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Paulo ne Sailasi balawalwanga mujele

16 Cindi nacimbi mpotwalaya kumusena nkobalikupailila, twalakumanyako mutukashi musebenshi walikuba wekatwa ne mushimu waipa wakulaluka. Kufumina muncito yakendi ya kulaluka, baleli bakendi balikucanamo mali angi. 17 Uyu mutukashi walikukonkela Paulo pamo ne njafwe, kabilikisheti, "Bantu aba ni basebenshi ba Lesa Mukulene Wapita Byonse! Balamukambaukilinga nshila yalupulusho." 18 Uyu mutukashi walikwinseco kwa masuba angi. Neco Paulo calamucima, walacebuka ne kuwambila mushimu waipa, "Mulina lya Yesu Klistu, ndakwambilinga omushimu waipa, fuma mu muntuyu." Pacindi copeleco mushimu waipa walapulamo.

19 Baleli bamutukashuyu, mpobalabona kwambeti nteti abacaninenga mali, balekata Paulo ne Sailasi, ne kubakwekweshela kumusena wa makwebo, kubomboloshi. 20 Mpobalashika nabo kubeshi kombolosha, balambeti, "Aba bantu ni Bayuda, balapenshe bantu mu munshi mwetu muno. 21 Baleyishinga miyambo byabula kusuminishiwa, kayi nkatwelela kwitambula nambi kwikonkela afwe Baloma." 22 Likoto lyalikubapo lyalatatika kuma Paulo ne Sailasi, beshikombolosha milandu nabo ebalapesheti bantu batwamune byakufwala bya Paulo ne Sailasi ne kubambileti, babakwapule bikoti. 23 Mpobalabakwapula bikoti tunkanda twingi, balabawala mujele ne kwambila mulonda wajele kwambeti abalame cena. 24 Neco pacebo camaswi awa, mulonda wajele walabacalila mucipinda camukati mujele, ne kubapinka myendo yabo pakati pa minkulu ibili.

Mukunkumo ulatenkanyanga jele

25 Pakati pa mashiku Paulo ne Sailasi balikupaila, ne kwimbila nyimbo shakutembaula Lesa, bakaili banabo balikunyumfwako. 26 Mwakutengashila kwalaba mukunkumo wangofu, cakwinseti lulindi lwa ng’anda ya jele yonse lwalatenkana, bisasa byonse byalashonkauka, ncetani nshebalikuba basunga kaili uliyense shalalaka panshi mbwee. 27 Mulonda wajele usa mpwalapashamuka, ne kubona bisasa bya jele byonse byashonkauka, walayeyeti bakaili bonse balafwambamo. Walapulisha cibeshi kwambeti alishine. 28 Paulo walabilikisheti, "Kotalishina! Twense motuli muno!"

29 Mulonda usa walambila naumbi kwambeti alete lampi, walafwambila mukati katutuma njenjenje, ne kuya kuliwala pamyendo ya Paulo ne Sailasi. 30 Walabapulisha kunsa ne kubepusheti, "Nkambo! Nicani ncetinyinse kwambeti mpuluke?" 31 Balo balamukumbuleti, "Koshoma muli Mwami Yesu, obe ne ba mung’anda yakobe nimukapuluke." 32 Balamukambaukila maswi a Mwami, pamo ne ba mung’anda yakendi. 33 Nekukabeti calikuba cindi camashiku, walabamanta ne kuya kubasuka bilonda. Popelapo mulonda usa ne ba mung’anda yakendi balabatishiwa. 34 Panyuma pakendi, walaya nabo kung’anda yakendi, kuya kubapa cakulya. Mulonda uyu ne bonse ba mung’anda yakendi balakondwa cebo ca kushoma Lesa.

Paulo ne Sailasi balasungululwa

35 Mpobwalaca, beshikombolosha balatuma bashilikali kuya kumwambila usa mulonda wajele kwambeti, "Basungulule abo bantu benga." 36 Usa mulonda wajele walamwambila Paulo kwambeti, "Beshikombolosha balatumu maswi akwambeti tumusungulule. Neco, kamupulani, kamuyani mulumuno." 37 Paulo walabambila bashilikali abo, kwambeti "Batukwapula bikoti bantu bangi kabebelela, kwakubula kutombolosha nanshi, kakuli afwe tobene Loma, kayi batuwala mujele. Inga lino balayandanga kutupulisheconi kampunampuna, nkacelela kubeco sobwe! Kamuyani mubambile balamutumu bese batupulishe bene."

38 Basa bashilikali balaya kubambila beshikombolosha maswi awa. Mpobalanyumfweti Paulo ne Sailasi ni bene Loma, balatina. 39 Neco beshikombolosha balesa kulilekelela kuli Paulo ne Sailasi. Panyuma pakendi balabapulisha mujele, ne kubasengeti bafumemo mu munshi uwo. 40 Paulo ne Sailasi mpobalapula mujele, balabwelela ku ng’anda kwa Lidiya, nkobalakabonana ne banabo. Panyuma pakubayuminisha, balafuma mu mushi.