Madito 23:7-28

⁷Loyalonjile ago, ivuche ikali nalyaluka hewo kwa hewo. Mafalisayo na Masadukayo wala wanhu weting'hane wambuza kibagula honhu heli.

⁸Acho chiwalo chali achi, Masadukayo wangibatilila kuta wabagame hambe wazilipuche, kuduhu wahilisi wa kilanga, na muhe kuduhu. Ila Mafalisayo wangukunda ago geng'ha gadatu.

⁹Ivuche nalyonjezeka na wamwe wa walangusa wa malajizo ga Musa na chilundo cha Mafalisayo nawema na kulavya igayo lya hewo kwa lupichi, “Hambe tone choneche chihile mli munhu ayu, hanji muhe ama mhilisi wa kilanga nakadawala na heye!”

¹⁰Kilewa nakulutilila mbaka mkulu wa chilundo nakadumba kuta Paoli yasapangwe viundeviunde. Ahyo nakawalonjela wamizi wa heye kwinjila mli lila ilundo, wamlavye Paoli na kumhilusa mgati mwa ngome.

¹¹Mihe yizile, mkulu nakema behi na Paoli, nakamlonjela, “Uleche kudumba! Kunhawiza hano Yelusalemu, kodita hihyo na mujini Loma.”

¹²Lokuchele, Wayahudi nawadita nhing'hano ya uyeka. Welaha, “Hatulya na hatunwa mbaka hotuwa tumkopole Paoli.”

¹³Wanhu wahejile makumi gane ndo waganile chiuviso kudita ahyo.

¹⁴Hamba nawaluta kwa watambika wakulu na wasekulu, wolonga, “Hetwe tilaha kuta hatujeza choneche kuli mimelo ja hetwe mbaka aho hotuwa tumkopole Paoli.

¹⁵Lelo hemwe hamwe na watagusa galeni usenga kwa mkulu wa wamizi leka yamigale Paoli kuli hemwe mchivilizila mwangugana kuvizela ng'hatu mbuli za heye. Natukunda kumkopola hanafika habehi.”

¹⁶Ila mwana wa lumbulye Paoli nakahulika ago gowolongasa, ahyo nakaluta mgati mwa ngome, nakamlonjela Paoli mbuli ayo.

¹⁷Aho Paoli kamchema mwamizi yumwe, nakamlonjela, “Mhole ayu msongolo lute na heye kwa mkulu wa wamizi, kana chinhu cha kukulonjela.”

¹⁸Mwamizi nakamhola ayo msongolo, kaluta naye kwa mkulu wa wamizi, kalonga, “Yula mnweng'hwa Paoli kanyhema kandanda ndimgale ayu msongolo kwa hegwe mina kana chinhu cha kukulonjela.”

¹⁹Mkulu wa wamizi kambata ayo msongolo moko, kamgala honhu ha uyeka, nakamuuza, “Kuna choni cha kundonjela?”

²⁰Heye nakalonga, “Wayahudi wahadana wakulande umgale Paoli muutaguso wochivilizila kuta watagusa wangugana kuvizela mbuli zitanganiche ng'hatu za heye.

²¹Ila hegwe uleche kukunda mina hana wanhu makumi gane wekale goya kumvada. Welaha kuleka kulya ne kunwa chinhu mbaka howowa wamkopole. Sambi mina wa goya, wangubeteza ukundizo wa hegwe.”

²²Mkulu wa wamizi nakamlonjela, “Uleche kumlonjela munhu yoneche kuta hegwe kungalila mbuli azo.” Hamba nakamleka yalute.

²³Mkulu wa wamizi nakawachema wamizi weli kawalonjela, “Wicheni wamizi miya mbili na wakwina falasi makumi saba na wamizi miya mbili wa migoha, walute Kaisaliya. Migongomanye kuka hala hainafika saa tatu lelo hano hamihe.

²⁴Muwiche falasi wamwe awo kwa Paoli, mhiliche goya kwa Felisi chilongozi wa mkowa.”

²⁵Hamba ayo mkulu wa mkowa nakandika ahi.

²⁶“Heni Klaudiyo Lusia ndangukwandichila hegwe mkulu Felisi, chilongozi wa mkowa. Ulamche chilongozi!

²⁷Wayahudi nawamibata munhu yumwe hachefu tele wamkopole. Wone nandeche kulonga kuta heye munhu wa Loma. Ahyo nanduta hamwe na wamizi ndimlohola.

²⁸Nandimhilika kumwando kwa watagusa wa hewo wakulu ndilapa ndivizele chila chimuwalile hewo wamtaguse.