Ebikorwa 25 - Ebibulia 2001

Paulo najuliza Roma owa Kaisari

¹ Fesito kayagobaire omu mukoa gwa wenene, ebiro bikeire bishatu, aruga Kaisaria agya Yerusalemu.

² Abakuhani bakuru n'Abayahudi enyanwanwa bamumanyisa ebigambo byabo ahali Paulo.

³ Bamurumilira k'abakolera ekigonzi akamusindika Yerusalemu, mara aho nibategeka kumuzimbira kumwitira omu muhanda.

⁴ Kyonkai Fesito abagambira okwo Paulo alindiirwe Kaisaria n'okwo alikwenda kugarukayo juba.

⁵ Abagambira ati, “Kityo abatwazi banyu baije tugende hamoi. Omushaija ogwo k'araba aina ekyo yashobize bamutoijere.”

⁶ Kayabamazireho ebiro ebitalikushaga 8 anga 10 yagaruka Kaisaria. Bukeire aikalira entebe y'omuramuzi, aragira kabaleta Paulo.

⁷ Kayagobaire omw'iramuliro, Abayahudi abashangirwe barugire Yerusalemu bamwemelera aha rubaju, bamutaho emishango esikiire kyonkai ebalema kugitongana.

⁸ Paulo ayetonganira ati, “Tinyina kyonashobize aha Mateka g'Abayahudi, anga ahali Rwensinga, anga ahali Kaisari; n'akati.”

⁹ Kyonkai Fesito agonza kugilira Abayahudi ekigonzi agambira Paulo ati, “Wakugondize kugya Yerusalemu nkaba niyo nkuramulira ebi ebyo balikukutoijela?”

¹⁰ Paulo amugambira ati, “Nyemeleire omu maisho g'entebe ya Kaisari y'eiramu, mbali ndagiirwe kuramulirwa. Naiwe nomanyage okwo tinyina kabi konakoleire Bayahudi.

¹¹ Kandaba ndi mushobya nkashangwa nkozire kyona kyona eky'okunyisa, tindikuhiiga kwiruka rufu. Kyonkai ebyo balikuntoijela kahatalimu kilikunkwata, taliho muntu wa kunnaga mu mikono yabo. Ninjuliza owa Kaisari.”

¹² Ahanyuma Fesito kayamazire kutensa n'orukiikorwe, amuhorora ati, “Wajuliza owa Kaisari, owa Kaisari oragyayo.”

Paulo omu maisho ga Agiripa na Berinisi

¹³ Aho ebiro kabyabaire byahingwireho, Omukama Agripa na Berinisi baija Kaisaria kunyegeza Fesito.

¹⁴ Bamarayo ebiro bingi. Nikwo Fesito kugambira omukama ebigambo bya Paulo ati, “Omu kifungo omu Felikisi akasigamu omuntu.

¹⁵ Kambaire ndi Yerusalemu abakuhani bakuru n'abagurusi b'Abayahudi bamungambiraho nibanshaba kamuramura.

¹⁶ Mbahorora okwo teba ntwaza ya Baroma kuramura muntu atoijeirwe atakemeleire n'abamutoijeire, akabona bushango kwetongelera aha byo bamutoijeire.

¹⁷ Orwo bateraniire aha, tinkeleleirwe. Bukeire naikalira entebe yange y'eiramu, naragira na Paulo kabamuleta omw'iramuliro.

¹⁸ Abatoizi kabemeleire tibamutoijeire mushango gubi nk'okwo mbaire nintekeleza.

¹⁹ Babaire nibamutoijela aha byo babaire nibahakanaho omu dini yabo, nibamutoijela n'aha muntu omoi, Yesu, ayafire kyonkai Paulo nagamba ngu akahimbuka.

²⁰ Kanshobeirwe nkalemwa kushobokerwa empaka ezo, namubaza nka nayenda kugya Yerusalemu kuba niyo aramulirwa aha rw'empaka ezo.

²¹ Paulo wenene aramwire kwikara omu kifungo kuhika orwo omushango gulisharwa Kaisari. Aho naragira kumwikazamu kugoba orwo ndamumutwekera.”

²² Agiripa agambira Fesito ati, “Nakugondize kwehulilira omushaija ogwo.” Fesito ati, “Nyenkya oramuhulira.”

²³ Bukeire Agiripa na Berinisi baija nibekunika, bataha omw'iramuliro, bashembirwe abakuru b'eihe n'abashaija enyanwanwa b'ekigo. Ahanyuma Fesito aragira kabaleta Paulo.

²⁴ Fesito agamba ati, “Mukama Agiripa nainywe nywena abo tuli hamoi aha, nimubona omushaija ogu ow'eihanga lyona ly'Abayahudi, Yerusalemu na munu banshabire nibaashana ngu naragirwa afe.

²⁵ Inye timboine ntambara y'akozire ey'okumwisa. Mbwenu na wenene okwo ajuliize owa Kaisari, ndamwire kumutweka.

²⁶ Kyonkai ekigambo gasho eky'okumuhandikaho kukitwekera mukama wange tinyinakyo. Aha rw'ekyo namuleta omu maisho ganyu, okukiraho iwe, Mukama Agiripa, katuramara kumuleba kurungi mbone eky'okuhandika.

²⁷ Enshonga nimbona okwo buli bufera kutweka omufungwa ntolekire mishango ey'alikutoijerwa.”