Mintirhoya PawulonaThecla
NDZIMAYA1
1LokoPawuloatlhandlukelaeIkoniya,endzhakukaku balekakayenaeAntiyoka,DemasinaHermogenesvave vanghanavayena,lavahinkarhiwolowoavatele vukanganyisi
2KambePawulolokoalangutavunenebyaXikwembu ntsena,angavavavisanga,kambeavarhandzaswinene 3Hikupfumelelananasweswouringetekuendlaleswaku vatsakisa,tinkulumohinkwatonitidyondzotaKreste,ni makunguyaEvhangeliyaN’wanawaXikwembula rhandzekakaswinene,avaletelahikutivaKreste,hilahaa hlavuteriwekehakona.
4Wanunaun’wanalavuriwakaOnesiforo,lokoatwa leswakuPawuloufikileeIkoniya,ahumahikuhatlisaaya n’wihlanganisa,swin’weninsatiwakweLektranivana vakweSimiyanaZeno,leswakuvan’wirhambaendlwini yavona
5HikuvaTitoaavanyikenhlamuseloyavumunhubya Pawulo,avangasin’witivahixiviri,kambeava tolovelanenivumunhubyayenantsena 6VafambahigondzolerikulurahosivakongomaeListra, vayimavayirindzele,vapimanisahinkwavolava hundzakahindlela,ninhlamuseloleyiTitoavanyikeke yona.
7Ekuhetelelenivavonawanunaata(kungaPawulo),wa xiyimoxalehansi,arinimpandla(kumbeabyevula) enhlokweni,mathangalamagombonyokeke,milengeyo saseka,mahlolamanganiswirhendzevutana;aarini nhlongeleyigombonyokeke;kuteletintswalo;hikuva minkarhiyin’wanaaahumelelatanihimunhu,minkarhi yin’wanaaarinixikandzaxantsumiPawuloavona Onesiforo,atsaka.
8KutaniOnesiforoaku:“Hlawula,wenanandzawa Xikwembulexikatekisiweke”Pawuloahlamulaaku: “TintswalotaXikwembuativenawenanindyanguwa wena”
9KambeDemosinaHermojenivasusumetiwahi mavondzo,naswona,ehansikakukombisavukhongeri lebyikulu,Demasiaku:“Xananahinaahimalandzaya Xikwembulexikatekisiwekexana?”Hikwalahokayiniu ngahilosa?
10Onesiforoahlamulaaku:“Hikuvaandziyivonanga mihandzuyakululamaekan’wina;hambiswiritano,loko mirivamuxakawolowo,nan'winamitaamukeriwa endlwiniyamina
11KutaniPawuloanghenaendlwiniyaOnesiforo,kuva nintsakolowukuluexikarhikandyanguhikwalahoka sweswo,vatinyiketelahixikhongelo,vatshovelaxinkwa, vatwaPawuloachumayelaritoraXikwembumalunghana nikutikhomanikupfuxiwakavafi,himukhuvalowu landzelaka
12Kukatekilelavatengekeembilwini;hikuvavatavona Xikwembu.
13Kukatekilelavahlayisakanyamayavonayinga thyakisi(kumbeyitenga);hikuvavatavatempeleya Xikwembu.
14Kukatekilelavatikhomaka(kumbelavatengeke); hikuvaXikwembuxitativulaekavona
15Kukatekilelavatshikakakutiphinakavonakamisava; hikuvavataamukeriwahiXikwembu
16Vakatekilelavanganivasati,ongehilokovangarina vona;hikuvavataendliwatintsumitaXikwembu.
17KukatekilelavarhurhumelakahiritoraXikwembu; hikuvavatachaveleriwa
18Kukatekilelavahlayisakankhuvulowavonawubasile; hikuvavatakumakurhulanaTatana,N'wana,naMoya lowoKwetsima
19Kukatekilelavalandzelelakavutlhari(kumbedyondzo) yaYesuKreste;hikuvavatavuriwavanavaLange Henhla-henhla
20KukatekilelavahlayisakaswileteloswaYesuKreste; hikuvavatatshamaekuvonakalenilokungaheriki
21Kukatekilelavatshikakakuvangamakamisava hikwalahokarirhandzuraKreste;hikuvavataavanyisa tintsumi,vavekiwaevokweniraxineneraKriste,naswona avangexanisiwihikuvavakakuavanyisakohetelela. 22Kukatekilemimirinimimoya-xiviriyavanhwana; hikuvavaamukelekaekaXikwembu,naswonaavange lahlekeliwihihakeloyavunhwanabyavona;hikuvaritora Tatawavona(waletilweni)ritatikombaritirhaekaku ponisiwakavonahisikuraN’wanawayena,naswonava tatiphinahikuwisahilahakungaheriki
NDZIMAYA2
1LokoPawuloarikarhiachumayeladyondzoleyi ekerekenileyiayiriendlwiniyaOnesiforo,nhwana un’wanalavuriwakaThekla(loyivitoramanawakweaku riTeokliya,loyiaatshembisiwilehiwanunalavuriwaka Tamirisi)aatshameefasiterenirin’wanaendlwiniyakwe 2Kusukakwalaho,hifasitererayindluleyiPawuloaari ekayona,vusikuninhlikanhiaatwatidyondzotaPawulo malunghananiXikwembu,malunghananirirhandzu, malunghananikupfumelaekaKrestenimalunghanani xikhongelo;
3Naswonaaangatasukaefasitereni,kukondzaa titsongahatelatidyondzotaripfumelohintsakolowukulu. 4Ekuheteleleni,lokoavonavavasatinivanhwanavotala vanghenaekaPawulo,anavelahimbiluhinkwayo leswakuatekiwaafanelekakuhumelelaemahlwenika yena,ayingisaritoraKreste;hikuvaaangasivona munhuwaPawulo,kambeaatwatidyondzotayenantsena, naswonasweswontsena.
5Kambelokoangahluriwikusukaefasitereni,mana wakwearhumaekaTamirisi,loyiatekehintsako lowukulu,ongeaarinintshembowakun’witeka.Hiku pfumelelananasweswoukuekaTheoclia,XanaTheclaya minaukwihi?
