Vikolwa 16 - KITABU KITAKATIFU

¹ Kandi Paolo yaduuka ha Deribe na Lusitura. Yaali yo mwigizwi uwalangwa Timateo. Mama weve yaali Muyuda Mukristayo navuzwa baba weve yaali Muguriki.

² Timateo yaali ni lizominywa lilahi hagati ha avaamitu va Lusitura na Ikoniamu.

³ Paolo yenya Timateo azie harara naye mu logendo, na kigira yaga yamukeva. Yakola ndio kigira Avayuda vosi avamenya hazana yaho vamanya ndi baba wa Timateo yaali Muguriki.

⁴ Lwa yaali niyavitaa mu madaala yago, vahaana ku vandu avasuuviri malago avatumwa na vakulundu vaali mu Jerusalemi vahaana nivavavoolera vagagumiri.

⁵ Kunangwa makanisa gameeda kuva zinguru mu lisuuvira, ni livaliza lia vandu vasuuvira liameeda madiku goosi.

Paolo yalora amalola mu Turoasi

⁶ Vavitira muvivala via Furija na Galatia, kigira Roho Mutakatifu siyavavugilira vilwaze likuva yilio mu kivala cha Asia mba.

⁷ Lwa vaduuka ku lwako lwa Misia, vageriza kwingira mu kivala cha Bizinia, navuzwa Roho wa Yeso siyavavugilira mba.

⁸ Lwa vavitira Misia, vazia vulungi nivaduuka Turoasi.

⁹ Uvudiku yivwo Paolo yalora malola ndi aloli mundu mulala watura Makedonia usingiyi yo na amugoonya, “Yambuka, uzi Makedonia okokonye.”

¹⁰ Nonoho lwa Paolo yaali niyakalola malola yago, kwetegeka kuzia Makedonia vugira kulindagira, kigira kwamanya ligali ndi Nyasaye yaali kulindagira, kigira kwamanya ligali ndi Nyasaye yaali nakulangi kuzia kwilwaze Ivangeri kuvandu va Makedonia.

Lieganira lia Lidia ha Filipi

¹¹ Kutura Turoasi kwanina mu liato, nikuzia kuduuka Samoturake, na mugamba gwalonda ku kwazia Neapolisi.

¹² Kutura uwene yeyo kwazia ni kuduuka ha Filipi, lidaala linene lio losoma lwu kutanga lwa Makedonia, kandi liveeye lidaala liamifwa na Varumi. Kwamenya mu lidaala yilio madiku manyingi.

¹³ Ku lidiku lie Lisabato kwatula ichova wi lidaala, nikuzia ku lujinga lwu mugera, ha kwaganagana ni havundu hu kusaala. Kwikala nikomoloma na avakali avavugana ho.

¹⁴ Mulala ku yavo avakuhulira yaali Lidia, kutura mu lidaala lia Ziatira, yaali mukoli wi viasara vie zinguvu zie rangi ya muzambarao. Yaali mukali uwaasigamiraa Nyasaye. Mwami yakunura mwoyo gwigwe kuhulira icha Paolo yavoola.

¹⁵ Inyima wu mukali oyo harara navinyumba yeye vaali nivakabatizwa, yakwingiriza navoora, “Hambi mumenye munyumba yange niiva mumali kolola ndi mbeeye musuuviri wiligali mu Mwami. Yakogoonya kuzie naye.”

Paolo na Sila muvuhambe ha Filipi

¹⁶ Lidiku lilala, lwa kwaali nikuzizaa havundu hu kusaala, mukaana mulala uwaali ni lidemoni liu kulagula, yagana ni kunyi. Mukaana oyo yaleeteranga avatugi veve mabese manyingi ku vulaguli vwivwe.

¹⁷ Kunangwa, mukaana oyo yalonda Paolo ni kunyi, nahanzuka, na avoora, “Avandu yava vaveeye avatumwa va Nyasaye Oveeye Yigulu Ligali. Vamwilwazira kuli munyala kohona.”

¹⁸ Yamenya na akolaa ndio amadiku manyingi, kuduuka lidiku lilala Paolo yavihilirwa nagirung'ana navolera lidemoni yilio, “Ngulaga ku lieta lia Yeso Kristo, tula muye!” Lidemoni yilio liatura ing'inga yeyo.

