¹ Fhanoi khi kanisa la Antiokia, ari khwina baadhi a manabii na alimu. Ari vyu Barnaba, Simeoni (neukhuithanwa Nigeri). Lukio wa Kirene, Manaeni(anyandugh'u ni nti mansagh'ami ama Herode mukhuu wa mkoa), na Sauli. ² Nari nyumuromba Thatha na ufunga, Mwahu ni Mweru akhahanya, "Nadethei umpeo Barnaba vina Sauli, vauthende mwimo ni navaithania." ³ Baada a kanisa ufunga kwa marombi na uikha mikhono awe unto a antu avai, vakhavarekha venda. ⁴ Khwenso Barnabas vina Sauli vyakhamuyanja Mwahu ni Mweru uthunguya ni vinji Seleukia; Ufhuma khukho vakhaenenda ubahari ni vinji u kisiwa kha Kipro. ⁵ Nari vathendekha uyu ng'ii a Salami, vakhaihanya nkhani ya Mungu u Masinagogi a Wayahudi. Na ari vi ithambi nimwe na Yohana Marko khinya mwariyi wawe. ⁶ Nari vaenda u kisiwa khong'e fhakha Pafo, vakhahanga muntu ungi murogh'i, Myahudi nabii wa uregh'egh'e, nari rina rakhwe ukhuithanwa Bar Yesu. ⁷ Murogh'i uyuyi vakhakhiariya na Liwali Sergio Paulus, nari muntu ni wina ihaa. Muntu uyuyi akhava rari kha Barnaba na Sauli, khusokho ari ukhufhenja uthegh'eya nkhani ya Mungu. ⁸ Khwenso Elima "uyo muroghi" (uyii ndio rina rakhwe na mwino ritafisiriwe) akhahitha; akhasoya umufhenengua uyo liwali ahegh'e khu imani. ⁹ Khwenso Sauli niukhuithanwa Paulo, ari wijuywe na Mwahu ni Mweru, akhamurava kwa miho ¹⁰ na uhanya "Veve mwana wa ma Sethani, wijuywa na ntendo yong'e ya uregh'egh'e na ni mbii. Veve ni u murugh'u wa khila ntendo ya haki. Uthukhathaa uifhe nenga njia ya ma Thatha, niigh'okhie, je ukhudaha? ¹¹ Fhanoi rava, mukhono wa ma Thatha wi khunto akho na ujuthendeka umufhokhu. Uthijuriona yua kwa muda" ithambi rimwe ukhungu wa khithi ukhagwa kunto a Elimas; akhaandio ufhima hafho ni ukhuromba antu vamuthongeye kwa umukhathia mukhono. ¹² Khwenso ne liwali waona nerathendekha akhayanja khusokho akhaogh'ofywa kwa mahanyo uhusu Thatha. ¹³ Fhanoi Paulo na rafhikhi wakhwe vikhahegh'a umaji ufhuma Pafo na vakhagh'ea Perge u Pamfilia. Khwenso Yohana akhavarekha na usukha Yerusalemu. ¹⁴ Paulo vina rafiki vakhahegh'a Perge na vakhaenda Antiokia ya Pisidia. Khukhu vakhaenda khi Sinagogi ithikhu ra Sabato na ukhikhaa fhang'ii. ¹⁵ Baada usoma nkhani ya manabii, athongei va sinagogi akhavathumia ukhani vakhahanya, "Munyandugh'u, mwense mwina ukhani wa kuthia nguu antu avai, hanyi" ¹⁶ Khwenso Paulo akhaimikha na uvahumbiria mukhono; akhahanya, "Agh'osya va Israeli na nyenye ni mumutii Mungu, thegh'eyi. ¹⁷ Mungu wa avai antu va Israeli akhavahwania vya thatha vithu na uvathenda antu vingi vakhakhikhaa mukhathi a ng'ii a Misri, na kwa mkhono wakhwe uhumbuwa akhavathongea unji akhwe. ¹⁸ Kwa miaka makhumi ane akhavagh'imiya ukhijangwa. ¹⁹ Khwenso ne wayafhagh'atya mataifa isaba mukhathi a ng'u a Kanani, akhavafha antu vonge ng'ii awe kwa ukhikhaa. ²⁰ Mantu ayayi ong'e akhathendekha zaidi a miakha mia nne na hamusini. Baada a mantu ayayi ong'e, Mungu akhavafha aamui fhakha Samwel Nabii. ²¹ Baada a ayayi, antu vakharomba mfalme, khwenso Mungu akhavafha Sauli mwana wa Kishi, muntu wa kabila ra ma Benjamini, uthendekha mfalme kwa miakha arobaini (makhumi ane). ²² Khwenso baada a Mungu umuheya khua ufalme, akhamuhumbuo Daudi uthendekha mfalme wa wewe. Ari kuhusu Daudi khwenso Mungu akhahanya, 'Namuhanga Daudi mwana wa ma Yese ni muntu uyanjithwe na nkhoo ane; ujuthenda mu intu ni niriyanjithe.' ²³ Ufhuma khuni ukhoo wa muntu uyuyi Mungu wamiretha Israeli mukhomori, Yesu, khinya nari wahanyie nkhuthenda. ²⁴ Iriyi rikhaandia ufhumia, kabla ama Yesu uja, Yohana mwenso akhatangaza ubatizo wa toba khwa antu vong'e va Israeli. ²⁵ Nari Yohana wathendekha ukhudaha mwimo wakhwe, akhahanya, 'Mungh'ema