1 Na Apolo yawanga na akiari Korintho, Paulo yalonda ewitemo ewia engulu na agia Efeeso. Olwa yatuuka, yatuukra eyo awalonzi wandi. 2 Paulo yawawuuzia otino, “Olwa mwaganya, mberi mwatuukra *Omwoyo Omweru ogwa Katonda?” Waamuirania watino, “Ifwe tukiari namba okuwurra mbwe kirio ekintu ekietwa mbwe Omwoyo Omweru ogwa Katonda.”[a]

3 Kutio Paulo yawawuuzia otino, “Kane mwatuukra owubatiisooki?” Waamulaga watino, “Ifwe twatuukra *owubatiiso owua Yowaana yagerera.”

4 Paulo yawalaga otino, “Owubatiiso owua Yowaana yagerera wuawanga owua okugalusia emioyo okureka amawi. Yowaana yagalanga mbwe awantu waganye ku omuntu owaemanga enyima waae. Omuntu ono ni Yesu *Kristo.”[b] 5 Olwa waawurra otio, woona waabatiiswa ku eriina eria Yesu Kristo. 6 Nikuemao Paulo yata amakono gaae ku emitwe giawu kandi Omwoyo Omweru ogwa Katonda yawaazako mala watanika okugamba-gamba mu eminwa emigeni kandi waawoola amangʼana agaawaemera ku Katonda.[c] 7 Ku awantu awo, awasaaza waaesanga okutuuka ikumi ni wawiri.

8 Paulo yaweera eyo ku emienzi isatu. Ni yawanga eyo yalanzizia awantu amangʼana no owusiani mu *esinagoogi na aikululana nawo mu amangʼana na agala okuwareeta mu okuganya ku *Owuami owua Katonda.[d] 9 No olwa yawona ne emioyo egia *Awayaudi wandi giri emikalu okuganya, kandi na Awayaudi awo wagamba-gamba uwiiwi ku okuganya ku *Omwami Yesu emberi wa awantu, Paulo yafuma na awalonzi agia nawo Tairaano, mu enyumba eya owugerezi omwa yagereranga awantu owuire ki owuire.[e] 10 Paulo yawalanzizia otio ku emiaka iwiri nawuno Awayaudi na awatari Awayaudi woona awari mu ekialo ekia *Eesia waawurra amangʼana aga Katonda.

11 Katonda yakola amankono agaluguulwa okuwitra ku Paulo. 12 Ewitambaaya namba ewiraka ewia Paulo yawanga na akorre nawio ni wiairrwanga awalwire, awalwire awo waalamanga kandi *ewikeeno wiawafumangako.[f]

13 Wario Awayaudi awaagenda-gendanga mu ewitemo ni wafumia ewikeeno ku awantu. Woona waageezaania okukola ne eriina eria Omwami Yesu okukola emirimo egio. Waalaganga ewikeeno otino, “Ku eriina eria Omwami Yesu owa Paulo alanzia, nkusikirra mbwe fuma.”[g] 14 Awazia musamvu awa Sekeewa, Omukangasi owa *awoozia awa Awayaudi, waakolanga ekintu ekio. 15 Ni nyanga ekikeeno kiawairania kitino, “Yesu tumumanyire, Paulo oona tumanyire. Ni inywe muri waawu anu?”[h] 16 Omuntu owawanga ne ekikeeno oyo yagia awakira na amaani awagwako ne ewikube, awakuba nawuno warumuka wafuma mu enyumba kikuna kikidi wareka enguwo ziawu ewikube ni wiwakorreko erioga. Emiwiri giawu giawanga ni gikorre amasaai amasa.

17 Olwa awantu woona awamenyere Efeeso, Awayaudi na Awagiriiki, waawurra amangʼana ago, owuti wuawa-amba ino kandi eriina eria Omwami Yesu riaeewua owuti ino. 18 Awantu awangi waaganya ku Yesu, waaganya amawi gaawu emberi wa awantu kandi waawoola ne eminwa giawu aweene ewintu ewiwiiwi ewia waakolanga owuiwisi. 19 Awantu awangi awaakolanga owulaguzi ni ilogo waareeta ebuuki ezia emirimo giawu alala, wasamba emberi wa awantu. Olwa waata alala iguzi eria ebuuki ezio ziona, ziasuga efeedha elufu amakumi ataanu. 20 Mu engira eno, amangʼana aga Katonda gaasonga okuilanzia na amaani ino.[i]

