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Petulo lambilinga mubungano waku Yelusalemu
1 Batumwa, ne bonse bashoma Yesu, balikuba mu Yudeya, balanyumfweti naboyo bantu ba mishobo naimbi balatambula maswi a Lesa. 2 Petulo mpwalabwelela ku Yelusalemu, bantu balikuba bayuminina nta kuciyisho ca kupalula, balatotekeshana nendi. 3 Balo balambeti, “Obe walaya kwingila mu ng'anda ya muntu wabula kupalulwa, ne kulya nendi pamo.” 4 Petulo walatatika kubambila cena bintu byalenshika. Walambeti, 5 “Ame ndalikupaila mu munshi wa Yopa. Popelapo mucimbonimboni ndalabona cintu calikwisa panshi kufuma kwilu. Calikuboneketi cikwisa cinene casungwa nkokola shina, calesa mpondalikuba. 6 Mpondalalangishisha, ndalabonamo banyama bamucisuwa ne beshikukalaba kayi ne bikeni bishikuluka. 7 Ndalanyumfwa maswi akung'ambileti, ‘Petulo, punduka, koshina, ulye.’ 8 Nomba ndalambeti, ‘Sobwe, Nkambo! Ame nkanandyapo cintu cabula kuswepa, cishikusesemya kufumina na nililyoni.’ 9 Nomba liswi lyalafuma kwilu lyalamba kayi eti, ‘Bintu mbyalaswepeshe Lesa, obe kotambeti byashilila.’ 10 Ici calenshika tunkanda tutatu, panyuma pakendi byonse byalamantwa kayi kuya kwilu. 11 Pacindi copeleco, kung'anda nkondali kwikala, kwalashika bantu batatu, balatumwa kulinjame kufuma ku Kaisaleya. 12 Mushimu Uswepa walang'ambileti, kantakana kuya nabo sobwe. Aba banse basanu ne umo nabo balanshindikila, mpaka twalengila mu ng'anda ya Kolonelyo. 13 Neye walatwambila mbuli ncalabona mungelo kaliwemana mu ng'anda yakendi, ne kumwambileti, ‘Kotuma bantu ku Yopa benga bakuwe Shimoni, ukute kukwiweti Petulo. 14 Nendi nakwambile maswi alupulusho lwakobe, ne bamung'nda yakobe bonse.’ 15 Lino mpondalatatika kwamba, Mushimu Uswepa walesa palyendibo, mbuli ncewalesa pali njafwe pasa pakutatika. 16 Popelapo ndalanuka maswi asa ngalamba Mwami Yesu akwambeti, ‘Yohane walikubatisha ne menshi, nomba amwe nimukabatishiwe ne Mushimu Uswepa.’ 17 Neco na Lesa walabapa cipo cimocimo mbuli ncalatupa afwe mpotwalashoma Mwami Yesu Klistu, ame njame bani kwambeti ndimukanishe Lesa?”
18 Mpobalanyumfweco basa balikutotekeshana ne Petulo, balacileka kumutoteka. Balatembaula Lesa ne kwambeti, “Anu ekwambeti Lesa labapa naboyo bantu batamwinshi, colwe cakwambeti bashiye micito yabo yaipa ne kutambula buyumi.”
Mubungano waku Antiyokeya
19 Basa bashoma Klistu, balapalangana cebo camapensho alabuka palufu lwa Stefano. Balakashika ku Fenishiya, ku Saipulasi ne ku Antiyokeya. Aba bantu nkabali kukambaukila muntu uliyense sobwe, nsombi Bayuda bonka. 20 Palikuba bantu nabambi balafumina ku Saipulasi, neku Kulene. Aba balashika ku Antiyokeya, kabaya kukambauka ku Bagiliki naboyo, Mulumbe Waina ulambanga sha Mwami Yesu. 21 Ngofu sha Mwami Lesa shalikubanyamfwilisha, cakwinseti bantu bangi balashoma ne kusandukila kuli Mwami Yesu.
22 Makani awa mpwalanyumfwika ku mubungano waku Yelusalemu, balatumako Banabasi ku Antiyokeya. 23 Mpwalashika ne kubona Lesa ncalapa colwe abo bantu, walakondwa ne kubayuminisheti batwalilile kushoma Mwami Yesu ne myoyo yabo yonse. 24 Banabasi walikuba muntu walulama, walikutanguninwa ne Mushimu Uswepa ne lushomo lunene, neco bantu bangi balaletwa kuli Mwami Yesu.
25 Kufumapo Banabasi walaya ku Taliso, kuya kulangaula Saulo. 26 Mpwalamucana Saulo, walesa nendi pamo ku Antiyokeya. Bonse pamo balekala mu mubungano waku Antiyokeya, ne kwiyisha bantu bangi kwacaka cimo. Uku ku Antiyokeya, enkobatatikila beshikwiya kukwiweti baklistu.
27 Mu masubayo kwalashika bashinshimi ba Lesa nabambi ku Antiyokeya balafumina ku Yelusalemu. 28 Naumbi mushishimi lina lyakendi Agabu, walemana ne kushinshima kupitila mu mushimu wa Lesa, kwambeti mucishi conse mulakabanga nsala inene. Nsala iyi yalabako pacindi Kulodiyasi mpwalikuba mwami mukulene waku Loma. 29 Cindici baklistu balayeyeti uliyense atumeko lunyamfwo kubanse balikwikala mu Yudeya, uliyense atume kwelana mbuli ncabele pang'anda, ico ncelela kukonsha. 30 Mpobalapwa kubunganya bipo, balapa Banabasi ne Saulo kwambeti batwale ku bamakulene ba mubungano waku Yelusalemu.