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Abeegi ba Yohaana Omubatizi okwijura Omwoyo
1Apolo ku yaabaire akiri Korinso, Paulo yaaraba omu kyanga kya ruguru, yaahika Efeso, yaashangayo abeegi bamwe;2yaababuuza ati: Obu mwaikiriza, mukaheebwa Omwoyo Orikwera? Baamugarukamu bati: Ngaaha, n'okuhurira titukahuriraga, yaaba habaho Omwoyo Orikwera.3Yaagira ati: Mukabatizibwa omu kubatizibwa ki? Bati: Omu kubatiza kwa Yohaana.4Paulo yaagira ati: Yohaana akabatiza okubatiza kw'okweteisa, naagambira abantu kwikiriza Ogwo orikwenda kwija enyima ye, niwe Yesu.5Ku baahuriire ekyo, baabatizibwa omu iziina rya Mukama waitu Yesu.6Paulo ku yaabataireho engaro, Omwoyo Orikwera yaabaijaho; baagamba endimi ezindi, baaragura.7Boona bakaba bari ikumi na babiri.Paulo okukora eby'okutangaaza omuri Efeso
8Yaataaha omuri sinagogi, yaamara ameezi ashatu naagamba n'obumanzi, naahakanisa abantu, kandi naabaikiririsa eby'obukama bwa Ruhanga.9Kwonka bamwe ku baagangaize emitima, baayanga kuhurira nibajuma Omuhanda ogwo omu maisho g'abantu, yaabarugaho, yaashorooramu abeegi, yaaguma naahakanira omu ishomero rya Turaano.10Yaagumizamu naakora atyo okumara emyaka ebiri; n'ahabw'ekyo boona abaabaire batwire Asia, Abayudaaya n'Abagriika, baahurira ekigambo kya Mukama.11Ruhanga yaakoresa emikono ya Paulo eby'okutangaaza ebitari by'obutoosha;12kandi ebitambaara n'emyenda ebyarugire aha mubiri gwe baabitwarira abarwaire, baakira endwara zaabo, n'abariho baadaimoni baabarugaho.13Hakaba hariho ebizengyerezi by'Abayudaaya, abatsiriki b'emizimu, baayehanga kutsirika baadaimoni omu iziina rya Mukama waitu Yesu, nibagira bati: Ninkwitsa Yesu ou Paulo agamba.14Hakaba hariho abashaija mushanju, batabani ba Skewa Omuyudaaya, omunyamurwa omukuru, abaabaire nibakora batyo.15Daimoni yaabagarukamu ati: Yesu nimmumanya, na Paulo nimmumanya; beitu imwe muri baahi?16Omushaija owaabaire ariho daimoni yaabagurukira boona, yaabakiza amaani, yaababinga, baahunga omu nju egyo bajwaire busha, bahutaire.17Kandi ekyo kyamanywa boona, Abayudaaya n'Abagriika, abaabire batwiire Efeso; boona baatiina munonga, kandi eiziina rya Mukama waitu Yesu ryahimbisibwa.18Kandi baingi ahari abo abaikiriize baija, baayatura ebibi byabo, baagamba n'ebi baakozire.19Baingi ahari abo, abaabaire bakora eby'obufumu baateeranira hamwe ebitabo byabo eby'okuragura, baabyokyeza omu maisho g'abantu boona; baabariirira obuguzi bwabyo, baashanga nibuhika ebicweka by'efeeza obukumi butaano.20Okwo nikwo ekigambo kya Mukama kyayeyongyeire kityo amaani, kikasingura.21Kandi 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.22Ku yaaherize kutuma Makedonia babiri aha bahwezi be, Timoseo na Erasto, we yaaguma Asia ebiro bikye.Abaheesi ba Efeso okurwanisa ebya Ruhanga
23Omu biro ebyo hakabaho okujagarara kwingi ahabw'eby'Omuhanda ogwo.24Ahakuba omushaija orikwetwa Demeterio, omuheesi w'efeeza, owaabaire aheesha ebishushani bya hekalu ya Atemi omu feeza, naatungisa abaheesi be munonga;25akabateerana hamwe n'abandi abaabaire bakora omwoga ogwo, yaabagira ati: Bashaija 'mwe, nimumanya omwoga ogu ku nigwo gubaire nigututungisa.26Mbwenu 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.27Mbwenu 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.28Ku baahuriire ekyo, baakwatwa ekiniga kingi, baayomba munonga bati: Atemi wa Efeso ni mukuru!29Orurembo rwona rwayoogoorekana; abantu baakwata Gaayo na Aristariiko aba Makedonia, abaabaire bagyenda na Paulo omu ngyendo ze, boona baashutuka, baaza omu izaaniro.30Paulo yaayenda kubataahamu, kwonka abeegi be tibaamwikiriza;31kandi bamwe aha bakungu bakuru ba Asia, abaabaire bari banywani be, baamutumaho, baamweshengyereza ngu arekye kweroha omu iteeraniro.32Ab'omu mutwe ogwo abamwe baayomba okwabo, n'abandi okwabo, ahakuba boona bakaba nibayoogoorekana, kandi abaingi batamanyire ekyabateerana.33Baiha Alegizanda omu mutwe, Abayudaaya baaba nibo baamwebembeza. Alegizanda yaabacureeza n'omukono, ngu abone kwetonganira aha bantu.34Kwonka ku baamanyire ku ari Omuyudaaya, boona baayombera hamwe okumara nk'eshaaha ibiri nibagira bati: Atemi wa Efeso ni mukuru!35Bwanyima 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'ekishushani ekyarugire omu iguru?36Mbwenu, nk'oku hatariho orikubaasa kubyehakana, mushemereire kuhunama, mutakora ekintu kyona nimurahukiriza.37Ahakuba abashaija abo tibaibire by'omuri hekalu zaitu, n'obu kwakuba okurogota ahari ruhanga-kazi waitu; mbwenu mwabareeta aha.38N'ahabw'ekyo Demeterio n'abaheesi bagyenzi be, ku baraabe baine eki barikutabaariza omuntu weena, amaramuriro gariho, n'abategyeki bariho; babe niyo baatabaarizana.39Kwonka ku muraabe mwine ekindi eki murikushobooroza, biryamarirwa omu ishengyero ry'obutoosha.40Mumanye ku turi omu kabi k'okuregwa ahabw'okuyoogoorekana kw'eri izooba; ahakuba tihariho buryo obu turaayetonganire bukashoboorora okuteerana oku.41Ku yaaherize kugamba ekyo, yaagambira abantu, baayabuuka.Bible Society of Uganda