MISHUMO 23 - BIVHILI KHETHWA Mafhungo Madifha1 Paulo a lavhelesa khoro a ri, “Vha hashu, ndi tshi sedza kutshilele kwanga maṱoni a Mudzimu u swika ṋamusi ndi pfa luvalo lwanga lwo ṱamba.” 2 Ananiasi tshifhe muhulu a amba na vho imaho tsini ha Paulo uri vha mu bomodze. 3 Paulo ene a ri, “Mudzimu u ḓo rwa enewe luvhondo lwo sokou fhomiwaho nga nnḓa! U nga ri wo dzulela u ntsengisa nga Mulayo, wa dovha wa pfuka Mulayo nga u nthwisa!” 4 Vhathu vho imaho tsini na Paulo vha mu vhudza vha ri, “A ni zwi pfi uri ni tshi ralo ni khou sema tshifhe muhulu wa Mudzimu naa?” 5 Paulo a fhindula a ri, “Vhanna vha hashu, a tho ngo zwi ḓivha uri ndi ene tshifhe muhulu. Maṅwalo iṱali a tshi ri, ‘U songo sema muvhusi wa lushaka lwau.’ ” 6 Paulo a tshi tou vhona uri kha vhanna vha khoro vhaṅwe ndi Vhasadukei vhaṅwe ndi Vhafarisei, a vhidzelela henefho khoroni a ri, “Hee vha hashu! Nṋe ndi Mufarisei o bebwaho nga Vhafarisei. Zwino ndi vhona zwenezwi zwa u sengiselwa uri ndi mini ndi tshi lavhelela u vuwa ha vhafu!” 7 A tshi tou ralo a vha o luṱanya Vhafarisei na Vhasadukei, khoro ya mbo ḓi fhandekana nga vhukati. 8 (Ndi uri Vhasadukei vha ri vhafu a vha nga vuwi, nahone a vha tendi uri hu na vharuṅwa kana mimuya, ngeno Vhafarisei vha tshi zwi tenda zwoṱhe vhuraru hazwo.) 9 Vilili ḽa tou ṋaṋa, vhaṅwe vhaḓivhi vha Mulayo vha tshigwada tsha Vhafarisei vha takuwa vha hanedza vha ri, “Riṋe a ri vhoni uri hoyu munna o tshinyani! Khamusi nangoho muruṅwa o amba nae – kana ho amba muṅwe muya-vho!” 10 Khani ya vhifha lwe mulangammbi a thoma u ofha uri vha ḓo fara Paulo vha mu ṱhukukanya. Ndi hone a tshi vhudza maswole awe uri vha tsele khoroni vha dzhie Paulo vha mu ise gammbani ya maswole. 11 Vhusiku honoho Muṋe washu a ḓa a ima phanḓa ha Paulo a mu vhudza a ri, “U songo kulea nungo. Fhano Jerusalema wo no ḓi nṱanziela, zwino zwo fanela uri u ḓi dovha u ite nga u ralo na Roma.” Hu tshi langanwa u vhulaha Paulo 12 Ḽi tshi tsha nga matsheloni Majuda vha kuvhangana vha luka vhunwa; vha ana muano wa uri a vha nga ḽi tshithu kana u nwa tshithu vha sa athu vhulaha Paulo. 13 Vhe vha langana zwenezwo vho vha vha tshi fhira 40. 14 Ndi hone vha tshi ya ha tshifhe muhulu na vhahulwane vha lushaka vha ri, “Riṋe ro ana ra tou khwaṱhisa uri a ri nga ḽi tshithu ri sa athu vhulaha Paulo. 15 Zwino vhone na vhanna vha khoro kha vha swikise fhungo kha mulangammbi wa Muroma ḽa uri Paulo a ḓiswe, vha ḓiite sa vha no khou ṱoḓa u sengulusa mulandu wawe zwavhuḓi. Hone u ḓo wana riṋe ro mu lalela ra mu vhulaha a sa athu swika fhano.” 16 Zwino matsina ṅwana wa khaladzi a Paulo wa mutuka tshikwekwe itsho o vho ḓo tshi pfa. Ndi hone a tshi ya a dzhena gammbani ya maswole a sevha Paulo eneo mafhungo. 