EBYAKOZIRWE 8 - EKITABO EKIRIKWERA BAIBULI N'EBITABO EBY'OMUBONANO APOKURUFA/DYUTROKANONIKO

¹ Eryo izooba ab'ekigombe ky'abaikiriza ab'omuri Yerusalemu baatandika kuhiiganisibwa munonga. Boona, okwihaho entumwa, baataataanira omu byanga bya Buyudaaya na Samariya.

² Kwonka abantu abarikutiina Ruhanga baaziika Sitefano ogwo, baamucurira munonga.

³ Saulo nawe yaakora kyona eki arikubaasa kuhwerekyereza abaikiriza, yaataaha omuri buri nju, yaakwata abashaija n'abakazi, yaaboohereza omu kihome.

Okurangirira Amakuru Marungi omuri Samariya

⁴ Abo baikiriza abaataataine bakagyendagyenda nibabuzya Amakuru Marungi.

⁵ Omwe omuribo ni Filipo, owaagiire omu kirorero ky'omuri Samariya, akabagambira ebya Kristo.

⁶ Ekimbuuro ky'abantu, ku baahuriire ebi Filipo arikugamba, baareeba n'obumanyiso obu arikukora, baikiriza n'omutima gumwe ebi arikwegyesa.

⁷ Kandi baingi abaabaire batembirwe ebyago byabarugaho nibyamuza, na baingi abaabaire bazingazingirwe n'abarema baakizibwa.

⁸ Haabaho okushemererwa kwingi omuri ekyo kirorero.

⁹ Kwonka omuri ekyo kirorero hakaba harimu omushaija orikwetwa Simooni, owaabaire naakora emigyereko, naatangaaza Abanyasamariya. Akaba naayeyeta omuntu mukuru,

¹⁰ kandi boona okuruga aha muto okuhika aha mukuru baamwemamu, nibagira bati: Ogu niwe maani ga Ruhanga agarikwetwa Rugambwa.

¹¹ Ekyo bakakikora ahabw'okuba akaba amazire nabo omwanya muraingwa naabakorera egyo migyereko.

¹² Kwonka ku baikiriize Amakuru Marungi, agu Filipo yaabagambiire aha by'obukama bwa Ruhanga n'aha by'eiziina rya Yesu Kristo, abashaija n'abakazi baabatizibwa.

¹³ Simooni nawe yaikiriza. Ku yaaherize kubatizibwa, yaaguma na Filipo naareeba obumanyiso n'eby'okutangaaza ebikuru ebi Filipo yaabaire naakora, kandi nibimutangaaza.

¹⁴ Omuri Yerusalemu entumwa ku zaahuriire ngu ab'omu Samariya baikiriize ekigambo kya Ruhanga, zaabatumaho Petero na Yohaana.

¹⁵ Nabo ku baahikireyo, baashabira Abanyasamariya kuheebwa Mutima Orikwera,

¹⁶ ahabw'okuba hakaba hatariho n'omwe omuribo ou yaabaire yaizireho, kureka bakaba babatiziibwe, omu iziina rya Mukama Yesu kwonka.

¹⁷ Batyo Petero na Yohaana baabataho engaro, baaheebwa Mutima Orikwera.

¹⁸ Simooni ku yaareebire baaheebwa Mutima ahabw'entumwa kubataho engaro, yaaha Petero na Yohaana empiiha,

¹⁹ naagira ati: Naanye mumpe obushoboorozi nk'obwo, weena ou ndaateho engaro aheebwe Mutima Orikwera.

²⁰ Petero yaamugarukamu ati: Haza ogira ngu ekiconco kya Ruhanga nikigurwa empiiha? Kakyengyere n'ezo mpiiha zaawe!

²¹ Ekyo tokiinemu mugabo kandi tori w'okukibagana, ahabw'okuba omutima gwawe tiguri gye omu maisho ga Ruhanga.

