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9 Lelo pali iyi nshita ninshi Sauli acili aletiinya abasambi ba kwa Shikulu,+ kabili alefwaya ukubepaya. E ico aile kuli shimapepo mukalamba
2 kabili ailelomba amakalata ya kutwala ku masunagoge ya ku Damaseke, pa kuti Aba Nshila,+ bonse abaume na banakashi, abo ali no kusanga engabaleta ku Yerusalemu ninshi nabakakwa.
3 Nomba ilyo aleya, cilya apalama ku Damaseke, mu kupumikisha fye ulubuuto lwalibyashishe e lyo lwamusanika,+
4 kabili ilyo awile panshi aumfwile ishiwi lilemweba aliti: “Sauli, Sauli, cinshi ulencushisha?”
5 Sauli aipwishe ati: “Nimwe bani mwe Shikulu?” Lyena ishiwi lyatile: “Nine Yesu,+ uo ulecusha.+
6 Nomba ima, uye wingile mu musumba, kabili bakakweba ifyo ufwile ukucita.”
7 Nomba abaume abo ali nabo pa bulendo baiminine fye tondolo, balyumfwile iciunda ce shiwi, lelo tabamwene umuntu nangu umo.+
8 Lyena Sauli alimine, kabili nangu ca kuti alishibatwike talemona nangu cimo. E ico bamwikete pa kuboko bamutungulula na mu Damaseke.
9 Kabili pa nshiku shitatu talemona,+ talelya kabili talenwa nangu cimo.
10 Mu Damaseke mwali umusambi uwe shina lya kuti Anania,+ kabili Shikulu amwebele mu cimonwa ati: “Anania!” Na o alandile ati: “Ndi pano mwe Shikulu.”
11 Shikulu amwebele ati: “Ima, kabiye mu musebo uwitwa Uwaololoka, kabili pa ng’anda ya kwa Yuda ufwayepo umuntu we shina lya kuti Sauli, umwina Tarsi.+ Pantu mona! alepepa,
12 kabili mu cimonwa namona umuntu we shina lya kuti Anania aingila, amubikapo iminwe pa kuti engatampa ukumona na kabili.”+
13 Lelo Anania alandile ati: “Mwe Shikulu, nalyumfwa ku bengi pali uyu muntu, ne fyabipa ifingi ifyo acitile abantu benu aba mushilo mu Yerusalemu.
14 Kabili aisa kuno ninshi intungulushi sha bashimapepo shalimupeela amaka ya kwikata* bonse abalilila mwi shina lyenu.”+
15 Lelo Shikulu amwebele ati: “Kabiye, pantu uyu muntu cipe ico nasala+ pa kuti ale-eba abena fyalo,+ ishamfumu+ na bana ba kwa Israele pe shina lyandi.
16 Pantu nkamulanga bwino bwino ifingi ifyo akaculila ishina lyandi.”+
17 E ico Anania alile, kabili ilyo aingile mu ng’anda abikile iminwe yakwe pali Sauli, e lyo amweba ati: “Sauli munyinane, Shikulu Yesu ulya wamwene ilyo wali mu musebo, nantuma pa kuti ushibulwe amenso na pa kuti upokelele umupashi wa mushilo.”*+
18 Kabili ilyo line mu menso yakwe mwaponene ifyalemoneka kwati mamba ye sabi, alitampile no kumona na kabili. Lyena aliimine abatishiwa no kubatishiwa,
19 kabili aliliile ifya kulya akwata na maka.
Lyena aikele na basambi inshiku shimo mu Damaseke.+
20 Ilyo line fye atendeke ukushimikila abantu pali Yesu mu masunagoge, ukuti Mwana wa kwa Lesa.
21 Lelo bonse abaleumfwa ifyo alelanda balepapa, kabili baleti: “Bushe uyu te walesansa aba mu Yerusalemu abalilila muli ili shina?+ Bushe ico aishile te mu kubasansa pa kuti abekate,* abatwale na ku ntungulushi sha bashimapepo?”+
22 Lelo Sauli alekwatilako fye amaka mu mulimo wakwe kabili alepapusha abaYuda abaleikala mu Damaseke ilyo alebalondolwela bwino ukuti Yesu e wali Kristu.+
23 Nomba ilyo papitile inshiku ishingi, abaYuda bapangene ukumwipaya.+
24 Lelo Sauli aishileishiba ukuti balepanga ukumwipaya. Balelinda ne mpongolo akasuba no bushiku pa kuti bamwipaye.
25 E ico abasambi bakwe balimusendele ubushiku, bamupushisha pa cipunda icali mu cibumba, e lyo bamwikisha ninshi ali mu museke.+
26 Ilyo afikile ku Yerusalemu,+ aeseshe ukuilunda ku basambi, lelo bonse balemutiina, pantu tabasumine ukuti alyalwike umusambi.
