EBYAKOZIRWE 19 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Apolo ku yaabaire akiri Korinto, Paulo yaagyenda naaraba omu kyanga kya ruguru, yaahika Efeso ei yaashangire abatendekwa bamwe.

² Ku yaababuurize ati: Mukaheebwa Mutima Orikwera obu mwaikiriza? Baamugarukamu bati: Ngaaha, nangwa titukahuriraga ku hariho Mutima Orikwera.

³ Agaruka ababuuza ati: Mbwenu shi mukabatizibwa muta? Bati: Tukabatizibwa okwa Yohaana.

⁴ Paulo ati: Okubatiza kwa Yohaana kukaba kuri okw'abeegarukiremu kandi akaba ayehanangiriza abantu ngu baikirize ogwo orikwija amukuratiire, niwe Yesu.

⁵ Ku baahuriire ekyo, baabatizibwa omu iziina rya Mukama Yesu.

⁶ Kandi Paulo ku yaabataireho ati emikono, Mutima Orikwera yaabaijaho; baatandika kugamba endimi n'okuranga.

⁷ Boona bakaba bari nka ikumi na babiri.

⁸ Bwanyima Paulo yaaza omu iteeraniro, yaagambiramu n'obumanzi, kandi yaahakaniramu n'obwengye kubaikirizisa eby'obukama bwa Ruhanga. Yaamara ameezi ashatu naakora atyo,

⁹ okuhitsya obu bamwe omu baabaire nibamuhurira baagangaire, bakanga kwikiriza. Ku baatandikire bati kuhakanisiza eby'Omuhanda gwa Mukama omu maisho g'abantu, yaataana nabo, yaatwara abatendekwa be kwehereera, kandi buri izooba baaguma nibahanuurira omu kishengye kya Turaano eky'okwegyesezamu.

¹⁰ Yaagumizamu naakora atyo kumara emyaka ebiri; ekyarugiremu, abantu b'omuri Asiya boona Abayudaaya n'Abaguriiki, baahurira ekigambo kya Mukama.

Abayudaaya abaayehangire kubinga ebyago

¹¹ Ruhanga akakoresa Paulo eby'okutangaaza by'omutaano.

¹² Bakaba batwara ebitambaara n'emitanda ebyabaire bimuhikaho, babikoza aha barwaire, bakira endwara, n'ebyago bibarugaho.

¹³ Abandi Bayudaaya abaabaire bagyenda nibabinga ebyago, bakateeraho kukoresa eiziina rya Mukama Yesu aha bantu abaabaire batembirwe ebyago, nibagira bati: Ninkuragiira omuri Yesu ou Paulo arangirira.

¹⁴ Omuri abo abaakikozire, hakaba harimu abatsigazi mushanju, batabani b'Omuyudaaya Sikeeva omuhongyerezi omukuru.

¹⁵ Ekyago kyabagarukamu kiti: Yesu nimmumanya na Paulo nimmumanya; kwonka imwe muri baahi?

¹⁶ Ogwo mushaija oriho ekyago nikwo kubagurukira, akaikarira ow'okubanza, akataho n'ondi, akabajuguta; bakahunga omuri egyo nju bajwaire busha kandi bahutaire munonga.

¹⁷ Abantu boona ab'omuri Efeso, Abayudaaya n'Abaguriiki, ku baakihuriire, baatiina munonga; haza eiziina rya Mukama Yesu ryaheebwa ekitiinwa kihango.

¹⁸ Baingi aha baikiriize, baija, baayatura ebi baabaire nibakora, baabitondoora byona.

¹⁹ Kandi abaabaire nibakora eby'obufumu, barundaana ebitabo byabo baabyokyeza omu maisho g'abantu. Obuguzi bwabyo bukabariirirwa, bwahitsya ebicweka by'efeeza obukumi butaano.

²⁰ Kityo ekigambo kya Mukama kyayongyera kubuga n'amaani, kitarikuteerwa ha mutwe.

²¹ Ebyo byona ku byahwaire Paulo yaamariirira kugaruka Yerusalemu, naaraba Makedoniya na Akaiya. Yaagira ati: Ku ndaabe naaherize kuhikayo, niinyija kuza na Rooma.

