Mbiri Isapitiriza
Nkhani ya mpingo wacinyamata pidakwira Yezu kudzulu—kubwera kwa Nzimu pa Pentekoste na kumwazika kwa Uthenga Wadidi kubulukira ku Yerusalemu mpaka kumagumo a dziko.
1 1M'bukhu yanga yakutoma, Teofilo, ndalemba pya pinthu pyonsene pidatoma Yezu kucita na kupfundzisa, 2mpaka ntsiku idakwatulwa Iye kudzulu, mbupereka matongero kubulukira mwa Nzimu Wakucena kuna apostolo adasankhula Iye. 3Pakumala kutambudzika kwace, Iye apangiza ekhene mwamoyo kuna iwo kubulukira mu umboni uzinji, mbaonekera kuna iwo mu ntsiku makumi manai, mbalonga pya Umambo wa Baba wathu. a a v3 Umambo udapfundzisa Yezu ndi utongi wa Baba wathu unapita pa dziko yapantsi — utongi ubodzi ene udacemera Iye anyakupfundzace toera akhale pantsi pa utongi unoyu na kuulengesa.
4Mukhakhala Iye na iwo, aatonga toera akhonde kubuluka mu Yerusalemu, mbwenye adikhire piciro ya Baba wanga—“yakuti,” alonga Iye, “mwaibva kwa Ine; 5thangwi Juwau abatiza na madzi, mbwenye mukupita ntsiku zingasi munadzabatizwa na Nzimu Wakucena.”
6Na tenepo, pidagumanyikana iwo pabodzi, abvundza tenepa: “Mbuya, munadzabwezera Umambo kuna Izarayeli cincino?”
7Iye aapanga tenepa: “Nee mphyanu kudziwa midzidzi peno nyengo idaikha Baba wanga mwa mphambvu yace yekhene. 8Mbwenye Nzimu Wakucena angakutsikirani, munadzakhala na mphambvu toera kukhala mboni zanga—mu Yerusalemu, mu Yudeya yonsene, mu Samariya, na mpaka kunkhundu kwakutali kwa dziko yapantsi.”
9Pakumala kulonga Iye pinthu pyenepi, mukhayang'ana iwo, Iye akwatulwa kudzulu, na khole yan'kwata Iye, mbaleka kuoneka pa maso pawo. 10Mukhayang'anisisa iwo kudzulu mukhaenda Iye, mwakukhonda dikhira amuna awiri akubvala nguwo zakucena aima pa khundu pawo. 11Iwo alonga tenepa: “Imwe anthu a ku Galileya, thangwi yanji musayang'anisisa kudzulu? Yezu uyu, adakwatulwa pakati panu mpaka kudzulu, anadzabwerera munjira ibodzi ene ninga mudamuona Iye mbakwenda.”
Mboni Yakusankhulwa M'mbuto Mwace
12Penepo iwo abwerera ku Yerusalemu, mbabuluka pa phiri inacemerwa Olivete, yakufendedzera na Yerusalemu, mtunda wa pifupi na kilometru m'bodzi. 13Pidapita iwo, akwira m'cipinda ca padzulu mukhakhala iwo: Pedhru, Juwau, Tiyago, Andreya, Filipi, Toma, Bartolomeu, Mateu, Tiyago mwana wa Alufeyo, Simau Zelote, na Yuda mwana wa Tiyago. 14Onsene awa apitiriza pabodzi mu maphembero, pabodzi na akazi, Mariya mai wa Yezu, na abale ace.
15Mu ntsiku zenezi Pedhru alimira pakati pa abale (akhali ninga anthu dzana na makumi mawiri onsene) mbalonga tenepa: 16“Abale, Malemba adalonga kale Nzimu Wakucena kubulukira mu mulomo wa Dhavidhi thangwi ya Yuda—adakhala nyakutsogolera ale adaphata Yezu—akhafunika kukwanirisika. 17Thangwi iye akhalengeswa pakati pathu mbatambira khundu yace mu utumiki uyu.” 18(Mamuna uyu agula munda na kobiri idatambira iye thangwi ya kuipa kwace, buluka penepo agwa na nsolo patsogolo, mbafufunyuka pakati, mbamwazika matumbo ace onsene. 19Pyenepi pyadziwika kuna anthu onsene akhakhala mu Yerusalemu, natenepo munda unoyu wacemerwa mu cilongero cawo Akeledama, pisabveka kuti, Munda wa Ciropa.). 20“Thangwi pyalembwa m'bukhu ya Masalmo: ‘Mbuto yace mbikhale yakusowa, nkhabe munthu anakhala mwenemo,’ pontho ‘Unango mbakwate udindo wace.’
21Natenepo m'bodzi wa amuna adakhala na ife n'dzidzi onsene, mu ndzidzi ukhapita na kubuluka Mbuya Yezu pakati pathu, 22kutomera pa ubatizo wa Juwau mpaka ntsiku idakwatulwa Iye pakati pathu—m'bodzi wa awa asafunika kukhala pabodzi na ife mboni ya kulamuka kwace muli akufa.”
23Na tenepo aikha patsogolo amuna awiri—Zuze adacemerwa Barsaba, adacemerwambo Yustu, na Matiya. 24Iwo aphembera mbalonga tenepa: “Imwe, Mbuya Yezu, musadziwa mitima ya anthu onsene, tipangizeni ule mudansankhula pa awiri awa, b b v24 Apostolo asaphembera kuna Yezu — Iye ule adasankhula anyakupfundza khumi na awiri akutoma, pontho cincino asadziwa ule anansankhula toera kupita m'mbuto mwa Yuda. Iye ekha ndiye Mbuya wa kucemerwa kwa apostolo. 25toera kukwata mbuto mu utumiki uyu na uapostolo udasiya Yuda, mbaenda ku mbuto yace yekhene. 26Iwo aponya maningo thangwi ya iwo; maningo agwera Matiya, natenepo iye alengeswa pabodzi na apostolo khumi na m'bodzi.” c c v26 Kuponya maningo ukhali n'tsika wakale — wakundendemerana na kukwata uswa — udaphatisirwa toera Mulungu asankhule pinafuna kucitika.