¹ Yabheye ati Apollo ariga ari Korintho, Paulo aturire nyanda ja iguru na nakinga kumusi gwa Efeso, na nabhanyora abheigisibhwa kadhaa eyo. ² Paulo nabhabhwira, "je, mwaramiye omoyo omweru bhunu mwekilisishe?" Mbamubhwira, "Uli, kitaturire hata kungwa kuhusu omwoyo omweru." ³ Paulo naika, "Oli emwe mwabhatijibhwe kutiki?" Ni bhaika, "kubhubhatijo bhwa Yohana. ⁴ Basi Paulo najibu, "Yohana abhatijishe kwo obhubhatijo bhwa itobha. Nabhabhwira bharya abhanu okwamba abhapaswa okumwikilisha urya akejire baada yaye, yaani, Yesu." ⁵ Abhanu bhejire okungwa ing'ana inu, mbabhatijwa kwa lisina rya Omukama Yesu. ⁶ Na ikabha Paulo aturire amabhoko gaye iguru yebhwe, omweyo omweru nguja iguru yebhwena mbamba okwaika kwa nyaika na okutabili. ⁷ Jumla yebhwe bhaliga bharume ekumi na bhabhili. ⁸ Paulo agendere kwisinagogi naika kwo obhujasiri kwo omwanya gwa amesi gasatu. Aliga natangasha amaikano no okujimya abhanu kuhusu amang'ana ganu agahusu obhukama bhwa Nyamuwanga. ⁹ Lakini abhayahudi abhandi bhabheye bhajema na wasiotii, bhambire okwaika amabhibhi okuhusu injira ya kristo imbere yo obhuiga. Basi Paulo asigene nabho na nabhaura na bhanu bhekilisishe kula nabho mubhubhibhi bhwa Tirano. ¹⁰ Hinu yagendere kwa miaka ebhili kutyo bhone bhariga mbekara Asia bhonguwe ling'ana rya Omukama bhone Abhayahudi na Abhayunani. ¹¹ Nyamuwanga akorere emiujiza amambiswa kwa amabhoko ga Paulo. ¹² Okwamba hata abharwaye bhaolele, na emiyaga emibhibhi jabhasokereko kubhunu bhagegere ebhitambara na jingubho jaliga jifilikibhwe kumubhili gwa Paulo. ¹³ Lakini bhaliga bhalio Abhayahudu abhahugi bhe emiyaga mbasafiri bhaturire mwieneo liyo, mbalitumia lisina rya Yesu ili bhabhe na amanaga iguru ya abhaugi bhe emiyaga emikote; mbayika, "enibhasega musoke ku sina rya Yesu hunu Paulo kamurasha." ¹⁴ Bhanu bhakorere ganu bhaliga bhana sabha bha kuhani mkuru we ekiyahudi, abhilikiwe Skewa. ¹⁵ Omwoyo omukote ngubhajibu, "Yesu nimumenyere, na Paulo nimumenyere; lakini emwe ni bhaga?" ¹⁶ Gurya omwoyo omukote musi yo omunu nabhasanukira abhahugi bha riyaga no nabhayiga amanaga na kubhabhuma. Nio mbabhilima okusoka munyumba irya bhabheye kinabhi no okuutasibhwa. ¹⁷ Ring'ana linu ndimenyekana kubhone, Abhayahudi na Abhayunani bhanu bhekaye Efeso. Mbabha no obhubha sana, na lisina rya Omukama nilizidi okukuyibhwa. ¹⁸ Abhekirisha abhafu bhejire okwisasama mbekilisha okulema ebhikorwa ebhibhibhi bhinu bhakoraga. ¹⁹ Abhafu bhaliga mbakora ubhufumu mbakumanya ebhitabho bhyebhwe, mbabhyocha imbere ya bhuli munu. Omwanya gunu abhabhala gihebu ja ithamani ye ebhinu bhiyo bhyariga bhipande hamsini elfu bhya jiyela. ²⁰ Kutyo ling'ana rya Omukama ryaenee kwa obhupana sana na kwa managa. ²¹ Oli paulo baada ya okumara ihuduma yaye erya Efeso, Paulo alamuye kwo okweresibhwa na omwaoyo okugenda Yerusalemu okutura Makedonia na akaya naika, "Baada