6Teokliyaahlamulaaku:“Tamiri,ndzinamhakayo hlamarisaswineneleyindzingakubyelakayona;hikuva Thecla,kuringanamasikumanharhu,angesukiefasitereni kungarikudyakumbekunwangopfu,kambeutiyimisele swinenekutwatinkulumotavutshilaniletikanganyisaka tamunhuwokarhiwamatikomambe,lerovandzin’wi tsakelahikuhetiseka,Thamyris,leswakunhwanyanawa
kutitsongahatakayenalokutiviwaka,utapfumelaku hluriwahiyexe.
7Hikuvawanunayoloyeukarhatemutihinkwawowa Ikoniya,hambikuriTheclayan’wina,exikarhika van’wana,Vavasatihinkwavonimajahavakhitikanelaeka yenakuyaamukeladyondzoyayena;loyi,handleka lavan’wanahinkwavo,avabyelakaleswakukuni Xikwembuxin’wentsena,lexifanelekekugandzeriwahi xonantsena,nileswakuhifanelekuhanyahikubasa
8Kungakhatharisekileswi,n’wanawaminawa nhwanyanaThecla,kufananixirhendzevutanaxa xihadyanalexibohiwekeefasitereni,ukhomiwehi tinkulumotaPawulo,naswonautikhathalelahikunavela lokukulu,nintsakolowukulu;naswonaxisweswo,hiku yingisaleswiaswivulaka,nhwanyanaloyiwayengiwa Sweswi,famba,uyavulavulanayena,hikuvau tshembisiwilenawena
9HikupfumelelananasweswoTamiriafamba,an'wi xeweta,arikarhiativonelaleswakuangan'wihlamarisi,a ku:“Thecla,munghanawaminawavukati,hayiniu tshamileekaxiyimolexixakuvilela?Hiswihi minsusumetoleyingatolovelekangikileyiendliwakaeka wena?PfukelaekaThamyris,kutaniurhurhumela 10Manawayenanayenaavulavulanayenahimukhuva lowufanaka,aku:“N’wana,hayiniutshamaurinigome swonghasi,naswona,kufananimunhulahlamaleke,unga hlamuli?”
11Kutanivarilangopfu,Tamiriya,hikuvaulahlekeriwe himunghanawayenawavukati;Theoclia,leswakuu lahlekeriwehin’wanawakwewanhwanyana;nimalandza yaxisati,leswakuvalahlekeriwehin’winiwavonawa xisati;naswonaakurinikurilakamisavahinkwayo endyangwini
12Kambeswiloleswihinkwaswoaswiendlanganchumu ekaThecla,lerovaswin’wisusumetelaswinenelerovaa hundzukelaekaswona,aswixiya;hikuvaaahatekela enhlokwenitinkulumotaPawulo.
13KavalokoTamiriatsutsumaayaexitaratenikuya langutaleswakuivamanilavanghenekeekaPawulo,a humaekayena;kutaniavonavavanunavambirhivari karhivaholovaswinene,kutaniakuekavona; 14Vakulukumba,xanaminabindzurihilaha?naswonai maniwanunayoloyewalendzeni,wan'wina,loyia kanganyisakamiehleketoyavanhu,majahanivanhwana,a vakhongotelaleswakuavafanelangavateka,kambeva hambetavarihilahavangahakona?
15Ndzitshembisaleswakundzitaminyikamaliyotala, lokomindzinyikaxivikolexilulamekehiyena;hikuva ndzimunhulonkuluwamutilowu
16DemasinaHermogenesvahlamulavaku:“Ahinge swikotikutivakahleleswakuimani;kambeleswihaswi tiva,leswakuutsonamajahavasativavona(lava kunguhatiweke),nivanhwanavavanunavavona(lava kunguhatiweke),hikudyondzisa,Akungevinakupfuka kankarhilowutaka,handlekalokomiyaemahlwenimi basa,naswonamingathyakisinyamayan'wina
NDZIMAYA3
1KutaniTamiriaku:“Tananinaminaendlwiniyamina, mitaphyuphyisa”Hilokovayaekavuhungasibyosaseka
swinene,lahaakurinivhinyoyotala,nimalunghiselelo lamafuwekeswinene.
2Vatisiwaetafulenilerihangalasiwekehindlelayofuwa, vanwangopfuhiThamyris,hikwalahokarirhandzuleria arinaronaekaTheclanikunavelakayenakun’witeka.
3KavalokoTamirisiaku:“Ndzinavelaleswakumindzi tivisatidyondzotaPawuloloyi,leswakundzitatitwisisa; hikuvaandzikarhatekingopfuhiThecla,hikuvonaa tsakelaswinenetinkulumotamunhuyoloyeloyindzinga n’witiviki,lerovandzilekhombyenirolahlekeriwahi nsatiloyiandzikunguhatekuvansati
4KutaniDemasinaHermogenesvahlamulaswin’we,va ku:“Aayisiwaemahlwenikandhuna-nkuluCastellius, tanihiloyiaringetakakukucetelavanhuekavukhongeri lebyintshwabyaVakreste,kutaniyena,hikulandza xilerisoxaKhezari,utan’widlaya,hindlelayoleyouta kumansatiwawena;
5Hinkarhilowufanakahitan’widyondzisaleswakuku pfukalokuavulavulakahakonasekufikile,naswonaku titshegehikuvanivana;kutanihipfukile,lokohifikaeku tivenikaXikwembu
6Tamiriarinimhakaleyiekavona,atalakuhlundzuka lokukulu
7Lokoapfukanimixoswinene,ayaendlwiniya Onesiforo,arinivamajistarata,mulanguteriwakhotsoni ntshungulowukuluwavanhulavakhomeketinhonga,aku ekaPawulo;
8UsoholotemutiwaIkoniya,nilexikarhikalavan’wana, Thecla,loyiatshembisanekenamina,lerovasweswiange ndzitekiHikokwalahoutafambanahinaekandhunankuluCastellius.
9Kutanintshunguhinkwawowuhuwelelawuku:Susa muxisi(mungomaloyi),hikuvausoholotemiehleketoya vasativahina,naswonavanhuhinkwavovan'wiyingisa.
