¹ Ruvede aruya kuno ghuye Apolo nda akarera kuKolinte, Paulusi aya apiti yavirongo vyakughurundu ramabngako nakushitata shaEfesusi, oko aya wanako vashongwa vamwe. ² Paulus avapura ashi, "Ngolimwanatambura tupu mpepo mupongoki kutunda opo mwapura?'' Vavo avamulimburura shi, ''Hawe, nakuviyuvha kapi twa viyuvha vyakuhamena kumpepo mupongoki.'' ³ Paulus avapura ashi, ''Liyoyero munke olyo vamukushire?'' Vavo avalimburura ashi, ''Muliyoyero lya Yohanesi.'' ⁴ Makura Paulus alimburura ashi, "Yohanesi kayoghanga liyoyero lyalikushighuro. Ghuye avatantere vantu ashi vana hepa kupura mogho ngayo muruku rwendi, ghuye nge Yesusi.'' ⁵ Opa vaviyuvhire vino, avava yogho mulidina lya Hompa Yesusi. ⁶ Paulus makura avakambeke maghoko, ano avatameke kughamba maraka peke nakuporofeta. ⁷ Navantje kwakalire vaka fumu murongo navaviri. ⁸ Paulus kwayendire muSinagoge akavashonga naghuradi, mughure wamwedi ntatu, asheteke kushingwenena vyakuhamena ghuntungi waKarunga. ⁹ Ano vamwe mukatji kava Yuda kwakukutikire dimutjima davo ntani naghuha limburukwi, avatameka kughamba vyavidona kumeho yambunga. Paulus avashuvu aghupumo varongwa vayende kumwe naye, nakuva shonga kehe liyuva mulitaratara lya Tayiranusi. ¹⁰ Vino kwaviruwanine ghure wamwaka mbiri, ano navantje ovo vatungiro muAsiya vayuvhire nkango daKarunga, vaYuda kumwe nava Gereka. ¹¹ Karunga karughanitanga maghoko ghaPaulus kuvitetu vyavinene, ¹² nampiri shikeshe shendi shakukukuyulita ndipo mushishi wendi nkene avavi twara kuvaveli maghuvera ghavo kuvatunda rambangako nampepo dadidona nado kurupukamo mwavo. ¹³ Mwakalire nka vaYuda ovo kava yendaurango mulivango varuwanenavo vitetu. Kava ruwanitanga lidina lya Hompa Yesus Kristus ashi vakare nankondo mukufunda mpepo dadidona kavaghambanga ashi, "Mulidina lya Yesus ogho ayuvhitanga paulus, monakukupangera ove mpepo yayidona rupukamo." ¹⁴ Vana vatano nava viri vamupiristeri, wamunene wava Yuda walidina lya Sikeva, mbokava viruwanango vyangoweyo. ¹⁵ Ano mpepo yayidona ayiva limburura shi, Yesus ne twa muyiva, Paulus nayenka twamuyiva; anwe ngoli ne anwe vare? ¹⁶ Mpepo yayidona yakaliro mwamukafumu ayi vafunka funka nakuva toghona. Makura avayomona pandye shintjentja kuno vavo vana varemeke. ¹⁷ Ovino kwayuvhikire kwanavantje, vaYuda nava Gereka, ovo vatungiro muEfeso. avakara naghutjirwe, ano lidina lya Hompa Yesusi valifumadekire. ¹⁸ Monka, vapuli vava ngi kwayire vatongonone nakukutapa kuvininke vyavidona ovyo kava ruwananga. ¹⁹ Shingi shovo kavaruwanango vyaghumpure vayitire mbapira davo nakudishora kumeho yavantu navantje. Opo vadivarulire mulyo wado, kwatikire kumayovi dimurongo ntano ghavimaliva vyavitenda vyasiliveli. ²⁰ ano nkango daKarunga adikuhana mwayendo maruha. ²¹ Muruku rwakupwa navintje ovyo, Paulus atokora pampepo mukuyenda apite muMakedoniya namuakasiya mundyira yendi yakuyenda kuYerusalem; aghamba ashi, '' Nahepa ntani