18Kadamanya ivyo kwa mazuwa yalozize, vimlekile Paolo aihiwe niyo aihutukila impepo kuigamba, “Kwa zina dya Yesu Kulisito nakunga umlawe!” Aho mpepo iyo niyo yamlawa.
19Wagoli wakwe weze wabunkule kugamba isila yawo yo kwingiza hela ita, wawagwila Paolo na Sila na kuwegala kwevilongozi mo lumpe.
20Wawegala kwa wakulu wa Chilumi na kugamba, “Wantu wano ni Wayahudi, naho wachigaila nkondo mo mzi.
21Wahinya mazwela yakuhigana na sigilizi zetu, chiwakaya wa Lumi, naho hachikudaha kuzihokela na kuzitimila.”
22Idifyo nadyo dyengila mo kuwahuta Paolo na Sila. Niyo wakulu wawaunga Paolo na Sila wahambulwe izisuche nakuhutwa.
23Weze wahutishwe, wadulwa kwedijeleza, msinyi ywe idijeleza naye aungwa avugalise ulwivi.
24Eze ahokele isigilizi iyo, mchimaila uyo awadula kundani hale nakuwanyinya iviga vyawo mwe magoda yazamile.
25Chilogati Paolo na Sila nawakalombeza nakumchemela Chohile, wavugailwe watuhu nawakawategeleza.
26Ahadya kwalaila chisingisa chikulu chisingise umsingi we idijeleza. Aho nyivi zose zakomoka, minyololo nayo iwalawa wavugailwa woseni.
27Msinyi wedijeleza enuka, eze akaule nyivi zedijeleza zikomoka, niyo afanyanya kugamba wavugailwa wasumka, niyo aguha bamba dyakwe chani ekome.
28Mna Paolo kagutisa, “Usekwekoma! Woseni chihano!”
29Msinyi asigila taa zigalwe, engila kundani, agwa kuno akazingiza mwe viga vya Paolo na Sila.
30Niyo awalongoza kuse na kuwauza, “Mazumbe, nidamanye chibwani nihonywe?”
31Wahitula, “Mzumile Zumbe Yesu, nawe nauhonywe, weye hamwenga nekaya yako.”
32Niyo walonga mbuli yedi ya Zumbe na kwa watuhu wemwekaya yakwe.
33Mwechilo chiya msinyi kawaguha nakuwasunta nkwenje zawo, yeye hamwenga ne nyumba yakwe yose niyo wabatizwa.
Ntendwa 16
Ntendwa 16:18-33