Vilinga 13:1-52

  • Mbalanape naSaulu navavatuma kupwa vamishonali (1-3)

  • Mulimo wakwambulula muKupulusu (4-12)

  • Chihande ahanjikile Paulu muAndeyoka yakuPishicha (13-41)

  • Lushimbi lwakwambulila vaka-mafuchi eka (42-52)

13  Jino muchikungulwilo chamuAndeyoka mwapwile vapolofweto navaka-kunangula.+ Vapwile Mbalanape, naShimeyone uze vavulukilenga ngwavo, Nyijele, naLushiu wakuKulene, naManene uze muvatangilile hamwe naHelote muka-kuyula ngalila, kaha naSaulu.  Omu vapwile nakuzachila Yehova* nakulijilika kulya, shipilitu yajila yambile ngwayo: “Nguhandunwinenuho Mbalanape naSaulu+ vayenga kumulimo ngunavasanyikila.”+  Jino omu valingile hivanalombo lyehi nakulijilika kulya, vavanangikile mavoko, kaha vavasuwile vayenga.  Ngocho ava malunga, hakuvatuma kuli shipilitu yajila, vayile kuSelusha, kaha hakufuma kuze vayile nawato mbwe nakuKupulusu.  Kahomu vahetele muSalame, vaputukile kwambulula mazu aKalunga mujisunangonga javaYuleya. Vapwile naYowano uze apwile muka-kuvazachila.*+  Omu valingile hivanahichi lyehi mulitungu lyosena lize mbwe nakuPafwose, vawanyine lunga umwe wakaYuleya muka-kupanda kaha nawa kapolofweto wamakuli uze vavulukilenga ngwavo Mbala-Yesu.  Apwile hamwe nanguvulu* Seleju Paulu, lunga wakunangakana. Ou lunga asanyikile Mbalanape naSaulu, mwomwo afwilile kwivwa mazu aKalunga.  Oloze Eluma muka-kupanda (mwomwo eli lijina Eluma, lyalumbununa muka-kupanda) aputukile kulipula navo jipami hakusaka ngwenyi asosolole nguvulu kulufwelelo.  Jino Saulu uze vavulukile nawa ngwavo Paulu, azalile nashipilitu yajila, kaha amushishikile chikuma 10  nakwamba ngwenyi: “Ove lunga wakuzala namakuli navilinga vyavipi vyosena, ove mwanaLiyavolo,+ ove muka-kole wavyuma vyakwoloka vyosena, ove kumana kaweshi kulitwamina kutangisa jijila jaYehova* jakwolokako nyi? 11  Tala, livoko lyaYehova* lili hali ove, kaha mupwa ukapuputa, musana walikumbi kaweshi kuumonako hatando yimwe.” Hahaze vene mbundu namilima yamufwikile, kaha apupuchilile noku noku awane mutu amukwate kulivoko amutwaminyine. 12  Jino uze nguvulu hakumona vyuma vize vyasolokele, alumukile nakupwa muka-kwitava, mwomwo alikomokelele hakunangula kanechi chakuli Yehova.* 13  Jino Paulu navakwavo vakatukile nawato kuPafwose, vahetele kuPelenga muPamafulya. Kaha Yowano+ avasezele, akindulukile kuYelusalema.+ 14  Oloze vafumine kuPelenga nakwiza kuAndeyoka muPishicha. Vengilile musunangonga+ halikumbi lyaSambata, kaha vatwamine. 15  Jino omu Jishimbi+ naMazu aVapolofweto valingile hivanavitange lyehi kumeso avatu, vaka-kutwaminyina musunangonga vatumine mazu kuli vakiko ngwavo: “Enu malunga, enu vandumbwetu, kachi nge muli namazu amwe akukolezeza vatu, ahanjikenu.” 