NDZIMAYA4
1KavalokoTamirisiayimileemahlwenikaxituluxa vuavanyisixaholobye,avulavulahiritoleritlakukekehi ndlelaleyilandzelaka.
2Wenandhuna-nkulu,andzitivileswakumunhuloyiu humakwihi;kambeiun’wanaladyondzisakaleswaku vukatiabyilenawini.Hikokwalahon’wileriseleswakua tivisaemahlwenikan’winaleswakuhixivangeloxihilexi akandziyisakatidyondzototano
3Lokoarikarhiavulasweswo,DemasinaHermogenes (vahlevetelaTamirisi,vaku;VulaleswakuiMukreste, naswonasweswiutadlayiwa.
4Kambendhuna-nkuluayirinivuxiyaxiyaswinene, kutaniyivitanaPawulo,yiku:“Hiwenamanixana?” Xanaudyondzisayini?Vavonakavakuhehlavugevenga lebyikulu.
5Pawuloavulavulahiritoleritlakukeke,aku:“Hilaha ndzivitaniwekehakonasweswikuhlamuselatidyondzota mina,Wenandhuna-nkulu,ndzikombelavayingiseriva wena”
6LeswakuXikwembu,lexingaXikwembuxakurihisela, naswonalexiyimekexingalavinchumuhandlekaku ponisiwakaswivumbiwaswaxona,xindzirhumilekuya swivuyisaekavubihibyaswonanikuonhakakaswona, ekamintsakohinkwayo(yavudyoho),nilekarifu;niku vakucetelaleswakuvangahadyohi
7Hikwalahokaleswi,XikwembuxirhumeleN’wanawa xonaYesuKriste,loyindzin’wichumayelaka,niloyindzi lerisakavanhuleswakuvavekantshembowavonatanihi munhuyoloyeloyianganintwela-vusiwanawotano ntsenaemisavenileyikanganyisiweke,leswakuyinga soriwa,Wendhuna-nkulu,kambeyivaniripfumelo,ku chavaXikwembu,kutivavukhongerinikurhandzantiyiso 8Kutanilokondzidyondzisantsenaswiloleswindziswi amukelekehinhlavuteloleyihumakaekaXikwembu,xana nandzuwaminawukwihi?
9Lokondhuna-nkuluyitwasweswo,yilerisaleswaku Pawuloabohiwa,apfaleriwaekhotsweni,kukondzaa ntshunxekakun’wiyingisahikuhelela. 10Kambenivusiku,Theclaahluvulaswingwavilaswa yenaswatindleve,aswinyikaxilotleloxakhotso,kutania n’wipfulelatinyangwa,an’wipfumelelakunghena; 11Lokoaendlelamulanguteriwakhotsonyikoyanghilazi yasilivhere,apfumeleriwakunghenaekamarenileri Pawuloaariekarona;kutaniatshamaemilengeniyayena, atwatimhakaletikulutaXikwembuekayena
12LokoavonaPawuloangachavikuxaniseka,kambeaa tikhomahixivindzihimpfunowaXikwembu,ripfumelora yenariengetelekilelerovaan’witswontswahitinketana
NDZIMAYA5
1EkuheteleleniTheclautsundzukiwile,kutanialaviwahi ndyangunihiThamirisexitaratenixin’wananixin’wana, ongehilokoalahlekile,kambeun’wanawamalandzakulobyeyamulanguteriwanyangwauvabyerile,leswaku uhumilenivusiku.
2Kutanivakambelamulanguteriwanyangwa,avabyela leswakuuyeekhotsweniekawanunaloyiangan’witiviki 3Hilokovafambahikulandzankongomisowayena, kutanivan'wikumakwalaho;kutanilokovahuma,va hlengeletantshunguwavapfukeri,vayabyelandhunankuluhinkwaswoleswihumeleleke.
4EndzhakukasweswoalerisaleswakuPawuloayisiwa emahlwenikaxituluxayenaxavuavanyisi
5HinkarhiwolowoTheclaaetlelearikarhiarhendzeleka ehansiekhotsweni,endhawiniyoleyoleyiPawuloa tshamekean’widyondzisaekayona;ekaswonandhunankuluyitlheleyilerisaleswakuayisiwaemahlwenika xituluxayenaxavuavanyisi;kuvitaniwalokuaku amukelekehintsako,kutaniafamba
6LokoPawuloatisiwakona,ntshunguwuhuwelelahi matimbaswinene:“In’anga,aafa”
7Hambiswiritano,ndhuna-nkuluyiyingiselatinkulumo taPawuloletivulavulakahimintirhoyokwetsimaya Krestehintsako;kutani,endzhakukalokohuvoyivitanile, avitanaThecla,akuekayena:“Hayiniwena,hikuyahi nawuwaVaikoni,ungatekiThamirisi?”
8Aayimile,alangutePawulo;lokoakumaleswakuanga hlamuli,Theoclia,manawayena,ahuwelela,aku:“Aku hisiwexivumbiwalexingalulamangiki;aahisiweexikarhi kandhawuyamintlango,hikwalahokoalaThamyris, leswakuvavasatihinkwavovatadyondzaekayenaku papalatamikhuvayotano
9Hilokondhuna-nkuluyikarhatekaswinene,yilerisa leswakuPawuloabiwaahumaemutini,ahisiwaTekla.
