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Ʉkʉpɨndʉka kwa Saʉli
(Ɨmbombo sya Batʉmigwa 22:6-16; 26:12-18)
1 Akabalɨlo ako, Saʉli endelelaga ʉkʉbatiilɨsya abiitɨki baa Ntwa Jesu, ʉkʉtɨ ikʉbagoga. Po alɨnkʉbʉʉka kʉ mpuuti ʉnkʉlʉmba, 2 alɨnkʉnsʉʉma ʉkʉtɨ ampepo baakalata abaa kʉbʉʉka nabo kʉ bakʉlʉmba baa sinagogi ɨsya nkaaja akaa mu Ndamasika. Baakalata baalɨmmwitɨkiisye ʉkʉtɨ, lɨnga ammwagile ʉmundʉ gwesa ʉgwa Njɨla jaa Jesu, aje nnyambala pamo nkiikʉlʉ, abapinyege nʉ kʉbatwala kʉ Jelusalemu.
3 Po Saʉli alɨnkwenda ɨnjɨla ɨjaa kʉbʉʉka mu Ndamasika. Bo alɨ kɨfuki, nakalɨnga ʉndangalɨla ʉkʉfuma kʉmwanya gʉlɨnkʉmmulɨka koosakoosa. 4 Aagwile paasi, alɨnkʉpɨlɨka ɨliisyʉ ɨlɨ likʉmmbʉʉla likʉtɨ, “Saʉli! Saʉli! Fiki kʉʉfunda?” 5 Saʉli alɨnkʉlaalʉʉsya alɨnkʉtɨ, “Gwe Ntwa, gwe gwani?” Iisyʉ lɨla lɨlɨnkwamula lɨlɨnkʉtɨ, “Ʉne ne Jesu, ʉjʉ ʉgwe kʉmfunda. 6 Sumuka! Gwingɨle nkaaja, ʉmo mo kwakʉbʉʉligwa syosa ɨsi kʉlondigwa ʉkʉsibomba.”
7 Abandʉ aba bendaga pamopeene nagwe mu njɨla, baalyɨmile kɨsita kʉja nasyo ɨsya kʉjoba, paapo boope baapɨliike iisyʉ, looli bakaalɨmmbwene ʉmundʉ najʉmo. 8 Po Saʉli alɨnkwinʉka ʉkʉfuma paasi. Bo ikʉgela ʉkʉkeeta, alɨnkwaga atikʉkeeta. Abanine balɨnkʉnkola ɨkɨboko, balɨnkʉnndongosya ʉkʉntwala mu Ndamasika. 9 Gaakɨndile amasikʉ matatʉ kɨsita kʉkeeta. Nkabalɨlo ako akaaliilemo nʉ kʉnwa nafimo.
10 Kʉ Ndamasika aaliko ʉmwitɨki jʉmo, ɨngamu jaake Ananija. ɄNtwa Jesu alɨnkʉjoba nagwe mbʉsetʉka,* alɨnkʉtɨ, “Ananija!” Ananija alɨnkwamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Gwe Ntwa, ʉne apa.” 11 Po ʉNtwa alɨnkʉmmbʉʉla alɨnkʉtɨ, “Ʉbʉʉke kʉ lʉkɨndɨ ʉlʉ ɨngamu jaake bikʉtɨ Lʉgolofu. Ʉkalaalʉʉsye mu nyumba jaa Juuta, lɨnga alimo ʉmundʉ ʉjʉ ɨngamu jaake bikʉtɨ Saʉli, afumile kʉ Taliso. Ʉlʉ alɨ pakwipuuta. 12 Mbʉsetʉka ammbwene ʉmundʉ, ɨngamu jaake Ananija, ikwingɨla muno alimo nʉ kʉmmbɨɨkɨlapo amaboko, ʉkʉtɨ akeetege kangɨ.”
13 Ananija alɨnkʉmmwamula alɨnkʉtɨ, “Gwe Ntwa, mbɨliike kʉ bandʉ baa bingi, ɨnongwa sya mundʉ ʉjʉ, ababombiile ɨmbiibi nyingi abandʉ baako mu Jelusalemu! 14 Na ʉlʉ apa, abapuuti abalongosi bammwitɨkiisye ʉkʉtɨ abapinyege boosa aba bikʉkwipuuta.” 15 Looli ʉNtwa alɨnkʉmmbʉʉla Ananija alɨnkʉtɨ, “Bʉʉkaga itolo! Ʉmundʉ ʉjo, kɨbombelo kyangʉ ɨkɨsʉngʉligwa, ɨkya kʉfumusya ɨngamu jangʉ kʉlɨ aba bakaja Banyaisilaɨli na banyafyale baabo, kangɨ kʉ bandʉ bangʉ aBanyaisilaɨli. 16 Ʉne nikʉnnangɨsya ɨngʉbɨlo ɨsi mpaka akʉbɨlwe kʉnongwa jangʉ.”
