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Abrahamu ndi Mfumu Abimeleki

20 Abrahamu anachokako kumeneko napita ku Negevi ndipo anakakhala ku dziko la Gerari, limene lili pakati pa mzinda wa Kadesi ndi mzinda wa Suri. Anakhala ku Gerari kwa kanthawi, ² ndipo Abrahamu ankawawuza za Sara kuti, “Iyeyu ndi mlongo wanga.” Choncho Abimeleki, mfumu wa ku Gerari anamutenga Sara uja.

³ Koma usiku, Mulungu anafika kwa Abimeleki kutulo nati, “Ufatu iwe chifukwa cha mkazi amene watengayu popeza ndi wokwatiwa.”

⁴ Nthawi imeneyi nʼkuti Abimeleki asanamukhudze mkaziyo, kotero kuti anati, “Ambuye, kodi mudzawonongadi mtundu wolungama? ⁵ Kodi Abrahamu sanandiwuze kuti iyeyu ndi mlongo wake? Ndiponso mkaziyu ankanena kuti Abrahamu ndi mlongo wake. Choncho ine pochita izi, ndinkachita moona mtima ndiponso mopanda chinyengo.”

⁶ Tsono kumaloto komweko Mulungu anati kwa iye, “Inde ndikudziwa kuti wachita izi moona mtima, ndipo Ine sindinafune kuti undichimwire. Nʼchifukwa chake sindinakulole kuti umukhudze. ⁷ Tsopano kabwezere mkaziyo kwa mwamuna wake. Iyeyu ndi mneneri, ndipo adzakupempherera kuti ukhale ndi moyo. Koma ukapanda kukamupereka, udziwiretu kuti udzafa pamodzi ndi onse a pa banja pako.”

⁸ Mmamawa mwake Abimeleki anayitanitsa akuluakulu ake onse, ndipo atawafotokozera zimene zinachitika, iwo aja anachita mantha kwambiri. ⁹ Kenaka Abimeleki anayitana Abrahamu ndipo anati, “Kodi wachita chiyani? Ndakulakwira chiyani kuti undibweretsere ine pamodzi ndi anthu anga chilango chachikulu chotere? Wandichitira zinthu zimene sizinayenera kuchitika.” ¹⁰ Ndipo Abrahamu anafunsa Abimeleki kuti, “Chifukwa chiyani wachita zimenezi?”

¹¹ Abrahamu anayankha nati, “Ndinkaganiza kuti kuno kulibiretu munthu woopa Mulungu. Ndiye ndimati mwina adzandipha chifukwa cha mkazi wanga. ¹² Komabe kunena zoona, iyeyu ndi mlongo wangadi, mwana wamkazi wa abambo anga ngakhale kuti si ife a mayi mmodzi. Tsono akhoza kukhala mkazi wanga. ¹³ Ndiye pamene Mulungu anati ndichoke ku nyumba ya abambo anga, ndinawuza mkazi wangayu kuti, ‘Kuti uwonetse kuti ndiwe mkazi wokoma mtima, uziwuza anthu kulikonse kumene tingapite kuti ndine mlongo wako.’ ”

¹⁴ Tsono Abimeleki anapereka nkhosa, ngʼombe ndi antchito aamuna ndi aakazi kwa Abrahamu. Ndipo anamubwezeranso Abrahamu Sara, mkazi wake. ¹⁵ Tsono Abimeleki anati kwa Abrahamu, “Dziko langa ndi limene ukulionali; ukhale paliponse pamene ufuna.”

¹⁶ Ndipo kwa Sara, iye anati, “Ndikumupatsa mlongo wakoyu makilogalamu khumi ndi awiri a siliva kutsimikiza kuti iwe ndi wosalakwa pamaso pa onse amene ali ndi iwe; ulibedi mlandu.”

¹⁷ Tsono Abrahamu anapemphera kwa Mulungu ndipo Mulunguyo anachiritsa Abimeleki, mkazi wake pamodzi ndi adzakazi ake kuti athenso kubereka ana. ¹⁸ Paja Yehova nʼkuti atatseka akazi onse a mʼbanja la Abimeleki kuti asabereke ana chifukwa cha Sara, mkazi wa Abrahamu.