27 E ico Barnaba+ alimwafwile, lyena amutungulwile na ku batumwa, e lyo alabalondolwela fyonse pa fyo Sauli amwene Shikulu+ ne fyo alandile nankwe mu musebo. Alibalondolwelele ne fyo Sauli alelanda pe shina lya kwa Yesu mu Damaseke+ ukwabula umwenso.
28 Kabili Sauli atwalilile ukuba pamo nabo, aleyendela* mu Yerusalemu ukwabula ukutiina nangu cimo kabili alelanda pe shina lya kwa Shikulu ukwabula umwenso.
29 Alelanda na baYuda abalelanda iciGriki kabili alepaashanya nabo. Lelo aba abaYuda balefwaya ukumwipaya.+
30 Ilyo aba bwananyina baishibe ifi, bamutwele ku Kaisarea e lyo bamutuma ku Tarsi.+
31 Lyena aba mu cilonganino bonse mu Yudea, mu Galili na mu Samaria+ baikele umutende, balekoshiwa; kabili ilyo batwalilile ukutiina Yehova* na pa mulandu wa kuti umupashi wa mushilo+ walebasansamusha, balefulilako.
32 Nomba ilyo Petro alepita mu fitungu fyonse aile na ku ba mushilo abaleikala mu Luda.+
33 E ko asangile umwaume umo uwe shina lya kuti Enea, uushaleima pa busanshi bwakwe pa myaka 8, pa mulandu wa kuti alilwele ubulebe.
34 Petro amwebele ati: “Enea, Yesu Kristu akundapa.+ Ima wanshike ubusanshi bobe.”+ Na o aliimine ilyo line.
35 Ilyo bonse abaleikala mu Luda na mwi lungu lya Sharone bamumwene, balisumine muli Shikulu.
36 Nomba mu Yopa mwali umusambi we shina lya kuti Tabita, ili ishina nga balipilibula ni Dorka.* Alebomba imilimo iingi isuma kabili aleafwa abapiina.
37 Lelo muli isho nshiku alilwele afwa no kufwa. E ico balimusambile bamubika na mu muputule wa pa muulu.
38 Apo Luda yali mupepi na Yopa, ilyo abasambi baumfwile ukuti Petro ali muli ulya musumba batumine abaume babili ukuyamweba abati: “Twapaapaata isa kuno bwangu bwangu.”
39 Petro na o aliimine ilyo line aya nabo. Kabili ilyo afikile, bamutwele mu muputule wa pa muulu; lyena bamukamfwilwa bonse baishile kuli ena balelila kabili balemulanga ifya kufwala ifingi e lyo ne mingila iingi,* ifyo Dorka ababilile ilyo aali nabo.
40 Lyena Petro afumiishe abantu bonse panse,+ kabili ilyo afukeme, alipepele. Lyena ilyo apilibukile ku citumbi alandile ati: “Tabita, ima!” Na o aliloleshe, kabili ilyo amwene Petro, aliimine aikala.+
41 Petro amutambike ukuboko e lyo amwimya, kabili aitile aba mushilo na bamukamfwilwa e lyo abalanga Dorka ninshi ali uwa mweo.+
42 Ici icacitike calishibikwe mu Yopa monse, kabili abengi balisumine muli Shikulu.+
43 Petro aikele ku Yopa pamo na Simone kanyuka wa mpapa pa nshiku ishingi.+
Amafutunoti
^ Mu ciGriki, “ukukaka.”
^ Mu ciGriki, “wisulemo umupashi wa mushilo.”
^ Mu ciGriki, “abasende ninshi nabakakwa.”
^ Mu ciGriki, “aleingila no kufuma.”
^ Moneni Ifyebo Fyalundwako pa A5.
^ Ishina lya ciGriki ilya kuti Dorka ne shina lya ciAramiki ilya kuti Tabita yonse yabili yapilibula ukuti, “Impombo.”
^ Nelyo “ifya kufwala fya kunse ifingi.”
