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Pauli julandi ku Efesu
1 Apolo pajabii ku Ukolintu, Pauli jwapiti ku Epesu kupete ndela juku hitombi. Kola jaaketania banafunzi. 2 Jalalukiya, “Boo, pamunng'anambukia Kilisitu mumpatika Loho jaka Sapanga?”
Nabombi bapwaga, “Hata, ngasetumanyi ana kubii na Loho ja Sapanga.”
3 Najombi japwaga, “Henu mwapatiki ubatisu gwa bole?”
Bunzibua, “Ubatizo waka Yohana.”
4 Najombi Pauli japwaga, “Ubatisu waka Yohana wabiya gupwaga bandu alekakiwa mahakau. Yohana jaapwagila bandu bunhobaliya jojuhika jola, ndi Yesu.”
5 Hebajowana gala, babatiswa kupete lihina laka Bambu Yesu. 6 Ndienu, Pauli jaabekila maboku, na Loho jaka Sapanga janhulukiya, batumbuliya kulonge luga ingeni nukutangasa Lilobi laka Sapanga. 7 Bandu boha babii kalibu akanalomi kome na abele.
8 Pauli jabi kola miei mitatu jukubika jujenda munyumba jukuketangane Ayaudi, jwabia julonge nabu bila kujogopa, jabiya julongalane nabu ili jaapata ili ahika mu Ukolongu waka Sapanga. 9 Lakini bangi mioju jabu jabii ngaseijetaki, bakana kuhobale, batumbuliya kulongale liyaa Indela jaka Bambu pabaketangini pala. Apalapa Pauli jilibagua nabombi, jaajukua pulutengu banafunzi baki, jabiya jakalongila nabu kila lisoba mu nyumba jukulibole jaka mundu jumu joakema Tulano. 10 Jaendaliya kutenda hela kwa yaka ibeli bandu buku Asia boha na Ayaudi na bandu bupundema poha, bawesa kujowana lilobi laka Bambu.
Bana baka Sikewa
11 Sapanga jwahenga ndonduke yaki kupete maboku gaka Pauli. 12 Bandu babia ajuku hitambaa ni ingobu yengi yeyabii jitumi Pauli, biipelika kwa agonzu, nabombi batenda kulama, na bababii ni ilombu nayombi yatenda kwaaboka. 13 Ayaudi bangi baaponga ilombu bala bajenda koni na koni bakalenga kutumi lihina laka Bambu Yesu kwa bandu bababii ni ilombu. Babiya bakapwaga, “Numpwagi mpita kupete liina laka Yesu joanndandi Pauli.” 14 Bababii ahenga haga bana saba baka Sikewa, nngolu nkolongu wiki Yaudi.
15 Lakini ilombu yapwaga, “Nummanyi Yesu, na nummanyi kabee Pauli lakini mwanganya mwakanyanye?”
16 Ndipala mundu we jola jwini ilombu jahombila, nakasambuli kwamakili, basoka makili boti, bapita kunza ja nyumba nukutila hehu koni alihumasini. 17 Lijambu lamanyikana kwa Ayaudi boka na Ayunani baatamika ku Epesu, boti lwaajingia lujogopu, ni lihina laka Bambu Yesu latenda kuhesimika. 18 Bandu bingi bababii ahobali masoba ge gala bahika palongi ja bandu nukupwaga gabahengiki pangwendu. 19 Bandu bangi bababia ahenga majambu guuhabi bajola hitabu yabo yu uhabi, biijosa mwotu pagwendu. Pababalanga bei jiihitabu hei, babona hihiki hipandi elupu uwano ya madini ya feza. 20 Henu, lilobi laka Bambu lajonzukika kusambaa ngamaa na kwamakili.
