Nchito 27:23-37

²³Busiku bwayinda mungeelo wa Leza ooyo ngundili kulinguwe, ooyo alimwi ngundikomba — mungelo wakwe wakaliimvwi aambali lyangu

²⁴alimwi wati, 'Utayoowi, Pawulu, weelede kuyoyimikila kunembo lyaKayisa, alimwi ukabone Leza mubuya mbwakapa kuli nduwe abo boonse balimulwendo anduwe.'

²⁵Linobu mube abusungu, nobakwesu! Nkaambo ndisyoma Leza kuti chiyochitika mbuli mbuchakaambwa kulindime.

²⁶Pesi twelede kuchijana munyika amutusuwa.'

²⁷Eelyo busiku bwakkumi abwaane nibwakasika, mbuli mbutwali kuchundilwa kulubazu olu alimwi mukati kalwiizi lwa Adiliyatiki, kubanga mpakati kabusiku basilwendo bakayeeya kuti bamba kusika kunyika.

²⁸Bakabeza zipimyo alimwi bakajana kuti maboko ali kkumi amusanu.

²⁹Bakayoowa kuti ambweni anga tulawuminina amabwe, lino bakawaala mabwe akwimikizya bwaato aanze kuzwa munsi alimwi bakakomba kuti kucha ambweni kulafwambana kusika.

³⁰Bakali mubwaato bakalikulanga nzila yakusiya bwato alimwi bakalosya kaato kulwizi, alimwi bakabaanga balabwaala mabwe abwaato kuzwa kunembo.

³¹Pesi Pawulu wakati kumwendelezi akuli basilumamba, “kunze akuti baalumi aaba bakkale mubwaato, takwe nimunga mulafutuka pe.”

³²Eelyo basilumamba bakadunsuula minchiinda yakaato alimwi bakaleka kayabuya.

³³Nikwakaamba kucha, Pawulo wakabasungwazya boonse kuti babweze chakulya. Wakamba kuti, “Eli zuba ndyakkumi aane kamuswini kulindilizya kamutakwe chakulya pe — takwe nchimulide pe.

³⁴Eelyo ndamukombelezya kuti mwabane chakulya, nkambo oolu ndulufutuka lwanu. Ko takukwe anaba umwi akati kanu utaswekelwe inzeeta imwi yasusu kuzwa kumutwe wakwe.”

³⁵Naakamana kwaamba eezi, wakabweza chinkwa alimwi walumba Leza mumeso aboonse. Eelyo wakakwamuna chinkwa alimwi watalika kulya.

³⁶Eelyo bakasungwazigwa boonse mpawo abalabo bakabweza chakulya.

³⁷Twakali myaanda ibili ilamakkumi musanu aabili amusanu awumwi (276) myuuya yakali mubwaato.