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Mu Melita
1 Omo tuhete ku ntunda kuhona vukalu, tuauanene ngeci linkanda lije vatumbuile nguavo Melita. 2 Vavenia Vaje vakele kuje vakele na ngozi netu. Kaha kalunga uaputukile kunoka, kaha kuakele lisika kujevene, vatuvuekelele tuhia nakututambula muacili tuvavoshe. 3 Kaha Paulu uakunguiye mukuta uavikuni, kaha omo uahakele vije vikuni acoto, uje linoka akuivua ku yukuma uahumine muje mutuhia na kumushuma nakuniengelela ku livoko liendi. 4 Vavenia Vaje vakele kuje vamuene uje linoka ali nakuniengela ku livoko lia Paulu, vali handekesele umo na mukuavo nguavo, “Cili vene ou yala napande mu ka kutsiha, cipue vene novoka kumema njambi uje uazangamesele vantu kuvipi viavo akalinga ngeci atse.” 5 Vuno honi Paulu uamiakelele uje linoka mu tuhia kuakuhona kuvetua. 6 Vamutalelele hamo a nzimba vuasi cipue kuuila hamavu na kutsa. Vuno honi omo vavandamenene ntsimbu yakama kuakuhona kumona cuma cimo cacikalu calingiuile kuli ikeye, kaha vatenguluile visikanieka viavo, na kuhandekele nguavo, “Napu njambi.”
7 Kaha kuyehi namutambela uje kuakele mehia a Pambiliase, muene ualije linkanda. Uatutambuile muacili, kaha tuampuile tu vangezi vendi matangua atatu. 8 Kaha ishe ya Pambiliase uakele mu mulili uendi na kuvavala cikuma masika sika na kuhuma maninga. Kaha Paulu uakovelele mu mulili uendi, ualombelele kaha uasalekele mavoko endi hali ikeye nakumukakuisa. 9 Omo eci calingiuile, voshe vaje vakakuvavala vamuje mu linkanda vezile, kaha vakangukile.
10 Vatusingimikile cikuma, kaha omo tuasunuine vuato, vahakele mu vuato vioshe vije tuatondele a vungenzi vuetu.
Kuhuma ku Melita na kuya ku Loma
11 Kaha omo kuetile vingonde vitatu tuakovelele mu vuato vua humine ku Alekizandiliya, vuje vatumbuile nguavo, “Vanjambi va Vana vampasa,” vuje vuakele kuje cisika coshe muje mu nkundu. 12 Tuahete mu nganda ya Silakuse, tuakele kuje matangua atatu. 13 Kuhuma kuje tuajavukile mu vuato nakueta mu nganda ya Lendile. Kaha liamukuavo naua mpunzi ya shangumukile kuhuma ku mbuela, kaha mu matangua avali tuahete mu nganda ya Puteoli. 14 Kuje tuauanene va kakutsiliela vamo vaje vatulombele kukala navo matangua atanu na avali. Kaha tuete ku Loma. 15 Kaha vakakutsiliela va mu Loma omo vovuile nguavo tunete, vezile kuhuma ku vinganda viakulako via kulandesela via Apiyase na vinjivo vitatu via vangezi mukuliuana netu. Omo Paulu uavamuene, kaha uatsatselele kuli Njambi nakulikolesa.
Paulu aya mu Loma
16 Omo tuahete mu Loma, Paulu vamutavesele kukala mua lika liendi lika amo na lisualale muka ku muniuka.
17 Ha matanga atatu uasanene vakuluntu voshe vayunda linga valiuane hamo. Omo valiuanene hamo, uendekele kuli vakevo nguendi, “Vakuetu vaku Isaleli, cipue ngoco kunjalingile cimo ca kuluisa vantu cipue futisi ije ituatambuile kuli vakukuluila vatu, vuno honi vanjikutile Mu Yelusalema nakunjihana kumavoko a Valoma. 18 Omo vanjihuile, Valoma vatondele kunjecela, omuo kuvauanene cuma cimo cije cinjalingile cije cinjapandela kutsila. 19 Vuno honi omo Vayunda vavianene eci, kaha canjilingisile linga njituale cimpande cange kuli Sesale, cipue yange kunjauanenene vantu vange mulonga. 20 Omuo ha cuma eci mukemuo njamisanene linga njimimone nakuhandeka neni. Yange njili mu malienge aua omuo lizina liou uje muvanatsiliela vantu va Isaleli.”
21 Kaha vahandekele kuli ikeye nguavo, “Kutuatambuile mikanda yakuhuma ku Yundeya ya hali yove, cipue kuno kukuezile umo ua vamuanetu kuhuma kuje na muzimbu umo, cipue kuhandeka via vipi hali yove. 22 Vuno honi tutonda kutantekeya viyongola viove, omuo tuatantekeya nguetu kuoshe kuoshe vantu valinakuhandeka viakuluisa civunga eci cije mu uli.”
23 Nankuma, vahanguile litangua liakuliuana na Paulu. Kuhuma ku cimene kuheta ku cinguezi uavalumbunuinine muzimbu uendi ua Vumuene vua Njambi, kaha uesekele kuvalumbunuina vukaleho vua Yesu ha kuvaleka mezi a mu Lishiko lia Mosesa na mezi a mu visoneka via tunanguizi va Njambi tua Njambi. 24 Vamo vatavele mezi endi, vuno honi veka kuvatsilielelele. 25 Nankuma, vaile oku valinakuliviana hakati kavo, omuo Paulu nahandeka navo cuma eci nguendi, “Cimbembesi Uakulela cahandekele vusunga kuli vakukuluila veni hali kananguizi Isaya! 26 Omo uahandekele nguendi,
‘Ya ukahandeke kuli vantu ava nguove,
kuivua mukevuilila, vuno honi kumukevuisisa,
kumona mukamona, vuno honi kumukamonesesa.
27 Omuo mitima ya vantu ava inapu yakuzeya,
vanaziki matuitui avo,
kaha vanalalameka na mesho avo.
Kuteua mesho avo amona,
na matuitui avo evua,
kaha mana avo akevua,
kaha vakatengulukila kuli yange, mukemo mualinakuhandeka Njambi,
kaha njikavakanguisa.’ ”
28 Kaha Paulu uamanesele kuhandeka nguendi, “Munapande kutantekeya ngueni muzimbu ua Njambi uakuovola vanautumu kuli vaje keti Vayunda. Kaha vakauivuilila!” 29 Omo Paulu uamanesele kuhandeka mezi aua, Vayunda vamusezele oku valinakulinga vimpata viakama hhakati kavo vavenia.
30 Paulu uakele kuje miaka ivali mu njivo yakulifuetela ikeye vavenia, kaha uakele nakutambula voshe vaje vezile kuli ikeye nakumumona. 31 Uambuluile via vumuene vua Njambi nakulongesa via Muene Yesu Kilistu nakusimpa na mutima uakupatuka.