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Sauli anjopalela Yesu
Matendu 22:6-26; 26:12-18
1 Chikahi hechi Sauli akajonjuki kwajoghoha nakanopi na kupala kubhakoma bhabhulwa bhaka Bambo. Akapiti kwaka Mpenganyambiku Nkolongwa, 2 akunjopiki ampekya baluwa ja kujenda ku nyumba ya kuhimanganila Bhayahude ya ku Damasko, nahuli anaabhahimani bhandu bhabhajengalela Indela jaka Bambo, anabhabhi akanalomi au akambomba, abhakamulaje na kubhaleta ku Yelusalemu.
3 Chikahi paakabhi mwindela pambipi kuhika ku muchi wa ku Damasko, palapala unang'anu kuhuma kunani kumahunde ukamnang'anili ipambala yokapi. 4 Akaawiki pahi na kujowana sauti jakumpwaghilaje, “Sauli, Sauli! Bho, maghambu kiki uning'aha?”
5 Sauli akalalukile, “Bambo, bho, wehapa wa nane?”
Bambo akayangike, “Nepani nde Yesu joung'aha, kunonwipi namaa kuilapula miha. 6 Nambu sajenu ujemaje, na ujingala ku muchi na konihoku anabhukupwaghila cheupalika kuhenga.”
7 Bhandu bhabhapita papamu na Sauli bhala bhakajemiki chinunu ngachebhaweziki kulongela chindu, bhakajowini sauti, nambu ngachebhumbweni mundu. 8 Sauli akajemiki, na paakalengiki kuyeku mihu ghaki ngacheaweziki kubhona chindu. Bhandu bhala bhakundongwihi kwa kunkamu chiwoku mbaka ku muchi wa ku Damasko. 9 Sauli akatamiki machobha ghatatu panga kulola, na chikahi hechi ngacheaweziki kula wala kunywa.
10 Bhela, ku Damasko kola kukabhi na mbulwa jumu lihina laki Anania, Bambo akumpwaghi mu mabhono, “Anania!”
Anania akajetiki, “Mi pambani Bambo.”
11 Bambo akumpwaghile, “Ulibheka wichu ujenda kwindela jejilowakeka Indela Jejihatambwike, na ukalalukyaje kunyumba jaka Yuda mundu jumu kuhuma ku Taso joalowakeka Sauli. Sajenu andobha Chapanga, 12 na mu mabhono akumbweni mundu joalowakeka Anania akajingala mkati na kumbekela mabhoku nahuli aweza kulola kabhete.”
13 Nambu Anania akamuyangike, “Bambo, naghajowini mambu ghaka mundu jonihoju kuhuma kwa bhandu bhamahele, nyowini panani ja mahakau ghabhahengi bhandu bhaku bha ku Yelusalemu. 14 Jombi ahikiki pambane akabya na amuli kuhuma kwa bhapenganyambiku bhakolongwa nahuli kubhakamula bhandu bhabhalobha kwa Lihina lako.”
15 Nambu Bambo akumpwaghile, “Ujenda pela, maghambu nunhawi abya chombu chihaghulika kwangu, alitangazaje Lihina langu kwa bhandu bha inchi nayenge na bhakolongwa bhabhu na palongi ja bhandu bha Izilaeli. 16 Ananundangia ghokapi ghaapalika kung'ahika kwa ndandi ja Lihina langu.”
17 Bhela, Anania akapiti kujingi mu nyumba jenijela. Akabhei mabhoku ghaki panani jaka Sauli, akapwaghaje, “Undongu Sauli, Bambo Yesu mwene joakakupitalili paukabhi mwindela kuhika pambane, andumiki nahuli uweza kulola kabhete na kutwelakeka Roho Mhuhu.” 18 Palapala hindu ngati mang'amba ikaawiki kuhuma mu mihu ghaka Sauli, akaweziki kubhona kabhete, akajemiki na kubatizwa. 19 Paakakuliki chilebhe, akapatiki makili kabhete.
Sauli atangaza ku Damasko
Sauli akatami machobha machokopi papamu na bhabhulwa bha ku Damasko. 20 Palapala akatumbwi kutangaza mu nyumba ya kuhimangani Bhayahude kubha Yesu Kristo nde Mwana waka Chapanga.
21 Bhandu bhokapi bhabhunjowini Sauli bhakakangiche na kulalukila bhakapwaghaje, “Bho, mundu jonjo le ngajobhakomika bhandu bhabhalobhikaje kwa lihina laka Yesu ku Yelusalemu? Bho, kabheti ngacheahiki pambane akapala kubhakamu bhandu bhanihabha na kubhapeleka kwa ihongozi bha bhapenganyambiku koni bhakabya bhakongakike?”
22 Sauli akajendali kupata makili, na kubhakangacha Bhayahude bhabhatamika ku Damasko kwa kubhapwaghi kubha Yesu nde Kristo.
