EBYAKOZIRWE 8 - Baibuli Erikwera

Okutaataana kw'Abakristaayo ahabw'okuhiigwa

¹ Kandi Saulo akasiima okwitwa kwe. Aha izooba eryo baatandika kuhiiga munonga ekanisa y'omuri Yerusaalemu; boona baataataanira omu byanga bya Buyudaaya na Samaria, okwihaho entumwa zonka.

² Abashaija abarikutiina Ruhanga baaziika Stefano, baamucurira munonga.

³ Kwonka Saulo we yaaguma naashiisha ekanisa, naataaha omuri buri nju, naakwata abashaija n'abakazi, naabata omu kihome.

Filipo okuza Samaria

⁴ N'ahabw'ekyo abaataataine baagyenda boona nibabuurira ekigambo.

⁵ Filipo yaashuuma, yaaza omu rurembo rwa Samaria, yaababuurira Kristo.

⁶ Emitwe mingi y'abantu, ku baabaire bahurira ebi Filipo arikugamba, baareeba obumanyiso obu arikukora, baabiikiriza n'omutima gumwe.

⁷ Ahabw'okuba baingi aharibo abaabaire bariho baadaimoni, baadaimoni bakaba babarugaho nibaamuza munonga; kandi baingu abaabaire bazingazingirwe, n'abaremaire, bakizibwa.

⁸ Haabaho okushemererwa kwingi omu rurembo orwo.

Ebya Simooni omufumu

⁹ Kandi hakaba hariho omushaija orikwetwa Simooni, owaabaire akora eby'obufumu omu rurembo orwo, naatangaaza eihanga ry'Abasamaria, naayeyeta omuntu mukuru.

¹⁰ Abantu boona, okuruga aha muto okuhika aha mukuru, bakaba bamutiina, nibagira bati: Omushaija ogu niwe naani ga Ruhanga ageetwa Rugambwa.

¹¹ Bakaba bamutiina, ahabw'okuba akaba amazire omwanya muhango naabatangaaza n'obufumu bwe.

¹² Kwonka ku baikiriize Filipo owaababuuriire ebigambo birungi eby'obukama bwa Ruhanga n'eiziina rya Yesu Kristo, baabatizibwa, abashija n'abakazi.

¹³ Kandi Simooni nawe yaikiriza; ku yaaherize kubatizibwa, yaaguma na Filipo; ku yaareebire naakora obumanyiso n'eby'okutangaaza bikuru, yaatangaara munonga.

¹⁴ Kandi entumwa ezaabaire ziri Yerusaalemu, ku zaahuriire ngu aba Samaria baikiriize ekigambo kya Ruhanga, zaabatumaho Petero na Yohaana.

¹⁵ Nabo, ku baahikireyo, baabashabira ngu baheebwe Omwoyo Orikwera;

¹⁶ ahakuba Omwoyo akaba atakaizire aha muntu weena omuribo, kureka bakaba babatiziibwe omu iziina rya Mukama waitu Yesu.

¹⁷ Ahonaaho Petero na Yohaana baabataho engaro, baaheebwa Omwoyo Orikwera.

¹⁸ Simooni, ku yaareebire baaheebwa Omwoyo Orikwera ahabw'okuteebwaho engaro z'entumwa, yaazireetera empiiha,

¹⁹ naagira ati: Naanye mumpe amaani aga, weena ou ndaateho engaro aheebwe Omwoyo Orikwera.

²⁰ Kwonka Petero yaamugarukamu ati: Efeeza yaawe ebure naiwe, ahabw'okuba waateekateeka kugura ekiconco kya Ruhanga n'empiiha.

²¹ Toine mugabo n'obu kwakuba okukwatanisa naitwe omu kigambo eki; ahabw'okuba omutima gwawe tiguri gye mu maisho ga Ruhanga.

²² N'ahabw'ekyo oyeteise obubi bwawe obu, oshabe Mukama, shana akaakusaasira ekiteekateeko ky'omu mutima gwawe.

²³ Nindeeba ku ori omu ndurwe erikushaarira n'omu nkomo z'obubi.

²⁴ Simooni yaagarukamu naagira ati: Munshabire ahari Mukama, byona ebi mwagamba bitampikaho.

²⁵ Bwanyima entumwa, ku zaaherize kuhamya ekigambo kya Mukama n'okukigamba, zaagaruka Yerusaalemu, nizibuurira engiri omu birorero bingi eby'Abasamaria.

Okuhinduka kw'Omunyesiopia omukonwa

²⁶ Maraika wa Mukama yaagambira Filipo ati: Imuka ogyende, otoore omuhanda gw'eihamba ogw'obukiizi-bwa-buryo ogurikushuuma, okuruga Yerusaalemu okuhika Gaaza.

²⁷ Yaimuka, yaagyenda. Kandi hakaba hariho omushaija omukonwa owa Esiopia, ow'obushoboorozi bwingi, obu yaahairwe Kandake, omugabekazi wa Esiopia, owaabaire ari omubiiki w'ebintu bye byona; ogwo akaba agiire Yerusaalemu kuramya.

²⁸ Ku yaabaire naagaruka owaabo, ashutami omu kigaari kye, naashoma ekitabo kya nabi Isaaya,

²⁹ Omwoyo yaagambira Filipo, ati: Hika ekigaari kiriya, ogyende nakyo.

³⁰ Filipo yairuka, yaamuhika, yaahurira naashoma omu kitabo kya nabi Isaaya, yaamubuuza ati: Nooshoborokyerwa ebi orikushoma?

³¹ Yaamugarukamu ati: Nimbaasa nta, ntaine w'okunshobororera? Yaashaba Filipo ngu atembe omu kigaari, ashutame nawe.

³² Kandi ekicweka eky'omu Byahandiikirwe eki yaabaire naashoma, kikaba kiri eki ngu: Akatwarwa kwitwa nk'entaama, Kandi nk'omwana gw'entaama oku gucureera omu maisho g'omukyemuzi waagwo, Nikwo ataraashamize kanwa ke.

³³ Omu kugarurwa ahansi kwe bakamwitira orubanja; Oruganda rwe n'oha orirushoboorora? Ahakuba amagara ge gakaihwa omu nsi.

³⁴ Omukonwa yaabuuza Filipo naagira ati: Ninkushaba onshobororere, nabi ogwo akagamba ahari oha? Akeegambaho, nari akagamba aha muntu ondiijo?

³⁵ Filipo yaatandika kugamba naihirira aha Byahandiikirwe ebyo, yaamugambira ebya Yesu.

³⁶ Ku baabaire nibakigyenda, baahika aha maizi; omukonwa yaagira ati: Reeba, amaizi ngaga! Ekirikunzibira kubatizibwa niki?

³⁷ Filipo yaamugira ati: Ku oraabe waikiriza n'omutima gwawe gwona, nikibaasika. Yaagarukamu ati: Niinyikiriza ku Yesu Kristo ari Omwana wa Ruhanga.

³⁸ Atyo yaaragiira ku beemereza ekigaari; bombi Filipo n'omukonwa baashuuma omu maizi; yaamubatiza.

³⁹ Ku baarugire omu maizi, Omwoyo wa Mukama yaatwara Filipo, omukonwa tiyaagaruka kumureeba; kureka yaagumizamu, yaagyenda ashemereirwe.

⁴⁰ Kwonka Filipo we yaashangwa Azooto; bwanyima yaagyenda naabuurira engiri omuri tauni zoona okuhitsya obu yaahikire Kaisarea.