10Hilokondhuna-nkuluyipfuka,yinghenahikuhatlisa endlwiniyamintlango;kutanivanhuhinkwavovahumava yavonaxivonolexingatsakisiki
11KambeThecla,tanihileswixinyimpfanalexinga emanangaxilangutakamatlhelohinkwawoleswakuxi vonamurisiwaxona,ulangutePawulo;
12Lokoarikarhialangutantshungu,avonaHosiYesuhi kufananaPawulo,atibyelaaku:“Pawuloutilekutandzi vonaekaxiyimoxaminaxokarhateka”Kutanialanguta mahloyayenaekayena;kambehikuhatlisaatlhandlukela etilweni,lokoarikarhian’wilanguta
13Kutanimajahanivanhwanyanavatisatihunyinibyanyi byakuhisiwakaThekla;loyi,lokoatisiwaemhandzinia ngaambalanganchumu,atekendhuna-nkulumihloti,hiku hlamalalokoavonavukulubyakusasekakayena 14Kutelokovahlelatihunyi,vanhuvan’wilerisaleswaku ayaehenhlakatona;leswiaswiendleke,arhangaaendla xikombisoxaxihambano 15Kutanivanhuvahisanhulu;hambileswilangaviariri rikulungopfu,arin’wikhumbanga,hikuvaXikwembuxi n’witwelevusiwana,xiendlaleswakukubulukalokukulu kusukaemisaveniehansi,nipapalerihumakaehenhla leswakurichululampfulanixihangulexikulu; 16Lerovahikupandzekakamisava,votalaswinenevave ekhombyenilerikulu,kutanivan’wanavadlayiwile,ndzilo wutimiwile,kutaniTheclaahlayisiwa
NDZIMAYA6
1Enkarhiniwolowo,Pawuloswin’wenaOnesiforo,nsati wayenanivanavakwe,avatitsonaswakudyaebakweniro karhi,leriaririendleleniyosukaeIkoniyakuyaeDafni 2Lokovatitsonaswakudyamasikuyohlayanyana,vana vakuekaPawulo:“Tatana,hikhomiwehindlalanaswona ahinaswonaswoxavaxinkwa;hikuvaOnesiforoaasiye rifuworayenahinkwaroleswakualandzelaPawuloni ndyanguwayena.
1KunghenaekaswipimeloswaTihele
2.Charonekamadzovoyayena.
3Minotauryirikarhiyirhurhumelalokomimoya-xiviri leyigweviwekeyitshinela
4.Mimoya-xivirileyipfilunganyekekehikuhefemulaloku tengekekamimoyayobiha
5Cerberusyidyamimoyayatigourmands
6.Lavanganimakwanganilavanganivusopfalava gweviwekekurhwalamindzhwalo
7.Lavavanganimavondzonilavahlundzukekevalahlele ekaStyx
8Xihondzonirirhanguramutiwobiha
9Ekamugodilowukunalavadyohelekevaakelaniva vona;Ti-centaurtivaduvulahimiseve.
10LavavatidyohelekelahavaxanisiwahitiHarpies
11MpfulayandziloekalavavadyohelekeXikwembu
12Moya-xiviriwamufumiwatihanyiGerionwu lahleriwileemalangavini
13.Vadyohinivadyohivavantshwalavabiwakahi mademona
14Gulfleyinganichefuleyivahlalerivanghenisiwaka ekayona.
15Tivarandziloekaswibyaleswiva-Simoniava hoxiwekeekaswona
16Valoyinivavumbi,swikandzaswavonaswi hundzukileendzhaku.
17Bogofboilingpitchforvaxisi,vayivi,navaxisi
18.Mukanganyisiuvambiwile.
19.Vatsundzuxivavukanganyisivangheneekhelenileri pfurhakamalangavi
20Ekavanhulavakhomisakatingana:un'wanaukhoma nhlokoyayenahivoko.
21Vaphanginiswigevengaswin’wanaleswixanisiweke hicentaurleyihlomekehitinyoka
22Vativivatikhemikhaliniva-quackixiharhilexi hlaseriwakahinhlokonho
23.Xihlovoxaayisi,xavaxenginalavangankhensiki.
24Plutoexikarhikaglacierleyidyakalavarhukaniweke
25MutiwokwetsimawaYerusalema
3HilokoPawuloahluvulanguvuyakwe,akuekamufana loyi:“Famba,n’wana,uyaxavaxinkwa,utaxitisalaha”
4Kambelokomufanaloyiarikarhiaxavaxinkwa,avona muakelaniwayenaThecla,ahlamala,akuekayena Thecla,uyakwihi?
5Ahlamulaaku:“NdzihlongorisaPawulo,hikuvandzi kutsuriwileemalangavini”
6Kutanimufanaaku:“Ndzitakutisaekayena,hikuvau karhatekileswinenehikwalahokawena,naswonautshame akhongelanikutitsonaswakudyamasikulawayatsevu”
7LokoTheclaafikaebakweni,akumaPawuloa khinsamileakhongelaaku:“OhoTatanawokwetsima, WenaHosiYesuKreste,pfumelelaleswakundzilowunga khumbiThecla;kambevamupfuniwayena,hikuvai nandzawawena.
8KutaniTheclaayimeendzhakukayena,ahuwelelahi maritolamalandzelaka:WenaHosileyifumaka,Muvumbi wamatilonimisava,TatawaN’wanawawenala rhandzekakaniwokwetsima,ndzakudzunisaleswiundzi ponekeendzilweni,leswakundzitlhelandzivonaPawulo 9Pawuloapfuka,lokoan’wivona,aku:“WeXikwembu, loyiakambelakambilu,TatawaHosiyaminaYesuKreste, ndzakudzunisaleswiuhlamulekexikhongeloxamina”
10Kutaniexikarhikavonaebakwenikuvanirirhandzu lerikuluekaun’wananiun’wana;Pawulo,Onesiforoni hinkwavolavaavarinavonavatelehintsako
11Avariniswinkwaswantlhanu,swimilanaswin’wana nimati,naswonaavachavelelanahikuanakanyisisahi mintirhoyokwetsimayaKreste
12KutaniTheclaakuekaPawulo:“Lokouswitsakela, ndzitakulandzelakun’wananikun’wanalahauyaka kona.”
13An’wihlamulaaku:“Sweswivanhuvatinyiketele ngopfuekavumbhisa,kasiwenausasekile,ndzachava leswakuungalangutananindzingolowukulukutlulawo sungula,ungatiyiseleli,kambeuhluriwahiwona.”
