¹ halabha intya Apolo hoyali ikorintho, Paulo ala chila ubhuhela harugulu nugu sohola hagati yu mji wi Efeso na alasangaho abhigishwa bhalaha iyo. ² Paulo alabhabwila, "Mbega, mwalakiye mpwemu homwemeye?" bhalamubwila, "Ekayesi twayobhoye nugutegeza uguhusu mpwemu yela." ³ Paulo yalagamvye, "None mwemwe mwa bhatywe nte?" bhalagamba, "hagati yulubhatizo gwa yohana. ⁴ Basi Paulo alishula, "Yohana yalabhatije kulu bhatizo gwi kwihana. alabha bwila bhaya bhantu kwamba bhagombegwa kwemela wuya muntu yoziye munyuma yage yani Yesu." ⁵ Abhantu hobhategeje ihabari iyi bhalabhatizwa kwizina dyimana Yesu. ⁶ Hala bha Paulo hoyabha sizeko amabhoko yage haruguru yabho, mpwemu yela alazwa haruguru bhala tangu kugamba kukiluga nukugamba ililoza. ⁷ Bhose bhali abha gabho gabho bha kwiye chumi na bhabhili. ⁸ Paulo yalagiye hagati yi kanisa alagamba kukwi ya mini kumwanya wimyezi yitatu. yali ahaye yongoza imanulo nukubha vuta abhantu abhantu ukuhusu amagambo yahusu ubwami bwimaana. ⁹ Lakini abhayahudi abhandi bhali bhatakenguruka nu kwemela. bhalatanguye kugamba amagambo yabhi yahusu inzila ya kilisto imbele yu mkutano wa bhantu. Basi Paulo yala hebhanye na bhene alabhanka abhemeje kulele na bhene. Nawo yala tanguye kugamba kila minsi hagati yi gikongano chabhantu bhi trano. ¹⁰ Ili dyalendeleye kumwanya wi myaka yi bhilikulintyo bhose bhali bhichaye hagati yi Asia bhalategeje ijambo dyimana, bhose abhayahudi na bhayunani. ¹¹ Imana yali yikola amaga,mbo yakuze kumabhoko ya paulo. ¹² Kwamba na bhagwaye bhalakijiwe, ni mitima mibhi yalabhavuyemo, umwanya wo bhatoye agatambala numwenda wavuye kumagala ya Paulo. ¹³ Lakini hali haliho abhayudi bhazibhila ibhi sigo bhichila abhantu haya, bhalitumiya izina alya dya Yesu kwi ajili ya matumizi yabhubhene nyene. Bhala bhabwila bhaya bhalibhafise ibhisigo bhibhi; bhagamba, "Ndabhabwila ni mumuvemo kwizina dya Yesu wo Paulo Ahubili." ¹⁴ Abhakozeayabhali abhana saba bha kuhani akuze wikiyahudi, Skewa. ¹⁵ Imitima mibhi yila bhishula, "Yesu ndamumenya na Paulo ndamumenya; None mwemwe mulibhande?" ¹⁶ Wuya mtima mubhi wuli mubhantu wulabha simbilako abhazibhiye ibhisigo alabhasumvya inguviu nukubhakubhita. Niho bhilukanze bhali ubhusa ukuva mwayiyanzu nuku bhabhazwa. ¹⁷ Ijambo ili menye kana kubhantu bhose, Abhayahudi na bhayunani, bhichaye idya iefeso. Bhalabhana ubwobha chane, ni zina dyimana lilendelea kukengulukwa. ¹⁸ Kandi bhenshi abhaemezi bhalaziye nukusega ikigogwe nukwemela amagambo yabhi yobhakoze. ¹⁹ Bhenshi bhalibhakola ubhulagu bhalakonganyije ibhi tabho vyabhu, bhala bhitulila imbele ya kila muntu. wakati bhenen hobha bhaluye ithamani yi bhintu ivyo, hali ibhihimba ibhihumbi amachuma tano vya mahela. ²⁰ Kulinto ijambo dyimana lila kwila kubwenshi chane kunguvu. ²¹ Yi paulo ugukamilisha ibhikogwa vyage idya iefeso, umtima wula mwongoza ukugenda iyerusaremu uguchila imakedinia ni Akaya; alagamba, Hondabhaye iyo, aya nkwiliye