Acts 19
1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.
Kubatendahali buti kuti Apolosi nena kwa Korinte, paulusi abahiti kwiulu lyekanda mi abezi kwa Efese, mi nicheza kuwana barutwana bamwi kwateni.
2 He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
Paulusi nichati kubali, “Mubatambuli luhuho lujolola na hamubazumini?” Chibamucho kuti, “Nee, kakwina mane ni chitubazuwi kuamana ni Luhuho Lujolola.”
3 He said, “Into what then were you baptized?” They said, “Into John’s baptism.”
Paulusi abati, “Linu mubakolobezwa muchinzi?” Ni chibati, “Munkolobezo ya Joani,
4 Paul said, “John indeed baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the one who would come after him, that is, in Christ Jesus.”
Linu Paulusi netaba, “Joani abakolobezi chenkolobezo yenswalelo. Abawambili bantu kuti bayelele kuzumina kumuntu yokeza mwisule lyakwe, kokuta kuti, nji kwa Jesu.”
5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Bantu habazuwa bulyo, nibakolobezwa mwizina lya Simwine Jesu.
6 When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
Imi linu Paulusi habatula mayanza hewulu, Luhuho Lujolola nichilwabenjila mi nibawamba mundimi zisiyenesiyene mi nibatanikiza zikezite.
7 They were about twelve men in all.
Kuhindilila bonse ibali bakwame babali kulikana ikumi ni bobele.
8 He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.
Paulusi nenjila mwisinagoge mi nawamba chabundume munako ikwanisa myezi yotatwe. Abaetelele ziambantu ni ku kutolokla bantu kuti bazuwisise kuamana nimubuso we Ireeza.
9 But when some were hardened and disobedient, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
Nihaike majuda kana babakuzuwisisa nikusatwaliza cibatanga ku wambi zivi ni kulyefula Kreste. Paulusi cabasiya nikuzwila habusu nibabazumini. Catanga kuwamba izuba nizuba munzubo yakulutila ya Tyrannus.
10 This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.
Abazwili habusu kuwamba zilimo zobele kuti mane nibantu bekala mwa Asia, Judea ni mwa Greek bazuwe linzwi lye Ireeza.
11 God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul,
Ireeza aba kupanga zimpangaliko zijolola ca mayanza a Paulusi,
12 so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
mane ni balwala babali kuhola, Niluhuho lubilala luba kuzwa kubali, Habahinda kataulo ni ka apron hamubili wa Paulusi.
13 But some of the itinerant Jews, exorcists, took on themselves to invoke over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”
Kubena Majuda baba likwina mulieto lya kuyabuyenda muzilalo kulola babahindi izina lya Jesu kulisebelisa mubasakila abobene, Baba kukabuiwamba kubantu bana bena luhuho lubilala feela; Cibawamba, “Nimilaela cha Jesu yabali kuwambiwa kwa Paulusi kuti muyende.”
14 There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.
Baba tendi izo babali bakwame batenda iyanza ni bobele bana ba mupurita mukulwana wa majuda, wezina lya Sceva.
15 The evil spirit answered, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?”
Luhuho lubilala lubabetabi, “Nizi Jesu, ni Paulusi; cwale iwe njewe ni?”
16 The man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Luhuho lubilala lubena kumuntu cilwa mukoma kumubulisa ziho cawila hanzi ni kubakaba. Cibazwa munzubo nibasazabele hamubili ni kuholofala.
17 This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived at Ephesus. Fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Iyo indaba ciyezibahala kubantu bonse, nibahala mwa Judea, mwa Greek, nimwa Efese. Imi baba tiyi ahulu, mane nizina lya Simwine Jesu ciba tanga kulikuteka.
18 Many also of those who had believed came, confessing and declaring their deeds.
Imi hape, bantu bonse babazumini kubakela zive nikuzumina kuzintu zibi zibaba pangi.
19 Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Bonse babali kupangite za mabibo cibaleta invuka zabo imi cizahisiwa mumenso abantu bonse. Haba zibala zonse, inteko yateni ibabi makumi amayanza azikiti zaziemba emba ze silivela.
20 So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.
Njikuti linzwi lye Ireeza liba ambalakani munzila ikolete.
