Ebikorwa 10 - Ebibulia 2001

Petero na Koroneli

¹ Omuli Kaisaria hakaba halimu omushaija, eibaralye Koroneli, ali mukuru w'omutwe gw'abaisherukare ogwayetwaga Mutwe gwa Italia.

² Akaba ali muntu w'edini; hamoi n'ekaye batinaga Ruhanga. Yaikaraga nashoma enshara ahali Ruhanga buli kaanya, kandi yashumbushaga muno abanaku.

³ Zikaba zili nk'esaa mwendai za bwamushana abonekerwa omumalaika wa Ruhanga amweteka bunyanungi, omumalaika ogwo aija namweta ati, “Koroneli!”

⁴ Koroneli atangalira omumalaika n'obutini bungi muno agamba ati, “Hanga, mukama wange.” Omumalaika amugambira ati, “Ruhanga ashemeleirwe enshara zawe n'eshumbusho zawe ez'olikujunisa abanaku.

⁵ Mbwenu ogire abo watuma Yopa, bakwetere Simoni, eibaralye elindi ni Petero.

⁶ Naikara omwa Simoni omuhazi w'empu, enjuye eli aha mwaro.”

⁷ Omumalaika kayamazire kumugambira ebyo akagenda, Koroneli ayeta abairube babili hamoi n'omwisherukare omoi omunyadini omuli balinya abamulindaga.

⁸ Kayamazire kubabarulira byona ebyabaho abatuma Yopa.

⁹ Bukeire nibagenda, kababaire baija hai n'ekigo, Petero atemba aha rushwi rw'enju kushoma enshara; zikaba zili saa nka mukaaga.

¹⁰ Omw'izoba elyo arumwa enjara, agonza kugira ako yalya. Kababaire bakyamutekatekera ekyakulya, abonekerwa omu mwoyo.

¹¹ Abona eiguru likingukire, abona n'ekilikusongoka ahansi nikishusha eishuka lihango, oti haliho abakikwete amarosho gakyo okwo gali ganai.

¹² Kikaba kiinamu ebigunju bya buli ngeli nebyekurura, n'ebinyonyi.

¹³ Ahulira n'eiraka liti, “Petero imuka, oite ebyo, olye.”

¹⁴ Ndi Petero ati, “Chei waitu Mukama; inye ebya katozi anga ebihagaire tinkabilyaga.”

¹⁵ Ashuba ahulira eiraka omurundi gwa kabili liti, “Ebyo Ruhanga yayeza noragirwa kutabyeta bya katozi.”

¹⁶ Bikagendelera biti emirundi eshatu, aho honkai ekintu kishuba omw'iguru.

¹⁷ Aho Petero ebyo yaboine omu kubonekerwakwe orwo byabaire nibimuburabuza, ayechura abashaija abo Koroneli yabaire atumire bali aheru. Bakaba babalize omwa Simoni.

¹⁸ Beta nibabaza nka Simoni alikwetwa Petero nashura omwo.

¹⁹ Orwo Simoni alikutekeleza ebyo yabonekerwa, Mwoyo amugambira ati, “Leba aliho abantu bashatu nibakuhiga.

²⁰ Osongoke ahansi mara otasindara, ogende nabo; enshonga nabatuma.”

²¹ Petero asongoka agoba abantu abo abagambira ati, “N'inye owo mulikuhiiga; mwaletwaki?”

²² Bamuhorora bati, “Koroneli omukuru w'abaisherukare, omuntu omurungi atina Ruhanga, mara asiimwa eihanga lyona ly'Abayahudi, aragiliirwe omumalaika mutakatifu kukutumaho kwija owa wenene, ahulire eby'oramugambira.”

²³ Aho Petero abanyegeza omwa wenene bararamu. Bukeire aimuka agenda nabo. Abakirisito abandi nabo baruga nawe Yopa bamushagara.

²⁴ Bukeire bunu bagoba Kaisaria. Koroneli akaba abategeleize, yayesire abanyabuzarebe na banywanyibe.

²⁵ Ka Petero yabaire yagoba, Koroneli yabandama yamugwa omu maguru.

