¹ Cakali kuti Apolos wakacili ku KUlinto, Paulo wakainda mumizhyi ili mwitala aimwi wahika ku dolopo lya Efeso, akuyana bahiciiya okuya. ² Paulo wakaamba kuli mbabo, "Hena mwatambula usweeshanciindi nomwakahyoma?" ³ Paulo wakaamba, "Mwakabbizhyiwa munzhyila ili?" ⁴ Pele Paulo wakainula, "Johane wakali kubbizhya a lubbizhyo lwa kweempwa. Naka baambi bantu kuti bashyome muli yoouo uya kuboola muhi lyangu, mwalo muli, Jeso." ⁵ Ibantu nibakateelela boobo, bakabbizhiwa muzhyina lya mwami Jeso. ⁶ Kumane Paulo naakbika matanhi alimbabo, Imoza usweesha wakahika kuli mbabo alimwi bakakanana mumilaka akunhinhima. ⁷ Boonse antoomwe bakali kumi abobile balombwana. ⁸ Paulo wakeenda muma synagogo akukanana kaangulukile kwa myezhyi yotatwe, mukuyeeya amukubasandula abulelo bwa Leza. ⁹ Pele kakuli ba Jews bakali mukuyumya nsingo alimwi akubihya, bakatalika kukanana bubi bwa zhyila mubantu banji. Mpoona Paulo wakabahiya wabweza bahiciiya, kukanana ambabo buzuba a buzuba mung'andu nkando yaku Tyrannus. ¹⁰ Eeci cakazumanana kwa myaka yobile, kucita kuti boonse bakala Asia bahvwe izwi lya Mwami boonse ba Jews a ba Greeki. ¹¹ Leza wakabelehya maleele ayindilila muma tanhi aka Paulo, ¹² boobo cakuti nikaba kataulu alimwi ampinda eezhyo zhyaa kakwata zhyakali kutolwa kubaciswa alimwi malwazhyi aabo akali kumana alimwi imyoza yabahikazwa yakali kuhvwa kuli mbabo. ¹³ Pele kwakali bama Jewish kusotokela akuyabweenda mubusena. Bakali kwiita muzhyina lya Mwami Jeso kwaamba kuti bakome myoza yabahikazwa nobaamba kuti, "Kwiinda muli Jeso walo Paulo ngwakambaul, ndalailila kuti kamuhvwa. ¹⁴ Imu Jewish mupaizhyi mukando, wakali azhyina lya Sceva, wakali abana basankwa bosanwe abobile bakali kucita eeci. ¹⁵ Hikazwa wakabaingula, "Jeso ndimuzhyi, alimwi a Paulo ndimuzhyi; ndimwe bani?" ¹⁶ Bahikazwa bakali mumuntu bakasotokela aku bakoma alimwi akubauma. Bakatiya kuzhwa mung'anda amantanda kabalicisile. ¹⁷ Eeci cakazhyibwa koonse, boonse ba Jewsi ama Greeki, bakali kukala ku efeso. Bakayoowa kapati, izhyina lya Mwami Jeso lyakalemekwa. ¹⁸ Booba, bunji bwabakondwa bakahika akweempwa akupa twaambo twa milimo yabo mibyaabi njobakacita. ¹⁹ Bunji bwa bakali kucita masalamuzi bakaleta mabbuku aabo antoomwi alimwi aakwaatenta mubuhyu bwa boonse. Nibakapima bulemu bwazhyo, bwakali zhyuulu makumi zhyosanwe zhyazhyibeela zhya nsiliiva. ²⁰ Eelyo izhyina lya Mwami lyakamwaika koonse munsana zhyinji. ²¹ Ono nizhyakamana zhyintu eezhyi kucitika, Paulo wakasala mumoza kuti ainde mu masodoniya alimwi amu Achaia mulweendo lwakwe kuya ku Jelusalema; Wakaamba, "Nokwakamana ndakaliko kuya, njelele kuhika akwalo ku Loma." ²² Paulo wakatuma ku masodoniya bantu bobilo abo bakali