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Petulo ne Koloneliyo
1 Ku Kaisaleya kwalikuba muntu naumbi lina lyendi Kolonelyo. Muntuyu walikuba mukulene wabashilikali Baciloma, bamulikoto lyalikukwiweti “Likoto lyaku Italiya.” 2 Walikuba muntu walibenga, shikutina Lesa, pamo ne bantu bonse bamung'anda yakendi.Walikunyamfwilisha Bayuda bapenga kayi nekupaila Lesa cindi conse. 3 Busuba nabumbi cindi camuma 3 koloko mansailo, walabona bintu mucimbonimboni. Walabona mungelo wa Lesa kesa kulyendiye ne kwambeti, “Koloneliyo!” 4 Nendi Koloneliyo walamulangishisha mungeloyo, cabuyowa, ne kumwipusheti, “Nicani Nkambo?” Mungeloyo walambeti, “Lesa lakondwa ne mipailo yakobe, kayi lanuku ncito shakobe shankumbo. 5 Pacino cindi kotuma bantu ku Yopa, benga bakuwe muntu lina lyakendi Shimoni, ukute kukwiweti Petulo. 6 Lekalanga kuli Shimoni naumbi, kanyuka mpaya, ng'anda yakendi ili mumbali mwa lwenje.” 7 Mpwalafumapo mungelo usa ngwalikubandika nendi, Koloneliyo walakuwa basebenshi bakendi babili ne mushilikali. Uyo mushilkali walikuba umo wa abo balikumusebensela, neye walikuba muntu usuni kupaila Lesa. 8 Koloneliyo mpwalapwisha kubambila byonse, walabatuma ku Yopa kwalikuba Petulo.
9 Mpobwalaca, basa bantu balatumwa kabacili munshila pepi ne munshi, Petulo walatanta pelu paciluli cabwantalala kuya kupaila, lisuba kalili pamutwi. 10 Petulo kacili pacilulico, walanyumfwa nsala, walikuyanda kulyapo kantu. Kabacibamba cakulya, kwalesa cimbonimboni kulyendiye. 11 Walabona Kwilu kwalacaluka, ne cintu calikwisa panshi calikuboneketi cikwisa cinene casungwa nkokola pelu shina. 12 Mopelomo mwalikuba banyama bamishobo ya shiyanashiyana, beshikukalaba, ne bikeni bishikuluka mwilu. 13 Petulo walanyumfwa liswi lyakwambeti, “Petulo, Punduka, koshina ulye.” 14 Petulo walambeti, “Sobwe, Nkambo, ame nkanandyapo cintu cabula kuswepa, nambi cishikusesemya.” 15 Kayi Petulo walanyumfwa liswi lya kwambeti, “Bintu mbyalaswepeshe Lesa, obe kotambeti nkabyaswepa sobwe.” 16 Ici calenshika tunkanda tutatu, panyuma pakendi cikwisa cisa calabwelela kwilu.
17 Cindi Petulo mpwalikuyeya bupandulushi bwacintu cisa ncalabona mu cimbonimboni, basa bantu batatu balatumwa ne Kolonelyo, balecana ng'anda ya Shimoni, ne kwimana pacishinga. 18 Balakuwa ne kwipusheti, “Sena paliko mwensu pano lina lyakendi Shimoni, ukute kukwiweti Petulo?” 19 Petulo kaciyeya sha bintu bisa mbyalabona mucimbonimboni, Mushimu Uswepa walamwambileti, “Kobona bantu batatu balakuyandaulunga. 20 Nyamuka, seluka, wenga nabo kotatonshanya sobwe, pakwinga njame ndabatumu.” 21 Petulo walaseluka ne kubambila bantu basa, “Muntu ngomulalangaulunga njame. Muleshili cani?” 22 Balo balambeti, “Kolonelyo, mukulene wabashilikali latutumu kulinjamwe. Nimuntu walulama, kayi ukute kutina Lesa, Bayuda bonse bakute kumulumba. Mungelo wa Lesa ewamwambileti amukuwe kung'anda kwakendi kwambeti enganyumfwishishe cena maswi ngomukute.” 23 Popelapo Petulo walabengisha mung'anda, ne kubasengeti bone.
