¹ Khwenso Apolo ari ukhu Korintho, Paulo akhakhira nyanda ya khunto ufhikha u ng'ii a Efeso, na akhahanga anafunzi kadhaa khukho. ² Paulo akhavakhania, "Je, mukhafhokhea Mwahu ni mweru nari mwaamini?" Vakhamwiro, "Hapana, khuthinadaha hata uthegh'eya uhusu mwahu ni mweru." ³ Paulo akhahanya, "Fhanoi nyenye mukhabhatizwa uri?" Vakhahanya, "Kwa ubatizo wama Yohana. ⁴ Paulo akhafucha, "Yohana akhabatiza kwa ubatizo wa toba. Akhavakhania antu avoyo kwamba vupaswa umwamini uyo nari ujie baada akhwe, yaani Yesu." ⁵ Antu nevathegh'eya sayu iyiyi vakhabatizwa kwa rina ra ma Thatha Yesu. ⁶ Na neari Paulo waikha mikhono akhwe unto awe, Mwahu ni Mweru akhakhijwa khunto awe na vandia urigh'itya khwa lugha na utabiri. ⁷ Jumla awe ari agh'osia evi ikhumi na vaviri. ⁸ Paulo akhaenda u sinagogi akharigh'itya kwa nguu kwa muda wa mieri ithathu. Ari uthongee ndigh'itya na uvarutha antu uhusu nkhani ni ihususu ufalme wa Mungu. ⁹ Khwenso Wayahudi vangija ari vukhikhunguma na vathithegh'eye, vakhaandi urigh'itya ni mavi uhusu njia a Kristo unsonge a antu. Khwenso Paulo akhakhiretha nayo na akhavarekha waaminio khurengi nayo. Na mwenso akhaandio urigh'itya mwi ithiku khu ukumbi wa Tirano. ¹⁰ Iriyi nkhaendelea kwa miaka iviri, khwenso avoyo vong'e nari vukhikhaa u Asia vakhathegh'eya ukhari wama Thatha, vong'e Wayahudi na Wayunani. ¹¹ Mungu ari ukhuthenda ntendo ni nkhuu kwa mikhono ama Paulo, ¹² khusokho hata arue vakhafhorwa, na nkhoo nimbi ikhavafhuma, neari vahoa leso na masaa ni afhumie u mwiri wama Paulo. ¹³ Khwenso ari khwina Wayahudi wapunga pepo nari vahegh'a ukhiriya unjia hiyii, narivurithumia rina rama Yesu sokho a ntendo yawe agh'onjo, nevuvira avoyo ne vina pepo ni muvi, vakhahanya, "Niwakhania muhegh'e kwa rina rama Yesu ni Paulo ukhumuhanya." ¹⁴ Nevathenda ayayi ari vana saba va makuhani ni Mukhuu wa Kiyahudi, Skewa. ¹⁵ Roho ni muvi akhavajibu, "Yesu nimumanyie na Paulo nonimwiji; khwenso nyenye mwi vanyu?'' ¹⁶ Roho ni muvi mung'ii a antu akhavarimia wapunga pepo na akhavakhiya nguu na uvakhwa, khwenso vikhadua ufhuma u nyumba iyo ni vinkhonde na uvarywa. ¹⁷ Ukhani uruyi ukhamanyikha kwa vong'e, Wayahudi na Wayunani, nari vukhikhaa khukho Efeso. Vathendekha vina wova ino na rina rama Thatha rikhazidi unyenyekhewa. ¹⁸ Pia, vingi akhisu vikhaja na uthungama na ukhigh'ea ntendo ni mbii mvaithendie. ¹⁹ Vingi nari vuthenda ugh'anga vakhahangwiya ithabu yawe, vakhaithimia unsonge amu muntu. Wakati venso nari vuvariya thamani a mantu awe, ari ifhande hamsini elfu ya hela. ²⁰ Khwenso ukhani wama Thatha ukhaning'ania kwa ugh'ari ino kwa nguu. ²¹ Khene Paulo ahkafhikha mwisho a huduma akhwe u Efeso, Roho akhamuthongea uenda Yerusalemu ukhiriya Makedonia na Akaya; Akhahanya, "Baada othendekha khukho, inoneye nigh'ee Rumi pia." ²² Paulo