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1Apolosi naali mu Kolinto Paulu wakainda mukati mweni mwecilalaanda mane kuyoosika ku Efeso ooko kwaakakujana bamwi basyomi.2Mpoonyina wakababuzya kuteeti, “Ino mwakatambula Muuya Uusalala na nimwakasyoma?”
Bo bakamutaba kuteeti “Nee, mane taakwe nitwakamvwa okuteeti kuloo Muuya Uusalala.”3Mpoonyina Paulu wakababuzya kuteeti, “Ino ndubbabbatizyo nzi ndumwakabbabbatizigwaalo?”
Bakamutaba kuteeti, “Lubbabbatizyo lwa Joni.”4Paulu wakateeti “Joni walikubbabbatizya olubbabbatizyo lokusanduka, kaambila bantu kuteeti basyome muli ooyo uza musule lyakwe, kokuteeti muli Jesu.”5Nibakamvwa eeci bakabbabbatizigwa muzina lyo Mwami Jesu.6Mpoonyina Paulu wakabika maanza aakwe alimbabo, kumane Muuya Uusalala wakabaselukila, mpoonyina bakatalika kwaamboola misyobo imwi okusinsima.7Kwali baalumi batakasike kumi abobile antoomwi.8Kuzwawo Paulu wakanjila mucikombelo ca Majuda kwemyeezi yotatwe kaamboola cobusicamba kubantu kuteegwa asole kubakweelela kukusyoma zyo Bwami bwa Leza.9Kono bamwi baleelikanyi okukaka kusyoma, okutalika kwaamboola zintu zibi Anzila yo Mwami kunembo lye mbungano. Mpoonyina Paulu wakazwa okubwezelezya basyomi okwiinka mucikolo ca Tilanasi ooko kwaali kwaamboozyanya ambabo buzuba-obuzuba.10Eeci cakatola myaaka yobile mpoonyina boonse bali mucilalaanda ca Eziya Majuda antoomwi a Bamasi bakamvwa jwi lya Mwami.11Leza walikucita maleele aakomosya kwiindila muli Paulu12cokuteeti ntaulu nekuba tusila twakakuma amubili wakwe kuteeti mwatutola kubalwazi, balikupona. Kuli aabo bali emyuuya mibi, myuuya mibi yalikuzwa.13Iino kwali bamwi Majuda balikweendeenda kutanda myuuya mibi. Bakasola kubelesya zina lyo Mwami Jesu alaabo bajesi madimona kabateeti, “Ndakulailila muzina lya Jesu ooyo Paulu ngwaakambooka, zwaa!”14Balikucita namu bali baalumi bali ciloba. Aaba bali bana bo Mupaizi Mupati wa Majuda walikuteegwa Sikeva.15Muuya mubi wakateeti kulimbabo, “Jesu ndilimuzi ape o Paulu ndilimuzi. Ino nwyebo ndinywe bani?”16Mpoonyina mwaalumi wakanjidwe madimona wakabasotokela okubazunda okubauma loko boonse cokuteeti bakacija kuzwa mungʼanda kabali ecinkuna ape kabaliciside loko.17Boonse Majuda a Bamasi balikukala mu Efeso bakazimvwa eezi bakayoowa mpoonyina zina lyo Mwami Jesu lyakalumbaizigwa.18Bunji bwaabo bakasyoma bakeza kulyaambilila antangalala okutondezya zintu zibi zibalikucita.19Bunji bwaabo balikucita masalamusi bakeeta mabbuku aabo aazyamasalamusi okwaatenta antangalala. Muulo wamabbuku aaya oonse niwakasanganizigwa wakasika ku zyuulu zili makumi osanwe zya mali emiwaya-waya ye nsiliva.20Muleeyi nzila, jwi lyo Mwami lyakazumanana kusabalangana okubeleka cenguzu.21Nizyakainda eezi Paulu wakayeeya kwiinka ku Jelusalemu kwiinda mucooko ca Masedoniya eca Akaya kateeti, “Ndaakuzwa ku Jelusalemu, ndeelede kuyoinka oku Loma.”22Mpoonyina wakatuma baalumi bobile mbaalikubeleka abo, Timoti o Elasitasi kuteeti bainke ku Masedoniya, we wakasyala musule