Ebikorwa 9 - Ebibulia 2001

Okuhinduka kwa Sauli

¹ Omu biro ebyo Sauli akaba akyayema kubi abegesibwa b'Omukama, n'okubaita. Agya aha Mukuhani Nyamukuru

² amwenza ebarua z'okugenda nazo Damasiko kumwanjura omu sinagogi zayo. Omu kugira atyo akaba agendeleire k'aragira abo yashanga bali bantu b'Omuhanda gw'Omukama ogu, baba bashaija anga bakazi abalete Yerusalemu abababohire.

³ Kayabaire yailira Damasiko, omushana oguli kwagwo gwema omw'iguru gumumulika kibandagara.

⁴ Agwa ahansi, ahulira eiraka nilimugambira liti, “Sauli, Sauli, nongingililizaki?”

⁵ Sauli abaza ati, “Waitu Mukama wab'ohai?” Ogu ahorora ati, “Ndi Yesu ow'olikugingiiza.

⁶ Kyonkai mbwenu oimuke otahe omu kigo, omwo barakugambira eky'orakora.”

⁷ Abantu abo yabaire ainabo omurugendo baterwa akabuta, kyonkai bakahulira eiraka lyonkai, tibaboine muntu.

⁸ Sauli aimuka ahansi. Amaisho gaburura, kyonkai gakaba gatalikubona kantu. Aho bamukwata omukono bamugobya Damasiko.

⁹ Akamara ebiro bishatu atabona, atalikulya anga kunywa.

¹⁰ Omuli Damasiko hakaba halimu omwegesibwa nayetwa Anania. Omukama amubonekera namweta ati, “Anania!” Ndi ogu ayetaba ati, “Karame, Mukama!”

¹¹ Omukama amuragira ati, “Imuka ogye omu mbarabara elikwetwa ‘Mbarabara egorogokire,’ ogye omwa Yuda obazemu omushaija wa Tariso, eibaralye ni Sauli. Leba Sauli ogwo nashoma enshara,

¹² mara yakuboine omu kubonekerwa notaha omu nju namutaho emikono kumukiza obwigare bw'amaisho.”

¹³ Kyonkai Anania ahorora ati, “Mukama, nahuliire abantu bangi nibagamba omushaija ogu okwo ashasize muno abatakatifu bawe omuli Yerusalemu.

¹⁴ Kandi aizire abakuhani bakuru bamuhaire obushobora bw'okuboha bona abalikukufukamira.”

¹⁵ Omukama amugambira ati, “Ogende, aha rw'okuba muronkire kuba kikwato kyange kugya kumanyisa abanyamahanga n'abakama n'Abaisiraeli eibara lyange.

¹⁶ Ninyija kumwoleka okwo alikuragirwa kushasha muno aha rwange lyange.”

¹⁷ Kityo Anania aimukya, agya omwa Yuda. Ataho Sauli emikono namugambira ati, “Murumuna wange Sauli, Omukama Yesu akuhabukiire omu muhanda noija kunu, yantuma kukukiza obwigare bw'amaisho, oshube ohabwe Mwoyo Mutakatifu wena.”

¹⁸ Aho honkai aha maishoge harugwaho ebilikushusha ebikarakamba, biragara, abona. Nikwo kwimuka akabatizibwa,

¹⁹ n'okulya akalya, akagira amani. Ebiro bingi Sauli aikara n'abegesibwa omuli Damasiko.

Sauli naranga omuli Damasiko

²⁰ Tiyakelereirwe ata nagya omu sinagogi naranga okwo Yesu ali Mwana wa Ruhanga.

²¹ Abamuhuliire bona batangara, bebaza bati, “Omushaija ogu tiwe abaire naita kubi abalikufukamira Yesu omuli Yerusalemu? Na kunu abaire naijayo aha rw'omugendelero gwonene kubaboha akabatwalira abakuhani bakuru.”

²² Kyonkai Sauli ayeyongera kugira amani, n'Abayahudi abaturaga Damasiko ababaza ebigambo, nagamba okwo Yesu ali Kirisito.

²³ K'ebiro byabaire byahingwireho bingi, Abayahudi banaama kumwita.

²⁴ Kyonkai Sauli aija amanya enaama yabo egyo. Baikaraga balinzire ebihigi kiro na mushana, nibahiga kumwita.

²⁵ Abegesibwa ba Sauli bamukwata bamuteeka omu kitukuru omu kiro, bamusongora aha rukuta bamuturukya aheru.

Sauli omuli Yerusalemu

²⁶ Orwo Sauli yagobaire Yerusalemu alenga kwetaba omu begesibwa. Abegesibwa bamutina kuba tibaikiliize okwo na wenene yabaire ali mwegesibwa.

²⁷ Kyonkai Barinaba amukwata amutwalira entumwa, amubanjulira okwo yaboine Omukama ali omu rugendo rwa Damasiko, n'okwo omuli Damasiko yabaire naranga n'obumanzi omw'ibara lya Yesu.

²⁸ Kityo ata kugenda nabo okwo alikwenda omuli Yerusalemu,

²⁹ naranga n'obumanzi omw'ibara lya Yesu. Agamba, ahankana n'Abayahudi abagambaga Orugiriki; nabo bahiga kumwita.

³⁰ Abegesibwa batahibe kabakimanyire bamutwara Kaisaria, baba niyo bema bamutwekire Tariso.

³¹ Kityo enteko eguma, egira n'emilembe omuli Buyahudi yona na Galilaya na Samaria. Abaikiliize batina Omukama, mara omu mani ga Mwoyo Mutakatifu beyongera kukanya.

Petero omu Lida na Yopa

³² Petero yagya buli hantu, narambura abaikiliza bona. Limoi yagya na Lida kuleba abatakatifu bayo.

³³ Ashangayo omushaija eibaralye Enea, amazire emyaka munaana ataimuka hansi, akabire orubaju.

³⁴ Amugambira ati, “Enea, Yesu Kirisito yakukiza; imuka oyare ekitanda kyawe.” Aho honkai Enea aimuka.

³⁵ Abantu bona abaturaga Lida na Sharoni kabamuboine besiga Omukama.

³⁶ Omuli Yopa hakaba halimu omwegesibwa nayetwa Tabita, omu Rugiriki n'iwe Dorika (nikwo kugamba Kasa). Omukazi ogwo yajunaga muno abantu n'abanaku.

³⁷ Omu biro ebyo arwara, afa. Kabamazire kumwogya bamuteka omu gorofa.

³⁸ Lida ekaba eyataine Yopa. Abegesibwa bahulira okwo Petero ali Lida, bamutumaho abantu babili nibamutagiliza k'ayanguha akaija Yopa.

³⁹ Kityo Petero aimukya agenda nabo. Orwo yagobaireyo bamutwara omu gorofa. Entumbwa zona zimwemelera aha rubaju nizichura. Bamwoleka amashati n'ebijwaro ebindi ebyo Dorika yakoraga ainabo.

⁴⁰ Kyonkai Petero aturukya entumbwa zona, abandama, ashoma enshara. Ashuba ahindukira omutumbi agamba ati, “Tabita, imuka.” Tabita aburura; kayamazire kubona Petero, ashuntama.

⁴¹ Petero akwata Tabita omu ngaro, amwemeleza. Aho ayeta abaikiliza n'entumbwakazi amubaha narora.

⁴² Ekigambo ekyo kimanyika omuli Yopa yona, abantu bangi besiga Omukama.

⁴³ Omuli Yopa Petero akamaramu ebiro bingi. Yaikaraga omwa Simoni omuhazi w'empu.