1Bzatamala bzimwebzi, Paulo adacoka kuAtena aciyenda kuKolinto. 2Kumweko adakagumana m'Juda m'bodzi akhacemeredwa Akwira, mbadwe ya kucigawo ca Ponto, omwe akhadafika tsapanopa kucokera kuItaliya, na Pirisira, mkazi wace, thangwe mambo m'kulu Klaudiyo akhadalewa kuti aJuda wentse acoke muRoma. Paulo adafendera kuna iwo, 3ndipo pakuwona kuti akhali wa basa libodzi-bodzi, adakhala nawo pabodzi acimbaphata nawo basa, thangwe basa lawo likhali lakukondza bzikumbi. 4Ntsiku zentse za malinkhuma akhambaceza munyumba ya mapembo acimbazindikirisa aJuda na aGiriki.

5Ndipo, pomwe Sirasi na Timoti adabuluka kucokera kuMasedonya, Paulo nthawe yace yentse akhabzipereka pa basa la kupalidza acimbapereka umboni kuna aJuda kuti Jezu ndiye Krixtu*. 6Tsono iwo akhatsutsana naye acimbatukwana, ndipo Paulo adakunkhumula bzakubvala bzace† aciwauza kuti: “Mulopa wanu ugwere pamsolo wanu! Ine ndiribe mulandu namwe, kuyambira tsapano ndirikuyenda kwa omwe ni aJuda lini”.

7Pomwe adacoka pamwepo, adapita m'nyumba mwa mwamuna omwe akhacemeredwa Tisiyo Justo, omwe akhagopa Mulungu ndipo akhakhala pambali pa nyumba ya mapembo. 8Krisipo, m'kulu wa nyumba ya mapembo adakhulupirira Mbuya na wapanyumba pace wentse napombo aKorinto azinji, atabva adakhulupirira ndipo akhabatizidwa. 9Ndipo nthawe ya usiku Mbuya adauza Paulo m'maso-mphenya kuti: “Leka mantha, pitiriza kulewa ndipo leka kunyamala, 10thangwe ine ndiri na iwe, ndipo palibe an'dzakwanisa kukucita cakuipa, pakuti mum'zinda muno ndina wanthu azinji”. 11Ndipo Paulo adapitiriza kukhala kumweko gole libodzi na minyezi mitanthatu, acimbawapfundzisa fala la Mulungu.

12Pomwe Galiyo akhali m'tongi wa cigawo ca Akaya, aJuda mwakubverana adamusandulikira Paulo acimuyendesa pa mphala, 13aciti: “Umweyu alikuzindikirisa wanthu kuti apembe Mulungu mwakuphonyera m'temo”. 14Pomwe Paulo akanati kuyamba kulewa-lewa, Galiyo adauza aJuda kuti: “Penu imwe aJuda mungadapereka umboni bwa thangwe ayai mulandu wakuipa, ningadakubverani. 15Tsono penu ni nkhani ya mafala, madzina na m'temo wanu, tongani mwekha imwepo. Ine nin'funa lini kukhala m'tongi wa bzinthu bzimwebzi”. 16Ndipo adawathotha pa mphalapo. 17Pamwepo wentse adaphata Soxtene m'kulu wa nyumba ya mapembo, ndipo adamumenya patsogolo pa mphala. Tsono Galiyo alibe kukhala na thupo na bzimwebzo.

18Paulo atakhala kumweko ntsiku zizinji, pakumalizira adagoneka abale aciyenda na m'madzi kuSiriya, mwakuperekezedwa na Pirisira na Akwira. Akanati kuguduka adapala m'solo kuKenkreya, thangwe la cipiciro comwe akhadacita kuna Mulungu. 19Atafika kum'zinda wa Efezo‡, Paulo adasiya Prisila na Akwira kumweko. Tsono iye adapita munyumba ya mapembo acitsutsana na aJuda. 20Iwo adakumbira kuti akhale pomwe ntsiku zinango, iye alibe kubvuma. 21Tsono pakuwagoneka adati: “Penu Mulungu angafuna, nin'dzabwerera kuna imwe”. Pamwepo adapakira bote aciguduka kuEfezo. 22Pomwe adafika kuSezareya, adabuluka m'bote acikwira kuJerusalema. Ndipo atamusana na gereja, adapolika kuAntiyokiya.

23Atamala nthawe pang'ono muAntiyokiya, Paulo adacoka aciyenda mbali zentse za Galasiya na Firijiya, acimbalimbikisa aKrixtau wentse.

24Panthawe ibodzi-bodziyo, adafika kuEfezo muJuda m'bodzi akhacemeredwa Apolo, mbadwe ya kuAlixandriya, mwamuna wakudziwa kulewa ndipo wakudziwisisa Bzakunemba. 25Iye akhadapfundzisidwa njira ya Mbuya, ndipo na m'tima wakulimbika akhalewa na kupfunzisa mwakulongosoka bza Jezu, napo akhadziwa ubatizo bwa Juwau bokha. 26Pamwepo iye adayamba kulewa mwakulimba m'tima munyumba ya mapembo. Pomwe Pirisira na Akwira adamubva, adam'tenga kuti ayende kunyumba kwawo, ndipo adam'fotokozera njira ya Mulungu mwakulongosoka.

27Pakufuna iye kuyenda kucigawo ca Akaya, abale adamulimbikisa acinembera ateweri kuti amutambire bwino. Atafika, adathandiza kwene-kwene wale omwe akhadakhulupirira kucokera mwa nkhombo, 28thangwe adawakonwesa aJuda na mafala ya mphambvu patsogolo pa wanthu kucokera mwa Bzakunemba kuti Jezu ndiye Krixtu§.