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UPaabhuli akubhuuka soona mu chiisu
icha Makendooniya na mu Akaya
1 Bhwo inyakanyaaka yila yaashila mu kaaya aka Efesi, uPaabhuli akabhiitisha pamupeene abhiitiki bhala, akabhakasha, akabhalagha, akatiila nu kubhuuka mu chiisu icha Makendooniya.
2 Akaghendela mu twaya twoshi utwa chiisu icho bhwo akuyugha na bhandu amashu amingi agha kubhakasha. Pabhumalilo akafika mu chiisu icha Akaya chiicho ingamu inine kwo kuti, Bhughiliki.
3 UPaabhuli akiikala mu chiisu icho imyeshi mitatu. Bhwo aapalamila ukutiila mu chiisu icho ku sila iya kukwela ingalabha ukubhuuka ku chiisu icha Siiliya, akashaaghania ukuti aBhayuuta bhamu bhabhaatikite ukumughogha. Ku nongwa iyo, uPaabhuli akatumula ukughaluka nu kubhuuka ukughendela soona ku Makendooniya.
4 Mu kabhalilo ako, uPaabhuli akalongosania pamupeene nu Sopatulo umwana ughwa Piilo ukufuma mu kaaya aka Bhelooya, uAlisitaako nu Sekundo bhaabho bhakafumagha mu kaaya aka Tesaloniike. Abhanine akabha ghwi Ghaayo ughwa kufuma mu kaaya aka Ndeleebhe, uTiimoti ughwa kufuma mu chiisu icha Ghalatiiya, uTikiko nu Tulofimo bhaabho bhakafumagha mu chiisu icha Aasiya.
5 Abhandu abho bhakatangila mundaashi mumwitu nu kubhuuka pakutulindilila mu kaaya aka Tulooghwa.
6 Loole bhwo ichaaka icha Mikati iMishita Kulula chaakinda, utwe tukatiila mu kaaya aka Filipi ku sila iya kukwela ingalabha, tukaghenda amashiku mahaano nu kufika mu kaaya aka Tulooghwa. Mu kaaya ako mwo muumwo tukakomaana na bhanyiitu abhanine bhala bhaabho bhakatangila mundaashi mumwitu. Po tukiikala tweshi pamupeene mu kaaya ako amashiku mahaano na mabhili (7).
UPaabhuli akumushuusha uYutiko mu kaaya aka Tulooghwa
7 Pi ishiku ilya Pamulungu namasubha, utwe pamupeene na bhiitiki abhanyiitu tukabhungaana pamupeene ukuti tubhe nu lwipuuto ulwa Finga iya Malafyale. Po uPaabhuli akaanda ukulumbilila ishu ilya Chaala ku bhandu. Ku nongwa iya kuti akabhaatika ukutiila mu kaaya aka Tulooghwa ningeelo yaake, uPaabhuli akeendelela ukulumbilila ukufika pabhushiku pakati.
8 Mu chipindwa icha pamwanya icha nyumba ingelesanie muumwo tukabhungaana mukabha ni nyaale inyingi shiisho shikaakagha.
9 Mu chipindwa chila, akabhaamwo nu mulumyana yumo yuuyo ingamu yaake akabha ghwi Yutiko. Umulumyana uyo akiikala papiipi ni indiliisha liilyo likabha lyighule bhwo akumupulikisha uPaabhuli. Bhwo uPaabhuli akwendelela ukulumbilila ku kabhalilo akatali, uYutiko akapitila utulo utwingi. Pabhumalilo, akaghwa ukufuma pi indiliisha ilya chipindwa icha nyumba ingelesanie iya bhutatu ukufika paase. Nakalinga, abhiitiki bhamu bhakakinda nu kwilomuka lubhilo paase, bhakamupimba umulumyana yula, loole bhakaagha afwile.
10 UPaabhuli ghwepe akiilomuka paase, akafulama, akamupakata umulumyana yula, akabhabhuula abhandu bhaabho bhakabhaapo pala akati, “Manye mupaashange paapo umulumyana uyu akaali mwumi.”