ya okubha eyo eyinyenda niilore Rumi one." ²² Paulo nabhatuma Makedonia abheigisibhwa bhaye bhabhili, Timotheo na Erasto, bhanu bhaliga mbamusakira. Lakini omwene asigaye Asia kwo mwanya. ²³ Kumwanya guyo kwasokere ifujo nene eyo Efeso okuhusu injira irya. ²⁴ Sonara umwi lisina ryaye Demetrio, unu akorere ebhisanamu bhya jiyera bhya Nyamuwanga wechigasi nabhilikirwa Artemis, aretere ebhyasara nene kubhafundi. ²⁵ Kutyo nabhakumanya abhafundi bhe emilimu giyo naika, "Emwe abhanu, mmenyere okwamba ebhyashara bhinu eswe echingisha yera nyafu. ²⁶ Omulola no okungwa ati, eswe kibheye anu ila Efeso, bali karibia Asia yone, Unu Paulo aligiwe no okubhachusha abhanu bhafu. Naika ati gitario miungu ginu jakorerwe kwa amabhoko. ²⁷ Na itari ila kibhibhi ati, ebhyasara bhyeswe bhitakubha bhitakwenda tena lakini one lihekalu rya Nyamuwanga waye omwene unu ni Asia na ebhyaro mbimwisasama. ²⁸ Bhonguwe ganu, bhejuwe na lisungu na mbamwaya, mbaika, "Diana wa bhaefeso ni mukuru." ²⁹ Omusi gwone ngwijura ifujo, na abhanu mbabhilima amwi musi mwo obhukumbi bhwo bhwenywa. Mbabhagwata abhasafiri bhejabho na Paulo, Gayo na Aristariko, bhasokere Makedodia. ³⁰ Paulo nenda okwingira mbhuiga bhwa abhanu, lakini abheigisibhwa bhamuganyishe. ³¹ One baadhi ya Amaofisa bha omkoa gwa Asia bhanu bhaliga bhasani bhaye bhamusiriye obhujumbe kwa amanaga okumusabha asige okwingira mubhukumbi bhwo obhwenywa. ³² Baadhi ya abhanu bhaliga mbaika kinu kinuna abhandi ling'ana rirya, kwo okubha obhuga bhwa abhanu bhwariga bhuchanganyikiwe. Abhafu bhebhwe bhataturire hata okumenya kwaki bhejire amwi. ³³ Abhayahudi bhamuretere Iskanda anja ya obhuiga bhwa abhanu no okumutura iguru imbele ya abhanu. Iskanda nasosha iishara kwo okubhoko kwaye okusosha ameresho kubhanu. ³⁴ Lakini bhejire bhamumenya ati omwene ni muyahudi, bhone bhamwayire kwo obhuraka bhumwi kwo omwanya gwa masaa gabhili, "Diana ni mukuru wa Efeso." ³⁵ Baada ya karani wo omusi okujibhisha obhuyiga, aokire, emwe abhanu bha Efeso, ni niga unu atakumenya ati omusi gunu gwa Efeso ni Mtunzaji wa lihekalu rya Artemi mkuru wa isanamu inu yaguye okusoka Murwire? ³⁶ Okulora basi okwamba amang'ana ganu gatakuremwa eikipasa kubha kubhutulivu na musige okukora chone chone kwa bhwangu. ³⁷ Kwa imaana mwabhabhilikira abhanu hanu mwibharaja bhanu bhatari bhefi bha lihekalu wala bhatari bha kumfururusha Nyamuwanga weswe we ekigasi. ³⁸ Kutyo rwa Demetrio na amafundi bhali amwi nabho bhana amashitaka dhidi yaomunu wone wone, gimahakama gili kub hweru na amaliwali bhalio na bharetwe imbele ya lishauli. ³⁹ Lakini rwa awe owagara chochone okuhusu amang'ana, akanyakirirwa kubhikaro halali. ⁴⁰ Kwokubha kilio ku hatari yo okutumirwa okuhusu ifujo siku inu. Itario sababu ya bhunyamuke bhunu, na kitakubha na bhuturo bhwo okugeresha. ⁴¹ Baada yo okwaika gayo nanyaraganya amakutano.