¹ Jakabha kwamba Apolo ko akabhele Korintho, Paulo ghahita nyanda sya kulughulu ne kufika kuli lugho lwa Efeso, na ghasanga bhanafunzi kadhaa koko. ² Paulo ghabhabhalila, "Je, mwakapokelanga mwegho musogha bho mwakaaminingi bhamubhalila, "Hatuhu, tetwakakobhola ninga kuhulika kuhusu mwegho mutakatifu." ³ Paulo hgatendanga, "Nonwe umwe mwakabatilwanga bhuti?" Bhatenda katika bhubatizo bhweke Yohana. ⁴ Haho Paulo ghajibhu, "Yohana ghakabatizanga kwa bhubhatizo ghwa toba ghabhabhalila bhalya bhantu kubha bhakupaswa kumuami ghulya ambaje kobhe ghasisa baada jaje yaani, Yesu." ⁵ Bhantu bhobha kahulikanga habhari jeji bhaka bhatizwanga kwi sina lya Bwana Yesu. ⁶ Na ja kabhanga Paulo bho ghakabhika mabhoko ghaje kulughulu kwa bho mwegho mutakatifu ghajisa kulughulu jabho ne bhakasaa kunena kwake lugha ne kutabiri. ⁷ Jumla jabho bhakabhele bhaghosi bhapatabho makumi ne abhili. ⁸ Paulo ghakajanga katika isinagogi ghakanenanga kwa bhujasiri kwa muda ghwa miensi itatu akabhele akuongoza majadiliano kubha bhuta bhantu kuhusu maghambo ghoghanausu bhufalme bhweke Kabhumba. ⁹ Lakini Bhayahudi bhandi bhakabhele bhakaidi ne bhasibho ne kutii bhakasapa kutenda mabhi kuhusu nsila ja Kristo mbele ja bhumati. Basi Paulo ghakalekana nabho ne ghabha tenteka bhaaminio kumbali nabho naje ghaka sapa kusahura kila ifuku katika bhukumbi ghwa Tirano. ¹⁰ Jeji jakaendelea kwa miaka abhili kwa jejobhonse bhobhakabhele bhakuishi katika Asia bhakahulika ighambo lya Bhwana, bhonse bhayahudi ne bhayunani. ¹¹ Kabhumba akabhele akujila matendo makulu kumabhoko gha Paulo, ¹² Kubha ninga bhalwele bhaka bhasisya ne mwegho mubhi bhakabhafuma bhwakati bhakatwalanga leso no mwenda syosyakafumanga kumutumba mweke Paulo. ¹³ Lakini pakabheleho Bhayahudi bhapunga musagha bhaku safiri kuhitila eneo lelyo bhakulitumila isina lya Yesu kwa ajili ja matumizi ghabho bhene. Kobhe bhabhabhalila bhalya bhakabhele ne misagha mibhi bhakutenda nikubhaamuru mufume kwe isina lya Yesu ambaje Paulo akumuhubiri." ¹⁴ Bhakanya kujila bhakabhele bhali ne mupungati bha kuhani mukulu ghwa Kiyahudi, Sikewa. ¹⁵ Mwegho mubhi bhakabhajibhu, "Yesu mujinsi ne Paulo mujinsi lakini umwe ni bhaghanyi?" ¹⁶ Ghulya mwegho mubhi mukati mwa muntu ghabha rutukila bhapunga musagha ne akabhasumba managha ne kubhahula ndiho bhakilima kufuma jilya nyumba bhakabha bhtuhu ne kufulalika. ¹⁷ Ighambo lyeli lyamaka kubhonse bhayahudi ne Bhayunani ambabho bhakaishi koko Efeso. Bhakabha ne hofu nkana ne isina lya Bwana lya sumba kuheshimiwa. ¹⁸ Pia bhengi bha bhaumini bhakajisa ne bhakaungama ne kudhidhirisha matendo mabhi ghobha kajila. ¹⁹ Bhengi bhobhaka bhele bhakujila bhughanga bhakunganya fitabhu fya kumwabho bhafifumba mbele ja kila muntu. Bhwakati bhwabho bhobhakahesabhungu thamani ja fintu fyefyo jakabha fipande hamusini elfu fya mahela. ²⁰ Tetyo ighambo lya Bhwana lyaka enea kwa bhupana ngana kuli managha. ²¹ ja Paulo kukamilisha huduma jaje kulya Efeso, Mwegho ghwamulombosya kuja Yerusalemu kuhitila Makedonia ne Akaya; ghatenda, "Baada ja kubhako koko jikunibidi