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Natimotheo anoottukaniya nkwaha u Napaolo ni Nasila
1 Napaolo yahorwaa Uderbe ni Ulistra, waakhalha awe owiittucha mmoka eehaniya Timotheo. Anumwanawe yoyo aari Ayahudi anrumelhenlhe Kuristo, nansho athumwanawe aari Ayunani. 2 Timotheo ari ntu ahimiecheshiye ni attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo onkhaye o Ulistra ni Uikoniyo. 3 Napaolo yahothanana unttukana Timotheo munkwahani, paahi etu nkayaamwiinelha unyawo. Yaapannge chiicho ukhalhawaya Ayahudi yaakhalha yeyo ilhapo iyo yahochuwelha wiira athumwanawe aari Ayunani. 4 Vaavira aya mmawani mmwe yahaavaha attu malhehero aahukumulhiye ni akarumiya ni ashulhupalhe o Uyerusalemu, yaakurumichaka wiira avarecheshe. 5 Paahi etu, attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo nkayaathepa ukhomaalha nrima chinene, ni attu yaarumelhelha nkayaathepa wunchereria kila nihuku.
Napaolo anoowoona itora Utroa
6 Nkayaarwaa aviraka iwani cho Ufirigiya ni Ugalatiya ukhalhawaya Iphumu ya Nlhuku ahaachiichiha uhimiacha nttenga wa Athithi iwani yo Uasiya. 7 Yaphiyeke miinano cho Umisiya, yaholhikacha urwaa iwani yo Ubithiniya, nansho Iphumu ya Yesu yahaachiichiha. 8 Nkayaavira Umisiya, nkayarwaa mpaka Utroa. 9 Uhiyu waya, Napaolo nkayamwoona ntorani ntu mmoka o Umakedoniya howeemelha aalhepelhaka wiira, “Nlhapuwe, mmwe Umakedoniya, mmwe mwaanikaviha!” 10 Napaolo yamalheke woona yoyo ntora uyo, aheechesha rata urwaa Umakedoniya wo uhipicha, ukhalhawaya nahoona ikekhiaye wiira Nlhuku honiihana naahimiachere Malhove Orera attu o wowo.
Woopolhiya wa Naridiya
11 Nahothama Utroa, nkanaawelha mmelini urwaa nhina ilhapo mpaka Usamotrake. Waashelhe waya nkanaaphiya Uneapoli. 12 Vaathamme ihu wowo, nahorwaa mpaka Ufilipi, iwani yuulhupalhe yo Umakedoniya, yaatawariya ni Arumi. Nahokhalha yeyo iwani iyo wo mahuku. 13 Nihuku no Wiittuwa nahothama nkanarwaa uchereshere iwani umwoolhokoni, vakittu vaanyihenre ihu wiira Ayahudi yanokumaana unlhapelha Nlhuku. Nahokhalha nkanoolhumacha ni manyopani yaakumanne vavawo. 14 Amoka o manyopani yaaniiwelhelha yaari eehaniya Naridiya, opani anthimicha Nlhuku, anenchi o Uthiatira, aapanga ntheko wo uchurusha ikuwo cho nhakhu mwinchi. Athithi yahotukulha nrima aya nkayaapochera malhove yaahimiachiya ni Napaolo alhe. 15 Yamalheke ubatiiziya vamoka ni manyaalhoko aya, yahonilhalhia uwannyaya eeraka, “Yakhalhaka we ikeekhene nhochuwelha wiira mii kinowaarumelhelha Athithi, mmweeke mwaakhalha uwannyaka.” Nkayaanipepecha wiira nirwee.
Napaolo ni Nasila anoohelhiya ujeerani Ufilipi
16 Nihuku nimoka vaari ihu nirwaaka vakittu vo unlhapelha Nlhuku, nahonkhumaana mwalhi mmoka namitheko aari ni nshoka no unanara nammaha wooria umoopa nttiti. Yoyo nttiti uyo waari waapattelhaka apwiiya awe nchurukhu mwinchi. 17 Yoyo mwalhi uyo ahaattwara Napaolo anyakhulhaka eeraka, “Alha attu alha phi akarumiya a Nlhuku Mulhupalhe! Anowiittuchihani chinohalha inyu woopolhiya!” 18 Nkaaninyakulha chiicho mahuku menchi, mpaka Napaolo nkayaarushiya, nkayanrukunuwelha nkayaachachera nshoka nne, “Kinoulheherani wo nchina na Yesu Kuristo munthame ulha mwalhi ulha!” Yeyo ikatema nshoka nkanaanthama.
