¹ Ala pano Apolosi walinji ku Kolinthe, Pauli wapululila munsi ya mupela wiza wafika mu musumba wa Efeso, aya azana wamwi awasambilizi kweneko. ² Pauli ati ku woliwo, '' Wuzye mwapochelezile Umuzimu Umwimichile pano mwasuwizile?'' Awati kwe weliwe, '' Awe, tutivwa nanthi kwivwa kuno kuli Umuzimu Umwimichile.'' ^{3 4} Pauli ati, '' Ukuya muchani muno mwabatizizwe?'' Awati, ''' Muwubatizyo wakwe Yohane.'' Apo Pauli awatolela, Yohane wabatizyanga nu wubatizyo uwakutontholokwa. Awanena awanthu awati wasuwile mwakwe wino waliyiza pansizi pakwe weliwe, ukuti, mwe Yesu,'' ⁵ Awala awanthu wivwa vyoo, wabatizizwe mwizina lye Mfumu Yesu. ⁶ Ngapano Pauli awika amakasa yakwe pakwe woliwo, Umuzimu Mwimichile awiza pakwe woliwo swinya walanda mumvwango zinji nu kuvwanga ivya nkholelo. ⁷ Apaliponga walinji awanthu ikumi na wawili. ⁸ Pauli winjizile mu sinagogi avwanga nukusinga ku mphindi ya myezi yitatu, awavwanzania nawanthu nukuwafunkhulila ku wufumu wakwe Leza. ⁹ Ukuwa pano wamwi awa Yuda watumvile awakana ukusuwila, watalika ukuvwanga uwuwi wa Nzila paminso yiwumba. Achaleka Pauli afuma kwe woliwo swinya asenda na wasambilizi apita nawo, nga awlanda nawo mu ng'anda iya kusambilyizya mwenemo yakwe Tiranasi. ¹⁰ Choo chapitilila kumyaka yiwili, wonsi wano wikalanga munsi ya Esiya wivwa izi lya Mfumu, wonsinye awa Yuda na wa Griki. ¹¹ Leza wawombanga imilimo iyikulu ukuwomvya amakasa ya Pauli, ¹² apano nututambala, nimyenda yino yamupalamansizye yasendwa ukuya ku walwale, uwulwale wapola ni mizimu miwipe yafuma mwakwe woliwo. ¹³ Palinji wamwi awa Yuda awa mayele wapitanga mu masyo. Wapundanga mwizina lya Mfumu Yesu ichakuti wawe namaka ku mizimu miwipe pano watinji, '' Pi zina lya Yesu wino Pauli akawizya, nkhukupatichizya fuma panzi.'' ¹⁴ E simapepo umukulu uwa Chiyuda, wino izina lyakwe walinji Skeva, wanji nawana munenulambali(7) wano wachitanga vyoo. ¹⁵ Umuzimu muwipe awatolelela, '' Yesu namumanya, Pauli namumanya, Nga mwewawenu mwemwe?'' ¹⁶ Umuzimu muwipe wuno walinji mwe munthu wee wavundumuchila awa mayele nu kuchimva nukuwuma. Awa samala ukufuma mung'anda sita kuzwala swinya amphondo. ¹⁷ Choo chizile chamanyikwa ku wonsi, awa Yuda na wa Griki, wano wikalanga mu Efeso. wawa ninthete sana, swinya izina lyakwe Mfumu Yesu lyachindikwa. ¹⁸ Swinya, awavule wawasuwizi wiza nuku wumbula swinya ukuzumilizya iviwipe vino wachisile. ¹⁹ Awavule wano wawombanga ivya mayele yakutumphika wiza nawa kalata wawo paliponga swinya awocha paminso pakwe wonsinye. Pano wapenda uwuvule pa ndalama, wazanile imyanda ikumi imphindi amakumi yasano (50,000) iya siliva. ²⁰ Ukuwa izwi lya Mfumu lyasata ukufika ukutali umwa maka. ²¹ Nga pano Pauli wamalizizye umulimo wakwe mu Efeso, wizile yelengania mu Muzimu ukuti apitile mwe Masedoniya nu Achalia panzila ukuya mu Yerusalemu; ati weliwe, '' Ndi nikala