16  Ngocho Paulu emanyine, avaholesele nalivoko, ambile ngwenyi: “Enu malunga, enu vaIsalele, nayenu nawa vaka-kwivwa Kalunga woma, ivwililenu. 17  Kalunga kavatu ava vaIsalele asakwile vakakuluka jetu, kaha atohwesele vatu kana omu vapwile vamwiza mulifuchi lyaEjipitu, kaha avalowelemo nalivoko lyangolo.+ 18  Kafwe hamyaka 40, Kalunga ejivile kuvecha valilingilenga tuhu vyuma vasakile mupambo.+ 19  Kahomu alingile hananongesa lyehi miyachi yeka 7 mulifuchi lyaKanane, avahanyine lize lifuchi kupwa uswana wavo.+ 20  Vyosenevi vyasolokele kafwe hamyaka 450. “Kufumaho avahanyine vaka-kuyula vavayulenga palanga nakumakumbi akapolofweto Samwele.+ 21  Oloze kutwala muze, valombele vavahane mwangana,+ kaha Kalunga avahanyine Saulu mwanaKishe, lunga wakumuyachi waMbenjamine,+ kaha avayulile hamyaka 40. 22  Kahomu Kalunga amufumishileho, avakatwilile Ndavichi kupwa mwangana+ wavo uze Kalunga ahanyine unjiho hali ikiye ngwenyi: ‘Ngunawane Ndavichi mwanaYese,+ lunga ngunevwila kuwaha kumuchima.+ Mwakalinga vyuma vyosena vize ngwasaka.’ 23  Kaha kuvana* vayou lunga, kukiko Kalunga nafumisa mulwilo, Yesu, nakumuneha kuli vaIsalele kweseka nalushiko lwenyi.+ 24  Kaha shimbu kanda ou mulwilo ezenga, Yowano alivangile kwambulila vaIsalele vosena vyalumbapachiso luze lwapwa chinjikizo chakupihilila nakwalumuka.+ 25  Oloze omu Yowano apwile hakamwihi nakukumisa mulimo wenyi, ambile ngwenyi: ‘Enu munashinganyeka ngwenu, ami yami iya? Ami keshi yami ikiyeko. Oloze Ou ali nakwiza munyima yami mendelo akumahinji enyi ami kangwatelemo kuwakasununako.’+ 26  “Enu malunga, enu vandumbwami, enu vana vakutanga yaApalahama, navaze vali muli enu vaze veji kwivwanga Kalunga woma, mazu aulwilo uno vanawatumu kuno kuli etu.+ 27  Mwomwo vatu vamuYelusalema navaka-kuvayula, ou mutu kavamutachikijileko, oloze omu vasopeselenga, vateselengamo vyuma vahanjikile muMazu avapolofweto,+ vize vene veji kutanganga hasambata hasambata. 28  Numba tuhu kavamuwanyine namulonga wakumujihilahoko,+ oloze valombele Pilatu mangana vamujihe.+ 29  Jino omu vakumishile kulinga vyuma vyosena vize vasonekele vapolofweto hali ikiye, vamufumishile hachitondo nakumusavalika muchimbumbe.*+ 30  Oloze Kalunga amusangwile kuvafu,+ 31  kaha hamakumbi amavulu asolokelenga kuli vaze vayile nenyi kufuma kuNgalileya nakuya kuYelusalema. Ava vanapu jino vinjiho jenyi kuli vatu.+ 32  “Ngocho etu tuli nakuvilika kuli enu mujimbu wamwaza walushiko luze Kalunga ashikile vakakuluka jetu. 33  Kaha Kalunga nalutesamo lwosena kuli etu vana vavo hakumusangula Yesu,+ nge muze vene vachisoneka musamu yamuchivali ngwavo: ‘Ove umwanami, likumbi lyalelo ami ngunapu nguiso.’+ 34  Echi kusanguka chize Kalunga amusangwile kuvafu mangana akazeneke cheka kupola, achihanjika mumazu awa ngwenyi, ‘Nangukamihana mazu azangi yakwilila ngwashikile Ndavichi, mazu aze vatela kufwelela.’