11 Po uPaabhuli pamupeene na bhanine bhakakwela soona ku chipindwa icha nyumba ingelesanie, bhakabheghulania umukati, bhakalya. Po uPaabhuli akaangala nabho ku kabhalilo akatali ukufika kubhuche. Bhwo isho shaakinda, uPaabhuli akabhalagha abhiitiki bhala nu kutiila.
12 Po mu kabhalilo kala kala, abhandu bhala bhakamwegha umulumyana yula nu kubhuuka naghwe kukwabho bhwo mwumi, ni ndumbula shaabho shikatengaana soona.
UPaabhuli akubhalagha abhosongo abha chipanga icha Efesi
13 UPaabhuli akatumula ukughenda nu tulundi ukubhuuka mu kaaya aka Aaso kuukwo akabhaatika ukuti inditukamweghe paapo utwe tukatangila ku sila iya kukwela ingalabha.
14 Po uPaabhuli akiisa nu kutwagha mu kaaya aka Aaso, akakwela mu ngalabha, tukaanda ukubhuuka pamupeene mu kaaya aka Mitileene.
15 Pi ishiku ilya ningeelo tukaghenda nu kufika papiipi nu lusungo ulwa Kiiyo. Pi ishiku ilya bhutatu tukafika pa lusungo ulwa Saamo, tukiikala mu kaaya aka Tuloghiliyo. Pi ishiku ilya bhunna tukafika mu kaaya aka Mileeto.
16 UPaabhuli akabha atumwile ukufuma kubhwandilo ukupululila ni ngalabha chishita kwima mu kaaya aka Efesi ku nongwa iya kuti atakalondagha ukwikala amashiku amingi mu chiisu icha Aasiya. Paapo akiinongʼonagha ukufika lubhilo ku Yelusaleemu ukuti linga shikiitikagha umwene afike bhwo ishiku ilya chaaka icha Pentekositi likaali ukufika.
17 Bhwo uPaabhuli ali mu kaaya aka Mileeto, akatuma indumi ku bhosongo abha chipanga icha Efesi ukubhasuuma ukuti akomaane nabho.
18 Abhosongo bhala bhakiitika ukukomaana nu Paabhuli. Bhwo bhaafika, uPaabhuli akabhalamuka, akabhabhuula akati, “Mwe bhosongo, umwe mumeenye muumwo ingiikalagha pamupeene nuumwe amashiku ghooshi ukwandila ishiku ilya kwanda liilyo ingafikagha mu chiisu icha Aasiya ichi ukufika pi ishiku liilyo ingatiilagha.
19 Umwe mumeenye muumwo ingamubhombelagha uMalafyale uYeesu chishita kwifuna, ku bhuswimaane ubhukulu na ku ndamyo inyingi shiisho shikaanyaaghagha ku nongwa iya Bhayuuta bhaabho bhakaghelagha ukuufulasha.
20 Soona mumeenye ukuti bhwo ingulumbilila indumi iya Chaala kukwinyu, indakakaleka naakamu kaako kakabha ka kubhaafwa umwe. Ingalumbililagha nu kumanyisha pa chilundilo icha bhandu na mu nyumba yimo ukufika inine.
21 Ingalumbililagha ku Bhayuuta na bhaabho bhataa Bhayuuta nu kubhasoka ukuti bhamughalukile uChaala ku sila iya kwilaata imbiibhi shaabho nu kumwitika uMalafyale ghwitu uYeesu Kilisiti.
22 “Pulikisha! UMbepo uMwelu akuufimbilisha ukuti imbuuke mu kaaya aka Yelusaleemu, loole indakumanya shiisho abhandu indibhaambombele ukwo.
23 Une imeenye kwene ukuti kooshi akaaya kaako ingughenda, uMbepo uMwelu akuusoka ukuti abhandu indibhambiike mu nyumba iya bhapinyighwa nu kuumbelela indamyo inyingi.
