¹ Ari khwina muntu urifho ung'i a kaisaria, rina rakwe uthuithanwa Kornelio, ari mukhuu wa khikundi kha Kiitalia. ² Ari umuyanjithe Mungu na nyumba akhwe ong'e, akhafhunya hela nyingi khwa wayahudi na akharomba khuni Mungu mathikhu ong'e. ³ Muda wa saa tisa a mumwi akhaona ndothi Malaikha wa Mungu ujie khene mwenso. Malaikha akhamukhania "Kornelio! ⁴ Kornelio akhamurava malaika na ari wina wova ukhuru ino akhahanya "Iyiyi ni ntuni mukhuu?" Malaikha akhamukhania "Marombi akho na dahwa yakho khuni athukhi inantie unto khinya ukhumbukhwa khene uwepo wa Mungu". ⁵ Fhanoi thuma antu vende ung'ii a Yafa umuretha muntu umwedu ni ukhuithanwa Simoni na ni ukhuithanwa Petro. ⁶ Ukhukhikhwa na munyothenda ndii ni ukhuithanwa Simoni na nyumba akhwe iumpeo a bahari.'' ⁷ Sokho malaikha nari akhahanya nayo akhahegh'a, Kornelio akhkavaithana athumami vo nyumba akhwe vaviri, na muthemi nari ukhumuromba Mungu mukhathi a athemi nari vyumuthumikhia. ⁸ Kornelio akhavakhania ong'e nari athendekha na akhavathuma u Yafa. ⁹ Ithikhu nirisambiye u muda wa saa sita neari vimunjia na vahuwera ung'ii, Petro akhanantio khunto a ithembe uromba. ¹⁰ Na akhathendekha wina njaa na wasigh'ya intu ro lilya, khwenso nari antu vyurugh'a maliwa, ¹¹ akharagh'iwa ndothii, akhaona irunde ra rugh'ukha na ibele rusima na intu fulani khinya masaa makhuu niusima fhang'ii khuni fhang'ii a kona yakhwe yong'e ni ine. ¹² Umbee akhwe ari khwina aina yong'e ya mari mwana ni vina migh'uu ine na nivuarua unto a fhang'ii, na nyonyi ya khunto. ¹³ Khanki ruri ukhahanya khene mwenso "Ukha, Petro khikhitha na ulye." ¹⁴ Khwenso Petro akhahanya "Nti uyi, Thatha khusokho ntinawahi ulya intu lolothe ni rivi na ni riikhwe. ¹⁵ Khwenso ruri ukhaja khene mwenso khankhi khwo muhinjo wa khavyii "Ne akhakhioya Mungu uthakhi ithane khivyi wala ni khiikhwe." ¹⁶ Iyiyi ikhathendekha muhinjo wa khathathu, na iriyo ibele khwenso rikhahowa rikhahowa khankhi khunto. ¹⁷ Neari Petro wina hali ochanganyikhiwa khunto a iyoo ndothi yumuragh'ia ntuni, rava, antu neari vathumwa na Kornelio vakhaimikha usonge a ruri, vyuwiya njia o enda u nyumba. ¹⁸ Na vakhaithana na uwiya khinya Simoni nari athaithanwa Petro khinya nari ukhukhikhaa hafho. ¹⁹ Muda usuyu Petro neari ukhugh'ema uhusu na isiyi ndothi, Mwahu akhahanya na mwenso, "Rava antu vathathu vyukhufhenja. ²⁰ Ukha na usime fhang'ii na uthunguye nayo, uthaongh'ofye uthunguya nayo khusokho navathuma." ²¹ Petro akhasima fhang'ii khene venso pia uhanya "Nene ni uyoo ni mumufenja. Ni ntuni mwaja?" ²² Vakhahanya, "Akida umwedu rina rakhwe Kornelio, muntu wa haki na uyanjitye umuromba Mungu, na antu vyumuhanya ija mukhati a ng'ii ong'e a Kiyahudi, wakhaniwa na malaikha wa Mungu ukhuthuma ili wende khuni nyumba akhwe ili athegh'eye ukhani ufuma khene mwenso." ²³ Petro akhavakaribisha uhefhea u mung'ii na ukhikhaa ithambi rimwe na mwenso. Diu niisambiye akhaukha akhaenda ithambi rimwe nayo, na anyandugh' vakheyi ufhuma u Yafa vakhakhisambiya nayo. ²⁴ Ithikhu niriambiye vakhaja Kaisaria. Na Kornelio ari uvarindie, na ari wavaithana ithambi rimwe anyandugh'u vakhwe na marafikhi vakhwe va fhifhi. ²⁵ Neari Petro ukhuhefhea mung'ii, Kornelio akhamusingiya na uhunama hadi fhang'ii