17 Po Ananija alɨnkʉbʉʉka, alɨnkwingɨla nnyumba jɨla, alɨnkʉmmbɨɨkapo amaboko Saʉli, alɨnkʉmmbʉʉla alɨnkʉtɨ, “Gwamyɨtʉ Saʉli, ʉNtwa Jesu andʉmile kʉmyako, ʉkʉtɨ ʉkeetege kangɨ nʉ kwisʉla Mbepo Mwikemo. Jesu ʉjo jo ʉjʉ aakʉsetʉkiile mu njɨla ɨjɨ gwisɨlaga.” 18 Nakalɨnga ʉtʉndʉ ngatɨ makakala, tʉlɨnkʉsatʉka ʉkʉfuma mmaaso gaa Saʉli, alɨnkʉkeeta kangɨ, alɨnkʉsumuka, alɨnkoosigwa. 19 Po alɨnkʉlyamo ɨfindʉ, alɨnkʉkaba amaka.
Saʉli ikʉnndʉmbɨlɨla ʉNtwa Jesu kʉ Ndamasika
Saʉli aatʉʉgeele amasikʉ gamo pamopeene na biitɨki aba baalimo mu Ndamasika. 20 Aabʉʉkaga mu sinagogi, aalʉmbɨlɨlaga ɨnongwa sya Jesu aatɨgɨ, “Ʉjo jo Mwana gwa Kyala.”† 21 Abandʉ boosa aba bampɨlɨkɨsyaga Saʉli baaswigaga, baatɨgɨ, “Bʉle, akaja jo ʉjʉ aabafundaga abandʉ aba bikʉmmwipuuta Jesu, kʉla kʉ Jelusalemu? Na apa iisile ʉkʉtɨ abapinyege abandʉ abo nʉ kʉbatwala kʉ bapuuti abalongosi!” 22 Looli Saʉli alɨnkʉkɨndapo ʉkʉja na maka, aabaswigɨsyaga aBajuuta aba baatʉʉgalaga mu Ndamasika, ʉkʉbanangɨsya ʉkʉtɨ Jesu jo Meesija.
23 Amasikʉ mingi bo gakɨndile, aBajuuta balɨnkwitɨkana ʉkʉtɨ banngoge Saʉli. 24 Bansigɨlaga mfipata fya nkaaja, pakɨlo na pamuusi, ʉkʉtɨ banngoge. Looli Saʉli alɨnkʉsimanya ɨsi biitɨkeene. 25 Pakɨlo abafundigwa baake baalɨmmwegile, baalɨmmbɨɨkile nkiibo ɨkɨnywamu, baalɨnsulwisye nʉ lʉgoje mwi imato ʉkwendela pabʉjo ʉbʉ bwalɨ bwasi.
Saʉli ikʉbʉʉka kʉ Jelusalemu
26 Po Saʉli aabʉʉkile mu Jelusalemu, alɨnkʉgela ʉkʉja pamopeene na aba bammwitiike Jesu. Looli boosa bantiilaga, paapo bakaaliitiike ʉkʉtɨ joope mwitɨki gwa Jesu. 27 Looli Balinaba alɨnkwisa kʉkʉmmwega Saʉli, alɨnkʉntwala kʉ batʉmigwa. Alɨnkʉbapangɨla muno Saʉli aalɨmmboniile ʉNtwa mu njɨla ɨjɨ jikʉbʉʉka kʉ Ndamasika, nʉ kʉtɨ ʉNtwa aajobile nagwe. Alɨnkʉbabʉʉla muno Saʉli aalʉmbɨlɨliile ɨnongwa sya Jesu kʉla, kɨsita kʉtiila.
28 Po Saʉli aatʉʉgalaga pamopeene na biitɨki, aasyʉngʉʉtɨlaga mu Jelusalemu kʉno ikʉlʉmbɨlɨla mu ngamu jaa Ntwa Jesu, kɨsita kʉtiila. 29 Aajobaga nʉ kʉkaanikana na Bajuuta aba baajobaga ɨnjobelo ɨjaa Kɨgiliki, looli abeene baalondaga ʉkʉnngoga. 30 Abiitɨki bo basyageenie ɨsyo, balɨnkʉntwala mu Kesalija, po balɨnkʉntʉma kʉ Taliso.