kuhabhona irumi kandi." ²² Paulo alabhatuma bha makedonia abhigishwa bhage bhabhili, Timotheo na Erasto, abhalibhahage bhamufasha. lakini wene nyene ala sigala iasia kumwanya. ²³ Wakati uwo halakolese ivulugu yinini chane idya iefeso uguhusu yiya nzila. ²⁴ Sonala wamwe izina dyage Demetrio, nawoniwo ya tengeneje ibhi sanamu vya mahela vya mana Diana, yala zanye ivyashala bhinini chane kubafundi. ²⁵ Kulintyo alabhahuza amafundi bhiyo kazi nukugamba." Abhakengurukwa mlamenya kwamba hagati yivyashala ibhi twebwe tusizwemo amahela menshi. ²⁶ Mulabhona nukutegeza kwamba kwamba, twebwe tulaha iefeso, basi egela asia yose uwu Paulo yabhashawishije nukubha hindukiza abhantu bhenshi. Alagamaba ntabhaliho bha Mungu bhatenzwe kumabhoko yumuntu. ²⁷ Natwe haliho, ihatali kwamba ivyashala vyachu sibhilo gobwa kandi, lakini pia ni kanisa dyimana umgole akuze Diana yoshobhola kutogwa ukubhona safise akamalo. tena yoshobhoye guta ubhukuru bwage, wene wo Asia ni gihugo kila musabha. ²⁸ Hobhategeje aya, bhalabhanye ibhilakali na na bhalavuzi akalulu, bhalagamba, "Diana wi efeso, nu mkulu." ²⁹ Mji wose wuluzula ifujo, na bhantu bhalilukanga hamwe mubhukumbi bwimichezo. Bhala bhafata abhazenzezi bhahali bhage na Paulo, Gayo na aristariko, bhavuye imakedonia. ³⁰ Paulo yaliagomba kwinjila hagati yikivubha cha bhantu, lakini abhaigishwa bhala mtangiye. ³¹ Kandi, mlabho bhakulu bhubhala mtwaalila intumwa kunguvu kumusega siyinjile hagati yimichezo. ³² Baadhi ya bhantu bhali bhagamba ikintu iki na bhandi liyo, kuku bhona ikivumbha cha bhantu bhali bhachanganyikiwwe. Bhenshi mulibhene sibha menekeje nukumenya ni kuki bhaziye hamwe. ³³ Abhayahudi bhalamuzana isikanda hanze yikivubha cha bhantu nu kumusiga harugulu imbele ya bhantu. iskanda alatola ibhigelagezo kuku bhoko kwage alatola amaelezo kubhantu. ³⁴ Ila hobha menyekeje kwamba wene numuyahudi bhose bhalavuza akalulu kwijwi limw kumwanya wa masa ya bhili, "Diana nu mkuluwi Efeso." ³⁵ Baada ya kalani wu mji ukuwuho leza umukongamani, yalagamvye, mwemwe mwabha gabhogabho bhi Efeso, ninde atamenya kwamba umji uwu wi efeso niwo wulabha ikanisa dyi Diana umkulu naliya picha dyakolose ukuva mwijulu? ³⁶ Ukubhona basi ngo amaga,bo ayasiyashobhoka, tugombwegwa kubhana ubhutulivu nasimkole ichose kukwibhinga. ³⁷ Kwa mana mwabhahamagaye abhantu abhaaha imaha kamani abha siyo abhalinvya bhi kanisa wala sibha fise ugukufulu imana yachu umgolagole. ³⁸ Kulintyo nka Demetrio na bhafundi bhali hamwe na wene bhali ni mbulano bhene muntu wowose, imahakama zili wazi na bhabhulanisha bhabhulanisha bhaliho, Ni bhazanwe imbele imbele yi shauli. ³⁹ Lakini nkawewe ulondeye ichochose uguhusu amagambo ayandi, yaloshughulikiwa hagati yigikao chukuli. ⁴⁰ Kwakweli tuli hagati yi hatari yugutumigwa uguhusu ifujo imisi iyi. nta sababu ya machafuko aya na situlo bhana ubhushobhozi bwukuya gambila. ⁴¹ Baada ya yu kugamba aya, yala bhasamba ganyije abhali kumukongano.