EBYAKOZIRWE 16 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Paulo ku yaarugireyo, yaaza Deribe na Lusitura. Okwo hakaba hariyo omwikiriza orikwetwa Timoteeho, ou nyina yaabaire ari Omuyudaayakazi kandi aikiriize, kwonka ishe ari Omuguriiki.

² Kandi Timoteeho ogwo abanyaruganda aba Lusitura na Ikonio bakaba bamugambaho gye.

³ Mbwenu Paulo ku yaayenzire ngu bagyendane, yaamushara. Ekyo yaakikora ahabw'okuba Abayudaaya b'omu byanga ebyo boona bakaba nibamanya ishe ku ari Omuguriiki.

⁴ Ahi baabaire bahika nibaraba omu birorero, bahamiza abantu ebyahinguziibwe entumwa n'abakuru omuri Yerusalemu, kandi babeehanangiriza kuguma nibabikuratira.

⁵ Ekyo kyareetera ebigombe by'Abakristo kwongyera kuhamira omu kwikiriza n'okukanya buri izooba.

Paulo okubonekyerwa Omunyamakedoniya

⁶ Paulo na Silaasi bakaraba omu nsi ya Furugiya na Galatiya, obwo Mutima Orikwera abagambiire kutarangirira kigambo kya Ruhanga omuri Asiya.

⁷ Ku baahikire aha nyatano ya Musiya, baayenda kugicwekanisa kuza Bituniya. Mutima wa Yesu ku yaabazibiire,

⁸ baaraba omuri Musiya, baashuuma, baaza Turoa.

⁹ Nyekiro Paulo yaabonekyerwa, naareeba Omunyamakedoniya ayemereire naamweshengyereza ati: Yambuka, oije Makedoniya, otuhwere.

¹⁰ Ku yaaherize kubonekyerwa, titurahwamire, twatebeekanisa eby'orugyendo rw'okwambuka kuza Makedoniya, obwo nituhamya ku Ruhanga atwetsire kubatwarira Amakuru Marungi.

Okuhinduka kwa Ludiya

¹¹ Ku twatoire ogw'enyanja nituruga Turoa, twagumizamu twaza Samoturakiya. Eizooba eryakuratsireho, twaza Neapoli;

¹² twarugayo twahika Filipi, orurembo rukuru rwa Makedoniya, oru Abarooma baakubwire. Ku haahingwireho ebiro bikye turi omuri orwo rurembo,

¹³ ahari Sabato twashohora nituraba omu irembo, twaza aha rubaju rw'omugyera, ahi twateekateekire ngu niho bashabira. Twashutama, twagaaniira n'abakazi abaabaire bateeraniireho.

¹⁴ Omuri abo bakazi hakaba harimu orikwetwa Ludiya, omukazi oramya Ruhanga, owaarugire omu kirorero kya Tiyatira, omutunzi w'emyenda ya bujwa. Akatutega okutu, Mukama yaashashaanura omutima gwe, yaikiriza ebi Paulo yaagambire.

¹⁵ We n'eka ye, ku baaherize kubatizibwa, yaatweshengyereza naagira ati: Ku muraabe nimumanya ngu ndi omwikiriza wa Mukama nyakabara, mwije mundaarire. Yaatugyemesereza.

Okuta Paulo na Silaasi omu kihome

¹⁶ Ku twabaire nituza omu mwanya gw'okushabiramu, twabugana omuzaana owaabaire aragura, akareetera bakama be emikimbo ei abantu baabaire bamutaashura.

¹⁷ Yaatandika kukuratira Paulo naitwe, naayamuza ati: Aba bantu n'abaheereza ba Ruhanga Rukiraboona, baizire kubarangirira omuhanda gw'okujunwa.

¹⁸ Akaguma naagira atyo buri izooba, okuhitsya obu izooba rimwe Paulo yaasambisiirwe, akahinduka, akagira ekyo kyago ati: Ninkuragiira omu iziina rya Yesu Kristo, ruga ahari ogwo mwishiki. Ekyago kyamurugaho omuri ako kaanya.

