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Petulo ne Yohane bali kunkuta ya Bayuda
1 Petulo kacamba ne basa bantu, kali pamo ne Yohane, kwalesa beshimilumbo nabambi, pamo ne mukulene wa bamalonda baku Ng'anda ya Lesa, ne Basaduki nabambi. 2 Balikuba bakalala pacebo cakwambeti, batumwa babili basa balikwiyisha bantu ne kukambauka sha kupunduka kwa Yesu. 3 Neco balabekata ne kubabika mujele cindi ca mansailo kakuli kulashipuluku, kwambeti bekalemo mpaka lilo mumene. 4 Nikukabeco, bantu bangi balanyumfwa maswi abatumwa basa balashoma. Cibelengelo cabashoma calakwana myanda makumi asanu.
5 Mpobwalaca mumene, batangunishi ba Bayuda ne bamakulene babo ne beshikwiyisha Milawo ya Mose, balabungana mu Yelusalemu. 6 Popelapo palikuba Mukulene wa Beshimilumbo bonse Anasi ne Kayafa ne Yohane ne Alesandulo ne nabambi bamumukowa wa Shimilumbo Mukulene. 7 Balemanika Petulo ne Yohane pakati ne kubepusheti, “Mwacikonshaconi kwinsa cisa, nambi mwensa cisa mungofu shabani?”
8 Petulo, pakwisulilwa ne Mushimu Uswepa, walabakumbuleti, “Amwe batangunishi ba bantu, ne njamwe bamakulene muli pano. 9 Pakwinga mulatwipushunga lelo pa ncito yaina yalenshika pa muntu mulema usa ne kusengulwa kwakendi, 10 lino mwinshibe mwense, ne Baislayeli nabambi, uyu muntu wemana pamenso penu wapola cakupwililila, pacebo cangofu sha lina lya Yesu Klistu waku Nasaleti, usa ngomwalapopa palusanda, Lesa ngwalapundusha kubafu.” 11 Kwamba sha Yesu, Mabala Lesa alambangeti,
“Libwe ndyomwalakana mobeshikwibaka ng'anda
Lyopelyo lyalaba libwe
Lyayandika kupita onse.”
12 Paliya muntu nakaba umo, welela kupulusha bantu, nsombi Yesu enkowa, pakwinga paliya lina nalimbi pacishi capanshi, Lesa ndyalapa muntu naumbi, lyelela kutupulusha.
13 Ba munkuta mpobalabona kubula buyowa kwa Petulo ne Yohane, balakankamana, pakwinga balikuba bantu bulyo, babula lwiyo. Popelapo balenshibeti, balikwenda pamo ne Yesu. 14 Mpobalabona usa muntu walasengulwa kaliwemana pepi ne Petulo ne Yohane, balabula pa kubatotekela. 15 Balabambileti, bapule munkuta. Balo bashala kabalifwiya. 16 Balambeti, “Inga tubensaconi bantu aba? Bantu bonse bekala mu Yelusalemu bacinshi ncobensa bantu aba cikankamanisha ncotwelela kubula kucikana sobwe. 17 Nomba pakutina kwambeti awa makani katayampuwo, katubatinishani kwambeti, kabatambanga sha Yesu babandikanga ne muntu uliyense.” 18 Mpobalalifwiyeco, balabakuwa ne kubambilisheti, kabatashumbulanga, nambi kwiyisha sha Yesu.
19 Nomba Petulo ne Yohane balabakumbuleti, “Kamulyomboloshani mobene, nicipeyo calulama pamenso a Lesa, kunyumfwila amwe? Nambi kunyumfwila Lesa? 20 Mwandi afwe, nkatwelela kucileka kwambapo pabintu mbyotwalabona ne kubinyumfwa.” 21 Nomba bankuta balabatinisha mwangofu, ne kubasungulula. Balacana kwambeti nkabelela kubapa cisubulo, pakwinga bantu bonse balikabatembaula Lesa palico calenshika. 22 Usa muntu walasengulwa munshila yakankamanisha walikuba ne byaka byapita makumi ana.
Beshikwiya balapailinga pamo
23 Petulo ne Yohane mpobalasungululwa, balaya kwambila banabo mbyobalambilwa ne beshimilumbo bamakulene ne bamakulene Baciyuda. 24 Bashoma mpobalanyumfweco, balapaila pamo ne moyo umo. Balambeti, “Mwami Lesa, njamwe mwalalenga kwilu, ne cishi capanshi ne lwenje, kayi ne byonse bilimo.”
25 Kupitila mu Mushimu Uswepa mwalamba ku mushali wetu mukulukulu Dafeti, musebenshi wenu uyo walambeti,
Niciyani calakalalisha bantu batamwishi Lesa,
inga bantu balapanganina cani bintu byabulyo?
26 Bami bapacishi capanshi balalibambila,
nabo bendeleshi balabungana pamo
kulwana ne Lesa, kayi ne Wasalwa wakendi.
27 “Nicakubinga, Helode ne Ponsho Pilato, balabungana mu munshi muno, pamo ne bantu batamwinshi Lesa, kayi ne Baislayeli, kwambeti balwane ne Yesu musebenshi wenu Washomeka uyo ngomwalasala kuba Mesiya.
(Luka 23:7-11; Mateyo 27:1-2; Maliko 15:1; Yohane 18:28)
28 “Neco, balenseco, amwe ncomwalabamba kendi mungofu shenu, kwelana ne kuyanda kwenu kwambeti celela kwinshika. 29 Neco Mwami, kamubonani ncebalatutinishinga, kamutunyamfwilishako tobasebenshi benu, kwambeti twambenga maswi enu kwakubula buyowa. 30 Tandabulani cikasa cenu kwambeti bantu basengulwe, bingashilo ne bishikukankamanisha, binshike mu lina lya Yesu musebenshi wenu washomeka.”
31 Mpobalapwisha kupaila, ng'anda njobalikuba babunganamo yalatatika kutenkana. Bonse balesulilwa ne Mushimu Uswepa, balatatika kwamba maswi a Lesa kwakubula buyowa.
Kuyabana bintu byabo
32 Likoto lya bashoma Lesa balikuba ne moyo umo ne miyeyo imo. Paliya muntu walikuba ne muyeyo wakwambeti, “Ibi mbyonkute nibyakame ndenka.” Bonse balikuyabana bintu mbyobalikukute. 33 Batumwa balikukute bukamboni bwangofu bwa kwambeti Yesu cakubinga walapunduka kubafu. Bonse Lesa walikubaleleka kwine. 34 Nkapalikuba wabulilwa pakati pabo, pakwinga abo balikukute mabala, nambi manda, balikulishapo ne kuleta mali kuli batumwa. 35 Nabo batumwa balikuyaba mali ku muntu uliyense kwelana ne kubulilwa kwakendi.
36 Palikuba muntu walikukwiweti Yosefe, wamucikombo ca Levi, walasemenwa ku Saipulasi, uyo batumwa ngobalatumbika lina eti Banabasi, uku ekwambeti, “Shikuyuminisha.” 37 Nendi walaulisha libala lyakendi, ne kuleta mali kuli batumwa.