Ebikorwa 21 - Ebibulia 2001

Paulo nagya Yerusalemu

¹ Katwabarugireho tusabara, tukwatira kimoi ogulikugya Kosi, bukeire tugoba Rodesi, niho twayemire tugiire Pataara.

² Orwo twashangire emeli negya Fenisia, twagigyamu twasabara.

³ Katwalengeire Sipuro, twagisiga aha rubaju rwa bumosho twagya Siria, twayemelera Tiro, aha rw'okuba niho babaire nibagya kwihiramu ebintu omu meli.

⁴ Aho tuhiiga abegesibwa, tukamaramu ebiro mushanju. Omu mani ga Mwoyo bagambira Paulo kutagya Yerusalemu.

⁵ Ebiro byaitu bya Tiro kabyahoire, tugendelera n'orugendo rwaitu. Bona, n'abakazi babo n'abaana babo, batushendekeleza batuturukya omu kigo. Aha mwaro tubandama tushoma enshara, turagangana.

⁶ Aho tutaaha omu meli, bonene bashuba omuka.

⁷ Orwo twamazire orugendo rw'okuruga Tiro, tugoba Tolemaisi, tukeisa abegesibwa tushuba turaramu ekiro kimoi.

⁸ Bukeire twimukya tugoba Kaisaria. Tutaha omw'omwegesa w'evangeli, n'iwe Filipo, omoi omu bashemasi mushanju, twikara nawe.

⁹ Akaba aina abahara banai batashweirwe, nibashasha.

¹⁰ Katwabaire twamarayo ebiro bingi aija omushaija omurangi eibaralye Agabo, aruga Buyahudi.

¹¹ Orwo yatugobire yakwata orufufu rwa Paulo yayekoma emikono n'amaguru yagamba ati, “Mwoyo Mutakatifu nagamba ngu: Mukama w'orufufu oru, Abayahudi omuli Yerusalemu nikwo baramukoma bakamunaga omu mikono y'Abanyamahanga.”

¹² Katwahuliire ekyo, ichwe n'embaga tutagiliza Paulo kutagya Yerusalemu.

¹³ Wenene Paulo atuhorora ati, “Nimugiraki inywe kulira kumpenda omutima? Aha rw'okuba tindikwikiliza kufungwa kushai, nawe n'okufa nkagwa Yerusalemu aha rw'eibara ly'Omukama Yesu.”

¹⁴ Kayayangire kugwelezibwa twagamba tuti, “Okwo Omukama arayenda nikwo.”

¹⁵ Ebiro ebyo kabyahoire twayetekateka twagya Yerusalemu.

¹⁶ Abegesibwa abandi aba Kaisaria bagenda naichwe, batutwara omwa Muasoni owa Sipuro omwegesibwa wa karai katuba nimwo tushura.

Paulo nakyalira Yakobo

¹⁷ Katwagobaire Yerusalemu abegesibwa batunyegeza n'amashemelerwa.

¹⁸ Kabwakeire Paulo yagenda naichwe owa Yakobo; kandi abagurusi bona bakaba bali aho.

¹⁹ Kayamazire kubakeisa yababarulira ebyo Ruhanga yamushoboize omw'ikoralye omu banyamahanga.

²⁰ Nabo kababihuliire basingiza Ruhanga. Ahanyuma bamugambira bati, “Murumuna waitu obone, Abayahudi enkumi baikiliize; bona Amateka nibagataho ekihika.

²¹ Kandi babagambiire amakuru gaawe okwo oyegesa Abayahudi bona abatwire omu Banyamahanga nobatanga ebya Musa, kandi obagambira kutatahiri baana babo anga kukwata michwo yabo.

²² Mbwenu eky'okukorwa ni kihai? Mara tibalikwija kuburwa kuhulira kwo oizire.

²³ Aha rw'ekyo okore okwo turakugambira. Twinaho abantu banai abakomirwe ekiragano.

²⁴ Oyeme n'abashaija aba oyeshemeze, obashashulire ebyo baragiirwe kugira, bashobore kumoisa eishoke lyabo. Aho bona baramanya okwo ebyo bakuhuliireho bili bishuba mara bashobokerwe okwo okwata Amateka.

²⁵ Kandi Abanyamahanga abaikiliize tukabahandikira ebarua, nitubaragira kwelinda eby'abantu batambiire ebihuuku, n'obwamba n'ebimyoirwe ebikya, n'obusiyani.”

²⁶ Aho Paulo akwata abashaija abo bukeire bwaho, ayehasilira hamoi nabo, yataha nabo Rwensinga kumanyisa mbali ebiro by'okuhasilirwa kwabo biragobaera, na buli omoi okwo bali kutambilirwa ekitambo.

Paulo nibamukwatira Rwensinga

²⁷ Ebiro ebyo mushanju kabyabaire bili haihi kugoba, Abayahudi ababaire barugire Asia, kabamazire kumubona bati Rwensinga barahura embaga yona, bamuhyokera bamukwata.

²⁸ Bomba bati, “Inywe Baisiraeli muratujuna! Omushaija ogu n'iwe ayegesa abantu buli hantu kugaya eihanga lyaitu n'Amateka na Rwensinga egi. Kandi atahize Abagiriki Rwensinga yagihagaza.”

²⁹ Aha rw'okuba bakaba barugire kumubona na Tirofimo owa Efeso omu kigo, batekeleza ngu amutahize Rwensinga.

³⁰ Aho ekigo kyona kisinsimuka, abantu bahyokera Paulo, bamuturukya Rwensinga nibamukurura, niho honkai ebihigi bikingwa.

³¹ Kababaire nibenda kumwita, amakuru gaagobaa omukuru w'eihe okwo Yerusalemu yona eli omu katabure.

³² Aho n'aho ahurura n'abaisherukare n'abakuru babo agenda airukire. Kabamuboine n'abaisherukare balekera kutera Paulo.

³³ Aho omukuru ogwo w'eihe agoba Paulo amukwata, aragira kabamukoma empingo ibili. Abaza ati, “Ogu n'ohai, yakoraki?”

³⁴ Omu mbaga abamoi bakunga nibagamba eki, abandi bagamba kindi. Aho omukuru w'abaisherukare kayabuzire kushobokerwa amazima aha rw'eyombo, yaragira kabamutwara omu boma y'abaisherukare.

³⁵ Paulo kayagobaire aha matembero, abaisherukare bamutwara bamushutwire kumukiza aha bukatili bw'embaga,

³⁶ eyabaire emuhondeire nekunga eti, “Afe!”

Paulo nayetongelera

³⁷ Orwo Paulo yabaire yaija kutaaha omu boma y'abaisherukare, agambira omukuru w'eihe ati, “Ninshaba ngire ekyo nakugambiraho!” Ogu amubaza ati, “Orugiriki norumanya?

³⁸ Iwe toli Mumisiri, torumusha kushengesa abaisi b'abantu 4,000 okabatwara omw'irungu?”

³⁹ Paulo yamushubamu ati, “Inye mba Muyahudi wa Tariso omuli Silisia, ndi w'ekigo ky'ekitinwa. Ninkushaba onjubure ngambire abantu aba.”

⁴⁰ Kayamujubwire, Paulo yayemelera aha matembero, yatelera abantu omukono kabesiza. Orwo obuchulezi bwabaireho bungi, abagambira omu Ruyahudi ati: