1 Avaamitu, kwenyaa munyi mumanye chi zimbavasi zia Nyasaye zimali kokora mu makanisa ga Makedonia.
“Umutumikiri wahevwa zitalenta ziviri yaza navoora, ‘Mwami, wamba zitalenta ziviri. Henza, mbeeye ni zitalenta zindi ziviri; uvukala vwa ndanyoora.’
Lwa yaduuka nalora kuli Nyasaye yaali nagasizi avandu yavo, yayanza; na aviganihizaa vosi vaye avasuuvirifu ku Mwami Yeso ni mioyo jaavo josi.
Uvudiku yivwo Paolo yalora malola ndi aloli mundu mulala watura Makedonia usingiyi yo na amugoonya, “Yambuka, uzi Makedonia okokonye.”
“Inyima wokomenya ihale kutura Jerusalemi ku ing'inga indambi, ndirana yo nimbilana ovokonyi vwa mabese ku avandu vi ihiiri yange kandi kuhaana visiuviliru ku Nyasaye.
Makanisa gaveeye mu Makedonia na Akaya gayaanzi kuhaana kihanwa chavo kokoonya avadaka hagati ha vatakatifu vamenyi mu Jerusalemi.
Navuzwa kigira zimbavasi zia Nyasaye mbeeye kuli mundolaa ndi, kandi zimbavasi zizie siziali zia vuzwa mba. Harara ni yago, ndaayinzira vudinyu kuvita avatumwa vandi vosi; nitali siliali likola liange ligali, navuzwa ziali zimbavasi zia Nyasaye ziayinziraa harara ninzi.
Lwa ndaali harara ni munyi nokogehera vindu, sindamunyangiza kigira vokonyi lwa ndaali nilienya mabese mba; avaamitu vaatura Makedonia vandetera viosi via ndaali ningeheywe. Kuli mu maziambiri kandi mu madiku gaaza: Sindava musigo kumunyi kandi mba.
Likora miyinzi milahi yiji sililakoonya vudaka vwa vatakatifu venyine mba, navuzwa lilalomba kandi vandu vanyingi kusandiza Nyasaye mu lizominya.
Inzi manyi vulahi ndi muveeye nilienya kokoonya; kandi nzekonyaa kigira munyi ku vandu vaveeye mu Makedonia. Ndaavavoolera ndi, “Avaamitu va Akaya vaali nivetegeki kokoonya kutura muhiga gwaavita.” Uvugulu vwinyu vumali kuzuva vanyingi kuvo kuva nu mwoyo gwu kuhaana.
Niiva vandu valala kutura Makedonia valaza harara ninzi, ma vanyoore nimutetegeki, sikulavoola kindu ku munyi mba. Kulava nizisoni kigira kwaali ni lisuuvira linene mu munyi.
Kali nimbeeye mukekeeke ligali ku vandu va Nyasaye vosi, Nyasaye yamba zimbavasi zizie yizi, nduuki kwilwaazira vandu vizihiiri kigira uvutugi vwokogenyia vwa Kristo uvutanyala kwenyelerizwa;
Kolola ndi yaga gekoleki, nyang'anaa nokokola miyinzi vudinyu ligali nindumikiraa zinguru zinene zia Kristo ahaanaa, kandi zikolaa miyinzi mu inzi.
kigira mukoraa likuva yilio ndio, kuyaanza avamwavo vosi avaveeye mu Makedonia mwosi, avaamitu viitu kunyi kumuzuva mumeede kokora ndio ligali.