Za Kuthetsa Ukwati

19 Yesu atatsiriza kunena zinthu zimenezi, anachoka ku Galileya ndi kupita ku chigawo cha Yudeya mbali ina ya mtsinje wa Yorodani. ² Magulu akulu a anthu anamutsatira Iye, ndipo iwo anachiritsidwa pomwepo.

³ Afarisi ena anabwera kwa Iye kudzamuyesa. Anamufunsa Iye nati, “Kodi ndikololedwa kuti mwamuna amuleke mkazi wake pa chifukwa china chilichonse?”

⁴ Iye anayankha kuti, “Kodi simunawerenge kuti pachiyambi Mulungu analenga iwo, ‘mwamuna ndi mkazi?’ ⁵ Ndipo anati, ‘Pa chifukwa ichi mwamuna adzasiya abambo ake ndi amayi ake nakaphatikana ndi mkazi wake, ndipo awiriwo adzakhala thupi limodzi.’ ⁶ Motero salinso awiri ayi koma mmodzi. Nʼchifukwa chake chimene Mulungu wachimanga pamodzi munthu wina asachilekanitse.”

⁷ Ndipo iwo anamufunsa nati, “Nanga nʼchifukwa chiyani Mose analamula kuti mwamuna azipatsa mkazi wake kalata ya chisudzulo ndi kumuchotsa?”

⁸ Yesu anayankha kuti, “Mose anakulolezani kuti muzisudzula akazi anu chifukwa cha kuwuma mitima kwanu. Koma sizinali chotere kuyambira pachiyambi. ⁹ Ine ndikuwuzani kuti aliyense amene asudzula mkazi wake, osati chifukwa cha chiwerewere nakakwatira mkazi wina, achita chigololo.”

¹⁰ Ophunzira ake anati kwa Iye, “Ngati umu ndi mmene zilili pa mwamuna ndi mkazi, kuli bwino kusakwatira.”

¹¹ Yesu anayankha kuti, “Si aliyense amene angavomere chiphunzitso ichi, koma kwa okhawo amene achimvetsetsa. ¹² Pakuti ena ndi akuti sangakwatire chifukwa anabadwa motero, ena ali motero chifukwa chofulidwa ndi anthu ndipo ena anawukana ukwati chifukwa cha ufumu wakumwamba. Iye amene angalandire ichi alandire.”

Yesu Adalitsa Ana

¹³ Pamenepo anabwera nawo ana kwa Yesu kuti awasanjike manja ndi kuwapempherera. Koma ophunzira ake anadzudzula amene anabweretsa anawo.

¹⁴ Yesu anati, “Lolani ana abwere kwa Ine, ndipo musawaletse pakuti ufumu wakumwamba ndi wa iwo onga anawa.” ¹⁵ Atasanjika manja ake pa anawo, anachokapo.

Mnyamata Wolemera ndi Ufumu wa Mulungu

¹⁶ Taonani mnyamata wina anabwera kwa Yesu namufunsa kuti, “Aphunzitsi, ndi chinthu chiti chabwino chimene ndiyenera kuchita kuti ndipeze moyo wosatha?”

¹⁷ Yesu anayankha kuti, “Ukundifunsiranji Ine za chinthu chimene ndi chabwino? Pali mmodzi yekha amene ndi wabwino. Ngati ukufuna kulowa mʼmoyo wosatha mvera malamulo.”

¹⁸ Mnyamatayo anamufunsa kuti, “Ndi ati?”

Yesu anayankha kuti, “Usaphe, usachite chigololo, usabe, usapereke umboni onama, ¹⁹ lemekeza abambo ako ndi amayi ako ndipo konda mnansi wako monga iwe mwini.”

²⁰ Mnyamatayo anati, “Zonsezi ndimazisunga, nanga chatsala ndi chiyani?”

²¹ Yesu anayankha kuti, “Ngati ukufuna kukhala wangwiro, pita kagulitse katundu wako ndi kupereka kwa osauka, ndipo udzakhala ndi chuma kumwamba. Ukakachita zimenezi, ukabwere udzanditsate Ine.”

