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Hananiya ne Safila
Lino palikuba muntu naumbi lina lyakendi Hananiya ne Safila mukashendi, nabo balaulisha libala lyabo. Walanyumfwana ne mukashendi, ne kufunyapo mali ngobalaulisha libala, ambi walatwala kuli batumwa. Petulo walamwipusheti, “Hananiya obe, nipacebo cini ulamusuminishi Satana kwingila mumoyo wakobe cakwinseti ulatatiki kubepa Mushimu Uswepa, ne kufunyapo mali ngolaulishi libala lyakobe? Sena libala nkalyanga lyakobe kotana ulyulisha? kayi mpowaulisha libala, sena nkowakutenga mali mumakasa akobe? Nkowayandikanga kwisa cisa? Apa uliya kubepa muntu sobwe, nsombi ulabepe Lesa.” Hananiya mpwalanyumfwa maswi awa, walawa panshi ne kufwa popelapo. Ici calabayosha kwine bantu bonse balanyumfwako calenshika. Batuloba misepela balesa kufungaila citumbico mucikwisa, balacinyamuna ne kuya kubika mu manda.
Mpopalapita maola atatu, nendi mukashendi walengila mung'anda katacinshi cilenshiki. Petulo walamwipusheti, “Kong'ambila cena, sena awa emali onka ngomwaulisha libala lyenu? Mutukashuyo walakumbuleti, ‘Ee, wopelowo emulo wakendi.’ Kayi Petulo walamwipusheti, ‘Inga wasuminina cani kwambeti mwelekeshe Mushimu wa Mwami? Bantu bangakubika baibenu balipansa pa cishinga apa, nenjobe nibakumante.” 10 Nendi popelapo walawa panshi pamyendo ya Petulo, ne kufwa. Mpobalengila batuloba misepela basa, balacana kali wafwa kendi. Balanyamuna citumbi ne kuya kubika mu manda pepi ne mpobabika baibendi. 11 Mubungano wonse ne bantu bonse nabambi, balanyumfwako balaba ne buyowa.
Batumwa balenshinga bishikukankamanisha bingi
12 Batumwa balensa bingashilo ne bishikukankamanisha bingi pakati pa bantu. Bonse bashoma Klistu balikubungana pamo mu Mukushi wa Solomoni. 13 Paliya naba umo walikuba kunsa kwalikoto walalibanda kwambeti abunganenga nabo, nsombi ne kukabeco bantu balikubalumbaisha. 14 Bantu bashoma muli Lesa balatatika kufulilako, cakwinseti lyalaba likoto linene lya batuloba ne batukashi. 15 Pacebo ca bintu byalikwinsa batumwa, bantu bangi balatatika kuleta nekoneka balwashi babo pa malili ne pa mpasa munshila, kwambeti Petulo apitanga, mpani cifunsha cakendi ngacibakumyako balwashi. 16 Makoto abantu alesa kufuma muminshi yashinguluka Yelusalemu balikwisa kabali banyamuna balwashi ne bekatwa ne mishimu yaipa, kayi bonse balikusengulwa.
Batumwa balapenshewanga
17 Popelapo Mukulene wa Beshimilumbo, ne banendi ba mucipani ca Basaduki mulanyumfwa munyono. Neco balayeya kwinsapo kantu. 18 Balabekata batumwa basa ne kubacalila mujele. 19 Nomba cindi camashiku, mungelo wa Mwami walabicalula bisasa bya jele ne kubapulishamo ne kubambileti, 20 “Kamuyani mwambile bantu bonse mu Ng'anda ya Lesa maswi abuyumi ubu bwalinolino.” 21 Basa batumwa balanyumfwa, balengila mu lubuwa wa Ng'anda ya Lesa mumenemene ne kutatika kwiyisha.