14Theclaahlamulaaku:“NdzinyikexilemoxaKriste ntsena,naswonaakunandzingolowungatandzikhumba”
15Pawuloahlamulaaku:“Thecla,rindzahikulehisa mbilu,utaamukelanyikoyaKriste”
NDZIMAYA7
1KutaniPawuloatlheriselaOnesiforonindyanguwayena ekayaravona,atekaTheklanayena,ayaeAntiyoka;
2Hikuhatlisalokovanghenaemutini,Musiriyaun’wana, lavuriwakaAlekzanda,majisitarata,emutini,loyia endlelekemutimintirhoyotalaleyikuluhinkarhiwa vumajistaratabyayena,uvoneTheclakutanian’wi tsakela,kutaniaringetahitinyikototalaletifuwekeku vutisaPawulomkutsakelakayena
3KambePawuloan’wibyelaaku:“Andzin’witivi wansatiloyiuvulavulakahayena,naswonaahiwamina.” 4Kambeleswiaarimunhuwamatimbaswinene eAntiyoka,an’wikhomaexitarateni,an’witswontswa; leswiTheclaangaswitiyiselangiki,kambealangute Pawulo,ahuwelelahiritolerikululerikarhatekeke,aku, Ungandzisindzisi,loyindzingamuendzi;ungandzi sindzisi,loyindzinganandzawaXikwembu;Ndzi un’wanawavanhulavakuluvaIkoniya,naswonandzi bohekekusukaemutiniwolowohikuvaandzingata tekiwahiThamiris
5HilokoakhomaAlekzanda,ahandzulanguvuyakwe,a n’wisusaharhienhlokweniyakwe,an’wiendlaavonakaa rilahlekisakaemahlwenikavanhuhinkwavo
6KambeAlekzanda,hileswian’wirhandzaka,kasihiku khomiwahitinganahileswiaswiendleke,un’wiyiseeka ndhuna-nkulu,naswonalokoatiphofulaleswiaswi endleke,’an’wigwevaleswakualahleriwaexikarhika swiharhi.
NDZIMAYA8
1Leswilokovanhuvaswivona,vaku:Kuavanyisaloku humesiwekeemutinilowuakululamangaKambeThekla anavelakutsakeriwahindhuna-nkulu,leswakukubasaka yenakungahlaseriwi,kambekuhlayisiwakukondzaa lahleriwaekaswiharhi
2Ndhuna-nkuluyivutisayiku:“Imaniloyiangatan’wi amukela;ekaswonanoniyin’wanaleyifuwekeswinene, leyivuriwakaTrifina,leyin’wanawayonawanhwanyana aafilesweswinyana,aanavelaleswakuavani vuhlayisekibyayena;kutaniasungulakun’wikhoma endlwiniyakwetanihin’wanawayenawanhwanyana 3Ekuhetelelenikufikesikuleriswivandzanaswingata humesiwaleswakuswitavoniwa;naswonaTheclautisiwa endhawiniyamintlango,kutaniavekiwaekhelenilerieka ronaakurininghalayaxisatileyinganitihanyiswinene, emahlwenikavunyingibyavahlaleri
4Trifina,handlekohlamala,ufambenaThecla,kutani nghalayaxisatiyinantswamilengeyaThecla.Vitoleri tsariwekelerikombisakavugevengabyayena,akuri, Sacrilege.Kutaniwansatiahuwelelaaku:“Oho Xikwembu,kuavanyisakamutilowuakululamanga” 5Endzhakukalokoswivandzanaswikombisiwile,Trifina atekaTheclaafambanayenaekaya,vayaetlela;kutani waswivo,n'wanawanhwanyanawaTrifina,loyiaafile,a humelelaekamanawayena,aku;Manana,nhwanyana, Thecla,aativiwehiwenatanihin’wanawawenawa nhwanyanaematshan’winiyamina;naswonandzin’wi navelaleswakuandzikhongelela,leswakundzita hundzuluxelaekaxiyimoxantsako.
6LokoTrifina,himoyaworila,aku:“N’wanawamina wanhwanyanaFalconillauhumelerileekamina,kutania ndzilerisaleswakundzikuamukelaekamarenirakwe; hikokwalahondzinavela,Thecla,leswakuukhongelela n’wanawaminawanhwanyana,leswakuata
MintirhoyaPawulonaThecla hundzuluxiwaekaxiyimoxantsako,nievuton’winilebyi ngaheriki.
7LokoTheclaatwaleswi,uhatleakhongelaekaHosi, kutaniaku:OhoHosiXikwembuxamatilonimisava, YesuKriste,wenaN’wanawaleHenhla-henhla,pfumelela leswakun’wanawayenawanhwanyanaFalconillaahanya hilahakungaherikiTrifinalokoatwaleswiatlhelaa rhurhumela,aku:Okuavanyisalokungalulamangiki!O vuhombolokilebyingatwisisekiki!leswakuxivumbiwaxo tanoxi(kambe)xilahleriwaekaswiharhi!
8Hisikulerilandzelaka,lokorixa,Alekzandautile endlwiniyaTrifina,aku:Holobyenivanhuvarindzele; tisaxigevengaemahlweni.
9KambeTrifinautsutsumeleekayenahimatimba swinene,lerovaachava,kutaniabalekaTrifinaaari un’wanawandyanguwavuhosi;naswonaxisweswou kombisilegomerayena,kutaniaku;Khomborakona! Ndzinaxiphiqoendlwiniyamina'nntiakhawuntitimbirhi, naswonaakunamunhuloyiangatandzintshunxa,kumbe ehansikakulahlekeriwahin'wanawamina,kumbeku tsandzekakaminakuponisaTheclaKambesweswi,We HOSIXikwembu,vamupfuniwaTheclanandzawawena. 10Lokoahatshembisiwilehindlelayoleyo,ndhuna-nkulu yirhumeleyin’wanayatindhunatayonaleswakuyitisa Thecla.Trifinaun’wikhomilehivoko,kutani,afambana yena,aku:NdzifambenaFalconillaesirhenirayena, naswonasweswiufanelekufambanaTheclaekaswiharhi 11LokoTheclaatwaleswi,arilaakhongela,kutaniaku: OhoHosiXikwembu,loyindzin’wiendlekentshemboni vutumbelobyamina,hakelaTrifinahikwalahokantwelavusiwanawayenaekamina,nikuhlayisakubasakamina.
12Ehenhlakaleswikuvenihuwaleyikuluendhawiniya mintlango;swivandzanaswirhurhumela,kutanivanhuva huwelelavaku:“Tisanixigevenga.”
