1 Bakati batjalebeleka nebanhu, baphirisiti, nebalindi bethempeli, nebaSadusi bakaswika, 2 bakadziyidzika kwazo nekuti baka bediya banhu kakale besumikila musiwa kwebafi muzina laYesu. 3 Bakababhata, koga saku aka abe madekwana, bakabahhalilila mujele kuti bakobabona tjimuka. 4 Koga bunji gwebakawha dama bakagalamoyo; banhu betjilume bakagalamoyo bakabengaswika zwiwulu zwihanu.

5 Hhuba linotobela batungamili, nebawhola, nebakwali bakakubungana muJerusalema. 6 Anasi mphirisiti nkulu wakabe alipo bo, naKhayiyafasi, naJohane, naAlekizanda nebamwe balume ben'ha wemphirisiti nkulu. 7 Bakati batjibahhisa mbeli kwabo, bakababhuzwisa beti, "Mahingisa masimba kene zina lani kuti muthame ikoku?"

8 Koga Phethiro alihhele Meya Yakayengemala wakabahandula eti. "Batungamili bebanhu namwi bawhola, 9 hapa kuli kuti nasi tobhuzwisisiwa nekwen'hingo wakanaka wayetiwa kutjilema itjetji, nekuti tjatjila tjini, 10 tjikuzibani ke moseni, nebanhu bose beIsirayeli. Kwayetiwa ngezina laYesu Khirisitu weNazaretha, wamakakowhomela patjileyanyo, koga Ndzimu waakamusa kubafi, kuti iwhoyu nlume ame mbeli kwenyu ali mpenyu sayikoku. 11 Ndiye

" ‘bgwe lakalambiwa namwi babaki,

koga latjiba bgwe linotambunudza mbako.’

12 Akuna tjidziwa kunobva muwumwe, nekuti akuna limwe zina pasi kwekudzimu lakapiwa banhu kuti titjidziwe ndilo."

13 Bakati bebona ba netjilopa kwaPhethiro naJohane, kakale bebona kuti banhu baka basakazwidiya, bakatjenama, bakabona kuti balume ibaba baka bena Yesu. 14 Koga bebona nlumetate waka atjidziwa alimile nabo, bakahaya tjabaka bangaleba. 15 Batjibalaya kuti babve palubahhe, bakasala belebeleka beli boga. 16 Bakabhuzwana beti, "Tibathameni ibaba balume? Umwe nemwe unogala muJerusalema unoziba kuti bathama jenamiso, latisingatubule landula. 17 Koga kudze tidzibile andama kwayikoku, ayitjemeleni balume ibaba kuti basitjalebeleke nekwezina ileli kakale kuwumwe nhu."

18 Bakabe botjibadanila mukati, bakabalaya kuti basitjalebeleke kene diya ngezina laYesu kakale. 19 Koga Phethiro naJohane bakahandula beti, "Kwakatambunuka mumeho eNdzimu kuti tiwhilile imwi pana kuti tiwhilile Ndzimu? Muzwibonele imwi; 20 nekuti atingatubule saleba tjatabona netjatawha." 21 Bakati babahlihlidzila kakale, bakabaletja kuti bayende zwabo. Bakahaya kuti babathameni, nekuti banhu bose baka belumbidza Ndzimu ngentha yetjayetikala. 22 Nlume wakabe tjilakidzilo tjepodzewa tjayetiwa pehhugwi kukwe waka ali nlumetate una makole ezwagwa anopinda makumi mana.

23 Bakati balekedzewa bakayenda kubamwe babo bakanoleba kuti baphirisiti bakulu nebawhola batini kubali. 24 Bamwe babo bakati bekuwha, bakamilidzila mawhi abo panhu pan'ompela kuNdzimu betembezela beti, "He Wemasimba, imwi makathama kudzimu nehango negungwa, nezwinhu zose zwimukati. 25 Makalebeleka ngeMeya Yakayengemala, ngenlomo watate bedu Davida nlanda wenyu, muti,

" ‘Bataya bakamon'welani;

nebanhu banokumbulilani zwinhu zwisina n'hingo?

26 Bomambo behango banolangana,

nebatongi bakakubungana

begwisana naHe nange Wakahhodzewa waHe.’

27 Ngobe lebeswa Hherodi naPhontiyu Pilatu bakahangana panhu pan'ompela neBataya nebanhu beIsirayeli bamunzi-nkulu uno kuti balangane bagwise nlanda wenyu wakayengemala Yesu, wakahhodzewa. 28 Bakayeta tjakatjabigwa neluboko gwenyu nendongoloso yenyu ntolontolo kuti tjowhoyetikala. 29 Kwangwenu ke He, lingani hlihlidzila kwabo, bvumilani balanda benyu balebe dama lenyu basingahle, 30 pakutambunudza luboko gwenyu mutjidze banogwala, muyete nezwilakidzilo nemakaabadzo ngezina lenlanda wenyu wakayengemala Yesu."

31 Hule kwekusinobe batembezela, bugalo gwabaka bali muguli gwakazunguzika. Bose bakahhala Meya Yakayengemala bakasumikila dama leNdzimu basingahle.

32 Banogalamoyo bose baka bana moyo un'ompela nenkumbulo un'ompela. Akuna waka eti zwinhu zwaanazo ndezwizwe yega, koga baka bekobana zwinhu zose zwabakabanazo. 33 Ngemasimba makulu bapositoli bakayendilambeli bepa busupi nekwekumuka kwaHe Yesu, kakale ngoni whulu dzaka dzili mubali bose. 34 Kwaka kusina banhu banohaya pakati kwabo, ngobe nezwimwe zwibaka baka bana minda kene dzin'umba bakadzitengesa bakabuya nemari yentengo wadzo 35 bakayisa pamakumbo ebapositoli, ikokobegwa banhu bose kuyendilana nehaya kwabo.

36 Ndizo Josefa, Nlevi wekuSayiphurasi, wakakopiwa zina lodada ngebapositoli linoyi Bhanabhasi, (Kunobva kuti nkololo wekuludzila bamwe), 37 wakatengesa minda iye akahhisa mari yentengo wayo pamakumbo ebapositoli.