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1Kwakayetikala kuti mulubaka Apholosi ali muKhorinte, Phawuli wakapalama mukati kwentunhu upehhugwi enojitila muEfesu, akahangana nebamwe badiyiwa.2Eba eti kubali, “Maka amutjila Meya Yakayengemala pamaka galamoyo?”
Bakahandula beti, “Aa, atizotongogala tawha kuti kuna Meya Yakayengemala.”3Eba eti kubali, “Ngono makabvubikiwa kwakatini?”
Bakahandula beti, “Bvubika kwaJohane.”4Phawuli eba eti, “Johane waka ebvubika mbvubiko wehanduka, ebudza banhu kuti bagalemoyo muna iye unowhohha hule kukwe, kuli iye, Yesu.”5Bakati bakuwha ikoku bakabvubikiwa muzina laHe Yesu.6Phawuli akati ababiga maboko, Meya Yakayengemala ikajitila pehhugwi kwabo; bakatangisa lebeleka nendimi kakale baka lebesambeli.7Bose baka bangaswika gumi nebabili.8Waka engina musinagogu elebeleka asingahle, kwemimwedzi mitatu, ekakabadzana nabo kakale ebakumbilisisa kuti bawamutjile zwaanoleba nekwebumambo gweNdzimu.9Koga kwakati bamwe bewomesa mimoyo kakale besingagalemoyo, beleba zwakayipa nekweZila iyeyo mbeli kwegubungano, wakabva pabali, akatola badiyiwa, akanozuwisana nabo mahhuba ose bali mukwele tjaThiranuse.10Ikoku kwakayendilambeli kuyetikala kwemakole mabili, kwekuti bose bagali bemuAsiya bakawha dama laHe, bose maJuta nemaGiriki.11Ndzimu wakayeta matjenamiso makulu ngemaboko aPhawuli,12kwekuti baka betola dzihangatjefu kene dzikhiba pambili uwe dziyendisiwa kubagwele, nghwele dzikabasiya nemeyambi dzikabhuda mubali.13Kukakoti amwe maJuta aka epoteleka, edusa meyambi mubanhu, akayedza hingisa zina laHe Yesu pehhugwi kwayibabo bana meyambi, eti, “Ndokutata ngezina laYesu unosumikigwa naPhawuli.”14Bakololo bali kutondeka bemphirisiti nkulu unoyi Sikeva, waka ali Njhuta, baka bekuthama ikoku.15Koga meyambi yakabahandula iti, “Yesu ndowunziba, Phawuli ndowunziba; koga imwi ndimwi boyani?”16Nlume waka ana meyambi wakabatjulukila, akabakulila, akabakunda bose, bakabhuda mun'umba betihha bali mbudlo kakale bakubala.17Ikoku kwakazibgwa nebagali bose bemuEfesu, maJuta nemaGiriki; bakawigwa neluhlo bose; zina laHe Yesu likakudziwa.18Nebagalimoyo bakabuya nebunji, bebvuma kakale belebulula zwiyeto zwabo.19Nebanoyeta masalamusi bakalesi nebunji whalo dzabakabehingisa panhu pan'ompela, bakadzipisa mbeli kwebanhu bose; bakabala ntengo wadzo bakawana ulizwiwulu zwili makumi mahanu zwemaloso esiliva.20Ndizo dama laHe lakakula ngemasimba likaandama.21Kwatjipinda ikoku, Phawuli wakazwipila mumeya, kuti apinde muMakhedoniya nemuAkhayiya, eyenda kuJerusalema, eti, “Hapa ndaswika ko, ndakafanila kuti ndiswike kose nekuRoma.”22Akati atjituma babili baka bewumbhatsha banoyi Thimothi naErasitasi kuti bayende kuMakhedoniya, iye akagala muAsiya kwelubakanyana.23Mulubaka igogo kwakamuka bhonyongo lisihoma ngekweZila yaHe.24Ngobe umwe nlume waka eyi Dimethiriyasi, ali mpfuli wesiliva, waka ethama zwitshwantshwa zwesiliva zwethempeli laAthemisi, elipa ntengo upehhugwi kubabehhi.25Wakabakubunganya babehhi, kose nebamwe banamihingo inonga yabo, akati kubali, “Botate, moziba kuti fumwa yedu inobva mun'hingo iwhoyu.26Mobona, kakale mowha, kuti kusi muno muEfesu koga, koga nemuAsiya yose, Phawuli iwhoyu unotetedza banhu ebadiyila ntome nebunji, eti, midzimu inoyetiwa ngemaboko hayite midzimu.27Kuna mboli isi yekuti n'hingo wedu iwhoyu ube nezina lakayipa koga; koga nethempeli yendzimukadzi Athemisi inowholengudziwa, nekuti ungalahikigwa nebukulu gwawo, iye unonamatiwa muAsiya yose nemuhango yose.”28Bakati