Milimo 1 - Ibbaibele 1963

¹ Teofilo, mulugwalo lutaanzi ndakalungulula zintu zyoonse nzyaakasaanguna kucita Jesu akwiisya,

² mane kusikila kubuzuba, mbwaakata­ mbulwa kujulu, kamanide kale kubalailila, a-Muuya Uusalala, baapostolo mbaakasalide,

³ Munsi lyakupenga kwakwe wakalitondezya kulimbabo, muumi, ezitondezyo zinjizinji, wakali kubonwa mbabo mazuba aali makumi one, ulaamba makani aa-Bwami bwa-Leza.

⁴ Naakali kubungene ambabo, wakabalailila kuti, Mutazwi mu-Jerusalemu, pele mucilindilile cisyomezyo ca-Taata, eco ncomwakamvwa kulindime.

⁵ Nkaambo ncobeni Johane wakabapatizya amaanzi, kwalo nywebo muyoobapatizigwaa-Muuya Uusalala kaatanainda mazuba manjimanji.

Jesu mbwaakabweeda kujulu

⁶ Nobakabungene bakamubuzya kuti, O mwami, sena ulabweedezya bwami ku-Israyeli kuliceecino ciindi?

⁷ Wakati kulimbabo, Takuli kwanu kuziba ziindi, naaba mazuba ngaabika Taata kubwami bwakwe mwini.

⁸ Kwalo muyootambula nguzu, wasika alindinywe Muuya Uusalala, muyooba bakamboni bangu muno mu-Jerusalemu, amu-Judaya moonse, amu-Samariya, mane kusikila kumamanino aanyika.

⁹ Naakaamba obo, kabacimulangilide, wakasumpulwa, ikumbi lyamutambula, teebakacili kumubona,

¹⁰ Nkabela nobakacili kuululala kujulu, naakacili kuya, baalumi bobilo bakaima abalo, balisamide masani aatuba.

¹¹ Bati, Nywebo nobaalumi ba-Galilaya, mwiimvwinzi akulanga kujulu? Oyu Jesu uwatolwa kujulu uwazwa kulindinywe, uyooboola mbubonya mbomwamubona ulaya kujulu.

¹² Elyo bakabweeda ku-Jerusalemu, bazwa kucilundu icitegwa Elaioni, icili kufwaafwi ku-Jerusalemu, kubaanga lweendo lwa-Sabata.

¹³ Eno nobakanjila, bakatanta muŋanda yamujulu, mwakakede ba-Petro, a-Johane, Jakobo, a-Andreya, Filipo a-Tomaso, Bartolomayo a-Matayo, Jakobo wa-Alifayo a-Simoni mu-Zelote, a-Judase wa-Jakobo.

¹⁴ Aba boonse bakajatisya kukomba amoyo omwe, bakali antoomwe abakaintu, a-Mariya banyina Jesu, abanabakwabo Jesu.

Baapostolo mbobakaliyungilila

¹⁵ Kumazuba ayo Petro wakanyamuka, waima akati kababunyina. Bantu abakabungene awo bati kabe mwaanda uuli amakumi obile.

¹⁶ Wati, Nobaalumi bakwesu, kwali kweelede kuti kuzyulile Lugwalo ndwaakaamba Muuya Uusalala kumulomo wa-Davida, olo uluamba Judase, uwakali musololi wabaabo abakajata Jesu.

¹⁷ Nkaambo wakali kubalwa aswebo, wakatambula caabilo cakwe kumulimo oyu.

¹⁸ Eno walo wakaula muunda acivolo cabubi bwakwe, wakalikankata akukwamuka akati, kwakafwesuka mala aakwe oonse.

¹⁹ Oku kwakamvwigwa kulimbabo boonse abakali kukala mu-Jerusalemu, mane oyo muunda wakategwa Akeldama mumwaambo wabo, nkokuti, Muunda wabulowa.

²⁰ Nkaambo kulilembedwe mubbuku lyantembauzyo kuti, Iŋanda yakwe alibe tongo, Kutakali muntu kulindilyo. Alimwi, Ubusena bwakwe abukale umbi.

²¹ Nkaambo kaako kuleelede kuti tusale omwe wabaalumi mbotwakali abo ciindi coonse Mwami Jesu ncali kwiilingana aswebo,

²² kuzwa kulubapatizo lwa-Johane, mane kusikila kubuzuba mbwaakagwisigwa kulindiswe, kuti abe kamboni wakubuka kwakwe antoomwe aswebo.

²³ Ndilyonya bakabika bobile: Josefa uutegwa Barsaba, limwi zina lyakwe ngu-Justo, a-Matiya,

²⁴ Bakakomba bati, Yebo O mwami, oozi myoyo yaboonse, tutondezye ngowasala kulibaaba bobile,

²⁵ kuti atole busena kumulimo oyu wabwaapostolo, mbwaakaleya Judase, naakaya kubusena bwakwe mwini.

²⁶ Nkabela bakawaala cisolo, icisolo camuwida Matiya, elyo wabalwa abaapostolo abali kumi muumwi.