Imilimo ya Batumwa 5:1-42
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Anania na Safira (1-11)
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Abatumwa bacita ifishibilo ifingi (12-16)
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Bababika mu cifungo kabili malaika abafumya (17-21a)
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Babatwala ku cilye ca Sanhedrini na kabili (21b-32)
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“Ukunakila Lesa ukucila ukunakila abantu” (29)
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Gamaliele abapanda amano (33-40)
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Ukubila imbila nsuma ku ng’anda ne ng’anda (41, 42)
5 Lelo umuntu umo uwe shina lya kuti Anania no mukashi wakwe Safira, balishitishe ibala lyabo.
2 Nomba alifishilepo indalama shimo; kabili no mukashi wakwe alishibe. E ico atwelepo fye indalama shimo ku batumwa.+
3 Lelo Petro amwebele ati: “Anania, cinshi ico Satana akubelelekela pa kuti ubepe+ umupashi wa mushilo+ no kufisapo indalama shimo pa sho washitishe ibala?
4 Ilyo ushilashitisha ibala, bushe talyali lyobe, kabili ilyo walishitishe, bushe indalama tashali shobe? Cinshi wapangiile ukucita ica musango uyu mu mutima obe? Te bantu ubepele, ubepele Lesa.”
5 Ilyo Anania aumfwile ifi, awile panshi afwa no kufwa. Kabili bonse abaumfwileko icacitike balitiinine nga nshi.
6 Lyena abalumendo balimine, bamupomba mu nsalu, bamufumisha panse bayamushika no kumushika.
7 Nomba ilyo papitile nalimo ama-awala yatatu umukashi wakwe na o alingile, ninshi teshibe ne cacitike.
8 Petro amwipwishe ati: “Njeba, bushe ishi e ndalama shonse isho imwe babili mwashitishemo ibala?” Na o amwaswike ati: “Ee, e isho shine.”
9 E ico Petro amwebele ati: “Cinshi imwe babili mwaumfwanine ukuti mweshe umupashi wa kwa Yehova?* Mona! Abashiikile umulume obe bali pa mwinshi, na iwe wine balakufumisha panse.”
10 Ilyo line fye aliwile panshi mupepi na makasa ya kwa Petro afwa no kufwa. Ilyo abalumendo baingile basangile nafwa, kabili bamufumishe panse bayamushika na mupepi no mulume wakwe.
11 E ico aba mu cilonganino bonse na bonse abaumfwileko balitiinine nga nshi.
12 Kabili abatumwa balecita ifishibilo ifingi ne fipesha amano ifingi ninshi na bantu balemonako;+ kabili bonse balekumanina mu kakupitamo akakwete umutenge ako baleita ukuti Akakupitamo ka kwa Solomone.+
13 Kwena takwali bambi abashipile ukuti bailunde kuli bena; lelo abantu balebacindika.
14 Na kabili abaume na banakashi+ abengi nga nshi abalesumina muli Shikulu balelundwako fye.
15 Baleleta na bantu abalwele mu misebo iikalamba kabili balebalalika pa misengele na pa matanda, pa kuti ilyo Petro alepita kusuka icinshingwa cakwe capita pali bamo.+
16 Na kabili, abantu abengi baleisa mu mabumba ukufuma mu misumba iyaba mupepi na Yerusalemu, ninshi nabasenda abalwele na bo imipashi yakowela yalecusha, kabili bonse balebondapa
17 Lelo pa mulandu wa mufimbila, shimapepo mukalamba na bonse abo ali nabo, aba mwi bumba lya mapepo ilya baSaduke, baliimine.
18 Kabili baikete abatumwa no kubabika mu cifungo ca bantu bonse.+
19 Lelo ubushiku malaika wa kwa Yehova* aiswile ifiibi fya cifungo+ no kubafumyamo, e lyo abeba ati:
20 “Kabiyeni keminineni mwi tempele, kabili mutwalilile ukweba abantu fyonse pa bumi.”*
21 Ilyo baumfwile ifi, baileingila mwi tempele ulucelocelo kabili batendeke ukusambilisha.
Nomba ilyo shimapepo mukalamba na bonse abo ali nabo baishile, balongenye aba mu cilye ca Sanhedrini ne bumba lyonse ilya bakalamba mu Israele, kabili batumine aba kuyasenda abatumwa ku cifungo.
