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¹Pambeli, Pauli awukili Ateni, kayenda Kolindu.

²Aku Kolindu, amuwonili Myawudi yumu vakumkemaya Akula, mlelwa wa Pontu. Akula pamu na mwehi waki yivamkema Piliska, vavelili vawuya kufuma Italiya lijuva lilila, kwanongwa ya Kayisali Kilawudiu avelili kalayisha Vayawudi vosi vawuki Loma. Pauli ayendili kuvalola.

³Kwa nongwa veni vavelili vakugola mibudi kucha mweni, Pauli ayikalili nawu akugola chichuku.

⁴Kila lijuva lya kupumulila agolili maywangu munyumba ya kudadavila akayesheyi kuvakwegha Vayawudi na Vagiliki.

⁵Sila na Timotewu pavafikili kufuma Makedoniya, Pauli atolili chipindi chaki chosi kulandula, kuvawombela Vayawudi kucha Yesu ndi Kilistu.

⁶Vamlimbili na kukanda kumjowola, kapunda yingwa shaki pawulongolu yawu padeta, “Pamuyaghamila mani mwaveni, nenga ndivahela mbatiwa yoyosi kwa chilongu achi. Kukandila ponopa dandivayendeli vandu va milima yingi.”

⁷Topi, afumili apa kayenda kwikala kaya kwa mundu yumu yamumanyili Chapanga vakumkema Titusi Yustu, mweni nyumba yaki yavelili pabehi na nyumba ya kudadavila.

⁸Kilispu, mkomi wa nyumba ya kudadavila, amujumilili Bambu mweni pamu na valongu vaki vosi. Vakolindu vatangalili vapikanishili unjagila awu vajumilili na kabatishiwa.

⁹Lijuva limu pamihi, Bambu amuwombilili Pauli kwa milotu, “Kotoo kutila kulandula, yendileli kulandula ngajila kuwuya kumbeli.

¹⁰Nenga dandivi pamu na yuwi, wala kwahela mundu dakugoboli na kukutesha, nongwa nenga ndiva na vandu vatangalili mbwani ayi.”

¹¹Kayikala aku chipindi cha mwaka wumu na myesi sita pavalagha chilongu cha Chapanga.

¹²Chipindi Galiu avelili mkomi wa Akaya, Vayawudi vamuhomkela pamu vamkamula Pauli, vamuyegha kuchitemela,

¹³vakadeteyi, “Mundu ayu akuvakwegha vandu ili vamjumi Chapanga kucha valemili Malawu va Chapanga vamupili Musa.”

¹⁴Na Pauli padayileyi kudeta, Galiu kavawombela Vayawudi, “Mani chingavelili chilongu achi nakaka chawafu, yumwi Vayawudi yingavelili haki nenga kuvapikanisha.

¹⁵Lakini leki yiva malimbu venu hela kuyilata filongu na matawa na Malawu va Chapanga vamupili Musa, mulamuli mwaveni. Nenga nema kucha muhigha wa filongu afi.”

¹⁶Kavadagadaga vawuki pawulongolu ya chitemela.