*+ 35  Ngocho ahanjika cheka musamu yikwavo ngwenyi: ‘Kaweshi kukechelela ou wove wakushishika akapoleko.’+ 36  Olozenyi Ndavichi azachile mulimo* waKalunga hamyaka yenyi, kaha asavalile tulo twakufwa, ngocho atokele ngana mwavakakuluka jenyi, kaha apolele.+ 37  Oloze uze vasangwile kuli Kalunga kapoleleko.+ 38  “Shikaho, manenu ngumilweze jino enu vandumbwami, muli ou mukiko vene vali nakumyambulila enu mazu akumikonekela jishili jenu.+ 39  Kaha kuvyuma vyosena vize vahonene kumisambisa kuhichila muJishimbi jaMose,+ weshowo mwetava vanamusambisa lyehi kuhichila muli Yesu.+ 40  Shikaho zangamenu mangana vyuma vanahanjika muMazu avapolofweto vizeneke kwiza hali enu ngwavo: 41  ‘Talenu, enu vaka-kulumbilisa, likomokelenu, nongenu, mwomwo ami nguli nakuzata mulimo hamakumbi enu ano, mulimo uze kamweshi kuketavilako numba kupwa mutu wakumilumbunwinawo munona munona.’”+ 42  Jino omu vapwile nakulovoka, vatu vavalembelelele mangana vihande evi vakavihanjike cheka kuli vakiko haSambata nayizaho. 43  Ngocho omu lizavu lyavaka-sunangonga lyalimwangile, vaYuleya vavavulu vaze valemeselenga Kalunga navatu vaze valumukile kupwa vaYuleya vakavangijile Paulu naMbalanape. Kaha hakuhanjika navatu kana ava, vavakolezezele vatwamenga lika mulikoji lyalinene lyaKalunga.+ 44  Jino haSambata yakavangijileho, kafwe vatu vosena munganda vakungulukile hamwe nakwivwilila kumazu aYehova.* 45  Omu vaYuleya vamwene aze mayongomena, vevwile lwiso, kaha vaputukile kulingulula nakasautu vyuma vize ahanjikilenga Paulu.+ 46  Jino Paulu naMbalanape vahanjikile nakumika ngwavo: “Chapwanga chakutamo kuhanjika mazu aKalunga chatete kuli enu.+ Oloze hakuwana nge muli nakuwakana kaha nawa enu vavene kamwalimwene ngwenu munatemo kupwa nakuyoya chahaya myaka yosenako, shikaho natwalumuka nakuya kuli vaka-mafuchi eka.+ 47  Mwomwo naYehova* atulweza mumazu ano ngwenyi: ‘Ngunakutongola upwenga umumunyi wavaka-mafuchi eka, mangana unehe ulwilo mbwe nakusongosongo yamavu.’”+ 48  Omu vaka-mafuchi eka vevwile chuma kanechi, vaputukile kuwahilila, nakwalisa mazu aYehova.* Vosena vaze vapwile namichima yamwaza yakusaka kuyoya chahaya myaka yosena valumukile nakupwa vaka-kwitava. 49  Mazu aYehova* nawa ayile lika nakutanda mwahita ngalila yosena. 50  Oloze vaYuleya vasowangijile mapwevo vavalemu vaze vevwilenga Kalunga woma, namalunga vavalemu vamunganda, kaha vaputukile kuyanjisa+ Paulu naMbalanape nakuvahangila kuweluka wajingiza javo. 51  Ngocho vakiko vavatotomwenene lukungu lwakumahinji avo, kaha vayile kuIkonyume.+ 52  Kaha tumbaji vawahililile+ lika nakuzala nashipilitu yajila.

Kwinyikila Chamwishi

Chipwe “muka-kuvakafwa.”
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