EBYAKOZIRWE 16 - Baibuli Erikwera

Ebya Timoseo

¹ Bwanyima yaahika Derube na Lusitura; okwo hakaba hariyo omwegi orikwetwa Timoseo, mutabani w'Omuyudaayakazi owaikiriize, kwonka ishe akaba ari Omugriika.

² Timoseo ogwo akaba asiimwa ab'eishe-emwe aba Lusitura na Ikonio.

³ Pauli yaayenda ngu bagyendane; yaamutwara, yaamushara ahabw'Abayudaaya abaabaire bari omu myanya egyo; ahakuba boona bakaba nibamanya ngu ishe n'Omugriika.

⁴ Ku baabaire nibaraba omuri tauni ezo, baabaha ebiragiro ebyatairweho entumwa n'abakuru abaabaire bateeraniire Yerusaalemu, ngu babikwate.

⁵ N'ahabw'ekyo amakanisa gaagumibwa omu kwikiriza, abantu baayeyongyera kukanya obutoosha.

Paulo okwetwa kuza Makedonia omuri Bulaya

⁶ Ku baazibiirwe Omwoyo Orikwera kugamba ekigambo omuri Asia, baaraba omu byanga bya Furugia na Galatia;

⁷ ku baahikire haihi na Musia, baayenda ngu baze Bisunia; kwonka Omwoyo wa Yesu tiyaabaikiriza.

⁸ Batyo baaraba Musia, baashuuma baahika Troa.

⁹ Nyekiro Paulo yaayorekwa, yaareeba omushaija owa Makedonia, ayemereire, naamweshengyereza ati: Yambuka, oije Makedonia, otuhwere.

¹⁰ Ku yaareebire okworekwa okwo, ahonaaho twayenda kuza Makedonia, twahamiza kimwe ngu Ruhanga atwetsire kubabuurira engiri.

¹¹ N'ahabw'ekyo twaruga Troa omu meeri, twagyema ogurikwambuka Samoserakia; aha izooba erindi twahika Neapooli;

¹² ku twarugireyo, twahika Filipi, orurembo orukuru orwa Makedonia, orwayombekirwe Abarooma abaafurukiireyo; twamara ebiro omu rurembo orwo.

¹³ Aha izooba rya Sabato twashohora twaraba omu irembo ryarwo, twaza aha rubaju rw'omugyera, ahu twateekateekire ngu hariho omwanya gw'okushabiramu; twahsutama ahansi, twagamba n'abakazi abaateeraniireyo.

¹⁴ Omuri abo hakaba harimu omukazi orikwetwa Ludia, omushuubuzi w'emyenda ya bujwa, ow'omuri tauni eya Suatira, owaabaire atiina Ruhanga; ku yaatuhuriire, Mukama yaigura omutima gwe okweta aha bigambo ebyagambwa Paulo.

¹⁵ Ku yaaherize kubatizibwa n'ab'omu ka ye, yaatweshengyereza, naagira ati: Ku muraabe mwansiima ngu ndi omwesigwa ahari Mukama, mwije omu nju yangye, mucumbikyemu. Yaatugyemesereza.

Paulo okukiza omuzaana oriho daimoni

¹⁶ Ku twabaire nituza omuri ogwo mwanya gw'okushabiramu, twabuganwa omuzaana oriho daimoni orikuragura, owaabaire atungisa bakama be munonga n'emikimbo ei yaabaire akimbirwa.

¹⁷ Omuzaana ogwo yaakuratira Paulo naitwe, naayamuza n'eiraka rihango ati: Abashaija aba n'abahuuku ba Ruhanga Rukira-boona; nibabamanyisa omuhanda gw'okujunwa.

¹⁸ Yaaguma naakora atyo ebiro bingi. Paulo, ku yaatamirwe, yaahinduka, yaagira daimoni ati: Ninkuragiira omu iziina rya Yesu Kristo, murugyeho. Daimoni yaamurugaho omuri ako kaanya.