Mukulene wa Beshimilumbo mpwalashika ne banendi, walakuwa libungano lya bamakulene Baciyuda. Walatuma bamalonda baku Ng'anda ya Lesa kwambeti benga babamante batumwa basa ku Jele. 22 Nomba mpobalashika kujele, baliya kubacanamo sobwe. Mpobalabwelako balabambileti, 23 “Tulacana bishinga byakujele kabili byacalwa ne kupinkwa cena cena, kayi ne bamalonda kabali bemana ncili pacishinga. Nomba mpotulacalulu bisasa, tuliya kucanamo muntu naba umo sobwe.” 24 Mukulene wa bamalonda baku Ng'anda ya Lesa ne beshimilumbo bamakulene mpobalanyumfwa awa maswi, balapwilwa mano ne kuyeyeti nicani ceticinshike. 25 Muntu naumbi walesa kubambileti, “Kamunyumfwani! Basa bantu mbomwacalila mujele, bali mu Ng'anda ya Lesa baleyishinga bantu.” 26 Popelapo mukulene wa bamalonda, pamo ne bashilikali nabambi, balaya kubamanta batumwa. Nsombi baliya kubakakatisha batumwa, pakwinga balikutina bantu kwambeti ngababapwaya mabwe.
27 Mpobalaleta batumwa basa, balabemanika pamenso pa nkuta inene ya Bayuda, apo Mukulene wa Beshimilumbo mpwalatatika kubepusha. 28 Walambeti, “Mucinshi cena kwambeti, twalamukanisha mwangofu kwambeti, kamutayishanga mulina lya Yesu, nsombi amwe mulamwaya biyisho byenu mu Yelusalemu monse, kayi mulayandanga kutusambila lufu lwa muntuyu?” 29 Nomba Petulo ne batumwa banendi balakumbuleti, “Twelela kunyumfwila Lesa, kupita kunyumfwila bantu. 30 Amwe mwalashina Yesu pakumupopa pa lusanda. Nomba Lesa wa bamashali betu bakulukulu walamupundusha kubafu. 31 walamusumpula epeloyo ne kumubika kucikasa cakendi cakululyo kuba mutangunishi ne Mupulushi. Walenseco kwambeti ape cindi Baislayeli cakusanduka kufuma ku bwipishi bwabo, kwambeti Lesa abalekelele. 32 Njafwe bakamboni ba bintu ibi, ne Mushimu Uswepa uyo Lesa ngwakute kupeti cipo kubantu bakute kumunyumfwila.”
Gamaliyele lacenjeshenga bamakulene ba Bayuda
33 Bomboloshi bankuta inene mpobalanyumfweco, balakalala kabayanda kubashina. 34 Nomba Mufalisi naumbi pakati pabo, lina lyakendi, Gamaliyele, shikwiyisha milawo, uyo bantu ngobalikupa bulemu, walemana. Walambeti, “Batumwa bapuleko pansa nanshi.” 35 Apo lino walabambila bomboloshi Bankuta inene kwambeti, “Amwe Baislayeli, cenjelani ne ncomulayandanga kwinshila bantu aba. 36 Na mulanukunga ca linolinowa, kwalikuba muntu naumbi lina lyakendi Teuda walikulisumpula ne kulibandeti ni muntu walemekwa, bantu bali myanda ina balamukonkela, nsombi balamushina, bantu bonse balikumukonkela balamwaika ne kupwilalimo. 37 Kayi pacindi ncobalikubelenga bantu, palesa naumbi lina lyakendi Yudasi waku Galileya, nendi walayungaula bantu, bangi balamukonkela. Neye balamushina, bantu bonse balikumukonkela balamwaika. 38 Neco pankaniyi, ndamwambilishingeti, balekeni bantu aba, balekeni benga. Na ncobalayeyenga ne ncobalenshinga, bilafumunga kubantu nicikamwaike. 39 Nomba na bilafumunga kuli Lesa, nteti mucikonshe kubakoma sobwe. Ngamucaniketi mulalwanangowa ne Lesa.”
Bonse balakonkela maswi ngalamba Gamaliyele.
40 Balabakuwa batumwa ne kubengisha mukati, ne kwambeti babakwapule bikoti, ne kubambileti, “Kamutakabweshapo kwambila bantu mu lina lya Yesu.” Popelapo balabaleka. 41 Batumwa mpobalapula pansa, balikuba bakondwa kwambeti Lesa lababoneti belela kupenshewa cipansoni pacebo ca Yesu. 42 Busuba ne busuba batumwa balapitilisha kwiyisha ne kukambauka Mulumbe Waina mulubuwa lwa Ng'anda ya Lesa, kayi ne mu manda abantu kwambeti Yesu e Wasalwa wa Lesa.