Ebik 1 - Ekitabu Ekirukwera N'Ebitabu Ebyeetwa Deturokanoniko/Apokurifa

Ekirukwebembera

¹ Omu kitabu eky'okubanza eki nakuhandiikiire, Teofilo, nkahandiikamu byona Yesu ebi yakozire n'ebi yayegeseze okuruga ha kubanza

² okuhika ha kiro eki yatwaliirweho omwiguru, amazire kuraganiza abakwenda aba yayekomiire kubatwekera Mwoyo Ahikiriire.

³ Obu yamazire kufa ha musaraba, akabeeyoleka ayomiire, naakigumya n'ebirukuhuniriza bingi. Kandi akamara ebiro makumi ana naababonekera, naabagambira eby'Obukama bwa Ruhanga.

⁴ Obu akaba akyali nabo ha meeza, akabaragira kutaruga Yerusaalemu, baitu baikaleyo bategeriize Ise eki yaraganiize. Eki nikyo mwahuliire nimbazaaho nti:

⁵ “Yohaana akabatiza n'amaizi; baitu inywe, omu biro ebitali bingi, nimwija kubatizibwa Mwoyo Ahikiriire.”

Yesu naatwarwa omwiguru

⁶ Abakwenda obu bakaba beesoroize hamu, bakakaguza Yesu bati: “Mukama, kanu nuko kasumi oraagarurramu Isirairi obukama?”

⁷ Uwe yabagarukamu ati: “Tikiri kyanyu kumanya akasumi rundi ebiro Isenyowe ebi yataireho habw'obusobozi bwe.

⁸ Baitu muliheebwa amaani, Mwoyo Ahikiriire obu alibaijaho; kandi muliba bakaiso bange omu Yerusaalemu, n'omu Buyudaaya yoona, n'omu Samaliya, n'okuhika ha mpero y'ensi.”

⁹ Amazire kugamba ebi, yatwarwa omwiguru bamuroleriire, ekicu kyaija kyamubasiikirizaaho.

¹⁰ Obu bakaba bakyaroleriire haiguru, uwe naagenda, haazooka abasaija babiri babeemeriire haihi, bajwaire engoye ezirukwera.

¹¹ Baabakaguza bati: “Inywe basaija ba Galiraaya, kiki ekibeemeriize muroleriire haiguru? Yesu onu, anyakubaihirweho yatwarwa omwiguru, nukwo aligaruka ati, nkooku mwamurora naagenda.”

Abakwenda nibagaruka Yerusaalemu

¹² Nubwo Abakwenda baagarukire Yerusaalemu nibaruga ha rusozi orw'emiti Oliva, oruli haihi na Yerusaalemu, nk'orugendo orwarubatwaga ha Sabbato;

¹³ Obu baahikireyo, baatemba omu kainabiri, nambere banu boona baikaire: Petero na Yohaana, Yakobbo na Andereya, Filipo na Tomasi, Batolomayo na Matayo, Yakobbo mutabani w'Alifaayo na Simooni Omurwanirizi w'ihanga Iye, hamu na Yuda mutabani wa Yakobbo.

¹⁴ Abo boona bakaikara hamu bataireho muno omutima ha kusaba, baina na Mariya nyina Yesu hamu n'aboruganda rwe.

Matiya naakomwa kugaruka omu kiikaro kya Yuda

¹⁵ Omu biro ebi, Petero akeemerra hagati y'abagenzi be (abakaba nibahika nka kikumi n'abiri), yabagambira ati:

¹⁶ “Bagenzi bange, Ebyahandiikirwe bisemeriire kuhikirizibwa. Nibyo Mwoyo Ahikiriire ebi yagambisize Daudi, naaranga hali Yuda ayayebembiire abo abaakwasire Yesu.

¹⁷ Ningira uwe akaba naabalirwa omuli itwe, kandi akaba ahairwe omugabo gwe omu buheereza bwaitu bunu. [

¹⁸ Baitu omusaija ogu, sente ezi yasaswirwe habw'ekibi kye, akaiguramu omusiri. Hanyuma yayekenya hansi, yahuulika enda, amara goona gaseeseka.

¹⁹ Eki kikamanywa boona abaikaraga Yerusaalemu; nikyo omusiri ogu, omu ngambo yabo, gwayetiirwe Akelidama, amakuru gaakyo: Omusiri gw'Esagama.]

²⁰ Nkooku kyahandiikirwe omu Kitabu kya Zabbuli kiti: ‘Eka ye, leka efooke kifurukwa, hatalibaho n'omu agiikaramu.’ Kandi kiti: ‘Omulimo gwe gutwarwe ondi.’

²¹ “Nahabweki tusemeriire kukoma omu ha basaija aba twagendaga nabo ebiro byona MUKAMA Yesu ebi yamazire na itwe,

²² okurugirra Yohaana obu akaba naabatiza, okuhika ha kiro Yesu eki yatwihiirweho yatwarwa omu iguru. Leka omuntu ogu afooke kaiso hamu na itwe, agumye eby'okuhumbuuka kwa Yesu.”

²³ Nubwo baaleeta amabara abiri: Yosefu arukwetwa Barasaba, abamu ou baayetaga Yusito, hamu n'ondi arukwetwa Matiya.

²⁴ Nukwo boona kusaba nibagamba bati: “Ai MUKAMA, iwe arukumanya emitima y'abantu boona, hali banu bombi otwoleke ou okomere,

²⁵ kutwara obuheereza bunu n'obukwenda Yuda obu yanagire yayegendera.”

²⁶ Baabaterra itomo, lyakwata Matiya; yabalirwa omu bakwenda ikumi n'omu.