1Pomwe ntsiku ya Pentekoxte idafika, akhadatsonkhana wentse pa mbuto ibodzi. 2Mwacisututu, kudzulu kudabveka muwira ninga condzi ca mphambvu kwene-kwene, ndipo cidadzaza nyumba yentse yomwe iwo akhadakhala. 3Ndipo adawona bzinthu ninga cirambi-lambi bzomwe bzidamwazana ninga malirime ya moto, bzicikakhala padzulu pa m'bodzi na m'bodzi wa iwo. 4Wentse adadzala na Mzimu Wakucena ndipo adayamba kulewa-lewa bzilewedwe bzinango, malingana na momwe Mzimu udawalewesa.

5MuJerusalema mukhana aJuda wakugopa Mulungu, wakucokera ku madziko yentse ya pantsi. 6Pomwe adabva muwira, adakhoncezana gulu likulu lomwe lidamalidwa ndzeru, thangwe m'bodzi na m'bodzi akhawabva alikulewa cirewedwe ca iwo. 7Mwakudabwa na kumalidwa ndzeru, iwo akhambabvundzana aciti: “Onani, wanthu wentse omwe alikulewa-lewawa ni wa kuGalireya lini kodi? 8Tsono m'bodzi na m'bodzi wa ife tirikuwabva tani mucirewedwe cathu? 9Ife ndife aParti, aMedi na aErami, wakukhala kuMesopotamiya, kuJudeya, kuKapadosiya, kuPonto, kuAziya, 10kuFirijiya, kuPamfiriya, kuIjipito na mbali za kuLibiya pafupi na kuSireni, alendo wakucokera kuRoma, 11napo aJuda na wakutendeuka mu ciJuda, aKerete na a Arabu. Tsono tawabva tani alikulewa bza bzidabwiso bzukulu bza Mulungu mu cirewedwe cathu?” 12Ndipo wentse adadabwa na kumalidwa ndzeru, akhambabvundzana wina na mwandzace aciti: “Bzimwebzi bzinilewanyi?”

13Tsono, winango akhawasinjirira, acimbati: “Iwo aledzera na vinyu”.

14Pamwepo Pedru adaimirira pabodzi na Atumiki anango khumi na m'bodzi (11) ndipo mwa kukuwa adawauza kuti: “Amuna wa muJudeya na mwentse omwe mun'khala muJerusalema, lekani ndikufokotozereni bzimwebzi! Tetekerani bwino: 15Amunawa alibe kuledzera, ninga momwe imwe mun'kumbukira. Yakali macibese nthawe zipfemba!” 16Tsono bzomwe bzirikucitikabzi ndibzo bzidalewedwa na m'polofita Jowere kuti:

22“Amuna wa kuIjirayeri, tetekerani mafalaya: Jezu wa kuNazareta mamuna wakutsimikizidwa na Mulungu patsogolo pa imwe kudzera mwa bzidabwiso, bzilatizo na bzizindikiro bzomwe Mulungu adacita kudzera mwa Iye pakati pa imwe, ninga cadidi imwe mun'dziwa. 23Munthu umweyu mudam'pasidwa na cakulinga cakutalidwa ndipo mwakudziwika kale na Mulungu. Imwepo mwakuthandizidwa na wanthu wakuipa mudam'khomerera pam'tanda mucimupha. 24Tsono Mulungu adamulamusa kwa wakufa, mwa kum'tsudzula mubzakuwawa bza infa, thangwe bzikhakwanisika lini kuti infayo im'mangirire. 25Thangwe Davidi adalewa bza Iye aciti:

29Pedru adalewa pomwe kuti: “Abale, lekani ndikuuzeni padeca kuti kholo m'kulu Davidi adafa acikapendesedwa ndipo nthutu yace iri pakati pa ife mpaka ntsiku ya lero. 30Tsono iye akhali m'polofita ndipo akhadziwa kuti Mulungu adamupicira mwa kulumbira kuti an'dzaikha m'bodzi wa dzindza lace pa m'pando wa umambo wace. 31Iye pakudziwa kale bzimwebzi, adalewa bza kumuka kwa Krixtu, omwe alibe kusiyidwa kuinfa napo thupi lace kubvunda. 32Mulungu adalamusa kwa wakufa Jezu umweyo, ndipo tentsene ife ndife mboni za nkhani imweyi. 33Ndipo adakwizidwa kuboko ladidi la Mulungu, Iye adatambira Mzimu Wakucena wakupiciridwa na Baba, ndipo adathulula bzomwe imwepo tsapano mulikuwona na kubva. 34Thangwe Davidi alibe kukwira kudzulu, tsono iye adafotokoza kuti:

“ ‘Mbuya Mulungu adalewa kuna Mbuya wangu kuti: Khala kuboko langu lamadidi 35mpaka ine ndiikhe anyamadulanthaka wako ninga cakupondera minyendo yako’§.

36“Na tenepo, mbumba yentse ya Ijirayeri idziwisise kuti Jezu umweyo omwe imwepo mudakhomerera pantanda, Mulungu adamucita Mbuya na Krixtu”**.

37Pomwe iwo adabva bzimwebzo, mitima yawo idaneseka ndipo adabvundza Pedru na atumiki anango kuti: “Abale, ticite ciyani?” 38Pedru adatawira kuti: “Bwekani ndipo m'bodzi na m'bodzi wa imwe abatizidwe mu dzina la Jezu Krixtu kuti mulekereredwe kuphonyera Mulungu kwanu, ndipo mun'dzatambira mphatso Mzimu wa Mulungu. 39Pakuti cipiciro ni ca imwe, wana wanu na wentse omwe ali kutali ndipo ni ca wentse omwe Mbuya, Mulungu wathu, an'cemera”. 40Na mafala yanango mazinji akhambawacenjeza na kungingimira aciti: “Bzipulumuseni pa m'badwe wakuipa uno!” 41Omwe adatawira fala adabatizidwa, ndipo ntsiku imweyo mbogo idathimizirika na wanthu bzulu bzitatu (3:000).

42Iwo akhambabzipereka kucipfundziso ca atumiki na mukuphatana, mukugawana pau na m'mapembo. 43Wentse wakhadadzala na mantha, ndipo bzidabwiso bzizinji na bzilatizo bzikhacitidwa na atumiki. 44Wentse omwe akhakhulupirira akhakhala wakuphatana ndipo bzentse bzomwe akhanabzo bzikhali bzawo pabodzi. 45Akhagulisa mbuto zawo na bzinthu bzawo, akhagawira m'bodzi na m'bodzi malingana na bzomwe akhasaya. 46Ntsiku zentse akhambagumana paNyumba ya Mulungu, acimbagawana pau munyumba zawo, ndipo wentse acimbadyera pabodzi mwa kupfatsa na mitima yakubzicepesa, 47acimbatumbiza Mulungu mwa kukomeredwa m'tima na mbumba yentse. Ndipo ntsiku zentse Mbuya akhawathimizirira anango omwe akhambapulumusidwa.