¹⁹ Lwa Avatugi vu mukaana oyo valora ndi lisuuvira liavo lio konyoora vindu via mbeti ligoti, vagumira Paolo na Sila, nivavakulula kuvahila mu chiitu, imbiri wa avanene.

²⁰ Vavayaala ku vakalagi, nivavoora, “Avandu yava ni Vayuda, na vakogoyanyiraa lidaala lietu.

²¹ Vigiza miima jitaveeye ja kunyi avandu va Rumi kutavugilirangwa kujikola anoho kujilonda.”

²² Kiduma chahambana harara mu lingilira Paolo na Sila. Avakalagi yavo vatandulira Paolo na Sila zinguvu ziavo, nivahaana malago vakuywi ni zimbimbu.

²³ Lwa vamala kukuywa nu kukindukizwa ligali, vaviikwa muvuhambe. Mulindi wu muvuhambe yahevwa malago avalindi vudinyu.

²⁴ Kolondekana ku malago yago, musikari oyo yavavika munyumba yu mugati ligali, kandi yavoha virenge viavo ku zitiru.

²⁵ Ahimbi vudiku hagati, Paolo na Sila vaali nivasaara nivimba zinyimbu ziu kwizominya Nyasaye, na avahambe vandi nivavahuliriza.

²⁶ Nonoho haali ni lidegera linene lie lirova, nilidengeyiza misingi ju vuhambe, viliango viosi vigulika, ni minyororo jaavoholoka nijitonya kutura ku vahambe

²⁷ Lwa Musikari wu vuhambe yavuka mu zindoolo, yalora viliango viu muvuhambe nivialami. Yaganagana ndi avahambe viiruki. Kunangwa yasomola kivavi chiche niyenyaa kwiyita.

²⁸ Navuzwa Paolo yahanzuka nu mwoyo munene na avoora, “Uteekola kindu kidamanu mba. Kunyi kwosi koveeye hano.”

²⁹ Lwa yamala kulanga mundu aleete itaya, musikari oyo yingira mu vwangu, naagwa hasi, nasigama ha virenge via Paolo na Sila, na adegera nu vuti vonene.

³⁰ Ma yavaleeta ichova, navateeva, “Avami, ngola ki, nduuki kohonywa?”

³¹ Navo vaamutivulira, “Usuuviri Mwami Yeso, na ivi ulahonywa harara navinyumba yooyo vosi.”

³² Maku, vaamwilwazira likuva liu Mwami harara na avinyumba yeeye vosi.

³³ Musikari oyo yavavugula ing'inga zana yu vudiku, naavogiza zingwagu ziavo; inyima vabatizwa ahene nahene yaho, oyo harara na avinyumba yeeye.

³⁴ Ma, yavugula Paolo na Sila navahira munyumba yeeye, navaha viukulia. Oyo harara na avinyumba yeeye vasangala ligali, kigira vaali nivamali kusuuvira Nyasaye.

³⁵ Lwa vwacha mugamba, avakalagi vatuma avasikari vaavo, nivavavoolera, “Vohololi avandu yavo vazie.”

³⁶ Musikari wu muvuhambe yavolera Paolo amakuva yago, “Avakalagi vatumi lilaga kovora ndi muvohololwi. Kalunu tuli, muzie ni mirembe.”

³⁷ Navuzwa Paolo yavoola, “Vamali kukukuya imbiri wa avandu kandi vakuviiki muvuhambe nikukikiri kuyaalizwa na kunyi na vandu va Rumi. Ku kalunu vakukunga mbuvisi! Si ganyalika mba! Kuduuka vaze aveene vakovoholole.”

³⁸ Avasikari yavo viranyia amakuva yaga ku avanene vaavo, navo lwa vahulira ndi Paolo na Sila vaveeye Avarumi, vaatia ligali.

³⁹ Kunangwa, vazia kuvateeva zimbavasi, na lwa vamala kuvatuliza, vavagoonya vatuli mu lidaala yilio vazie.

⁴⁰ Paolo na Sila vaatura mu nivazia munyumba ya Lidia. Valolana yo na avasuuviri vache vaavo; na lwa vamala kuvaleminya mioyo, vaatura nivazia.