EBYAKOZIRWE 21 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Bwanyima ku twaherize kutaana nabo, twatoora ogw'enyanja, twagumizamu tutyo, twahika Koosi. Eizooba ryakuratsireho, twahika Rooda. Okwo niyo twarugire nituza Patara,

² ei twashangire obwato burikuza Foinikiya, tukaburagaramu, tukagyenda.

³ Ku twaherize kuranzya Kupuro, twagitsiga orubaju rwa bumosho, twaza Siriya. Twarugayo twahika Tuuro, ahabw'okuba niyo baabaire nibaza kuteekuururira esika omu bwato.

⁴ Ku twaherize kubona abaikiriza, twamaraho ebiro mushanju. Ahabw'okuhaburwa Mutima, baagambira Paulo kutaza Yerusalemu.

⁵ Kwonka obunaku ku bwahikire, twaimutsya orugyendo. Boona hamwe n'abakazi n'abaana baatushendekyereza, okuhitsya obu twarugire omuri ekyo kirorero. Ku twahikire aha nkungu y'enyanja, twatsimba amaju twashaba. Bwanyima ku twaherize kuragana,

⁶ twaza omu bwato, nabo baagarukayo owaabo.

⁷ Orugyendo rwaitu rw'okuruga Tuuro ku rwahwaire, twahika Putolemaida, ei twaramukiize abanyaruganda, tukabaraarira ekiro kimwe.

⁸ Ku bwaseesire twarugayo, twahika Kaisaariya. Twaraba ahari Filipo omurangirizi w'Amakuru Marungi, omwe ahari bari omushanju, twamuraarira.

⁹ Akaba aine bahara be bana enshugaane, bari abarangikazi.

¹⁰ Ku twabaire tumazireyo ebiro, haija omurangi orikwetwa Agabo, naaruga Buyudaaya.

¹¹ Yaakwata orukoba rwa Paulo yaarwekomesa ebigyere n'emikono, yaagira ati: Oku nikwo Mutima Orikwera arikugamba ati: Mukama w'orukoba oru naija kukomwa atyo Abayudaaya b'omuri Yerusalemu, bamuheyo omu Banyamahanga.

¹² Ekyo ku twakihuriire, itwe n'abandi boona abaabaire bariho, twayehanangiriza Paulo kutaza Yerusalemu.

¹³ Yaatugarukamu ati: Mbwenu ekyo nimukora ki; haza muza aho, murira ngu muncwe entegye? Manya nyowe tiinyeteekateekyeire kukomwa kwonka, kureka n'okufeera omuri Yerusalemu ahabw'eiziina rya Mukama Yesu.

¹⁴ Mpaho ku ayanga kutworobera, tumureka tugira tuti: Mukama eki arikwenda kikorwe.

Paulo naaza kureeba Yakobo

¹⁵ Ebyo ku byahwaire, twakoma ebyaitu, twainamuka twaza Yerusalemu.

¹⁶ Bamwe omu baikiriza ba Kaisaariya baatushendekyereza, baatuhitsya aha nju y'Omunyakupuro ou twabaire nituza kuraarira, orikwetwa Munasooni, omwe aha baikiriza abaabandize.

¹⁷ Ku twahikire tuti omuri Yerusalemu, abanyaruganda baatutangirira n'okushemererwa kwingi.

¹⁸ Ku bwaseesire, Paulo yaagyenda naitwe kureeba Yakobo, kandi abakuru b'ekigombe ky'Abakristo boona bakaba bariyo.

¹⁹ Ku yaaherize kubaramutsya, yaabateekyerereza byona ebi Ruhanga yaamukoreise omu Banyamahanga.

²⁰ Nabo ku baabihuriire, baahimbisa Ruhanga. Kwonka baamugira bati: Munyaruganda, iwe nooreeba oku enkumi n'enkumi z'Abayudaaya bahindukire bakaikiriza; haza boona nibeezirika kukuratira eiteeka.

²¹ Kwonka bahuriire ku orikwegyesa Abayudaaya boona abatwire omu Banyamahanga kutsigaho eiteeka rya Musa; kandi ngu noobagambira ku kitarikuragiirwa kushara batabani baabo, nari okukuratira emicwe y'eihanga.