kubelekela nguwe, Timoti alimwi a Erastus. Lwakwe wakakele mu Asia kwakaindi kahyoonto. ²³ Kuhikila mucindi ciya kwakabula kunyongana mu Efeso kumakani a zhyila. ²⁴ Umwi muhwuzhyi uli azhyina lya Demetrius, hikuhwula cibumbwa ca Artemis, wakaleta mpindu nji nkaambo wakali musengwesengwe. ²⁵ Ono wakabunganya basebenzhyi bamulimo ulya akwaamba kuti, "Balombwana, mulizhyi kwaamba kuti mumpindu eeyi tubamba mali manji. ²⁶ Mulakonzhya kubona akuteelel kuti, kutali buyo ku Efeso, pele ubaanga coonse cihi ca Asia, ooyo Paulo wabasandula bantu banji. Waamba kuti ba Leza babambwa amatanhi tabali ba leza. ²⁷ Kutali biyo kuti kuli kunyonyooka kumakwebo kuya anhi, pele alimwi akwaamba kuti Tempele ya Leza mukaintu Artemisi ulalangilka kuba wamani-mani. Bukando bwakwe bulabula ncobwaamba, ooyo boonse bamu Asia anyika yoonse balakomba." ²⁸ Eelyo nibakateelela kaaka, bakazula bukali alimwi bakoongolola, baamba, "Mukando ngu Artemis waku Efeso." ²⁹ Idolopo lyoonse lyakanjilwa kunyongana, alimwi bantu bakatiyaana amuzeezo omwe mulyaanda likando. Babahinkila Paulo mbocali kweenda alimwi, Gaius alimwi a Aristarchus, abo bakahvwa ku Macidoniya. ³⁰ Paulo wkali kuyanda kuti anjile akati ka maunda-maunda abantu, pele bahiciiya bakamukahya. ³¹ Abamwi, bamwi bakando-kando bakazhwa mucinkoswa ca Asia balo bakali benzhyinyina bakatuma makani akumulomba kuti atkanjili mulyaanda likando. ³² Bamwi bantu bakali koongolola cintu comwe, alimwi abamwi, ibantu banji bakanyongana bunji bwabo tibakahika cabakalundanina. ³³ Imwi imbunga yakapa muzeezo kuli Alexander, oyo ba Jewsi ngobakali kutonkela kumbele. Awo Alexander wakahvwunga matanhi, mukuyanda kukwabili,a mbungano. ³⁴ Pele nibakazhyiba kuti wakali mu Jew, boonse bakoongolola kwa maoola obile azwi lyomwe, baamba, Üli mukando Artemis waku Efeso. ³⁵ Mpoona mulembi wa dolopo wakaumunzhya makamu-makamu, wakaamba, "Mwebo balombwana ba Efeso, Muntu nzhyi ooyo utazhyi kwaamba muno mudolopo ya Efeso ndi Tempele lilanga Artemis mukando walo uli acibumbwa eeco cakaloka kuhvwa kwizeulu? ³⁶ mukubona kuti ezhyi zhyintu tazhyikazhyiki mweelele kuumuna alimwi akubula cakutiyaanina kucita. ³⁷ Mwaleta balombwana aba ku nkutabalo batana bbile zhyintu muma Tempele nokuba kusanka leza wesu mukaintu. ³⁸ Nkaambo kaako, naa Demetrius alimwi aba sengwe -sengwe bakwe balo bakali anguwe kabali akukazhynya kuli umwi, inkuta ilijalukile alimwi balanganya twaambo nkobali. Aba kazhyanya kuli omwe-omwe. ³⁹ Naa kuli cimbi ncomukapula kwiinda wawo, inga cakubambwa mu nkamu imbi isumpukile. ⁴⁰ Twaba mumapenzhyi akunjila mukulwana sunu, alimwi kunyia nzhyila imbi njotunga twapa mukululamika kaambo aaka. ⁴¹ Nakaamba ceeci, wakamwainhya inkamu.