EBYAKOZIRWE 23 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Paulo ahamya amaisho ab'eishengyero, atandika kugamba ati: Banyaruganda, okuhitsya eri izooba ntuura nintwaza gye omu maisho ga Ruhanga, ntaine kirikunshinja.

² Ku yaagambire ekyo, Ananiya omuhongyerezi omukuru yaaragiira abeemereire Paulo haihi, kumuteera aha munwa.

³ Paulo yaamugira ati: Iwe kisiika kisiigirwe einoni 'we, Ruhanga naiwe aryakuteera! Oshutami aha kitebe kuncwera orubanja nk'oku eiteeka riri, haza oragiira kunteera kunu kitarikwikirizibwa?

⁴ Abaabaire bamwemereire aha rubaju bagira bati: Ka noojuma omuhongyerezi mukuru wa Ruhanga!

⁵ Paulo agarukamu ati: Beene tata, naaba ntarikumanya ku ari omuhongyerezi omukuru, manya ekyahandiikirwe nikigira kiti: Otarijuma omutegyeki w'eihanga ryawe.

⁶ Paulo ku yaamanyire ngu abateeraniire aho, abamwe n'Abasadukaayo, abandi n'Abafarisaayo, yaagambira Eishengyero n'eiraka rihango, ati: Beene waitu, nyowe ndi Omufarisaayo kandi omwana w'Abafarisaayo. Nintabaarizibwa ahabw'okuba itwe twikiriza ngu abafiire baryazooka.

⁷ Ku yaabaire yaaheza ati kugamba ekyo, Abafarisaayo n'Abasadukaayo baimutsya empaka, eishengyero ryayecwamu kabiri.

⁸ Manya Abasadukaayo bagira ngu, tihariho kuzooka kandi tihariho baamaraika nobu yaakuba emitima; haza kunu Abafarisaayo babiikiriza byonshatu.

⁹ Haabaho orwari rwingi, bamwe aha bahangu b'eiteeka ab'omu kigombe ky'Abafarisaayo baayemerera, baabahakanisa n'amaani bati: Titurikureeba eki ogu mushaija ashobize. Shana Mutima nari maraika akaaba niwe amugambiire!

¹⁰ Empaka ku zaarambire, omukuru w'eihe yaatiina, ngu batakaanyururana Paulo bakamutaanyaguza, yaaragiira engabo ze kushuuma, zimubasikure, zimutware omu kigo.

¹¹ Nyekiro Mukama yaamubonekyera, yaamugira ati: Hama! Nk'oku wambeera kareebi omuri Yerusalemu, obe nikwo waatwaza n'omuri Rooma.

Abayudaaya okucuma enaama y'okwita Paulo

¹² Ku bwaseesire, Abayudaaya baayeteerana: baacuma enaama nibahiga ku batarikwija kurya nari kunywa okuhitsya obu baraite Paulo.

¹³ Abaacumire egyo naama bakaba nibeeshumba ahari makumi ana.

¹⁴ Baaza aha bahongyerezi abakuru n'aha bakuru omu ihanga, baabagira bati: Twahigira kimwe ku tutarikwija kurabya kantu mu kanwa, tutakaitsire Paulo.

¹⁵ Mbwenu imwe hamwe n'eishengyero, ekyanyu n'okushaba omukuru w'eihe kumubareetera, mushushe nk'abarikwenda kwetegyereza gye eby'orubanja rwe; reero ekyaitu n'okweteekateeka tukamwita atakabahikire.

¹⁶ Kwonka mwihwa wa Paulo yaahurira egyo naama y'okumugwera; yaaza omu kigo, yaagigambira Paulo,

¹⁷ N'onu yaayeeta omwe omu bakuru b'abaserukare igana, yaamugira ati: Twara omutsigazi ogu aha mukuru w'eihe, aine eki arikwenda kumugambira.

¹⁸ Yaamutwara, yaamuhitsya omukuru w'eihe, yaagira ati: Paulo embohe yaanyeta, yanshaba kukureetera omutsigazi ogu, ngu aine eki arikwenda kukugabira.

¹⁹ Omukuru w'eihe nikwo kumukwata omukono, akamuta aha rubaju, akamubuuza ati: Nooyenda kungambira ki?

²⁰ Onu ati: Abayudaaya baacuma enaama y'okushaba kureeta Paulo omu ishengyero nyencakare, nk'abarikwenda kubuuririza gye eby'orubanja rwe.

²¹ Kwonka iwe otabaikiriza kukubeihabeiha, ahabw'okuba hariho abantu barikweshumba ahari makumi ana abamugwereire, kandi baherize kuhiga ngu tibarirya, tibarinywa, kureka baaheza kumwita. Na mbwenu bariyo beeteekateekire, bategyereize eki oraagambe.

²² Omukuru w'eihe atyo araga ogwo mwojo naamwehanangiriza ati: Otagira ou waagambira ku waabimmanyisa.

Paulo okutwarwa owa Felikisi

²³ Bwanyima omukuru w'eihe akeeta babiri aha bakuru b'abaserukare, yaabagira ati: Muteekateekye abaserukare magana abiri, hamwe n'ab'embaraasi makumi mushanju n'ab'amacumu magana abiri, baze Kaisaariya shaaha ishatu za nyekiro.

²⁴ Haza mutungire Paulo embaraasi z'okutemba, mumutwarire Felikisi omutegyeki omukuru, atahikirweho kabi.

²⁵ Yaahandiika n'ebaruha erikugira eti:

²⁶ Ow'ekitiinwa Omutegyeki Omukuru Felikisi, nyowe Kalaudio-Lusiya, ninkuramutsya.

²⁷ Omushaija ogu akwatsirwe Abayudaaya, kandi bakaamwitsire kuri ntahikireho n'abaserukare bangye nkamuhunzya, ahabw'okuba maanyire ku ari Omurooma.

²⁸ Ahabw'okwenda kumanya eki barikumutabaariza, mmutwaire omu maisho g'eishengyero ryabo,

²⁹ naashanga eki barikumutura kiine akakwate n'ebi barikufa omu by'eiteeka ryabo, kwonka ataine rubanja orushemereire kumwitisa nari kumutaisa omu kihome.

³⁰ Ku mmanyire ngu bamwiniire enaama y'okumwita, naarahuka kumukwoherereza, kandi naamanyisa abarikumutabaariza ku bagambira omu maisho gaawe eki barikufa nawe. Ogumeho.

³¹ Abaserukare baakora nk'oku baaragiirwa, baatwara Paulo nyekiro, baamuhitsya Antipatiri.

³² Ku bwaseesire, baamutsigira ab'embaraasi kugumizamu nawe bo baagaruka omu kigo.

³³ Ku baahikire Kaisaariya, baaha ogwo mutegyeki omukuru ebaruha, kandi baamukwatsa Paulo.

³⁴ Ogwo mutegyeki omukuru ku yaashomire egyo baruha, yaamubuuza ekyanga ki arikurugamu. Ku amanya ngu naaruga Kilikiya,

³⁵ amugira ti: Orubanja rwawe niinyija kuruhurira baakitabaaza baahika aha. Atyo aragiira ku bamurindira omu kikaari kya Herode.