²² Mnyamatayo atamva zimenezi, anachoka mokhumudwa, chifukwa anali ndi chuma chambiri.

²³ Pamenepo Yesu anati kwa ophunzira ake, “Zoonadi, ndikuwuzani kuti nʼkovuta kuti olemera akalowe mu ufumu wakumwamba. ²⁴ Komanso ndikuwuzani kuti, nʼkwapafupi kuti ngamira idzere pa kabowo ka zingano kusiyana ndi kuti wolemera akalowe mu ufumu wa Mulungu.”

²⁵ Ophunzira atamva zimenezi, anadabwa kwambiri ndipo anamufunsa kuti, “Nanga angapulumuke ndani?”

²⁶ Yesu anawayangʼana iwo nati, “Ndi anthu, izi nʼzosatheka, koma ndi Mulungu zinthu zonse zimatheka.”

²⁷ Petro anamuyankha Iye kuti, “Ife tinasiya zonse ndi kukutsatirani Inu! Nanga tsono ife tidzalandira chiyani?”

²⁸ Yesu anawawuza kuti, “Zoonadi, ndikuwuzani kuti pa nthawi yokonzanso zinthu zonse, pamene Mwana wa Munthu adzakhala pa mpando wake waufumu mu ulemerero wake kumwamba, inu amene mwanditsata Ine mudzakhalanso pa mipando khumi ndi iwiri yaufumu, kuweruza mafuko khumi ndi awiri a Israeli. ²⁹ Ndipo aliyense amene wasiya nyumba, kapena abale, kapena alongo, kapena bambo kapena mayi kapena mkazi, kapena ana, kapena minda chifukwa cha Ine adzalandira madalitso ochuluka ndi kulandiranso moyo wosatha. ³⁰ Koma ambiri amene ali oyambirira adzakhala omalizira, ndipo ambiri amene ndi omalizira adzakhala oyambirira.”

Aisraeli Avomereza Kuchimwa Kwawo

9 Pa tsiku la 24 la mwezi womwewo, Aisraeli anasonkhana pamodzi ndi kusala chakudya, kuvala ziguduli ndi kudzithira dothi pa mutu. ² Aisraeliwa anadzipatula pakati pa anthu a mitundu ina ndipo anayimirira nayamba kuwulula machimo awo ndi zolakwa za makolo awo. ³ Anthuwo anayimirira pomwepo, ndipo anamva mawu a mʼbuku la malamulo a Yehova akuwerengedwa kwa maora enanso atatu ndipo anakhala maora ena atatu akuwulula machimo awo ndi kupembedza Yehova Mulungu wawo. ⁴ Pa makwerero okhalapo alevi anayimirirapo anthu awa: Yesuwa, Bani, Kadimieli, Sebaniya, Buni, Serebiya, Bani ndi Kenani. Iwowa ankapemphera mokweza mawu kwa Yehova Mulungu wawo. ⁵ Ndipo Alevi awa: Yesuwa, Kadimieli, Bani, Hasabaneya, Serebiya, Hodiya, Sebaniya ndi Petahiya anati: “Imirirani ndipo mutamande Yehova Mulungu wanu, amene ndi wamuyaya.”

“Litamandike dzina lake laulemerero limene liposa madalitso ndi matamando onse. ⁶ Inu nokha ndiye Yehova. Munalenga kumwamba, ngakhale kumwambamwamba, zolengedwa zonse zimene zili mʼmenemo. Munalenga dziko ndi zonse zokhalamo, nyanja ndi zonse zili mʼmenemo. Zonse mumazisunga ndi moyo ndipo zonse za kumwamba zimakupembedzani.

⁷ “Inu ndinu Yehova Mulungu amene munasankha Abramu ndi kumutulutsa mʼdziko la Uri wa ku Kaldeya ndi kumutcha dzina lake Abrahamu. ⁸ Inu munaona kuti mtima wake unali wokhulupirika kwa inu, ndipo munapangana naye pangano lakuti mudzapereka kwa zidzukulu zake dziko la Akanaani Ahiti, Aamori, Aperezi, Ayebusi ndi Agirigasi. Inu mwasunga lonjezo lanu chifukwa ndinu wolungama.

