1 Palyakapela Igwilakwila, Paulu wakashoba balayijwa, akabasungwaja nokubakoneka akanyamuka enda kuMasedoniya. 2 Paakati apinda munoobu bugalo akale akabakutaija, akenda kuGilisi. 3 Wakagala kwemyeji mitatu, yoko baJuda bakalangana kunkubaja alobongwina mubwato, kuti ende kuSiliya, iye akazwimisila kubwilila epinda muMasedoniya. 4 Sopata wokuBheliya, mwananhulumyana waPilusi ndiye wakompelekeja, nabokuTesalonika naAlisitakasi naSekundasi, naGayusi wokuDebhe, naTimoti, nabokuEzhiya, Tayikikusi naTilofimasi. 5 Yaba bakatungamila bakanotimilila kuTulowasi, 6 koga takakwenda nobwato tibhuda muFilipu mushule mwamazhuba echinkwa chisina umfufumuso, mumazhuba mashanu takaswika kwabali kuTulowasi, kwatakagala mazhuba mashanu ana mabili.

7 Nezhuba lyotanga lyemviki, patakashangana pamwempela komedula chinkwa, Paulu wakalebeleka nabo, eli nendangalilo yokunyamuka muchimuka, wakalebhesa iNdebo yiye mane kukaswika pakati pobusiku. 8 Pakaba peli nezwimuniko zwinji mungumba yopezhulu mwatakabakashanganila. 9 Unzhuzha izina lilye waluwhi Yutikasi wakaba eligele pewindo. Iye wakabhatwa nehope, Paulu paakandila mbeli elebeleka, ihope jakwonzunda, akambwelela pasi eva mungumba yechitatu yopezhulu, akanyamulwa afa. 10 Koga Paulu wakadelela, akakotama pezhulu pape, akomungutila akati, "Musitenhuuke, uchimpenyu yoyu." 11 Paulu wakatanha, akamedula chinkwa akalya, kova elebeleka nabo kwonshaji undefu, kuswikila muchimuka ndipo paakakwenda. 12 Bakontola unzhuzha eliumpenyu, bakanyalajika kasakasa.

13 Koga takenda mbeli kubwato, tikakwenda tinda kuAsosi, takananga kunogadisa Paulu mubwato, nokuti iye wakaba eli nendangalilo jokukwenda nenzila yomudunhu. 14 Paakashangana nasu kuAsosi, isu takontola nobwato tikaswika kuMitilini. 15 Takakwenda nobwato nezhuba linotobela tikaswika kubugalo bulolingana neKiyosi, izhuba linotobela takaswika kuSamosi, muchimuka ndipo patakaswika kuMiletusi. 16 Nokuti, Paulu wakazwimisila kupindila nobwato kuEfesu, kutila kuti esitole unshaji muEzhiya, nokuti wakaba eda kukambijisa kuti ebe kuJelusalema, kana zwitikana, nezhuba lyePentekositi.

17 Eli ku Miletusi wakatumija iwhi kuti bakulwana begubungano kuEfesu bezhe kwaali. 18 Pabakaswika wakati kwabali, "Imwi momene mwoziba kuti ndakagala chini mukati mwenu, unshaji wose kuvila izhuba lyotanga lyandakatoba negumbo lyangu muEzhiya. 19 Ndishingila She nokuzwininipisa, ndili nemishoji nokukwejwa kwakandizhila pezhulu pokuchetwa nabaJuda. 20 Kuti andijakabwilila mushule mukuzibisa imwi zwose zwalumubhancha, kana kumulayija pazhele banhu akale nomujingumba. 21 Ndimusumikija kunaibo bose baJuda nabaGiliki, kuti beshandukile kuna Mwali akale nokudimbwa kuna Tezi wedu Jesu. 22 Bonani ngweno, ndikumunda kuJelusalema, ndakasungwa mumpepo, ndisinoziba kuti ini zwichatikana kwandili kwakalekuya; 23 koga uMpepo Nchena umusumikija kwandili muguta neguta kuti ijele nokusheteswa kulondimilila. 24 Imi anditokuja bupenyu bwangu ndibupa bukulwana bwopezhulu kwandili, asi kuti nditubule kuta zwandinokwelela munshingo wandakatambula kuna She Jesu, wokusumikija iNdebo iMbuya yechipiwo chaMwali. 25 Ngweno lingani ndinoziba kuti mose imwi bandaba ndingwinuka ndibhaunula Bushe, amuchinofa mwachibona chiso changu akale. 26 Nokudalo, ndosumikija kwamuli nasi yelino izhuba kuti andina undandu welopa lyaani nani wenu, 27 nokuti andijakabwilila mushule kumubuja imwi chose chilayo chaMwali. 28 Zwichenjeleleni imwi, nokudanga lyose, lyamwakapiwa noMpepo uNchena kuti mube batondeji, mulondote igubungano lyaMwali lyaakawana nelopa lyomwananhulumyana uwe. 29 Ndoziba kuti pandichakwenda, mashambo anotyisa anooswika mukati mwenu esinolekeja idanga, 30 akale kuva mukati mwenu munoobhutunuka banhu bachalebeleka zwinhu zwinopesanisa, zwichanyungumula balayijwa kuti bebatobele. 31 Nokudalo, chenjelani, mukumbulukwa kuti kwamakole matatu, andijakalekeja kumuchenjeja busiku kana masikati, umwe noumwe wenu ndili nemishoji.

32 "Ngweno ndomupila kunaMwali, akale nokuwhi lyechipiwo chiche, linotubula kumubaka imwi akale kupiwa ishabo kunabo bakacheneswa. 33 Imi andijakachiba isiliva kana igolide kana zwimbalo zwomwe unhu. 34 Imwi momene mwoziba kuti yaya maboko akandishingila munaizo zwose zwandakaba ndishaka, nokushingila yabo bakaba beli nami. 35 Munaizwo yezwi zwinhu ndakatondejela kuti nokushinga umwe unobhancha balodemuka, mukumbulukwa mawhi aShe Jesu, mwaakalebeleka eti, ‘Kulokombolelwa kasa kupa kunakutambula.’"

36 Paakati alebeleka alo, iye wakafhigama akanamata nabo bose. 37 Ibo bose bakalila, bakomfufuzhila Paulu akale bakomyonta, 38 zwakababhaya, kasa namawhi aakalebeleka, eti abachinochibona chiso chiche akale. Bakava bompelekeja kubwato bubwe.