kokonye, mfwile inje ndole Roma. ²² Pauli wizile tuma ku Masedoniya wawili mu wano wamutulanga, Timoti nu Erasitasi. Kweni weni ayikala mu Esiya paka mphindi. ²³ Pa mphindi ngati yoyo patalinji nanthi kamwi katichi akakuvulungania mu Efeso pa mulandu wa Nzira. ²⁴ E kasula wumwi izina lyakwe Dimetiriyasi, wino wapanga ivikolania vye Atemisi, walesile uwukasi kuwakawomba wa ntchito zya makasa. ²⁵ Ngapano wizile wawa wunganika ponga awawombi wantchito yoyo ati, '' Mwe wanthu, mumanyile kuno muwukazimo muli indalama sana. ²⁶ Mukalola nu kwivwa vyoo, as pa Efeso patupu, kweni mukaya konsi aka Esiya, Pauli wizile limbichisya mukutontholosya awanthu awavule. Akuvwanga ukuti kutawa twa leza tuno tukapangwa namakasa. ²⁷ Asachakuti pali ichakutinia ukuti uwukazyi witu wutalilondekwa swinya, kweni swinya i tempeli yakwe leza umwanachi Atemisi yiliwa yisi nu wuchindame. Apo uwukulu wakwe wulimala, weliwenye wino Esiya ninsi yikamupepa. ²⁸ Pano wivwile choo, wizula nukufulwa swinya wapunda, awati, '' Umukulu we Atemisi wa mu Efeso.'' ²⁹ Akaya konsi kizile kavulungana, swinya awanthu wonsi nu mwenzo wonga wasamalila kuno iwumba likawungana. Wizile wamulema wano wakapita ponga ne Pauli, e Gayasi nu Aristachasi. wano wafuma mu Masedonia. ³⁰ Pauli walondanga ukwinjila mwi wumba lya wanthu, kweni awasambilizi wamulesizye. ³¹ Swinya, wakapanzya wa kaya ka Esiya wano walinji awamanyani wakwe weliwe watuma inthumwi ukumulenga ukuti atakinjile muno iwumba likasunkhana. ³² Awanthu wamwi wapundanga ichinthu chonga, na wanji ichinji, pakuti iwumba lyavulungine. Awavule watamanyile ukuti achani chino wasunkhine apaliponga. ³³ Wamwi mwiwumba awapanzizye Alekizanda, wino awa Yuda wamusuntchilizyanga kunkholelo. Apano Alekizanda wizile tumphula ikasa lyakwe, ukulonda ukuyikopolola kwi wumba. ³⁴ Kweni pano wizile wamanya ukuti amu Yuda, wizile wapunda nichongo pa mawola yawili nizwi lyonga, ukuti, '' Umukulu we Atemisi uwa wa Efeso.'' ³⁵ Pano e kawalika wizile myalalika iwumba, watili, '' Mwe wanthu wa mu Efeso, wuzye amunthuchi wino atamanyile ukuti akaya ke Efeso akano kakasunga e tempeli lya Atemisi umukulu ni ichikolania chino chaponile ukufuma mwiyulu? ³⁶ Ukulola pano ivinthu vyoo asa vya kukanwa, mufwile mumyalale mutakawombe nanthi chimwi umwakusamazyania. ³⁷ Ichakuti mwizile na wanthu waa mu ng'anda ya masundo wano asa wang'o mu tempeli pamwi wano wakusewania leza witu umwanachi. ³⁸ Akuli kuti, nanthi Dimetiriyasi na wa womvyamakasa wano waliponga na weliwe wali nichakususyana nawumwi, ing'anda zya masundo azivule na wakapanzya walipo. Walekeni wasusyane nawawuye. ³⁹ Kweni ndi mukulonda vinji vino asa vyoo, muliya navyo kuno tukasunkhana. ⁴⁰ Nichisinkhanye tuli numulandu pachongo icha wanda woo. Pasi nanthi chimwi chino chaleta ichongo, swinya tutandi tulinganie.'' ⁴¹ Ala wavwanga vyoo, asasya iwumba.