Machitidwe 19 FHB Father's Heart Bible™

19 ¹Pamene Apolo anali ku Korinto, Paulo anadutsa dziko la kumtunda, nafika ku Efeso, kumene anapeza ophunzira ena. ²Anawafunsa, “Kodi munalandira Mzimu Woyera pamene munakhulupirira?” Iwo anayankha, “Ayi, sitinamvepo n'komwe kuti kuli Mzimu Woyera.”

³Ndipo iye anafunsa, “Nanga tsono munabatizidwa ubatizo wotani?” Iwo anati, “Ubatizo wa Yohane.”

⁴Paulo anati, “Yohane anabatiza ndi ubatizo wa kutembenuka mtima, nawuza anthu kuti akhulupirire amene akudza pambuyo pake, ndiye Yesu.”

⁵Atamva zimenezi, anabatizidwa m'dzina la Ambuye Yesu. ⁶Ndipo pamene Paulo anawasanjika manja, Mzimu Woyera anafika pa iwo; nayankhula malilime, nanenera. ⁷Onsewo analipo amuna pafupifupi khumi ndi awiri.

⁸Paulo analowa m'sunagoge, nayankhula molimba mtima miyezi itatu, nakambirana ndi kukopa anthu za ufumu wa Atate wathu. ⁹Koma pamene ena anawuma mitima, nakana kukhulupirira, naneneza Njira pamaso pa gulu la anthu, iye anachoka kwa iwo, natenga ophunzira, nakambirana tsiku ndi tsiku m'nyumba ya maphunziro ya Turano. ¹⁰Izi zinachitika zaka ziwiri, kotero kuti onse okhala mu Asiya, Ayuda ndi Agiriki omwe, anamva mau a Ambuye Yesu.

¹¹Atate wathu anachita zozizwitsa zodabwitsa ndi manja a Paulo, ¹²kotero kuti ngakhale mipango ndi maepuloni amene anakhudza thupi lake anatengedwa kwa odwala, ndipo matenda anawachoka ndipo mizimu yoyipa inatuluka mwa iwo.

¹³Ayuda ena oyendayenda otulutsa ziwanda analinso kuyesa kutchula dzina la Ambuye Yesu pa iwo amene anali ndi mizimu yoyipa, nati, “Ndikukulamulirani ndi Yesu amene Paulo amalalikira.” ¹⁴Ana aamuna asanu ndi awiri a mkulu wa ansembe wa Chiyuda, dzina lake Sikeva, anali kuchita zimenezi.

¹⁵Koma mzimu woyipa unawayankha, nati, “Yesu ndimamdziwa, ndipo Paulo ndikumuzindikira, koma inu ndinu yani?” ¹⁶Ndipo munthu amene anali ndi mzimu woyipa uja analumphira pa iwo, nawagonjetsa onse, nawapambana, kotero kuti anathawa m'nyumba ija ali amaliseche ndi ovulala. ¹⁷Ayuda onse ndi Agiriki okhala mu Efeso anazindikira zimenezi. Mantha anawagwira onse, ndipo dzina la Ambuye Yesu linalemekezedwa kwambiri. ¹⁸Ambiri a iwo amene anakhala okhulupirira anabweranso, navomereza ndi kuulula ntchito zawo. ¹⁹Ambiri amene anachita za ufiti anasonkhanitsa mipukutu yawo, nayitentha pamaso pa anthu onse. Anawerengera mtengo wake, napeza kuti unakwana malipiro a masiku 50,000. ^a a v19 Ndalama iliyonse ya siliva inali dirakima — pafupifupi malipiro a tsiku limodzi a wantchito. Mipukutu yotenthedwa ija inali yokwana malipiro a masiku pafupifupi masauzande makumi asanu. ²⁰Kotero mau a Ambuye Yesu anapitiriza kukula mwamphamvu ndi kupambana.

