1 Litafika tsiku la chikondwerero cha Pentekosite, onse anali pamodzi. 2 Mwadzidzidzi kunamveka mkokomo kuchokera kumwamba ngati wa mphepo yamphamvu, ndipo inadzaza nyumba yonse imene amakhala. 3 Iwo anaona zinthu zokhala ngati malilime amoto ogawikana ndipo anakhala pa aliyense wa iwo. 4 Ndipo onse anadzazidwa ndi Mzimu Woyera, nayamba kuyankhula mu ziyankhulo zina, monga Mzimu Woyerayo anawayankhulitsa.

5 Ayuda woopa Mulungu ochokera ku mayiko onse a dziko lapansi ankakhala mu Yerusalemu nthawi imeneyi. 6 Utamveka mkokomo uja, gulu la anthu linasonkhana. Anthuwo anadabwa chifukwa aliyense anawamva atumwiwo akuyankhula ziyankhulo zosiyanasiyana. 7 Mothedwa nzeru anafunsana kuti, “Kodi anthu onse amene akuyankhulawa si Agalileya? 8 Nanga bwanji aliyense wa ife akuwamva iwo mu chinenero cha kwawo? 9 Apanti, Amedi ndi Aelami; okhala ku Mesopotamiya, ku Yudeya ndi ku Kapadokiya, ku Ponto ndi ku Asiya, 10 ku Frugiya ndi Pamfiliya, ku Igupto ndi ku madera a ku Libiya kufupi ndi ku Kurene; alendo ochokera ku Roma, 11 Ayuda ndi otsatira chipembedzo cha Chiyuda onse pamodzi; Akrete ndi Aarabu, ife tonse tikuwamva akuyankhula za ntchito zodabwitsa za Mulungu mu ziyankhulo zathu.” 12 Modabwa ndi mothedwa nzeru anafunsana wina ndi mnzake kuti, “Zimenezi zikutanthauzanji?”

13 Koma ena anawaseka nati, “Aledzera vinyo watsopano.”

14 Koma Petro anayimirira pamodzi ndi atumwi khumi ndi mmodziwo ndipo anakweza mawu ake nayankhula kwa gulu la anthu nati: “Ayuda anzanga, ndi nonse amene muli mu Yerusalemu, mvetsetsani izi ndipo tcherani khutu ku zimene ndikunena. 15 Kunena zoona, anthu awa sanaledzere ayi, monga momwe mukuganizira, pakuti ino ndi 9 koloko mmawa! 16 Koma izi ndi zimene ananena Mneneri Yoweli kuti:

22 “Inu Aisraeli mverani mawu awa; Yesu wa ku Nazareti anali munthu amene anaperekedwa kwa inu ndi Mulungu. Ndipo Mulungu anakutsimikizirani zimenezi ndi zamphamvu, zodabwitsa ndi zizindikiro zimene anachita mwa Iye pakati panu, monga inu mukudziwa. 23 Yesu ameneyu anaperekedwa kwa inu mwa kufuna ndi kudziwiratu kwa Mulungu; ndipo inu mothandizidwa ndi anthu oyipa, munamupha Iye pomupachika pa mtanda. 24 Koma Mulungu anamuukitsa kwa akufa, kumumasula Iye ku zowawa za imfa, chifukwa kunali kosatheka kuti agwiridwe ndi imfa. 25 Pakuti Davide ananena za Iye kuti,

29 “Abale, ine ndikuwuzani motsimikiza kuti kholo lathu Davide anamwalira ndipo anayikidwa mʼmanda, ndipo manda ake alipo lero lino. 30 Koma iye anali mneneri ndipo anadziwa kuti Mulungu analonjeza ndi lumbiro kuti adzayika mmodzi wa zidzukulu zake pa mpando waufumu. 31 Davide ataoneratu zimene zinali mʼtsogolo anayankhula za kuuka kwa Khristu, kuti Iye sanasiyidwe mʼmanda, ndipo thupi lake silinawole. 32 Mulungu wamuukitsa Yesu ameneyu, ndipo ife ndife mboni za zimenezi. 33 Khristu anakwezedwa kukhala kudzanja lamanja la Mulungu, nalandira Mzimu Woyera amene Atate anamulonjeza, ndipo watipatsa ife zimene mukuona ndi kumvazi. 34 Pakuti si Davide anakwera kumwamba koma iye akuti,

36 “Nʼchifukwa chake, Aisraeli onse adziwe ndithu kuti, Yesu amene inu munamupachika, Mulungu wamuyika kukhala Ambuye ndiponso Mpulumutsi.”

37 Anthu atamva zimenezi, anatsutsika kwambiri mu mtima ndipo anati kwa Petro ndi atumwi enawo, “Abale, kodi ife tichite chiyani?”

38 Petro anawayankha kuti, “Lapani ndipo mubatizidwe aliyense wa inu, mʼdzina la Yesu Khristu kuti machimo anu akhululukidwe. Ndipo mudzalandira mphatso ya Mzimu Woyera. 39 Pakuti lonjezoli ndi lanu ndi ana anu ndiponso la onse amene ali kutali, ndi iwo onse amene Ambuye Mulungu wathu adzawayitane.”

40 Petro anawachenjeza ndi mawu ena ambiri, ndipo anawadandaulira iwo kuti, “Mudzipulumutse ku mʼbado owonongeka uno.” 41 Iwo amene anawulandira uthenga wake anabatizidwa ndipo tsiku lomwelo miyoyo pafupifupi 3,000 inawonjezedwa ku gulu lawo.

42 Iwo ankasonkhana pamodzi kuphunzitsidwa ndi atumwi, pachiyanjano, pachakudya ndi popemphera. 43 Aliyense ankachita mantha chifukwa cha zodabwitsa ndi zizindikiro zambiri zimene atumwi ankachita. 44 Okhulupirira onse anali pamodzi ndipo aliyense ankapereka zinthu zake kuti zikhale za onse. 45 Ankagulitsa minda yawo ndi katundu wawo, ndi kugawira kwa aliyense molingana ndi zosowa zake. 46 Tsiku ndi tsiku ankasonkhana pamodzi pa bwalo la pa Nyumba ya Mulungu. Ankadya pamodzi mʼnyumba zawo mwasangala ndi mtima woona. 47 Ankayamika Mulungu ndipo anthu onse ankawakomera mtima. Ndipo tsiku ndi tsiku Ambuye ankawonjezera ena pa chiwerengero cha olandira chipulumutso.