Ebikorwa 22 - Ebibulia 2001

¹ “Barumuna bange na batata, muhulire nyetongelere ahali inywe.”

² Kabahuliire okwo yabagambira omu Ruyahudi lero aho bachulera kushaagaho. Agamba ati:

³ “Inye mba Muyahudi omuzarwa wa Tariso omuli Silisia. Kyonkai nkalererwa omu kigo eki, Gamalieli n'iwe yanyegesize. Nkegesibwa muno kukwata bwoli Amateka ga batat'enkurw'ichwe, mara Ruhanga mugilira ekihika nka inywe inywena kiro ekya mbwenu.

⁴ Nkaba ngingiiza Abakirisito kubaita, nimboha abashaija n'abakazi nimbafungisa.

⁵ Omukuhani Nyamukuru n'orukiiko rw'abagurusi ebigambo ebi nibabimanyage. Nibo bampaga ebarua z'okutwalira barumuna baitu aba Damasiko mbali nagyaga kukwata abayo n'okubaleta Yerusalemu babohirwe kabahaabwa ekibonabonyio.

Paulo nabarura okuhindukakwe

⁶ “Kanabaire ningenda naija kugoba Damasiko nk'omu ihangwe, omushana oguli kwagwo gwema omw'iguru kibandagara gumbunda.

⁷ Ngwa ahansi, mpulira eiraka nilimbaza liti, ‘Sauli, Sauli, nongingililizaki?’

⁸ Mbaza nti, ‘Rugaba wab'ohai?’ Anshubamu ati, ‘Inye ow'olikugingiiza ndi Yesu owa Nazareti.’

⁹ Abo nabaire nyinabo bakabona omushana oguli kwagwo gwonkai; eiraka ly'ayabaire nangambira tibalihuliire.

¹⁰ Aho mubaza nti, ‘Nkoreki Rugaba?’ Omukama amporora ati, ‘Oimuke ogye Damasiko, niyo barakugambilira byona eby'oragiirwe kukora.’

¹¹ Emyakire y'omushana oguli kwagwo ogwo ekampumisa naba ntakibona, aha rw'ekyo abo nabaire nyinabo bankwatilira nagoba ntyo Damasiko.

¹² “Omushaija omoi Anania, omunyadini, alikukwata Amateka, ayabaire nasiimwa Abayahudi bona ba Damasiko,

¹³ aija anyemelera aha rubaju angambira ati, ‘Murumuna wange Sauli, humuruguka.’ Omu kaanya ako mpumuruguka, mubona.

¹⁴ Angambira ati, ‘Ruhanga wa batat'enkurw'ichwe akuronkire k'omanya eby'ayenda, omanye Ow'amazima mara ohulire n'ebyo arakugambira.

¹⁵ Olimubera mujulizi omu bantu bona aha rw'eby'oboine n'eby'ohuliire.

¹⁶ Mbwenu olinzireki? Imuka obatizibwe, omutakiire oshube oyoge amafu gawe.’

Okwetwa kwa Paulo kurangira Abanyamahanga

¹⁷ “Orwo nabaire nashubire Yerusalemu ndi Rwensinga ninshoma enshara, mbonekerwa.

¹⁸ Mbona Omukama nangambira ati, ‘Yanguha oruge bwangu Yerusalemu enshonga eby'orabagambira ahali inye tibabikiliize.’

¹⁹ Nanye mugambira nti, ‘Rugaba, bonene bonene nibamanya okwo omu sinagogi zona nakwete abaikiliza bawe nkabatera mara nkabafunga.

²⁰ Kandi orwo baita Sitefano omujulizi wawe, nkaba nyemeleireho nimbisiima. Abamwisire n'inye nabaire ndinzire ebijwaro byabo.’

²¹ Angambira ati, ‘Iroko, ninyija kukutuma harai omu Banyamahanga.’ ”

²² Kurug'enyuma bakaguma bamuhuliliize kuhika orwo yagambiire ekigambo ekyo. Kwema aho bayomba muno nibagamba bati, “Omushaija ogwo mumwihye omu nsi ti wa kurora.”

²³ Kababaire nibomba muno, nibakunkumura emyendo yabo, batuntumulira echuuchu eiguru.

²⁴ Nikwo omukuru w'eihe kuragira kumutaahya omu boma mara kumutera muno, ngu amanye ekyo balikumutelera enduru.

²⁵ Kabamazire kumubohesa enkoba, Paulo yabaza omukuru w'abaisherukare ayabaire ayemeleire haihi ati, “Amateka nigabaikiliza kutera Omuroma ataramwirwe?”

²⁶ Omukuru ogwo kayakihuliire yagya aha mukuru w'eihe yamubaza ati, “Noyenda kukoraki? Kuba omushaija ogu Muroma.”

²⁷ Omukuru w'eihe aija amubaza ati, “Ngambira, iwe oli Muroma?” Paulo ati, “Ego.”

²⁸ Omukuru w'eihe ati, “Inye Oburoma obu nkabugura empiya zingi muno.” Ndi Paulo ati, “Inye nkazarwa ndi Muroma.”

²⁹ Kityo aho honkai ababaire baija kugira ebyo bamubaza bamurugaho. Omukuru w'eihe nawe atina orwo yamanyire okwo Paulo ali Muroma, mara kandi okwo yamubohire.

Paulo omu maisho g'orukiiko

³⁰ Omukuru w'eihe agonza kumanyuruzage ekyo Abayahudi balikutoijelera Paulo. Aho bukeire amubohorora, aragira abakuhani bakuru n'orukiiko rwona kuterana. Aleta Paulo amubateka omu maisho.