¹⁹ Bakama be ku baareebire hatakiriho matsiko g'okumutungamu ezindi mpiiha, baakwata Paulo na Silaasi, baabakurubana, baabatwarira ab'obushoboorozi omu kajagiro.

²⁰ Okwo niyo baabatabaaririize omu maisho g'abaramuzi, nibagira bati: Abantu aba n'Abayudaaya, nibarabanisamu ekirorero kyaitu.

²¹ Nibeegyesa emicwe erikuzibirwa eiteeka ryaitu, ei itwe Abarooma tutarikwikiriza, kandi etari mu mitwarize yaitu.

²² Ekimbuuro ky'abantu baakwatanisa nabo kubarwanisa, abaramuzi baaragiira ku babajuura, bakabateera ebyasha.

²³ Ku baaherize kubaasha, baabata omu kihome, baaragiira omukuru waakyo kubarinda obutaita riisho.

²⁴ Nawe ahabw'okukuratira ebi yaaragiirwa, yaabata omu kihome eky'endugu; amaguru gaabo yaagata omu nkomo.

Paulo na Silaasi okwihwa omu kihome

²⁵ Ekyo kiro omu itumbi, Paulo na Silaasi ku baabaire nibashaba kandi nibeeshongora eby'okuhimbisa Ruhanga, obwo ezindi mbohe zibategire amatu,

²⁶ ahonaaho haabaho omutsitsa mwingi, ogwatengyetsize ekihome n'obuhamizo bwakyo. Enyigi zoona zaiguka, n'enjegyere ezaabaire zikomire embohe zoona zaaragara.

²⁷ Omukuru w'ekihome ku yaasisiimukire, yaashanga enyigi zirangaire, yaasyorayo rurara kweita, naateekateeka ngu embohe zaatoroka.

²⁸ Kwonka Paulo yaayamuza n'eiraka rihango ati: Oteekora kubi, twena turi aha.

²⁹ Mukuru w'ekihome yaatuma kureeta amatabaaza, yaayetuura omu nju, yaagwa omu maguru ga Paulo na Silaasi naatetema,

³⁰ yaabashohoza aheeru, yaabagira ati: Bakama bangye nshemereire kukora ki, nkabona kujunwa?

³¹ Baamugira bati: Ikiriza Mukama Yesu, nibwo oraajunwe n'eka yaawe.

³² Kandi baamugambira ekigambo kya Mukama hamwe na boona abaabaire bari omu ka ye.

³³ Omuri eryo itumbi yaabatwara kuboozya obuhuta, yaabatirizibwayo n'ab'eka ye boona.

³⁴ Kandi yaabatwara owe, yaabaha ebyokurya; yaashemererwa hamwe n'ab'eka ye boona, ahabw'okuhinduka bakaikiriza Ruhanga.

³⁵ Ku bwaseesire, abaramuzi Abarooma baaragiira abakuru b'ekihome bati: Murekure abo bashaija.

³⁶ Omukuru w'ekihome yaabigambira Paulo, ati: Abaramuzi baaragiira ku tubarekura; mbwenu mwegyendere n'obusingye.

³⁷ Paulo yaabagarukamu ati: Oti enki? Itwe enzaarwa za Rooma batuteereire omu maisho g'abantu batakabandize kututonganisa, baataho n'okututa omu kihome, mbwenu nibagira ngu nibaija kuturekura bwesherekye? Ngaaha! Babe nibo baija bakatushohoza.

³⁸ Ebyo abarinzi b'ekihome baabigambira abaramuzi. Nabo baatiina munonga ahabw'okuhurira ngu abo bashaija n'enzaarwa za Rooma.

³⁹ Baija baabeehohoora, baabashohoza, baabeeshengyereza kuruga omuri ekyo kirorero.

⁴⁰ Batyo baaruga omu kihome, baaza omwa Ludiya ei baashangire abanyaruganda boona, bakabagumya, bwanyima bakagyenda.