21 Ni wino wiona wiamala okuikola, Paulo yakenga mu omwoyo mbwe awitre Makedoonia na Akaaya na agia Yerusaleemu. Kandi mbwe na aema Yerusaleemu, paka agie Rooma.[j] 22 Kutio yatuma Timotheeo ne Erasto, awandi ku awantu awaamutunzianga emirimo mbwe wakangate wagie Makedoonia, iye na akiasigaaleko wutono mu ekialo ekia Eesia.[k]

23 Mu iwaga erio, erioga riafuma Efeeso inene ino ku amangʼana aga okulonda engira eya Omwami Yesu Kristo.[l] 24 Omuntu wundi owaetwanga mbwe Demetriasi omutuzi owa efeedha, yareetranga awemirimo waae amasendi amangi ino mu emirimo egia okulonga emifwano egia *ekaalu eya *Ateemi, katonda ensaasa. 25 Kutio yaeta awemirimo waae alala na awandi awaakolanga nae emirimo emifwanani awalaga otino, “Awiiko wange, nyingirizia mbwe mumanyire mbwe owunyazi wuifu wuema ku emirimo giifu gino. 26 Ni mumiire okuwurra kandi mumiire okuwona na amiiso giinyu aweene kiomo omuntu oetwa mbwe Paulo ono amiire okugamba-gambra awantu awa mu ekitemo kiifu kino, mboole mbwe ampi ekialo kiona ekia Eesia, na awagalusia ni isema na awoola mbwe katonda ezilongerwe na amakono ziwula emirimo.[m] 27 Kutio ekirio ngʼani mbwe emirimo giifu nigio egiiza okuwa ne eriina iwiiwi giengʼene, ne eriina ilootu eria ekaalu eya Ateemi riona riiza okuoneka, kandi katonda enkazi Ateemi omwene, osawua mu ekialo ekia Eesia ni mu ekialo kiona, oona aaza okuwula eriina.”

28 Olwa awantu awo waawurra amangʼana ago, enda ziawu ziayia ino kandi waatanika okukuba erioga ni watondowola Ateemi watino, “Ateemi owa Awaefeeso ari omukaate!” 29 Erioga riafuma eriaizula omugizi du. Ni kukiari, awantu awo waavwamira Gaayo na Aristakuusi Awamakedoonia awaagenda-gendanga ni Paulo, wawakulula ni wawaira mu enyumba eya okuikumia.[n] 30 Paulo yagalanga okugia okugamba-gamba nawo, na Awakristo awaawanga ao waamugaania. 31 Awandi ku awakangasi awa ekitemo awaawanga awiiko waae, woona wamutumra *omutumwa ni wamuisasaama mbwe ataaza yagia mu okuikumia okwo.

32 Ni kukawa mbwe awantu awo waawanga awangi, no owungi wuawu ngawakawanga ni wamanyire ekiikola, aeniki awantu awo ngawakawanga no omunwa omulala. Na awandi ku iwo waawoolanga kino, awandi waawoolanga ekindi ekisaasa. 33 Awayaudi wandi waasindika omuntu oetwa mbwe Aleksanda emberi wa awantu kugere agambe-gambe nawo. Kutio Aleksanda yaoreezia awantu na amakono gaae mbwe wasarigire. 34 No olwa awantu waamanya mbwe Aleksanda no Omuyaudi, waaogerera ku enyinga iwiri ziona, ni watondowola Ateemi katonda waawu. Waaogerera ni wawoola watino, “Ateemi owa Awaefeeso ari omukaate!”

35 Owutuukre, omukangasi owa omugizi ogwo yaoreezia awantu na awalaga otino, “Awiifu mbawuuzia ntino, ekialo kiona ngakimanyire mbwe omugizi ogwa Efeeso nigwo ogurindre ekaalu enene eya omunene Ateemi? Nakuwa omufwano gwae ogwagwa ansi ni guema ku igulu ngaguri ano? 36 Kutio, aeniki mumanyire mbwe kuri kutio kandi awulao olowa, musugaane musarigire kandi mutaazakana okukola ekintu ekiwiiwi. 37 Awantu awawiri awamureetere emberi ano wano, ngawakaiwa ekintu-ukintu mu ekaalu namba ngawakanyega katonda ziifu. 38 Kutio, ni Demetriasi na awiina waae wari ne eminyako-nyaako no omuntu-umuntu, awakengi awa ekiina wario, wagie wawaingirre eyo. 39 Ni ni kirio ekintu kindi ekia muagala, paka mukiire mu ekiina kiomo endagirra ziifu ziagala. 40 Ni kiomo turi nyingeeno tutino, tuita mu olugoe, aeniki tuuza twaingirrwa mbwe ni ifwe awareetere erioga ano, ni tuwula ne ekia tukawoola.” 41 Ni yamala okuwoola otio, yalaga awantu woona mbwe watanyike wagie mu emigizi giawu.

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