipindi acho watula ndagu wayagwe wa Mulungu wasegela Yelusalemu wachola Antiokia. 28 Imoja wao yakemigwe Agabo, kema na kwa udahi wa Loho Yang'alile kalagula kamba hokuwa na lufilili lwa nzala mwiisi yose. Ilawilila kipindi cha utawala wa Kilaudio. 29 Wanahina wa Yesu waitogolela kila munhu yagale chochose kiyakalile nacho, kuwataza wayao wamtogole Yesu wakalile Yudea. 30 Watenda avo, abaho wawagwaa sente Balinaba na Sauli wazigale kwa wavele wa wanhu wamtogole Yesu.