22 Lelo ilyo abalelinda itempele abo batumine bafikile, tababasangile mu cifungo. E ico balibwelele bashimika ne fyo basangile.
23 Batile: “Twacisanga icifungo nacikomwa bwino bwino na balelinda icifungo nabeminina pa minshi, lelo ilyo twacisula tatwacisangamo nangu umo.”
24 Nomba ilyo umukalamba wa balelinda itempele ne ntungulushi sha bashimapepo baumfwile ifi, balipelenganishiwe pantu tabaishibe ifyali no kufumamo.
25 Lelo kwali umuntu uwaishilebeba ati: “Moneni! Abaume abo mwabikile mu cifungo bali mwi tempele, nabeminina balesambilisha abantu.”
26 Lyena umukalamba wa balelinda itempele aile nabalelinda itempele no kuleta abatumwa, lelo pa kubaleta tabalebasunkasunka, pantu baletiina abantu ukubapoola amabwe.+
27 E ico balibaletele babeminika na mu cilye ca Sanhedrini. Lyena shimapepo mukalamba atampile ukubalubulwisha
28 ati: “Twalimukonkomeshe ukuti mwilasambilishisha muli ili ishina,+ nomba moneni! namusalanganya isambilisho lyenu mu Yerusalemu monse, kabili mulefwaya ukuleta umulopa wa uyu muntu pali ifwe.”+
29 Pa kwasuka, Petro na batumwa bambi balandile abati: “Tufwile ukunakila Lesa ukucila ukunakila abantu.+
30 Lesa wa fikolwe fyesu aimishe Yesu, uo imwe mwaipeye, ilyo mwamukobeke pa cimuti.+
31 Lesa alimusansabike pa kuti abe Intungulushi+ kabili Umupusushi+ ilyo amubikile ku kuboko kwakwe ukwa ku kulyo,+ pa kuti abena Israele balapile kabili belelwe imembu.+
32 Ifwe tuli nte sha ifi fintu,+ kabili umupashi wa mushilo+ uo Lesa apeela abamunakila, walilenga twaishiba ifi fintu.”
33 Ilyo baumfwile aya mashiwi, balikalipe icine cine, kabili balefwaya fye ukubepaya.
34 Lelo umuFarise uwe shina lya kuti Gamaliele;+ uwali kasambilisha wa Mafunde uo abantu bonse bacindike, aliminine mu cilye ca Sanhedrini, e lyo alanda ati babale bafumishe aba bantu panse.
35 Lyena abebele ati: “Mwe bena Israele, mutontonkanyepo sana pa fyo mulefwaya ukucita aba bantu.
36 Moneni, ku numa kwali Teuda, uwaleimona kwati pali ico aali, kabili abantu abengi, nalimo 400 bailundile ku kabungwe kakwe. Lelo abantu balimwipeye, na bali mu kabungwe kakwe balisalangene kabili tapashele nangu umo.
37 Pa numa kwaishileba Yuda umwina Galili mu nshiku sha kulembesha abantu, kabili aleongola abantu pa kuti balemukonka. Lelo na o wine alifwile, na bonse abalemukonka balisalangene.
38 E ico pa mulandu ne fi ifintu ifilecitika, ndemweba nati, talukeni aba bantu, balekeni babe. Pantu ili ipange nelyo uyu mulimo nga wa bantu, tawakatwalilile;
39 lelo nga wa kwa Lesa, mukafilwa ukubalesha.+ Pantu nga mwatwalilila, mukasanga ukuti mulelwa na Lesa.”+
40 E ico balyumfwile ifyo alandile. Lyena baitile abatumwa, babafopaula+ e lyo babalesha ukulandila mwi shina lya kwa Yesu. Pa numa balibalekele baya.
41 Lyena balifumine pa ntanshi ya cilye ca Sanhedrini, ninshi balesekelela+ pantu Lesa alisuminishe ukuti bacule pa mulandu wa kulandila mwi shina lya kwa Yesu.
42 Kabili cila bushiku balesambilisha no kubila imbila nsuma pali Kristu Yesu+ mwi tempele na ku ng’anda ne ng’anda+ ukwabula ukuleka.
Amafutunoti
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