21 Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
Paulusi hamana musebezi wakwe mwa Efese, cahupula caluhuho lujolola kuti ahite ya Macedonia ni mwa Achaia munzila yakwe yakuya mwa Jelusalema; Cawamba, “Acinazwa munu, niswanela kukabona kwa Roma.”
22 Having sent into Macedonia two of those who served him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.
Paulusi catuma batumiwa bakwe bobele baba mutusi, Timothy ni Erastus kwa Macedonia. Kono iye abali kusikala mwa Asia inako.
23 About that time there arose no small disturbance concerning the Way.
Mweyo inako cikwabuka cifoyoyo mwa Efese kuamana ni Nzila.
24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen,
Demetrius yopanga isilivela ya Diana, Cikwaba ni bisinisi kubantu babeza.
25 whom he gathered together with the workmen of like occupation, and said, “Sirs, you know that by this business we have our wealth.
Cakopanya babeleki bonse bamusebezi wa kubeza ni kuwamba, “Nfumwangu, wizi kuti mowunu musebezi tupanga masheleni mangi.
26 You see and hear that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods that are made with hands.
Mubwene ni kuzuwa kuti, kanji mwa Efese monke kono ni mwa Asia yonse, Paulusi caba kukuweza niku bawambila. kuti kakwina Ireeza yopangiwa ca mayanza.
27 Not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be counted as nothing and her majesty destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worships.”
Imi kana bukabo bwabo bonke kono niswe zintu zetu kese zisakahale kubantu, mane ni tempele ya mufumahali Diana Ireeza mukando muibule maata. Imi naye mwamaninwe bukando bwakwe mwa Asia ni mwinkanda yonse.”
28 When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Habazuwa bulyo, bababengi ni kulila, Cibawamba, “Bukando bwina ha Diana yozwa mwa Efese.”
29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel.
Muleneñi onse babalyangani, cibahwei kucibaka cazizanino. Paulusi ni basindikizi bakwe mumusipili wabo, Gaius ni Aristarchus bazwa kwa Macedonia.
30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.
Paulusi abali kusaka kwinjila mukati kenyangela kono batumiwa baba musilelezi.
31 Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
Bonse batompeha ba cilalo ca Asia balikani bakwe cibamutumina liñusa kumukumbila kuti sanzi enjili mucibaka ca zizanino.
32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn’t know why they had come together.
Bamwi bantu baba kuhuwana cintu conke, mane inyangela ciba lyangene, Bungi bwabo kana baba kwizi kuti cinzi habakeza bonse bonse.
33 They brought Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. Alexander beckoned with his hand, and would have made a defense to the people.
Majuda cibaleta Alexander habusu bwe nyangela. Alexander abali kulila mumayanza kutolokela inyangela.
34 But when they perceived that he was a Jew, all with one voice for a time of about two hours cried out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
kono habeza kulemuha kuti Mujuda, bonse cibalila ca linzwi nyonke inhola zobele, “Bukando nji bwa Diana yozwa mwa Efese.”
35 When the town clerk had quieted the multitude, he said, “You men of Ephesus, what man is there who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is temple keeper of the great goddess Artemis, and of the image which fell down from Zeus?
Muñoli we tolopo hawamba ni nyangela, Cawamba, “Inwe bantu ba Efese, njeni yasezi kuti muleneñi wa Efese mwasebeleza mukando Diana ni ciswaniso cibawili hansi kuzwa kwiwulu?
36 Seeing then that these things can’t be denied, you ought to be quiet and to do nothing rash.
Hamubona izi zintu zipangahala, muswanela kutontola niku sahwelela zintu.
37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of your goddess.
Bantu bamwaleta kumulawo kana basa bamwi tempele kapa kuwamba zibi kuamana ni Ireeza wetu.
38 If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a matter against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them press charges against one another.
Heba, Demetriusi ni mubeleki yobeza kabazuwani, mulao kuwina wiyalukite. Mubasiye bazekisane.
39 But if you seek anything about other matters, it will be settled in the regular assembly.
Kono heba kwina zimwi zilukela kuambolwa, muzilukiswe hande comulao.
40 For indeed we are in danger of being accused concerning today’s riot, there being no cause. Concerning it, we wouldn’t be able to give an account of this commotion.”
kakuti kwina inkozi kuamana nindaba za pangahala sunu, kakwina intatululo iwambiwe kuamana nei indaba, kese tuwole kuitatulusa.”
41 When he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.
Hamana kuwamba izo calukulula bantu.
