EBYAKOZIRWE 26 - Baibuli Erikwera

Okwetonganira kwa Paulo omu maisho ga Aguripa

¹ Aguripa yaagambira Paulo ati: Noikirizibwa kwetonganira. Paulo yaimutsya omukono, yaayetonganira naagira ati:

² Nyakusinga Aguripa, naahiirwa ahakuba ebi naatabaariziibwe Abayudaaya byona niiwe naaza kubitonganaho;

³ kandi okukira munonga ahabw'okuba noomanyira kimwe emicwe yoona n'empaka zoona eby'Abayudaaya; n'ahabw'ekyo ninkweshengyereza ogumisirize ompurire.

⁴ Okwiha omu buto bwangye emicwe yangye, ei naakuriiremu omu ihanga ryaitu na Yerusaalemu, Abayudaaya boona nibagimanya.

⁵ Okuruga ira nibammanya, ku baakuba nibaikiriza kugamba, bakaahamya ku naabaire ndi Omufarisaayo ow'omu kicweka ekirikukira ebindi okuhitsya emigyenzo y'ediini yaitu.

⁶ Mbwenu nyemereire aha kucwerwa orubanja ahabw'amatsiko ag'eki Ruhanga yaaraganiise baatatenkuriitwe;

⁷ kandi n'enganda zaitu ikumi na ibiri, ezirikwezirika kuheereza Ruhanga nyomushana na nyekiro, nazo nikyo zitegyereize kuhikaho. Kandi naanye, ahabw'amatsiko ago, nikyo ntabaaririziibwe Abayudaaya, Nyakusinga Aguripa!

⁸ N'enki ekirikubateekateekyesa ekigambo eki ku kitarikubaasika Ruhanga kuzoora abafiire?

⁹ Naanye nkaba ninteekateeka buzima ku nshemereire kukora bingi kurwanisa eiziina rya Yesu owa Nazareesi.

¹⁰ N'okukora nkabikora Yerusaalemu; naata abarikwera baingi omu bihome, mpairwe obushoboorozi abanyamurwa abakuru; t'ekyo kyonka, kandi n'abaabaire baitwa, nkaba nsiima ngu baitwe.

¹¹ Kaingi omuri sinagogi zoona nkaba mbaha ebiheneso, mbagyemesereza kurogota; kandi ku naabaire mbagirira ekiniga kunshaza, mbahiiga nangwa n'okuhika mpika omu ndembo z'Abanyamahanga.

¹² Mbwenu ku naabaire ninza Damasiko nyine obushoboorozi n'obutumwa bw'abanyamurwa abakuru,

¹³ Nyakusinga Omugabe, nkiri omu muhanda omu ihangwe, naareeba omushana niguruga omu iguru, nigumurinkana okukira eizooba, gwanjwera guunyehinguririize n'abo abu twagyendaine.

¹⁴ Ku twagwire ahansi twena, naahurira eiraka niringambira omu Ruheburaayo riti: Saulo, Saulo, ompiigira ki? Nooyerusya kuteera emigyere aha mihunda.

¹⁵ Naamubuuza nti: Ori oha, Mukama wangye? Mukama waitu yaagira ati: Ndi Yesu ou orikuhiiga.

¹⁶ Kwonka imuka, oyemerere; ahakuba nikyo naakubonekyerera, ngu nkutoorane nkugire omuheereza na kareebi w'okuhamya ebi ebi wandeeberamu, n'ebindi ebi ndikweyorekyeramu;

¹⁷ kandi ngu nkujune omu ihanga eri n'omu Banyamahanga abu ndikutumamu,

¹⁸ okuhumuura amaisho gaabo, ngu bahindukye barugye omu mwirima, baze omu mushana, barugye omu bushoboorozi bwa Sitaane, bahindukire Ruhanga; babone kwihwaho ebibi, n'okuheebwa obuhunguzi hamwe n'abarikwezibwa ahabw'okuunyikiriza.

¹⁹ N'ahabw'ekyo, Nyakusinga Aguripa, tindagomeire kworekwa okwo okw'omu iguru;

²⁰ naatandikira aho kugambira aba Damasiko, bwanyima aba Yerusaalemu n'ab'omu ishaza ryona erya Buyudaaya, kandi n'Abanyamahanga, ngu beeteise, bahindukire Ruhanga, bakore ebishemereire okweteisa kwabo.

²¹ Nikyo Abayudaaya bankwatiire ndi omuri hekalu, bakenda kuunyita.

²² Kwonka ahabw'okuhwera kwa Ruhanga nkyemereire n'okuhitsya eri izooba, nimpamiza abato n'abakuru, ntaine kindi eki ndikugamba kureka ebi baanabi na Musa baaragwire ku biribaho;

²³ bati: Kristo ashemereire kubonabonesibwa; kandi ahabw'okuba ow'okubanza kuzooka omu bafu, amanyise eihanga eri n'Abanyamahanga eby'omushana.

Paulo okuteeraho kwikiririsa Agripa

²⁴ Ku yaabaire naakyetonganira, Festo yaagamba n'eiraka rihango ati: Paulo oshazire; obwengye bwawe bwingi bwaza kukugwisa eiraro.

²⁵ Kwonka Paulo yaagira ati: Ow'ekitiinisa Festo, tinshazire, kureka ningamba ebigambo by'amazima, ntarikurengyesereza.

²⁶ Ahakuba n'omugabe naamanya ebigambo ebi; kandi nimbimugambira ntaine ki ndikwekyenga; nimmanyira kimwe ngu tihariho kigambo na kimwe omuri ebi eki atarikumanya; ahakuba tibirakozirwe bwesherekye.

²⁷ Nyakusinga Omugabe Aguripa, noikiriza baanabi? Nimmanya ku orikwikiriza.

²⁸ Aguripa yaamugarukamu ati: Iwe oyenzire kukirahutsya kumpindura, ngu mbe omukristaayo.

²⁹ Paulo yaagira ati: Ninshaba Ruhanga, yaaba mu kaanya kakye, nari shi kahango, tiiwe wenka, kureka na boona abampurira eri izooba bahindukye nkaanye, okwihaho eby'ezi njegyere.

³⁰ Omugabe yaimuka n'Omutegyeki na Bereniike n'abo abaabaire bashutami nabo;

³¹ ku baashohoire, baagambirana bati: Omuntu ogu takozire kibi ekishemereire kumwitsa nari okumubohesa.

³² Aguripa yaagira Festo ati: Omushaija ogu akaareekwirwe, kuri atarajuriire hari Kaisaari.