24 Loole indakubhubhelenga ubhwumi bhwangu ukubha kandu aka mutengo. Akandu kaako ka mutengo kukwangu ka kuti injimaliishe imbombo yiiyo uMalafyale uYeesu aambiile iya kulumbilila iNongwa iNyiisa iya chisa icha Chaala ku bhandu bhaake.
25 “Pulikisha! Imeenye ukuti umwe mweshi mwe ingaghendagha kukwinyu bhwo ingulumbilila inongwa isha chitangalala icha Chaala mutaamukaambone soona.
26 Iyi yo yiiyo nongwa pi ishiku ilya muusughu ingushimikisha kukwinyu mweshi ukuti linga umundu yumo pakati papiinyu aasobha, une indali ni nongwa naayimo.
27 Paapo ingabhabhuulagha shooshi shiisho bhwighane bhwa Chaala.
28 Ilindililagha yumwemwe, soona mubhalindililaghe na bhiitiki abhanine bhaabho uMbepo uMwelu abhabhiikite umwe ukubha bhalindilili isa muumwo umuliishi ughwa bhonangʼooshi akubhalindililagha abhonangʼooshi bhaake. Liishanga ichipanga icha Chaala chiicho akachibhiika ukubha chaake ku sila iya libhanda ilya Mwana ghwake.
29 Imeenye akiisa ukuti bhwo naatiila nu kubhaleka, indibhakiise pakati papiinyu abhandu abhanine bhaabho indibhakamanyishange ifimanyisho ifya bhumyashi nu kubhafulasha abhiitiki ungati bhondekelakatu bhaabho bhakughogha abhonangʼooshi.
30 Soona pakati papiinyu indibhakabhonekaghe abhiitiki bhamu bhaabho indibhakabhashimbulaghe abhiitiki abhanine ku sila iya kubhamanyisha ifimanyisho ifya bhumyashi ukuti bhaleke ukumukonga uYeesu nu kwanda ukubhakonga abheene.
31 Ku nongwa iyo, mubhange maaso! Kumbukagha ukuti ku fyinja fitatu fiifyo ingabha pamupeene nuumwe ingabhamanyishanga nu kubhasoka nu kwendelela ukubhalilila umwe.
32 “Ulu ingumusuuma uChaala ukuti abhalindililaghe. Kumbukagha ukwendelela ukuyiitika indumi yaake yiiyo ku chisa chaake yikubhapa amaka nu kubhapa utundu twoshi tuutwo akafinga ukubhapa abhandu bhaake bhaabho akabhasala.
33 Une indanyonywisheemwo naalumo indalama, isahabhu pamu imyenda iya mundu.
34 Yumwemwe mumeenye ukuti naabhombagha imbombo ukubhombela utukono twangu yuneene ukuti ifyaghe fyoshi fiifyo ingalondagha pamupeene na fiifyo abhanyiitu bhakalondagha.
35 Ku shooshi shiisho naabhombagha, naabhalangisha ukuti tukulondighwa ukubhomba imbombo ku maka ukuti tubhaafwange abhandu bhaabho bhapootwe. Bhwo tukubhomba isho, tukumbukaghe amashu agha Malafyale uYeesu ghaagho akayugha yuuyo akati, ‘Ukubhapa abhandu abhanine utundu twinyu kuli nu lusayo ukukinda ukupokeela.’ ”
36 Bhwo uPaabhuli aamala ukuyugha amashu agho, akafughamila pamupeene na bhanine bhooshi nu kwipuuta kwa Chaala.
37 Po bhwo bhaamala ukwipuuta, bhooshi bhakaanda ukulila ngaani nu kuswimaana bhwo bhakumwofwa nu kumulagha uPaabhuli.
38 Bhakaswimaana leka mu ndumbula shaabho ku nongwa iya mashu ghala ghaagho uPaabhuli akabhabhuula ukuti bhataabhakamubhone soona. Po bhakamushindikila ukufika paapo ingalabha yikabha.