bekuwha ikoku, bakahhala buhongola, bakamimila beti, “Unkulukulu Athemisi weBaEfesu!”29Banhu munzi-nkulu baka hangana miholo; bakalabuka panhu pan'ompela benongina munhanga, behhuhhuta Gayiyasi naArisitakhasi, balume bekuMakhedoniya, banoba bali ibo baka beyenda njendo naPhawuli.30Phawuli akati ehaka nongina mumbunga, badiyiwa bakawundzibisa;31nebamwe bo baka bali babhati bakulu bemuAsiya baka beli bakwinya babe, bakawuntumila dama bewuntetedza kuti asitongoyedza ikongina munhanga.32Kwakayetikala kuti bamwe baka bemimila yetji, bamwe bemimila yetjiya; kana gubungano laka lakadzongeka; bunji gwebanhu baka basingazibe kuti bakubunganilani.33Bamwe mugubungano bakasunda Alekizanda kuti ayende mbeli, saku kuli iye waka ahagwa nemaJuta kuti ayende mbeli. Alekizandha akaba emilidza luboko, kudze banhu banyalale, eyedza kuti alebeleke.34Koga bakati bebona kuti uNjhuta, bakatola lubaka gungaba ma awa mabili, bemimila panhu pan'ompela, beti, “Unkulukulu Athemisi weBaEfesu!”35Nkwalili wenzi-nkulu wakati atubula dzikamisa mbunga, akati, “Imwi banhu beEfesu, unhu wakatini usingazibe kuti nzi-nkulu weEfesu ndiwo nlondolodzi wethempeli laAthemisi nkulukulu, nebgwe lakayengemala lakawa libva kudzimu?36Saku mubona ke kuti zwinhu izwezwi azwingalandugwe, makafanila dzikama, musithame tjinhu mupaparika.37Mahhisa balume ibaba ipapa nekene basi mbava mumathempeli kene banotuka ndzimukadzi wedu.38Hapa kuli kuti Dimethiriyasi nebabehhi baanabo bana ndebo yabanayo nekwewumwe nhu, mbahhe dzemilandu dzakahhuka, kuna batongi bemilandu; ngabayende banotilikana milandu.39Koga hapa kuna tjimwe kakale tjamunohaka, tjowholulamisiwa mun'hangano umunlayo.40Ngobe kuna mboli yekuti tingawanikwa tina nlandu nekwebhonyongo layetikala nasi, iko kusina tjatingati nditjo tjayeta kuti kujalo.”41Wakati aleba matama iyawa, akapaladza gubungano.
Bakahandula beti, “Aa, atizotongogala tawha kuti kuna Meya Yakayengemala.”3Eba eti kubali, “Ngono makabvubikiwa kwakatini?”
Bakahandula beti, “Bvubika kwaJohane.”4Phawuli eba eti, “Johane waka ebvubika mbvubiko wehanduka, ebudza banhu kuti bagalemoyo muna iye unowhohha hule kukwe, kuli iye, Yesu.”5Bakati bakuwha ikoku bakabvubikiwa muzina laHe Yesu.6Phawuli akati ababiga maboko, Meya Yakayengemala ikajitila pehhugwi kwabo; bakatangisa lebeleka nendimi kakale baka lebesambeli.7Bose baka bangaswika gumi nebabili.8Waka engina musinagogu elebeleka asingahle, kwemimwedzi mitatu, ekakabadzana nabo kakale ebakumbilisisa kuti bawamutjile zwaanoleba nekwebumambo gweNdzimu.9Koga kwakati bamwe bewomesa mimoyo kakale besingagalemoyo, beleba zwakayipa nekweZila iyeyo mbeli kwegubungano, wakabva pabali, akatola badiyiwa, akanozuwisana nabo mahhuba ose bali mukwele tjaThiranuse.10Ikoku kwakayendilambeli kuyetikala kwemakole mabili, kwekuti bose bagali bemuAsiya bakawha dama laHe, bose maJuta nemaGiriki.11Ndzimu wakayeta matjenamiso makulu ngemaboko aPhawuli,12kwekuti baka betola dzihangatjefu kene dzikhiba pambili uwe dziyendisiwa kubagwele, nghwele dzikabasiya nemeyambi dzikabhuda mubali.13Kukakoti amwe maJuta aka epoteleka, edusa meyambi mubanhu, akayedza hingisa zina laHe Yesu pehhugwi kwayibabo bana meyambi, eti, “Ndokutata ngezina laYesu unosumikigwa naPhawuli.”14Bakololo bali kutondeka bemphirisiti nkulu unoyi Sikeva, waka ali Njhuta, baka bekuthama ikoku.15Koga meyambi yakabahandula iti, “Yesu ndowunziba, Phawuli ndowunziba; koga imwi ndimwi boyani?”16Nlume waka ana meyambi wakabatjulukila, akabakulila, akabakunda