Mpobwalaca mumenemene walanyamuka ne kuya nabo. Beshikwiya nabambi baku Yopa balamushindikila. 24 Busuba bwakonkapo, balakashika ku Kaisaleya. Kolonelyo walikabapembelela, pamo ne bakwabo ne banendi mbwalakuwa. 25 Petulo mpwalashika pepi kwambeti engile mung'anda, Kolonelyo walamutambula ne kuliwisha pamyendo ya Petulo, kwambeti amukambilile. 26 Nomba Petulo walamunyamfwilisha kwimana, walambeti, “Aa! Imana, nenjame ndemuntu mbuli njobe!” 27 Petulo walikaya kwamba ne Kolonelyo mpobalikwingila mung'anda, umo mwalacana bantu bangi babungana. 28 Petulo walabambileti, “Amwe mucinshi cena kwambeti, Muyuda nkasuminishiwa ne mulawo, kusankana ne muntu wamushobo umbi, nambi kwingila mung'anda yakendi sobwe. Nsombi Lesa lanjinshibishi kwambeti, kantambila muntu uliyenseti nkaswepa, nambi eti wasesemya sobwe. 29 Ecebo cakendi ndesa kuno ndiya kukana mpomulankuwu. Lino ndayandanga kwinshiba ncemulankuwili kuno.”
30 Kolonelyo walambeti, “Masuba atatu alapitipo, cindi copele cino camuma 3 koloko mansailo ndalikampaila mung'anda yakame. Ndalabonowa muntu wafwala byakufwala byabekema kaliwemana pantangu pakame.” 31 Walang'ambileti, “Kolonelyo! Lesa lanyumfu mupailo wakobe, lanuku ncito shakobe shankumbo. 32 Lino kotuma bantu ku Yopa benga bakuwe Shimoni, ukute kukwiweti Petulo. Uyu muntu lekalanga kuli Shimoni kanyuka mpaya, ng'anda yakendi ili mumbali mwa lwenje 33 Ecebo cakendi ndamutumina bantu mwabwangu bwangu, mulenshi cena kwisa. Tuli pano twense pamenso a Lesa kwambeti tunyumfwe bintu byonse Lesa mbyalamwambili kwambeti mutwambile.”
Maswi a Petulo mung'anda ya Kolonelyo
34 Pakutatikowa kwamba, Petulo walambeti, “Cakubinga lelo ndenshibi kwambeti, Lesa uliya lusalululo. 35 Nendi ukute kutambula muntu wamushobo uliwonse uyo lamutininga, kayi lenshinga byalulama. 36 Mucinshi kwambeti bene Islayeli walabatumina maswi, ne kubambila Mulumbe Waina wa lumuno kupitila muli Yesu Klistu, Mwami wa bantu bonse. 37 Mubinshi cena byalenshika mucishi conse ca Islayeli, kutatikila ku Galileya, kufuma pacindi Yohane mpwalikukambauka sha lubatisho. 38 Mwainshi makani a Yesu waku Nasaleti, kwambeti Lesa walamunanika Mushimu Uswepa ne kumupa ngofu. Walendana paliponse, kaya kwinsa ncito shaina, kusengula bonse abo balikupenshewa ne Muyungaushi, pakwinga Lesa walikuba nendiye. 39 Afwe njafwe bakamboni wabintu byonse byalenshika mu Yelusalemu, ne mucishi conse ca Islayeli. Balo balamushina nekumupopa pa lusanda. 40 Nsombi pa busuba bwabutatu Lesa walamupundusha kubafu, ne kumusuminisha kwambeti abonekele. 41 Uliya kubonekela kubantu bonse sobwe, nsombi kuli bakamboni abo Lesa mbwalasalilalimo. Uku ekwambeti walabonekela kulinjafwe, afwe otwalikulya nekunwa nendi pamo panyuma pakupunduka kubafu. 42 Kayi walatulailila kwambeti twelela kuya kukambaukila bantu bonse, ne kumubela bukamboni kwambeti endiye ngwalasala Lesa kuba momboloshi wabantu bayumi ne bafwa. 43 Bashinshimi bonse balamwinshila bukamboni, ne kwambeti pacebo ca lina lyakendi, Lesa nakalekelele bwipishi bwa muntu uliyense wamushoma.”
Bantu bamishobo imbi balatambulunga Mushimu Uswepa
44 Petulo kacamba, Mushimu Uswepa waletikila pa bantu bonse balikunyumfwa maswi awo. 45 Bayuda bashoma Mwami Yesu abo balamushindikila Petulo, balakankamana mpobalabona kwambeti Lesa labapa bantu bakunsa cipo ca Mushimu Uswepa. 46 Pakwinga balabanyumfwa kabamba milaka yensu, kabatembaula bukulene bwa Lesa. Lino Petulo walambeti, 47 “Aba bantu balatambulu Mushimu Uswepa mbuli ncotwalatambula afwe, sena pali muntu naumbi welela kubakanisha kubatishiwa mumenshi?” 48 Lino walabambileti, belela kubatishiwa mu Lina lya Yesu Klistu. Abo bantu balamusengeti ekale nabo kwa masuba ang'ana.