23 Paghapetiki machobha ghamaheli, Bhayahude bhakahimangini na kulongela mipangu ja kunkoma Sauli. 24 Nambu Sauli akajowini malobhi ghanihagha. Ikilu na muhi Bhayahude bhakalendiki milyangu ja kujingali kumbwane nahuli bhaweza kunkoma. 25 Nambu chikahi cha ikilu bhabhulwa bhaki bhakuntoliki, bhakunhelihi pahi mkati ja chitonga chikolongwa kwa kupetela mbekenyu jejabhi mulumato.
Sauli akabya ku Yelusalemu
26 Sauli paakahiki ku Yelusalemu akalengiki kutama papamu na bhabhulwa bhala. Nambu bhokapi bhakunjowipe, ngachebhaweziki kunhobhalela kubha chakaka jombe akabhi mbulwa, nabhokapi bhakunjowipe. 27 Nambu Banaba akahikiki na kumtola Sauli, akumpeliki kwa mitumi na kubhapwaghi ntundu Sauli moakumboni Bambo mwindela na ntundu Bambo moakalongali nako. Akabhapwaghi kabheti ntundu Sauli moatangazya panga choghohi kwa lihina laka Yesu ku Damasko. 28 Bhela, Sauli akatami papamu nabhu akajangatana nabhu na kutangaza hotuhotu kwa lihina laka Yesu pandu pokapi pa ku Yelusalemu hoku. 29 Kabhete akalongi na kulochana na Bhayahude bhabhalongila Kigiliki kwa lihina laka Bambo Yesu, nambu bhombi bhalondika indela ja kunkoma. 30 Bhalongu bhabhunhobhale Kristo bhala pabhamanyiki lijambu leniheli, bhakuntoliki Sauli, bhakumpeliki ku Kaisalia na kuntuma ajenda ku Taso.
31 Chikahi hechi likanisa lokapi lakabhi na lukwali ku Yudea, ku Galilaya na ku Samalia. Bhakajonjukiki kupata makili na bhakajendali kutama mu kunjojabhe Bambo, na kwa chiheku chaka Roho Mhuhu, ubhalangiku wabhu ukajonjukiki nakanopi.
Petulu akabya ku Lida
32 Chikahi Petulu paakabhi ajenda pandu patalipatali, lichobha limu akapiti kwa bhandu bhaka Chapanga bhabhatamika ku Lida. 33 Konihoku akahimangini na mundu jumu joalowakika Ainea, ambaju kwa chikahi cha hyaka nane akaghoni pa chitanda, ndandi akatei kutenguka. 34 Bhela, Petulu akumpwaghile, “Ainea, Yesu Kristo akulamiha. Ujumukaje utandika chitanda chaku.” Na palapala Ainea akajumwike. 35 Bhandu bhokapi bha ku Lida na ku Shaloni pabhumbweni Ainea akajendaje, bhakung'anambuki Bambo.
36 Kukabhi mbulwa jumu mbomba ku muchi wa ku Yafa lihina laki alowakika Tabisa au Dokasi kwa Kigiliki, ndandi jaki mbabhala. Mbomba hoju akabhi wamboni namaa, akahenga manyahi na kubhajangati bhahocho. 37 Chikahi hechi Tabisa akatei kulwala, na akapotile. Bhandu bhakajijohiki hyegha jaki, na kujibheka mu chumba cha kugholofa. 38 Kwa kubha ku Yafa ngachekwabhi kutali na ku Lida, na bhabhulwa pabhakajowini kubha Petulu akabhi ku Lida, bhakabhatumiki bhandu bhabhele kwaki nahuli kunjopa, “Chondi uhika kwitu manyata ngawikabhakila.” 39 Bhela, Petulu akajemiki na kujenda nabhu. Najombi paakahikiki, bhakumpeliki mbaka ku chumba cha kugholofa pabhakungonike. Bhabhaweliwi na bhalomi bhabhu bhamaheli bhakajemiki pambipi na Petulu, bhakalelaji na kulangi ingobhu yebhapekiwaje na Dokasi chikahi paakabhi akali mwome. 40 Petulu akabhapihiki bhokapi kunja, akachikimi, na kundobha Chapanga. Kabheti akung'anambuki ntuhi ghola, akapwaghaje, “Tabisa, ujumukaje.” Najombi akahekanwi mihu ghaki, na paakumbweni Petulu, akatamike. 41 Petulu akunkamwi chiwoku na kunjangati kujinuka, kabheti akabhalohiki bhahobhalela na bhabhaweliwi na bhalomi bhabhu, na akabhapeki bhombi akabya mwome. 42 Lilobhi leniheli lakamanyakini ku Yafa kwokapi na bhandu bhamaheli bhakunhobhali Bambo. 43 Petulu akatami ku Yafa kwa machobha ghamahele, akabhi atama kwaka mundu jumu ndenganakela wa hingumba, joalowakika Simoni.