EBYAKOZIRWE 19 - Baibuli Erikwera

Abeegi ba Yohaana Omubatizi okwijura Omwoyo

¹ Apolo ku yaabaire akiri Korinso, Paulo yaaraba omu kyanga kya ruguru, yaahika Efeso, yaashangayo abeegi bamwe;

² yaababuuza ati: Obu mwaikiriza, mukaheebwa Omwyoyo Orikwera? Baamugarukamu bati: Ngaaha, n'okuhurira titukahuriraga, yaaba habaho Omwoyo Orikwera.

³ Yaagira ati: Mukabatizibwa omu kubatizibwa ki? Bati: Omu kubatuza kwa Yohaana.

⁴ Paulo yaagira ati: Yohaana akabatiza okubatiza kw'okweteisa, naagambira abantu kwikiriza Ogwo orikwenda kwija enyima ye, niwe Yesu.

⁵ Ku baahuriire ekyo, baabatizibwa omu iziina rya Mukama waitu Yesu.

⁶ Paulo ku yaabataireho engaro, Omwoyo Orikwera yaabaijaho; baagamba endimi ezindi, baaragura.

⁷ Boona bakaba bari ikumi na babiri.

Paulo okukora eby'okutangaaza omuri Efeso

⁸ Yaataaha omuri sinagogi, yaamara ameezi ashatu naagamba n'obumanzi, naahakanisa abantu, kandi naabaikiririsa eby'obukama bwa Ruhanga.

⁹ Kwonka bamwe ku baagangaize emitima, baayanga kuhurira nibajuma Omuhanda ogwo omu maisho g'abantu, yaabarugaho, yaashorooramu abeegi, yaaguma naahakanira omu ishomero rya Turaano.

¹⁰ Yaagumizamu naakora atyo okumara emyaka ebiri; n'ahabw'ekyo boona abaabaire batwire Asia, Abayudaaya n'Abagriika, baahurira ekigambo kya Mukama.

¹¹ Ruhanga yaakoresa emikono ya Paulo eby'okutangaaza ebitari by'obutoosha;

¹² kandi ebitambaara n'emyenda ebyarugire aha mubiri gwe baabitwarira abarwaire, baakira endwara zaabo, n'abariho baadaimoni baabarugaho.

¹³ Hakaba hariho ebizengyerezi by'Abayudaaya, abatiriki b'emizimu, baayehanga kutsirika baadaimoni omu iziina rya Mukama waitu Yesu, nibagira bati: Ninkwitsa Yesu ou Paulo agamba.

¹⁴ Hakaba hariho abashaija mushanju, batabani ba Skewa Omuyudaaya, omunyamurwa omukuru, abaabaire nibakora batyo.

¹⁵ Daimoni yaabagarukamu ati: Yesu nimmumanya, na Paulo nimmumanya; beitu imwe muri baahi?

¹⁶ Omushaija owaabaire ariho daimoni yaabagurukira boona, yaabakiza amaani, yaababinga, baahunga omu nju egyo bajwaire busha, bahutaire.

¹⁷ Kandi ekyo kyamanywa boona, Abayudaaya n'Abagriika, abaabire batwiire Efeso; boona baatiina munonga, kandi eiziina rya Mukama waitu Yesu ryahimbisibwa.

¹⁸ Kandi baingi ahari abo abaikiriize baija, baayatura ebibi byabo, baagamba n'ebi baakozire.

¹⁹ Baingi ahari abo, abaabaire bakora eby'obufumu baateeranira hamwe ebitabo byabo eby'okuragura, baabyokeza omu maisho g'abantu boona; baabariirira obuguzi bwabyo, baashanga nibuhika ebicweka by'efeeza obukumi butaano.

²⁰ Okwo nikwo ekigambo kya Mukama kyayeyongyeire kityo amaani, kikasingura.

²¹ Kandi ebyo ku byahweire, Paulo yaamariirira omu mutima gwe kubanza kuraba Makedonia na Akaya, ngu abone kuza Yerusaalemu, naagira ati: Ku ndiba naahikireyo, nshemereire kuza kureeba Rooma nayo.