akhavathuma Makedonia anafunzi vakhwe vaviri, Timotheo na Erasto, nari vathendekha vamwariya khwenso mwenso wayo akhasagh'a Asia kwa muda. ²³ Wakati usuyu khukhathendekha khwina ghasia nkhuru khukho Efeo uhusu njia iyoo. ²⁴ Sonara umwedu rina rakhwe Demetrio, neari ukhuthenda visanamu vya hela vya mungu Diana, akharetha mantuorinja ni makhuu kwa mafundi. ²⁵ Khwenso akhavahangwiya mafundi va mwimo uruyi na uhanya, "Antu ni vakhuru mumanyie khwenso umantuorinja ayayi sese khhefheya hela ni nyingi. ²⁶ Mukhengee na uthegh'eya kwamba, nti hafhai tu Efeso, bali karibia Asia ong'e, uyuyi Paulo akhavakhania na uvafhenengua antu vonge. Akhahanya kwamba khuthi miungu ni ithendiwe kwa mikhono. ²⁷ Na si tu iko urugh'u kwamba mantu orinja ithu ajothendenkha athufhenjwa nkhanki, khwenso pia na hekalu ra Mungu mukhema ni mukhuu Diana ukhudaha uhowa khusokho athina maana. Khanki ukhudaha uyagh'aya ukhuu wakhwe, mwenso nari Asia na dunia vathumuromba." ²⁸ Nevathegh'eya ayayi, vakhaijuwa na uvai na vakhachwa mukhindo, nivuhanya, "Diana wa Waefeso ni mukhuu." ²⁹ Ng'ii ong'e ikhaijua ghasia na antu vakhadua ithambi rimwe mung'ii a ukumbi wa mwinisyo. Vakhavakhwatha asafiri ayakhwe na Paulo, Gayo na Aristariko, nevafhumie Makedonia. ³⁰ Paulo akhasigh'a uhefhea khene antu vingi, khwenso anafunzi vakhamugh'iya. ³¹ Khwenso baadhi a maafisa va mkoa wa Asia nari marafikhi vakhwe vakhamuthwera sayu kwa nguu umuromba athahefhee ukumbi wa mwinisyo. ³² Baadhi antu ari vuhanya intu iriyi na vangija nkhani iyo, khusokho umati wa antu ari wafhirikhanga. Vingi vayo vathinamanya ni ntuni vaja ithambi rimwe. ³³ Wayahudi vakhamuretha Iskanda unji a umati wa antu na umuikha khunto unsonge a antu. Iskanda akhafhunya ntendo kwa mukhono wakhwe ufhunya maelezo kwa antu. ³⁴ Khwenso nari vamanya mwenso ni Myahudi, vong'e vakhakhwaa mukhindo kwa ruri umwedu kwa mda wa saa mbili, "Diana ni mukhuu wa Waefeso." ³⁵ Baada a karani wa ng'ii ukhiya antu, akhahanya, 'Nyenye agh'osya vo Efeso, ni anyu ni athumanyie kwamba u ng'ii iyiyi a Efeso ni mtunzaji wa hekalu rama Diana mukhuu na picha iyo niikhagwa ufhuma kirunde? ³⁶ Uona khwenso nkhani iyii ithudahikha, kupaswa uthendekha khwi agh'imu na muthathende ringi khwa rui. ³⁷ Khusokho mwavaithana antu avai afhai umahakamani nti vaivi va hekalu, na wala nti anyomukufuru Mungu withu mkhema. ³⁸ Khwenso, kama Demetrio na mafundi nari vi ithambi rimwe nayo vina khesi dhidi a muntu yoyote, mahakama i mwari na maliwali varifho. Na varethwe unsonge a shauri. ³⁹ Khwenso mwese veve ukhufhenja intu lolote kuhus nkhani ingija ajoothendwa u kikao halali. ⁴⁰ Ni thuthi khu hatari o thuhumiwa khuhusu ghasia ithikhu iriyi. Khuthii ihanyo ra maharibikho ayayi na khuthina udaho wo yahanya. ⁴¹ Baada ohanya ayayi akhavafhagh'atya makutano.