18 Kadamanya ivyo kwa mazuwa yalozize, vimlekile Paolo aihiwe niyo aihutukila impepo kuigamba, “Kwa zina dya Yesu Kulisito nakunga umlawe!” Aho mpepo iyo niyo yamlawa.
19 Wagoli wakwe weze wabunkule kugamba isila yawo yo kwingiza hela ita, wawagwila Paolo na Sila na kuwegala kwevilongozi mo lumpe.
20 Wawegala kwa wakulu wa Chilumi na kugamba, “Wantu wano ni Wayahudi, naho wachigaila nkondo mo mzi.
21 Wahinya mazwela yakuhigana na sigilizi zetu, chiwakaya wa Lumi, naho hachikudaha kuzihokela na kuzitimila.”
22 Idifyo nadyo dyengila mo kuwahuta Paolo na Sila. Niyo wakulu wawaunga Paolo na Sila wahambulwe izisuche nakuhutwa.
23 Weze wahutishwe, wadulwa kwedijeleza, msinyi ywe idijeleza naye aungwa avugalise ulwivi.
24 Eze ahokele isigilizi iyo, mchimaila uyo awadula kundani hale nakuwanyinya iviga vyawo mwe magoda yazamile.
25 Chilogati Paolo na Sila nawakalombeza nakumchemela Chohile, wavugailwe watuhu nawakawategeleza.
26 Ahadya kwalaila chisingisa chikulu chisingise umsingi we idijeleza. Aho nyivi zose zakomoka, minyololo nayo iwalawa wavugailwa woseni.
27 Msinyi wedijeleza enuka, eze akaule nyivi zedijeleza zikomoka, niyo afanyanya kugamba wavugailwa wasumka, niyo aguha bamba dyakwe chani ekome.
28 Mna Paolo kagutisa, “Usekwekoma! Woseni chihano!”
29 Msinyi asigila taa zigalwe, engila kundani, agwa kuno akazingiza mwe viga vya Paolo na Sila.
30 Niyo awalongoza kuse na kuwauza, “Mazumbe, nidamanye chibwani nihonywe?”
