Milimo 13
Banabasi a Saulu mbobakasalwa akutumwa
1 Mumbungano yaku Antiyoki kwakali bakambausi abamayi aaba, Banabasi a Simiyoni (uutegwa Muntu Uusiya), Lusiyasi (uuzwa kumunzi wa Sailini), Manayeni (wakakomenena muŋanda yamweendelezi Helodi), a Saulu. 2 Cimwi ciindi bacikombelo kabaliimide kulya bakali kabakomba, Muuya Uusalala wakabaambila kuti, “Amundizandwide Banabasi a Saulu bakandicitile mulimo ngundakabaitila.” 3 Nibakamana kukomba, bakababikka maanza akubatumizya.
Mbobakacita mu Saipulasi
4 Banabasi a Saulu nibakatumwa a Muuya Uusalala, bakaya kumunzi wa Selusiya. Kuzwa ooko bakainka abbwato pati kunsumbu ya Saipulasi. 5 Nibakasika mumunzi wa Salamisi bakakambauka makani aa Leza muzikombelo zya Bajuda. Bakatolelezya Joni Maako kuti akabagwasye.
6 Bakaandulula nsumbu yoonse mane bakaakusika kumunzi wa Pafosi. Ooko bakajana simabibo uutegwa Baajesu, Mujuda ooyu wakali kulyaamba kuti mmusinsimi wa Leza, pele wakali kubeja. 7 Wakali mulongwe wamuleli wansumbu, Seejaiyasi Paulusi, mwaalumi musongo. Lino mweendelezi wakaita Banabasi a Saulu, nkaambo wakali kuyanda kumvwa majwi aa Leza. 8 Pele Elimasi simabibo uulya (nkaambo mbolyaamba izina lyakwe oobo), wakatisole kukasya mweendelezi kuti atasyomi majwi aakali kwaamba ba Saulu. 9 Lino Saulu, ooyo wakali kutegwa Paulu, wakazula Muuya Uusalala, eelyo wakalangisisya simabibo ooyo 10 wati, “Yebo omwanaaa Saatani uuzonda ziluleme zyoonse, ulaamaanu aabumpelenge aalucengo, lyoonse usola kunyonganya zyakasimpe zya Mwami! 11 Lino kuboko kwa Mwami kulakuuma. Ndilyonya buyo ono uloofwaala kotaboni kwaciindi cili mbocili.”
Mpoonya-mpoonya Elimasi wakaba aagubiubi, wabaya. Wakatalika kuswabaila aawo, kwaampaampa muntu uuti mujatilile kuboko akumweenzya. 12 Lino mweendelezi naakabona cakacitika wakasyoma. Wakagambwa kapati naakamvwa kwiisya kwamajwi aa Mwami.
Mbobakacita mu Antiyoki wamucisi ca Pisidiya
13 Lino Paulu ambaakali aabo bakazwa ku Pafosi akuya kumunzi wa Pelega uuli mucisi ca Pamfiliya. Kabali kooko Joni Maako wakabaloboka, wapiluka ku Jelusalemu. 14 Nibakazwa ku Pelega, bakaya ku Antiyoki uuli mucisi ca Pisidiya. Mu Buzuba bwa kulyookezya butegwa Sabata bakaakunjila mucikombelo ca Bajuda akukkala. 15 Nkabela naakamana kubalwa mabbuku aa Mulawo wa Mozesi aabasinsimi, bapati bacikombelo bakati kulimbabo, “Bakwesu, kuti naa mujisi makani aakuyumya bantu amwaambe.” 16 Paulu wakanyamuka akutambika janza wakati,
“No Baisilayelima, anyoonse nomukomba Leza, amundiswiilile! 17 Leza wa Baisilayeli wakasala basikale besu, alimwi wakabayumya nibakali mucisi ca Ijipiti. Bweende-bweende Leza wakabagwisya anguzu mpati kuzwa mu Ijipiti, 18 wakababamba kwamyaka iili makumi one. 19 Leza wakanyonyoona misyobo yakali ciloba yamucisi ca Kenani akucita bantu bakwe kuti batole nyika eeyo. 20 Eezi zyakatola myaka yakatisike ku myaanda yone amakumi osanwe.
“Kuzwa waawo Leza, wakapa bantu bakwe bavuni kusikila ciindi camusinsimi Samuyele. 21 Bantu nibakakumbila mwami, Leza wakabapa Saulu, mwanaa Kisyi, uuzwa kumusyobo wa Benjamini. Wakabalela kwamyaka iili makumi one. 22 Naakamugwisya mubwami, wakabapa Devedi kuti abe ngomwami wabo. Mboobu Leza mbwaamba akaambo ka Devedi,
‘Ndajana kuti Devedi, mwanaa Jese ngomuntu ngwenjandisya,
uunga ulacita nzyeyanda kuti acite.’
23 Kuzwa mulunyungu lwa Devedi, Leza wakatuma Jesu kuti abe Mufutuli wa Baisilayeli mbubonya mbuli mbwaakasyomezya kaindi. 24 Lino Jesu katanatalika mulimo wakwe, Joni wakakambaukila Baisilayeli boonse kuti baleelede kweempa akubbapatizigwa. 25 Joni kali aafwiifwi kumanizya mulimo ooyu, wakabuzya bantu kuti, ‘Ino muyeeya kuti mebo ndime ni? Nsili yooyo ngomulindila pe, pele walo ulaza musule lyangu. Ooyo ngweteelede kusamununa ndyasyo.’
