Matendo 1:16-25

¹⁶Ngabaya, “Mwalongo bangu', yaapalikwe galu' Maandiko Mapeleteu gatimi, Loo Mpeleteu aatilondwa pi'tya kwa Daudi panga Yuda ngaywaalongwiye balu' babammoywi Yesu.

¹⁷Yuda aai yumo ywamukipi'nga situ, kwa mwanjaa asaulilwe yangatiya lyengo li'.”

¹⁸(Yuda aapi'mite nng'unda kwa yi'lu' mbanje yaapatike kwa iyendo yake ndau, paabile munng'unda ngatu'la pai' puanika ndumbo na matumbu goti gaai panja.

¹⁹Likowe lyo lyaatanganikwe na bandu boti babatamage ku Yelusalemu, ata ngabautina lina nng'unda wo kwa luga yabe, “Akeldama,” lombolya, “Nng'unda wa Myai.”)

²⁰“Bai, iandikilwe mukitabu sa Zabuli, ‘Mwitamo yake yaigala yame, mundu ywoywoti keneatame nkati yake.’ Kai' iandikilwe panga, ‘Lipala lya lyengo lyake atole ywi'ngi' mundu.’

²¹“Kwa nyo ipalikwa tunsawe mundu yumo mwa balu' babaabile pamope na twe nsimu woti watutyangae nakwe Bwana Yesu.

²²Aywo aapalikwa panga yumo mwa balu' babaai pamope na twenga tumbulya Yoani paabatisage mpaka lisu'ba li'lu' Yesu lyaatolilwe bu'ka kwitu yenda kunani. Aywo abe nkong'ondeli pamope natwenga kwa uyu'ki wake Yesu.”

²³Apo, ngabatambwa maina ga bandu abi'li' yumo aai Yusupu, ywakemelwage Balsaba (ywembe aatanganikwe kwa lina lya Yusita) na Matiasi.

²⁴Bu'kapo ngabalu'ba Nnu'ngu', “Bwana, wenga wiitangite myoyo ya kila mundu. Kwa nyo utulaye ywaku' kati ya aba abi'li' ywaunsawile,

²⁵li'nga aibe lipala lya lyengo lya utumilwe lyalilei Yuda, no yenda pandu pake mwene papanni'ngana.”