13Kambewansatiahuwelela,aku:“Mutihinkwawoawu xanisekilehikwalahokavugevengabyotano;ulerisa hinkwerhu,Wenandhuna-nkulu,kuxupuriwahindlela yin’weWenakuavanyisalokungalulamangiki!Oxivono xatihanyi!
14Van’wanavaku:“Mutihinkwawoawulovisiwe hikwalahokaxiendlolexixobiha”Hidlayehinkwerhu, WenaholobyeOxivonoxatihanyi!Wenakuavanyisa lokungalulamangiki.
NDZIMAYA9
1KutaniTheclaasusiwaevokweniraTrifina,ahluvuriwa, aambariwabandhi,alahleriwaendhawinileyivekiweke kulwaniswiharhi,kutanitinghalanitibereswi ntshunxiwaehenhlakayena
2Kambenghalayaxisati,leyiayirinitihanyiswinene,yi tsutsumelaeThekla,yiwelaehansiemilengeniyayona. Ekasweswontshunguwavavasatiwuhuwelelahiritoleri tlakukeke
3Kutanibereyaxisatiyitsutsumelaekayenahimatimba; kambenghalayaxisatiyihlanganenibere,yiyihandzula 4Nakambe,nghalayaxinuna,leyiayitolovelekudya vanhu,leyiayiriyaAlekzanda,yitsutsumelaekayena; kambenghalayaxisatiyihlanganeninghalayaxinuna, kutanivadlayana.
5Kutanivavasatilavaavakarhatekaswinene,hikuva nghalayaxisatileyipfunekeTheclaayifile
6Endzhakukasweswovahumesaswiharhiswin’wana swotalaswanhova;kambeTheclaayimaatshambulute mavokoyayenaetilweni,akhongela;kutelokoahetileku khongela,ahundzuluka,avonamugodiwamati,aku: “Sweswiinkarhilowufanelekewaleswakundzi khuvuriwa”
7Hikupfumelelananasweswo,atiphofulaematini,aku: “Hivitorawena,HosiyangaYesuKreste,ndzi khuvuriwilesikulerirohetelela”Vavasatinivanhuva vonaleswi,vahuwelela,vaku:“Ungaticukumeti ematini”Naswonandhuna-nkuluhiyexeyihuwelela,ku ehleketaleswakutinhlampfi(marholeyalelwandle)ati fananikudyakusasekalokukuluswonghasi.
8Kungakhatharisekileswihinkwaswo,Theclaatiphofula ematini,hivitoraHosiyahinaYesuKriste
9Kambetinhlampfi(marholeyalelwandle,)lokotivona kuvonakalanindzilo,tidlayiwile,tihlambelatifile ehenhlakamati,naswonapaparandzilorirhendzele Thecla,lerovatanihileswiswiharhiaswingaswikotiku tshinelaekusuhinayena,vanhuavangaswikotikuvona vuhavabyayena
10Hambiswiritanovan’wihundzuluxelaswiharhi swin’wanaswanhova;ehenhlakaswonavahuwelela swinene;naswonavan’wanavavonaavahangalasa spikenard,van’wanavacassia,van’wanavaamomus (muxakawaspikenard,kumbemurhiwaYerusalema, kumbeladies-rose)van’wanaavarimafurha;lerova nhlayoyamafurhaayiriyikulu,hikuyahinhlayoya vanhu;naswonaehenhlakaleswiswiharhihinkwaswoswi etleleongehilokoswietleleswinene,naswonaaswi khumbaThecla.
11HilokoAlekzandaabyelaHolobyeaku:“Ndzini tinkunzitochavisaswinene;ahin’wiboheniekavona Leswiholobye,hikuvilela,ahlamulekeaku,Ungaha endlaleswiuvonakaswifanerile
12KutanivabohantambhuemasengeniyaThecla,leyia yin’wibohanimilenge,naswonahiyonavan’wibohaeka tinkunzi,letiekaswirhoswatonaswalexihundlenivatota tinsimbitohisatotshwuka,leswakulokovaxanisiwa ngopfu,vatakokaTheclahimatimbaswinene,kukondza van’widlaya
13Tinkunzitihandzula,tiendlahuwaleyinyenyetsaka swinene;kambelangavileriarirhendzeleThecla,rihise tintambhuletiatiboheleriweekaswirhoswatinkunzi, kutaniayimaexikarhikaxiteji,angavileliongehilokoa ngabohiwanga.
14KambehinkarhiwolowoTrifina,loyiatshameke ehenhlakarin’wanaramabenci,utitivarilekutaniafa; ehenhlakayonamutihinkwawoawuriehansikakuvilela lokukuluswinene
15Alekzandahiyexeachava,akombelandhuna-nkulu,a ku:“Ndzakukombela,utwelavusiwanaekaminanimuti, untshunxawansatiloyi,loyialwekeniswiharhi;leswaku, minanawena,nimutihinkwawohingalovisiwi
16HikuvalokoKhezariangavanirungularokarhira leswihundzekesweswi,hakuneneutalovisamutihiku hatlisa,hikuvaTrifina,munhuwavuhosinixakarayena,u fileexitshan’wenixakwe
17Hilokondhuna-nkuluyivitanaTheklaexikarhika swiharhiekayena,yikuekayena:“Hiwenamani?” naswonaswiyimoswawenaiyini,leswakukungavina xin'wexaswiharhilexingatakukhumba?
18Theclaan'wihlamula;NdzinandzawaXikwembulexi hanyaka;naswonalokoswitaekaxiyimoxamina,ndzi mupfumeriekaYesuKristeN’wanawayena,loyi Xikwembuxin’witsakelakaswinene;naswonahikwalaho kaxivangeloxexoakunaxin’wexaswiharhilexiaxikota kundzikhumba
19Hiyenantsenandlelayakuponisiwalokungaheriki,ni masunguloyavutomilebyingaheriki.Ivutumbeloeka lavangaemaxangwini;nseketeloekalavaxanisekaka, ntshembonansirheleloekalavangarikinantshembo; naswona,hiritorin’we,hinkwavolavangapfumerikieka yena,avangehanyi,kambevaxanisekahirifuleringa heriki.
20Lokomufumikumbeatwatimhakaleti,alerisa leswakukutisiwaswiambaloswayena,akuekayena ambalaswiambaloswawena.