kuji lola Rumi pija." ²² Paulo ghabhafumanga Makedonia bhanafunzi bhaje bhabhili, Timotheo ne Erasto, ambabho bhakabhele bhamufunanila. Lakini nyene ghasibha Asia kwa muda. ²³ Bhwakati bhobho kwakafumila ghasia nkulu koko Efeso kuhusu jilya nsila. ²⁴ Sonara ghumwi isina lyaje Demetrio, ambaje ghaka jojanga fisanamu fya mahela fya Kabhumba Diana, ghakaletanga biashara nkulu kweke mafundi. ²⁵ Tetyo ghabhakunganya mafundi bha mulimo ghogho ne kutenda bhaheshimibhwa mukumanya kubha katika biashara jeji ufwe tukujingisya mahela mengi. ²⁶ Mkulola ne kuhulika kubha situ haha Efeso, bhali kungila Asia jonse ghoghu Paulo ghabha shawishi ne kubha hindula bhantu bhengi. Akutenda kubha kutuhu kabhumba ambajo ghajilwa kumabhoko. ²⁷ Nasi tu jiliko hatari kubha biashara jetu hilobha tejihensilwe kabhili, lakini pia ne hekalu lya kabhumba mukasi ukali mukulu Diana akukobhola kutwatibhwa kubha teali na maana. Kabhili kubhe ghakobhola ninga kutagha bhukulu bhwafenyene ambaye Asia ne bhwelelo humuabudu." ²⁸ Ho bhaka hulikanga ghagha alifawa ne sisira na bhaka hulanga kelele bhakutenda, "Diana ghwa Efeso ni mukulu." ²⁹ Muji ghonse ghwakabhumbika ghasia ne bhantu bhakakilima hamwi mukati ja ukumbi ghwa michezo bhabhanigha bhasafiri bhenaje ne Paulo, Gayo ne Aristariko, bhobho kafumanga Makedonia. ³⁰ Paulo ghahensa kujingira katika bhumati bhwa bhantu, lakini bhanafunzi bhamutembusya. ³¹ Pia baadhi ja maafisa wa mkoa ghwa Asia ambagho bhakabhele bhanywanyi bhaje bhamufelela bhujumbe kwa managha kumulomba asijingile katika bhukumbibhwa michezo. ³² Baadhi ja bhantu bhakabhele bhakutenda sintu sesi ne bhandi ighambo lilya kwa sabhabhu bhumati bhwa bhantu ukabhele bhwa changanyikiwa. Bhengi bhabho tebhakakobhola ninga kumanya kwasi bhakajisa hamwi. ³³ Bhayahudi bhamuleta Iskanda kunse ja bhumati ghwa bhantu ne kumubhika kulughulu mbele ja bhantu. Iskanda ghafumya inshara kweke bhoko lyaje kufumya maelezo kweke bhantu. ³⁴ Lakini bhabha katambuanga kubha nyene ni Myahudi, bhonse bhahula bhulana ka sauti jimwi kwa muda wa nsaa abhili, "Diana ni mukulu ghwa Efeso." ³⁵ Baada ja karani ghwa lugha ku humbusya bhumati ghakatendanga, 'Enyi bhaghosi bha Efeso, ni ghanyi asili kumanya kwamba lugho ghoghu ghwa Efeso ni mutunsyaji ghwa hekalu leke Diana mukulu ne jejeli picha bhojakaghwanga kufuma mbinguni? ³⁶ Kulola bhasi kubha maghambo ghagha teghalowezekanehi tukuhenselwa kubha ne bhuhumbufu ne musijili syosyonse kubhwangu. ³⁷ Kumaaana mwabhatangila bhantu bhabha haha mahakamani ambagho si bhefi waheklu wala si bhali kumkufulu kabhumba ghwetu mukasi. ³⁸ Kwa jejo kobhe Demetrio ne mafundi bhali hamwi naje bhali ne mashtaka dhidi ja muntu ghoghonse mahakama siliho wazi ne malibhwali bhaliho ne bhaletwe mbele ja shauri. ³⁹ Lakini kobhe ughwe ghwahensa syosyonse kuhusu maghambo ghandi ghalojojwa katika kikao halali. ⁴⁰ Kubhwene tuliku katika hatari ja kutuhumiwa kuhusu ghasia lufuku lola kutuhu sabhabhu ja mabhi ghagha ne tetabha ne bhuwezo bhwa kughatenda. ⁴¹ Baada ja kutenda ghagha, ghakabhasambasya makutano.