²² Ku yaaherize kutuma Makedonia babiri aha bahwezi be, Timoseo na Erasto, we yaaguma Asia ebiro bikye.

Abaheesi ba Efeso okurwanisa ebya Ruhanga

²³ Omu biro ebyo hakabaho okujagarara kwingi ahabw'eby'Omuhanda ogwo.

²⁴ Ahakuba omushaija orikwetwa Demeterio, omuheesi w'efeeza, owaabaire aheesha ebishushani bya hekalu ya Atemi omu feeza, naatungisa abaheesi be munonga;

²⁵ akabateerana hamwe n'abandi abaabaire bakora omwoga ogwo, yaabagira ati: Bashaija 'mwe, nimumanya omwoga ogu ku nigwo gubaire nigututungisa.

²⁶ Mbwenu nimureeba, kandi nimuhurira ku kitari muri Efeso yonka, kureka n'omuri Asia haihi yoona, Paulo ogwo ayohize abantu baingi, naabahindura, naagira ati: Baaruhanga abakozirwe n'emikono, ti baaruhanga b'amazima.

²⁷ Mbwenu nu hariho akabi, ti habw'omwoga gwaitu kugaywa kwonka, kureka n'ahabwa hekalu na ruhangakazi rugambwa Atemi kuhindurwa busha; kandi na ruhanga-kazi ogwo, orikuramibwa ab'omu nsi zoona, kwihwaho ekitiinisa kye.

²⁸ Ku baahuriire ekyo, baakwatwa ekiniga kingi, baayomba munonga bati: Atemi wa Efeso ni mukuru!

²⁹ Orurembo rwona rwayoogoorekana; abantu baakwata Gaayo na Aristariiko aba Makedonia, abaabaire bagyenda na Paulo omu ngyendo ze, boona baashutuka, baaza omu izaaniro.

³⁰ Paulo yaayenda kubataahamu, kwonka abeegi be tibaamwikiriza;

³¹ kandi bamwe aha bakungu bakuru ba Asia, abaabaire bari banywani be, baamutumaho, baamweshengyereza ngu arekye kweroha omu iteeraniro.

³² Ab'omu mutwe ogwo abamwe baayomba okwabo, n'abandi okwabo, ahakuba boona bakaba nibayoogoorekana, kandi abaingi batamanyire ekyabateerana.

³³ Baiha Alegizanda omu mutwe, Abayudaaya baaba nibo baamwebembeza. Alegizanda yaabacureeza n'omukono, ngu abone kwetonganira aha bantu.

³⁴ Kwonka ku baamanyire ku ari Omuyudaaya, boona baayombera hamwe okumara nk'eshaaha ibiri nibagira bati: Atemi wa Efeso ni mukuru!

³⁵ Bwanyima omuhandiiki omukuru ow'omu rurembo yaacureeza abantu naagira ati: Imwe bashaija ba Efeso 'mwe, ni muntu ki otarikumanya ngu orurembo rwa Efeso nirwo rurinda hekalu ya Atemi omukuru, n'ekishushabni ekyarugire omu iguru?

³⁶ Mbwenu, nk'oku hatariho orikubaasa kubyehakana, mushemereire kuhunama, mutakora ekintu kyona nimurahukiriza.

³⁷ Ahakuba abashaija abo tibaibire by'omuri hekalu zaitu, n'obu kwakuba okurogota ahari ruhanga-kazi waitu; mbwenu mwabareeta aha.

³⁸ N'ahabw'ekyo Demeterio n'abaheesi bagyenzi be, ku baraabe baine eki barikutabaariza omuntu weena, amaramuriro gariho, n'abategyeki barihp; babe niyo baatabaarizana.

³⁹ Kwonka ku muraabe mwine ekindi eki murikushobooroza, biryamarirwa omu ishengyero ry'obutoosha.

⁴⁰ Mumanye ku turi omu kabi k'okuregwa ahabw'okuyoogoorekana kw'eri izooba; ahakuba tihariho buryo obu turaayetonganire bukashoboorora okuteerana oku.

⁴¹ Ku yaaherize kugamba ekyo, yaagambira abantu, baayabuuka.