⁹ “Munaona kuzunzika kwa makolo athu ku Igupto. Munamva kufuwula kwawo pa Nyanja Yofiira. ¹⁰ Inu munachita zizindikiro zozizwitsa ndi zodabwitsa kutsutsana ndi Farao, pamaso pa Farao, nduna zake ndi anthu onse a mʼdziko lake, pakuti Inu munadziwa kuti anazunza makolo athu. Inu munadzipangira nokha dzina, monga zilili mpaka lero lino. ¹¹ Inu munagawa nyanja anthu anu akupenya, kotero kuti anadutsa powuma, koma munamiza mʼmadzi akuya anthu amene ankawalondola monga mmene uchitira mwala mʼmadzi ozama. ¹² Masana munkawunikira ndi chipilala cha mtambo ndipo usiku munkawunikira ndi chipilala cha moto njira yonse imene ankayendamo.

¹³ “Munatsika pa Phiri la Sinai, ndipo munawayankhula kuchokera kumwamba. Munawapatsa malangizo olungama, ziphunzitso zoona ndiponso malamulo abwino. ¹⁴ Inu munawadziwitsa kuti tsiku lanu la Sabata ndi loyera ndipo munawapatsa malamulo ndi ziphunzitso. ¹⁵ Pamene anali ndi njala munawapatsa buledi wochokera kumwamba. Pamene anali ndi ludzu munawapatsa madzi otuluka mʼthanthwe. Munawawuza kuti apite kukalanda dziko limene munalonjeza kuti mudzawapatsa.”

¹⁶ “Koma makolo athu anadzikuza ndi kuwumitsa khosi, ndipo iwo sanamvere malamulo anu. ¹⁷ Anakana kumvera ndipo sanakumbukire zodabwitsa zimene munachita pakati pawo. Koma iwo anawumitsa khosi, nakuwukirani podzisankhira okha mtsogoleri kuti awatsogolere kubwerera ku ukapolo ku dziko la Igupto. Koma ndinu Mulungu wokhululukira, wokoma mtima ndi wachifundo wosapsa mtima msanga ndi wachikondi chachikulu chosasinthika. Choncho Inu simunawasiye. ¹⁸ Ngakhale pamene iwo anadziwumbira fano la mwana wangʼombe ndi kuti, ‘Uyu ndi mulungu wanu amene anakutulutsani mʼdziko la Igupto,’ kapena pamene anachita chipongwe choopsa.

¹⁹ “Koma Inu ndi chifundo chanu chachikulu, simunawasiye mʼchipululu. Chipilala cha mtambo sichinasiye kuwatsogolera pa njira yawo masana ndipo chipilala cha moto sichinasiye kuwatsogolera pa njira yawo usiku. ²⁰ Inu munawapatsa mzimu wanu wabwino kuti uwalangize. Inu simunawamane chakudya cha mana chija, ndipo munawapatsa madzi akumwa. ²¹ Munawasunga zaka makumi anayi mʼchipululu ndipo sanasowe kanthu kalikonse. Zovala zawo sizinathe kapena mapazi awo kutupa.”

²² “Inu munawapatsa mafumu ndi mayiko mʼmanja mwawo. Munawagawiranso mayiko achilendo akutali kwambiri. Munabwera nawo mʼdziko la Sihoni mfumu ya Hesiboni ndi dziko la Ogi mfumu ya Basani kuti alowemo nʼkulitenga kukhala lawo. ²³ Munachulukitsa ana awo aamuna ngati nyenyezi za mlengalenga. Ndipo munawabweretsa mʼdziko limene munawuza makolo awo kuti alilowe ndi kulitenga. ²⁴ Choncho zidzukulu zawo zinapita ndi kukalandira dzikolo. Inu munagonjetsa pamaso pawo, Akanaani amene amakhala mʼdzikolo. Inde munapereka mʼmanja mwawo mafumu awo pamodzi ndi anthu a mʼdzikomo kuti achite nawo monga angafunire. ²⁵ Iwo analanda mizinda yotetezedwa ndi dziko lachonde. Anatenganso nyumba zodzaza ndi zinthu zonse zabwino, zitsime zokumbidwa kale, mitengo ya mphesa, mitengo ya olivi ndi mitengo yambiri ya zipatso. Ndipo anadya nakhuta ndipo anali athanzi. Choncho ankakondwa chifukwa cha ubwino wanu wopambana.

