Chinyengo Pamaso pa Atate
Ananiya ndi Safira akugulitsa malo, akusunga gawo lina mwakachetechete, akunena zina, ndipo akugwa nafa chifukwa chonamiza Atate wathu. Mantha akufalikira pamene anthu ambiri akubweretsabe odwala awo. Atatsekeredwa m'ndende kachiwiri ndi kumasulidwa usiku ndi mngelo, atumwi akukwapulidwa ndipo akuchoka ku bwalo akukondwera kuti achititsidwa manyazi.
5 1Ndipo munthu wina dzina lake Hananiya, pamodzi ndi mkazi wake Safira, anagulitsa chigawo cha malo awo. 2Iye anadzisungira yekha gawo lina la ndalama zimene analandira, mkazi wake akudziwa, nabweretsa gawo lina lokha, naliika pa mapazi a atumwi. 3Koma Petro anati, “Hananiya, nchifukwa chiyani Satana wadzaza mtima wako kuti unamize Mzimu Woyera ndi kubisa gawo lina la mtengo wa malowo? 4Kodi malowo sanali ako pamene unali usanawagulitse? Ndipo utawagulitsa, kodi ndalamazo sizinali za iwe kuti uzilamulire? Nchifukwa chiyani wakonza chinthu ichi mumtima mwako? Sunaname kwa anthu, koma kwa Atate wathu.” a a v4 Pamene Petro ananena kuti kunamiza Mzimu Woyera nkunamiza Atate wathu, akusonyeza kuti Mzimu ndi Mulungu weniweni — osati mphamvu chabe, koma Munthu waumulungu.
5Pamene anamva mau awa, Hananiya anagwa pansi nafa; ndipo mantha aakulu anagwira onse amene anamva. 6Ndipo anyamata anauka, nakulunga thupi lake, namnyamula kutuluka naye kunja, nakamuika m'manda. 7Patapita pafupifupi maola atatu, mkazi wake analowa, osadziwa chimene chinachitika. 8Petro anamfunsa nati, “Ndiuze, kodi munagulitsa malowo pa mtengo uwu?” Iye anati, “Inde, pa mtengo umenewo.”
9Ndipo Petro anati kwa iye, “Nchifukwa chiyani munagwirizana kuyesa Mzimu wa Atate wathu? Taona, mapazi a amene anaika mwamuna wako m'manda ali pa khomo, ndipo adzakunyamulanso iwe kutuluka naye kunja.”
10Nthawi yomweyo anagwa pa mapazi ake nafa. Ndipo anyamata analowa, namupeza atafa kale, namunyamula kutuluka naye kunja, nakamuika m'manda pafupi ndi mwamuna wake. 11Ndipo mantha aakulu anagwera mpingo wonse ndi onse amene anamva zinthu izi.
Zizindikiro ndi Zodabwitsa mwa Atumwi
12Zizindikiro ndi zodabwitsa zambiri zinkachitika pakati pa anthu kudzera m'manja mwa atumwi. Ndipo onse anasonkhana pamodzi mu Khonde la Solomoni. 13Palibe mwa ena amene analimba mtima kudziphatika kwa iwo, koma anthu anawalemekeza kwambiri. 14Ndipo okhulupirira ochuluka kuposa kale anawonjezedwa kwa Ambuye — makamu a amuna ndi akazi, 15kotero kuti ananyamula odwala kuwaika m'misewu pa makama ndi pa mphasa, akuyembekeza kuti ngakhale mthunzi wa Petro ukhoza kugwera ena a iwo pamene amadutsa. 16Makamu a anthu anabweranso kuchokera m'mizinda yozungulira Yerusalemu, akubweretsa odwala ndi amene anazunzidwa ndi mizimu yonyansa, ndipo onse anachiritsidwa.
Kumangidwa, Kumasulidwa, ndi Kubwerera
17Mkulu wa ansembe anauka, pamodzi ndi onse amene anali naye, a gulu la Asaduki, ndipo anadzala ndi nsanje. 18Anagwira atumwi, nawaika m'ndende ya anthu onse. 19Koma usiku mngelo wa Atate wathu anatsegula zitseko za ndende, nawatulutsa panja, nati, 20“Pitani, muimirire m'kachisi ndi kulankhula kwa anthu mau onse a Moyo uwu.”
