Nkhani Ikupitiriza
Nkhani ya mpingo wachinyamata pambuyo pa kukwera kumwamba kwa Yesu—kubwera kwa Mzimu pa Pentekosite ndi kufalikira kwa Uthenga Wabwino kuchokera ku Yerusalemu kufikira malekezero a dziko lapansi.
1 1M'buku langa loyamba, Teofilo, ndinalemba za zonse zimene Yesu anayamba kuchita ndi kuphunzitsa, 2mpaka tsiku limene anatengedwera kumwamba, atapereka malamulo mwa Mzimu Woyera kwa atumwi amene anawasankha. 3Atamva zowawa, anadzionetsera kwa iwo ali wamoyo ndi maumboni ambiri, naonekera kwa iwo masiku makumi anayi, nalankhula za ufumu wa Atate wathu. a a v3 Ufumu umene Yesu anaphunzitsa za uwo ndi ulamuliro wa Atate wathu ukulowa m'dziko lapansi — ulamuliro womwewo umene anaitanira ophunzira ake kuti akhale pansi pake ndi kuulengeza.
4Pamene anali nawo pamodzi, anawalamula kuti asachoke mu Yerusalemu koma kuti adikire lonjezo la Atate wanga—“limene,” anati, “munalimva kwa Ine; 5pakuti Yohane anabatiza ndi madzi, koma patangotsala masiku owerengeka mudzabatizidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera.”
6Tsono, atasonkhana pamodzi, anamufunsa kuti, “Ambuye, kodi mudzabwezeretsa ufumu kwa Israeli tsopano?”
7Iye anati kwa iwo, “Simuyenera kudziwa nthawi kapena nyengo zimene Atate wanga wazikhazikitsa mwa ulamuliro wake. 8Koma pamene Mzimu Woyera adzatsikira pa inu, mudzalandira mphamvu kuti mukhale mboni zanga—mu Yerusalemu, mu Yudeya yonse, mu Samariya, ndi kumalekezero a dziko lapansi.”
9Atanena zinthu izi, iwo akuona, anakwezedwa kumwamba, ndipo mtambo unamuchotsa pamaso pawo. 10Pamene anali kuyang'anitsitsa kumwamba akupita Iye, mwadzidzidzi amuna awiri ovala zovala zoyera anaimirira pafupi nawo. 11Iwo anati, “Inu a ku Galileya, bwanji muyang'ana kumwamba? Yesu uyu, amene wachotsedwa pakati panu kupita kumwamba, adzabweranso monga momwe mwamuonera akupita.”
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12Pamenepo anabwerera ku Yerusalemu kuchokera ku phiri lotchedwa Olivi, lomwe liri pafupi ndi Yerusalemu, mtunda wa pafupifupi theka la mailo. 13Atalowa, anakwera ku chipinda chapamwamba kumene ankakhala: Petro, Yohane, Yakobo, Andreya, Filipo, Tomasi, Bartolomeyo, Mateyu, Yakobo mwana wa Alfeyo, Simoni Mzelote, ndi Yudasi mwana wa Yakobo. 14Onsewa anapitiriza limodzi mu pemphero, pamodzi ndi amayi, Mariya amayi ake a Yesu, ndi abale ake.
15M'masiku amenewo Petro anaimirira pakati pa abale (onse pamodzi anali pafupifupi 120) nati, 16“Abale, Malemba amene Mzimu Woyera ananenera kale kudzera pakamwa pa Davide za Yudasi—amene anakhala mtsogoleri wa iwo amene anamgwira Yesu—anayenera kukwaniritsidwa. 17Pakuti iye anawerengedwa pakati pathu ndipo anapatsidwa gawo lake mu utumiki uwu.” 18(Munthu uyu anagula munda ndi malipiro a kulakwa kwake, kenaka anagwa chamutu, naphulika chapakati, ndipo matumbo ake onse anatuluka. 19Izi zinadziwika kwa aliyense wokhala mu Yerusalemu, kotero munda uja unatchedwa m'chinenero chawo Akeldama, kutanthauza kuti, Munda wa Magazi.). 20“Pakuti kwalembedwa m'Buku la Masalimo: ‘Msasa wake usanduke wopanda kanthu, popanda wokhalamo,’ ndipo ‘Wina atenge udindo wake.’
21Choncho mmodzi wa amuna amene anatitsagana nthawi yonse, pamene Ambuye Yesu analowa ndi kutuluka pakati pathu, 22kuyambira ubatizo wa Yohane mpaka tsiku limene anatengedwa kuchoka kwa ife—mmodzi wa awa ayenera kukhala mboni pamodzi ndi ife ya kuuka kwake.”
23Ndipo anayika awiri patsogolo—Yosefe wotchedwa Barsaba, amene anatchedwanso Yusto, ndi Matiya. 24Anapemphera nati, “Inu, Ambuye Yesu, amene mumadziwa mitima ya onse, onetsani ndani mwa awiri awa amene mwamusankha, b b v24 Atumwi akupemphera kwa Yesu — amene anasankha Khumi ndi Awiri oyambirira ndipo tsopano akudziwa amene akumusankha kuti alowe m'malo mwa Yudasi. Iye yekha ndiye Ambuye wa maitanidwe a utumwi. 25kuti atenge malo mu utumiki ndi utumwi uwu umene Yudasi anausiya kuti apite kumalo ake. 26Anawachitira maere; maere anagwera Matiya, ndipo iye anawerengedwa pamodzi ndi atumwi khumi ndi mmodzi.” c c v26 Kuchita maere kunali mwambo wakale — wofanana ndi kukoka udzu — umene unkagwiritsidwa ntchito kulola Mulungu kusankha chotsatira.