EBYAKOZIRWE 27 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Ku kyaherize kuhamibwa ngu tutoore ogw'enyanja kuza Italiya, Paulo n'embohe ezindi baabakwatsa omukuru w'abaserukare orikwetwa Yulio, ow'omu ihe rya Rubambansi.

² Twatemba emeeri eya Aduramuito, eyaabaire neeza kuraba aha nyambukiro z'omwegyeego gwa Asiya, twatoora ogw'enyanja, obwo twine Arisitariko, Omunyamakedoniya owa Tesalonika.

³ Eizooba eryakuratsireho, twahika Sidoni; okwo Yulio yaagirira Paulo embabazi, yaamwikiriza kwegaba omuri banywani be kuruhuukirayo.

⁴ Ku twarugire okwo, twagaruka twaza omu nyanja, kandi ahabw'omuyaga kutureetwa omu maisho, twagyenda nitwekiikuura ekirwa kya Kupuro,

⁵ twacwekanisiza enyanja ahari Kilikiya na Panfuliya, twahika Muura ey'omuri Lukiya.

⁶ Okwo niyo omukuru w'abaserukare igana yaashangire emeeri erikuruga Alekisanderiya neeza Italiya, akagitutamu.

⁷ Tukamara ebiro nitugumizamu mpora, okuhitsya obu twahikire haihi na Kuniido twakabire. Ahabw'omuyaga kutatwikiriza kuhikayo, twatoora ogurikwekiikuura ekirwa kya Kureete, haihi n'enkokora ya Salumoone.

⁸ Twaitanisa nitwekiikuura, okuhitsya obu twahikire omwanya gurikwetwa Nyambukiro-nungi, haihi n'ekirorero Lasaya.

Emeeri kwitwa eihunga

⁹ Ebiro bingi ku byahingwireho, orugyendo rw'omu nyanja rwaba orw'akabi. Ebiro by'okwesiibyakwo byashangwa byahingwire. Paulo nikwo kubahabura,

¹⁰ ati: Bakama bangye, oku ndikureeba orugyendo oru nirwija kuba orw'akabi, ti kusiisikarirwa bintu na meeri byonka, kureka n'okufeerwa amagara gaitu.

¹¹ Kwonka omukuru w'abaserukare igana yaata omutima aha by'omukuru w'abavugi b'emeeri na mukama waayo, okukira okuguta aha bi Paulo yaagambire.

¹² Kandi ahabw'enyambukiro egyo kutaba nungi kumariramu ebiro by'embeho, abaingi baasiima kugumizamu, ngu ebyo biro babimarire Foinikiya, enyambukiro ya Kureete erikureeba orubaju rwa buryo n'orwa bumosho eza burengyerwa-izooba.

¹³ Akayaga karikuheheeza ku kaahuuhire nikaiha omu bukiizi-bwa-buryo, baateekateeka ngu eki baaba nibenda kyaba kwo, baatsibura emeeri, yaatandika kugyenda neeraba aha rubaju rwa Kureete haihi n'enkungu.

¹⁴ Kwonka ku haabaire hatakahingwireho mwanya muhango, baateerwa omuyaga gw'amaani maingi, ogwetwa ogwa bukiizi-bwa-bumosho bwa burugwa-izooba, ogwaizire nigucwekanisa ekirwa.

¹⁵ Emeeri yaaremwa kugyema ei gwabaire nigureetwa. Naitwe nikwo kugureka gukaba nigwo gwatutwara.

¹⁶ Twayekiika omu mwegyeego gw'akarwa kakye akarikwetwa Kauda, bwanyima twabona kuhamiza akaato aha meeri twaherize kufa kubi munonga;

¹⁷ baakatembya aha meeri, baakagikomeraho n'emirunga y'ebyoma nibagigyehinguririza. Kandi ku baatiinire kushaayira omu musheenyi gw'enkungu za Suriti, batsibura emeeri ngu batwarwe omuyaga.

¹⁸ Ku twacurangiibwe munonga omuyaga, aha izooba eryakuratsireho baatandika kunaga esika omu nyanja.

¹⁹ Kandi aha izooba rya kashatu, baatambika n'emikono yaabo ebirikugyendesa emeeri.

²⁰ Ku twamazire ebiro bingi tutarikureeba izooba, nobu zaakuba enyonyoozi, kandi n'eihunga ritatuurize, twahwera kimwe amatsiko g'okukira.

²¹ Ku haahingwireho ebiro bingi bataine ki barikurya, Paulo yaabeemerera ahagati, yaabagira ati: Bagyenzi bangye, kuri mwampuriire, mukareka kuruga Kureete mukaakizire okusiisikarirwa oku kwona hamwe n'okufeerwa ebintu.

