¹ shitabu shyu khukhuranga shandahandika,o theofilo,shivaala gosi ka yesu yaranga khukhola nu khwekitsa. ² khutukha litukhu lya yavukulwa khutsia mwikhulu,, lwa yali ni yakhahana malako khu varumwa veve va yarovola khuvirila khuroho mutakatifu. ³ khandi yalolekha khuvo mwene, nali mwoyo,ni vilolekhitso vinyikhi khu matukhu makhomi kane.vamulola,naye yamoloma navo makhuva khulondekhana khu vwami vwa nyasaye. ⁴ khandi lwa yavukana navo, yavalaka vavule khurula mu yerusalemi, navutsa valinde shihanwa shya tata yalaka,shya yavola, ''mwahulila khurula khu inze ⁵ ndi yohana yina vandu mmatsi, navutsa munye mulavatiswa mu roho mutakatifu mu matukhu matiti kiitsanga.'' ⁶ lwa vavukana halala vamureva,nivavoola, ''mwami, ulakalukhitsila israel vwami?'' ⁷ yavavolela, ''shikali khu munye khumanya tsinyinga inoho matukhu ka tata wanje yalaka khu tsingulu tsyetsye. ⁸ navutsa mulanyola tsingulu lwa roho mutakatifu khwitsa khumunye, na mula valolekhitsi vanje mu yerusalemi,khandi mu tsisomo tsyosi tsya yudeya nende samaria khandi khutukha khu shiheli shi lillova.'' ⁹ khandi lu mwami yesu yali niyakhamala khuvoola vindu yivi, lwa vali nivahenzanga ikulu, yajingwa ikulu,na lilesi lyamukhunikha nilimuvisa khurula mmoni mwavo. ¹⁰ lwa vurumwa vali nivashihenzanga mumalesi, yesu natsitsanga mwikulu, vandu vavili vifwali tsinguvu tsindavu vasinjalaho navo; ¹¹ nivavavoolela, munye vandu va galilaya, shijila shina musinjile yaha muhenza mwikulu? yesu uyu avukulwe khuhilwa mwikulu khurula khu munye, alakalukha munjila indala yeneyo khuli munye mumuloli natsitsanga mwikulu. ¹² vamanya ni vakalukha yerusalemi khurula mushikulu shilangwangwa mizeituni, shili himbi yerusalemi,luchendo lwi litukhu lili lisabato. ¹³ lwa vatukha, vanina munzu yikolofa wa petero na yakobo na yohana na andereya, filipo, na tomas, bartholomeyo, na matayo,yakobo mwana wa alfayo,na simoni wakwanilanga shivala shyeshye,nende yuda mwana wa yakobo vali nivamenya. ¹⁴ yava voosi vamenya nu mwoyo mulala mu lisaala, halala na vakhai vandi na maria mama wa yesu,na vamwovo veve. ¹⁵ mumatukhu yako petero yasinjila hakari ha vasuuvili, vali himbi imia indala na makhomi kavili navoola, ¹⁶ ''vandu vosi na vamwavo,kenyekhananga mang'odo karwekhitswe ka roho mutakatifu yamoloma khuvirila khu munwa daudi khulondekhana khu yuda, woyo yimilila yav yavo vakumila yesu. ¹⁷ shichila yali mulala khukhutse naye yali nilisanga muvurumikhili yuvu. ¹⁸ na mundu uyu yakula mulimi na madanyi ku vwoni vwevwe; yakwila murwi, niyatikha mmbili kwekwe, mala keke kosi nikasundukha ilwanyi. ¹⁹ vandu vosi vamenyanga yerusalemi vahulila makhuva yaka, navo vakulikha shikuri shenesho mu lumolo lwavo ''akeldema,'' nakho khuvoola, ''shikuri shya masayi'' ²⁰ shichila kang'odwa mu shitavu shi isabuli, 'hango hehe halalekhwa, khandi mundu shyalamenya ho mba, na vurumikhi vwevwe wundi alavukula.' ²¹ katukhananga, khulwa yako, mundu mulala khu yava yali halala na khutse matukhu kosi ku mwami yesu yinjila khandi narula hakari heru, ²² khurangila khu libatiswa lya yohana khutukha inyinga ya yinjilitswa mwikulu narula khukhutse,yakholekha mulolekhitsi halala na khutse khu lisimukhitswa lyu mwami yesu. ²³ navo vachekula vandu vavili, yosefu, yalangwangwa barasabas, nivamukulikha, yusto nu wundi matthia. ²⁴ navo vasaala ni vavoola, ''ive, mwami, wamanya mioyo cha vandu vosi, khulwa yako ukhuvulile khu yava vavili ni wina wurovole ²⁵ atukhe khuvukula vurumikhi vu vurumwa vwa yuda yalekha natsia havundu hehe mwene.'' ²⁶ navo vavakhuvila tsikura, nayo ikura yakwila matthia; naye yavalizwa halala na varumwa likhomi nu mulala.