1 Tiyofilasi unodikanwa, Muwhalo yotanga ndakakwala pezhulu pezwito zwaJesu zwaakatanga kuta akale nokulayija, 2 kuswika izhuba lyaakatolwa enda kudenga, wakalaya bapositoli baakashala nesimba lyoMpepo uNchena. 3 Kunaibo wakazwitondejela elimpenyu mushule mokuyabiswa nozwisimiso zwechokomende kwamazhuba makumi mana ebhaunula zwoBushe bwaMwali. 4 Akabungana nabo, wakabalaya kuti besibhude muJelusalema koga bemilile bejine bewane chibimbiso chaMwali Tate, beti, "Mwakawha zwandakamubuja, kuti, 5 Joni wakabhabhatiza nevula, koga imwi moobhabhatizwa noMpepo uNchena, mumazhuba mashoma anotobela moobhabhatizwa noMpepo uNchena."

6 Sezwo pabakati babapamwepela beliboga, balayijwa babe bakombhuza, beti "Tezi, nonshaji yono unobwiliza na ngweno bushe kubaIzilayeli!"

7 Wakati kwabali, "Azwitoba zwenu kuziba unshaji kana igole, Mwali Tate zwabakabiga musimba lyabo. 8 Koga imwi mootambula isimba, uMpepo uNchena pauchezha pezhulu penu, mooba basumikiji bangu kuJelusalema nokuJudiya nokuSamaliya nokunopelela inyika yose." 9 Paakapeja kulebeleka yezwi, balayijwa babe bechakalinga, wakanyamulwa, igole likonsikatila mumesho abo.

10 Bechakalinga kudenga bebona kunda kukwe, bakabona pekama pelyo nabo, banhulume babili bakambala ingubo inchena jinobaima, 11 bakati kwabali, "Banhulume bokuGalili, mulomilani mwakatokoloja kudenga na? Yoyu Jesu, watolwa akasengwa kudenga, unoobuya nenzila yamombona etolwa nayo enda kudenga."

12 Bakabwilila kuJelusalema beva kudunhu linowhi Olivi, lipo pelyo neJelusalema, lwendo lunovumilwa mumulawo nezhuba lyeSabata, 13 pabakangwina, bakenda mungumba yakabeli pezhulu mwabakaba begala, Pita naJoni naJemusi na Endulu, naFilipu naTomasi, na naMateo, naBhatilomeyo naJemusi mwananhulumyana waAlufiyasi naSimoni unsungwaji naJudasi mwananhulumyana waJemusi. 14 Bose yaba bakabhatana nomwoyo umwempela bakazwipila mukunamata, belipamwempela namamai naMariya amai baJesu nabanuna babe.

15 Mumazhuba yayo Pita wakanyamuka pakati pabanakwaina (igubungano linabanhu bangaswika kuzana namakumi mabili) akati, 16 "Banakwaina," wakati, "Iwhalo inchena jakaba jikwelela kuzhajikijwa, zwakalebwa noMpepo uNchena nondomo waDavidi, nozwaJudasi wakatungamila yabo bakasunga Jesu. 17 Wakabakalabwa nasu akale eli umwe wabashingi sasu muna yobu bunshingili."

18 (Yoyu unhulume wakatenga minda nendipo yonshingo umbi, mwakawila nonsholo akakwamuka untumbu akabhuda bula. 19 Yezwi zwakazibikana kubagali bose beJelusalema, nokudalo yoyu uminda wakawhi Akelidama, mululimi lwabo, zwileba kuti, "uMinda weLopa."

20 Akale zwakakwalwa mulukwalo lweJimbo kuti,

"Bugalo bubwe ngebube idongo,

akale pesibe nonhu uchagala mwakale."

Zwilokwalwa akale kuti,

"Umwe ngetole unshingo uwe."

21 "Sokudalo, umwe wabanhulume babelinasu unshaji ose tili naShe Jesu, 22 zwitangisila pambhabhatizo waJoni, kuswikila unshaji wakatolwa kuva kunasu, umwe waaba banhulume unokwelela kuba nasu unsumikiji wokumuka kukwe."

23 Kwakadombolwa mazina mabili, Josefa waluwhi Bhasabhasi akale ewhi Jusitusi, naMatiyasi. 24 Bakanamata beti, "Imwi She, munoziba zwose zwimomumyoyo yabanhu bose, titondejeni umwashala pababili yaba, 25 kuti ebe umwe uchashinga nasu munoyu unshingo wobupositoli wakasiyiwa naJudasi paakaleya enda nenzila yiye." 26 Bakata ifumbefumbe, ikambwelela kuna Matiyasi, akalabwa nabapositoli baligumi nomwempela.