²⁶ “Komabe iwo anakhala osamvera ndipo anakuwukirani nafulatira malamulo anu. Anapha aneneri anu, amene anakawadandaulira kuti abwerere kwa Inu. Anachita chipongwe choopsa. ²⁷ Pamene anazunzidwa anafuwulira kwa Inu, ndipo Inu munawamvera muli kumwambako. Ndipo mwa chifundo chanu chachikulu munkawapatsa atsogoleri amene ankawapulumutsa mʼmanja mwa adani awo.”

²⁸ “Koma akangokhala pa mtendere ankayambanso kuchita zoyipa pamaso panu. Choncho munkawapereka mʼmanja mwa adani awo amene ankawalamulira. Komabe pamene ankabwerera ndi kumalira kwa Inu, Inu munkawamva muli kumwambako. Chifukwa cha chifundo chanu chochuluka, nthawi zonse munkawapulumutsa.

²⁹ “Inu munkawachenjeza kuti abwerere ndi kuyamba kutsata malamulo anu. Koma iwo ankadzitukumula ndipo sankamvera malamulo anu. Iwo anachimwira malangizo anu amene munati ‘Amapatsa moyo kwa munthu wowamvera.’ Iwo ankakufulatirani, nawumitsa makosi awo osafuna kukumverani. ³⁰ Munapirira nawo kwa zaka zambiri. Munkawachenjeza ndi Mzimu wanu kudzera mwa aneneri anu, koma iwo sankakumverani. Choncho munawapereka mʼmanja mwa anthu a mayiko ena. ³¹ Komabe mwachifundo chanu chachikulu simuwatheretu kapena kuwataya pakuti ndinu Mulungu wokoma mtima ndi wachifundo.

³² “Nʼchifukwa chake, tsono, Inu Mulungu wathu, Mulungu wamkulu, wamphamvu ndi woopsa kwambiri mumasunga pangano ndi chikondi chosasinthika. Musalole kuti mavuto onse amene atigwera ife, mafumu athu, atsogoleri athu, ansembe athu, aneneri athu, makolo athu ndi anthu ena onse kuyambira nthawi ya mafumu a ku Asiriya mpaka lero aoneke ochepa pamaso panu. ³³ Koma Inu mwakhala wolungama pa zonse zimene zakhala zikutichitikira. Mwachita zokhulupirika, koma ife tachita zolakwa. ³⁴ Ndipotu mafumu athu, atsogoleri athu, ansembe athu ndi makolo athu sanatsatire mawu anu. Iwo sanalabadire za malamulo anu ngakhale mawu anu owachenjeza amene munawapatsa. ³⁵ Ngakhale ankadzilamulira okha, nʼkumalandira zabwino zochuluka mʼdziko lalikulu ndi lachonde limene munawapatsa, koma iwo sanakutumikireni kapena kusiya ntchito zawo zoyipa.

³⁶ “Tsono, taonani! Ife lero ndife akapolo, ndife akapolo mʼdziko limene munapereka kwa makolo athu kuti azidya zipatso zake ndi zabwino zake zonse. ³⁷ Tsono chifukwa cha machimo athu, mafumu amene munawayika kuti azitilamulira angodzilemeretsa ndi chuma chambiri cha dzikoli. Iwo ali ndi mphamvu zolamulira matupi athu ndi ngʼombe zathu momwe afunira. Zedi, ife tili mʼmavuto aakulu.”

Mgwirizano wa Anthu

³⁸ “Chifukwa cha zonsezi, ife tikuchita mgwirizano wokhazikika, pochita kulemba, ndipo atsogoleri athu, Alevi athu ndi ansembe athu asindikiza chidindo chawo pa mgwirizanowo.”

