Ecapitulu 23
1
Paawulu ahawehexexa ale maholeli amayuta ni khuira: ''Axulupale, kiri eriyari yaN'luku nim'muruniwaka kinari saana m'pakha nihuku n'na nihukun'na.
2
N'khulupale anamkuttho Ananaiya ahinruma ole ari watthamana niPaawulu wiira anrakalihe malaku.
3
Vano Paawulu ahimuirela: ''N'luku onamurakaliha, exiri yotthelihiya! We wonkomale voo wira okiphuke zin'himiaya ikettelo, masi oniira kirakalihiye ovirikanihaka eketthelo?''
4
Ale yari vavale yahira: ;;We oninruwana zai m'khulupale anankuttho aN'luku''?
5
Paawulu ahira: ''My n'kazuwela, axulupaliaka, wira yena n'kulupale anankuttho. Okhala wira yolepiya: 'N'hinnhoholeni n'khulupale onaholela atthu''.
6
Vano Paawulu vonaliawe wira vanthukumanonivale akina yari masatusi ni akina yari mafarizi, ahilavula vinjene: ''Axulupale, my kanfarizi oyariya ninfarizi. My kinalamuliya okhala wira kinalitthiha nurorormela ohihimua wanamakhwa''.
7
Vano yena nuhimia eyo, yahipajereia enhakunhaku yamafarizi namasatusi, ni n'thukumano wahikawaneia.
8
Okhala wira masatusi yiira khuuvo ohihimuwa, walani malayikha, walani minepa, vano mafarizi annikupali inya etthunya zotene.
9
Tivoo yahikhumelela enhakunhaku yulupale, ni anamalepa akina yari mafarizi yahilenha ni khuhimia yiraka: ''Khaninona etthekaliawe ola n'lopuanoola. Tipani onzuwela onzuwela yakhala wira n'nepa walani n'layikha nilavulale niyena''?
10
Paata yowinnuwaza enhakunhaku, n'khulupale anova wira Paawulu ahipuatakaziye naayenaze. Vano aharuma atoropa akhuruwe ni yankumihe Paawulu niikuru vanthukumanonivale ni anwaanele enupa yolipa.
11
Ohiyu n'kina, aPwiya m'phanttheiawe ni khuira: ''Ominhaale, okhala wira ziizo zikikhalelaliao oxahiti oJerusalem, ni ennirerela wira woonihere oRoma''.
12
Vaxaliaya, mayuta akina yahilaphala ni, wira otakhaliya okhale wayenaze, yiraka khayaroa oja walani owuria m'pakha inviye Paawulu.
13
Yahivikana miloko mijexe ala yanlakelale.
14
Ayo yari makhulupale anankuttho nimahumu ni yirazale: ''Nolaphela, hata nitakhaliye, khannja etthu m'pakha nimuinve Paawulu.
15
Vano, voo, yahimeriye ankhulupale vamoza naatthuayo wira awaaniye Paawulu, muanaa onroa owehawehiya saana muahawoyo. Vano hiyano, nirii otthenkeya wira nimuinve yena ahinatthi ophiya wenno''.
16
Masi n'zulawe Paawulu, vinwaliawe wira ayena yapankaza n'tapha, ahikela enupa yeele yolipa ni khun'himeria Paawulu.
17
Paawulu ahimuaazima supayi m'moza ni khuira: ''Onkuxe nantthompeola wankhulupale, okhala wira yena ohana etthu enroawe on'himeria''.
18
Vano supayi ahinkuxa nantthompe ni khunroana wankhulupale ni khura: Paawulu, namatthukeliya, onukazima ni khukivekela wira kuwaaneleni nantthompeola. Yena ohaana etthu wira uhimerieni''.
19
N'khulupale ahinvara moono khunrona nipuro nowimpitheya ni khunkoha: ''Ompheela okihimeria exeni''?
20
Nantthompe ahiira: ''Mayuta anumuinwanana wuvekelani wira muinkuxe Paawulu meelo, onlavuliya milatthu, muanaa muimpheela oroa onkohakoha saana muahaawe.
21
Masi ayoze n'hiwinwelele, okhala wira ahavo alopuana ovikanaka miloko mijexe amuimpithelale wira amuinve. Ayenaze alaphela, wira hata waphuanhe otakhaliya, khanroa oja walani owuria m'pakha amuinve. M'pakha nan'nanova, arizi otthenkeya, yulipelelaka entthunen'nhu ohimya''.
22
Vano n'khulupale ahinleva nantthopeole wira akhumeke ona'himeriale: Ohin'himerie n'tthu wira wee wokihimeria etthunya''.
23
Vano yena ahiwazima masupayi menli ni khuahimeria: ''Nkhale otthenkeza, m'pakha iwora tthaaru zohiyu, atoropa imiya pili anamuenttho, miloko mithan'namili anakhavalo ni imiya pili anamavaka, wira aroe m'pakha oCesareya''.
24
Yena khuahimeriatho wira atthenkeze ekhavalo yonpakhira Paawulu anvelelaka vororomeleya wa kuvertoro Felixi.
25
Vano yena ahilepa epaphelo:
26
''Calautiyu Lisiasi wa otthitthimihiya kuvernatoro Felixi. Makhomazoaka!
27
N'lopuana oyo anutthukiya namayuta ni yahala omuinvaza, vano vaphiyaliaka naatoropa ni kimuakiheraka, kahizuwela wira ari n'tthu oRoma.
28
Kipheelaka ozuwela yamotheriaya, vano vankhxaliaka kinroanaka vanthukumanoniwaya.
29
Kahizuwela wira yantthukela itthu zaketthelozaya, masi khayarivo ekiisua yorerela yena winviya walani otthukeliya.
30
Hata kahizuwela wira wahikhala olupatthiya n'lopuana ola. Tivoo kin'nuvahererani nyu vowakuveya ni kihahimeria anamamotheria ohimiakaza ekisuazaya eriyarin'nhu. Makhomazo''.
31
Vano atoropa yahinwelela inye zoorumiya: ayena yahimphuanha Paawulu ni khunkuxa nuuhiyu anroanaka wAntipatrite.
32
Vaxaliaya, atoropa anakhavalo yahiroa ni Paawulu ni akinaku yahihokolela okuaritelo.
33
Vano anakhavalo vaphiyazaliaya oSesareya ni avahaka epaphelo wa kuvernatoro, ni yahinthonhihera Paawulu.
34
Vano kuvernatoro vasomaliawe epaphelo, ahinkoha Paawulu wira ari antthethe xeni. Vinwaliawe wira ari oCiliciya,
35
ahimuirela: ''Kinroa owinwelelaka anamawotheriayo anaphiyazale won'no''. Vano yena ahiruma wira Paawulu ixathiye owan'nhawe Herote.