EBYAKOZIRWE 24 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Ku haahingwireho ebiro bitaano, Ananiya omuhongyerezi omukuru, yaija n'abakuru omu ihanga hamwe n'ow'okubatonganira orikwetwa Terutuulo; baatabaariza Paulo omu maisho g'omutegyeki omukuru. Ku baamwetsire, Terutuulo yaatandika kumutabaariza ati:

² Ow'ekitiinwa Felikisi, eihanga eri nirikusiima ahabw'okurireetera obusingye bwingi, n'ebindi ebi okora kurishemeza.

³ Ebyo byona nitubiikiriza, kandi obutoosha ahi turi hoona nitubikusiimira munonga.

⁴ Ntakusiibiizeyo, ninkushaba otuhurireho kakye.

⁵ Okukugambira amazima, tureebire ngu omushaija ogu atunyangaraize munonga; naarabanisamu Abayudaaya omu nsi yoona, kandi niwe mwebembezi w'ekigombe ky'Abanazareeti.

⁶ Ataireho n'okuhagaza Nyaruju, nikwo kumukwata [ngu tumucwere orubanja nk'oku eiteeka ryaitu riri.

⁷ Kwonka Lusiya, omukuru w'eihe, yaabitaahamu, yaamutwaka n'amaani.

⁸ Yaaragiira abarikumutabaariza kwija aha omu maisho gaawe.] Na' mbwenu ku oraamubuuze, nibwo oraayemanyire amazima ga byona ebi turikumutabaariza.

⁹ Abayudaaya nabo baakwatanisa nawe nibahamya ebyo ku nikwo biri.

Paulo okwetonganira omu maisho ga Felikisi

¹⁰ Omutegyeki omukuru ku yaasimiize Paulo ngu agambe, onu yaagira ati: Nimmanya ku omazire emyaka mingi noocwera abantu b'ensi egi emanja. Mbwenu nikyo ndikwetonganirira omu maisho gaawe nyine obwesigye.

¹¹ Iwe wenka ku oraabuuze, noija kumanya ku hatakahingwireho biro birikweshumba ikumi na bibiri nyinamukire Yerusalemu kuramya.

¹² Kandi ti kyamazima okugira ngu baranshangire nimpakana n'omuntu weena, nari ningomesa abantu, yaaba muri Nyaruju, yaaba mu mateeraniro, nari ahandi hoona omu rurembo.

¹³ N'ebi barikuntabaariza hati, tibaine buhamya bwabyo.

¹⁴ Eki ndikwemera omu maisho gaawe n'eki: Nyowe ndamya Ruhanga wa baatatenkuriitwe, ninkuratira Omuhanda gwe, ogu bo barikweta ogw'ekigombe ekyecwireho, obwo niinyikiriza byona ebiri omu iteeka kandi n'ebyahandiikirwe abarangi.

¹⁵ Obwo nyine amatsiko omuri Ruhanga nkabo, ku haribaho okuzooka kw'abahikiriire n'abatahikiriire.

¹⁶ Omuri ebyo nkora kyona eki ndikubaasa kugira omutima gutarikushinjwa obunaku bwona ahari Ruhanga n'aha bantu.

¹⁷ Ku haahingwireho emyaka, naareetera abanaku b'eihanga ryangye eby'okubahwera n'okureeta emitoijo.

¹⁸ Ku naabaire ninkibikora, banshanga omuri Nyaruju, naaherize kwezibwa, ntainemu bantu kandi ntaine bu njagaraize. Kwonka Abayudaaya abaarugire Asiya,

¹⁹ nibo baakwizire aha, bakantabaariza ku baakuba baine eki barikufa naanye.

²⁰ Nangwa n'aba abari aha, bagambe ekicumuro eki baareebire nikinsinga, obu baanyemereza omu maisho g'eishengyero.

²¹ Kureka kimwe kyonka eki naagambire nyemereire omu maisho gaabo, nikyo ekyo eky'okuzooka kw'abafiire, eki murikuntonganisa hati omu maisho gaanyu.

²² Mpaho Felikisi owaabaire naamanya gye eby'ogwo Muhanda, ku yaahuriire ekyo, orubanja yaarurinza agandi mazooba, naagira ati: Lusiya, omukuru w'eihe, ku araabe yaizire, nibwo ndaahurire orubaja rwawe.

²³ Atyo yaaragiira omukuru w'abaserukare igana kuguma arinzire Paulo ari enkwatwa, kwonka atarikukumwakumwa kandi batarikuzibira bantu be kwija kumushuura.

²⁴ Ku haahingwireho ebiro, Felikisi yaija n'omukazi we Durusila Omuyudaayakazi. Yaatuma, baareeta Paulo; yaamutega okutu, yaahurira ebi arikwegyesa aha by'okwikiriza Kristo Yesu.

²⁵ Kwonka Paulo ku yaatandikire kugamba aha by'okuhikiirira n'eby'okwerinda n'eby'ekiro ky'okucwererwaho orubanja okuribaho, Felikisi yaatiina, yaamugira ati: Mbwenu obwa hati ogyende; ku ndikwenda ndyakweta.

²⁶ Obwo bwona akaba aine amatsiko, ngu Paulo naija kumuha enguzi, nikyo yaagumiire naamweta atyo kaingi kugaaniira nawe.

²⁷ Emyaka ebiri ku yaahwaireho, omwanya gwa Felikisi gwagiibwamu Porikio-Fesito; kandi Felikisi ogwo, ahabw'okwenda kusiimwa Abayudaaya, yaatsiga Paulo omu kihome.