kukakengako kuRoma.'' ²² Paulus atumu vakafumu vaviri kuMasedoniya ovo kava muvaterango, Timoteusi naErastus. Ghuye akara tanko kadidi muAsiya. ²³ Ruvede runya kapi mwakalire ndyorongani ndi po pamwe madonganito mprindi kadidi muEfeso kuhamena kundyira. ²⁴ Mukafumu ghumwe ogho kashamburango vi Siliveli wamu Artemis, Ayitire ngesefa yayinene kuvashongauli. ²⁵ Apongeke kumwe vakafumu vavirughana vinya ntani aghamba, ''Vakafumu, mwayiva ashi mungesefa yino atwe kurughana vimaliva vyavingi. ²⁶ Mwavikukengera waronka nakuyuvha ashi, kapishi kuEfeso tupu, nani ngoli hamabara naAsiya namuntje, Paulus kwashongire naghuradi nakushighura vantu vavangi. Ghuye kuna kughamba ashi vakarunga ovo varughana namaghoko kapishi vaVaghushiri. ²⁷ Kapi tupu pana kara shiponga shavyalighulito lyetu, Nani ngoli naNtembeli yaKarunga wamunene waArtemisi nayo kuvhura yikapire mulyo, naka kombanita mfumwa yayo, omo varaperanga navantje, vakaAsiya kumwe naUdyuni naghuntje.'' ²⁸ Opo vaviyuvhire vino avagara pangudu nko kuyiyira, nakughamba ashi, ''Munene ndye Artemus waEfeso.'' ²⁹ Shitata nashintje kwakalire vana pambana, ntani vantu avadukiri nalighano limwe mundyugho yavi danaghuka. Avakwata vatumwa vaPaulus ovo kayendanga navo, Gayius naArisitakusi ovo vatundiro kuMasedonia. ³⁰ Paulus kwashanine kungena mukatji ka mbunga, anongoli vakashishongero vendi avamushweneke. ³¹ Ano, vamwe ovovakaliro mushirongo shaAsiya vamwe vavaholi vendi avatumu mbudi yakumushungida ashi asha ngenamo mundyugho yavidanaghuka. ³² Vamwe avayiyiri nakuyiyuruka shininke shimwe, ntani nava mweyanka, vambunga vakalire vana piya gana. Ungi wavo kapi vayivhire ashi nke vapongilire pamwe. ³³ Vamwe vamumbunga àvakorangeda Alexander, ogho vapititire kumeho vaYuda. Alexander akava kava namaghoko ghendi, mukushana kutapa likupopero kumbunga. ³⁴ Ano ngoli apa vakwatire lighano ashi akalire muYuda, navantje avalili hambara vili mbiri naliywi limwe, kughamba, ''Wamunene ndye Artemus wava Efeso.'' ³⁵ Opo ayimwenekidire mbunga kamutjangi wadoropa, aghamba, ''Anwe vakafumu vamu Efeso, are mukafumu adiro kuyivha shitata shaEfeso ntjo mupunguli ntembeli yaArtemus wamunene nali fano lya wiro kutunda kuliwiru? ³⁶ Kumona makura ashi vino vininke kapishi kuvikananita mwatokora mukumwena ntani kundereko kurughana vyamunkwangu. ³⁷ Mbyo muna yita vano vakafumu kumpanguro ovo vahanashi vanawidi vantembeli ndi vaku shwaghuli vakarunga wetu. ³⁸ Ano, nangeshi Demetrius nava nkurungu ovo vana karo naye, vana kara namarundiro kukehe uno, mpanguro dinagharuka ntani muna kara vapanguli. Vashuvenu vakurundire naumwavo. ³⁹ Ano ngoli nange munashana vyavingi, ngavitokoka mushigongi shapa veta. ⁴⁰ Ushiri atwe mushiponga twa kara shakuturundira kuhamena shiponga shana muntji. Kapi pana kara ntundiro yalipiro kukuyuvha, ntani atwe kapi ngatuvhura kuvishingonona.'' Opo amanine kuvighamba vino, ahanaurapo lipongero.