Ebikorwa 23 - Ebibulia 2001

¹ Paulo ahanga orukiiko amaisho, agamba ati, “Barumuna bange, omu burora bwange bwona kugoba kir'eki, tingira kyakwebabara n'akati ahali Ruhanga.”

² Aho Omukuhani Nyamukuru Anania, aragira abamwemeleire haihi bamutera omunwa.

³ Paulo nawe amugambira ati, “Naiwe, rukuta rusiigire einoni, Ruhanga alikutera! Oshuntamire kundamura okwo Amateka galikuragira, kandi washuba waragira kabantera, eky'Amateka galikutanga?”

⁴ Abemeleire aho bagamba bati, “Nojuma Omukuhani Nyamukuru wa Ruhanga?”

⁵ Paulo abagambira ati, “Barumuna bange, naba ntamanyire okwo ali Mukuhani Nyamukuru. Aha rw'okuba kikahandikwa kiti, ‘Otaligamba kubi omutwazi w'eihanga lyawe.’ ”

⁶ Paulo kayamanyire okwo ekichweka ekimoi bali Basadukayo, ekindi bali Bafarisayo, yagamba n'eiraka lihango omu rukiiko ati, “Barumuna bange, inye mba Mufarisayo, kandi mba mwana w'Abafarisayo. Nibenda kundamura kuntura eshubi yonyinayo omu kuhimbuka kw'abafu.”

⁷ Kayamazire kugamba atyo, Abafarisayo n'Abasadukayo bahakana kubi bonene bonkai, orukiiko rweyatamu kabili.

⁸ Enshonga Abasadukayo bagamba okwo hatabayo kuhimbuka; bati n'omumalaika tabayo, n'omwoyo nagwo chei. Kyonkai Abafarisayo babiikiliza byona.

⁹ Baimukwamu akatabure kangi. Aho abegesa b'Amateka ab'orubaju orw'Abafarisayo bemelera, bahakana bati, “Omushaija ogu titulikumubonamu kabi. Isi kayakushangwa agambiirwe Mwoyo anga omumalaika?”

¹⁰ Empaka zabo kazagizire amani gangi muno, omukuru w'eihe atina, yamanya ngu Paulo nibaija kumutagatagura. Nikwo kuragira abaisherukare kugenda kumubaihyamu n'amani kumugarura omu boma.

¹¹ Kir'ekyo omu kiro Omukama yamwemelera aha rubaju yamugambira ati, “Guma omutima. Kuba okwo onjulire Yerusalemu, nikwo olikuragirwa kunjulira na Roma.”

Abayahudi nibanaama kwita Paulo

¹² Kabwakeire, Abayahudi baterana hamoi barahira kutalya, n'okunywa chei, batakaisire Paulo.

¹³ Abarahiire batyo bakaba nibashaga abantu makumi ganai.

¹⁴ Bagya aha bakuhani bakuru n'abagurusi babagambira bati, “Turahiire muno kutaroza kyakulya tutakaisire Paulo.

¹⁵ Aha rw'ekyo inywe mweme n'orukiiko mugambire omukuru w'eihe amubaletere, mwekore oti nimugonza kulebage ebigambobye. Ichwe turaba twetekatekire kumwita atakabagobaire.”

¹⁶ Kyonkai mwihwa wa Paulo agya ahulira enaama yabo y'obwenge. Nikwo kukwata omuhanda akataaha omu boma akabigambira Paulo.

¹⁷ Paulo ayeta omukuru w'abaisherukare omoi amugambira ati, “Otware omusigazi ogu omugobye aha mukuru w'eihe. Kuba aina eky'okumugambira.”

¹⁸ Ogu amutwara, amugobya omukuru w'eihe amugambira ati, “Paulo omufungwa yanyeta yanshaba kukuletera omusigazi ogu, ngu aina ekyo alikwenda kukugambira.”

¹⁹ Omukuru w'eihe amukwata omukono amutwara aha rubaju amubaza bali bonkai ati, “Noyenda kungambiraki?”

²⁰ Ogu amugambira ati, “Abayahudi bategekire ekigambo kimoi ngu nyenkya karai osongore Paulo omu rukiiko, nibehindura oti nibenda kumanyage ebigambobye.

²¹ Kyonkai otabaikiliza. Abashaija babo abalikushaga 40 barahiire burahira kutalya kantu anga kugira kyobanywa batakamwisire. Mbwenu betekatekire, bategeleize ekyo orabashuubiza.”

²² Kityo omukuru w'eihe ataishura omusigazi, amuragira ati, “Otakugambira muntu n'omoi okwo wammanyisa kigambo ekyo.”

Paulo nibamutweke owa Gavana Felikisi

²³ Omukuru w'eihe ayeta abakuru babili b'abaisherukare, abaragira ati, “Mutekateke abaisherukare 200, n'ab'efarasi 70, n'ab'amachumu 200, baimukye aha saa ishatu omu kiro bagye Kaisaria.

²⁴ Kandi mutekatekere Paulo efarasi y'okumutwara, bashobore kumugobyage ahali Gavana elikisi.”

²⁵ Yahandika ebarua elikugamba eti:

²⁶ “Omukunirwa muno Gavana Felikisi, inye Kalaudio Lisia ninkuramya.

²⁷ Omushaija ogu akwetwe Abayahudi, bayenda kumwita. Kamanyire okwo ali Muroma nabagendera n'abaisherukare namurokora.

²⁸ Kandi kanyenzire kumanya ebyo balikumutoijela, namutwara omu rukiiko.

²⁹ Nashanga nibamutoijela aha bikwete Amateka gabo, kyonkai gutali mushango gwa kumwisa anga gwa kumufungisa.

³⁰ Mbwenu orwo bammanyisize okwo balikunnama kumwita, namukutwekera bwangu, n'abalikumutoijela nabaragira kwija kukugambira ebyo balikumutoijela.”

³¹ Kityo abaisherukare batwara Paulo nk'okwo omukuru w'eihe yabaragiire. Omu kiro bamugobya Antipatirisi.

³² Bukeire bagaruka omu boma yabo, bamusigira ab'efarasi kumutwara.

³³ Orwo abo baagobaire Kaisaria, baheleza gavana ebarua, na Paulo bamumuteka omu maisho.

³⁴ Gavana kayamazire kushoma ebarua egyo abaza Paulo omukoa gwa wenene. Kayamanyire okwo ali wa Silisia,

³⁵ amugambira ati, “Ndakuhuliliza orwo abalikukutoijera baraija.” Yaragira kumuta omu kikaare kya Herode.