mucooko ca Eziya.23Aciindi coonyina eeci kwakaba mapyopyongano mu Efeso kaambo kenzila yo Mwami Jesu.24Umwi mwaalumi uteegwa Dimitiliyasi mufuzi we nsiliva walikufula tufwanikisyo twe nsilva twe ngʼanda ya leza wokupanga mwanakazi uteegwa Atemisi ape musebezi ooyu wokufula tufwanikiso ootu walikubeetela mpindu loko, we abasikufula bamwi.25Wakaita basikufulanyina antoomwi abamwi balikucita misebezi iswana eyabo okubaambila kuteeti, “Nobaalumi, mulizi kuteeti ooyu musebezi nguutweetela mpindu nji.26Mulibwene okumvwa ooyu mwaalumi Paulu mbwaayunga okusweesya bantu banji kutainsi feela omuno mu Efeso kono ezibaka zinji zyomucooko ca Eziya kaamboola kuteeti ba leza bokupanga amaanza tiinsi ba leza benconzya.27Kuli ntenda kutaamba feela kuteeti musebezi wesu ulasampoolwa kubantu kono okuteeti ngʼanda ya leza mupati Atemisi ilabula ntuso kubantu ape obupati bwakwe bulasinyeka, leza mupati ngobakomba mu Eziya enyika mbwiizulwa!”28Bantu nibakamvwa eeci bakalutila okutalika koongolola kabateeti, “Atemesi woku Efeso ngomupati!”29Mapyopyongano aaya akazula taindi lyoonse, mpoonyina bbunga lyakazuzila kubbuwa lyezisaanino antoomwi okuyookulunta Gayasi o Alisitakasi. Aabo baalumi bali bana Masedoniya balikweenda antoomwi o Paulu.30Paulu walikuyanda kunjila mubbunga kono basyomi bakamukasya.31Mpoonyina bamwi basololi becooko bali beenzinyina bakatuma mulaizyo wokumukombelezya kuteegwa atanjili mwateni.32Anako eeyo muswaangano wacili mumapyopyongano, bantu bamwi balikoongolola cintu cimwi abamwi balikoongolola cimwi kaambo bunji bwa bantu taakwe nibezi ecibakazidilide.33Kwali umwi mwaalumi Mujuda akati kabo wezina lya Alekizanda. Bamwi Majuda bakamutontela kunembo kuteegwa amboole kubantu. Mpoonyina Alekizanda wakanyamuna maanza akwe kuteeti bantu baumune kuteegwa aambe kuteeti tainsi Majuda bakeeta mapyopyongano.34Kono bantu nibakamvwa kuteeti Mujuda bakoongololesya loko kabateeti, “Atemesi woku Efeso ngomupati! Atemesi woku Efeso ngomupati!” Bakoongolola namu kwa mawoola obile.35Mpoonyina mulembi wetaindi pati wakabaumuzya okubaambila kuteeti, “Nobana Efeso, ino ngwani utazi kuteeti taindi pati lya Efeso ndelibabalela ngʼanda ya Atemisi mupati ape kokubambwa ebbwe lyalikubonekaanga nguwe lyakawa kuzwa kujulu?36Mbokunga taakwe ukonzya kukazya eezi zintu, amusitikizye zyamba, mutaciti zintu kamutayeeyi.37Ape ndabona kuteeti mweeta aba baalumi bobile nekuba kuteeti taakwe nibakafumpa mumaanda aaba leza naanga kusampoola leza wesu mwanakazi Atemesi.38Nakuteeti Demitiliyasi abafuzi balaanguwe baleetongoosi kujatikizya umwi muntu, nkuta zilijulidwe ape abaatuzi bapati kobali inga baakuzekesyanya okuya.39Nakuli cimbi ciindilila awa ceelede kuyoobambwa mumiswaangano yomulawo.40Kuleezi zyacitika sunu, tulimuntenda yokupegwa mulandu wokweeta mapyopyongano, mukuteeti taakwe citamizyo kumapyopyongano aaya. Tatukwe bupanduluzi bubotu bokupa kuleezi zyacitika.”41Naakamana kwaamba aya majwi wakamwaisya mbunga yabantu.