²² Yeteise ekyo kibi kyawe, oshabe Mukama akusaasire ahabw'okuteekateeka otyo.

²³ Manya nindeeba ku oitsirwe eihari, kandi ku obohirwe enjegyere z'ekibi.

²⁴ Simooni nikwo kubagarukamu ati: Naimwe munshabire ahari Mukama, ebyo ebi mwagamba hatagira ekyambaho.

²⁵ Ku baaherize kugamba ekigambo kya Ruhanga n'okukihamya, baagaruka Yerusalemu nibarangirira ab'omu byaro bya Samariya Amakuru Marungi.

Filipo okubatiza Omunyaetiopiya

²⁶ Maraika wa Nyakubaho yaagambira Filipo ati: Imuka, oze ogw'obukiizi-bwa-buryo, otoore omuhanda gw'eihamba, ogurikuruga Yerusalemu nigurunduka Gaaza.

²⁷ Atyo yaimuka yaagyenda. Mbwenu hakaba hariho Omunyaetiopiya omushaahu, owaabaire agiire Yerusalemu kuramya, ari omutegyeki omu kikaari kya Kandaake, Omugabekazi wa Etiopiya, kandi ari omubiiki we omukuru.

²⁸ Obwo akaba ari omu rugyendo rwe naagaruka owaabo. Ku yaabaire ashutami omu kigaari kye, yaashoma ekitabo kya Isaaya omurangi,

²⁹ Mutima yaagambira Filipo ati: Irooko ohikye ekigaari kiriya.

³⁰ Filipo ku yaakihikire, yaamuhurira naashoma ekitabo kya Isaaya omurangi; yaamubuuza ati: Beitu ebi orikushoma noobyetegyereza?

³¹ Onu yaamugarukamu ati: Nimbaasa nta kubyetegyereza, ntaine orikubinshoboororera? Atyo ayeta Filipo kuza omu kigaari, ashutama nawe.

³² Mbwenu ekicweka ky'omu Byahandiikirwe eki yaabaire naashoma, kikaba nikigira kiti: Akaba nk'entaama erikutwarwa omu ibaagiro; yaaba nk'akataama akatateeza kari omu maisho g'orikukashara ebyoya. Nawe nikwo ataraashamize kanwa ke.

³³ Akabundikwa, yaabura ow'okumurwanaho. N'oha orishoboorora ab'oruzaaro rwe, amagara ge omu nsi ku garaabe gaacwirweho!

³⁴ Omushaahu nikwo kuhindukira Filipo akamugira ati: Ngambira, omurangi naayegambaho, nari naagamba aha ndiijo muntu?

³⁵ Filipo yaatandikira aha kicweka ekyo eky'omu Byahandiikirwe, okuhitsya obu yaamushoboororeire eby'Amakuru Marungi ga Yesu.

³⁶ Ku baagumiizemu, baarugaho baahika aha maizi. Ogwo mushaahu yaagira ati: Amaizi ka gari aha, ekirikunzibira kubatizibwa ni ki? [

³⁷ Ndi Filipo, ati: Ku oraabe noikiriza n'omutima gwawe gwona nikibaasika. Agarukamu ati: Niinyikiriza ku Yesu ari Omwana wa Ruhanga.]

³⁸ Atyo aragiira ab'ekigaari kwemerera. Bwanyima Filipo n'omushaahu baragara omu maizi, Filipo amubatiza.

³⁹ Ku baagatuuhuukiremu, Filipo yaatwarwa Mutima wa Mukama; omushaija ogwo omushaahu tiyaamucwa ryera bundi; yaagumizamu omuhanda ashemereirwe munonga.

⁴⁰ Filipo ku yaagiire kugira ati, yaayeshanga yaahikire Azooto; yaagumizamu orugyendo rwe naarangirira abantu Amakuru Marungi omuri buri kirorero, yaarugaho yaahika Kaisaariya.