¹ Paulo hoghakesanga Derbe na Lystra; kukukunga, halya hakabhele na mufwasi etilwe Timotheo, nimusumba ghakafyalwangano nyina ghwa kiyahudi ambaye ni muumini noshye ghwaje ni Mgiriki. ² Bhantu Listra no Ikonia bhakamushukulungu fyisogha. ³ Paulo ghakamuhesanga ili bhasafili naje, okubha ghamtwala no kumuputa kopa kusabhabhu jya Bhayahudi bhakabhele kulya tukubha bhonse bhakamumanyanga kubhwa isye ghwaje ni Mgiriki. ⁴ Hobhakabhanga bhajile bhakahitanga kufujiji nokufumya maagizo kumakanisa ili kugha nigha sikula sesyo ghakanyeghwanga mitume nobhakekulu koko ku Yerusalemu. ⁵ Tetyo makanisa ghaimalishwa no bhaamini bhaghungilika kuidadi kila lufuku. ⁶ Paulo no mwinaje bhabhuka kuja Firigia no Galatia, maana mwegho ghwa Kabhumba ghwakabhatunianga kuhubhili ighambo koko kwi jimbo lya Asia ⁷ Hobhakasaghelanga Misia, bhakaghemanga kuja Bithinia, tukubha mwegho ghwa Yesu ghabhatunya. ⁸ Kwa hiyo bhahita Misia bhaaja mpaka muji wa Troa. ⁹ Malole ghakamufumilanga Paulo bhufuku kukabhele no muntu ghwa Makedonia akabhele na haghalele, koku na kumwita no kutenda "Jise mutufunanile koku Makedonia". ¹⁰ Paulo hoghakalolanga malole okubha bhaasapa kuiandaa kuja Makedonia, koku bhamanyile kubha Kabhumba ghaka twita kuhubiri injili. ¹¹ Tukubha twakabhukanga kufuma Troa, no kuja moja kwa moja Samothrake, no lufuku lwa kalondanga bhafika lugho lwa Neapoli. ¹² Kufuma haho twaja Filipi ghulya miongoni mwa lwa Makedonia, lugho muhimu katika wilaya no bhutawala bhwa Kirumi no kwikala mfuku fulani. ¹³ Lufuku lwa Sabato, twakajanga hanse jelango kunsila ja monga, mahala hotwaka langanyanga kubha hanabha no mahali ha kwililila maombi. Twakekalanga hasi no kusahula nobhakema bhakesanga hamwi. ¹⁴ Mukema ghumwi ajililwe Lidia, musuusya ghwa sahabhu, kufuma katika lugho lwa Tiatira, mkanya kumwabudu Kabhumba ghakatuhulikisyanga. Bwana ghakamwighulilanga mwegho ghwajye nokubhikila maanani maghambo ghakatendwanga no Paulo. ¹⁵ Baada ja kubhatisibha nyene no nyumba jajye jyonse, ghaketutunyanga no kutenda "Kubha mwandola une ni mwaminifu katika Bwana, basi kubhatunya mujingile no kwikala kumwane". Ghatutunya nkana. ¹⁶ Jabha, hotwakajanga tujile mahele hepelelo muhala ghumwi akabhele na musagha ghwabhutambuzi ghasangana nafwe. Ghakamtetelanga bwana faida nyingi kukubashili. ¹⁷ Mkema ghoghu ghakajanga na Paulo hamwi nofwe koku na kwila bhulaga no kutenda "Bhabha bhaghosi ni bhasya bha Kabhumba aliye mkuu, bhalya bhalikubhatangasya umwe habali sya bhokobhu". ¹⁸ Ghakelanga tetyo kufuku nyingi, tukubha Paulo akabhele ghaghaja no sesyo sya kelikanga, ghakahindukanga kuunyuma no kughubhalila musagha, "Kuku amuru kwi sina lya Yesu ufume mkati mwaje." Nagho ghafuma no kumle kumuda ghoghwe. ¹⁹ Bhantu bhaje hohakalonga kubha tumaini lya faida lyabho lyabhuka, bhakabhanighanga Paulo no Sila no kubhakwesa hasoko hambele jya bhakanya mamlaka. ²⁰ Hobhekafisyanga kubha hakimu bhakatendanga, "Bhebha bhaghosi ni Bhayahudi