Milimo 1
1 Nomuyandwa ba Teyofilusi,
Mubbuku lyangu lyakusaanguna ndakalemba makani aa Jesu azintu zyoonse nzyaakacita akwiisya, kuzwa kumatalikilo, 2 mane kusikila ciindi naakatolwa kujulu. Pele katanatolwa kujulu, munguzu zya Muuya Uusalala wakalailila batumwa mbaakasala nzibakeelede kucita. 3 Naakafwa akubuka wakalitondezya kulimbabo munzila zyaandeene-andeene. Wakalibonya akukanana ambabo zyabwami bwa Leza kwamazuba aali makumi one. 4 Alimwi nibakabungene antoomwe, wakabapa mulawo ooyu wakuti, “Mutazwi mu Jelusalemu, pele mulindile cipego eeco Taata ncaakasyomezya, ncindakamwaambila kale. 5 Nkaambo Joni wakabbapatizya amaanzi, pele nywebo muyoobbapatizigwa a Muuya Uusalala kwainda mazuba mace buyo.”
Jesu mbwaakatolwa kujulu
6 Lino batumwa nibakabungene antoomwe a Jesu, bakamubuzya kuti, “O Mwami, sena ciindi ulabweedezya bwami kuli Isilayeli?”
7 Jesu wakati kulimbabo, “Takuli kwanu kuziba ziindi niziyoocitika, nkaambo zili munguzu zya Taata. 8 Pele muyootambula nguzu Muuya Uusalala aakuboola alindinywe, muyooba bakamboni bangu mu Jelusalemu amu Judiya moonse, alimwi amu Samaliya, mane do kumagolelo aanyika.” 9 Naakamana kwaamba boobu, wakatolwa kujulu kabalangilide abalo, mpoonya kkumbi lyakamuvumba, taakacili kulibonya pe.
10 Nkabela kabacilangilide kujulu, mpoonya-mpoonya kwakaima kumbali lyabo baalumi bobilo bakasamide zisani zituba. 11 Baalumi aabo bakati kulimbabo, “Nywebo nobamu Galilii mwiimina nzi aawa akulungumana kujulu? Ooyu Jesu watolwa kujulu kuzwa kulindinywe uyooboola alimwi munzila njiyonya eeyi njimwamubona kaya kujulu.”
Wakatola busena bwa Judasi
12 Lino batumwa bakabweeda ku Jelusalemu kuzwa kucilundu camisamu ya Oliva. Kasinzo kakuzwa ku Jelusalemu kuya kooko kakali kafwiifwi kapati. 13 Banjile buyo mu Jelusalemu, bakaya kuŋanda ooko nkobakali kukkala, batumwa aaba bakali ba Pita, Joni, Jemusi, Andulu, Filipo, Tomasi, Baatolomeyo, Mateyo, Jemusi mwana wa Alufayusi, Saimoni munkutwe, a Judasi mwanaa Jemusi umwi. 14 Aaba boonse bakalizuunyene mukukomba amoyo omwe, antoomwe a Maliya banyina Jesu, bana bokwabo Jesu, abakaintu bamwi.
15 Nikwakainda mazuba, kwakaba muswaangano wabasyomi boonse antoomwe bakatisike kumwaanda amakumi obilo. Nkabela Pita wakaima 16 wati, “Bakwesu, zyakaleelede kucitika eezyo zyakaamba Malembe kwaamba Judasi. Muuya Uusalala wakaamba kwiindila muli Devedi zyayooyo wakasololela aabo bakajata Jesu. 17 Judasi wakali umwi wesu, awalo wakalisalidwe kuti abeleke antoomwe andiswe.” 18 (Lino noba Teyofilusi Judasi wakaula muunda amali aayo ngaakajana kuzwa kucibi ncaakacita. Ooko nkwaakawida aansi akufwa waanduka, mane zyoonse zyamwida lyakwe zyakafwasukila aansi. 19 Bantu boonse, bakkala mu Jelusalemu bakaamvwa makani aaya, aboobo mumulaka wabo muunda ooyo bakawiita kuti Akelidama, nkokwaamba kuti, “Muunda wabulowa.”)
20 “Lino cililembedwe mubbuku lya Ntembauzyo kuti,
‘ŋanda yakwe ibe buyo tongo.
Kutabi muntu uukkala mulinjiyo pe!’
Alimwi kulilembedwe kuti,
‘Muntu uumbi akatole busena bwamulimo wakwe!’
21 “Nkaako atusale umwi wakali andiswe ciindi Mwami Jesu naakali aandiswe. 22 Kutalikila ciindi Joni naakakambauka makani aalubbapatizyo mane kusikila buzuba Jesu naakatolwa kuzwa kulindiswe akuya kujulu. Ooyo ape bumboni antoomwe andiswe bwakuti Jesu wakabuka kubafu.”
23 Aboobo bakabanda baalumi bobilo, ba Josefa wali kutegwa Baasabbasi (naa Jusitasi) a Matiyasi. 24 Eelyo bakakomba bati, “Mwami, oozi myoyo yabantu boonse, tutondezye naa nguuli wababili aaba ngoosala 25 kuti atole mulimo wabutumwa ooyu, mubusena Judasi mbwaakasiya naakaya kubusena bumweelede.” 26 Nibakamana kukomba, bakawaala cisolo, eelyo wakasalwa ngu Matiyasi. Lino walo wakayungizigwa kubatumwa bali kkumi aumwi.