1Kwakaba kuti Apolosi nakali mu Kkolinto, Pawulo wakayinda kuchisi chakutala wakusika kudolopo lyaku Efeso, mpawo wakakujana bamwi basikwiiya.
2Pawulu wakabambila kuti, “Mwakawutambula na Muuya Uusalala nimwakasyoma?” Bakamusandula kuti, “Pepe, tatukwe anchitwalina kumvwa pe atala azya Muuya Uusalala.”
3Pawulu wakati, “Mpo mwakabbabbatizigwa buyeni? Bakati, “Mulubbabbatizyo lwa-Joni.”
4Pawulo wakabasandula, “Joni wakabbabbatizya mulubbabbatizyo lwakusanduka. Wakabambila bantu kuti bayelede kusyoma kulooyo uzobuza musule lyakwe, kali, ngu Jesu.”
5Lino bantu nibakamvwa obu, bakabbabbatizigwa muzina lya-Mwami Jesu.
6Pawulo nakabika maanza aakwe alimbabo, Muuya Uusalala wakaza alimbabo alimwi bakambuula muliimwi milaka akusinsiima.
7Kumweelo bakali baalumi bali kkumi ababili.
8Pawulo wakanjila muchikombelo akwambula changuzu kwamyezi yotatwe, kaambuzyania akubakombelezya atala abwami bwa-Leza.
9Pesi aawo bamwi ba Juda nibakayuma myoyo akutalemeka, bakatalika kwambula bubi atala anzila ya Kkilisito kunembo lyabantu. Nkinkako Pawulu wakabasiya weenda abasikwiiya, akuyowambuzyania ambabo mazuba woonse munganda yazyiiyo yaku Tayilanasi.
10Ezi zyakachitika kwaminyaka yobile, kuchitila kuti woonse wakakkede mu Esiya amvwe ijwi lyaMwami, boonse ba-Juda ama-Giliki.
11Leza wakalikuchita zigambyo zyiindilide kwindilila mumaboko a Pawulo,
12Kwakali kujanika kuti itudabba azisamo zyakukwabilila itombe zyakali kumuguma zyakali kutolwa kukusilisya bachiswa malwazi kaamana amyuuya mibi kayiizwa mulimbabo.
13Pesi kwakali ba-Juda basikulipa bakayobweenda mubusena oobo. Bakalikwita izina lya Mwami Jesu kuchitila kuti bajane nguzu zyakuzunda myuuya mibi nibakali kuti, “Kwinda muli Jesu oyo Pawulo ngwakkambawuka, ndakulayilila kuti zwa,”
14Imupayizi mupati waba Juda, iwali kutegwa Sikkeva, wakali abana balombe bali musanu ababili bakali kuchita eezi.
15Imuuya mubi wakabasandula, “Jesu ndimwizi, Pawulu ndilimwizi, pesi iwe nduweeni?”
16Imuuya mubi wakali mumuntu wakabanyansya akubazunda basikulipa wabawuma. Aawo bakali kuchija kunganda oomo kabazwa maya azilonda zyakuumwa.
17Eezi zyakazibinkana kuli boonse, ba-Juda aba Giliki, aabo bakakkede ku Efeso. Bakayowa loko, Aabobo izina lya Mwami Jesu lyakalemekwa.
Nchito 19
Nchito 19:1-17