21Atamva izi, analowa m'kachisi kucha, nayamba kuphunzitsa. Ndipo mkulu wa ansembe ndi iwo amene anali naye atafika, anaitanitsa bwalo lalikulu — msonkhano wonse wa akulu a Israeli — natuma anthu ku ndende kuti akawabweretse. 22Koma alonda atafika sanapeze munthu aliyense kumeneko; anabwerera, nafotokoza, nati, 23“Tapeza ndende itatsekedwa kolimba, alonda ataimirira pa zitseko, koma pamene tinatsegula, sitinapeze munthu aliyense mkati.”
24Atamva mau awa, mkulu wa alonda a kachisi ndi akulu a ansembe anathedwa nzeru, akudabwa kuti zidzafika pati. 25Munthu wina anabwera, nafotokoza nati, “Taonani, anthu amene munawaika m'ndende aimirira m'kachisi akuphunzitsa anthu!” 26Ndipo mkulu wa alonda pamodzi ndi akuluakulu anapita, nakawabweretsa, osagwiritsa ntchito mphamvu, poopa kuti anthu angawagende miyala. 27Atawabweretsa, anawaimiritsa pamaso pa bwalo. Ndipo mkulu wa ansembe anawafunsa, 28nati, “Tinakulamulani mwamphamvu kuti musaphunzitse m'dzina ili, komatu mwadzaza Yerusalemu ndi chiphunzitso chanu, ndipo mukufuna kubweretsa mwazi wa munthu uyu pa ife.”
29Koma Petro ndi atumwi anayankha nati, “Tiyenera kumvera Atate wathu koposa anthu. 30Mulungu wa makolo athu anaukitsa Yesu, amene inu munapha pomupachika pa mtengo. 31Atate wathu anamkweza kudzanja lake lamanja monga Wolamulira ndi Mpulumutsi, kuti apatse Israeli kutembenuka mtima ndi chikhululukiro cha machimo. 32Ife ndife mboni za zinthu izi, ndiponso Mzimu Woyera, amene Atate wathu anapatsa kwa iwo amene amamvera Iye.”
33Atamva izi, anakwiya kwambiri, nafuna kuwapha. 34Koma Mfarisi wina dzina lake Gamalieli, mphunzitsi wa malamulo wolemekezedwa ndi anthu onse, anaimirira mu bwalo, nalamula kuti anthu aja atulutsidwe panja kwa kanthawi. 35Anawauza nati, “Inu Aisraeli, ganizirani mosamala chimene mukufuna kuchita ndi anthu awa. 36Zisanachitike izi, Teyuda anaoneka, nadzitcha kuti ndi wina wofunika; anthu pafupifupi 400 anamutsata. Iye anaphedwa, otsatira ake onse anabalalika, ndipo zinatheratu pachabe. 37Pambuyo pake, Yudasi wa ku Galileya anauka m'masiku a kalembera, nakokera anthu kuti amutsate. Iyenso anafa, ndipo onse amene anamutsata anabalalika. 38Ndipo tsopano ndinena kwa inu: patukani kwa anthu awa ndi kuwasiya pawokha. Ngati chikonzero kapena ntchito iyi nizochokera kwa anthu, zidzagwa. 39Koma ngati nizochokera kwa Atate wathu, simudzatha kuwagonjetsa; mungakhale kuti mukumenyana ndi Atate wathu.” Kotero anakopeka naye.
40Atakopeka naye, anaitana atumwi, nawamenya, nawalamula kuti asalankhule m'dzina la Yesu, nawamasula. 41Kotero anachoka pa bwalo, akukondwa kuti anayesedwa oyenera kuchititsidwa manyazi chifukwa cha dzinalo. 42Tsiku ndi tsiku, m'kachisi ndi nyumba ndi nyumba, sanaleke kuphunzitsa ndi kulalikira uthenga wabwino: kuti Khristu ndiye Yesu.