Ebikorwa 14 - Ebibulia 2001

Omuli Ikonio

¹ Omuli Ikonio Paulo na Barinaba bagya bataha omu sinagogi y'Abayahudi. Begesa, abantu bangi Abayahudi n'Abagiriki baikiliza.

² Kyonkai Abayahudi abatalikwikiliza bekwata Abanyamahanga babohya, babachokeza abaikiliza.

³ Kyonkai entumwa ziikarayo ebiro bingi, zigamba n'obumanzi aha Mukama, nawe ajulira okwo ebyo zilikugamba aha mugishagwe bili by'amazima; yabatunga obushobora bw'okukora obubonero n'ebitangazo.

⁴ Abanyakigo babeganuka. Abamoi bagwera rubaju orw'Abayahudi, abandi bagwera rubaju orw'entumwa.

⁵ Orwo Abanyamahanga n'Abayahudi bagondize kubaita kubi kyere n'okubateza amabare,

⁶ kabakimanyire bairukira Likaonia omu bigo bya Lisitira na Deribe n'omu nsi eyataineho;

⁷ barangayo evangeli.

Omuli Lisitira na Deribe

⁸ Lisitira hakaba haliyo omushaija, alemaire kwema okuzarwakwe atakatambukaga, yaikaraga ashuntamire.

⁹ Ahuliliza Paulo orwo yabaire nagamba. Paulo nawe amuleba amuhangya. Kayaboine okwo aina okwesiga okw'okumukiza

¹⁰ amugambira n'eiraka lihango ati, “Yemelera bwemi.” Omushaija abaratuka ahansi atambuka.

¹¹ Embaga kayaboine ekyo Paulo yakora, egamba n'amaraka gahango omu rulimi rwa Likaonia eti, “Baruhanga batuhabukira nibashusha abantu!”

¹² Barinaba bamweta Zeo, Paulo aha rw'okuba n'iwe yabaire ali mugambi mukuru bamweta Herumesi.

¹³ Rwensinga ya Zeo ekaba eli omu maisho g'ekigo; aho omukuhan'iwe aleta ente n'enkinga z'amaua aha bihigi agondize kwema n'abantu kutambira entumwa ebitambo.

¹⁴ Entumwa Barinaba na Paulo kazagahuliize, zitagura ebijwaro, ziruga omu mbaga ziirukire nizigambira eiguru ziti,

¹⁵ “Inywe bantu, kiki kugira mutyo? Naichwe tuli bantu b'obuhangwa bumoi nainywe. Tubaleteire amakuru garungi kamulekera ebintu ebi ebya katozi mukaikiliza Ruhanga asingire ayatonzire eiguru n'ensi n'enyanja n'ebikabilimu byona.

¹⁶ Makiro agahingwire amahanga gona akagaleka kukora okwo gabaire nigenda.

¹⁷ Nawe tiyalekeire kukora bya kumumanyisa. Kuba akabakora kurungi yabagwisiza enjura, mwalima mwayeza omu birumo byanyu, mwalya mwaiguta, mwashemelerwa.”

¹⁸ N'orwo bagambire batyo tibashoboire n'akati kutanga bantu kubatambira bitambo.

¹⁹ Abayahudi bagya baruga Antiokia na Ikonio; bohya abantu bateza Paulo amabare, mara bamwihya omu kigo nibamukurura bamanyiire yafa.

²⁰ Kyonkai abegesibwa kabamugobire, aimuka ataaha omu kigo. Bukeire akwata omuhanda na Barinaba bagya Deribe.

Paulo na Barinaba nibagaruka Antiokia eya Siria

²¹ Paulo na Barinaba bakaranga evangeli omu kigo kya Deribe, bakwasa n'abegesibwa bangi. Ahanyuma bagaruka Lisitira na Ikonio na Antiokia.

²² Bagenda nibagumisa abegesibwa, nibabachumbiza kuguma omu kwesiga nibabagambira bati, “Kwija kutaaha omu bukama bwa Ruhanga nituragirwa kuraba omu biyengo bingi.”

²³ Bashoma enshara basiiba, basiga babateraho abagurusi buli nteko, babateka omu mikono y'Omukama owo baikiliize.

²⁴ Aho baraba Pisidia, bagoba Pamfilia.

²⁵ Kabamazire kuranga evangeli omuli Periga, bakwata omuhanda bagya Atalia.

²⁶ Niyo bayemire kusabara bagiire Antiokia, mbali babaire barugire, bashabiirwe omugisha gwa Ruhanga kugya kukora omulimo ogwo, ogwo bakozire.

²⁷ Kabamazire kugoba Antiokia bahuruza enteko yona bababarulira byona ebyo Ruhanga yabashoboize kukora, n'okwo Abanyamahanga yabatungire okwikiliza.

²⁸ Bakaikara Antiokia ebiro bitali bike baina abegesibwa.