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.
Nchito 19
Nchito 19:3-12