19 Ashinene yanruma mwalhi ulhe yooneke wiira yaakhulhuvelha aya upatta nhakhu ilhe ihomalha, yahaavara Napaolo ni Nasila. Nkayaakwekhweremiha mpaka va ipuwa uholho wa aholhelhi. 20 Nkayaarweha milhatu wa aholhelhi Arumi eeraka, “Alha Ayahudi alha ahopanga injarare vawanihuva. 21 Aneettuchiha meettuchiho ahinaathana ni ikekhia ihu. Hii Arumi va nihochiichihiya wiira nihirumelhelhe mena uttwarattwara yayo.” 22 Nlhoko wa attu nkawaalhutaana waatwarusha Napaolo ni Nasila.
Aholhelhi alhe nkayaarulha ikuwo Napaolo ni Nasila, nkayaalhehera wiira yaatiye mikwaju. 23 Yamalheke waatiya chinene nkayeeshiya ujeerani ni olhitelhelha nkaalheheriya wiira yaashunge chinene. 24 Wo uvarechesha malhehero alhe, olhita alhe nkayeesha Napaolo ni Nasila ichuumba yo nhina ujeerani ni waattukelhelha mieto chaya wo nkhukhulhu mulhupalhe.
25 Uhiyu iriyari Napaolo ni Nasila yaari anlhapelhaka Nlhuku ni wiipa ichipo cho unthimicha Nlhuku, uno attu aattukiye nanaya ewelhelhaka. 26 Wo uhikhulhuvelhiya, ilhapo nkayaatetemelha ni utikhinya nsingi wo ijeera. Yeyo ikatema milhako cho ijera nkachaahulhia ni mittondoro chaattukachiye aya nkachaakwatuwacha. 27 Olhita ijera olhupalhe yonkweke, nkayoona wiira milhako cho ijera chihohulhiya, yahaanyihera wiira attukiye onkhaye ahottawacha, paahi etu yahotholholha uphanga aya nkayaathanana wiichiiva. 28 Nansho Napaolo nkayaakhuwelha wo nlhove nulhupalhe, “Nhiichiive mwaanene! Hii onkhaye nirii va!”
29 Olhita aholhelhi nkayaavekelha wiira iwiihiye ikhandiri, nkaattimakelha mpaani, nkeewulhusha vamietoni va Napaolo ni Nasila uno athukumelhaka wo woova. 30 Paahi nkaakumiha vathe, nkaakoha, “Manyaapwiiya, kipangekeni etu kipatte woopolhiya?” 31 Napaolo ni Nasila nkayaamwaakhulha, eeraka, “Mwaarumelhelheke Athithi Yesu ni inyu nnowoopolhiya vamoka ni inupa inyu yonkhaye.” 32 Napaolo ni Nasila nkayaahimiachera nlhove ni Athithi, ayo vamoka ni ashilhoko aya. 33 Yoyo uhiyu, olhita olhupalhe alhe nkaakusha Napaolo ni Nasila nkaahapihacha makhwata aya. Amalhiheke, yoyo vamoka ni manyaalhoko awe onkhaye nkayaabatiiziya. 34 Yamalheke vavawo nkaakusha Napaolo ni Nasila uwannyawe, nkaavaha yolhia. Uyo ni manyaalhoko awe nkayaattapelhelha chinene, ukhalhawaya vano yahonrumelhelha Nlhuku.
35 Waashelhe waya aholhelhi Arumi alhe nkayaaruma attu aya eerelhaka, “Mwaathaphulheke attu alhe.”
36 Olhita ijera olhupalhe alhe nkaahimeria Napaolo, “Aholhelhi ahoruma nttenga wiira nttukulhiye. Vano nkhumeke nrweeke wo mpuha.” 37 Nansho Napaolo nkayaakhulha eeraka, “Inakhalhaka khanaattekilhe ittu iriyoothe, yahonaata mikwaju vapuwani uno ni hii ninari anenchi o Urumi! Tho yahoneesha mpaani, vano anothanana unihiyerera wo nivitho. Khiyooriaka mena! Aweeke yayo ashinene ayo va anihulhelheke.”
38 Olhita olhupalhe alhe nkayaahimeria aholhelhi o Urumi yayo malhove ayo ni ayo yeeweke wiira Napaolo ni Nasila yaari anenchi o Urumi, yahoova chinene. 39 Paahi nkayaarwaa uwaavarani mweto, vaamanlhe aya waakumiha mpaani nkayeerelha wiira athame yelhe iwani ilhe. 40 Napaolo ni Nasila yahokhuma ujeerani nkayaarwaa uwani u Naridiya. Wowo yahokumaana ni attu anrumelhenlhe Kuristo. Yamalheke woopa mwaha ni nlhoko ulhe wo malhove o waavaha nrima, nkayaathama.