Metumo ge Watumwa 9 - I CILAGANE CIPYA 1991

U wupituce wa Sawulo

¹ Mu mapango gaga, Sawulo yali yaciziliza kuleta woga wuwaha so kuwawulaga wejizwa wo Muwaha. Yakabita kuli Mukohani muwaha,

² yakalomba yapegwe baluwa, zono zosuma kumumanyiza kuli matangʼanilo go wuhembelo ge Wayahudi ga ku Damesiki, kolo yakuwawona wanhu wono wakuyityatya i Nzila yo Muwaha i walume ne wacekulu, yawebate no kuwaleta ku Yelusalemi.

³ Ninga lono yali yali mu nzila, lono yali yaza behi no kufika ku Damesiki, lo lulo wuzelu kulawa ku wulanga, wukamumulika nhinicizo mbavu zose.

⁴ Yakagwa hasi, yakahulika lizi likumutya, “Sawulo, Sawulo, alo nhawule wukungaza?”

⁵ Nayo Sawulo yakawuza, yakatya “Gwegwe nani Muwaha?” Nalyo lizi lililya likapitula, “Yo nene Yesu mono wukungaza.

⁶ Ninga winukaje wukenjile mwi kaya, na kuko kolonjelwa yono yikunojeye witume.”

⁷ Iwanhu wono wajendana na Sawulo, wakawa wemile wasina yo kulonga, walihulika ilizi lililya, ninga siwawona munhu.

⁸ Sawulo yakenuka hasi, nayo yaza kunugula meso gakwe, hamba si yasuma kuwona co cose. Iwanhu wawalya, wakamwibata muwoko, wakamutegula sunga ku Damesiki.

⁹ Sawulo yakekala vilo vidatu si yakuwona, na mu vilo vivyo si yalizaga hamba kungʼwa co cose.

¹⁰ Ale, kuko ku Damesiki, kwali na mwijizwa yunji, itagwa lyakwe Ananiya. U Muwaha yakamulonjela mu ndoto, “Ananiya!” Nayo Ananiya yakedika, “Ane baha Muwaha.”

¹¹ Nayo u Muwaha yakamutya, “Winuce wubite ku nzila yono yicemagwa nzila yono yigoloce, wukawuze mu kaya ya Yuda, munhu yunji mono kacemagwa Sawulo, munya Taliso, nayo yakulomba,

¹² nayo kawona munhu itagwa lyakwe Ananiya yakwinjila, yakumuwicila imiwoko yakwe, ho yatuje kuwona.”

¹³ Ninga Ananiya yakapitula yakatya, “Muwaha, hulikaga kuli wenji zo munhu yuyo, mabi malinga mawaha gono yawatendeye i wanhu wako wono welile kuko ku Yelusalemi.

¹⁴ Sunga na bahano, kaza yena no wukombolwe wulawa kuli Wakohani wawaha, yawawope wose wono walicemelezaga litagwa lyako.”

¹⁵ Ninga u Muwaha yakamutya, “Wubite du, hambi ayo, nha nimuhagula yawe ciya cangu, ho yalitegule litagwa lyangu kuli we Makungugo, ne watemi wawo, sunga na kuli wana wa Isilayeli.

¹⁶ Nane no mweneco, nomulajila zi nyinji zono zimunojeye yagazwe ku soko ye litagwa lyangu.”

¹⁷ Ananiya yakabita, yakenjila mu nyumba yiyo. Nayo yakamuwicila Sawulo miwoko yakwe, yakatya “Ndugu yangu Sawulo, u Muwaha Yesu, mono yakulawiye mu nzila yono waziza, yo yanhumile wutuje kuwona kanyhi, wumemywe u Muhe Mono Yelile.”

¹⁸ Lo lulo lulo, vikalagala vinji kulawa mu meso gakwe vyono vihwanile kotya makaka ge zisomba, yakatuga kuwona kanyhi. Yakenuka yakabaputizwa.

¹⁹ Nayo yaza kukondya kulya zindigwa, yakatuga vilungo. Sawulo yakekala vilo vicefu hamonga ne wejizwa wono wali wali kuko ku Damesiki.

Sawulo yakuganula kuko ku Damesiki

²⁰ Lo lulo lulo Sawulo yakamula kulonga mu matangʼanilo gawo go wuhembelo, vyono Yesu yo Mwana wo Mulungu.

²¹ Na wose wono wamuhulika, wakezina muno, wakatya, “Si yo yuyu mono yawawulagaga wono walicemelezaga litagwa lili ku Yelusalemi? Na bahano kaza so nghani yiyi, ho yawawope iwanhu wawo no kuwategula kuli Wakohani wawaha!”