²⁶ Kyonkai Petero amwimukya nagamba ati, “Oimuke; kuba nanye ndi muntu.”

²⁷ Petero agenda nafumora nawe ataaha omu nju ashangamu abantu bangi baizire.

²⁸ Abagambira ati, “Inywe nainywe nimumanya okwo kilikuzira Omuyahudi kuba mutahi w'omunyamahanga weena weena nangu n'okumukyalira. Kyonkai inye Ruhanga anshurulire yangambira kutagaya muntu weena weena anga kumweta muhagare.

²⁹ Kityo orwo bantumire naija ntasindaire. Mbwenu nimbabaza ekyo munyeteire.”

³⁰ Koroneli agamba ati, “Ebiro binai ebihingwire, omw'izoba nk'eli, mbaire ndi omwange aha saa mwendai ninshoma enshara. Leba omuntu anyemeleire omu maisho ajwete ekijwaro nikimyansa.

³¹ Angambira ati, ‘Koroneli, Ruhanga ahuliire enshara yawe, n'eshumbusho zawe yazisiima.

³² Ogire abo watuma Yopa babaze Simoni alikwetwa Petero, nashura omwa Simoni omuhazi w'empu, bwatana aha nyanja.’

³³ Nikwo kukutumaho aho n'aho, mara wasinga waija. Aha rw'ekyo ichwena tuli omu mabona ga Ruhanga kuhulira byona eby'Omukama akuhangiire.”

Ehotuba ya Petero

³⁴ Petero abanza kugamba ati, “Namanyira kimoi okwo Ruhanga atagira kigonzi.

³⁵ Akunda kaishe muntu weena omuli buli ihanga ayamutina mara akaba mugorogoki.

³⁶ Nimumanya okwo Ruhanga yagambire Isiraeli, akabarangira omu kanwa ka Yesu Kirisito Omukama wa bona amakuru garungi ag'emilembe.

³⁷ Nikyo kigambo ekyagambirwe omuli Buyahudi yona, kwema Galilaya orwo Yohana yabaire yarangire aha kubatiza okwo,

³⁸ Ruhanga yakozire Yesu owa Nazareti amajuta, akamuha Mwoyo Mutakatifu n'obushobora, okwo Yesu ogwo yagendaga nakora ebirungi natambira bona abo Sitani yabaire nashasa. Okukora ebyo Ruhanga akaba amwemiremu.

³⁹ Ichwe tuli bajulizi b'ebyo yakozire byona omuli Isiraeli n'omuli Yerusalemu. Bakamuhanika aha muti bamwita.

⁴⁰ Kyonkai Ruhanga akamuhimbura aha kiro kya kashatu mara yamuzora omu bantu.

⁴¹ Tiyaboinwe bona shana ichwe abo Ruhanga yaronzire katuba bajulizi. Nichwe twaliire nawe tukanywa nawe orwo yahimbukire omu bafu.

⁴² Yesu ogwo akatuhangira kurangira abantu n'okujulira okwo n'iwe Ruhanga yataireho kuramura abarora n'abafire.

⁴³ N'iwe abarangi bona balikujulira okwo buli omoi alimwesiga alibona omugaruliro gw'amafuge aha rw'obushobora bw'eibaralye.”

Abanyamahanga nibatungwa Mwoyo Mutakatifu

⁴⁴ Orwo Petero yabaire ali omu kugamba ebyo, Mwoyo Mutakatifu yasingira omuli bona ababaire nibahuliliza ekigambo ekyo.

⁴⁵ N'abaikiliiza abatahiriirwe ababaire baizire na Petero batangara kubona okwo Mwoyo Mutakatifu yasinga akasingira n'omu banyamahanga.

⁴⁶ Aha rw'okuba bakahulira nibagamba endimi zingi nibahaisiliza Ruhanga. Ahanyuma Petero abaza ati,

⁴⁷ “Aba abatungwa Mwoyo Mutakatifu nka ichwe haliho omuntu ayakubatanga kubatizibwa n'amaizi?”

⁴⁸ Aho abaragira kubatizibwa omw'ibara lya Yesu Kirisito. Ahanyuma bamushaba kuba akyaikaire nabo ebiro bike.