Bo bakamutaba kuteeti “Nee, mane taakwe nitwakamvwa okuteeti kuloo Muuya Uusalala.”3Mpoonyina Paulu wakababuzya kuteeti, “Ino ndubbabbatizyo nzi ndumwakabbabbatizigwaalo?”
Bakamutaba kuteeti, “Lubbabbatizyo lwa Joni.”4Paulu wakateeti “Joni walikubbabbatizya olubbabbatizyo lokusanduka, kaambila bantu kuteeti basyome muli ooyo uza musule lyakwe, kokuteeti muli Jesu.”5Nibakamvwa eeci bakabbabbatizigwa muzina lyo Mwami Jesu.6Mpoonyina Paulu wakabika maanza aakwe alimbabo, kumane Muuya Uusalala wakabaselukila, mpoonyina bakatalika kwaamboola misyobo imwi okusinsima.7Kwali baalumi batakasike kumi abobile antoomwi.8Kuzwawo Paulu wakanjila mucikombelo ca Majuda kwemyeezi yotatwe kaamboola cobusicamba kubantu kuteegwa asole kubakweelela kukusyoma zyo Bwami bwa Leza.9Kono bamwi baleelikanyi okukaka kusyoma, okutalika kwaamboola zintu zibi Anzila yo Mwami kunembo lye mbungano. Mpoonyina Paulu wakazwa okubwezelezya basyomi okwiinka mucikolo ca Tilanasi ooko kwaali kwaamboozyanya ambabo buzuba-obuzuba.10Eeci cakatola myaaka yobile mpoonyina boonse bali mucilalaanda ca Eziya Majuda antoomwi a Bamasi bakamvwa jwi lya Mwami.11Leza walikucita maleele aakomosya kwiindila muli Paulu12cokuteeti ntaulu nekuba tusila twakakuma amubili wakwe kuteeti mwatutola kubalwazi, balikupona. Kuli aabo bali emyuuya mibi, myuuya mibi yalikuzwa.13Iino kwali bamwi Majuda balikweendeenda kutanda myuuya mibi. Bakasola kubelesya zina lyo Mwami Jesu alaabo bajesi madimona kabateeti, “Ndakulailila muzina lya Jesu ooyo Paulu ngwaakambooka, zwaa!”14Balikucita namu bali baalumi bali ciloba. Aaba bali bana bo Mupaizi Mupati wa Majuda walikuteegwa Sikeva.15Muuya mubi wakateeti kulimbabo, “Jesu ndilimuzi ape o Paulu ndilimuzi. Ino nwyebo ndinywe bani?”16Mpoonyina mwaalumi wakanjidwe madimona wakabasotokela okubazunda okubauma loko boonse cokuteeti bakacija kuzwa mungʼanda kabali ecinkuna ape kabaliciside loko.17Boonse Majuda a Bamasi balikukala mu Efeso bakazimvwa eezi bakayoowa mpoonyina zina lyo Mwami Jesu lyakalumbaizigwa.18Bunji bwaabo bakasyoma bakeza kulyaambilila antangalala okutondezya zintu zibi zibalikucita.19Bunji bwaabo balikucita masalamusi bakeeta mabbuku aabo aazyamasalamusi okwaatenta antangalala. Muulo wamabbuku aaya oonse niwakasanganizigwa wakasika ku zyuulu zili makumi osanwe zya mali emiwaya-waya ye nsiliva.20Muleeyi nzila, jwi lyo Mwami lyakazumanana kusabalangana okubeleka cenguzu.21Nizyakainda eezi Paulu wakayeeya kwiinka ku Jelusalemu kwiinda mucooko ca Masedoniya eca Akaya kateeti, “Ndaakuzwa ku Jelusalemu, ndeelede kuyoinka oku Loma.”22Mpoonyina wakatuma baalumi bobile mbaalikubeleka abo, Timoti o Elasitasi kuteeti bainke ku Masedoniya, we wakasyala musule mucooko ca Eziya.23Aciindi coonyina eeci kwakaba mapyopyongano mu Efeso kaambo kenzila yo Mwami Jesu.24Umwi mwaalumi uteegwa Dimitiliyasi mufuzi we nsiliva