Puju jipiti ku Epeso
21 Pagajomuka majambu gala, Pauli jamua kujenda ku Yelusalemu kupete Makedonia na nuku Akaya. Japwaaga mmoju jaki, “Panakahika hoku nipalika kujenda kabee ku Loma. 22 Henu jaatuma bandu abeli kati ja atumi baki, Timoti na Elasito, ajenda ku Makedonia, jahigalya muda msokopi ku Asia.”
23 Mumasoba ge gala japitila puju ndaba jiindela jaka Bambu. 24 Jwabii mundu jumu joankemika Demetilio jojabii juhenga lihengu lukulenganake hindu ya feza ye ilengana na nyumba jaka sapanga wiisoli, mmbomba joankema Alutemia. Lihengu leheli laapekiya baalenganake bala lupija lwiingi. 25 Demetilio jaakema pamu bahenga lihengu bala na bangi bababii ni lihengu ngati heli nakaapwagi, “Mbandumwe, mmanyiki lee lupia lotupata luhumi mulihengu litu leno. 26 Henu mwabe nhwesa kujoane nukulibone majambu gajuhenga Pauli, nga pa Epesu pani pena, ku Asia koti. Jombi jwaakolo na nukuhuta bandu bingi sa kwaapwagi imong'omong'u yebiilenganaki bandu yela nga sapanga hata kidogo. 27 Kuwesikana ngamaa lihengu litu kuba nilihina liliyaa. Ngahela pena, hata na nyumba jaka sapanga mmbomba Alutemia kuba ngasindu sa mana mwisuweni jobunndumbali hoju ku Asia koti nuku ndema koti ulumbi waki witenda kujomoka.”
28 Pabajogwa gala, batenda kuyoma, batumbulia kujamali, “Alutemia juku Epesu ndi nkolongu wene!” 29 Musi woka gwabii na puju. Bandu bala baakamula Gayo na Alisitaliko na bandu buku Makedonia, bababi sapwali jimu pamu na Pauli. Baapelika pulubanza lu kukinii. 30 Pauli najombi jwapala kujingi mu nsambi wa bandu bala apwasi baki batenda kumpomo. 31 Akolongu bangi buku Asia, bababi akosi baka Pauli baatuma bandu kwaapwagi Pauli jwiijenda mu lubanza gola. 32 Muda wegola, kila mundu jwabia jutenda kujobane, bangi alonge ale na bangi alonge ale, mbaki nkutanu watenda kualabika. Na bingi ngasebamanyiki ndaba jaki aketangini pamu. 33 Ayaudi bunzemika Alekizanda palongi. Bandu bangi punkutanu pala bawasaliya ndi jombi jojusababishi. Henu, Alekisanda jwaakinyuliya bandu kwa maboku kulangi jupala kulikengale kwa bandu boti. 34 Pabamanya jwabi Nhyaudi, boti kwa sauti jimu bajamaliya, “Alutemia ndi nkolongu juku Epesu.”
35 Ndienu jojuhandika jwa musi gola jwaapwagila atumbala nukupwaga, “Mwabandu buku Epesu, boo, kila mundu jumanya lee musi guku Efesu goni ndi gogulonda nyumba jaka sapanga Alutemia kabee ulonda nikimong'umong'u se saabwiki kuhuma kunane. 36 Nga jojuwesa kukana lijambu le heli. Henu, ntulia, mwihenga sindu sokapi bila kuwasali. 37 Mwaakemiki bandu hababa lakini ngase bijitondwi nyumba jaka sapanga wala kuntondo sapanga witu mmbomba. 38 Ana Demetilio na aka pundi ajaki abi na magambu gokapi na bandu haba, sengu ibile na akolongu ba musi abi, awesa pee kutakiana kokoko. 39 Ana libii litatisu lengi, mulipelika sengu jejipalika. 40 Ndaba awesa kupeleka pasengu ndaba jukuleta puju jalelenu. Ndaba ngasetubii na sababu jukulikengalela.” 41 Pajajomula kupwaga hela jwaapwagila bandu aboka.