21Theclaahlamulaaku:OngeXikwembulexingandzi ambexalokondzingaambalanganchumuexikarhika swiharhi,hisikurakuavanyisaxiambexemoyawawena nguvuyakuponisiwaKutaniatekaswiambaloswayena, aswiambala;naswonaholobyeuhatleakandziyisa xilerisohimaritolawa;NdzikuntshunxaTheclanandza waXikwembu
22Vavasatilavaavahuwelelaswin’wehiritolerikulu,va dzunisaXikwembuhimbiluyin’we,vaku;Kuni Xikwembuxin’wentsena,lexingaXikwembuxaThecla; Xikwembuxin’welexiponisekeThecla 23Maritoyavonaamatwalaswinenelerovamuti hinkwawowuvonakawutsekatseka;kutaniTrifinahiyexe atwamahungulamatsakisaka,kutaniapfuka,atsutsuma nintshungukuyahlangananaThecla;kutanian’wi angarha,aku:Sweswindzapfumelaleswakukutavaniku pfukakavafi;sweswindzikhorwisekileleswakun’wana waminawanhwanyanawahanya.Hikokwalaho,tana ekayanamina,n'wanangawanhwanyanaThecla,ndzita kunyikahinkwaswoleswindzinganaswona 24HilokoTheklaafambanaTrifina,ayatshamakona masikumangarimangani,an’widyondzisaritoraHosi, lerivanhwanyanavotalavahundzukekeharona;naswona akurinintsakolowukuluendyangwiniwaTrifina.
25KambeTheklaanavelakuvonaPawulo,avutisa,a rhumavanhuhinkwako-nkwakokuyan’wikuma; naswonalokoekuheteleleniativisiweleswakuuleMira, eLikiya,utekemajahanivanhwanyanavotala;aambale bandhi,aambalamukhuvawawanuna,ayaekayena eMiraeLikiya,kutaniakumaPawuloarikarhia chumayelaritoraXikwembu;ayimanayenaexikarhika ntshungu.
NDZIMAYA10
1KambePawuloaangahlamarisingopfulokoan’wi vonanivanhulavaavarinayena;hikuvaaaanakanya leswakundzingowun’wanalowuntshwaawurikarhiwu vawela;
2LokoTheklaaswivona,akuekayena:“Ndzi khuvuriwile,wenaPawulo;hikuvaloyiamipfunakaeku chumayeleni,undzipfunilekukhuvula 3Pawuloan’wikhoma,an’wiyisaendlwiniyaHermesi; naswonaTheclauhlamuselePawulohinkwaswoleswi n’wihumelelekeeAntiyoka,lerovaPawuloahlamala
ngopfu,naswonahinkwavolavatwekevatiyisiwile eripfumelweni,vakhongelelantsakowaTrifina.
4KutaniTheklaapfuka,akuekaPawulo:“Ndziya eIkoniya.”Pawuloan'wihlamulaaku:Famba,uya dyondzisaritoraHosi.
5KambeTrifinaaarhumelemaliyotalaekaPawulo,ni swiambalohimavokoyaThecla,kupfunaswisiwana
6KutaniTheklaayaeIkoniya.Lokoafikaendlwiniya Onesiforo,awelaehansilahaPawuloatshamekea chumayelakona,arikarhiahlanganisamihlotini swikhongeloswayena,adzunisanikudzunisaXikwembu himaritolamalandzelaka
7WeHOSIXikwembuxayindluleyi,leyindzinga voningiwarosungulahayonahiwena;WenaYesu,n'wana waXikwembulexihanyaka,loyiaarimupfuniwamina emahlwenikandhuna-nkulu,mupfuniwaminaendzilweni, nimupfuniwaminaexikarhikaswiharhi;wenantsenau XikwembuhilahakungaherikiAmen
8Theclasweswi(lokoavuya)ukumeThamirisafile, kambemanawayenaahahanyaHilokoavitanamanawa yena,akuekayena:Theoclia,manana,xanaswakoteka leswakuutisiwaekaripfumelo,leswakukunaHosi Xikwembuxin'wentsena,lexitshamakaematilweni?Loko unavelarifuwolerikulu,Xikwembuxitakunyikaronahi mina;lokoulavan’wanawawenawanhwanyana nakambe,himinaloyi
9Leswinaswin’wanaswotalaaaswiyimelaekamana wayena,(aringeta)kun’wikucetela(hikuyahimavonelo yayena)KambemanawayenaTheocliaanganyikanga kudzunekaekaswiloleswivuriwekehimudlawelaripfumeloThecla.
10HilokoTheclaaswivonaleswakuangavulavulihi xikongomelo,asayinamiriwayenahinkwawohi xikombiso(xaxihambano),ahumaendlwiniayaeka Daphine;lokoafikakona,ayaebakweni,lahaangakuma PawulonaOnesiforo,kutaniawelaehansi;kutaniarila emahlwenikaXikwembu.
11Lokoasukakwalaho,ayaeSelukiya,avoningelavo talahivutivibyaKreste
12Kutanipapalerihatimakarin’wifambisaeriendzweni rakwe
13EndzhakukalokoafikileeSelukiyaayaendhawini yin’wanaehandlekamuti,kwalomukampfhukawa khilomitara,achavavaakivakona,hikuvaavari vagandzerivaswifanisoswahava
14Kutaniakongomisiwa(hipapa)entshavenileyi vuriwakaKalamoni,kumbeRodiyoniKwalahoutshame malembeyotala,naswonauhundzeekamiringoyotala swineneyovavayadiyavulosi,leyiayirhwalelekehi ndlelaleyifaneleke,himpfunolowuawukumekeeka Kriste
15Ekuhetelelenivavasativan’wanavosasekalokovatwa hitanhwanaThecla,vayaekayena,vadyondzisiwahi yenahiti-oraclestaXikwembu,naswonavotalavavona vatshikemisavaleyi,vahanyavutomibyatinghwendzana yena
16HileswixivikolexinenexihangalasiwilehinkwakonkwakoxaThecla,kutaniaendlamirhiyohlayanyana(ya masingita),lerovamutihinkwawonimatikolamanga ekusuhinawonamatisavavabyivavonaentshaveni yoleyo,naswonavangasifikaenyangweniwabako,va
hatlevahorisiwaekavuvabyibyihinabyihilebyiavari nabyona.