u migh'uu akhwe na muyanja. ²⁶ Khwenso Petro akhamuhumbua na uhanya "Imikha; nene mwenso pia ni muntu." ²⁷ Sokho Petro nari wigh'ithiye nayo, akhaenda mung'ii akhahanga antu vakhihangwiye ithambi rimwe. ²⁸ Akhavakhania, ''Nyenye vayo mukhengee kuwa nti sheria a khiyahudi ukhiariya na ukhienendea na antu avoyo ni thi va ng'ii isiyi. Khwenso Mungu akhandagh'ia nene kuwa ntisigh'itwe uithana muntu na ni umwe ni muvi na niwi ikhwe. ²⁹ Na hono naja bila ukhikhnguma, nenathumwa khusokho a risii. Khwenso nivawiye ni ntuni mukhathumwa khusokho ane." ³⁰ Kornelio akhahanya, "Mathikhu ane nari afhwaya, wakati khinya unyi ari numarombi muda wa saa tisa mumui umbee a nyumba ane; nikhaona unsonge ane muntu wimikhie ni wina masaa maeru, ³¹ Akhankhania "Kornelio marombi akho athegh'eywa na Mungu, na dahwa yakho kwa athukhi yathendekha ukhumbukhiyo wasonge a Mungu. ³² Khwenso thuma muntu u Yafa na endomwithana muntu umwedu ni ukhuithanwa Simoni aje khene vee nari pia ukhuithanwa Petro. Nari ukhikhaa khene munyothenda ndii umwendu ukhuthanwa Simoni ni nyumba akhwe iumpeo a bahari. ³³ Khwekheyai: mstari huu, "Na ni ujie ujuhanya na nyee," Uthipho khune maandikho a khare. ³⁴ Khwenso Petro akharugh'ua momo wakhwe na uhanya, "Thuthi, nayanjaa kuwa Mungu athudaha uthendekha wina upendeleo. ³⁵ Badala akhwe, mu ng'ii muntu yoyote ni ukhumuromba na uthenda ntendo ni njija ukhuyanjwa na mwenso. ³⁶ Umanyie ukhoni nari akhaufunya khene antu va Israeli, neari ukhuhanya nkhani ni njija ya uyanjo ukhira khene Yesu Kristo sokho ni Thatha wa vong'e- ³⁷ nyenye vayo mumanyie intu ni rikhathendekha, neari rikhafhumia Yudea ong'e na rikha andiya u Galilaya, baada a ubatizo nari Yohana akhahanya. ³⁸ Intu neari rimuhusu Yesu Kristo jinsi Mungu ne akhamwira makhutha kwa Mwahu ni mweru na kwa nguu. Akhaenda uthenda ni maja na ufhorya vong'e nari vyukhasywa na ibilisi khusokho Mungu ari wi ithambi rimwe nayo. ³⁹ Sese ni khwima shahidi a mantu ong'e nari wayathenda khuni ng'ii a Uyahudi na Yerusalemu- uyuyi ni Yesu nivamuuragh'ie na umuthumbikha umusalaba. ⁴⁰ Uyuyi muntu Mungu akhamufua ithikhu ra kha thathu na umufha umanyikha, ⁴¹ thi kwa antu vong'e, khwenso kwa mashahidi nari vahwanywa kabla na Mungu. - sese agh'onjo, ni khwalya nayo na unywa nayo baada afhufhukha ufuma kwa akhuyi. ⁴² Wakhuragh'iya khuhanye khwa antu na ushuhudia kuwa uyuyi ndio mwenso Mungu akhamuhwania kuwa muramui wa avoyo ni afhanga na avo nivakhure. ⁴³ Khuni mwenso manabii vong'e vahanye, kh'usokho mu muntu ni uamini katika mwenso ujufhokhea msamaha wa mahutye ukhiriya rina rakwe." ⁴⁴ Nari Petro wendelee uhanya ayayi, Mwahu ni Mweru akhavaijuya vong'e neari vathegh'eye nkharii yakhwe. ⁴⁵ Antu avoyo nivahusikhie na ikhundi ra aamini ni vakhuriywe- avoyo vong'e ne vja vina Petro- vikhaogh'ofywa khusokho a karama a Mwahu ni Mweru neahunuwa pia kwa wamataifa. ⁴⁶ Khusokho nari vathegh'eya avai wamataifa vyurigh'itya kwa ndigh'itya ingija na umuromba Mungu Petro akhasujha, ⁴⁷ "Khwina muntu yoyote ni ukhudaha ugh'iya maji ili antu vathabatizwe, Antu avai vamufhokhea Mwahu ni Mweru khinya sese?" ⁴⁸ Ndipo akhavakhania vabatizwe kwa rina rama Yesu Kristo. Baadaye vakhamuromba akhikhae nayo kwa mathikhu kadhaa.