bose, bakabhuda mun'umba betihha bali mbudlo kakale bakubala.17Ikoku kwakazibgwa nebagali bose bemuEfesu, maJuta nemaGiriki; bakawigwa neluhlo bose; zina laHe Yesu likakudziwa.18Nebagalimoyo bakabuya nebunji, bebvuma kakale belebulula zwiyeto zwabo.19Nebanoyeta masalamusi bakalesi nebunji whalo dzabakabehingisa panhu pan'ompela, bakadzipisa mbeli kwebanhu bose; bakabala ntengo wadzo bakawana ulizwiwulu zwili makumi mahanu zwemaloso esiliva.20Ndizo dama laHe lakakula ngemasimba likaandama.21Kwatjipinda ikoku, Phawuli wakazwipila mumeya, kuti apinde muMakhedoniya nemuAkhayiya, eyenda kuJerusalema, eti, “Hapa ndaswika ko, ndakafanila kuti ndiswike kose nekuRoma.”22Akati atjituma babili baka bewumbhatsha banoyi Thimothi naErasitasi kuti bayende kuMakhedoniya, iye akagala muAsiya kwelubakanyana.23Mulubaka igogo kwakamuka bhonyongo lisihoma ngekweZila yaHe.24Ngobe umwe nlume waka eyi Dimethiriyasi, ali mpfuli wesiliva, waka ethama zwitshwantshwa zwesiliva zwethempeli laAthemisi, elipa ntengo upehhugwi kubabehhi.25Wakabakubunganya babehhi, kose nebamwe banamihingo inonga yabo, akati kubali, “Botate, moziba kuti fumwa yedu inobva mun'hingo iwhoyu.26Mobona, kakale mowha, kuti kusi muno muEfesu koga, koga nemuAsiya yose, Phawuli iwhoyu unotetedza banhu ebadiyila ntome nebunji, eti, midzimu inoyetiwa ngemaboko hayite midzimu.27Kuna mboli isi yekuti n'hingo wedu iwhoyu ube nezina lakayipa koga; koga nethempeli yendzimukadzi Athemisi inowholengudziwa, nekuti ungalahikigwa nebukulu gwawo, iye unonamatiwa muAsiya yose nemuhango yose.”28Bakati bekuwha ikoku, bakahhala buhongola, bakamimila beti, “Unkulukulu Athemisi weBaEfesu!”29Banhu munzi-nkulu baka hangana miholo; bakalabuka panhu pan'ompela benongina munhanga, behhuhhuta Gayiyasi naArisitakhasi, balume bekuMakhedoniya, banoba bali ibo baka beyenda njendo naPhawuli.30Phawuli akati ehaka nongina mumbunga, badiyiwa bakawundzibisa;31nebamwe bo baka bali babhati bakulu bemuAsiya baka beli bakwinya babe, bakawuntumila dama bewuntetedza kuti asitongoyedza ikongina munhanga.32Kwakayetikala kuti bamwe baka bemimila yetji, bamwe bemimila yetjiya; kana gubungano laka lakadzongeka; bunji gwebanhu baka basingazibe kuti bakubunganilani.33Bamwe mugubungano bakasunda Alekizanda kuti ayende mbeli, saku kuli iye waka ahagwa nemaJuta kuti ayende mbeli. Alekizandha akaba emilidza luboko, kudze banhu banyalale, eyedza kuti alebeleke.34Koga bakati bebona kuti uNjhuta, bakatola lubaka gungaba ma awa mabili, bemimila panhu pan'ompela, beti, “Unkulukulu Athemisi weBaEfesu!”35Nkwalili wenzi-nkulu wakati atubula dzikamisa mbunga, akati, “Imwi banhu beEfesu, unhu wakatini usingazibe kuti nzi-nkulu weEfesu ndiwo nlondolodzi wethempeli laAthemisi nkulukulu, nebgwe lakayengemala lakawa libva kudzimu?36Saku mubona ke kuti zwinhu izwezwi azwingalandugwe, makafanila dzikama, musithame tjinhu mupaparika.37Mahhisa balume ibaba ipapa nekene basi mbava mumathempeli kene banotuka ndzimukadzi wedu.38Hapa kuli kuti Dimethiriyasi nebabehhi baanabo bana ndebo yabanayo nekwewumwe nhu, mbahhe dzemilandu dzakahhuka, kuna batongi bemilandu; ngabayende banotilikana milandu.39Koga hapa kuna tjimwe kakale tjamunohaka, tjowholulamisiwa mun'hangano umunlayo.40Ngobe kuna mboli yekuti tingawanikwa tina nlandu nekwebhonyongo layetikala nasi, iko kusina tjatingati nditjo tjayeta kuti kujalo.”41Wakati aleba matama iyawa, akapaladza gubungano.
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