26 “Nywebo nobakwesu, nobalunyungu lwa Abulahamu, anyoonse nomukomba Leza, ndiswe twakatuminwa mulumbe walufutuko ooyu! 27 Bantu bakkala mu Jelusalemu antoomwe abeendelezi babo taakwe nibakaziba kuti Jesu ngo Mufutuli. Taakwe nibakaamvwisisya majwi aabasinsimi aabalwa Sabata a Sabata. Pele nibakapa Jesu mulandu walufu bakacita mbubonya mbuli basinsimi mbubakaamba. 28 Alimwi nikuba kuti taakwe nibakamujanina kaambo keelede lufu, bakakumbila Pilato kuti amujaye. 29 Nibakamana kucita zyoonse malembe nzyaamba a Jesu, baccilili bakwe bakamwaangula kuzwa aciingano baakumuzikka mucuumbwe. 30 Lino Leza wakamubusya kuzwa kubafu, 31 Mazuba manji wakabonwa abantu mbaakali kweenda aabo kuzwa ku Galilii kuya ku Jelusalemu. Aaba sunu mbabakamboni bakwe kubantu ba Isilayeli. 32 Aboobo swebo twaboola kuno kumuletela mulumbe mubotu wakuti, eeco Leza ncaakasyomezya kuli basikale besu, 33 watucitila swebo tolunyungu lwabo kwiindila mukubusya Jesu. Mbubonya mbokulembedwe mu Ntembauzyo yabili kuti,
‘Yebo uli mwanaangu,
sunu ndaba Uso.’
34 Lino kwaamba zyamakani aakumubusya kuzwa kubafu akuti taakwe natikabole, Leza ulati,
‘Ndiyookupa zileleko zini-zini zisalala,
nzindakasyomezya kuli Devedi.’
35 Mbubonya mbokulembedwe mucibalo cimwi kuti,
‘Tokooyoozumizya mubelesi wako uusalala kuti abole.’
36 Devedi mumazuba aabuumi bwakwe wakabelekela bantu bakwe mukucita ziyanda Leza, amane wakafwa akuzikkwa antoomwe abamawisi, mubili wakwe wakabola. 37 Pele walo ooyo Leza ngwaakabusya kuzwa kubafu, taakwe naakabola pe. 38 Lino nywebo nyoonse nobakwesu muleelede kuziba kapati kuti tumukambaukila kuti, nkaambo ka Jesu, Leza wamulekelela zinyonyoono zyanu. 39 Aboobo muleelede kuziba kuti kufumbwa uusyoma Jesu ulaangununwa kuzwa kuzinyonyoono zyoonse oomo Mulawo wa Mozesi muwatali kukonzya kumugwisya. 40 Nkaako, amucenjele kuti eeco ncobakaamba basinsimi citakacitiki kulindinywe,
41 ‘Masimpe, nywebo nobasikasampu-sampu!
Muyookankamana akufwidilila.
Nkaambo mulimo ooyo ngweticite mumazuba aanu,
ncintu cimwi ncomutakonzyi kuzumina,
nikuba kuti muntu amupandulwide buti!’”
42 Lino Paulu a Banabasi nibakazwa mucikombelo, bantu bakabatamba kuti bakaboole alimwi mubuzuba bwa Sabata buza kuti kabacizoobaambila makani aaya. 43 Bantu nibakamwaika, Bajuda banji abamasi bakali kutobela lukondo lwa Bajuda bakaccilila Paula a Banabasi. Nkabela bakabaambila makani aakubayumya-yumya kuti bakkalilile muluse lwa Leza.
44 Mubuzuba bwa Sabata bwakatobela bantu boonse bamumunzi bakatimaninine kuunka kucikombelo kuyooswiilila majwi aa Mwami. 45 Pele Bajuda bamwi nibakabona bunji bwabantu, bakaba amunyono akutalika kukazya zyakali kwaamba Paulu, akumutukila. 46 Nikubaboobo ba Paulu a Banabasi bakaambisya cakutayoowa bakati, “Kweelede kuti majwi aa Leza akambaukwe kulindinywe kusaanguna. Pele nkaambo kakuti mwaakaka, nobeni mwalitondezya kuti tamweelede buumi butamani, lino tulamusiya tuye kuli bamasi. 47 Nkaambo ngamalailile Mwami ngaakapa naakati,
‘Ndakubikka kuti ube mumuni kuli bamasi
uuleta lufutuko kunyika yoonse.’”
48 Bamasi nibakaamvwa eezi, bakakondwa kapati akulumbaizya majwi aa Mwami. Lino aabo Leza mbaakasalide kuti babe abuumi butamani bakasyoma.
49 Majwi aa Mwami akamwaika koonse-koonse mucisi eeco. 50 Pele Bajuda bakakopanya balupati-pati bamunzi abakaintu bamasi bakazibidwe bakali bakombi ba Leza. Bakatalika kupenzya Paulu a Banabasi, bakabatanda kuzwa mucisi cabo. 51 Aboobo batumwa bakakunkumuna lusuko kumatende aabo, kutegwa cibe cicenjezyo kubantu baya, bamane bakaya kumunzi wa Ikoniyumu. 52 Pele basyomi bamu Antiyoki bakazula Muuya Uusalala akukondwa.