Ebikorwa 16 - Ebibulia 2001

Timotheo nagenda na Paulo na Sila

¹ Paulo agendera kimoi Deribe na Lisitira. Hakaba haliyo omwegesibwa omoi nayetwa Timotheo, mutabani w'Omuyahudikazi ayaikiliize. Kyonkai ishe akaba ali Mugiriki.

² Abegesibwa ba Lisitira na Ikonio bakaba nibamugambage.

³ Paulo agonza Timotheo kumushagara. Amukwata amutahiri aha rw'enshonga y'Abayahudi ababaire bali omu bigo biliinya, kuba bakaba nibamanya okwo ishe yabaire ali Mugiriki.

⁴ Kababaire nibaraba omu bigo ebyo, bagambira abaikiliza ebyagambirwe entumwa n'abagurusi ba Yerusalemu; babakomeleza kubyekomya.

⁵ Kityo enteko bazigumisa omu kwikiliza, n'abaikiliiza bata nibeyongera buli kiro kukanya.

Omuli Toroasi: Paulo nabonekerwa

⁶ Paulo na Timotheo baraba omu mukoa gwa Firijia na Galasia; Mwoyo Mutakatifu akaba abatangire kugamba ekigambo omuli Asia.

⁷ Orwo bagobaire omu rubibi rwa Misia balenga kutaaha Bitinia, kyonkai Mwoyo wa Yesu tiyabajubwire.

⁸ Kityo Misia bagihingura bagya Toroasi.

⁹ Orwo babaire bali Toroasi omu kiro Paulo abonekerwa: abona omuntu wa Masedonia namutagiliza ati, “Oshaabuke oije Masedonia otujune.”

¹⁰ Kayamazire kubonekerwa atyo, tumanya okwo Ruhanga yatweta Masedonia kurangayo evangeli, aho turamura kugenda aho n'aho.

Omuli Filipi: Okuhinduka kwa Lidia

¹¹ Twema Toroasi tusabara tugoba Samotirasi, bukeire bunu tugoba Neapoli

¹² mbali twayemire kugya Filipi ekigo ekilikukira ebindi omu wilaya ya Masedonia eyabaire netwarwa Abaroma. Omu kigo ekyo tukamaramu ebiro.

¹³ Ekiro kimoi eli Sabato turuga omu kigo tugya bwatana aha mwiga, kuba tukatekeleza okwo hakubayo obushomero bw'enshara. Tushuntama tufumolera abakazi ababaire bagiireyo.

¹⁴ Omoi ayatuhuliire akaba ali mukazi nayetwa Lidia, w'ekigo kya Tiatira. Akaba aguza emyendo ya zambarau kandi yafukamiraga Ruhanga. Omukama amukingura omutima ahuliliza ebyo Paulo yabaire nagamba.

¹⁵ Orwo yabatiziibwe n'omutungogwe, yatutagiliza ati, “Mbwenu orwo mwabona okwo ndikwikilizakwo Omukama, mwije omwange mube nimwo mwikara.” Aikara atutagiliize atyo.

Filipi omu kifungo

¹⁶ Katwabaire nitugya mbali bashomeraga enshara, tutanganwa omwisiki omuzana. Akaba abanzirwe omuzimu naragura, naletera bakamabe amagoba gangi.

¹⁷ Ahondera Paulo naichwe nagamba n'eiraka lihango ati, “Abashaija aba nibabagambira eby'okubarokora; bakozi ba Ruhanga Rukirabyona.”

¹⁸ Ekyo akakikora ebiro bingi. Kyonkai Paulo alemwa atamwa. Ahinduka agambira Sitani ati, “Omw'Ibara lya Yesu Kirisito ninkuragira oruge omu mwisiki ogu.” Niho honkai amurugamu.

¹⁹ Bakama b'omuzana ogwo kabaaboine okwo amagoba gabo gabafera, bakwata Paulo na Sila babatwalira abatwazi omu katare nibabakurura.

²⁰ Kabamazire kubagobaya abaramuzi bagamba bati, “Abantu aba Bayahudi mara nibaita kubi ekigo kyaitu.

²¹ Nibegesa emichwo elikuzira ahali ichwe Abaroma kugikunda anga kugikwata.”

²² Aho embaga nayo ebayokera. Abaramuzi nabo babatagulira emyendo babajura, bashuba baragira kubatera enkoni.

²³ Orwo bamazire kubatera enkoni zingi babanaga jela, baragira omulinzi wa jela kubalinda kurungi.

²⁴ Kayamazire kuragirwa atyo abateka jela ey'omunda mara abakoma empingo omu maguru.

²⁵ Nk'omu kiro eitumbi Paulo na Sila nibashoma enshara, nibahoyera Ruhanga empoya, abafungwa abandi babahuliliize,

²⁶ omusisi gw'amani gwija kibandagara. Emisingi ya jela etengeeta, niho honkai enyigi zona zikinguka, kandi buli omoi akomorogoka empingo.

²⁷ Omulinzi wa jela kayasisiimukire akabona okwo enyigi zikingukire, aihya embanda omu kiraro aija kweita, amanyire abafungwa bairuka.

²⁸ Ndi Paulo agamba n'eiraka lihango ati, “Otayehutaza kuba chwena tuli aha.”

²⁹ Omulinzi ogwo agambira ab'okumwakiza, ataaha jela bwangu bwangu n'obutini najugumba, agwa Paulo na Sila omu maguru.

³⁰ Abaturukya aheru ababaza ati, “Waitu baami, nindagirwa nkoleki kurokoka?”

³¹ Bamushubamu bati, “Oikilize Omukama Yesu, iwe n'omutungo gwawe, murarokoka.”

³² Bamugambira ekigambo ky'Omukama n'ab'omwa wenene bona.

³³ Omw'itumbi omwo mwonene abatwara abogya amahuta, niho honkai abatizibwa n'ekaye yona.

³⁴ Paulo na Sila abatwara omwa wenene abaha ekyakulya, ashemelerwa n'omutungogwe gwona kubona okwo yaikiliza Ruhanga.

³⁵ Obwire kabwakeire, abaramuzi batweka abaisherukare nibagamba bati, “Mutaishure abashaija abo bagende.”

³⁶ Omulinzi wa jela amanyisa Paulo amakuru ago ati, “Abaramuzi batuma ab'okugamba kamugenda. Mbwenu muturuke mugende n'emilembe.”

³⁷ Kyonkai Paulo agambira abaisherukare abo ati, “Batuteire tuli Baroma omu maisho g'embaga tutaramwirwe, mara batufunga jela. Mbwenu kandi nibatwihyamu bwesheleke? Chei! Baije bonene batweihiremu.”

³⁸ Abaisherukare bamanyisa abaramuzi ebigambo ebyo. Kabahuliire okwo bali Baroma batina.

³⁹ Kityo baija babatonganaho. Babashohoza mara babagambira kuruga omu kigo ekyo.

⁴⁰ Nikwo Paulo na Sila kuruga jela bakagya owa Lidia. Kabamazire kubona abegesibwa basiga babamaramara bagenda.