²² Mbwenu tugire tuta? Manya boona tibarikubura kuteerana, ku baraahurire ngu oizire.

²³ Hati kora eki turikukuhabura. Aha twineho abashaija bana abaahigire;

²⁴ obatware, oyeyeze hamwe nabo, oihure byona eby'okubamwa eishokye. Ekyo nikiija kumanyisa boona ku ebi baakugambireho bitari by'amazima, kandi naiwe obutoosha ku okuratira eiteeka.

²⁵ Mbwenu Abanyamahanga abaikiriize tuherize kubahandiikira, twabamanyisa ebi twahingwize, ku bashemereire kwetantara ebitambiirwe ebishushani, orwamba, enyama y'ebihotoirwe, n'ebikwatiraine n'obushambani.

²⁶ Aha izooba eryakuratsireho, Paulo yaatwara abo bashaija, yaayezibwa nabo. Yaataaha omuri Nyaruju kumanyisa obunaku obu ebiro by'okwezibwa biraahweremu, ku nibwo ekihongwa kya buri omwe kiriheebwayo.

Paulo okukwatirwa omuri Nyaruju

²⁷ Ebiro ebyo omushanju ku byabaire biri haihi kuhwaho, Abayudaaya bamwe abaarugire Asiya baareeba Paulo omuri Nyaruju. Baimukiiriza abantu, baamukwata,

²⁸ nibayogoora bati: Imwe Baisiraeli 'mwe, nimutuhe emikono! Ogu niwe mushaija oza buri hantu, akarangirira abantu naahakanisa eihanga ryaitu, eiteeka n'omwanya ogu. Mbwenu ataahize Abaguriiki omuri Nyaruju, atyo yaahagaza omwanya ogu ogurikwera!

²⁹ Ekyo bakakigamba, ahabw'okuba bakaba baareebire Turofimo Omunyaefeso ari hamwe na Paulo omu rurembo, baateekateeka ngu Paulo amutaahize omuri Nyaruju.

³⁰ Orurembo rwona rwajagarara, abantu baayooka, baakwata Paulo, baamukurubana, baamushohoza aheeru ya Nyaruju, ahonaaho enyigi zaakingwa.

³¹ Bakiba nibenda kumwita, enkuru ehika omukuru w'eihe, ku Yerusalemu yoona yaajagarara.

³² Ahonaaho ayeta abaserukare n'abakuru baabo, boohokyera abo bantu; nabo ku bareeba omukuru w'eihe n'abaserukare, barekyera aho kuteera Paulo.

³³ Ogwo omukuru w'eihe ku yaahikire Paulo, yaamukwata, yaaragiira ku bamukomesa enjegyere ibiri, yaabuuza ati: Ogu n'oha, kandi akozire ki?

³⁴ Bamwe omuri ekyo kimbuuro ky'abantu bagarukamu nibabuuza, bamwe eki, n'abandi ekindi; orwari rwabo rumuremesa kushoboorokyerwa eki barikugamba, nawe nikwo kuragiira ku batwara Paulo omu kigo ky'abaserukare.

³⁵ Ku baahikize Paulo aha bitembezo, ekyo kimbuuro ky'abantu kyayeyongyera kugira ekishinjo, abaserukare nikwo kumukiriza;

³⁶ abantu boona bakaguma babakuratiire nibayogoorekana bati: Mumwite!

Paulo naayetonganira

³⁷ Kwonka Paulo ku yaabaire arangariire kutaahibwa omu kigo, yaabuuza omukuru w'eihe ati: Noonyikiriza kugira eki naakugambira? Onu ati: Biri noogamba Oruguriiki?

³⁸ Tiiwe Munyamisiri ori ogomeise abantu ebiro ebi, akatwara omu ihamba abashaija enkumi ina abaitsi b'abantu?

³⁹ Paulo amugarukamu ati: Nyowe ndi Omuyudaaya enzaarwa y'omu rurembo Taruso orw'omuri Kilikiya. Naakweshengyereza, nyikiriza ngire eki naagambira abantu.

⁴⁰ Onu amwikiriza. Paulo nikwo kuretsya abantu n'omukono ayemereire aha bitembezo. Boona ku baacecekire, yaabagambira omu Ruheburaayo.