EBYAKOZIRWE 25 - Baibuli Erikwera

Paulo okwetonganira omu maisho ga Festo

¹ Festo ku yaahikire omu butegyeki bwe, bwanyima y'ebiro bishatu yaaruga Kaisarea, yainamuka Yerusaalemu.

² Abanyamurwa abakuru n'abakuru b'Abayudaaya baamuregyera Paulo;

³ baamweshengyereza nibamushaba ngu abakorere gye, amwete aije Yerusaalemu, babone kumugwera kumwitira omu muhanda.

⁴ Kwonka Festo yaagarukamu ati: Paulo arindiirwe Kaisarea, kandi niinyenda kugarukayo juba.

⁵ Yaagaruka yaagira ati: N'ahabw'ekyo abakuru omuriimwe bashuume tugyendane; omushaija ogwo ku araabe aine ekibi eki yaakozire, bamutabaarize.

⁶ Ku yaamazire owaabo ebiro ebitarikukira ahari munaana nari ikumi, yaashuuma Kaisarea; ku bwaseesire, yaashutama aha kitebe ky'eiramuriro, yaaragiira kureeta Paulo.

⁷ Ku yaizire, Abayudaaya abarugire Yerusaalemu baayemerera bamwehinguririize, nibamutabaariza emanja nyingi ez'eihano, ezi batarabaasize kuhamya mu mazima.

⁸ Paulo yaayetonganira ati: Tihariho kibi eki naakozire okushobya ebiragiro by'Abayudaaya, nari okushiisha hekalu, nari okugomera Kaisaari.

⁹ Kwonka Festo, ku yaayenzire kusiimwa Abayudaaya, yaamubuuza ati: Nooyenda kwinamuka Yerusaalemu, ngu obe niyo waacwererwa emanja ezi omu maisho gangye?

¹⁰ Paulo yaagarukamu ati: Nyemereire omu maisho g'ekitebe ky'eiramuriro ekya Kaisaari; niho nshemereire kucwererwa orubanja. Aha Bayudaaya tihariho kibi eki naakozire, kandi naiwe nookimanya gye.

¹¹ Ku ndaabe nkozire kubi, nari shi nkozire ekishemereire kuunyitsa, tindikwanga kufa; kwonka omuri ebyo ebi barikuntabaariza, ku haraabe hatarimu na kimwe ekihikire, tihariho muntu orikubaasa kubampa. Ninjurira ahari Kaisaari.

¹² Festo, ku yaaherize kuhanuura n'ab'eishengyeo rye, yaagira ati: Waajurira ahari Kaisaari; owa Kaisaari obe niyo waaza.

Festo okuteekyerereza Aguripa ebya Paulo

¹³ Bwanyima ku haahingwireho ebiro, Aguripa omugabe na Bereniike baahika Kaisarea, baaramutsya Festo.

¹⁴ Ku baamazireyo ebiro bingi, Festo yaateekyerereza omugabe orubanja rwa Paulo, naagira ati: Hariho omushaija ou Felikisi yaatsigire omu kihome.

¹⁵ Ku naabaire ndi Yerusaalemu, abanyamurwa abakuru n'abakuru b'Abayudaaya banteekyerereza ebye, nibanshaba kumucwera orubanja.

¹⁶ Naabagarukamu nti: Timucwe gw'Abarooma kuhayo omuntu oregirwe, atakeemereire n'abarikumurega, akaheebwa omwanya gw'okwetonganira ebi bamuregire.

¹⁷ N'ahabw'ekyo ku baateeraniire aha, tinaabiraariza; ku bwaseesire, naashutama aha kitebe ky'eiramuriro, naaragiira kureeta ogwo mushaija.

¹⁸ Baakitabaaza ku baayemereire, tibaareeta rubanja rw'ebigambo bibi, nk'oku naabaire ninteekateeka;

¹⁹ kureka baamutabaaririza empaka zimwe z'ediini yaabo, n'eby'omuntu orikwetwa Yesu owaafiire, ou Paulo arikuhamya ngu ariho ahuriire.

²⁰ Ku naashobeirwe, naabura kwetegyereza empaka ezo, naamubuuza ku araabe naayenda kwinamuka Yerusaalemu, n'okucwererwayo orubanja rw'ezo mpaka.

²¹ Kwonka Paulo ku yaashabire kwemereza orubanja okuhitsya obu ruricuubwa Augusto, naaragiira ngu bamurinde, okuhitsya obu ndimwoherereza Kaisaari.

²² Aguripa yaagambira Festo ati: Naanye nkaayenzire kuhurira omuntu ogwo. Festo yaagira ati: Omu kasheeshe noija kumuhurira.

²³ Ku bwaseesire, Aguripa na Bereniike baija n'ekitiinisa kingi, baataaha omu iramuriro n'abakuru b'engabo n'abakungu b'orurembo. Festo yaaragiira ku bareeta Paulo.

²⁴ Festo yaagira ati: Nyakusinga Aguripa naimwe mwena abari aha, omutwe gwona gw'Abayudaaya gwanshabiire Yerusaalemu n'aha, nibayomba munonga ngu tashemereire kugumaho.

²⁵ Kwonka nkareeba atakozire kibi ekishemereire kumwitsa; kandi nawe ku yaajuriire ahari Augusto, naamariirira kumumutwekyera.

²⁶ Mbwenu mbuzire ekigambo kihikire ahariwe eky'okuhandiikira mukama wangye. Nikyo naamureetera omu maisho gaanyu, n'okukira munonga omu maisho gaawe, Nyakusinga Aguripa, ngu ku turaaheze kumutonganisa, mbone eky'okuhandiika.

²⁷ Ahakuba ninteekateeka ngu n'eky'obushema kwohereza embohe, haza ntoorekye rubanja rwe.