nene ni anyu? nene nti uyoo. Khwenso thegh'eyi uyo ni ujie unyuma ane, ntisitahili uhoghohya mathu a migh'uu ane.' ²⁶ Anyandugh'u, ana va ukoo wa Abrahamu, na avoyo na mukhathi anyu mumuromba Mungu, ni khusokho ithu khwenso ukhani uruyi wa ukhomoi wathumwa. ²⁷ Khene avoo ni vukhikhaa Yerusalemu, na athawala vawe, vathinamumanya khinyathuthi, na wala vathinaumanya khani wa manabii uro ni ukhusomwa mu Sabato; khwenso vakhaugh'eya ukhani wa manabii kwa umuhukumu ikhuya Yesu. ²⁸ Japokuwa vathinahanga sababu ni njija mung'ii a ikhuya rakhwe, vakhamuromba Pilato amu uragh'e. ²⁹ Nari vadaha mantu ong'e, nari aandikhie kuhusu mwenso, vakhamusimia ufhuma unto a muthi na umurencha ukhaburi. ³⁰ Khwenso Mungu akhamufufua ufhuma kwa akhuyi. ³¹ Akhakhigh'ea kwa mathikhu ni mingi khene avoyo ni vikhaenda ithambi rimwe na mwenso ufhuma Galilaya ukhengea Yerusalemu. Antu avai fhanoi ni mashahidi va antu. ³² Khwenso khuvarethea sayu ni njija uhusu ahadi ufhuma khene vababu vithu. ³³ Mungu akhaikha ahadi iyi khene sese, vana vawe, kwa risiyi akhamufufua Yesu na umusucha khankhi khu ufanga. Iriyi pia nkhaandikhwa ufhuma u Zaburi akhaviri: 'Veve wi mwanane, rio nathendekha ni Thatha wakho' ³⁴ Pia uhusu thuthi ni kwamba akhamufufua ufhuma khwa akhuyi khusokho mwiri wakhwe uthaharibikhe, warigh'itya vii: 'Nukhuhangiya takatifu na baraka halisi yama Daudi' ³⁵ Iyiyi ndio sababu ni wahanya ufhuma u zaburi ingi ja, uthijuruhusu mwahu ni mweru wakho u uona ugh'oru.' ³⁶ Khwenso baada ama Daudi uyathumikhia mafhenji a Mungu mukhathi a ufhapho wakhwe, akharaa akharenchwa ithambi rimwe na thatha wakhwe na akhavona ufhirango, ³⁷ khwenso nari akhafufuliwa na Mungu athina uona ufhirangikho. ³⁸ Khwenso na imanyikhe khene nyenye, anyandugh'u, ukhira umuntu uyuyi, msamaha wa mahutye wahanywa. ³⁹ Khene mwenso ni umwamini ukhuvanywa haki na ntendo yong'e nari sheria ama Musa ithijuvathendea haki. ⁴⁰ Kwa uyi thendekhi mwanyorava intu ni vakharihanya manabii rithadwiye khene nyenye: ⁴¹ 'Rava, nyenye ni mudharau, na mwendoshangaa na mwendo angamia; khusokho nuthenda mwimo umathikhu anyu, mwimo ni muudaha umiamini, hata mbese muntu avakhanie." ⁴² Nari Paulo na Barnaba nevajohegh'a, antu vakhavaromba varigh'itye nkhani iyii ithikhu ra Sabato ni ijie. ⁴³ Nari mukhuthano wa sinagogi ni wajohia, Wayahudi vingi na areregh'egh'e thabiti nari vakhavasambiya Paulo na Barnaba, nari vakharighitya nayo na vakhavahimiza vaendelee u neema a Mungu. ⁴⁴ Sabato niisambiye, karibu ng'ii ong'e vakhakhihangwiya uthegh'eya ukhani wa Mungu. ⁴⁵ Wayahudi narivaona mathaniyo, vakhaijuwa na wiru na urigh'itya nkhani ni ihithiye mantu nari akhahanywa na Paulo na vakhamuthukha. ⁴⁶ Khwenso Paulo na Barnaba vakharigh'itya kwa ukhamu na uhanya, "Ari ni muhimu ukhani wa Mungu ririgh'itwe thanju khene venso. Khusokho murisuntiya khwengi ufhuma khene nyenye na ukhiona kwamba muthifhai khu ufhanga wa khare, ravi khujukhikhengeya u Mataifa. ⁴⁷ Mwino ari Thatha wakhuamuru, akhahanya, 'Navaikha nyenye khinya mwanga kwa antu ia mataifa, khwenso murethe ukhomori umpande yong'e ya dunia." ⁴⁸ Mataifa nevathegh'eya iriyi, vakhayanja na urisifu ukhani wama Thatha. Vingi nevakhahwanywa kwa ufhanga wa khare na khare vakhaamini. ⁴⁹ Ukhani wama Thatha ukhaning'ania ng'ii ong'e. ⁵⁰ Khwenso Wayahudi vakhavasiya nivakhakhiheya na akhema muhimu, pia na athongeriji va ng'ii. Ayaya akhasoseya makhasyikho dhidi ya Paulo na Barnaba na vakhavajogh'utha unji umifhaka ang'ii. ⁵¹ Khwenso Paulo na Barnaba vakhakhununta ukhungu wa mighuu awe alafu vakhaenda ung'ii a Ikonia. ⁵² Na anafunzi vakhakhijua na uyanjo ithambi rimwedu na Mwahu ni mweru.