na bhalikusabhabhisya ghasia nkulu katika lugho lwetu. ²¹ Bhakufundisya maghambo ghasili gha syelia ufwe kughapokela no kughalonda kati Warumi." ²² Ikundi lyabhabhukila kunyume Paulo no Sila, mahakimu bhabhatandulila mienda syabho no kubhafula no kubhalila bhahulwe mfyimbo ²³ baada jya kubhahula mfyimbo nyingi, bhakabhatanghanga mwighelesya no kubhalila asikali bha gereza kubhalinda fisogha. ²⁴ Baada jya kupokela amri jejyo askali bha magereza ghakabhataghanga katika shumba sya mukati jya gereza no kubhamba maghulu ghabho ku sehemu hoghaka bhabhikanga. ²⁵ Bhwakati bhwabhufuku bhwamanane, Paulo no Sila bhasapa kumusegha no kwimba nyimbo sya kumuteha Kabhumba, kokubhafungwa bhabhahulikisye, ²⁶ Ghafla kwafumila limusikimya ikulu no misingi jya gereza jya tetema, misigho jye gereza jya hambuka, no minyololo jya bhafunghwa bhonse jya tebhela. ²⁷ Mulinzi wahegelesya ghahalamuka kufuma mutulo no kulola misigho jyonse jya gereza jyifungwike; okubha ghatwala fupanga lwaje maana ghakahensanga kwijihagha kusabhabhu ghakamanyanga bhonse bhahwanga kutoloka. ²⁸ Tukwilo, Paulo ghakahulanga bhulanga ku sauti nkulu, nokutenda "Usijihaghi kusabhabhu bhonse twikele mahala hamwi." ²⁹ Mlinzi ghwa gereza ghakaseghanga tala no kuingila mukati jya igereza ku halaka, nakutetema no kughubhaha, ghabhagwila Paulo na Sila, ³⁰ no kubhafumya hanse jya gereza no kutenda, "Bhaheshimiwa ijile isii ilipate kuokoka?" ³¹ Nagho bhamubhalila, "Muamini Bwana Yesu nogwe ulookoka hamwi na nyumba jobhe." ³² Bhakotendanga ighambo lya Bhwana kumwaje, hamwi no bhantu bhonse bhakulugho kumwaje, ³³ Mlinzi gwa gereza ghakabhatwalanga bhufuku bhobholie no kubhasunga sehemu hobhakafula likanga nyenye hamwi no bhantu bha kulugho kumwaje no kubhabatizwa muda ghoghonse. ³⁴ Ghabhaleta Paulo na Sila kulugho lwaje na kubhaha fyakula. Nagho ghabha na fulaha nkulu hamwi ne bhantu bhajye kulugho lwajye kusabhabhu bhakamwaminingi Kabhumba. ³⁵ Hojyakafikanga isyubha, mahakimu bhakala ghisyanga sikula kwa ghulya mlinzi ghwa gereza bhakutenda, "Bhalusu bhalya bhantu bhajye", ³⁶ Mlinzi gwa gereza ghamulomba Paulo juu jya maghambo ghagho gha kubha, mahikimu bhakalaghisyanga sikula bhaluhusu mubhuke: Kutelyo mufume hanse no mubhuke kuamani." ³⁷ Tukubha Paulo ghakabhabhalilanga, "Bhakatuhulanga habhantu bhengi, bhantu ambao ni Warumi bhusila kuhukumibhwa no kutenda tutafwe mwi geleza; nikusi bhalikuhensa kutufumya kusili? Lekehi teja kobholekene, bhabho bhene bhese bhatufumye haha". ³⁸ Bhalinzi bha bhajulisha mahakimu maghambo ghagho mahakimu bhaghubhaha nkana, halya hobhakamanyanga kubha Paulo na Sila ni Bharumi. ³⁹ Mahakimu bhajisa no kubhatunya bhafume, no hobhakabhafumyanga hanse ne gereza, bhakabhasenghanga Paulo no Sila bhafume hanse no kugho lwabho. ⁴⁰ Tukubha Paulo no Sila bhafuma hanse na gereza no kuja kulugho kwa Lidia. Paulo no Sila hobhakabhalonga bhamughana bhabho, bhakabhahanga mwegho nokubhuka katika lugho lolo.