²¹Zimenezi zitachitika, Paulo anatsimikiza mu mzimu wake kudutsa Makedoniya ndi Akaya, napita ku Yerusalemu, nati, “Ndikakhala kumeneko, ndiyeneranso kukaona Roma.” ²²Anatuma awiri a atumiki ake, Timoteo ndi Erasto, ku Makedoniya, pamene iye mwini anakhalabe mu Asiya kwa kanthawi. ²³Pa nthawi imeneyo panabuka chisokonezo chachikulu chokhudza Njira. ²⁴Pakuti munthu wina dzina lake Demetiro, wosula siliva amene anapanga akachisi a siliva a Aritemi, anapatsa amisiri ambiri ntchito. ^b b v24 Aritemi wa Efeso anali mulungu wamkazi wamkulu wa mzindawo. Kachisi wake anali chimodzi mwa zodabwitsa zisanu ndi ziwiri za dziko lakale, ndiponso mtima wa chuma cha mzindawo. ²⁵Anawasonkhanitsa pamodzi ndi antchito a ntchito zofanana, nati, “Amuna anzanga, mukudziwa kuti chuma chathu chimachokera ku ntchito iyi. ²⁶Mukuona ndi kumva kuti Paulo uyu wakopa ndi kusocheretsa anthu ochuluka kwambiri, osati mu Efeso mokha, koma pafupifupi mu Asiya monse, nawuza kuti milungu yopangidwa ndi manja si milungu n'komwe. ²⁷Choopsa sichoti ntchito yathu itaya mbiri yake yabwino yokha, koma kuti kachisi wa mulungu wamkazi wamkulu Aritemi adzakhala wopanda phindu, ndipo iye, amene amapembedzedwa ndi Asiya onse ndi dziko lonse, adzalandidwa ukulu wake.”

²⁸Atamva zimenezi, anapsa mtima, nafuwula, nati, “Wamkulu ndi Aritemi wa Aefeso!” ²⁹Mzindawo unadzaza ndi chisokonezo; onse pamodzi anathamangira ku bwalo la zisudzo, nakokera Gayo ndi Aristariko, Amakedoniya, anzake a Paulo oyenda naye. ³⁰Pamene Paulo anafuna kulowa pakati pa gulu la anthu, ophunzira sanamlole. ³¹Ngakhalenso akuluakulu ena a chigawo, amene anali abwenzi ake, anatumiza uthenga, namchenjeza kuti asakayese kulowa m'bwalo la zisudzo. ³²Pakalipo ena anafuwula chinthu china, ena china—msonkhano unali wachisokonezo, ndipo ambiri sanadziwe chifukwa chimene anasonkhanirana. ³³Ena m'gulumo analangiza Aleksandro, amene Ayuda anamkankhira kutsogolo; atakodola dzanja lake, anafuna kudziteteza pamaso pa anthu. ³⁴Atazindikira kuti iye anali Myuda, anafuwula onse mogwirizana kwa pafupifupi maola awiri, nati, “Wamkulu ndi Aritemi wa Aefeso!”

³⁵Pamene mlembi wa mzinda anakhalitsa gulu la anthu chete, anati, “Amuna a Efeso, ndani wosadziwa kuti mzinda wa Aefeso ndiye woyang'anira kachisi wa Aritemi wamkulu ndi wa fano limene linagwa kuchokera kumwamba? ^c c v35 Ambiri anakhulupirira kuti chinthu chopatulika ichi chinali mwala wamlengalenga umene unagwa kuchokera mumlengalenga — nawutenga ngati umboni wa chisomo cha Aritemi pa mzindawo. ³⁶Popeza zinthu izi sizingatsutsike, muyenera kukhala chete ndi kusachita kanthu mopupuluma. ³⁷Pakuti mwabweretsa amuna awa pano, amene si akuba a m'kachisi kapena onyoza mulungu wathu wamkazi. ³⁸Chifukwa chake ngati Demetiro ndi amisiri anzake ali ndi mlandu ndi munthu wina, mabwalo a milandu ali otseguka ndipo abwanamkubwa alipo—aimbirane mlandu kumeneko. ³⁹Koma ngati mukufuna kanthu kena kowonjezera, kudzathetsedwa mu msonkhano wokhazikika. ⁴⁰Tili pa chiopsezo cha kuimbidwa mlandu wa chipolowe cha lero, popeza tilibe chifukwa choti tingafotokozere za chiwawa ichi.” ⁴¹Ndipo atanena zimenezi, anamasula msonkhano.