²² Atyo yaatuma babiri aha bahwezi be, Timoteeho na Eraasito kumwebembera kuza Makedoniya, we akitsigaire omuri Asiya.

Ebya Demetirio omuheesi

²³ Omu bunaku obwo hakabaho akaimukiiriro k'akabi, akakwatiraine n'eby'Omuhanda gwa Mukama.

²⁴ Omuheesi w'eby'efeeza orikwetwa Demetirio, owaabaire naaheesesa abanyamyoga baingi ebishushani by'endaaro za ruhangakazi Aritemi,

²⁵ akataho oruteerane ruhango rw'abantu be n'abandi abarikukora omurimo nk'ogwe. Yaabagira ati: Bashaija 'mwe, nimumanya omurimo gw'okuheesha ogu ku nigwo gutwemereizeho.

²⁶ Mbwenu muherize kureeba nainga kuhurira, ti muri Efeso yonka, kureka n'ahandi hoona omuri Asiya, ku omushaija ogu Paulo ayohize kandi ahindwire abantu baingi munonga, naabashoboororera oku baaruhanga abakozirwe engaro batari baaruhanga n'akakye.

²⁷ Eki tikirikwita bushuubuzi bwonka, kureka n'endaaro y'emandwakazi yaitu rugambwa Aritemi nikiija kugimaramu ensha, kandi tikiribura kwihaho kitiinwa ky'emandwakazi erikuramibwa omuri Asiya yoona n'ahandi hoona omu nsi.

²⁸ Ebigambo ebyo bikabaitsa ekiniga, baatandika kwamuza bati: Aritemi w'Abeefeso niwe rugambwa!

²⁹ Orurembo rwona rwaimukiirira, omutwe gw'abantu gwayeshuka omu kizaaniro, gwabindirana Abamakedoniya babiri, Gaayo na Arisitariko, abu Paulo yaabaire agyenda nabo.

³⁰ Paulo yaayenda kuza omuri abo bantu kubaretsya, kwonka abatendekwa tibaamukundira.

³¹ Kandi na bamwe aha bakungu bakuru ba Asiya, abaabaire bari banywani be, baamutumaho nibamweshengyereza kutaza mu kizaaniro akeenaga omu kabi.

³² Obwo buri omwe akaba naayomba okwe, okuhitsya obu abaabaire bateeraniireho baabuzirwe kumanya ekiriho, n'abaingi batarikumanya ki beeteirwe.

³³ Abayudaaya baayoha Alekisandero omu maisho gaabo. Ab'omu kimbuuro ky'abantu ku baimukize akaari k'okumuhigika, yaabaretsya n'omukono, ngu akaagira eki yaashoboororera abantu.

³⁴ Kwonka ku baamanyire Alekisandero ku ari Omuyudaaya, baayamuza n'eiraka rimwe, bagumize bati: Aritemi ow'Abeefeso niwe rugambwa! Baagumizamu batyo okuheza eshaaha ibiri.

³⁵ Omuhandiiki ku yaaherize kucureeza ogwo mutwe gw'abantu, yaabagira ati: Imwe Banyaefeso 'mwe, hariho omuntu otarikumanya ngu orurembo rw'Abeefeso nirwo rurinda eiramizo rya Aritemi omukuru rugambwa, kandi n'ekishushani kye ekyarugire omu iguru?

³⁶ Ekyo tihariho n'omwe orikukihakanisa, kandi timushemereire kwimukiirira nari okukorera eryo ekintu nimurahukiiriza.

³⁷ Abashaija aba abu mwareeta tibacumwire, kandi tibarogotsire ha mandwakazi yaitu.

³⁸ Demetirio n'abanyamyoga bu aine ku baraabe baine ou barikufa nawe, hariho amaramuriro n'abategyeki bakuru, babe niyo baatwara orubanja rwabo.

³⁹ Kandi ku muraabe mwine ebi murikwenda kubabuuza, mubibabuurize omu ruteerane rw'obutoosha.

⁴⁰ Manya naitwe tukaateebwaho orubanja rw'okujagarara ahabw'ebyabaho eri izooba. Tihariho ky'okwekwatsa ekyakitukoresa, kandi titwine ky'oburyo ekyatureetera kuteeranira aha.

⁴¹ Ku yaaherize kugamba atyo, yaaragiira oruteerane kuyaabuuka.