Ntendwa 23:5-13

⁵Paolo ahitula, “Waizulaeli weyangu, savimanyize kugamba nuyo Mlavyantambiko Mkulu. Mawandiko yagamba, ‘Msekulonga yehiye ya vilongozi wa wantu.’ ”

⁶Paolo eze awone kugamba wamwenga mwe difyo ni Masadukayo na watuhu nawo ni Mafalisayo, aguta mwe chitala, “Waizulaeli weyangu! Miye ni Mfalisayo, mwana Falisayo. Nakantilwa hano kwa chausa cha msuhi ninanawo kugamba wabanike nawauyuke!”

⁷Eze alonge vino, Mafalisayo na Masadukayo wakonga kulemana, idifyo nadyo dyepagula.

⁸Kwaviya Masadukayo wagamba wantu hawauyuke naho hahana wandima wa kwembingu hegu muye, mna Mafalisayo wazumila kwa vyoseni vitatu.

⁹Lwasu longezekela vitendese, wamwenga wa wahinyi wa sigilizi wa ntendele ya Mafalisayo wachimala kugombela kwa nguvu, “Hachikuwona dihiye mo umntu yuno! Tankani muye hegu mndima ywa kwembingu chindedi kalonga naye!”

¹⁰Mahigano yatendesa makali vitendile mkulu ywa wankondo ogohe na kufanyanya kugamba Paolo natatulwe. Ivyo niyo awaunga wankondo wakwe kwita kwe difyo wakamguhe Paolo kulaila kwawo wamwigale kundani kwe dijeleza.

¹¹Chilo chiya Zumbe amchimaila Paolo nakumgamba, “Usekogoha! Kulavya ulongi wako kwa chausa changu hano Yelusalemu, waungwa udamanye naho ivyo uko Lumi.”

¹²Mtondo utimile Wayahudi wamwenga wadugana niyo waika mwalo. Waika nazili kugamba hawadye hegu kunywa chochose kubula wamkome Paolo.

¹³Nawakajinka milongo mine waikiye umwalo uno hamwenga.