Paulo ku Efeso

19 Apolo ali ku Korinto, Paulo anadutsa mʼmayiko a ku mtunda ndipo anafika ku Efeso. Kumeneko anapeza ophunzira ena. ² Iye anawafunsa kuti, “Kodi munalandira Mzimu Woyera pamene munakhulupirira?”

Iwo anayankha kuti, “Ayi, ife sitinamvepo kuti kuli Mzimu Woyera.”

³ Tsono Paulo anawafunsa kuti, “Nanga munabatizidwa ndi ubatizo wotani?”

Iwo anati, “Ubatizo wa Yohane.”

⁴ Paulo anati, “Ubatizo wa Yohane unali wa kutembenuka mtima. Iye anawuza anthu kuti akhulupirire amene amabwera, ameneyo ndiye Yesu.” ⁵ Atamva zimenezi, anabatizidwa mʼdzina la Ambuye Yesu. ⁶ Pamene Paulo anawasanjika manja, Mzimu Woyera anadza pa iwo ndipo anayankhula mʼmalilime ndipo ananenera. ⁷ Anthu onsewo analipo khumi ndi awiri.

⁸ Paulo analowa mʼsunagoge ndipo anayankhula molimba mtima kwa miyezi itatu, kuwatsutsa mowakopa za ufumu wa Mulungu. ⁹ Koma ena anawumitsa mitima; anakana kukhulupirira ndipo ananyoza Njirayo pa gulu la anthu. Kotero Paulo anawasiya. Iye anatenga ophunzirawo ndipo amakambirana tsiku ndi tsiku mʼsukulu ya Turano. ¹⁰ Izi zinachitika kwa zaka ziwiri, kotero kuti Ayuda onse ndi Agriki amene amakhala ku Asiya anamva Mawu a Ambuye.

¹¹ Mulungu anachita zodabwitsa zapadera kudzera mwa Paulo. ¹² Kotero kuti mipango yopukutira thukuta ndi yovala pogwira ntchito, zomwe zinakhudza thupi la Paulo amapita nazo kwa odwala ndipo amachiritsidwa ndiponso mizimu yoyipa mwa iwo imatuluka.

Za Ana a Skeva

¹³ Ayuda ena amene ankayendayenda kutulutsa mizimu yoyipa anayesa kugwiritsa ntchito dzina la Ambuye Yesu pa amene anali ndi ziwanda. Iwo popemphera amati, “Ine ndikulamulira utuluke, mʼdzina la Yesu amene Paulo amamulalikira.” ¹⁴ Amene ankachita zimenezi anali ana asanu ndi awiri a Skeva, mkulu wa ansembe wa Chiyuda. ¹⁵ Tsiku lina mzimu woyipa unawayankha kuti, “Yesu ndimamudziwa ndiponso Paulo ndimamudziwa, nanga inu ndinu ndani?” ¹⁶ Pamenepo munthu amene anali ndi mzimu woyipa anawalumphira nawagwira onse. Iye anawamenya kwambiri, kotero kuti anathawa mʼnyumbamo ali maliseche, akutuluka magazi.

¹⁷ Ayuda ndi Agriki okhala ku Efeso atamva zimenezi, anachita mantha, ndipo anthu anachitira ulemu dzina la Ambuye Yesu koposa. ¹⁸ Ambiri a iwo amene tsopano anakhulupirira anafika ndi kuvomereza poyera ntchito zawo zoyipa. ¹⁹ Ambiri amene amachita za matsenga anasonkhanitsa mabuku awo pamodzi nawatentha pamaso pa anthu onse. Atawonkhetsa mtengo wa mabukuwo, unakwanira ndalama zasiliva 50,000. ²⁰ Kotero Mawu a Ambuye anapitirira kufalikira ndipo anagwira ntchito mwamphamvu.

²¹ Zonsezi zitachitika Paulo anatsimikiza zopita ku Yerusalemu kudzera ku Makedoniya ndi ku Akaya. Iye anati, “Kuchokera kumeneko, ndiyenera kukafikanso ku Roma.” ²² Iye anatuma anthu awiri amene amamuthandiza, Timoteyo ndi Erasto ku Makedoniya, pamene iye anakhalabe ku Asiya kwa kanthawi.

