Matendu 11:9-27

⁹Liziwu lipikanika kayi kulawa kumpindi, ‘naguvishema vihumba vintu Mlungu vyakavipungiti.’

¹⁰Shitwatira ashi shitendikiti mala ndatu, na upeleru wakuwi viwusiwa kugenda kumpindi.

¹¹Katepu hera, wantu watatu wawaweriti wawalagalira kwaneni kulawa Kaisariya wayingiriti kunumba kwanweriti nankulikala, wankulikala.

¹²Rohu kang'ambiriti ng'endi pamuhera nawomberi pota kutira. Walongu sita awa walikoliti pamuhera naneni, twingira mnumba ya muntu ulii.

¹³Yomberi katugambiriti ntambu yakaweriti kamwona ntumintumi gwa kumpindi kagoloka ukaya kwakuwi na kumgambira, ‘Gumtumi muntu Yopa kakamshemi muntu yumu yawamshema Simoni Peteru.

¹⁴Yomberi hakakugambiri ujumbi weni haukulopoziyi gwenga na kaya yaku yoseri.’

¹⁵Na pakanyanjiti kuyowera hera, Rohu Mnanagala kawasulukiriti gambira ntambu yakatusulukiriti twenga palii pakwanjira.

¹⁶Panu nuliholiti visoweru vilii Mtuwa ntambu yakatakuriti, ‘Yohani kabatiziti kwa mashi, kumbiti mwenga hamubatizwi kwa Rohu Mnanagala.’

¹⁷Su, handa Mlungu kawapanana viraa wantu wa maisi gamonga shirupa shirashilii shakatupiti twenga patumjimiriti Mtuwa Yesu Kristu, hashi, neni ndo gaa ata panjera kumubera Mlungu!”

¹⁸Pawapikaniriti aga, walekiti likakatala, wamkwisa Mlungu pawalonga, “Mlungu kawapanana wantu yawawera ndiri Wayawudi lupenyu lwa kuleka vidoda wapati ukomu!”

¹⁹Kulawilirana na ndabiku yairawiliti shipindi Stefanu pawamlagiti, wawumini wapalasiwitwi. Wamonga wagenditi mpaka Foiniki, Kupiru na Antiokiya pawabwera ujumbi ulii kwa Wayawudi hera.

²⁰Kumbiti wamonga wa wantu yawamjimiriti Yesu yawalawiti Kupiru na Kureni, wagenditi Antiokiya pawawubwera ujumbi kwa wantu yawawera ndiri Wayawudi, pawashibwera Shisoweru Shiwagira kuusu Mtuwa Yesu.

²¹Mtuwa kawatangiti na wantu wavuwa wajimiriti na kumgalambukira Mtuwa.

²²Shisoweru sha shitwatira ashi shipikanirika kwa shipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu aku Yerusalemu. Hangu wamtuma Barinaba kagendi Antiokiya.

²³Pakasokiti aku na kuwona Mlungu ntambu yakawatekeleriti wantu, kanemeleriti na kawahimiziya woseri walikali muwuwaminika wawu kwa Mtuwa kwa Moyu gwawu goseri.

²⁴Barinaba kaweriti muntu muheri na kamemiti Rohu Mnanagala na njimiru, likundi likulu lya wantu likwegitwi kwa Mtuwa.

²⁵Shakapanu, Barinaba kagenditi Tarisu kumsakula Sauli.

²⁶Pakamwoniti, kamjega Antiokiya. Nawomberi woseri wawili walikala mushipinga sha wantu yawamjimira Yesu kwa shinja shoseri pawafunda shipinga shikulu sha wantu. Antiokiya aku, ndo kwa mala ya kwanja, wafundwa washemitwi wantu yawamjimira Kristu.

²⁷Shipindi shiraa shirii, wambuyi wa Mlungu wiziti Antiokiya kulawa Yerusalemu.