17Mimoyayathyakayihlongoriwile,yiendlahuwa; hinkwavovaamukelevavabyivavonavahorile,va dzunisaXikwembu,lexinyikekematimbayotanoeka nhwanaThecla;
18MadokodelayaSelukiyasweswiamangaharina mhaka,naswonamalahlekeriwehivuyelohinkwabyobya bindzurawona,hikuvaakungarinamunhuloyiava tekelakaenhlokweni;ekaswonavatelehimavondzo, kutanivasungulakukunguhataleswakuitindlelatihileti vangatitirhisakananandzaloyiwaKriste
NDZIMAYA11
1Kutanidiyavulosiuringanyeteswitsundzuxoswobiha emianakanyweniyavona;naswonahisikurokarhiva hlanganileswin’wekuburisana,vaanakanyisisaexikarhi kavan’wanahindlelaleyi:Nhwanaimupristawaxisati waxikwembu-katilexikuluDiana,naswonaxin’wanani xin’wanalexiaxikombelakaekaxona,xanyikiwa,hikuva inhwana,naswonahindlelayoleyourhandzekahi swikwembuhinkwaswo
2Sweswiahikumeniva-rakish-kulorhi,endzhakukaloko hivadakwisilehilahakueneleke,hivanyikamaliyotala, ahivaleriseleswakuvayaonhanhwanaloyi,hiva tshembisa,lokovaswiendla,hakeloleyikulu
3(Hikuvavagimetehindlelayoleyoexikarhikavona,va ku,lokovokotakun'wionha,swikwembuaswingehe n'witekelienhlokweni,hambikuriDianaangahan'wi horisilelavavabyaka).
4Vayeemahlwenihikulandzaxiboholexi,kutani vamakwavovayaentshaveni,vayaebakwenihitihanyiku fananitinghala,vagongondzaenyangweni.
5Mudlawela-ripfumelolowokwetsimaThecla,atitshege hiXikwembulexiaapfumelaekaxona,apfulanyangwa, hambileswiaangasitivakunguravona,kutaniakueka vona:“Majaha,imhakayan’wina?
6Vahlamulavaku:“Xanakunaun’wanaendzeni,loyi vitorayenaangaThecla?”Ahlamulaaku:“Xanaawuta vanayininayena?Vaku:“Hinamiehleketoyoetlelana yena”
7Theclaloyiakatekisiwekeahlamulaaku:Hambileswi ndzingamukhalabyewobiha,ndzinandzawaHosiya minaYesuKreste;hambileswiminganimakunguyobiha ekamina,amingeswikotikuswihetisisa.Vahlamulava ku:Aswikotekikambehifanelehikotakuendlanawena leswihinganamiehleketo.
8Lokovarikarhivavulaleswi,van’wikhomahi matimba,valavakun’wiphangaKutaniyenahikuolova (kunene)akuekavona:Majahatiyisela,mivonaku vangamakaHosi.
9Lokovan’wikhomile,alangutaetilweniaku;We Xikwembulexixiximekakaswinene,lexikungarikina munhuloyiangafanisiwakanaxona;utinyungubyisa ehenhlakavalalavawena;loyiandzikutsuleke endzilweni,angandzinyiketangikiekaTamiri,angandzi nyiketangaekaAlekzanda;loyiandzikutsulekeeka swiharhiswanhova;loyiandzihlayisekeematinilama enteke;uvemupfuniwaminahinkwako,udzunisevitora wenaekamina;
10Sweswinaminandzikutsuleemavokweniyavanhu lavavohombolokanilavangaanakanyeliki,naswonau ngavapfumelelikuthyakisavutengibyaminalebyindzi byihlayisekekufikelasweswileswakundzikuxixima; hikuvandzakurhandza,ndzikunavela,ndzakugandzela, WenaTatana,N'wana,naMoyalowoKwetsima,hilahaku ngaherikiAmen
11Hilokokutwaritorihumaetilweni,riku:“Ungachavi, Thecla,nandzawaminawotshembeka,hikuvandzina wena”Langutauvonandhawuleyikupfulekeriwekeyona, kutavakonavutshamobyawenalebyingaheriki; kwalahoutaamukelaxivonolexitsakisaka
12Theclalakatekisiwekelokoarikarhialanguta,avona ribyeripfulekilekufikelalahamunhuanganghenakaha kona;uendlehilahaalerisiwekehakona,hixivindzia balekaekavatirhilavanyenyetsaka,kutanianghena eribyeni,lerihikuhatlisaripfalekekeswinene,lerovaaku ngavonakikupandzekalaharipfulekekekona
13Vavanunalavavayimevahlamarilehikuhetisekahi singitarohlamarisaswonghasi,naswonaavangarina matimbayokhomanandzawaXikwembu;kambentsena, vakhomexisirheleloxayena,kumbexihuku,vahandzule xiphemuxaxona;
14Naswonahambikurisweswoswiendliwehi mpfumelelowaXikwembu,leswakuvatiyisekisa ripfumeloravonalavangatatakutavonandhawuleyiyo xiximeka,nikuhundziselamikatekoekalavanga emalembenilamalandzeleke,lavangatapfumelaekaHosi yahinaYesuKristehimbiluyotenga
15Xisweswomudlawela-ripfumeloyoloyewosungulani muapostolawaXikwembu,ninhwana,Thecla;loyia humakaeIkoniyaarinimalembeyakhume-nhungu; endzhakukasweswo,xiphemuxin’wanaekamaendzona maendzo,naswonaxiphemuxin’wanaekavutomibya tinghwendzaebakweni,uhanyemalembeyamakume nkombombirhi;lerovaarinimalembeya90hivukhale lokoHOSIXikwembuxin'wihundzuluxela.
16Xisweswovutomibyayenabyihela
17Sikulerihlayisiwekerikwetsimaleswakua tsundzukiwa,isikuramakumembirhimuneraSeptember, kuvangamaTatana,niN’wana,niMoyalowoKwetsima, sweswinihilahakungaherikiAmen