Imilimo 1 - WAKALATA WANO WALI

¹ Mukundwe wane Teofila: Mwekalata wane uwakutalika na­walisile vyonsi vino Yesu wachisile navino wasambilizizye, ukufumilila pa­no watalichizile ukuwomba

² ukwizafika napawanda wuno wasenzilwe mwiyulu. Pano atani asendwe mupela wapile awapostile wakwe wane wasozile ama­sundo namaka ya Muzimu Mwimichile.

³ Pansizi yamfwa yakwe wayilanjizizye impindi mvule mumanda amakumi yani, apanichisya nukupanichisya kuno wali­nji amumi; walolekanga kuwapostile wakwe, nukuvwanzyania nawo ivya Wufumu wakwe Leza.

⁴ Walile wawu­ngana apaliponga nawo, awakomelezya ati, Mutize mufume mwe Yerusalemu, ukuwa mulindilile ichawila chino Umu­kwasi walayilizizye, chino nani nawane­nile.

⁵ Yohani wabatizyanga naminzi, ukuwa kwasyala amanda matichi mwe­nji muliwabatizya nu Muzimu Mwimi­chile.

Yesu asendwa mwiyulu

⁶ Walile pano awapostile wawungana apaliponga nu Yesu awamuwuzya awati, Mfumu, wuzye ampindinye yoo yino wandi unyosezye awa Israeli Uwufumu?

⁷ Yesu awanena ati, Ivyampindi na­malanzi vyeni Umukwasi awino wavi­manya, chisi achinu ukumanya pano vyovyonye vilipona.

⁸ Ukuwa muliyi­zuzwa namaka pano Muzimu Mwimi­chile wiza kwakwe mwemwe, mwize muwe mwewakalola wane mwe Yeru­salemu, na mwe Yudeya monsi, na mwe Samariya, ukufika nakuno insi yapakula.

⁹ Ala wavwanga ivintunye vyoo, pane wakulola nukulola asendwa mwiyulu; iwingo alimuvwimbilichizya awasowa napano walyata.

¹⁰ Awala wasyala wakulolechesya mu­pela pano akupita, awantu wawili wano wazwite ivizwalo vitiswe awiwuchila ayimilile pakwe woliwo.

¹¹ Awati, Mwe wantu wa mwe Galileya, ngachani chino mwimilile mukulola mupela? E Yesu-nye wee wino wasendwa kwakwe mwemwe waya mwiyulu, alinyoka ndi­vino mwamulola akuya mwiyulu.

Impyani yakwe Yuda

¹² Ngapano awapostile awafuma ku­mwamba wamingungu awanyochela kwe Yerusalemu, umusinzo wutichi ukufuma mukaya.

¹³ Awala wafika mwe Yerusalemu awakwela kung'anda yapapela amuno awakwikala: kwalinji e Peter, nu Yohani, nu Jemusi nu Andre­ya, e Filipu nu Tomasi, e Bartolomeyo nu Mateyu, nu Jemusi umwanakwe Alifeyu, e Simoni umu Patrioti, nu Yuda, umwanakwe Jemusi.

¹⁴ Penye wawungananga apaliponga mukupepa, apaliponga nawanachi, nu Mariya enyi­na wakwe Yesu, nga nawanyina.

¹⁵ Akula kwapita amanda matichi, awasuwizi nche umwanda wonga nama­kumi yawili wonsi ponga, awawungana apaliponga, Peter ayimilila awavwanga. Akuti,

¹⁶ Wanawitu, chazipizile ukuti Amawaliko Matele yafiswe yano Muzi­mu Mwimichile wavwanjizile mumulo­mo wakwe Davidi, kuvyakwe Yuda, wino walinji wenankolelelo wakwe wane walemile Yesu.

¹⁷ Yuda-nye weyo walinji awiwumba litu, amuno wasozi­lwe ukuwomba umulimo apaliponga naswe.

¹⁸ (Indalama zino Yuda wapochele­zile muwuwipe wakazile ichalo, muno waponile afwa nukufwa; alepunkana namala yakwe yonsi ayafumila palwe­nze.

¹⁹ Awantu wonsi wane wikalanga mwe Yerusalemu awivwa chochonye, achaleka mumuvwango wawo waka­kwita ichalonye chocho wakuti Akel­dama, akuli kuti, ichalo chawazi.)

²⁰ Amuno yawalikwa mwe kalata wamalumbo ukuti, Lekani ing'anda yakwe isyale achi­pompa; nuwakwikala mwenemo asowele kumwi. Swinya yawalikwa yati, Lekani umuntu winji apyanile pamulimo wakwe.

^21-22 Achaleka fwandi, umuntu winji wazipila ayisanzye kwesweswe awe wekalola wakuzyulupuka kwa Mfumu e Yesu. Ukuwa kweni wazipila awe awumwi uwamwiwumba litu impindi yonsi yino Yesu wapitapitanga apali­ponga naswe, ukufumilila pampindi yino Yohani wawilanga ibatizo lyakwe ukwizafika nuwanda wuno Yesu wase­nzilwe mwiyulu.

²³ Achaleka awelengania awantu wa­wili: e Jozefu, wino witwanga ilyakwe Barasaba (wino swinya wamwitanga ilyakwe Jastasi), nga nu Matiya.

²⁴ Acha­leka awapepa awati, We Mfumu, wenji wamanya ivyamumyezo yawantu wonsi. Achaleka, oko we Mfumu, tusolele wenga pakwe waa wawili

²⁵ ukuti awawomba umulimo wawupo­stile wuno Yuda wawusya waya kuma­syo yakwe.

²⁶ Ngapano awapenda ivi­pendo pamazina yawili. ivipendo avi­wila Matiya, awino asanzwa kwiwumba lyawapostile ikumi nawenga.