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³Majuva milongu mchechi kufumila kusova kwa mweni avafumbukilili myanja yitangalili nakaka aveli mnofu. Vamuwonili, mweni aywangili nawu milandu ya wutwa wa kumbindi kwa Chapanga.

⁴Chipindi patang'anikeyi pamu na veni avawulili naha, “Mkotoo kuwuka Yelusalemu, mveteli tanila Mfuki Mng'alili ayu ndi fupu yajangili Tati, mwambikanishili kala pandimuhimulileyi.

⁵Yohani Mbatisha abatishili kwa machi, pavapita majuva madokwa yumwi damubatishwi kwa Mfuki Mng'alili.”

⁶Topi, vandundami pavatang'anikili pamu na Yesu, vamudashili, “Wuli Bambu, chipindi achi dauvapi kandi wutwa wula vandu va Isilaeli?”

⁷Lakini Yesu kavawombela, “Chipindi na majila va milandu ayi yiva muuwesu wa Tati wangu, ayi milandu yenu ha kumanya kucha dayivi ndili.

⁸Lakini chipindi Mfuki Mng'alili pavavasunukilili yumwi, damupokeli liwovi damuvi vatovilela vangu mumbwani ya Yelusalemu na mumkowa wa Yudeya na Samaliya pamu na mumlima wosi.”

⁹Padetili kala afi, kunu pavamlola, atoliwili kumbindi, lifundi limfifa vakotoo kumuwona kandi.

¹⁰Pavaveghi vakali vakalola kumbindi, paghaveyi akuyenda, tepu vandu vavili yivavelili vafwala yingwa sha mbuleteee vawolukili pabehi na veni.

¹¹Vadeta, “Yumwi vandu va Galilaya! Wuli mukuwoloka kunu patoliwa kumbindi? Yesu ayu yatoliwili kufuma kwa yumwi na kuyenda kumbindi, dayisi kandi ndambu yiyeyi yimumuwonili patoliwa kumbindi.”

¹²Pambeli vandundami vawuya Yelusalemu kufuma chidunda chivachikemili Miseyituni chaveli pabehi kucha kilumita yimu kufuma kumbwani.

¹³Pavafikili kumbwani vayingilili chumbagati cha mugolofa veni vavelili vakwikala, aveli Petili na Yohani na Yakobi na Andeleya na Filipu na Tomasi na Batulumeyu na Mateyi na Yakobi mwana wa Alufayu na Simoni mlevangila mlima wa Vaisilaeli na Yuda mwana wa Yakobi.

¹⁴Voseva vayikungula pavadadava pamu na vadadala vamonga na Maliya mawaki Yesu pamu na vafwata mundu.

¹⁵Mumajuva vala, Petili awolukili pagati ya vala valongu yivajumilili vayikungili, vosi vaveli vandu mya na milongu mivili,

¹⁶kadeta, “Valongu vangu yimujumilili, yaveli nakaka lula lubali lwa Mayandiku Vang'alili luvi, lubali lwa Mfuki Mng'alili, kwa filongu fya Dawudi, atungili milandu ya Yudasi, yula yavalongushili vala vandu kumkamula Yesu.

¹⁷Yuda aveli yumu wa chipinga chetu, kwanongwa ashawuliwili ghavi mungimbaniku yetu.”

¹⁸Mweni ahemilili chitava kwa sila mbiya shapatili kwa chindu chaki cha wafu, kawa pasi luu! Kabaluka, mitima yaki yisekimuka.

¹⁹Kila mundu Muyelusalemu apikanishili milandu yila kwa luga yawu na vachikema chila chitava “Hakeli Dama.” Mana yaki, “Chitava cha Mwasi.”

²⁰“Topi, vayandika muchitabu cha Lumbombu: ‘Makalu vaki vasighala domu, mundu yoyosi akotoo kuyikala mugati yaki.’ Na yiyandikiwa: ‘Mundu wingi atoli fwasi yaki ya ngimbanikilu.’

²¹“Pambeli, mundu yumu wa vala yivaveli pamu na yufwi chipindi chosi Bambu Yesu paghaveyi mumwanja, ashawuliwi ghavi pamu na yufwi.

²²Ayu ghavi yumu wa vala yivayilongushili na yufwi tangila Yohani Mbatisha pabatishagha mbaka lijuva lila Yesu patoliwili kumbindi kufuma kwa yufwi. Ayu daghavi pamu na yufwi muutovileli wa kushukuka kwa Yesu.”

²³Apa, vatambula matawa va vandu vavili, wa kwaa Yosefu vamkemaya Balisaba awu Yustu na yumonga Matia.

²⁴Pambeli vadadava: “Bambu, yuwi kumanya ndima sha vandu vosi. Topi, wutulangushili gati ya ava vavili yoti yumushawulili,