²² Ninga Sawulo yakacila kuwa ne vilungo, yakuwakangaziza cagalanze, vyono Yesu yo Kilisito, ne Wayahudi wa kuko ku Damesiki, wakawa wacelewaye du.

²³ Na vyaza kupuluta vilo vinji, Wayahudi wakeheha ho wamuwulaje Sawulo.

²⁴ Ninga Sawulo, yakawamanya ze maheho gawo. Wekalaga misi ne cilo, watejeye mu milango yo kwinjilila mwi kaya ho wamuwulaje.

²⁵ Ninga i wejizwa wakwe wakamusola ne cilo, wakamulajila mu nhoto, wakamukoza mwidilisha wakamutimya hasi.

Sawulo yakuwuya ku Yelusalemi

²⁶ Sawulo yaza kufika ku Yelusalemi, yakajela kwilunza na walya wejizwa. Ninga wose wakamogopa, hamba siwehuwila vyono nayo yawa mwijizwa.

²⁷ Ninga Balanaba yakaza yakamusola Sawulo, yakamutegula kuli watumwa, yakawasimuliziza vyono Sawulo yamuwona Muwaha mu nzila, na vyono Muwaha yalongana nayo, yakawalonjela kanyhi nha vyono, Sawulo yali kuganula ku Damesiki yasina woga.

²⁸ Holeka Sawulo yakekala hamonga nawo. Yakapilima mu Yelusalemi yose yakuganula nghani yo Muwaha, akuno yasina woga.

²⁹ Yakawa kulonga, no kwisumaniza ne Wayahudi wono wakulonga ci Giliki, ninga wene wasakaga kumuwulaga.

³⁰ Ninga we zindugu waza kuyimanya nghani yiyo, wakamusola Sawulo, wakamutegula sunga ko ku Kayisaliya, wakawa kumuleka yabite ku Taliso.

³¹ Nhondo ilikanisa lya mu Yudiya, na mu Galilaya, na mu Samaliya mose, likatuga mulamu mwidaha lilyo. Likasinyhimikwa no kuwilucila mu cogopo co Muwaha, likonjelezeka no kusindamikwa no Muhe Mono Yelile.

Ayineya yakuponywa

³² Kukawa lono Petelo yagajendelaga i makaya gose, yakabita sunga kuli wanhu wo Mulungu wono wekalaga ku Lida.

³³ Na kuko yakagana munhu yunji litagwa lyakwe Ayineya, mono yali yagona mu citanda myaka munana, hambi nha yali yadejepe.

³⁴ Petelo yakamutya “Ayineya, Yesu Kilisito yakukuponya. Winuce witandicile citanda cako.” Ayineya yakenuka lo lulo baho.

³⁵ Na wose wono wali wekaye baho ha Lida na Shaloni, wakamuwona Ayineya, nawo wose wakamupitucila Muwaha.

Dolika yakuzukulwa

³⁶ Kwali na mwijizwa yunji we cicekulu kuko ku Yopa, litagwa lyakwe yacemagwa Tabita, mu Cigiliki Dolika, nhunizo yayo “Nzimba.” Mucekulu yuyo yali yamemile metumo maswanu, nayo yawatazaga iwaciwa vilo vyose.

³⁷ Kukawa mu vilo vivyo, yakatamwa, yakafwa. Nawo wakawuhovuga muwili wakwe, wakawuwika ku nyumba ya ku golofa kucanyha.

³⁸ Na vyono Lida yali behi na Yopa, iwejizwa waza kuhulika vyono Petelo yali kuko ku Lida, wakatuma wanhu wejete kuli Petelo wamulonjele, “Wuze kono kwetu mbela.”

³⁹ Hobaho baho Petelo yakenuka, vikabitana nawo. Nayo yaza kufika, wakamutegula ku nyumba ya ku golofa kucanyha. Ne wacekulu wafwile, wose wakamumemelela Petelo, wakulila, wakamulajila makoti ne myenda, vyono Dolika yanozaga lono yali yakali mumi.

⁴⁰ Baho Petelo yakawalavyaniza kunze wose, yakafugama, yakalomba. Hanyuma yakawa kuwupitucila u muwili wa malehemu Dolika, yakatya, “Tabita winuce.” Nayo yakanugula imeso gakwe, na yaza muwona Petelo, yakenuka yakekala.

⁴¹ Nayo Petelo yakamwibata muwoko yakamwimya wima, hanyuma yakawa kuwacema wawalya iwanhu wo Mulungu, hamonga na walya iwacekulu wafwile, yakamuwika hali wene yeza mumi.

⁴² Ne nghani yiyi yikamanyika mu Yopa yose, ne wanhu wenji wakamwihuwila Muwaha.

⁴³ Nayo Petelo yakekala vilo vinji kuko ku Yopa, mu nyumba ya munhu yunji Simoni, munoza zinyhingo.