²² Kwonka mbwenu nimbeehanangiriza, murekye kwehwa amatsiko. Tihariho orikwija kufa omuriimwe, kureka emeeri yonka.

²³ Manya eki kiro maraika wa Ruhanga, ou ndi owe kandi ou ndamya, anyemereire aha rubaju,

²⁴ yangira ati: Paulo, otatiina; ori ow'okwemerera omu maisho ga Kaisaari, kandi ahabwawe Ruhanga naija kurinda boona abari naiwe omu bwato, bakire.

²⁵ Reero nu, bagyenzi bangye, mugume. Niinyesiga Ruhanga, buzimazima ebintu nibiija kuba nk'oku mmanyisiibwe;

²⁶ kwonka nitwija kugira ekirwa ki twanagwaho.

²⁷ Aha kiro kya ikumi na bina, ku twabaire turi omu nyanja Aduriya nitucurangibwa omuyaga, nk'omu itumbi, abarimbi baakyenga ku hariho ensi ei bari haihi kuhikaho.

²⁸ Baagyera oburaingwa bw'amaizi obw'okuzimu, bwaba ebigyere igana na makumi abiri kandi ku baagyenzireho akaanya, baagaruka baagyera, baashanga buri makumi mwenda.

²⁹ Kwonka ahabw'okutiina ngu tutakaayehonda aha rukiri, baatambika ahansi ebitsibo bina, nibeema aha isinga ry'enyima, baahumbya ngu busheeshe.

³⁰ Abarimbi bamwe ku baateireho kucwa omu meeri, bashuumya obwato omu nyanja nk'abarikutambika ebitsibo aha isinga ryayo ery'omu maisho.

³¹ Paulo yaagira omukuru w'abaserukare igana n'abaserukare be, ati: Aba bantu ku baraabe batagumire mu meeri, timuri b'okukira.

³² Abaserukare nikwo kushara emirunga y'obwato, bakabureka bukagyenda.

³³ Ku bwabaire buri haihi kutaagurukana, Paulo yaabeehanangiriza boona kugira eki baarya, yaabagira ati: Hati mwahitsya ebiro ikumi na bina mushobeirwe, mwemereize omutima, mwitsirwe enjara, mutaine ki murikurya.

³⁴ Mbwenu nimbeehanangiriza mugire eki mwarya; nikyo kiraabahe amaani, kandi tiharikwija kugira kashokye na kamwe akaraabure aha mitwe yaanyu mwena.

³⁵ Ku yaaherize kugamba ebyo, yaakwata omugaati, yaasiimira Ruhanga omu maisho gaabo boona, yaagucwamu, yaatandika kurya.

³⁶ Boona baagarukwa omutima omunda, baarya.

³⁷ Twena abaabaire bari omuri egyo meeri tukaba turi abantu magana abiri na makumi mushanju na mukaaga.

³⁸ Ku baaherize kurya baiguta, baanaga engano omu nyanja ngu emeeri eyanguhirwe.

Okufa kw'obwato

³⁹ Ku bwaseesire, abarimbi tibaamanya nsi ei bahikireho, kwonka baayetegyereza ku guri omukono gw'enyanja oguriho enyambukiro y'omusheenyi; baayenda kuba niho baahikiza emeeri, kyaba nikibaasika.

⁴⁰ Mpaho baakomoorora ebitsibo, baabitsiga omu nyanja, kandi omuri ako kaanya baayuzya emirunga y'ebirikubogora emeeri. Bwanyima baahanika eitanga ry'omu maisho, boorekyeire ei omuyaga gurikutoora, baagyema enyambukiro.

⁴¹ Kwonka ku baahikire ahu emishumba erikubugabuganira, egyo mishumba yaabatwara, yaabahitsya ahu amaizi gari magufu, emeeri yaashaaya. Eisinga ery'omu maisho ryayecumitamu ryahamiramu, obwo ery'enyima ryatandika kushatashaturwa ebingonzi birikwehuura.

⁴² Abaserukare baaza omu naama y'okwita embohe, ngu hatakaagira owaaziha, akatoroka.

⁴³ Kwonka mukama waabo ahabw'okwenda kukiza Paulo, yaabazibira kukora eki baabaire nibenda. Yaaragiira abarikubaasa kuziha, ku baba nibo baabanza kwetuura omu nyanja, bakambuka;

⁴⁴ reero abandi babakurate bari aha mbaaho nari aha bishatuka by'emeeri. Batyo boona baahika aha nkungu buhooro.