EBYAKOZIRWE 18 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Ebyo ku byahwaire, Paulo yaaruga Ateene, yaaza Korinto,

² ei yaabugaine Omuyudaaya orikwetwa Akwila, enzaarwa ya Ponto. We n'omukazi we Purisikila nibwo baabaire barugire juba Italiya, ahabw'okuba Rubambansi Kalaudio akaba aragiire Abayudaaya boona kuruga omuri Rooma. Paulo nikwo kuza kubataayaayira;

³ kandi ku yaashangire bari abakozi b'amahema ab'omwoga nk'ogwe, yaaguma nabo nibakora kumwe.

⁴ Buri Sabato akaba ahakanira omu mateeraniro, naateeraho kwikirizisa Abayudaaya n'Abaguriiki.

⁵ Silaasi na Timoteeho ku baaherize kwija nibaruga Makedoniya, Paulo yaamara omwanya gwe gwona omu kurangirira, naagambira Abayudaaya ku Yesu ari Kristo.

⁶ Ku baatandikire kumutariza n'okumujuma, yaakunkumura omunagiro gwe, naagira ati: Eshagama yaanyu ebe niimwe yaatukurira! Nyowe ndi mwere. Okwiha hati naaza omu Banyamahanga.

⁷ Atyo arugayo aza omu nju ya Tito Yusito owaabaire aramya Ruhanga. Enju ye ekaba ehereeraine n'eiteeraniro.

⁸ Kurisipo omukuru w'eiteeraniro, we n'ab'eka ye boona baikiriza Mukama. Abakorinto baingi munonga abaahuriire Paulo, nabo baikiriza kandi baabatizibwa.

⁹ Ku bwabaire buri nyekiro, Mukama yaabonekyera Paulo, yaamugira ati: Otatiina, guma ogambe kandi otahunama.

¹⁰ Nkwine kandi tihariho muntu weena oraakukore kubi, ahabw'okuba omu rurembo oru, nyinemu abantu baingi abari aha rubaju rwangye.

¹¹ N'ahabw'ekyo Paulo yaagumayo naarangirira ekigambo kya Mukama okumara ameezi ikumi na munaana.

¹² Galio ku yaabaire ari omutegyeki mukuru wa Akaiya, Abayudaaya baacuma enaama y'okukwata Paulo, baamutwara omu iramuriro.

¹³ Baagira bati: Ogu mushaija nitumutabaariza orubanja rw'okwosya abantu kuramya Ruhanga omu buryo butarikwikirizibwa iteeka.

¹⁴ Paulo ku yaabaire atakagambire, Galio yaagira Abayudaaya ati: Imwe Bayudaaya 'mwe, nimuhurire! Ekyo kuri kyaba kiri ekishobyo ky'okushaazya nari ekicumuro, nkaabaire nyine obwiho kw'okubahurira.

¹⁵ Kwonka mbwenu empaka zaanyu ku ziraabe ziri aha bigambo n'aha maziina n'aha iteeka ryanyu mwenka, muzeemarire. Nyowe tinkaayenzire kucwa orubanja rw'ebintu nk'ebyo.

¹⁶ Atyo ababinga omu iramuriro.

¹⁷ Ahonaaho nabo bahindukana Sositene, omukuru w'eiteeraniro, baamuteerera omu maisho g'enju y'eiramuriro; Galio ebyo byona abihugaho.

Paulo okugaruka Antiokiya

¹⁸ Bwanyima Paulo ku yaaherize kuteerayo ebiro, yaaraga abanyaruganda, yaatoora ogw'enyanja, yaaza Siriya aine Purisikila na Akwila. Ku yaabaire ari Kenkereya, yaamwerayo eishokye nk'oku yaabaire ahigire.

¹⁹ Ku baahikire Efeso, yaabatsigayo. Yaataaha omu iteeraniro wenka, yaahakana n'Abayudaaya.

²⁰ Ku baamushabire ku abooshera ebindi biro, yaayanga.

²¹ Kwonka ku yaagiire kurugayo, yaabagira ati: Ruhanga yaaba akunzire, ndyagaruka. Atyo atoora ogw'enyanja, aruga Efeso.

²² Yaayambukira Kaisaariya, yaaza kuramutsya ekigombe ky'Abakristo, bwanyima yaataaha Antiokiya.

²³ Okwo yaamarayo ebiro bikye atakagumiizemu rugyendo rwe, orw'okuraba omu nsi y'Abagalatiya n'omuri Furugiya, naagumya abaikiriza boona.

Ebya Apolo omuri Efeso

²⁴ Ago magingo Omuyudaaya orikwetwa Apolo, enzaarwa ya Alekisanderiya, owaabaire ari omugambi murungi kandi orikumanya munonga Ebyahandiikirwe, akahika Efeso.

²⁵ Kwonka nobu araabe yaabaire ayegyesiibwe eby'Omuhanda gwa Mukama, kandi naarangirira n'omuhimbo ebya Yesu n'okubyegyesa gye, hoona akaba naamanya eby'okubatiza kwa Yohaana byonka.

²⁶ Purisikila na Akwila ku baamuhuriire naagambisa obumanzi omu iteeraniro, baamutwara, baayongyera kumwegyesa eby'Omuhanda gwa Ruhanga.

²⁷ Apolo ku yaatungire ekiteekateeko ky'okwambuka kuza Akaiya, abanyaruganda baamugumya, baahandiikira abaikiriza baayo kumwakiira. Ku yaahikireyo, yaakwatsa munonga abaikiriize ahabw'okuhwerwa Ruhanga,

²⁸ ahabw'okuba akahakanisisa amaani Abayudaaya omu maisho g'abantu, kandi yaabashoboororera naayema omu Byahandiikirwe ku Yesu ari Kristo.