Chipolowe ku Efeso

²³ Pa nthawi yomweyo panachitika chipolowe chachikulu chifukwa cha Njira ya Ambuye. ²⁴ Mmisiri wantchito zasiliva, dzina lake Demetriyo, amene amapanga mafano asiliva a Atemi ankabweretsa phindu lalikulu kwa amisiri a kumeneko. ²⁵ Iye anasonkhanitsa pamodzi amisiriwo, pamodzinso ndi anthu ena ogwira ntchito yomweyo ndipo anati, “Anthu inu, mukudziwa kuti ife timapeza chuma chathu kuchokera pa ntchito imeneyi. ²⁶ Ndipo inu mukuona ndi kumva kuti munthu uyu Paulo wakopa ndi kusokoneza anthu ambiri a ku Efeso ndiponso pafupifupi dziko lonse la Asiya. Iye akunena kuti milungu yopangidwa ndi anthu si milungu ayi. ²⁷ Choopsa ndi chakuti sikungowonongeka kwa ntchito yathu yokha ayi, komanso kuti nyumba ya mulungu wamkulu wamkazi Atemi idzanyozedwa ndipo mulungu wamkazi weniweniyo amene amapembedzedwa ku Asiya konse ndi dziko lapansi, ukulu wake udzawonongekanso.”

²⁸ Atamva zimenezi, anakwiya kwambiri ndipo anayamba kufuwula kuti, “Wamkulu ndi Atemi.” ²⁹ Nthawi yomweyo mu mzinda wonse munabuka chipolowe. Anthu anagwira Gayo ndi Aristariko, anzake a Paulo a ku Makedoniya, ndipo anathamangira nawo ku bwalo la masewero. ³⁰ Paulo anafuna kulowa pakati pa gulu la anthu, koma ophunzira anamuletsa. ³¹ Ngakhale olamulira ena aderalo, amene anali abwenzi a Paulo, anatumiza uthenga kumuletsa kuti asayesere kulowa mʼbwalomo.

³² Munali chisokonezo mʼbwalomo pakuti ena amafuwula zina, enanso zina. Anthu ambiri sanadziwe ngakhale chomwe anasonkhanira. ³³ Ayuda anamukankhira Alekisandro kutsogolo, ndipo ena anafuwula kumulangiza iye. Iye anatambasula dzanja kuti anthu akhale chete kuti afotokozere anthu nkhaniyo. ³⁴ Koma pamene anthuwo anazindikira kuti ndi Myuda, onse pamodzi kwa maora awiri anafuwula kuti, “Wamkulu ndi Atemi wa ku Efeso!”

³⁵ Mlembi wa mzindawo anakhazikitsa bata gulu la anthuwo ndipo anati, “Anthu a ku Efeso, kodi ndani pa dziko lonse lapansi amene sadziwa kuti mzinda wa Efeso umayangʼanira nyumba ya mulungu wamkulu Atemi ndi fanizo lake, limene linagwa kuchokera kumwamba? ³⁶ Chifukwa chake popeza zinthu izi palibe amene angazikane, inu mukuyenera kukhala chete osachita kanthu kalikonse mofulumira. ³⁷ Inu mwabweretsa anthu awa pano, ngakhale kuti iwo sanabe mʼnyumba zathu zamapemphero kapena kunenera chipongwe mulungu wathu wamkazi. ³⁸ Ngati tsono Demetriyo ndi amisiri anzake ali ndi nkhani ndi munthu wina aliyense, mabwalo a milandu alipo, oweruza aliponso. Akhoza kukapereka nkhaniyo kwa oweruza milanduwo. ³⁹ Ngati mukufuna kubweretsa kanthu kali konse, ziyenera kukatsimikizidwa ndi bwalo lovomerezeka. ⁴⁰ Monga mmene zililimu, ife titha kuzengedwa mlandu woyambitsa chipolowe chifukwa cha zimene zachitika lerozi. Motero ife sitingathe kufotokoza za chipolowechi popeza palibe nkhani yake.” ⁴¹ Iye atatha kunena zimenezi anawuza gulu la anthulo kuti libalalike.