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Mting'hano ako Yelusalemu
1 Wanhu wayagwe walawa Yudea weza Antiokia na wasonga kuwafundiza wanhu wamtogole Yesu, walonga, “Honda mukomboligwe mbaka mwingile kumbi kamba Malagizo ga Musa vigalonda.” 2 Paulo na Balinaba waibamilila ng'hani na hewo kwa mbuli ino, avo waitogolela Paulo na Balinaba na wanhu wayagwe wa Antiokia wachole Yelusalemu kulonga na watumigwa na wavele wa kibumbila cha wanhu wamtogole Yesu kwa sama ya mbuli ayo.
3 Wanhu wamtogole Yesu ako wawatuma na viwakalile wochola kubitila Foinike na Samalia, wawalongela wanhu vija wanhu haweli Wayahudi viwamtogole Mulungu, mbuli ino itenda wanhu wamtogole Yesu wadeng'helele. 4 Viwavikile Yelusalemu wabokeligwa na wanhu wamtogole Yesu na watumigwa na wavele, wawasimulila gose gayatendile Mulungu kubitila hewo. 5 Lakini wanhu wayagwe wamtogole Yesu wa kibumbila cha Mafalisayo wema walonga, “Wanhu haweli Wayahudi wolondeka wengile kumbi na kulongeligwa wagagoge Malagizo ga Musa.”
6 Watumigwa na wavele waiting'hana hamoja muladi kulonga mbuli iyo. 7 Viwagendelele ng'hani kulonga Petulo kema kalonga, “Ndugu zangu toka mwaka mujuwa Mulungu kanisagula kumwenu niwapetele Mbuli Inogile wanhu haweli Wayahudi, muladi wahulike na kutogola. 8 Mulungu yajuwile goyogesa kila munhu, kalagusa viyawatogole wanhu haweli Wayahudi kwa kuwagwaa Loho Yang'alile kamba viyatendile kumwetu. 9 Mulungu hatubagule bule tweye na wao, kaisunha mizoyo yao kwavija wamtogola Yesu. 10 Vino habali molonda kumgeza Mulungu? Vino habali molonda kuwadikwa wanahina wa Yesu mizigo mikulu? Wahenga zetu hebu tweye hatudahile kuipapa. 11 Totogola na kukomboligwa kwa ng'hekewa ya Mndewa Yesu, kamba viili kumwao.”
12 Bumbila jose da wanhu dikala huupi viwawahulike Balinaba na Paulo wosimulila mbuli zose za unzonza na vilaguso ziyatendile Mulungu kubitila wao kwa wanhu haweli Wayahudi. 13 Viwamambukize kusimulila, Yakobo kasonga kulonga, “Ndugu zangu, nhegelezeni! 14 Simoni kasimulila vija Mulungu ichanduso viyawanogele wanhu haweli Wayahudi kwa kuwasagula wanhu kulawa kumwao wawe wake. 15 Mbuli zino ziigala na mbuli za watula ndagu wa Mulungu. Kamba Maandiko Gang'alile vigalonga,
16 Mndewa kolonga, ‘Abaho nobwela
na kukizenga kabili kiheha cha Daudi,
nokizenga kiheha chake,
na kukizenga goya kabili.
17 Baho wanhu wayagwe wose wa mwiisi wokwiza kumwangu,
wanhu wose haweli Wayahudi waniwasagule wawe wangu.
18 Avo viyolonga Mndewa, yatendile mbuli ino ijuwike toka mwaka.’ ”
19 Yakobo kagendelela kulonga, “Vinikona niye, tuleke kuwagaza wanhu haweli Wayahudi wombwelela Mulungu. 20 Lakini tuwandikile baluwa kuwalongela waleke kuja lujo halufaya lulavigwe nhosa kwa vinyago, muladi kuwagomesa sekewatende ugoni, waleke kuja mnyama yabobotoligwe hebu kung'wa damu. 21 Kwavija Malagizo ga Musa gasomigwa toka mwaka mna zing'anda za kumpula Mulungu kila siku ya Kubwihila, mbuli zake zipetigwa mmabuga.”
Baluwa kwa wanhu haweli Wayahudi wamtogole Yesu
22 Abaho watumigwa na wavele na wanhu wose wamtogole Yesu ako Yelusalemu, waitogolela kusagula wanhu kulawa mdibumbila na kuwagala Antiokia hamoja na Balinaba na Paulo. Wawasagula wanhu wabili wakalile wotegelezigwa ng'hani na wanhu wamtogole Yesu, wanhu wao wakala Yuda yakemigwe Balisaba na Sila. 23 Wawagwaa baluwa yandikigwe vino,
“Tweye watumigwa na wavele, ndugu zenu, towalamusa mweye ndugu zetu hamuli Wayahudi mukala Antiokia, Siliya na Kilikia. 24 Tuhulika kuna wanhu walawa kumwetu wawading'hula na kuwaleka moyo yungwayungwa kwa mbuli ziwawalongele, lakini tweye hatuwatumile bule. 25 Avo tuiting'hana hamoja na wose tuitogolela kuwasagula wasenga na kuwatuma kumwenu. Wokuwa hamoja na mbwiga zetu Balinaba na Paulo, 26 wao waulava ugima wao mbuli ya sang'hano ya Mndewa Yesu Kilisito. 27 Avo towatuma kumwenu Yuda na Sila, wonda wawalongele kwa mulomo mbuli zituwandikila. 28 Avo Loho Yang'alile na tweye tuitogolela seketuwadikwe mizigo iyagwe kubanza malagizo gano. 29 Sekemuje lujo lulavigwe nhosa kwa vinyago, sekemung'we damu, sekemuje nyama ya mnyama yabobotoligwe, muiteganye na ugoni. Motenda goya kamba mwahaleka kusang'hana mbuli zose zino. Mkale goya.”
30 Viwamambukize kuwalaga, wanhu awo watumigwe wachola Antiokia, ako wawakema hamoja wanhu wamtogole Yesu, wawagwaa baluwa. 31 Wanhu awo viwaisomile baluwa iyo, wadeng'helela ng'hani mbuli ya usenga wa kuwagangamiza. 32 Yuda na Sila, wakalile watula ndagu wa Mulungu walonga nao ng'hani, wawagangamiza na kuwagela moyo. 33 Viwakalile kipindi kidodo, walagigwa kwa tindiwalo na wanhu wamtogole Yesu, wabwela kwa waja wawatumile. 34 Lakini Sila kasigala ako.
35 Paulo na Balinaba wakala ako Antiokia kwa kipindi kidodo, wawafundiza wanhu na kuwapetela mbuli ya Mndewa.
Paulo na Balinaba woigola
36 Hazibitile siku nyingi Paulo kamulongela Balinaba, “Tubwele tukawakagule waetu wamtogole Yesu mna gamabuga gatupetile mbuli ya Mndewa, tukawalole viwogendelela.” 37 Balinaba kalonda kumsola Yohana Maluko wachole wose, 38 lakini Paulo halondile wachole nayo, kwavija hakalile nao mbaka kuuhelelo wa sang'hano yao. Kwavija kabwela na kuwaleka wao ako Pamfulia. 39 Avo waibamilila, abaho waigola Balinaba kamsola Yohana Maluko wakwela meli wachola Kupulo. 40 Lakini Paulo kamsagula Sila, wanhu wa ako wamtogole Yesu wampulila ng'hekewa ya Mndewa, abaho kasegela. 41 Kachola Siliya na Kilikia na kuwagangamiza wanhu wamtogole Yesu mziisi azo.