¹ Ikhafhuma mung'ii a Ikonia sokho Paulo na Barnaba vakhahefhea ithambi rimwe mung'ii a sinagogi la Wayahudi naurigh'itya mwino ikundi rikhuru ra antu Wayahudi na Wayunani vakhaamini. ² Khwenso Wayahudi nivathiyanjithe vakhavasoseya mahaa mataifa na uvathenda ni vavi dhidi a anyandugh'u. ³ Khwenso vakhakhikhaa khukho kwa muda urifu, nivurigh'itya kwa udaho wa nguu yama Thatha, khunu ukhufhunya uthibitisho uhusu ukhani wa neema akhwe. Akhathenda vii kwa ufhunya ntendo na maajabu athendwe kwa mikhono ama Paulo vina Barnaba. ⁴ Khwenso ieneo rikhuru ra ng'ii rikhafhagh'atha: baadhi a antu ari vi ithambi rimwe na Wayahudi, na baadhi ithambi rimwe na athumami. ⁵ Nari mataifa na Wayahudi vasoya uvathania athongeyi vawe uvathendea ni mavi na uvakhwa na magwe Paulo na Barnaba, ⁶ vakharimanya risiyi na uduria u ng'ii a Likaonia, Listra na Derbe, na maeneo ni akhungiye hafho, ⁷ na khukho vakhahanya nkhani ni njija. ⁸ Na khukho Listra ari khwina muntu umwedu ni ukhikhaa, ari athina nguu umigh'uu akhwe, khilema ufhuma u ndaa ama nyinya athina wahi uenenda. ⁹ Muntu usuyu akhamuthegh'eya Paulo niurigh'ithiye. Paulo akhamurava miho na akhaona kwamba wina imani au fhorywa. ¹⁰ Khwenso akhahanya kwa ruri ni ukhuu, "Imikha kwa migh'uu akho." Na muntu uyo akharima khunto na uandia uenenda. ¹¹ Antu nivajoona intunirathendwa na Paulo, vakhahumbua nduri yawe, vakhahanya mukhathi a lahaja ya Kilikaonio, "miungu akhuisimia kwa namna a binadamu." ¹² Vakhamwithana Barnaba "Zeu," na Paulo "Herme" khusokho ari munyohanya ni mukhuu. ¹³ Kuhani wa Zeu, nari nyumba akhwe iunji a ng'ii, akharetha fahari la ng'ombe na muthungo wa maua fhaka u lango ra ng'ii, mwenso na umati vakhasigh'a ufhunya sadaka. ¹⁴ Khwenso athumami, Barnaba na Paulo, nevarithegh'eya iriyi, vakhahafhua masaa awe na rui vakhaenda unji a khumati vuria ¹⁵ na uhanya, "Nyenye antu, ni ntuni muthenda mantu ayayi? Na sese pia ni kwi antu ni khwina hisia khinya yanyu. Khuvarethea nkhani ni njija, khwenso mukhikhengeye ufhuma khene mantu ni mavi na umusambiya Mungu ni wihai, ni wumbie irunde, dunia na bahari na kila intu ni rimung'ii. ¹⁶ Ufhuma mathikhu niafwaya, akhavaruhusu mataifa uenenda unjia yawe agh'onjo. ¹⁷ Khwenso ari, athinahegh'a bila shahidi, khwa risiyi akhathenda ija na uvarethea mbua ufhuma kirunde na kipindi kha mavuno, ukhuvaijuya nkhoo yanyu khwa maliwa na uyanjo." ¹⁸ Hatha khwa nkhani iyiyi, Paulo na Barnaba khwa makhasikho vakhaugh'iya antu uvafhunyinya sadaka. ¹⁹ Khwenso baadhi ya Wayahudi ufhuma Antiokia na Ikonio vakhaja khuushawishi umati vakhamughwa magwe Paulo na umuuthutha fhakha unji akhaya, ari vathendie wakhuya. ²⁰ Khwenso ari anafunzi ari vaimikhie fhifhi nayo, akhaukha, vakhahefhea ung'ii. Ithikhu ra pili, akhaenda Derbe na Barnaba. ²¹ Khwenso ne wafundisya nkhani u ng'ii iyoo na uvathenda anafunzi vingi, vakhasukha Listra, hadi Ikoniamu, na hadi Antiokia. ²² Vakhaendelea ugh'ondaniya nafsi a anafunzi na uthiwa moyo uendelea khi imani, akhahanya, "Lazima khuhefhee khu ufalme wa Mungu khwa ukhiriya makhasyikho ni mingi." ²³ Nari vavahwania kwa ajili awe anyampaa va kila vahangwiyo avanyoamini, na neari vuromba na ufunga, vakhavakabidhi khene Thatha, nari venso vamwamini. ²⁴ Khwenso vakhakhia u Pisidia, vakhagh'ea Pamfilia. ²⁵ Kipindi nevarigh'ithiye nkhani u Perga, vakhasima uenda Atalia. ²⁶ Ufhuma khukho nkhanantiu meli fhaka Antiokia nari vakhifunyie u neema a Mungu khusokho a mwimo nari vathendekha vamidaha. ²⁷ Nevajogh'ea khukho Antiokia, na urihangwiya ihangwiyo la ithambi rimwe, vakhafhunya nkhani nari Mungu wathenda khene venso, na mwino akhavarughwira ruri wa imani kwa antu vo mataifa. ²⁸ Vakhakhigh'aa kwa muda urifu na anafunzi.