31 Akabalɨlo kala, ɨkɨpanga kyosa ɨkya Kyala kyalɨ nʉ lʉtengaano moosa mu Jutai, mu Galilai na mu Samalija. Abandʉ baa nkɨpanga kya Kyala baapeeligwaga amaka nʉ kwendelela ʉkʉntiila ʉNtwa. Kʉ bʉtʉʉli bwa Mbepo Mwikemo, baalyongeliile ʉkʉja bingi.
Peeteli ikʉmmbʉmbʉlʉsya Aineja
32 Akabalɨlo kala Peeteli endaga moosamoosa. Po alɨnkʉbʉʉka kʉkʉbakeeta abiitɨki aba baatʉʉgalaga nkaaja akaa mu Lita. 33 Nkaaja kala alɨnkʉmmwaga ʉmundʉ jʉmo ɨngamu jaake Aineja, ʉjʉ aalalile. Aalambaleele pa kɨtala akabalɨlo kaa fyɨnja lwele. 34 Peeteli alɨnkʉmmbʉʉla alɨnkʉtɨ, “Ʉgwe Aineja, Jesu Kɨlɨsiti akʉbʉmbʉlwisye. Sumuka! Ʉbagiile ʉkʉtenga ɨkɨtala kyako.” Nakalɨnga Aineja alɨnkʉsumuka. 35 Abandʉ boosa abaa mu Lita na nkaaja akatelamu akaa mu Saloni, balɨnkʉmmbona Aineja, balɨnkʉpɨndʉka.
Peeteli ikʉnsyʉsya Tabita
36 Nkaaja akaa mu Jopa aaliko ʉnkiikʉlʉ jʉmo ʉmwitɨki gwa Jesu, ɨngamu jaake Tabita, kokʉtɨ Ndolikasi, akasya.‡ Aabatʉʉlaga abalondo nʉ kʉbomba ɨmbombo ɨnunu ɨsingi. 37 Akabalɨlo kala, alɨnkʉbina nʉ kʉfwa. Bo bagoosiisye ʉmfimba, balɨnkʉgʉlambalɨka nkyumba ɨkya kʉ golofwa. 38 Akaaja kaa mu Jopa kaalɨ kɨfuki na kʉ Lita. Fyobeene abiitɨki baa Jesu bo bapɨliike ʉkʉtɨ Peeteli aliko kʉ Lita, balɨnkʉbatʉma abandʉ babɨlɨ kʉmyake ʉkʉtɨ bakanndambe. Baatile, “Ʉlɨngakaabɨlaga ʉkwisa kʉmyɨtʉ!”
39 Po Peeteli alɨnkʉsumuka, alɨnkʉlongosania nabo. Bo afikile, balɨnkʉntwala kʉ kyumba kɨla ɨkya kʉ golofwa. Abakiikʉlʉ boosa aba baasyɨlile abalʉme baabo, balɨnkwɨma kɨfuki nagwe. Balɨnkʉlɨla nʉ kʉnnangɨsya ɨmiselekesye nɨ myenda ɨgɨngɨ ɨgɨ Tabita aabasonelaga bo mʉʉmi. 40 Peeteli alɨnkʉbasoosya abandʉ boosa panja. Alɨnkʉfugama alɨnkwipuuta, po alɨnkʉgʉkeeta ʉmfimba gʉla, alɨnkʉjoba alɨnkʉtɨ, “Tabita, sumuka!” Po Tabita amaaso gaake galɨnkʉkeeta. Bo ammbwene Peeteli alɨnkʉsumuka. 41 Peeteli alɨnkʉnkola ɨkɨboko, alɨnkʉnsumusya, alɨnkʉbakoolela abakiikʉlʉ abafwɨle na biitɨki abangɨ, alɨnkʉbanangɨsya Tabita ʉmʉʉmi. 42 Ɨnongwa ɨsyo silɨnkʉfumuka moosa mu Jopa, abandʉ bingi balɨnkʉmmwitɨka ʉNtwa Jesu. 43 Peeteli alɨnkʉtʉʉgala amasikʉ mingi mu Jopa, nnyumba jaa mundʉ jʉmo ɨngamu jaake Simoni, ʉntendekesya ʉtʉndʉ twa fipapa.
* 9:10 Ʉbʉsetʉka Bala kʉ Ɨsyakʉlɨngaania. † 9:20 ɄMwana gwa Kyala Bala kʉ Ɨsyakʉlɨngaania. ‡ 9:36 Ɨngamu Tabita jaa Kɨalimaiki, kokʉtɨ akasya. NKɨgiliki ɨngamu ɨjɨ bikʉtɨ Ndolikasi.