Okubohwa kwa Paulo na Siila, n'okuhinduka kw'omuserukare

¹⁹ Bakama be ku baareebire baahwa amatsiko g'okumutungaho ebintu, baakwata Paulo na Siila, baabakurura, baabatwara omu katare omu maisho g'abategyeki;

²⁰ ku baabahikize abaramuzi, baagiba bati: Abashaija aba n'Abayudaaya, nibarabanisamu orurembo rwaitu.

²¹ Nibeegyesa emicwe ei ebiragiro bituzibira kwikiriza n'obu kwakuba okukora, ahakuba turi Abarooma.

²² N'abaabaire bateeraniire aho baabaimukiririra hamwe; n'abaramuzi baabataagurira ebijwaro aha mibiri, baaragiira kubateeza enkoni.

²³ Ku baaherize kubateera enkoni nyingi, baabaroha omu kihome, baaragiira omurinzi w'embohe kubarinda munonga.

²⁴ Ku yaaragiirwe atyo, yaabatsindika omu kishengye kya hagati eky'omu kihome, yaaboha amaguru gaabo omu nkomo.

²⁵ Nyekiro nk'omu itumbi Paulo na Siila bakaba nibashaba, nibeeshongorera Ruhanga, n'embohe zibategire amatu;

²⁶ omu mwanya ogwo haabaho omutistsa mwingi, omusingu gw'ekihome gwatengyetsibwa; ahonaaho enyigi zoona zaiguka, n'emihama ya buri muntu yaakomoroka.

²⁷ Omurinzi w'ekihome ku yaasisiimukire, yaareeba enyigi ziigukire, yaasyorayo rurara ye, yaayenda kwerezya, ahabw'okuba akateekateeka ngu embohe zicwire.

²⁸ Kwonka Paulo yaagamba n'eiraka rihango, naagira ati: Oteekora kubi, ahakuba twena turi aha.

²⁹ Yaatuma amatabaaza, yaayetuura omu nju, yaajuumara omu maisho ga Paulo na Siila, naatetema aine obwoba;

³⁰ yaabashohoza aheeru, yaababuuza ati: Baataata, nshemereire kukora ki, nkajunwa?

³¹ Baagarukamu bati: Ikiriza Mukama waitu Yesu, noija kujunwa, iwe n'eka yaawe.

³² Kandi baamugambira ekigambo kya Mukama hamwe na boona abaabaire bari omu ka ye.

³³ Yaabatwara omu shaaha egyo nyekiro, yaabanaabisa emihiriirizi; ahonaaho yaabatizibwa n'abomu ka ye boona.

³⁴ Bwanyima yaabatwara omu nju ye, yaabareetera eby'okurya, ashemereirwe munonga n'ab'omu nju ye ahabw'okwikiriza Ruhanga.

³⁵ Ku bwaseesire, abaramuzi baatuma abaserukare, nibagira bati: Murekure abashaija abo.

³⁶ Omurinzi w'embohe yaagambira Paulo ebigambo ebyo, ati: Abaramuzi baatuma ngu tubarekure; mbwenu hati mushohore, mugyende n'obusingye.

³⁷ Kwonka Paulo yaabagira ati: Batuteereire omu maisho g'abantu tutakacwereirwe rubanja, haza turi Abarooma; kandi baaturoha omu kihome; mbwenu nibenda kutwihamu kitamanyirwe? Ngaaha! Reka, babe nibo baija, batweshohoreze.

³⁸ Abo baserukare baagambira abaramuzi ebigambo ebyo; ku baahuriire ngu n'Abarooma, baatiina.

³⁹ Baija, baabeehohoora; ku baabashohoize, baabashaba kuruga omu rurembo.

⁴⁰ Batyo baaruga omu kihome, baataaha omu nju ya Ludia; ku baareebaine n'ab'eishe-emwe, baabagumya, baarugayo.