walikufula tufwanikisyo twe nsilva twe ngʼanda ya leza wokupanga mwanakazi uteegwa Atemisi ape musebezi ooyu wokufula tufwanikiso ootu walikubeetela mpindu loko, we abasikufula bamwi.25Wakaita basikufulanyina antoomwi abamwi balikucita misebezi iswana eyabo okubaambila kuteeti, “Nobaalumi, mulizi kuteeti ooyu musebezi nguutweetela mpindu nji.26Mulibwene okumvwa ooyu mwaalumi Paulu mbwaayunga okusweesya bantu banji kutainsi feela omuno mu Efeso kono ezibaka zinji zyomucooko ca Eziya kaamboola kuteeti ba leza bokupanga amaanza tiinsi ba leza benconzya.27Kuli ntenda kutaamba feela kuteeti musebezi wesu ulasampoolwa kubantu kono okuteeti ngʼanda ya leza mupati Atemisi ilabula ntuso kubantu ape obupati bwakwe bulasinyeka, leza mupati ngobakomba mu Eziya enyika mbwiizulwa!”28Bantu nibakamvwa eeci bakalutila okutalika koongolola kabateeti, “Atemesi woku Efeso ngomupati!”29Mapyopyongano aaya akazula taindi lyoonse, mpoonyina bbunga lyakazuzila kubbuwa lyezisaanino antoomwi okuyookulunta Gayasi o Alisitakasi. Aabo baalumi bali bana Masedoniya balikweenda antoomwi o Paulu.30Paulu walikuyanda kunjila mubbunga kono basyomi bakamukasya.31Mpoonyina bamwi basololi becooko bali beenzinyina bakatuma mulaizyo wokumukombelezya kuteegwa atanjili mwateni.32Anako eeyo muswaangano wacili mumapyopyongano, bantu bamwi balikoongolola cintu cimwi abamwi balikoongolola cimwi kaambo bunji bwa bantu taakwe nibezi ecibakazidilide.33Kwali umwi mwaalumi Mujuda akati kabo wezina lya Alekizanda. Bamwi Majuda bakamutontela kunembo kuteegwa amboole kubantu. Mpoonyina Alekizanda wakanyamuna maanza akwe kuteeti bantu baumune kuteegwa aambe kuteeti tainsi Majuda bakeeta mapyopyongano.34Kono bantu nibakamvwa kuteeti Mujuda bakoongololesya loko kabateeti, “Atemesi woku Efeso ngomupati! Atemesi woku Efeso ngomupati!” Bakoongolola namu kwa mawoola obile.35Mpoonyina mulembi wetaindi pati wakabaumuzya okubaambila kuteeti, “Nobana Efeso, ino ngwani utazi kuteeti taindi pati lya Efeso ndelibabalela ngʼanda ya Atemisi mupati ape kokubambwa ebbwe lyalikubonekaanga nguwe lyakawa kuzwa kujulu?36Mbokunga taakwe ukonzya kukazya eezi zintu, amusitikizye zyamba, mutaciti zintu kamutayeeyi.37Ape ndabona kuteeti mweeta aba baalumi bobile nekuba kuteeti taakwe nibakafumpa mumaanda aaba leza naanga kusampoola leza wesu mwanakazi Atemesi.38Nakuteeti Demitiliyasi abafuzi balaanguwe baleetongoosi kujatikizya umwi muntu, nkuta zilijulidwe ape abaatuzi bapati kobali inga baakuzekesyanya okuya.39Nakuli cimbi ciindilila awa ceelede kuyoobambwa mumiswaangano yomulawo.40Kuleezi zyacitika sunu, tulimuntenda yokupegwa mulandu wokweeta mapyopyongano, mukuteeti taakwe citamizyo kumapyopyongano aaya. Tatukwe bupanduluzi bubotu bokupa kuleezi zyacitika.”41Naakamana kwaamba aya majwi wakamwaisya mbunga yabantu.
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