17 Paulo a vhidza muṅwe mulangagomane a mu vhudza a ri, “Kha vha swikise hoyu muṱhanngana kha mulangammbi; u na zwine a funa u mu vhudza.” 18 Mulangagomane a mu dzhia a mu swikisa kha mulangammbi, a ri, “Paulo uḽa wa tshivhotshwa o mmbidza a nkhumbela uri ndi swikise hoyu muṱhannga kha vhone; hu na zwine a funa u vha vhudza.” 19 Mulangammbi a mu fara nga tshanḓa a ela nae thungo a mu vhudzisa a ri, “Ndi mini zwine na khou ṱoḓa u mmbudza muṱhannga?” 20 Ene a fhindula a ri, “Vhahulwane vha Majuda vho langana u humbela vhone matshelo uri vha ḓise Paulo zwi tshi tou nga hu na zwine khoro ya ṱoḓa u sengulusa zwavhuḓi khae. 21 Zwino vhone vha songo vhuya vha tenda, ngauri hu ḓo vha na vhanna vha swikaho 40 vha paḓa vha no ḓo vha vho mu lalela. Vho anela Mudzimu uri a vha nga ḽi tshithu kana u nwa tshithu vha sa athu mu vhulaha. Na zwino vho no ḓi luga kale, ho tou sala fhedzi u pfa phindulo yavho.” 22 Mulangammbi a ri, “Ni songo vhuya na vhudza muthu uri no ntsevha haya mafhungo.” A ri u ralo a litsha uḽa muṱhanngana a ṱuwa. Paulo a tshi rumiwa ha muvhusi Felikisi 23 Ndi hone mulangammbi a tshi vhidza vhaṅwe vhalangagomane vhawe vhavhili a ri, “Ṱavhanyani ni lugise maswole a 200 a u ya Khisaria, ni lugise na maswole a dzibere a 70 na a 200 o faraho mafumo. Nga 9 ya madekwana ni vhe no luga, ni mbo ḓi takuwa. 24 Na Paulo ni mu ṋee tsha u namela, ndi pfe o swika zwavhuḓi ha muvhusi Felikisi.” 25 Ndi hone mulangammbi a tshi ṅwala luṅwalo lu no ri, 26 “Nṋe Klaudiosi Lisiasi ndi ṅwalela vhone thovhela muvhusi Felikisi. Ri a vusa! 27 Majuda vho vha vho fara hoyu munna vha tshi ṱoḓa u mu vhulaha. Nṋe nda ri u pfa uri ndi mudzulapo wa Roma nda ya nda mu lamukisa ndi na maswole anga. 28 Zwino nge nda tama u pfa uri vha ri o tshinyani, nda tsela nae khoroni yavho. 29 Ndi hone ndi tshi wana uri a hu na tshe a ita tsho eḓanwaho nga lufu, naho hu u tou hoṋelwa dzhele zwaho; mulandu wo vha wo bva kha khani vha tshi khou ṱaṱisana nga mulayo wavho. 30 Zwino ndo ri u pfa uri vha khou mu langana, nda vhona uri ndi khwiṋe ndi tshi mu ruma ngeo kha vhone; na vhahweleli vhawe nda vha vhudza uri mulandu wawe ndi khwiṋe vha tshi u hwedza henengeo.” 31 Maswole vha ita zwenezwo zwe vha vhudzwa. Vhusiku honoho vha dzhia Paulo vha lala vho swika nae Anthiphathrisi. 32 Nga matshelo maswole a tshimbilaho nga milenzhe vha humela gammbani vha sia vha dzibere vha tshi khou fhirela nae phanḓa. 33 Maswole vha tshi swika Khisaria vha ṋea muvhusi luḽa luṅwalo, vha mu kumedza na Paulo. 34 Muvhusi o no lu vhala a vhudzisa Paulo uri u bva kha vundu ḽifhio. A tshi pfa uri u bva Kilikia, 35 a ri, “Mafhungo aṋu ndi ḓo a pfa zwenezwo vhahweleli vhaṋu vha tshi swika.” Ndi hone a tshi ṋea ndaela ya uri Paulo a dzule o lindwa pfamoni ya Herude. |
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