EBYAKOZIRWE 17 - Baibuli Erikwera

Paulo okubingwa Tesalonika

¹ Ku baarabire omuri Amfipooli na Apolonia, baahika Tesalonika; aho hakaba hariho sinagogi y'Abayudaaya.

² Paulo, nk'omucwe gwe oku gwabaire guri, yaabataahamu, yaabahakanisa omu Byahandiikirwe okumara amazooba ashatu ga Sabato,

³ naashoboorora, kandi naahamya ku Kristo yaashemereire kubonabonesibwa, n'okuzooka omu bafu; kandi ati: Yesu ogwo, ou ndikubagambira, niwe Kristo buzima.

⁴ Abamwe aharibo baikiriza, baakwatanisa na Paulo na Siila; kandi haikiriza omutwe muhango gw'Abagriika abanyadiini, n'abakazi bw'ekitiinisa abatari bakye.

⁵ Kwonka Abayudaaya bo baakwatwa eihari, baatwara abashaija babi b'ebizengyerezi, baateerana omutwe muhango, baateerera orwari omu rurembo; baakuba enju ya Yasooni, nibenda kushohoza Paulo na Siila, ngu babareete omu maisho g'abantu.

⁶ Ku baababuriire, baakurura Yasooni n'abamwe aha b'eishe-emwe, baabatwara omu maisho g'abategyeki b'orurembo, nibagamba n'eiraka rihango bati: Abashaija aba abajuumikire ensi, mbwenu baizire n'aha;

⁷ na Yasooni yaabaakiira; haza boona nibagomera ebiragiro bya Kaisaari, nibagira ngu hariho omugabe ondiijo, Yesu.

⁸ Omutwe gw'abantu n'abategyeki b'orurembo, ku baabihuriire, baayemereza emitima.

⁹ Ku baaherize kwiha ahari Yasooni n'abandi omusingo, baabarekura.

Paulo okubingwa Beroya

¹⁰ Ahonaaho ab'eishe-emwe baayohereza Paulo na Siila nyekiro ngu bataahe Beroya. Ku baahikireyo, baaza omuri sinagogi y'Abayudaaya.

¹¹ Kwonka abo bo bakaba batwaza gye okukira aba Tesalonika, ahabw'okuba bakaakiira ekigambo n'emitima erikukundira kiwme, nibashwijuma omu Byahandiikirwe obutoosha, kureeba ebigambo ebyo ku biraabe nikwo biri.

¹² N'ahabw'ekyo baingi aharibo baikiriza, n'Abagriikakazi ab'ekitiinisa n'abashaija abatari bakye.

¹³ Kwonka Abayudaaya ba Tesalonika ku baamanyire ngu Paulo agambire ekigambo kya Ruhanga n'omuri Beroya, nayo baazayo, baayosya abantu, baabajagaraza emitima.

¹⁴ Ahonaaho ab'eishe-emwe baayohereza Paulo kugyenda ngu ahikye aha nyanja; Siila na Timoseo baatsigarayo.

¹⁵ Abaashendekyereize Paulo baamuhitsya Aseene; ku yaaherize kubaragiira kugambira Siila na Timoseo ngu beehuute bamushangyeyo, baagyenda.

Paulo okubuurira engiri Aseene

¹⁶ Paulo ku yaabaire akibategyerereize Aseene, omutima gwe gwashaasha munonga ahabw'okureeba orurembo rwijwire ebishushani ebirikuramibwa.

¹⁷ Atyo yaahakanisa Abayudaaya n'abanyadiini omuri sinagogi, kandi n'omu katare yaahakana n'abu yaabaire ashangamu obutoosha.

¹⁸ Kandi bamwe aha banyabwengye Abaepikureyo n'Abastoyiko baamubugana. Abamwe baagira bati: Mbwenu reero naayenda kugamba ki, egi ngambi y'amaingi? Abandi bati: Naashusha nk'orikugamba ebya baaruhanga abasya; ahakuba akaba naagamba ebya Yesu n'eby'okuzooka.

¹⁹ Baamukwata, baamutwara Areopaago, nibagira bati: Nitwenda kumanya eby'okwegyesa oku okusya, oku orikugamba, oku kuri.

²⁰ Ahakuba oreetsire ebigambo bisya omu matu gaitu; nikyo turikwendera kumanya amakuru gaabyo.

²¹ Kandi aba Aseene boona n'abagyenyi abaabaire bariyo bakaba batakiine kindi eki barikukora kureka okugamba, n'okuhurira ebigambo bisya ebihangire.

²² Paulo nikwo kwemerera ahagati ya Areopaago, akagira ati: Imwe abashaija ba Aseene, ndeebire omuri byona ku murengyesereize okuba abanyadiini.

²³ Ahakuba ku mbaire nimpungura, naareeba ebi murikuramya, naashanga eitambiro erihandiikirweho ngu, N'ERYA RUHANGA OTARIKUMANYWA. Haza mbwenu eki muramya nk'ekitarikumanya, nikyo ndikwenda kubagambira.

²⁴ Ruhanga owaahangire ensi n'ebintu byona ebirimu, ahabw'okuba Mukama w'eiguru n'ensi, tatuura muri hekalu ezombekirwe n'emikono,

²⁵ n'obu kwakuba okuheerezibwa emikono y'abantu, nk'one eki akyenire; ahakuba niwe wenka aha abantu boona amagara n'omwitsyo na buri kintu kyona;

²⁶ kandi akahanga amahanga goona ag'abantu, naabakomoora aha muntu omwe, ngu batuure omu nsi yoona. Niwe yaataireho obunaku bw'emyaka okwihaihana, akataho emyatano y'ahu abantu batwire;

²⁷ ngu babone kusherura Ruhanga, nibabandagira baine amatsiko g'okumugwaho, n'obu araabe atare hare n'omuntu weena omuriitwe;

²⁸ ahakuba omuriwe tuba abahuriire, tugyenda, kandi tugumaho; nk'abamwe aha bahimbi baanyu b'ebyoshongoro oku baagambire nibagira bati: Ahakuba naitwe turi oruzaaro rwe.

²⁹ N'ahabw'ekyo ku turaabe turi oruzaaro rwa Ruhanga, tutushemereire kuteekateeka ngu Ruhanga naashusha ezaabu nari efeeza, nari amabaare agasharwire omu buringaringo n'obwengye bw'abantu.

³⁰ Ebiro ebyo eby'okutamanya, Ruhanga akabirenzya amaisho, kwonka hati naaragiira abantu boona abari hoona kweteisa,

³¹ ahakuba akataho ekiro eki aricweraho emanja z'ensi yoona omu kuhikiirira, naazicwisa Omuntu ou yaatooraine; kandi ebyo akabihamiza abantu boona, obu yaamuzoora omu bafu.

³² Ku baahuriire aha by'okuzooka omu bafu, abamwe baabishekyerera, abandi baagira bati: Turyakuhurira obundi, obutugambire.

³³ Atyo Paulo yaabarugaho.

³⁴ Kwonka abashaija bamwe baaguma nawe, baikiriza; omuribo hakaba harimu Dionisio ow'omu ba Areopaago, n'omukazi orikweta Damari, hamwe n'abandi.