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Paulo kum'zinda wa Kolinto
1 Bzatamala bzimwebzi, Paulo adacoka kuAtena aciyenda kuKolinto. 2 Kumweko adakagumana m'Juda m'bodzi akhacemeredwa Akwira, mbadwe ya kucigawo ca Ponto, omwe akhadafika tsapanopa kucokera kuItaliya, na Pirisira, mkazi wace, thangwe mambo m'kulu Klaudiyo akhadalewa kuti aJuda wentse acoke muRoma. Paulo adafendera kuna iwo, 3 ndipo pakuwona kuti akhali wa basa libodzi-bodzi, adakhala nawo pabodzi acimbaphata nawo basa, thangwe basa lawo likhali lakukondza bzikumbi. 4 Ntsiku zentse za malinkhuma akhambaceza munyumba ya mapembo acimbazindikirisa aJuda na aGiriki.
Paulo anirewa bza Jezu
5 Ndipo, pomwe Sirasi na Timoti adabuluka kucokera kuMasedonya, Paulo nthawe yace yentse akhabzipereka pa basa la kupalidza acimbapereka umboni kuna aJuda kuti Jezu ndiye Krixtu*. 6 Tsono iwo akhatsutsana naye acimbatukwana, ndipo Paulo adakunkhumula bzakubvala bzace† aciwauza kuti: “Mulopa wanu ugwere pamsolo wanu! Ine ndiribe mulandu namwe, kuyambira tsapano ndirikuyenda kwa omwe ni aJuda lini”.
7 Pomwe adacoka pamwepo, adapita m'nyumba mwa mwamuna omwe akhacemeredwa Tisiyo Justo, omwe akhagopa Mulungu ndipo akhakhala pambali pa nyumba ya mapembo. 8 Krisipo, m'kulu wa nyumba ya mapembo adakhulupirira Mbuya na wapanyumba pace wentse napombo aKorinto azinji, atabva adakhulupirira ndipo akhabatizidwa. 9 Ndipo nthawe ya usiku Mbuya adauza Paulo m'maso-mphenya kuti: “Leka mantha, pitiriza kulewa ndipo leka kunyamala, 10 thangwe ine ndiri na iwe, ndipo palibe an'dzakwanisa kukucita cakuipa, pakuti mum'zinda muno ndina wanthu azinji”. 11 Ndipo Paulo adapitiriza kukhala kumweko gole libodzi na minyezi mitanthatu, acimbawapfundzisa fala la Mulungu.
Paulo patsogolo pa Galiyo
12 Pomwe Galiyo akhali m'tongi wa cigawo ca Akaya, aJuda mwakubverana adamusandulikira Paulo acimuyendesa pa mphala, 13 aciti: “Umweyu alikuzindikirisa wanthu kuti apembe Mulungu mwakuphonyera m'temo”. 14 Pomwe Paulo akanati kuyamba kulewa-lewa, Galiyo adauza aJuda kuti: “Penu imwe aJuda mungadapereka umboni bwa thangwe ayai mulandu wakuipa, ningadakubverani. 15 Tsono penu ni nkhani ya mafala, madzina na m'temo wanu, tongani mwekha imwepo. Ine nin'funa lini kukhala m'tongi wa bzinthu bzimwebzi”. 16 Ndipo adawathotha pa mphalapo. 17 Pamwepo wentse adaphata Soxtene m'kulu wa nyumba ya mapembo, ndipo adamumenya patsogolo pa mphala. Tsono Galiyo alibe kukhala na thupo na bzimwebzo.
Kumaliza kwa ulendo bwaciwiri bwakupalidza bwa Paulo
18 Paulo atakhala kumweko ntsiku zizinji, pakumalizira adagoneka abale aciyenda na m'madzi kuSiriya, mwakuperekezedwa na Pirisira na Akwira. Akanati kuguduka adapala m'solo kuKenkreya, thangwe la cipiciro comwe akhadacita kuna Mulungu. 19 Atafika kum'zinda wa Efezo‡, Paulo adasiya Prisila na Akwira kumweko. Tsono iye adapita munyumba ya mapembo acitsutsana na aJuda. 20 Iwo adakumbira kuti akhale pomwe ntsiku zinango, iye alibe kubvuma. 21 Tsono pakuwagoneka adati: “Penu Mulungu angafuna, nin'dzabwerera kuna imwe”. Pamwepo adapakira bote aciguduka kuEfezo. 22 Pomwe adafika kuSezareya, adabuluka m'bote acikwira kuJerusalema. Ndipo atamusana na gereja, adapolika kuAntiyokiya.
23 Atamala nthawe pang'ono muAntiyokiya, Paulo adacoka aciyenda mbali zentse za Galasiya na Firijiya, acimbalimbikisa aKrixtau wentse.
Apolo kuEfezo
24 Panthawe ibodzi-bodziyo, adafika kuEfezo muJuda m'bodzi akhacemeredwa Apolo, mbadwe ya kuAlixandriya, mwamuna wakudziwa kulewa ndipo wakudziwisisa Bzakunemba. 25 Iye akhadapfundzisidwa njira ya Mbuya, ndipo na m'tima wakulimbika akhalewa na kupfunzisa mwakulongosoka bza Jezu, napo akhadziwa ubatizo bwa Juwau bokha. 26 Pamwepo iye adayamba kulewa mwakulimba m'tima munyumba ya mapembo. Pomwe Pirisira na Akwira adamubva, adam'tenga kuti ayende kunyumba kwawo, ndipo adam'fotokozera njira ya Mulungu mwakulongosoka.
27 Pakufuna iye kuyenda kucigawo ca Akaya, abale adamulimbikisa acinembera ateweri kuti amutambire bwino. Atafika, adathandiza kwene-kwene wale omwe akhadakhulupirira kucokera mwa nkhombo, 28 thangwe adawakonwesa aJuda na mafala ya mphambvu patsogolo pa wanthu kucokera mwa Bzakunemba kuti Jezu ndiye Krixtu§.
* 18:5 MuciGiriki ambalewa kuti Krixtu, muciHeberi ambalewa kuti Mesiya: Bzentsenebzi bzin'thandauza kuti wakudzozedwa. † 18:6 Mab 13.51 ‡ 18:19 Mzinda wa Efezo ukhali gombe likulu lakutsamisira mabote. § 18:28 MuciGiriki ambalewa kuti Krixtu, muciHeberi ambalewa kuti Mesiya: Bzentsenebzi bzin'thandauza kuti wakudzozedwa.