Ebikorwa 19 - Ebibulia 2001

Paulo omuli Efeso

¹ Apolo kayabaire ali Korinto, Paulo ashuba obunyaruguru bw'omukoa agoba Efeso; agya ashangamu abegesibwa.

² Ababaza ati, “Kuruga mwikilize muratungirwe Mwoyo Mutakatifu?” Bamuhorora bati, “Chei, nangu n'okuhulira titukahuliraga kwo habayo Mwoyo Mutakatifu.”

³ Ababaza ati, “Aho mukabatizibwa mutai?” Bamugarukamu bati, “Okubatiza kwa Yohana.”

⁴ Paulo abagambira ati, “Yohana akabatiza okubatiza kw'okwechuza amafu, nagambira abantu kwikiliza ayabaire naija kumuruga enyuma, n'iwe Yesu.”

⁵ Kabamazire kuhulira batyo, bebuga Omukama Yesu, babatizibwa.

⁶ Paulo abataho emikono, batungwa Mwoyo Mutakatifu. Bagamba endimi ezitalikumanyika, baba barangi.

⁷ Bona hamoi bakaba bali 12.

⁸ Paulo ataaha omu sinagogi, amara emyezi eshatu nagambisa obumanzi, nahakana mara narabira obukama bwa Ruhanga.

⁹ Kyonkai orwo abandi bajemire bakanga kwikiliza, bakagamba kubi aha muhanda gw'Omukama omu maisho g'enteko, yabenyururamu. Yagenda n'abegesibwa, buli kiro ata nahakana n'abandi omu shule ya Tirano.

¹⁰ Ekyo akakikora emyaka ebili, nangu abantu bona ba Asia, Abayahudi n'Abagiriki, bahulira ekigambo ky'Omukama.

Batabani ba Sikeva

¹¹ Ruhanga akatunga Paulo obushobora bw'okukora eby'amani obutali bwa buli kiro.

¹² Abantu bakwata ebitambara n'eaporoni ebyo yakozaga babitwalira abarwaire bakira endwara n'amasitani gabarugamu.

¹³ Aho Abayahudi abagendaga nibabanduruza amasitani babanza kugabinga omu bo gabaire gakwete nibakoza eibara lya Yesu, nibagamba bati, “Ninkutaho Yesu owo Paulo arangaho.”

¹⁴ Omukuhani Nyamukuru Omuyahudi, eibaralye Sikeva, akaba aina abatabani mushanju; babanduruzaga amasitani.

¹⁵ Kyonkai Sitani omoi aija abagambira ati, “Yesu nimumanya, na Paulo nimumanya; nawe inywe mwaba baahai?”

¹⁶ Nikwo omuntu ayabaire abanzirwe eisitani kubachokera, bona abakiza amani, abajura mara abahutaza, barug'omwa wenene bairukire.

¹⁷ Abantu ba Efeso bona bakimanya, Abayahudi n'Abagiriki. Batina; eibara ly'Omukama Yesu lisingizibwa.

¹⁸ Abaikiliza nabo baija bangi, bagamba omu maisho g'abantu ebyo bashangirwe bakora.

¹⁹ Abandi abaraguraga baleta ebitabo byabo babyokya abantu bona nibabona. Kababazire eiguzi lyabyo likagoba ebichweka 50,000 by'efeza.

²⁰ Kityo ekigambo ky'Omukama kiranda kigira amani.

Orushengo nirwimuka Efeso

²¹ Ebyo kabyahoire, Mwoyo akyanura Paulo, aramura kuraba Masedonia na Akaya kugya Yerusalemu, ati, “Kandaba nagobaireyo ndaragirwa kugya Roma kugibona.”

²² Abahwezi ba wenene babili Timotheo na Erasito abasindika Masedonia, wenene abanza aikara Asia.

²³ Omu bir'ebyo haimuka orushengo rutali ruke rw'okushenga omuhanda gw'Omukama.

²⁴ Omuhesi omoi w'ezahabu eibaralye Demetirio, ayakoleraga Aritemi, ruhanga omukazi, ebiikaro by'efeza, yaboneraga ababuya ebyashara bingi.

²⁵ Aho abahuruza, ahuruza n'abandi ab'eikora nk'elyo abagambira ati, “Inywe nimumanya okwo tutungira omu byashara ebi.

²⁶ Mbwenu mwaboine mara mwahuliire okwo Paulo ogu ti muli Efeso mwonkai kyonkai Asia yona, yayohize abantu bangi muno yabakukumbire, nagamba okwo baruhanga abakozirwe abantu ti baruhanga.

²⁷ Akabi kali omwo ti kugira oti ebyashara byaitu byonkai nibyo biragaywa, kyonkai na rwensinga ya Aritemi, ruhanga waitu omukazi rubamba eraba etakiina kantu. Aritemi wenene araba atakiina kitinwa, mara Asia yona n'ensi n'iwe bafukamira.”

²⁸ Kabahuliire batyo basinsimuka n'eiraka lihango bati, “Aritemi w'Abaefeso aba mukuru!”

²⁹ Aho nikwo ekigo kutabanguka, bakasibutukira omu izaniro, bakurura Gayo na Arisitariko, Abamasedoni abo Paulo yagendaga nabo.

³⁰ Paulo ayenda kutaaha omu mbaga kyonkai abegesibwa bamutanga.

³¹ Abatwazi ba Asia kwakwo, ababaire bali batahibe, bamutumaho nibamushaba kutaziza kutaaha mw'izaniro.

³² Orukiiko rugira etabangu, aba nibagamba eki, aba nibagamba kili; bangi muno baba batakimanya kyo baba bateraniire.

³³ Abandi omu mbaga bachumbiza Alekisanda, Abayahudi bashangwa bamusindikire omu maisho. Alekisanda ogwo abatelera omukono kabesiza, agondize kugira ekyo yashoborora embaga.

³⁴ Kyonkai kabamanyiire okwo ali Muyahudi bamara esaa ibili zona nibaashana bati, “Aritemi w'Abaefeso aba muhango!”

³⁵ Omuhandiki mukuru w'ekigo kayamazire kutekanisa embaga, agamba ati, “Inywe Baefeso, ni muntuki atalikumanya okwo ekigo ky'Abaefeso kigiramu rwensinga ya Aritemi rubamba n'ekishushanikye ekyarugire omw'iguru?

³⁶ Mbwenu orwo mulikubona okwo ebintu ebi taliho muntu wa kubihakana, muragiirwe mwesize mara mutanguhiliza.

³⁷ Abashaija abo mwaleta hanu aha tibakahenire anga kurogota ahali ruhanga waitu.

³⁸ Aha rw'ekyo Demetirio n'ababuya batahibe kabaraba baina owo bainaho ekigambo, amaramuliro gakingwire, n'abaramuzi baliho, baije batoijelangane.

³⁹ Kamuraba mwina ekindi ekishagireho ekyo mulikuhiiga, kiraramurwa orukiiko oruhondera Amateka.

⁴⁰ Kuba kir'eki tuli omu kabi k'okukwatwa omushango gw'okwimukya orushengo; mara titwina nshonga yotwakugamba ey'okugira tuti niyo yatwimukisa orushengo oru.”

⁴¹ Orwo yamazire kugamba ebyo, ataishura embaga.